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3. GENESIS 50 367. 

47. Exodus 40 j 398. 

85. Leviticus 27 ! 408. 

112. Numbers 30 ! 420. 

152. Deuteronomy .... 34 j 427. 

185. Joshua 24 ' 450. 

207. Judges 21 j 507. 

229. Ruth 4 | 526. 

232. I. Samuel 31 ; 532. 

261. II. Samuel 24 I 535. 

286. I. Kings 22 579. 

314. II. Kings 25 j 628. 

341. I. Chronicles 29 633. 



Chapters. 

II. Chronicles 36 

Ezra 10 

Nehemiah 13 

Esther 10 

Job 42 

jPsalms 150 

Proverbs 31 

Erclesiastes. 12 

Song of Solomon . 8 

Isaiah 66 

Jeremiah 52 

Lamentations .... 5 
Ezekiel 48 



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678. Daniel 12 

691. Hosea 14 

897. Joel 3 

699. Amos 9 

704. Obadiah 1 

705. Jonah. 4 

706. Micah t 7 

710. Nahum . 3 

712. Habakkuk 3 

713. Zephaniah 3 

715. Haggai 2 

717. Zechariah 14 

724. Malachi 4 



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3. MATTHEW 28 

32. Mark 16 

50. Luke 24 

81. John 21 

104. The Acts 28 

134. Epistle to the Romans 16 
146. L Corinthians. ... 16 
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169. Ephesians 6 

173. Philippians 4 

176. Colossians 4 

178. I. Thessalonians . . 5 

181. II. Thessalonians . 3 

182. I. Timothy 6 

186. II. Timothy 4 

188. Titus 3 

189. Philemon 1 



Page. Chapters. 

190. Hebrews 13 

199. Epistle of James . 5 

202. I. Peter 5 

205. II. Peter 3 

207.1. John 5 

210. II. John 1 

211. III. John 1 

211. Jude 1 

212. Revelation 22 



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THE FERST BOOK OF MOSES, CALLED 

GENESIS. • 



I 



CHAPTER L 

i The creation ef heaven and earth, 8 of the light, 
6 of the firmament, 9 of the earth separated from 
the waters, 11 and made fruitful, 14 of the sun, 
moon, and stars, 20 of fish and fowl, 24 of beasts 
and cattle, 26 of man in the image of God. 29 
Also the appointment of food. 

rl the beginning God created the 
heaven and the earth. 

2 And the earth was without form, 
and void ; and darkness was upon the 
face of the deep. And the Spirit of 
God moved upon the face of the wa- 
ters. 

3 And God said. Let there be light : 
and there was light. 

4 And God saw the light, that it was 
good : and God divided the light from 
the darkness. 

5 And God called the light Day, and 
the darkness he called Night. And the 
evening and the morning were the first 
day. 

6 f And God said, Let there be a fir- 
mament in the midst of the waters, 
and let it divide the waters from the 
waters. 

7 And God made the Armament, and 
divided the waters which were under 
the firmament from the waters which 
were above the firmament : and it was 
so. 

8 And God called the firmament Heav- 
en. And the evening and the morning 
were the second day. 

9 % And God said, Let the waters un- 
der the heaven be gathered together 
unto one place, and let the dry land 
appear : and it was so. 

10 And God called the dry land Earth ; 
and the gathering together of the wa- 
ters called he Seas : and God saw that 
it was good. 

11 And God said, Let the earth bring 
forth grass, the herb yielding seed, ana 
the fruit tree yielding fruit after his 
kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the 
earth : and it was so. 

12 And the earth brought forth grass, 
and herb yielding seed after his kind, 
and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed 
was in itself, after his kind : and God 
saw that it was good. 

13 And the evening and the morning 
were the third day. 

14 IT And God said, Let there be lights 
in the firmament of the heaven to di- 
vide the day from the night ; and let 
them be for signs, and for seasons, and 
for days, and years : 

15 And let them be for lights in the 
firmament of the heaven to give light 
upon the earth : and it was so. 

16 And God made two great lights : 
the greater light to rule the day, and 



the lesser light to rule the night: he 
made the stars also. 

17 And God set them in the firmament 
of the heaven to give lisrht upon the 
earth, 

18 And to rule over the day and over 
the night, and to divide the light from 
the darkness : and God saw that it was 
good. 

19 And the evening and the morning 
were the fourth day. 

20 And God said, Let the waters bring 
forth abundantly the moving creature 
that hath life, and fowl that may fly 
above the earth in the open firmament 
of heaven. 

21 And God created great whales, 
and every living creature that moveth, 
which the waters brought forth abund- 
antly, after their kind, and every wing- 
ed fowl after his kind : and God saw 
that it was good. 

22 And God blessed them, saying, Bj 
fruitful, and multiply, and fill the war 
ters in the seas, and let fowl multiply 
in the earth. 

23 And the evening and the morning 
were the fifth day. 

24 % And God said, Let the earth bring 
forth the living creature after hi3 kindl 
cattle, and creeping thing, and oeast or 
the earth after nis kind : and it was so. 

25 And God made the beast of the 
earth after his kind, and cattle after 
their kind, and every thing that creep- 
eth upon the earth after his kind : and 
God saw that it vias good. 

26 1 And God said, Let us make man 
in our image, after our likeness : and 
let them have dominion over the fish 
of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, 
and over the cattle, and over all the 
earth, and over every creeping thing 
that creepeth upon the earth. 

27 So God created man in his own 
image, in the image of God created 
he him ; male and female created he 
them. 

28 And God blessed them, and God 
said unto them, Be fruitful, and muiti- 

§ly, and replenish the earth, and sub- 
ue it : and have dominion over the 
fish of the sea, and over the fowl cf the 
air, and over every living thing that 
moveth upon the earth. 

29 IT And God said, Behold, I have 
given you every herb bearing seed, 
which ts upon the face of all the earth, 
and every tree ? in the which is the 
fruit of a tree yielding seed ; to you it 
shall be for meat. 

30 And to every beast of the earth, 
and to every fowl of the air, and to 
every thing that creepeth upon the 
earth, wherein there is life, I have 

3 



The creation of man. 



GENESIS, II. The serpent deceiveth Ew 



given every green herb for meat : and 
*t was so. 

31 And God saw every thing that he 
had made, and, behold, it was very 
good. And the evening and the morn- 
ing were the sixth day. 

CHAPTER H. 

1 The first sabbath. 4 The manner of the creation. 
8 The planting of the garden of Eden, 10 and the 
river thereof. 17 The tree of knowledge only 
forbidden. 19, 20 The naming of the creatures. 
21 The making of woman, and institution of 
marriage. 

THUS the heavens and the earth were 
finished, and all the host of them. 

2 And on the seventh day God ended 
his work which he had made ; and he 
rested on the seventh day from all his 
work which he had made. 

3 And God blessed the seventh day, 
and sanctified it : because that in it ho 
had rested from all his work which 
God created and made. 

& 11 These are the generations of the 
heavens and of the earth when they 
were created, in the day that the Loud 
God made the earth and the heavens, 

6 And every plant of the field before 
it was in the earth, and every herb of 
the field before it grew : for the Lord 
God had not caused it to rain upon the 
earth , and there was not a man to till 
the gi ound. 

6 Bu . chere went up a mist from the 
earth, am. 1 watered the whole face of 
the ground. 

7 And the Lord God formed man of 
the dust of the ground, and breathed 
into his nostrils the breath of life ; and 
man became a living soul. 

8 f And the Lord God planted a gar- 
den eastward in Eden ; and there he 
put the man whom he had formed. 

9 And out of the ground made the 
Lord God to grow every tree that is 
pleasant to the sight, and good for 
food ; the tree of lire also in the midst 
of the garden, and the tree of knowl- 
edge ot good and evil. 

10 And a river went out of Eden to 
water the garden ; and from thence it 
was parted, and became into four 
heads. 

11 The name of the first is Pison : that 
is it which compasseth the whole land 
of Ha vilah, where there is gold ; 

12 And the gold of that land is good : 
there is bdellium and the onyx stone. 

13 And the name of the second river 
is Gihon : the same is it that compass- 
eth the whole land of Ethiopia. 

M And the name of the third river is 
Hiddekel : that is it which goeth to- 
ward the east of Assyria. And the 
fourth river is Euphrates. 

15 And the Lord God took the man, 
and put him into the garden of Eden 
to dress it and to keep it. 

16 And the Lord God commanded the 
man. saying, Of every tree of the gar- 
den thou mayest freely eat : 

17 But of the tree of the knowledge 
Of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of 



it: for in the day that thou eatest 
thereof thou shalt surely die. 

18 «ft And the Lord God said, It is not 
good that the ina.ii should be alone ; I 
will make him a help meet for him . 

19 And out of the ground the Lord 
God formed every beast of the field, 
and every fowl of the air ; and brought 
them unto Adam to see what he would 
call them : and whatsoever Adam call- 
ed every living creature, that was the 
name thereof. 

20 And Adam gave names to all cattle, 
and to the fowl of the air, and to every 
beast of the field ; but for Adam there 
was not found a help meet for him. 

21 And the Lord God caused a deep 
sleep to fall upon Adam 2 and he slept : 
and ne took one of his ribs, and closed 
up the flesh instead thereof. 

22 And the rib, which the Lord God 
had taken from man, made he a wo- 
man, and brought her unto the man. 

23 And Adam said, This is now bone 
of my bones, and flesh of my flesh : she 
shall be called Woman, because she 
was taken out of man. 

24 Therefore shall a man leave his fa- 
ther and his mother, and shall cleave 
unto his wife : and they shall be one 
flesh. 

2^ And they were both naked, the man 
and his wife, and were not ashained. 

CHAPTER IH. 

1 The serpent deceiveth Eve. 6 Man's shameful 
fall. 9 Uod arraigneth them. 14 The serpent 
is cursed. 15 The promised seed. 16 The pun- 
ishment of mankind. 21 Their first clothing. 
22 Their casting out of paradise. 

NOW the serpent was more subtile 
than any beast of the field which 
the Lord God had made. And he said 
unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, 
Ye shall not eat of every tree of the 
garden ? 

2 And the woman said unto the ser- 
pent, We may eat of the iruit of the 
trees of the garden : 

3 But of the fruit of the tree which is 
in the midst of the garden, God hath 
said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall 
ye touch it, lest ye die. 

4 And the serpent said unto the wo- 
man, Ye shall not surely die : 

5 For God doth know that in the day 
ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be 
opened, and ye shall be as gods, know- 
ing good ana evil. 

6 And when the woman saw that the 
tree was good for food, and that it was 
pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be 
desired to make one wise, she took of 
the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave 
also unto her husband with her; and 
he did eat. 

7 And the eyes of them both were 
opened, and they knew that they were 
naked ; and they sewed fig leaves to- 
gether, and made themselves aprons. 

8 And they heard the voice of the 
Lord God walking in the garden in 
the cool of the day : and Adam and his 
wife hid themselves from the presence 



Punishment of mankind. GENESIS, IV. 



TIte murder of Abel. 



of the Lord God amongst the trees of 
the garden.' 

9 And the Lord God called unto Ad- 
am, and said unto him, Where art 
thou? 

10 And he said, I heard thy voice in 
the garden, and J. was afraid, because 
I was naked ; and I hid myself. 

11 And he said, Who told thee that 
thou toast naked ? Hast thou eaten of 
the tree, whereof 1 commanded thee 
that thou shouldest not eat? 

12 And the man said, The woman 
whom thou gavest to be with me, she 
gave me of the tree, and I did eat. 

13 And the Lord God said unto the 
woman, What is this that thou hast 
done ? And the woman said, The ser- 
pent beguiled me, and I did eat. 

14 And the Lord God said unto the 
serpent, Because thou hast done this, 
thou art cursed above all cattle, and 
above every beast of the field ; uoon 
thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt 
thou eat all the days of thy life : 

15 And 1 will put enmity between thee 
and the woman, and between thy seed 
and her seed ; it shall bruise thy head, 
and thou shalt bruise his heel. 

16 Unto the woman he said, I will 
greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy 
conception ; in sorrow thou shalt bring 
forth children ; and thy desire shall be 
to thy husband, and he shall rule over 
thee. 

17 And unto Adam he said, Because 
thou hast hearkened unto the voice of 
thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, 
of which I commanded thee, saying, 
Thou shalt not eat of it ; cursed is the 
ground for thy sake ; in sorrow shalt 
thou eat of it all the days of thy life ; 

18 Thorns also and thistles shall it 
bring forth to thee : and thou shalt eat 
the herb of the field : 

19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou 
eat bread, till thou return unto the 

f;round ; for out of it wast thou taken : 
or dust thou art, and unto dust shalt 
thou return. 

20 And Adam called his wife's name 
Eve; because she was the mother of 
all living. 

21 Unto Adam also and to his wife 
did the Lord God make coats of skins, 
and clothed them. 

22 f And the Lord God said, Behold, 
the man is become as one of us, to 
know good and evil : and now, lest he 
put forth his hand, and take also of the 
tree of life, and eat, and live for ever : 

23 Therefore the Lord God sent him 
forth from the garden of Eden, to till 
the ground from whence he was taken. 

24 So he drove out the man : and he 
placed at the east of the garden of 
Eden cherubim, and a flaming sword 
which turned every way, to keep the 
way of the tree of life. 

CHAPTER IV. 

1 The birth, trade, and religion of Cain and Abel. 
8 The murder of Abel. 11 The curte of Cain. 
17 Enoch the fint city. 19 Lantech and hit two 
*tnve$. 36 The birth of Seth, 26 and Eno*. 



AND Adam knew Eve his wife ; and 
xjl she conceived, and bare Cain, and 
said, I have gotten a man from the 
Lord. 

2 And she again bare his brother 
Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, 
but Cain was a tiller of the ground. 

3 And in process of time it came to 
pass, that Cain brought of the fruit 
of the ground an offering unto the 
Lord. 

4 And Abel, he also brought of the 
firstlings of his flock and of the fat 
thereof. And the Lord had respect 
unto Abel and to his offering 

5 But unto Cain and to his offering he 
had not respect. And Cain was very 
wroth, and his countenance fell. 

6 And the Lord said unto Cain, Why 
art thou wroth ! and why is thy coun- 
tenance fallen ? 

7 If thou doest well, shalt thou not 
be accepted* and if thou doest not 
well, sin lieth at the door : and unto 
thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt 
rule over him. 

8 And Cain talked with Abel his 
brother: and it came to pass, when 
they were in the field, that Cain rose 
up against Abel his brother, and a'aw 
him. 

9 If And the Lord said unto Cain, 
Where is Abel thy brother? And he 
said, I know not : Am I my brother's 
keeper ? 

10 And he said, What hast thou done ? 
the voice of thy brother's blood crieth 
unto me from the ground. 

11 And now art thou cursed from the 
earth, which hath opened her mouth 
to receive thy brother's blood from 
thy hand. 

12 When thou tillest the ground, it 
shall not henceforth yield unto tnee 
her strength ; a fugitive and a vaga- 
bond shalt thou be in the earth. 

13 And Cain said unto the Lord, My 
punishment is greater than I can bear. 

14 Behold, thou hast driven me out 
this day from the face of the earth ; 
and from thy face shall I be hid ; and I 
shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in 
the earth ; and it shall come to pass, 
that every one that findeth me shall 
slay me. 

15 And the Lord said unto him, 
Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, 
vengeance shall be taken on him seven- 
fold. And the Lord set a mark upon 
Cain, lest any finding him should kHi 
him. 

16 1 And Cain went out from the 
presence of the Lord, and dwelt in 
the land of Nod, on the east of Eden. 

17 And Cain knew his wife ; and she 
conceived, and bare Enoch : and he 
builded a city, and called the name of 
the city, after the name of his son, 
Enoch. 

18 And unto Enoch was born Irad : 
and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehu- 
iael begat Methusael : and Methusael 
begat Lamech. 

19 1 And Lamech took unto him twa 



Gferiealogy of the patriarchs. GENESIS, V. Wickedness of the toorux, 

wives • the name of the one was Adah, 
and the name of the other Zillah. 

20 And Adah bare Jabal : he was the 
father of such as dwell in tents, and of 
such as have cattle. 

21 And his brother's name was Jubal : 
he was the father of all such as handle 
the harp and organ. 

22 And Zillah, she also bare Tubal- 
cain, an instructor of every artificer 
in brass and iron : and the sister of Tu- 
t>al-cain was Naamah. 

23 And Lamech said unto his wives, 
Adah and Zillah, hear my voice ; ye 
wives of Lamech, hearken unto my 
speech : for 1 have slain a man to my 
wounding, and a young man to my 
hurt. 

24 If Cain shall be avenged seven- 
fold, truly Lamech seventy and seven- 
fold. 

25 1 And Adam knew his wife again ; 
and she bare a son, and called his name 
Seth : For God, said she, hath appoint- 
ed me another seed instead of Abel, 
whom Cain slew. 

26 And to Seth. to him also there was 
born a son: and he called his name 
Enos : then began men to call upon the 
na ue of the Lord. 



CHAPTER V. 

1 The genealogy, age, and death of the patriarchs 
from Adam unto Noah. 24 The godliness and 
translation of Enoch. 

THIS is the book of the generations 
of Adam. In the day that God cre- 
ated man, in the likeness of God made 
he him , 

2 Male and female created he them ; 
and blessed them, and called their 
name Adam, in the day when they were 
created. 

3 ^i And Adam lived a hundred and 
thirty years, and begat a son in his 
own likeness, after his image; and 
called his name Seth : 

I And the days of Adam after he had 
begotten Seth were eight hundred 
years : and he begat sons and daugh- 
ters: 

5 And all the days that Adam lived 
were nine hundred and thirty years : 
and he died. 

6 And Seth lived a hundred and five 
years, and begat Enos : 

7 And Seth lived after he begat Enos 
eight hundred and seven years, and 
begat sons and daughters : 

8 And all the days of Seth were nine 
hundred and twelve years : and he 
died. 

9 TT And Enos lived ninety years, and 
begat Cainan : 

10 And Enos lived after he begat Cai- 
5aan eight hundred and fifteen years, 
and begat sons and daughters : 

II And all the days of Enos were nine 
hundred and five years : and he died. 

12 1 And Cainan lived seventy years, 
and begat Mahalaleel : 

13 And Cainan lived after he begat 
Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty 
years, and begat sons and daughters : 

6 



14 And all the days of Cainan were 
nine hundred and ten years : and he 
died. 

15 % And Mahalaleel lived sixty and 
five years, and begat Jared : 

16 And Mahalaleel lived after he be- 
gat Jared eight hundred and thirty 
years, and begat sons and daughters : 

17 And all the days of Mahalaleel 
were eight hundred ninety and five 
years : and he died. 

18 H And Jared lived a hundred sixty 
and two years, and he begat Enoch : 

19 And Jared lived after he begat 
Enoch eight hundred years, and begat 
sons and daughters : 

20 And all the days of Jared were 
nine hundred sixty and two years : and 
he died. 

21 1 And Enoch lived sixty and five 
years, and begat Methuselah : 

22 And Enoch walked with God after 
he begat Methuselah three hundred 
years, and begat sons and daughters ■ 

23 And all the days of Enoch were 
three hundred sixty and five years : 

24 And Enoch walked with God : and 
he was not ; f 01 God took him. 

25 And Methuselah lived a hundred 
eighty and seven years, and begat La- 
mech : 

26 And Methuselah lived after he be- 
gat Lamech ceven hundred eighty and 
two years, and begat sons and daugh- 
ters: 

27 And all the days of Methuselah 
were nine hundred sixty and nine 
years : and he died. 

28 f And Lamech lived a hundred 
eighty and two years, and begat a son : 

29 And he called his name Noah, 
saying, This same shall comfort us 
concerning our work and toil of our 
hands, because of the ground which 
the Lord hath cursed. 

30 And Lamech lived after he begat 
Noah five hundred ninety and five 
years, and begat sons and daughters : 

31 And all the days of Lamech were 
seven hundred seventy and seven 
years : and he died. 

32 And Noah was five hundred years 
old : and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and 
Japheth. 

CHAPTER VL 

1 The wickedness of the world, which provoked 

God's wrath, and caused the flood. 8 Nook 

findeth grace. 14 The order, form, and end 
of the ark. 

AND it came to pass, when men be- 
. gan to multiply on the face of the 
earth, and daughters were born unto 
them, 

2 That the sons of God saw the 
daughters of men that they were fair ; 
and they took them wives of all which 
they chose. 

3 And the Lord said, My Spirit shall 
not always strive with man, for that he 
also is flesh : yet his days shall be a 
hundred and twenty years. 

4 There were giants in the earth in 
those days ; and also after that, when 
the sons of God came in unto the 



Form of the ark. 



GENESIS, VII. 



Noah entereth the ark. 



daughters of men, and they bare chil- 
dren to them, the same became mighty 
men which were of old, men of renown. 

5 % And God saw that the wickedness 
of man teas great in the earth, and that 
every imagination of the thoughts of 
his heart was only evil continually. 

6 And it repented the Lord that he 
had made man on the earth, and it 
grieved him at his heart. 

7 And the Lord said, I will destroy 
man whom I have created from the 
face of the earth j both man, and 
beast, and the creeping thing, and the 
fowls of the air ; for it repenteth me 
that I have made them. 

8 But Noah found grace in the eyes 
of the Lord. 

9 1 These are the generations of 
Noah : Noah was a just man and per- 
fect in his generations, and Noah 
walked with God. 

10 And Noah begat three sons, Shem, 
Ham, and Japhetn. 

11 The earth also was corrupt before 
God; and the earth was filled with 
violence. 

12 And God looked upon the earth, 
and, behold, it was corrupt •, for all 
flesh had corrupted his way upon the 
earth. 

13 And God said unto Noah, The end 
of all flesh is come before me ; for the 
earth is filled with violence through 
them ; and, behold, I will destroy them 
with the earth. 

14 1 Make thee an ark of gopher 
wood; rooms shalt thou make in the 
ark, and shalt pitch it within and with- 
out with pitch. 

15 And this is the fashion which thou 
shalt make it of ; The length of the 
ark shall be three hundred cubits, the 
breadth of it fifty cubits, and the 
height of it thirty cubits. 

16 A window shalt thou make to the 
ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it 
above ; and the door of the ark shalt 
thou set in the side thereof ; with low- 
er, second, and third stories shalt thou 
make it. 

17 And, behold, I, even I, do bring a 
flood of waters upon the earth, to de- 
stroy all flesh, wnerein is the breath 
of life, from under heaven : and every 
thing that is in the earth shall die. 

18 But with thee will I establish my 
covenant ; and thou shalt come into 
the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy 
wife, and thy sons' wives with thee. 

19 And of every living thing of all 
flesh, two of every sort shalt thou 
bring into the ark, to keep them alive 
with thee ; they shall be male and 
female. 

20 Of fowls after their kind, and of 
cattle after their kind, of every creep- 
ing thing of the earth after his kind ; 
two of every sort shall come unto thee, 
to keep them alive. 

21 And take thou unto thee of all 
food that is eaten, and thou shalt 
gather it to thee ; and it shall be for 
food for thee, and for them. 



22 Thus did Noah ; according to all 
that God commanded him, so did he. 

CHAPTER VIL 

1 Noah, wtth his jamily, and the Imzn? crust' 
uret, enter into the ark. 17 The beginning, 
increase, and continuance of the flood 



Noah, 

house 

I seen 

gener- 



AND the Lord said unto 
Come thou and all thy 
into the ark ; for thee have 
righteous before me in this 
ation. 

2 Of every clean beast thou shalt 
take to thee by sevens, the male and 
his female s and of beasts that are 
not clean by two, the male and his 
female. 

3 Of fowls also of the air by sevens, 
the male and the female •, to keep seed 
alive upon the face of ail the earth. 

4 For yet seven days, and I will 
cause it to rain upon the earth forty 
days and forty nights ; and every liv- 
ing substance that I have made will I 
destroy from off the face of the earth. 

5 And Noah did according unto all 
that the Lord commanded him. 

6 And Noah was six hundred yeara 
old when the flood of waters was upon 
the earth. 

7 1 And Noah went in, and his sons, 
and his wife, and his sons' wives with 
him, into the ark, because of the 
waters of the flood. 

8 Of clean beasts, and of beasts that 
are not clean, and of fowls, and of 
e^ery thing that creepeth upon the 
earth, 

9 There went in two and two unto 
Noah into the ark, the male and the 
female, as God had commanded Noah. 

10 And it came to pass after seven 
days, that the waters of the flood were 
upon the earth. 

11 *i In the six hundredth year of 
Noah's life, in the second month, the 
seventeenth day of the month, the 
same day were all the fountains of the 
great deep broken up, and the win- 
dows of heaven were opened. 

12 And the rain was upon the earth 
forty days and forty nights. 

13 In the selfsame day entered Noah, 
and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth. the 
sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the 
three wives of his sons with them, into 
the ark ; 

14 They, and every beast after his 
kind, and all the cattle after their kind, 
and every creeping thing that creep- 
eth upon the earth after his kind, and 
every fowl after his kind, every bird of 
every sort. 

15 And they went in unto Noah into 
the ark, two and two of all flesh, 
wherein is the breath of life. 

16 And they that went in, went in 
male and female of all flesh, as God 
had commanded him : and the Lord 
shut him in. 

17 And the flood was forty days upon 
the earth; and the waters increased, 
and bare up the ark, and it was lifted 
up above the earth. 

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The waters assuage. 



GENESIS, VIII. Noah guitteth the ark. 



18 And the waters prevailed, and were 
Increased greatly upon the earth : and 
the ark went upon the face or the 
waters. 

19 And the waters prevailed exceed- 
ingly upon the earth ; and all the high 
hills, that were under the whole heav- 
en, were covered. 

20 Fifteen cubits upward did the wa- 
ters prevail ; and the mountains were 
covered. 

21 And all fiesh died that moved upon 
the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, 
and of beast, and of every creeping 
thing that creepeth upon the earth, 
and every man : 

22 All in whose nostrils was the breath 
of life, of all that was in the dry land, 
died. 

23 And every living substance was 
destroyed which was upon the face of 
the ground, both man, and cattle, and 
the creeping things, and the fowl of 
the heaven ; and they were destroyed 
from the earth : and Noah only re 
mained alive, and they that were with 
him in the ark. 

24 And the waters prevailed upon the 
earth a hundred and fifty days. 

CHAPTER VIIL 

1 The waters assuage. 4 The ark resteth <;n Ara- 
rat. 7 The raven and Ike dove. 15 Noah, being 
commanded, 18 goeth forth of th* ark. 20 He 
builder h an altar, and offereth sacrifice, 21 which 
God accepteth, and promiseth to curse the earth 
no more. 

AND God remembered Noah, and 
every living thing ; and all the cat- 
tle that was with him in the ark : and 
God made a wind to pass over the 
earth, and the waters assuaged. 

2 The fountains also of the deep and 
the windows of heaven were stopped, 
and the rain from heaven was re- 
strained. 

3 And the waters returned from off 
the earth continually : and after the 
end of the hundred and fifty days the 
waters were abated. 

4 And the ark rested in the seventh 
month, on the seventeenth day of the 
month, upon the mountains or Ararat. 

5 And the waters decreased contin- 
ually until the tenth month : in the 
tenth month, on the first day of the 
month, were the tops of the mountains 
seen. 

6 «j[ And it came to pass at the end of 
forty days, that Noah opened the win- 
dow of the ark which he had made : 

7 And he sent forth a raven, which 
went forth to and fro, until the waters 
were dried up from off the earth. 

8 Also he sent forth a dove from him, 
to see if the waters were abated from 
off the face of the ground. 

9 But the dove found no rest for the 
sole of her foot, and she returned unto 
him into the ark ; for the waters u<ere 
on the face of the whole earth. Then 
he put forth his hand, and took her, 
and pulled her in unto him into the 
ark. 

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10 And he stayed yet other seven 
days ; and again he sent forth the dove 
out of the ark. 

11 And the dove came in to him in 
the evening, and. lo, in her mouth was 
an olive leaf plucked off .- so Noah knew 
that the waters were abated from off 
the earth. 

12 And he stayed yet other seven 
days, and sent forth the dove, winch 
returned not again unto him any more. 

13 % And it came to pass in the six 
hundredth and first year, in the first 
month, the first day of the month, the 
waters were dried up from off the 
earth : and Noah removed the covering 
of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the 
face of the ground was dry. 

14 And in the second month, on the 
seven and twentieth day of the month, 
was the earth dried. 

15 T! And God spake unto Noah, say- 
ing, 

16 Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy 
wife, and thy sons, and thy sons' wives 
with thee. 

17 Bring forth with thee every living 
thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both 
of fowl, and of cattle, and of every 
creeping thing that creepeth upon the 
earth ; that they may breed abundant- 
ly in the earth, and be fruitful, and 
multiply upon the earth. 

18 And Noah went forth, and his sons, 
and his wife, and his sons' wives with 
him: 

19 Every beast, every creeping thing, 
and every fowl, and whatsoever creep- 
eth upon the earth, after their kinds, 
went forth out of the ark. 

20 If And Noah builded an altar unto 
the Lord-, and took of every clean 
beast, and of every clean fowl, and 
offered burnt offerings on the altar. 

21 And the Lord smelled a sweet sa- 
vour ; and the Lord said in his heart, I 
will not again curse the ground any 
more for man's sake ; for the imagina- 
tion of man's heart is evil from his 
youth : neither will I again smite any 
more every thing living, as I have 
done. 

22 While the earth remaineth, seed- 
time and harvest, and cold and heat 
and summer and winter, and day and 
night shall not cease. 

CHAPTER IX. 

1 Ood blesselh Noah. 4 Blood and murder are for* 
bidden. 8 God's covenant, 13 signified by the 
rainbow. 18 Noah replenisheth the world, 20 
pianteth a vineyard, 21 t* drunken, and mocked 
of his son, l&curseth Canaan, 26 blesseth Shem, 
27 prayeth for Japheth, 29 and dieth. 

AND God blessed Noah and his sons, 
. and said unto them, Be fruitful, 
and multiply, and replenish the earth. 

2 And the fear of you and the dread 
of you shall be upon every beast of the 
earth, and upon every fowl of the air, 
upon all that moveth upon the earth, 
and upon all the fishes of the sea ; into 
your hand are they delivered. 

3 Fvery moving thing that Hveth 



tocFscovenant with Noah. GENESIS, X. 



Generations of Noah, 



shall be meat for you; even as the 
green herb have I given you all things. 

4 But flesh with the life thereof. 
which is the blood thereof, shall ye not 

5 And surely your blood of your 
lives will I require : at the hand of 
every beast will I require it. and at the 
hand of man ; at the hand of every 
man's brother will I require the life 
of man. 

6 Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by 
man shall his blood be shed : for in the 
image of God made he man. 

7 And you, be ye fruitful, and multi- 
ply; bring forth abundantly in the 
earth, and multiply therein. 

8 If And God spake unto Noah, and to 
his sons with him, saying, 

9 And I. behold, I establish my cov- 
enant with you, and with your seed 
after you ; 

10 And with every living creature 
that is with you, of the fowl, of the 
cattle, and of every beast of the earth 
with you ; from all that go out of the 
ark, to every beast of the earth. 

11 And I will establish my covenant 
with you ; neither shall all flesh be cut 
off any more by the waters of a flood ; 
neither shall there any more be a flood 
to destroy the earth. 

12 And God saidj This is the token of 
the covenant which I make between 
me and you, and every living creature 
that is with you, for perpetual genera- 
tions : * 

13 I do set my bow in the cloud, and 
it shall be for a token of a covenant 
between me and the earth. 

14 And it shall come to pass, when I 
bring a cloud over the earth, that the 
bow shall be seen in the cloud : 

15 And I will remember my covenant, 
which is between me and you and 
every living creature of all flesh ; and 
the waters shall no more become a 
flood to destroy all flesh. 

16 And the bow shall be in the cloud ; 
and I will look upon it, that I may re- 
member the everlasting covenant be- 
tween God and every living creature 
of all flesh that is upon the earth. 

17 And God said unto Noah, This is 
the token of the covenant, which I 
have established between me and all 
flesh that is upon the earth. 

18 1 And the sons of Noah, that went 
forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham. 
and Japheth : and Ham is the father or 
Canaan. 

19 These are the three sons of Noah : 
and of them was the whole earth over- 
spread. 

20 And Noah began to be a husband- 
man, and he plained a vineyard : 

21 And he drank of the wine, and was 
drunken ; and he was uncovered within 
his tent. 

22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, 
saw the nakedness of his father, and 
told his two brethren without. 

23 And Shem and Japheth took a gar- 
ment, and laid it upon both their shoul- 

1* 



ders, and went backward, and covered 
the nakedness of their father ; and 
their faces were backward, and they 
saw not their father's nakedness. 

24 And Noah awoke from his wine, 
and knew what his younger son had 
done unto him. 

25 And he said, Cursed be Canaan ; 
a servant of servants shall he be unto 
his brethren. 

26 And he said, Blessed be the Lord 
God of Shem ; and Canaan shall be his 
servant. 

27 God shall enlarge Japheth, and he 
shall dwell in the tents of Shem ; and 
Canaan shall be his servant. 

28 f And Noah lived after the flood 
three hundred and fifty years. 

29 And all the days of Noah were nine 
hundred and fifty years : and he died. 

CHAPTER X. 

1 The generations of Noah. 2 The tout of Ja- 
pheth. 6 The sons of Ham. 8 Nimrod the first 
monarch. 21 The sons of Shem. 

NOW these are the generations of 
the sons of Noah ; Shem, Ham, 
and Japheth: and unto them were 
sons born after the flood. 

2 The sons of Japheth ; Gomer, and 
Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tu- 
bal, and Meshech, and Tiras. 

3 And the sons of Gomer ; Ashkenaz, 
and Riphath, and Togarmah. 

4 And the sons of Javan ; Elishah, 
and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. 

5 By these were the isles of the Gen- 
tiles divided in their lands ; every one 
after his tongue, after their families, 
in their nations. 

6 1 And the sons of Ham ; Cush, and 
Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan. 

7 And the sons of Cush ; Seba, and 
Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah. and 
Sabtecha : and the sons of Raamah ; 
Sheba, and Dedan. 

8 And Cush begat Nimrod : he began 
to be a mighty one in the earth. 

9 He was a mighty hunter before the 
Lord : wherefore it is said, Even as 
Nimrod the mighty hunter before the 
Lord. 

10 And the beginning of his kingdom 
was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and 
Calneh, in the land of Shinar. 

11 Out of that land went forth As- 
shur, and builded Nineveh, and the 
city Rehoboth, and Calah, 

12 And Resen between Nineveh and 
Calah : the same is a great city. 

13 And Mizraim begat Ludim, and 
Anamhn, and Lehabim, and Naphtu- 
him, 

14 And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out 
of whom came Philistim,) and Caphto- 
rim. 

15 1 And Canaan begat Sidon his first- 
born, and Heth, 

16 And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, 
and the Girgasite, 

17 And the Hivite, and the Arkite, 
and the Sinite, 

18 And the Arvadite, and the Zema- 
rite, and the Hamathite : and after- 

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The confusion, of tongues. GENESIS, XI*. The generations of Shem. 

ward were the families of the Canaan- 
ites spread abroad. 

19 And the border of the Canaanites 
was from Sidon, as thou comest to Ge- 
rar, unto Gaza; as thou goest unto 
Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, 
and Zeboim, even unto Lasha. 

20 These are the sons of Ham, after 
their families, after their tongues, in 
their countries, and in their nations. 

21 If Unto Shem also, the father of all 
the children of Eber, the brother of 
Japheth the elder, even to him were 
children born. 

22* The children of Shem ; Elam, and 
Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and 
Aram. 

23 And the children of Aram ; Uz, and 
Hul, and Gether, and Mash. 

24 And Arphaxad begat Salah ; and 
Salah begat Eber. 

25 And unto Eber were born two sons : 
the name of one was Peleg ; for in his 
days was the earth divided ; and his 



brother's name was Joktan. 

26 And Joktan begat Almodad, and 
Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah, 

27 And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Dik- 
lah, 

28 And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba, 

29 And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jo- 
bab : all these were the sons of Joktan 

30 And their dwelling was from Me- 
sha, as thou goest unto Sephar, a mount 
of the east. 

81 These are the sons of Shem, after 
their families, after their tongues, in 
their lands, after their nations. 

32 These are the families of the sons 
of Noah, after their generations, in 
their nations : and by these were the 
nations divided in the earth after the 
flood. 

CHAPTER XI. 

] One language in the world. 3 The building of 
Babel, b The confusion of tongues. 10 The 
generations of Shem. 27 The generations of 
Terah the father of Abram. 31 Terah goeth 
from Ur to Haran. 

AND the whole earth was of one Ian- 
. guage, and of one speech. 

2 And it came to pass, as they jour- 
neyed from the east, that they found a 

Slain in the land of Shinar ; and they 
welt there. 

3 And they said one to another, Go to, 
let us make brick, and burn them thor- 
oughly. And they had brick for stone, 
and slime had they for mortar. 

4 And they said, Go to, let us build us 
a city, and a tower, whose top may 
reach unto heaven; and let us make 
us a name, lest we be scattered abroad 
upon the face of the whole earth. 

5 And the Lord came down to see the 
eity and the tower, which the children 
of men builded. 

6 And the Lord said, Behold, the peo- 
ple is one, and they have all one lan- 
guage ; and this they begin to do : and 
now nothing will be restrained from 
them, which they have imagined to do. 

7 Go to, let us go down, and there 
confound their language, that they 

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may not understand one another's 
speech. 

8 So the Lord scattered them abroad 
from thence upon the face of all the 
earth: and they left off to build the 
city. 

9 Therefore is the name of it called 
Babel ; because the Lord did there con- 
found the language of all the earth : 
and from thence did the Lord scatter 
them abroad upon the face of all the 
earth. 

10 1 These are the generations of 
Shem : Shem was a hundred years old, 
and begat Arphaxad two years after 
the flood : 

11 And Shem lived after he begat Ar- 
phaxad five hundred years, and begat 
sons and daughters. 

12 And Arphaxad lived Ave and thirty 
years, and begat Salah : 

13 And Arphaxad lived after he begat 
Salah four hundred and three years, 
and begat sons and daughters. 

14 And Salah lived thirty years, and 
begat Eber : 

15 And Salah lived after he begat Eber 
four hundred and three years, and be- 
gat sons and daughters. 

16 And Eber lived four and thirty 
years, and begat Peleg : 

17 And Eber lived after be begat Pe- 
leg four hundred and thirty years, and 
begat sons and daughters. 

18 And Peleg lived thirty years, and 
begat Reu : 

19 And Peleg lived after he begat Reu 
two hundred and nine years, and begat 
sons and daughters. 

20 And Reu lived two and thirty 
years, and begat Serug : 

21 And Reu lived after he begat Se- 
rug two hundred and seven years, and 
begat sons and daughters. 

22 And Serug lived thirty years, and 
begat Nahor : 

23 And Serug lived after he begat Na- 
hor two hundred years, and begat sons 
and daughters. 

24 And Nahor lived nine and twenty 
years, and begat Terah : 

25 And Nahor lived after he begat Te- 
rah a hundred and nineteen years, and 
begat sons and daughters. 

26 And Terah lived seventy years, and 
begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran. 

27 *|f Now these are the generations 
of Terah : Terah begat Abram, Nahor, 
and Haran ; and Haran begat Lot. 

28 And Haran died before his father 
Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur 
of the Chaldees. 

29 And Abram and Nahor took them 
wives : the name of Abram's wife was 
Sarai ; and the name of Nahor's wife, 
Milcah. the daughter of Haran, the fa- 
ther of Milcah, and the father of Iscah. 

30 But Sarai was barren ; she had no 
child. 

31 And Terah took Abram his son, 
and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, 
and Sarai his daughter in law, his son 
Abram's wife ; and they went forth 
with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to 



God caUeth Abram. 



GENESIS, XIII. 



Abram and Lot part '„ 



go into the land of Canaan ; and they 
came unto Haran, and dwelt there. 

32 And the days of Terah were two 
hundred and five years: and Terah 
died in Haran. 

CHAPTER XIL 

J Bod calleth Abram, and blesseth him with a 
promise of Christ. 4 He departeth with Lot 
from Haran. 6 He journeyeth through Canaan, 
7 which is promised him in a vision. 10 He is 
driven by a famine into Egypt. 11 Fear maketh 
him feign his wife to be his sister. 14 Pharaoh, 
having taken her from him, by plagues is com- 
pelled to restore her. 

NOW the Lord had said unto Abram, 
Get thee out of thy country, and 
from thy kindred, and from thy fa- 
ther's house, unto a land that I will 
shew thee : 

2 And I will make of thee a great na- 
tion, and I will bless thee, and make 
thy ne.me great; and thou shalt be a 
blessing : 

3 And I will bless them that bless 
thee, and curse him that curseth thee : 
and in thee shall all families of the 
earth be blessed. 

I So Abram departed, as the Lord 
had spoken unto him ; and Lot went 
with him : and Abram was seventy and 
five years old when he departed out of 
Haran. 

5 And Abram took Sarai his wife, and 
Lot his brother's son, and all their sub- 
stance that they had gathered, and the 
souls that they had gotten in Haran ; 
and they went forth to go into the land 
of Canaan; and into the land of Ca- 
naan they came. 

6 1 And Abram passed through the 
land unto the place of Sichem, unto the 
plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite 
was then in the land. 

7 And the Lord appeared unto 
Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I 
give this land : and there builded he 
an altar unto the Lord, who appeared 
unto him. 

8 And he removed from thence unto 
a mountain on the east of Beth-el, and 
pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the 
west, and Hai on the east : and there 
he builded an altar unto the Lord, 
and called upon the name of the Lord. 

9 And Abram journeyed, going on 
still toward the south. 

10 1 And there was a famine in the 
land : and Abram went down into 
Egypt to sojourn there ; for the famine 
teas grievous in the land. 

II And it came to pass, when he was 
come near to enter into Egypt, that he 
said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I 
know that thou art a fair woman to 
look upon : 

12 Therefore it shall come to pass, 
when the Egyptians shall see thee, that 
they shall say, This is his wife : and 
they will kill me, but they will save 
thee alive. 

13 Say. I pray thee, thou art my 
sister : that it may be well with me for 
thy sake : and my soul shall live be- 
cause of thee. 



14 1 And it came to pass, that, when 
Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyp- 
tians beheld the woman that she was 
very fair. 

15 The princes also of Pharaoh saw 
her, and commended her before Pha- 
raoh : and the woman was taken into 
Pharaoh's house. 

16 And he entreated Abram well for 
her sake : and he had sheep, and oxen, 
and he asses, and menservants, and 
maidservants, and she asses, and cam- 
els, 

17 And the Lord plagued Pharaoh 
and his house with great plagues, be- 
cause of Sarai, Abram 's wife. 

18 And Pharaoh called Abram, and 
said, What is this that thou hast done 
unto me ? why didst thou not tell me 
that she was thy wife ! 

19 Why saidst thou, She is my sister! 
so I might have taken her to me to 
wife : now therefore behold thy wife, 
take her, and go thy way. 

20 And Pharaoh commanded his men 
concerning him: and they sent him 
away, andliis wife, and all that he had. 

CHAPTER XTTT. 

1 Abram and Lot return out of Egypt. 7 By 
disagreement they part asunder. 10 Lot goeth 
to wicked Sodom. 14 Bod reneweth the prom' 
ise to Abram. 18 He removeth to Hebron, and 
there buildeth an altar. 

AND Abram went up out of Egypt, 
. he, and his wife, and all that ne 
had, and Lot with him, into the south. 

2 And Abram was very rich in cattle, 
in silver, and in gold. 

3 And he went on his journeys from 
the south even to Beth-el, unto the 

Elace where his tent had been at the 
eginning, between Beth-el and Hai ; 

4 Unto the place of the altar, which 
he had made there at the first: and 
there Abram called on the name of the 
Lord. 

5 f And Lot also, which went with 
Abram, had flocks, and herds, and 
tents. 

6 And the land was not able to bear 
them, that they might dwell together : 
for their substance was great, so that 
they could not dwell together. 

7 And there was a strife between the 
herdmen of Abram's cattle and the 
herdmen of Lot's cattle : and the Ca- 
naanite and the Perizzite dwelt then 
in the land. 

8 And Abram said unto Lot, Let there 
be no strife, I pray thee, between me 
and thee, and between my herdmen 
and thy herdmen ; for we be brethren. 

9 Is not the whole land before thee ! 
separate thyself, I pray thee, from 
me : if thou wilt take the left hand, 
then I will go to the right ; or if thou 
depart to the right hand, then 1 will 
go to the left. 

10 And Lot lifted up his eyes, and 
beheld all the plain or Jordan, that it 
was well watered every where, before 
the Lord destroyed Sodom and Go- 
morrah, evev as the garden of the 

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Tfie battle of the kings. GENESIS, XIV. Melchizedek blesseth Abram. 



Lord, like the land of Egypt, as thou 
comest unto Zoar. 

11 Then Lot chose him all the plain 
of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: 
and they separated themselves the 
one from the other. 

12 Abram dwelt in the land of Ca- 
naan, and Lot dwelt in the cities of 
the plain, and pitched his tent toward 
Sodom. 

13 But the men of Sodom were 
wicked and sinners before the Lord 
exceedingly. 

14 1 And the Lord said unto Abram, 
after that Lot was separated from him, 
Lift up now thine eyes, and look from 
the place where thou art northward, 
and southward, and eastward, and 
westward : 

15 For all the land which thou seest, 
to thee will I give it, and to thy seed 
for ever. 

16 And I will make thy seed as the 
dust of the earth : so that if a man can 
number the dust of the earth, then 
shall thy seed also be numbered. 

17 Arise, walk through the land in 
the length of it and in the breadth of 
it ; for I will give it unto thee. 

18 Then Abram removed his tent, and 
came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, 
which is in Hebron, and built there an 
altar unto the Lord. 

CHAPTER XIV. 

1 The battle of four kings against five. 12 Lot 
it taken prisoner. 14 Abram rescueth him. 18 
Melchizedek blesseth Abram. 20 Abram giveth 
him tithe. 22 The rest of the spoil, his partners 
having had their portions, he restoreth to the 
king of Sodom. 

AND it came to pass in the days of 
. Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch 
king of Ellasar, Chedorlaorner king of 
Elam, and Tidal king of nations ; 

2 That these made war with Bera 
king of Sodom and with Birsha king 
of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah. 
and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and 
the king of Bela, which is Zoar. 

3 All these were joined together in the 
vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea, 

4 Twelve years they served Chedorla- 
orner. and in the thirteenth year they 
rebelled. 

5 And in the fourteenth year came 
Chedorlaorner, and the kings that were 
with him, and smote the Rephaim in 
Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzim in 
Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh Kiri- 
athaim, 

6 And the Horites in their mount 
Seir, unto El-paran, which is by the 
wilderness. 

7 And they returned, and came to 
En-mishpat, which is Kadesh, and 
smote all the country of the Amalek- 
ites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt 
in Hazezon-tamar. 

8 And there went out the king of 
Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, 
and the king of Admah, and the king 
of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, (the 
same is Zoar ;) and they joined battle 
with them in the vale of Siddim ; 

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9 With Chedorlaorner the king of 
Elam, and with Tidal king of nations, 
and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Ari- 
och king of Ellasar ; f our kings with 
five. 

10 And the vale of Siddim was full 
of slimepits ; and the kings of Sodom 
and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; 
and they that remained fled to the 
mountain. 

11 And they took all the goods of 
Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their 
victuals, and went their way. 

12 And they took Lot, Abram's broth- 
er's son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his 
goods, and departed. 

13 % And there came one that had 
escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew ; 
for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the 
Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and broth- 
er of Aner: and these were confeder- 
ate with Abram. 

14 And when Abram heard that his 
brother was taken captive, he armed 
his trained servants, born in his own 
house, three hundred and eighteen, 
and pursued them unto Dan. 

15 And he divided himself against 
them, he and his servants, by night, 
and smote them, and pursued them 
unto Hobah, which is on the left hand 
of Damascus. 

16 And he brought back all the goods, 
and also brought again his brother 
Lot, and his goods, and the women 
also, and the people. 

17 1 And the king of Sodom went out 
to meet him, after his return from the 
slaughter of Chedorlaorner and of the 
kings that were with him, at the valley 
of Shaveh, which is the king's dale. 

18 And Melchizedek king of Salem 
brought forth bread and wine : and he 
was the priest of the most high God. 

19 And he blessed him, and said, 
Blessed be Abram of the most high 
God, possessor of heaven and earth : 

20 And blessed be the most high God, 
which hath delivered thine enemies 
into thy hand. And he gave him tithes 
of all. 

21 And the king of Sodom said unto 
Abram, Give me the persons, and take 
the goods to thyself. 

22 And Abram said to the king of 
Sodom, I have lifted up mine hand 
unto the Lord, the most nigh God, the 
possessor of heaven and earth, 

23 That I will not take from a thread 
even to a shoelatchet, and that I will 
not take any thing that is thine, lest 
thou shouldest say, I have made Abram 
rich: 

24 Save only that which the young 
men have eaten, and the portion of 
the men which went with me, Aner, 
Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take 
their portion. 

CHAPTER XV. 

1 Ood encourageth Abram. 2 Abram complaineth 
for want of an heir. 4 Ood promiseth him a 
son, and a multiplying of hi* seed. 6 Abram U 
justified by faith. 7 Canaan is promised again, 
and confirmed by a sign, 12 and a vision. 



Canaan is promised. 



GENESIS, XYI. 



Hie birth oflshmaeh 



AFTER these things the word of the 
. Lord came unto Abram in a vis- 
ion, saying, Fear not, Abram : I am 
thy shield, and thy exceeding great 
reward. 

2 And Abram said, Lord God, what 
wilt thou give me, seeing I go child- 
less, and the steward of my house is 
this ELiezer of Damascus ? 

3 And Abram said, Behold, to me 
thou hast given no seed : and, lo, one 
born in my house is mine heir. 

4 And, behold, the word of the Lord 
came unto him, saying. This shall not 
be thine heir ; but he that shall come 
forth out of thine own bowels shall be 
thine heir. 

6 And he brought him forth abroad, 
and said, Look now toward heaven, 
and tell the stars, if thou be able to 
number them : and he said unto him, 
So shall thy seed be. 

6 And he believed in the Lord ; and 
he counted it to him for righteousness. 

7 And he said unto him, I am the 
Lord that brought thee out of Ur of 
the Chaldees, to give thee this land to 
inherit it. 

8 And he said. Lord God, whereby 
shall I know that I shall inherit it ? 

9 And he said unto him, Take me a 
heifer of three years old, and a she 
goat of three years old, and a ram of 
three years old, and a turtledove, and 
a young pigeon. 

10 And he took unto him all these, 
and divided them in the midst, and 
laid each piece one against another : 
but the birds divided he not. 

11 And when the fowls came down 
upon the carcasses, Abram drove them 
away. 

12 And when the sun was going down, 
a deep sleep fell upon Abram ; and, lo, a 
horror of great darkness fell upon him. 

13 And he said unto Abram, Know 
of a surety that thy seed shall be a 
stranger in a land that is not theirs, 
and shall serve them ; and they shall 
afflict them four hundred years ; 

14 And also that nation, whom they 
shall serve, will I judge : and after- 
ward shall they come out with great 
substance. 

15 And thou shalt go to thy fathers 
in peace ; thou shalt be buried in a 
good old age. 

16 But in the fourth generation they 
shall come hither again : for the in- 
iquity of the Amorites is not yet full. 

17 And it came to pass, that, when 
the sun went down, and it was dark, 
behold a smoking furnace, and a burn- 
ing lamp that passed between those 
pieces. 

18 In that same day the Lord made 
a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto 
thy seed have I given this lana, from 
the river of Egypt unto the great 
river, the river Euphrates : 

19 The Kenites, and the Keniz^ites, 
and the Kadmonites, 

20 And the Hittites, and the Periz- 
otes, and the Rephaim, 



21 And the Amorites, and the Ca- 
naanites, and the Girgashites, and the 
Jebusites. 

CHAPTER XVI. 

1 Sarat, being barren, giveth Hagar to Abram* 
4 Hagar, being afflicted for despising her mis- 
tress, runneth away. 7 An angel sendeth her 
back to submit herself, 11 and telleth her of her 

' child. 15 Ishmael is born. 

NOW Sarai, Abram's wife, bare Mm 
no children : and she had a hand- 
maid, an Egyptian, whose name was 
Hagar, 

2 And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold 
now, the Lord hath restrained me 
from bearing : I pray thee, go in unto 
my maid ; it may be that I may obtain 
children by her. And Abram heark- 
ened to the voice of Sarai. 

3 And Sarai, Abram's wife, took 
Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after 
Abram had dwelt ten years in the land 
of Canaan, and gave her to her hus- 
band Abram to be his wif e. 

4 If And he went hi unto Hagar, and 
she conceived : and when she saw that 
she had conceived, her mistress was 
despised in her eyes. 

5 And Sarai said unto Abram, My 
wrong be upon thee : I have given my 
maid into thy bosom ; and when she 
saw that she had conceived, I was de- 
spised in her eyes : the Lord judge be- 
tween me and thee. 

6 But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, 
thy maid is in thy hand ; do to her as it 
pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt 
hardly with her, she fled from her face. 

7 1 And the angel of the Lord found 
her by a fountain of water in the wil- 
derness, by the fountain in the way to 
Shur. 

8 And he said. Hagar, Sarai's maid, 
whence earnest thou ? and whither wilt 
thou go ! And she said, I flee from the 
face of my mistress Sarai. 

9 And the angel of the Lord said un- 
to her, Return to thy mistress, and 
submit thyself under her hands. 

10 And the angel of the Lord said un- 
to her, I will multiply thy seed exceed- 
ingly, that it shall not be numbered for 
multitude. 

11 And the angel of the Lord said un- 
to her, Behold, thou art with child, 
and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his 
name Ishmael ; because the Lord hath 
heard thy affliction. 

12 And he will be a wild man; his 
hand will be against every man, and 
every man's hand against him : and he 
shall dwell in the presence of all his 
brethren. 

13 And she called the name of the 
Lord that spake unto her, Thou God 
seest me : for she said, Have I also here 
looked after him that seeth me % 

14 Wherefore the well was called 
Beer-lahai-roi : behold, it is between 
Kadesh and Bered. 

15 1 And Hagar bare Abram a son : 
and Abram called his son's name, 
which Hagar bare, Ishmael. 

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Circumcision is instituted. GENESIS, XVII. 



Isaac is promised. 



16 And Abram was fourscore and six 
years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to 

Abram. 

CHAPTER XVIL 

1 Bod reneveth the covenant. 5 Abram his name 
u changed in token of a greater blessing. 10 
Circumcision is instituted. 15 Sarai her name 
is changed, and she blessed. 17 Isaac is prom- 
ised. 23 Abraham and Ishmael are circumcised. 

AND when Abram was ninety years 
. old and nine, the Lord appeared 
to Abram, and said unto him, I am the 
Almighty God; walk before me, and 
be thou perfect. 

2 And I will make my covenant be- 
tween me and thee, and will multiply 
thee exceedingly. 

3 And Abram fell on his face : and 
God talked with him, saying, 

4 As for me, behold, my covenant is 
with thee, and thou shalt be a father of 
many nations. 

6 Neither shall thy name any more be 
called Abram, but thy name shall be 
Abraham ; for a father of many na- 
tions have I made thee. 

6 And I will make thee exceeding 
fruitful, and I will make nations or 
thee, and kings shall come out of thee. 

7 And I will establish my covenant 
between me and thee and thy seed 
after thee in their generations, for an 
everlasting covenant, to be a God unto 
thee and to thy seed after thee. 

8 And I will give unto thee, and to 
thy seed after thee, the land wherein 
thou art a stranger, all the land of Ca- 
naan, for an everlasting possession; 
and I will be their God. 

9 If And God said unto Abraham, 
Thou shalt keep my covenant there- 
fore, thou, and thy seed after thee in 
their generations. 

10 This is my covenant, which ye 
shall keep, between me and you and 
thy seed alter thee ; Every man child 
among you shall be circumcised. 

11 And ye shall circumcise the flesh of 
your foreskin ; and it shall be a token 
of the covenant betwixt me and you. 

12 And he that is eight days old shall 
be circumcised among you, every man 
child in your generations, he that is 
born in the house, or bought with 
money of any stranger, which is not of 
thy seed. 

13 He that is born in thy house, and 
he that is bought with thy money, 
must needs be circumcised: and my 
covenant shall be in your flesh for an 
everlasting covenant. 

14 And the uncircumcised man child 
whose flesh of his foreskin is not cir- 
cumcised, that soul shall be cut off 
from his people ; he hath broken my 
covenant. 

15 1 And God said unto Abraham, As 
for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call 
her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her 
name be. 

16 And I will bless her, and give thee 
a son also of her : yea, I will bless her, 
and she shall be a mother of nations ; 
kinqrs of people shall be of her. 

14 



17 Then Abraham fell upon his face, 
and laughed, and said in his heart, 
Shall a child be born unto him that is 
a hundred years old ? and shall Sarah, 
that is ninety years old, bear! 

18 And Abraham said unto God, O 
that Ishmael might live before thee ! 

19 And God said, Sarah thy wife shall 
bear thee a son indeed ; and thou shalt 
call his name Isaac : and I will estab- 
lish my covenant with him for an ever- 
lasting covenant, and with his seed 
after him. 

20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard 
thee : Behold, I have blessed him, and 
will make him fruitful, and will multi- 
ply him exceedingly ; twelve princes 
shall he beget, and I will make him a 
great nation. 

21 But my covenant will I establish 
with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto 
thee at this set time in the next year. 

22 And he left off talking witn him, 
and God went up from Abraham. 

23 ^[ And Abraham took Ishmael his 
son, and all that were born in his house, 
and all that were bought with his mon- 
ey, every male among the men of Abra- 
ham's house ; and circumcised the flesh 
of their foreskin in the selfsame day, 
as God had said unto him. 

24 And Abraham was ninety years 
old and nine, when he was circumcised 
in the flesh of his foreskin. 

25 And Ishmael his son was thirteen 
years old, when he was circumcised in 
the flesh of his foreskin. 

26 In the selfsame day was Abraham 
circumcised, and Ishmael his son. 

27 And all the men of his house, born 
in the house, and bought with money 
of the stranger, were circumcised with 
him. 

CHAPTER XVHL 

1 Abraham entertaineth three angels. 9 Sarah is 
reproved for laughing at the strange promise. 17 
The destruction of Sodom is revealed to Abraham. 
23 Abraham maketh intercession for the men 
thereof. 

AND the Lord appeared unto him in 
. the plains or Mamre : and he sat 
in the tent door in the heat of the day ; 

2 And he lifted up his eyes and look- 
ed, and, lo, three men stood by him: 
and when he saw them, he ran to meet 
them from the tent door, and bowed 
himself toward the ground, 

3 And said, My Lord, if now I have 
found favour in thy sight, pass not 
away, I pray thee, from thy servant : 

£ Let a little water, I pray you, be 
fetched, and wash your feet, and rest 
yourselves under the tree : 

5 And I will fetch a morsel of bread, 
and comfort ye your hearts ; after thac 
ye shall pass on : for therefore are ye 
come to your servant. And they said, 
So do, as thou hast said. 

6 And Abraham hastened into the 
tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready 
quickly three measures of fine meal, 
knead it, and make cakes upon the 
hearth. 

7 And Abraham ran unto the herd, 



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Abralwm intercedeth 



GENESIS, XIX. 



for the men of Sodom. 



and fetched a calf tender and good, 
and gave it unto a young man ; and he 
hasted to dress it. 

8 And he took butter, and milk, and 
the calf which he had dressed, ana set 
it before them ; and he stood by them 
under the tree, and they did eat. 

9 1 And they said unto him, Where 
is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Be- 
hold, in the tent. 

10 And he said. I will certainly return 
unto thee according to the time of life ; 
and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a 
son. And Sarah heard it in the tent 
door, which was behind him. 

11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old 
and well stricken in age ; and it ceased 
to be with Sarah after the manner of 
women. 

12 Therefore Sarah laughed within 
herself, saying, After I am waxed old 
shall I have pleasure, my lord being 
old also ? 

13 And the Lord said unto Abraham, 
Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying 
Shall I of a surety bear a child, whic 
am old? 

14 Is any thing too hard for the 
Lord? At the time appointed I will 
return unto thee, according to the 
time of life, and Sarah shall have a 
son. 

15 Then Sarah denied, saying, I laugh- 
ed not ; for she was afraid. And he 
said, Nay ; but thou didst laugh. 

16 ^ And the men rose up from thence, 
and looked toward Sodom : and Abra- 
ham went with them to bring them on 
the way. 

17 And the Lord said, Shall I hide 
from Abraham that thing which I do ; 

18 Seeing that Abraham shall surely 
become a great and mighty nation, and 
all the nations of the earth shall be 
blessed in him ? 

19 For I know him, that he will com- 
mand his children and his household 
after him, and they shall keep the way 
of the Lord, to do justice and judg- 
ment ; that the Lord may bring upon 
Abraham that which he hath spoken of 
him. 

20 And the Lord said, Because the cry 
of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and 
because their sin is very grievous, 

21 I will go down now, and see wheth- 
er they have done altogether according 
to the cry of it, which is come unto me ; 
and if not, I will know. 

22 And the men turned their faces 
from thence, and went toward Sodom : 
but Abraham stood yet before the 
Lord. 

23 1 And Abraham drew near, and 
said, Wilt thou also destroy the right- 
eous with the wicked ? 

24 Peradventure there be fifty right- 
eous within the city : wilt thou also de- 
stroy and not spare the place for the 
fifty righteous that are therein ? 

25 That be far from thee to do after 
this manner, to slay the righteous with 
the wicked ; and that the righteous 
b could be as the wicked, that be far 



from thee : Shall not the Judge of all 
the earth do right ? 

26 And the Lord said, If I find in Sod- 
om fifty righteous within the city, then 
I will spare all the place for their sakes. 

27 And Abraham answered and said, 
Behold now, I have taken upon me to 
speak unto the Lord, which am but 
dust and ashes : 

28 Peradventure there shall lack five 
of the fifty righteous: wilt thou de- 
stroy all the city for lack of five ? And 
he said, If I find there forty and five, I 
will not destroy it. 

29 And he spake unto him yet again, 
and said, Peradventure there shall be 
forty found there. And he said, I will 
not do it for forty's sake. 

30 And he said unto him, Oh let not 
the Lord be angry, and I will speak : 
Peradventure there shall thirty be 
found there. And he said, I will not 
do it, if I find thirty there. 

31 And he said, Behold now, I have 
taken upon me to speak unto the Lord : 
Peradventure there shall be twenty 
found there. And he said, I will not 
destroy it for twenty's sake. 

32 And he said, Oh let not the Lord 
be angry, and I will speak yet but this 
once : Peradventure ten shall be found 
there. And he said, I will not destroy 
it for ten's sake. 

33 And the Lord went his way, as 
soon as he had left communing with 
Abraham : and Abraham returned un- 
to his place. 

CHAPTER XIX 

1 Lot entertaineth two angels. 4 The vicious Sod- 
omites are stricken with blindness. 12 Lot is sent 
for safety into the mountains. 18 He obtaineth 
leave to go into Zoar. 24 Sodom and Gomorrah 
are destroyed. 26 Lot's wife is a pillar of salt. 
30 Lot dwelleCh in a cave. 31 The incestuous 
original of Moab and Ammon 

AND there came two angels to Sod- 
. om at even; and Lot sat in the 
gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them 
rose up to meet them ; and he bowed 
himself with his face toward the 
ground ; 

2 And he said, Behold now, my lords, 
turn in, I pray you, into your servant's 
house, and tarry all night, and wash 
your feet, and ye shall rise up early, 
and go on your ways. And they said. 
Nay ; but we will abide in the street all 
night. 

3 And he pressed upon them greatly ; 
and they turned in unto him, and en- 
tered into his house ; and he made 
them a feast, and did bake unleavened 
bread, and they did eat. 

4 f But before they lay down, the 
men of the city, even the men of Sod- 
om, compassed the house round, both 
old and young, all the people from 
every quarter : 

5 And they called unto Lot, and said 
unto him, Where are the men which 
came in to thee this night? bring them 
out unto us, that we may know them. 

6 And Lot went out at the door unto 
them, and shut the door after him, 

15 



Lot is sent out of Sodom. GENESIS, XX, 



Sodom is destroyed,. 



7 And said, I pray you, brethren, do 
not so wickedly. 

8 Behold now, I have two daughters 
which have not known man ; let me, I 
pray you, bring them out unto you, 
and do ye to them as is good in your 
eyes : only unto these men do nothing ; 
for therefore came they under the 
shadow of my roof. 

9 And they said. Stand back. And 
they said again, This one fellow came 
in fo sojourn, and he will needs be a 
judge : now will we deal worse with 
thee than with them. And they press- 
ed sore upon the man, even Lot, and 
came near to break the door. 

10 But the men put forth their hand, 
and pulled Lot into the house to them, 
and shut to the door. 

11 And they smote the men that were 
at the door of the house with blind- 
ness, both small and great : so that they 
wearied themselves to find the door. 

12 *(| And the men said unto Lot, Hast 
thou here any besides ? son in law, and 
thy sons, and thy daughters, and what- 
soever thou hast in the city, bring 
them out of this place : 

13 For we will destroy this place, be- 
cause the cry of them is waxen great 
before the face of the Lord ; ana the 
Lord hath sent us to destroy it. 

14 And Lot went out, and spake unto 
his sons in law, which married his 
daughters, and said, Up, get you out of 
this place ; for the Lord will destroy 
this city. But he seemed as one that 
mocked unto his sons in law. 

15 T[ And when the morning arose, 
then the angels hastened Lot. saying, 
Arise, take thy wife, and thy tAvo 
daughters, which are here ; lest thou 
be consumed in the iniquity of the 
city. 

16 And while he lingered, the men 
laid hold upon his hand, and upon the 
hand of his wife, and upon the hand 
of his two daughters ; the Lord being 
merciful unto him : and they brought 
him forth, and set him without the 
city. 

17 1[ And it came to pass, when they 
had brought them forth abroad, that 
he said, Escape for thy life ; look not 
behind thee, neither stay thou in all 
the plain ; escape to the mountain, lest 
thou be consumed. 

18 And Lot said unto them, Oh, not 
so, my Lord : 

19 Behold now, thy servant hath 
found grace in thy sight, and thou 
hast magnified thy mercy, which thou 
hast shewed unto me in saving my 
lice ; and I cannot escape to the mount- 
ain, lest some evil take me, and I die : 

20 Behold now, this city is near to 
flee unto, and it is a little one : O, let 
me escape thither, (is it not a little 
one ?) and my soul shall live. 

21 And he said unto him, See, I have 
accepted thee concerning this thing 
also, that I will not overthrow this 
city, for the which thou hast spoken. 

22 Haste thee, escape thither; for I 

16 



cannot do any thing till thou be come 
thither. Therefore the name of the 
city was called Zoar. 

23 If The sun was risen upon the earth 
when Lot entered into Zoar. 

24 Then the Lord rained upon Sodom 
and upon Gomorrah brimstone and 
fire from the Lord out of heaven ; 

25 And he overthrew those cities, and 
all the plain, and all the inhabitants of 
the cities, and that which grew uoon 
the ground. 

26 1" But his wife looked back from 
behind him, and she became a pillar of 
salt. 

27 ^T And Abraham gat up early in 
the morning to the place where he 
stood before the Lord : 

28 And he looked toward Sodom and 
Gomorrah, and toward all the land 
of the plam, and beheld, and, lo, the 
smoke of the country went up as the 
smoke of a furnace. 

29 1 And it came to pass, when God 
destroyed the cities or the plain, that 
God remembered Abraham, and sent 
Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, 
when he overthrew the cities in the 
which Lot dwelt. 

30 % And Lot went up out of Zoar, 
and dwelt in the mountain, and his 
two daughters with him ; for he feared 
to dwell in Zoar : and he dwelt in a 
cave, he and his two daughters. 

31 And the firstborn said unto the 
younger, Our father is old, and there is 
not a ma n in the earth to come in unto 
us after the manner of all the earth : 

32 Come, let us make our father 
drink wine, and we will Lie with him, 
that we may preserve seed of our 
father. 

33 And they made their father drink 
wine that night: and the firstborn 
went in, and lay with her father ; and 
he perceived not when she lay down, 
nor when she arose. 

34 And it came to pass on the mop- 
row, that the firstborn said unto the 
younger, Behold, I lay yesternight 
with my father : let us make him 
drink wine this night also ; and gc 
thou in, and he with him, that we may 
preserve seed of our father. 

35 And they made their father drink 
wine that night also : and the younger 
arose, and lay with him ; and he per- 
ceived not when she lay down, nor 
when she arose. 

36 Thus were both the daughters of 
Lot with child by their father. 

37 And the firstborn bare a son, and 
called his name Moab : the same is the 
father of the Moabites unto this day. 

38 And the younger, she also bare a 
son, and called his name Ben-ammi: 
the same is the father of the children 
of Amnion unto this day. 

CHAPTER XX. 

1 Abraham eojourneth at Qerar, 2 denieth hi* wife- 
and loseth her. 3 Abimelech U reproved for her 
in « dream. 9 He rebuketh Abraham, 14 restor- 
eth Sarah, 16 and reproveth her. 17 He i$ healed 
by Abraham' » prayer. 



Abraham denieth his wife, GENESIS, XXL 



Isaac is bom. 



AND Abraham journeyed from 
thence toward the south country, 
and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur, 
and sojourned in Gerar. 

2 And Abraham said of Sarah his 
wife, She is my sister : and Abimelech 
king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah. 

8 But God came to Abimelech in a 
dream by night, and said to him, Be- 
hold, thou art but a dead man, for the 
woman which thou hast taken ; for she 
is a roan's wife. 

4 But Abimelech had not come near 
her : and he said, Lord, wilt thou siay 
also a righteous nai ion ? 

5 Said he not unto me, She is my sis- 
ter? and she, even she herself said. 
He is my brother : in the integrity of 
my heart and innocency of my hands 
have I done this. 

6 And God said unto him in a dream, 
Yea, I know that thou didst this in the 
Integrity of thy heart ; for I also with- 
held thee from sinning against me : 
therefore suffered 1 thee not to touch 
her. 

7 Now therefore restore the man his 
wife ; for he is a prophet, and he shall 

§ray for thee, and thou shalt live : and 
: thou restore her not, know thou that 
thou shalt surely die, thou, and all 
that are thine. 

8 Therefore Abimelech rose early in 
the morning, and called all his serv- 
ants, and told all these things in their 
ears : and the men were soi« afraid. 

9 Then Abimelech called Abraham, 
and said unto him, What hast thou 
done unto us ? and what have I offend- 
ed thee, that thou hast brought on me 
and on my kingdom a great sin % thou 
hast done deeds unto me that ought 
not to be done. 

10 And Abimelech said unto Abra- 
ham, What sawest thou, that thou hast 
done this thing ? 

11 And Abraham said, Because I 
thought. Surely the fear of God is not 
In this place : and they will slay me for 
my wife's sake. 

12 And yet indeed slie is my sister ; 
ehe is the daughter of my father, but 
not the daughter of my mother ; and 
she became my wife. 

13 And it came to pass, when God 
caused me to wander from mj father's 
house, that I said unto her. This is thy 
kindness which thou shalt shew unto 
me ; at every place whither we shall 
come, say of me, He is my brother. 

1* And Abimelech took sheep, and 
oxen, and menservants, and women- 
servants, and gave them unto Abra- 
ham, and restored him Sarah his wife. 

15 And Abimelech said, Behold, my 
land is before thee: dwell where it 
pleaseth thee. 

16 And unto Sarah he said. Behold, 
I have given thy brother a thousand 
pieces of silver : behold, he is to thee a 
covering of the eyes, unto all that are 
with thee, and with all other : thus she 
was reproved. 

17 f So Abraham prayed unto God : 



and God healed Abimelech, and hia 
wife, and his maidservants ; and they 
bare children. 

18 For the Lord had fast closed up all 
the wombs of the house of Abimelech, 
because of Sarah, Abraham's wife. 

CHAPTER XXL 

1 Isaac is born. 4 He is circumcised. 6 Sarah'a 
joy. 9 Hagar and Ishmael are cast forth. IS 
Hagar in distress. 17 The angel comforteth 
htr. 22 Abimelsch's covenant with Abraham 
ai Beer-sheba. 

AND the Lord visited Sarah as he 
. had said, and the Lord did unto 
Sarah as he had spoken. 

2 For Sarah conceived, and bare 
Abraham a son in his old age, at the 
set time of which God had spoken to 
him. 

3 And Abraham called the name of 
his son that was born unto him, whom 
Sarah bare to him, Isaac. 

4 And Abraham circumcised his son 
Isaac being eight days old, as God had 
commanded him. 

6 And Abraham was a hundred years 
old, when his son Isaac was born unto 
him. 

6 % And Sarah said, God hath made 
me to laugh, so that all that hear will 
laugh with me. 

7 And she said, Who would have said 
unto Abraham, that Sarah should have 
given children suck ? for I have borne 
him a son in his old age. 

8 And the child grew and was wean- 
ed : and Abraham made a great feast 
the same day that Isaac was weaned. 

9 1 And Sarah saw the son of Hagar 
the Egyptian, which she had borne un- 
to Abraham, mocking. 

10 Wherefore she said unto Abraham, 
Cast out this bondwoman and her son : 
for the son of this bondwoman shall not 
be heir with my son, even with Isaac. 

11 And the thing was very grievous 
in Abraham's sight because of his son. 

12 If And God said unto Abraham, 
Let it not be grievous in thy sight be- 
cause of the lad, and because of thy 
bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath 
said unto thee, hearken unto her voice ; 
for in Isaac shall thy seed be called. 

13 And also of the son of the bondwo- 
man will I make a nation, because he is 
thy seed. 

11 And Abraham rose up early in the 
morning, and took bread, and a bottle 
of water, and gave it unto Hagar, put- 
ting it on her shoulder, and the child, 
and sent her away : and she departed, 
and wandered in the wilderness or 
Beer-sheba, 

15 And the water was spent in the 
bottle, and she east the child under 
one or the shrubs. 

16 And she went, and sat her down 
over against him a good way off, as it 
were a bowshot : for she said. Let me 
not see the death of the cmild. And 
she sat over against him, and lifted up 
her voice, and wept. 

17 And God heard the voice of the 

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GENESIS, XXII. Trial of Abraham' sfaitK 



lad ; and the angel of God called to 
Hagar out of heaven, and said unto 
her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear 
not : for God hath heard the voice of 
the lad where he is. 

18 Arise, lif t up the lad, and hold him 
in thine hand ; for I will make him a 
great nation. 

19 And God opened her eyes, and she 
saw a well of water ; and she went, and 
filled the bottle with water, and gave 
the lad drink. 

20 And God was with the lad ; and he 
grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and 
became an archer. 

21 And he dwelt in the wilderness of 
Paran ; and his mother took him a wife 
out of the land of Egypt. 

22 1 And it came to pass at that time, 
that Abimelech and Phichol the chief 
captain of his host spake unto Abra- 
ham, saying, God is with thee in all 
that thou doest : 

23 Now therefore swear unto me here 
by God, that thou wilt not deal falsely 
with me, nor with my son, nor with my 
son's son : but according to the kind- 
ness that I have done unto thee, thou 
shalt do unto me, and to the land 
wherein thou hast sojourned. 

24 And Abraham said, I will swear. 

26 And Abraham reproved Abime- 
lech because of a well of water, which 
Abimelech's servants had violently tak- 
en away. 

26 And Abimelech said, I wot not who 
hath done this thing : neither didst 
thou tell me, neither yet heard I ofit y 
but to day. 

27 And Abraham took sheep and 
oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech ; 
and both of them made a covenant. 

28 And Abraham set seven ewe 
lambs of the flock by themselves. 

29 And Abimelech said unto Abra- 
ham, What mean these seven ewe lambs 
which thou hast set by themselves f 

80 And he said, For these seven ewe 
lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that 
they may be a witness unto me, that I 
have digged this well. 

31 Wherefore he called that place 
Beer-sheba ; because there they sware 
both of them. 

32 Thus they made a covenant at 
Beer-sheba : then Abimelech rose up, 
and Phichol the chief captain of his 
host, and they returned into the land 
of the Philistines. 

33 1 And Abraham planted a grove 
in Beer-sheba, and called there on the 
name of the Lord, the everlasting God. 

34 And Abraham sojourned in the 
Philistines' land many days. 

CHAPTER XXH. 

1 Abraham is tempted to offer Isaac. 3 He giveth 
proof of hie faith and obedience. 11 The angel 
ttayeth him. 13 Isaac is exchanged with a ram. 
14 The place is called Jehovah-jireh. 15 Abra- 
ham is blessed again. 20 The generation of 
Sahor unto Rebekah. 

AND it came to pass after these 
. things, that God did tempt Abra- 
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ham, and said unto him, Abrahams 
and he said, Behold, here I am. 

2 And he said, Take now thy son, 
thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, 
and get thee into the land of Moriah ; 
and offer him there for a burnt offer- 
ing upon one of the mountains which 
I will tell thee of. 

3 Tf And Abraham rose up early in the 
morning, and saddled his ass, and took 
two of his young men with him, and 
Isaac his son, and clave the wood for 
the burnt offering, and rose up, and 
went unto the place of which God bad 
told him. 

4 Then on the third day Abraham lift)- 
ed up his eyes, and saw the place afar 
off. 

5 And Abraham said unto his young 
men, Abide ye here with the ass ; and 
I and the lad will go yonder and wor- 
ship, and come again to you. 

6 And Abraham took the wood of th© 
burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac 
his son ; and he took the lire in his 
hand, and a knife ; and they went botb 
of them together. 

7 And Isaac spake unto Abraham his 
father, and said, My father: and he 
said, Here am I, my son. And he said. 
Behold the fire and the wood: but 
where is the lamb for a burnt offer- 
ing? 

8 And Abraham said, My son, God will 
provide himself a lamb for a burnt 
offering: so they went both of them 
together. 

9 And they came to the place which 
God had told him of; and Abraham 
built an altar there, and laid the wood 
in order, and bound Isaac his son, and 
laid him on the altar upon the wood. 

10 And Abraham stretched forth his 
hand, and took the knife to slay hie 
son. 

il And the Angel of the Lord called 
unto him out of heaven, and said, Abra- 
ham, Abraham : and he said, Here am L 

12 And he said. Lay not thine hand 
upon the lad, neither do thou any thing 
unto him : for now I know that tho& 
f earest God, seeing thou hast not with- 
held thy son, thine only son, from me, 

13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes, 
and looked, and behold behind him a 
ram caught in a thicket by his horns : 
and Abraham went and took the ram, 
and offered him up for a burnt offering 
in the stead of his son. 

14 And Abraham called the name of 
that place Jehovah-jireh : as it is said 
to this day, In the mount of the Lord 
it shall be seen. 

15 1 And the Angel of the Lord called 
unto Abraham out of heaven the second 
time, 

16 And said, By myself have I sworn, 
saith the Lord, for because thou hast 
done this thing, and hast not withheld 
thy son, thine only son, 

17 That in blessing I will bless thee, 
and in. multiplying I will multiply thy 
seed as the stars or the heaven, and as 
the sand which is upon the sea shore ; 



SarcrfSs death 



GENESIS, XXIV. 



and burial. 



and thy seed shall possess thd gate of 
his enemies ; 

18 And in thy seed shall all the nations 
of the earth he blessed ; because thou 
hast obeyed my voice. 

19 So Abraham returned unto his 
young men, and they rose up and went 
together to Beer-sheba ; and Abraham 
dwelt at Beer-sheba. 

20 IT And it came to pass after these 
things, that it was tola Abraham, say- 
ing. Behold, Milcah, she hath also borne 
children unto thy brother Nahor ; 

21 Huz his firstborn, and Bua his 
brother, and Kemuel the father of 
Aram, 

22 And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pil- 
dash. and Jidlaph, and Bethuel. 

23 And Bethuel begat Rebekah : these 
eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abra- 
ham's brother. 

24 And his concubine, whose name 
teas Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and 
Gaha uyand Thahash, and Maachah. 

CHAPTER XXTTT. 

1 The age and death of Sarah. 3 The purchase of 
Machpelah, 19 where Sarah was buried. 

AND Sarah was a hundred and seven 
. and twenty years old : these loere 
the years of the life of Sarah 

2 And Sarah died in Kirjath-arba ; the 
same is Hebron in the land of Canaan : 
and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, 
and to weep for her. 

3 J, And Abraham stood up from be- 
fore his dead, and spake unto the sons 
of Heth, saying, 

4 I am a stranger and a sojourner 
with you: give me a possession of a 
buryingplace with you, that I may 
bury my dead out of my sight. 

6 And the children of Heth answered 
Abraham, saying unto him, 

6 Hear us, my lord : thou art a mighty 
prince among us : in the choice of our 
sepulchres bury thy dead ; none of us 
shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, 
but that thou mayest bury thy dead. 

7 And Abraham stood up, and bowed 
himself to the people of the land, even 
to the children of Heth 

8 And he communed with them, say- 
ing, If it be your mind that I should 
bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, 
and entreat for m<- to Ephron the son 
of Zohar, 

9 That he may give me the cave of 
Machpelah, which he hath, which is in 
the end of his field ; for as much money 
as it is worth he shall give it me for a 
possession of a buryingplace amongst 
you. 

10 And Ephron dwelt among the 
children of Heth : and Ephron the 
Hittite answered Abraham in the au- 
dience of the children of Heth, even 
of all that went in at the gate of his 
c'ty, saying, 

11 Nay, my lord, hear me : the field 

gve I thee, and the cave that is there- 
, 1 give it thee : in the presence of the 
sons of my people give I it thee : bury 
thy dead. 



12 And Abraham bowed down him- 
self before the people of the land. • 

13 And he spake unto Ephron in the 
audience of the people of the land, say- 
ing, But if thou wilt give it, 1 pray thee, 
hear me : I will give thee money for 
the field ; take it of me, and I will hury 
my dead there. 

14 And Ephron answered Abraham, 
saying unto him, 

15 My lord, hearken unto me: the 
land is worth four hundred shekels of 
silver; what is that betwixt me and 
thee ? bury therefore thy dead. 

16 And Abraham hearkened unto 
Ephron ; and Abraham weighed to 
Ephron the silver, which ne had 
named in the audience of the sons 
of Heth, four hundred shekels of sil- 
ver, current money with the merchant. 

17 % And the field of Ephron, which 
was in Machpelah, which was before 
Mamre, the field, and the cave which 
was therein, and all the trees that were 
in the field, that were in all the borders 
round about, were made sure 

18 Unto Abraham for a possession in 
the presence of the children of Heth. 
before all that went in at the gate or 
his city. 

19 And after this, Abraham buried 
Sarah his wife in the cave of the field 
of Machpelah before Mamre : the same 
is Hebron in the land of Canaan. 

20 And the field, and the cave that is 
therein, were made sure unto Abraham 
for a possession of a buryingplace by 
the sons of Heth 

CHAPTER XXT7. 

1 Abraham sweareth his servant. 10 The servanft 
journey : 12 His prayer : 14 His sign. 15 Re' 
bekah meeteth him, 18 fuffilleth his sign, 22 rs- 
eeiveth jewels, 23 sheweth her kindred, 25 and 
inviteth him home. 26 The servant blesseth God. 
29 Laban entertaineth him. 34 The servant 
sheweth his message. 50 Laban and Bethuel ap- 
prove it. 58 Rebekah consenteth to go. 62 Isaaa 
meeteth her. 

AND Abraham was old, and well 
stricken in age : and the Lord had 
blessed Abraham in all things. 

2 And Abraham said unto his eldest 
servant of his house, that ruled over 
all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy 
hand under my thigh : 

3 And I will make thee swear by the 
Lord, the God of heaven, and the God 
of the earth, that thou shalt not take a 
wife unto my son of the daughters of 
the Canaanites, among whom I dwell : 

4 But thou shalt go unto my country, 
and to my kindrea, and take a wife 
unto my son Isaac. 

5 And the servant said unto him, Per- 
adventure the woman will not be will- 
ing to follow me unto this land : must 
I needs bring thy son again unto the 
land from whence thou earnest ? 

6 And Abraham said unto him, Be- 
ware thou that thou bring not my son 
thither again. 

7 If The Lord God of heaven, which 
took me from my father's house, and 
from the land of my kindred, and whicb 

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Abraham's servant sent GENESIS, XXIV. to seek a wife for Isaac, 



spake unto me, and that sware unto me, 
saying, Unto thy seed will I give this 
land ; he shall send his angel before 
thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto 
my son from thence. 

8 And if the woman will not be will- 
ing to follow thee, then thou shalt be 
clear from this my oath: only bring 
not my son thither again. 

9 And the servant put his hand under 
the thigh of Abraham his master, and 
eware to him concerning that matter. 

10 1 And the servant took ten camels 
of the camels of his master, and depart- 
ed : for all the goods of his master were 
in his hand : and he arose, and went to 
Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor. 

11 And he made his camels to kneel 
down without the city by a well of wa- 
ter at the time of the evening, even the 
time that women go out to draw water. 

12 And he said, O Lord God of my 
master Abraham, I pray thee, send me 
good speed this day, and shew kindness 
unto my master Abraham. 

13 Behold, I stand here by the well of 
water ; and the daughters of the men 
of the city come out to draw water : 

14 And let it come to pass, that the 
damsel to whom I shall say. Let down 
thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may 
drmk ; and she shall say. Drink, and I 
will give thy camels drink also : let the 
same be she that thou hast appointed 
for thy servant Isaac; and thereby 
shall I know that thou hast shewed 
kindness unto my master. 

15 \ And it came to pass, before he 
had done speaking, that, behold, Re- 
bekah came out, who was born to Be- 
thuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, 
Abraham's brother, with her pitcher 
upon her shoulder. 

16 And the damsel was very fair to 
look upon, a virgin, neither had any 
man known her: and she went down 
to the well, and filled her pitcher, and 
came up. 

17 And the servant ran to meet her, 
and said. Let me, I pray thee, drink a 
little water of thy pitcher. 

18 And she said, Drink, my lord : and 
she hasted, and let down her pitcher 
upon her hand, and gave him drink. 

19 And when she had done giving him 
drink, she said, I will draw water for 
thy camels also, until they have done 
drinking. 

20 And she hasted, and emptied her 
pitcher into the trough, and ran again 
unto the well to draw water, and drew 
for all his camels. 

21 And the man wondering at her held 
his peace, to wit whether the Loud had 
made his journey prosperous or not. 

22 And it came to pass, as the camels 
had done drinking, that the man took 
a golden earring of half a shekel 
weight, and two bracelets for her 
hands of ten shekels weight of gold ; 

23 And said, Whose daughter art 
thou! tell me, I pray thee: is there 
room in thy father's house for us to 
lodge in ? 

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24 And she said unto him, I am the 
daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, 
which she bare unto Nahor. 

25 She said moreover unto him, We 
have both straw and provender enough, 
and room to lodge in. 

26 And the man bowed down his 
head, and worshipped the Lord. 

27 And he said, Blessed be the Lord 
God of my master Abraham, who hath 
not left destitute my master of his 
mercy and his truth: I being in the 
way, the Lord led me to the house of 
my master's brethren. 

28 And the damsel ran, and told them 
of her mother's house these tnings. 

29 If And Rebekah had a brother, and 
his name was Laban: and Laban rax* 
out unto the man, unto the well. 

80 And it came to pass, when he saw 
the earring, and bracelets upon his sis- 
ter's hands, and when he heard the 
words of Rebekah his sister, saying, 
Thus spake the man unto me, that he 
came unto the man; and, behold, he 
stood by the camels at the well. 

31 And he said, Come in, thou blessed 
of the Lord ; wherefore standest thou 
without? for I have prepared the 
house, and room for the camels. 

32 If And the man came into the 
house: and he ungirded his camels, 
and gave straw and provender for the 
camels, and water to wash his feet, and 
the men's feet that were with him. 

33 And there was set meat before 
him to eat : but he said, I will not eat. 
until I have told mine errand. And 
he said, Speak on. 

34 And he said, I am Abraham's serv- 
ant. 

35 And the Lord hath blessed my 
master greatly, and he is become 
great : and he hath given him flocks, 
and herds, and silver, and gold, ana 
menservants, and maidservants, and 
camels, and asses. 

36 And Sarah my master's wife bare 
a son to ray master when she was old : 
and unto him hath he given all that he 
hath. 

37 And my master made me swear, 
saying, Thou shalt not take a wife to 
my son of the daughters of the Ca- 
naanites, in whose land I dwell : 

38 But thou shalt go unto my fa- 
ther's house, and to my kindred, and 
take a wife unto my son. 

39 And I said unto my master, Perad- 
venture the woman will not follow me. 

40 And he said unto me, The Lord, 
before whom I walk, will send his an- 
gel with thee, and prosper thy way ; 
and thou shalt take a wire for my son 
of my kindred, and of my father's 
house : 

41 Then shalt thou be clear from this 
my oath, when thou comest to my kin- 
dred ; and if they give not thee one, 
thou shalt be clear from my oath. 

42 And I came this day unto the well, 
and said, O Lord God of my master 
Abraham, if now thou do prosper my 
way which I go : 



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GENESIS, XXV. Isaac meeteth Rebekah. 



13 Behold, I stand by the well of wa- 
ger; and it shall come to pass, that 
when the virgin cometh forth to draw 
'icater, and I say to her, Give me, I 
pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher 
to drink; 

41 And she say to me, Both drink 
thou, and I will also draw for thy 
camels : let the same be the woman 
whom the Lord hath appointed out 
for my master's son. 

45 And before I had done speaking 
in mine heart, behold, Rebekan came 
forth with her pitcher on her shoulder ; 
and she went down unto the well, and 
drew water : and I said unto her, Let 
me drink, I pray thee. 

46 And she made haste, and let down 
her pitcher from her shoulder, and 
said, Diink, and I will give thy camels 
drink also : so I drank, and she made 
the camels drink also. 

47 And I asked her, and said, Whose 
daughter art thou ? And she said, The 
daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, 
whom Mlcah bare unto him: and 1 

gut the earring upon her face, and the 
racelets upon her hands. 

48 And I bowed down my head, and 
worshipped the Lord, and blessed the 
Lord God of my master Abraham, 
which had led me in the right way to 
take my master's brother's daughter 
onto his son. 

49 And now, if ye will deal kindly and 
truly with my master, tell me : and if 
not, tell me ; that I may turn to the 
right hand, or to the left. 

50 Then Laban and Bethuel answered 
and said, The thing proceedeth from 
the Lord : we cannot speak unto thee 
bad or good. 

51 Behold, Rebekah is oef ore thee ; 
take her, and go, and let her be thy 
master's son's wife, as the Lord hath 
spoken. 

52 And it came to pass, that, when 
Abraham's servant heard their words, 
ae worshipped the Lord, bowing him- 
self to the earth. 

63 And the servant brought forth 
Jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, 
and raiment, and gave them to Rebek- 
ah : he gave also to her brother and to 
her mother precious things. 

64 And they did eat and drink, he and 
the men that were with him, and tar- 
ried all night ; and they rose up in the 
morning, and he said, Send me away 
■anto my master. 

55 Ana her brother and her mother 
said, Let the damsel abide with us a 
few days, at the least ten ; after that 
she shall go. 

66 And he said unto them, Hinder me 
Got, seeing the Lord hath prospered 
i»y way ; send me away that I may go 
to my master. 

57 And they said, We will call the 
damsel, and inquire at her mouth. 

58 And they called Rebekah, and said 
onto her, Wilt thou go with this man « 
And she said, I will go. 

88 And they sent away Rebekah their 



sister, and her nurse, and Abraham!s 
servant, and his men. 

60 And they blessed Rebekah, and 
said unto her, Thou art our sister ; be 
thou the mother of thousands of mill- 
ions, and let thy seed possess the gate 
of those which hate them. 

61 1 And Rebekah arose, and her 
damsels, and they rode upon the cam- 
els, and followed the man: and the 
servant took Rebekah, and went his 
way. 

62 And Isaac came from the way of 
the well Lahai-roi ; for he dwelt in the 
south country. 

63 And Isaac went out to meditate in 
the field at the eventide : and he lifted 
up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the 
camels were coming. 

64 And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, 
and when she saw Israc, she lighted 
off the camel. 

65 For she had said unto the servant. 
What man is this that walketh in the 
field to meet us? And the servant 
had said, It is my master: therefore 
she took a vail, and covered herself. 

66 And the servant told Isaac all 
things that he had done. 

67 And Isaac brought her into his 
mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebek- 
ah, and she became his wife ; and he 
loved her : and Isaac was comforted 
after his mother's death. 

CHAPTER XXV. 

1 The sons of Abraham by Keturah. 6 The &i* 
vision of his goods. 7 His age, and death. C 
His burial. 12 The generations of Ishmael. 17 
His age, and death. 21 Isaac prayeth for J2*° 
bekah, being barren. 22 The children strive in 
her voomb. 24 The birth of Esau and Jacob. 37 
Their difference. 29 Esau selleth his birthright 

THEN again Abraham took a wife, 
and her name was Keturah. 

2 And she bare him Zimran, and J ok 
shan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ish 
bak, and Shuah. 

3 And Jokshan begat Sheba, and De- 
dan. And the sons of Dedan were As- 
shurim, and Letushiin, and Leummim. 

4 And the sons of Midian ; Ephahj 
and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abidah, 
and Eldaah. All these were the chil= 
dren of Keturah. 

5 If And Abraham gave all that he 
had unto Isaac. 

6 But unto the sons of the concu 
bines, which Abraham had, Abraham 
gave gifts, and sent them away from 
Isaac his son, while he yet Uvea, east- 
ward, unto the east country. 

7 And these are the days of the years 
of Abraham's life which he lived, a 
hundred threescore and fifteen years. 

8 Then Abraham gave up the ghost, 
and died in a good old age, an old man, 
and full of years ; and was gathered to 
his people 

9 And his sons Isaac and Ishmael bur- 
ied him in the cave of Machpelah. il? 
the field of Ephron the son of Zohar 
the Hittite, which is before Mamre ; 

10 The field which Abraham ipur 

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Birth of Esau and Jacob. GENESIS, XXVI. Isaac denieth his wife, 

30 And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, 
I pray thee, with that same red pottage ; 
for I am faint : therefore was his name 
called Edom. 

31 And Jacob said, Sell me this day 
thy birthright. 

32 And Esau said, Behold, I am at the 

Eoint to die : and what profit shall this 
irthright do to me ? 

33 And Jacob said, Swear to me this 
day ; and he sware unto him : and he 
sold his birthright unto Jacob. 

34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and 

§ottage of lentiles ; and he did eat and 
rink, and rose up, and went his way. 
Thus Esau despised his birthright. 



chased of the sons of Heth : there was 
Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife. 

11 If And it came to pass after the 
death of Abraham, that God blessed 
his son Isaac - } and Isaac dwelt by the 
well Lahai-roL 

12 If Now these are the generations 
of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Ha- 
gar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, 
bare unto Abraham : 

13 And these are the names of the 
sons of Ishmael, by their names, ac- 
cording to their generations : the first- 
born or Ishmael, Nebajoth ; andKedar, 
and Adbeel, ana Mibsam, 

14 And Mishma, and Dumah, and 
Massa, 

15 Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, 
and Kedemah : 

16 These are the sons of Ishmael, and 
these are their names, by their towns, 
and by their castles; twelve princes 
according to their nations. 

17 And these are the years of the life 
of Ishmael, a hundred and thirty and 
seven years : and he gave up the ghost 
and died, and was gathered unto his 
people. 

18 And they dwelt from Havilah unto 
Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou 

§oest toward Assyria : ana he died in 
le presence of all his brethren. 

19 If And these are the generations 
of Isaac, Abraham's son : Abraham be- 
gat Isaac : 

20 And Isaac was forty years old 
when he took Rebekah to wife, the 
daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of 
Padan-aram, the sister to Laban the 
Syrian. 

21 And Isaac entreated the Lord for 
his wife, because she was barren : and 
the Lord was entreated of him, and 
Rebekah his wife conceived. 

22 And the children struggled togeth- 
er within her ; and she said, If it Be so, 
why am I thus? And she went to in- 
quire of the Lord. 

23 And the Lord said unto her, Two 
nations are in thy womb, and two man- 
ner of people shall be separated from 
thy bowels ; and the one people shall be 
stronger than the other people; and 
the elder shall serve the younger. 

24 1 And when her days to be deliv- 
ered were fulfilled, behold, there were 
twins in her womb. 

25 And the first came out red, all over 
like a hairy garment ; and they called 
his name Esau. 

26 And after that came his brother 
out, and his hand took hold on Esau's 
heel ; and his name was called Jacob : 
and Isaac was threescore years old 
when she bare them. 

27 And the boys grew : and Esau was 
a cunning hunter, a man of the field ; 
and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in 
tents. 

28 And Isaac loved Esau, because he 
did eat of his venison : but Rebekah 
loved Jacob. 

29 1 And Jacob sod pottage : and Esau 
oame from the field, and he was faint : 
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CHAPTER XXVL 

1 Isaac because of famine went to Oerar. 2 0o& 
instructeth, and blesseth him. 7 He is reproved 
by Abimelech for denying his wife. 12 He grow- 
eth rich. 18 He diggeth Esek, Sitnah, and Reho- 
both. 26 Abimelech maieth a covenant with hin 
at Beer-sheba. 34 Esau's wives. 

AND there was a famine in the land, 
- besides the first famine that was 
in the days of Abraham. And Isaac 
went unto Abimelech king of the Phi- 
listines unto Gerar. 

2 And the Lord appeared unto hlnr» t 
and said. Go not down into Egypt; 
dwell in the land which I shall tell thee 
of. 

3 Soiourn in this land, and I will be 
with tnee, and will bless thee ; for un- 
to thee, and unto thy seed, I will give 
all these countries, and I will perform 
the oath which I sware unto Abraham 
thy father ; 

4 And I will make thy seed to multi- 
ply as the stars of heaven, and will give 
unto thy seed all these countries ; and 
in thy seed shall all the nations of th » 
earth be blessed : 

5 Because that Abraham obeyed my 
voice, and kept my charge, my com- 
mandments, my statutes, and my law& 

6 f And Isaac dwelt in Gerar. 

7 And the men of the place asked him 
of his wife ; and he said, She is my 
sister : for he feared to say, She is my 
wife : lest, said he, the men of the place 
should kill me for Rebekah ; because 
she was fair to look upon. 

8 And it came to pass, when he had 
been there a long time, that Abimelech 
king of the Philistines looked out at a 
window, and saw, and, behold, Isaa^ 
was sporting with Rebekah his wife. 

9 And Abimelech called Isaac, and 
said, Behold, of a surety she is thy wife : 
and how saidst thou, She is my sister f 
And Isaac said unto him, Because I 
said, Lest I die for her. 

10 And Abimelech said, What is this 
thou hast done unto us ? one of the 
people might lightly have lain with 
thy wife, and thou shouldest have 
brought guiltiness upon us. 

11 And Abimelech charged all his 
people, saying, He that toucheth this 
man or his wife shall surely be put 
to death. 

12 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and 



Imelech's covenant, GENESIS, XXVII. Esau sent for venison. 



received in the same year a hundred- 
fold : and the Lord blessed him. 

13 And the man waxed great, and 
went forward, and grew until he be- 
came very great : 

14 For he had possession of flocks, and 
possession of herds, and great store of 
servants: and the Philistines envied 
him. 

15 For all the wells which his father's 
servants had digged in the days of 
Abraham his father, the Philistines had 
stopped them, and filled them with 
earth. 

16 And Abimelech said unto Isaac, 
Go from us; for thou art much 
mightier than we. 

17 1 And Isaac departed thence, and 
pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, 
and dwelt there. 

18 And Isaac digged again the wells 
of water, which they had digged in the 
days of Abraham his father ; for the 
Philistines had stopped them after the 
death of Abraham : and he called their 
names after the names by which his 
father had called them. 

19 And Isaac's servants digged in the 
valley, and found there a well of spring- 
ing water. 

20 And the herdmen of Gerar did 
strive with Isaac's herdmen, saying, 
The water is ours : and he called the 
name of the well Esek ; because they 
strove with him. 

21 And they digged another well, and 
strove for that also : and he called the 
name of it Sitnah. 

22 And he removed from thence, and 
digged another well ; and for that they 
strove not : and he called the name of 
it Rehoboth ; and he said, For now the 
Lord hath made room for us, and we 
shall be fruitful in the land. 

23 And he went up from thence to 
Beer-sheba. 

24 And the Lord appeared unto him 
the same night, and said, I am the God 
of Abraham thy father : fear not, for I 
am with thee, and will bless thee, and 
multiply thy seed for my servant Abra- 
ham's sake. 

25 And he builded an altar there, and 
called upon the name of the Lord, 
and pitched his tent there : and there 
Lsaac's servants digged a well. 

26 1" Then Abimelech went to him 
from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his 
friends, and Phichol the chief captain 
of his army. 

27 And Isaac said unto them. Where- 
fore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, 
and have sent me away from you ? 

28 And they said, We saw certainly 
that the Lord was with thee : and we 
said, Let there be now an oath betwixt 
us, even betwixt us and thee, and let 
us make a covenant with thee ; 

29 That thou wilt do us no hurt, 
as we have not touched thee, and as 
we have done unto thee nothing: but 
good, and have sent thee away in 

Ssace: thou art now the blessed of 
e Lord. 



30 And he made them a feast, and 
they did eat and drink. 

31 And they rose up betimes in the 
morning, ana sware one to another: 
and Isaac sent them away, and they 
departed from him in peace. 

32 Aud it came to pass the same day. 
that Isaac's servants came, and told 
him concerning the well which they 
had digged, and said unto hint, We 
have found water. 

33 And he called it Shebah: there- 
fore the name of the city is Beer-sheba 
unto this day, 

34 1 And Esau was forty years old 
when he took to wife Judith the 
daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and 
Bashemath the daughter of Elon the 
Hittite : 

35 Which were a grief of mind unto 
Isaac and to Rebekah. 

CHAPTER XXvTL 

1 Isaac sendeth Esau for venison. 6 Rebekah t*> 
strucieth Jacob to obtain the blessing. 16 Jacob 
under the person of Esau obtaineth tt. 30 Esau 
brtngeth venison. 83 Isaac trembleth. 34 Esau 
complaineth, and by importunity obtaineth a 
blessing. 41 He threateneth Jacob, 42 Rebekah 
disappointeth it. 

AND it came to pass, that when Isaac 
. was old, and his eyes were dim, so 
that he could not see ; he called Esau 
his eldest son, and said unto him, My 
son: and he said unto him, Behold, 
here am I. 

2 And he said, Behold now, I am old, 
I know not the day of my death : 

3 Now therefore take, I pray thee, 
thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, 
and go out to the field, and take me 
some venison ; 

4 And make me savoury meat, such 
as I love, and bring it to me, that I 
may eat ; that my soul may bless thee 
before I die. 

5 And Rebekah heard when Isaac 
spake to Esau his son. And Esau went 
to the field to hunt for venison, and to 
bring it, 

6 1 And Rebekah spake unto Jacob 
her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy 
father speak unto Esau thy brother, 
saying, 

7 Bring me venison, and make me sa- 
voury meat, that I may eat, and bless 
thee before the Lord before my death. 

8 Now therefore, my son, obey my 
voice according to that which I com- 
mand thee. 

9 Go now to the flock, and fetch me 
from thence two good kids of the 
goats : and I will make them savoury 
meat for thy father, such as he loveth : 

10 And thou shalt bring it to thy fa- 
ther, that he may eat, and that he may 
bless thee before his death. 

11 And Jacob said to Rebekah his 
mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a 
hairy man, and I am a smooth man : 

12 My father peradventure will feel 
me, and I shall seem to him as a de- 
ceiver ; and I shall bring a curse upon 
me, and not a blessing. 

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Jacob obtaineth 



GENESIS, XXVII. 



the blessing. 



13 And his mother said unto him, 
Upon me be thy curse, my son : only 
obey my voice, and go fetch me them. 

14 And he went, and fetched, and 
brought them to his mother: and his 
mother made savoury meat, such as 
his father loved. 

15 And Rebekah took goodly raiment 
of her eldest son Esau, which were 
with her in the house, and put them 
upon Jacob her younger son : 

16 And she put the skins of the kids 
of the goats upon his hands, and upon 
the smooth or his neck : 

17 And she gave the savoury meat 
and the bread, which she had prepar- 
ed, into the hand of her son Jacob. 

18 ^ And he came unto his father, 
and said. My father : and he said, Here 
aw I : who art thou, my son ? 

19 And Jacob said unto his father, 
I am Esau thy firstborn ; I have done 
according as thou badest me : arise, I 
pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, 
that thy soul may bless me. 

20 And Isaac said unto his son, How 
is it that thou hast found it so quickly, 
my son? And he said, Because the 
Lord thy God brought it to me. 

21 And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come 
near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, 
my son, whether thou be my very son 
Esau or not. 

22 And Jacob went near unto Isaac 
his father ; and he felt him, and said, 
The voice is Jacob's voice, but the 
hands are the hands of Esau. 

23 And he discerned him not, be- 
cause his hands were hairy, as his 
brother Esau's hands : so he blessed 
him. 

24 And he said, Art thou my very 
son Esau? And he said, I am. 

25 And he said, Bring it near to me. 
and I will eat of my son's venison, that 
my soul may bless thee. And he 
brought it near to him, and he did eat : 
and ne brought him wine, and he 
drank. 

26 And his father Isaac said unto him, 
Come near now, and kiss me, my son. 

27 And he came near, and kissed him : 
and he smelled the smell of his rai- 
ment, and blessed him, and said, See, 
the smell of my son is as the smell of a 
field which the Lord hath blessed : 

28 Therefore God give thee of the 
dew of heaven, and the fatness of the 
earth, and plenty of corn and wine : 

29 Let people serve thee, and nations 
bow down to thee : be lord over thy 
brethren, and let thy mother's sons 
bow down to thee : cursed be every one 
that curseth thee, and blessed be he 
that blesseth thee. 

30 1 And it came to pass, as soon as 
Isaac had made an end of blessing Ja- 
cob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out 
from the presence of Isaac his father, 
that Esau his brother came in from his 
hunting. 

31 And he also had made savoury 
meat, and brought it unto his father, 
and said unto his father, Let my father 
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arise, and eat of his son's venison, that 
thy soul may bless me. 

32 And Isaac his father said unto him, 
Who art thou ? And he said, I am thy 
son, thy firstborn, Esau. 

33 And Isaac trembled very exceed- 
ingly, and said, Who? where is he 
that hath taken venison, and brought 
it me, and I have eaten of all before 
thou earnest, and have blessed him? 
yea, and he shall be blessed. 

34 And when Esau heard the words 
of his father, he cried with a great and 
exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his 
father, Bless me, even me also, O my 
father. 

35 And he said, Thy brother came 
with subtilty, and hath taken away thy 
blessing. 

36 And he said, Is not he rightly 
named Jacob ? for he hath supplanted 
me these two times : he took away my 
birthright; and, behold, now' he hath 
taken away my blessing. And he said, 
Hast thou not reserved a blessing for 
me? 

37 And Isaac answered and said unto 
Esau, Behold, I have made him thy 
lord, and all his brethren have I given 
to him for servants ; and with corn and 
wine have I sustained him : and what 
shall I do now unto thee, my son ? 

38 And Esau said unto his father, 
Hast thou but one blessing, my father! 
bless me, even me also, O my father. 
And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept. 

39 And Isaac his father answered and 
said unto him, Behold, thy dwelling 
shall be the fatness of the earth, and of 
the dew of heaven from above ; 

40 And by thy sword shalt thou live, 
and shalt serve thy brother: and it 
shall come to pass when thou shalt 
have the dominion, that thou shalt 
break his yoke from off thy neck. 

41 If And Esau hated Jacob because 
of the blessing wherewith his father 
blessed him : and Esau said in his 
heart, The days of mourning for my 
father are at hand ; then will I slay my 
brother Jacob. 

42 And these words of Esau her elder 
son were told to Rebekah : and she Sent 
and called Jacob her younger son, and 
said unto him, Behold, thy brother 
Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort 
himself, purposing to kill thee. 

43 Now therefore, my son, obey my 
voice ; and arise, flee thou to Laban 
my brother to Haran : 

44 And tarry with him a few days, 
until thy brother's fury turn away ; 

45 Until thy brother's anger turn 
away from thee, and he forget that 
which thou hast done to him : then I 
will send, and fetch thee from thence : 
why should I be deprived also of you 
both in one day ? 

46 And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am 
weary of my life because of the daugh- 
ters of Heth : if Jacob take a wife of 
the daughters of Heth, such as these 
which are of the daughters of the land, 
what good shall my life do me? 



of Jacob's ladder. GENESIS, XXIX. Jacob cometh to Haran. 

16 1 And Jacob awaked out of his 
sleep, and he said, Surely the Lord is 
in this place ; and I knew it not. 

17 And he was afraid, and said, How 
dreadful is this place ! this is none 
other but the house of God, and this is 
the gate of heaven. 

18 And Jacob rose up early in the 
morning, and took the stone that he 
had put for his pillows, and set it up 
for a pillar, and poured oil upon the 
top of it. 

19 And he called the name of that 
place Beth-el : but the name of that 
city was called Luz at the first. 

20 And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If 
God will be with me, and will keep me 
in this way that I go, and will give me 
bread to eat, and raiment to put on, 

21 So that I come again to my fa- 
ther's house in peace ; then shall the 
Lord be my God : 

22 And this stone, which I have set 
for a pillar, shall be God's house : and 
of all that thou shalt give me I will 
surely give the tenth unto thee. 



CHAPTER XXVHI. 

1 Isaac btesreth Jacob, and sendeth him to Padan- 
aram. 6 Esau marrieth Mahalath the daughter 
of Iskmael. 10 The vision of Jacob's ladder. 
18 The stone of Bethuel. 20 Jacob's vow. 

AND Isaac called Jacob, and blessed 
J\. him, and charged him, and said 
unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife 
of the daughters of Canaan. 

2 Arise, go to Padan-aram, to the 
house of Bethuel thy mother's father ; 
and take thee a wife from thence of 
the daughters of Laban thy mother's 
brother. 

3 And God Almighty bless thee, and 
make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, 
that thou mayest be a multitude of 
people ; 

4 And give thee the blessing of Abra- 
ham, to thee, and to thy seed with 
thee ; that thou mayest inherit the 
land wherein thou art a stranger, 
which God gave unto Abraham. 

6 And Isaac sent away Jacob : and he 
went to Padan-aram unto Laban, son 
of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of 
Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother. 

6 % When Esau saw that Isaac had 
blessed Jacob, and sent him away to 
Padan-aram, to take him a wife from 
thence ; and that as he blessed him he 
gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt 
not take a wife of the daughters of 
Canaan ; 

7 And that Jacob obeyed his father 
and his mother, and was gone to Pa- 
dan-aram ; 

8 And Esau seeing that the daughters 
of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father : 

9 Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and 
took unto the wives which he had 
Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael 
Abraham's son, the sister of Nebajoth, 
to be his wife. 

10 If And Jacob went out from Beer- 
sheba, and went toward Haran. 

11 And he lighted upon a certain 
place, and tarried there all night, be- 
cause the sun was set ; and he took of 
the stones of that place, and put them 
for his pillows, and lay down in that 
place to sleep. 

12 And he dreamed, and behold a lad- 
der set up on the earth, and the top of 
it reached to heaven : and behold the 
angels of God ascending and descend- 
ing on it. 

13 And, behold, the Lord stood above 
it. and said, I am the Lord God of 
Abraham thy father, and the God of 
Isaac : the land whereon thou liest, to 
thee will I give it, and to thy seed ; 

14 And thy seed shall be as the dust 
of the earth ; and thou shalt spread 
abroad to the west, and to the east, and 
to the north, and to the south : and in 
thee and in thy seed shall all the fami- 
lies of the earth be blessed. 

15 And, behold, I am with thee, and 
will keep thee in all places whither 
thou goest, and will bring thee again 
into this land ; for I will not leave 
thee, until I have done that which I 
have spoken to thee of. 



CHAPTER XXIX 

1 Jacob cometh to the well of Haran. 9 He talteth 
acquaintance of Rachel. 13 Laban sntertaineth 
him. 18 Jacob covenanteth for Rachel. 23 Be 
it deceived with Leah. 28 He marrieth also Ra- 
cket, and serveth for her seven years more. S3 
Leah beareth Reuben, 33 Simeon, 34 Levi, 36 and 
Judah. 

THEN Jacob went on his journey, 
and came into the land of the peo- 
ple of the east. 

2 And he looked, and behold a well 
in the field, and, lo, there were three 
flocks of sheep lying by it ; for out of 
that well they watered the flocks : and 
a great stone was upon the well's 
mouth. 

3 And thither were all the flocks 

fathered : and they rolled the stone 
rom the well's mouth, and watered 
the sheep, and put the stone again 
upon the well's mouth in his place. 

i And Jacob said unto them, My 
brethren, whence be ye? And they 
said, Of Haran are we. 

5 And he said unto them, Know ye 
Laban the son of Nahor? And they 
said, We know him. 

6 And he said unto them, Is he well ? 
And they said, He is well : and, behold, 
Rachel his daughter cometh with the 
sbeep. 

7 And he said, Lo, it is yet high day, 
neither is it time that the cattle should 
be gathered together: water ye the 
sheep, and go and feed them. 

8 And they said, We cannot, until all 
the flocks be gathered together, and 
till they roll the stone from the well's 
mouth ; then we water the sheep. 

9 1 And while he yet spake with 
them, Rachel came with her father's 
sheep : for she kept them. 

10 And it came to pass, when Jacob 
saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his 
mother's brother, and the sheep of La- 
ban his mother's brother, that Jacob 

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Jacob marrieth 



GENESIS, XXX. 



Leah and Rachel. 



went near, and rolled the stone from 
the well's mouth, and watered the 
flock of Laban his mother's brother. 

11 And Jacob kissed Rachel, and 
lifted up his voice, and wept. 

12 And Jacob told Rachel that he was 
her father's brother, and that he was 
Rebekah's son : and she ran and told 
her father. 

13 And it came to pass, when Laban 
heard the tidings of Jacob his sister's 
son, that he ran to meet him, and 
embraced him, and kissed him, and 
brought him to his house. And he 
told Laban all these things. 

14 And Laban said to him, Surely 
thou art my bone and my flesh. And 
he abode with him the space of a 
month. 

15 1[ And Latan said unto Jacob, Be- 
cause thou art my brother, shouldest 
thou therefore serve me for nought? 
tell me, what shall thy wages be f 

16 And Laban had two daughters: 
the name of the elder was Leah, and 
the name of the younger was Rachel. 

17 Leah was tender eyed ; but Rachel 
was beautiful and well favoured. 

18 And Jacob loved Rachel ; and said, 
I will serve thee seven years for Ra- 
chel thy younger daughter. 

19 And Laban said, It is better that I 
give her to thee, than that I should 
give her to another man : abide with 
me. 

20 And Jacob served seven years for 
Rachel ; and they seemed unto him 
but a few days, for the love he had to 
her. 

21 If And Jacob said unto Laban, Give 
me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, 
that I may go in unto her. 

22 And Laban gathered together all 
the men of the place, and made a feast. 

23 And it came to pass in the evening, 
that he took Leah his daughter, and 
brought her to him ; and he went in 
untoner. 

24 And Laban gave unto his daughter 
Leah Zilpah His maid for a handmaid. 

25 And it came to pass, that in the 
morning, behold, it was Leah : and he 
said, to Laban, What is this thou hast 
done unto me? did not I serve with 
thee for Rachel ? wherefore then hast 
thou beguiled me ? 

26 And Laban said, It must not be 
go done in our country, to giv6 the 
younger before the firstborn. 

27 Fulfil her week, and we will give 
thee this also for the service which 
thou shalt serve with me yet seven 
other years. 

28 And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her 
week: and he gave him Rachel his 
daughter to wife also. 

29 And Laban gave to Rachel his 
daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be 
her maid 

30 And he went in also unto Rachel, 
and he loved also Rachel more than 
Leah, and served with him yet seven 
other years. 

31 ^ And when the Lord saw that 

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Leah was hated, he opened her womb : 
but Rachel was barren. 

32 And Leah conceived, and bare a 
son ; and she called his name Reuben : 
for she said, Surely the Lord hath 
looked upon my affliction ; now there- 
fore my husband will love me. 

33 And she conceived again, and bare 
a son : and said, Because the Lord hath 
heard that I was hated, he hath there- 
fore given me this son also : and she 
called his name Simeon. 

34 And she conceived again, and bare 
a son ; and said, Now this time will my 
husband be joined unto me, because 1 
have borne him three sons :. therefore 
was his name called Levi. 

35 And she conceived again, and bare 
a son ; and she said, Now will I praise 
the Lord : theref ore she called his 
name Judah ; and left bearing. 

CHAPTER XXX. 

1 Rachel, in grief fur her barrenness, giveth Bilhah 
her maid unto Jacob. 6 She beareth Dan and 
Naphtali. 9 Leah giveth Zilpah her maid, teho 
beareth Bad and Asher. 14 Reuben findeth man- 
drakes, with which Lea.i buyeth her husband of 
Rachel. 17 Leah beareth Issachar, Zebulun, and 
Dinah. 22 Rachel beareth Joseph. 25 Jacob de- 
sxreth to depart. 27 Laban stayeth htm on a 
new covenant. 37 Jacob's policy, whereby he be- 
came rich. 

AND when Rachel saw that she bare 
. Jacob no children, Rachel envied 
her sister ; and said unto Jacob, Give 
me children, or else I die. 

2 And Jacob's anger was kindled 
against Rachel ; and he said, Am 1 in 
God's stead, who hath withheld from 
thee the fruit of the womb » 

3 And she said, Behold my maid Bil- 
hah, go in unto her ; and she shall bear 
upon my knees, that I may also have 
children by her. 

4 And she gave him Bilhah her hand- 
maid to wife : and Jacob went in unto 
her. 

5 And Bilhah conceived, and bare Ja- 
cob a son. 

6 And Rachel said, God hath judged 
me, and hath also heard my voice, and 
hath given me a son : therefore called 
she his name Dan. 

7 And Bilhah Rachel's maid conceiv- 
ed again, and bare Jacob a second son. 

8 And Rachel said, With great wrest- 
lings have I wrestled with my sister, 
and I have prevailed : and she called 
his name Naphtali. 

9 When Leah saw that she had left 
bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and 
gave her Jacob to wife. 

10 And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob 
a son. 

11 And Leah said, A troop cometh: 
and she called his name Gad. 

12 And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob 
a second son. 

13 And Leah said, Happy am I, for the 
daughters will call me blessed : and she 
called his name Asher. 

14 1 And Reuben went in the days of 
wheat harvest, and found mandrakes 
in the field, and brought them unto his 



V 



Rachel beareth Joseph. GENESIS, XXXI. 



Laban stayeth Jacob. 



mother Leah. Then Rachel said to 
Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son's 
mandrakes. 

15 And she said unto her, Is it a small 
matter that thou hast taken my hus- 
band? and wouldest thou take away 
my son's mandrakes also ? And Rachel 
said. Therefore he shall lie with thee 
to night for thy son's mandrakes. 

16 And Jacob came out of the field in 
the evening, and Leah went out to 
meet him, and said, Thou must come 
in unto me ; for surely I have hired 
thee with my son's mandrakes. And 
he lay with her that night. 

17 And God hearkened unto Leah, 
and she conceived, and bare Jacob the 
fifth son. 

18 And Leah said, God hath given me 
my hire, because I have given my 
maiden to my husband : and she called 
his name Issachar. 

19 And Leah conceived again, and 
bare Jacob the sixth son. 

20 And Leah said, God hath endued 
me with a good dowry ; now will my 
husband dwell with me, because I have 
borne him six sons : and she called his 
name Zebulun. 

21 And afterwards she bare a daugh- 
ter, and called her name Dinah. 

22 1 And God remembered Rachel, 
and God hearkened to her, and opened 
her womb. 

23 And she conceived, and bare a 
eon ; and said, God hath taken away 
my reproach : 

24 And she called his name Joseph ; 
and said, The Lord shall add to me an- 
other son. 

25 1 And it came to pass, when Ra- 
chel had borne Joseph, that Jacob said 
unto Laban, Send me away, that I may 
go unto mine own place, and to my 
country. 

26 Give me my wives and my chil- 
dren, for whom I have served thee, 
and let me go : for thou knowest my 
service which I have done thee. 

27 And Laban said unto him, I pray 
thee, if I have found favour in thine 
eyes, tarry : for I have learned by ex- 
perience that the Lord hath blessed 
me for thy sake. 

28 And he said, Appoint me thy 
wages, and I will give it. 

29 And he said unto him, Thou know- 
est how 1 have served thee, and how 
thy cattle was with me. 

SO For it was little which thou hadst 
before I came, and it is now increased 
unto a multitude ; and the Lord hath 
blessed thee since my coming : and 
now, when shall I provide for mine 
own house also? 

81 And he said, What shall I give 
thee ! And Jacob said, Thou shalt not 
give me any thing: if thou wilt do 
this thing for me, I will again feed and 
keep thy flock. 

82 I will pass through all thy flock to 
day, removing from thence all the 
speckled and spotted cattle, and all the 
brown cattle among the sheep, and the 



spotted and speckled among the goats : 
and of such shall be my hire. 

33 So shall my righteousness answer 
for me in time to come, when it shall 
come for my hire before thy face : 
every one that is not speckled and 
spotted among the goats, and brown 
among the sheep, that shall be counted 
stolen with me. 

34 And Laban said, Behold, I would 
it might be according to thy word. 

35 And he removed that day the he 

f;oats that were ringstreaked and spot- 
ed, and all the she goats that were 
speckled and spotted, and every one 
that had some white in it, and all the 
brown amon^ the sheep, and gave 
them into the hand of his sons. 

36 And he set three days' journey 
betwixt himself and Jacob : and Jacob 
fed the rest of Laban's flocks. 

37 If And Jacob took him rods of 
green poplar, and of the hazel and 
chesnut tree ; and pilled white streaks 
in them, and made the white appear 
which was in the rods. 

38 And he set the rods which he had 
pilled before the flocks in the gutters 
in the watering troughs when the 
flocks came to drink, that they should 
conceive when they came to drink. 

39 And the flocks conceived before 
the rods, and brought forth cattle ring- 
streaked, speckled, and spotted. 

40 And Jacob did separate the lambs, 
and set the faces of the flocks toward 
the ringstreaked, and all the brown h? 
the flock of Laban ; and he put his 
own flocks by themselves, and put 
them not unto Laban's cattle. 

41 And it came to pass, whensoever 
the stronger cattle did conceive, that 
Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of 
the cattle in the gutters, that they 
might conceive among the rods. 

42 But when the cattle were feeble, 
he put them not in : so the feebler were 
Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's. 

43 And the man increased exceeding- 
ly, and had much cattle, and maid- 
servants, and menservanis, and cam- 
els, and asses. 

CHAPTER XXXI. 

1 Jacob upon displeasure departeth secretly. 19 
Rachel stealeth her father's images. 22 Laban 
pursueth after him, 26 and complaineth of ths 
wrong. 34 Rachel's policy to hide the images. 
36 Jacob's complaint of Laban. 44 The cove- 
nant of Laban and Jacob at Galeed. 

AND he heard the words of Laban's 
sons, saying, Jacob hath taken 
away all that was our father's ; and of 
that which was our father's hath he 
gotten all this glory. 

2 And Jacob beheld the countenance 
of Laban, and, behold, it was not to- 
ward him as before. 

3 And the Lord said unto Jacob, 
Return unto the land of thy fathers, 
and to thy kindred ; and I will be with 
thee. 

4 And Jacob sent and called Rachel 
and Leah to the field unto his flock, 

5 And said unto them, I see your 

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Jacob leaveth Laban. 



GENESIS, XXXI. 



Jacob chideth Laban. 



father's countenance, that it is not 
toward me as before ; but the God of 
my father hath been with me. 

6 And ye know that with all my pow- 
er I have served your father. 

7 And your father hath deceived me. 
and changed my wages ten times ; but 
God suffered him not to hurt me. 

8 If he said thus, The speckled shall 
be thy wages : then all the cattle bare 
speckled : and if he said thus, The ring- 
streaked shall be thy hire ; then bare 
all the cattle ringstreaked. 

9 Thus God hath taken away the 
cattle of your father, and given them 
tome. 

10 And it came to pass at the time 
that the cattle conceived, that I lifted 
up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, 
behold, the rams which leaped upon 
the cattle were ringstreaked, speckled, 
and grizzled. 

11 And the angel of God spake unto 
me in a dream, saying, Jacob : and I 
said, Here am I. 

12 And he said, Lift up now thine 
eyes, and see, all the rams which leap 
upon the cattle are ringstreaked, 
speckled, and grizzled : for I have seen 
all that Laban doeth unto thee. 

13 I am the God of Beth-el, where 
thou anointedst the pillar, ana where 
thou vowedst a vow unto me : now 
arise, get thee out from this land, and 
return unto the land of thy kindred. 

14 And Rachel and Leah answered 
and said unto him, 7s there yet any 
portion or inheritance for us in our 
lather's house? 

15 Are we not counted of him stran- 
gers! for he hath sold us, and hath 
quite devoured also our money. 

16 For all the riches which God hath 
taken from our father, that is ours, 
and our children's : now then, whatso- 
ever God hath said unto thee, do. 

17 Tf Then Jacob rose up, and set his 
sons and his wives upon camels ; 

18 And he carried away all his cattle, 
and all his goods which he had gotten, 
the cattle of his getting, which ne had 

f rotten in Padan-aram, for to go to 
saac his father in the land of Canaan. 

19 And Laban went to shear his 
sheep : and Rachel had stolen the im- 
ages that were her father's. 

20 And Jacob stole away unawares to 
Laban the Syrian, in that he told him 
not that he fled. 

21 So he fled with all that he had; 
and he rose up, and passed over the 
river, and set his face toward the 
mount Gilead. 

22 And it was told Laban on the third 
day, that Jacob was fled. 

23 And he took his brethren with 
him, and pursued after him seven 
days' journey : and they overtook him 
in the mount Gilead. 

24 And God came to Laban the 
Syrian in a dream by night, and said 
unto him, Take heed that thou speak 
not to Jacob either good or bad. 

25 % Then Laban overtook Jacob. 

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Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the 
mount : and Laban with his brethren 
pitched in the mount of Gilead. 

26 And Laban said to Jacob, What 
hast thou done, that thou hast stolen 
away unawares to me, and carried 
away my daughters, as captives taken 
with the sword ? 

27 Wherefore didst thou flee away 
secretly, and steal away from me ; and 
didst not tell me, that I might have 
sent thee away with mirth, and with 
songs, with tabret, and with harp ? 

28 And hast not suffered me to kiss 
my sons and my daughters ? thou hast 
now done foolishly in so doing. 

29 It is in the power of my hand to do 
you hurt : but the God of your father 
spake unto me yesternight, saying.. 
Take thou heed that thou speak not to 
Jacob either good or bad. 

30 And now, though thou wouldest 
needs be gone, because thou sore 
longedst after thy father's house, yet 
wherefore hast thou stolen my gods 1 

31 And Jacob answered and said to 
Laban, Because I was afraid : for I 
said, Peradventure thou wouldest take 
by force thy daughters from me. 

32 With whomsoever thou findest thy 

gods, let him not live: before our 
rethren discern thou what is thine 
with me, and take it to thee. For 
Jacob knew not that Rachel had 
stolen them. 

33 And Laban went into Jacob's tent, 
and into Leah's tent, and into the 
two maidservants' tents ; but he found 
them not. Then went he out of Leah's 
tent, and entered into Rachel's tent. 

34 Now Rachel had taken the images, 
and put them in the camel's furniture, 
and sat upon them. And Laban search- 
ed all the tent, but found them not. 

35 And she said to her father, Let ifc 
not displease my lord that I cannot 
rise up before thee ; for the custom of 
women is upon me. And he searched, 
but found not the images. 

36 1 And Jacob was wroth, and chode 
with Laban : and Jacob answered and 
said to Laban, What is my trespass? 
what is my sin, that thou hast so hotly 
pursued after me ? 

37 Whereas thou hast searched all 
my stuff, what hast thou found of all 
thy household stuff ? set it here before 
my brethren and thy brethren, that 
they may judge betwixt us both. 

38 This twenty years have I been with 
thee ; thy ewes and thy she goats have- 
not cast their young, and the rams of 
thy flock have I not eaten. 

39 That which was torn of beasts I 
brought not unto thee ; I bare the loss 
of it ; of my hand didst thou require 
it ; whether stolen by day, or stolen by 
night. 

40 Thus I was ; in the day the drought 
consumed me, and the frost by night ; 
and my sleep departed from mine 
eyes. 

41 Thus have I been twenty years In 
thy house : I served thee fourteen years 



Ttrtir covenant. 



GENESIS, XXXII. Jacob's message to Esau. 



tor thy two daughters, and six years 
for thy cattle ; and thou hast changed 
my wages ten times. 

42 Except the God of my father, the 
God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, 
had been with me, surely thou hadst 
sent me away now empty. God hath 
seen mine affliction ana the labour of 
my hands, and rebuked thee yester- 
night. 

43 ^f And Laban answered and said 
onto Jacob, These daughters are my 
daughters, and these children are my 
children, and these cattle are my 
cattle, and all that thou seest is mine : 
and what can I do this day unto these 
my daughters, or unto their children 
which they have borne ? 

44 Now therefore conio thou, let us 
make a covenant, I and thou ; and let 
it be for a witness between me and 
fchee. 

45 And Jacob took a stone, and set it 
up/or a pillar. 

46 And Jacob said unto his brethren, 
Gather stones ; and they took stones. 
and made a heap: and they did eat 
there upon the heap. 

47 And Laban called it Jegar-saha- 
dutha : but Jacob called it Galeed. 

48 And Laban said, This heap is a 
witness between me and thee this day. 
Therefore was the name of it called 
Galeed, 

49 And Mizpah ; for he said, The Lord 
watch between me and thee, when we 
are absent one from another. 

50 If thou shalt afflict my daughters, 
or if thou shalt take other wives Deside 
my daughters, no man is with us ; see, 
God is witness betwixt me and thee. 

51 And Laban said to Jacob, Behold 
this heap, and behold this pillar, which 
I have cast betwixt me and thee ; 

52 This heap be witness, and this pil- 
lar be witness, that I will not pass over 
this heap to thee, and that thou shalt 
not pass over this heap and this pillar 
unto me, for harm. 

53 The God of Abraham, and the God 
of Nahor, the God of their father, judge 
betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the 
fear of his father Isaac. 

54 Then Jacob offered sacrifice upon 
the mount, and called his brethren to 
eat bread : and they did eat bread, and 
tarried all night in the mount. 

55 And early in the morning Laban 
rose up, and kissed his sons and his 
daughters, and blessed them : and La- 
ban departed, and returned unto his 
place. 

CHAPTER XXXEL 

1 Jacob's vision at Mahanaim. 3 His message to 
Esau. 6 He is a/raid of Esau's coming. 9 He 
vrayeth for deliverance. 13 He sendeth a present 
to Esau. 24 He wrestleth with an angel at Pe- 
niel. where he is called Israel. 31 He halteth. 

AND Jacob went on his way, and the 
. angels of God met him. 
2 And when Jacob saw them, he said, 
This is God's host : and he called the 
name of that place Mahanaim. 
8 And Jacob sent messengers before 



him to Esau his brother unto the land 
of Seir, the country of Edom. 

4 And he commanded them, saying, 
Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau ; 
Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have so- 
journed with Laban, and stayed there 
until now : 

5 And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, 
and menservants, and womenservants : 
and I have sent to tell my lord, that I 
may find grace in thy sight. 

6 1 And the messengers returned to 
Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother 
Esau, and also he cometh to meet thee, 
and four hundred men with him. 

7 Then Jacob was greatly afraid and 
distressed : and he divided the people 
that was with him, and the flocks, and 
herds, and the camels, into two bands ; 

8 And said, If Esau come to the one 
company, and smite it, then the other 
company which is left shall escape. 

9 1 And Jacob said, O God of my fa- 
ther Abraham, and God of my father 
Isaac, the Lord which saidst unto me, 
Return unto thy country, and to thy 
kindred, and I will deal well with thee : 

10 I am not worthy of the least of all 
the mercies, and of all the truth, which 
thou hast shewed unto thy servant ; for 
with my staff! I passed over this Jor- 
dan ; and now I am beoome two bands. 

11 Deliver me, I pray thee, from the 
hand of my brother, from the hand of 
Esau : for I fear him, lest he will come 
and smite me, and the mother with the 
children. 

12 And thou saidst, I will surely do 
thee good, and make thy seed as the 
sand of the sea : which cannot be num- 
bered for multitude. 

13 T And he lodged there that same 
night ; and took of that which came to 
his hand a present for Esau his brother ; 

14 Two hundred she goats and twenty 
he goats, two hundred ewes and twenty 
rams, 

15 Thirty milch camels with their 
colts, forty kine and ten bulls, twenty 
she asses and ten foals. 

16 And he delivered them into the 
hand of his servants, every drove by 
themselves ; and said unto his servants, 
Pass over before me, and put a space 
betwixt drove and drove. 

17 And he commanded the foremost, 
saying, When Esau my brother meeteth 
thee, and asketh thee, saying, Whose 
art thou 1 and whither goest thou \ and 
whose are these before thee ? 

18 Then thou shalt say, They be thy 
servant Jacob's ; it is a present sent 
unto my lord Esau : and, behold, also 
he is behind us. 

19 And so commanded he the second, 
and the third, and all that followed the 
droves, saying, On this manner shall ye 
speak unto Esau, when ye find him. 

20 And say ye moreover, Behold, thy 
servant Jacob is behind us. For b.6 
said, I will appease him with the pres- 
ent that goeth before me, and after- 
ward I will see his face ; peradventure 
he will accept of me. 

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Jacob's name changed. GENESIS, XXXIIL 



Esau's kindness* 



21 So went the present over before 
him ; and himself lodged that night in 
the company. 

22 And ne rose up that night, and took 
his two wives, and his two womenserv- 
ants, and his eleven sons, and passed 
over the ford Jabbok. 

23 And he took them, and sent them 
over the brook, and sent over that he 
had. 

24 1 And Jacob was left alone; and 
there wrestled a man with him until 
the breaking of the day. 

25 And when he saw that he prevailed 
not against him, he touched the hollow 
of his thigh ; and the hollow of Jacob's 
thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled 
with him. 

26 And he said, Let me go, for the day 
breaketh. And he said, I will not let 
thee go, except thou bless me. 

27 And he said unto him, What is thy 
name ? And he said. Jacob. 

28 And he said, Thy name shall be 
called no more Jacob, but Israel : for 
as a prince hast thou power with God 
and with men, and hast prevailed. 

29 And Jacob asked him, and said. 
Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And 
he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost 
ask after my name? And he blessed 
him there. 

30 And Jacob called the name of the 
place Peniel : for I have seen God face 
to face, and my life is preserved. 

31 And as he passed over Penuel the 
sun rose upon him, and he halted upon 
his thigh. 

32 Therefore the children of Israel eat 
not of the sinew which shrank, which 
is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto 
this day ; because he touched the hol- 
low of Jacob's thigh in the sinew that 
shrank. 

CHAPTER XXXHL 

I The kindness of Jacob and Esau at their meeting. 
17 Jacob cometh to Succoth. 18 At Shalem he 
buyeth a field, and buildeth an altar called El- 
Elohe- Israel. 

AND Jacob lifted up his eyes, and 
. looked, and, behold, Esau came, 
and with him four hundred men. And 
he divided the children unto Leah, and 
unto Rachel, and unto the two hand- 
maids. 

2 And he put the handmaids and their 
children foremost, and Leah and her 
children after, and Rachel and Joseph 
hindermost. 

3 And he passed over before them, 
and bowed himself to the ground 
seven times, until he came near to 
his brother. 

4 And Esau ran to meet him, and em- 
braced him, and fell on his neck, and 
kissed him : and they wept. 

5 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw 
the women and the children, and said, 
Who are those with thee ? And he said, 
The children which God hath gracious- 
ly given thy servant. 

6 Then the handmaidens came near, 
they and their children, and they bow- 
ed themselves. 

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7 And Leah also with her children 
came near, and bowed themselves: 
and after came Joseph near and 
Rachel, and they bowed themselves. 

8 And he said, What meanest thou by 
all this drove which I met! And he 
said, These are to find grace in the 
sight of my lord. 

9 And Esau said, I have enough, my 
brother ; keep that thou hast unto thy- 
self. 

10 And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, 
if now I have found grace in thy sight, 
then receive my present at my hand : 
for therefore I have seen thy face, as 
though I had seen the face or God, and 
thou wast pleased with me. 

11 Take, I pray thee, my blessing that 
is brought to tnee ; because God hath 
dealt graciously with me, and because 
I have enough. And he urged him s 
and he took it. 

12 And he said. Let us take our jour 
ney, and let us go, and I will go before 
thee. 

13 And he said unto him, My lord 
knoweth that the children are tender, 
and the flocks and herds with young 
are with me ; and if men should over- 
drive them one day, all the flock will 
die. 

14 Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over 
before his servant ; and I will lead ora 
softly, according as the cattle that go- 
eth before me and the children be able 
to endure, until I come unto my lord 
unto Seir. 

15 And Esau said, Let me now leave 
with thee some of the folk that are 
with me. And he said, What needeth 
it ? let me find grace in the sight of my 
lord. 

16 1 So Esau returned that day on his 
way unto Seir. 

17 And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, 
and built him a house, and made booths 
for his cattle : therefore the name of 
the place is called Succoth. 

18 1 And Jacob came to Shalem, & 
city of Shechem, which is in the land 
of Canaan, when he came from Padan« 
aram ; ana pitched his tent before the 
city. 

19 And he bought a parcel of a flelcL 
where he had spread his tent, at the 
hand of the children of Hamor, She- 
chem's father, for a hundred pieces of 
money. 

20 And he erected there an altar, an<j 
called it El-Elohe-IsraeL 

CHAPTER XXXIY. 

1 Dinah is ravished by Shechem. 4 He sveth to 
marry her. 13 The sons of Jacob offer the con- 
dition of circumcision to the Shechetnitet. 28 
Hamor and Shechem persuade them to accept it. 
25 The sons of Jacob upon that advantage slay 
them, 27 and spoil their city. SO Jacob reproveik 
Simeon and Levi. 

AND Dinah the daughter of Leah, 
which she bare unto Jacob, went 
out to see the daughters of the land. 

2 And when Shechem the son of Ha- 
mor the Hivite, prince of the country, 



GENESIS, XXXV. 



Shechemites slain. 



saw her, he took her, and lay with her, 
and denied her. 

3 And his soul clave unto Dinah the 
daughter of Jacob, and he loved the 
damsel, and spake kindly unto the 
damsel. 

4 And Shechem spake unto his father 
Hamor, saying, (Jet me this damsel to 
wife 

5 And Jacob heard that he had de- 
filed Dinah his daughter : now his sons 
were with his cattle in the field : and 
Jacob held his peace until they were 
come. 

6 1 And Hamor the father of She- 
chem went out unio Jacob to com- 
mune with him. 

7 And the sons of Jacob came out of 
the field when they heard it : and the 
men were grieved, and they were very 
wroth, because he had wrought folly 
in Israel in lying with Jacob's daugh- 
ter ; which thing ought not to be done. 

8 And Hamor communed with them, 
eaying. The soul of my son Shechem 
longeth for your daughter : I pray you 
give her him to wife. 

9 And make ye marriages with us, 
and give your daughters unto us, and 
take our daughters unto you. 

10 And ye shall dwell with us : and 
the land shall be before you; dwell 
and trade ye therein, and get you pos- 
sessions therein, 

11 And Shechem said unto her father 
and unto her brethren, Let me find 
grace in your eyes, and what ye shall 
say unto me I will give. 

12 Ask me never so much dowry and 
gift, and I will give according as ye 
shall say unto me : but give me the 
damsel to wife. 

13 And the sons of Jacob answered 
Shechem and Hamor his father deceit- 
fully, and said, because he had defiled 
Dinah their sister : 

14 And they said unto them, We can- 
not do this thing, to give our sister to 
one that is uncircumcised ; for that 
were a reproach unto us : 

15 But in this will we consent unto 
you : If ye will be as we fee, that every 
male of you be circumcised ; 

16 Then will we give our daughters 
unto you, and we will take your daugh- 
ters to us, and we will dwell with you, 
and we will become one people. 

17 But if ye will not hearken unto us, 
to be circumcised ; then will we take 
our daughter, and we will be gone. 

18 And their words pleased Hamor 
and Shechem Hamor's son. 

19 And the young man deferred not 
to do the thing, because he had delight 
in Jacob's daughter : and he was more 
honourable than all the house of his 
father. 

20 1 And Hamor and Shechem his 
son came unto the gate of their city, 
and communed with the men of their 
city, saying, 

21 These men are peaceable with us ; 
therefore let them dwell in the land, 
and trade therein ; for the land, be- 



hold, it is large enough for them ; let 
us take their daughters to us for 
wives, and let us give them our daugh- 
ters. 

22 Only herein will the men consent 
unto us ror to dwell with us, to be one 
people, if every male among us be cir- 
cumcised, as tney are circumcised. 

23 S/uill not their cattle and their 
substance and every beast of theirs be 
ours ? only let us consent unto them, 
and they will dwell with us. 

24 And unto Hamor and unto She- 
chem his son hearkened all that went 
out of the gate of his city ; and every 
male was circumcised, all that went 
out of the gate of his city. 

25 *H And it came to pass on the third 
day, when they were sore, that two of 
the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, 
Dinah's brethren, took each man his 
sword, and came upon the city boldly, 
and slew all the males. 

26 And they slew Hamor and She- 
chem his son with the edge of the 
sword, and took Dinah out of She- 
chem's house, and went out. 

27 The sons of Jacob came upon the 
.slain, and spoiled the city, because 
they had defiled their sister. 

28 They took their sheep, and their 
oxen, and their asses, and that which 
was in the city, and that which was in 
the field, 

29 And all their wealth, and all their 
little ones, and their wives took they 
captive, and spoiled even all that was 
in the house. 

30 And Jacob said to Simeon and 
Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me 
to stink among the inhabitants of the 
land, among the Canaanites and the 
Perizzites : and I being few in number, 
they shall gather themselves together 
against me, and slay me ; and I shall 
be destroyed, I and my house. 

31 And they said, Should he deal with 
our sister as with a harlot ? 

CHAPTER XXXV. 

1 Ood sendeth Jacob to Beth-el. 2 He jmrgetk hit 
house of idols. 6 He buildeth an altar at Beth' 
el. 8 Deborah dteth at Allon-bachuth. 9 God 
blesseth Jacob at Beth-el. 18 Rachel travatleth 
of Benjamin, and dieth in the way to Edar. 
22 Reuben lieth with Bilhah. 23 The eons of 
Jacob. 27 Jacob Cometh to Isaac at Hebron. 28 
The age, death, and burial of Isaac. 

AND God said unto Jacob, Arise, go 
. up to Beth-el, and dwell there: 
and make there an altar unto God, 
that appeared unto thee when thou 
fieddest from the face of Esau thy 
brother. 

2 Then Jacob said unto his house- 
hold, and to all that were with him, 
Put away the strange gods that are 
among you, and be clean, and change 
your garments : 

3 And let us arise, and go up to Beth- 
el ; and I will make there an altar 
unto God, who answered me in the day 
of my distress, and was with me in the 
way which I went. 

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Start oieaseth Jacob. 



GENESIS, XXXVI, 



Isaac dieth,, 



4 And they gave unto Jacob all the 
strange gods which were in their 
hand, and all their earrings which 
were in their ears ; and Jacob hid them 
under the oak which was by Shechem. 

5 And they journeyed : and the ter- 
ror of God was upon the cities that 
were round about them, and they did 
not pursue after the sons of Jacob. 

6 ^ So Jacob came to Luz ? which is 
in the land of Canaan, that is, Beth-el, 
he and all the people that were with 
him. 

7 And he built there an altar, and 
called the place El-beth-el ; because 
there God appeared unto him, when 
he fled from the face of his brother. 

8 But Deborah Rebekah's nurse died, 
and she was buried beneath Beth-el un- 
der an oak : and the name of it was 
called Allon-bachuth. 

9 1 And God appeared unto Jacob 
again, when he came out of Padan- 
aram, and blessed him. 

10 And God said unto him, Thy name 
is Jacob : thy name shall not be called 
any more Jacob, but Israel shall be xhy 
name ; and he called his name Israel. 

11 And God said unto him, I am God 
Almighty : be fruitful and multiply ; a 
nation and a company of nations shall 
be of thee, and kings shall come out of 
thy loins ; 

12 And the land which I gave Abra- 
ham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, 
and to thy seed after thee will I give 
the land. 

13 And God went up from him in the 
place where he talked with him. 

14 And Jacob set up a pillar in the 
place where he talked witn him, even a 
pillar of stone : and he poured a drink 
offering thereon, and he poured oil 
thereon. 

15 And Jacob called the name of the 
place where God spake with him, Beth- 
el. 

16 IT And they journeyed from Beth- 
el ; and there was but a little way to 
come to Ephrath : and Rachel travail- 
ed, and she had hard labour. 

Y. And it came to pass, when she was 
In hard labour, that the midwife said 
unto her. Fear not ; thou shalt have 
this son also. 

18 And it came to pass, as her soul 
was in departing, (for she died,) that 
she called his name Ben-oni: but his 
father called him Benjamin. 

19 And Rachel died, and was buried 
in the way to Ephrath, which is Beth- 
lehem. 

20 And Jacob set a pillar upon her 
grave : that is the pillar of Rachel's 
grave unto this day. 

21 % And Israel journeyed, and 
spread his tent beyond the tower of 
Edar. 

22 And it came to pass, when Israel 
dwelt in that land, that Reuben went 
and lay with Bilhah his father's concu- 
bine : and Israel heard it. Now the 
sons of Jacob were twelve : 

23 The sons of Leah : Reuben, Jacob's 

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firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, aod 
Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun : 

24 The sons of Rachel ; Joseph, and 
Benjamin : 

25 And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's 
handmaid ; Dan, and Naphtali : 

26 And the sons of Zilpah, Leah "a 
handmaid ; Gad, and Asher. These an' 
the sons of Jacob, which were born to 
him in Padan-aram. 

27 if And Jacob came unto Isaac his 
father unto Mamre, unto the city of 
Arba, which is Hebron, where Abra- 
ham and Isaac sojourned. 

28 And the days of Isaac were a hun- 
dred and fourscore years. 

29 And Isaac gave up the ghost, and 
died, and was gathered unto his peo- 
ple, being old and full of days : and his 
sons Esau and Jacob buried him. 

CHAPTER XXXVI. 

1 Esau's three wives. 6 His removing to tnoutu 
Seir. 9 His sons. 15 The dukes which, da* 
scended of his sons. 20 The sons and dukes of 
Seir. 24 Anah findeth mules. 31 The kings of 
Edom. 40 The dukes that descended of Esau. 

NOW these are the generations oif 
Esau, who is Edom. 

2 Esau took his wives of the daugh- 
ters of Canaan ; Adah the daughter of 
Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the 
daughter of Anah the daughter of 
Zibeon the Hivite ; 

3 And Bashemath Ishmael's daugh- 
ter, sister of Nebajoth. 

4 And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; 
and Bashemath bare Reuel ; 

5 And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and 
Jaalam, and Korah : these are the sons 
of Esau, which were born unto him in 
the land of Canaan. 

6 And Esau took his wives, and his 
sons, and his daughters, and all the 
persons of his house, and his cattle, 
and all his beasts, and all his substance, 
which he had got in the land of Ca- 
naan ; and went into the country from 
the face of his brother Jacob. 

7 For their riches were more than 
that they might dwell together; and 
the land wherein they were strangers 
could not bear them because of tneir 
cattle. 

8 Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: 
Esau is Edom. 

9 if And these are the generations of 
Esau the father of the Edomites in 
mount Seir : 

10 These are the names of Esau's 
sons ; Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife 
of Esau, Reuel the son of Bashemath 
the wife of Esau. 

11 And the sons of Eliphaz were Te- 
man, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and 
Kenaz. 

12 And Timna was concubine to Eli- 
phaz Esau's son ; and she bare to Eli- 
phaz Amalek : these were the sons of 
Adah Esau's wife. 

13 And these are the sons of Reuel ; 
Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Miz- 
zah : these were the sons of Bashemath 
Esau's wife. 



The dukes of Seir. 



GENESIS. XXX VII. Joseph's two dreams 



14 If And these were the sons of Aho- 
!i Daman, the daughter of Anah the 
daughter of Zibeon, Esau's wife : and 
she l)are to Esau Jeush, and Jaalam, 
and Korah. 

15 *|f These were dukes of the sons of 
Esau : the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn 
son of Esau ; duKe Teman, duke Omar, 
duke Zepho, duke Kenaz, 

16 Duke Korah, duke Gatam, and 
duke Amalek : these are the dukes 
that came of Eliphaz in the land of 
Edom : these were the sons of Adah. 

17 f And these are the sons of Reuel 
Esau's son ; duke Nahath, duke Zerah, 
duke Shammah, duke Mizzah: these 
are the dukes that came of Reuel in the 
land of Edom : these are the sons of 
Bashemath Esau's wife. 

18 1" And these are the sons of Aholib- 
amah Esau's wif & ; duke Jeush, duke 
Jaalam, duke Korah : these were the 
dukes that came of Aholibamah the 
daughter of Anah, Esau's wife. 

19 These are the sons of Esau, who is 
Edom, and these are their dukes. 

20 1 These are the sons of Seir the 
Horite, who inhabited the land : Lotan, 
and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, 

21 And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan : 
these are the dukes of the Horites, the 
children of Seir in the land of Edom. 

22 And the children of Lotan were 
Hori and Hemam ; and Lotan's sister 
tcasTimna. 

23 And the children of Shobal were 
these ; Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, 
Shepho, and Onam. 

2i And these are the children of Zibe- 
on ; both Ajah, and Anah : this was that 
Anah that found the mules in the wil- 
derness, as he fed the asses of Zibeon 
bis father. 

25 And the children of Anah were 
these; Dishon, and Aholibamah the 
daughter of Anah. 

26 And these are the children of Di- 
shon ; Hemdan, and Eshban, and Ith- 
ran, and Cheran. 

27 The children of Ezer are these ; 
Bilhan, and Zaavan, and Akan. 

28 The children of Dishan are these ; 
Uz, and Aran. 

29 These are the dukes that came of 
the Horites ; duke Lotan, duke Shobal, 
duke Zibeon, duke Anah, 

30 Duke Dishon, duke Ezer, duke Di- 
shan : these are the dukes that came of 
Hori, among their dukes in the land of 
Seir. 

31 1 And these are the kings that 
reigned in the land of Edom, before 
there reigned any king over the chil- 
dren of Israel. 

S2 And Bela the son of Beor reigned 
in Edom : and the name of his city was 
Dinhabah. 

33 And Bela died, and Jobab the son 
of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his 
stead. 

34 And Jobab died, and Husham of the 
land of Temani reigned in his stead. 

35 And Husham died, and Hadad the 
ion of Bedad, who smote Midi an in the 



field of Moab, reigned in his stead : and 
the name of his city was Avith. 

36 And Hadad died, and Samiah oi 
Masrekah reigned in his stead. 

37 And Samiah died, and Saul of Re- 
hoboth by the river reigned in hie 
stead. 

38 And Saul died, and Baal-hanan the 
son of Achbor reigned in his siead. 

39 And Baal-hanan the son of Achboi 1 
died, and Hadar reigned in his stead : 
and the name of his city was Pau ; and 
his wife's name was Mehetabel, the 
daughter of Hatred, the daughter of 
Mezahab. 

40 And these are the names of the 
dukes that came of Esau, according to 
their families, after their places, by 
their names ; duke Timnah, duke Al- 
vah, duke Jetheth, 

41 Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke 
Pinon, 

42 Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke 
Mibzar, 

43 Duke Magdiel, duke Irani : these 
be the dukes of Edom, according to 
their habitations in the land of their 
possession : he is Esau the father of 
the Edomites. 

CHAPTER XXXVIL 

2 Joseph is hated of his brethren. 6 His two dreams, 
13 Jacob tendeth him to visit his brethren. 18 
His brethren conspire his death. 21 Reuben saveth 
him. 26 They sell him to the Ishmaelites. 31 
His father, deceived by the bloody coat, mournetk 
for him. 36 He is sold to Potiphar in Egypt. 

AND Jacob dwelt in the land where- 
. in his father was a stranger, in the 
land of Canaan. 

2 These are the generations of Jacob. 
Joseph, being seventeen years old, was 
feeding the flock with his brethren; 
and the lad was with the sons of Bil- 
hah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his 
father's wives : and Joseph brought 
unto his father their evil report. 

3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than 
all his children, because he was the son 
of his old age : and he made him a coat 
of many colours. 

4 And when his brethren saw that 
their father loved him more than all 
his brethren, they hated him, and could 
not speak peaceably unto him. 

5 1 And Joseph dreamed a dream, 
and he told it his brethren : and they 
hated him yet the more. 

6 And he said unto them, Hear, I pray 
you, this dream which I have dreamed : 

7 For, behold, we were binding 
sheaves in the field, and, lo, my 
sheaf arose, and also stood upright; 
and, behold, your sheaves stood round 
about, and made obeisance to my 
sheaf. 

8 And his brethren said to him, Shalt 
thou indeed reign over us! or shalt 
thou indeed have dominion over us! 
And they hated him yet the more for 
his dreams, and for his words. 

9 1T And he dreamed yet another 
dream, and told it his brethren, and 
said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream 

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Joseph is sold 



GENESIS, XXXYIII. 



nto Egypt, 



more ; and, behold, the sun and the ; 
moon and the eleven 6tars made obei- 1 
sance to me. 

10 And he told it to his father, and to | 
his brethren : and his father rebuked 
him, and said unto him, What is this 
dream that thou hast dreamed ? Shall 
I and thy mother and thy brethren in- 
deed come to bow down ourselves to 
thee to the earth ! 

11 And his brethren envied him ; but 
his father observed the saying. 

12 ^ And his brethren went to feed 
their father's flock in Shechem. 

13 And Israel said unto Joseph, Do 
not thy brethren feed the flock in She- 
chem f come, and I will send thee unto 
them. And he said to him, Here am L 

14 And he said to him, Go, I pray 
thee, see whether it be well with thy 
brethren, and well with the flocks ; 
and bring me word again. So he sent 
him out of the vale or Hebron, and he 
came to Shechem. 

15 r And a ceitain man found him, 
and. behold, he teas wandering in the 
field : and the man asked him, saying, 
What seekest thou ! 

16 And he said, I seek my brethren : 
tell me, I pray thee, where they feed 
their flocks. 

17 And the man said, They are de- 
parted hence ; for I heard them say. 
Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went 
after his brethren, and found tnem in 
Dothan. 

18 And when they saw him afar off, 
even before he came near unto them, 
they conspired against him to slay 
him. 

19 And they said one to another, Be- 
hold, this dreainer coraeth. 

20 Come now therefore, and let us 
slay him, and cast him into some pit, 
ana we will say, Some evil beast hath 
devoured him ; and we shall see what 
will become of his dreams. 

21 And Reuben heard it, and he de- 
livered him out of their hands ; and 
said, Let us not kill him. 

i 22 And Reuben said unto them, Shed 
no blood, but cast him into tins pit 
that is in the wilderness, and lay no 
hand upon him; that he might rid 
him out of their hands, to deliver him 
to his father again. 

23 H" And it came to pass, when Jo- 
seph was come unto his brethren, that 
they stripped Joseph out of his coat, 
his coat of many colours that teas on 
him; 

24 And they took him, and cast him 
into a pit: and the pit teas empty, 
there teas no water in it. 

25 And they sat down to eat bread : 
and they lifted up their eyes and look- 
ed, and.'behold, a company of Jshmael- 
ites came from Gilead, with their cam- 
els bearing spicery and balm and 
myrrh, going to carry it down to 
Egypt. 

25 And Judah said unto his brethren, 
What profit is it if we slay our brother, 
and conceal his blood J 
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27 Come, and let us sell him to the 
Ishniaelites, and let not our hand be 
upon him ; for he is our brother and 
our flesh : and his brethren were 
content. 

28 Then there passed by Midianites 
merchantmen; and they drew and lift- 
ed up Joseph out of the pit, and sold 
Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty 
pieces of silver : and they brought Jo- 
seph into Egypt. 

29 % And Reuben returned unto the 
pit; and, behold, Joseph tea* not in 
the pit; and he rent his clothes. 

30 And he returned unto his breth- 
ren, and said, The child is not ; and I, 
whither shall I go i 

31 And they took Joseph's coat, and 
killed a kid of the goats, and dipped 
the coat in the blood : 

32 And they sent the coat of many 
colours, and they brought it to their 
father ; and said, This have we found : 
know now whether it be thy son's coat 
or no. 

33 And he knew it, and said, It is my 
son's coat ; an evil beast hath devoured 
him ; Joseph is without doubt rent in 
pieces. 

34 And Jacob rent his clothes, and 
put sackcloth upon his loins, and 
mourned for his son many days. 

35 And all his sons and all his daugh- 
teis rose up to comfort him; but Tie 
refused to be comforted ; and he said, 
For I will go down into the grave un- 
to my son mourning. Thus his father 
wept for him. 

36 And the Midianites sold him into 
Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pha- 
raoh's, and captain of the guard. 

CHAPTER XXXYTH. 

1 Judah begetteth Er, Onan, and Shelah. 8 Br 
marneth Tamar. 6 The trespass of Onan. 11 
Tamar staieth for Shelah. 13 She deceiteth 
Judah. T> She beareth twxris, Pharex and Zarah. 

AND it came to pass at that time, 
J\. that Judah went down from his 
brethren, and turned in to a certain 
Aduilamite, whose name teas Hiran. 

2 And Judah saw there a daughter of 
a certain Canaanite, whose name teas 
Shuah ; and he took her, and went in 
unto her. 

3 And she conceived, and bare a son ; 
and he called his name Er. 

4 And she conceived again, and bare 
a son ; and she called his name Onan. 

5 And she yet again conceived, and 
bare a son ; and called his name She- 
lah : and he was at Chezib, when she 
bare him. 

6 And Judah took a wife for Er his 
firstborn, whose name teas Tamar. 

7 And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wick- 
ed in the sight of the Lord ; and the 
Lord slew him. 

8 And Judah said unto Onan, Go in 
unto thy brother's wife, and marry 
her, and raise up seed to thy brother. 

9 And Onan knew that the seed should 
not be his ; and it came to pass, when 
he went in unto his brother's wife, that 



Tamar deceiveth Judah. GENESIS, XXXIX. Joseph's advancement. 



he spilled it on the ground, lest that he 
should give seed to his brother. 

10 And the thing which he did dis- 
pleased the Lord : wherefore he slew 
aim also. 

11 Then said Judah to Tamar his 
daughter in law, Remain a widow at 
thy lather's house, till Shelah my son 
be grown : for he said, Lest peradven- 
ture he die also, as his brethren did. 
And Tamar went and dwelt in her fa- 
ther's house. 

12 % And in process of time the 
daughter of Shuah Judah's wif e died ; 
and Judah was comforted, and went 
up unto his sheepshearers to Timnath, 
he and his friendllirah the Adullamite. 

13 And it was told Tamar, saying, Be- 
hold, thy father in law goeth up to Tim- 
nath to shear his sheep. 

14 And she put her widow's garments 
off from her, and covered her with a 
vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in 
an open place, which is by the way to 
Timnath ; for she saw that Shelah was 
grown, and she was not given unto him 
to wife. 

15 When Judah saw her, he thought 
her to be & harlot ; because she had 
covered her face. 

16 And he turned unto her by the 
way, and said, Go to, I pray thee, let 
me come in unto thee ; (for he knew 
not that she icas his daughter in law :) 
and she said, What wilt thou give me, 
that thou may est come in unto me ! 

17 And he said, 1 will send thee a kid 
from the flock And she said, Wilt thou 
give me a pledge, till thou send it t 

18 And he said, What pledore shall I 
give thee? And she said. Thy signet, 
and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is 
in thine hand. And he gave it her, and 
came in unto her, and she conceived 
by him. 

19 And she arose, and went away, and 
laid by her vail from her, and put on 
the garments of her widowhood. 

26 And Judah sent the kid by the 
H'oid of his friend the Adullamite, to 
receive his pledge from the woman's 
hand : but he found her not. 

21 Then he asked the men of that 
place, saying, Where is the harlot, that 
teas openly by the way side f And they 
said, There was no harlot in this place. 

22 And he returned to Judah, and 
said, I cannot find her ; and also the 
men of the place said, that there was 
no harlot in this place. 

23 And Judah said, Let her take it to 
her, lest we be shamed : behold, I sent 
this kid, and thou hast not found her. 

24 % And it came to pass about three 
months after, that it was told Judah, 
saying, Tamar thy daughter in law 
hath played the harlot ; and also, be- 
hold, she is with child by whoredom. 
And Judah said, Bring her forth, and 
let her be burnt. 

25 When she teas brought forth, she 
sent to her father in law, saying. By 
the man, whose these are, am I with 
child: and she said, Discern, I pray 



thee, whose are these, the signet, and 
bracelets, and staff. 

26 And Judah acknowledged them, 
and said, She hath been more rights 
eous than I ; because that I gave ner 
not to Shelah my son. And he knew 
her again no more. 

27 * And it came to pass in the time 
of her travail, that, behold, twins tcert 
in her womb. 

28 And it came to pass, when she trav- 
ailed, that the one put out his hand: 
and the midwife took and bound upon 
his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This 
came out first. 

29 ^nd it came to pass, as he drew 
back his hand, that, behold, his broth- 
er came out : and she said, How hast 
thou broken forth ? this breach be up- 
on thee : therefore his name was called 
Pharez. 

30 And afterward came out his broth- 
er, that had the scarlet thread upon 
his hand : and his name was called 
Zarah. 

CHAPTER XXXTX. 

1 Joseph advanced in Potiphar't house. 7 He r«= 
sisteth his mistress' temptation. 13 He is /sis el) 
accused. 20 He is cast in prison. 21 God is with 
him there. 

AND Joseph was brought down to 
Egypt ; and Potiphar, an officer of 
Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an 
Egyptian, bought him of the hands of 
the Ishmaelites, which had brought 
him down thither. 

2 And the Lord was with Joseph, and 
he was a prosperous man ; and he was 
in the house of his master the Egyp- 
tian. 

3 And his master saw that the Lord 
was with him, and that the Lord made 
all that he did to prosper in his hand. 

4 And Joseph found grace in his 
sight, and he served him : and he 
made him overseer over his house, 
and all that he had he put into his 
hand. 

5 And it came to pass from the time 
that he had made him overseer in his 
house, and over all that he had_, that 
the Lord blessed the Egyptian's nouse 
for Joseph's sake : and the blessing of 
the Lord was upon all that he had in 
the house, and in the field. 

6 And he left all that he had in Jo- 
seph's hand ; and he knew not aught 
he had, save the bread which he did 
eat. And Joseph was a goodly person, 
and well favoured. 

7 T And it came to pass after these 
things, that his master's wife cast her 
eyes upon Joseph ; and she said, Lie 
with me. 

8 But he refused, and said unto his 
master's wife, Behold, my master wot- 
teth not what is with me in the house, 
and he hath committed all that he 
hath to my hand ; 

9 There is none greater in this house 
than I : neither hath he kept back any 

i thing from me but thee, because thou 
! art nis wife : how then can I do this- 
| great wickedness, and sin against God 1 

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Joseph falsely accused. 



G ENES IS , XL. Pharaoh's butler and baker 



10 And it came to pass, as she spake 
to Joseph day by day, that he heark- 
ened not unto her, to lie by her, or to 
be with her. 

11 And it came to pass about this 
time, that Joseph went into the house 
to do his business : and there was none 
of the men of the house there within. 

12 And she caught him by his gar- 
ment, saying. Lie with me : and he left 
his garment in her hand, and fled, and 
got him out. 

13 And it came to pass, when she saw 
that he had left his garment in her 
hand, and was fled forth, 

14 That she called unto the men of 
her house, and spake unto them, say- 
ing, See, he hath brought in a Hebrew 
unto us to mock us ; he came in unto 
me to lie with me, and I cried with a 
loud voice : 

15 And it came to pass, when he 
heard that I lifted up my voice and 
cried, that he left his garment; with 
me. and fled, and got him out. 

16 And she laid up his garment by 
her, until his lord came home. 

17 And she spake unto him according 
to these words, saying, The Hebrew 
servant, which thou hast brought unto 
us, came in unto me to mock me : 

18 And it came to pass, as I lifted up 
my voice and cried, that he left his 
garment with me, and fled out. 

19 And it came to pass, when his 
master heard the words of his wife, 
which she spake unto him, saying, 
After this manner did thy servant to 
me ; that his wrath was kindled. 

20 And Joseph's master took him, and 
put him into the prison, a place where 
the king's prisoners were bound : and 
he was there in the prison. 

21 1 But the Lord was with Joseph, 
and shewed him mercy, and gave him 
favour in the sight of the keeper of 
the prison 

22 And the keeper of the prison com- 
mitted to Joseph's hand all the prison- 
ers that were in the prison ; and what- 
soever they did there, he was the doer 
of it. 

23 The keeper of the prison looked 
not to any thing that was under his 
hand j.because the Lord was with him, 
and that which he did, the Lord made 
it to prosper. 

CHAPTER XL. 

I The butler and baker of Pharaoh in prison. 4 
Joseph hath charge of them. 6 He interpreteth 
their dream*. 20 They come to pats according to 
his interpretation. 23 The ingratitude of the 
butler. 

ND it came to pass after these 
things, that the butler of the king 
of Egypt and his baker had offended 
their lord the king of Egypt. 

2 And Pharaoh was wroth against 
two of his officers, against the chief of 
the butlers, and against the chief of 
the bakers. 

3 And he put them in ward in the 
house of the captain of the guard, into 

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A' 



the prison, the place where Joseph was 
bound. 

4 And the captain of the guard charg- 
ed Joseph with them, and he served 
them : and they continued a season in 
ward. 

5 % And they dreamed a dream both 
of them, eacn man his dream in one 
night, each man according to the inter- 
pretation of his dream, the butler and 
the baker of the king of Egypt, which 
were bound in the prison. 

6 And Joseph came in unto them in 
the morning, and looked upon them, 
and, behold, they were sad. 

7 And he asked Pharaoh's officers 
that were with him in the ward of his 
lord's house, saying, Wherefore look 
ye so sadly to day ? 

8 And they said unto him, We have 
dreamed a dream, and there is no in- 
terpreter of it. And Joseph said unto 
them, Do not interpretations belong to 
God ? tell me them, I pray you. 

9 And the chief butler told his dream 
to Joseph, and said to him, In my 
dream, oehold, a vine was before me ; 

10 And in the vine were three 
branches: and it was as though it 
budded, and her blossoms shot forth ; 
and the clusters thereof brought forth 
ripe grapes : 

11 And Pharaoh's cup was in my 
hand: and I took the grapes, and 

Fressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and 
gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand. 

12 And Joseph said unto him, This 
is the interpretation of it : The three 
branches are three days : 

13 Yet within three days shall Pha- 
raoh lift up thine head, and restore 
thee unto thy place ; and thou shalt 
deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand, 
after the former manner when thou 
wast his butler. 

14 But think on me when it shall be 
well with thee, and shew kindness, I 
pray thee, unto me, and make men- 
tion of me unto Pharaoh, and bring 
me out of this house : 

15 For indeed I was stolen away out 
of the land of the Hebrews : and here 
also have I done nothing that they 
should put me into the dungeon. 

16 When the chief baker saw that the 
interpretation was good, he said unto 
Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, 
behold, I had three white baskets on 
my head : 

17 And in the uppermost basket there 
was of all manner of bakemeats for 
Pharaoh ; and the birds did eat them 
out of the basket upon my head. 

18 And Joseph answered and said, 
This is the interpretation thereof : The 
three baskets are three days : 

19 Yet within three days shall Pha- 
raoh lift up thy head from off thee, 
and shall hang thee on a tree ; and the 
birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee. 

20 1 And it came to pass the third 
day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, 
that he made a feast unto all his serv- 
ants : and he lifted up the head of the 



Pharaoh's two dreams. GENESIS, XLI. Joseph interpreteth them* 



chief butler and of the chief baker 
among his servants. 

21 And he restored the chief butler 
unto his butlership a gain ; and he gave 
the cup into Pharaoh's hand : 

22 But he hanged the chief baker : as 
Joseph had interpreted to them. 

23 Yet did not the chief butler re- 
member Joseph, but f orgat him. 

CHAPTER XLL 

'. Pharaoh's two dreams. 25 Joseph interpreteth 
them. 33 He giveth Pharaoh counsel. 38 Jo- 
seph is advanced. 60 He begetteth Manasseh 
and Ephraim. 64 The famine beginnetfi 

AND it came to pass at the end of two 
- full years, that Pharaoh dreamed : 
and,behold, he stood by the river. 

2 And, behold, there came up out of 
the river seven well favoured kine 
and fatfleshed; and they fed in a 
meadow. 

3 And, behold, seven other kine came 
up after them out of the river, ill fa- 
voured and leanfleshed ; and stood by 
the other kine upon the brink of the 
river. 

4 And the ill favoured and lean- 
fleshed kine did eat up the seven well 
favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh 
awoke. 

5 And he slept and dreamed the sec- 
ond time : and, behold, seven ears of 
corn came up upon one stalk, rank and 
good. 

6 And, behold, seven thin ears and 
blasted with the east wind sprung up 
after them. 

7 And the seven thin ears devoured 
the seven rank and full ears. And 
Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a 
dream. 

8 And it came to pass in the morning 
that his spirit was troubled ; and he 
sent and called for all the magicians 
of Egypt, and all the wise men there- 
of : and Pharaoh told them his dream ; 
but there was none that could interpret 
them unto Pharaoh. 

9 1 Then spake the chief butler unto 
Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my 
faults this day : 

10 Pharaoh was wroth with his serv- 
ants, and put me in ward in the cap- 
tain of the guard's house, both me and 
the chief baker : 

11 And we dreamed a dream in one 
night, I and he ; we dreamed each man 
according to the interpretation of his 
dream. 

12 And there was there with us a 
young man, a Hebrew, servant to the 
captain of the guard ; and we told him, 
and he interpreted to us our dreams ; 
to each man according to his dream 
he did interpret. 

13 And it came to pass, as he inter- 
preted to us, so it was ; me he restored 
unto mine office, and him he hanged. 

14 1 Then Pharaoh sent and called 
Joseph, and they brought him hastily 
out of the dungeon: and he shaved 
himself, and changed his raiment, and 
Tame in unto Pharaoh. 



15 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I 
have dreamed a dream, and there it* 
none that can interpret it : and I have 
heard say of thee, that thou canst un- 
derstand a dream to interpret it. 

16 And Joseph answered Pharaoh, 
saying, It is not in me : God shall give 
Pharaoh an answer of peace. 

17 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In 
my dream, behold, I stood upon the 
bank of the river : 

18 And, behold, there came up out of 
the river seven kine, fatfleshed and 
well favoured ; and they fed in a 
meadow : 

19 And, behold, seven other kine 
came up after them, poor and very ill 
favoured and leanfleshed, such as 2 
never saw in all the land of Egypt for 
badness : 

20 And the lean and the ill favoured 
kine did eat up the first seven fat 
kine: 

21 And when they had eaten them 
up, it could not be known that they 
had eaten them ; but they were still ill 
favoured, as at the beginning. So 1 
awoke. 

22 And I saw in my dream, and, be- 
hold, seven ears came up in one stalk, 
full and good : 

23 And, behold, seven ears, withered, 
thin, and blasted with the east wind, 
sprung up after them : 

24 And the thin ears devoured the 
seven good ears : and I told this unto 
the magicians ; but there was none 
that could declare it to me. 

25 1 And Joseph said unto Pharaoh. 
The dream of Pharaoh is one : Goo 
hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about 
to do. 

26 The seven good kine are seven 
years ; and the seven good ears are 
seven years : the dream is one. 

27 And the seven thin and ill favour- 
ed kine that came up after them are 
seven years ; and the seven empty ears 
blasted with the east wind shall be 
seven years of famine. 

28 This is the thing which I have 
spoken unto Pharaoh: What God is 
about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh. 

29 Behold, there come seven years of 
great plenty throughout all the land of 
Egypt: 

30 And there shall arise after them 
seven years of famine ; and all the 
plenty shall be forgotten in the land of 
Egypt; ; and the famine shall consume 
the land ; 

31 And the plenty shall not be known 
in the land by reason of that famine 
following ; for it shall be very griev- 
ous. 

32 And for that the dream was dou 
bled unto Pharaoh twice ; it is because 
the thing is established by God, and 
God will shortly bring it to pass. 

33 Now therefore let Pharaoh look 
out a man discreet and wise, and set 
him over the land of Egypt. 

34 Let Pharaoh do this, and let him 
appoint officers over the land, and take 

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GENESIS, XLII. 



His brethren 



up the fifth part of the land of Egypt 
In the seven plenteous years. 

35 And let them gather all the food 
of those good years that come, and lay 
up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, 
and let them keep food in the cities. 

86 And that food shall be for store 
to the land against the seven years of 
famine, which shall be in the land of 
Egypt; that the land perish not 
through the famine. 

37 % And the thing was good in the 
eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all 
his servants. 

38 And Pharaoh said unto his serv- 
ants, Can we find such a one as this is, 
a man in whom the Spirit of God is f 

39 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, 
Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee 
all this, there is none so discreet and 
wise as thou art : 

40 Thou shalt be over my house, and 
according unto thy word shall all my 
people be ruled : only in the throne 
will I be greater than thou. 

41 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, 
See, I have set thee over all the land 
of Egypt. 

42 And Pharaoh took off his ring 
from his hand, and put it upon Jo- 
seph's hand, and arrayed him in vest- 
ures of fine linen, and put a gold chain 
about his neck ; 

43 And he made him to ride in the 
second chariot which he had ; and they 
cried before him, Bow the knee : and 
he made him ruler over all the land 
of Egypt. 

44 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I 
am Pharaoh, and without thee shall 
no man lift up his hand or foot in all 
the land of Egypt. 

45 And Pharaoh called Joseph's name 
Zaphnath-paaneah ; and he gave him 
to wife Asenath the daughter of Poti- 
pherah priest of On. And Joseph went 
out over all the land of Egypt. 

46 *|[ And Joseph was thirty years old 
when he stood before Pharaoh king of 
Egypt. And Joseph went out from 
the presence of Pharaoh, and went 
throughout all the land of Egypt. 

47 And in the seven plenteous years 
the earth brought forth by handfuls. 

48 And he gathered up all the food of 
the seven years, which were in the 
land of Egypt, and laid up the food in 
the cities : the food of the field, which 
was round about every city, laid he up 
in the same. 

49 And Joseph gathered corn as the 
sand of the sea, very much, until he 
left numbering; for it was without 
number. 

50 And unto Joseph were born two 
sons, before the years of famine came : 
which Asenath the daughter of Poti- 
pherah priest of On bare unto him. 

51 And Joseph called the name of the 
firstborn Manasseh : For God, said he. 
hath made me forget all my toil, and 
all my father's house. 

52 And the name of the second called 
he Ephraim : For God hath caused me 

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to be fruitful in the land of my afflic- 
tion. 

53 1 And the seven years of plente- 
ousness, that was in the land of Egypt, 
were ended. 

54 And the seven years of dearth be- 
gan to come, according as Joseph had 
said : and the dearth was in all lands ; 
but in ail the land of Egypt there was 
bread. 

55 And when all the land of 
was famished, the people cried to PT_. 
raoh for bread : and Pharaoh said unto 
all the Egyptians, Go unto Joseph ; 
what he saith to you, do. 

56 And the famine was over all the 
face of the earth : and Joseph opened 
all the storehouses, and sold unto the 
Egyptians ; and the famine waxed sore 
in the land of Egypt. 

67 And all countries came into Egypt 
to Joseph for to buy corn ; because that 
the famine was so sore in all lands. 

CHAPTER XLH. 

1 Jacob sendeth his ten sons to buy corn in Egypt. 
16 They are imprisoned by Joseph for spies. 18 
They are set at liberty, on condition to bring 
Benjamin. 21 They have remorse for Joseph-. 
24 Simeon is kept for a pledge. 26 They return 
with corn, and their money. 29 Their relation t» 
Jacob. 36 Jacob refuseth to send Benjamin. 

NOW when Jacob saw that there 
was corn in Egypt, Jacob said un- 
to his sons, Why do ye look one upon 
another ? 

2 And he said, Behold, I have heard 
that there is corn in Egypt : get you 
down thither, and buy for us from 
thence ; that we may live, and not die, 

3 ^f And Joseph's ten brethren went 
down to buy corn in Egypt. 

4 But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Ja- 
cob sent not with his brethren ; for he 
said. Lest peradventure mischief be- 
fall him. 

5 And the sons of Israel came to buy 
corn among those that came : for the 
famine was in the land of Canaan. 

6 And Joseph was the governor over 
the land, and he it was that sold to 
all the people of the land : and Joseph's 
brethren came, and bowed down them- 
selves before him with their faces to 
the earth. 

7 And Joseph saw his brethren, and 
he knew them, but made himself 
strange unto them, and spake roughly 
unto them ; and he said unto them, 
Whence come ye? And they said, 
From the land or Canaan to buy food. 

8 And Joseph knew his brethren, but 
they knew not him. 

9 And Joseph remembered the 
dreams which he dreamed of them, 
and said unto them, Ye are spies ; to 
see the nakedness of the land ye ar© 
come. 

10 And they said unto him, Nay, my 
lord, but to buy food are thy servants 
come. 

11 We are all one man's sons ; we are 
true men ; thy servants are no spies. 

12 And he said unto them. Nay, hu$ 



eome to buy 



GENESIS, XLIII. 



corn in Egypt. 



to see the nakedness of the land ye 
are come. 

13 And they said, Thy servants are 
twelve brethren, the sons of one man 
in the land of Canaan; and, behold, 
the youngest is this day with our 
father, and one is not. 

14 And Joseph said unto them, That 
is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye 
are spies : 

15 Hereby ye shall be proved : By the 
life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth 
hence, except your youngest brother 
come hither. 

16 Send one of you, and let him fetch 
your brother, and ye shall be kept in 
prison, that your words may be 
proved, whether there be any truth in 
you : or else by the life oi Pharaoh 
surely ye are spies. 

17 And he put them all together into 
ward three days. 

18 And Joseph said unto them the 
third day, This do, and live ; for I fear 
God: 

19 If ye be true men, let one of your 
brethren be bound in the house of 
your prison: go ye, carry corn for 
she famine of your houses : 

20 But bring your youngest brother 
unto me ; so shall your words be veri- 
fied, and ye shall not die. And they 
did so. 

21 1 And they said one to another, 
We are verily guilty concerning our 
brother, in that we saw the anguish of 
his soul, when he besought us, and we 
would not hear ; therefore is this dis- 
tress come upon us. 

22 And Reuben answered them, say- 
ing, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do 
not sin against the child ; and ye 
would not hear? therefore, behold, 
also his blood is required. 

23 And they knew not that Joseph 
understood them; for he spake unto 
them by an interpreter. 

24 And he turned himself about from 
them, and wept ; and returnedTO them 
again, and communed with them, and 
took from them Simeon, and bound 
him before their eyes. 

25 1 Then Joseph commanded to fill 
their sacks with corn, and to restore 
every man's money into his sack, and 
to give them provision for the way : 
and thus did he unto them. 

26 And they laded their asses with 
the corn, and departed thence. 

27 And as one of them opened his 
sack to give his ass provender in the 
inn, he espied his money ; for, behold, 
it teas in his sack's mouth. 

28 And he said unto his brethren, My 
money is restored ; and, lo, it is even 
in my sack: and their heart failed 
them, and they were afraid, saying one 
to another, What is this that God hath 
done unto us ? 

29 % And they came unto Jacob their 
father unto the land of Canaan, and 
told him all that befell unto them ; 
saying, 

30 The man. who is the lord of the 



land, spake roughly to us, and took ua 
for spies of the country. 

31 And we said unto him, We are 
true men ; we are no spies : 

32 We be twelve brethren, sons of our 
father ; one is not, and the youngest is 
this day with our rather in the land of 
Canaan. 

33 And the man, the lord of the coun- 
try, said unto us, Hereby shall I know 
that ye are true men; leave one of 
your brethren here with me, and take 
food for the famine of your house- 
holds, and be gone : 

34 And bring your youngest brother 
unto me: then shall I know that ye 
are no spies, but that ye are true men ? 
so will I deliver you your brother, and 
ye shall traffick in the land. 

35 1 And it came to pass as they 
emptied their sacks, that, behold, 
every man's bundle of money was in 
his sack : and when both they and 
their father saw the bundles of money 9 
they were afraid. 

36 And Jacob their father said unto 
them, Me have ye bereaved of my chil- 
dren: Joseph is not, and Simeon ia 
not. and ye will take Benjamin away : 
all these things are against me. 

37 And Reuben spake unto his father, 
saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring 
him not to thee : deliver him into my 
hand, and I will bring him to thee 
again. 

38 And he said. My son shall not go 
down with you ; for his brother is dead, 
and he is left alone : if mischief befall 
him by the way in the which ye go, 
then shall ye bring down my gray hairs 
with sorrow to the grave. 

CHAPTER XLIH. 

1 Jacob is hardly persuaded to send Benjamin. IS 
Joseph entertaineth his brethren. 31 He maketk 
them a feast. 

AND the famine was sore in the 
. land. 

2 And it came to pass, when they had 
eaten up the corn which they had 
brought out of Egypt, their father 
said unto them, Go again, buy us a 
little food. 

3 And Judah spake unto him, saying. 
The man did solemnly protest unto usj 
saying, Ye shall not see my face, except 
your brother be with you. 

4 If thou wilt send our brother with 
us, we will go down and buy thee food ; 

5 But if thou wilt not send him, we 
will not go down : for the man said 
unto us, Ye shall not see my face, ex- 
cept your brother be with you. 

6 And Israel said, Wherefore dealt 
ye so ill with me, as to tell the man 
whether ye had yet a brother ? 

7 And they said, The man asked us 
straitly of our state, and of our kin- 
dred, saying, Is your father yet alive 1 
have ye another brother ! and we told 
him according to the tenor of these 
words : Could we certainly know that 
he would say, Bring your brother 
down? 

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Benjamin sent 



GENESIS, XLIV. 



with the rest. 



8 And Judah said unto Israel his fa- 
ther, Send the lad with me, and we 
will arise and go; that we may live, 
and not die, both we, and thou, ana 
also our little ones. 

9 I will be surety for him; of my 
hand shalt thou require him : if I 
bring him not unto thee, and set 
him before thee, then let me bear 
the blame for ever: 

10 For except we had lingered, surely 
now we had returned this second time. 

11 And their father Israel said unto 
them, If it must be so now, do this ; 
take of the best fruits in the land in 
your vessels, and carry down the man 
a present, a little balm, and a little 
honey, spices and myrrh, nuts and 
almonds : 

12 And take double money in your 
hand ; and the money that was brought 
again in the mouth of your sacks, carry 
it again in your band ; perad venture it 
teas an oversight. 

13 Take also your brother, and arise, 
go again unto the man : 

14 And God Almighty give you mercy 
before the man, that he may send away 
your other brother, and Benjamin. If 
I be bereaved of my children, I am be- 
reaved. 

15 \ And the men took that present, 
and they took double money in their 
hand, and Benjamin ; and rose up, and 
went down to Egypt, and stood before 
Joseph. 

16 And when Joseph saw Benjamin 
with them, he said to the ruler of his 
house, Bring these men home, and slay, 
and make ready ; for these men shall 
dine with me at noon. 

17 And the man did as Joseph bade ; 
and the man brought the men into Jo- 
seph's house. 

18 And the men were afraid, because 
they were brought into Joseph's house ; 
and they said, Because of the money 
that was returned in our sacks at the 
first time are we brought in; that he 
may seek occasion against us, and fall 
upon us, and take us for bondmen, and 
our asses. 

19 And they came near to the steward 
of Joseph's house, and they communed 
with him at the door of the house 

20 And said, O sir, we came indeed 
down at the first time to buy food : 

21 And it came to pass, when we came 
to the inn, that we opened our sacks, 
and, behold, every man's money was in 
the mouth of his sack, our money in 
full weight : and we have brought it 
again in our hand. 

22 And other money have we brought 
down in our hands to buy food : we 
cannot tell who put bur money in our 
sacks. 

23 And he said, Peace be to you, fear 
not : your God, and the God of your 
father, hath given you treasure in your 
sacks: I had your money. And he 
brought Simeon out unto them. 

24 And the man brought the men into 
Joseph's house, and gave them water, 

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and they washed their feet; and he 
gave their asses provender. 

25 And they made ready the present 
against Joseph came at noon : for they 
heard that they should eat bread there. 

26 1 And when Joseph came home, 
they brought him the present which 
was in their hand into the house, and 
bowed themselves to him to the earth. 

27 And he asked them of their wel- 
fare, and said, Is your father well, the 
old man of whom ye spake ! Is he yet 
alive ? 

28 And they answered, Thy servant 
our father is in good health, he is yet 
alive. And they bowed down their 
heads, and made obeisance. 

29 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw 
his brother Benjamin, his mother's son, 
and said, Is this your younger brother, 
of whom ye spake unto me f And he 
said, God be gracious unto thee, my 
son. 

30 And Joseph made haste : for his 
Dowels did yearn upon his brother : 
and he sought where to weep ; and he 
entered into his chamber, and wept 
there. 

31 And he washed his face, and went 
out, and refrained himself, and said, 
Set on bread. 

82 And they set on for him by him- 
self, and for them by themselves, and 
for the Egyptians, which did eat with 
him, by themselves : because the Egyp- 
tians might not eat bread with the He- 
brews ; f or that is an abomination un- 
to the Egyptians. 

33 And they sat before him, the first- 
born according to his birthright, and 
the youngest according to his youth : 
and the men marvelled one at another. 

34 And he took and sent messes unto 
them from before him : but Benja- 
min's mess was five times so much as 
any of theirs. And they drank, and 
were merry with him. 

CHAPTER XLIV. 

1 Joteph'i policy to stay his brethren. 14 Jud*&'$ 
humble supplication to Joseph. 

AND he commanded the steward of 
his house, saying, Fill the men's 
sacks with food, as much as they can 
carry, and put every man's money in 
his sack's mouth. 

2 And put my cup, the silver cup, In 
the sack's mouth of the youngest, and 
his corn mon«y. And he did according 
to the word that Joseph had spoken, 

3 As soon as the morning was light, 
the men were sent away, they and 
their asses. 

4 And when they were gone out of 
the city, and not yet far off, Joseph 
said unto his steward, Up. follow after 
the men ; and when thou dost overtake 
them, say unto them, Wherefore have 
ye rewarded evil for good ! 

5 Is not this it in which my lord 
drinketh, and whereby indeed ne dl- 
vineth ! ye have done evil in so doing. 

6 If And he overtook them, and he* 
spake unto them these same words. 



Joseph stayeth 



GENESIS, XLV. 



his brethren. 



7 And they said unto him, Wherefore 
jaith my lord these words? God for- 
bid that thy servants should do accord- 
ing to this thing : 

8 Behold, the Inoney, which we found 
!n our sacks' mouths, we brought again 
unto thee out of the land of Canaan : 
how then should we steal out of thy 
lord's house silver or gold ? 

9 With whomsoever of thy servants 
it be found, both let him die, and we 
also will be my lord's bondmen 

10 And he said, Now also let it be 
according unto your words : he with 
whom it is found shall be my servant ; 
and ye shall be blameless. 

11 Then they speedily took down 
svery man his sack to the ground, and 
opened every man his sack. 

12 And he searched, and began at 
$he eldest, and left at the youngest : 
»nd the cup was found in Benjamin's 
Back. 

13 Then they rent their clothes, and 
laded every man his ass, and returned 
to the city. 

11 1 And Judah and his brethren 
came to Joseph's house ; for he was yet 
there : and they fell before him on the 
ground, 

15 And Joseph said unto them, What 
deed is this that ye have done ? wot ye 
not that such a man as I can certainly 
divine? 

16 And Judah said, What shall we say 
unto my lord ? what shall we speak ? or 
how shall we clear ourselves ? God hath 
found out the iniquity of thy servants : 
behold, we are my lord's servants, both 
we, and he also with whom the cup is 
found. 

17 And he said, God forbid that I 
should do so : but the man in whose 
hand the cup is found, he shall be my 
servant ; and as for you, get you up in 
peace unto your father. 

18 1 Then Judah came near unto 
Mm, and said, O my lord, let thy serv- 
ant, I pray thee, speak a word in my 
lord's ears, and let not thine anger 
burn against thy servant : for thou art 
sven as Pharaoh. 

19 My lord asked his servants, say- 
ing, Have ye a father, or a brother ? 

20 And we said unto my lord, We 
Slave a father, an old man, and a child 
of his old age, a little one ; and his 
brother is dead, and he alone is left 
of his mother, and his father loveth 
him. 

21 And thou saidst unto thy servants, 
Bring him down unto me, that I may 
set mine eyes upon him. 

22 And we said unto my lord, The 
lad cannot leave his father : for if he 
should leave his father, his father 
would die. 

23 And thou saidst unto thy servants, 
Except your youngest brother come 
down with you, ye shall see my face 
ao more. 

24 And it came to pass when we came 
ap unto thy servant my father, we told 
mm the words of my lord. 

2* 



25 And our father said, Go again, and 
buy us a little food. 

26 And we said, We cannot go down : 
if our youngest brother be with us. 
then will we go down : for we may noi 
see the man's face, except our young- 
est brother be with us. 

27 And thy servant my father said 
unto us, Ye know that my wife bare 
me two sons : 

28 And the one went out from me, 
and I said. Surely he is torn in pieces ; 
and I saw him not since : 

29 And if ye take this also from me, 
and mischief befall him, ye shall bring 
down my gray hairs with sorrow to 
the grave. 

30 Now therefore when I come to thy 
servant my father, and the lad be not 
with us; seeing that his life is bound 
up in the lad's life ; 

31 It shall come to pass, when he 
seeth that the lad is not with us, that 
he will die : and thy servants shall 
bring down the gray hairs of thy 
servant our father with sorrow to the 
grave. 

32 For thy servant became surety for 
the lad unto my father, saying, If I 
bring him not unto thee, then I shall 
bear the blame to my father for ever, 

33 Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy 
servant abide instead of the lad a 
bondman to my lord ; and let the lad 
go up with his brethren. 

31 For how shall I go up to my fa- 
ther, and the lad be not with me ? lest 
peradventure I see the evil that shall 
come on my father. 

CHAPTER XLV. 

1 Joseph matelh himself known to his brethren, 
o He comforteth them in God's providence. 9 
He sendeth for his father. 16 Pharaoh confirm* 
eth it. 21 Joseph fumisheth them for their jour- 
ney, and exhorteth them to concord. 25 Jacob in 
revived with the news. 

THEN Joseph could not refrain him- 
self before all them that stood by 
him ; and he cried, Cause every man 
to go out from me. And there stood 
no man with him, while Joseph made 
himself known unto his brethren. 

2 And he wept aloud : and the Egyp- 
tians and the house of Pharaoh heard, 

3 And Joseph said unto his brethren, 
I am Joseph ; doth my father yet live ? 
And his brethren could not answer 
him; for they were troubled at his 
presence. 

4 And Joseph said unto his brethren. 
Come near to me, I pray you. And 
they came near. And he said, I am 
Joseph your brother, whom ye sold 
into Egypt. 

5 Now therefore be not grieved, nor 
angry with yourselves, that ye sold me 
hither: for God did send me before 
you to preserve life. 

6 For these two years hath the famine 
been in the land : and yet there are five 
years, in the which there shall neither 
be earing nor harvest. 

7 And God sent me before you (5c 

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Joseph sendeth for Jacob. GENESIS, XLVI. Jacob goeth into Egypt* 



preserve you a posterity in the earth, 
and to save your lives by a great 
deliverance. 

8 So now it ivas not you that sent me 
hither, but God : and he hath made me 
a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all 
his house, and a ruler throughout all 
the land of Egypt. 

S Haste ye, and go up to my father, 
and say unto him, Thus saith thy son 
Joseph, God hath made me lord of all 
Egypt: come down unto me, tarry 
not: 

10 And thou shalt dwell in the land 
of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto 
ine, thou, and thy children, and thy 
children's children, and thy nocks, and 
thy herds, and all that thou hast : 

11 And there will I nourish thee ; for 
yet there are five years of famine ; lest 
thou, and thy household, and all that 
thou hast, come to poverty. 

12 And, behold, your eyes see, and 
the eyes of my brother Beniamin, that 
it is my mouth that speaketn unto you. 

13 And ye shall tell my father of all 
my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye 
have seen; and ye shall haste and 
bring down my father hither. 

14 And he fell upon his brother Ben- 
jamin's neck, and wept ; and Benjamin 
wept upon his neck. 

15 Moreover he kissed all his breth- 
ren, and wept upon them : and after 
that his brethren talked with him. 

16 1 And the fame thereof was heard 
in Pharaoh's house, saying, Joseph's 
brethren are come : and it pleased Pha- 
raoh well, and his servants. 

17 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, 
Say unto thy brethren, This do ye ; 
lade your beasts, and go, get you unto 
the land of Canaan ; 

18 And take your father and your 
households, and come unto me : and I 
will give you the good of the land of 
Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the 
land. 

19 Now thou art commanded, this do 
ye ; take you wagons out of the land 
of Egypt for your little ones, and for 
your wives, and bring your father, and 
come. 

20 Also regard not your stuff ; for 
the good of all the land of Egypt is 
yours. 

21 And the children of Israel did so : 
and Joseph gave them wagons, accord- 
ing to the commandment of Pharaoh, 
and gave them provision for the way. 

22 To all of them he gave each man 
changes of raiment ; but to Benjamin 
he gave three hundred pieces of silver, 
and five changes of raiment. 

23 And to his father he sent after this 
manner ; ten asses laden with the good 
things of Egypt, and ten she asses 
laden with corn and bread and meat 
for his father by the way. 

24 So he sent his brethren away, 
and they departed : and he said unto 
them, See that ye fall not out by the 
way. 

25 % And they went up out of Egypt, 

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and came into the land of Canaan untc 
Jacob their father, 

26 And told him, saj'ing, Joseph fa 
yet alive, and he is governor over all 
the land of Egypt. And Jacob's heart 
fainted, for he believed them not. 

27 And they told him all the words cf 
Joseph, which he had said unto them s 
and when he saw the wagons which 
Joseph had sent to carry him, th© 
spirit of Jacob their father revived. 

28 And Israel said, It is enough ; Jo- 
seph my son is yet alive : 1 will go and 
see him before I die. 

CHAPTER XLVL 

1 Jacob is comforted by God at Beer-sheba : t 
Thence he with his company goeth into Egypt 
6 The number of his family that went mu 
Egypt. 29 Joseph meeteth Jacob. SI Be instruct* 
eth his brethren how to answer to Pharaoh. 

AND Israel took his journey with affi 
. that he had, and came to Beer 
sheba, and offered sacrifices unto the 
God of his father Isaac. 

2 And God spake unto Israel in the 
visions of the night, and said, Jacob 
Jacob. And he said, Here am I. 

3 And he said, I am God, the God of 
thy father : fear not to go down into 
Egypt ; for I will there make of thee & 
great nation. 

4 I will go down with thee into 
Egypt; and I will also surely bring 
thee up again: and Joseph shall put 
his hand upon thine eyes. 

6 And Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba s 
and the sons of Israel cariied Jacob 
their father, and their little ones, and 
their wives, in the wagons which Pha- 
raoh had sent to carry him. 

6 And they took their cattle, and 
their goods, which they had gotten 
in the land of Canaan, and came in- 
to Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with 
him: 

7 His sons, and his sons' sons with 
him, his daughters, and his sons' 
daughters, and all his seed brought he 
with him into Egypt. 

8 1 And these are the names of the 
children of Israel, which came intc 
Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben* 
Jacob's firstborn. 

9 And the sons of Reuben ; Hanoch, 
and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi. 

10 % And the sons of Simeon ; Jemu 
el, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin> 
and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Ca- 
naanitish woman. 

11 IT And the sons of Levi ; Gershon, 
Kohath, and Merari. 

12 1 And the sons of Judah ; Er, and 
Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and 
Zarah: but Er and Onan died in the 
land of Canaan. And the sons of Pha- 
rez were Hezron and HamuL 

13 % And the sons of Issachar ; Tol&i 
and Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron. 

14 If And the sons of Zebulun ; Sered, 
and Elon, and Jahleel. 

15 These be the sons of Leah, whicfc 
she bare unto Jacob in Padan-aramj. 
with his daughter Dinah : all the soulr 



Joseph presenteth his 



GENESIS, XLVIL 



father to Pharaoh, 



of his sons and his daughters were 
thirty and three. 

16 1 And the sons of Gad ; Ziphion, 
and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, 
and Arodi, and Areli. 

17 % And the sons of Asher ; Jimnah, 
and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and 
Serah their sister : and the sons of Be- 
riah ; Heber, and Malchiel. 

18 These are the sons of Zilpah, 
whom Laban gave to Leah his daugh- 
ter; and these she bare unto Jacob, 
even sixteen souls. 

19 The sons of Rachel Jacob's wife ; 
Joseph, and Benjamin. 

20 1 And unto Joseph in the land of 
Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephra- 
im, which Asenath the daughter of 
Poti-pherah priest of On bare unto 
him. 

21 ^ And the sons of Beniamin were 
Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, 
and Naamau, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, 
and Huppim, and Ard. 

22 These are the sons of Rachel, 
which were born to Jacob : all the 
souls were fourteen. 

23 If And the sons of Dan ; Hushim. 

24 <jf And the sons of Naphtali ; Jah- 
eeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem. 

25 These are the sons of Bilhah, 
which Laban gave unto Rachel his 
daughter, and she bare these unto Ja- 
cob : all the souls were seven. 

26 All the souls that came with Jacob 
into Egypt, which came out of his 
loins, besides Jacob's sons' wives, all 
the souls were threescore and six ; 

27 And the sons of Joseph, which 
were borne him in Egypt, v:ere two 
souls : all the souls or the house of 
Jacob, which came into Egypt, were 
threescore and ten. 

28 If And he sent Judah before him 
unto Joseph, to direct his face unto 
Goshen ; and they came into the land 
of Goshen. 

29 And Joseph made ready his char- 
iot, and went up to meet Israel his fa- 
ther, to Goshen, and presented himself 
unto him ; and he fell on his neck, and 
wept on his neck a good while. 

30 And Israel said unto Joseph, Now 
iet me die, since I have seen thy face, 
because thou art yet alive. 

31 And Joseph said unto his brethren, 
and unto his father's house, I will go 
up, and shew Pharaoh, and say unto 
him, My brethren, and my father's 
house, which were in the land of Ca- 
naan, are come unto me ; 

32 And the men are shepherds, for 
^heir trade hath been to feed cattle ; 
and they have brought their flocks, 
and their herds, and all that they have. 

33 And it shall come to pass, when 
Fharaoh shall call you, and shall say, 
What is your occupation ? 

34 That ye shall say, Thy servants' 
trade hath been about cattle from our 
youth even until now, both we, and 

Slso our fathers : that ye may dwell in 
tie land of Goshen ; for everv shepherd 
<s an abomination unto the Egyptians, 



CHAPTER XLVIL 

1 Joseph presenteth five of his brethren, 7 and his 
father, before Pharaoh. 11 He giveth them 
habitation and maintenance. 13 He getteth alt 
the Egyptians' money, 16 their cattle, 18 their 
lands to Pharaoh. 22 The priests' land was 
not bought. 23 He letteth the land to them for 
a fifth part. 28 Jacob's age. 29 He suearetk 
Joseph to bury him with his fathers. 

THEN Joseph came and told Pha- 
raoh, and said. My father and my 
brethren, and their flocks, and their 
herds, and all that they have, are come 
out or the land of Canaan ; and, behold, 
they are in the land of Goshen. 

2 And he took some of his brethren< 
even five men, and presented them unto 
Pharaoh. 

3 And Pharaoh said unto his breth- 
ren, What is your occupation! And 
they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants 
are shepherds, both we, ana also our 
fathers. 

4 They said moreover unto Pharaoh, 
For to sojourn in the land are we 
come ; for thy servants have no pas- 
ture for their flocks ; for the famine ts 
sore in the land of Canaan : now there- 
fore, we pray thee, let thy servants 
dwell in the land of Goshen. 

5 And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, 
saying, Thy father and thy brethren 
are come unto thee : 

6 The land of Egypt is before thee ; 
in the best of the land make thy 
father and brethren to dwell ; in the 
land of Goshen let them dwell : and if 
thou knowest any men of activity 
among them, then make them rulers 
over my cattle. 

7 And Joseph brought in Jacob his 
father, and set him before Pharaoh : 
and Jacob blessed Pharaoh. 

8 And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How 
old art thou ! 

9 And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The 
days of the years of my pilgrimage are 
a hundred and thirty years : few and 
evil have the days of the years of my 
life been, and have not attained unto 
the days of the years of the life of my 
fathers in the days of their pilgrimage. 

10 And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and 
went out from before Pharaoh. 

11 % And Joseph placed his father 
and his brethren, and gave them a 

Eossession in the land of Egypt, in the 
est of the land, in the land of Rame- 
ses, as Pharaoh had commanded. 

12 And Joseph nourished his father, 
and his brethren, and all his father's 
household, with bread, according to 
their families. 

13 If And there teas no biead in all 
the land ; for the famine was very 
sore, so that the land of Egypt and 
all the land of Canaan fainted by 
reason of the famine. 

14 And Joseph gathered up all the 
money that was found in the land of 
Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for 
the com which they bought : and Jo- 
seph brought the money into Phara< 
oh's house. 

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Joseph's dealing 



GENESIS, XLVI1I. 



(n the famine,, 



15 And when money failed in the 
land of Egypt, and in the land of 
Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto 
Joseph, and said, Give us bread: for 
why should we die in thy presence ? 
for the money fa-ileth. 

16 And Joseph said, Give your cattle ; 
and I will give you for your cattle, if 
money fail. 

17 And they brought their cattle 
unto Joseph: and Joseph gave them 
bread in exchange for horses, and for 
the flocks, and for the cattle of the 
herds, and for the asses ; and he fed 
them with bread for all their cattle for 
that year. 

18 When that year was ended, they 
came unto him the second year, and 
said unto him. We will not hide it 
from my lord, now that our money is 
spent ; my lord also hath our herds of 
cattle ; there is not aught left in the 
sight of my lord, but our bodies, and 
our lands : 

19 Wherefore shall we die before 
thine eyes, both we and our land i buy 
as and our land for bread, and we and 
our land will be servants unto Phara- 
oh: and give us seed, that we may 
live, and not die, that the land be not 
desolate. 

20 And Joseph bought all the land of 
Egypt for Pharaoh ; for the Egyptians 
sold every man his field, because the 
famine prevailed over them: so the 
land became Pharaoh's. 

21 And as for the people, he removed 
them to cities from one end of the bor- 
ders of Egypt even to the other end 
thereof. 

22 Only the land of the priests 
bought he not; for the priests had a 
portion assigned them of Pharaoh, and 
did eat their portion which Pharaoh 
gave them : wherefore they sold not 
their lands. 

23 Then Joseph said unto the people, 
Behold, I have bought you this day 
and your land for Pharaoh : lo, here is 
seed for you, and ye shall sow the land. 

24 And it shall come to pass in the in- 
crease, that ye shall give the fifth part 
anto Pharaoh, and four parts shall be 
your own, for seed of the field, and for 
your food, and for them of your 
households, and for food for your 
little ones. 

25 And they said. Thou hast saved 
our lives : let us find grace in the sight 
of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's 
servants. 

26 And Joseph made it a law over the 
land of Egypt unto this day, that Pha- 
raoh should have the fifth part ; ex- 
cept the land of the priests only, which 
became not Pharaoh's. 

27 1 And Israel dwelt in the land of 
Egypt, in the country of Goshen ; and 
they had possessions therein, and 
grew, and multiplied exceedingly. 

28 And Jacob lived in the land of 
Egypt seventeen years: so the whole 
age of Jacob was a hundred forty and 
saven years. 

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29 And the time drew nigh that Israel 
must die : and he called his son Joseph 
and said unto him, If now I have found 
grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, 
thy hand under my thigh, and deal 
kindly and truly with me; bury me 
not, I pray thee, in Egypt : 

30 But I will lie with my fathers, and 
thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, and 
bury me in their buryingplace. And 
he said, I will do as thou hast said. 

31 And he said, Swear unto me. And 
he sware unto him. And Israel bowed 
himself upon the bed's head. 

CHAPTER XLVni. 

1 Joseph with his sons visiteth his sick father. % 
Jacob strengtheneth himself to bless them. 8 He 
repeateth the promise. 5 He taketh Ephratm 
and Manasseh as his own. 7 He telleth Joseph 
of his mother's grave. 9 He blesseth Ephratm 
and Manasseh. 17 He preferreth the younger 
before he elder. 21 He prophesieth their return 
to Canaan. 

AND it came to pass after these 
. things, that one told Joseph, Be- 
hold, thy father is sick : and he took 
with him his two sons, Manasseh and 
Ephraim. 

2 And one told Jacob, and said. Be- 
hold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee ; 
and Israel strengthened himself, and 
sat upon the bed. 

3 And Jacob said unto Joseph, Go<2 
Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in 
the land of Canaan, and blessed me, 

4 And said unto me. Behold, I will 
make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, 
and I will make of thee a multitude of 
people ; and will give this land to thy 
seed after thee for an everlasting pos- 
session. 

5 1 And now thy two sons, Ephraim 
and Manasseh, which were born unto 
thee in the land of Egypt, before I 
came unto thee into Egypt, are mine * 
as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be 
mine. 

6 And thy issue, which thou begettest 
after them, shall be thine, and shall be 
called after the name of their brethren 
in their inheritance. 

7 And as for me, when I came from 
Padan, Rachel died by me in the land 
of Canaan in the way, when yet there 
was but a little way to come unto 
Ephrath: and I buried her there in 
the way of Ephrath ; the same is Beth- 
lehem. 

8 And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, 
and said, Who are these? 

9 And Joseph said unto his father t 
They are my sons, whom God hath 

given me in this place. And he said, 
ring them, I pray thee, unto me, and 
I will bless them. 

10 Now the eyes of Israel were dim 
for age, so that he could not see. And 
he brought them near unto him ; and 
he kissed them, and embraced them. 

11 And Israel said unto Joseph, I had 
not thought to see thy face : and, lo,, 
God hath shewed me also thy seed. * 

12 And Joseph brought them out fronr 



Jacob blesseth 



GENESIS, XLIX. 



his sons. 



i 



between his knees, and he bowed him- 
self with his face to the earth. 

13 And Joseph took them both, 
Ephraim in his right hand toward 
Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his 
left hand toward Israel's right hand, 
and brought them near unto him. 

14 And Israel stretched out his right 
hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's head, 
who was the younger, and his left hand 
upon Manasseh's head, guiding his 
hands wittingly ; for Manasseh was the 
firstborn. 

15 1[ And he blessed Joseph, and said, 
God, before whom my fathers Abra- 
ham and Isaac did walk, the God which 
fed me all my life long unto this day, 

16 The Angel which redeemed me 
from all evil, bless the lads ; and let 
my name be named on them, and the 
name of my fathers Abraham and 
Isaac ; and let them grow into a multi- 
tude in the midst of the earth. 

17 And when Joseph saw that his fa- 
ther laid his right hand upon the head 
of Ephraim, it displeased nim : and he 
held up his father's hand, to remove it 
from Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's 
head. 

18 And Joseph said unto his father, 
Not so, my father : for this is the first- 
born ; put thy right hand upon his 
head. 

19 And his father refused, and said, I 
know it, my son, I know it: he also 
shall become a people, and he also 
shall be great : but truly his younger 
brother shall be greater than he, and 
his seed shall become a multitude of 
nations. 

20 And he blessed them that day, say- 
ing, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, 
God make thee as Ephraim and as Ma- 
nasseh : and he set Ephraim before 
Manasseh. 

21 And Israel said unto Joseph, Be- 
hold, I die ; but God shall be with you. 
and bring you again unto the land or 
your fathers. 

22 Moreover I have given to thee one 
portion above thy brethren, which I 
took out of the hand of the Amorite 
with my sword and with my bow. 

CHAPTER XLIX. 

1 Jacob calleth his sons to bless them. 8 Their 
blessing in particular. 29 He chargeth them 
about his burial. 33 He dieth. 

AND Jacob called unto his sons, and 
. said, Gather yourselves together, 
that I may tell you that which shall 
befall you in the last days. 

2 Gather yourselves together, and 
hear, ye sons of Jacob ; and hearken 
unto Israel your father. 

3 *[[ Reuben, thou art my firstborn, 
my might, and the beginning of my 
strength, the excellency of dignity, 
and the excellency of power: 

4 Unstable as water, thou shalt not 
excel ; because thou wentest up to thy 
father's bed ; then clefiledst thou it : 
he went up to my couch. 

6 If Simeon ana Levi are brethren ; 



instruments of cruelty are in their 
habitations. 

6 O my soul, come not thou intc 
their secret ; unto their assembly, 
mine honour, be not thou united : for 
in their anger they slew a man, and 
in their selfwill they digged down a 
wall. 

7 Cursed be their anger, for it was 
fierce; and their wrath, for it was 
cruel : I will divide them in Jacob, and 
scatter them in Israel. 

8 1 Judah, thou art he whom thy 
brethren shall praise : thy hand shall 
be in the neck of thine enemies; thy 
father's children shall bow down be- 
fore thee. 

9 Judah is a lion's whelp : from the 
prey, my son, thou art gone up : he 
stooped down, he couched as a lion, 
and as an old lion; who shall rouse 
him up? 

10 The sceptre shall not depart from 
Judah, nor a lawgiver from between 
his feet, until Shiloh come ; and unto 
him shall the gathering of the people 
be. 

11 Binding his foal unto the vine, and 
his ass's colt unto the choice vine ; he 
washed his garments in wine, and his 
clothes in the blood of grapes : 

12 His eyes shall be red with wine, 
and his teeth white with milk. 

13 ^f Zebulun shall dwell at the haven 
of the sea ; and he shall be for a haven 
of ships ; and his border shall be unto 
Zidon. 

14 1 Issachar is a strong ass couch- 
ing down between two burdens : 

15 And he saw that rest was good, 
and the land that it was pleasant ; and 
bowed his shoulder to Dear, and be- 
came a servant unto tribute. 

16 1" Dan shall judge his people, as 
one of the tribes of Israel. 

17 Dan shall be a serpent by the way, 
an adder in the path, that biteth the 
horse heels, so that his rider shall fall 
backward. 

18 I have waited for thy salvation, O 
Lokd. 

19 1 Gad, a troop shall overcome 
him : but he shall overcome at the last, 

20 1 Out of Asher his bread shall be 
fat, and he shall yield royal dainties. 

21 % Naphtali is a hind let loose : he 
giveth goodly words. 

22 IT Joseph is a fruitful bough, even 
a fruitful bough by a well; whose 
branches run over the wall : 

23 The archers have sorely grieved 
him, and shot at him, and hated him : 

24 But his bow abode in strength, and 
the arms of his hands were made strong 
by the hands of the mighty God of Ja- 
cob ; (from thence is the shepherd, the 
stone of Israel ;) 

25 Even by the God of thy father, who 
shall help thee ; and by the Almighty, 
who shall bless thee with blessings 01 
heaven above, blessings of the deep 
that lieth under, blessings of the 
breasts, and of the womb : 

26 The blessings of thy father have 

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Jacob's death, and 



GENESIS, L, 



ourial in Canaan* 



prevailed above the blessings of my 
progenitors unto the utmost bound of 
me everlasting hills : they shall be on 
She head of Joseph, and on the crown 
of the head of him that was separate 
from his brethren. 

27 1f Benjamin shall raven as a wolf : 
Sn the morning he shall devour the 
prey, and at night he shall divide the 
spoiL 

28 % All these are the twelve tribes of 
Israel : and this is it that their father 
spake unto them, and blessed them; 
every one according to his blessing he 
blessed them. 

29 And he charged them, and said 
unto them, I am to be gathered unto 
my people : bury me with my fathers 
in the cave that is in the field of 
Ephron the Hittite, 

30 In the ca^e that is in the field of 
Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in 
the land of Canaan, which Abraham 
bought with the field of Ephron the 
Hittite for a possession of a burying- 
place. 

31 There they buried Abraham and 
Sarah his wife ; there they buried Isaac 
and Rebekah his wife ; and there I 
buried Leah. 

32 The purchase of the field and of 
the cave that is therein tvas from the 
2hildren of Heth. 

33 And when Jacob had made an end 
of commanding his sons, he gathered 
up his feet into the bed, and yielded 
up the ghost, and was gathered unto 
his people^ 

CHAPTER L. 

1 The mourning for Jacob. 4 Joseph gstteth leave 
of Pharaoh to go to bury him. 7 The funeral. 
15 Joseph comforteth his brethren, who craved 
his par-Jon. 22 His age. 23 He seeth the third 
generation of his sons. 24 He prophesieth unto 
his brethren of their return. 26 He taketh an 
oath of them for his bones. 26 He dieth, and is 
chested. 

AND Joseph fell upon his father's 
. face, and wept upon him, and kiss- 
ad him. 

2 And Joseph commanded his serv- 
ants the physicians to embalm his fa- 
ther: and the physicians embalmed 
Israel. 

3 And forty days were fulfilled for 
him; for so are fulfilled the days of 
those which are embalmed : and the 
Egyptians mourned for him threescore 
and ten days. 

4 And when the days of his mourning 
were past, Joseph spake unto the house 
of Pharaoh, saying, If now I have 
found grace in your eyes, speak, I pray 
you, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying, 

5 My father made me swear, saying, 
Lo, I die : in my grave which I nave 
digged for me in the land of Canaan, 
there shalt thou bury me. Now there- 
fore let me go "ip, I pray thee, and bury 
my father, and I will come again. 

6 And Pharaoh said, Go up, and bury 
thy father, according as he made thee 
swear. 

7 % And Joseph went up to bury his 

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father : and with him went up all th© 
servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his 
house, and all the elders of the land of 
Egypt, 

8 And all the house of Joseph, and! 
his brethren, and his father's houses 
only their little ones, ana their flocks, 
and their herds, they left in the land 
of Goshen. 

9 And there went up with him both 
chariots and horsemen: and it was a 
very great company. 

10 And they came to the threshing- 
floor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan 2 
and there they mourned with a great 
and very sore lamentation : and he 
made a mourning for his father seven 
days. 

11 And when the inhabitants of th© 
land, the Canaanites, saw the mourn- 
ing in the floor of Atad, they said. This 
is a grievous mourning to the Egyp- 
tians : wherefore the name of it was 
called Abel-mizraim, which is beyond 
Jordan. 

12 And his sons did unto him accord 
ing as he commanded them : 

13 For his sons carried him into th© 
land of Canaan, and buried him in th© 
cave of the field of Machpelah, which 
Abraham bought with the field for * 
possession of a buryingplace of Ephron:* 
the Hittite, before Mamre. 

14 1 And Joseph returned into Egypt 
he, and his brethren, and all that wemi 
up with him to bury his father, after 
he had buried his father. 

15 1 And when Joseph's brethren saw 
that their father was dead, they said. 
Joseph will peradventure hate us, and 
will certainly requite us all the evfi 
which we did unto him. 

16 And they sent a messenger unto 
Joseph, saying, Thy father did com- 
mand before he died, saying, 

17 So shall ye say unto Joseph, For- 
give, I pray thee now, the trespass of 
thy brethren, and their sin ; for they 
did unto thee evil : and now, we pray 
thee, forgive the trespass of the serv- 
ants of the God of thy father. And Jc* 
seph wept when they spake unto him. 

18 And his brethren also went and 
fell down before his face ; and theF 
said, Behold, we be thy servants. 

19 And Joseph said unto them. Fear 
not : for am I in the place of God t 

20 But as for you, ye thought evil 
against me; but God meant it unto 
good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, 
to save much people alive. 

21 Now therefore fear ye not : I will 
nourish you, and your little ones. And 
he comforted them, and spake kindly 
unto them. 

22 f And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he, 
and his father's house : ana Joseph 
lived a hundred and ten years. 

23 And Joseph saw Ephraim's chil- 
dren of the third generation : the chil- 
dren also of Machir the son of Ma- 
nasseh were brought up upon Joseph's 
knees. 

24 And Joseph said unto his brethren 



The Israelites multiply, 



EXODUS, II. 



Moses is bom* 



1 die; and God will surely visit you, 
and bring you out of this land untc 
tine land which he sware to Abraham, 
15o Isaac, and to Jacob. 

25 And Joseph took an oath of the 
children of Israel, saying, God will 



surel 



iJly -^isit you, and ye shall carry up 
my bones from hence. 

26 So Joseph died, being a hundred 
and ten years old : and they embalm- 
ed him, and he was put in a coffin im 
Egypt 



THE SECOND BOOK OF MOSES, CALLED 



EXODUS. 



CHAPTER L 



1 The children of Israel, after Joseph's death, do 
multiply. 8 The more they are oppressed by a 
new king, the more they multiply. 15 The godli- 
nets of the midwives, in saving the men children 
zlive. 22 Pharaoh commandeth the male chil- 
dren to be cast into the river. 

NOW these are the names of the 
children of Israel, which came 
Into Egypt ; every man and his house- 
hold came with Jacob. 

2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, 

3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin, 

I Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. 

5 And all the souls that came out of 
the loins of Jacob were seventy souls : 
for JoseDh was in Egypt already. 

6 And Joseph died, and all his breth- 
ren, and all that generation. 

7 ^ And the children of Israel were 
fruitful, and increased abundantly, 
and multiplied, and waxed exceeding 
mighty ; and the land was filled with 
Shem. 

8 Now there arose up a new king 
aver Egypt, which knew not Joseph. 

9 And he said unto his people, Be- 
hold, the people of the children of 
Israel are more and mightier than 
we: 

10 Come on, let vis deal wisely with 
Shem ; lest they multiply, and it come 
to pais, that, when there falleth out 
any war, they join also unto our ene- 
mies, and fight against us, and so get 
them up out of the land. 

II Therefore they did set over them 
taskmasters to afflict them with their 
burdens. And they built for Pharaoh 
treasure cities, Pitnom and Raamses. 

12 But the more they afflicted them, 
the more they multiplied and grew. 
And they were grieved because of the 
children of Israel. 

13 And the Egyptians made the chil- 
dren of Israel to serve with rigour : 

14 And they made their lives bitter 
with hard bondage, in mortar, and 
in brick, and in all manner of serv- 
ice in the field; all their service, 
wherein they made them serve, was 
with rigour. 

15 *|[ And the king of Egypt spake to 
She Hebrew midwives, of which the 
aame of the one was Shiphrah, and 
'■the name of the other Puah ; 

16 And he said, Whenye do the office 
t>£ a midwife to the Hebrew women, 
*ad see them upon the stools, if it be 



a son, then ye shall kill him ; but if it 
be a daughter, then she shall live. 

17 But the midwives feared God, and 
did not as the king of Egypt com- 
manded them, but saved the men 
children alive. 

18 And the king of Egypt called for 
the midwives, and said unto them. 
Why have ye done this thing ; and 
have saved the men children alive ? 

19 And the midwives said unto Pha- 
raoh, Because the Hebrew women art 
not as the Egyptian women ; for they 
are lively, and are delivered ere the 
midwives come in unto them. 

20 Therefore God dealt well with the 
midwives: and the people multiplied, 
and waxed very mighty. 

21 And it came to pass, because the 
midwives feared God, that he made 
them houses. 

22 And Pharaoh charged all his peo- 
ple, saying, Every son that is born ys 
shall cast into the river, and every 
daughter ye shall save alive. 

CHAPTER H. 

1 Moses is born, 3 and in an ark cast into the as*. 
5 He is found, and brought up by Pharaoh's 
daughter. 11 He slayeth an Egyptian. 13 Hi 
reproveth a Hebrew. 15 He fieeth into Midian. 
21 He marrieth Zipporah. 22 Oershom is born. 

23 God respecteth the Israelites' cry. 

AND there went a man of the house 
. of Levi, and took to wife a daugh- 
ter of Levi. 

2 And the woman conceived, and 
bare a son: and when she saw him 
that he was a goodly child, she hid 
him three months. 

3 And when she could not longer 
hide him, she took for him an ark of 
bulrushes, and daubed it with slime 
and with pitch, and put the child 
therein ; and she laid it in the flags by 
the river's brink. 

4 And his sister stood afar off, to wit 
what would be done to him. 

5 1 And the daughter of Pharaoh 
came down to wash herself at the 
river ; and her maidens walked along 
by the river's side : and when she saw 
the ark among the flags, she sent her 
maid to fetch it. 

6 And when she had opened it, she 
saw the child : and, behold, the babe 
wept. And she had compassion on 
him, and said, This is one of the H.B- 
brews' children. 

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Moses fieeth into Midian. EXODUS, III. 



God appeareth to Kim* 



7 Then said his sister to Pharaoh's 
daughter, Shall I go and call to thee a 
nurse of the Hebrew women, that she 
may nurse the child for thee ? 

8 And Pharaoh's daughter said to 
her, Go. And the maid went and 
called the child's mother. 

9 And Pharaoh's daughter said unto 
her, Take this child away, and nurse it 
for me, and I will give the* thy wages. 
And the woman took the child, and 
nursed it. 

10 And the child grew, and she 
brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, 
and ne became her son. And she 
called his name Moses : and she said, 
Because I drew him out of the water. 

11 % And it came to pass in those 
days, when Moses was grown, that he 
went out unto his brethren, and 
looked on their burdens : and he spied 
an Egyptian smiting a Hebrew, one of 
his brethren. 

12 And he looked this way and that 
way, and when he saw that there was 
no man, he slew the Egyptian, and hid 
him in the sand. 

13 And when he went out the second 
day, behold, two men of the Hebrews 
strove together: and he said to him 
that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest 
thou thy fellow ? 

U And he said, Who made thee a 
prince and a judge over us ? intendest 
thou to kill me, as thou killedst the 
Egyptian? Ana Moses feared, 
said, Surely this thing is known 

15 Now when Pharaoh heard 
thing, he sought to slay Moses. 
Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, 
and dwelt in the land of Midian : and 
ne sat down by a well. 

16 Now the priest of Midian had 
seven daughters: and they came and 
drew water, and filled the troughs to 
water their father's flock. 

17 And the shepherds came and 
drove them away : out Moses stood up 
and helped them, and watered their 
flock. 

18 And when they came to Reuel 
their father, he said, How is it that ye 
are come so soon to day ? 

19 And they said, An Egyptian deliv- 
ered us out of the hand of the shep- 
herds, and also drew water enough for 
us, and watered the flock. 

20 And he said unto his daughters, 
And where is he? why is it ttiat ye 
have left the man? call him, that he 
may eat bread. 

21 And Moses was content to dwell 
with the man : and he gave Moses Zip- 
porah his daughter. 

22 And she bare him a son, and he 
called his name Gershom : for he said, 
I have been a stranger in a strange 
land. 

23 "|f And it came to pass in process of 
time, that the king of Egypt died : and 
the children of Israel sighed by reason 
of the bondage, and they cried, and 
their cry came up unto God by reason 
<jf the bondage. 

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and 

this 

But 



24 And God heard their groaning, 
and God remembered his covenant- 
with Abraham, with Isaac, and with 
Jacob. 

25 And God looked upon the children 
of Israel, and God had respect unto 
them. 

CHAPTER IIL 

1 Moses keepeth Jethro's flock. 2 God appeareti, 
to him in a burning- bush. 9 He sendeth him to 
deliver Israel. 14 The name of Ood. 15 His 
message to Israel. 

NOW Moses kept the flock of Jethrc 
his father in law, the priest of 
Midian : and he led the flock to the 
back side of the desert, and came to 
the mountain of God, even to Horeb. 

2 And the Angel of the Lord appear- 
ed unto him in a flame of fire out ot 
the midst of a bush : and he looked* 
and, behold, the bush burned with nre t 
and the bush was not consumed. 

3 And Moses said, I will now turn 
aside, and see this great sight, why the 
bush is not burnt. 

4 And when the Lord saw that he 
turned aside to see, God called untc 
him out of the midst of the bush-and 
said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Hera 
am I. 

5 And he said, Draw not nigh hither : 
put off thy shoes from off thy feet ; for 
the place whereon thou grandest »V 
holy ground. 

6 Moreover he said, I am the God of 
thy father, the God of Abraham, the 
God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, 
And Moses hid his face ; for he wag 
afraid to look upon God. 

7 f And the Lord said, I have surely 
seen the affliction of my people which 
are in Egypt, and have heard their cry 
by reason of their taskmasters ; fori 
know their sorrows ; 

8 And I am come down to deliver 
them out of the hand of the Egyptians, 
and to bring them up out of that land 
unto a good land and a large, unto & 
land flowing with milk and honey? 
unto the place of the Canaanites, and 
the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the 
Perizzites, and the Hivites, and th6 
Jebusites. 

9 Now therefore, behold, the cry of 
the children of Israel is come unto 
me : and I have also seen the oppres- 
sion wherewith the Egyptians oppress 
them. 

10 Come now therefore, and I will 
send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou 
mayest bring forth my people the chil- 
dren of Israel out of Egypt. 

11 «|f And Moses said unto God, Who 
am I, that I should go unto Pharao^ 
and that I should bring forth the chil- 
dren of Israel out of Egypt ? 

12 And he said. Certainly I will be 
with thee ; and this shall be a token 
unto thee, that I have sent thee : When 
thou hast brought forth the people 
out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upoia 
this mountain. 

13 And Moses said unto God, Behold, 
when 1 come unto the children of Is 



His message to Israel. 



EXODUS, IV. God giveth signs to Moses 



rael, and shall say unto them, The God 
of your fathers hath sent me unto 
you ; and they shall say to me. What is 
his name ! what shall I say unto them ? 

14 And God said unto Moses, I AM 
THAT I AM : and he said, Thus shalt 
thou say unto the children of Israel, I 
AM hath sent me unto you. 

15 And God said moreover unto Mo- 
ses, Thus shalt thou say unto the chil- 
dren of Israel, The Lord God of your 
fathers, the God of Abraham, the God 
of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath 
sent me unto you: this is my name 
for ever, and this is my memorial 
unto all generations. 

16 Go, and gather the elders of Israel 
together, and say unto them, The Lord 
God of your fathers, the God of Abra- 
ham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared 
unto me, saying. I have surely visited 
you, and seen that which is done to 
you in Egypt : 

17 And I have said, I will bring you 
up out of the affliction of Egypt unto 
the land of the Canaanites, and the 
Hittites, and the Amorites, and the 
Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the 
Jebu sites, unto a land flowing with 
milk and honey. 

18 And they shall hearken to thy 
voice : and thou shalt come, thou and 
the elders of Israel, unto the kingof 
Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The 
Lord God of the Hebrews hath met 
with us : and now let us go, we beseech 
thee, three days' journey into the wil- 
derness, that we may sacrifice to the 
Lord our God. 

19 K And I am sure that the king of 
Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a 
mighty hand. 

20 And I will stretch out my hand, 
and smite Egypt with all my wonders 
which I will do in the midst thereof : 
and after that he will let you go. 

21 And I will give this people favour 
In the sight of the Egyptians : and it 
shall come to pass, that, when ye go, 
ye shall not go empty : 

22 But every woman shall borrow 
of her neighbour, and of her that 
sojourneth in her house, jewels of 
silver, and jewels of gold, and rai- 
ment: and ye shall put them upon 
your sons, and upon your daughters ; 
and ye shall spoil the Egyptians. 

CHAPTER IV. 

2 Moses'' rod is turned into a serpent. 6 His hand 
leprous. 10 He is loth to be sent. 14 Aaron 
is appointed to assist him. 18 Moses departeth 
from Jethro. 21 God's message to Pharaoh. 24 
Zipporah circumeiseth her son. 27 Aaron is sent 
to meet Moses. 31 The people believeth them. 

AN D Moses answered and said, But, 
behold, they will not believe me, 
nor hearken unto my voice : for they 
will say, The Lord hath not appeared 
unto thee. 

2 And the Lord said unto him, What 
<* that in thine hand ! And he said, A 
ipod. 
S And he said, Cast it on the ground. 



And he cast it on the ground, an& 
it became a serpent; and Moses fled 
from before it. 

4 And the Lord said unto Moses, PuH 
forth thine hand, and take it by the 
tail. And he put forth his hand, and 
caught it, and it became a rod in hif 
hand: 

5 That they may believe that the 
Lord God of their fathers, the God ot 
Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the 
God of Jacob, hath appeared untc 
thee. 

6 If And the Lord said furthermore 
unto him, Put now thine hand into thy 
bosom. And he put his hand into hi£ 
bosom : and when he took it out, be- 
hold, his hand was leprous as snow. 

7 And he said, Put thine hand intc 
thy bosom again. And he put his hand 
into his bosom again ; and plucked U 
out of his bosom, and, behold, it wae 
turned again as his other flesh. 

8 And it shall come to pass, if they 
will not believe thee, neither hearken 
to the voice of the first sign, that they 
will believe the voice of the lattes 
sign. 

9 And it shall come to pass, if they 
will not believe also these two signs, 
neither hearken unto thy voice, thai 
thou shalt take of the water of the 
river, and pour it upon the dry land ; 
and the water which thou takest out 
of the river shall become blood upon 
the dry land. 

10 1 And Moses said unto the Lorj^ 
O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither 
heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken 
unto thy servant; but I am slow of 
speech, and of a slow tongue. 

11 And the Lord said unto him, Whc 
hath made man's mouth ? or who mak- 
eth the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing,, 
or the blind ? have not 1 the Lord ! 

12 Now therefore go, and I will be 
with thy mouth, and teach thee what 
thou shalt say. 

13 And he said, O my Lord, send, 1 
pray thee, by the hand of him whom 
thou wilt send. 

li And the anger of the Lord w^e 
kindled against Moses, and he said, Is 
not Aaron the Levite thy brother % I 
know that he can speak well. And 
also, behold, he cometh forth to meet 
thee : and when he seeth thee, he wil? 
be glad in his heart. 

15 And thou shalt speak unto him, 
and put words in his mouth : and t 
will be with thy mouth, and with hie 
mouth, and will teach you what ye 
shall do. v 

16 And he shall be thy spokesman 
unto the people : and he shall be, even 
he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, 
and thou shalt be to him instead of 
God. 

17 And thou shalt take this rod in 
thine hand, wherewith thou shalt dc 
signs. 

18 1 And Moses went and returned fcc 
Jethro his father in law, and said UBr 
to him, Let me go, I pray thee, axtf 

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Aaron sent to Moses. 



EXODUS, V. Israelites' task increased* 



return unto my brethren which are 
In Egypt, and see whether they be 
gret alive. And Jethro said to Mos^s, 
So in peace. 

13 And the Lord said unto Moses in 
Midian, Go, return into Egypt : for all 
She men are dead which sought thy 
&ife. 

20 And Moses took his wife and his 
sons, and set them upon an ass, and 
he returned to the land of Egypt : and 
Moses took the rod of God in his hand. 

21 And the Lord said unto Moses, 
When thou goest to return into Egypt, 
see that thou do all those wonders be- 
fore Pharaoh, which I have put in 
thine hand : but I will harden his 
heart, that he shall not let the peo- 
ple go. 

22 And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, 
Thus saith the Lord, Israel is my son, 
tven my firstborn : 

23 And I say unto thee, Let my son 
go, that he may serve me : and if thou 
jpefuse to let him go, behold, I will slay 
ihy son, even thy firstborn. 

24 Tf And it came to pass by the way 
3n the inn, that the Lord met him, and 
sought to kill him. 

25 Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, 
and cut off the foreskin of her son, 
and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely 
a bloody husband arc thou to me. 

26 So he let him go: then she said, 
A bloody husband thou art, because of 
She circumcision. 

27 1 And the Lord said to Aaron, 
Ck> into the wilderness to meet Moses. 
And he went, and met him in the 
mount of God, and kissed him. 

28 And Moses told Aaron all the 
words of the Lord who had sent him, 
and all the signs which he had com- 
manded him. 

29 1 And Moses and Aaron went and 
gathered together all the elders of the 
shildren of Israel : 

30 And Aaron spake all the words 
which the Lord had spoken unto Mo- 
ses, and did the signs in the sight of 
She people. 

31 And the people believed : and 
when they heard that the Lord had 
visited the children of Israel, and that 
he had looked upon their affliction, 
then they bowed their heads and wor- 
shipped. 

CHAPTER V. 

1 Pharaoh chideth Moses and Aaron for their mes- 
sage. 5 He increaseth the Israelites' task. 15 
He checketh their complaints. 20 They cry out 
upon Moses and Aaron. 22 Moses complaineth 
to God. 

AND afterward Moses arid Aaron 
went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus 
saith the Lord God of Israel, Let my 
people go, that they may hold a feast 
unto me in the wilderness. 

2 And Pharaoh said, Who is the Lord, 
that I should obey his voice to let Is- 
rael go ? I know not the Lord, neither 
will I let Israel go. 

3 And they said, The God of the He- 
brews hath met with us : let us go, we 

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pray thee, three days' journey into the 
desert, and sacrifice unto the Lord our 
God ; lest he fall upon us with pesti- 
lence, or with the sword. 

4 And the king of Egypt said unto 
them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aa- 
ron, let the people from their works ! 
get you unto your burdens. 

5 And Pharaoh said, Behold, the peo- 
ple of the land now are many, and ye 
make them rest from their burdens. 

6 And Pharaoh commanded the same 
day the taskmasters of the people, and 
their officers, saying, 

7 Ye shall no more give the people 
straw to make brick, as heretofore : let 
them go and gather straw for them- 
selves. 

8 And the tale of the bricks, which 
they did make heretofore, ye shall lay 
upon them ; ye shall not diminish 
aught thereof : for they be idle ; there- 
fore they cry, saying, Let us go and 
sacrifice to our God. 

9 Let there more work be laid upon 
the men, that they may labour there- 
in ; ana let them not regard vain 
words. 

10 *ff And the taskmasters of the peo- 
ple went out, and their officers, and 
they spake to the people, saying, Thus 
saith Pharaoh, I will not give you 
straw. 

11 Go ye, get you straw where ye can 
find it : yet not aught of your work 
shall be diminished. 

12 So the people were scattered abroad 
throughout all the land of Egypt to 
gather stubble instead of straw. 

13 And the taskmasters hasted them, 
saying, Fulfil your works, your daily 
tasks, as when there was straw. 

14 And the officers of the children of 
Israel, which Pharaoh's taskmasters 
had set over them, were beaten, and 
demanded, Wherefore have ye not ful- 
filled your task in making brick both 
yesterday and to day, as heretofore? 

15 *| Then the officers of the children 
of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, 
saying, Wherefore dealest thou thus 
with thy servants? 

16 There is no straw given unto thy 
servants, and they say to us, Make 
brick : and, behold, thy servants are 
beaten ; but the fault is in thine own 
people. 

17 But he said, Ye are idle, ye are 
idle : therefore ye say, Let us go and 
do sacrifice to the Lord. 

18 Go therefore now, and work ; for 
there shall no straw be given you, yet 
shall ye deliver the tale of bricks. 

19 And the officers of the children of 
Israel did see that they were in evil 
case, after it was said, Ye shall not 
minish aught from your bricks of your 
daily task. 

20 H And they met Moses and Aaron, 
who stood in the way, as they came 
forth from Pharaoh : 

21 And they said unto them, The 
Lord look upon you, and judge ; be- 
cause ye have made our savour to be 



God reneweth his promise. EXODUS, VII. Genealogy of Reuben, dto 

bring the children of Israel out of the 
land of Egypt. 

11 1 These be the heads of their fa- 
thers' houses : The sons of Reuben the 
firstborn of Israel ; Hanoch, and Pallu 9 
Hezron.and Carmi : these be the fam- 
ilies of Reuben. 

15 And the sons of Simeon ; Jemuel, 
and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, ana 
Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaan- 
itish woman : these are the families of 
Simeon. 

16 1 And these are the names of the 
sons of Levi according to their gen- 
erations ; Gershon, and Kohath, and 
Merari: and the years of the life of 
Levi were a hundred thirty and seven 
years. 

17 The sons of Gershon : Libni, and 
Shimi, according to their families. 

18 And the sons of Kohath ; Am ram, 
and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel : 
and the years of the life of Kohath 
were a hundred thirty and three years. 

19 And the sons oi Merari ; Mahal! 
and Mushi : these are the families of 
Levi according to their generations. 

20 And Amram took him Jochebed 
his father's sister to wife ; and she 
bare him Aaron and Moses: and the 
years of the life of Amram were a hun- 
dred and thirty and seven years. 

21 If And the sons of Izhar ; Korah, 
and Nepheg, and Zichri. 

22 And the sons of Uzziel; Mishael, 
and Elzaphan, and Zithri. 

23 And Aaron took him Elisheba, 
daughter of Amminadab, sister of Na- 
ashon, to wife ; and she bare him Na- 
dab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 

24 And the sons of Korah ; Assir, and 
Elkanah, and Abiasaph : these are the 
families of the Korhites. 

25 And Eleazar Aaron's son took 
him one of the daughters of Putiel to 
wife; and she bare him Phinehas: 
these are the heads of the fathers 
of the Levites according to their fam- 
ilies. 

26 These are that Aaron and Moses, 
to whom the Lord said, Bring out the 
children of Israel from the land of 
Egypt according to their armies. 

27 These are they which spake to 
Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out 
the children of Israel from Egypt: 
these are that Moses and Aaron. 

28 t And it came to pass on the day 
when the Lord spake unto Moses in 
the land of Egypt, 

29 That the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, I am the Lord : speak thou 
unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that 
I say unto thee. 

30 And Moses said before the Lord, 
Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, 
and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto 
me? 



abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and 
in the eyes of his servants, to put a 
sword in their hand to slay us. 

22 And Moses returned unto the 
Lord, and said, Lord, wherefore hast 
thou so evil entreated this people ? why 
is it that thou hast sent me ? 

23 For since 1 came to Pharaoh to 
speak in thy name, he hath done evil 
to this people ; neither hast thou de- 
livered thy people at all. 

CHAPTER VL 

l Ood reneweth his promise by his name JEHO- 
VAH. 14 The genealogy of Reuben, 15 of Sim- 
eon, 16 of Levi, of whom came Moses and Aaron. 

I^HEN the Lord said unto Moses, 
. Now shalt thou see what I will do 
to Pharaoh: for with a strong hand 
shall he let them go, and with a strong 
hand shall he drive them out of his 
land. 

2 And God spake unto Moses, and 
said unto him, I am the Lord : 

3 And I appeared unto Abraham, 
onto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the 
name of God Almighty ; but by my 
name JEHOVAH was I not known to 
them. 

I And I have also established my 
covenant with them, to give them 
the land of Canaan, the land of their 
pilgrimage, wherein they were stran- 
gers. 

6 And I have also heard the groan- 
ing of the children of Israel, whom 
the Egyptians keep in bondage ; and 
I have remembered my covenant. 

6 Wherefore say unto the children of 
Israel, I am the Lord, and I will bring 
you out from under the burdens of the 
Egyptians, and I will rid you out of 
their bondage, and I will redeem you 
with a stretched out arm, and with 
great judgments : 

7 And I will take you to me for a 
people, and I will be to you a God : 
and ye shall know that I am the Lord 
your God, which bringeth you out 
from under the burdens of the Egyp- 
tians. 

8 And I will bring you in unto the 
land, concerning the which I did swear 
to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to 
Jacob; and I will give it you for a 
heritage : I am the Lord. 

9 1 And Moses spake so unto the chil- 
dren of Israel : but they hearkened not 
unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and 
for cruel bondage. 

10 And the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

II Go in, speak unto Pharaoh king 
of Egypt, that he let the children of 
Israel go out of his land. 

12 And Moses spake before the Lord, 
saying, Behold, the children of Israel 
have not hearkened unto me; how 
then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am 
of uncircumcised lips ? 

18 And the Lord spake unto Moses 
and unto Aaron, and gave them a 
charge unto the children of Israel, 
%nd unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, to 



CHAPTER Vn. 

1 Moses is encouraged to go to Pharaoh. 7 Hi» 
age. 8 His rod is turned into a serpent. 11 Tha 
sorcerers do the like. 13 Pharaoh's heart is hard- 
ened. 14 God's message to Pharaoh. 19 Tha 
river is. turned into blood. 

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Moses goeth to Pharaoh. EXODUS, VIII. River turned into blood. 



AND the Lord said unto Moses, See, 
. I have made thee a god to Pha- 
raoh ; and Aaron thy brother shall be 
thy prophet. 

2 Thou shalt speak all that I com- 
mand thee; and Aaron thy brother 
shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he 
send the children of Israel out of his 
land. 

3 And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, 
and multiply my signs and my won- 
ders in the land of Egypt. 

4 But Pharaoh shall not hearken un- 
to you, that I may lay my hand upon 
Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, 
and my people the children of Israel, 
out of the land of Egypt by great 
judgments. 

5 And the Egyptians shall know that 
I am the Lord, when I stretch forth 
mine hand upon Egypt, and bring out 
the children of Israel from among 
them. 

6 And Moses and Aaron did as the 
Lord commanded them, so did they. 

7 And Moses was fourscore years old, 
and Aaron fourscore and three years 
old, when they spake unto Pharaoh. 

8 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses 
and unto Aaron, saying, 

9 When Pharaoh shall speak unto 
you, saying. Shew a miracle for you : 
then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take 
thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, 
and it shall become a serpent. 

10 1 And Moses and Aaron went in 
unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the 
Lord had commanded: and Aaron 
cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and 
before his servants, and it became a 
serpent. 

11 Then Pharaoh also called the wise 
men and the sorcerers : now the magi- 
cians of Egypt, they also did in like 
manner with their enchantments. 

12 For they cast down every man 
his rod, and they became serpents : 
but Aaron's rod swallowed up their 
rods. 

13 And he hardened Pharaoh's heart, 
that he hearkened not unto them ; as 
the Lord had said. 

14 1 And the Lord said unto Moses, 
Pharaoh s heart is hardened, he re- 
fuseth to let the people go. 

15 Get thee unto Pharaoh in the 
morning; lo, he goeth out unto the 
water; and thou shalt stand by the 
river's brink against he come ; and the 
rod which was turned to a serpent 
shalt thou take in thine hand. 

16 And thou shalt say unto him, The 
Lord God of the Hebrews hath sent 
me unto thee, saying, Let my people 

§o, that they may serve me in the wil- 
erness: and, behold, hitherto thou 
wouldest not hear. 

17 Thus saith the Lord, In this thou 
shalt know that I am the Lord : be- 
hold, I will smite with the rod that is 
in mine hand upon the waters which 
are in the river, and they shall be 
turned to blood. 

18 And the fish that is in the river 

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shall die, and the river shall stink ; and 
the Egyptians shall loathe to drink of 
the water of the river. 

19 y. And the Lord spake unto Mo- 
ses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and 
stretch out thine hand upon the waters 
of Egypt, upon their streams, upon 
their rivers, and upon their ponds, and 
upon all their pools of water, that they 
may become olood ; and that there 
may be blood throughout all the land 
of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and 
in vessels of stone. 

20 And Moses and Aaron did so, as 
the Lord commanded ; and he lifted 
up the rod, and smote the waters that 
were in the river, in the sight of Pha- 
raoh, and in the sight of his servants ; 
and all the waters that were in the 
river were turned to blood. 

21 And the fish that was in the river 
died ; and the river stank, and the 
Egyptians could not drink of the wa- 
ter of the river ; and there was blood 
throughout all the land of Egypt. 

22 And the magicians of Egypt did 
so with their enchantments : and Pha- 
raoh's heart was hardened, neither did 
he hearken unto them ; as the Lord 
had said. 

23 And Pharaoh turned and went 
into his house, neither did he set hie 
heart to this also. 

24 And all the Egyptians digged 
round about the river for water to 
drink ; for they could not drink of the 
water of the river. 

25 And seven days were fulfilled, 
after that the Lord had smitten the 



liver. 



CHAPTER VHI. 



1 Frogs are tent. 8 Pharaoh sueth to Moses, 12- 
and Moses by prayer removeth them away. 18 
The dust is turned into lice, which the magi- 
cians could not do. 20 The swarms of flies. 
26 Pharaoh inclineth to let the people go, 8& 
but yet is hardened. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses, 
t Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto 
him, Thus saith the Lord, Let my peo- 
ple go, that they may serve me. 

2 And if thou refuse to let them go, 
behold, I will smite all thy borders 
with frogs : 

3 And the river shall bring forth 
frogs abundantly, which shall go up 
and come into thine house, and into 
thy bedchamber, and upon thy bed, 
and into the house of thy servants, 
and upon thy people, and into thine 
ovens, and into thy kneadingtroughs : 

4 And the frogs shall come up Doth 
on thee, and upon thy people, and 
upon all thy servants. 

5 y And the Lord spake unto Moses, 
Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine 
hand with thy rod over the streams, 
over the rivers, and over the ponds, 
and cause frogs to come up upon the 
land of Egypt. 

6 And Aaron stretched out his hand 
over the waters of Egypt; and the 
frogs came up, and covered the land 
of Egypt. 



The plagues of 



EXODUS, IX. 



7 And the magicians did so with 
their enchantments, and brought up 
frogs upon the land of Egypt. 

8 1 Then Pharaoh called for Moses 
and Aaron, and said, Entreat the Lord, 
that he may take away the frogs from 
me, and from my people ; and I will 
let the people go, that they may do 
sacrifice unro the Lord. 

9 And Moses said unto Pharaoh. 
Glory over me : when shall I entreat 
for thee, and for thy servants, and for 
thy people, to destroy the frogs from 
thee and thy houses, that they may 
remain in the river only ? 

10 And he said. To morrow. And he 
said, Be it according to thy word ; that 
thou mayest know that there is none 
like unto the Lord our God. 

11 And the frogs shall depart from 
thee, and from thy houses, and from 
thy servants, and from thy people ; 
they shall remain in the river only. 

12 And Moses and Aaron went out 
from Pharaoh: and Moses cried unto 
the Lord because of the frogs which 
he had brought against Pharaoh. 

13 And the Lord did according to the 
word of Moses ; and the frogs died out 
of the houses, out of the villages, and 
out of the fields. 

14 And they gathered them together 
upon heaps ; and the land stank. 

15 But when Pharaoh saw that there 
was respite, he hardened his heart, and 
hearkened not unto them ; as the Lord 
had said. 

16 If And the Lord said unto Moses, 
Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod. 
and smite the dust of the land, that it 
may become lice throughout all the 
land of Egypt. 

17 And they did so ; for Aaron 
stretched out his hand with his rod, 
and smote the dust of the earth, and 
it became lice in man, and in beast; 
all the dust of the land became lice 
throughout all the land of Egypt. 

18 And the magicians did so with 
their enchantments to bring forth lice, 
but they could not : so there were lice 
upon man, and upon beast. 

19 Then the magicians said unto Pha- 
raoh, This is the finger of God : and 
Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he 
hearkened not unto them ; as the 
Lord had said. 

20 % And the Lord said unto Moses, 
Rise up early in the morning, and 
stand before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh 
forth to the water ; and say unto him, 
Thus saith the Lord, Let my people 
go, that they may serve me. 



go 



11 Else, if thou wilt not let my people 
, behold, I will send swarms of flies 
upon thee, and upon thy servants, and 
upon thy people, and into thy houses : 
and the houses of the Egyptians shall 
be full of swarms of flies, and also the 
ground whereon they are. 

22 And I will sever in that day the 
land of Goshen, in which my people 
dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be 
inhere ; to the end thou mayest know 



lice and flies* 



the 



that I am the Lord in the midst of 
earth. 

23 And I will put a division between 
my people and thy people : to morrow 
shall this sign be. 

24 And the Lord did so ; and there 
came a grievous swarm of flies into 
the house of Pharaoh, and into his 
servants' houses, and into all the land 
of Egypt : the land was corrupted by 
reason of the swarm of flies. 

26 If And Pharaoh called for Moses 
and for Aaron, and said, Go ye, sacri- 
fice to your God in the land. 

26 And Moses said, It is not meet so 
to do ; for we shall sacrifice the abom- 
ination of the Egyptians to the Lord 
our God: lo, shall we sacrifice the 
abomination of the Egyptians before 
their eyes, and will they not stone 
us? 

27 We will go three days' journey in- 
to the wilderness, and sacrifice to the 
Lord our God, as he shall command 
us. 

28 And Pharaoh said, I will let you 
go, that ye may sacrifice to the Lord 
your God in the wilderness ; only ye 
shall not go very far away : entreat 
for me. 

29 And Moses said. Behold, I go out 
from thee, and I will entreat the Lord 
that the swarms of flies may depart 
from Pharaoh, from his servants, and 
from his people, to morrow: but let 
not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more 
in not letting the people go to sacrifice 
to the Lord. 

30 And Moses went out from Phara- 
oh, and entreated the Lord. 

31 And the Lord did according to the 
word of Moses ; and he removed the 
swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from 
his servants, and from his people ; 
there remained not one. 

32 And Pharaoh hardened his heart 
at this time also, neither would he let 
the people go. 

CHAPTER IX. 

1 The murrain of beasts. 8 The plague of boil), 
and blains. 13 His message about the hail. 22 
The plague of hail. 27 Pharaoh sueth to Moses, 
85 but yet is hardened. 

THEN the Lord said unto Moses, Go 
in unto Pharaoh, and tell him, 
Thus saith the Lord God of the He- 
brews, Let my people go, that they 
may serve me. 

2 For if thou refuse to let them go, 
and wilt hold them still, 

3 Behold, the hand of the Lord is 
upon thy cattle which is in the field, 
upon the horses, upon the asses, upon 
the camels, upon the oxen, and upon 
the sheep : there shall be a very griev- 
ous murrain. 

4 And the Lord shall sever between 
the cattle of Israel and the cattle of 
Egypt : and there shall nothing die of 
all that is the children's of Israel. 

5 And the Lord appointed a set time, 
sayingj To morrow the Lord shall do 
this thing in the land. 

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Murrain of beasts. 



EXODUS, X. 



Plague of Hail* 



6 And the Lord did that thing on the 
morrow, and all the cattle of Egypt 
died : but of the cattle of the children 
of Israel died not one. 

7 And Pharaoh sent, and, behold, 
there was not one of the cattle of the 
Israelites dead. And the heart of Pha- 
raoh was hardened, and he did not 
let the people go. 

8 IT And the Lord said unto Moses 
and unto Aaron, Take to you handfuls 
of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses 
sprinkle it toward the heaven in the 
sight of Pharaoh. 

9 And it shall become small dust in 
all the land of Egypt, and shall be a 
boil breaking forth with blains upon 
man, and upon beast, throughout all 
the land of Egypt. 

10 And they took ashes of the fur- 
nace, and stood before Pharaoh ; and 
Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven ; 
and it became a boil breaking forth 
with blains upon man, and upon beast. 

11 And the magicians could not stand 
before Moses because of the boils ; for 
the boil was upon the magicians, and 
upon all the Egyptians. 

12 And the Lord hardened the heart 
of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not 
unto them ; as the Lord had spoken 
unto Moses. 

13 1 And the Lord said unto Moses, 
Rise up early in the morning, and 
stand before Pharaoh, and say unto 
him, Thus saith the Lord God of the 
Hebrews, Let my people go, that they 
may serve me. 

14 For I will at thi3 time send all my 
plagues upon thine heart, and upon 
thy servants, and upon thy people ; 
that thou mayest know that there is 
none like me in all the earth. 

16 For now I will stretch out my 
hand, that I may smite thee and thy 
people with pestilence ; and thou shalt 
be cut off from the earth. 

16 And in very deed for this cause 
have I raised thee up, for to shew in 
thee my power ; and that my name 
may be declared throughout all the 
earth. 

17 As yet exaltest thou thyself 
against my people, that thou wilt not 
let them go ! 

18 Behold, to morrow about this time 
I will cause it to rain a very grievous 
hail, such as hath not been in Egypt 
since the foundation thereof even un- 
til now. 

19 Send therefore now, and gather 
thy cattle, and all that thou hast in the 
field : for upon every man and beast 
which shall be found in the field, and 
shall not be brought home, the hail 
shall come down upon them, and they 
shall die. 

20 He that feared the word of the 
Lord among the servants of Pharaoh 
made his servants and his cattle flee 
into the houses : 

21 And he that regarded not the word 
of the Lord left his servants and his 
cattle in the field. 

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22 % And the Lord said unto Moses> 
Stretch forth thine hand toward heav- 
en, that there may be hail in all the 
land of Egypt, upon man, and upon 
beast, and upon every herb of the 
field, throughout the land of Egypt. 

23 And Moses stretched forth his 
rod toward heaven: and the Lord 
sent thunder and hail, and the fire 
ran along upon the ground ; and the 
Lord rained hail upon the land of 
Egypt. 

24 So there was hail, and fire mingled 
with the hail, very grievous, such as 
there was none like it in all the land 
of Egypt since it became a nation. 

25 And the hail smote throughout all 
the land of Egypt all that teas in the 
field, both man and beast; and the 
hail smote every herb of the field, 
and brake every tree of the field. 

26 Only in the land of Goshen, where 
the children of Israel were, was there 
no hail. 

27 t And Pharaoh sent, and called 
for Moses and Aaron, and said unto 
them, I have sinned this time: the 
Lord is righteous, and I and my peo- 
ple are wicked. 

28 Entreat the Lord (for it is enough) 
that there be no more mighty thun- 
derings and hail ; and I will let you 
go, and ye shall stay no longer. 

29 And Moses said unto him, As soon 
as I am gone out of the city, I will 
spread abroad my hands unto the 
Lord ; and the thunder shall cease, 
neither shall there be any more hail ; 
that thou mayest know how that the 
earth is the Lord's. 

30 But as for thee and thy servants, 
I know that ye will not yet fear the 
Lord God. 

31 And the flax and the barley was 
smitten : for the barley was in the ear, 
and the flax was boiled. 

32 But the wheat and the rye were 
not smitten : for they were not grown 
up. 

S3 And Moses went out of the city 
from Pharaoh, and spread abroad his 
hands unto the Lord : and the thun- 
ders and hail ceased, and the rain was 
not poured upon the earth. 

34 And when Pharaoh saw that the 
rain and the hail and the thunders 
were ceased, he sinned yet more, and 
hardened his heart, he and his serv- 
ants. 

35 And the heart of Pharaoh was 
hardened, neither would he let the 
children of Israel go ; as the Lord 
had spoken by Moses. 

CHAPTER X 

1 God threateneth to send locusts. 1 Pharaoh, 
moved by his servants, inclinelh to let the Is- 
raelites go. 12 The plague of the locusts. 16 
Pharaoh sueth to Moses. 21 The plague of 
darkness. 24 Pharaoh sueth unto Moses, 27 but 
yet is hardened. 

AN D the Lord said unto Moses, Gk> 
in unto Pharaoh : for I have hard- 
ened his heart, and the heart of hie 



Plague of locusts. 



EXODUS, XI. 



Pharaoh sueth to Moses. 



servants, that I might shew these my 
signs before him : 

2 And that thou mayest tell in the 
ears of thy son, and or thy son's son, 
what things I have wrought in Egypt, 
and my signs which I have done 
among them ; that ye may know how 
that 1 am the Lord. 

3 And Moses and Aaron came in unto 
Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus 
saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, 
How long wilt thou refuse to humble 
thyself before me ! let my people go, 
that they may serve me. 

4. Else, if thou refuse to let my peo- 

Ble go, behold, to morrow will I bring 
le locusts into thy coast : 

6 And they shall cover the face of the 
earth, that one cannot be able to see 
the earth : and they shall eat the resi- 
due of that which is escaped, which 
remaineth unto you from tne hail, and 
shall eat every tree which groweth for 
you out of the field : 

" 6 And they shall fill thy houses, and 
the houses of all thy servants, and the 
houses of all the Egyptians ; which 
neither thy fathers, nor thy fathers' 
fathers have seen, since the day that 
they were upon the earth unto this 
day. And he turned himself, and went 
out from Pharaoh. 

7 And Pharaoh's servants said unto 
him, How long shall this man be a 
snare unto us? let the men go, that 
they may serve the Lord their God : 
knowest thou not yet that Egypt is 
destroyed ? 

8 And Moses and Aaron were brought 
again unto Pharaoh : and he said unto 
them, Go, serve the Lord your God: 
but who are they that shall go ? 

9 And Moses said, We will go with 
our young and with our old, with our 
sons and with our daughters, with our 
flocks and with our herds will we go ; 
for we must hold a feast unto the 
Lord. 

10 And he said unto them. Let the 
Lord be so with you, as I will let you 

f:o, and your little ones: look to it; 
or evil is before you. 

11 Not so : go now ye that are men, 
and serve the Lord ; for that ye did 
desire. And they were driven out 
from Pharaoh's presence. 

12 1 And the Ix>rd said unto Moses, 
Stretch out thine hand over the land 
of Egypt for the locusts, that they 
may come up upon the land of Egypt, 
and eat every nerb of the land, even 
all that the hall hath left. 

13 And Moses stretched forth his rod 
over the land of Egypt, and the Lord 
brought an east wind upon the land 
all that day, and all that night; and 
when it was morning, the east wind 
brought the locusts. 

14 An I the locusts went up over all 
the land of Egypt, and rested in all 
the coasts of Egypt : very grievous 
were they; before them there were 
no such locusts as they, neither after 
them shall be such. 



15 For they covered the face of the 
whole earth, so that the land was dark- 
ened ; and they did eat every herb of 
the land, and all the fruit of the trees 
which the hail had left : and there re- 
mained not any green thing in the 
trees, or in the herbs of the field, 
through all the land of Egypt. 

16 If Then Pharaoh called for Moses 
and Aaron in haste ; and he said, 1 
have sinned against the Lord your 
God, and against you. 

17 Now therefore forgive, I pray 
thee, my sin only this once, and en- 
treat the Lord your God, that he may 
take away from me tins death only. 

18 And he went out from Pharaoh, 
and entreated the Lord. 

19 And the Lord turned a mighty 
strong west wind, which took away 
the locusts, and cast them into the 
Red sea; there remained not one 
locust in all the coasts of Egypt. 

20 But the Lord hardened Pharaoh's 
heart, so that he would not let the 
children of Israel go. 

21 1 And the Lord said unto Moses, 
Stretch out thine hand tow r ard heav- 
en, that there may be darkness over 
the land of Egypt, even darkness 
which may be felt. 

22 And Moses stretched forth his 
hand toward heaven ; and there was 
a thick darkness in all the land of 
Egypt three days : 

23 They saw not one another, nei- 
ther rose any from his place for 
three days : but all the children of 
Israel had light in their dwellings. 

24 1 And Pharaoh called unto Mo- 
ses, and said, Go ye, serve the Lord; 
only let your flocks and your herds 
be stayed : let your little ones also go 
with you. 

25 And Moses said. Thou must give 
us also sacrifices and burnt offerings f 
that we may sacrifice unto the Lord 
our God. 

26 Our cattle also shall go with us ; 
there shall not a hoof be left behind ; 
for thereof must we take to serve the 
Lord our God ; and w-e know not with 

•what we must serve the Lord, until 
we come thither. 

27 1 But the Lord hardened Pha- 
raoh's heart, and he would not let 
them go. 

28 And Pharaoh said unto him, Get 
thee from me, take heed to thyself 
see my face no more ; for in that day 
thou seest my face thou shalt die. 

29 And Moses said, Thou hast spok- 
en well, I will see thy face again no 
more. 

CHAPTER XL 

1 God's message to the Israelites to borrow jewels 
of their neighbours. 4 Moses threateneth Pha- 
raoh with the death of the firstborn. 

AND the Lord said unto Moses, Yet 
J\. will I bring one plague more 
upon Pharaoh, and upon Egypt ; after- 
wards he will let you go hence : when 
he shall let you go, ne shall surely 
thrust you out hence altogether. 
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^he passover 



EXODUS, XII. 



is instituted, 



2 Speak now in the ears of the peo- 
iple, and let every man borrow or his 
aeighbour, and every woman of her 
neighbour, jewels of silver, and jew- 
©ls of gold. 

8 And the Lord gave the people fa- 
vour in the sight of the Egyptians. 
Moreover, the man Moses was very 
great in the land of Egypt, in the 
eight of Pharaoh's servants, and in 
the sight of the people. 

1 And Moses said, Thus saith the 
Lord, About midnight will I go out 
into the midst of Egypt: 

5 And all the firstborn in the land of 
Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of 
Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, 
Bven unto the firstborn of the maid- 
servant that is behind the mill ; and 
all the firstborn of beasts. 

6 And there Bhall be a great cry 
throughout all the land of Egypt, 
such as there was none like it, nor 
3 ha 11 be like it any more. 

7 But against any of the children 
of Israel shall not a dog move his 
tongue, against man or beast : that 
ye may know how that the Lord doth 
put a difference between the Egyp- 
tians and Israel. 

8 And all these thy servants shall 
(Come down unto me, and bow down 
themselves unto me, saying, Get thee 
out, and all the people that follow 
(thee : and after that I will go out. 
And he went out from Pharaoh in a 
great anger. 

9 And the Lord said unto Moses, 
Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you ; 
that my wonders may be multiplied 
tn the land of Egypt. 

10 And Moses and Aaron did all 
these wonders before Pharaoh : and 
the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart, 
«o that he would not let the children 
of Israel go out of his land. 

CHAPTER XIL 

I The beginning of the year is changed. 3 The 
passover is instituted. 11 The rite of the pass- 
over. 15 Unleavened bread. 29 The firstborn 
are slain. 31 The Israelites are driven out of 
the land. 37 They come to Succoth. 43 The or^ 
dinance of the passover. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses 
. and Aaron in the land of Egypt, 
saying, 

2 This month shall be unto you the 
(beginning of months : it shall be the 
Srst month of the year to you. 

3 1 Speak ye unto all the congrega- 
tion of Israel, saying, In the tenth day 
»f this month they shall take to them 
every man a lamb, according to the 
house of their fathers, a lamb for a 
house: 

4 And if the household be too little 
for the lamb, let him and his neighbour 
aext unto his house take it according 
i&o the number of the souls ; every 
man according to his eating shall 
make your count for the lamb. 

6 Your lamb shall be without blem- 
ish, a male of the first year : ye shall 
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take it out from the sheep, or from 
the goats : 

6 And ye shall keep it up until the 
fourteenth day of the same month : 
and the whole assembly of the congre- 
gation of Israel shall kill it in the 
evening. 

7 And they shall take of the blood, 
and sti'ike it on the two side posts ana 
on the upper door post of the houses, 
wherein they shall eat it. 

8 And they shall eat the flesh in that 
night, roast with fire, and unleavened 
bread ; and with bitter herbs they shall 
eat it. 

9 Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at 
all with water, but roast with fire; 
his head with his legs, and with the 
purtenance thereof. 

10 And ye shall let nothing of it re- 
main until the morning - } and that 
which remaineth of it until the morn- 
ing ye shall burn with fire. 

11 1 And thus shall ye eat it ; with 
your ioins girded, your shoes on your 
feet, and your staff in your hand ; and 
ye shall eat it in haste : it is the 
Lord's passover. 

12 For I will pass through the land of 
Egypt this night, and will smite all the 
firstborn in the land of Egypt, both 
man and beast; and against all the 
gods of Egypt I will execute judg- 
ment : I am the LORD. 

13 And the blood shall be to you for a 
token upon the houses where ye are: 
and when I see the blood, I will pass 
over you, and the plague shall not be 
upon you to destroy you, when I smite 
the land of Egypt. 

14 And this day shall be unto you for 
a memorial ; and ye shall keep it a 
feast to the Lord throughout your 
generations : ye shall keep it a feast 
by an ordinance for ever. 

15 Seven days shall ye eat unleav- 
ened bread ; even the first day ye shall 
put away leaven out of your nouses : 
for whosoever eateth leavened bread 
from the first day until the seventh 
day, that soul shall be cut off from 
Israel. 

16 And in the first day there shall be a 
holy convocation, and in the seventh 
day there shall be a holy convocation 
to you ; no manner of work shall be 
done in them, save that which every 
man must eat, that only may be done 
of you. 

17 And ye shall observe the feast of 
unleavened bread ; f or in this selfsame 
day have I brought your armies out of 
the land of Egypt : therefore shall ye 
observe this day in your generations 
by an ordinance for ever. 

18 f In the first month, on the four- 
teenth day of the month at even, ye 
shall eat unleavened bread, until the 
one and twentieth day of the month 
at even. 

19 Seven days shall there be no leav- 
en found in your houses : for whoso- 
ever eateth that which is leavened, 
even that soul shall be cut off from the 



The firstborn slain. 



EXODUS, XII. Ordinance of the passover. 



congregation of Israel, whether he be 
a stranger, or born in the land. 

80 Ye shall eat nothing leavened ; in 
all your habitations shall ye eat un- 
leavened bread. 

21 1 Then Moses called for all the 
elders of Israel, and said unto them, 
Draw out and take you a lamb ac- 
cording to your families, and kill the 
passover. 

22 And ye shall take a bunch of hys- 
sop, and dip it in the blood that is in 
the basin, and strike the lintel and 
the two side posts with the blood that 
is in the basin ; and none of you shall 

go out at the door of his house until 
le morning. 

23 For the Lord will pass through 
to smite the Egyptians ; and when he 
seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on 
the two side posts, the Lord will pass 
over the door, and will not suffer the 
destroyer to come in unto your houses 
to smite you. 

24 And ye shall observe this thing for 
an ordinance to thee and to thy sons 
for ever. 

25 And it shall come to pass, when 
ye be come to the land which the 
Lord will give you, according as he 
hath promised, that ye shall keep this 
service. 

26 And it shall come to pass, when 
your children shall say unto you, "What 
mean ye by this service ? 

27 That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice 
of the Lord's passover, who passed 
over the houses of the children of 
Israel in Egypt, when he smote the 
Egyptians, and delivered our houses. 
And the people bowed the head and 
worshipped. 

28 And the children of Israel went 
away, and did as the Lord had com- 
manded Moses and Aaron, so did 
they. 

20 1 And it came to pass, that at mid- 
night the Lord smote all the firstborn 
In the land of Egypt, from the first- 
born of Pharaoh that sat on his throne 
unto the firstborn of the captive that 
teas in the dungeon ; and all the first- 
born of cattle. 

30 And Pharaoh rose up in the 
night, he, and all his servants, and 
all the Egyptians ; and there was a 
great cry in Egypt: for there was 
not a house where there was not one 
dead. 

31 % And he called for Moses and 
Aaron by night, and said, Rise up, 
and get you forth from among my 
people, both ye and the children of 
Israel ; and go, serve the Lord, as ye 
have said. 

82 Also take your flocks and your 
herds, as ye have said, and be gone ; 
and bless me also. 

83 And the Egyptians were urgent 
upon the people, that they might send 
them out of the land in haste ; for they 
said, We be all dead men. 

84 And the people took their dough 
before it was leavened, their knead- 



ingtroughs being bound up in their 
clothes upon their shoulders. 

35 And the children of Israel did 
according to the word of Moses ; and 
they borrowed of the Egyptians jew- 
els of silver, and jewels of gold, and 
raiment : 

36 And the Lord gave the people fa- 
vour in the sight of the Egyptians, so 
that they lent unto them such things 
as they required : and they spoiled the 
Egyptians. 

37 IT And the children of Israel jour- 
neyed from Rameses to Succoth, about 
six hundred thousand on foot that 
were men, beside children. 

38 And a mixed multitude went up 
also with them ; and flocks, and herds, 
even very much cattle. 

39 And they baked unleavened cakes 
of the dough which they brought forth 
out of Egypt, for it was nor leaven- 
ed ; because they were thrust out of 
Egypt, and could not tarry, neither 
had they prepared for themselves any 
victuals. 

40 1[ Now the sojourning of the chil- 
dren of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, 
was four hundred and thirty years. 

41 And it came to pass at the end of 
the four hundred and thirty years, 
even the selfsame day it came to pass, 
that all the hosts of the Lord went out 
from the land of Egypt. 

42 It is a night to be much observed 
unto the Lord for bringing them out 
from the land of Egypt: this is that 
night of the Lord to be observed of all 
the children of Israel in their genera- 
tions. 

43 TF And the Lord said unto Moses 
and Aaron, This is the ordinance of the 
passover : There shall no stranger eat 
thereof : 

44 But every man's servant that is 
bought for money, when thou hast 
circumcised him, then shall he eat 
thereof. 

45 A foreigner and a hired servant 
shall not ear thereof. 

46 In one house shall it be eaten; 
thou shalt not carry forth aught or 
the flesh abroad out of the house ; 
neither shall ye break a bone there- 
of. 

47 All the congregation of Israel shall 
keep it. 

48 And when a stranger shall sojourn 
with thee, and will keep the passover 
to the Lord, let all his males be cir- 
cumcised, and then let him come near 
and keep it ; and he shall be as one 
that is born in the land : for no uncir- 
cumcised person shall eat thereof. 

49 One law shall be to him that is 
homeborn, and unto the stranger that 
sojournetn among you. 

50 Thus did all the children of Israel : 
as the Lord commanded Moses and 
Aaron, so did they. 

51 And it came to pass the selfsame 
day, that the Lord aid bring the chil- 
dren of Israel out of the land of Egypt 
by their armies. 

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Memorial of the passover. EXODUS, XIII. Israelites go out of Egypt 

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CHAPTER XIII. 

1 The firstborn *re sanctified to Ood. 3 The 
memorial of the passover is commanded. 11 
The firstlings of beasts are set apart. 17 The 
Israelites go out of Egypt, and carry Joseph's 
bones with them. 20 They come to Etham. 21 
God guideth them by a pillar of a cloud, and a 
pillar of fire. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

2 Sanctity unto me all the firstborn, 
whatsoever openeth the womb among 
the children of Israel, both of man ana 
of beast : it is mine. 

3 TT And Moses said unto the people, 
Remember this day, in which ye came 
out from Egypt, out of the house of 
bondage ; for by strength of hand 
the Lord brought you out from this 
place: there shall no leavened bread 
be eaten. 

4 This day came ye out in the month 
Abib. 

5 If And it shall be when the Lord 
shall bring thee into the land of the 
Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the 
Amorites, and the Hivites, and the 
Jebusites, which he sware unto thy 
fathers to give thee, a land flowing 
with milk and honey, that thou shaft 
keep this service in this month. 

6 Seven days thou shaft eat unleaven- 
ed bread, and in the seventh day shall 
be a f ease to the Lord. 

7 Unleavened bread shall be eaten 
seven days ; and there shall no leaven- 
ed bread be seen with thee, neither 
shall there be leaven seen with thee in 
all thy quarters. 

8 ^f And thou shaft shew thy son in 
that day, saying, This is done because 
of that which the Lord did unto me 
when I came forth out of Egypt. 

9 And it shall be for a sign unto thee 
upon thine hand, and for a memorial 
between thine eyes, that the Lord's 
law may be in thy mouth : for with a 
strong nand hath the Lord brought 
thee out of Egypt. 

10 Thou shaft therefore keep this 
ordinance in his season from year to 
year. 

11 ^ And it shall be when the Lord 
shall bring thee into the land of the 
Canaanites, as he sware unto thee 
and to thy fathers, and shall give it 
thee, 

12 That thou shaft set apart unto the 
Lord all that openeth the matrix, and 
every firstling that cometh of a beast 
which thou hast ; the male shall be the 
Lord's. 

13 And every firstling of an ass thou 
shaft redeem with a lamb ; and if thou 
wilt not redeem it, then thou shaft 
break his neck : and all the firstborn 
of man among thy children shaft thou 
redeem. 

1± Tf And it shall be when thy son 
asketh thee in time to come, saying, 
What is this? that thou shaft say 
unto him, By strength of hand the 
Lord brought us out from Egypt, from 
the house of bondage : 
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15 And it came to pass, when Pha- 
raoh would hardly let us go, that the 
Lord slew all the firstborn in the land 
of Egypt, both the firstborn of man. 
and the firstborn of beast : therefore I 
sacrifice to the Lord all that openeth 
the matrix, being males ; but all the 
firstborn or my children I redeem. 

16 And it shall be for a token upon 
thine hand, and for frontlets between 
thine eyes : for by strength of hand 
the Lord brought us forth out of 
Egypt. 

17 If And it came to pass, when Pha- 
raoh had let the people go, that God 
led them not through the way of the 
land of the Philistines, although that 
was near ; for God said, Lest perad ven- 
ture the people repent when they see 
war, and they return to Egypt : 

18 But God led the people about. 
through the way of the wilderness of 
the Red sea: and the children of Is- 
rael went up harnessed out of the land 
of Egypt. 

19 And Moses took the bones of Jo- 
seph with him : for he had straitly 
sworn the children of Israel, saying. 
God will surely visit you ; and ye shall 
carry up my bones away hence with 
you. 

20 1 And they took their journey 
from Succoth, and encamped in R 
tham, in the edge of the wilderness. 

21 And the Lord went before them 
by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead 
them the wayj and by night in a pil- 
lar of fire, to give them light ; to go by 
day and night. 

22 He took not away the pillar of the 
cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by 
night, from before the people. 

CHAPTER XIV. 

1 Ood instructeth the Israelites in their journey 
6 Pharaoh pursueth after them. 10 The Israel* 
ites murmur. 13 Moses comforteth them. If 
Ood instructeth Moses. 19 The cloud remo*~ 
eth behind the camp. 21 The Israelites past 
through the Red sea, 23 which drowneth the 
Egyptians. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

2 Speak unto the children of Israel, 
that they turn and encamp before Pi- 
hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea. 
over against Baal-zephon: before it 
shall ye encamp by the sea. 

3 For Pharaoh will say of the chil- 
dren of Israel, They are entangled in 
the land, the wilderness hath shut 
them in. 

4 And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, 
that he shall follow after them : and I 
will be honoured upon Pharaoh, and 
upon all his host ; that the Egyptians 
may know that I am the Lord. And 
they did so. 

5 f And it was told the king of Egypt 
that the people fled : and the heart of 
Pharaoh and of his servants was turn 
ed against the people, and they said, 
Why have we done this, that we have 
let Israel go from serving us ! 



Pharaoh pursueth them. 



EXODUS, XV. 



Passage of the Bed sea. 



8 And he made ready his chariot, 
uud took his people with him : 

7 And he took six hundred cho- 
sen chariots, and all the chariots of 
Ejrypt, and captains over every one 
of them. 

8 And the Lord hardened the heart 
of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pur- 
sued after the children of Israel : and 
the children of Israel went out with a 
high hand. 

9 But the Egyptians pursued after 
them, all the norses and chariots of 
Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his 
army, and overtook them encamping 
hy the sea, beside Pi-hahiroth, before 
Baal-zephon 

10 t And when Pharaoh drew nigh, 
the children of Israel lifted up their 
«yes, and, behold, the Egyptians 
marched after them ; and they were 
-sore afraid : and the children or Israel 
cried out unto the Lord. 

11 And they said unto Moses, Because 
there were no graves in Egypt, hast 
thou taken us away to die m the wil- 
derness? wherefore hast thou dealt 
thus with us, to carry us forth out of 
Egypt? 

12 Is not this the word that we did 
tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us 
alone, that we may serve the Egyp- 
tians? For it had been better for us 
to serve the Egyptians, than that we 
should die in the wilderness. 

13 ^f And Moses said unto the people, 
Fear ye not, stand still, and see the 
salvation of the Lord, which he will 
shew to you to day : for the Egyptians 
whom ye have seen to day, ye shall 
see them again no more for ever. 

14 The Lord shall fight for you, and 
ye shall hold your peace. 

15 1 And the Lord said unto Moses, 
Wherefore criest thou unto me ? speak 
unto the children of Israel, that they 
go forward : 

16 But lift thou up thy rod, and 
stretch out thine hand over the sea, 
and divide it : and the children of Is- 
rael shall go on dry ground through 
the midst of the sea. 

17 And I, behold, I will harden the 
hearts of the Egyptians, and they 
shall follow them : and I will get me 
honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all 
his host, upon his chariots, and upon 
his horsemen. 

18 And the Egyptians shall know 
that I am the Lord, when I have got- 
ten me honour upon Pharaoh, upon 
his chariots, and upon his horsemen. 

19 1 And the Angel of God, which 
went before the camp of Israel, re- 
moved and went behind them; and 
the pillar of the cloud went from 
before their face, and stood behind 
them : 

20 And it came between the camp of 
the Egyptians and the camp of Israel ; 
and it was a cloud and darkness to 
them, but it gave light by night to 
these : so that the one came not near 
the other all the night. 



21 And Moses stretched out his hand 
over the sea ; and the Lord caused the 
sea to go back by a strong east wind 
all that night, and made the sea dry 
land, and the waters were divided. 

22 And the children of Israel went 
into the midst of the sea upon the 
dry ground: and the waters were a 
wall unto them on their right hand, 
and on their left. 

23 % And the Egyptians pursued, and 
went in after them to the midst or the 
sea, even all Pharaoh's horses, his char- 
iots, and his horsemen 

24 And it came to pass, that in the 
morning watch the Lord looked unto 
the host of the Egyptians through the 
pillar of fire ana of the cloud, and 
troubled the host of the Egyptians, 

25 And took off their chariot wheels* 
that they drave them heavily : so that 
the Egyptians said, Let us flee from 
the face of Israel ; for the Lord fight- 
eth for them against the Egyptians. 

26 1 And the Lord said unto Moses, 
Stretch out thine hand over the sea, 
that the waters may come again upoa 
the Egyptians, upon their chariots, 
and upon their horsemen. 

27 And Moses stretched forth his 
hand over the sea, and the sea re- 
turned to his strength when the morn- 
ing appeared ; and the Egyptians fled 
against it; and the Lord overthrew 
the Egyptians in the midst of the 
sea. 

28 And the waters returned, and cov- 
ered the chariots, and the horsemen, 
and all the host or Pharaoh that came 
into the sea after them ; there remain- 
ed not so much as one of them. 

29 But the children of Israel walked 
upon dry land in the midst of che sea °, 
and the waters were a wall unto them 
on their right hand, and on their 
left. 

30 Thus the Lord saved Israel that 
day out of the hand of the Egyptians ; 
and Israel saw the Egyptians dead up- 
on the sea shore. 

31 And Israel saw that great work 
which the Lord did upon the Egyp- 
tians : and the people feared the 
Lord, and believed the Lord, and 
his servant Moses. 

CHAPTER XV. 

1 Meses' song. 22 The people want uater 23 The 
waters at Marah are bitter. 25 A tree sweeteneth 
them. 27 At Elim are twelve wells, and seventy 
palm trees. 

THEN sang Moses and the children 
of Israel this song unto the Lord, 
and spake, saying, I will sing unto the 
Lord, for he hath triumphed glori- 
ously : the horse and his rider hath 
he thrown into the sea. 

2 The Lord is my strength and song, 
and he is become my salvation : he is 
my God, and I will prepare him a hab- 
itation | my fathers God, and I will 
exalt him. 

3 The Lord is a man of war : the 
Lord is his name. 

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The song of Moses. 



EXODUS, XVI. TJie people want bread. 



4 Pharaoh's chariots and his host 
hath he cast into the sea : his chosen 
captains also are drowned in the Red 
sea. 

5 The depths have covered them : 
they sank into the bottom as a stone. 

6 Thy right hand, O Lord, is become 

Elorious in power : thy right hand, O 
ord, hath dashed in pieces the en- 
emy. 

7 And in the greatness of thine ex- 
cellency thou hast overthrown them 
that rose up against thee : thou sent- 
est forth thy wrath, which consumed 
them as stubble. 

8 And with the blast of thy nostrils 
the waters were gathered together, 
the floods stood upright as a heap, 
and the depths were congealed in the 
heart of the sea. 

9 The enemy said, I will pursue, 1 
will overtake, I will divide the spoil ; 
my lust shall be satisfied upon them: 
I will draw my sword, my hand shall 
destroy them. 

10 Thou didst blow with thy wind, 
the sea covered them : they sank as 
lead in the mighty waters. 

11 Who is like unto thee, O Lord, 
among the gods? who is like thee, 

glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, 
oing wonders ? 

12 Thou stretchedst out thy right 
hand, the earth swallowed them. 

13 Thou in thy mercy hast led forth 
the people which thou hast redeemed : 
thou hast guided them in thy strength 
unto thy holy habitation. 

14 The people shall hear, and be 
afraid : sorrow shall take hold on 
the inhabitants of Palestina. 

15 Then the dukes of Edom shall be 
amazed ; the mighty men of Moab, 
trembling shall take nold upon them ; 
all the inhabitants of Canaan shall 
melt away. 

16 Fear and dread shall fall upon 
them ; by the greatness of tliine arm 
they shall be as still as a stone : till 
thy people pass over, O Lord, till the 
people pass over, which thou hast pur- 
chased. 

17 Thou shalt bring them in, and 
plant them in the mountain of thine 
inheritance, in the place, O Lord, 
which thou hast made for thee to 
dwell in; in the sanctuary, O Lord, 
which thy hands have established. 

18 The Lord shall reign for ever and 
ever. 

19 For the horse of Pharaoh went in 
with his chariots and with his horse- 
men into the sea, and the Lord brought 
again the waters of the sea upon them ; 
but the children of Israel went on dry 
land in the midst of the sea. 

80 1 And Miriam the prophetess, the 
Bister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her 
hand ; and all the women went out aft- 
er her with timbrels and with dances. 

21 And Miriam answered them, Sing 
ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed 

gloriously : the horse and his rider 
ath he thrown into the sea. 
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22 So Moses brought Israel from the 
Red sea, and they went out into the 
wilderness of Shur ; and they went 
three days in the wilderness, and 
found no water. 

23 5 And when they came to Marah, 
they could not drink of the waters of 
Marah, for they were bitter : therefore 
the name of it was called Marah. 

24 And the people murmured against 
Moses, saying, AV hat shall we drink t 

25 And he cried unto the Lord ; and 
the Lord shewed him a tree, which 
when he had cast into the waters, the 
waters were made sweet : there he 
made for them a statute and an or- 
dinance, and there he proved them, 

26 And said, If thou wilt diligently 
hearken to the voice of the Lord thy 
God, and wilt do that which is right 
hi his sight, and wilt give ear to his 
commandments, and keep all his stat- 
utes, I will put none of these diseases 
upon thee { which I have brought upon 
the Egyptians : for I am the Lord that 
healeth thee. 

27 *H And they came to Elim, where 
were twelve wells of water, and three- 
score and ten palm trees : and they en- 
camped there by the waters. 

CHAPTER XVL 

1 The Israelites come to Sin. 2 They murmur fot 
want of bread. 4 God promiseth them bread from 
heaven. 11 Quails are sent, 14 and manna. 16 
The ordering of manna. 25 It was not to b» 
found on the sabbath. 32 An omer of it is pre- 
served. 

AND they took their journey from 
- Elim, and all the congregation of 
the children of Israel came unto the 
wilderness of Sin, which is between 
Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day 
of the second month after their de- 
parting out of the land of Egypt. 

2 And the whole congregation of the 
children of Israel murmured against 
Moses and Aaron in the wilderness : 

3 And the children of Israel said unto 
them, Would to God we had died by 
the hand of the Lord in the land of 
Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, 
and when we did eat bread to the full ; 
for ye have brought us forth into this 
wilderness, to kill this wiiole assembly 
with hunger. 

4 IT Then said the Lord unto Moses, 
Behold, I will rain bread from heaven 
for you ; and the people shall go out 
and gather a certain rate every day, 
that I may prove them, whether they 
will walk m my law, or no. 

5 And it shall come to pass, that on 
the sixth day they shall prepare that 
which they bring in ; and it shall be 
twice as much as they gather daily. 

6 And Moses' and Aaron said unto 
all the children of Israel, At even, 
then ye shall know that the Lord 
hath brought you out from the land 
of Egypt : 

7 And in the morning, then ye shall 
see the glory of the Lord ; for that he 
heareth your murmurings against the 



Quails and manna sent. EXODUS, XVII. The ordering of inanna* 



Lord : and what are we, that ye mur- 
mur against us ? 

8 And Moses said, Tht8 shall be, when 
the Lord shall give you in the evening 
flesh to eat, and in the morning bread 
to the full ; for that the Lord heareth 
your murmurings which ye murmur 
against him : and what are we ? your 
murmurings are not against us, but 
against the Lord. 

9 IT And Moses spake unto Aaron, Say 
unto all the congregation of the chil- 
dren of Israel, Come near before the 
Lord : for he hath heard your mur- 
murings. 

10 And it came to pass, as Aaron 
spake unto the whole congregation of 
the children of Israel, that they looked 
toward the wilderness, and, behold, 
the glory of the Lord appeared in the 
cloud. 

11 1" And the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

12 I have heard the murmurings of 
the children of Israel : speak unto 
them, saying, At even ye shall eat 
flesh, and in the morning ye shall be 
filled, with bread ; and ye shall know 
that I am the Lord your God. 

13 And it came to pass, that at even 
the quails came up, and covered the 
camp : and in the morning the dew lay 
round about the host. 

14 And when the dew that lay was 
gone up, behold, upon the face of the 
wilderness there lay a small round 
thing, as small as the hoar frost on 
the ground. 

15 And when the children of Israel 
saw it, they said one to another, It is 
manna : for they wist not what it was. 
And Moses said unto them. This is the 
bread which the Lord hath given you 
to eat. 

16 If This is the thing which the Lord 
hath commanded, Gather of it every 
man according to his eating, an omer 
for every man, according to the num- 
ber of your persons ; take ye every 
man for them which are in his tents. 

17 And the children of Israel did so, 
and gathered, some more, some less. 

18 And when they did mete it with 
an omer, he that gathered much had 
nothing over, and he that gathered lit- 
tle had no lack ; they gathered every 
man according to hie eating. 

19 And Moses said, Let no man leave 
of it till the morning. 

20 Notwithstanding they hearkened 
not unto Moses ; but some of them left 
of it until the morning, and it bred 
worms, and stank: and Moses was 
wroth with them. 

21 And they gathered it every morn- 
ing, every man according to nis eat- 
ing : and when the sun waxed hot, it 
melted. 

22 I And it came to pass, that on the 
sixth day they gathered twice as much 
bread, two omers for one man : and all 
the rulers of the congregation came 
•and told Moses. 

23 And he said unto them, This is 



that which the Lord hath said. To 
morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath 
unto the Lord : bake that which ye 
will bake to day, and seethe that ye 
will seethe ; and that which remaineth 
over lay up for you to be kept until 
the morning. 

24 And they laid it up till the morn- 
ing, as Moses bade : and it did not 
stink, neither was there any worm 
therein. 

25 And Moses said, Eat that to day; 
for to day is a sabbath unto the 
Lord : to day ye shall not find it in the 
field. 

26 Six days ye shall gather it ; but 
on the seventh day, which is the sab- 
bath, in it there shall be none. 

27 1 And it came to pass, that there 
went out some of the people on the 
seventh day for to gather, and they 
found none. 

28 And the Lord said unto Moses, 
How long refuse ye to keep my com- 
mandments and my laws ? 

29 See, for that the Lord hath given 
you the sabbath, therefore he giveth 
you on the sixth day the bread of two 
days : abide ye every man in his place, 
let no man go out of his place on the 
seventh day. 

30 So the people rested on the sev- 
enth day. 

31 And the house of Israel called the 
name thereof Manna : and it was like 
coriander seed, white ; and the taste of 
it was like wafers made with honey. . 

32 1 And Moses said, This is the thing 
which the Lord commandeth, Fill an 
omer of it to be kept for your genera- 
tions ; that they may see the bread 
wherewith I have fed you in the wil- 
derness, when I brought you forth 
from the land of Egypt. 

33 And Moses said unto Aaron, Take 
a potj and put an omer full of manna 
therein, and lay it up before the Lord, 
to be kept for your generations. 

34 As the Lord commanded Moses, 
so Aaron laid it up before the Testi- 
mony, to be kept. 

35 And the children of Israel did eat 
manna forty years, until they came to 
a land inhabited : they did eat mann 
until they came unto the borders o 
the land of Canaan. 

36 Now an omer is the tenth part of 
anephah. 

CHAPTER XVTL 

1 The people murmur for water at Rephidim. ft 
Qod sendeth him for water to the rock in Horeb. 
8 Amalek it overcome by the holding up of Motet' 
hands. 15 Motet buildeth the altar JEHOVAH- 
nis si. 

AND all the congregation of the chil- 
. dren of Israel journeyed from the 
wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, 
according to the commandment of the 
Lord, and pitched in Rephidim : and 
there was no water for the people to 
drink. 

2 Wherefore the people did chide 
with Moses, and said, Give us water 
that we may drink. And Moses said 

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Amaiek is overcome. 



EXODUS, XVIII. Jethro's counsel to Moses, 



me? 



unto them, Why chide ye with 
wherefore do ye tempt the Lord ? 

3 And the people thirsted there for 
water ; and the people murmured 
against Moses, and said. Wherefore is 
this that thou hast brought us up out 
of Egypt, to kill us and our children 
and our cattle with thirst ? 

4 And Moses cried unto the Lord, 
saying, What shall I do unto this 
people? they be almost ready to 
stone me. 

5 And the Lord said unto Moses, Go 
on before the people, and take with 
thee of the elders of Israel ; and thy 
rod, wherewith thou smotest the river, 
take in thine hand, and go. 

6 Behold, I will stand before thee 
there upon the rock in Horeb; and 
thou shalt smite the rock : and there 
shall come water out of it, that the 
people may drink. And Moses did so 
m the sight of the elders of Israel. 

7 And he called the name of the place 
Massah, and Meribah, because of the 
chiding of the children of Israel, and 
because they tempted the Lord, say- 
ing, Is the Lord among us, or not ? 

8 IT Then came Amaiek, and fought 
with Israel in Rephidim. 

9 And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose 
us out men, and go out, fight with 
Amaiek : to morrow I will stand on the 
top of the hill with the rod of God in 
mine hand. 

10 So Joshua did as Moses had said 
to him, and fought with Amaiek : and 
Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the 
top of the hill. 

11 And it came to pass, when Moses 
held up his hand, that Israel prevail- 
ed : and when he let down his hand, 
Amaiek prevailed. 

12 But Moses' hands were heavy ; and 
they took a stone, and put it under 
him, and he sat thereon ; and Aaron 
and Hur stayed up his hands, the one 
on the one side, and the other on the 
other side ; and his hands were steady 
until the going down of the sun. 

13 And Joshua discomfited Amaiek 
and his people with the edge of the 
sword. 

14 And the Lord said unto Moses, 
Write this for a memorial in a book, 
and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua : 
for I will utterly put out the remem- 
brance of Amaiek from under heaven. 

15 And Moses built an altar, and call- 
ed the name of it jEHOVAH-nissi : 

16 For he said, Because the Lord 
hath sworn that the Lord urill have 
war with Amaiek from generation to 
generation. 

CHAPTER XVIH. 

1 Jethro bringeth to Moses his wife and two sons. 
7 Moses entertaineth him. 13 Jethro's counsel 
is accepted. 27 Jethro departeth. 

WHEN Jethro, the priest of Midian, 
Moses' father in law, heard of all 
that God had done for Moses, and for 
Israel his people, and that the Lord 
had brought Israel out of Egypt ; 
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2 Then Jethro, Moses' father in law, 
took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he 
had sent her back, 

3 And her two sons ; of whieh the 
name of the one was Gershom ; for he 
said, I have been an alien in a strange 
land : 

4 And the name of the other was 
Eliezer ; for the God of my father, said 
he, was mine help, and delivered me 
from the sword of Pharaoh : 

5 And Jethro, Moses' father in law, 
came with his sons and his wife unto 
Moses into the wilderness, where he 
encamped at the mount of God : 

6 And he said unto Moses, I thy father 
in law Jethro am come unto thee, and 
thy wife, and her two sons with her. 

7 1 And Moses went out to meet his 
father in law, and did obeisance, and 
kissed him ; and they asked each other 
of their welfare ; and they came into 
the tent. 

8 And Moses told his father in law all 
that the Lord had done unto Pharaoh 
and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake, 
and all the travail that had come upon 
them by the way, and how the Lord 
delivered them. 

9 And Jethro rejoiced for all the 

f;oodness which the Lord had done to 
srael, whom he had delivered out of 
the hand of the Egyptians. 

10 And Jethro said, Blessed be the 
Lord, who hath delivered you out of 
the hand of the Egyptians, and out of 
the hand of Pharaoh, who hath deliv- 
ered the people from under the hand 
of the Egyptians. 

11 Now I know that the Lord is 
greater than all gods : for in the thing 
wherein they dealt proudly he was 
above them. 

12 And Jethro, Moses' father in law, 
took a burnt offering and sacrifices for 
God : and Aaron came, and all the eld- 
ers of Israel, to eat bread with Moses* 
father in law before God. 

13 1 And it came to pass on the mor- 
row, that Moses sat to judge the peo- 
ple : and the people stood by Moses 
from the morning unto the evening. 

14 And when Moses' father in law 
saw all that he did to the people, he 
said, What is this thing that thou do- 
est to the people ? Why sittest thou 
thyself alone, and all the people stand 
by thee from morning unto even ? 

15 And Moses said unto his father in 
law, Because the people come unto me 
to inquire of God : 

16 When they have a matter, they 
come unto me ; and I judge between 
one and another, and I do make them 
know the statutes of God, and his 
laws. 

17 And Moses' father in law said unto 
him, The thing that thou doest is not 
good. 

18 Thou wilt surely wear away, both 
thou, and this people that is with 
thee : for this tiling is too heavy for 
thee ; thou art not able to perform it 
thyself alone. 



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God's message by Moses. EXODUS, XIX. 



God's fearful presence* 



19 Hearken now unto my voice, I 
will give thee counsel, and God shall 
be with thee : Be thou for the people 
to God-ward, that thou mayest bring 
the causes unto God : 

20 And thou shalt teach them ordi- 
nances and laws, and shalt shew them 
the way wherein they must walk, and 
the work that they must do. 

21 Moreover thou shalt provide out 
of all the people able men, such as fear 
God, men of truth, hating covetous- 
ness ; and place such over them, to be 
rulers of thousands, and rulers of 
hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers 
of tens : 

22 And let them judge the people at 
all seasons : and it shall be, that every 
great matter they shall bring unto 
thee, but every small matter they shall 
Judge : so shall it be easier for thyself, 
and they shall bear the burden with 
thee. 

23 If thou shalt do this thing, and 
God command thee so, then thou shalt 
be able to endure, and all this people 
shall also go to their place in peace. 

21 So Moses hearkened to the voice 
of his father in law, and did all that 
he had said. 

25 And Moses chose able men out of 
all Israel, and made them heads over 
the people, rulers of thousands, rulers 
©f hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rul- 
ers of tens. 

26 And they judged the people at all 
seasons : the hard causes they brought 
unto Moses, but every small matter 
they judged themselves. 

27 If And Moses let his father in law 
depart ; and he went his way into his 
own land. 

CHAPTER XIX. 

1 The people come to Sinai. 3 Ood's message by 
Moses unto the people out of the mount. 8 The 
people's answer returned again. 10 The people 
are prepared against the third day. 12 The 
mountain must not be touched. 16 The fearful 
presence of Ood upon the mount. 

IN the third month, when the chil- 
dren of Israel were gone forth out 
of the land of Egypt, the same day 
came they into the wilderness of Si- 
nai. 

2 For they were departed from Reph- 
Idim, and were come to the desert of 
Sinai, and had pitched in the wilder- 
ness ; and there Israel camped before 
the mount. 

8 And Moses went up unto God. and 
the Lord called unto him out of the 
mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say 
to the house of Jacob, and tell the chil- 
dren of Israel ; 

4 Ye have seen what I did unto the 
Egyptians, and how I bare you on ea- 
gles f wings, and brought you unto 
myself. 

6 Now therefore, if ye will obey my 
voice indeed, and keep my covenant, 
then ye shall be a peculiar treasure 
unto me above all people : for all the 
©arth is mine : 

6 And ye shall be unto me a king- 



dom of priests, and a holy nation. 
These are the words which thou shalt 
speak unto the children, of Israel. 

7 1 And Moses came and called for 
the elders of the people, and laid be- 
fore their faces all these words which 
the Lord commanded him. 

8 And all the people answered to- 
gether, and said, AH that the Lord 
hath spoken we will do. And Moses 
returned the words of the people unto 
the Lord. 

9 And the Lord said unto Moses, Lo. 
I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that 
the people may hear when I speak 
with thee, and believe thee for ever. 
And Moses told the words of the peo- 
ple unto the Lord. 

10 "[[ And the Lord said unto Moses, 
Go unto the people, and sanctify them 
to day and to morrow, and let them 
wash their clothes, 

11 And be ready against the third 
day : for the third day the Lord will 
come down in the sight of all the peo- 
ple upon mount Sinai. 

12 And thou shalt set bounds unto 
the people round about, saying, Take 
heed to yourselves, that ye go not up 
into the mount, or touch the border of 
it: whosoever toucheth the mount 
shall be surely put to death : 

13 There shall not a hand touch it. 
but he shall surely be stoned, or shot 
through ; whether it be beast or man, 
it shall not live : when the trumpet 
soundeth long, they shall come up to 
the mount. 

14 1 And Moses went down from the 
mount unto the people, and sanctified 
the people ; and they washed their 
clothes. 

15 And he said unto the people, Be 
ready against the third day : come not 
at your wives. 

16 <§ And it came to pass on the third 
day in the morning, that there were 
thunders and lightnings, and a thick 
cloud upon the mount, and the voice 
of the trumpet exceeding loud; so 
that all the people that was in the 
camp trembled. 

17 And Moses brought forth the peo- 
ple out of the camp to meet with God : 
and they stood at the nether part or 
the mount. 

18 And mount Sinai was altogether 
on a smoke, because the Lord de- 
scended upon it in fire : and the smoke 
thereof ascended as the smoke of a 
furnace, and the whole mount quaked 
greatly. 

19 And when the voice of the trump- 
et sounded long, and waxed louder 
and louder, Moses spake, and God an- 
swered him by a voice. 

20 And the Lord came down upon 
mount Sinai, on the top of the mount : 
and the Lord called Moses up to the 
top of the mount ; and Moses went up. 

21 And the Lord said unto Moses, 
Go down, charge the people, lest they 
break through unto the Lord to gaze, 
and many of them perish. 

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22 And let the priests also, which 
come near to the Lord, sanctify them- 
selves, lest the Lord break forth upon 
them. 

23 And Moses said unto the Lord. 
The people cannot come up to mount 
Sinai : for thou chargedst us, saying, 
Set bounds about the mount, and sanc- 
tify it. 

24 And the Lord said unto him. 
Away, get thee down, and thou shall 
come up, thou, and Aaron with thee : 
but let not the priests and the people 
break through to come up unto the 
Lord, lest he oreak forth upon them. 

25 So Moses went down unto the peo- 
ple, and spake unto them. 

CHAPTER XX. 

1 The ten commandments. 18 The people are 
afraid. 20 Moses comforteth them. 22 Idol- 
atry is forbidden. 24 Of what sort the altar 
should be. 

AND God spake all these words, 
saying, 

2 I am the Lord thy God, which have 
brought thee out of the land of Egypt, 
out of the house of bondage. 

3 Thou shalt have no other gods 
before me. 

4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any 
graven image, or any likeness of any 
thing that is in heaven above, or that 
is in the earth beneath, or that is in 
the water under the earth : 

5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself 
to them, nor serve them : for I the 
Lord thy God am a jealous God, 
visiting the iniquity of the fathers 
upon tne children unto the third and 
fourth generation of them that hate 
me; 

6 And shewing mercy unto thousands 
of them that love me, and keep my 
commandments. 

7 Thou shalt not take the name of 
the Lord thy God in vain : for the 
Lord will not hold him guiltless that 
taketh his name in vain. 

8 Remember the sabbath day, to 
keep it holy. 

9 Six days shalt thou labour, and 
do all thy work : 

10 But the seventh day is the sab- 
bath of the Lord thy God : in it thou 
shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy 
son, nor thy daughter, thy manserv- 
ant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy 
cattle, nor thy stranger that is within 
thy gates : 

11 For in six days the Lord made 
heaven and earth, the sea, and all 
that in them is, and rested the seventh 
day : wherefore the Lord blessed the 
sabbath day, and hallowed it. 

12 1 Honour thy father and thy 
mother : that thy days may be long 
upon the land which the Lord thy 
God giveth thee. 

13 Thou shalt not kill. 

11 Thou shalt not commit adultery. 

15 Thou shalt not steal. 

16 Thou shalt not bear false witness 
against thy neighbour. 

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17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighs 
hour's house, thou shalt not covet 
thy neighbour's wife, nor his man= 
servant, nor his maidservant, nor his 
ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that in 
thy neighbour's. 

18 % And all the people saw the 
thunderings, and the lightnings, and 
the noise of the trumpet, ana the 
mountain smoking: and when the 
people saw it, they removed, and 
stood afar off. 

19 And they said unto Moses, Speak 
thou with us, and we will hear : but 
let not God speak with us, lest we 
die. 

20 And Moses said unto the people, 
Fear not : for God is come to prove 
you, and that his fear may be before 
your faces, that ye sin not. 

21 And the people stood afar off, 
and Moses drew near unto the thick 
darkness where God was. 

22 If And the Lord said unto Moses, 
Thus thou shalt say unto the children 
of Israel. Ye have seen that I have 
talked with you from heaven. 

23 Ye shall not make with me gods 
of silver, neither shall ye make unto 
you gods of gold. 

24 1 An altar of earth thou shalt 
make unto me, and shalt sacrifice 
thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy 
peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine 
oxen : in all places where I record 
my name I will come unto thee, and I 
will bless thee. 

25 And if thou wilt make me an al 
tar of stone, thou shalt not build it ot 
hewn stone : for if thou lift up thy toot 
upon it : thou hast polluted it. 

26 Neither shalt thou go up by steps 
unto mine altar, that thy nakedness 
be not discovered thereon. 

CHAPTER XXL 

1 Laws for menservants. 5 For the servant vshoso 
ear is bored. 7 For toomenservants. 12 For 
manslaughter. 16 For stealers of men. 17 For 
eursers of parents. 18 For smiters. 22 For c 
hurt by chance. 28 For an ox that goreth. 81 
For him that is an occasion of harm. 

NOW these are the judgments which 
thou shalt set before them. 

2 If thou buy a Hebrew servant, six 
years he shall serve : and in the sev- 
enth he shall go out free for noth- 
ing. 

3 If he came in by himself, he shall 
go out by himself: if he were mar- 
ried, then his wife shall go out with 
him. 

4 If his master have given him a 
wife, and she have borne him sons or 
daughters ; the wife and her children 
shall be her master's, and he shall go 
out by himself. 

5 And if the servant shall plainly say, 
I love my master, my wife, and my 
children ; I will not go out free : 

6 Then his master shall bring him 
unto the judges ; he shall also bring 
him to the door, or unto the door 
post i and his master shall bore his 



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ear through with an awl ; and he shall 
serve him for ever. 

7 If And if a man sell his daughter 
to be a maidservant, she shall not go 
out as the menservants do. 

8 If she please not her master, who 
hath betrothed her to himself, then 
shall he let her be redeemed : to sell 
her unto a strange nation he shall 
have no power, seeing he hath dealt 
deceitfully with her.. 

9 An d if he have betrothed her unto 
his son, he shall deal with her after 
the manner of daughters. 

10 If he take him another wife, her 
food, her raiment, and her duty of 
marriage, shall he not diminish. 

11 And if he do not these three unto 
her, then shall she go out free without 
money. 

12 1 He that smiteth a man, so that 
he die, shall be surely put to death. 

13 And if a man lie not in wait, but 
God deliver him into his hand ; then I 
will appoint thee a place whither he 
shall flee. 

14 But if a man come presumptuously 
upon his neighbour, to slay him with 
guile ; thou shalt take him from mine 
altar, that he may die. 

15 lAnd he that smiteth his father, 
or his mother, shall be surely put to 
death. 

16 1 And he that stealeth a man, and 
selleth him, or if he be found in his 
hand, he shall surely be put to death. 

17 1 And he that curseth his father, 
or his mother, shall surely be put to 
death. 

18 % And if men strive together, and 
one smite another with a stone, or 
with his fist, and he die not, but keep- 
eth his bed : 

19 If he rise again, and walk abroad 
upon his staff, then shall he that smote 
him be quit : only he shall pay for the 
loss of his time, and shall cause him to 
be thoroughly healed. 

20 % And if a man smite his servant, 
or his maid, with a rod, and he die 
under his hand; he shall be surely 
punished. 

21 Notwithstanding, if he continue a 
day or two, he shall not be punished : 
for he is his money. 

22 1 If men strive, and hurt a woman 
with child, so that her fruit depart 
from her, and yet no mischief follow : 
he shall be surely punished, according 
as the woman's husband will lay upon 
him ; and he shall pay as the judges 
determine. 

23 And if any mischief follow, then 
thou shalt give life for lif e, 

24 Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand 
for hand, foot for foot, 

25 Burning for burning, wound for 
wound, stripe for stripe. 

26 1 And if a man smite the eye of 
his servant, or the eye of his maid, 
4hat it perish ; he shall let him go free 
for his eye's sake. 

27 And if he smite out his man- 
jervant's tooth, or his maidservant's 



tooth ; he shall let him go free for hu 
tooth's sake. 

28 1 If an ox gore a man or a w©= 
man, that they die : then the ox shalE 
be surely stoned, and his flesh shaM 
not be eaten ; but the owner of the ox 
shall be quit. 

29 But if the ox were wont to push 
with his horn in time past, and it 
hath been testified to his owner, andi 
he hath not kept him in, but that he 
hath killed a man or a woman ; the 
ox shall be stoned, and his owner also 
shall be put to death. 

30 If there be laid on him a sum of 
money, then he shall give for the ran- 
som of his life whatsoever is laid upon 
him. 

31 Whether he have gored a son, ot 
have gored a daughter, according to 
this judgment shall it be done unto 
him. 

32 If the ox shall push a manservant 
or a maidservant ; he shall give unto 
their master thirty shekels of silver 9 
and the ox shall be stoned. 

33 1 And if a man shall open a pit, ou 
if a man shall dig a pit, and not coveff 
it, and an ox or an ass fall therein ; 

34 The owner of the pit shall make it 
good, and give money unto the ownei 
of them ; and the dead beast shall be 
his. 

35 1 And if one man's ox hurt an- 
other's, that he die ; then they shall 
sell the live ox, and divide the money 
of it ; and the dead ox also they shalti 
divide. 

36 Or if it be known that the ox 
hath used to oush in time past, anc, 
his owner hath not kept him in ; he 
shall surely pay ox for ox ; and th© 
dead shall be his own. 

CHAPTER XXII. 

1 Of theft. 5 Of damage. 7 Of trespasses. 14 Of 
borrowing. 16 Of fornication. 18 Of witch' 
craft. 19 Of bestiality. 20 Of idolatry. 21 Of 
strangers, widows, and fatherless. 25 Of usi: 
ry. 26 Of pledges. 28 Of reverence to magi*= 
trates. 29 Ofthefirstfruits. 

IF a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep t 
and kill it, or sell it ; he shall re- 
store five oxen for an ox, and four 
sheep for a sheep. 

2 l If a thief be found breaking up 
and be smitten that he die, there shall 
no blood be shed for him. 

8 If the sun be risen upon him, then 
shall be blood shed for him ; for he 
should make full restitution: if he 
have nothing, then he shall be sold tor 
his theft. 

4 If the theft be certainly found in 
his hand alive, whether it be ox. or ass s 
or sheep ; he shall restore double. 

5 If If a man shall cause a field or 
vineyard to be eaten, and shall put in 
his beast, and shall feed in another 
man's field > of the best of his own 
field, and of the best of his own vine- 
yard, shall he make restitution. 

6 Tf If fire break out, and catch i& 
thorns, so that the stacks of corn, Off 

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4he standing corn, or the field, be con- 
sumed therewith ; he that kindled the 
fere shall surely make restitution. 

7 % If a man shall deliver unto his 
neighbour money or stuff to keep, and 
it be stolen out of the man's house ; if 
the thief be found, let him pay double. 

8 If the thief be not found, then the 
coaster of the house shall be brought 
t.ato the pudges, to see whether he 
have put his hand unto his neighbour's 
goods. 

9 For all manner of trespass, whether 
it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for rai- 
ment, or for any manner of lost thing, 
which another challengeth to be his, 
the cause of both parties shall come 
before the judges; and whom the 
Judges shall condemn, he shall pay 
double unto his neighbour. 

10 If a man deliver unto his neigh- 
bour an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or 
any beast, to keep ; and it die, or be 
hurt, or driven away, no man see- 
ing it : 

11 Then shall an oath of the Lord be 
between them both, that he hath not 
put his hand unto his neighbour's 
goods ; and the owner of it shall ac- 
cept thereof, and he shall not make it 
good. 

12 And if it be stolen from him, he 
ahall make restitution unto the owner 
thereof. 

13 If it be torn in pieces, then let him 
aring it for witness, and he shall not 
make good that which was torn. 

11 % And if a man borrow aught of 
his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, 
«;he owner thereof being not with it, 
he shall surely make it good. 

15 But if the owner thereof be with 
it } he shall not make it good : if it be a 
hired thing, it came for his hire. 

16 1 And if a man entice a maid that 
is not betrothed, and lie with her, 
he shall surely endow her to be his 
wife. 

17 If her father utterly refuse to give 
her unto him, he shall pay money ac- 
cording to the dowry of virgins. 

18 1 Thou shalt not suffer a witch to 
live. 

19 1 Whosoever lieth with a beast 
shall surely be put to death. 

20 1 He that sacrificeth unto any god, 
aave unto the Lord only, he shall be 
utterly destroyed. 

21 1 Thou shalt neither vex a stran- 
ger, nor oppress him : for ye were 
strangers in the land of Egypt. 

22 l Ye shall not afflict any widow, 
or fatherless child. 

23 If thou afflict them in any wise, 
and they cry at all unto me, I will 
surely hear their cry ; 

21 And my wrath shall wax hot, and 
I will kill you with the sword ; and 
your wives shall be widows, and your 
children fatherless. * 

25 f If thou lend money to any of my 
people that is poor by thee, thou shalt 
not be to him as a usurer, neither shalt 
yaou lay upon him usury. 
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26 If thou at all take thy neighbour's 
raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver 
it unto him by that the sun goeth 
down : 

27 For that is his covering only, it U 
his raiment for his skin : wherein shall 
he sleep? and it shall come to pass, 
when he crieth unto me, that I will 
hear: for lam gracious. 

28 i Thou shalt not revile the gods, 
nor curse the ruler of thy people. 

29 If Thou shalt not delay to offer the 
first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liq- 

shaft 



)£ thy 



sons 



uors : the firstborn 
thou give unto me. 

30 Likewise shalt thou do with thine 
oxen, and with thy sheep : seven days 
it shall be with his dam ; on the eighth 
day thou shalt give it me. 

31 1 And ye shall be holy men untc 
me : neither shall ye eat any flesh that 
is torn of beasts in the field ; ye shall 
cast it to the dogs. 

CHAPTER XXTTT. 

1 Of slander and false witness. 3, 6 Of justice. 4 
Of charitableness. 10 Of the year of rest. 12 
Of the sabbatk. IS Of idolatry. 14 Of the three 
feasts. 18 Of the blood and the fat of the sacri- 
fice. 20 An Angel is promised, with a blessing, 
if they obey him. 

rpHOU shalt not raise a false report i 
A put not thine hand with the wicked 
to be an unrighteous witness. 

2 1 Thou shalt not follow a multi- 
tude to do evil; neither shalt thou 
speak in a cause to decline after many 
to wrest judgment : 

3 1[ Neither shalt thou countenance & 
poor man in his cause. 

4 1 If thou meet thine enemy's ox or 
his ass going astray, thou shalt surely 
bring it back to him again. 

5 If thou see the ass of him that 
hateth thee lying under his burden, 
and wouldest forbear to help him, 
thou shalt surely help with him. 

6 Thou shalt not wrest the judgment 
of thy poor in his cause. 

7 Keep thee far from a false matter ; 
and the innocent and righteous slay 
thou not : for I will not justify the 
wicked. 

8 f And thou shalt take no gift : for 
the gift blindeth the wise, and pervert- 
eth the words of the righteous. 

9 1 Also thou shalt not oppress a 
stranger : for ye know the heart of a 
stranger, seeing ye were strangers in 
the land of Egypt. 

10 And six years thou shalt sow thy 
land, and shalt gather in the fruits 
thereof : 

11 But the seventh year thou shalt let 
it rest and lie still ; that the poor of thy 
people may eat : and what they leave 
the beasts of the field shall eat. In lik6 
manner thou shalt deal with thy vine- 
yard, and with thy oliveyard. 

12 Six days thou shalt do thy work, 
and on the seventh day thou shalt rest : 
that thine ox and thine ass may rest s 
and the son of thy handmaid, and the 
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13 And in all things that I have said 
unto yoa be circumspect : and make no 
mention of the name of other gods, nei- 
ther let it be heard out of thy mouth. 

14 T[ Three times thou shalt keep a 
feast unto me in the year. 

15 Thou shalt keep the feast of un- 
leavened bread : (thou shalt eat un- 
leavened bread seven days, as I com- 
manded thee, in the time appointed 
of the month Abib ; for in it thou 
earnest out from Egypt : and none 
shall appear before me empty :) 

16 And the feast of harvest, the first- 
fruits of thy labours, which thou hast 
sown in the field : and the feast of in- 
gathering, which is in the end of the 
year, when thou hast gathered in thy 
labours out of the field. 

17 Three times in the year all thy 
males shall appear before the Lord 
God. 

18 Thou shalt not offer the blood of 
my sacrifice with leav^ped bread ; nei- 
ther shall the fat of my sacrifice re- 
main until the morning. 

19 The first of the firstfruits of thy 
land thou shalt bring into the house 
of the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not 
seethe a kid in his mother's milk. 

20 1 Behold, I send an Angel before 
thee, to keep thee in the way, and to 
bring thee into the place which I have 
prepared. 

21 Beware of him, and obey his voice, 

Srovoke him not ; for he will not par- 
on your transgressions : for my name 
is in him. 

22 But if thou shalt indeed obey his 
voice, and do all that I speak ; then I 
will be an enemy unto thine enemies, 
and an adversary unto thine adver- 
saries. 

23 For mine Angel shall go before 
thee, and bringthee in unto the Amo- 
rites, and the Hittites, and the Periz- 
zites. and the Canaanites, the Hivites, 
and the Jebusites ; and I will cut them 
off. 

24 Thou shalt not bow down to their 

Sods, nor serve them, nor do after 
leir works: but thou shalt utterly 
overthrow them, and quite break 
down their images. 

25 And ye shall serve the Lord your 
God, and he shall bless thy bread, and 
thy water; and I will take sickness 
away from the midst of thee. 

26 ^[ There shall nothing cast their 
young, nor be barren, in thy land : the 
number of thy days I will fulfil. 

27 I will send my fear before thee, 
and will destroy all the people to 
whom thou shalt come; and I will 
make all thine enemies turn their 
backs unto thee. 

28 And I will send hornets before 
thee, which shall drive out the Hivite, 
the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from 
before thee. 

29 I will not drive them out from 
before thee in one year ; lest the land 
become desolate, and the beast of the 
field multiply against thee. 



30 By little and little I will drive 
them out from before thee, until thou 
be increased, and inherit the land. 

31 And I will set thy bounds from 
the Red sea even unto the sea of the 
Philistines, and from the desert untc 
the river : for I will deliver the in- 
habitants of the land into your hand ; 
and thou shalt drive them out before 
thee. 

32 Thou shalt make no covenant with 
them, nor with their gods. 

33 They shall not dwell in thy land, 
lest they make thee sin against- me \ 
for if thou serve their gods, it will 
surely be a snare unto thee. 

CHAPTER XXIV. 

1 Motes is called up into the mountain. 9 The 
people promise obedience. 4 Moses buildeth an 
altar, and twelve pillars. 6 He sprinkleth the 
blood of the covenant. 9 The glory of Ood ap° 
peareth. 14 Aaron and Hut have the charge of 
the people. 15 Moses goeth into the mountain, 
where he continueth forty days and forty nights. 

AND he said unto Moses, Come up 
. unto the Lord, thou, and Aaron, 
Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the 
elders of Israel ; and worship ye afar 
off. 

2 And Moses alone shall come near 
the Lord : but they shall not come 
nigh ; neither shall the people go up 
with him. 

3 If And Moses came and told the 
people all the words of the Lord, and 
all the judgments : and all the people 
answered with one voice, and said, All 
the words which the Lord hath said 
will we do. 

4 And Moses wrote all the words of 
the Lord, and rose up early in the 
morning, and builded an altar under 
the hill, and twelve pillars, according 
to the twelve tribes of Israel. 

5 And he sent young men of the chil- 
dren of Israel, which offered burnt of- 
ferings, and sacrificed peace offerings 
of oxen unto the Lord. 

6 And Moses took half of the blood, 
and put it in basins ; and half of the 
blood he sprinkled on the altar. 

7 And he took the book of the cove- 
nant, and read in the audience of the 
people : and they said, All that the 
Lord hath said will we do, and be 
obedient. 

8 And Moses took the blood, and 
sprinkled it on the people, and said, 
Behold the blood of the covenant, 
which the Lord hath made with you 
concerning all these words. 

9 i Then went up Moses, and Aaron, 
Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the 
elders of Israel ; 

10 And they saw the God of Israel ? 
and there was under his feet as it were 
a paved work of a sapphire stone, and 
as it were the body of heaven in his 
clearness. 

11 And upon the nobles of the chil- 
dren of Israel he laid not his hand: 
also they saw God, and did eat and 

\ drink. 

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12 1 And the Lord said unto Moses, 
Come up to me into the mount, and be 
there : and I will give thee tables of 
stone, and a law, and commandments 
which I have written ; that thou may- 
est teach them. 

13 And Moses rose up, and his min- 
ister Joshua ; and Moses went up into 
the mount of God. 

14 And he said unto the elders, Tany 
ye here for us, until we come again 
unto you: and, behold, Aaron and 
Hur are with you : if any man have 
any matters to do, let him come unto 
them. 

15 And Moses went up into the 
mount, and a cloud covered the 
mount. 

16 And the glory of the Lord abode 
upon mount Sinai, and the cloud cov- 
ered it six days : and the seventh day 
he called unto Moses out of the midst 
of the cloud. 

17 And the sight of the glory of the 
Lord was like devouring fire on the 
top of the mount in the eyes of the 
children of Israel. 

18 And Moses went into the midst of 
the cloud, and gat him up into the 
mount: and Moses was in the mount 
forty days and forty nights. 

CHAPTER XXV. 

1 What the Israelites must offer for the making of 
the tabernacle. 10 The form of the ark. 17 The 
mercy seat, with the cherubim. 23 The table, 
with the furniture thereof. 31 The candlestick, 
with the instruments thereof. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses, 
. saying, 

2 Speak unto the children of Israel, 
that they bring me an offering : of 
every man that giveth it willingly 
with his heart ye shall take my offer- 
ing. , 

3 And this is the offering which ye 
shall take of them ; gold, and silver, 
and brass, 

4 And blue, and purple, and scarlet, 
and fine linen, and goats' hair, 

5 And rams' skins dyed red, and 
badgers' skins, and shittim wood, 

6 Oil for the light, spices for anoint- 
ing oil, and for sweet incense, 

7 Onyx stones, and stones to be set in 
the ephod, and in the breastplate. 

8 And let them make me a sanctu- 
ary ; that I may dwell among them. 

9 According to all that I shew thee, 
after the pattern of the tabernacle, 
and the pattern of all the instruments 
thereof, even so shall ye make it. 

10 T[ And they shall make an ark of 
shittim wood : two cubits and a half 
shall be the length thereof, and a cubit 
and a half the breadth thereof, and a 
cubit and a half the height thereof. 

11 And thou shalt overlay it with 
pure gold, within and without shalt 
thou overlay it, and shalt make upon 
it a crown of gold round about. 

12 And thou shalt cast four rings of 
gold for it, and put them in the four 
corners thereof ; and two rings shall 

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be in the one side of it, and two rings 
in the other side of it. 

13 And thou shalt make staves of 
shittim wood, and overlay them with 
gold. 

14 And thou shalt put the staves into 
the rings by the sides of the ark, that 
the ark may be borne with them. 

15 The staves shall be in the rings 
of the ark : they shall not be taken 
from it. 

16 And thou shalt put into the ark 
the testimony which l shall give thee. 

17 And thou shalt make a mercy seat 
of pure gold : two cubits and a half 
shall be the length thereof, and a cubit 
and a half the breadth thereof. 

18 And thou shalt make two cheru= 
bim of gold, of beaten work shalt thou 
make them, in the two ends of the 
mercy seat. 

19 And make one cherub on the one 
end, and the other cherub on the 
other end : euf»i of the mercy seat 
shall ye make the cherubim on the 
two ends thereof. 

20 And the cherubim shall stretch 
forth their wings on high, covering 
the mercy seat with their wings, ana 
their faces shall look one to another ; 
toward the mercy seat shall the faces 
of the cherubim be. 

21 And thou shalt put the mercy seat 
above upon the ark ; and in the ark 
thou shalt put the testimony that I 
shall give thee. 

22 And there I will meet with thee, 
and I will commune with thee from 
above the mercy seat, from between 
the two cherubim which are upon the 
ark of the testimony, of all things 
which I will give thee in command- 
ment unto the children of Israel. 

23 J Thou shalt also make a table of 
shittim wood : two cubits shall be the 
length thereof, and a cubit the 
breadth thereof, and a cubit and a 
half the height thereof. 

2i And thou shalt overlay it with 
pure gold, and make thereto a crown 
of gold round about. 

25 And thou shalt make unto it a 
border of a handbreadth round about, 
and thou shalt make a golden crown 
to the border thereof round about. 

26 And thou shalt make for it four 
rings of gold, and put the rings in the 
four corners that are on the four feet 
thereof. 

27 Over against the border shall the 
rings be for places of the staves to 
bear the table. 

28 And thou shalt make the staves of 
shittim wood, and overlay them with 
gold, that the table may be borne with 
them. 

29 And thou shalt make the dishes 
thereof, and spoons thereof, and cov- 
ers thereof, and bowls thereof, to 
cover withal : of pure gold shalt thou 
make them. 

30 And thou shalt set upon the table 
shewbread before me always. 

31 1 And thou shalt make a candle- 



The ten curtains. 



EXODUS, XXVI. Boards of the tabernacle. 



stick of pure gold : of beaten work 
shall the candlestick be made : his 
shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his 
knops, and his flowers, shall be of the 
same. 

32 And six branches shall come out 
of the sides of it ; three branches of 
the candlestick out of the one side, 
and three branches of the candlestick 
out of the other side : 

33 Three bowls made like unto al- 
monds, with a knop and a flower in 
one branch; and three bowls made 
like almonds in the other branch, 
with a knop and a flower: so in the 
six branches that come out of the 
candlestick. 

34 And in the candlestick shall be 
four bowls made like unto almonds, 
with their knops and their flowers. 

35 And there shall be a knop under 
two branches of the same, and a knop 
under two branches of the same, and 
a knop under two branches of the 
same, according to the six branches 
that proceed out of the candlestick. 

36 Their knops and their branches 
shall be of the same : all of it shall be 
one beaten work of pure gold. 

37 And thou shalt make the seven 
lamps thereof : and they shall light 
the lamps thereof, that they may give 
light over against it. 

38 And the tongs thereof, and the 
snuffdishes thereof, shall be of pure 
gold. 

39 Of a talent of pure gold shall he 
make it, with all these vessels. 

40 And look that thou make them 
after their pattern, which was shewed 
thee in the mount. 

CHAPTER XXVI. 

1 The ten curtains of the tabernacle. 1 The eleven 
curtains of goats' hair. 14 The covering of 
rams' skins. 15 The boards of the tabernacle, 
with their sockets and bars. 31 The vail for the 
ark. 86 The hanging for the door. 

TVTOREO VER thou shalt make the 
i.YJL tabernacle with ten curtains of 
fine twined linen, and blue, and pur- 
ple, and scarlet : with cherubim of 
cunning work shalt thou make them. 

2 The length of one curtain shall be 
eight and twenty cubits, and the 
breadth of one curtain four cubits : 
and every one of the curtains shall 
have one measure. 

3 The five curtains shall be coupled 
together one to another; and other 
five curtains shall be coupled one to 
another. 

4 And thou shalt make loops of blue 
upon the edge of the one curtain from 
the selvedge in the coupling; and 
likewise shalt thou make in the utter- 
most edge of another curtain, in the 
coupling of the second. 

5 Fifty loops shalt thou make in the 
one curtain, and fifty loops shalt thou 
make in the edge of the curtain that 
is in the coupling of the second ; that 
the loops may take hold one of an- 
other. 



6 And thou shalt make fifty taches 
of gold, and couple the curtains to- 

f ether with the taches: and it shaU 
e one tabernacle. 

7 % And thou shalt make curtains of 
goats' hair to be a covering upon the 
tabernacle : eleven curtains shalt thou 
make. 

8 The length of one curtain shall be 
thirty cubits, and the breadth of one 
curtain four cubits: and the eleven 
curtains shall be all of one measure. 

9 And thou shalt couple five curtains 
by themselves, and six curtains by 
themselves, and shalt double the sixth 
curtain in the forefront of the tab- 
ernacle. 

10 And thou shalt make fifty loops 
on the edge of the one curtain that 
is outmost in the coupling, and fifty 
loops in the edge of the curtain which 
coupleth the second. 

11 And thou shalt make fifty taches 
of brass, and put the taches into the 
loops, and couple the tent together, 
that it may be one. 

12 And the remnant that remain- 
eth of the curtains of the tent, the 
half curtain that remaineth, shaD 
hang over the back side of the tab- 
ernacle. 

13 And a cubit on the one side, 
and a cubit on the other side of 
that which remaineth in the length 
of the curtains of the tent, it shall 
hang over the sides of the tabernacle, 
on this side and on that side, to 
cover it. 

14 And thou shalt make a covering 
for the tent of rams' skins dyed redf. 
and a covering above of badgers' 
skins. 

15 TT And thou shalt make boards for 
the tabernacle o/shittim wood stand- 
ing up. 

16 Ten cubits shall be the length of 
a board, and a cubit and a half shall 
be the breadth of one board. 

17 Two tenons shall there be in one 
board, set in order one against an- 
other: thus shalt thou make for all 
the boards of the tabernacle. 

18 And thou shalt make the boards 
for the tabernacle, twenty boards on 
the south side southward. 

19 And thou shalt make forty sockets 
of silver under the twenty boards ; two 
sockets under one board for his two 
tenons, and two sockets under another 
board for his two tenons. 

20 And for the second side of the 
tabernacle on the north side there 
shall be twenty boards, 

21 And their forty sockets of silver j 
two sockets under one board, and two 
sockets under another board. 

22 And for the sides of the tab* 
ernacle westward thou shalt make 
six boards. 

23 And two boards shalt thou make 
for the corners of the tabernacle in 
the two sides. 

24 And they shall be coupled to- 
gether beneath, and they snail be 

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Altar of burnt offering. EXODUS, XXVII. Court of the tabernacle* 



coupled together above the head of it 
unto one ring: thus shall it be for 
them both ; they shall be for the two 
corners. 

25 And they shall be eight boards, 
and their sockets of silver, sixteen 
sockets ; two sockets under one 
board, and two sockets under another 
board. 

26 f And thou shalt make bars of 
shittim wood ; Ave for the boards of 
the one side of the tabernacle, 

27 And five bars for the boards of the 
other side of the tabernacle, and five 
bars for the boards of the side of 
the tabernacle, for the two sides west- 
ward. 

28 And the middle bar in the midst 
of the boards shall reach from end 
to end. 

29 And thou shalt overlay the boards 
with gold, and make their rings of 
gold for places for the bars : and thou 
shalt overlay the bars with gold. 

30 And thou shalt rear up the taber- 
nacle according to the fashion thereof 
which was shewed thee in the mount. 

31 ^ And thou shalt make a vail of 
blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine 
twined linen of cunning work: with 
cherubim shall it be made. 

32 And thou shalt hang it upon four 
pillars of shittim wood overlaid with 
gold : their hooks shall be of gold, up- 
on the four sockets of silver. 

33 f And thou shalt hang up the vail 
under the taches, that thou mayest 
bring in thither within the vail the ark 
of the testimony : and the vail shall 
divide unto you between the holy place 
and the most holy. 

34 And thou shalt put the mercy seat 
upon the ark of the testimony in the 
most holy place. 

35 And thou shalt set the table with- 
out the vail, and the candlestick over 
against the table on the side of the tab- 
ernacle toward the south : and thou 
shalt put the table on the north side. 

36 And thou shalt make a hanging 
for the door of the tent, of blue, and 
purple, and scarlet, and fine twined 
linen, wrought with needlework. 

37 And thou shalt make for the hang- 
ing five pillars of shittim wood, and 
overlay them with gold, and their 
hooks shall be of gold : and thou 
shalt cast five sockets of brass for 
them. 

CHAPTER XXVn. 

1 The altar of burnt offering, with the vessels there- 
of. 9 The court of the tabernacle inr.losed with 
hangings and pillars. 18 The measure of the 
court. 20 The oil for the lamp. 

AND thou shalt make an altar of 
. shittim wood, five cubit3 long, 
and five cubits broad ; the altar shall 
be foursquare : and the height thereof 
shall be three cubits. 

2 And thou shalt make the horns of 
It upon the four corners thereof : his 
horns shall be of the same : and thou 
shalt overlay it with brass. 

3 And thou shalt make his pans to 

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receive his ashes, and his shovels, and 
his basins, and his fieshhooks, and his 
firepans : all the vessels thereof thou 
shaft make of brass. 

4 And thou shalt make for it a grate 
of network of brass ; and upon the net 
shalt thou make four brazen lings in 
the four corners thereof. 

5 And thou shalt put it under the 
compass of the altar beneath, that 
the net may be even to the midst of 
the altar. 

6 And thou shalt make staves for the 
altar, staves of shittim wood, and over- 
lay them with brass. 

7 And the staves shall be put into the 
rings, and the staves shall be upon the 
two sides of the altar, to bear it. 

8 Hollow with boards shalt thou make 
it : as it was shewed thee in the mount, 
so shall they make it. 

9 If And thou shalt make the court 
of the tabernacle : for the south side 
southward there shall be hangings for 
the court o/fine twined linen of a hun- 
dred cubits long for one side : 

10 And the twenty pillars thereof and 
their twenty sockets shall be of brass ; 
the hooks of the pillars and their fillets 
shall be of silver. 

11 And likewise for the north side in 
length there shall be hangings of a hun- 
dred cubits long, and his twenty pillars 
and their twenty sockets of brass ; the 
hooks of the pillars and their fillets of 
silver. 

12 IF And for the breadth of the court 
on the west side shall be hangings of 
fifty cubits : their pillars ten, and their 
sockets ten. 

13 And the breadth of the court on 
the east side eastward shall be fifty 
cubits. 

14 The hangings of one side of the 
gate shall be fifteen cubits : their pil 
lars three, and their sockets three. 

15 And on the other side shall be 
hangings fifteen cubits : their pillars 
three, and their sockets three. 

16 If And for the gate of the court 
shall be a hanging of twenty cubits. 
of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and 
fine twined linen, wrought with nee 
die work : and their pillars shall ht 
four, and their sockets four. 

17 All the pillars round about the 
court shall be filleted with silver ; their 
hooks shall be of silver, and their sock- 

18 1 The length of the court shall be 
a hundred cubits, and the breadth fifty 
every where, and the height five cubits 
of fine twined linen, and their sockets 

19 All the vessels of the tabernacle in 
all the service thereof, and all the pins 
thereof, and all the pins of the court- 
shall be of brass. 

20 1 And thou shalt command the 
children of Israel, that they bring thee 
pure oil olive beaten for the light, to 
cause the lamp to burn always. 

21 In the tabernacle of the congrega- 
tion without the vail, which is Defer* 



The garments for 



EXODUS, XXVIII. 



the priests, <£«« 



the testimony. Aaron and his sons 
shall order it from evening to morn- 
ing before the Lord : it shall « be a 
statute for ever unto their genera- 
tions on the behalf of the children of 
Israel. 

CHAPTER XXVUI. 

1 Aaron and his sons are set apart for the priest's 
office. 2 Holy garments are appointed. 6 The 
ephod. 15 The breastplate with twelve precious 
stones. 30 The Vrim and Thummim. 31 The 
robe of the ephod, with pomegranates and bells. 
36 The plate of the mitre. '39 The embroidered 
coat. 40 The garments for Aaron's sons. 

AND take thou unto thee Aaron 
. thy brother, and his sons with 
him, from among the children of Is- 
rael, that he may minister unto me 
in the priest's office, even Aaron, Na- 
dab ana Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, 
Aaron's sons. 

2 And thou shalt make holy gar- 
ments for Aaron thy brother, for glo- 
ry and for beauty. 

3 And thou shalt speak unto all that 
are wise hearted, whom I have filled 
with the spirit of wisdom, that they 
may make Aaron's garments to conse- 
crate him, that he may minister unto 
me in the priest's office. 

4 And these are the garments which 
they shall make; a breastplate, and 
an ephod, and a robe, and a broidered 
coat, a mitre, and a girdle : and they 
shall make holy garments for Aaron 
thy brother, and his sons, that he 
may minister unto me in the priest's 
office. 

5 And they shall take gold, and blue, 
and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen. 

6 i And they shall make the ephod 
of gold, o/blue, and o/ purple, of scar- 
let, and fine twined linen, with cun- 
ning work. 

7 It shall have the two shoulder- 
pieces thereof joined at the two edges 
thereof ; and so it shall be joined to- 
gether. 

8 And the curious girdle of the 
ephod, which is upon it, shall be of 
the same, according to the work there- 
of ; even of gold, of blue, and purple, 
and scarlet, and fine twined linen. 

9 And thou shalt take two onyx 
stones, and grave on them the names 
of the children of Israel : 

10 Six of their names on one stone. 
and the other six names of the rest 
on the other stone, according to their 
birth. 

11 With the work of an engraver in 
stone, like the engravings of a signet, 
shalt thou engrave the two stones with 
the names of the children of Israel : 
thou shalt make them to be set in 
ouches of gold. 

12 And thou shalt put the two stones 
upon the shoulders of the ephod for 
stones of memorial unto the children 
of Israel : and Aaron shall bear their 
names before the Lord upon his two 
shoulders for a memorial. 

13 1 And thou shalt make ouches of 
gold: 



14 And two chains of pure gold &£ 
the ends ; of wreathen work shalt thou 
make them, and fasten the wreathen 
chains to the ouches. 

15 IT And thou shalt make the breast- 
plate of judgment with cunning work : 
after the work of the ephod thou shalt 
make it ; of gold, of blue, and of pur- 
ple, and of scarlet, and of fine twined 
linen, shalt thou make it. 

16 Foursquare it shall be being doub- 
led ; a span shall be the length tnereof, 
and a span shall be the breadth thereof. 

17 And thou shalt set in it settings 
of stones, even four rows of stones: 
the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz. 
and a carbuncle : this shall be the nrsi 
row. 

18 And the second row shall be an 
emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond. 

19 And the third row a ligure, an 
agate, and an amethyst. 

20 And the fourth row a beryl, and 
an onyx, and a j'asper : they shall be 
set in gold in their inclosings. 

21 And the stones shall be with the 
names of the children of Israel, twelve, 
according to their names, like the en- 

f ravings of a signet ; every one with 
is name shall they be according to 
the twelve tribes. 

22 1 And thou shalt make upon the 
breastplate chains at the ends of 
wreathen work of pure gold. 

23 And thou shalt make upon the 
breastplate two rings of gold, and shalt 
put the two rings on the two ends of 
the breastplate. 

24 And thou shalt put the two 
wreathen chains of gold in the two 
rings which are on the ends of the 
breastplate. 

25 And the other two ends of the two 
wreathen chains thou shalt fasten in 
the two ouches, and put them on the 
shoulderpieces of the eohod before it. 

26 IF And thou shalt make two rings 
of gold, and thou shalt put them upon 
the two ends of the breastplate in the 
border thereof, which is in the side of 
the ephod inward. 

27 And two other rings of gold thou 
shalt make, and shalt put them on the 
two sides of the ephod underneath^ to- 
ward the forepart thereof, over against 
the other coupling thereof, above the 
curious girdle of the ephod. 

28 And they shall bind the breast- 
plate by the rings thereof unto the 
rings or the ephod with a lace of blue, 
that it may be above the curious gir- 
dle of the ephod, and that the breast- 
plate be not loosed from the ephod. 

29 And Aaron shall bear the names 
of the children of Israel in the breast- 
plate of judgment upon his heart, 
when he goeth in unto the holy place, 
for a memorial before the Lord con- 
tinually. 

30 1" And thou shalt put in the broast- 
plate of judgment the Urim and the 
Thummim; and they shall be upon 
Aaron's heart, when he goeth in be- 
fore the Lord : and Aaron shall beay 

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The sacrifice 



EXODUS, XXIX. 



and ceremonies 



She judgment of the children of Israel 
upon his heart before the Lord con- 
tinually. 

81 T[ And thou shalt make the robe 
©f the ephod all of blue. 

32 And there shall be a hole in the 
top of it, in the midst thereof : it shall 
have a binding of woven work round 
about the hole of it, as it were the hole 
of an habergeon, that it be not rent. 

33 1[ And beneath upon the hem of it 
thou shalt make pomegranates of 
blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, 
round about the hem thereof; and 
bells of gold between them round 
about : 

34 A golden bell and a pomegranate, 
% golden bell and a pomegranate, upon 
the hem of the robe round about. 

35 And it shall be upon Aaron to min- 
ister: and his sound shall be heard 
when he goeth in unto the holy place 
before the Lord, and when he cometh 
out, that he die not. 

36 1 And thou shalt make a plate of 
pure gold, and grave upon it, Like the 
©ngravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO 
THE LORD. 

37 And thou shalt put it on a blue 
lace, that it may be upon the mitre ; 
rapon the forefront of the mitre it shall 
be. 

38 And it shall be upon Aaron's fore- 
head, that Aaron may bear the iniqui- 
ty of the holy things, which the chil- 
dren of Israel shall hallow in all their 
holy gifts ; and it shall be always upon 
his forehead, that they may be accept- 
ed before the Lord. 

39 1 And thou shalt embroider the 
coat of fine linen, and thou shalt make 
the mitre of fine linen, and thou shalt 
make the girdle of needlework. 

40 *[ And for Aaron's sons thou shalt 
make coats, and thou shalt make for 
them girdles, and bonnets shalt thou 
make for them, for glory and for 
beauty. 

41 And thou shalt put them upon 
Aaron thy brother, and his sons with 
Mm ; and shalt anoint them, and con- 
secrate them, and sanctify them, that 
they may minister unto me in the 
priest's office. 

42 And thou shalt make them linen 
breeches to cover their nakedness ; 
Trom the loins even unto the thighs 
tfiey shall reach: 

43 And they shall be upon Aaron, and 
upon his sons, when they come in unto 
the tabernacle of the congregation, or 
when they come near unto the altar to 
minister in the holy place; that they 
bear not iniquity, and die : it shall be a 
statute for ever unto him and his seed 
softer htm. 

CHAPTER XXIX. 

J. The sacrifice and ceremonies of consecrating the 
priests. 38 The continual burnt offering. 45 
&od's promise to dwell among the children of 
Israel. 

AND this is the thing that thou shalt 
. do unto them to nallow them, to 
"rainister unto me in the priest's office : 
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Take one young bullock, and two rams 
without blemish, 

2 And unleavened bread, and cakes 
unleavened tempered with oil, and 
wafers unleavened anointed with oil t 
of wheaten flour shalt thou make 
them. 

3 And thou shalt put them into one 
basket, and bring them in the basket, 
with the bullock and the two rams. 

4 And Aaron and his sons thou shalt 
bring unto the door of the tabernacle 
of the congregation, and shalt wash 
them with water. 

5 And thou shalt take the garments, 
and put upon Aaron the coat, and the 
robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and 
the breastplate, and gird him with the 
curious girdle of the ephod : 

6 And thou shalt put the mitre upon 
his head, and put the holy crown upon 
the mitre. 

7 Then shalt thou take the anointing 
oil, and pour it upon his head, ana 
anoint him. 

8 And thou shalt bring his sons, and 
put coats upon them. 

9 And thou shalt gird them with gir- 
dles, Aaron and his sons, and put the 
bonnets on them : and the priest's of- 
fice shall be theirs for a perpetual 
statute : and thou shalt consecrate 
Aaron and his sons. 

10 And thou shalt cause a bullock to 
be brought before the tabernacle of 
the congregation ; and Aaron and his 
sons shall put their hands upon the 
head of the bullock. 

11 And thou shalt kill the bullock 
before the Lord, by the door of the 
tabernacle of the congregation. 

12 And thou shalt take of the blood 
of the bullock, and put it upon the 
horns of the altar with thy finger, and 
pour all the blood beside the bottom 
of the altar. 

13 And thou shalt take all the fat 
that covereth the inwards, and the 
caul that is above the liver, and the 
two kidneys, and the fat that is upon 
them, and burn them upon the altar. 

14 But the flesh of the bullock, and 
his skin, and his dung, shalt thou 
burn with fire without the camp : it is 
a sin offering. 

15 1 Thou shalt also take one ram ; 
and Aaron and his sons shall put their 
hands upon the head of the ram. 

16 And thou shalt slay the ram, and 
thou shalt take his blood, and sprinkle 
it round about upon the altar. 

17 And thou shalt cut the ram in 
pieces, and wash the inwards of him, 
and his legs, and put -them unto his 
pieces, and unto his head. 

18 And thou shalt burn the whole 
ram upon the altar : it is a burnt offer- 
ing unto the Lord: it is a sweet sa- 
vour, an offering made by fire unto 
the Lord. 

19 1 And thou shalt take the other 
ram ; and Aaron and his sons shall 
put their hands upon the head of the 
ram. 



of consecrating 



EXODUS, XXX. 



the priests, 



20 Then shalt thou kill the ram, and 
take of his blood, and put it upon the 
tip of the right ear 01 Aaron, and up- 
on the tip of the right ear of his sons, 
and upon the thumb of their right 
hand, and upon the great toe of their 
right foot, and sprinkle the blood up- 
«^n the altar round about. 

21 And thou shalt take of the blood 
that is upon the altar, and of the 
anointing oil, and sprinkle it upon 
Aaron, and upon his garments, and 
upon his sons, and upon the gar- 
ments of his sons with him : and he 
shall be hallowed, and his garments, 
and his sons, and his sons' garments 
with him. 

22 Also thou shalt take of the ram 
ihe fat and the rump, and the fat 
that covereth the inwards, and the 
caul above the liver, and the two kid- 
aaeys, and the fat that is upon them, 
and the right shoulder ; for it is a 
iram of consecration : 

23 And one loaf of bread, and one 
cake of oiled bread, and one wafer 
out of the basket or the unleavened 
bread that is before the Lord : 

24 And thou shalt put all in the 
bands of Aaron, and in the hands of 
his sons ; and shalt wave them for a 
wave offering before the Lord. 

25 And thou shalt receive them of 
iheir hands, and burn them upon the 
altar for a burnt offering 2 for a sweet 
savour before the Lord : it is an offer- 
ing made by fire unto the Lord. 

26 And thou shalt take the breast of 
the ram of Aaron's consecration, and 
wave it for a wave offering before the 
Lord : and it shall be thy part. 

27 And thou shalt sanctify the 
breast of the wave offering, and the 
shoulder of the heave offering, which 
is waved, and which is heaved up, 
of the ram of the consecration, even 
of that which is for Aaron, and of 
that which is for his sons: 

28 And it shall be Aaron's and his 
sons' by a statute for ever from the 
children of Israel; for it is a heave 
offering: and it shall be a heave 
offering from the children of Israel 
of the sacrifice of their peace offer- 
ings, even their heave offering unto 
the Lord. 

29 1 And the holy garments of 
Aaron shall be his sons' after him, 
ifco be anointed therein, and to be 
consecrated in them. 

30 And that son that is priest in his 
stead shall put them on seven days, 
when he cometh into the tabernacle 
of the congregation to minister in 
the holy place. 

31 1 And thou shalt take the ram 
of the consecration, and seethe his 
flesh in the holy place. 

32 And Aaron and his sons shall eat 
the flesh of the ram, and the bread 
that is in the basket, by the door 
of the tabernacle of the congrega- 
tion. 

33 And they shall eat those things 

3* 



wherewith the atonement was made, 
to consecrate and to sanctify them : f 
but a stranger shall not eat thereof, 
because they are holy. 

34 And if aught of the flesh of the 
consecrations, or of the bread, remain 
unto the morning, then thou shalt 
burn the remainder with fire : it shall 
not be eaten, because it is holy. 

35 And thus shalt thou do unto 
Aaron : and to his sons, according to 
all things which I have commanded 
thee : seven days shalt thou conse- 
crate them. 

36 And thou shalt offer every day a 
bullock for a sin offering for atone- 
ment : and thou shalt cleanse the 
altar, when thou hast made an atone- 
ment for it ; and thou shalt anoint it, 
to sanctify it. 

37 Seven days thou shalt make an 
atonement for the altar, and sanctify 
it ; and it shall be an altar most holy : 
whatsoever toucheth the altar shall 
be holy. 

38 1 Now this is that which thou 
shalt offer upon the altar ; two lambs 
of the first year day by day contin- 
ually. 

39 The one lamb thou shalt offer in 
the morning; and the other lamb 
thou shalt offer at even : 

40 And with the one lamb a tenth 
deal of flour mingled with the fourth 
part of a hin of beaten oil ; and the 
fourth part of a hin of wine for a 
drink offering. 

41 And the other lamb thou shalt 
offer at even, and shalt do thereto 
according to the meat offering of the 
morning, and according to the drink 
offering thereof, for a sweet savour, 
an offering made by fire unto the 
Lord. 

42 This shall be a continual burnt 
offering throughout your generations 
at the door of the tabernacle of the 
congregation before the Lord, where 
I will meet you, to speak there unto 
thee. 

43 And there I will meet with the 
children of Israel, and the tabernacle 
shall be sanctified by my glory. 

44 And I will sanctify the tabernacle 
of the congregation, and the altar : 
I will sanctify also both Aaron and 
his sons, to minister to me in the 
priest's office. 

45 % And I will dwell among the 
children of Israel, and will be their 
God. 

46 And they shall know that I am 
the Lord their God, that brought 
them forth out of the land of Egypt, 
that I may dwell among them : I am 
the Lord their God. 

CHAPTER XXX. 

1 The altar of incense. 11 The ransom of touU, 
17 The brazen laver. 22 The holy anointing 
oil. 34 The composition of the perfume. 

AND thou shalt make an altar to 
J\. burn incense upon: of shittim 
wood shalt thou make it. 
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The altar of incense. 



EXODUS, XXX. 



The anointing oiL 



% A cubit shall be the length there- 
of, and a cubit the breadth thereof ; 
foursquare shall it be : and two cubits 
shall be the height thereof : the horns 
thereof shall be of the same. 

3 And thou shalt overlay it with 
pure gold, the top thereof, and the 
sides thereof round about, and the 
horns thereof; and thou shalt make 
onto it a crown of gold round about. 

4 And two golden rings shalt thou 
make to it under the crown of it, by 
Che two corners thereof, upon the two 
cddes of it shalt thou make it; and 
they shall be for places for the staves 
to bear it withal. 

6 And thou shalt make the staves of 
shittim wood, and overlay them with 
gold. 

6 And thou shalt put it before the 
vail that is by the ark of the testi- 
mony, before the mercy seat that is 
over the testimony, where I will meet 
with thee. 

7 And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet 
incense every morning : when he dress- 
eth the lamps, he shall burn incense 
upon it. 

8 And when Aaron lighteth the lamps 
at even, he shall burn incense upon it, 
a perpetual incense before thn Lord 
throughout your generations. 

Ye shall offer no strange incense 
thereon, nor burnt sacrifice, nor meat 
offering; neither shall ye pour drink 
offering thereon. 

10 And Aaron shall make an atone- 
ment upon the horns of it once in a 
year with the blood of the sin offering 
of atonements ; once in the year shall 
he make atonement upon it through- 
out your generations : it is most holy 
unto the Lord. 

11 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

12 When thou takest the sum of the 
children of Israel after their number, 
then shall they give every man a ran- 
som for his soul unto the Lord, when 
thou numberest them ; that there be 
no plague among them, when thou, 
numberest them. 

13 This they shall give, every one that 
passeth among them that are number- 
ed, half a shekel after the shekel of the 
sanctuary : (a shekel is twenty gerahs :) 
a half shekel shall be the offering of the 
Lord. 

14 Every one that passeth among 
them that are numbered, from twenty 

?ears old and above, shall give an off- 
ering unto the Lord. 

16 The rich shall not give more, and 
the poor shall not give less, than half 
a shekel, when they give an offering 
unto the Lord, to make an atonement 
for your souls. 

16 And thou shalt take the atonement 
money of the children of Israel, and 
shalt appoint it for the service of the 
tabernacle of the congregation ; that 
it may be a memorial unto the chil- 
dren of Israel before the Lord, to make 
an atonement for your souls. 
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17 f And the Lord spake unto Moses^ 
saying, 

18 Thou shalt also make a laver of 
brass, and his foot also of brass, to 
wash withal: and thou shalt put it 
between the tabernacle of the con- 
gregation and the altar, and thou 
shalt put water therein. 

19 For Aaron and his sons shall wash 
their hands and their feet thereat : 

20 When they go into the tabernacle 
of the congregation, they shall wash 
with water, that they die not ; or when 
they come near to the altar to minis- 
ter, to burn offering made by fire untc 
the Lord : 

21 So they shall wash their hands and 
their feet, that they die not: and it 
shall be a statute for ever to them, 
even to him and to his seed through- 
out their generations. 

22 1 Moreover the Lord spake untc 
Moses, saying, 

23 Take thou also unto thee principal 
spices, of pure myrrh five nundred 
shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half 
so much, even two hundred and fifty 
shekels, and of sweet calamus two hun- 
dred and fifty shekels, 

24 And of cassia five hundred shekels, 
after the shekel of the sanctuary, and 
of oil olive a hin : 

25 And thou shalt make it an oil of 
holy ointment, an ointment compound 
after the art of the apothecary : it shall 
be a holy anointing oil. 

26 And thou shalt anoint the taber- 
nacle of the congregation therewith s 
and the ark of the testimony, 

27 And the table and all his vessels, 
and the candlestick and his vessels, and 
the altar of incense, 

28 And the altar of burnt offering 
with all his vessels, and the laver and 
his foot. 

29 And thou shalt sanctify them, that 
they may be most holy : whatsoever 
toucheth them shall be holy. 

30 And thou shalt anoint Aaron and 
his sons, and consecrate them, that 
they may minister unto me in the 
priest's office. 

31 And thou shalt speak unto the 
children of Israel, saying. This shall 
be a holy anointing oil unto me 
throughout your generations. 

32 Upon man's flesh shall it not be 
poured, neither shall ye make any 
other like it, after the composition 
of it : it is holy, and it shall oe holy 
unto you. 

33 Whosoever compoundeth any like 
it, or whosoever putteth any of it upon 
a stranger, shall even be cut off from 
his people. 

34 "I And the Lord said unto Moses, 
Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, 
and onycha, and galbanum ; these 
sweet spices with pure frankincense: 
of each shall there be a bike weight : 

35 And thou shalt make it a perfume, 
a confection after the art of the apoth- 
ecary, tempered together, pure and 
holy : 



Of the sabbath. 



EXODUS, XXXII. 



The golden calf. 



86 And thou shalt beat some of it very 
small, and put of it before the testi- 
mony in the tabernacle of the congre- 
gation, where I will meet with thee : 
it shall be unto you most holy. 

37 And as for the perfume which 
thou shalt make, ye shall not make to 
yourselves according to the composi- 
tion thereof : it shall be unto thee ho- 
ly for the Lord. 

38 Whosoever shall make like unto 
that, to smell thereto, shall even be 
3ut off from his people. 

CHAPTER XXXL 

1 Beaaleel and Aholiab are called and made meet 
for the work of the tabernacle. 12 The observa- 
tion of the sabbath is again commanded. 18 Mo- 
tet receiveth the two tables. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses, 
. saying, 

2 See, I have called by name Bezaleel 
the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the 
tribe of Judah : 

3 And I have filled him with the spir- 
it of God, in wisdom, and in under- 
standing, and in knowledge, and in all 
manner of workmanship, 

4 To devise cunning works, to work 
In gold, and in silver, and in brass, 

6 And in cutting of stones, to set 
them, and in carving of timber, to 
work in all manner of workman- 
ship. 

6 And I, behold, I have given with 
him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of 
the tribe of Dan : and in the hearts of 
all that are wise hearted I have put 
wisdom, that they may make all that I 
have commanded thee ; 

7 The tabernacle of the congrega- 
tion, and the ark of the testimony, 
and the mercy seat that is thereupon, 
and all the furniture of the taDer- 
nacle, 

8 And the table and his furniture, 
and the pure candlestick with all his 
furniture, and the altar of incense, 

9 And the altar of burnt offering 
with all his furniture, and the laver 
and his foot, 

10 And the clothes of service, and the 
holy garments for Aaron the priest, 
and the garments of his sons, to min- 
ister in the priest's office, 

11 And the anointing oil, and sweet 
incense for the holy place: accord- 
ing to all that I have commanded thee 
shall they do. 

12 If And the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

13 Speak thou also unto the children 
of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths 
ye shall keep : for it is a sign between 
me and you throughout your genera- 
tions ; that ye may know that I am the 
Lord that doth sanctify you. 

14 Ye shall keep the sabbath there- 
fore ; for it is holy unto you. Every 
one that defileth it shall surely be put 
to death : for whosoever doeth any 
work therein, that soul shall be cut off 
from among his people. 

15 Six days may work be done ; but 



in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, 
holy to the Lord : whosoever doeth 
any work in the sabbath day, he shall 
surely be put to death. 

16 Wherefore the children of Israel 
shall keep the sabbath, to observe the 
sabbath throughout their generations, 
for a perpetual covenant. 

17 It is a sign between me and the 
children of Israel for ever : for in six 
days the Lord made heaven and earth, 
and on the seventh day he rested, and 
was refreshed. 

18 If And he gave unto Moses, when 
he had made an end of communing 
with him upon mount Sinai, two ta- 
bles of testimony, tables of stone 
written with the finger of God. 

CHAPTER XXXTT. 

1 The people, in the absence of Moses, cause Aaron 
to make a calf. 7 God is angered thereby. 11 At 
the entreaty of Moses he is appeased. 15 Moses 
cometh down with the tables. 19 He breaketh 
them. 20 He destroy eth the calf. 22 Aaron's 
excuse for himself. 25 Moses causeth the idola- 
ters to be slain. 30 He pray eth for the people. 

AND when the people saw that Mo- 
. ses delayed to come down out of 
the mount, the people gathered them- 
selves together unto Aaron, and said 
unto him, Up, make us gods, which 
shall go before us ; for as for this Mo- 
ses, the man that brought us up out of 
the land of Egypt, we wot not what is 
become of him. 

2 And Aaron said unto them, Break 
off the golden earrings, which are in 
the ears of your wives, of your sons, 
and of your daughters, and bring them 
unto me. 

3 And all the people brake off the 
golden earrings which were in their 
ears, and brought them unto Aaron. 

4 And he received them at their 
hand, and fashioned it with a graving 
tool, after he had made it a molten 
calf : and they said, These be thy gods, 
O Israel, which brought thee up out or 
the land of Egypt. 

5 And when Aaron saw it, he built an 
altar before it ; and Aaron made proc- 
lamation, and said, To morrow is a 
feast to the Lord. 

6 And they rose up early on the mor 
row, and offered burnt offerings, and 
brought peace offerings ; and the peo- 
ple sat down to eat and to drink, and 
rose up to play. 

7 1 And the Lord said unto Moses, Go, 
get thee down ; for thy people, which 
thou broughtest out of the land of 
Egypt, have corrupted themselves : 

8 They have turned aside quickly out 
of the way which I commanded them : 
they have made them a molten calf, 
and have worshipped it, land have sac- 
rificed thereunto, and said, These be 
thy gods, O Israel, which have brought 
thee up out of the land of Egypt. 

9 And the Lord said unto Moses, 1 
have seen this people, and, behold, it is 
a stiffnecked people : 

10 Now therefore let me alone, that 

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The tables are broken. EXODUS, XXXIII. 



The idolaters slain* 



my wrath may wax hot against them, 
and that I may consume them : and I 
will make of thee a great nation. 

11 And Moses besought the Lord 
his God, and said, Lord, why doth thy 
wrath wax hot against thy people, 
which thou hast brought forth out or 
the land of Egypt with great power, 
and with a mighty hand *. 

12 Wherefore should the Egyptians 
speak, and say. For mischief did he 
bring them out, to slay them in the 
mountains, and to consume them 
from the face of the earth ? Turn 
from thy fierce wrath, and repent of 
this evil against thy people. 

13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and 
Israel, thy servants, to whom thou 
gwarest by thine own self, and saidst 
unto them, I will multiply your seed 
as the stars of heaven, and all this 
land that I have spoken of will I 
give unto your seed, and they shall 
inherit it for ever. 

14 And the Lord repented of the 
evil which he thought to do unto his 
people. 

15 If And Moses turned, and went 
down from the mount, and the two 
tables of the testimony were in his 
hand : the tables were written on both 
their sides; on the one side and on 
the other were they written. 

16 And the tables were the work of 
God, and the writing was the writing 
of God, graven upon the tables. 

17 And when Joshua heard the noise 
of the people as they shouted, he said 
onto Moses, There is a noise of war 
in the camp. 

18 And he said, It is not the voice 
of them that shout for mastery, 
neither is it the voice of them thai 
cry for being overcome ; but the 
noise of them that sing do I hear. 

19 1 And it came to pass, as soon 
as he came nigh unto the camp, that 
he saw the calf, and the dancing : and 
Moses' anger waxed hot, and he cast 
the tables out of his hands, and brake 
them beneath the mount. 

20 And he took the calf which they 
had made, and burnt it in the fire, 
and ground it to powder, and strewed 
it upon the water, and made the chil- 
dren of Israel drink of it. 

21 And Moses said unto Aaron, What 
did this people unto thee, that thou 
hast brought so great a sin upon 
them* 

22 And Aaron said, Let not the 
anger of my lord wax hot : thou 
knowest the people, that they are set 
on mischief. 

23 For they said unto me, Make us 

fods, which shall go before us : for as 
or this Moses, the man that brought 
us up out of the land of Egypt, we 
wot not what is become of him. 

24 And I said unto them, Whosoever 
hath any gold, let them break it off. 
So they gave it me : then I cast it 
into the fire, and there came out this 
calf. 

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25 1 And when Moses saw that the 
people were naked, (for Aaron had 
made them naked unto their shame 
among their enemies,) 

26 Then Moses stood in the gate off 
the camp, and said, Who is- on the 
Lord's side? let him come unto ma 
And all the sons of Levi gathered 
themselves together unto him. 

27 And he said unto them, Thus 
saith the Lord God of Israel, Put 
every man his sword by his side, and 
go in and out from gate to gate 
throughout the camp, and slay every 
man his brother, and every man his 
companion, and every man his neigh- 
bour. 

28 And the children of Levi did 
according to the word of Moses : and 
there fell of the people that day 
about three thousand men. 

29 For Moses had said, Consecrate 
yourselves to day to the Lord, even 
every man upon his son, and upon 
his brother ; that he may bestow upon 
you a blessing this day. 

30 1 And it came to pass on the mor- 
row, that Moses said unto the people, 
Ye have sinned a great sin: and now 
I will go up unto the Lord; perad- 
venture I snail make an atonement 
for your sin. 

31 And Moses returned unto the 
Lord, and said. Oh, this people have 
sinned a great sin, and have made 
them gods of gold. 

32 Yet now, if thou wilt forgive 
their sin—; and if not, blot me, I 
pray thee, out of thy book which 
thou hast written. 

33 And the Lord said unto Moses, 
Whosoever hath sinned against me, 
him will I blot out of my book. 

34 Therefore now go, lead the peo- 
ple unto the place of which I have 
spoken unto thee : behold, mine Angel 
snail go before thee : nevertheless* 
in the day when I visit, I will visit 
their sin upon them. 

35 And the Lord plagued the peo- 
ple, because they made the calf,, 
which Aaron made. 

CHAPTER XXXni. 

1 The Lord refuseth to go as he had premised 
with the people. 4 The people murmur thereat,. 
7 The tabernacle is removed out of the camp. 
9 The Lord talketh familiarly with Moses. 12 
Moses desireth to see the glory of God. 

AND the Lord said unto Moses, De- 
- part, and go up hence, thou and 
the people which thou hast brought 
up out of the land of Egypt, unto 
the land which I sware unto Abra- 
ham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, 
Unto thy seed will I give it : 

2 And I will send an Angel before 
thee ; and I will drive out the Ca- 
naanite, the Amorite, and the Hittite, 
and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the 
Jebusite : 

3 Unto a land flowing with milk 
and honey : for I will not go up in the 
midst of thee ; for thou art a stiffneck- 



Qod talketh with Moses. EXODUS, XXXIV. The tables are renewed. 



ed people : lest I consume thee in the 
way. 

4 1 And when the people heard these 
evil tidings, they mourned: and no 
man did put on him his ornaments. 

5 For the Lord had said unto Moses, 
Say unto the children of Israel, Ye 
are a stiffnecked people : I will come 
up into the midst of thee in a mo- 
ment, and consume thee : therefore 
now put off thy ornaments from thee, 
that I may know what to do unto 
tfchee. 

6 And the children of Israel stripped 
themselves of their ornaments by the 
mount Horeb. 

7 And Moses took the tabernacle, and 

E itched it without the camp, afar off 
rom the camp, and called it the Tab- 
ernacle of the congregation. And it 
came to pass, that every one which 
sought the Lord went out unto the 
tabernacle of the congregation, which 
was without the camp. 

8 And it came to pass, when Moses 
went out unto the tabernacle, that all 
the people rose up, and stood every 
man at his tent door, and looked after 
Moses, until he was gone into the tab- 
ernacle. 

9 And it came to pass, as Moses enter- 
ed into the tabernacle, the cloudy pil- 
lar descended, and stood at the door 
of the tabernacle, and the Lobd talked 
with Moses. 

10 And all the people saw the cloudy 
pillar stand at the tabernacle door : 
and all the people rore up and wor- 
shipped, every man in his tent door. 

11 And the Lord spake unto Moses 
face to face, as a man speaketh unto 
his friend. And he turned again into 
the camp ; but his servant Joshua, the 
son of Nun, a young man, departed not 
out of the tabernacle. 

12 ^ And Moses said unto the Lord, 
See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this 
people : and thou hast not let me know 
whom thou wilt send with me. Yet 
thou hast said, I know thee by name, 
and thou hast also found grace in my 
sight. 

13 Now therefore, I pray thee, if I 
have found grace in thy sight, shew 
me now thy way, that I may know 
thee, that I may find grace in thy 
sight : and consider that this nation is 
thy people. 

14 And he said, My presence shall go 
with thee, and I will give thee rest. 

15 And he said unto him, If thy pres- 
ence go not with me, carry us not up 
hence. 

16 For wherein shall it be known 
here that I and thy people have found 
grace in thy sight! is it not in that 
thou goest with us? So shall we be 
separated, I and thy people, from all 
the people that are upon the face of 
the earth. 

17 And the Lord said unto Moses, I 
will do this thing also that thou hast 
spoken : for thou hast found grace in 
my sight, and I know thee by name. 



18 And he said, I beseech thee, shew 
me thy glory. 

19 And he said, I will make all my 
goodness pass before thee, and I will 
proclaim the name of the Lord be- 
fore thee; and will be gracious to 
whom I will be gracious, and will 
shew mercy on whom I will shew 
mercy. 

20 And he said, Thou canst not see 
my face: for there shall no man see 
me, and live. 

21 And the Lord said, Behold, there 
is a place by me, and thou shalt stand 
upon a rock : 

22 And it shall come to pass, while 
my glory passeth by, that I will put 
thee in a cleft of the rock, and will 
cover thee with my hand while I pass 
by: 

23 And I will take away mine hand, 
and thou shalt see my back parts ; but 
my face shall not be seen. 

CHAPTER XXXTY. 

1 The tables are renewed. 6 The name of the 
LORD proclaimed. 8 Moses entreateth God to 
go with them. 10 Ood maketh a covenant with 
them, repeating certain duties of the first table. 
28 Moses after forty days in the mount cometh 
down with the tables. 29 His face shineth, and 
he covereth it with a vail. 

AND the Lord said unto Moses, Hew 
thee two tables of stone like unto 
the first : and I will write upon these 
tables the words that were in the first 
tables, which thou brakest. 

2 And be ready in the morning, and 
come up in the morning unto mount 
Smai, and present thyself there to me 
in the top of the mount. 

3 And no man shall come up with 
thee, neither let any man be seen 
throughout all the mount ; neither let 
the flocks nor herds feed before that 
mount. 

£ t And he hewed two tables of stone 
like unto the first ; and Moses rose up 
early in the morning, and went up 
unto mount Sinai, as the Lord had 
commanded him, and took in his hand 
the two tables of stone. 

5 And the Lord descended in the 
cloud, and stood with him there, and 
proclaimed the name of the Lord. 

6 And the Lord passed by before 
him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The 
Lord God, merciful and gracious, 
longsuffering, and abundant in good- 
ness and truth, 

7 Keeping mercy for thousands, for- 
giving iniquity and transgression and 
sin, and that will by no means clear 
the guilty ; visiting the iniquity of the 
fathers upon the children, and upon 
the children's children, unto the third 
and to the fourth generation. 

8 And Moses made haste, and bowed 
his head toward the earth, and wor- 
shipped. 

9 And he said, If now I have found 
grace in thy sight, O Lord, let my 
Lord, I pray thee, go among us; for 
it is a stiff necked people ; and pardon 



«F 



Qod maketh a covenant EXODUS, XXXV. 



with the Israelites^ 



our iniquity and our sin, and take us 
for thine inheritance. 

10 1 And he said, Behold, I make 
a covenant : before all thy people I 
will do marvels, such as have not oeen 
done in all the earth, nor in any na- 
tion : and all the people among which 
thou art shall see the work of the 
Lord : for it is a terrible thing that I 
will do with thee. 

11 Observe thou that which I com- 
mand thee this day : behold, I drive 
out before thee the Amorite, and the 
Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the 
Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the 
Jebusite. 

12 Take heed to thyself, lest thou 
make a covenant with the inhabit- 
ants of the land whither thou goest, 
lest it be for a snare in the midst of 
thee: 

13 But ye shall destroy their altars, 
break their images, and cut down 
their groves : 

14 For thou shalt worship no other 

?od: for the Lord, whose name is 
ealous, is a jealous God. 

15 Lest thou make a covenant with 
the inhabitants of the land, and they 
go a whoring after their gods, and do 
sacrifice unto their gods, and one call 
thee, and thou eat of his sacrifice ; 

16 And thou take of their daugh- 
ters unto thy sons, and their daugh- 
ters go a whoring after their gods, 
and make thy sons go a whoring after 
their gods. 

17 Thou shalt make thee no molten 
gods. 

18 if The feast of unleavened bread 
shalt thou keep. Seven days thou 
shalt eat unleavened bread, as I com- 
manded thee, in the time of the month 
Abib : for in the month Abib thou 
earnest out from Egypt. 

19 All that openeth the matrix is 
mine ; and every firstling among thy 
cattle, whether ox or sheep, that is 
male. 

20 But the firstling of an ass thou 
shalt redeem with a lamb : and if 
thou redeem him not, then shalt thou 
break his neck. All the firstborn of 
thy sons thou shalt redeem. And none 
shall appear before me empty. 

21 1 Six days thou shaft work, but 
on the seventh day thou shalt rest : in 
earing time and in harvest thou shalt 
rest. 

22 if And thou shalt observe the feast 
of weeks, of the firstfruits of wheat 
harvest, and the feast of ingathering 
at the year's end. 

23 if Thrice in the year shall all your 
men children appear before the Lord 
God, the God of Israel. 

24 For I will cast out the nations 
before thee, and enlarge thy borders : 
neither shall any man desire thy land, 
when thou shalt go up to appear be- 
fore the Lord thy God thrice in the 
year. 

25 Thou shalt not offer the blood of 
my sacrifice with leaven ; neither shall 

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the sacrifice of the feast of the pass- 
over be left unto the morning. 

26 The first of the firstfruits of thy 
land thou shalt bring unto the house 
of the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not 
seethe a kid in his mother's milk. 

27 And the Lord said unto Moses, 
Write thou these words : for after the 
tenor of these words I have made © 
covenant with thee and with Israel. 

28 And he was there with the Lor© 
forty days and forty nights ; he did 
neither eat bread, nor drink water. 
And He wrote upon the tables the 
words of the covenant, the ten con> 
mandments. 

29 if And it came to pass, when 
Moses came down from mount Sinai 
with the two tables of testimony in 
Moses' hand, when he came down 
from the mount, that Moses wist not 
that the skin of his face shone while 
he talked with him. 

30 And when Aaron and all the chil- 
dren of Israel saw Moses, behold, the 
skin of his face shone ; and they were 
afraid to come nigh him. 

31 And Moses called unto them ? and 
Aaron and all the rulers of the congre- 
gation returned unto him : and Moses 
talked with them. 

32 And afterward all the childi en of 
Israel came nigh : and he gave them 
in commandment all that the Lord 
had spoken with him in mount Sinai. 

33 And till Moses had done speak- 
ing with them, he put a vail on his 
face. 

34 But when Moses went in before 
the Lord to speak with him, he took 
the vail off, until he came out. And 
he came out, and spake unto the chil- 
dren of Israel that which he was com- 
manded. 

35 And the children of Israel saw 
the face of Moses, that the skin of 
Moses' face shone : and Moses put the 
vail upon his face again, until he went 
in to speak with Him. 

CHAPTER XXXV. 

1 The sabbath. 4 The free gifts for the taberna- 
cle. 20 The readiness of the people to offer. 30 
Bezaleel and Aholiab are called to the work. 

AN D Moses gathered all the congre- 
. gation of the children of Israel 
together, and said unto them, These 
are the words which the Lord hath 
commanded, that ye sho\ild do them. 

2 Six days shall work be done, but 
on the seventh day there shall be to 
you a holy day, a sabbath of rest to 
the Lord: whosoever doeth work 
therein shall be put to death. 

3 Ye shall kindle no fire through- 
out your habitations upon the sabbath 
day. 

4 if And Moses spake unto all the 
congregation of the children of Israel, 
saying, This is the thing which the 
Lord commanded, saying, 

5 Take ye from among you an offer- 
ing unto the Lord : whosoever is of a 
willing heart, let him bring it, an of- 



The free gifts 



EXODUS, XXXVI. 



for the tabernacle. 



fering of the Lore ; gold, and silver, 
and brass, 

6 And blue, and purple, and scarlet, 
and fine linen, and goats' hair, 

7 And rams' skins dyed red, and 
badgers' skins, and shittim wood, 

8 And oil for the light, and spices for 
anointing oil, and for the sweet in- 
cense, 

9 And onyx stones, and stones to be 
set for the ephod, and for the breast- 
plate. 

10 And every wise hearted among 

Eou shall come, and make all that the 
ord hath commanded ; 

11 The tabernacle, his tent, and his 
covering, his taches, and his boards, 
his bars, his pillars, and his sockets ; 

13 The ark, and the staves thereof, 
with the mercy seat, and the vail of 
the covering ; 

13 The table, and his staves, and all 
Ms vessels, and the shewbread ; 

14 The candlestick also for the light, 
and his furniture, and his lamps, with 
the oil for the light ; 

15 And the incense altar, and his 
staves, and the anointing oil, and the 
sweet incense, and the hanging for the 
door at the entering in or the taber- 
nacle : 

16 The altar of burnt offering, with 
Ms brazen grate, his staves, and all his 
vessels, the laver and Ms foot ; 

17 The hangings of the court, Ms pil- 
lars, and their sockets, and the hang- 
ing for the door of the court ; 

18 The pins of the tabernacle, and 
She pins of the court, and their 
cords: 

19 The clothes of service, to do serv- 
ice in the holy place, the holy gar- 
ments for Aaron the priestj and the 
garments of his sons, to minister in 
the priest's office. 

20 1 And all the congregation of the 
children of Israel departed from the 
presence of Moses. 

21 And they came, every one whose 
heart stirred him up, and every one 
whom Ms spirit made willing, and 
they brought the Lord's offering to 
the work of the tabernacle of the con- 
gregation, and for all his service, and 
for the holy garments. 

22 And they came, both men and wo- 
men, as many as were willing hearted, 
and brought bracelets, and earrings, 
and rings, and tablets, all jewels of 
gold: and every man that offered, 
offered an offering of gold unto the 
Lord. 

23 And every man, with whom was 
found blue, and purple, and scarlet, 
and fine hnen, and goats' hair, and 
red skins of rams, and badgers' skins, 
brought them. 

24 Every one that did offer an offer- 
ing of silver and brass brought the 
Lord's offering, : and every man, with 
whom was found sMttim wood for any 
work of the service, brought it. 

25 And all the women that were wise 
Jiearted did spin with their hands, and 



brought that wMch they had spun., 
both of blue, and of purple, ana off 
scarlet, and of fine linen. 

26 And all the women whose heart 
stirred them up in wisdom spun goats' 
hair. 

27 And the rulers brought onys 
stones, and stones to be set. for the 
ephod, and for the breastplate; 

28 And spice, and oil for the light, 
and for the anointing oil, and for the> 
sweet incense. 

29 The children of Israel brought ft 
wiDing offering unto the Lord, every 
man and woman, whose heart made 
them willing to bring for all manner 
of work, wMch the Lord had com 
manded to.be made by the hand of 
Moses. 

30 1 And Moses said unto the cMl 
dren of Israel, See, the Lord hath call 
ed by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the 
son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah ; 

31 And he hath filled him with the 
spirit of God, in wisdom, in under 
standing, and in knowledge, and lis 
all manner of workmansMp ; 

32 And to devise curious works, ft© 
work in gold, and in silver, and ian 
brass, 

33 And in the cutting of stones, tc 
set them, and in carving of wood, to 
make any manner of cunning work. 

34 And he hath put in his heart that 
he may teach, both he, and Aholiab, 
the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of 
Dan. 

35 Them hath he filled with wisdom 
of heart, to work all manner of work, 
of the engraver, and of the cunning 
workman, and of the embroiderer, in 
blue, and in purple, in scarlet, ana m 
fine hnen, and of the weaver, even ©£ 
them that do any work, and of those 
that devise cunning work. 

CHAPTER XXXVL 

1 The offerings are delivered to the workmen. 2 
The liberality of the people is restrained. 8 Th& 
curtains of cherubim. 14 The curtains of gomW 
hair. 19 The covering of skins. 20 The board* 
with their sockets. 31 The bars. 35 The vail. 
37 The hanging for the door. 

THEN wrought Bezaleel and Aho- 
liab, and every wise hearted man, 
in whom the Lord put wisdom and 
understanding to know how to work 
all manner of work for. the service of 
the sanctuary, according to all tha& 
the Lord had commanded. 

2 And Moses called Bezaleel and Aho- 
liab, and every wise hearted man, m. 
whose heart the Lord had put wisdom , 
even every one whose heart stirred 
him up to come unto the work ft© 
do it: 

3 And they received of Moses all the 
offering, which the children of Israel 
had brought for the work of the serv- 
ice of the sanctuary, to make it withal. 
And they brought yet unto bim free 
offerings every morning. 

4 And all the wise men, that wrought 
all the work of the sanctuary, cam a 

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The curtains, 



EXODUS, XXXVII. 



boards, and bars. 



every man from his work which they 
made ; 

6 IT And they spake unto Moses, say- 
ing, The people bring much more than 
enough for the service of the work, 
which the Lord commanded to make. 

6 And Moses gave commandment, 
and they caused it to be proclaimed 
throughout the camp, saying, Let 
neither man nor woman make any 
more work for the offering of the 
sanctuary. So the people were re- 
strained from bringing. 

7 For the stuff they had was sufficient 
for all the work to make it, and too 
much. 

8 1 And every wise hearted man 
among them that wrought tne work 
of the tabernacle made ten curtains 
of fine twined linen, and blue, and 
purple, and scarlet: with cherubim 
of cunning work made he them. 

9 The length of one curtain was 
twenty and eight cubits, and the 
breadth of one curtain four cubits: 
the curtains were all of one size. 

10 And he coupled the five curtains 
one unto another : and the other five 
curtains he coupled one unto another. 

11 And he made loops of blue on the 
edge of one curtain from the selvedge 
in the coupling : likewise he made in 
the uttermost side of another curtain, 
in the coupling of the second. 

12 Fifty loops made he in one cur- 
tain, and fifty loops made he in the 
edge of the curtain which was in the 
coupling of the second : the loops held 
one curtain to another. 

13 And he made fifty taches of gold, 
and coupled the curtains one unto an- 
other with the taches : so it became 
one tabernacle. 

14 1 And he made curtains of goats' 
hair for the tent over the tabernacle : 
eleven curtains he made them. 

15 The length of one curtain was 
thirty cubits, and four cubits was the 
breadth of one curtain : the eleven cur- 
tains were of one size. 

16 And he coupled five curtains by 
themselves, and six curtains by them- 
selves. 

17 And he made fifty loops upon the 
uttermost edge of the curtain in the 
coupling, and fifty loops made he upon 
the edge of the curtain which coupleth 
the second. 

18 And he made fifty taches of brass 
to couple the tent together, that it 
might be one. 

19 And he made a covering for the 
tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a cov- 
ering of badgers' skins above that . 

20 1 And he made boards for the 
tabernacle of shittim wood, standing 
up. 

21 The length of a board was ten cu- 
bits : and jhe breadth of a board one 
cubit and a half. 

22 One board had two tenons, equally 
distant one from another: thus did 
he make for all the boards of the 
tabernacle. 

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23 And he made boards for the tab- 
ernacle ; twenty boards for the south 
side southward : 

24 And forty sockets of silver he 
made under the twenty boards ; two 
sockets under one board for his two 
tenons, and two sockets under another 
board for his two tenons. 

25 And for the other side of the tab- 
ernacle, which is toward the north 
corner, he made twenty boards, 

26 And their forty sockets of silver ; 
two sockets under one board, and two 
sockets under another board. 

27 And for the sides of the tabernacle 
westward he made six boards. 

28 And two boards made he for the 
corners of the tabernacle in the two 
sides. 

29 And they were coupled beneath, 
and coupled together at the head 
thereof, to one ring: thus he did to 
both of them in both the corners. 

30 And there were eight boards ; 
and their sockets were sixteen sock- 
ets of silver, under every board two 
sockets. 

31 1 And he made bars of shittimt 
wood ; five for the boards of the one 
side of the tabernacle, 

32 And five bars for the boards of the 
other side of the tabernacle, and five 
bars for the boards of the tabernacle 
for the sides westward. 

33 And he made the middle bar to 
shoot through the boards from the 
one end to the other. 

34 And he overlaid the boards with 
gold, and made their rings of gold to 
be places for the bars, and overlaid the 
bars with gold. 

35 f And he made a vail of blue, and 
purple, and scarlet, and fine twined 
linen : with cherubim made he it of 
cunning work. 

36 Ana he made thereunto four pil- 
lars o/ shittim wood, and overlaid them 
with gold : their hooks were of gold : 
and he cast for them four sockets or 
silver. 

37 1 And he made a hanging for the 
tabernacle door of blue, and purple, 
and scarlet, and fine twined linen, of. 
nG£cllGwork " 

38 And the five pillars of it with their 
hooks : and he overlaid their chapiters 
and their fillets with gold : but their 
five sockets were of brass. 

CHAPTER XXXVn. 

1 The ark. 6 The mercy seat with cherubim. 10 
The table with his vessels. 17 The candlestick 
with his lamps and instruments. 26 The altar 
of incense. 29 The anointing oil and sweet in- 
cense. 

AND Bezaleel made the ark of shit- 
. tim wood : two cubits and a half 
toas the length of it, and a cubit and a 
half the breadth of it, and a cubit and 
a half the height of it : 

2 And he overlaid it with pure gold 
within and without, and made a crown 
of gold to it round about. 

3 And he cast for it four rings of 



The mercy seat. 



EXODUS, XXXVIU. 



Altar ofiticensec 



gold, to be set by the four corners of 
it ; even two rings upon the one side 
of it, and two rings upon the other 
side of it. 

4 And he made staves of shittim 
wood, and overlaid them with gold. 

6 And he put the staves into the 
rings by the sides of the ark, to bear 
the ark. 

6 1 And he made the mercy seat of 
pure gold : two cubits and a half was 
the length thereof, and one cubit and 
a half the breadth thereof. 

7 And he made two cherubim of gold, 
beaten out of one piece made he them, 
on the two ends or the mercy seat ; 

8 One cherub on the end on this side, 
and another cherub on the other end 
on that side: out of the mercy seat 
made he the cherubim on the two ends 
thereof. 

9 And the cherubim spread out their 
wings on high, and covered with their 
wings over the mercy seat, with their 
faces one to another ; even to the mer- 
cy seatward were the faces of the 
cherubim. 

10 1 And he made the table of shit- 
tim wood : two cubits was the length 
thereof, and a cubit the breadth there- 
of, and a cubit and a half the height 
thereof : 

11 And he overlaid it with pure gold, 
and made thereunto a crown of gold 
round about. 

12 Also he made thereunto a border 
of a handbreadth round about ; and 
made a crown of gold for the border 
thereof round about. 

13 And he cast for it four rings of 
gold, and put the rings upon the four 
corners that were in the four feet 
thereof. 

14 Over against the border were the 
rings, the places for the staves to bear 
the table. 

15 And he made the staves of shittim 
wood, and overlaid them with gold, to 
bear the table. 

16 And he made the vessels which 
were upon the table, his dishes, and his 
spoons, and his bowls, and his covers 
to cover withal, of pure gold. 

17 % And he made the candlestick of 
pure gold : of beaten work made he 
the candlestick: his shaft, and his 
branch, his bowls, his knops, and his 
flowers, were of the same : 

18 And six branches going out of the 
sides thereof; three branches of the 
candlestick out of the one side there- 
of, and three branches of the candle- 
stick out of the other side thereof : 

19 Three bowls made after the fash- 
ion of almonds in one branch, a knop 
and a flower; and three bowls made 
like almonds in another branch, a 
knop and a flower : so throughout the 
six branches going out of the candle- 
stick. 

20 And in the candlestick were four 
bowls made like almonds, his knops, 
and his flowers : 

21 And a knop under two branches of 



the same, and a knop under twfr 
branches of the same, and a knop un- 
der two branches of the same, accord- 
ing to the six branches going out of 
it. 

22 Their knops and their branches 
were of the same: all of it was one 
beaten work of pure gold. 

23 And he made his seven lamps, and 
his snuffers, and his snuffdishes, of 
pure gold. 

24 Of a talent of pure gold made he 
it, and all the vessels thereof. 

25 1 And he made the incense altar 
of shittim wood : the length of it woe 
a cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit 5 
it was foursquare ; and two cubits was 
the height of it; the horns thereof 
were of the same. 

26 And he overlaid it with pure gold, 
both the top of it, and the sides there- 
of round about, and the horns of it : 
also he made unto it a crown of gold 
round about. 

27 And he made two rings of gold for 
it under the crown thereof, by the twc 
corners of it, upon the two sides there- 
of, to be places for the staves to bear it 
withal. 

28 And he made the staves of shittim 
wood, and overlaid them with gold. 

29 1 And he made the holy anoint- 
ing oil, and the pure incense of sweet 
spices, according to the work of the 
apothecary. 

CHAPTER XXXVIH. 

1 The altar of burnt offering. 8 The laver of 
brass. 9 The court. 21 The sum of that the peo* 
pie offered. 

AND he made the altar of burnt of- 
xjL fering of shittim wood : five cu- 
bits was the length thereof, and five 
cubits the breadth thereof; it was 
foursquare ; and three cubits the 
height thereof. 

2 And he made the horns thereof on 
the four corners of it ; the horns 
thereof were of the same : and he 
overlaid it with brass. 

3 And he made all the vessels of the 
altar, the pots, and the shovels, and 
the basins, and the fleshhooks, and the 
firepans : all the vessels thereof made 
he of brass. 

4 And he made for the altar a brazen 
grate of network, under the compass 
thereof, beneath unto the midst of 
it. 

5 And he cast four rings for the four 
ends of the grate of brass, to be places 
for the staves. 

6 And he made the staves of shittim 
wood, and overlaid them with brass. 

7 And he put the staves into the 
rings on the sides of the altar, to bear 
it withal ; he made the altar hollow 
with boards. 

8 1 And he made the laver of brass, 
and the foot of it of brass, of the look- 
ingglasses of the women assembling, 
which assembled at the door of the 
tabernacle of the congregation. 

9 % And he made the court : on the 

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Die court. 



EXODUS, XXXIX. 



The ephod* 



Jftuth side southward the hangings of 
She court were of fine twined linen, 
a hundred cubits : 

10 Their pillars were twenty, and 
their brazen sockets twenty ; the hooks 
of the pillars and their fillets were of 
silver. 

11 And for the north side the hang- 
ings were a hundred cubits, their pil- 
lars were twenty, and their sockets of 
brass twenty ; the hooks of the pillars 
and their fillets of silver. 

12 And for the west side were hang- 
ings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten, 
and their sockets ten ; the hooks of the 
pillars and their fillets of silver. 

13 And for the east side eastward 
3Lfty cubits. 

11 The hangings of the one side of the 
gate were fifteen cubits ; their pillars 
three, and their sockets three. 

15 And for the other side of the 
court gate, on this hand and that 
hand, were hangings of fifteen cubits ; 
their pillars three, and their sockets 
three. 

16 All the hangings of the court 
round about icere of fine twined linen. 

17 And the sockets for the pillars 
were of brass ; the hooks of the pil- 
ars and their fillets of silver ; and the 

overlaying of their chapiters of silver ; 
and all the pillars of the court were 
llleted with silver. 

18 And the hanging for the gate of 
the court was needlework, of blue, 
and purple, and scarlet, and fine 
twined linen : and twenty cubits was 
the length, and the height in the 
breadth was five cubits, answerable to 
the hangings of the court. 

19 And their pillars were four, and 
their sockets of brass four; their 
hooks of silver, and the overlaying of 
their chapiters and their fillets of 
silver. 

20 And all the pins of the tabernacle, 
and of the court round about, were of 
brass. 

21 1 This is the sum of the taberna- 
cle, even of the tabernacle of testi- 
mony, as it was counted, according 
to the commandment of Moses, for 
the service of the Levites, by the 
hand of Ithamar, son to Aaron the 
priest. 

22 And Bezaleel the son of Uri, the 
son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, 
made all that the Lord commanded 
Moses. 

23 And with him was Aholiab, son of 
Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an 
engraver, and a cunning workman, 
and an embroiderer in blue, and in 
purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen. 

24 All the gold that was occupied 
for the work in all the work of the 
holy place, even the gold of the offer- 
ing, was twenty and nine talents, and 
seven hundred and thirty shekels, aft- 
ar the shekel of the sanctuary. 

25 And the silver of them that were 
uiumberdd of the congregation was a 
hundred talents, and a thousand seven 

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hundred and threescore and fifteen 
shekels, after the shekel of the sane* 
tuary : 

26 A bekah for every man, that is : 
half a shekel, after the shekel of the 
sanctuary, for every one that went to 
be numbered, from twenty years old 
and upward, tor six hundred thousand 
and three thousand and five hundred 
and fifty men. 

27 And of the hundred talents of 
silver were cast the sockets of the 
sanctuary, and the sockets of the 
vail; a hundred sockets of the hun- 
dred talents, a talent for a socket. 

28 And of the thousand seven hun- 
dred seventy and five shekels he made 
hooks for. the pillars, and overlaid 
their chapiters, and filleted them. 

29 And the brass of the offering was 
seventy talents, and two thousand and 
four hundred shekels. 

30 And therewith he made the sock- 
ets to the door of the tabernacle of 
the congregation, and the brazen al- 
tar, and the brazen grate for it, and all 
the vessels of the altar, 

"31 And the sockets of the court 
round about, and the sockets of the 
court gate, and all the pins of the 
tabernacle, and all the pins of the 
court round about. 

CHAPTER XXXIX. 

1 The clothes of service and holy garments. 2 The 
ephod. 8 The breastplate. 22 The robe of the 
ephod. 27 The coats, mitre, and girdle of fine 
linen. 30 The plate of the holy crown. 32 All U 
viewed and approved by Moses. 

AND of the blue, and purple, and 
. scarlet, they made clothes of serv- 
ice, to do service in the holy place, and 
made the holy garments for Aaron ; as 
the Lord commanded Moses. 

2 And he made the ephod of gold, 
blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine 
twined linen. 

3 And they did beat the gold into 
thin plates, and cut it into wires, to 
work it in the blue, and in the purple, 
and in the scarlet, and in tne fine 
linen, with cunning work. 

4 They made shoulderpieees for it, to 
couple it together: by the two edges 
was it coupled together. 

5 And the curious girdle of his ephod, 
that was upon it, was of the same, ac- 
cording to the work thereof ; of gold, 
blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine 
twined linen ; as the Lord command- 
6cl "YIoscs 

6 "I And they wrought onyx stones 
inclosed in ouches of gold, graven, as 
signets are graven, with the names of 
the children of Israel 

7 And he put them on the shoulders 
of the ephod, that they should be 
stones for a memorial to the chil- 
dren of Israel ; as the Lord com- 
manded Moses. 

8 If And he made the breastplate of 
cunning work, like the work of the 
ephod ; of gold, blue, and purple, and 
scarlet, and fine twined linen. 



The breastplate. 



EXODUS, XL. 



The holy crown* 



9 It was foursquare ; they made the 
breastplate double: a span was the 
length thereof, and a span the breadth 
thereof, being doubled. 

10 And they set in it four rows of 
stones : the first row was a sardius, a 
topaz, and a carbuncle : this was the 
first row. 

11 And the second row, an emerald, 
a sapphire, and a diamond. 

12 And the third row, a ligure, an 
agate, and an amethyst. 

13 And the fourth row, a beryl, an 
onyx, and a jasper: they were in- 
closed in ouches of gold in their in- 
closings. 

14 And the stones were according 
to the names of the children of Is- 
rael, twelve, according to their names, 
like the engravings of a signet, every 
one with his name, according to the 
twelve tribes. 

15 And they made upon the breast- 
plate chains at the ends, o/wreathen 
work of pure gold. 

16 Ana they made two ouches of 
gold, and two gold rings, and put the 
two rings in the two ends of the 
breastplate. 

17 And they put the two wreathen 
chains of gold in the two rings on 
the ends of the breastplate. 

18 And the two ends of the two 
wreathen chains they fastened in the 
two ouches, and put them on the 
shoulderpieces of the ephod, before 
it. 

19 And they made two rings of 
gold, and put them on the two ends 
of the breastplate, upon the border 
of it, which was on the side of the 
ephod inward. 

20 And they made two other golden 
rings, and put them on the two sides 
of the ephod underneath, toward the 
forepart of it, over against the other 
coupling thereof, above the curious 
girdle of the ephod. 

21 And they did bind the breastplate 
by his rings unto the rings or the 
ephod with a lace of blue, that it 
might be above the curious girdle of 
the ephod, and that the breastplate 
might not be loosed from the ephod ; 
as the Lord commanded Moses. 

22 1 And he made the robe of the 
ephod of woven work, all of blue. 

23 And there was a hole in the midst 
of the robe, as the hole of an haber- 

feon, with a band round about the 
ole, that it should not rend. 

24 And they made upon the hems 
of the robe pomegranates of blue, 
and purple, and scarlet, and twined 
linen. 

Zj And they made bells of pure 
gold, and put the bells between the 
pomegranates upon the hem of the 
robe, round about between the pome- 
granates ; 

26 A bell and a pomegranate, a bell 
and a pomegranate, round about the 
hem of the robe to minister in; as 
She Lord commanded Moses. 



27 If And they made coats of fine 
linen of woven work for Aaron, and 
for his sons, 

28 And a mitre of fine linen, and 
goodly bonnets of fine linen, and lin- 
en breeches of fine twined linen, 

29 And a girdle of fine twined linen, 
and blue, and purple, and scarlet, of 
needlework ; as the Lord commanded 
Moses. 

30 1 And they made the plate of 
the holy crown of pure gold, and 
wrote upon it a writing, like to the 
engravings of a signet, HOLINESS 
TO THE LORD. 

31 And they tied unto it a lace 
of blue, to fasten it on high upon 
the mitre ; as the Lord commanded 
Moses 

32 f Thus was all the work of the 
tabernacle of the tent of the con- 
gregation finished : and the children 
of Israel did according to all that 
the Lord commanded Moses, so did 
they. 

33 % And they brought the taber- 
nacle unto Moses, the tent, and all 
his furniture, his taches, his boards, 
his bars, and his pillars, and his 
sockets ; 

34 And the covering of rams' skins 
dyed red, and the covering of badg- 
ers' skins, and the vail of the cover- 
ing*' _ 

35 The ark of the testimony, and 

the staves thereof, and the mercy 
seat; 

36 The table, and all the vessels 
thereof, and the shewbread ; 

37 The pure candlestick, with the 
lamps thereof, even with the lamps to 
be set in order, and all the vessels 
thereof, and the oil for light ; 

38 And the golden altar, and the 
anointing oil, and the sweet incense, 
and the hanging for the tabernacle 
door; 

39 The brazen altar, and his grate 
of brass, his staves, and all his ves- 
sels, the laver and his foot ; 

40 The hangings of the court, his 
pillars, and his sockets, and the hang- 
ing for the court gate, his cords, and 
his pins, and all the vessels of the 
service of the tabernacle, for the tent 
of the congregation ; 

41 The clothes of service to do 
service in the holy place, and the 
holy garments for Aaron the priest, 
and ms sons' garment*, to minister 
in the priest's office. 

42 According to all that the Lore 
commanded Moses, so the children of 
Israel made all the work. 

43 And Moses did look upon all the 
work, and, behold, they had done it 
as the Lord had commanded, even so 
had they done it: and Moses blessed 
them. 

CHAPTER XL. 

1 The tabernacle is commanded to be reared, 9 and 
anointed. 13 Aaron and his sons to be sancti^ 
fied. 16 Moses performeth all things accord 
ingly. 34 A cloud covereth the tabernacle, 

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The tabernacle is to be 



EXODUS, XL. 



reared and anointecL 



A 1 



ND the Lord spake unto Moses, 



^ saying-, 

2 On the first day of the first month 
shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the 
tent of the congregation. 

3 And thou shalt put therein the ark 
of the testimony, and cover the ark 

i with the vail. 

4 And thou shalt bring in the table, 
and set in order the things that are to 
be set in order upon it ; and thou shalt 
bring in the candlestick, and light the 
lamps thereof. 

5 And thou shalt set the altar of gold 
for the incense before the ark of the 
testimony, and put the hanging of the 
door to the tabernacle. 

6 And thou shalt set the altar of 
the burnt offering before the door of 
the tabernacle of the tent of the con- 
gregation. 

7 And thou shalt set the laver be- 
tween the tent of the congregation 
and the altar, and shalt put water 
therein. 

8 And thou shalt set up the court 
round about, and hang up the hanging 
at the court gate. 

9 And thou shalt take the anointing 
oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all 
that is therein, and shalt hallow it. 
and all the vessels thereof : and it shall 
be holy. 

10 And thou shalt anoint the altar of 
the burnt offering, and all Ms vessels, 
and sanctify the altar : and it shall be 
an altar most holy. 

11 And thou shalt anoint the laver 
and his foot, and sanctify it. 

12 And thou shalt bring Aaron and 
his sons unto the door of the taber- 
nacle of the congregation, and wash 
them with water. 

13 And thou shalt put upon Aaron 
the holy garments, and anoint him, 
and sanctify him ; that he may min- 
ister unto me in the priest's office. 

14 And thou shalt bring Ms sons, and 
clothe them with coats : 

15 And thou shalt anoint them, as 
thou didst anoint their father, that 
they may mimster unto me in the 
priest's office : for their anointing 
shall surely be an everlasting priest- 
hood tMoughout their generations. 

16 Thus did Moses : according to all 
that the Lord commanded him, so did 
he. 

17 1 And it came to pass in the first 
month in the sfecond year, on the first 
day of the month, that the tabernacle 
was reared up. 

18 And Moses reared up the taberna- 
cle, and fastened his sockets, and set 
up the boards thereof, and put in the 
bars thereof, and reared up his pil- 
lars. 

19 And he spread abroad the tent 
over the tabernacle, and put the cov- 
ering of the tent above upon it; as 
the Lord commanded Moses. 

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20 1 And he took and put the testi- 
mony into the ark, and set the staves 
on the ark, and put the mercy seat 
above upon the ark : 

21 And he brought the ark into the 
tabernacle, and set up the vail of the 
covering, and covered the ark of the 
testimony; as the Lord commanded 
Moses. 

22 Tf And he put the table in the tent 
of the congregation, upon the side of 
the tabernacle northward, without the 
vail. 

23 And he set the bread in order 
upon it before the Lord ; as the Lord 
had commanded Moses. 

24 J And he put the candlestick in the 
tent of the congregation, over against 
the table, on the side of the tabernacle 
southward. 

25 And he lighted the lamps before 
the Lord ; as the Lord commanded 
Moses. 

26 If And he put the golden altar in 
the tent of the congregation before 
the vail : 

27 And he burnt sweet incense there- 
on ; as the Lord commanded Moses. 

28 If And he set up the hanging at the 
door of the tabernacle. 

29 And he put the altar of burnt of- 
fering by the door of the tabernacle of 
the tent of the congregation, and offer- 
ed upon it the burnt offering and the 
meat offering ; as the Lord command- 
ed Moses. 

30 1 And he set the laver between 
the tent of the congregation and the 
altar, and put water there, to wash 
withal. 

31 And Moses and Aaron and Ms 
sons washed their hands and their 
feet thereat : 

32 When they went into the tent of 
the congregation, and when they came 
near unto the altar, they washed ; as 
the Lord commanded Moses. 

33 And he reared up the court round 
about the tabernacle and the altar, and 
set up the hanging of the court gate. 
So Moses finished the work. 

34 1 Then a cloud covered the tent of 
the congregation, and the glory of the 
Lord filled the tabernacle. 

35 And Moses was not able to enter 
into the tent of the congregation, be- 
cause the cloud abode thereon, and 
the glory of the Lord filled the taber- 
nacle. 

36 And when the cloud was taken up 
from over the tabernacle, the cMldren 
of Israel went onward in all their jour- 
neys: 

37 But if the cloud were not taken 
up, then they journeyed not till the 
day that it was taken up. 

38 For the cloud of the Lord was 
upon the tabernacle by day, and fire 
was on it by night, in the sight of all 
the house of Israel, throughout all 
their journeys. 



THE THIRD BOOK OF MOSES, CALLED 

LEVITICUS. 



CHAPTER I. 

I The burnt offerings. 3 Of the herd, 10 of the 
flocks, 14 of the fowls. 

AND the Lord called unto Moses, 
. and spake unto him out of the tab- 
ernacle of the congregation, saying, 

2 Speak unto the children of Israel, 
and say unto them, If any man of you 
bring an offering unto the Lord, ye 
shall bring your offering of the cattle, 
even of the herd, and of the flock. 

3 If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of 
the herd, let him offer a male without 
blemish : he shall offer it of his own 
voluntary will at the door of the taber- 
nacle of the vongregation before the 
Lord. 

4: And he shall put his hand upon the 
head of the burnt offering ; and it shall 
be accepted for him to make atone- 
ment for him. 

5 And he shall kill the bullock before 
the Lord : and the priests, Aaron's 
sons, shall bring the blood, and sprin- 
kle the blood round about upon the 
altar that is by the door of the taber- 
nacle of the congregation. 

6 And he shall flay the burnt offering, 
and cut it into his pieces. 

7 And the sons of Aaron the priest 
shall put fire upon the altar, and lay 
the wood in order upon the fire : 

8 And the priests, Aaron's sons, shall 
lay the parts, the head, and the fat, in 
order upon the wood that is on the fire 
which is upon the altar : 

9 But his inwards and his legs shall 
he wash in water : and the priest shall 
burn all on the altar, to be a burnt sac- 
rifice, an offering made by Are, of a 
sweet savour unto the Lord. 

10 1 And if his offering be of the 
flocks, namely, of the sheep, or of the 
goats, for a burnt sacrifice ; he shall 
bring it a male without blemish. 

11 And he shall kill it on the side of 
the altar northward before the Lord : 
and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall 
sprinkle his blood round about upon 
the altar. 

12 And he shall cut it into his pieces, 
with his head and his fat: and the 
priest shall lay them in order on the 
wood that is on the fire which is upon 
the altar : 

13 But he shall wash the inwards and 
the legs with water : and the priest 
shall bring it all, and burn it upon the 
altar : it is a burnt sacrifice, an offer- 
ing made by fire, of a sweet savour 
unto the Lord. 

14 If And if the burnt sacrifice for his 
offering to the Lord be of fowls, then 
he shall bring his offering of turtle- 
doves, or of young pigeons. 

15 And the priest shall bring it unto 
the altar, and wring off his head, and 
'burn it on the altar; and the blood 



thereof shall be wrung out at the side 
of the altar : 

16 And he shall pluck away his crop 
with his feathers, and cast it beside 
the altar on the east part, by the place 
of the ashes. 

17 And he shall cleave it with the 
wings thereof, but shall not divide it 
asunder : and the priest shall burn it 
upon the altar, upon the wood that is 
upon the fire : it is a burnt sacrifice, an 
offering made by fire, of a sweet savour 
unto the Lord. 

CHAPTER LT. 

1 The meat offering of flour with oil and incense, 
4 either baken in the oven, & or on a plate, 7 or 
in a fryingpan, 12 or of the firstfruits in the 
ear. 13 The salt of the meat offering. 

AND when any will offer a meat 
- offering unto the Lord, his offer 
ing shall be of fine flour ; and he shall 
pour oil upon it, and put frankincense 
thereon. 

2 And he shall bring it to Aaron's 
sons the priests : and he shall take 
thereout his handful of the flour there- 
of, and of the oil thereof, with all the 
frankincense thereof ; and the priest 
shall burn the memorial of it upon the 
altar, to be an offering made by fire, of 
a sweet savour unto the Lord : 

3 And the remnant of the meat offer- 
ing shall be Aaron's and his sons' : it is 
a thing most holy of the offerings of 
the Lord made by fire. 

4 1 And if thou bring an oblation of 
a meat offering baken in the oven, it 
shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour 
mingled with oil, or unleavened wafers 
anointed with oil. 

5 IF And if thy oblation be a meat 
offering baken in a pan, it shall be of 
fine flour unleavened, mingled with 
oil. 

6 Thou shalt part it in pieces, and 
pour oil thereon : it is a meat offer- 
ing. 

7 1 And if thy oblation be a meat of- 
fering baken in the fryingpan, it shall 
be made of fine flour with oil. 

8 And thou shalt bring the meat of- 
fering that is made of these things 
unto the Lord : and when it is present- 
ed unto the priest, he shall bring it un- 
to the altar. 

9 And the priest shall take from the 
meat offering a memorial thereof, and 
shall burn it upon the altar : it is an of- 
fering made by fire, of a sweet savour 
unto the Lord. 

10 And that which is left of the meat 
offering shall be Aaron's and his sons' : 
it is a thing most holy of the offerings 
of the Lord made by fire. 

11 No meat offering, which ye shall 
bring unto the Lord, shall be made 
with leaven : for ye shall burn no 

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The peace offerings. 



LEVITICUS, III. 



Titc sin offering 



Heaven, nor any honey, in any offer- 
ing of the Lord made by fire. 

12 1[ As for the oblation of the first- 
fruits, ye shall offer them unto the 
Lord : but they shall not be burnt on 
the altar for a sweet savour. 

13 And every oblation of thy meat 
offering shalt thou season with salt ; 
neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the 
covenant of thy God to be lacking from 
thy meat offering : with all thine offer- 
ings thou shalt offer salt. 

14 And if thou offer a meat offering 
of thy flrstfruits unto the Lord, thou 
shalt offer for the meat offering of 
thy flrstf ruits green ears of corn dried 
by the fire, even corn beaten out of 
mil ears. 

15 And thou shalt put oil upon it, and 
frankincense thereon : it is a meat 



ottering. 

16 And the priest shall burn the me- 
morial of it, part of the beaten corn 
thereof, and part, of the oil thereof, 
with all the frankincense thereof: it 
is an offering made by fire unto the 
Lord. 

CHAPTER in. 

B The peace offering of the herd, 6 of the flock, 7 
either a lamb, 12 or a goat. 

AND if his oblation be a sacrifice of 
- peace offering, if he offer it of the 
herd, whether it be a male or female, 
he shall offer it without blemish before 
the Lord. 

2 And he shall lay his hand upon the 
head of his offering, and kill it at the 
door of the tabernacle of the congre- 
gation : and Aaron's sons the priests 
snail sprinkle the blood upon the altar 
round about. 

3 And he shall offer of the sacrifice of 
the peace offering an offering made by 
flre unto the Lord ; the fat that cover- 
©th the inwards, and all the fat that is 
iapon the inwards. 

4 And the two kidneys, and the fat 
that is on them, which is by the flanks, 
and the caul above the liver, with the 
kidneys, it shall he take away. 

5 And Aaron's sons shall burn it on 
the altar upon the burnt sacrifice, which 
is upon the wood that is on the fire : it 
is an offering made by fire, of a sweet 
savour unto the Lord. 

6 1[ And if his offering for a sacrifice 
of peace offering unto the Lord be of 
the flock, male or female, he shall of- 
fer it without blemish. 

7 If he offer a lamb for his offering, 
then shall he offer it before the Lord. 

8 And he shall lay his hand upon the 
head of his offering, and kill it before 
the tabernacle of the congregation : 
and Aaron's sons shall sprinkle the 
blood thereof round about upon the 
altar. 

9 And he shall offer of the sacrifice of 
the peace offering an offering made by 
flre unto the Lord ; the fat thereof, 
and the whole rump, it shall he take 
off hard by the backbone ; and the fat 
that covereth the inwards, and all the 
fat that is upon the inwards, 

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10 And the two kidneys, and the fat 
that is upon them, which is by the 
flanks, and the caul above the liver, 
with the kidneys, it shall he take 
away. 

11 And the priest shall burn it upon* 
the altar : it is the food of the offering 
made by flre unto the Lord. 

12 f And if his offering be a goat, then 
he shall offer it before the Lord. 

13 And he shall lay his hand upon thfc 
head of it, and kill it before the taber= 
nacle of the congregation: and the 
sons of Aaron shall sprinkle the blood) 
thereof upon the altar round about. 

14 And he shall offer thereof his of 
fering, even an offering made by fire 
unto the Lord ; the fat that coverett 
the inwards, and all the fat that u 
upon the inwards, 

15 And the two kidneys, and the fat 
that is upon them, which is by the 
flanks, and the caul above the liver s 
Avith the kidneys, it shall he take 
away. 

16 And the priest shall burn them up- 
on the altar : it is the food of the of 
fering made by fire for a sweet savour 
all the fat is the Lord's. 

17 It shall be a perpetual statute for 
your generations throughout all your 
dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor 
blood. 

CHAPTER IV. 

1 The sin offering of ignorance, 3 for the priest, 
13 for the congregation, "HI fur the ruler, 27 fot 
any of the people. 

AND the Lord spake unto MoseSj 
saying, 

2 Speak unto the children of Israel., 
saying, If a soul shall sin through ig- 
norance against any of the command- 
ments of the Lord concerning thing& 
which ought not to be done, and shall 
do against any of them : 

3 It the priest that is anointed do sin 
according to the sin of the people ; thee 
let him bring for his sin, which he hatLn 
sinned, a young bullock without blem- 
ish unto the Lord for a sin offering. 

4 And he shall bring the bullock unte 
the door of the tabernacle of the con- 
gregation before the Lord ; and shall 
lay his hand upon the bullock's head, 
and kill the bullock before the Lord. 

5 And the priest that is anointed 
shall take of the bullock's blood, and 
bring it to the tabernacle of the con- 
gregation : 

6 And the priest shall dip his finger 
in the blood, and sprinkle of the blood 
seven times before the Lord, before 
the vail of the sanctuary. 

7 And the priest shall put some of the 
blood upon the h6rns of the altar of 
sweet incense before the Lord, which 
is in the tabernacle of the congrega- 
tion ; and shall pour all the blood of 
the bullock at the bottom of the altar 
of the burnt offering, which is at the 
door of the tabernacle of the congre- 
gation. 

8 And he shall take off from it all 
the fat of the bullock for the sin of 



of ignorance, 



LEVITICUS, IV. 



for the priest, dte c 



fering ; the fat that covereth the in- 
wards, and all the fat that is upon the 
inwards, 

9 And the two kidneys, and the fat 
that is upon them, which is by the 
flanks, and the caul above the liver, 
with the kidneys, it shall he take 
away, 

10 As it was taken off from the 
bullock of the sacrifice of peace of- 
ferings : and the priest shall burn 
them upon the altar of the burnt 
offering. 

11 And the skin of the bullock, and 
all his flesh, with his head, and with 
his legs, and his inwards, and his 
dung, 

12 Even the whole bullock shall he 
carry forth without the camp unto 
a clean place, where the ashes are 
poured out, and burn him on the 
wood with fire : where the ashes are 
Ipoured out shall he be burnt. 

13 1 And if the whole congregation 
of Israel sin through ignorance, and 
the thing be hid from the eyes of 
the assembly, and they have done 
somewhat against any of the com- 
mandments of the Lord concerning 
things which should not be done, and 
are guilty ; 

14 When the sin, which they have 
sinned against it, is known, then the 
congregation shall offer a young bull- 
ock for the sin, and bring him before 
the tabernacle of the congregation. 

15 And the elders of the congrega- 
tion shall lay their hands upon the 
head of the bullock before the Lord ; 
and the bullock shall be killed before 
the Lord. 

16 And the priest that is anoint- 
ed shall bring of the bullock's blood 
to the tabernacle of the congrega- 
tion: 

17 And the priest shall dip his finger 
in some of the blood, and sprinkle it 
seven times before the Lord, even be- 
fore the vail. 

18 And he shall put some of the blood 
upon the horns of the altar which is 
before the Lord, that is in the taber- 
nacle of the congregation, and shall 

8 our out all the blood at the bottom of 
ae altar of the burnt offering, which 
is at the door of the tabernacle of the 
congregation. 

19 And he shall take all his fat from 
him, and burn it upon the altar. 

20 And he shall do with the bullock 
as he did with the bullock for a sin 
offering, so shall he do with this : 
and the priest shall make an atone- 
ment for them, and it shall be for- 
given them. 

21 And he shall carry forth the 
bullock without the camp, and burn 
Biim as he burned the first bullock : it 
is a sin offering for the congrega- 
tion. 

22 % When a ruler hath sinned, 
SJid done somewhat through igno- 
rance against any of the command- 
ments of the Lord his God concern- 



ing things -which should not be done* 
and is guilty ; 

23 Or if his sin, wherein he hath sin- 
ned, come to his knowledge ; he shall 
bring his offering, a kid of the goats- 
a male without blemish : 

24 And he shall lay his hand upom 
the head of the goat, and kill it in 
the place where they kill the burnt 
offering before the Lord : it is a sin 
offering. 

25 And the priest shall take of the 
blood of the sin offering with his fin- 
ger, and put it upon the horns of the 
altar of burnt offering, and shall pour 
out his blood at the bottom of the 
altar of burnt offering. 

26 And he shall burn all his fat upon 
the altar, as the fat of the sacrifice of 
peace offerings : and the priest shall 
make an atonement for him as con- 
cerning his sin, and it shall be for- 
given him. 

27 IT And if any one of the common, 

Eeople sin through ignorance, while 
e doeth somewhat against any of the 
commandments of the Lord concern- 
ing things which ought not to be don6 £ 
and be guilty ; 

28 Or if his sin, which he hath sin- 
ned, come to his knowledge ; then he 
shall bring his offering, a kid of the 

goats, a female without blemish, fos 
is sin which he hath sinned. 

29 And he shall lay his hand upon 
the head of the sin offering, and slay 
the sin offering in the place of the 
burnt offering. 

30 And the priest shall take of the 
blood thereof with his finger, and put 
it upon the horns of the altar of burnt 
offering, and shall pour out all the 
blood thereof at the bottom of the 
altar. 

31 And he shall take away all the fat 
thereof, as the fat is taken away from 
off the sacrifice of peace offerings j 
and the priest shall burn it upon the 
altar for a sweet savour unto the 
Lord ; and the priest shall make an 
atonement for him, and it shall be 
forgiven him. 

32 And if he bring a lamb for a sin 
offering, he shall bring it a feinals 
without blemish. 

33 And he shall lay his hand upon 
the head of the sin offering, and slay 
it for a sin offering in the place where 
they kill the burnt offering. 

Si And the priest shall take of the 
blood of the sm offering with his fin- 
ger, and put it upon the horns of the 
altar of burnt offering, and shall pour 
out all the blood thereof at the bottom 
of the altar : 

35 And he shall take away all the fat 
thereof, as the fat of the lamb is taken 
away from the sacrifice of the peace 
offerings ; and the priest shall burn 
them upon the altar, according to the 
offerings made by fire unto the Lord 
and the priest shall make an atone 
ment for his sin that he hath com 
mitted, and it shall be forgiven hint 
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Offerings for 



LEVITICUS, V. 



divers sins. 



CHAPTER V. 



of 

be 
he 
in 



1 He that sinneth in concealing his knowledge, 2 in 
touching an unclean thing, 4 or in making an 
oath. 6 His trespass offering, of the flock, 7 of 
fowls, 11 or of flour. 14 The trespass offering in 
sacrilege, 17 and in sins of ignorance. 

AND if a soul sin, and hear the voice 
. of swearing, and is a witness, 
whether he hath seen or known of it ; 
if he do not utter it, then he shall bear 
his iniquity. 

2 Or if a soul touch any unclean 
thing, whether it be a carcass of an 
unclean beast, or a carcass of unclean 
cattle, or the carcass of unclean creep- 
ing things, and if it be hidden from 
him ; he also shall be unclean, and 
guilty. 

3 Or if he touch the uncleanness of 
man, whatsoever uncleanness it be 
that a man shall be defiled withal, and 
it be hid from him ; when he knoweth 
of it, then he shall be guilty. 

4 Or if a soul swear, pronouncing 
with his lips to do evil, or to do good, 
whatsoever it be that a man shall pro- 
nounce with an oath, and it be hid 
from him ; when he knoweth of it 
then he shall be guilty in one 
these. 

5 And it shall be, when he shall 
guilty in one of these things, that 
shall confess that he hath sinned 
that thing : 

6 And he shall bring his trespass of- 
fering unto the Lord for his sin which 
he hath sinned, a female from the 
flock, a lamb, or a kid of the goats, for 
a sin offering; and the priest shall 
make an atonement for him concern- 
ing his sin. 

7 And if he Tt>e not able to bring a 
lamb, then he shall bring for his tres- 
pass, which he hath committed, two 
turtledoves, or two young pigeons, un- 
to the Lord ; one tor a sm offering, 
and the other for a burnt offering. 

8 And he shall bring them unto the 

Ftriest, who shall offer that which is 
or the sin offering first, and wring off 
his head from his neck, but shall not 
divide it asunder : 

9 And he shall sprinkle of the blood 
of the sin offering upon the side of the 
altar ; and the rest of the blood shall 
be wrung out at the bottom of the 
altar : it is a sin offering. 

10 And he shall offer the second for 
a burnt offering, according to the 
manner : and the priest shall make an 
atonement for him for his sin which 
he hath sinned, and it shall be forgiv- 
en him. 

11 1 But if he be not able to bring 
two turtledoves, or two young pig- 
eons, then he that sinned shall bring 
for his offering the tenth part of an 
ephah of fine flour for a sin offering ; 
he shall put no oil upon it, neither 
shall he put any frankincense there- 
on : for it is a sin offering. 

12 Then shall he bring it to the 
priest, and the priest shall take his 
uandf ul of it, even a memorial thereof, 

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and burn it on the altar, according to 
the offerings made by fire unto the 
Lord : it is a sin offering. 

13 And the priest shall make an 
atonement for nim as touching his sin 
that he hath sinned in one of these, 
and it shall be forgiven him : and the 
remnant shall be the priest's, as a 
meat offering. 

14 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

15 If a soul commit a trespass, and 
sin through ignorance, in the holy 
things of the Lord; then he shall 
bring for his trespass unto the Lord a 
ram without blemish out of the flocks, 
with thy estimation by shekels of sil- 
ver, after the shekel or the sanctuary, 
for a trespass offering : 

16 And he shall make amends for the 
harm that he hath done in the holy 
thing, and shall add the fifth part 
thereto, and give it unto the priest : 
and the priest shall make an atone- 
ment for nim with the ram of the tres- 

Eass offering, and it shall be forgiven 
im. 

17 % And if a soul sin, and commit 
any of these things which are forbid- 
den to be done by the commandments 
of the Lord ; though he wist it not, 
yet is he guilty, and shall bear his in- 
iquity. 

18 And he shall bring a ram without 
blemish out of the flock, with thy es- 
timation, for a trespass offering, unto 
the priest : and the priest shall make 
an atonement for him concerning his 
ignorance wherein he erred and wist 
it not, and it shall be forgiven him. 

19 It is a trespass offering : he hath 
certainly trespassed against the Lord. 

CHAPTER VI. 

1 The trespass offering for sins done witt'ingly. 8 
The law of the burnt offering, 14 and of the meat 
offering. 19 The offering at the consecration of 
a priest. 24 The law of the sin offering. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses, 
. saying, 

2 If a soul sin, and commit a tres- 

Eass against the Lord, and lie unto 
is neighbour in that which was deliv- 
ered him to keep, or in fellowship, or 
in a thing taken away by violence, or 
hath deceived his neighbour ; 

3 Or have found*that which was lost, 
and lieth concerning it, and sweareth 
falsely ; in any of all these that a man 
doeth, sinning therein : 

4 Then it snail be, because he hath 
sinned, and is guilty, that he shall re- 
store that which ne took violently 
away, or the thing which he hath de- 
ceitfully gotten, or that which was de- 
livered him to keep, or the lost thing 
which he found, 

5 Or all that about which he hath 
sworn falsely ; he shall even restore it 
in the principal, and shall add the fifth 
part more thereto, and give it unto 
him to whom it appertaineth, in the 
day of his trespass offering. 

6 And he shall bring his trespass of- 



The law of the 



LEVITICUS, VU. 



burnt offering, dbc. 



fering unto the Lord, a ram without 
blemish out of the flock, with thy es- 
timation, for a trespass offering, unto 
the priest : 

7 And the priest shall make an atone- 
ment for him before the Lord : and it 
shall be forgiven him for any thing of 
all that he hath done in trespassing 
therein. 

8 J, And the Lord spake unto Moses, 
8aying, 

9 Command Aaron and his sons, say- 
ing, This is the law of the burnt offer- 
ing : It is the burnt offering, because 
of the burning upon the altar all night 
unto the morning, and the fire of the 
altar shall be burning in it. 

10 And the priest shall put on his 
linen garment, and his linen breeches 
shall he put upon his flesh, and take 
up the ashes which the fire hath con- 
sumed with the burnt offering on the 
altar, and he shall put them beside the 
altar. 

11 And he shall put off his garments, 
and put on other garments, and carry 
forth the ashes without the camp unto 
a clean place. 

12 And the fire upon the altar shall 
be burning in itj it shall not be put 
out : and the priest shall burn wood 
on it every morning, and lay the burnt 
offering in order upon it ; and he shall 
burn thereon the fat of the peace offer- 
ings. 

13 The fire shall ever be burning upon 
the altar ; it shall never go out. 

14 f And this is the law of the meat 
offering : The sons of Aaron shall offer 
it before the Lord, before the altar. 

15 And he shall take of it his hand- 
ful, of the flour of the meat offering, 
and of the oil thereof, and all the 
frankincense which is upon the meat 
offering, and shall burn it upon the 
altar for a sweet savour, even the me- 
morial of it, unto the Lord. 

16 And the remainder thereof shall 
Aaron and his sons eat : with unleav- 
ened bread shall it be eaten in the 
holy place ; in the court of the taber- 
nacle of the congregation they shall 
eat it. 

17 It shall not be baken with leaven. 
I have given it unto them for their 
portion of my offerings made by fire ; 
it is most holy, as is the sin offering, 
and as the trespass offering. 

18 All the males among the children 
of Aaron shall eat of it. It shall be a 
statute for ever in your generations 
concerning the offerings of the Lord 
made by fire: every one that touch- 
eth them shall be holy. 

19 f And the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

20 This is the offering of Aaron and 
of his sons, which they shall offer unto 
the Lord in the day when he is anoint- 
ed ; the tenth part of an ephah of fine 
flour for a meat offering perpetual, 
half of it in the morning, and half 
thereof at night. 

21 In a pan it shall be made with oil ; 



and when it is baken, thou shalt bring 
it in : and the baken pieces of the meat 
offering shalt thou offer for a sweet sa- 
vour unto the Lord. 

22 And the priest of his sons that is 
anointed in his stead shall offer it : it 
is a statute for ever unto the Lord ; it 
shall be wholly burnt. 

23 For every meat offering for the 
priest shall be wholly burnt : it shall 
not be eaten. 

24 *[ And the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

25 Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, 
saying, This is the law of the sin offer- 
ing : In the place where the burnt of- 
fering is killed shall the sin offering 
be killed before the Lord : it is most 
holy. 

26 The priest that offereth it for sin 
shall eat it : in the holy place shall it 
be eaten, in the court of the tabernacle 
of the congregation. 

27 Whatsoever shall touch the flesh 
thereof shall be holy : and when there 
is sprinkled of the blood thereof upon 
any garment, thou shalt wash that 
whereon it was sprinkled in the holy 
place. 

28 But the earthen vessel wherein it 
is sodden shall be broken : and if it 
be sodden in a brazen pot, it shall be 
both scoured, and rinsed in water. 

29 All the males among the priests 
shall eat thereof : it is most holy. 

30 And no sin offering, whereof any 
of the blood is brought into the taber- 
nacle of the congregation to reconcile 
withal in the holy place, shall be eaten : 
it shall be burnt in the fire. 

CHAPTER VII. 

1 The law of the trespass offering, 11 and of the 
peace offerings, 12 whether it be for a thanksgiv- 
ing, 16 or a vow, or a freewill offering. 22 The 
fat, 26 and the blood, are forbidden. 28 The 
priests' portion in the peace offerings. 

LIKEWISE this is the law of the tres- 
pass offering : it is most holy. 

2 In the place where they kill the 
burnt offering shall they kill the tres- 
pass offering : and the blood thereof 
shall he sprinkle round about upon 

3 And he shall offer of it all the fat 
thereof; the rump, and the fat that 
covereth the inwards, 

4 And the two kidneys, and the fat 
that is on them, which is by the flanks, 
and the caul that is above the liver, 
with the kidneys, it shall he take 
away : 

5 And the priest shall burn them up- 
on the altar for an offering made by 
fire unto the Lord : it is a trespass 
offering. 

6 Every male among the priests shall 
eat thereof : it shall be eaten in the 
holy place : it is most holy. 

7 As the sin offering is, so is the 
trespass offering : there is one law for 
them : the priest that maketh atone- 
ment therewith shall have it. 

8 And the priest that offereth any 

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The laws of 



LEVITICUS, VIII. 



divers offerings. 



man's burnt offering, even the priest 
shall have to himself the skin of the 
burnt offering which he hath offered. 

9 And all the meat offering that is 
baken in the oven, and all that is 
dressed in the fryingpan, and in the 
pan, shall be the priest's that offereth 
it. 

10 And every meat offering, mingled 
with oil, and dry, shall all the sons of 
Aaron have, one as much as another. 

11 And this is the law of the sacrifice 
of peace offerings, which he shall offer 
unto the Lord. 

12 If he offer it for a thanksgiving, 
then he shall offer with the sacrifice or 
thanksgiving unleavened cakes min- 
gled with oil, and unleavened wafers 
anointed with oil, and cakes mingled 
with oil, of fine flour, fried. 

13 Besides the cakes, he shall offer 
for his offering leavened bread with 
the sacrifice of thanksgiving of his 
peace offerings. 

H And of it he shall offer one out of 
the whole oblation for a heave offer- 
ing unto the Lord, and it shall be the 
priest's that sprinkleth the blood of 
the peace offerings. 

15 And the flesh of the sacrifice of his 

{)eace offerings for thanksgiving shall 
>e eaten the same day that it is offer- 
ed ; he shall not leave any of it until 
the morning. 

16 But if the sacrifice of his offering 
be a vow, or a voluntary offering, it 
shall be eaten th same day that he 
offereth his sacrifice ; and on the mor- 
row also the remainder of it shall be 
eaten: 

17 But the remainder of the flesh of 
the sacrifice on the third day shall be 
burnt with fire. 

18 And if any of the flesh of the sac- 
rifice of his peace offerings be eaten 
at all on the third day, it shall not be 
accepted, neither shall it be imputed 
unto him that offereth it : it shall be 
an abomination, and the soul that eat- 
eth of it shall bear his iniquity. 

19 And the flesh that toucheth any 
unclean thing shall not be eaten ; it 
shall be burnt with fire : and as for the 
flesh, all that be clean shall eat there- 
of. 

20 But the soul that eateth of the 
flesh of the sacrifice of peace offer- 
ings, that pertain unto the Lord, hav- 
ing his uncleanness upon him, even 
that soul shall be cut off from his peo- 
ple. 

21 Moreover the soul that shall touch 
any unclean thing, as the uncleanness 
of man, or any unclean beast, or any 
abominable unclean thing, and eat of 
the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offer- 
ings, which pertain unto the Lord, 
even that soul shall be cut off from his 
people. 

22 ! And the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

23 Speak unto the children of Israel, 
saying, Ye shall eat no manner of fat, 
of ox, or of sheep, or of goat. 

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24 And the fat of the beast that dieth 
of itself, and the fat of that which is 
torn with beasts, may be used in any 
other use : but ye shall in no wise eat 
of it. 

25 For whosoever eateth the fat of 
the beast, of which men offer an offer- 
ing made by fire unto the Lord, even 
the soul that eateth it shall be cut off 
from his people. 

26 Moreover ye shall eat no manner 
of blood, whether it be of fowl or of 
beast, in any of your dwellings. 

27 Whatsoever soul it be that eateth 
any manner of blood, even that soul 
shall be cut off from his people. 

28 ^ And the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

29 Speak unto the children of Israel, 
saying, He that offereth the sacrifice 
of his peace offerings unto the Lord 9 
shall bring his oblation unto the Lord 
of the sacrifice of his peace offer- 
ings. 

30 His own hands shall bring the of- 
ferings of the Lord made by fire, the 
fat with the breast j it shall he bring, 
that the breast may be waved for a 
wave offering before the Lord. 

31 And the priest shall burn the fat 
upon the altar : but the breast shall be 
Aaron's and his sons'. 

32 And the right shoulder shall ye 
give unto the priest for a heave offer- 
ing of the sacrifices of your peace of- 
ferings. 

33 He among the sons of Aaron, that 
offereth the blood of the peace offer- 
ings, and the fat, shall have the right 
shoulder for his part. 

34 For the wave breast and the heave 
shoulder have I taken of the chil- 
dren of Israel from off the sacrifices 
of their peace offerings, and have giv- 
en them unto Aaron the priest and 
unto his sons, by a statute for ever, 
from among the children of Israel. 

35 ^T This is the portion of the anoint- 
ing of Aaron, and of the anointing of 
his sons, out of the offerings of the 
Lord made by Are, in the day when he 

E resented them to minister unto the 
ord in the priest's office ; 

36 Which the Lord commanded to 
be given them of the children of Is- 
rael^ in the day that he anointed them, 
by a statute for ever throughout their 
generations. 

37 This is the law of the burnt offer- 
ing, of the meat offering, and of the 
sin offering, and of the trespass offer- 
ing, and or the consecrations, and of 
the sacrifice of the peace offerings ; 

38 Which the Lord commanded Mo- 
ses in mount Sinai, in the day that 
he commanded the children of Israel 
to offer their oblations unto the Lord, 
in the wilderness of Sinai. 

CHAPTER Vm. 

1 Moses consecrateth Aaron and his sons. 14 
Their sin offering. 18 Their burnt offering. 
22 The ram of consecrations. 81 The place mni 
time of their consecration. 



Moses consecrateth 



LEVITICUS, VIIL 



Aaron and his sons, 



AN D the Lord spake unto Moses, 
. saying, 

2 Take Aaron and his sons with him, 
and the garments, and the anointing 
oil, and a bullock for the sin offer- 
ing, and two rams, and a basket of 
unleavened bread; 

3 And gather thou all the congre- 
gation together unto the door of the 
tabernacle of the congregation. 

4 And Moses did as the Lord com- 
manded him ; and the assembly was 
gathered together unto the door of 
the tabernacle of the congregation. 

5 And Moses said unto the congre- 

Eation, This is the thing which the 
ord commanded to be done. 

6 And Moses brought Aaron and his 
sons, and washed them with water. 

7 And he put upon him the coat, 
and girded him with the girdle, and 
clothed him with the robe, and put 
the ephod upon him, and he girded 
him with the curious girdle of the 
ephod, and bound it unto him there- 
with. 

8 And he put the breastplate upon 
him : also he put in the breastplate 
the Urim and the Thummim. 

9 And he put the mitre upon his 
head ; also upon the mitre, even upon 
his forefront, did he put the golden 
plate, the holy crown; as the Lord 
commanded Moses. 

10 And Moses took the anointing 
oil, and anointed the tabernacle and 
all that was therein, and sanctified 
them. 

11 And he sprinkled thereof upon 
the altar seven times, and anointed 
the altar and all his vessels, both the 
laver and his foot, to sanctify them. 

12 And he poured of the anointing 
oil upon Aaron's head, and anointed 
him, to sanctify him. 

13 And Moses brought Aaron's sons, 
and put coats upon them, and girded 
them with girdles, and put bonnets 
upon them ; as the Lord commanded 
Moses. 

U And he brought the bullock for 
the sin offering : and Aaron and his 
sons laid their hands upon the head 
of the bullock for the sin offering. 

15 And he slew it ; and Moses took 
the blood, and put it upon the horns 
of the altar round about with his 
finger, and purified the altar, and 
poured the blood at the bottom of 
the altar, and sanctified it, to make 
reconciliation upon it. 

16 And he took all the fat that 
was upon the inwards, and the caul 
above the fiver, and the two kidneys, 
and their fat, and Moses burned it 
upon the altar. 

17 But the bullock, and his hide, his 
flesh, and his dung, he burnt with 
fire without the camp; as the Lord 
commanded Moses. 

18 f And he brought the ram for 
the burnt offering : and Aaron and 
his sons laid their hands upon the 
head of the ram. 



19 And he killed it; and Mosea 
sprinkled the blood upon the altar 
round about. 

20 And he cut the ram into pieces ; 
and Moses burnt the head, and the 
pieces, and the fat. 

21 And he washed the inwards and 
the legs in water; and Moses burnt 
the whole ram upon the altar : it was 
a burnt sacrifice for a sweet savour, 
and an offering made by fire unto 
the Lord ; as the Lord commanded 
Moses. 

22 1 And he brought the other ram, 
the ram of consecration : and Aaron 
and his sons laid their hands upon 
the head of the ram. 

23 And he slew it ; and Moses took 
of the blood of it, and put it upon the 
tip of Aaron's right ear, and i.pon the 
thumb of his right hand, and upon 
the great toe of his right foot. 

24 And he brought Aaron's sons, 
and Moses put of the blood upon the 
tip of their right ear, and upon the 
thumbs of their right hands, and 
upon the great toes of their right 
feet : and Moses sprinkled the blood 
upon the altar round about. 

25 And he took the fat, and the 
rump, and all the fat that was upon 
the inwards, and the caul above the 
liver, and the two kidneys, and their 
fat, and the right shoulder : 

26 And out of the basket of unleav 
ened bread, that icas before the Lord, 
he took one unleavened cake, and a 
cake of oiled bread, and one wafer, 
and put them on the fat, and upon 
the right shoulder : 

27 And he put all upon Aaron's 
hands, and upon his sons' hands, and 
waved them for a wave offering be- 
fore the Lord. 

28 And Moses took them from off 
their hands, and burnt them on the 
altar upon the burnt offering : they 
were consecrations for a sweet sa- 
vour : it is an offering made by fire 
unto the Lord. 

29 And Moses took the breast, and 
waved it for a wave offering before 
the Lord: for of the ram of con- 
secration it was Moses' part; as the 
Lord commanded Moses. 

30 And Moses took of the anointing 
oil, and of the blood which was upon 
the altar, and sprinkled it upon 
Aaron, and upon his garments 5 and 
upon his sons, and upon his sons' 

farments with him ; and sanctified 
aron, and his garments, and his 
sons, and his sons' garments with 
him. 

31 J And Moses said unto Aaron and 
to his sons, Boil the flesh at the door 
of the tabernacle of the congregation : 
and there eat it with the bread that 
is in the basket of consecrations, as 
I commandedj saying, Aaron and his 
sons shall eat it. 

32 And that which remaineth of the 
flesh and of the bread shall ye burn 
with fire. 

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LEVITICUS, IX. 



The people's offerings. 



S3 And ye shall not go out of the 
door of the tabernacle of the congre- 
gation in seven days, until the days of 
your consecration be at an end : for 
seven days shall he consecrate you. 

34 As he hath done this day, so the 
Lord hath commanded to do, to make 
an atonement for you. 

35 Therefore shall ye abide at the 
door of the tabernacle of the congre- 

fation day and night seven days, and 
eep the charge of the Lord, that ye 
die not : for so I am commanded. 

36 So Aaron and his sons did all 
things which the Lord commanded by 
the hand of Moses. 

CHAPTER IX. 

1 The first offerings of Aaron, for himself and 
the people. 8 The sin offering, 12 and the burnt 
offering for himself. 15 The offerings for the 
people. 23 Moses and Aaron bless the people. 
24 Fire cometh from the Lord, upon the altar. 

AND it came to pass on the eighth 
. day, that Moses called Aaron and 
his sons, and the elders of Israel ; 

2 And he said unto Aaron, Take thee 
a young calf for a sin offering, and 
a ram for a burnt offering, without 
blemish, and offer them before the 
Lord. 

3 And unto the children of Israel 
thou shalt speak, saying, Take ye a 
kid of the goats for a sin offering; 
and a calf and a lamb, both of the first 
year, without blemish, for a burnt of- 
fering ; 

& Also a bullock and a ram for peace 
offerings, to sacrifice before the Lord ; 
find a meat offering mingled with oil : 
for to day the Lord will appear unto 
you. 

6 1 And they brought that which Mo- 
pes commanded before the tabernacle 
of the congregation : and all the con- 
gregation drew near and stood before 
the Lord. 

6 And Moses said, This is the thing 
which the Lord commanded that ye 
should do : and the glory of the Lord 
shall appear unto you. 

7 And Moses said unto Aaron, Go un- 
to the altar, and offer thy sin offering, 
and tfcy burnt offering, and make an 
atonement for thyself, and for the peo- 
ple : and offer the offering of the peo- 
ple, and make an atonement for them ; 
as the Lord commanded. 

8 ^[ Aaron therefore went unto the 
altar, and slew the calf of the sin offer- 
ing, which teas for himself. 

9 And the sons of Aaron brought the 
blood unto him : and he dipped nis fin- 

Eer in the blood, and put it upon the 
orns of the altar, and poured out the 
blood at the bottom of the altar : 

10 But the fat, and the kidneys, and 
the caul above the liver of the sin of- 
fering, he burnt upon the altar ; as the 
Lord commanded Moses. 

11 And the flesh and the hide he 
burnt with fire wi hout the camp. 

12 And he slew the burnt offering; 
and Aaron's sons presented unto him 

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the blood, which he sprinkled round 
about upon the altar. 

13 And they presented the burnt of- 
fering unto him, with the pieces there- 
of, and the head : and he burnt them 
upon the altar. 

14 And he did wash the inwards and 
the legs, and burnt them upon the 
burnt offering on the altar. 

15 1[ And he brought the people's 
offering, and took the goat, which was 
the sin offering for the people, and 
slew it, and offered it for sin, as the 
first. 

16 And he brought the burnt offer- 
ing, and offered it according to the 
manner. 

17 And he brought the meat offer- 
ing, and took a handful thereof, and 
burnt it upon the altar, besides the 
burnt sacrifice of the morning. 

18 He slew also the bullock and the 
ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings, 
which was for the people : and Aaron's 
sons presented unto him the blood, 
which he sprinkled upon the altar 
round about, 

19 And the fat of the bullock and of 
the ram, the rump, and that which 
covereth the inwards, and the kid- 
neys, and the caul above the liver: 

20 And they put the fat upon the 
breasts, and he ournt the fat upon the 
altar : , 

21 And the breasts and the right 
shoulder Aaron waved for a wave of- 
fering before the Lord ; as Moses com- 
manded. 

22 And Aaron lifted up his hand to- 
ward the people, and blessed them; 
and came down from offering of the 
sin offering, and the burnt offering, 
and peace offerings. 

23 And Moses and Aaron went into 
the tabernacle of the congregation, 
and came out, and blessed the people : 
and the glory of the Lord appeared 
unto all the people. 

24 And there came a fire out from be- 
fore the Lord, and consumed upon the 
altar the burnt offering and the fat: 
which when all the people saw, they 
shouted, and fell on tneir faces. 

CHAPTER X> 

1 Naddb and Abihu, for offering of strange fire, 
are burnt by fire. 6 Aaron and his sons are for' 
bidden to mourn for them. 8 The priests are 
forbidden wine when they are to go into the tab' 
ernacle. 12 The law of eating the holy things. 
16 Aaron's excuse for transgressing thereof. 

AND Nadab and Abihu, the sons of 
J\. Aaron, took either of them his 
censer, and put fire therein, and put 
incense thereon, and offered strange 
fire before the Lord, which he com- 
manded them not. 

2 And there went out fire from the 
Lord, and devoured them, and they 
died before the Lord. 

3 Then Moses said unto Aaron, This 
is it that the Lord spake, saying, I 
will be sanctified in them that come 
nigh me, and before all the people I 



Law of eating 



LEYITICUS, XI. 



the holy things^ 



will be glorified. And Aaron held his 
peace. 

4 And Moses called Mishael and El- 
zaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle 
of Aaron, and said unto them, Come 
near, carry your brethren from before 
the sanctuary out of the camp. 

5 So they went near, ana carried 
them in their coats out of the camp ; 
as Moses had said. 

6 And Moses said unto Aaron, and 
unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his 
sons. Uncover not your heads, neither 
rend your clothes ; lest ye die, and lest 
wrath come upon all the people : but 
let your brethren, the whole house of 
Israel, bewail the burning which the 
Lord hath kindled. 

7 And ye shall not go out from the 
door of the tabernacle of the congre- 
gation, lest ye die : for the anointing 
oil of the Lord is upon you. And they 
did according to the word of Moses. 

8 % And the Lord spake unto Aaron, 
saying, 

9 Do not drink wine nor strong 
drink, thou, nor thy sons Math thee, 
when ye go into the tabernacle of the 
congregation, lest ye die : it shall be 
a statute for ever throughout your 
generations : 

10 And that ye may put difference be- 
tween holy and unholy, and between 
unclean and clean ; 

11 And that ye may teach the chil- 
dren of Israel all the statutes which 
the Lord hath spoken unto them by 
the hand of Moses. 

12 % And Moses spake unto Aaron, 
and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar. 
his sons that were left, Take the meat 
offering that remaineth of the offer- 
ings of the Lord made by fire, and eat 
it without leaven beside the altar : for 
it is most holy. 

13 And ye shall eat it in the holy 
place, because it is thy due, and thy 
sons' due, of the sacrifices of the Lord 
made by fire : for so I am commanded. 

14 And the wave breast and heave 
shoulder shall ye eat in a clean place ; 
thou, and thy sons, and thy daughters 
with thee : for they be thy due, and thy 
sons' due, which are given out of the 
sacrifices of peace offerings of the chil- 
dren of Israel. 

15 The heave shoulder and the wave 
breast shall they bring with the offer- 
ings made by fire of the fat, to wave it 
for a wave offering before the Lord ; 
and it shall be thine, and thy sons' 
with thee, by a statute for ever ; as the 
Lord hath commanded. 

16 1 And Moses diligently sought the 
goat of the sin offering, and, behold 2 it 
was burnt : and he was angry with 
Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aa- 
ron which were left alive, saying, 

17 Wheref ore have ye not eaten the 
sin offering in the holy place, seeing it 
is most holy, and God hath given it 
you to bear the iniquity of the congre- 
gation, to make atonement for them 
Before the Lord ? 



18 Behold, the blood of it was not 
brought in within the holy place : ye 
should indeed have eaten it in the holy 
place, as I commanded. 

19 And Aaron said unto Moses, Be- 
hold, this day have they offered their 
sin offering and their burnt offering 
before the Lord; and such things 
have befallen me : and if I had eaten 
the sin offering to day, should it have 
been accepted in the sight of the 
Lord? 

20 And when Moses heard that, he 
was content. 

CHAPTER XL 

i What beasts may, 4 and what may not be eaten, 
9 What fishes. 13 What fowls. 29 The creeping 
things which are unclean. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses and 
. to Aaron, saying unto them, 

2 Speak unto the children of IsraeL, 
saying, These are the beasts which ye 
shall eat among all the beasts that are 
on the earth. 

3 Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and 
is clovenf ooted, and cheweth the cud, 
among the beasts, that shall ye eat. 

4 Nevertheless, these shall ye not eat 
of them that chew the cud, or of them 
that divide the hoof : as the camel, be- 
cause he cheweth the cud, but divid- 
eth not the hoof ; he is unclean unto 
you. 

5 And the coney, because he cheweth 
the cud, but divideth not the hoof ; he 
is unclean unto you. 

6 And the hare, because he cheweth 
the cud, but divideth not the hoof ; he 
is unclean unto you. 

7 And the swine, though he divide 
the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he 
cheweth not the cud ; he is unclean to 
you. 

8 Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and 
their carcass shall ye not touch ; they 
are unclean to you. 

9 1 These shall ye eat of all that 
are in the waters : whatsoever hath 
fins and scales in the waters, in the 
seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye 
eat. 

10 And all that have not fins and 
scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of 
all that move in the waters, and of 
any living thing which is in the wa- 
ters, they shall be an abomination unto 
you : 

11 They shall be even an abomination 
unto you ; ye shall not eat of their 
flesh, but ye shall have their carcasses 
in abomination. 

12 Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales 
in the waters, that shall bean abomina- 
tion unto you. 

13 1 And these are theywhichye shall 
have in abomination among the fowls ; 
they shall not be eaten, they are an 
abomination : the eagle, and the ossi- 
frage, and the ospray, 

U And the vulture, and the kite after 
his kind ; 

15 Every raven after his kind ; 

16 And the owl, and the nighthawK, 

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Of meats 



LEVITICUS, XII. 



clean and unclean. 



and the cuckoo, and the hawk after his 
kind, 

17 And the little owl, and the cormo- 
rant, and the great owl, 

18 And the swan, and the pelican, and 
the gier eagle. 

19 And the stork, the heron after her 
kind, and the lapwing, and the bat. • 

20 All fowls that creep, going upon 
all four, shall be an abomination unto 
you. 

21 Yet these may ye eat of every fly- 
ing creeping thing that goeth upon all 
four, which have legs above their feet, 
to leap withal upon the earth ; 

22 Even these of them ye may eat : 
the locust after his kind, and the bald 
locust after his kind, and the beetle 
after bis kind, and the grasshopper 
after his kind. 

23 But all other flying creeping things, 
which have four feet, shall be an abom- 
ination unto you. 

24 And for these ye shall be unclean : 
whosoever touch eth the carcass of 
them shall be unclean until the even. 

25 And whosoever beareth aught of 
the carcass of them shall wash his 
clothes, and be unclean until the even. 

26 The carcasses of every beast which 
divideth the hoof, and is not cloven- 
footed, nor cheweth the cud, are un- 
clean unto you : every one that touch- 
eth them shall be unclean. 

27 And whatsoever goeth upon his 
paws, among all manner of beasts that 
go on all four, those are unclean unto 
you : whoso toucheth their carcass 
shall be unclean until the even. 

28 And he that beareth the carcass of 
them shall wash his clothes, and be un- 
clean until the even : they are unclean 
unto you. 

29 1 These also shall be unclean unto 
you among the creeping things that 
creep upon the earth ; the weasel, and 
the mouse, and the tortoise after his 
kind, 

30 And the ferret, and the chamele- 
on, and the lizard, and the snail, and 
the mole. 

31 These are unclean to you among 
all that creep : whosoever doth touch 
them, when they be dead, shall be un- 
clean until the even. 

32 And upon whatsoever cmy of them, 
when they are dead, doth fall, it shall 
be unclean ; whether it be any vessel of 
wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, 
whatsoever vessel it be, wherein any 
work is done, it must be put into water, 
and it shall be unclean until the even ; 
so it shall be cleansed. 

33 And every earthen vessel, where- 
into any of them falleth, whatsoever 
is in it shall be unclean ; and ye shall 
break it. 

34 Of all meat which may be eaten. 
that on which such water cometh shall 
be unclean : and all drink that may be 
drunk in every such vessel shall be un- 
clean. 

35 And every thing whereupon any 
part of their carcass falleth shall be un- 



clean ; whether it be oven, or ranges for 
pots, they shall be broken down : for 
they are unclean, and shall be unclean 
unto you. 

36 Nevertheless a fountain or pit. 
wherein there is plenty of water, shall 
be clean : but that which toucheth 
their carcass shall be unclean. 

37 And if any part of their carcass 
fall upon any sowing seed which is to 
be sown, it shall be clean. 

38 But if any water be put upon the 
seed, and any part of their carcass fall 
thereon, it shall be unclean unto you. 

39 And if any beast, of which ye may 
eat, die ; he that toucheth the carcass 
thereof shall be unclean until the 
even. 

40 And he that eateth of the carcass 
of it shall wash his clothes, and be 
unclean until the even: he also that 
beareth the carcass of it shall wash 
his clothes, and be unclean until the 
even. 

41 And every creeping thing that 
creepeth upon the earth shall be an 
abomination; it shall not be eaten. 

42 Whatsoever goeth upon the belly t 
and whatsoever goeth upon all four, or 
whatsoever hath more feet among ah 
creeping things that creep upon the 
earth, them ye shall not eat ; for they 
are an abomination. 

43 Ye shall not make yourselves abom- 
inable with any creeping thing that 
creepeth, neither shall ye make your= 
selves unclean with them, that ye 
should be defiled thereby. 

44 For I am the Lord your God : ye 
shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and 
ye shall be holy ; for I am holy : nei- 
ther shall ye defile yourselves with any 
manner of creeping thing that creep- 
eth upon the earth. 

45 For I am the Lord that bringeth 
you up out of the land of Egypt, to be 
your God : ye shall therefore be holy s 
for I am holy. 

46 This is the law of the beasts, and 
of the fowl, and of every living creat- 
ure that moveth in the waters, and of 
every creature that creepeth upon the 
earth : 

47 To make a difference between the 
unclean and the clean, and between 
the beast that may be eaten and the 
beast that may not be eaten. 

CHAPTER XII. 

1 The purification of women after childbirth, t 
Her offerings for her purifying. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

2 Speak unto the children of Israel 
saying, If a woman have conceived 
seed, and borne a man child, then she 
shall be unclean seven days ; accord- 
ing to the days of the separation for 
her infirmity shall she be unclean. 

8 And in the eighth day the flesh of 
his foreskin shall be circumcised. 

4 And she shall then continue in the 
blood of her purifying three and thir- 
ty days ; she shall touch no hallowed 



Laws and tokens 



LEVITICUS, XIII. 



to discern leprosy r . 



thing, nor come into the sanctuary, 
until the days of her purifying be f ul- 
fllled. 

6 But if she bear a maid child, then 
she shall be unclean two weeks, as in 
her separation : and she shall continue 
in the blood of her purifying three- 
score and six days. 

6 And when the days of her purify- 
ing are fulfilled, for a son, or for a 
daughter, she shall bring a lamb of the 
first year for a burnt offering, and a 
young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a 
sin offering, unto the door of the tab- 
ernacle of the congregation, unto the 
priest : 

7 Who shall offer it before the Lord, 
and make an atonement for her ; and 
she shall be cleansed from the issue 
of her blood. This is the law for 
her that hath borne a male or a fe- 
male. 

8 And if she be not able to bring a 
Iamb, then she shall bring two turtles, 
or two young pigeons ; the one for the 
burnt offering, and the other for a sin 
offering : and the priest shall make an 
atonement for her, and she shall be 
clean. 

CHAPTER Xm. 

1 The laws and tokens whereby the priest is to be 
guided in discerning the leprosy. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses 
. and Aaron, saying, 

2 When a man shall have in the 
skin of his flesh a rising, a scab, or 
bright spot, and it be in the skin of 
his flesh like the plague of leprosy; 
then he shall be brought unto Aaron 
the priest, or unto one of his sons the 
priests : 

3 And the priest shall look on the 
plague in the skin of the flesh : and 
when the hair in the plague is turned 
white, and the plague in sight be deep- 
er than the skin of his flesh, it w a 
plague of leprosy : and the priest shall 
look on him, and pronounce him un- 
clean. 

4 If the bright spot be white in the 
skin of his flesh, and in sight be not 
deeper than the skin, ana the hair 
thereof be not turned white ; then the 
priest shall shut up him that hath the 
plague seven days : 

6 And the priest shall look on him 
the seventh day : and, behold, if the 
plague in his sight be at a stay, and 
the plague spread not in the skin; 
then the priest shall shut him up sev- 
en days more : 

6 And the priest shall look on him 
again the seventh day : and, behold. // 
the plague be somewhat dark, and the 
plague spread not in the skin, the 
priest shall pronounce him clean : it 
is but a scab : and he shall wash his 
clothes, and be clean. 

7 But if the scab spread much abroad 
fn the skin, after that he hath been 
seen of the priest for his cleansing, he 
shall be seen of the priest again : 

8 And if the priest see that, behold, 
She scab spreadeth in the skin, then 



the priest shall pronounce him un= 
clean : it is a leprosy. 

9 1 When the plague of leprosy is in 
a man, then he shall be brought unto 
the priest ; 

10 And the priest shall see him : 
and, behold, if the rising be white in 
the skin, and it have turned the hair 
white, and there be quick raw flesh in 
the rising ; 

11 It is an old leprosy in the skin 
of his flesh, and the priest shall pro- 
nounce him unclean, and shall not 
shut him up : for he ts unclean. 

12 And if a leprosy break out abroad 
in the skin, and the leprosy cover all 
the skin or him that hath the plague 
from his head even to his foot, where- 
soever the priest looketh ; 

13 Then the priest shall considers 
and. behold, if the leprosy have cov- 
ered all his flesh, he shall pronounce 
him clean that hath the plague: it is 
all turned white : he is clean. 

14 But when raw flesh appeareth in 
him, he shall be unclean. 

15 And the priest shall see the raw 
flesh, and pronounce him to be un- 
clean : for the raw flesh is unclean : it 
is a leprosy. 

16 Or if the raw flesh turn again, and 
be changed unto white, he shall come 
unto the priest ; 

17 And the priest shall see him : and, 
behold, if the plague be turned into 
white ; then the priest shall pronounce 
him clean that hath the plague : he is 
clean. 

18 If The flesh also, in which, even 
in the skin thereof, was a boil, and is 
healed, 

19 And in the place of the boil there 
be a white rising, or a bright spot, 
white, and somewhat reddish, and it 
be shewed to the priest ; 

20 And if, when the priest seeth it, 
behold, it be in sight lower than the 
skin, and the hair thereof be turned 
white ; the priest shall pronounce him 
unclean: it is a plague of leprosy 
broken out of the boil. 

21 But if the priest look on it, and, 
behold, there be no white hairs there- 
in, and if it be not lower than the 
skin, but be somewhat dark ; then 
the priest shall shut him up seven 
days: 

22 And if it spread much abroad 
in the skin, then the priest shall 
pronounce him unclean : it is a 
plague. 

23 But if the bright spot stay in his 

Elace, and spread not, it is a burning 
oil ; and the priest shall pronounce 
him clean. 

24 1 Or if there be any flesh, in the 
skin whereof there is a hot burning, 
and the quick flesh that burneth have 
a white bright spot, somewhat red- 
dish, or white ; 

25 Then the priest shall look upon 
it : and, behold, if the hair in the 
bright spot be turned white, and it 
be in sight deeper than the skin ; it~ 

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to discern leprosy, 



is a leprosy broken out of the burn- 
ing : wherefore the priest shall pro- 
nounce him unclean : it is the plague 
of leprosy. 

26 But if the priest look on it, and, 
behold, there be no white hair in the 
bright spot, and it be no lower than 
the other skin, but be somewhat 
dark ; then the priest shall shut him 
up seven days : 

27 And the priest shall look upon 
him the seventh day : and if it be 
spread much abroad in the skin, then 
the priest shall pronounce him un- 
clean : it is the plague of leprosy. 

28 And if the bright spot stay in 
his place, and spread not m the skin, 
but it be somewhat dark ; it is a 
rising of the burning, and the priest 
shall pronounce him clean : for it is 
an inflammation of the burning. 

29 If If a man c: woman have a 
plague upon the head or the beard ; 

30 Then the priest shall see the 

Slague : and, behold, if it be in sight 
eeper than the skin, and there be 
in it a yellow thin hair ; then the 

{>riest shall pronounce him unclean : 
t is a dry scall, even a leprosy upon 
the head or beard. 

31 And if the priest look on the 
plague of the scall, and, behold, it be 
not in sight deeper than the skin, 
and that there is no black hair in 
it; then the priest shall shut up 
him that hath the plague of the 
scall seven days : 

32 And in the seventh day the 
priest shall look on the plague: and, 
behold, if the scall spread not, and 
there be in it no yellow hair, and the 
scall be not in sight deeper than the 
skin; 

33 He shall be shaven, but the scall 
shall he not shave ; and the priest 
shall shut up him that hath the scall 
seven days more : 

34 And in the seventh day the 

griest shall look on the scall : and, 
ehold, if the scall be not spread in 
the skin, nor be in sight deeper than 
the skin ; then the priest shall pro- 
nounce him clean : and he shall wash 
his clothes, and be clean. 

35 But ir the scall spread much in 
the skin after his cleansing ; 

36 Then the priest shall look on 
him : and, behold, if the scall be 
spread in the skin, the priest shall 
not seek for yellow hair ; he is un- 
clean. 

37 But if the scall be in his sight at 
a stay, and that there is black hair 
grown up therein ; the scall is healed, 
he is clean : and the priest shall pro- 
nounce him clean. 

38 Tf If a man also or a woman have 
in the skin of their flesh bright spots, 
even white bright spots ; 

39 Then the priest shall look : and, 
behold, if the bright spots in the 
skin of their flesh be darkish white, 
it is a freckled spot that groweth in 
the skin : he is clean. 

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40 And the man whose hair is fallen* 
off his head, he is bald; yet is he 
clean. 

41 And he that hath his hair fallen 
off from the part of his head toward 
his face, he is forehead bald; yet is 
he clean. 

42 And if there be in the bald head, 
or bald forehead, a white reddish 
sore ; it is a leprosy sprung up in his 
bald h^ad, or his bald forehead. 

43 Then the priest shall look upon 
it : and, behold, if the rising of the 
sore be white reddish in his bald 
head, or in his bald forehead, as the 
leprosy appeareth in the skin of the 
flesh ; 

44 He is a leprous man, he is un- 
clean : the priest shall pronounce hini 
utterly unclean ; his plague is in his 
head. 

45 And the leper in whom the 
plague is, his clothes shall be rent 
and his head bare ? and he shall put 
a covering upon his upper lip, and 
shall cry. Unclean, unclean. 

46 All the days wherein the plague 
shall be in him he shall be denied 5 
he is unclean : he shall dwell alone $ 
without the camp shall his habitation 
be. 

47 *![ The garment also that the 
plague of leprosy is in, whether it b<s 
a woollen garment, or a linen gar= 
ment ; 

48 Whether it be in the warp, or 
woof, of linen, or of woollen ; whether 
in a skin, or in any thing made ot 
skin; 

49 And if the plague be greenish or 
reddish in the garment, or in the 
skin, either in the warp, or in the 
woof, or in any thing of skin ; it is & 
plague of leprosy, and shall be shew- 
ed unto the priest : 

50 And the priest shall look upon 
the plague, and shut up it that hath 
the plague seven days : 

51 And he shall look on the plague 
on the seventh day : if the plague be 
spread in the garment, either in the 
warp, or in the woof, or in a skin, or 
in any work that is made of skin 5 
the plague is a fretting leprosy ; it is 
unclean. 

52 He shall therefore burn that gar- 
ment, whether warp or woof, in wool- 
len or in linen, or any thing of skin f 
wherein the plague is : for it is a fret- 
ting leprosy ; it shall be burnt in th6 
fire. 

53 And if the priest shall look, and, 
behold, the plague be not spread in the 
garment, either in the warp, or in the 
woof jOr in any thing of skin ; 

54 Then the priest shall command 
that they wash the thing wherein the 
plague is, and he shall shut it up seven 
days more : 

55 And the priest shall look on the 

glague, after that it is washed : and„ 
ehold, if the plague have not chang 
ed his colour, and the plague be not 
spread, it is unclean ; thou shalt burn 



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LEVITICUS, XIV. 



in cleansing the leper 



it in the fire ; it is fret inward, whether 
it be bare within or without. 

56 And if the priest look, and, behold, 
the plague be somewhat dark after 
the washing of it ; then he shall rend 
it out of the garment, or out of the 
skin, or out of the warp, or out of the 
woof: 

57 And if it appear still in the gar- 
ment, either in the warp, or in the 
woof, or in any thing of skin ; it is a 
spreadingpZagrae : thou shalt burn that 
wherein the plague is with fire. 

58 And the garment, either warp, or 
woof, or whatsoever thing of skin it be, 
which thou shalt wash, if the plague 
be departed from them, then it shall be 
washed the second time, and shall be 
clean. 

59 This is the law of the plague of 
leprosy in a garment of woollen or 
linen, either in the warp, or woof, or 
any thing of skins, to pronounce it 
clean, or to pronounce it unclean. 

CHAPTER XIV. 

1 The rites and sacrifices in cleansing of the leper. 
33 The signs of leprosy in a house. 43 The 
cleansing of that house. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses, 
- saying, 

2 This shall be the law of the leper in 
the day of his cleansing: He shall be 
brought unto the priest : 

3 And the priest shall go forth out of 
the camp ; and the priest shall look, 
and, behold, if the plague of leprosy 
be healed in the leper ; 

4 Then shall the priest command to 
take for him that is to be cleansed two 
birds alive and clean, and cedar wood, 
and scarlet, and hyssop : 

5 And the priest shall command that 
one of the birds be killed in an earthen 
vessel over running water. 

6 As for the living bird, he shall take 
it, and the cedar wood, and the scar- 
let, and the hyssop, and shall dip them 
and the living bird in the blood of the 
bird that was killed over the running 
water : 

7 And he shall sprinkle upon him 
that is to be cleansed from the lep- 
rosy seven times, and shall pronounce 
him clean, and shall let the living bird 
loose into the open field. 

8 And he that is to be cleansed shall 
wash his clothes, and shave off all his 
hair, and wash himself in water, that 
he may be clean: and after that he 
shall come into the camp, and shall 
tarry abroad out of his tent seven 
days. 

9 But it shall be on the seventh day, 
that he shall shave all his hair off his 
head and his beard and his eyebrows, 
even all his hair he shall shave off : and 
he shall wash his clothes, also he shall 
wash his flesh in water, and he shall be 
clean. 

10 And on the eighth day he shall 
take two he lambs without blemish, 
and one ewe lamb of the first year 
without blemish, and three tenth deals 



of fine flour for a meat offering, min 
gled with oil, and one log of oil. 

11 And the priest that maketh him 
clean shall present the man that is to 
be made clean, and those things, before 
the Lord, at the door of the tabernacle 
of the congregation. 

12 And the priest shall take one he 
lamb, and offer him for a trespass of 
fering, and the log of oil, and wave 
them for a wave offering before the 
Lord : 

13 And he shall slay the lamb in the 
place where he shall kill the sin offer- 
ing and the burnt offering, in the holy 
place : for as the sin offering is the 
priest's, so is the trespass offering : it 
is most holy : 

14 And the priest shall take some of 
the blood of the trespass offering, and 
the priest shall put it upon the tip of 
the right ear of him that is to be 
cleansed, and upon the thumb of bis 
right hand, and upon the great toe of 
his right foot. 

15 And the priest shall take some 
of the log of oil, and pour it into the 
palm of his own left hand : 

16 And the priest shall dip his right 
finger in the oil that is in his left hand, 
and shall sprinkle of the oil with his 
finger seven times before the Lord : 

17 And of the rest of the oil that is in 
his hand shall the priest put upon the 
tip of the right ear of him that is to be 
cleansed, and upon the thumb of his 
right hand, and "upon the great toe of 
his right foot, upon the blood of the 
trespass offering : 

18 And the remnant of the oil that is 
in the priest's hand he shall pour upon 
the head of him that is to be cleansed 
and the priest shall make an atone 
ment for him before the Lord. 

19 And the priest shall offer the sin 
offering, and "make an atonement for 
him that is to be cleansed from his un 
cleanness ; and afterward he shall kill 
the burnt offering : 

20 And the priest shall offer the burnt 
offering and the meat offering upon 
the altar: and the priest shall make 
an atonement for him, and he shall be 
clean. 

21 And if he be poor, and cannot get 
so much ; then he shall take one lamb 
for a trespass offering to be waved, to 
make an atonement for him, and one 
tenth deal of fine flour mingled with 
oil for a meat offering, and a log of 
oil; 

22 And two turtledoves, or two 
young pigeons, such as he is able to 
get ; and the one shall be a sin offer 
ing, and the other a burnt offering. 

23 And he shall bring them on the 
eighth day for his cleansing unto the 
priest, unto the door of the tabernacle 
of the congregation, before the Lord. 

24 And the priest shall take the lamb 
of the trespass offering, and the log ol 
oil, and the priest shall wave them for 
a wave offering before the Lord : 

25 And he shall kill the lamb of the 

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LEVITICUS, XV. 



the leper. 



trespass offering, and the priest shall 
take some of the blood of the trespass 
offering, and put it upon the tip or the 
right ear of him that is to be cleansed, 
and upon the thumb of his right hand, 
and upon the great toe of nis right, 
foot. 

26 And the priest shall pour of the 
oil into the palm of his own left 
hand: 

27 And the priest shall sprinkle with 
his right finger some of the oil that is 
in his left hand seven times before the 

LORD: 

28 And the priest shall put of the oil 
that is in his hand upon the tip of the 
right ear of him that is to be cleansed, 
and upon the thumb of his right hand, 
and upon the great toe of liis right 
foot, upon the place of the blood of 
the trespass offering : 

29 And the rest of the oil that is in 
the priest's hand he shall put upon 
the head of him that is to be cleansed, 
to make an atonement for him before 
the Lord. 

30 And he shall offer the one of the 
turtledoves, or of the young pigeons, 
such as he can get ; 

31 Even such as he is able to get, the 
one for a sin offering, and the other 
for a burnt offering, with the meat 
offering : and the priest shall make 
an atonement for him that is to be 
cleansed before the Lord. 

32 This is the law of him in whom is 
the plague of leprosy, whose hand is 
not able to get that which pertaineth 
to his cleansing. 

33 f And the Lord spake unto Moses 
and unto Aaron, saying, 

34 When ye be come into the land of 
Canaan, which I give to you for a pos- 
session, and I put the plague of leprosy 
in a house of the land or your posses- 
sion ; 

35 And he that owneth the house 
shall come and tell the priest, saying, 
It seemeth to me there is as it were a 
plague in the house : 

36 Then the priest shall command 
that they empty the house, before 
the priest go into it to see the plague, 
that all that is in the house be not 
made unclean : and afterward the 
priest shall go in to see the house : 

37 And he shall look on the plague, 
and, behold, if the plague be in the 
walls of the house with hollow streaks, 
greenish or reddish, which in sight are 
lower than the wall ; 

38 Then the priest shall go out of the 
house to the door of the house, and 
shut up the house seven days : 

39 And the priest shall come again 
the seventh day, and shall look : and, 
behold, if the plague be spread in the 
walls of the house ; 

40 Then the priest shall command 
that they take away the stones in 
which the plague is, and they shall 
cast them into an unclean place with- 
out the city : 

41 And he shall cause the house to be 

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scraped within round about, and they 
shall pour out the dust that they 
scrape off without the city into an 
unclean place : 

42 And they shall take other stones, 
and put them in the place of those 
stones ; and he shall take other mor- 
tar, and shall plaster the house. 

43 And if the plague come again, and 
break out in the house, after that he 
hath taken away the stones, and after 
he hath scraped the house, and after it 
is plastered : 

44 Then the priest shall come and 
look, and, behold, if the plague be 
spread in the house, it is a fretting 
leprosy in the house : it is unclean. 

45 And he shall break down the 
house, the stones of it, and the timber 
thereof, and all the mortar of the 
house ; and he shall carry them forth 
out of the city into an unclean place. 

46 Moreover, he that goeth into the 
house all the while that it is shut up 
shall be unclean until the even. 

47 And he that lieth in the house 
shall wash his clothes ; and he that 
eateth in the house shall wash his 
clothes. 

48 And if the priest shall come in, and 
look upon it, and, behold, the plague 
hath not spread in the house, after the 
house was plastered ; then the priest 
shall pronounce the house clean, be- 
cause the plague is healed. 

49 And he shall take to cleanse the 
house two birds, and cedar wood, and 
scarlet, and hyssop : 

50 And he shall kill the one of the 
birds in an earthen vessel over run 
ning water : 

51 And he shall take the cedar wood, 
and the hyssop, and the scarlet, and 
the living bird, and dip them in the 
blood of the slain bird, and in the 
running water, and sprinkle the house 
seven times : 

52 And he shall cleanse the house 
with the blood of the bird, and with 
the running water, and with the liv- 
ing bird, and with the cedar wood, 
and with the hyssop, and with the 
scarlet : 

53 But he shall let go the living bird 
out of the city into the open fields, and 
make an atonement for the house : and 
it shall be clean. 

54 This is the law for all manner of 
plague of leprosy, and scall, 

55 And for the leprosy of a garment } 
and of a house, 

66 Afid for a rising, and for a scab, 
and for a bright spot : 

57 To teach when it is unclean, and 
when it is clean : this is the law of 
leprosy. 

CHAPTER XV. 

1 The uncleanness of men in their issues. 13 The 
cleansing of them. 19 The uncleanness of women 
in their issues. 28 Their cleansing. 

AN D the Lord spake unto Moses and 
. to Aaron, saying, 
2 Speak unto the children of Israel, 
and say unto them, When any man hath 



Uncleanness of men. 



LEVITICUS, XV. XJncleannese of women, 



a running issue out of his flesh, because 
of his issue he is unclean. 

3 And this shall be his uncleanhess in 
his issue : whether his flesh run with 
his issue, or his flesh be stopped from 
his issue, it is his uncleanness. 

4 Every bed, whereon he lieth that 
hath the issue, is unclean : and every 
thing, whereon he sitteth, shall be un- 
clean. 

5 And whosoever toucheth his bed 
shall wash his clothes, and bathe him- 
self in water, and be unclean until the 
even. 

6 And he that sitteth on any thing 
whereon he sat that hath the issue 
shall wash his clothes, and bathe him- 
self in water, and be unclean until the 
even. 

7 And he that toucheth the flesh of 
him tfcat hath the issue shall wash his 
clothes, and bathe himself in water, 
and be unclean until the even. 

8 And if he that hath the issue spit 
upon him that is clean ; then he shall 
wash his clothes, and bathe himself 

, in water, and be unclean until the 
even. 

9 And what saddle soever he rideth 
upon that hath the issue shall be un- 
clean. 

10 And whosoever toucheth any 
thing that was under him shall be un- 
clean until the even : and he that bear- 
eth any of those things shall wash his 
clothes, and bathe himself in water, 
and be unclean until the even. 

11 And whomsoever he toucheth 
that hath the issue, and hath not 
rinsed his hands in water, he shall 
wash his clothes, and bathe himself 
in water, and be unclean until the 
even. 

12 And the vessel of earth, that he 
toucheth which hath the issue, shall 
be broken : and every vessel of wood 
shall be rinsed in water. 

13 And when he that hath an issue is 
cleansed of his issue, then he shall 
number to himself seven days for his 
cleansing, and wash his clothes, and 
bathe his flesh in running water, and 
shall be clean. 

14 And on the eighth day he shall 
take to him two turtledoves, or two 
young pigeons, and come before the 
Lord unto the door of the tabernacle 
of the congregation, and give them 
unto the priest : 

15 And the priest shall offer them, 
the one for a sin , offering, and the 
other for a burnt offering ; and the 
priest shall make an atonement for 
him before the Lord for his issue. 

10 And if any man's seed of copula- 
tion go out from him, then he shall 
wash all his flesh in water, and be un- 
clean until the even. 

17 And every garment, and every 
skin, whereon is the seed of copula- 
tion, shall be washed with water, and 
be unclean until the even 

18 The woman also with whom man 
3haH lie with seed of copulation, they 



shall both bathe themselves in water s 
and be unclean until the even. 

19 ^ And if a woman have an issue, 
and her issue in her flesh be blood, she 
shall be put apart seven days: and 
whosoever toucheth her shall be un- 
clean until the even. 

20 And every thing .that she lieth up- 
on in her separation shall be unclean \ 
every thing also that she sitteth upon 
shall be unclean. 

21 And whosoever toucheth her bed 
shall wash his clothes, and bathe him- 
self in water, and be unclean until the 
even. 

22 And whosoever toucheth any 
thing that she sat upon shall w r ash 
his clothes, and bathe himself in water, 
and be unclean until the even. 

23 And if it be on her bed, or on any 
thing whereon she sitteth, when he . 
toucheth it, he shall be unclean until 
the even. 

24 And if any man lie with her at 
all, and her flowers be upon him, he 
shall be unclean seven days ; and all 
the bed whereon he lieth shall be un- 
clean. 

25 And if a woman have an issue of 
her blood many days out of the time 
of her separation, or if it run beyond 
the time of her separation ; all the 
days of the issue of her uncleanness 
shall be as the davs of her separation s 
she shall be unclean. 

26 Every bed whereon she lieth all 
the days of her issue shall be unto her 
as the bed of her separation: and 
whatsoever she sitteth upon shall be 
unclean, as the uncleanness of her 
separation. 

27 And whosoever toucheth those 
things shall be unclean, and shall 
wash his clothes, and bathe himself 
in water, and be unclean until the 
even. 

28 But if she be cleansed of her is- 
sue, then she shall number to herself 
seven days, and after that she shall 
be clean. 

29 And on the eighth day she shall 
take unto her two turtles, or two 
young pigeons, and bring them unto 
the priest, to the door of the taber- 
nacle of the congregation. 

30 And the priest shall offer the one 
for a sin offering, and the other for a 
burnt offering ; and the priest shall 
make an atonement for ner before 
the Lord for the issue of her unclean- 
ness. 

31 Thus shall ye separate the chil- 
dren of Israel from their unclean- 
ness ; that they die not in their un- 
cleanness, when they defile my taber- 
nacle that is among them. 

32 This is the law of him that hath 
an issue, and of him whose seed goeth 
from him, and is denied therewith ; 

33 And of her that is sick of her 
flowers, and of him that hath a.n is- 
sue, of the man, and of the woman, 
and of him that lieth with her thai 
is unclean. 

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LEVITICUS, XVI. 



must be entered. 



CHAPTER XVI. 



1 How the high priest must enter into the holy 
place. 11 The sin tffering for himself. 15 The 
sin offering for the people. 20 The scapegoat. 
29 The yearly feast of the expiations. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses 
after the death of the two sons 
of Aaron, when they offered before 
the Lord, and died ; 

2 And the Lord said unto Moses, 
Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that 
he come not at all times into the 
holy place within the vail before the 
mercy seat, which is upon the ark ; 
that he die not: for I will appear in 
the cloud upon the mercy seat. 

3 Thus shall Aaron come into the 
holy place ; with a young bullock for 
a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt 
offering. 

4 He shall put on the holy linen coat, 
and he shall have the linen breeches 
upon his flesh, and shall be girded 
with a linen girdle, and with the lin- 
en mitre shall he be attired : these 
are holy garments ; therefore shall he 
wash his flesh in water, and so put 
them on. 

5 And he shall take of the congre- 
gation of the children of Israel two 
kids of the goats for a sin offering, and 
one ram for a burnt offering. 

6 And Aaron shall offer his bullock 
of the sin offering, which is for him- 
self, and make an atonement for him- 
self, and for his house. 

7 And he shall take the two goats, 
and present them before the Lord at 
the door of the tabernacle of tiie con- 
gregation. 

8 And Aaron shall cast lots upon the 
two goats ; one lot for the Lord, and 
the other lot for the scapegoat. 

9 And Aaron shall bring the goat up- 
on which the Lord's lot fell, and offer 
him for a sin offering. 

10 But the goat, on which the lot 
fell to be the scapegoat, shall be pre- 
sented alive before the Lord, to make 
an atonement with him, and to let 
him go for a scapegoat into the wil- 
derness. 

11 And Aaron shall bring the bullock 
of the sin offering, which is for him- 
self, and shall make an atonement for 
himself, and for his house, and shall 
kill the bullock of the sin offering 
which is for himself : 

12 And he shall take a censer full of 
burning coals of fire from off the altar 
before the Lord, and his hands full of 
sweet incense beaten small, and bring 
it within the vail : 

13 And he shall put the incense up- 
on the fire before the Lord, that the 
cloud of the incense may cover the 
mercy seat that is upon the testimony, 
that he die not : 

14 And he shall take of the blood of 
the bullock, and sprinkle it with his 
finger upon the mercy seat eastward ; 
and before the mercy seat shall he 
sprinkle of the blood with his finger 
seven times. 

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15 1 Then shall he kill the goat of 
the sin offering, that *s for the peo- 
ple, and bring his blood within the 
vail, and do with that blood as he did 
with the blood of the bullock, and 
sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and 
before the mercy seat : 

16 And he shall make an atonement 
for the holy place, because of the un- 
cleanness of the children of Israel, 
and because of their transgressions 
in all their sins : and so shall he do 
for the tabernacle of the congrega- 
tion, that remaineth among them in 
the midst of their uncleanness. 

17 And there shall be no man in the 
tabernacle of the congregation when 
he goeth in to make an atonement 
in the holy place, until he come out, 
and have made an atonement for him- 
self, and for his household, and for all 
the congregation of Israel. 

18 And he shall go out unto the altar 
that is before the Lord and make an 
atonement for it: and shall take of 
the blood of the bullock, and of the 
blood of the goat, and put it upon the 
horns of the altar round about. 

19 And he shall sprinkle of the blood 
upon it with his finger seven times, 
and cleanse it, and hallow it from the 
uncleanness of the children of Israel. 

20 If And when he hath made an end 
of reconciling the holy place, and the 
tabernacle or the congregation, and 
the altar, he shall bring the live goat : 

21 And Aaron shall lay both his 
hands upon the head of the live goat, 
and confess over him all the iniquities 
of the children of Israel, and all their 
transgressions in all their sins, putting 
them upon the head of the goat, and 
shall send him away by the hand of a 
fit man into the wilderness : 

22 And the goat shall bear upon him 
all their iniquities unto a land not in- 
habited : and "he shall let go the goat 
in the wilderness. 

23 And Aaron shall come into the 
tabernacle of the congregation, and 
shall put off the linen garments, which 
he put on when he went into the holy 
place, and shall leave them there : 

24 And he shall wash his flesh with 
water in the holy place, and put on his 
garments, and come forth, and offer 
his burnt offering, and the burnt offer- 
ing of the people, and make an atone- 
ment for himself, and for the people. 

25 And the fat of the sin offering 
shall he burn upon the altar. 

26 And he that let go the goat for the 
scapegoat shall wash his clothes, and 
bathe his flesh in water, and afterward 
come into the camp. 

27 And the bullock for the sin offer- 
ing, and the goat for the sin offering, 
whose blood was brought in to make 
atonement in the holy place, shall one 
carry forth without the camp ; and 
they shall burn in the Are their skins, 
and their flesh, and their dung. 

23 And he that burneth them shall 
wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in 



Of the blood of 



LEVITICUS, XVIII. 



slain beasts, <fcc 



water, and afterward he shall come in- 
to the camp. 

29 IT And this shall be a statute for 
ever unto you : that in the seventh 
month, on the tenth day of the 
month, ye shall afflict your souls, and 
do no work at all, whether it be one of 
your own country, or a stranger that 
sojourneth among you : 

30 For on that day shall the priest 
make an atonement for you, to cleanse 
you, that ye may be ^ clean from all 
your sins before the Lord. 

31 It shall be a sabbath of rest unto 
you, and ye shall afflict your souls, by 
a statute for ever. 

32 And the priest, whom he shall 
anoint, and whom he shall consecrate 
to minister in the priest's office in his 
father's stead, shall make the atone- 
ment, and shall put on the linen 
clothes, even the holy garments : 

33 And he shall make an atonement 
for the holy sanctuary, and he shall 
make an atonement for the tabernacle 
of the congregation, and for the altar : 
and he shall make an atonement for 
the priests, and for all the people of 
the congregation. 

34 And this shall be an everlasting 
statute unto you, to make an atone- 
ment for the children of Israel for all 
their sins once a year. And he did as 
the Lord commanded Moses. 

CHAPTER XVIL 

1 The blood of all slain beasts must be offered to 
the Lord at the door of the tabernacle. 1 They 
must not offer to devils. 10 All eating of blood 
is forbidden, 15 and all that dieth alone, or is 
torn. 

AN D the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

2 Speak unto Aaron, and unto his 
sons, and unto all the children of Is- 
rael, and say unto them: This is the 
thing which the Lord hath command- 
ed, saying, 

3 what man soever there be of the 
house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or 
iamb, or goat, in the camp, or that 
killeth it out of the camp, 

4 And bringeth it not unto the door 
of the tabernacle of the congregation, 
to offer an offering unto the Lord 
before the tabernacle of the Lord; 
blood shall be imputed unto that 
man ; he hath shed blood ; and that 
man shall be cut off from among his 
people : 

5 To the end that the children of Is- 
rael may bring their sacrifices, which 
they offer in the open field, even that 
they may bring them unto the Lord, 
unto the door of the tabernacle of the 
congregation, unto the priest, and of- 
fer them for peace offerings unto the 
Lord. 

6 And the priest shall sprinkle the 
blood upon the altar of the Lord at 
the door of the tabernacle of the con- 
gregation, and burn the fat for a 
sweet savour unto the Lord. 

7 And they shall no more offer their 



sacrifices unto devils, after whom they 
have gone a whoring. This shall be a 
statute for ever unto them throughout 
their generations. 

8 1 And thou shalt say unto them, 
Whatsoever man there be of the house 
of Israel, or of the strangers which so- 
journ among you, that offereth a 
burnt 1 offering or sacrifice, 

9 And bringeth it not unto the door 
of the tabernacle of the congregation, 
to offer it unto the Lord ; even thai 
man shall be cut off from among his 
people. 

10 If And whatsoever man there be of 
the house of Israel, or of the strangers 
that sojourn among you, that eateth 
any manner of blood ; I will even set 
my face against that soul that eateth 
blood, and will cut him off from 
among his people. 

11 For the lif e of the flesh is in the 
blood ; and I have given it to you 
upon the altar to make an atone- 
ment for your souls : for it is the 
blood that inaketh an atonement for 
the soul. 

12 Therefore I said unto the children 
of Israelj No soul of you shall eat 
blood, neither shall any stranger that 
sojourneth among you eat blood. 

13 And whatsoever man there be of 
the children of Israel, or of the stran- 
gers that sojourn among you, which 
nunteth and catcheth any beast or 
fowl that may be eaten ; he shall even 
pour out the blood thereof, and cover 
it with dust. 

14 For it is the life of all flesh ; the 
blood of it is for the life thereof: 
therefore I said unto the children of 
Israel, Ye shall eat the blood of no 
manner of flesh ; for the life of all 
flesh is the blood thereof : whosoever 
eateth it shall be cut off. 

15 And every soul that eateth that 
which died of itself, or that which was 
torn with beasts, whether it be one of 
your own country, or a stranger, he 
shall both wash his clothes, and bathe 
himself in water, and be unclean until 
the even : then shall he be clean. 

16 But if he wash them not, nor 
bathe his flesh ; then he shall bear his 
iniquity. 

CHAPTER XVHL 

1 Unlawful marriages. 19 Unlawful lusts. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses, 
. saying, 

2 Speak unto the children of Israel, 
and say unto them, I am the Lord 
your God. 

3 After the doings of the land of 
Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not 
do : and after the doings of the land 
of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall 
ye not do: neither shall ye walk in 
their ordinances. 

4 Ye shall do my judgments, and 
keep mine ordinances, to walk there- 
in : I am the Lord your God. 

5 Ye shall therefore keep my stat- 
utes, and my judgments : which if a 

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LEVITICUS, XIX. 



Unlawful lusts. 



man do, he shall live in them: I am 
the Lord. 

6 1 None of you shall approach to 
any that is near of kin to him, to 
uncover their nakedness : I am the 
Lord. 

7 The nakedness of thy father, or the 
nakedness of thy mother, shalt. thou 
not uncover : sho is thy mother ; thou 
shalt not uncover her nakedness. 

8 The nakedness of thy father's wife 
shalt thou not uncover: it is thy fa- 
ther's nakedness. 

9 The nakedness of thy sister, the 
daughter of thy father, or daughter of 
thy mother, whether she be born at 
home, or born abroad, even their na- 
kedness thou shalt not uncover. 

10 The nakednes° of thy son's daugh- 
ter, or of thy daughter's daughter, 
even their nakedness thou shalt not 
uncover : for theirs is thine own na- 
kedness. 

11 The nakedness of thy father's 
wife's daughter, begotten of thy fa- 
ther, she is thy sister, thou shalt not 
uncover her nakedness. 

12 Thou shalt not uncover the naked- 
ness of thy father's sister : she is thy 
father's near kinswoman. 

13 Thou shalt not uncover the naked- 
ness of thy mother's sister : for she is 
thy mother's near kinswoman. 

14 Thou shalt not uncover the na- 
kedness of thy father's brother, thou 
shalt not approach to his wife : she is 
thine aunt. 

15 Thou shalt not uncover the naked- 
ness of thy daughter in law : she is 
thy son's wif e ; thou shalt not uncover 
her nakedness. 

16 Thou shalt not uncover the na- 
kedness of thy brother's wife : it is 
thy brother's nakedness. 

17 Thou shalt not uncover the na- 
kedness of a woman and her daugh- 
ter, neither shalt thou take her son's 
daughter, or her daughter's daughter, 
to uncover her nakedness; for they 
are her near kinswomen : it is wick- 
edness. 

18 Neither shalt thou take a wife to 
her sister, to vex her, to uncover her 
nakedness, besides the other in her life 
time. 

19 Also thou shalt not approach unto 
a woman to uncover her nakedness, as 
long as she is put apart for her un- 
cleanness. 

20 Moreover thou shalt not he carnal- 
ly with thy neighbour's wife, to defile 
thyself with her. 

21 And thou shalt not let any of thy 
seed pass through the fire to Molecn, 
neither shalt thou profane the name 
of thy God : I am the Lord. 

22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind, 
as with womankind : it is abomina- 
tion. 

23 Neither shalt thou lie with any 
beast to defile thyself therewith i nei- 
ther shall any woman stand before a 
beast to lie down thereto : it is confu- 



sion, 



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24 Defile not ye yourselves in any off 
v;hese things : for in all these the na- 
tions are defiled which I cast out be- 
fore you : 

25 And the land is defiled : therefore 
I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, 
and the land itself vomiteth out her 
inhabitants. 

26 Ye shall therefore keep my stat- 
utes and my judgments, and shall not 
commit any of these abominations; 
neither any of your own nation, nor 
any stranger that sojourneth among 
you: 

27 (For all these abominations have 
the men of the land done, which were 
before you, and the land is defiled ;) 

28 That the land spew not you out 
also, when ye defile it, as it spewed 
out the nations that were before you. 

29 For whosoever shall commit any 
of these abominations, even the souls 
that commit them shall be cut off from 
among their people. 

30 Therefore shall ye keep mine or- 
dinance, that ye commit not any one 
of these abominable customs, which 
were committed before you, and that 
ye defile not yourselves therein : I am 
the Lord your God. 

CHAPTER XIX. 

A repetition of sundry laws. J 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses, 
. saying, 

2 Speak unto all the congregation of 
the children of Israel, and say unto 
them, Ye shall be holy : for I the Lord 
your God am holy. 

3 1 Ye shall » fear every man his 
mother, and his father, and keep ray 
sabbaths : I am the Lord your God. 

4 If Turn ye not unto idols, nor make 
to yourselves molten gods : I am the 
Lord your God. 

5 1 And if ye offer a sacrifice of 
peace offerings unto the Lord, ye 
shall offer it at your own will. 

6 It shall be eaten the same day ye 
offer it, and on the morrow: and if 
aught remain until the third day, it 
shall be burnt in the fire. 

7 And if it be eaten at all on the third 
day, it is abominable ; it shall not be 
accepted. 

8 Therefore every one that eateth it 
shall bear his iniquity, because he 
hath profaned the hallowed thing of 
the Lord ; and that soul shall be cut 
off from among his people. 

9 *|f And when ye reap the harvest of 
your land, thou shalt not wholly reap 
the corners of thy field, neither shaft 
thou gather the gleanings of thy har- 
vest. 

10 And thou shalt not glean thy vine- 
yard, neither shalt thou gather every 
grape of thy vineyard ; thou shalt 
leave them for the poor and stranger ; 
I am the Lord your God. 

11 If Ye shall not steal, neither deal 
falsely, neither lie one to another. 

12 1 And ye shall not swear by my 
name falsely, neither shalt thou pro* 



A repetition 



LEVITICUS, XX. 



of sundry laws a 



fane the name of thy God : I am the 
Lord. 

13 f Thou shalt not defraud thy 
neighbour, neither rob him: the 
wages of him that is hired shall not 
abide with thee all night until the 
morning. 

14 f Thou shalt not curse the deaf, 
nor put a stumblingblock before the 
blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am 
the Lord. 

15 1 Ye shall do no unrighteousness 
m judgment ; thou shalt not respect 
the person of the poor, nor honour 
the person of the mighty : but in 
righteousness shalt thou judge thy 
neighbour. 

16 1 Thou shalt not go up and down 
as a talebearer among thy people ; 
neither shalt thou stand against the 
blood of thy neighbour: 1 am the 
Lord. 

17 1 Thou shalt not hate thy brother 
in thine heart : thou shalt in any wise 
rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer 
sin .upon him. 

18 1 Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear 
any grudge against the children of thy 
people, but thou shalt love thy neigh- 
bour as thyself : I am the Lord. 

19 If Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou 
shalt not let thy cattle gender with a 
diverse kind : thou shalt not sow thy 
field with mingled seed : neither shall 
•a garment mingled of linen and wool- 
len come upon thee. 

20 1 And whosoever lieth carnally 
with a woman, that is a bondmaid, be- 
trothed to a husband, and not at all re- 
deemed, nor freedom given her ; she 
shall be scourged: they shall not be 
put to death, because she was not 
free. 

21 And he shall bring his trespass of- 
fering unto the Lord, unto the door of 
the tabernacle of the congregation, 
even a ram for a trespass offering. 

22 And the priest shall make an 
atonement for nim with the ram of 
the trespass offering before the Lord 
for his sin which he hath done ; and 
the sin which he hath done shall be 
forgiven him. 

23 Tf And when ye shall come into 
the land, and shall have planted all 
manner of trees for food, then ye 
shall count the fruit thereof as un- 
circumcised : three years shall it be 
as uncircumcised unto you : it shall 
not be eaten of. 

24 But in the fourth year all the fruit 
thereof shall be holy to praise the 
Lord withd. 

25 And in the fifth year shall ye eat 
of the fruit thereof, that it may yield 
unto you the increase thereof: 1 am 
the Lord your God. 

26 1 Ye shall not eat any thing with 
the blood : neither shall ye use en- 
chantment, nor observe times. 

27 Ye shall not round the corners of 
your heads, neither shalt thou mar the 
sorners of thy beard. 

28 Ye shall not make any cuttings in 



your flesh for the dead, nor print any 
marks upon you : I am the Lord. 

29 1[ Do not prostitute thy daughter, 
to cause her to be a whore ; lest the 
land fall to whoredom, and the land 
become full of wickedness. 

30 % Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and 
reverence my sanctuary : I am the 
Lord. 

31 % Regard not them that have fa- 
miliar spirits, neither seek after wiz- 
ards, to be defiled by them : I am the 
Lord your God. 

32 1 Thou shalt rise up § before the 
hoary head, and honour the face of 
the old man, and fear thy God : I am 
the Lord. 

33 T And if a stranger sojourn with 
thee in your land, ye shall not vex 
him. 

34 But the stranger that dwelleth 
with you shall be unto you as one 
born among you, and thou shalt love 
him as thyself ; for ye were strangers 
in the land of Egypt : I am the Lord 
your God. 

35 1 Ye shall do no unrighteousness 
in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, 
or in measure. 

36 Just balances^ just weights, a just 
ephah, and a just bin, shall ye have : I 
am the Lord your God, which brought 
you out of the land of Egypt. 

37 Therefore shall ye observe all 
my statutes, and all my judgments, 
and do them : I am the Lord. 

CHAPTER XX. 

1 Of him that giveth of his seed to Molech. 4 Of 
him that favoureth such a one. 6 Of going to 
wizards. 7 Of sanctification. 9 Of him that 
curseth his parents. 10 Of adultery. 11, 14, 17, 
19 Of incest. 13 Of sodomy. 15 Of bestiality. 
18 Of uncleanness. 22 Obedience is required 
with holiness. 27 Wizards must be put to death* 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses, 
. saying, 

2 Again, thou shalt say to the chil- 
dren of Israel, Whosoever he be of 
the children of Israel, or of the stran- 
gers that sojourn in Israel, that 

giveth any of his seed unto Moiech ; 
e shall surely be put to death : the 
people of the land shall stone him 
with stones. 

3 And I will set my face against 
that man, and will cut him off from 
among his people ; because he hath 
given of his seed unto Molech, to 
defile my sanctuary, and to profane 
my holy name. 

4 And if the people of the land do 
any ways hide their eyes from the 
man, when he giveth of his seed unto 
Molech, and kill him not ; 

5 Then I will set my face against 
that man, and against his family, and 
will cut him off, and all that go a 
whoring after him, to commit whore- 
dom with Molech, from among their 
people. 

6 1 And the soul that turneth after 
such as have familiar spirits, and 
after wizards, to go a whoring after 

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Repetition of laws* 



LEVITICUS, XXI. The priests' mousing. 



them, I will even set my face against 
that soul, and will cut him off from 
among his people. 

7- 11 Sanctifv yourselves therefore, 
and be ye holy : for I am the Lord 
your God. 

8 And ye shall keep my statutes, 
and do them: I am the Lord which 
sanctify you. 

9 1 For every one that curseth his 
father or his mother shall be surely 

Sut to death: he hath cursed his fa- 
tier or his mother ; his blood shall 
be upon him. 

10 1 And the man. that committeth 
adultery with another man's wife, even 
he that committeth adultery with his 
neighbour's wife, the adulterer and 
the adulteress shall surely be put to 
death. 

11 And the man that lieth with his 
father's wife hath uncovered his fa- 
ther's nakedness : both of them shall 
surely be put to death ; their blood 
shall be upon them. 

12 And if a man lie with his daugh- 
ter in law, both of them shall surely 
be put to death : they have wrought 
confusion ; their blood shall be upon 
them. 

13 If a man also lie with mankind, 
as he lieth with a woman, both of 
them have committed an abomina- 
tion: they shall surely be put to 
death ; their blood shall be upon 
them. 

14 And if a man take a wife and 
her mother, it is wickedness : they 
shall be burnt with fire, both he and 
they ; that there be no wickedness 
among you. 

15 And if a man lie with a beast, 
he shall surely be put to death ; and 
ye shall slay the beast. 

16 And if a woman approach unto 
any beast, and lie down thereto, thou 
shalt kill the woman, and the beast : 
they shall surely be put to death ; 
then- blood shall be upon them. 

17 And if a man snail take his sis- 
ter, his father's daughter, or his 
mother's daughter, and see her na- 
kedness, and she see his nakedness ; 
it is a wicked thing ; and they 
shall be cut off in the sight of their 
people: he hath uncovered his sis- 
ter's nakedness; he shall bear his in- 
iquity. 

18 And if a man shall lie with a wo- 
man having her sickness, and shall 
uncover her nakedness ; he hath dis- 
covered her fountain ; and she hath 
uncovered the f ountam of her blood : 
and both of them shall be cut off 
from among their people. 

19 And thou shalt not uncover the 
nakedness of thy mother's sister, nor 
of thy father's sister ; for he uncov- 
ereth his near kin : they shall bear 
their iniquity. 

20 And if a man shall lie with his 
uncle's wife, he hath uncovered his 
uncle's nakedness: they shall bear 
their sin ; they shall die childless. 

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21 And if a man shall take his broth 
er's wife, it is an unclean thing: he 
hath uncovered his brother's naked- 
ness ; they shall be childless. 

22 if Ye shall therefore keep all my 
statutes, and all my judgments, and 
do them : that the land, whither I 
bring you to dwell therein, spew you 
not out. 

23 And ye shall not walk in th6 
manners of the nation, which I cast 
out before you : for they committed 
all these things, and therefore I ab- 
horred them. 

24 But I have said unto you, Y6 
shall inherit their land, and I will 
give it unto you to possess it, a land 
that floweth with milk and honey 
I am the Lord your God, which have 
separated you from other people. 

25 Ye shall therefore put difference 
between clean beasts and unclean, and 
between unclean fowls and cleans 
and ye shall not make your souls 
abominable by beast, or by fowl, or 
by any manner of living thing that 
creepeth on the ground, which I have 
separated from you as unclean. 

26 And ye shall be holy unto me: 
for I the Lord am holy, and have 
severed you from other people, that 
ye should be mine. 

27 1 A man also or woman that hath 
a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, 
shall surely be put to death : they 
shall stone them with stones; their 
blood shall be upon them, 

CHAPTER XXI. 

1 Of the priests' mourning. 6 Of their holinest. 
8 Of their estimation. 7, 13 Of their marriages. 
17 The priests that have blemishes must not min* 
ister in the sanctuary. 

AND the Lord said unto Moses. 
. Speak unto the priests the sons or 
Aaron, and say unto them, There shah 
none be denied for the dead among his 
people : 

2 But for his kin, that is near unto 
him, that is, for his mother, and for 
his father, and for his son, and for his 
daughter, and for his brother, 

3 And for his sister a virgin, that is 
nigh unto him, which hath had no 
husband ; for her may he be defiled. 

4 But he shall not defile himself, be- 
ing a chief man among his people, tc 
profane himself. 

5 They shall not make baldness upon 
their head, neither shall they shave off 
the corner of their beard, nor make 
any cuttings in their flesh. 

6 They shall be holy unto their God, 
and not profane the name of their 
God : for the offerings of the Lord 
made by fire, and the bread of their 
God, they do offer: therefore they 
shall be holy. 

7 They shall not take a wife that is & 
whore, or profane ; neither shall they 
take a woman put away from her hus- 
band : for he is holy unto his God. 

8 Thou shalt sanctify him therefore t 
for he offereth the bread of thy God 



Of their marriages. 



LEVITICUS, XXII. Of priests' uncleanness 



he shall be holy unto thee : for I the 
Lord, which sanctify you, am holy. 

9 1 And the daughter of any priest, 
if she profane herself by playing the 
whore, she profaneth her father : she 
shall be burnt with fire. 

10 And he that is the high priest 
among his brethren, upon whose head 
the anointing oil was poured, and that 
is consecrated to put on the garments, 
shall not uncover his head, nor rend 
his clothes ; 

11 Neither shall he go in to any dead 
body, nor defile himself for his father, 
or for his mother ; 

13 Neither shall he go out of the 
sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary 
of his God; for the crown of the 
anointing oil of his God is upon him : 
I am the Lord. 

13 And he shall take a wife in her 
virginity. 

14 A widow, or a divorced woman, or 
profane, or a harlot, these shall he not 
take : but he shall take a virgin of his 
own people to wife. 

15 Neither shall he profane his seed 
among his people : for I the Lord do 
sanctify him. 

16 f And the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, . 

17 Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whoso- 
ever he be of thy seed in their genera- 
tions that hath any blemish, let him 
not approach to offer the bread of his 
God. 

18 For whatsoever man he be that 
hath a blemish, he shall not approach : 
a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath 
a flat nose, or any thing superfluous, 

19 Or a man that is brokenf ooted, or 
brokenhanded , 

30 Or crookbacked, or a dwarf, or 
that hath a blemish in his eye, or be 
scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones 
broken ; 

31 No man that hath a blemish of the 
seed of Aaron the priest shall come 
nigh to offer the offerings of the Lord 
made by fire : he hath a blemish ; he 
shall not come nigh to offer the bread 
of his God. 

23 He shall eat the bread of his God, 
both of the most holy, and of the 
holy. 

23 Only he shall not go in unto the 
vail, nor come nigh unto the altar, be- 
cause he hath a blemish ; that he pro- 
fane not my sanctuaries: for I the 
Lord do sanctify them. 

24 And Moses told it unto Aaron, and 
to his sons, and unto all the children 
of Israel. 

CHAPTER XXH. 

1 The priests in their uncleanness must abstain 
from the holy things. 6 How they shall be 
cleansed. 10 Who of the priest's house may eat 
of the holy things. 17 The sacrifices must be 
without blemish. 26 The age of the sacrifice. 
29 The law of eating the sacrifice of thanks- 
giving. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses, 
. saying, 
2 Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, 

4* 



that they separate themselves from 
the holy things of the children of Is- 
rael, and that they profane not my 
holy name in those things which they 
hallow unto me : I am the Lord. 

3 Say unto them, Whosoever he be of 
all your seed among your generations, 
that goeth unto the holy things, 
which the children of Israel hallow 
unto the Lord, having his uncleanness 
upon him, that soul shall be cut off 
from my presence : I am the Lord. 

4 What man soever of the seed of 
Aaron is a leper, or hath a running 
issue ; he shall not eat of the holy 
things, until he be clean. And whoso 
toucneth any thing that is unclean by 
the dead, or a man whose seed goeth 
from him ; 

5 Or whosoever toucheth any creep- 
ing thing, whereby he may be made 
unclean, or a man of whom he may 
take uncleanness, whatsoever unclean- 
ness he hath ; 

6 The soul which hath touched any 
such shall be unclean until even, and 
shall not eat of the holy things, unless 
he wash his flesh with water. 

7 And when the sun is down, he shall 
be clean, and shall afterward eat of 
the holy things; because it is his 
food. 

8 That which dieth of itself, or is 
torn with beasts, he shall not eat to 
defile himself therewith : I am the 
Lord. 

9 They shall therefore keep mine or 
dinance, lest they bear sin for it, and 
die therefore, if they profane it : I the 
Lord do sanctify them. 

10 There shall no stranger eat of the 
holy thing : a sojourner of the priest, 
or a hired servant, shall not eat of the 
holy thing. 

11 But if the priest buy any soul with 
his money, he shall eat of it, and he 
that is born in his house : they shall 
eat of his meat. 

12 If the priest's daughter also be 
married unto a stranger, she may not 
eat of an offering of the holy things. 

13 But if the priest's daughter be a 
widow, or divorced, and have no child, 
and is returned unto her father's 
house, as in her youth, she shall eat 
of her father's meat : but there shall 
no stranger eat thereof. 

14 H And if a man eat of the holy 
thing unwittingly, then he shall put 
the fifth part thereof unto it, and shall 
give it unto the priest with the holy 
thing. 

15 And they shall not profane the 
holy things of the children of Israel, 
which they offer unto the Lord ; 

16 Or suffer them to bear the inic[ 
uity of trespass, when they eat their 
holy things : for I the Lord do sancti 
fy them. 

17 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses 
saying, 

18 Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, 
and unto all the children of Israel, and 
say unto them, Whatsoev v he be ^ 

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Feasts of the Lord. 



LEVITICUS, XXIII. 



Feast bf Pentecost. 



the house of Israel, or of the stran- 
gers in Israel, that will offer his obla- 
tion for all his vows, and for all his 
freewill offerings, which they will of- 
fer unto the Lord for a burnt offer- 
ing; 

19 Ye shall offer at your own will a 
male without blemish, of the beeves, 
of the sheep, or of the goats. 

20 But whatsoever hath a blemish, 
that shall ye not offer : for it shall not 
be acceptable for you. 

21 And whosoever offereth a sacrifice 
of peace offerings unto the Lord to 
accomplish his vow, or a freewill of- 
fering in beeves or sheep, it shall be 
perfect to be accepted ; there shall be 
no blemish therein. 

22 Blind, or broken, or maimed, or 
having a wen, or scurvy, or scabbed, 
ye shall not oner these unto the Lord, 
nor make an offering by fire of them 
upon the altar unto the Lord. 

23 Either a bullock or a lamb that 
hath any thing superfluous or lacking 
in his parts, that mayest thou offer 
for a freewill offering; but for a vow 
it shall not be accepted. 

24 Ye shall not offer unto the Lord 
that which is bruised, or crushed, or 
broken, or cut ; neither shall ye make 
any offering thereof in your land. 

25 Neither from a stranger's hand 
shall ye offer the bread of your God of 
any of these ; because their corruption 
is in them, and blemishes be in them : 
they shall not be accepted for you. 

20 % And the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

27 When a bullock, or a sheep, or 
a goat, is brought forth, then it shall 
be seven -days under the dam ; and 
from the eighth day and thenceforth 
it shall be accepted for an offering 
made by fire unto the Lord. 

SS And whether it be cow or ewe, ye 
shall not kill it and her young both 
in one day. 

29 And when ye will offer a sacrifice 
of thanksgiving unto the Lord, offer 
it at your own will. 

30 On the same day it shall be eaten 
up ; ye shall leave none of it until the 
morrow : 1 am the Lord. 

31 Therefore shall ye keep my com- 
mandments, and do them : I am the 
Lord. 

32 Neither shall ye profane my holy 
name ; but I will be hallowed among 
the children of Israel : I am the Lord 
which hallow you, 

33 That brought you out of the land 
of Egypt, to be your God : I am the 
Lord. 

CHAPTER XXHL 

1 The feasts of the Lord. 3 The sabbath. 4 The 
passover. 9 The sheaf of firstfruits. 15 The 
feast of Pentecost. 22 Gleanings to be left for 
the poor. 23 The feast of trumpets. 26 The 
day of atonement. 33 The feast of tabernacles. 

AN D the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 
2 Speak unto the children of Israel, 
and say unto them, Concerning the 
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feasts of the Lord, which ye shall pro- 
claim to be holy convocations, ever 
these are my feasts. 

3 Six days shall work be done : but 
the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, 
a holy convocation ; ye shall do no 
work therein : it is the sabbath of the 
Lord in all your dwellings. 

4 Tf These are the feasts of the Lord, 
even holy convocations, which ye shall 
proclaim in their seasons. 

5 In the fourteenth day of the first 
month at even is the Lord's passover. 

6 And on the fifteenth day of the 
same month is the feast of unleavened 
bread unto the Lord : seven days y6 
must eat unleavened bread. 

7 In the first day ye shall have a holy 
convocation : ye shall do no servile 
work therein. 

8 But ye shall offer an offering made 
by fire unto the Lord seven days : in 
the seventh day is a holy convocation i 
ye shall do no servile work therein. 

9 % And the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

10 Speak unto the children of Israel, 
and say unto them. When ye be come 
into the land which I give unto you s 
and shall reap the harvest thereof^ 
then ye shall oring a sheaf of the 
firstfruits of your harvest unto the 
priest : 

li And he shall wave the sheaf be- 
fore the Lord, to be accepted for you : 
on the morrow after the sabbath the 
priest shall wave it. 

12 And ye shall offer that day when 
ye wave the sheaf a he lamb without 
blemish of the first year for a burnt 
offering unto the Lord. 

13 And the meat offering thereof 
shall be two tenth deals of fine flour 
mingled with oil, an offering made 
by fire unto the Lord for a sweet 
savour : and the drink offering there- 
of shall be of wine, the fourth part of 
ahin. 

14 And ye shall eat neither bread s 
nor parched corn, nor green ears, 
until the selfsame day that ye have 
Drought an offering unto your God : 
it shall be a statute for ever through- 
out your generations in all your dwell- 
ings. 

15 % And ye shall count unto you 
from the morrow after the sabbath, 
from the day chat ye brought the 
sheaf of the wave offering ; seven sab- 
baths shall be complete : 

16 Even unto the morrow after the 
seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty 
days ; and ye shall offer a new meat 
offering unto the Lord. 

17 Y<? shall bring out of your habita 
tions two wave loaves or two tenth 
deals : they shall be of fine flour ; they 
shall be baken with leaven ; they are 
the firstfruits unto the Lord. 

18 And ye shall offer with the bread 
seven lambs without blemish of the 
first year, and one young bullock, and 
two rams : they shall be for a burnt 
offering unto the Lord, with thei? 



Feast of trumpets. 



LEVITICUS, XXIV. 



Feast of tabernacles* 



meat offering, and their drink offer- 
ings, even an offeiing made by fire, 
or sweet savour unto the Lord. 

19 Then ye shall sacrifice one kid of 
tne goats for a sin offering, and two 
lambs of the first year for a sacrifice 
of peace offerings. 

20 And the priest shall wave them 
with the bread of the firstfruits for a 
wave offering before the Lord, with 
the two lambs : they shall be holy to 
the Lord for the priest. 

21 And ye shall proclaim on the self- 
same day, that it may be a holy con- 
vocation unto you : ye shall do no 
servile work therein : it shall be a 
statute for ever in all your dwell- 
ings throughout your generations. 

22 1 And when ye reap the harvest 
of your land, thou shalt not make 
clean riddance of the corners of thy 
field when thou reapest, neither shalt 
thou gather any gleaning of thy har- 
vest : thou shalt leave them unto the 

Eoor, and to the stranger: I am the 
ord your God. 

23 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

24 Speak unto the children of Is- 
rael, saying, In the seventh month. 
in the first day of the month, shall 
ye have a sabbath, a memorial of 
blowing of trumpets, a holy convo- 
cation. 

25 Ye shall do no servile work there- 
in : but ye shall offer an offering made 
by fire unto the Lord. 

26 "If And the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

27 Also on the tenth day of this 
seventh month there shall be a day of 
atonement : it shall be a holy convo- 
cation unto you ; and ye shall afflict 
your souls, and offer an offering made 
by fire unto the Lord. 

28 And ye shall do no work in that 
same day : for it is a day of atone- 
ment, to make an atonement for you 
before the Lord your God. 

29 For whatsoever soul it be that 
shall not be afflicted in that same 
day, he shall be cut off from among 
his people. 

30 And whatsoever soul it be that do- 
eth any work in that same day, the 
same soul will I destroy from among 
his people. 

31 Ye shall do no manner of work : 
it shall be a statute for ever through- 
out your generations in all your dwell- 
ings. 

32 It shall be unto you a sabbath of 
rest, and ye shall afflict your souls : 
in the ninth day of the month at even, 
from even unto even, shall ye cele- 
brate your sabbath. 

33 % And the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

34 Speak unto the children of Is- 
rael, saying, The fifteenth day of this 
seventh month shall be the feast of 
tabernacles for seven days unto the 
Lord. 

35 On the first day shall be a holy 



convocation: ye shall do no servile 
work therein. 

36 Seven days ye shall offer an offer- 
ing made by fire unto the Lord ; on 
the eighth day shall be a holy convo 
cation unto you, and ye shall offer an 
offering made by fire unto the Lord ; 
it is a solemn assembly ; and ye shall 
do no servile work therein. 

37 These are the feasts of the Lord* 
which ye shall proclaim to be holy con 
vocations, to offer an offering made 
by fire unto the Lord, a burnt offer- 
ing, and a meat offering, a sacrifice, 
and drink offerings, every thing upon 
his day: 

38 Beside the sabbaths of the Lord. 
and beside your gifts, and beside all 
your vows, and beside all your free- 
will offerings, which ye give unto the 
Lord. 

39 Also in the fifteenth day of the 
Seventh month, when ye have gath= 
ered in the fruit of the land, ye shall 
keep a feast unto the Lord seven 
days : on the first day shall be a sab- 
bath, and on the eighth day shall be a 
sabbath. 

40 And ye shall take you on the first 
day the boughs of goodly trees, branch- 
es of palm trees, and the boughs of 
thick trees, and willows of the brook ; 
and ye shall rejoice before the Lord 
your God seven days. 

41 And ye shall keep it a feast unto 
the Lord seven days in the year : it 
shall be a statute for ever m your 
generations ; ye shall celebrate it in 
the seventh month. 

42 Ye shall dwell in booths seven 
days ; all that are Israelites born shall 
dwell in booths : 

43 That your generations may know 
that I made the children of Israel to 
dwell in booths, when I brought them 
out of the land of Egypt : I am the 
Lord your God. 

44 And Moses declared unto tho 
children of Israel the feasts of the 
Lord. 

CHAPTER XXIY. 

1 The oil for the lamps. 5 The shewhread. 10 

Shelomith's son blasphemeth. 13 The law oj 

blasphemy. 17 Of murder. 18 Of damage. 23 
The blasphemer is stoned. 

AN D the Lord spake unto Moses, 
. saying, 

2 Command the children of Israel, 
that they bring unto thee pure oil 
olive beaten for the light, to cause 
the lamps to burn continually. ► 

3 Without the vail of the testimony, 
in the tabernacle of the congregation, 
shall Aaron order it from the evening 
unto the morning before the Lord con= 
tinually : it shall be a statute for ever 
in your generations. 

4 He shall order the lamps upon tht; 
pure candlestick before the Lord con 
tinually. 

5 1 And thou shalt take fine flour, 
and bake twelve cakes thereof : two 
tenth deals shall be in one cake. 

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LEVITICUS, XXV. 



The year of jubilee. 



6 And thou shalt set them in two 
rows, six on a row, upon the pure table 
before the Lord. 

7 And thou shalt put pure frank- 
incense upon each row, that it may 
be on the Dread for a memorial, even 
an offering made by fire unto the 
Lord. 

8 Every sabbath he shall set it in 
order before the Lord continually, 
being taken from the children of Is- 
rael by an everlasting covenant. 

9 And it shall be Aaron's and his 
sons' ; and they shall eat it in the holy 

f»lace : for it is most holy unto him of 
he offerings of the Lord made by fire 
by a perpetual statute. 

10 i And the son of an Israelitish 
woman, whose father was an Egyptian, 
went out among the children or Israel : 
and this son or the Israelitish woman 
and a man of Israel strove together in 
the camp ; 

11 And the Israelitish woman's son 
blasphemed the name of the Lord, and 
cursed. And they brought him unto 
Moses : (and his mother's name was 
Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of 
the tribe of Dan :) 

12 And they put him in ward, that 
the mind of the Lord might be shew- 
ed them. 

13 And the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

14 Bring forth him that hath cursed 
without the camp ; and let all tnat 
heard him lay their hands upon his 
head, and let ah the congregation 
stone him. 

15 And thou shalt speak unto the 
children of Israel, saying, Whosoever 
curseth his God shall bear his sin. 

16 And he that blasphemeth the 
name of the Lord, he shall surely be 
put to death, and 'all the congrega- 
tion shall certainly stone him : as well 
the stranger, as he that is born in 
fine land, when he blasphemeth the 
name of the Lord, shall be put to 
death. 

17 If And he that killeth any man 
shall surely be put to death. 

18 And he that killeth a beast shall 
make it good ; beast for beast. 

19 And if a man cause a blemish in 
his neighbour; as he hath done, so 
shall it be done to him : 

20 Breach for breach, eye for eye, 
tooth for tooth: as he hath cauaed 
a blemish in a man, so shall it be done 
to him again. 

21 And he that killeth a beast, he 
shall restore it : and he that killeth 
a man, he shall be put to death. 

22 Ye shall have one manner of law, 
as well for the stranger, as for one of 
your own country : for I am the Lord 
your God. 

23 ? And Moses spake to the children 
of Israel, that they should bring forth 
Mm that had cursed out of the camp, 
and stone him with stones: and the 
children of Israel did as the Lord com- 
manded Moses. 

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CHAPTER XXV. 

1 The sabbath of the seventh year. 8 The jubilee 
in the fiftieth year. 14 Of oppression. 18 A 
blessing of obedience. 23 The redemption of 
land. 29 Of houses. 35 Compassion of the 
poor. 39 The usage of bondmen. 47 The r«« 
demption of servants. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses in 
.. mount Sinai, saying, 

2 Speak unto the children of Israel, 
and say unto them, When ye come 
into the land which I give you, then 
shall the land keep a sabbath unto 
the Lord. 

3 Six years thou shalt sow thy field, 
and six years thou shalt prune thy 
vineyard, and gather in the fruit 
thereof j 

4 But in the seventh year shall be a 
sabbath of rest unto the land, a sab- 
bath for the Lord : thou shalt neither 
sow thy field, nor prune thy vine' 
yard. 

5 That which groweth of its own a©* 
cord of thy harvest thou shalt not reap, 
neither gather the grapes of thy vine 
undressed : for it is a year of rest unto 
the land. 

6 And the sabbath of the land shall 
be meat for you ; for thee, and for 
thy servant, and for thy maid, and for 
thy hired servant, and for thy stran- 
ger that sojourneth with thee, 

7 And for thy cattle, and for the 
beast that are in thy land, shall all 
the increase thereof be meat. 

8 IT And thou shalt number seven 
sabbaths of years unto thee, seven 
times seven years; and the space of 
the seven sabbaths of years shall be 
unto thee forty and nine years. 

9 Then shalt thou cause the trumpet 
of the jubilee to sound on the tenth 
day of the seventh month, in the 
day of atonement shall ye make the 
trumpet sound throughout all your 
land. 

10 And ye shall hallow the fiftieth 
year, and proclaim liberty through- 
out all the land unto all the inhab- 
itants thereof : it shall be a jubilee 
unto you ; and ye shall return every 
man unto his possession, and ye shall 
return every man unto his family. 

11 A jubilee shall that fiftieth year 
be unto you: ye shall not sow, nei- 
ther reap that which groweth of it- 
self in it, nor gather the grapes in it 
of thy vine undressed. 

12 For it is the jubilee; it shall be 
holy unto you : ye shall eat the in- 
crease thereof out of the field. 

13 In the year of this jubilee ye 
shall return every man unto his pos= 
session 

li And if thou sell aught unto thy 
neighbour, or buyest aught of thy 
neighbour's hand, ye shall not oppress 
one another : 

15 According to the number of years 
after the jubilee thou shalt buy of 
thy neighbour, and according unto 
the number of years of the fruits he 
shall sell unto thee : 



Redemption of land. 



LEVITICUS, XXV. 



Usage of bondmen* 



16 According to the multitude of 

? r ears thou shalt increase the price 
hereof, and according to the fewness 
of years thou shalt diminish the price 
of it: for according to the number 
of the years of the fruits doth he 
sell unto thee. 

17 Ye shall not therefore oppress one 
another ; but thou shalt fear thy God : 
for I am the Lord your God. 

18 if Wherefore ye shall do my stat- 
utes, and keep my judgments, and do 
them ; and ye shall dwell in the land 
in safety. 

19 And the land shall yield her fruit, 
and ye shall eat your fill, and dwell 
therein in safety. 

20 And if ye shall say, What shall 
we eat the seventh year? behold, we 
shall not sow, nor gather in our in- 
crease : 

21 Then I will command my bless- 
ing upon you in the sixth year, and 
it shall bring forth fruit for three 
years. 

22 And ye shall sow the eighth 
year, and eat yet of old fruit until 
the ninth year; until her fruits come 
in ye shall eat of the old store. 

23 if The land shall not be sold for 
ever : for the land is mine ; for ye are 
strangers and sojourners with me. 

21 And in all the land of your pos- 
session ye shall grant a redemption 
for the land. 

25 If If thy brother be waxen poor, 
and hath sold away some of his pos- 
session, and if any of his kin come to 
redeem it, then shall he redeem that 
which his brother sold. 

26 And if the man have none to 
redeem it, and himself be able to re- 
deem it ; 

27 Then let him count the years of 
the sale thereof, and restore the 
overplus unto the man to whom he 
sold it ; that he may return unto his 
possession. 

28 But if he be not able to restore it 
to him, then that which is sold shall 
remain in the hand of him that hath 
bought it until the year of jubilee : 
and in the jubilee it shall go out, 
and he shall return unto his posses- 
sion. 

29 And if a man sell a dwelling- 
house in a walled city, then he may 
redeem it within a whole year after 
it is sold; within a full year may he 
redeem it. 

30 And if it be not redeemed with- 
in the space of a full year, then the 
house that is in the walled city shall 
be established for ever to him that 
bought it throughout his generations : 
it shall not go out in the jubilee. 

31 But the houses of the villages 
which have no wall round about 
them shall be counted as the fields 
of the country : they may be re- 
deemed, and they shall go out in the 
jubilee. 

32 Notwithstanding the cities of the 
Levites, and the houses of the cities 



of their possession, may the Levites 
redeem at any time. 

33 And if a man purchase of the 
Levites, then the house that was 
sold, and the city of his possession, 
shall go out in the year of jubilee : 
for the houses of the cities of the 
Levites are their possession among 
the children of Israel. 

34 But the field of the suburbs of 
their cities may not be sold ; for it is 
their perpetual possession. 

35 If And if thy brother be waxeD 
poor, and fallen in decay with thee ; 
then thou shalt relieve him : yea t 
though he be a stranger, or a sojourn- 
er ; that he may five with thee. 

36 Take thou no usury of him, or in- 
crease : but fear thy God ; that thy 
brother may live with thee. 

37 Thou shalt not give him thy 
money upon usury, nor lend him 
thy victuals for increase. 

38 I am the Lord your God, which 
brought you forth out of the land of 
Egypt, to give you the land of Ca- 
naan, and to be your God. 

39 if And if thy brother that dwelleth 
by thee be waxen poor, and be sold un- 
to thee ; thou shalt nor compel him to 
serve as a bondservant : 

40 But as a hired servant, and as a 
sojourner, he shall be with thee, and 
shall serve thee unto the year of ju- 
bilee : 

41 And then shall he depart from 
thee, both he and his children with 
him, and shall return unto his own 
family, and unto the possession of his 
fathers shall he return. 

42 For they are my servants, which 
I brought forth out of the land of 
Egypt : they shall not be sold as bond- 
men. 

43 Thou shalt not rule over him with 
rigour ; but shalt fear thy God. 

44 Both thy bondmen, and thy bond- 
maids, which thou shalt have, shall be 
of the heathen that are round about 
you ; of them shall ye buy bondmen 
and bondmaids. 

45 Moreover, of the children of the 
strangers that do sojourn among you, 
of them shall ye buy, and of their fam- 
ilies that are with you, which they be- 
gat in your land : and they shall be 
your possession. 

46 And ye shall take them as an in- 
heritance for your children after you, 
to inherit them for a possession ; they 
shall be your bondmen for ever: but 
over your brethren the children of Is- 
rael, ye shall not rule one over another 
with rigour. 

47 if And if a sojourner or stranger 
wax rich by thee, and thy brother that 
dwelleth by him wax poor, and sell 
himself unto the stranger or sojourn- 
er by thee, or to the stock of the stran= 
ger's family : 

48 After that he is sold he may be 
redeemed again ; one of his brethren 
may redeem him : 

49 Either his uncle, or his uncle's 

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LEVITICUS, XXVI. 



a curse proposed,, 



son, may redeem him,*or any that is 
nigh, of kin unto him of his family 
may redeem him ; or if he be able, 
he may redeem himself. 

50 And he shall reckon with him that 
bought him from the year that he was 
sold" to him unto the year of jubilee : 
and the price of his sale shall be ac- 
cording unto the number of years, ac- 
cording to the time of a hired servant 
shall it be with him. 

51 If there be yet many years be- 
hind, according unto them he shall 
give again the price of his redemption 
out of the money that he was bought 
for. 

52 And if there remain but few years 
unto the year of jubilee, then he shall 
count with him, and according unto 
his years shall he give him again the 
price of his redemption. 

53 And as a yearly hired servant 
shall he be with him : and the other 
shall not rule with rigour over him 
in thy sight. 

M And if he be not redeemed in 
these years, then he shall go out in the 
year of jubilee, both he, and his chil- 
dren witn him. 

55 For unto me the children of Israel 
are servants ; they are my servants 
whom I brought forth out of the land 
of Egypt : I am the Lord your God. 

CHAPTER XXVL 

1 Of idrlatry. 2 Religiousness. 3 A blessing to 
t-hem that keep the commandments. 14 A curse 
to those that break them. 40 Qod promiseth to 
remember them that repent. 

YE shall make you no idols nor 
graven image, neither rear you 
up a standing image, neither shall ye 
set up any image of stone in your land, 
to bow down unto it: for I am the 
Lord your God. 

2 If Te shall keep my sabbaths, and 
reverence my sanctuary : I am the 
Lord. 

3 1 If ye walk in my statutes, and 
keep my commandments, and do 
them.; 

4 Then I will give you rain in due 
season, and the land shall yield her 
increase, and the trees of the field 
shall yield their fruit. 

5 And your threshing shall reach 
unto the vintage, and the vintage shall 
reach unto the sowing time : and ye 
shall eat your bread to the full, and 
dwell in your land safely. 

6 And I. will give peace in the land, 
and ye shall lie down, and none shall 
make you afraid : and I will rid evil 
beasts out of the land, neither shall 
the sword go through your land. 

7 And ye shall chase your enemies, 
and they shall fall before you by the 
sword. 

8 And five of you shall chase a hun- 
dred, and a hundred of you shall put 
ten thousand to flight : and your en- 
emies shall fall before you by the 
sword. 

9 For I will have respect unto you, 

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and make you fruitful, and multiply 
you, and establish my covenant with 
you. 

10 And ye shall eat old store, and 
bring forth the old because of the 
new. 

11 And I will set my tabernacle 
among you: and my soul shall not 
abhor you. 

12 And I will walk among you, and 
will be your God, and ye shall be my 
people. 

13 I am the Lord your God, which 
brought you forth out of the land of 
Egypt, that ye should not be their 
bondmen; and I have broken the 
bands of your yoke, and made you go 
upright. 

14 ^ But if ye will not hearken unto 
me, and will not do all these command- 
ments ; 

15 And if ye shall despise my stak 
utes, or if your soul abhor my judg= 
ments, so that ye will not do all my 
commandments, but that ye break my 
covenant : 

16 I also will do this unto you ; I will 
even appoint over you terror, con- 
sumption, and the burning agce, that 
shall consume the eyes, and cause sor- 
row of heart: and ye shall sow your 
seed in vain, for your enemies shall 
eat it. 

17 And I will set my face against you £ 
and ye shall be slain before your ene- 
mies : they that hate you shall reigB 
over you ; and ye shall flee when none 
pursueth you. 

18 And if ye will not yet for all this 
hearken unto me, then I will punish 
you seven times more for your sins. 

19 And I will break the pride of your 
power ; and I will make your heaven 
as iron, and your earth as brass : 

20 And your strength shall be spent 
in vain : tor your land shall not yield 
her increase, neither shall the trees of 
the land yield their fruits. 

21 1 And if ye walk contrary unto 
me, and will not hearken unto me ; I 
will bring seven times more plagues 
upon you according to your sins. 

22 I will also send wild beasts among 
you, which shall rob you of your chil- 
dren, and destroy your cattle, and 
make you few in number; and your 
high ways shall be desolate. 

23 And if ye will not be reformed by 
me by these things, but will walk con- 
trary unto me ; 

24 Then will I also walk contrary un- 
to you, and will punish you yet seven 
times for your sins. 

25 And I will bring a sword upon 
you, that shall avenge the quarrel 
of my covenant : and when ye are 

fathered together within your cities, 
will send the pestilence among you ; 
and ye shall be delivered into the 
hand of the enemy. 

26 And when I have broken the st^ff 
of your bread, ten women shall bake 
your bread in one oven, and they 
shall deliver you your bread again by 



Mercy to the penitent. LEVITICUS, XXYII. Estimation of vows, 



weight : and ye shall eat, and not be 
satisfied^ 

27 And if ye will not for all this 
hearken unto me, but walk contrary 
unto me ; 

28 Then I will walk contrary unto 
you also in fury ; and I, even I, will 
chastise you seven times for your 
sins. 

29 And ye shall eat the flesh of your 
sons, and the flesh of your daughters 
shall ye eat. 

30 And I will destroy your high places, 
and cut down your images, and cast 
your carcasses upon the carcasses of 
your idols, and my soul shall abhor 
you. 

31 And I will make your cities waste, 
and bring your sanctuaries unto deso- 
lation, and I will not smell the savour 
of your sweet odours. 

32 And I will bring the land into 
desolation: and your enemies which 
dwell therein shall be astonished at 
it. 

33 And I will scatter you among the 
heathen, and will draw out a sword 
after you : and your land shall be 
desolate, and your cities waste. 

34 Then shall the land enjoy her sab- 
baths, as long as it lieth desolate, and 
ye be in your enemies' land ; even then 
shall the land rest, and enjoy her sab- 
baths. 

35 As long as it lieth desolate it shall 
rest ; because it did not rest in your 
3abbaths, when ye dwelt upon it. 

36 And upon them that are left alive 
of you I will send a f aintness into their 
hearts in the lands of their enemies : 
and the sound of a shaken leaf shall 
chase them; and they shall flee, as 
fleeing from a sword ; and they shall 
fall when none pursueth. 

37 And they snail fall one upon an- 
other, as it were before a sword, when 
none pursueth : and ye shall have no 
power to stand before your enemies. . 

38 And ye shall perish among the 
heathen, and the land of your ene- 
mies shall eat you up. 

39 And they that are left of you shall 
pine away m their iniquity in your 
enemies' lands ; and also in the in- 
iquities of their fathers shall they 
pme away with them. 

40 If they shall confess their iniquity, 
and the iniquity of their fathers, with 
their trespass which they trespassed 
against me, and that also they have 
walked contrary unto me ; 

41 And that I also have walked con- 
trary unto them, and have brought 
them into the land of their enemies ; 
if then their uncircumcised hearts be 
humbled, and they then accept of the 
punishment of their iniquity : 

42 Then will I remomber my cove- 
nant with Jacob, and also my covenant 
with Isaac, and also my covenant with 
Abraham will I remember ; and I will 
remember the land. 

43 The land also shall be left of them, 
and shall enjoy her sabbaths, while she 



lieth desolate without them : and they 
shall accept of the punishment of tfieir 
iniquity ; because, even because they 
despised my judgments, and because 
their soul abhorred my statutes. 

44 And yet for all that, when they be 
in the land of their enemies, I will not 
cast them away, neither will I abhor 
them, to destroy them utterly, and to 
break my covenant with them: for I 
am the Lord their God. 

46 But I will for their sakes remem- 
ber the covenant of their ancestors, 
whom I brought forth out of the land 
of Egypt in the sight of the heathen, 
that I might be their God: I am the 
Lord. 

48 These are the statutes and judg- 
ments and laws, which the Lord made 
between him and the children of Is- 
rael in mount Sinai by the hand of 
Moses. 

CHAPTER XXVII. 

1 He that maketh a singular vow must be the Lord's^ 

3 The estimation of the person. 9 Of a beast 

t given by vow. 14 Of a house. 16 Of afield, and 

the redemption thereof. 28 No devoted thing may 

be redeemed. 32 The tithe may not be changed. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses, 
. saying, 

2 Speak unto the children of Israel, 
and say unto them, When a man 
shall make a singular vow, the per- 
sons shall be for the Lord by thy 
estimation. 

3 And thy estimation shall be of the 
male from twenty years old even un- 
to sixty years old, even thy estima- 
tion shall be fifty shekels of silver, 
after the shekel of the sanctuary. 

4 And if it be a female, then thy 
estimation shall be thirty shekels. 

5 And if it be from five years old 
even unto twenty years old, then thy 
estimation shall be of the male twen- 
ty shekels, and for the female ten 
shekels. 

6 And if it be from a month old 
even unto five years old, then thy 
estimation shall be of the male five 
shekels of silver, and for the female 
thy estimation shall be three shekels 
of silver. 

7 And if it be from sixty years old 
and above ; if it be a male, then thy 
estimation shall be fifteen shekels, 
and for the female ten shekels. 

8 But if he be poorer than thy esti- 
mation, then he shall present him- 
self before the priest, and the priest 
shall value him ; according to his 
ability that vowed shall the priest 
value him. 

9 And if it be a beast, whereof men 
bring an offering unto the Lord, all 
that any man giveth of such unto 
the Lord shall be holy. 

10 He shall not alter it, nor change 
it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a 

food : and if he shall at all change 
east for beast, then it and the ex- 
change thereof shall be holy. 

11 And if it be any unclean beast, of 
which they do not offer a sacriflc® 

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of the people 



unto the Lord, then he shall present 
the beast before the priest : 

12 And the priest shall value it, 
whether it be good or bad : as thou 
valuest it, who art the priest, so shall 
it be. 

13 But if he will at all redeem it, 
then he shall add a fifth part there- 
of unto thy estimation. 

14 f And when a man shall sanctify 
his house to be holy unto the Lord, 
then the priest shall estimate it, 
whether it be good or bad : as the 
priest shall estimate it, so shall it 
stand. 

15 And if he that sanctified it will 
redeem his house, then he shall add 
the fifth part of the money of thy 
estimation unto it, and it shall be his. 

16 And if a man shall sanctify unto 
the Lord some part of a field of his 

Eossession, then thy estimation shall 
e according to the seed thereof: a 
homer of barley seed shall be valued 
at fifty shekels of silver. 

17 If he sanctify his field from the, 
year of jubilee, according to thy 
estimation it shall stand. 

18 But if he sanctify his field after 
the jubilee, then the priest shall reck- 
on unto him the money according 
to the years that remain, even unto 
the year of the jubilee, and it shall 
be abated from thy estimation. 

19 And if he that sanctified the field 
will in any wise redeem it, then he 
shall add the fifth part of the money 
of thy estimation unto it, and it 
shall be assured to him. 

20 And if he will not redeem the 
field, or if he have sold the field to 
another man, it shall not be redeem- 
ed any more. 

21 But the field, when it goeth out 
in the jubilee, shall be holy unto the 
Lord, as a field devoted ; the posses- 
sion thereof shall be the priest's. 

22 And if a man sanctify unto the 
Lord a field which he hath bought, 
which is not of the fields of his pos- 
session ; 

23 Then the priest shall reckon unto 
him the worth of thy estimation, 
even unto the year of the jubilee : and 



he shall give thine estimation in 
that day, as a holy thing unto the 
Lord. 

24 In the year of the jubilee the 
field shall return unto him of whom 
it was bought, even to him to whom 
the possession of the land did be- 
long. 

25 And all thy estimations shall be 
according to the shekel of the sanc- 
tuary: twenty gerahs shall be the 

26 1 Only the firstling of the beasts, 
which should be the Lord's first- 
ling, no man shall sanctify it : wheth- 
er it be ox, or sheep : it is the 
Lord's. 

27 And if it be of an unclean beast, 
then he shall redeem it according to 
thine estimation, and shall add a 
fifth part of it thereto : or if it be 
not redeemed, then it shall be sold 
according to thy estimation. 

28 Notwithstanding, no devoted 
thing, that a man shall devote unto 
the Lord of all that he hath, both of 
man and beast, and of the field o£ 
his possession, shall be sold or re- 
deemed : every devoted thing is most 
holy unto the Lord. 

29 None devoted, which shall be de- 
voted of men, shall be redeemed ; but 
shall surely be put to death. 

30 And all the tithe of the land, 
whether of the seed of the land, or 
of the fruit of the tree, is the Lord's : 
it is holy unto the Lord. 

31 And if a man will at all redeem 
aught of his tithes, he shall add 
thereto the fifth pari thereof. 

32 And concerning the tithe of the 
herd, or of the flock, even of whatso- 
ever passeth under the rod, the tenth 
shall be holy unto the Lord. 

33 He shall not search whether it 
be good or bad, neither shall he 
change it : and if he change it at all, 
then both it and the change there- 
of shall be holy; it shall not be re- 
deemed. 

34 These are the commandments, 
which the Lord commanded Moses 
for the children of Israel in mount 
Sinai. 



THE FOURTH BOOK OF MOSES, CALLED 



NUMBERS. 



CHAPTER I. 

i Qod commandetk Moses to number the people. 
5 The princes of the tribes. 17 The number of 
every tribe. 47 The Levites are exempted for the 
service of the Lord. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses in 
. the wilderness of Sinai, in the tab- 
ernacle of the congregation, on the 
first day of the second month, in the 
second year after they were come out 
of the land of Egypt, saying, 
2 Take ye the sum of all the con- 
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gregation of the children of Israel, 
after their families, by the house of 
their f athers,'with the number of their 
names, every male by their polls ; 

3 From twenty years old and up- 
ward, all that are able to go forth to 
war in Israel : thou and Aaron shall 
number them by their armies. 

4 And with you there shall be a man 
of every tribe ; every one head of the 
house of his fathers. 

5 f And these are the names of the 



The number 



NUMBERS, I. 



of every tribe. 



men that shall stand with you : of the 
tribe of Reuben ; Elizur the son of 
Shedeur. 

Shelumiei the son of 



Nahshon the son of 



6 Of Simeon 
Zurishaddai. 

7 Of Judah 
Amminadab. 

8 Of Issachar ; Nethaneel the son of 

9 Of Zebulun ; EUab the son of He- 
Ion. 

10 Of the children of Joseph: of 
Ephraim ; Elishama the son of Ain- 
mihud : of Manassseh ; GamaUel the 
eon of Pedahzur. 

11 Of Benjamin ; Abidan the son of 
Gideoni. 

12 Of Dan ; Ahiezer the son of Am- 
mishaddai. 

13 Of Asher ; Pagiel the son of Oc- 
ran. 

li Of Gad ; Eliasaph the son of 
Deuel. 

15 Of Naphtali; Ahira the son of 
Enan. 

16 These were the renowned of the 
congregation, princes of the tribes of 
their fathers, heads of thousands in 
Israel. 

17 1 And Moses and Aaron took 
these men which are expressed by 
their names : 

18 And they assembled all the con- 
gregation together on the first day of 
the second month, and they declared 
their pedigrees after their families, by 
the house of their fathers, according 
to the number of the names, from 
twenty years old and upward, by their 
polls. 

19 As the Lord commanded Moses, 
so he numbered them in the wilder- 
ness of Sinai. 

20 And the children of Reuben, Is- 
rael's eldest son ? by their generations, 
after their families, by the house of 
their fathers, according to the num- 
ber of the names, by their polls, every 
male from twenty years old and up- 
ward, all that were able to go forth to 
war; 

21 Those that were numbered of 
them, even of the tribe of Reuben, 
were f orty and six thousand and five 
hundred. 

22 T Of the children of Simeon, by 
their generations, after their families, 
by the house of their fathers, those 
that were numbered of them, accord- 
ing to the number of the names, by 
their polls, every male from twenty- 
years old and upward, all that were 
able to go forth to war % 

23 Those that were numbered of 
Jhem, even of the tribe of Simeon, 
«ere fifty and nine thousand and three 
hundred. 

24 % Of the children of Gad, by their 
generations, after their families, by 
She house of their fathers, according 
to the number of the names, from 
twenty years old and upward, all that 
were able to go f orth to war ; 

25 Those that were numbered of 



them, even of the tribe of Gad, were 
forty and five thousand six hundred 
and fifty. 

26 f Of the children of Judah, by 
their generations, after their families, 
by the house of their fathers, accord- 
ing to the number of the names, from 
twenty years old and upward, all that 
were able to go forth to war ; 

27 Those that were numbered of 
them, even of the tribe of Judah, were 
threescore and fourteen thousand and 
six hundred. 

28 IF Of the children of Issachar, by 
their generations, after their families, 
by the house of their fathers, accord- 
ing to the number of the names, from 
twenty years old and upward, all that 
were able to go forth to war ; 

29 Those that were numbered of 
them, even of the tribe of Issachar, 
were fifty and four thousand and four 
hundred. 

30 t Of the children of Zebulun. by 
their generations, after their families, 
by the house of their fathers, accord- 
ing to the number of the names, from 
twenty years old and upward, all that 
were able to go forth to war ; 

31 Those that were numbered of 
them, even of the tribe of Zebulun, 
were fifty and seven thousand ana 
four hundred. 

32 If Of the children of Josephs 
namely, of the children of Ephraim, 
by their generations, after their fam= 
Hies, by the house of their fathers, ac- 
cording to the number of the names, 
from twenty years old and upward, all 
that were able to go forth to war ; 

33 Those that were numbered of 
them, even of the tribe of Ephraim, 
were forty thousand and five hun= 
dred. 

34 IT Of the children of Manasseh, by 
their generations, after their families, 
by i>he house of their fathers, accord- 
ing to the number of the names, from 
twenty years old and upward, all that 
were able to go forth to war ; 

35 Those that were numbered of 
them, even of the tribe of Manasseh, 
were thirty and two thousand and 
two hundred. 

36 If Of the children of Benjamin, by 
their generations, after their families, 
by the house of their fathers, accord- 
ing to the number of the names, from 
twenty vears old and upward, all that 
were able to go forth to war ; 

37 Those that were numbered of 
them, even of the tribe of Benjamin. 
were thirty and five thousand and 
four hundred. 

38 f Of the children of Dan, by their 
generations, after their families, by 
the house of their fathers, according 
to the number of the names, from 
twenty years old and upward, all thai 
were able to go forth to war ? 

39 Those that were numbered of 
them, even of the tribe of Dan, were 
threescore and two thousand and sev- 
en hundred* 

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NUMBERS, II. 



The order of th* 



40 1 Of the children of Asher, by 
their generations, after their families, 
by the house of their fathers, accord- 
ing to the number of the names, from 
twenty years old and upward, all that 
were able to go forth to war ; 

41 Those that were numbered of 
them, even of the tribe of Asher, were 
forty and one thousand and five hun- 
dred. 

42 1 Of the children of Naphtali, 
throughout their generations, after 
their families, by the house of their 
fathers, according to the number of 
the names, from twenty years old and 
upward, all that were able to go forth 
to war; 

43 Those that were numbered of 
them, even of the tribe of Naphtali, 
were fifty and three thousand and four 
hundred*. 

44 These are those that were num- 
bered, which Moses and Aaron num- 
bered, and the princes of Israel, being 
twelve men: each one was for the 
house of his fathers. 

45 So were all those that were num- 
bered of the children of Israel, by the 
house of their fathers, from twenty 
years old and upward, all that were 
able to go forth to war in Israel ; 

46 Even all they that were numbered 
were six hundred thousand and three 
thousand and five hundred and fifty. 

47 1 But the Levites after the tribe 
of their fathers were not numbered 
among them. 

48 For the Lord had spoken unto 
Moses, saying, 

49 Only thou shalt not number the 
tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of 
them among the children of Israel : 

50 But thou shalt appoint the Levites 
over the tabernacle or testimony, and 
over all the vessels thereof, and over 
all things that belong to it : they shall 
bear the tabernacle, and all the vessels 
thereof ; and they shall minister unto 
it, and shall encamp round about the 
tabernacle. 

51 And when the tabernacle setteth 
forward, the Levites shall take it 
down ; and when the tabernacle is to 
be pitched, the Levites shall set it up 
and the stranger that cometh nigh 
shall be put to death. 

52 And the children of Israel shall 
pitch their tents, every man by his 
own camp, and every man by his own 
standard, throughout their hosts. 

53 But the Levites shall pitch round 
about the tabernacle of testimony, 
that there be no wrath upon the con- 
gregation of the children of Israel s 
and the Levites shall keep the charge 
of the tabernacle of testimony. 

54 And the children of Israel did ac- 
cording to all that the Lord command- 
ad Moses, so did they. 

CHAPTER IL 

The order of the tribes in their tents. 

ND the Lord spake unto Moses and 
unto Aaron, saying, 
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A 1 



2 Every man of the children of Israel 
shall pitch by his own standard, with 
the ensign of their father's house : far 
off about the tabernacle of the congre- 
gation shall they pitch. 

3 And on the east side toward the 
rising of the sun shall they of the 
standard of the camp of Judah pitch 
throughout their armies: and Nab 
shon the son of Amminadab shall be 
captain of the children of Judah. 

4 And his host, and those that were 
numbered of them, were threescore 
and fourteen thousand and six nun' 
dred. 

5 And those that do pitch next unto 
him shall be the tribe of Issaehar : and 
Nethaneel the son of Zuar shall be cap 
tain of the children of Issaehar. 

6 And his host, and those that were 
numbered thereof, were fifty and four 
thousand and four hundred. 

7 Then the tribe of Zebulun : and Elk 
ab the son of Helon shall be captain of 
the children of Zebulun. 

8 And his host, and those that were 
numbered thereof, were fifty and sev 
en thousand and four hundred. 

9 All that were numbered in the 
camp of Judah were a hundred thou- 
sand and fourscore thousand and six 
thousand and four hundred, through- 
out their armies ; these shall first set 
forth. 

10 *|f On the south side shall be the 
standard of the camp of Reuben ac- 
cording to their armies : and the cap 
tain of the children of Reuben shall be 
Elizur the son of Shedeur. 

11 And his host, and those that were 
numbered thereof, were forty and six 
thousand and five hundred. 

12 And those which pitch by him 
shall be the tribe of Simeon : and the 
captain of the children of Simeon 
shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurl 
shaddai. 

13 And his host, and those that were 
numbered of them, were fifty and nine 
thousand and three hundred. 

14 Then the tribe of Gad : and the 
captain of the sons of Gad shall be 
Eliasaph the son of Reuel. 

15 And his host, and those that were 
numbered of them, were forty and five 
thousand and six hundred and fifty. 

. 16 All that were numbered in the 
camp of Reuben were a hundred thou- 
sand and fifty and one thousand and 
four hundred and fifty, throughout 
their armies : and they shall set forth 
in the second rank. 

17 f Then the tabernacle of the con- 
gregation shall set forward with the 
camp of the Levites in the midst of 
the camp : as they encamp, so shall 
they set forward, every man in his 
place by their standards. 

18 % On the west side shall be the 
standard of the camp of Ephraim ac- 
cording to their armies : and the cap= 
tain or the sons of Ephraim shall b? 
Elishama the son of Ammihud. 

19 And his host, and those that wer*? 



tribes in their tents. 



NUMBERS, III. 



The sons of Aaron* 



numbered of them, were forty thou- 
sand and Ave hundred. 

20 And by him shall be the tribe of 
Manasseh : and the captain of the 
children of Manasseh shall be Gama- 
liel the son of Pedahzur. 

21 And his host, and those that were 
numbered of them, were thirty and 
two thousand and two hundred. 

22 Then the tribe of Benjamin : and 
the captain of the sons ot Benjamin 
shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni, 

23 And his host, and those that were 
numbered of them, were thirty and 
five thousand and four hundred. 

24 All that were numbered of the 
3amp of Ephraim were a hundred 
thousand and eight thousand and a 
hundred, throughout their armies : 
and they shall go forward in the 
third rank. 

25 1 The standard of the camp of 
Dan shall be on the north side by 
their armies : and the captain of the 
children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the 
son of Ammishaddai. 

26 And his host, and those that 
were numbered of them, were three- 
score and two thousand and seven 
hundred. 

27 And those that encamp by him 
shall be the tribe of Asher : and the 
captain of the children of Asher shall 
be Pagiel the son of Ocran. 

28 And his host, and those that were 
numbered of them, were forty and one 
thousand and five hundred. 

29 1j Then the tribe of Naphtali : and 
the captain of the children of Naphtali 
shall be Ahira the son of Enan. 

30 And his host, and those that were 
numbered of them, were fifty and 
three thousand and four hundred. 

31 All they that were numbered in 
the camp of Dan were a hundred thou- 
sand and fifty and seven thousand 
and six hundred : they shall go hind- 
most with their standards. 

32 If These are those which were 
numbered of the children of Israel 
by the house of their fathers : all those 
that were numbered of the camps 
throughout their hosts were six hun- 
dred thousand and three thousand 
and five hundred and fifty. 

33 But the Levites were not number- 
ad among the children of Israel; as 
the Lord commanded Moses. 

34 And the children of Israel did 
according to all that the Lord com- 
manded Moses : so they pitched by 
their standards, and so they set for- 
ward, every one after their families, 
according to the house of their fa- 
thers. 

CHAPTER ITL 

1 The sons of Aaron, 5 The Levites are given to 
the priests for the service of the tabernacle, 11 in- 
Head of the firstborn. 14 The Levites are num- 
bered by their families. 21 The families, num- 
ber, and charge of the Gershonites, 27 of the 
Kohathites, 33 of the Merarites. 28 The place 
vnd charge of Moses and Aaron. 40 The first- 
horn are freed by the Levites. 44 The overplus 



THESE also are the generations of 
Aaron and Moses, in the day that 
the Lord spake with Moses in mount 
Sinai. 

2 And these are the names of the 
sons of Aaron; Nadab the firstborn, 
and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 

3 These are the names of the sons of 
Aaron, the priests which were anoint- 
ed, whom he consecrated to minister 
in the priest's office. 

I And Nadab and Abihu died before 
the Lord, when they offered strange 
fire before the Lord, in the wilderness 
of Sinai, and they had no children: 
and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered 
in the priest's office in the sight of 
Aaron their father. 

5 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

6 Bring the tribe of Levi near, and 
present them before Aaron the priest, 
that they may minister unto him. 

7 And they shall keep his charge, 
and the charge of the whole congre- 
gation before the tabernacle of the 
congregation, to do the service of the 
tabernacle. 

8 And they shall keep all the in- 
struments of the tabernacle of the 
congregation, and the charge of the 
children of Israel, to do the service 
of the tabernacle. 

9 And thou shalt give the Levites 
unto Aaron and to his sons : they are 
wholly given unto him out or the 
children of Israel. 

10 And thou shalt appoint Aaron and 
his sons, and they shall wait on their 
priest's office : and the stranger that 
cometh liigh shall be put to death. 

II And the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

12 And I, behold, I have taken the 
Levites from among the children of 
Israel instead of all the firstborn that 
openeth the matrix among the chil- 
dren of Israel: therefore the Levites 
shall be mine : 

13 Because all the firstborn are mine ; 
for on the day that I smote all the 
firstborn in the land of Egypt I hal- 
lowed unto me all the firstborn in Is- 
rael, both man and beast: mine they 
shall be : I am the Lord. 

14 J And the Lord spake unto Mosea 
in the wilderness of Sinai, saying, 

15 Number the children of Levi after 
the house of their fathers, by their 
families : every male from a month 
old and upward shalt thou number 
them. 

16 And Moses numbered them ac- 
cording to the word of the Lord, as he 
was commanded. 

17 And these were the sons of Levi 
by their names ; Gershon, and Kohath, 
and Merari. 

18 And these are the names of the 
sons of Gershon by their families 5 
Libni, and Shimei. 

19 And the sons of Kohath by their 
families : Amram, and Izehar, Hebron., 
and UzzieL 

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charge of the Levitt 



20 And the sons of Merari by their 
f amines ; Mahli, and Mushl These are 
the families of the Levites according 
to the house of their fathers. 

21 Of Gershon was the family of the 
Libnites, and the family of the Shim- 
ites : these are the families of the Ger- 
shonites. 

22 Those that were numbered of 
them, according to the number of all 
the males, from a month old and up- 
ward, even those that were numbered 
of them were seven thousand and five 
hundred. 

23 The families of the Gershonites 
shall pitch behind the tabernacle west- 
ward. 

24 And the chief of the house of the 
father of the Gershonites shall be Elia- 
saph the son of Lael. 

25 And the charge of the sons of Ger- 
shon in the tabernacle of the congre- 
gation shall be the tabernacle, and the 
tent, the covering thereof, and the 
hanging for the door of the tabernacle 
of the congregation, 

26 And the hangings of the court, 
and the curtain for the door of the 
court, which is by the tabernacle, and 
by the altar round about, and the 
cords of it, for all the service thereof. 

27 -1 And of Kohath was the family 
of the Amramites, and the family of 
the Izeharites, and the family of the 
Hebronites, and the family of the Uz- 
zielites: these are the families of the 
Kohathites. 

28 In the number of all the males, 
from a month old and upward, were 
eight thousand and six hundred, keep- 
ing the charge of the sanctuary. 

29 The families of the sons of Ko- 
hath shall pitch on the side of the tab- 
ernacle southward. 

30 And the chief of the house of the 
father of the families of the Kohath- 
ites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uz- 
ziel. 

31 And their charge shall be the ark, 
and the table, and the candlestick, and 
the altars, and the vessels of the sanc- 
tuary wherewith they minister, and 
the hanging, and all the service there- 
of. 

32 And Eleazar the son of Aaron the 
priest shall be chief over the chief of 
the Levites, and have the oversight of 
them that keep the charge of the sanc- 
tuary. 

33 1 Of Merari was the family of the 
Mahlites, and the family of the Mu- 
shites : thece are the f amilies of Mer- 
ari. 

34 And those that were numbered of 
them, according to the number of all 
the males, from a month old and up- 
ward, were six thousand and two hun- 
dred. 

35 And the chief of the house of the 
father of the families of Merari was 
Zuriel the son of Abihail : these shall 
pitch on the side of the tabernacle 
northward. 

36 And under the custody and charge 

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of the sons of Merari shall be the 
boards of the tabernacle, and the bare 
thereof, and the pillars thereof, and 
the sockets thereof, and all the vessels 
thereof, and all that serveth thereto, 

37 And the pillars of the court round 
about, and their sockets, and their 
pins, and their cords. 

38 1 But those that encamp before 
the tabernacle toward the east, even 
before the tabernacle of the congrega- 
tion eastward, shall be Moses, and Aa- 
ron and his sons, keeping the charge 
of the sanctuary for the charge of 
the children of Israel ; and the stran- 
ger that cometh nigh shall be put to 
death. 

39 All that were numbered of the 
Levites, which Moses and Aaron num- 
bered at the commandment of the 
Lord, throughout their families, all 
the males from a month old and up- 
ward, were twenty and two thousand. 

40 % And the Lord said unto Moses, 
Number all the firstborn of the males 
of the children of Israel from a month 
old and upward, and take the number 
of their names. 

41 And thou shalt take the Levites 
for me (I am the Lord) instead of all 
the firstborn among the children of 
Israel ; and the cattle of the Levites 
instead of all the firstlings among the 
cattle of the children of Israel. 

42 And Moses numbered, as the Lord 
commanded him, all the firstborn 
among the children of Israel. 

43 And all the firstborn males by the 
number of names, from a month old 
and upward, of those that were num- 
bered of them, were twenty and two 
thousand two hundred and threescore 
and thirteen. 

44 1 And the Lord spake unto MoseSj 
saying, 

45 Take the Levites instead of all the 
firstborn among the children of Israel, 
and the cattle of the Levites instead of 
their cattle ; and the Levites shall be 
mine : I am the Lord. 

46 And for those that are to be re- 
deemed Oil the two hundred and three- 

[ score and thirteen of the firstborn of 
[ the children of Israel, which are more 
than the Levites ; 

. 47 Thou shalt even take five shekels 
apiece by the poll, after the shekel of 
the sanctuary shalt thou take them ; 
(the shekel is twenty gerahs :) 

48 And thou shalt give the money, 
wherewith the odd number of them is 
to be redeemed, unto Aaron and to his 
sons. 

49 And Moses took the redemption 
money of them that were over and 
above them that were redeemed by 
the Levites : 

50 Of the firstborn of the children of 
Israel took he the money ; a thousand 
three hundred and threescore and five 
shekels, after the shekel of the sanc- 
tuary : 

51 And Moses gave the money or 
them that were redeemed unto Aaron 



Levites' service. 



NUMBERS, IV. 



Charge of Eleazar* 



and to his sons, according to the word 
of the Lord, as the Lord commanded 
Moses. 

CHAPTER IV. 

1 The age and time of the Levites' service. 4 The 
carriage of the Kohathites, when the priests have 
taken down the tabernacle. 16 The charge of 
Eleazar. 17 The office of the priests. 21 The 
carriage of the Gershonites. 29 The carriage of 
the Merarites. 34 The number of the Kohath- 
ites, 88 of the Gershonites, 42 and of the Mer~ 
arites. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses and 
. unto Aaron, saying, 

2 Take the sum of the sons of Kohath 
from among the sons of Levi, after 
their families, by the house of their 
fathers, 

3 From thirty years old and upward 
even until fifty years old, all that enter 
Into the host, to do the work in the 
tabernacle of the congregation. 

4 This shall be the service of the 
sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of 
the congregation, about the most holy 
things. 

5 t And when the camp setteth for- 
ward, Aaron shall come, and his sons, 
■and they shall take down the covering 
vail, and cover the ark of testimony 
with it : 

6 And shall put thereon the covering 
of badgers' skins, and shall spread 
over it a cloth wholly of blue, and 
shall put in the staves thereof. 

7 And upon the table of shewbread 
they shall spread a cloth of blue, and 
put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, 
and the bowls, and covers to cover 
withal : and the continual bread shall 
be thereon : 

8 And they shall spread upon them 
a, cloth of scarlet, and cover the same 
with a covering of badgers' skins, and 
3hall put in the staves thereof. 

9 And they shall take a cloth of blue, 
and cover the candlestick of the light, 
and his lamps, and his tongs, and his 
8nuffdishes, and all the oil vessels 
thereof, wherewith they minister un- 
to it: 

10 And they shall put it and all the 
vessels thereof within a covering of 
badgers' skins, and shall put it upon a 
bar. 

11 And upon the golden altar they 
shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover 
it with a covering of badgers' skins, 
and shall put to the staves thereof : 

12 And they shall take all the instru- 
ments of ministry, wherewith they 
minister in the sanctuary, and put 
them in a cloth of blue, and cover 
them with a covering of badgers' 
skins, and shall put them on a bar. 

13 And they shall take away the ashes 
from the altar, and spread a purple 
cloth thereon : 

14 And they shall put upon it all the 
vessels thereof, wherewith they min- 
ister about it, even the censers, the 
fleshhcoks, and the shovels, and the 
basins, all the vessels of the altar ; and 
Shey shall spread upon it a covering of 



badgers' skins, and put to the staves 
of it. 

15 And when Aaron and his sons 
have made an end of covering the 
sanctuary, and all the vessels of the 
sanctuary, as the camp is to set for- 
ward ; after that, the sons of Kohath 
shall come to bear it : but they shall 
not touch any holy thing, lest they 
die. These things are the burden of 
the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle 
of the congregation. 

16 If And to the office of Eleazar the 
son of Aaron the priest pertaineth the 
oil for the light, and the sweet incense, 
and the daily meat offering, and the 
anointing oil, and the oversight of all 
the tabernacle, and of all that therein 
is, in the sanctuary, and in the vessels 
thereof. 

17 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses 
and unto Aaron, saying, 

18 Cut ye not off the tribe of the fam- 
ilies of the Kohathites from among the 
Levites : 

19 But thus do urito them, that they 
may live, and not die, when they ap- 
proach unto the most holy things : Aa- 
ron and his sons shall go in, and ap- 
point them every one to his service 
and to his burden : 

20 But they shall not go in to see 
when the holy things are covered, lest 
they die. 

21 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

22 Take also the sum of the sons of 
Gershon, throughout the houses of 
their fathers, by their families ; 

23 From thirty years old and upward 
until fifty years old shalt thou number 
them ; all that enter in to perform the 
service, to do the work in the taberna- 
cle of the congregation. 

24 This is the service of the families 
of the Gershonites, to serve, and for 
burdens : 

25 And they shall bear the curtains 
of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle 
of the congregation, his covering, and 
the covering of the badgers' skins that 
is above upon it, and the hanging for 
the door of the tabernacle of the con- 
gregation, 

26 And the hangings of the court, 
and the hanging for the door of the 
gate of the court, which is by the 
tabernacle and by the altar round 
about, and their cords, and all the 
instruments of their service, and all 
that is made for them: so shall they 
serve. 

27 At the appointment of Aaron and 
his sons shall be all the service of the 
sons of the Gershonites, in all their 
burdens, and in all their service : and 
ye shall appoint unto them in charge 
all their burdens. 

28 This is the service of the families 
of the sons of Gershon in the taber- 
nacle of the congregation : and their 
charge shall be under the hand of Ith 
amar the son of Aaron the priest. 

29 IT As for the sons of Merari, thou 

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Number qualified 



NUMBERS, V. 



for the ministry, 



Bhalt number them after their fami- 
lies, by the house of their fathers ; 

30 From thirty years old and upward 
even unto fifty years old shalt thou 
number them, every one that entereth 
into the service, to do the work of the 
tabernacle of the congregation. 

31 And this is the charge of their 
burden, according to all their service 
in the tabernacle of the congregation ; 
the boards of the tabernacle, and the 
bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, 
and sockets thereof, 

32 And the pillars of the court round 
about, and then* sockets, and their 
pins, and their cords, with all their 
instruments, and with all their serv- 
ice : and by name ye shall reckon the 
instruments of the charge of their 
burden. 

33 This is the service of the families 
of the sons of Merari, according to all 
their service, in the tabernacle of the 
congregation, under the hand of Itha- 
mar the son of Aaron the priest. 

34 1f And Moses and Aaron and the 
chief of the congregation numbered 
the sons of th^ Kohathites after their 
families, and a^ier the house of their 
fathers, 

35 From thirty years old and upward 
even unto fifty years old, every one 
that entereth into the service, for the 
work in che tabernacle of the congre- 
gation : 

36 And those that were numbered of 
them by their families were two thou- 
sand seven hundred and fifty. 

87 These were they that were num- 
bered of the families of the Kohath- 
ites, all that might do service in the 
tabernacle of the congregation, which 
Moses and Aaron did number accord- 
ing to the commandment of the Lord 
by the hand of Moses. 

38 And those that were numbered of 
the sons of Gershon, throughout their 
f amilies, and by the house of their fa- 
thers, 

39 From thirty years old and upward 
sven unto fifty years old, every one 
that entereth into the service, for the 
Work in the tabernacle of the congre- 
gation, 

40 Even those that were numbered 
of them, throughout their families, by 
the house of their fathers, were two 
thousand and six hundred and thirty. 

41 These are they that were num- 
bered of the families of the sons of 
Gershon, of all that might do serv- 
ice in the tabernacle of the congre- 
gation, whom Moses and Aaron did 
number according to the command- 
ment of the Lord. 

42 II And those that were number- 
ed of the families of the sons of Mer- 
ari, throughout their faniilies, by the 
house of their fathers, 

43 From thirty years old and upward 
even unto fifty years old, every one 
that entereth into the service, for the 
work in the tabernacle of the congre- 
gation, 

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44 Even those that were numbered 
of them after their families, were 
three thousand and two hundred. 

45 These be those that were numbered 
of the families of the sons of MerarL 
whom Moses and Aaron numbered ac- 
cording to the word of the Lord by the 
hand or Moses. 

46 All those that were numbered of 
the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron 
and the chief of Israel numbered, 
after their families, and after the 
house of their fathers, 

47 From thirty years old and upward 
even unto fifty years old, every one 
that came to do the service of the 
ministry, and the service of the bur- 
den in the tabernacle of the congre- 
gation, 

48 Even those that were numbered of 
them, were eight thousand and five 
hundred and fourscore. 

49 According to the commandment 
of the Lord they were numbered by 
the hand of Moses, every one accord- 
ing to his service, and according to 
his burden: thus were they number- 
ed of him, as the Lord commanded 
Moses. 

CHAPTER V. 

1 The unclean are removed out of the camp. 6- 
Restitution is to be made in trespasses. 11 The 
trial of jealousy. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses*, 
saying, 

2 Command the children of Israel, 
that they put out of the camp every 
leper, and every one that hath an 
issue, and whosoever is defiled by the 
dead : 

3 Both male and female shall ye put 
out, without the camp shall ye put 
them ; that they defile not their 
camps, in the midst whereof I 
dwell. 

4 And the children of Israel did so, 
and put them out without the camp: 
as the Lord spake unto Moses, so did 
the children of Israel. 

5 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses^ 
saying, 

6 Speak unto the children of Israel. 
When a man or woman shall commit* 
any sin that men commit, to do a tres- 

Eass against the Lord, and that person 
e guilty ; 

7 Then they shall confess their sin 
which they have done : and he shall 
recompense his trespass with the prin- 
cipal thereof, and add unto it the fifth 
part thereof, and give it unto him 
against whom he hath trespassed. 

8 But if the man have no kinsman 
to recompense the trespass unto, let 
the trespass be recompensed unto the 
Lord, even to the priest ; beside the 
ram of the atonement, whereby an 
atonement shall be made for him. 

9 And every offering of all the holy 
things of the children of Israel, whicb. 
they bring unto the priest, snail be 
his. 

10 And every man's hallowed thkuj^ 



Trial of jealousy. 



NUMBERS, VI. 



Law of the Nazarites^ 



phall be his : whatsoever any man giv- 
eth the priest, it shall be his. 

11 % And the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

12 Speak unto the children of Israel, 
and say unto them, If any man's wife 
go aside ? and commit a trespass 
against him, 

13 And a man lie with her carnally, 
and it be hid from the eyes of her hus- 
band, and be kept close, and she be de- 
filed, and. there be no witness against 
her, neither she be taken urith the 
manner ; 

li And the spirit of jealousy come 
upon him, and he be jealous of his 
wife, and she be defiled; or if the 
spirit of jealousy come upon him, 
and he be jealous of his wife, and 
she be not defiled : 

15 Then shall the man bring his wife 
unto the priest, and he shall bring her 
offering for her, the tenth part of an 
ephah of barley meal; he shall pour 
no oil upon it, nor put frankincense 
thereon ; for it is an offering of jeal- 
ousy, an offering of memorial, bring- 
ing iniquity to remembrance. 

16 And the priest shall bring her 
near, and set her before the Lord : 

17 And the priest shall take holy 
water in an earthen vessel ; and of 
the dust that is hi the floor of the 
tabernacle the priest shall take, and 
put it into the water : 

18 And the priest shall set the wo- 
man before the Lord, and uncover the 
woman's head, and put the offering of 
memorial in her hands, which is the 

i'ealousy offering : and the priest shall 
iave hi his hand the bitter water that 
causeth the curse : 

19 And the priest shall charge her by 
an oath, and say unto the woman, If 
no man have lain with thee, and if 
thou hast not gone aside to unclean- 
ness with another instead of thy hus- 
band, be thou free from this bitter 
water that causeth the curse : 

20 But if thou hast gone aside to an- 
other instead of thy husband, and if 
thou be defiled, and some man have 
lain with thee besides thine husband : 

21 Then the priest shall charge the 
woman with an oath of cursing, and 
the priest shall say unto the woman, 
The Lord make thee a curse and an 
oath among thy people, when the 
Lord doth make thy thigh to rot, and 
thy belly to swell ; 

22 And this water that causeth the 
curse shall go into thy bowels, to make 
thy belly to SAvell, and thy thigh to rot. 
And the woman shall say, Amen, 
amen. 

23 And the priest shall write these 
curses in a book, and he shall blot 
them out with the bitter water : 

24 And he shall cause the woman to 
drink the bitter water that causeth 
the curse : and the water that causeth 
the curse shall enter into her, and 
become bitter. 

£5 Then the priest shall take the jeal- 



ousy offering out of the woman's 
hand, and shall wave the offering 
before the Lord, and offer it upon 
the altar : 

26 And the priest shall take a hand- 
ful of the offering, even the memorial 
thereof, and bum it upon the altar, 
and afterward shall cause the woman 
to drink the water. 

27 And when he hath made her to 
drink the water, then it shall come to 
pass, that if she be defiled, and have 
done trespass against her husband, 
that the water that causeth the curse 
shall enter into her, and become bitter, 
and her belly shall swell, and her 
thigh shall rot : and the woman shall 
be a curse among her people. 

28 And if the woman be not defiled, 
but be clean ; then she shall be free, 
and shall conceive seed. 

29 This is the law of jealousies, when 
a wife goeth aside to another instead 
of her husband, and is denied ; 

30 Or when the spirit of jealousy 
cometh upon him, and he be jealous 
over his.wif e, and shall set the woman 
before the Lord, and the priest shall 
execute upon her all this law. 

31 Then shall the man be guiltless 
from iniquity, and this woman shall 
bear her iniquity. 

CHAPTER VI. 

1 The law of the Nazarites. 22 The form of blest' 
ing the people. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses, 
. saying, 

2 Speak unto the children of Israel, 
and say unto them, When either man 
or woman shall separate themselves to 
vow a vow of a Nazarite, to separate 
themselves unto the Lord ; 

3 He shall separate himself from 
wine and strong drink, and shall 
drink no vinegar of wine, or vine 
gar of strong drink, neither shall he 
drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat 
moist grapes, or dried. 

4: All the days of his separation shall 
he eat nothing that is made of the 
vine tree, from the kernels even to 
the husk. 

5 All the days of the vow of his 
separation there shall no razor come 
upon his head : until the days be ful- 
filled, in the which he separateth him- 
self unto the Lord, he shall be holy. 
and shall let the locks of the hair of 
his head grow. 

6 All the days that he separateth 
himself unto the Lord he shall come 
at no dead body. 

7 He shall not make himself unclean 
for his father, or for his mother, for 
his brother, or for his sister, when 
they die : because the consecration of 
his God is upon his head. 

8 All the days of his separation he 
is holy unto the Lord. 

9 And if any man die very suddenly 
by him, and he hath defiled the head 
of his consecration; then he shall 
shave his head in the day of hag 

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Law of the Nasarites. NUMBERS, VII. Offerings of the princes. 

sons, saying, On this wise ye shall 
bless the children of Israel, saying 
unto them, 

24 The Lord bless thee, and keep 
thee: 

25 The Lord make his face shine 
upon thee, and be gracious unto 
thee : 

26 The Lord lift up his countenance 
upon thee, and give thee peace. 

27 And they shall put my name upon 
the children of Israel, and I will bless 
them. 

CHAPTER VII. 

I The offering of the princes at the dedication of 
the tabernacle. 10 Their several offerings at the 
dedication of the altar. 89 Ood speaketk to Mo- 
ses from the mercy seat. 



cleansing, on the seventh day shall 
he shave it. 

10 And on the eighth day he shall 
bring two turtles, or two young pig- 
eons, to the priest, to the door of the 
tabernacle of the congregation : 

11 And the priest shall offer the one 
for a sin offering, and the other for 
a burnt offering, and make an atone- 
ment for him, for that he sinned by 
the dead, and shall hallow his head 
that same day. 

12 And he shall consecrate unto the 
Lord the days of his separation, and 
shall bring a lamb of the first year 
for a trespass offering : but the days 
that were before shall be lost, because 
his separation was defiled. 

13 1 And this is the law of the Naz- 
arite : when the days of his separa- 
tion are fulfilled, he shall be brought 
unto the door of the tabernacle of the 
congregation : 

14 And he shall offer his offering 
unto the Lord, one he lamb of the 
first year without blemish for a burnt 
offering, and one ewe lamb of the first 
year without blemish for a sin offer- 
ing, and one ram without blemish for 
peace offerings, 

15 And a basket of unleavened 
bread, cakes of fine flour mingled 
with oil, and wafers of unleavened 
bread anointed with oil, and their 
meat offering, and their drink of- 
ferings. 

16 And the priest shall bring them 
before the Lord, and shall offer his 
sin offering, and his burnt offering : 

17 And he shall offer the ram for a 
sacrifice of peace offerings unto the 
Lord, with the basket of unleavened 
breaa : the priest shall offer also his 
meat offering, and his drink offering. 

18 And the Nazarite shall shave the 
head of his separation at the door of 
the tabernacle of the congregation, 
and shall take the hair of the head 
of his separation, and put it in the 
fire whicli is under the sacrifice of the 
peace offerings. 

19 And the priest shall take the sod- 
den shoulder of the ram, and one 
unleavened cake out of the basket, 
and one unleavened wafer, and shall 
put them upon the hands of the Naz- 
arite, after the hair of his separation 
is shaven : 

20 And the priest shall wave them 
for a wave offering before the Lord : 
this is holy for the priest, with the 
wave breast and heave shoulder : and 
after that the Nazarite may drink 
wine. 

21 This is the law of the Nazarite 
who hath vowed, and of his offering 
unto the Lord for his separation, be- 
sides that that his hand shall get: 
according to the vow which he vow- 
ed, so he must do after the law of 
bis separation. 

22 1 And the Lord spake into Moses, 
saying, 

23 Speak unto Aaron and unto his 

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AN D it came to pass on the day that 
. Moses had fully set up the taber- 
nacle, and had anointed it, and sanc- 
tified it, and all the instruments there- 
of, both the altar and all the vessels 
thereof, and had anointed them, and 
sanctified them ; 

2 That the princes of Israel, heads 
of the house of their fathers, who 
were the princes of the tribes, and 
were over them that were numbered, 
offered : 

3 And they brought their offering 
before the Lord, six covered wagons, 
and twelve oxen ; a wagon for two of 
the princes, and for each one an ox : 
and they brought them before the 
tabernacle. 

4 And the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

5 Take it of them, that they may 
be to do the service of the tabernacle 
of the congregation ; and thou sha!t 
give them unto the Levites, to eveiw 
man according to his service. 

6 And Moses took the wagons and 
the oxen, and gave them unto the 
Levites. 

7 Two wagons and four oxen he 
gave unto the sons of Gershon, ac- 
cording to their service: 

8 And four wagons and eight oxen 
he gave unto the sons of Merari, ac- 
cording unto their service, under the 
hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron 
the priest. 

9 But unto the sons of Kohath he 
gave none : because the service of 
the sanctuary belonging unto them 
was that they should Dear upon their 
shoulders. 

10 f And the princes offered for 
dedicating of the altar in the day 
that it was anointed, even the princes 
offered their offering before the 
altar. 

11 And the Lord said unto Moses, 
They shall offer their offering, each 
prince on his day, for the dedicating 
of the altar. 

12 f And he that offered his offer- 
ing the first day was Nahshon the 
son of Amminadab, of the tribe of 
Judah : 

13 And his offering was one silver 
charger, the weight whereof was a, 



Offerings of 



NUMBERS, VII. 



the princes. 



hundred and thirty shekels, one silver 
bowl of seventy shekels, after the 
shekel of the sanctuary ; both of 
them were full of fine flour mingled 
with oil for a meat offering : 

14 One spoon of ten shekels of gold, 
full of incense : 

15 One young bullock, one ram, one 
lamb of the first year, for a burnt 
offering : 

16 One kid of the goats for a sin 
offering : 

17 And for a sacrifice of peace offer- 
ings, two oxen, five rams, five he 
goats, five lambs of the first year : 
this was the offering of Nahshon the 
son of Amminadab. 

18 If On the second day Nethaneel 
the son of Zuar, prince of Issachar, 
did offer : 

19 He offered for his offering one 
silver charger, the weight whereof 
was a hundred and thirty shekels, one 
silver bowl of seventy shekels, after 
the shekel of the sanctuary ; both of 
them full of fine flour mingled with 
oil for a meat offering: 

20 One spoon of gold of ten shekels, 
full of incense : 

21 One young bullock, one ram, one 
iamb of the first year, for a burnt 
offering : 

22 One kid of the goats for a sin 
offering : 

23 And for a sacrifice of peace 
offerings, two oxen, five rams, five 
he goats, five lambs of the first year : 
this was the offering of Nethaneel 
the son of Zuar. 

24 1 On the third day Eliab the 
son of Helon, prince of the children 
of Zebulun, did offer: 

25 His offering was one silver char- 

fer, the weight whereof teas a hun- 
red and thirty shekels, one silver 
bowl of seventy shekels, after the 
shekel of the sanctuary ; both of 
them full of fine flour mingled with 
. oil for a meat offering : 

26 One golden spoon of ten shekels, 
full of incense : 

27 One young bullock, one ram, one 
lamb of the first year, for a burnt 
offering : 

28 One kid of the goats for a sin 
offering : 

29 And for a sacrifice of peace offer- 
ings, two oxen, five rams, five he 
goats, five lambs of the first year : 
this was the offering of Eliab the 
son of Helon. 

30 1 On the fourth day Elizur the 
son of Shedeur, prince of the chil- 
dren of Keuben, did offer : 

31 His offering was one silver char- 

?*er of the weight of a hundred and 
hirty shekels, one silver bowl of 
seventy shekels, after the shekel of 
the sanctuary; both of them full of 
fine flour mingled with oil for a 
meat offering: 

32 One golden spoon of ten shekels, 
full of incense : 

83 One young bullock, one ram, one 



lamb of the first year, for a burnt 
offering : 

34 One kid of the goats for a sin 
offering : 

35 And for a sacrifice of peace of- 
ferings, two oxen, five rams, five he 
goats, five lambs of the first year: 
this was the offering of Elizur the 
son of Shedeur. 

36 1 On the fifth day Shelumiel the 
son of Zurishaddai, prince of the 
children of Simeon, did offer : 

37 His offering was one silver char- 
ger, the weight whereof was a hun- 
dred and thirty shekels, one silver 
bowl of seventy shekels, after the 
shekel ©f the sanctuary ; both of 
them full of fine flour mingled with 
oil for a meat offering : 

38 One golden spoon of ten shekels, 
full of incense : 

39 One young bullock, one ram, one 
lamb of the first year, for a burnt 
offering : 

40 One kid of the goats for a sin 
offering : 

41 And for a sacrifice of peace offer- 
ings, two oxen, five rams, five he 
goats, five lambs of the first year : 
this was the offering of Shelumiel 
the son of Zurishaddai. 

42 T[ On the sixth day Eliasaph the 
son of Deuel, prince of the children 
of Gad, offered : 

43 His offering was one silver char- 
ger of the weight of a hundred and 
thirty shekels, a silver bowl of seventy 
shekels, after the shekel of the sanc- 
tuary ; both of them full of fine flour 
mingled with oil for a meat offering : 

44 One golden spoon of ten shekels, 
full of incense : 

45 One young bullock, one ram, one 
lamb of the first year, for a burnt 
offering : 

46 One kid of the goats for a sin 
offering : 

47 And for a sacrifice of peace offer- 
ings, two oxen, five rams, five he 
goats, five lambs of the first year: 
this was the offering of Eliasaph the 
son of Deuel. 

48 1 On the seventh day Elishama 
the son of Ammihud, prince of the 
children of Ephraim, offered: 

49 His offering was one silver char- 
ger, the weight whereof ivas a hundred 
and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of 
seventy shekels, after the shekel of 
the sanctuary ; both of them full of 
fine flour mingled with oil for a meat 
offering : 

50 One golden spoon of ten shekels, 
full of incense: 

51 One young bullock, one ram, one 
lamb of the first year, for a burnt 
offering : 

52 One kid of the goats for a sin 
offering : 

68 And for a sacrificr of peace offer- 
ings, two oxen, five rams, five he 
goats, five lambs of the first year, 
this was the offering of Elishama the 
son of Ammihud. 

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The offerings 



NUMBERS, VIII. 



of the princes. 



54 f On the eighth day offered Gama- 
liel the son of Fedahzur, prince of the 
children of Manasseh : 

55 His offering was one silver char- 
ger of the weight of a hundred and 
thirty shekels, one silver bowl of 
seventy shekels, after the shekel of 
the sanctuary ; both of them full of 
fine flour mingled with oil for a meat 
offering : 

56 One golden spoon of ten shekels, 
full of incense : 

57 One young bullock, one ram, one 
lamb of the first year, for a burnt 
offering : 

58 One kid of the goats for a sin 
offering : 

59 And for a sacrifice of peace offer- 
ings, two oxen, five rams, five he 
goats, five lambs of the first year: 
this was the offering of Gamaliel the 
son of Pedahzur. 

60 1J On the ninth day Abidan the son 
of Gideoni, prince of the children of 
Benjamin, offered: 

61 His offering loas'one silver char- 
ger, the weight whereof was a hundred 
and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of 
seventy shekels, after the shekel of 
the sanctuary ; both of them full of 
fine flour mingled with oil for a meat 
offering : 

62 One golden spoon of ten shekels, 
full of incense : 

63 One young bullock, one ram, one 
lamb of the first year, for a burnt 
offering : 

64 One kid of the goats for a sin 
offering : 

65 And for a sacrifice of peace offer- 
ings, two oxen, five rams, five he 
goats, five lambs of the first year : 
this ivas the offering of Abidan the 
son of Gideoni. 

66 If On the tenth day Ahiezer the 
Bon of Ammishaddai, prince of the 
children of Dan, offered : 

67 His offering was one silver char- 
ger, the weight whereof was a hundred 
and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of 
seventy shekels, after the shekel of 
the sanctuary ; both of them full of 
fine flour mingled with oil for a meat 
offering : 

68 One golden spoon of ten shekels, 
full of incense : 

69 One young bullock, one ram, one 
lamb of the first year, for a burnt 
offering : 

70 One kid of the goats for a sin 
offering: ' 

71 And for a sacrifice of peace offer- 
ings, two oxen, five rams, five he 

§oats, five lambs of the first year : 
lis was the offering of Ahiezer the 
son of Ammishaddai. 

72 1 On the eleventh day Pagiel the 
son of Ocran, prince of the children of 
Asher, offered : 

73 His offering was one silver char- 
ger, the weight whereof was a hundred 
and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of 
seventy shekels, after the shekel of 
the sanctuary; both of them full -of 

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mgg, 



fine flour mingled with oil for a meat 

offering : 

74 One golden spoon of ten shekels, 
full of incense : 

75 One young bullock, one ram, one 
lamb of the first year, for a burnt 
offering : 

76 One kid of the goats for a sin 
offering : 

77 And for a sacrifice of peace offer- 
ings, two oxen, five rams, five he 
goats, five lambs of the first year: 
this teas the offering of Pagiel the 
son of Ocran. 

78 f On the twelfth day Ahira the 
son of Enan, prince of the children 
of NaphtaU, offered : 

79 His offering was one silver char- 
ger, the weight whereof was a hundred 
and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of 
seventy shekels, after the shekel of 
the sanctuary ; both of them full of 
fine flour mingled with oil for a meat 
offering : 

80 One golden spoon of ten shekels, 
full of incense : 

81 One young bullock, one ram, one 
lamb of the first year, for a burnt 
offering : 

82 One kid of the goats for a sin 
offering : 

83 And for a sacrifice of peace offer- 
two oxen, five rams, five he 

oats, five lambs of the first year: 
this was the offering of Ahira the 
son of Enan. 

81 This was the dedication of the al- 
tar, in the day when it was anointed, 
by the princes of Israel : twelve char- 

f:ers of silver, twelve silver bowls, 
welve spoons of gold : 

85 Each charger of silver weighing a 
hundred and thirty shekels, each bowl 
seventy : all the silver vessels weighed 
two thousand and four hundred shek- 
els, after the shekel of the sanctuary : 

86 The golden spoons were twelve, 
full of incense, weighing ten shekels 
apiece, after the shekel of the sanctu- 
ary : all the gold of the spoons was a 
hundred and twenty shekels. 

87 All the oxen for the burnt offering 
were twelve bullocks, the rams twelve, 
the lambs of the first year twelve, with 
their meat offering: and the kids of 
the goats for sin offering twelve. 

&8 And all the oxen for the sacrifice 
of the peace offerings were twenty and 
four bullocks, the rams sixty, the he 
goats sixty, the lambs of the first year 
sixty. This was the dedication of the 
altar, after that it was anointed. 

89 And when Moses was gone into 
the tabernacle of the congregation to 
speak with him, then he heard tbe 
voice of one speaking unto him from 
off the mercy seat that was upon the 
ark of testimony, from between the 
two cherubim: and he spake unto 

him. - 

CHAPTER VIIL 

1 flow the lamps are to be lighted. 5 The con»e° 
cration of the Levites. 23 The age and time of 
their service. 



The consecration 



NUMBERS, IX. 



of the Levites. 



AN D the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

2 Speak unto Aaron, and say unto 
him, When thou lightest the lamps, 
"the seven lamps shall give light over 
against the candlestick. 

3 And Aaron did so ; he lighted the 
lamps thereof over against the can- 
dlestick, as the Lord commanded 
Moses. 

4 And this work of the candlestick 
was of beaten gold ; unto the shaft 
thereof, unto the flowers thereof, was 
beaten work : according unto the pat- 
tern which the Lord had shewed Mo- 
ses, so he made the candlestick. 

5 IT And the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

6 Take the Levites from among the 
children of Israel, and cleanse them. 

7 And thus shalt thou do unto them. 
to cleanse them : Sprinkle water or 
purifying upon them, and let them 
shave all their flesh, and let them 
wash their clothes, and so make them- 
selves clean. 

8 Then let them take a young bullock 
with his meat offering, even fine flour 
mingled with oil, and another young 
bullock shalt thou take for a sin of- 
fering. 

9 And thou shalt bring the Levites 
before the tabernacle of the congrega- 
tion : and thou shalt gather the whole 
assembly of the children of Israel to- 
gether. 

10 And thou shalt bring the Levites 
before the Lord : and the children of 
Israel shall put their hands upon the 
Levites : 

11 And Aaron shall offer the Levites 
before the Lord for an offering of the 
children of Israel, that they may exe- 
cute the service of the Lord. 

12 And the Levites shall lay their 
hands upon the heads of the bullocks : 
and thou shalt offer the one for a sin 
offering, and the other for a burnt of- 
fering, unto the Lord, to make an 
atonement for the Levites. 

13 And thou shalt set the Levites be- 
fore Aaron, and before his sons, and 
offer them for an offering unto the 
Lord. 

14 Thus shalt thou separate the Le- 
vites from among the children of Is- 
rael : and the Levites shall be mine. 

15 And after that shall the Levites go 
in to do the service of the tabernacle 
of the congregation : and thou shalt 
cleanse them, and offer them for an 
offering. 

16 For they are wholly given unto 
me from among the children of Israel ; 
instead of such as open every womb, 
even instead of the firstborn of all the 
children of Israel, have I taken them 
unto me. 

17 For all the firstborn of the chil- 
dren of Israel are mine, both man and 
beast : on the day that I smote every 
firstborn in the land of Egypt I sancti- 
•fled them for myself. 

18 And I have taken the Levites for 



all the firstborn of the children of 
Israel. 

19 And I have given the Levites as a 
gift to Aaron and to his sons from 
among the children of Israel, to do 
the service of the children or Israel 
in the tabernacle of the congregation, 
and to make an atonement for the 
children of Israel : that there be no 
plague among the children of Israel, 
when the children of Israel come nigh 
unto the sanctuary. 

20 And Moses, and Aaron, and all the 
congregation of the children of Israel, 
did to the Levites according unto all 
that the Lord commanded Moses con- 
cerning the Levites, so did the chil- 
dren or Israel unto them. 

21 And the Levites were purified, and 
they washed their clothes ; and Aaron 
offered them as an offering before the 
Lord ; and Aaron made an atonement 
for them to cleanse them. 

22 And after that went the Levites in 
to do their service in the tabernacle of 
the congregation before Aaron, and 
before his sons : as the Lord had com- 
manded Moses concerning the Levites, 
so did they unto them. 

23 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

24 This is it that belongeth unto the 
Levites : from twenty and five years 
old and upward they shall go in to 
wait upon the service of the tabernacle 
of the congregation : 

25 And from the age of fifty years 
they shall cease waiting upon the serv- 
ice thereof, and shall serve no more : 

26 But shall minister with their 
brethren in the tabernacle of the con- 
gregation, to keep the charge, and 
shall do no service. Thus shalt thou 
do unto the Levites touching their 
charge. 

CHAPTER IX 

1 The passover is commanded again. 6 A second 
passover allowed for them that were unclean, or 
absent. 15 The cloud guideth the removing* and 
encampings of the Israelites. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses in 
. the wilderness of Sinai, in the first 
month of the second year after they 
were come out of the land of Egypt, 
saying, 

2 Let the children of Israel also keep 
the passover at his appointed season. 

3 In the fourteenth day of this 
month, at even, ye shall keep it in 
his appointed season : according to 
all the rites of it, and according to 
all the ceremonies thereof, shall ye 
keep it. 

4 And Moses spake unto the children 
of Israel, that they should keep the 
passover. 

5 And they kept the passover on the 
fourteenth day of the first month at 
even in the wilderness of Sinai : ac- 
cording to all that the Lord com- 
manded Moses, so did the children of 
Israel. 

6 1 And there were certain men, who 
were defiled by the dead body of a 

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Of the cloud. 



NUMBERS, X. 



Use of the trumpets 



man, that they could not keep the 

eassover on that day : and they came 
ef ore Moses and before Aaron on that 
day. 

7 And those men said unto him, We 
are denied by the dead body of a, man : 
wherefore are we kept back, that we 
may not offer an offering of the Lord 
in his appointed season among the 
children of Israel? 

8 And Moses said unto them, Stand 
still, and I will hear what the Lord 
will command concerning you. 

9 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

10 Speak unto the children of Israel, 
saying, If any man of you or of your 
posterity shall be unclean by reason of 
a dead body, or be in a journey afar 
off, yet he shall keep the passover 
unto the Lord. 

11 The fourteenth day of the second 
month at even they shall keep it, and 
eat it with unleavened bread and bit- 
ter herbs. 

12 They shall leave none of it unto 
the morning, nor break any bone of 
it : according to all the ordinances of 
the passover they shall keep it. 

13 But the man that is clean, and 
is not in a journey, and forbeareth to 
keep the passover, even the same soul 
shall be cut off from among his peo- 
ple : because he brought not the offer- 
ing of the Lord in his appointed sea- 
son, that man shall bear nis sin. 

14 And if a stranger shall sojourn 
among you, and willkeep the passover 
unto the Lord ; according to the ordi- 
nance of the passover, and according 
to the manner thereof, so shall he do : 
ye shall have one ordinance, both for 
the stranger, and for him that was 
born in the land. 

15 1 And on the day that the taberna- 
cle was reared up the cloud covered 
the tabernacle, namely, the tent of 
the testimony : and at even there was 
upon the tabernacle as it were the 
appearance of fire, until the morn- 
ing. 

16 So it was alway : the cloud cover- 
ed it by day, and the appearance of 
fire by night. 

17 And when the cloud was taken up 
from the tabernacle, then after that 
the children of Israel journeyed : and 
in the place where the cloud abode, 
there the children of Israel pitched 
their tents. 

18 At the commandment of the Lord 
the children of Israel journeyed, and 
at the commandment of the Lord they 
pitched : as long as the cloud abode 
upon the tabernacle they rested in 
their tents. 

19 And when the cloud tarried long 
upon the tabernacle many days, then 
the children of Israel kept the charge 
of the Lord, and journeyed not. 

20 And so it was, when the cloud was 
a few days upon the tabernacle ; ac- 
cording to the commandment of the 
t x>rd they abode in their tents, and 

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according to the commandment oi 
the Lord they journeyed. 

21 And so it was, when the cloud 
abode from even unto the morning, 
and that the cloud was taken up ib 
the morning, then they journeyed j 
whether it was by day or by night 
that the cloud was taken up, they 
journeyed. 

22 Or whether it were two days, or 
a month, or a year, that the cloud 
tarried upon the tabernacle, remain- 
ing thereon, the children of Israel 
abode in their tents, and journeyed 
not : but when it was taken up, they 
journeyed. 

23 At the commandment of the Lord 
they rested in their tents, and at the 
commandment of the Lord they jour* 
neyed : they kept the charge of the 
Lord, at the commandment of the 
Lord by the hand of Moses. 

CHAPTER X. 

1 The use of the silver trumpets. 11 The Israelite*. 
remove from Sinai to Paran. 14 The order of 
their marth. 29 Hobato is entreated by Moses not 
to leave them. 33 The blessing of Moses at the 
removing and resting of the ark. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses, 
. saying, 

2 Make thee two trumpets of silver 5 
of a whole piece shalt thou make 
them : that thou mayest use them for 
the calling of tbe assembly, and for 
the journeying of the camps. 

3 And when they shall blow witlt 
them, all the assembly shall assemble 
themselves to thee at the door of the 
tabernacle of the congregation. 

1 And if they blow but with one 
trumpet, then the princes, which are 
heads of the thousands of Israel, shall 
gather themselves unto thee. 

5 When ye blow an alarm, then the 
camps that lie on the east parts shall 
go forward. 

6 When ye blow an alarm the second 
time, then the camps that he on the 
south side shall take their iourneys 
they shall blow an alarm for their 
journeys. 

7 But when the congregation is to be- 
gathered together, ye shall blow, but 
ye shall not sound an alarm. 

8 And the sons of Aaron, the priests, 
shall blow with the trumpets; and 
they shall be to you for an ordinance 
for ever throughout your genera- 
tions. 

9 And if ye go to war in your land 
against the enemy that oppresseth- 
you, then ye shall blow an alarm 
with the trumpets ; and ye shall be 
remembered before the Lord your 
God, and ye shall be saved from youi 
©nsmi©s 

10 Also in the day of your gladness, 
and in your solemn days, and in the 
beginnings of your months, ye shall 
blow with the trumpets over your 
burnt offerings, and over the sacri* 
fices of your peace offerings; that 
they may be to you for a memorial 



Tlie order oj the 



NUMBERS, XI. 



Israelites 1 march* 



before vour God : I am the Lord your 
God. 

11 % And it came to pass on the 
twentieth day of the second month, 
in the second year, that the cloud 
was taken up from off the tabernacle 
of the testimony. 

12 And the children of Israel took 
their journeys out of the wilderness 
of Sinai ; and the cloud rested in the 
wilderness of Paran. 

13 And they first took their journey 
according to the commandment of the 
Lord by the hand of Moses. 

14 IT In the first place went the 
standard of the camp of the children 
of Judah according' to their armies : 
and over his host was Nahshon the 
son of Amminadab. 

15 And over the host of the tribe of 
the children of Issachar was Nethan- 
eel the son of Zuar. 

16 And over the host of the tribe of 
the children of Zebulun was Eliab the 
son of Helon. 

17 And the tabernacle was taken 
down; and the sons of Gershon and 
the sons of Merari set forward, bear- 
ing the tabernacle. 

18 1 And the standard of the camp 
of Reuben set forward according to 
their armies : and over his host was 
Elizur the son of Shedeur. 

19 And over the host of the tribe 
of the children of Simeon was Shelu- 
miel the son of Zurishaddai. 

20 And over the host of the tribe of 
the children of Gad was Eliasaph the 
son of Deuel. 

21 And the Kohathites set forward, 
bearing the sanctuary : and the other 
did set up the tabernacle against they 
eame. 

22 1 And the standard of the camp 
of the children of Ephraim set for- 
ward according to their armies: and 
over his host ivas Elishama the son of 
Ammihud. 

23 And over the host of the tribe 
of the children of Manasseh was Ga- 
maliel the son of Pedahzur. 

24 And over the host of the tribe 
of the children of Benjamin was Abi- 
dan the son of Gideoni. 

25 f And the standard of the camp 
of the children of Dan set forward, 
which was the rearward of all the 
camps throughout their hosts : and 
over his host was Ahiezer the son of 
Ammishaddai. 

26 And over the host of the tribe of 
the children of Asher was Pagiel the 
son of Ocran. 

27 And over the host of the tribe of 
the children of Naphtali was Ahira the 
son of Enan. 

28 Thus were the journeyings of the 
<ehildren of Israel according to their 
armies, when they set forward. 

29 1 And Moses said unto Hobab, 
the son of Raguel the Midianite, Mo- 
ses' father in law, We are journey- 
ing unto the place of which the Lord 
Bald, I will give it you : come thou 



with us, and we will do thee good: 
for the Lord hath spoken good con- 
cerning Israel. 

30 And he said unto him, I will not 
go ; but I will depart to mine own 
land, and to myTrindred. 

31 And he said, Leave us not, I pray 
thee ; forasmuch as thou knowest now 
we are to encamp in the wilderness, 
and thou mayest be to us instead of 
eyes. 

32 And it shall be, if thou go with 
us, yea, it shall be. that what good- 
ness the Lord shall do unto us, the 
same jvill we do unto thee. 

33 % And they departed from the 
mount of the Lord three days' jour- 
ney : and the ark of the covenant of 
the Lord went before them in the 
three days' journey, to search out a 
resting place for them. 

34 And the cloud of the Lord was 
upon them by day, when they went 
out of the camp. 

35 And it came to pass, when the ark 
set forward, that Moses said, Rise up, 
Lord, and let thine enemies be scat- 
tered ; and let them that hate thee 
flee before thee. 

36 And when it rested, he said, Re- 
turn, O Lord, unto the many thou- 
sands of Israel. 

CHAPTER XI. 

1 The burning at Taberah quenched by Moses 3 
prayer. 4 The people lust for flesh, and loathe 
manna. 10 Moses eomplaineth of his charge, 
16 God divideth his burden unto seventy elders, 
31 Quails are given in wrath at Kibroth-hat* 
taavah. 

AND when the people complained, 
A it displeased the Lord : and the 
Lord heard it; and his anger was 
kindled ; and the fire of the Lord 
burnt among them, and consumed 
them that were in the uttermost parts 
of the camp. 

2 And the people cried unto Moses ; 
and when Moses prayed unto the 
Lord, the fire was quenched. 

3 And he called the name of the place 
Taberah : because the fire of the Lord 
burnt among them. 

4 T And the mixed multitude that 
was among them fell a lusting .-and 
the children of Israel also wept again, 
and said, Who shall give us flesh to 
eat? 

5 We remember the fish, which we 
did eat in Egypt freely ; the cucum- 
bers, and the melons, and the leeks, 
and the onions, and the garlic : 

6 But now our soul is dried away: 
there is nothing at all/ besides this 
manna, before our eyes. 

7 And the manna was as coriander 
seed, and the colour thereof as the 
colour of bdellium. 

8 And the people went about, and 
gathered it, and ground it in mills, 
or beat it in a mortar, and baked it in 
pans, and made cakes ot it: and the 
taste of it was as the taste of fresh 
oil 

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The people 



NUMBERS, XII. 



hist for flesh. 



9 And when the dew fell upon the 
camp in the night, the manna fell upon 
it. 

10 % Then Moses heard the people 
weep throughout their families, every 
man in the door of his tent : and the 
anger of the Lord was kindled great- 
ly ; Moses also was displeased. 

11 And Moses said unto the Lord, 
Wherefore h.*st thou afflicted thy serv- 
ant ! and wherefore have I not found 
favour in thy sight, that thou layest 
the burden of all this people upon 
me? 

12 Have I conceived all this people ? 
have I begotten them, that thou 
shouldest say unto me, Carry them 
in thy bosom, as a nursing father 
beareth the sucking child, unto the 
land which thou swarest unto their 
fathers » 

13 Whence should I have flesh to 
give unto all this people? for they 
weep unto me, saying, Give us flesli, 
that we may eat. 

14 I am not able to bear all this peo- 
ple alone, because it is too heavy for 
me. 

15 And if thou deal thus with me, 
kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I 
have found favour in thy sight ; and 
let me not see my wretchedness. 

16 U And the Lord said unto Moses, 
Gather unto me seventy men of the 
elders of Israel, whom thou knowest 
to be the elders of the people, and 
officers over them ; and bring them 
unto the tabernacle of the congrega- 
tion, that they may stand there with 
thee. 

17 And I will come down and talk 
with thee there : and I will take of the 
spirit which is upon thee, and will put 
ir upon them ; and they shall bear the 
burden of the people with thee, that 
thou bear it not thyself alone. 

18 And say thou unto the people, 
Sanctify yourselves against to mor- 
row, and ye shall eat flesh : for ye 
have wept in the ears of the Lord, 
saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat ! 
for it was well with us in Egypt: 
therefore the Lord will give you 
flesh, and ye shall eat. 

19 Ye shall not eat one day, nor two 
days, nor five days, neither ten days, 
nor twenty days ; 

20 But even a whole month, until it 
come out at your nostrils, and it be 
loathsome unto you : because that ye 
have despised the Lord which is among 
you, and have wept before him, saying, 
Why came we forth out of Egypt ? 

21 And Moses said, The people, among 
whom I am, are six hundred thousand 
footmen ; and thou hast said, I will 
give them flesh, that they may eat a 
whole month. 

22 Shall the flocks and the herds be 
slain for them, to suffice them? or 
shall all the fish of the sea be gathered 
together for them, to suffice them ? 

23 And the Lord said unto Moses, 
Is the Lord's hand waxed short ? thou 

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shalt see now whether my word shall 
come to pass unto thee or not. 

24 ^ And Moses went out, and told 
the people the words of the Lord, and 
gathered the seventy men of the eld- 
ers of the people, ana set them round 
about the tabernacle. 

25 And the Lord came down in a 
cloud, and spake unto him, and took 
of the spirit that was upon him, and 
gave it unto the seventy elders : and 
it came to pass, that, when the spirit 
rested upon them, they prophesied, 
and did not cease. 

26 But there remained two of the 
men in the camp, the name of the one 
was Eldad, and the name of the other 
Medad : and the spirit rested upon 
them ; and they were of them that 
were written, but went not out unto 
the tabernacle : and they prophesied 
in the camp. 

27 And there ran a young man, and 
told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad 
do prophesy in the camp. 

28 And Joshua the son of Nun, the 
servant of Moses, one of his young 
men, answered and said, My lord Mo- 
ses, forbid them. 

29 And Moses said unto him. Enviest 
thou for my sake ? would God that all 
the Lord's people were prophets, and 
that the Lord would put his Spirit 
upon them. 

30 And Moses gat him into the camp, 
he and the elders of Israel. 

31 1[ And there went forth a wind 
from the Lord, and brought quails 
from the sea, and let them fall by the 
camp, as it were a day's journey on 
this side, and as it were a day's jour- 
ney on the other side, round about "he 
camp, and as it were two cubits nigh 
upon the face of the earth. 

32 And the people stood up all that 
day. and all that night, and ail the 
next day, and they gathered the 
quails : he that gathered least gath 
ered ten homers : and they spread 
them all abroad for themselves round 
about the camp. 

33 And while the flesh was yet be- 
tween their teeth, ere it was chewed, 
the wrath of the Lord was kindled 
against the people, and the Lord 
smote the people with a very great 
plague. 

34 And he called the name of that 
place Kibroth-hattaavah : because 
there they buried the people that 
lusted. 

35 And the people journeyed from 
Kibroth-hattaavah unto Hazeroth ; 
and abode at Hazeroth. 

CHAPTER Xn. 

1 God rebuketh the sedition of Miriam and Aaron. 
10 Miriam's leprosy is healed at the prayer oj 
Moses. 14 God cummandeth her to be shut out 
of the host. 

AND Miriam and Aaron spake against 
. Moses beeause of the Ethiopian 
woman whom he had married : for he 
had married an Ethiopian woman. 



Miriam^ leprosy* 



NUMBEKS, XIII. 



Names of the spies 



2 And they said, Hath the Lord in- 
deed spoken only by Moses? hath he 
not spoken also by us * And the Lord 
heard it. 

3 (Now the man Moses was very 
meek, above all the men which were 
upon the face of the earth.) 

4 And the Lord spake suddenly 
unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and un- 
to Miriam, Come out ye three unto 
the tabernacle of the ' congregation. 
And they three came out. 

5 And the Lord came down in the 

Sillar of the cloud, and stood in the 
oor of the tabernacle, and called 
Aaron and Miriam : and they both 
came forth. 

6 And he said, Hear now my words s 
If there be a prophet among you, I 
the Lord will make myself known 
unto him in a vision, and will speak 
unto him in a dream. 

7 My servant Moses is not so, who 
is faithful in all mine house. 

8 With him will I speak mouth to 
mouth, even apparently, and not in 
dark speeches; and the similitude of 
the Lord shall he behold . wherefore 
then were ye not afraid to speak 
against my servant Moses? 

9 And the anger of the Lord was 
kindled against them ; and he de- 
parted. 

10 And the cloud departed from off 
fthe tabernacle s and, behold, Miriam 
became leprous, white as snow : and 
Aaron looked upon Miriam, and, be 
feold, she was leprous. 

11 And Aaron said unto Moses, Alas, 
my lord, I beseech thee, lay not the 
gin upon us, wherein we have done 
foolishly, and wherein we have sin 
ned 

12 Let her not be as one dead, of 
whom the flesh is half consumed 
when he cometh out of his mother's 
womb. 

IS And Moses cried unto the Lord, 
saying, Heal her now, O God, I be- 
seech thee. 

14 If And the Lord said unto Moses, 
If her father had but spit m her face, 
should she not be ashamed seven 
days? let her be shut out from the 
camp seven* days, and after that let 
her be received in again. 

15 And Miriam was shut out from 
the camp seven days: and the peo- 

Ele journeyed not till Miriam was 
rought in again. 

16 And afterward the people remov- 
ed from Hazeroth, and pitched in the 
wilderness of Paran. 

CHAPTER XIH. 

1 The names of the men who were tent to search 
the land. 17 Their instructions. 21 Their acts. 
26 Their relation. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying. 
2 Send thou men, that they may 
search the land of Canaan, which I 
give unto the children of Israel: of 
every tribe of their fathers shall ye 



send a man, every one a ruler among 
them. 

3 And Moses by the commandment 
of the Lord sent them from the wil 
dfcxness of Paran : all those men were 
heads of the children of Israel. 

4 And these were their names: Of 
the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the 
son of Zaccur. 

5 Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat 
the son of Hori. 

6 Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the 
son of Jephunneh. 

7 Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the 
son of Joseph. 

8 Of the tribe of Ephraim, Oshea 
the son of Nun. 

9 Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti 
the son of Raphu. 

10 Of the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel 
the son of Sodi. 

11 Of the tribe of Joseph, namely, 
of the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the 
son of Susi. 

12 Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the 
son of Gemalli. 

13 Of the tribe of Asher, Sether the 
son of Michael. 

14 Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi 
the son of Vophsi. 

15 Of the tribe of Gad, G&uel the 
son of Machi. 

16 These are the names of tlie men 
which Moses sent to spy out the land. 
And Moses called Oshea the son of 
Nun, Jehoshua. 

17 If And Moses sent them to spy 
out the land of Canaan, and said un- 
to them, Get you up this way south- 
ward, and go up into the mountain : 

18 And see the land, what it «*s, 
and the people that dwelleth therein, 
whether they be strong or weak, few 
or many ; 

19 And what the land is that they 
dwell in, whether it be good or bad j 
and what cities they be that they 
dwell in, whether in tents, or in 
strong holds ; 

20 And what the land is, whether it 
be fat or lean, whether there be wood 
therein, or not. And be ye of good 
courage, and bring of the fruit of the 
land. Now the time was the time of 
the first ripe grapes. 

21 If So they went up, and searched 
the land from the wilderness of Zin 
unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath. 

22 And they ascended by the south, 
and came unto Hebron ; where Ahi- 
man, Sheshai, and Talmai, the chil- 
dren of Anak, were. (Now Hebron 
was built seven years before Zoan in 
Egypt.) 

23 And they came unto the brook of 
Eshcol, and cut down from thence a 
branch with one cluster of grapes, 
and they bare it between two upon 
a staff ; and they brought of the pome- 
granates, and or the figs. 

24 The place was called the brook 
Eshcol, because of the cluster of 
grapes which the children of Israel 
cut down from thence. 

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The people murmur. 



NUMBERS, XIV. 



God threateneth them , 



25 And they returned from searching 
»f the land after forty days. 

26 1 And they went and came to Mo- 
ses, and to Aaron, and to all the con- 
gregation of the children of Israel, 
onto the wilderness of Paran, to Ka- 
desh; and brought back word unto 
them, and unto all the congregation, 
and shewed them the fruit of the 
land. 

27 And they told him, and said, We 
came unto the land whither thou sent- 
est us, and surely it floweth with milk 
and honey ; and this is the fruit of it. 

28 Nevertheless the people be strong 
that dwell in the land, and the cities 
are walled, and very great : and more- 
over we saw the children of Anak 
there. 

29 The Amalekites dwell in the land 
of the south : and the Hittites, and the 
Jebusites, and the Amorites, dwell in 
the mountains: and the Canaanites 
dwell by the sea, and by the coast of 
Jordan. 

30 And Caleb stilled the people be- 
fore Moses, and said, Let us go up at 
once, and possess it ; for we are well 
able to overcome it. 

31 But the men that went up with 
him said, We be not able to go up 
against the people; for they are 
stronger than we. 

32 And they brought up an evil re- 
port of the land which they had 
searched unto the children of Israel, 
saying, The land, through which we 
have gone to search it ; is a land that 
eateth up the inhabitants thereof ; 
and all the people that we saw in it 
are men of a great stature. 

33 And there we saw the giants, the 
sons of Anak, which come of the gi- 
ants : and we were in our own signt 
as grasshoppers, and so we were in 
Ktkeir sight. 

CHAPTER XIV. 

I The people murmur at the news. 6 Joshua and 
Caleb labour to still them. 11 Ood threatenr.th 
them. 13 Moses persuadeth Ood, and obtaineth 
pardon. 26 The murmurers are deprived of en- 
tering into the land. 36 The men who raised the 
evil report die by a plague. 40 The people that 
would invade the land against the will of Ood are 
smitten. 

AND all the congregation lifted up 
. their voice, and cried; and the 
people wept that night. 

2 And all the children of Israel mur- 
mured against Moses and against 
Aaron: and the whole congregation 
said unto them, Would God that we 
had died in the land of Egypt! or 
would God we had died in this wil- 
derness ! 

3 And wherefore hath the Lord 
brought us unto this land, to fall by 
the sword, that our wives and our 
children should be a prey? were it 
not better for us to return into 
Egypt? 

I And they said one to another, Let 
as make a captain, and let us return 
into Egypt. 

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5 Then Moses and Aaron fell on thef ?r 
faces before all the assembly of the 
congregation of the children of Is- 
rael. 

6 f And Joshua the son of Nun, 
and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which 
were of them that searched the land- 
rent their clothes : 

7 And they spake unto all the com 

?any of the children of Israel, saying, 
he land, which we passed through tc 
search it, is an exceeding good land. 

8 If the Lord delight m us, then he 
will bring us into this land, and give 
it us ; a land which floweth with mill? 
and honey. 

9 Only rebel not ye against the Lord, 
neither fear ye the people of the land : 
for they are bread for us : their de 
fence is departed from them, and the 
Lord is with us : fear them not. 

10 But all the congregation bade 
stone them with stones. And the 
glory of the Lord appeared in the 
tabernacle of the congregation be- 
fore all the children of Israel. 

11 If And the Lord said unto Moses, 
How long will this people provoke me ? 
and how long will it oe ere they be- 
lieve me, for all the signs which I have 
shewed among them ? 

12 I will smite them with the pest 
ilence, and disinherit them, and will 
make of thee a greater nation an 6 
mightier than they. 

13 <fl And Moses said unto the Lord, 
Then the Egyptians shall bear it, (for 
thou broughtest up this people in thy 
might from among them ;) 

14 And they will tell it to the inhabit- 
ants of this land : for they have heard 
that thou Lord art among this people,, 
that thou Lord art seen face to face, 
and that thy cloud standeth over them, 
and that thou goest before them, by 
daytime in a pillar of a cloud, and ir 
a pillar of fire hy night. 

15 IT Now if thou shalt kill all thte 
people as one man, then the nations 
which have heard the fame of thee 
will speak, saying, 

16 Because the Lord was not able tc 
bring this people into the land which 
he sware unto them, therefore he hatfc 
slain them in the wilderness. 

17 And now, I beseech thee, let the 
power of my Lord be great, according 
as thou hast spoken, saying, 

18 The Lord is longsuffenng, and of 
great mercy, forgiving iniquity and 
transgression, and by no means clear 
ing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of 
the fathers upon the children unto thf 
third and fourth generation. 

19 Pardon, I beseech thee, the iniquv 
ty of this people according unto the 
greatness of thy mercy, and as thou 
hast forgiven this people, from Egyr>* 
even until now. 

20 And the Lord said, I have pardon 
ed according to thy word : 

21 But as truly as I live, all the earflt 
shall be filled with the glory of ftp 
Lord. 



fhe murmurer8 excluded. NUMBERS, XV. Law of the meat offering 



22 Because all those men which have 
3een my glory, and my miracles, 
which I did in Egypt and in the wil- 
derness, and have tempted me now 
Shese ten times, and have not hearken- 
ed to my voice ; 

23 Surely they shall not see the land 
which I sware unto their fathers, nei- 
ther shall any of them that provoked 
me see it : 

24 But my servant Caleb, because he 
had another spirit with him, and hath 
followed me fully, him will I bring in- 
to the land whereinto he went; and 
his seed shall possess it. 

25 (Now the Amalekites and the Ca- 
naanites dwelt in the valley.) To mor- 
row turn you, and get you into the 
wilderness by the way of the Red 
sea. 

26 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses 
and unto Aaron, saying, 

27 How long shall I bear with this 
evil congregation, which murmur 
against me! I have heard the mur- 
murings of the children of Israel, 
which they murmur against me. 

28 Say unto them, As truly as I live, 
saith the Lord, as ye have spoken in 
mine ears, so will I do to you : 

29 Your carcasses shall fall in this 
wilderness, and all that were number- 
ed of you, according to your whole 
number, from twenty years old and 
upward, which have murmured 
against me, 

30 Doubtless ye shall not come into 
the land, concerning which I sware to 
make you dwell therein, save Caleb 
the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the 
son of Nun. 

31 But your little ones, which ye said 
should be a prey, them will I bring in, 
and they shall know the land which ye 
have despised. 

32 But as for you, your carcasses, 
they shall fall in this wilderness. 

33 And your children shall wander 
8n the wilderness forty years, and bear 
yo'ir whoredoms, until your carcasses 
be wasted in the wilderness. 

34 After the number of the days in 
which ye searched the land, even forty 
days, each day for a year, shall ye bear 
your iniquities, even forty years, and 
ye shall know my breach of promise. 

35 I the Lord have said, I will surely 
do it unto all this evil congregation, 
that are gathered together against 
me: in this wilderness they shall be 
consumed, and there they shall die. 

36 And the men which Moses sent to 
search the land, who returned, and 
made all the congregation to murmur 
against him, by bringing up a slander 
upon the land, 

37 Even those men that did bring up 
the evil report upon the land, died by 
the plague Def ore the Lord. 

38 But Joshua the son of Nun, and 
Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which 
were of the men that went to search 
the land, lived still. 

80 And Moses told these sayings unto 



all the children of Israel : and the peo 
pie mourned greatly. 

40 H And they rose up early in the 
morning, and gat them up into ths 
top of the mountain, saying. Lo, we 
be here, and will go up unto the place 
which the Lord nath promised . for 
we have sinned. 

41 And Moses said, "Wherefore now 
do ye transgress the commandment ot 
the Lord ? but it shall not prosper. 

42 Go not up, for the Lord is not 
among you ; that ye be not smitten 
before your enemies. 

43 For the Amalekites and the Ca- 
naanites are there before you, and ye 
shall fall by the sword : because ye are 
turned away from the Lord, therefor© 
the Lord will not be with you. 

44 But they presumed to go up unto 
the hill top: nevertheless the ark of 
the covenant of the Lord, and Moses c 
departed not out of the camp. 

45 Then the Amalekites came down, 
and the Canaanites which dwelt in 
that hill, and smote them, and dis- 
comfited them, even unto Hormah. 

CHAPTER XV. 

1 The law of the meat offering and the drink offer* 
ing. 13, 29 The stranger is under the samelavt 
17 The law of the first of the dough for a heave 
offering. 22 The sacrifice for sins of ignorance* 
30 The punishment of presumption. 32 He thai 
violated the sabbath is stoned. 37 The law of 
fringes. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses s 
. saying, 

2 Speak unto the children of Israel, 
and say unto them, When ye be come 
into the land of your habitations, 
which I give unto you, 

3 And will make an offering by fire 
unto the Lord, a burnt offering, or a 
sacrifice in performing a vow, or in a 
freewill offering, or in your solemn 
feasts, to make a sweet savour un- 
to the Lord, of the herd, or of the 
flock : 

4 Then shall he that offereth his of- 
fering unto the Lord bring a meat 
offering of a tenth deal of flour, 
mingled with the fourth part of i, 
hin of oiL 

5 And the fourth part of a hin of 
wine for a drink offering shalt thou 
prepare with the burnt offering or 
sacrifice, for one lamb. 

6 Or for a ram, thou shalt prepare 
for a meat offering two tenth deals 
of flour, mingled with the third part 
of a hin of oil. 

7 And for a drink offering thou 
shalt offer the third part of a hin 
of wine, for a sweet savour unto the 
Lord. 

8 And when thou preparest a bull- 
ock for a burnt offering, or for a 
sacrifice in performing a vow, or 
peace offerings unto the Lord ; 

9 Then shall he bring with a bull- 
ock a meat offering of three tenth 
deals of flour, mingled with half © 
hin of oiL 

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: Qf sin of ignorance* 



NUMBERS, XV. The sabbathbreaker stoned. 



10 And thou shalt bring for a drink 
offering half a bin of wine, for an of- 
fering made by fire, of a sweet savour 
unto the Lord. 

11 Thus shall it be done for one bull- 
ock, or for one ram, or for a lamb, or 
a kid. 

12 According to the number that 
ye shall prepare, so shall ye do to 
every one according to their num- 
ber. 

13 All that are born of the country 
shall do these things after this man- 
ner, in offering an offering made 
by fire, of a sweet savour unto the 
Lord. 

U And if a stranger sojourn with 
you, or whosoever be among you in 
your generations, and will offer an 
offering made by fire, of a sweet sa- 
vour unto the Lord ; as ye do, so he 
shall do. 

15 One ordinance shall be both for 
you of the congregation, and also 
for the stranger that sojourneth with 
you, an ordinance for ever in your 
generations : as ye are, so shall the 
stranger be before the Lord. 

16 One law and one manner shall be 
for you, and for the stranger that 
sojpurneth with you. 

17 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

18 Speak unto the children of Is- 
rael, and say unto them, When ye 
come into the land whither I bring 
you, 

19 Then it shall be, that, when ye 
eat of the bread of the land, ye shall 
offer up ,a heave offering unto the 
Lord. 

20 Ye shall offer up a cake of the 
first of your dough for a heave of- 
fering : as ye do the heave offering 
of the threshingfloor, so shall ye 
heave it. 

21 Of the first of your dough ye 
shall give unto the Lord a heave of- 
fering in your generations. 

22 T And if ye have erred, and not 
observed all these commandments, 
which the Lord hath spoken unto 
Moses, 

23 Even all that the Lord hath com- 
manded you by the hand of Moses, 
from the day that the Lord com- 
manded Moses, and henceforward 
among your generations ; 

24 Then it shall be, if aught be com- 
mitted by ignorance without the 
knowledge oi the congregation, that 
all the congregation sup a offer one 
young bullock for a burnt offering, 
for a sweet savour unto the Lord, 
with his meat offering, and his drink 
offering, according to the manner, 
and one kid of the goats for a sin 
offering. 

25 And the priest shall make an 
atonement for all the congregation 
of the children of Israel, and it shall 
be forgiven them ; for it is igno- 
rance: and they shall bring their of- 
fering, a sacrifice made by fire unto 

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the Lord, and their sin offering before 
the Lord, for their ignorance : 

26 And it shall be forgiven all the 
congregation of the children of Is 
rael, and the stranger that sojourn- 
eth among them ; seeing all the peo- 
ple were in ignorance. 

27 If And if any soul sin through 
ignorance, then he shall bring a she 
goat of the first year for a sin offer- 
ing. 

28 And the priest shall make an 
atonement for the soul that sinneth 
ignorantly, when he sinneth by igno- 
rance before the Lord, to make ait 
atonement for him ; and it shall be 
forgiven him. 

29 Ye shall have one law for him 
that sinneth through ignorance, both 
for him that is born among the chil- 
dren of Israel, and for the stranger 
that sojourneth among them. 

30 1 But the soul that doeth aught 
presumptuously, whether he be born 
m the land, or a stranger, the same 
reproacheth the Lord; and that soul 
shall be cut off from among his peo- 
ple. 

31 Because he hath despised the 
word of the Lord, and hath broken 
his commandment, that soul shall 
utterly be cut off ; his iniquity shalt 
be upon him. 

32 f And while the children of Is- 
rael were in the wilderness, they 
found a man that gathered sticks 
upon the sabbath day. 

33 And they that found him gather- 
ing sticks brought him unto Moses? 
and Aaron, and unto all the congre- 
gation. 

34 And they put him in ward, be- 
cause it was not declared what should 
be done to him. 

35 And the Lord said unto Moses, 
The man shall be surely put to death : 
all the congregation shall stone him 
with stones without the camp. 

36 And all the congregation brought 
him without the camp, and stoned 
liim with stones, and he died ; as the 
Lord commanded Moses. 

37 % And the Lord spake unto Mo- 
ses, saying, 

38 Speak unto the children of Israel, 
and bid them that they make them 
fringes in the borders of their gar- 
ments, throughout their generations., 
and that they put upon the fringe or 
the borders a ribband of blue : 

39 And it shall be unto you for a 
fringe, that ye may look upon it, 
and remember all the commandments 
of the Lord, and do them ; and that 
ye seek not after your own heart and 
your own eyes, after which ye use 
to go a whoring : 

40 That ye may remember, and do 
all my commandments, and be holy 
unto your God. 

4:1 I am the Lord your God, which 
brought you out of the land of Egypt, 
to be your God : I am the Lord 
your God. 






The rebellion of Korah, 



NUMBERS, XVI. 



Dathan. and Abiram a 



CHAPTER XVL 

1 The rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. 
23 Moses separateth the people from the rebels' 
tents. 81 The earth swailoweth up Korah, and 
a fire consumeth others. 36 The censers are 
reserved to holy use. 41 Fourteen thousand 
and seven hundred are slain by a plague for 
murmuring against Moses end Aaron. 46 
Aaron by incense stayeth the plague. 

NOW Korah, the son of Izhar, the 
son of Kohath, the son of Levi, 
and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of 
Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, 
sons of Reuben, took men : 

2 And they rose up before Moses, 
with certain of the children of Israel, 
two hundred and fifty princes of the 
assembly, famous in the congrega- 
tion, men cf renown : 

3 And they gathered themselves to- 
gether against Moses and against Aa- 
ron, and said unto them, Ye take too 
much upon you, seeing all the con- 
gregation are holy, every one of them, 
and the Lord is among them : where- 
fore then lift ye up yourselves above 
the congregation of the Lord ? 

4 And when Moses heard it, he fell 
upon his face : 

5 And he spake unto Korah and 
onto all his company, saying, Even 
to morrow the Lord will shew who 
are his, and who is holy ; and will cause 
him to come near unto him : even him 
whom he hath chosen will he cause to 
come near unto him. 

6 This do ; Take you censers, Korah, 
and all his company ; 

7 And put fire therein, and put in- 
cense in them before the Lord to 
morrow : and it shall be that the man 
whom the Lord doth choose, he shall 
be holy : ye take too much upon you, 
ye sons of Levi. 

8 And Moses said unto Korah, Hear, 
I pray you, ye sons of Levi ■ 

9 Seemeth it but a small thing unto 
you, that the God of Israel hath sep- 
arated you from the congregation 
of Israel, to bring you near to 
himself to do the service of the 
tabernacle of the Lord, and to stand 
before the congregation to minister 
unto them ? 

10 And he hath brought thee near 
to him, and all thy brethren the sons 
of Levi with thee : and seek ye the 
priesthood also? 

11 For which cause both thou and 
all thy company are gathered to- 
gether against the Lord : and what 
?s Aaron, that ye murmur against 
him? 

12 If And Moses sent to call Dathan 
and Abiram, the sons of Eliab ; which 
said, We will not come up : 

13 Is it a small thing that thou hast 
brought us up out of a land that 
floweth with milk and honey, to kill 
lis in the wilderness, except thou 
make thyself altogether a prince over 
us? 

li Moreover, thou hast not brought 
U8 into a land that floweth with milk 



and honey, or given us inheritance of 
fields and vineyards : wilt thou put 
out the eyes or these men? we will 
not come up. 

15 And Moses was very wroth, and 
said unto the Lord, Respect not thou 
their offering : I have not taken one 
ass from them, neither have I hurt 
one of them. 

16 And Moses said unto Korah, B6 
thou and all thy company before the 
Lord, thou, and they, and Aaron, to 
morrow : 

17 And take every man his censer, 
and put incense in them, and bring ye 
before the Lord every man his cens- 
er, two hundred ana fifty censers , 
thou also, and Aaron, each of you his 
censer. 

18 And they took every man his 
censer, and put fire in them, and laid 
incense thereon, and stood in the door 
of the tabernacle of the congregation 
with Moses and Aaron. 

19 And Korah gathered all the con- 
gregation against them unto the door 
of the tabernacle of the congregation : 
and the glory of the Lord appeared 
unto all the congregation. 

20 And the Lord spake unto Moses 
and unto Aaron, saying, 

21 Separate yourselves from among 
this congregation, that I may con- 
sume them in a moment. 

22 And they fell upon their faces, 
and said, O God, the God of the spirits 
of all flesh, shall one man sin, and 
wilt thou be wroth with all the con- 
gregation ? 

23 If And the Lord spake unto Mo- 
ses, saying, 

24 Speak unto the congregation, 
saying, Get you up from about the 
tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abi- 
ram. 

25 And Moses rose up and went unto 
Dathan and Abiram ; and the elders 
of Israel followed him. 

26 And he spake unto the congre- 

?;ation, saying, Depart, I pray you, 
rom the tents of these wicked men, 
and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye 
be consumed in all their sins. 

27 So they gat up from the taber- 
nacle of Koran, Dathan, and Abiram, 
on every side : and Dathan and Abi- 
ram came out, and stood in the door 
of their tents, and their wives, and 
their sons, and their little children. 

28 And Moses said, Hereby ye shall 
know that the Lord hath sent me to 
do all these works; for I have not 
done them of mine own mind. 

29 If these men die the common 
death of all men, or if they be visited 
after the visitation of all men ; then 
the Lord hath not sent me. 

30 But if the Lord make a new 
thing, and the earth open her mouth, 
and swallow them up, with all that 
appertain unto them, and they go 
down quick into the pit ; then ye 
shall understand that these men have 
provoked the Lord. 

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The murmurers slain. 



NUMBERS, XVII. Aaron's rod flourisheth. 



31 1 And it came to pass, as he had 
made an end of speaking all these 
words, that the ground clave asunder 
that was under them : 

32 And the earth opened her mouth, 
and swallowed them up, and their 
houses, and all the men that apper- 
tained unto Korah, and all their 
goods. 

33 They, and all that appertained to 
them, went down alive into the pit, 
and the earth closed upon them : and 
they perished from among the con- 
gregation. 

34 And all Israel that were round 
about them fled at the cry of them : 
for they said, Lest the earth swallow 
us up also. 

35 And there came out afire from the 
Lord, and consumed the two hundred 
and fifty men that offered incense. 

36 1 And the Lord spake unto Mo- 
ses, saying, 

37 Speak unto Eleazar the son of Aa- 
ron the priest, that he take up the 
censers out of the burning, and scat- 
ter thou the fire yonder ; for they are 
hallowed. 

38 The censers of these sinners 
against their own souls, let them 
make them broad plates for a cover- 
ing of the altar: for they offered 
them before the Lord, therefore they 
are hallowed : and they shall be a sign 
unto the children of Israel. 

39 And Eleazar the priest took the 
brazen censers, wherewith they that 
were burnt had offered ; and they 
were made broad plates for a cover- 
ing of the altar : 

40 To be a memorial unto the chil- 
dren of Israel, that no stranger, which 
is not of the seed of Aaron, come near 
to offer incense before the Lord ; that 
he be not as Korah, and as his compa- 
ny : as the Lord said to him by the 
hand of Moses. 

41 1 But on the morrow all the con- 
gregation of the children of Israel 
murmured against Moses and against 
Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the peo- 
ple of the Lord. 

42 And it came to pass, when the con- 
gregation was gathered against Moses 
and against Aaron, that they looked 
toward the tabernacle of the congre- 
gation : and. behold, the cloud cover- 
ed it, and the glory of the Lord ap- 
peared. 

43 And Moses and Aaron came before 
the tabernacle of the congregation. 

44 H And the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

45 Get you up f rem among this con- 
gregation, that I may consume them 
as in a moment. Ana they fell upon 
their faces. 

46 1[ And Moses said unto Aaron, 
Take a censer, and put fire therein 
from off the altar, and put on in- 
cense, and go quickly unto the con- 
gregation, and make an atonement 
for them : for there is wrath gone out 
&om the Lord ; the plague is begun. 

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47 And Aaron took as Moses conn 
manded, and ran into the midst ofi 
the congregation ; and, behold, the 
plague was Degun among the people : 
and he put on incense, and made azj 
atonement for the people. 

48 And he stood between the dea& 
and the living ; and the plague was 
stayed. 

49 Now they that died in the plague 
were fourteen thousand and seven 
hundred, besides them that died about 
the matter of Korah. 

60 And Aaron returned unto Moses 
unto the door of the tabernacle of 
the congregation : and the plague was 
stayed. 

CHAPTER XVIL 

1 Aaron's rod among all the rods of the tribes only 
flourisheth. 10 It is left for a monument against 
the rebels. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

2 Speak unto the children of Israel, 
and take of every one of them a rod 
according to the house of their fa- 
thers, of all their princes according 
to the house of their fathers, twelve 
rods: write thou every man's name 
upon his rod. 

3 And thou shalt write Aaron's name 
upon the rod of Levi : for one rod shall 
be for the head of the house of their 
fathers. 

4 And thou shalt lay them up in the 
tabernacle of the congregation before 
the testimony, where I will meet with 
you. 

6 And it shall come to pass, that the 
man's rod, whom I shall choose, shall 
blossom : and I will make to cease 
from me the murmurings of the chil- 
dren of Israel, whereby they murmur 
against you. 

6 1 And Moses spake unto the chil- 
dren of Israel, and every one of their 
princes gave him a rod upiece, for 
each prince one, according to their 
fathers' houses, even twelve rods : and 
the rod of Aaron was among their 
rods. 

7 And Moses laid up the rods before 
the Lord in the tabernacle of wit> 
ness. 

8 And it came to pass, that on the 
morrow Moses went into the taber- 
nacle of witness ; and, behold, the 
rod of Aaron for the house of Levi 
was budded, and brought forth buds, 
and bloomed blossoms, and yielded 
almonds. 

9 And Moses brought out all the 
rods from before the Lord unto all 
the children of Israel : and they look- 
ed, and took every man his rod. 

10 1 And tho Lord said unto Moses, 
Bring Aaron's rod again before the 
testimony, to be kept for a token 
against the rebels; and thou shalt 

?[uite take away their murmurings 
rora me, that they die not. 

11 And Moses did so: as the Lore 
commanded him, so did he. 

12 And the children of Israel sp&M 



t> 



Charge of the priests, NUMBERS, XVIII. 



The Levites* portion. 



unto Moses, saying. Behold, we die, we 
perish, we all perish. 

13 Whosoever cometh any thing near 
unto the tabernacle of the Lord shall 
die: shall we be consumed with dy- 

tog* 

CHAPTER XVULL 

1 The charge of the p~<ests and Levites. 9 The 
priests' portion. 21 The Levites' portion. 25 
The heave offering to the priests out of the Le- 
vites' portion. 

AND the Lord said unto Aaron, 
. Thou and thy sons and thy fa- 
ther's house with thee shall bear the 
iniquity of the sanctuary : and thou 
ana thy sons with thee shall bear the 
iniquity of your priesthood. 

2 And thy brethren also of the tribe 
of Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring 
thou with thee, that they may be 
joined unto thee, and minister unto 
thee : but thou and thy sons with thee 
shall minister before the tabernacle 
of witness. 

3 And they shall keep thy charge, 
and the charge of all tbe tabernacle : 
only they shall not come nigh the 
vessels of the sanctuary and the 
altar, that neither they, nor ye also, 
die. 

4 And they shall be joined unto thee, 
and keep the charge of the tabernacle 
of the congregation, for all the serv- 
ice of the tabernacle : and a stranger 
shall not come nigh unto you. 

5 And ye shall keep the charge of 
the sanctuary, and the charge of the 
altar; that there be no wrath any 
more upon the children of Israel. 

6 And I, behold, I have taken your 
brethren the Levites from among 
the children of Israel: to you they 
are given as a gift for the Lord, to 
do the service of the tabernacle of 
the congregation. 

7 Therefore thou and thy sons with 
thee shall keep your priest's office for 
every thing of the altar, and within 
the vail ; and ye shall serve : I have 
given your priest's office unto you as 
a service of gift: and the stranger 
that cometh nigh shall be put to 
death. 

8 1 And the Lord spake unto Aaron, 
Behold, I also have given thee the 
charge of mine heave offerings of all 
the hallowed things of the children of 
Israel ; unto thee have I given them 
by reason of the anointing, and to thy 
sons, by an ordinance for ever. 

9 This shall be thine of the most 
holy thingSj reserved from the fire: 
every oblation of theirs, every meat 
offering of theirs, and every sin of- 
fering of theirs, and every trespass 
offering of theirs, which they snail 
render unto me, shall be most holy 
£or thee and for thy sons. 

10 In the most holy place shalt thou 
©at it : every male shall eat it : it shall 
be holy unto thee. 

11 And this is thine ; the heave of- 
fering of their gift, with all the wave 
offerings of the children of Israel : I 



have given them unto thee, and to 
thy sons and to thy daughters with 
thee, by a statute for ever: everv 
one that is clean in thy house shall 
eat of it. 

12 All the best of the oil, and all the 
best of the wine, and of the wheat, 
the firstfruits or them which they 
shall offer unto the Lord, them have 
I given thee. 

13 And whatsoever is first ripe in 
the land, which they shall bring un= 
to the Lord, shall be thine ; every one 
that is clean in thine house shall eat 
of it. 

14 Every thing devoted in Israel 
shall be thine. 

15 Every thing that openeth the 
matrix in all flesh, which they bring 
unto the Lord, whether it be of men 
or beasts, shall be thine : nevertheless 
the firstborn of man shalt thou sure- 
ly redeem, and the firstling of unclean 
beasts shalt thou redeem. 

16 And those that are to be redeem- 
ed from a month old shalt thou re- 
deem, according to thine estimation, 
for the money of five shekels, after 
the shekel of the sanctuary, which. 
is twenty gerahs. 

17 But the firstling of a cow, or the 
firstling of a sheep, or the firstling 
of a goat, thou shalt not redeem; 
they are holy : thou shalt sprinkle 
their blood upon the altar, and shalt 
burn their fat for an offering made 
by fire, for a sweet savour unto the 
Lord. 

18 And the flesh of them shall be 
thine, as the wave breast and as the 
right shoulder are thine. 

19 All the heave offerings of the 
holy things, which the children of Is- 
rael offer unto the Lord, have I given 
thee, and thy sons and thy daughters 
with thee, by a statute for ever: it 
is a covenant of salt for ever before 
the Lord unto thee and to thy seed 
with thee. 

20 ^ And the Lord spake unto Aaron, 
Thou shalt have no inheritance in 
their land, neither shalt thou have 
any part among them : I am thy part 
and thine inheritance among the chil- 
dren of Israel. 

21 And, behold, I have given the chil- 
dren of Levi all the tenth in Israel for 
an inheritance, for their service which 
they serve, even the service of the tab- 
ernacle of the congregation. 

22 Neither must the children of Is- 
rael henceforth come nigh the taber- 
nacle of the congregation, lest they 
bear sin, and die. 

23 But the Levites shall do the serv- 
ice of the tabernacle of the congrega- 
tion, and they shall bear their in- 
iquity : it shall be a statute for ever 
throughout your generations, that 
among the children of Israel the7 
have no inheritance. 

24 But the tithes of the children of 
Israel, which they offer as a heavs> 
offering unto the Lord, I have givea 

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The water of 



NUMBERS, XIX. 



separation^ 



to the Levites to inherit: therefore I 
have said unto them, Among the chil- 
dren of Israel they shall have no in- 
heritance. 

25 If And the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying:, 

26 Thus speak unto the Levites, and 
say unto them, When ye take of the 
children of Israel the tithes which I 
have given you from them for your 
Inheritance, then ye shall offer up a 
heave offering of if for the Lord, even 
a tenth part of the tithe. 

27 And this your heave offering shall 
be reckoned unto you, as though it 
were the corn of the threshingnoor, 
and as the fulness of the winepress. 

28 Thus ye also shall offer a heave 
offering unto the Lord of all your 
tithes, which ye receive of the chil- 
dren of Israel ; and ye shall give there- 
of the Lord's heave offering to Aaron 
the priest. 

29 Out of all your gifts ye shall offer 
every heave offering of the Lord, of 
all the best thereof, even the hallowed 
part thereof out of it. 

30 Therefore thou shalt say unto 
them, When ye have heaved the best 
thereof from it, then it shall be count- 
ed unto the Levites as the increase of 
the threshingnoor, and as the increase 
of the winepress. 

31 And ye shall eat it in every place, 
ye and your households : for it is your 
reward for your service in the taberna- 
cle of the congregation. 

32 And ye shall bear no sin by reason 
of it, when ye have heaved from it the 
best of it : neither shall ye pollute the 
holy things of the children of Israel, 
lest ye die. 

CHAPTER XIX. 

1 The water of separation made of the ashes of a 
red heifer. 11 The law for the use of it in puri- 
fication of the unclean. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses 
- and unto Aaron, saying, 

2 This is the ordinance of the law 
which the Lord hath commanded, 
saying, Speak unto the children of 
Israel, that they bring thee a red 
heifer without spot, wherein is no 
blemish, and upon which never came 
yoke. 

3 And ye shall give her unto Eleazar 
the priest, that he may bring her forth 
without the camp, and one shall slay 
her before his face : 

4 And Eleazar the priest shall take of 
her blood with his finger, and sprin- 
kle of her blood directly before the 
tabernacle of the congregation seven 
times. 

5 And one shall burn the heifer in 
Jus sight ; her skin, and her flesh, and 
her blood, with her dung, shall he 
burn: 

6 And the priest shall take cedar 
wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and 
cast it into the midst of the burning 
of the heifer. 

7 Then the priest shall wash his 

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clothes, and he shall bathe his flesh in 
water, and afterward he shall come 
into the camp, and the priest shall b© 
unclean until the even. 

8 And he that burneth hor shall 
wash his clothes in water, and bathe 
his flesh in water, and shall be unclean 
until the even. 

9 And a man that is clean shall 
gather up the ashes of the heifer, and 
lay them up without the camp in © 
clean place, and it shall be kept for 
the congregation of the children of 
Israel for a water of separation : it is 
a purification of sin. 

10 And he that gathereth the ashes of 
the heifer shall wash his clothes, and 
be unclean until the even : and it shall 
be unto the children of Israel, and un- 
to the stranger that sojourneth among 
them, for a statute for ever. 

11 TI He that toucheth the dead body 
of any man shall be unclean seven 
days. 

12 He shall purify himself with it on 
the third day, and on the seventh day 
he shall be clean : but if he purify not 
himself the third day, then the sev- 
enth day he shall not be clean. 

13 Whosoever toucheth the dead 
body of any man that is dead, and 
purifleth not himself , defileth the tab- 
ernacle of the Lord ; and that soul 
shall be cut off from Israel : because 
the water of separation was not 
sprinkled upon him, he shall be un- 
clean; his uncleanness is yet upon 
him. 

li This is the law, when a man dietfe 
in a tent : all that come into the tent, 
and all that is in the tent, shall be un- 
clean seven days. 

15 And every open vessel, which 
hath no covering bound upon it, i® 
unclean. 

16 And whosoever toucheth one that 
is slain with a sword in the open 
fields, or a dead body, or a bone of a 
man, or a grave, shall be unclean seven 
days. 

17 And for an unclean person they 
shall take of the ashes of the burnt 
heifer of purification for sin, and run- 
ning water shall be put thereto in a 
vessel : 

18 And a clean person shall take 
hyssop, and dip it in the water, and 
sprinkle it upon the tent, and upon all 
the vessels, and upon the persons that 
were there, and upon him that touch- 
ed a bone, or one slain, or one dead, 
or a grave : 

19 And the clean person shall sprinkle 
upon the unclean on the third day, 
and on the seventh day : and on the 
seventh day he shall purify himself, 
and wash his clothes, and bathe him- 
self in water, and shall be clean at 
even. 

20 But the man that shall be unclean, 
and shall not purify himself, that sou] 
shall be cut off from among the con- 
gregation, because he hath defiled the 
sanctuary of the Lord: the water©! 



Moses smiteth the rock. 



NUMBERS, XX. 



Aaron dx&cfo^ 



separation hath not been sprinkled 
upon him ; he is unclean. 

21 And it shall be a perpetual stat- 
ute unto them, that he that sprinkleth 
the water of separation shall wash his 
clothes ; and he that toucheth the wa- 
ter of separation shall be unclean until 
even. 

22 And whatsoever the unclean per- 
son toucheth shall be unclean ; and the 
soul that toucheth it shall be unclean 
until even. 

CHAPTER XX. 

1 The children of Israel come to Zin, where Miriam 
dieth. 2 They murmur for want of water. 7 Mo- 
ses smiting the rock bring eth forth water at Meri- 
bah. 14 Moses at Kadesh desireth passage through 
Edom, which is denied him. 22 At mount Hor 
Aaron resigneth his place to Eleazar, and dieth. 

THEN came the children of Israel, 
even the whole congregation, into 
the desert of Zin in the first month : 
and the people abode in Kadesh ; and 
Miriam died there, and was buried 
there. 

2 And there was no water for the con- 
gregation : and they gathered them- 
selves together against Moses and 
against Aaron. 

3 And the people chode with Moses, 
and spake, saying, Would God that we 
had died when our brethren died be- 
fore the Lord ! 

4 And why have ye brought up the 
congregation of the Lord into this 
wilderness, that we and our cattle 
should die there! 

6 And wherefore have ye made us to 
come up out of Egypt, to bring us in 
unto this evil place ? it is no place of 
seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pome- 
granates ; neither is there any water 
to drink 

6 And Moses and Aaron went from 
the presence of the assembly unto the 
door of the tabernacle of the congre- 
gation, and they fell upon their faces : 
and the glory of the Lord appeared 
unto them. 

7 If And the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

8 Take the rod, and gather thou the 
assembly together, thou and Aaron 
thy brother, and speak ye unto the 
rock before their eyes ; and it shall 

five forth his water, and thou shalt 
ring forth to them water out of the 
rock : so thou shalt give the congre- 
gation and their beasts drink. 

9 And Moses took the rod from before 
the Lord, as he commanded him. 

10 And Moses and Aaron gathered 
the congregation together before the 
rock, and he said unto them, Hear 
now, ye rebels ; must we fetch you 
water out of this rock? 

11 And Moses lifted up his hand, and 
'sdth his rod he smote the rock twice : 
and the water came out abundantly, 
and the congregation drank, and their 
beasts also. 

12 T And the Lord spake unto Moses 
and Aaron, Because ye believed me 
Dot, to sanctify me in the eyes of the 



children of Israel, therefore ye shaL n 
not bring this congregation into the 
land which I have given them. 

13 This is the water of Meribah ; be- 
cause the children of Israel strove 
with the Lord, and he was sanctified 
in them. 

14 % And Moses sent messengers f rem 
Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus 
saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest 
all the travail that hath befallen us : 

15 How our fathers went down into 
Egypt, and we have dwelt in Egypt a 
long time; and the Egyptians vexed 
us, and our fathers : 

16 And when we cried unto the Lord, 
he heard our voice, and sent an angel, 
and hath brought us forth out or 
Egypt : and, behold, we are in Ka- 
desh, a city in the uttermost of thy 
border. 

17 Let us pass, I pray thee, through 
thy country : we will not pass through 
the fields, or through the vineyards, 
neither will we drink of the water or 
the wells : we will go by the king's 
high way, we will not turn to the right 
hand nor to the left, until we have 
passed thy borders. 

18 And Edom said unto him, Thorn 
shalt not pass by me, lest I come out 
against thee with the sword. 

19 And the children of Israel said 
unto him, We will go by the high way : 
and if I and my cattle drink of thy wa- 
ter, then I will pay for it : I will only, 
without doing any thing else, go 
through on my feet. 

20 And he said, Thou shalt not go 
through. And Edom came out against 
him with much people, and with a 
strong hand. 

21 Thus Edom refused to give Israel 
passage through his border : wherefore 
Israel turned away from him. 

22 H And the children of Israel, even 
the whole congregation, journeyed 
from Kadesh, and came unto mount 
Hor. 

23 And the Lord spake unto Moses 
and Aaron in mount Hor, by the coast 
of the land of Edom, saying, 

24 Aaron shall be gathered unto hig 
people : for he shall not enter into the 
land which I have given unto the chil- 
dren of Israel, because ye rebelled 
against my word at the water of Mer- 
ibah. 

25 Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, 
and bring them up unto mount Hor : 

26 And strip Aaron of his garments, 
and put them upon Eleazar his son : 
and Aaron shall be gathered unto his 
people, and shall die there. 

27 And Moses did as the Lord com- 
manded : and they went up into mount 
Hor in the sight of all the congrega- 
tion. 

28 And Moses stripped Aaron of nig 
garments, and put them upon Eleazar 
his son ; and Aaron died there in the 
top of the mount : and Moses and Elea- 
zar came down from the mount. 

29 And when all the congregation 

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The fiery serpents. 



NUMBERS, XXI. 



Sihon overcome* 



saw that Aaron was dead, they mourn- 
ed for Aaron thirty days, even all the 
house of Israel. 

CHAPTER XXI. 

1 Israel with some loss destroy the Canaanites at 
Eormah. 4 The people murmuring are plagued 
with fiery serpents. 7 They repenting are healed 
by a brazen serpent. 10 Sundry journeys of the 

Israelites. 21 Sihon is overcome, 33 and Og. 

* 

AND when king Arad the Canaanite, 
- which dwelt in the south, heard 
tell that Israel came by the way of the 
spies ; then he fought against Israel, 
and took some of them prisoners. 

2 And Israel vowed a vow unto the 
Lord, and said, If thou wilt indeed de- 
liver this people into my hand, then I 
will utterly destroy their cities. 

3 And the Lord hearkened to the 
voice of Israel, and delivered up the 
Canaanites ; and they utterly destroy- 
ed them and their cities : and he called 
the name of the place Hormah. 

4 If And they journeyed from mount 
Hor by the way of the Red sea, to com- 
pass the land of Edom : and the soul of 
the people was much discouraged be- 
cause of the way. 

5 And the people spake against God, 
and against Moses, Wherefore have ye 
brought us up out of Egypt to die in 
the wilderness ? for there is no bread, 
neither is there any water ; and our 
soul loatheth this light bread. 

6 And the Lord sent fiery serpents 
among the people, and they bit the 
people ; and much people of Israel 
died. 

7 1 Therefore the people came to Mo- 
ses, and said, We have sinned, for we 
have spoken against the Lord, and 
against thee ; pray unto the Lord, 
that he take away the serpents from 
us. And Moses prayed for the people. 

8 And the Lord said unto Moses, 
Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it 
upon a pole : and it shall come to pass, 
that every one that is bitten, when he 
looketh upon it, shall live. 

9 And Moses made a serpent of brass, 
and put it upon a pole ; and it came to 
pass, that it a serpent had bitten any 
man, when he beheld the serpent of 
brass, he lived. 

10 1 And the children of Israel set 
forward, and pitched in Oboth. 

11 And they journeyed from Oboth, 
and pitched at Ije-abarim, in the wil- 
derness which is before Moab, toward 
the sunrising. 

12 % From thence they removed, and 
pitched in the valley of Zared. 

13 From thence they removed, and 
pitched on the other side of Arnon, 
which is in the wilderness that com- 
©th out of the coasts of the Amorites : 
for Arnon is the border of Moab, be- 
tween Moab and the Amorites. 

14 Wherefore it is said in the book of 
the wars of the Lord, What he did in 
She Red sea, and in the brooks of Ar- 
?non, 

16 And at tbe stream of the brooks 
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that goeth down to the dwelling of Ar, 
and lieth upon the border of Moab. 

16 And from thence they went to 
Beer : that is the well whereof the 
Lord spake unto Moses, Gather the 
people together, and I will give them 
water. 

17 H Then Israel sang this song, 
Spring up, O well ; sing ye unto it : 

18 The princes digged the well, the 
nobles of the people digged it, by the 
direction of the lawgiver, with their 
staves. And from the wilderness they 
went to Mattanah : 

19 And from Mattanah to Nahaliel : 
and from Nahaliel to Bamoth : 

20 And from Bamoth in the valley, 
that is in the country of Moab, to the 
top of Pisgah, which looketh toward 
Jeshimon. 

21 1 And Israel sent messengers unto 
Sihon king of the Amorites, saying, 

22 Let me pass through thy land : we 
will not turn into the fields, or into 
the vineyards ; we will not drink of 
the waters of the well : but we will go 
along by the king's high way, until we 
be past thy borders. 

23 And Sihon would not suffer Israel 
to pass through his border : but Sihon 
gathered all his people together, and 
went out against Israel into the wil- 
derness : and he came to Jahaz, and 
fought against Israel. 

24 And Israel smote him with the 
edge of the sword, and possessed his 
land from Arnon unto Jabbok, even 
unto the children of Amraon : for the 
border of the children of Amnion was 
strong. 

25 And Israel took all these cities ? 
and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the 
Amorites. in Heshbon, and in all the 
villages thereof. 

26 For Heshbon was the city of Si- 
hon the king of the Amorites, who 
had fought against the former king of 
Moab, and taken all his land out of his 
hand, even unto Arnon. 

27 Wherefore they that speak in 
proverbs say, Come into Heshbon, let 
the city of Sihon be htiilt and pre- 
pared : 

28 For there is a Are gone out of 
Heshbon, a flame from the city of Si- 
hon : it hath consumed Ar of Moab, 
and the lords of the high places .of 
Arnon. 

29 Woe to thee, Moab! thou art un- 
done, O people of Chemosh : he hath 
given his sons that escaped, and hi3 
daughters, into captivity unto Sihon 
king of the Amorites. 

30 We have shot at them ; Heshbon 
is perished even unto Dibon, and we 
have laid them waste even unto No- 
phah, which reacheth unto Medeba. 

31 t Thus Israel dwelt in the land 
of the Amorites. 

32 And Moses sent to spy out Jaazer, 
and they took the villages thereof s 
and drove out the Amorites that wert 
there. 

33 1 And they turned and went ujr 



Balak sendeth 



NUMBERS, XXII. 



for Balaam. 



by the way of Bashan : and Og the 
king of Bashan went out against 
them, he, and all his people, to the 
battle at Edrei. 

34 And the Lord said unto Moses, 
Fear him not : for I have delivered 
him into thy hand, and all his peo- 
ple, and his land ; and thou shalt do 
to him as thou didst unto Sihon king 
of the Amorites, which dwelt at Hesh- 
bon. 

35 So they smote him, and his sons, 
and all his people, until there was 
none left him alive : and they pos- 
sessed his land. 

CHAPTER XXIL 

1 Balak's first message for Balaam, is refused. 
15 His second message obtaineth him. 22 An 
angel would have slain him, if his ass had not 
saved him. 36 Balak entertaineth him. 

AND the children of Israel set for- 
. ward, and pitched in the plains 
of Moab on this side Jordan by 
Jericho. 

2 % And Balak the son of Zippor 
saw all that Israel had done to the 
Amorites. 

3 And Moab was sore afraid of the 
people, because they were many : and 
Moab was distressed because of the 
children of Israel. 

4 And Moab said unto the elders of 
Midian, Now shall this company lick 
up all that are round about us, as 
the ox licketh up the grass of the 
field. And Balak the son of Zippor 
was king of the Moabites at that 
time. 

5 He sent messengers therefore unto 
Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, 
which is by the river of the land or 
the children of his people, to call 
him, saying, Behold, there is a peo- 
ple come out from Egypt : behold, 
i&hey cover the face of the earth, and 
they abide over against me : 

6 Come now therefore, I pray thee, 
curse me this people; for they are 
too mighty for me : peradventure I 
shall prevail, that we may smite them, 
and that I may drive them out of 
the land : for I wot that he whom 
thou blessest is blessed, and he whom 
tb.ou cursest is cursed. 

7 And the elders of Moab and the 
elders of Midian departed with the 
rewards of divination in their hand ; 
and they came unto Balaam, and 
spake unto him the words of Balak. 

8 And he said unto them, Lodge 
here this night, and I will bring you 
word again, as the Lord shall speak 
unto me : and the princes of Moab 
abode with Balaam. 

9 And God came unto Balaam, and 
said, What men are these with thee ? 

10 And Balaam said unto God, Ba- 
iak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, 
bath sent unto me, saying, 

11 Behold, there is a people come 
out of Egypt, which covereth the 
face of the earth : come now, curse 
me them j peradventure I shall be 

5* 



able to overcome them, and drive 
them out. 

12 And God said unto Balaam, Thou 
shalt not go with them : thou shalt 
not curse the people : for they are 
blessed. 

13 And Balaam rose up in the morn- 
ing, and said unto the princes of Ba- 
lak, Get you into your land: for 
the Lord refuseth to give me leave 
to go with you. 

14 And the princes of Moab rose up, 
and they went unto Balak, and said, 
Balaam refuseth to come with us. 

15 1 And Balak sent yet again 
princes, more, and more honourable 
than they. 

16 And they came to Balaam, and 
said to him, Thus saith Balak the 
son of Zippor, Let nothing : I pray 
thee, hinder thee from coming unto 
me: 

17 For I will promote thee unt® 
very great honour, and I will do what- 
soever thou say est unto me : come 
therefore, I pray thee, curse me this 
people. 

18 And Balaam answered and said 
unto the servants of Balak, If Balak 
would give me his house full of sil- 
ver and gold, I cannot go beyond the 
word of the Lord my God, to do less 
or more. 

19 Now therefore, I pray you, tarry 
ye also here this night, that I may 
know what the Lord will say unto 
me more. 

20 And God came unto Balaam at 
night, and said unto him, If the men 
come to call thee, rise up, and go 
with them; but yet the word which 
I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou 
do. 

21 And Balaam rose up in the morn- 
ing, and saddled his ass, and went 
with the princes of Moab. 

22 If And God's anger was kindled 
because he went : and the angel of 
the Lord stood in the way for an 
adversary against him. Now he was 
riding upon his ass, and his two serv- 
ants were with him. 

23 And the ass saw the angel of 
the Lord standing in the way, and 
his sword drawn in his hand : and 
the ass turned aside out of the way, 
and went into the field : and Balaam 
smote the ass, to turn her into the 
way. 

24 But the angel of the Lord stood 
in a path of the vineyards, a wall 
being on this side, and a wall on that 
side. 

25 And when the ass saw the angel 
of the Lord, she thrust herself unto 
the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot 
against the wall : and he smote her 
again. 

26 And the angel of the Lord went 
further, and stood in a narrow place, 
where was no way to turn either to 
the right hand or to the left. 

27 And when the ass saw the angel 
of the Lord, she fell down under 

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Balaam's ass speaketh. NUMBERS, XXIII. 



Balak 7 s sacrifice 



Balaam : and Balaam's anger was 
kindled, and he smote the ass with a 
staff. 

28 And the Lord opened the mouth 
of the ass, and she said unto Ba- 
laam, What have I done unto thee, 
that thou hast smitten me these three 
times? 

29 And Balaam said unto the ass, 
Because thou hast mocked me : I 
would there were a sword in mine 
hand, for now would I kill thee. 

30 And the ass said unto Balaam, 
Am not I thine ass, upon which thou 
hast ridden ever since Iwas thine unto 
this day? was I ever wont to do so 
unto thee? And he said, Nay. 

31 Then the Lord opened the eyes 
of Balaam, and he saw the angel of 
the Lord standing in the way, and 
his sword drawn in his hand : and he 
bowed down his head, and fell flat 
on his face. 

32 And the angel of the Lord said 
unto him, Wherefore hast thou smit- 
ten thine ass these three times? Be- 
hold, I went out to withstand thee, be- 
cause thy way is perverse before me : 

33 And the ass saw me ; and turned 
from me these three times : unless 
she had turned from me, surely now 
also I hq*i slain thee, and saved her 
alive. 

34 And Balaam said unto the angel 
of the Lord, I have sinned ; for I 
knew not that thou stoodest in the 
way against me : now therefore, if 
it displease thee, I will get me back 
again. 

35 And the angel of the Lord said 
tmto Balaam. Go with the men : but 
only the word that I shall speak unto 
thee, that thou shalt speak. So Ba- 
laam went with the princes of Balak. 

36 1 And when Balalc heard that Ba- 
laam was come, he went out to meet 
him unto a city of Moab, which is in 
the border of Arnon, which is in the 
utmost coast. 

37 And Balak said unto Balaam, 
Did I not earnestly send unto thee to 
call thee? wherefore earnest thou not 
unto me? am I not able indeed to 
promote thee to honour? 

38 And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, 
I am come unto thee : have I now any 
power at all to say any thing? the 
word that God putteth in my mouth, 
that shall I speak. 

39 And Balaam went with Balak, and 
they came unto Kirjath-huzoth. 

40 And Balak offered oxen and 
sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the 
princes that were with him. 

41 And it came to pass on the mor- 
row, that Balak took Balaam, and 
brought him up into the high places 
of Baal, that thence he might see the 
stmost i>ar£ of the people. 

CHAPTER XXin. 

% IS, fcH 'SalaVs sacrifice. 7, 18 Balaam's parable. 

AN D Balaam said unto Balak, Build 
. me here seven altars, and pre- 
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pare me here seven oxen and seven 
rams. 

2 And Balak did as Balaam had 
spoken ; and Balak and Balaam of- 
fered on every altar a bullock and & 
ram. 

3 And Balaam said unto Balak 
Stand by thy burnt offering, and I 
will go : peradventure the Lord will 
come to meet me ; and whatsoever he 
sheweth me I will tell thee. And he 
went to a high place. 

4 And God met Balaam : and he said 
unto him, I have prepared seven al- 
tars, and I have offered upon ever% 
altar a bullock and a ram. 

5 And the Lord put a word in Ba- 
laam's mouth, and said, Return untr 
Balak, and thus thou shalt speak. 

6 And he returned unto him, and, Iff, 
he stood by his burnt sacrifice, hs $ 
and all the princes of Moab. 

7 And he took up his parable, and 
said, Balak the king of Moab hatSL 
brought me from Aram, out of the 
mountains of the east, saying, Come s 
curse me Jacob, and come, defy Is- 
rael. 

8 How shall I curse, whom God hatt 
not cursed ? or how snail I defy, whom 
the Lord hath not defied ? 

9 For from the top of the rocks II 
see him, and from the hills I behold 
him : lo, the people shall dwell alone, 
and shall not be reckoned among th« 
nations. 

10 Who can count the dust of Jaeot, 
and the number of the fourth part o'Jc 
Israel? Let me die the death of the 
righteous, and let my last end be like 
his J 

11 And Balak said unto Balaam, 
What hast thou done unto me? I 
took thee to curse mine enemies, and 
behold, thou hast blessed them alto 
gether. 

12 And he answered and said, Must 
I not take heed to speak that which 
the Lord hath put in my mouth ? 

13 And Balak said unto him, Come s 
I pray thee, with me unto another 
place, from whence thou mayest see 
them : thou shalt see but the utmost 
part of them, and shalt not see them 
all : and curse me them from thence. 

14 1T And he brought him into thf 
field of Zophim, to the top of Pis- 
gah, and built seven altars, and of- 
fered a bullock and a ram on evert 
altar. 

15 And he said unto Balak, Stand 
here by thy burnt offering, while I 
meet the LORD yonder. 

16 And the Lord met Balaam, and 
put a word in his mouth, and said, Go 
again unto Balak, and say thus. 

17 And when he came to him, behold, 
he stood by his burnt offering, and the 
princes of Moab with him. And Balawk 
said unto him, What hath the Loe® 
spoken ? 

18 And he took up his parable, and 
said, Rise up. Balak, and hear ; heark* 
en unto me, thou son of Zippor : 



Balaam prophesieth 



ft? God is not a man, that he should 
H© ; neither the son of man, that he 
should repent : hath he said, and shall 
he not do it f or hath he spoken, and 
ghall he not make it good ? 

20 Behold, I have received command- 
ment to bless : and he hath blessed ; 
and I cannot reverse it. 

21 He hath not beheld iniquity in 
Jacob, neither hath he seen perverse- 
aess in Israel: the Lord his God is 
with him, and the shout of a king is 
among them. 

22 God brought them out of Egypt ; 
he hath as it were the strength ot a 
inicorn. 

23 Surely there is no enchantment 
against Jacob, neither is there any div- 
ination against Israel : according to 
this time it shall be said of Jacob and 
of Israel, What hath God wrought ! 

24 Behold, the people shall rise up as 
a great lion, and lift up himself as a 
young lion : he shall not lie down until 
he eat of the prey, and drink the blood 
of the slain. 

25 1 And Balak said unto Balaam, 
Neither curse them at all, nor bless 
them at all. 

26 But Balaam answered and said 
anto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, 
All that the Lord speaketh, that I 
must do ? 

27 1 And Balak said unto Balaam, 
Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee 
unto another place; peradventure it 
will please God that thou mayest 
curse me them from thence. 

28 And Balak brought Balaam unto 
"he top of Peor, that looketh toward 
Jeshimon. 

29 And Balaam said unto Balak, Build 
)He here seven altars, and prepare me 
here seven bullocks and seven rams. 

30 And Balak did as Balaam had said, 
and offered a bullock and a ram on 
svery altar. 

CHAPTER XXTV. 

] Balaam, leaving initiations, prophesieth the 
happiness of Israel. 10 Balak in anger dismiss- 
tth him. 15 Hs prophesieth of the Star of Jacob, 
and the destruction of some nations. 

AN D when Balaam saw that it pleas- 
. ed the Lord to bless Israel, he 
went not, as at other times, to seek 
for enchantments, but he set his face 
•toward the wilderness. 

2 And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and 
he saw Israel abiding in his tents ac- 
cording to their tribes ; and the Spirit 
of God came upon him. 

3 And he took up his parable, and 
said, Balaam the son of Beor hath 
said, and the man whose eyes are 
open hath said : 

4 He hath said, which heard the 
words of God, which saw the vision 
at the Almighty, falling into a trance, 
but having his eyes open : 

t> How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, 
and thy tabernacles, O Israel ! 

$ As the valleys are they spread 
Sorth, as gardens by the river's side, 



NUMBERS, XXIV. of the Star of Jacofoc 

as the trees of lignaloes which th© 
Lord hath planted, and as cedar trees 
beside the waters. 

7 He shall pour the water out of his 
buckets, and his seed shall be in many 
waters, and his king shall be higher 
than Agag, and his kingdom shall b© 
exalted. 

8 God brought him forth out of 
Egypt ; he hath as it were the strength 
of a unicorn : he shall eat up the na- 
tions his enemies, and shall break their 
bones, and pierce them through with 
his arrows. 

9 He couched, he lay down as a lion, 
and as a great Hon: who shall stir 
him up? Blessed is he that blesseth 
thee, and cursed is he that cursetfc 
thee. 

10 1 And Balak's anger was kindled 
against Balaam, and he smote his 
hands together: and Balak said unto 
Balaam, I called thee to curse mine 
enemies, and, behold, thou hast alto- 
gether blessed them these three times. 

11 Therefore now flee thou to thy 
place : I thought to promote thee unto 

freat honour ; but, lo, the Lord hath 
ept thee back from honour. 

12 And Balaam said unto Balak, 
Spake I not also to thy messengers 
which thou sentest unto me, saying, 

13 If Balak would give me his house 
full of silver and gold, I cannot go be- 
yond the commandment of the Lord, 
to do either good or bad of mine own 
mind ; but what the Lord saith, that 
will I speak ? 

14 And now, behold, I go unto my 
people : come therefore, and I will ad- 
vertise thee what this people shall do 
to thy people in the latter days. 

15 *f| And he took up his parable, and 
said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, 
and the man whose eyes are open hath 
said : 

16 He hath said, which heard the 
words of God, and knew the knowl- 
edge of the Most High, which saw 
the vision of the Almighty, falling 
into a trance, but having his eyes 
open : 

17 I shall see him. but not now: I 
shall behold him, but not nigh : there 
shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a 
Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and 
shall smite the corners of Moab, and 
destroy all the children of Sheth. 

18 And Edom shall be a possession, 
Seir also shall be a possession for 
his enemies; and Israel shall do val- 
iantly. 

19 Out of Jacob shall come he that 
shall have dominion, and shall destroy 
him that remaineth of the city. 

20 f And when he looked on Ama- 
lek, he took up his parable, and said, 
Amalek was the first of the nations; 
but his latter end shall be that he 
perish for ever. 

21 And he looked on the Kenites, and 
took up his parable, and said, Strong 
is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttesl 
thy nest in a rock. 

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Zimri and Cozbi slain. NUMBERS, XXV. 



The sum of all Israel 



22 Nevertheless the Kenite shall be 
wasted, until Asshur shall carry thee 
away captive. 

23 And he took up his parable, and 
said, Alas, who shall live when God 
doeth this! 

24 And ships shall come from the 
coast of Chittirn, and shall afflict As- 
shur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also 
shall perish for ever. 

25 And Balaam rose up, and went 
and returned to his place : and Balak 
also went his way. 

CHAPTER XXV. 

1 Israel at Shittim commit whoredom and idolatry. 
6 Phinehas killeth Zimri and Cozbi. 10 Ood 
therefore giveth him an everlasting priesthood. 
16 The Midianites are to be vexed. 

AND Israel abode in Shittim, and 
J\. the people began to commit 
whoredom with the daughters of 
Moab. 

2 And they called the people unto 
the sacrifices of their gods : and the 
people did eat, and bowed down to 
their gods. 

3 And Israel joined himself unto 
Baal-peor : and the anger of the Lord 
was kindled against Israel. 

4 And the Lord said unto Moses, 
Take all the heads of the people, and 
hang them up before the Lord against 
the sun, that the fierce anger of the 
Lord may be turned away from Is- 
rael. 

5 And Moses said unto the judges of 
Israel ; Slay ye every one his men that 
were joined unto Baal-peor. 

6 If And, behold, one of the children 
of Israel came and brought unto his 
brethren a Midianitish woman in the 
sight of Moses, and in the sight of all 
the congregation of the children of 
Israel, who were weeping before the 
door of the tabernacle of the congre- 
gation. 

7 And when Phinehas, the son of 
Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, 
saw it, he rose up from among the 
congregation, and took a javelin in 
his hand ; 

8 And he went after the man of Is- 
rael into the tent, and thrust both of 
them through, the man of Israel, and 
the woman through her belly. So the 
plague was stayed from the children 
of Israel. 

9 And those that died in the plague 
were twenty and four thousand. 

10 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

11 Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the 
son of Aaron the priest, hath turned 
my wrath away from the children of 
Israel, while he was zealous for my 
sake among them, that I consumed 
not the children of Israel in my jeal- 
ousy. 

12 Wherefore say, Behold, I give un- 
to him my covenant ot peace : 

13 And he shall have it, and his 
Reed after him, even the covenant of 
an everlasting priesthood ; because 

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he was zealous for his God, and made 
an atonement for the children of Is- 
rael. 

14 Now the name of the Israelite 
that was slain, even that was slain 
with the Midianitish woman, was Zim- 
ri, the son of Salu, a prince of a chief 
house among the Simeonites. 

15 And the name of the Midianitish 
woman that was slain was Cozbi, the 
daughter of Zur ; he was head over 
a people, and of a chief house in 
Midian. 

16 IT And the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

17 Vex the Midianites, and smite 
them : 

18 For they vex you with their wiles, 
wherewith they have beguiled you in 
the matter of Peor, and in the matter 
of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of 
Midian, their sister, which was slain 
in the day of the plague for Peor's 
sake. 

CHAPTER XXVI. 

1 The sum of all Israel is taken in the plains of 
Moab. 52 The law of dividing among them the 
inheritance of the land. 57 The families and 
number of the Levites. 63 None were left of 
them which were numbered at Sinai, but Caleo 
and Joshua. 

AND it came to pass after the 
. plague, that the Lord spake 
unto Moses and unto Eleazar the son 
of Aaron the priest, saying, 

2 Take the sum of all the congrega 
tion of the children of Israel, from 
twenty years old and upward, through- 
out their fathers' house, all that are 
able to go to war in Israel. 

3 And Moses and Eleazar the priest 
spake with them in the plains of Moab 
by Jordan near Jericho, saying, 

4 Take the sum of the people, from 
twenty years old and upward ; as the 
Lord commanded Moses and the chil 
dren of Israel, which went forth out 
of the land of Egypt. 

5 If Reuben, the eldest sen of Is- 
rael : the chilaren of Reuben ; Hanoch, 
of whom cometh the family of the Ha- 
nochites : of Pallu, the family of the 
Palluites : 

6 Of Hezron, the family of the Hez- 
ronites : of Carmi, the family of the 
Carmites. 

7 These are the families of the Reu- 
benites : and they that were number- 
ed of them were forty and three thou- 
sand and seven hundred and thirty. 

8 And the sons of Pallu ; Eliab. 

9 And the sons of Eliab: NemueL 
and Dathan, and Abiram. This is that 
Dathan and Abiram, which were fa- 
mous in the congregation, who strove 
against Moses and against Aaron in 
the company of Korah, when they 
strove against the Lord : 

10 And the earth opened her mouth, 
and swallowed them up together with 
Korah, when that company died, what 
time the fire devoured two hundred 
and fifty men : and they became a 
sign. 



is taken in the 



NUMBERS, XXVI. 



plains of Moab a 



11 Notwithstanding the children of 
Korah died not. 

12 \ The sons of Simeon after their 
families : of Nemuel, the family of the 
Nemuelites : of Jamin, the family of 
the Jaminites : of Jacnin, the family 
of the Jachinites : 

13 Of Zerah, the family of the Zar- 
hites : of Shaul, the family of the Sha- 
ulites. 

14 These are the families of the Sim- 
eonites, twenty and two thousand and 
two hundred. 

15 1 The children of Gad after their 
families : of Zephon, the family of the 
Zephonites: of Haggi, the family of 
the Haggites : of Shuni, the family of 
the Shunites : 

16 Of Ozni, the family of the Oznites : 
of Eri, the family of the Erites : 

17 Of Arod, the family of the Aro- 
iites :' of Areli, the family of the Are- 
lites. 

18 These are the families of the chil- 
dren of Gad according to those that 
were numbered of them, forty thou- 
sand and five hundred. 

19 1 The sons of Judah were Er and 
Onan : and Er and Onan died in the 
land of Canaan. 

20 And the sons of Judah after their 
families were ; of Shelah, the family 
of the Shelanites : of Pharez, the fam- 
ily of the Pharzites : of Zerah, the fam- 
ily of the Zarhites. 

21 And the sons of Pharez were ; of 
Hezron, the family of the Hezronites : 
of Hamul, the family of the Hamul- 
ites. 

22 These are the families of Judah 
according to those that were number- 
ed of them, threescore and sixteen 
thousand and five hundred. 

23 % Of the sons of Issachar after 
their families : of Tola, the family of 
the Tolaites : of Pua, the family or the 
Punites : 

24 Of Jashub, the family of the Jash- 
ubites : of Shimron, the family of the 
Shimronites. 

25 These are the families of Issachar 
according to those that were number- 
ed of them, threescore and four thou- 
sand and three hundred. 

26 If Of the sons of Zebulun after 
their families : of Sered, the family of 
the Sardites : of Elon, the family of 
the Elonites : of Jahleel, the family of 
the Jahleelites. 

27 These are the families of the Zeb- 
ulunites according to those that were 
numbered of them, threescore thou- 
sand and five hundred. 

28 f The sons of Joseph after their 
families were Manasseh and Ephraim. 

29 Of the sons of Manasseh : of Ma- 
chir, the family of the Machirites : and 
Machir begat Gilead : of Gilead come 
the family of the Gileadites. 

30 These are the sons of Gilead: 
of Jeezer, the family of the Jeezer- 
ites: of Helek, the family of the He- 

31 And of Asriel, the family of the 



Asrielites : and o/Shechem, the family 
of the Shechemites : 

32 And of Shemida, the family of the 
Shemidaites : and of Hepher, the fam- 
ily of the Hepherites. 

33 1 And Zelophehad the son of He- 
pher had no sons, but daughters : and 
the names of the daughters of Zelophe- 
had were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, 
Milcah, and Tirzah. 

34 These are the families of Manas- 
seh, and those that were numbered of 
them, fifty and two thousand and sev- 
en hundred. 

35 1 These are the sons of Ephraim 
after their families : of Shuthelah, 
the family of the Shuthalhites : of Be- 
cher, the family of the Bachrites: of 
Tahan, the family of the Tahanites. 

36 And these are the sons of Shuthe- 
lah : of Eran, the family of the Eran- 
ites. 

37 These are the families of the sons 
of Ephraim according to those that 
were numbered of them, thirty and 
two thousand and five hundred. These 
are the sons of Joseph after their fam- 
ilies. 

38 1 The sons of Benjamin after their 
families : of Bela, the family of the Be- 
laites : of Ashbel, the family of the 
Ashbelites : of Ahiram, the family of 
the Ahiramites: 

39 Of Shupham, the family of the 
Shuphamites : of Hupham, the family 
of the Huphamites. 

40 And the sons of Bela were Ard 
and Naaman : of Ard, the family of 
the Ardites : ana of Naaman, the fam- 
ily of the Naamites. 

41 These are the sons of Benjamin 
after their families : and they that 
were numbered of them were forty 
and five thousand and six hundred. 

42 1 These are the sons of Dan after 
their families : of Shuham, the family 
of the Shuhamites. These are the 
families of Dan after their families. 

43 All the families of the Shuhamites, 
according to those that were number- 
ed of them, were threescore and four 
thousand and four hundred. 

44 f Of the children of Asher after 
their families : of Jimna, the family of 
the Jimnites : of Jesui, the family of 
the Jesuites : of Beriah, the family of 
the Beriites. 

45 Of the sons of Beriah : of Heber, 
the family of the Heberites : of Mal- 
chiel, the family of the Malchielites. 

46 And the name of the daughter of 
Asher was Sarah. 

47 These are the families of the sons 
of Asher according to those that were 
numbered of them : who were fifty 
and three thousand and four hun- 
dred. 

48 If Of the sons of Naphtali after 
their families : of Jahzeel. the family 
of the Jahzeelites : of Gum, the family 
of the Gunites : 

49 Of Jezer, the family of the Jezer- 
ites: of Shillem, the family of the 
Shillemites. 

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Families of the Levites. NUMBERS, XXVII. 



Law of inheritances. 



50 These are the families of Naph- 
ftali according to their families : and 
they that were numbered of them 
were forty and five thousand and four 
hundred. 

51 These were the numbered of the 
children of Israel, six hundred thou- 
sand and a thousand seven hundred 
and thirty. 

52 f And the Lord spake unto Mo- 
ses, saying, 

53 Unto these the land shall be di- 
vided for an inheritance according to 
the number of names. 

51 To many thou shalt give the more 
inheritance, and to few thou shalt 
give the less inheritance : to every one 
shall his inheritance be given accord- 
ing to those that were numbered of 
him. 

55 Notwithstanding the land shall be 
divided by lot : according to the 
names of the tribes of their fathers 
they shall inherit. 

56 According to the lot shall the 
possession thereof be divided between 
many and few. 

57 *![ And these are they that were 
numbered of the Levites after their 
families: of Gershon. the family of 
the Gershonites : of Kohath, the 
family of the Kohathites: of Merari, 
the family *of the Merari tes. 

58 These are the families of the Le- 
vites : the family of the Libnites, the 
family of the Hebronites, the family 
of the Mahlites, the family of the Mu- 
shites, the family of the Korathites. 
And Kohath begat Amram. 

59 And the name of Amram's wife 
was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, 
whom her mother bare to Levi in 
Egypt : and she bare unto Amram, 
Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their 
sister. 

60 And unto Aaron was born Nadab 
and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 

61 And Nadab and Abihu died, when 
they offered strange fire before the 
Lord. 

62 And those that were numbered 
of them were twenty and three thou- 
sand, all males from a month old and 
upward : for they were not number- 
ed among the children of Israel, be- 
cause there was no inheritance 

fiven them among the children of 
srael. 

62 1 These are they that were num- 
bered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, 
who numbered the children of Israel 
in the plains of Moab by Jordan near 
Jericho. 

6d But among these there was not 
a man of them whom Moses and Aa- 
ron the priest numbered, when they 
numbered the children of Israel in 
the wilderness of Sinai. 

65 For the Lord had said of them, 
They shall surely die in the wilder- 
ness. And there was not left a man 
of them, save Caleb the son of Je- 

Shunneh, and Joshua the son of 
u:i. 

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CHAPTER XXVII. 

1 The daughters of Zelophehad sue for an t»= 
heritance. 6 The law of inheritances. 12 Afo^ 
ses, being told of his death, sueth for a *ua=> 
cessor. 18 Joshua is appointed to succeed him 

THEN came the daughters of Zelo 
phehad, the son of Hepher, th& 
son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the 
son of Manasseh, of the families of 
Manasseh the son of Joseph : and these 
are the names of his daughters ; Mah- 
lah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah;, 
and Tirzah. 

2 And they stood before Moses, and 
before Eleazar the priest, and before 
the princes and all the congregation, 
by the door of the tabernacle of the 
congregation, saying, 

3 Our father died in the wilder- 
ness, and he was not in the company 
of them that gathered themselves to- 
gether against the Lord in the com- 
pany of Korah ; but died in his own 
sin, and had no sons. 

4 Why should the name of our 
father be done away from among 
his family, because he hath no sorU 
Give unto us therefore a possession 
among the brethren of our father. 

5 And Moses brought their cause 
before the Lord. 

6 % And the Lord spake unto Mo- 
ses, saying, 

7 The daughters of Zelophehad speak 
right : thou shalt surely give them a 
possession of an inheritance among 
their father's brethren ; and thou 
shalt cause the inheritance of their 
father to pass unto them. 

8 And thou shalt speak unto the 
children of Israel, saying, If a man 
die, and have no son, then ye shall 
cause his inheritance to pass unto 
his daughter. 

9 And if he have no daughter, then 
ye shall give his inheritance unto his 
brethren. 

10 And if he have no brethren, then 
ye shall give his inhsritance unto hig 
father's brethren. 

11 And if his father have no breth- 
ren, then ye shall give his inherit- 
ance unto his kinsman that is next 
to him of his family, and he shall 
possess it : and it shall be unto the 
children of Israel a statute of judg- 
ment, as the Lord commanded Mo- 
ses. 

12 % And the Lord said unto Moses ? 
Get thee up into thi3 mount Abarim s 
and see the land which I have giver 
unto the children of Israel. 

13 And when thou hast seen it, thoi 
also shalt be gathered unto thy peo- 
ple, as Aaron thy brother was gath 
ered. 

14 For ye rebelled against my com- 
mandment in the desert of Zin, in 
the strife of the congregation, to 
sanctify me at the water before their 
eyes : that is the water of Meribai> 
in Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin. 

15 IT And Moses spake unto th® 
Lord, saying, 



Solemn feasts 



NUMBERS, XXVIII. 



and their offerings. 



16 Let the Lord, the God of the 
spirits of all flesh, set a man over 
the congregation, 

17 Which may go out before them, 
and which may go in before them, 
and which may lead them out, and 
which may bring them in : that the 
congregation of the Lord be not as 
sheep which have no shepherd. 

18 H And the Lord said unto Moses, 
Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a 
man in whom is the spirit, and lay 
thine hand upon him ; 

19 And set him before Eleazar the 
priest, and before all the congrega- 
tion ; and give him a charge in then- 
sight. 

20 And thou shalt put some of thine 
honour upon him, that all the con- 
gregation of the children of Israel 
may be obedient. 

21 And he shall stand before Elea- 
sar the priest, who shall ask counsel 
for him after the judgment of Urim 
before the Lord: at his word shall 
they go out, and at his word they 
shall come in, both he, and all the 
3hildren of Israel with him, even all 
the congregation. 

22 And Moses did as the Lord com- 
manded him : and he took Joshua, 
and set him before Eleazar the priest, 
and before all the congregation : 

23 And he laid his hands upon him, 
and gave him a charge, as the Lord 
commanded by the hand of Moses. 

CHAPTER XXVITL 

1 Offerings are to be observed. 3 The continual 
burnt offering. 9 The offering on the sabbath, 
11 on the new moons, 16 at the passover, 26 in 
the day of first fruits. 

AN D the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

2 Command the children of Israel, 
and say unto them, My offering, and. 
my bread for my sacrifices made by 
fire, for a sweet savour unto me, 
shall ye observe to offer unto me in 
their due season. 

3 And thou shalt say unto them, 
This is the offering made by fire 
which ye shall offer unto the Lord ; 
two lambs of the first year without 
spot day by day, for a continual 
burnt offering. 

4 The one lamb shalt thou offer in 
the morning, and the other lamb 
shalt thou offer at even ; 

5 And a tenth part of an ephah of 
flour for a meat offering, mingled 
with the fourth part of a hin of 
beaten oil. 

6 It is a continual burnt offering, 
which was ordained in mount Sinai 
for a sweet savour, a sacrifice made 
by fire unto the Lord. 

7 And the drink offering thereof 
shall be the fourth part of" a hin for 
the one lamb : in the holy place shalt 
Shou cause the strong wine to be 
poured unto the Lord for a drink 
offering. 

$ And the other lamb shalt thou 



offer at even: as the meat offering 
of the morning, and as the drink 
offering thereof, thou shalt offer it, 
a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet 
savour unto the Lord. 

9 % And on the sabbath day two 
lambs of the first year without spot, 
and two tenth deals of flour for a 
meat offering, mingled with oil, and 
the drink offering thereof : 

10 This is the burnt offering of 
every sabbath, beside the continual 
burnt offering, and his drink offer- 
ing. 

11 H And in the beginnings of your 
months ye shall offer a burnt offer- 
ing unto the Lord ; two young bull- 
ocks, and one ram, seven lambs of 
the first year without spot; 

12 And three tenth deals of flour 
for a meat offering, mingled with 
oil, for one bullock ; and two tenth 
deals of flour for a meat offering, 
mingled with oil, for one ram ; 

13 And a several tenth deal of 
flour mingled with oil for a meat 
offering unto one lamb ; for a burnt 
offering of a sweet savour, a sacrifice 
made by fire unto the Lord. 

14 And their drink offerings shall 
be half a hin of wine unto a bullock, 
and the third part of a hin unto a 
ram, and a fourth part of a hin unto 
a lamb : this is the burnt offering of 
every month throughout the months 
of the year. 

15 And one kid of the goats for a 
sin offering unto the Lord shaD be 
offered, beside the continual burnt 
offering, and his drink offering. 

16 And in the fourteenth day of 
the first month is the passover of the 
Lord. 

17 And in the fifteenth day of this 
month is the feast: seven days shall 
unleavened bread be eaten. 

18 In the first day shall be a holy 
convocation ; ye shall do no manner 
of servile work therein: 

19 But ye shall offer a sacrifice made 
by fire for a burnt offering unto the 
Lord; two young bullocks, and one 
ram, and seven lambs of the first 

gear : they shall be unto you without 
lemish. 

20 And their meat offering shall be 
of flour mingled with oil : three 
tenth deals shall ye offer for a bull- 
ock, and two tenth deals for a ram ; 

21 A several tenth deal shalt thou 
offer for every lamb, throughout the 
seven lambs: 

22 And one goat for a sin offering, to 
make an atonement for you. 

23 Ye shall offer these beside the 
burnt offering in the morning, which 
is for a continual burnt offering. 

24 After this manner ye shall offer 
daily, throughout the seven days, the 
meat of the sacrifice made by fire, of 
a sweet savour unto the Lord : it shall 
be offered beside the continual burnt 
offering, and his drink offering. 

25 And on the seventh day ye shaU 

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and their offerings 



have a holy convocation ; ye shall do 
no servile work. 

26 1 Als© in the day of the firstf ruits, 
when ye bring a new meat offering 
unto the Lord, after your weeks be 
out, ye shall have a holy convocation ; 
ye shall do no servile work : 

27 But ye shall offer the burnt offer- 
ing for a sweet savour unto the Lord ; 
two young bullocks, one ram, seven 
lambs of the first year ; 

28 And their meat offering of flour 
mingled with oil, three tenth deals un- 
to one bullock, two tenth deals unto 
one ram, 

29 A several tenth deal unto one 
lamb, throughout the seven lambs ; 

30 And one kid of the goats, to make 
an atonement for you. 

31 Ye shall offer them beside the con- 
tinual burnt offering, and his meat of- 
fering, (they shall be unto you without 
blemish,) and their drink offerings. 

CHAPTER XXIX. 

1 The offering at the feast of trumpets, 7 at the 
day of afflicting their souls, 13 and on the eight 
days of the feast of tabernacles. 

AND in the seventh month, on the 
- first day of the month, ye shall 
have a holy convocation ; ye shall do 
no servile work • it is a day of blowing 
the trumpets unto you. 

2 And ye shall offer a burnt off ei^ng 
for a sweet savour unto the Lord ; one 
young bullock, one ram, and seven 
lambs of the first year without blem- 
ish: 

3 And their meat offering shall be 
of flour mingled with oil, three tenth 
deals for a bullock, ana two tenth 
deals for a ram, 

4 And one tenth deal for one lamb, 
throughout the seven lambs : 

6 And one kid of the goats for a 
sin offering, to make an atonement 
for you : 

6 Beside the burnt offering of the 
month, and his meat offering, and the 
daily burnt offering, and his meat 
offering, and their drink offerings, 
according unto their manner, for a 
sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire 
unto the Lord. 

7 ii And ye shall have on the tenth 
day of this seventh month a holy 
convocation ; and ye shall afflict your 
souls: ye- shall not do any work 
therein : 

8 But ye shall offer a burnt offer- 
ing unto the Lord for a sweet sa- 
vour ; one young bullock, one ram, 
and seven lambs of the first year; 
they shall be unto you without blem- 
ish. 

9 And their meat offering shall be 
of flour mingled with oil, three tenth 
deals to a bullock, and two tenth deals 
to one ram, 

10 A several tenth deal for one lamb, 
throughout the seven lambs : 

11 One kid of the goats for a sin 
offering ; beside the sin offering of 
atonement, and the continual burnt 

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offering, and the meat offering of it, 
and their drink offerings. 

12 % And on the fifteenth day of the 
seventh month ye shall have a holy 
convocation ; ye shall do no servile 
work, and ye shall keep a feast untc 
the Lord seven days : 

13 And ye shall offer a burnt offer- 
ing, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet 
savour unto the Lord ; thirteen young 
bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs 
of the first year ; they shall be without 
blemish : 

14 And their meat offering shall be 
of flour mingled with oil, three tenth 
deals unto every bullock of the thir- 
teen bullocks, two tenth deals to each 
ram of the two rams, 

15 And a several tenth deal to each 
lamb of the fourteen lambs : 

16 And one kid of the goats for a sin 
offering; beside the continual burnt 
offering, his meat offering, and his 
drink offering. 

17 1 And on the second day ye shall 
offer twelve young bullocks, two rams s 
fourteen lambs of the first year with- 
out spot : 

18 And their meat offering and their 
drink offerings for the bullocks, for 
the rams, and for the lambs, shall be 
according to their number, after the 
manner : 

19 And one kid of the goats for a sin 
offering ; beside the continual burnt 
offering, and the meat offering there- 
of, and their drink offerings. 

20 1 And on the third day eleven 
bullocks, two rams, fourteen lambs of 
the first year without blemish : 

21 And their meat offering and their 
drink offerings for the bullocks, for 
the rams, and for the lambs, shall be 
according to their number, after the 
manner : 

. 22 And one goat for a sin offering ; 
beside the continual burnt offering, 
and his meat offering, and his drink 
offering. 

23 1 And on the fourth day ten bull- 
ocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs 
of the first year without blemish : 

24 Their meat offering and their 
drink offerings for the bullocks, for 
the rams, and for the lambs, shall be 
according to their number, after the 
manner : 

25 And one kid of the goats for a sin 
offering ; beside the continual burnt 
offering, his meat offering, and his 
drink offering. 

26 1 And on the fifth day nine bull- 
ocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs 
of the first year without spot : 

27 And their meat offering and their 
drink offerings for the bullocks, for 
the rams, and for the lambs, shall be 
according to their number, after the 
manner : 

28 And one goat for a sin offering ; 
beside the continual burnt offering, 
and his meat offering, and his drink 
offering. 

29 1 And on the sixth day eight bull- 



Of vows. 



NUMBERS, XXXI. 



Ofvoxm 



ocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs 
of the first year without blemish : 

30 And their meat offering and their 
drink offerings for the bullocks, for 
the rams, and for the lambs, shall be 
according to their number, after the 
manner : 

31 And one goat for a sin offering ; 
beside the continual burnt offering, 
his meat offering, and his drink of- 
fering. 

32 f And on the seventh day seven 
bullocks, two rams, and fourteen 
lambs or the first year without blem- 
ish : 

33 And their meat offering and their 
drink offerings for the bullocks, for 
the rams, and for the lambs, shall be 
according to their number, after the 
manner : 

34 And one goat for a sin offering ; 
beside the continual burnt offering, 
his meat offering, and his drink of- 
fering. 

35 1|On the eighth day ye shall have 
a solemn assembly : ye shall do no 
servile work therein : 

36 But ye shall offer a burnt offering, 
a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet sa- 
vour unto the Lord : one bullock, one 
ram, seven lambs of the first year 
without blemish: 

37 Their meat offering and their 
drink offerings for the bullock, for 
the ram, and for the lambs, shall be 
according to their number, after the 
manner : 

38 And one goat for a. sin offering •, 
beside the continual burnt offering, 
and his meat offering, and his drink 
offering. 

39 These things ye shall do unto the 
Lord in your set feasts, beside your 
vows, and your freewill offerings, for 
your burnt offerings, and for your 
meat offerings, and for your drink 
offerings, and for your peace offer- 
ings. 

40 And Moses told the children of 
Israel according to all that the Lord 
commanded Moses. 

CHAPTER XXX. 

1 Vows are not to be broken. 3 The exception of a 
maid's vow, 6 of a wife's, 9 of a widow's, or her 
that is divorced. 

AND Moses spake unto the heads of 
J\. the tribes concerning the children 
of Israel, saying, This is the thing 
which the Lord hath commanded. 

2 If a man vow a vow unto the Lord, 
or swear an oath to bind his soul with 
a bond ; he shall not break his word, 
he shall do according to all that pro- 
ceedeth out of his mouth. 

3 If a woman also vow a vow unto the 
Lord, and bind herself by a bond, being 
in her father's house in her youth ; 

i And her father hear her vow, and 
her bond wherewith she hath bound 
her soul, and her father shall hold his 
peace at her; then all her vows shall 
stand, and every bond wherewith she 
hath bound her soul shall stand. 



5 But if her father disallow her in the 
day that he heareth, not any of hei 
vows, or of her bonds wherewith she 
hath bound her soul, shall stand ; and 
the Lord shall forgive her, because 
her father disallowed her. 

6 And if she had at all a husband, 
when she vowed, or uttered aught out 
of her lips, wherewith she bound her 
soul ; 

7 And her husband heard it, and held 
his peace at her in the day that he 
heard it: then her vows shall stand, 
and her bonds wherewith she bound 
her soul shall stand. 

8 But if her husband disallowed her 
on the day that he heard it, then he 
shall make her vow which she vowed, 
and that which she uttered with hei 
lips, wherewith she bound her soul, of 
none effect ; and the Lord shall for- 
give her. 

9 But every vow of a widow, and off 
her that is divorced, wherewith they 
have bound their souls, shall stand 
against her. 

10 And if she vowed in her husbands 
house, or bound her soul by a bond 
with an oath ; 

11 And her husband heard it, and 
held his peace at her, and disallowed 
her not : then all her vows shall stand, 
and every bond wherewith she bound 
her soul shall stand. 

12 But if her husband hath utterly 
made them void on the day he heard 
them; then whatsoever proceeded out 
of her lips concerning her vows, or 
concerning the bond of her soul, shall 
not stand : her husband hath made 
them void ; and the Lord shall for- 
give her. 

13 Every vow, and every binding 
oath to afflict the soul, her husband 
may establish it, or her husband may 
make it void. 

11 But if her husband altogether hold 
his peace at her from day to day ; then 
he establisheth all her vows, or all her 
bonds, which are upon her : he con- 
firmeth them, because he held his 
peace at her in the day that he heard 
them. 

15 But if he shall any ways make 
them void after that he hath heard 
them; then he shall bear her iniq- 
uity. 

16 These are the statutes, which the 
Lord commanded Moses, between a 
man and his wife, between the father 
and his daughter, being yet in her 
youth in her father's house. 

CHAPTER XXXI. 

1 The Midianites are spoiled, and Balaam slain. 
13 Moses is wroth with the officers, for saving the 
women alive. 19 How the soldiers, with their 
captives and spoil, are to be purified. 25 Th6 
proportion whereby the prey is to be divided. 48 
The voluntary oblation unto the treasury of tht 
Lord. 

AN D the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 
2 Avenge the children of Israel of 
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Division of the prey. 



She Midianites : afterward shalt thou 
be gathered unto thy people. 

3 And Moses spake unto the people, 
saying, Arm some of yourselves unto 
the war, and let them go against the 
Midianites, and avenge the Lord of 
Midian. 

4 Of every trihe a thousand, through- 
out all the tribes of Israel, shall ye 
send to the war. 

5 So there were delivered out of the 
thousands of Israel, a thousand of 
<svery tribe, twelve thousand armed 
for war. 

6 And Moses sent them to the war, a 
thousand of every tribe, them and 
Phinehas the son of Eleazar the 
priest, to the war, with the holy in- 
struments, and the trumpets to blow 
in his hand. 

7 And they warred against the Mid- 
ianites, as the Lord commanded Mo- 
ses ; and they slew all the males. 

8 And they slew the kings of Midian, 
beside the rest of them that were 
slain ; namely, Evi, and Rekem. and 
Zur, and Hur, ana Reba, five kings 
of Midian: Balaam also the son of 
Beor they slew with the sword. 

9 And the children of Israel took all 
the women of Midian captives, and 
their little ones, and took the spoil of 
all their cattle, and all their flocks, 
and all their goods. 

10 And they burnt all their cities 
wherein they dwe.lt, and all their 
goodly castles, with fire. 

11 And they took all the spoil, and 
all the prey, both of men and of 
beasts. 

12 And they brought the captives, 
and the prey, and the spoil, unto Mo- 
ses and Eleazar the priest, and unto 
the congregation of the children of 
Israel, unto the camp at the plains 
of Moab, which are by Jordan near 
Jericho. 

13 If And Moses, and Eleazar the 
priest, and all the princes of the con- 
gregation, went forth to meet them 
without the camp. 

14 And Moses was wroth with the offi- 
cers of the host, with the captains over 
thousands, and captains over hun- 
dreds, which came from the battle. 

15 And Moses said unto them, Have 
ye saved all the women alive ? 

16 Behold, these caused the children 
of Israel, through the counsel of Ba- 
laam, to commit trespass against the 
Lord in the matter of Peor, and there 
was a plague among the congregation 
of the Lord. 

17 Now therefore kill every male 
among the little ones, and kill every 
woman that hath known man by lying 
with him. 

18 But all the women children, that 
Slave not known a man by lying with 
him, keep alive for yourselves. 

19 And do ye abide without the camp 
seven days : whosoever hath killed any 
person, and whosoever hath touched 
any slain, purify both yourselves and 

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your captives on the third day, and on 
the seventh day. 

20 And purify all your raiment, and 
all that is made of skins, and all work 
of goats' hair, and all things made of 
wood. 

21 1 And Eleazar the priest said unto 
the men of war which went to the bat- 
tle, This is the ordinance of the law 
which the Lord commanded Moses ; 

22 Only the gold, and the silver, the 
brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead, 

23 Every thing that may abide the 
fire, ye shall make it go through the 
fire, and it shall be clean : neverthe- 
less it shall be purified with the water 
of separation : and all that abideth not 
the fire ye shall make go through the 
water. 

24 And ye shall wash your clothes on 
the seventh day, and ye shall be clean, 
and afterward ye shall come into the 
camp. 

25 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying. 

26 Take the sum of the prey that was 
taken, both of man and of beast, thou, 
and Eleazar the priest, and the chief 
fathers of the congregation : 

27 And divide the prey into two 
parts ; between them that took the 
war upon them, who went out to 
battle, and between all the congre- 
gation. 

28 And levy a tribute unto the Lord 
of the men of war which went out to 
battle : one soul of five hundred, both 
of the persons, and of the beeves, ahd 
of the asses, and of the sheep : 

29 Take it of their half, and give it 
unto Eleazar the priest, for a heave 
offering of the Lord. 

30 And of the children of Israel's 
half, thou shalt take one portion of 
fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, 
of the asses, and of the flocks, of all 
manner of beasts, and give them unto 
the Levites, which keep the charge of 
the tabernacle of the Lord. 

31 And Moses and Eleazar the priest 
did as the Lord commanded Moses. 

32 And the booty, being the rest of 
the prey which the men of war had 
caught, was six hundred thousand 
and seventy thousand and five thou- 
sand sheep, 

33 And threescore and twelve thou- 
sand beeves, 

34 And threescore and one thousand 
asses, 

35 And thirty and two thousand per- 
sons in all, of women that had not 
known man by lying with him. 

36 And the half, which was the por- 
tion of them that went out to war, 
was^n number three hundred thou- 
sand and seven and thirty thousand 
and five hundred sheep : 

37 And the Lord's tribute of the 
sheep was six hundred and threescore 
and fifteen. 

38 And the beeves were thirty and 
six thousand ; of which the Lord's 
tribute was threescore and twelve. 



Beubenites and Gadites NUMBERS, XXXII. sue for their inheritance. 



39 And the asses were thirty thou- 
sand and five hundred ; of which the 
Lord's tribute was threescore and 
one. 

40 And the persons were sixteen 
thousand ; of which the Lord's trib- 
ute was thirty and two persons. 

41 And Moses gave the tribute, which 
was the Lord's heave offering, unto 
Eleazar the priest, as the Lord com- 
manded Moses. 

42 And of the children of Israel's 
half, which Moses divided from the 
men that warred, 

43 (Now the half that pertained unto 
the congregation was three hundred 
thousand and thirty thousand and 
seven thousand and five hundred 
sheep, 

44 And thirty and six thousand 
beeves, 

45 And thirty thousand asses and 
five hundred, 

46 And sixteen thousand persons,) 

47 Even of the children of Israel's 
half, Moses took one portion of fifty, 
both of man and of beast, and gave 
them unto the Levites, which kept 
the charge of the tabernacle of the 
Lord ; as the Lord commanded Mo- 
ses. 

48 % And the officers which were over 
thousands of the host, the captains of 
thousands, and captains of hundreds, 
came near unto Moses : 

49 And they said unto Moses, Thy 
servants have taken the sum of the 
men of war which are under our 
charge, and there lacketh not one 
man of us. 

50 We have therefore brought an 
oblation for the Lord, what every 
man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, 
chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, 
and tablets, to make an atonement 
for our souls before the Lord. 

51 And Moses and Eleazar the 
priest took the gold of them, even 
all wrought jewels. 

52 And all the gold of the offering 
that they offered up to the Lord, of 
the captains of thousands, and of 
the captains of hundreds, was six- 
teen thousand seven hundred and 
fifty shekels. 

53 (For the men of war had taken 
spoil, every man for himself.) 

54 And Moses and Eleazar the priest 
took the gold of the captains of thou- 
sands ana of hundreds", and brought 
it into the tabernacle of the congrega- 
tion, for a memorial for the children 
of Israel before the Lord. 

CHAPTER XXXII. . 

1 The Reubenites and Gadites sue for their in- 
heritance on that side Jordan. 6 Moses reprov- 
eth them. 16 They offer him conditions to his 
content. 33 Moses assigneth them the land. 39 
They com/tier it. 

NOW the children of Reuben and 
the children of Gad had a very 
teat multitude of cattle: and when 
ey saw the land of Jazer, and the 



land of Gilead, that, behold, the place 
was a place for cattle ; 

2 The children of Gad and the chil= 
dren of Reuben came and spake unto 
Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and 
unto the princes of the congregations 
saying, 

3 Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, 
and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elea- 
leh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and 
Beon, 

4 Even the country which the Lord 
smote before the congregation of Is- 
rael, is a land for cattle, and thy 
servants have cattle : 

5 Wherefore, said they, if we have 
found grace in thy sight, let this land 
be given unto thy servants for a pos- 
session, and bring us not over Jor- 
dan. 

6 1 And Moses said unto the chil= 
dren of Gad and to the children of 
Reuben, Shall your brethren go to 
war, and shall ye sit here f 

7 And wherefore discourage ye the 
heart of the children of Israel from 
going over into the land which the 
Lord hath given them ? 

8 Thus did your fathers, when I sent 
them from Kadesh-barnea to see the 
land. 

9 For when they went up unto the 
valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, 
they discouraged the heart of the 
children of Israel, that they should 
not go into the land which the Lord 
had given them. 

10 And the Lord's anger was kin- 
dled the same time, and he sware, 
saying, 

11 Surely none of the men that came 
up out of Egypt, from twenty years 
old and upward, shall see the land 
which I sware unto Abraham, unto 
Isaac, and unto Jacob ; because they 
have not wholly followed me : 

12 Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh 
the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of 
Nun : for they have wholly followed 
the Lord. 

13 And the Lord's anger was kin- 
dled against Israel, and he made them 
wander in the wilderness forty years, 
until all the generation, that had 
done evil in the sight of the Lord, 
was consumed. 

14 And, behold, ye are risen up in 
your fathers' stead, an increase of 
sinful men, to augment yet the fierce 
anger of the Lord toward Israel. 

15 For if ye turn away from after 
him, he will yet again leave them in 
the wilderness ; and ye shall destroy 
all this people. 

16 1 And they came near unto him, 
and said, We will build sheepfolds 
here for our cattle, and cities for our 
little ones : 

17 But we ourselves will go ready 
armed before the children of Israel, 
until we have brought them unto 
their place : and our little ones shall 
dwell in the fenced cities, because off 
the inhabitants of the land. 

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Reubenites and Gadites NUMBERS, XXXIII. 



offer conditions. 



18 We will not return unto our 
houses, until the children of Israel 
have inherited every man his inher- 
itance : 

19 For we will not inherit with them 
on yonder side Jordan, or forward ; 
because our inheritance is fallen to us 
on this side Jordan eastward. 

20 i And Moses said unto them, If ye 
will do this thing, if ye will go armed 
before the Lord to war, 

21 And will go all of you armed over 
Jordan before the Lord, until he hath 
driven out his enemies from before 
him, 

22 And the land be subdued before 
the Lord: then afterward ye shall 
return, and be guiltless before the 
Lord, and before Israel; and this 
land shall be your possession before 
the Lord. 

23 But if ye will not do so, behold, ye 
have sinned against the Lord : and be 
sure your sin will find you out. 

24 Build you cities for your little 
ones, and folds for your sheep; and 
do that which hath proceeded out of 
your mouth. 

25 And the children of Gad and the 
children of Reuben spake unto Moses, 
saying, Thy servants will do as my 
lord commandeth. 

26 Our little ones, our wives, our 
flocks, and all our cattle, shall be 
there in the cities of Gilead : 

27 But thy servants will pass over, 
every man armed for war, before the 
Lord to battle, as my lord saith. 

28 So concerning them Moses com- 
manded Eleazar the priest, and Joshua 
the son of Nun, and the chief fathers 
of the tribes of the children of Israel : 

29 And Moses said unto them. If the 
children of Gad and the children of 
Reuben will pass with you over Jor- 
dan, every man armed to battle, be- 
fore the Lord, and the land shall be 
subdued before you ; then ye shall 
give them the land of Gilead for a 
possession : 

30 But if they will not pass over 
with you armed, they shall nave pos- 
sessions among you in the land of 
Canaan. 

31 And the children of Gad and the 
children of Reuben answered, saying, 
As the Lord hath said unto thy serv- 
ants, so will we do. 

32 We will pass over armed before 
the Lord into the land of Canaan, 
that the possession of our inherit- 
ance on this side Jordan may be 
ours. 

33 And Moses gave unto them, even 
to the children of Gad, and to the 
children of Reuben, and unto half the 
tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, 
the kingdom of Sihon king of the 
Amorites, and the kingdom of 
king of Bashan, the land, with 
cities thereof in the coasts, even 
cities of the country round about. 

34 f And the children of Gad built 
Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer, 

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the 
the 



35 And Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, 
and Jogbehah, 

36 And Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran, 
fenced cities ; and folds for sheep. 

37 And the children of Reuben built 
Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjath- 
aim, 

38 And Nebo, and Baal-meon. (their 
names being changed,) and Shibmah : 
and gave other names unto the cit- 
ies which they builded. 

39 And the children of Machir the 
son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and 
took it, and dispossessed the Amorite 
which was in it. 

40 And Moses gave Gilead unto Ma- 
chir the son of Manasseh ; and he 
dwelt therein. 

41 And Jair the son of Manasseh 
went and took the small towns there- 
of, and called them Havoth-jair. 

42 And Nobah went and took Kenath. 
and the villages thereof, and called it 
Nobah, after his own name. 

CHAPTER XXXm. 

1 Two and forty journeys of the Israelites. 60 
The Canaanites are to be destroyed. 

THESE are the journeys of the 
children of Israel, which went 
forth out of the land of Egypt with 
their armies under the hand of Moses 
and Aaron. 

2 And Moses wrote their goings out 
according to their journeys by the 
commandment of the Lord : and these 
are their journeys according to their 
goings out. 

3 And they departed from Rameses 
in the first month, on the fifteenth 
day of the first month; on the mor- 
row after the passover the children 
of Israel went out with a high hand 
in the sight of all the Egyptians. 

4 For the Egyptians buried all their 
firstborn, which the Lord had smitten 
among them: upon their gods also 
the Lord executed judgments. 

5 And the children or Israel remov- 
ed from Barneses, and pitched in 
Succoth. 

6 And they departed from Succoth, 
and pitched in Etham, which is in the 
edge of the wilderness. 

7 And they removed from Etham, 
and turned again unto Pi-hahiroth, 
which is before Baal-zephon : and 
they pitched before Migdol. 

8 And they departed from before 
Pi-hahiroth, and passed through the 
midst of the sea into the wilderness, 
and went three days' journey in the 
wilderness of Etham, and pitched in 
Marah. 

9 And they removed from Marah, 
and came unto Elim : and in Elim 
were twelve fountains of water, and 
threescore and ten palm trees ; and 
they pitched there. 

10 And they removed from Elim, 
and encamped by the Red sea. 

11 And they removed from the Red 
sea, and encamped in the wilderness 
of Sin. 



Two and forty journeys NUMBERS, XXXIV. 



of the Israelites. 



13 And they took their journey out 
of the wilderness of Sin, and encamp- 
ed in Dophkah. 

13 And they departed from Dophkah, 
and encamped in Alush. 

14 And they removed from Alush, 
and encamped at Rephidim, where 
was no water for the people to drink. 

15 And they departed from Rephi- 
dim, and pitched in the wilderness of 
Sinai. 

16 And they removed from the des- 
ert of Sinai, and pitched at Kibroth- 
hattaavah. 

17 And they departed from Kibroth- 
hattaavah, and encamped at Haze- 
roth. 

18 And they departed from Haze- 
roth, and pitched in Rithmah. 

19 And they departed from Rithmah, 
and pitched at Rimmon-parez. 

20 And they departed from Rimmon- 
parez, and pitched in Libnah. 

21 And they removed from Libnah, 
and pitched at Rissah. 

22 And they journeyed from Rissah, 
and pitched in Kehelathah. 

23 And they went from Kehelathah, 
and pitched in mount Shapher. 

24 And they removed from mount 
Shapher, and encamped in Haradah. 

25 And they removed from Haradah, 
and pitched in Makheloth. 

26 And they removed from Makhe- 
loth, and encamped at Tahath. 

27 And they departed from Tahath, 
and pitched at Tarah. 

28 And they removed from Tarah, 
and pitched in Mithcah. 

29 And they went from Mithcah, and 
pitched in Hashmonah. 

30 And they departed from Hashmo- 
nah, and encamped at Moseroth. 

31 And they departed from Moseroth, 
and pitched in Bene-jaakan. 

32 And they removed from Bene- 
jaakan, and encamped at Hor-hagid- 
gad. 

33 And they went from Hor-hagid- 
gad, and pitched in Jotbathah. 

34 And they removed from Jotba- 
thah. and encamped at Ebronah. 

35 And they departed from Ebronah, 
and encamped at Ezion-gaber. 

36 And they removed from Ezion- 
gaber, and pitched in the wilderness 
of Zin, which is Kadesh. 

37 And they removed from Kadesh, 
and pitched in mount Hor, in the edge 
of the land of Edom. 

38 And Aaron the priest went up 
into mount Hor at the commandment 
of the Lord, and died there, in the 
fortieth year after the children of 
Israel were come out of the land of 
Egypt, in the first day of the fifth 
month. 

39 And Aaron teas a hundred and 
twenty and three years old when he 
died in mount Hor. 

40 And king Arad the Canaanite, 
which dwelt in the south in the land 
of Canaan, heard of the coming of 
the children of IsraeL 



41 And they departed from mount 
Hor, and pitched in Zalmonah. 

42 And they departed from Zalmo- 
nah, and pitched in Punon. 

43 And they departed from Punon, 
and pitched in Oboth. 

44 And they departed from Oboth, 
and pitched in Ije-abarim, in the bor- 
der of Moab. 

45 And they departed from Tim, and 
pitched in Dibon-gad. 

46 And they removed from Dibon- 
gad, and encamped in Almon-dibla- 
thaim. 

47 And they removed from Almon- 
diblathaim, and pitched in the mount- 
ains of Abarim, before Nebo. 

48 And they departed from the 
mountains of Abarim, and pitched in 
the plains of Moab by Jordan near 
Jericho. 

49 And they pitched by Jordan, from 
Beth-jesimoth even unto Abel-shittim 
in the plains of Moab. 

50 1 And the Lord spake unto Mos-*? 
in the plains of Moab by Jordan near 
Jericho, saying, 

51 Speak unto the children of Israel, 
and say unto them, "When ye are 
passed over Jordan into the land of 
Canaan ; 

52 Then ye shall drive out all the in- 
habitants of the land from before you, 
and destroy all their pictures, and de- 
stroy all their molten images, and 
quite pluck down all their high 
places : 

53 And ye shall dispossess the inhab- 
itants of the land, and dwell therein : 
for I have given you the land to pos- 
sess it. 

54 And ye shall divide the land by 
lot for an inheritance among your 
families ; and to the more ye shall 
give the more inheritance, and to the 
fewer ye shall give the less inherit- 
ance : every man's inheritance shall be 
in the place where his lot falleth : ac- 
cording to the tribes of your fathers 
ye shall inherit. 

55 But if ye will not drive out the 
inhabitants of the land from before 
you ; then it shall come to pass, that 
those which ye let remain of them 
shall be pricks in your eyes, and thorns 
in your sides, and shall vex you in the 
land wherein ye dwell. 

56 Moreover it shall come to pass. 
that I shall do unto you, as I thought 
to do unto them. 

CHAPTER XXXTV. 

1 The borders of the land. 16 The names of tha 
men which shall divide the land. 

AND the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

2 Command the children of Israel, 
and say unto them, When ye come in- 
to the land of Canaan; (this is the 
land that shall fall unto you for an in- 
heritance, even the land of Canaan 
with the coasts thereof:) 

3 Then your south quarter shall be 
from the wilderness of Zin along by 

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The borders of the land. NUMBERS, XXXV. 



The Levites'' cities. 



the coast of Edom, and your south 
border shall be the outmost coast of 
the salt sea eastward : 

4 And your border shall turn froni 
the south to the ascent of Akrabbim, 
and pass on to Zin : and the going 
forth thereof shall be from the south 
to Kadesh-barnea, and shall go on to 
Hazar-addar, and pass on to Azmon : 

5 And the border shall fetch a com- 
pass from Azmon unto the river of 
Egypt, and the goings out of it shall 
be at the sea. 

6 And as for the western border, ye 
shall even have the great sea for a bor- 
der : this shall be your west border. 

7 And this shall be your north bor- 
der : from the great sea ye shall point 
out for you mount Hor : 

8 From mount Hor ye shall point out 
your border unto the entrance of Ha- 
math ; and the goings forth of the 
border shall be to Zedad : 

9 f And the border shall go on to Zi- 

Ehron, and the goings out of it shall 
e at Hazar-enan : this shall be your 
north border. 

10 And ye shall point out your east 
border from Hazar-enan to Shepham : 

11 And the coast shall go down from 
Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of 
Ain ; and the border shall descend, 
and shall reach unto the side of the 
sea of Chinnereth eastward : 

12 And the border shall go down to 
Jordan, and the goings out of it shall 
be at the salt sea: this shall be your 
land with the coasts thereof round 
about. 

13 And Moses commanded the chil- 
dren of Israel, saying, This is the land 
which ye shall inherit by lot, which 
the Lord commanded to give unto the 
nine tribes, and to the half tribe : 

14 For the tribe of the children of 
Reuben according to the house of 
their fathers, and the tribe of the 
children of Gad according to the house 
of their fathers, have received their 
inheritance ; and half the tribe of 
Manasseh have received their inherit- 
ance: 

15 The two tribes and the half tribe 
have received their inheritance on 
this side Jordan near Jericho east- 
ward, toward the sunrising. 

16 And the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

17 These are the names of the men 
which shall divide the land unto you : 
Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son 
of Nun. 

18 And ye shall take one prince of 
every tribe, to divide the land by in- 
heritance. 

19 And the names of the men are 
these : Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the 
son of Jephunneh. 

20 And of the tribe of the children 
of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammi- 
hud. 

21 Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad 
the son of Chislon. 

22 And the prince of the tribe of the 

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children of Dan, Bukki the son of 
Jogli. 

23 The prince of the children of Jo- 
seph, for the tribe of the children of 
Manasseh, Hanniel the son of Ephod. 

24 And the prince of the tribe of the 
children of Ephraim, Kemuel the son 
of Shiphtan. 

25 And the prince of the tribe of the 
children of Zebulun, Elizaphan the son 
of Parnach. 

26 And the prince of the tribe of the 
children of Issachar, Paltiel the son of 
Azzan. 

27 And the prince of the tribe of the 
children of Asher, Ahihud the son of 
Shelomi. 

28 And the prince of the tribe of the 
children of Naphtali, Pedahel the son 
of Ammihud. 

29 These are they whom the Lord 
commanded to divide the inheritance 
unto the children of Israel in the land 
of Canaan. 

CHAPTER XXXV. 

1 Eight and forty cities for the Levites with their 
suburbs, and measure thereof. 6 Six of them 
are to be cities of refuge. 9 The laws of murder. 
31 No satisfaction for murder. 

AN D the Lord spake unto Moses in 
. the plains of Moab by Jordan near 
Jericho, saying, 

2 Command the children of Israel^ 
that they give unto the Levites, of the 
inheritance of their possession, cities 
to dwell in ; and ye snail give also un- 
to the Levites suburbs for the cities 
round about them. 

3 And the cities shall they have to 
dwell in: and the suburbs of them 
shall be for their cattle, and for their 
goods, and for all their beasts. 

4 And the suburbs of the cities, 
which ye shall give unto the Le- 
vites, shall reach from the wall of the 
city and outward a thousand cubits 
round about. 

5 And ye shall measure from without 
the city on the east side two thousand 
cubits, and on the south side two thou- 
sand cubits, and on the west side two 
thousand cubits, and on the north side 
two thousand cubits: and the city 
shall be in the midst: this shall be 
to them the suburbs of the cities. 

6 And among the cities which ye 
shall give unto the Levites there shall 
be six cities for refuge, which ye shall 
appoint for the manslayer, that he 
may flee thither : and to them ye shall 
add forty and two cities. 

7 So all the cities which ye shall 
give to the Levites shall be forty and 
eight cities : them shall ye give with 
their suburbs. 

8 And the cities which ye shall give 
shall be of the possession of the 
children of Israel : from them that 
have many ye shall give many ; but 
from them that have few ye shall give 
few : every one shall give of his cities 
unto the Levites according to his ia- 
heritance which he inheriteth. 



27ie laws 



NUMBERS, XXXVI. 



of murder. 



9 If And the Lord spake unto Moses, 
saying, 

10 Speak unto the children of Is- 
rael, and say unto them, When ye be 
come over Jordan into the land of 
Canaan, 

11 Then ye shall appoint you cities 
to be cities of refuge for you ; that 
the slayer may flee thither, which 
killeth any person at unawares. 

12 And they shall be unto you cities 
for refuge from the avenger ; that the 
manslayer die not ; until he stand be- 
fore the congregation in judgment. 

13 And of these cities which ye 
shall give, six cities shall ye have for 
refuge. 

14 Ye shall give three cities on this 
side Jordan, and three cities shall ye 
give in the land of Canaan, which shall 
be cities of refuge. 

15 These six cities shall be a refuge, 
both for the children of Israel, and for 
the stranger, and for the sojourner 
among them ; that every one , that 
killeth any person unawares may flee 
thither. 

16 And if he smite him with an in- 
strument of iron, so that he die, he 
is a murderer: the murderer shall 
surely be put to death. 

17 And if he smite him with throw- 
ing a stone, wherewith he may die, 
and he die, he is a murderer : the 
murderer shall surely be put to 
death. 

18 Or if he smite him with a hand 
weapon of wood, wherewith he may 
die, and he die, he is a murderer : 
the murderer shall surely be put to 
death. 

19 The revenger of blood himself 
shall slay the murderer : when he 
meeteth him, he shall slay him. 

20 But if he thrust him of hatred, 
or hurl at him by laying of wait, 
that he die ; 

21 Or in enmity smite him with his 
hand, that he die : he that smote him 
shall surely be put to death ; for he is 
a murderer : the revenger of blood 
shall slav the murderer, when he 
meeteth him. 

22 But if he thrust him suddenly 
without enmity, or have cast upon 
him any thing without laying of 
wait, 

23 Or with any stone, wherewith a 
man may die, seeing him not, and cast 
it upon him, that he die, and was 
not his enemy, neither sought his 
harm: 

24 Then the congregation shall 
judge between the slayer and the 
revenger of blood according to these 
judgments : 

25 And the congregation shall de- 
liver the slayer out of the hand of the 
revenger of blood, and the congrega- 
tion shall restore him to the city of 
his refuge, whither he was fled : and 
he shall abide in it unto the death of 
the high priest, which was anointed 
with the holy oil 



26 But if the slayer shall at any 
time come without the border of the 
city of his refuge, whither he was 
fled; 

27 And the revenger of blood find 
him without the borders of the city 
of his refuge, and the revenger of 
blood kill the slayer ; he shall not be 
guilty of blood : 

28 Because he should have remained 
in the city of his refuge until the 
death of the high priest : but after the 
death of the high priest the slayer 
shall return into the land of his pos- 
session. 

29 So these things shall be for a 
statute of judgment unto you 
throughout your generations in all 
your dwellings. 

30 Whoso killeth any person, the 
murderer shall be put to death by the 
mouth of witnesses : but one witness 
shall not testify against any person 
to cause him to die. 

31 Moreover ye shall take no satis- 
faction for the life of a murderer, 
which is guilty of death : but he shall 
be surely put to death. 

32 And ye shall take no satisfaction 
for him that is fled to the city of his 
refuge, that he should come again to 
dwell in the land, until the death of 
the priest. 

33 So ye shall not pollute the land 
wherein ye are : for blood it defileth 
the land : and the land cannot be 
cleansed of the blood that is shed 
therein, but by the blood of him that 
shed it. 

34 Defile not therefore the land 
which ye shall inhabit, wherein I 
dwell : for I the Lord dwell among 
the children of Israel. 

CHAPTER XXXVI. 

1 The inconvenience of the inheritance of daugh- 
ters 5 is remedied by marrying in- 'their own 
tribes, 7 lest the inheritance should be removed 
from the tribe. 10 The daughters of Zelophehad 
marry their father' s brothers' sons. 

AND the chief fathers of the fami- 
. lies of the children of Gilead, the 
son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, 
of the families of the sons of Joseph, 
came near, and spake before Moses, 
and before the princes, the chief fa 
thers of the children of Israel : 

2 And they said, The Lord com- 
manded my lord to give the land for 
an inheritance by lot to the children 
of Israel : and my lord was command- 
ed by the Lord to give the inherit- 
ance of Zelophehad our brother unto 
his daughters. 

3 And if they be married to any of 
the sons of the other tribes of the chil- 
dren of Israel, then shall their inherit- 
ance be taken from the inheritance of 
our fathers, and shall be put to the 
inheritance of the tribe whereunto 
they are received : so shall it be taken 
from the lot of our inheritance. 

4 And when the jubilee of the chil- 
dren of Israel shall be, then shall theiy 

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DEUTERONOMY, I. 



ivhat befell Israel 



Mheritance be put unto the inherit- 
ance of the tribe whereunto they are 
received : so shall their inheritance be 
taken away from the inheritance of 
She tribe of our fathers. 

5 And Moses commanded the chil- 
dren of Israel according to the word 
of the Lord, saying", The tribe of the 
30ns of Joseph hath said well. 

6 This is the thing which the Lord 
doth command concerning the daugh- 
ters of Zelophehad, saying, Let them 
marry to whom they think best ; only 
to the family of the tribe of their fa- 
ther shall they marry. 

7 So shall not the inheritance of the 
children of Israel remove from tribe 
to tribe : for every one of the chil- 
dren of Israel shall keep himself to 
the inheritance of the tribe of his 
fathers. 

8 And every daughter, that possess- 
sth an inheritance in any tribe of the 
children of Israel, shall be wife unto 
3>ne of the family of the tribe of her 



father, that the children of Israel 
may enjoy every man the inheritance 
of his fathers. 

9 Neither shall the inheritance re- 
move from one tribe to another tribe ; 
but every one of the tribes of the 
children of Israel shall keep himself 
to his own inheritance. 

10 Even as the Lord commanded 
Moses, so did the daughters of Zelo- 
phehad : 

11 For Mahlah, Tirzah. and Hoglah, 
and Milcah, and Noah, the daughters 
of Zelophehad, were married unto 
their father's brothers' sons : 

12 And they were married into the 
families of the sons of Manasseh the 
son of Joseph, and their inheritance 
remained in the tribe of the family 
of their father. 

13 These are the commandments and 
the judgments, which the Lord com- 
manded, by the hand of Moses, unto 
the children of Israel in the plains of 
Moab by Jordan near Jericho. 



THE FIFTH BOOK OF MOSES, CALLED 



DEUTERONOMY. 



CHAPTER I. 

1 Moses' speech in the end of the fortieth year, 
briefly rehearsing the story 6 of God's promise, 
13 of giving them officers, 19 of sending the 
spies to search the land, 34 of God's anger for 
their incredulity, 41 anil disobedience. 

THESE be the words which Moses 
spake unto all Israel on this side 
Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain 
3-ver against the Red sea, between Pa- 
rian, and Tophel, and Laban, and Ha- 
^eroth, and Dizahab. 

2 (There are eleven days' journey 
Irom Horeb by the way of mount Seir 
imito Kadesh-barnea.) 

3 And it came to pass in the forti- 
eth year, in the eleventh month, on 
She first day of the month, that Moses 
gpake unto the children of Israel, 
according unto all that the Lord had 
given him in commandment unto 
fhem; 

4 After he had slain Sihon the king 
of the Amorites, which dwelt in Hesh- 
foon, and Og the king of Bashan, which 
§welt at Astaroth in Edrei : 

5 On this side Jordan, in the land 
3>f Moab, began Moses to declare this 
3aw, saying, 

6 The Lord our God spake unto us 
3n Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt long 
Bnough in this mount : 

7 Turn you, and take your journey, 
and go to the mount of the Amorites, 
and unto all the places nigh there- 
unto, in the plain, in the hills, and in 
the vale, and in the south, and by the 
sea side, to the land of the Canaan- 
£tes, and unto Lebanon, unto the great 
river, the river Euphrates. 

1 Behold, I have set the land before 
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you : go in and possess the land 
which the Lord sware unto your fa- 
thers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to 
give unto them and to their seed 
after them. 

9 ^f And I spake unto you at that 
time, saying, I am not able to bear 
you myself alone : 

10 The Lord your God hath multi- 
plied you, and, behold, ye are this 
day as the stars of heaven for mul- 
titude. 

11 (The Lord God of your fathers 
make you a thousand times so many 
more as ye are, and bless you, as he 
hath promised you !) 

12 How can I myself alone bear 
your cumbrance, and your burden, 
and your strife? 

13 Take you wise men, and under- 
standing, and known among your 
tribes, and I will make them rulers 
over you. 

14 And ye answered me, and said, 
The thing which thou hast spoken is 
good for us to do. 

15 So I took the chief of your tribes, 
wise men and known, and made them 
heads over you, captains over thou- 
sands, and captains over hundreds, 
and captains over fifties, and cap- 
tains over tens, and officers among 
your tribes. 

16 And I charged your judges at 
that time, saying, Hear the causes 
between your brethren, and judge 
righteously between every man and 
his brother, and the stranger that is 
with him. 

17 Ye shall not respect persons in 
judgment ; but ye shall hear the small 



on their way 



DEUTERONOMY, II. 



toward Canaan. 



as well as the great ; ye shall not be 
afraid of the face of man; for the 
judgment is God's : and the cause 
that is too hard for you, bring it 
unto me, and I will hear it. 

18 And I commanded you at that 
time all the things which ye should 
do. 

19 1 And when we departed from 
Horeb, we went through all that 
great and terrible wilderness, which 
ye saw by the way of the mountain 
of the Amorites, as the Lord our 
God commanded us ; and we came to 
Kadesh-barnea. 

20 And I said unto you, Ye are come 
unto the mountain of the Amorites, 
which the Lord out God doth give 
unto us. 

21 Behold, the Lord thy God hath 
set the land before thee : go up and 
possess it, as the Lord God of thy 
lathers hath said unto thee ; fear not, 
neither be discouraged. 

22 If And ye came near unto me 
every one of you, and said, We will 
send men before us, and they shall 
search us out the land, and bring us 
word again by what way we must go 
up, and into what cities we shall 
come. 

23 And the saying pleased me»well ; 
and I took twelve men of you, one 
of a tribe : 

24 And they turned and went up 
into the mountain, and came unto 
the valley of Eshcol, and searched it 
out. 

25 And they took of the fruit of 
the land in their hands, and brought 
it down unto us, and brought us 
word again, and said, It is a good 
land which the Lord our God doth 
give us. 

26 Notwithstanding ye would not go 
up, but rebelled against the com- 
mandment of the Lord your God : 

27 And ye murmured in your tents, 
and said, Because the Lord hated 
us, he hath brought us forth out of 
the land of Egypt, to deliver us into 
the hand of the Amorites, to destroy 
us. 

28 Whither shall we go up? our 
brethren have discouraged our heart, 
saying, The people is greater ana 
taller than we ; the cities are great 
and walled up to heaven ; and more- 
over we have seen the sons of the 
Anakim there. 

29 Then I said unto you, Dread not, 
neither be afraid of them. 

30 The Lord your God which goeth 
before you, he shall fight for you, 
according to all that he did for you 
in Egypt oef ore your eyes ; 

31 And in the wilderness, where 
thou hast seen how that the Lord 
thy God bare thee, as a man doth 
bear his son, in all the way that ye 
went, until ye came into this place. 

82 Yet in this thing ye did not be- 
Eieve the Lord your God, 
?g* "Who went in the way before you, 



to search you out a place to pitch 
your tents in, in fire by night, to 
shew you by what way ye should go, 
and in a cloud by day. 

34 And the Lord heard the voice 
of your words, and was wroth, and 
sware, saying, 

35 Surely there shall not one of 
these men of this evil generation see 
that good land, which I sware to 
give unto your fathers, 

36 Save Caleb the son of Jephun- 
neh ; he shall see it, and to him 
will I give the land that he hath 
trodden upon, and to his children, 
because he hath wholly followed the 
Lord. 

37 Also the Lord was angry with 
me for your sakes, saying, Thou also 
shalt not go in thither. 

38 But Joshua the son of Nun, which 
standeth before thee, he shall go in 
thither : encourage him : for he shall 
cause Israel to inherit it. 

39 Moreover your little ones, which 
ye said should be a prey, and your 
children, which in that day had no 
knowledge between good and evil, 
they shall go in thither, and unto 
them will I give it, and they shall 
possess it. 

40 But as for you, turn you, and 
take your journey into the wilder- 
ness by the way or the Red sea. 

41 Then ye answered and said 
unto me, We have sinned against the 
Lord, we will go up and fight, ac- 
cording to all that the Lord our God 
commanded us. And when ye had 
girded on every man his weapons of 
war, ye were ready to go up into the 
hill. 

42 And the Lord said unto me. Say 
unto them, Go not up, neither fight; 
for I am not among you ; lest ye be 
smitten before your enemies. 

43 So I spake unto you ; and ye 
would not hear, but rebelled against 
the commandment of the Lord, and 
went presumptuously up into the 
hill. 

44 And the Amorites, which dwelt 
in that mountain, came out against 
you, and chased you, as bees do, and 
destroyed you in Seir, even unto Hor- 
mah. 

45 And ye returned and wept be- 
fore the Lord ; but the Lord would 
not hearken to your voice, nor give 
ear unto you. 

46 So ye abode in Kadesh many 
days, according unto the days that 
ye abode there. 

CHAPTER IL 

1 The stdry is continued, that they were not to 
meddle with the Edomites, 9 nor with the Moab- 
ites, 17 nor with the Ammonites, 24 but Sihon 
the Amorite was subdued by them. 

THEN we turned, and took our 
journey into the wilderness by 
the way of the Red sea, as the Lord 
spake unto me : and we compassed 
mount Seir many days. 



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DEUTERONOMY, II. 



on their journey 



2 And the Lord spake unto me, say- 
ing, 

3 Ye have compassed this mountain 
long enough : turn you northward. 

4 And command thou the people, 
saying, Ye are to pass through the 
coast of your brethren the children 
of Esau, which dwell in Seir; and 
they shall be afraid of you : take ye 
good heed unto yourselves therefore : 

5 Meddle not with them ; for I will 
not give you of their land, no, not so 
much as a f ootbreadth ; because I have 
given mount Seir unto Esau for a pos- 
session. 

6 Ye shall buy meat of them for 
money, that ye may eat ; and ye shall 
also buy water of them for money, 
that ye may drink. 

7 For the Lord thy God hath blessed 
thee in all the works of thy hand : 
he knoweth thy walking through this 
great wilderness : these forty years 
the Lord thy God hath been with 
thee ; thou hast lacked nothing. 

8 And when we passed by from our 
brethren the children of Esau, which 
dwelt in Seir, through the way of the 
plain from Elath, and from Ezion-ga- 
ber, we turned and passed by the way 
of the wilderness of Moab. 

9 And the Lord said unto me, Dis- 
tress not the Moabites^ neither contend 
with them in battle : for I will not give 
thee of their land for a possession ; be- 
cause I have given Ar unto the chil- 
dren of Lot for a possession. 

10 The Emim dwelt therein in times 
past, a people great, and many, and 
tall, as the Anakim ; 

11 Which also were accounted giants, 
as the Anakim ; but the Moabites call 
them Emim. 

12 The Horim also dwelt in Seir be- 
f oretime ; but the children of Esau 
succeeded them, when they had de- 
stroyed them from before them, and 
dwelt in their stead ; as Israel did un- 
to the land of his possession, which 
the Lord gave unto them. 

13 Now rise up, said I, and get you 
over the brook Zered. And we went 
over the brook Zered. 

14 And the space in which we came 
from Kadesh-barnea, until we were 
come over the brook Zered, was 
thirty and eight years; until all the 
generation or the men of war were 
wasted out from among the host, as 
the Lord sware unto them. 

15 For indeed the hand of the Lord 
was against them, to destroy them 
from among the host, until they 
were consumed. 

16 1 So it came to pass, when all the 
men of war were consumed and dead 
from among the people, 

17 That the Lord spake unto me, say- 
ing, 

18 Thou art to pass over through Ar, 
the coast of Moab, this day : 

19 And when thou comest nigh over 
against the children of Ammon, dis- 
tress them not, nor meddle with 

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them : for I will not give thee of 
the land of the children of Ammon 
any possession ; because I have given 
it unto the children of Lot for a pos- 
session. 

20 (That also was accounted a land 
of giants : giants dwelt therein in old 
time ; and the Ammonites caD them 
Zamzummim ; 

21 A people great, and many, and 
tall, as the Anakim ; but the Lord 
destroyed them before them ; and 
they succeeded them, and dwelt in 
their stead : 

22 As he did to the children of Esau, 
which dwelt in Seir, when he destroy- 
ed the Horim from before them ; and 
they succeeded them, and dwelt in 
their stead even unto this day : 

23 And the Avim which dwelt in Ha- 
zerim, even unto Azzah, the Caphto- 
rim, which came forth out of Caph- 
tor, destroyed them, and dwelt in 
their stead.) 

24 ^ Rise ye up, take your journey, 
and pass over the river Arnon : be- 
hold, I have given into thine hand 
Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon. 
and his land : begin to possess it, ana 
contend with him in battle. 

25 This day will I begin to put the 
dread of thee and the fear of thee 
upon the nations that are under the 
whole heaven, who shall hear report 
of thee, and shall tremble, and be in 
anguish because of thee. 

26 1 And I sent messengers out of 
the wilderness of Kedemoth unto Si- 
hon king of Heshbon with words of 
peace, saying, 

27 Let me pass through thy land : I 
will go along by the high way, I will 
neither turn unto the right hand nor 
to the left. 

28 Thou shalt sell me meat for mon- 
ey, that I may eat ; and give me water 
for money, that I may drink : only I 
will pass through on my fret : 

29 (As the children of Esau which 
dwell in Seir, and the Moabites which 
dwell in Ar, did unto me :) until I 
shall pass over Jordan into the land 
which the Lord our God giveth us. 

30 But Sihon king of # Heshbon would 
not let us pass by him : for the Lord 
thy God hardened his spirit, and made 
his heart obstinate, that he might de- 
liver him into thy hand, as appeareth 
this day. 

31 And the Lord said unto me, Be- 
hold, I have begun to give Sihon and 
his land before thee : begin to possess, 
that thou mayest inherit his land. 

32 Then Sihon came out against us, 
he and all his people, to fight at 
Jahaz. 

33 And the Lord our God delivered 
him before us ; and we smote him, 
and his sons, and all his people. 

34 And we took all his cities at that 
time, and utterly destroyed the men. 
and the women, and the little ones, or 
every city, we left none to remain : 

35 Only the cattle we took for a pres 



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DEUTERONOMY, III. 



conquest of Og a 



onto ourselves, and the spoil of the 
cities which we took. 

36 From Aroer, which is by the brink 
of the river of Arnon, and from the 
city that is by the river, even unto 
Gilead, there was not one city too 
strong for us : the Lord our God de- 
livered all unto us : 

37 Only unto the land of the chil- 
dren of Ammon thou earnest not, nor 
unto any place of the river Jabbok, 
nor unto the cities in the mountains, 
nor unto whatsoever the Lord our 
God forbade us. 

CHAPTER in. 

1 The story of the conquest of Og king of Bashan. 
11 The bigness of his bed. 12 The distribution 
of those lands to the two tribes and half. 23 
Moses' prayer to enter into the land. 26 He is 
permitted to see it. 

I^HEN we turned, and went up the 
way to Bashan : and Og the king 
of Bashan came out against us, he and 
all his people, to battle at Edrei. 

2 And the Lord said unto me, Fear 
him not : for I will deliver him, and 
all his people, and his land, into thy 
hand ; and thou shalt do unto him as 
thou didst urito Sihon king of the 
Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon. 

3 So the Lord our God delivered 
into our hands Og also, the king of 
Bashan, and all his people : and we 
smote him until none was left to him 
remaining. 

4 And we took all his cities at that 
time, there was not a city which we 
took not from them, threescore cities, 
all the region of Argob, the kingdom 
of Og in Bashan. 

5 All these cities were fenced with 
high walls, gates, and bars ; beside 
unwalled towns a great many. 

6 And we utterly destroyed them, as 
we did unto Sihon king of Heshbon, 
utterly destroying the men, women, 
and children, of every city. 

7 But all the cattle, and the spoil of 
the cities, we took for a prey to our- 
selves. 

8 And we took at that time out of 
the hand of the two kings of the 
Amorites the land that was on this 
side Jordan, from the river of Arnon 
unto mount Hermon ; 

9 (Which Hermon the Sidonians call 
Sirion ; and the Amorites call it She- 
nir;) 

10 All the cities of the plain, and all 
Gilead, and all Bashan, unto Salchah 
•and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of 
Og in Bashan. 

11 For only Og king of Bashan re- 
mained of the remnant of giants ; be- 
hold, his bedstead was a bedstead of 
iron ; is it not in Rabbath of the chil- 
dren of Ammon ? nine cubits ivas the 
length thereof, and four cubits the 
breadth of it, after the cubit of a 
man. 

12 And this land, which we possess- 
ed at that time, from Aroer, which 
is by the river Arnon, and half mount 



Gilead, and the cities thereof, gave 
I unto the Reubenites and to the Gad- 
ites. 

13 And the rest of Gilead, and all 
Bashan, being the kingdom of Og, 
gave I unto the half tribe of Manas- 
seh ; all the region of Argob, with all 
Bashan, which was called the land of 
giants. 

14 Jair the son of Manasseh took all 
the country of Argob unto the coasts 
of Geshuri and Maachathi ; and called 
them after his own name, Bashan-ha- 
voth-jair, unto this day. 

15 And I gave Gilead unto Machir. 

16 And unto the Reubenites and un- 
to the Gadites I gave from Gilead 
even unto the river Arnon half the 
valley, and the border even unto the 
river Jabbok, which is the border of 
the children of Ammon ; 

17 The plain also, and Jordan, and 
the coast thereof, from Chinnereth 
even unto the sea of the plain, even 
the salt sea, under Ashdoth-pisgah 
eastward. 

18 1 And I commanded you at that 
time, saying, The Lord your God hath 
given you this land to possess it : y& 
shall pass , over armed before your 
brethren the children of Israel, all 
that are meet for the war. 

19 But your wives, and your little 
ones, and your cattle, (for I know 
that ye have much cattle,) shall ubide 
in your cities which I have given 
you; 

20 Until the Lord have given rest 
unto your brethren, as well as unto 
you, and until they also possess the 
land which the Lord your God hath 
given them beyond Jordan : and then 
shall ye return every man unto his 
possession, which I have given you. 

21 if And I commanded Joshua at 
that time, saying, Thine eyes have 
seen all that the Lord your God hath 
done unto these two kings : so shall 
the Lord do unto all the kingdoms 
whither thou passest. 

22 Ye shall not fear them : for the 
Lord your God he shall fight for 
you. 

23 And I besought the Lord at that 
time, saying, 

24 Lord God, thou hast begun to 
shew thy servant thy greatness, and 
thy mighty hand : for what God is 
there in heaven or in earth, that can 
do according to thy works, and ac- 
cording to thy might ! 

25 I pray tnee, let me go over, and 
see the good land that is beyond Jor- 
dan, that goodly mountain, and Leba- 
non. 

26 But the Lord was wroth with me 
for your sakes, and would not hear 
me : and the Lord said unto me, Let 
it suffice thee ; speak no more unto 
me of this matter. 

27 Get thee up into the top of Pis- 
gah, and lift up thine eyes westward, 
and northward, and southward, and 
eastward, and behold it with thine 

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to obedience. 



eyes : for thou shalt not go over this 
Jordan. 

28 But charge Joshua, and encour- 
age him, and strengthen him : for he 
shall go over before this people, and he 
shall cause them to inherit the land 
which thou shalt see. 

29 So we abode in the valley over 
against Beth-peor. 

CHAPTER IV. 

1 An exhortation to obedience. 41 Moses ap- 
pointeth the three cities of refuge on that side 
Jordan. 

NOW therefore hearken, O Israel, 
unto the statutes and unto the 
judgments, which I teach you, for to 
do them, that ye may live, and go in 
and possess the land which the Lord 
God of your fathers giveth you. 

2 Ye shall not add unto the word 
which I command you, neither shall 
ye diminish aught from it, that ye 
may keep the commandments of the 
Lord your God which I command 
you. 

3 Your eyes have seen what the 
Lord did because of Baal-peor: for 
all the men that followed Baal-peor, 
the Lord thy God hath, destroyed 
them from among you. 

4 But ye that did cleave unto the 
Lord your God are alive every one 
of you this day. 

5 Behold, I have taught you stat- 
utes and judgments, even as the Lord 
my God commanded me, that ye 
should do so in the land whither ye 
go to possess it. 

6 Keep therefore and do them; for 
this is your wisdom and your under- 
standing in the sight of the nations, 
which shall hear all these statutes, 
and say, Surely this great nation is a 
wise and understanding people. 

7 For what nation is there so great, 
who hath God so nigh unto them, as 
the Lord our God is in all things that 
we call upon him for f 

8 And what nation is there so great, 
that hath statutes and judgments so 
righteous as all this law, which I set 
before you this day ? 

9 Only take heed to thyself, and 
keep thy soul diligently, lest thou for- 
get the things which thine eyes have 
seen, and lest they depart from thy 
heart all the days of thy life: but 
teach them thy sons, and thy sons' 
sons; 

10 Specially the day that thou stood- 
est before the Lord thy God in Horeb, 
when the Lord said unto me, Gather 
me the people together, and I will 
make them hear my words, that they 
may learn to fear me all the days 
that they shall live upon the earth, 
and that they may teach their chil- 
dren. 

11 And ye came near and stood 
under the mountain ; and the mount- 
ain burned with fire unto the midst 
of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and 
thick darkness. 

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12 And the Lord spake unto you out 
of the midst of the fire : ye heard the 
voice of the words, but saw no simili- 
tude ; only ye heard a voice. 

13 And he declared unto you his 
covenant, which he commanded you 
to perform, even ten commandments ; 
and he wrote them upon two tables 
of stone. 

14 1 And the Lord commanded me 
at that time to teach you statutes and 
judgments, that ye might do them in 
the land whither ye go over to pos- 
sess it. 

15 Take ye therefore good heed unto 
yourselves ; for ye saw no manner of 
similitude on the day that the Lord 
spake unto you in Horeb out of the 
midst of the fire ; 

16 Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and 
make you a graven image, the simili- 
tude of any figure, the likeness of 
male or female, 

17 The likeness of any beast that i» 
on the earth, the likeness of any 
winged fowl that flieth in the air, 

18 The likeness of any thing that 
creepeth on the ground, the likeness 
of any fish that is in the waters be- 
neath the earth : 

19 And lest thou lift up thine eyes 
unto heaven, and when thou seest the 
sun, and the moon, and the stars. 
even all the host of heaven, shouldesi 
be driven to worship them, and serve 
them, which the Lord thy God hath 
divided unto all nations under the 
whole heaven. 

20 But the Lord hath taken you, 
and brought you forth out of the 
iron furnace, even out of Egypt, to 
be unto him a people of inheritance, 
as ye are this day. 

21 Furthermore the Lord was angry 
with me for your sakes, and sware 
that I should not go over Jordan, and 
that I should not go in unto that 
good land, which the Lord thy God 
giveth thee for an inheritance : 

22 But I must die in this land, I 
must not go over Jordan : but ye 
shall go over, and possess that good 
land. 

23 Take heed unto yourselves, lest 
ye forget the covenant of the Lord 
your God, which he made with you, 
and make you a graven image, or 
the likeness of any thing, which the 
Lord thy God hath forbidden thee. 

24 For the Lord thy God is a con- 
suming fire, even a jealous God. 

25 f When thou shalt beget chil- 
dren, and children's children, and ye 
shall have remained long in the land, 
and shall corrupt yourselves, and 
make a graven image, or the like- 
ness of any .thing, and shall do 
evil in the sight of the Lord thy 
God, to provoke him to anger ; 

26 I call heaven and earth to witness 
against you this day, that ye shall 
soon utterly perish from off the land 
whereunto ye pro over Jordan to pos- 
sess it ; ye shall not prolong your 



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DEUTERONOMY, V. 



refuge appointed^ 



days upon it, but shall utterly be 
destroyed. 

27 And the Lord shall scatter you 
among the nations, and ye shall be left 
few in number among the heathen, 
whither the Lord shall lead you. 

28 And there ye shall serve gods, the 
work of men's hands, wood and stone, 
which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, 
nor smell. 

29 But if from thence thou shalt seek 
the LO.RD thy God, thou shalt find him, 
if thou seek him with all thy heart and 
with all thy soul. 

30 When thou art in tribulation, and 
all these things are, come upon thee, 
even in the latter days, if thou turn to 
the Lord thy God, and shalt be obedi- 
ent unto his voice ; 

31 (For the Lord thy God is a merci- 
ful God ;) he will not forsake thee, nei- 
ther destroy thee, nor forget the cov- 
enant of thy fathers, which he sware 
unto them. 

32 For ask now of the days that are 

§ast, which were before thee, since the 
ay that God created man upon the 
earth, and ask from the one side of 
heaven unto the other, whether there 
bath been any such thing as this great 
thing is, or hath been heard like it ? 

33 Did ever people hear the voice of 
God speaking out of the midst of the 
fire, as thou hast heard, and live ? 

34 Or hath God assayed to go and 
take him a nation from the midst of 
another nation, by temptations, by 
signs, and by wonders, and by war, 
and by a mighty hand, and by a 
stretched out arm, and by great ter- 
rors, according to all that the Lord 
your God did for you in Egypt be- 
fore your eyes? 

35 Unto thee it was shewed, that thou 
mightest know that the Lord he is 
God ; there is none else beside him. 

36 Out of heaven he made thee to 
hear his voice, that he might instruct 
thee : and upon earth he shewed thee 
his great fire ; and thou heardest his 
words out of the midst of the fire. 

37 And because he loved thy fathers, 
therefore he chose their seed after 
them, and brought thee out in his 
sight with his mighty power out of 
Egypt ; 

38 To drive out nations from before 
thee greater and mightier than thou 
art, to bring thee in, to give thee their 
land for an inheritance, as it is this 
day. 

39 Know therefore this day, and con- 
sider it in thine heart ? that the Lord 
he is God in heaven above, and upon 
the earth beneath : there is none else. 

40 Thou shalt keep therefore his stat- 
utes, and his commandments, which I 
command thee this day, that it may go 
well with thee, and with thy children 
after thee, and that thou may est pro- 
long thy days upon the earth, which 
£he Lord thy God giveth thee, for 
aver. 

41 IT Then Moses severed three cities 



on this side Jordan toward the sun- 
rising ; 

42 That the slayer might flee thither, 
which should kill his neighbour una- 
wares, and hated him not in times 
past ; and that fleeing unto one of 
these cities he might live : 

43 Namely, Bezer in the wilderness, 
in the plain country, of the Reuben- 
ites; and Ramoth in Gilead, of the 
Gadites ; and Golan in Bashan, of the 
Manassites. 

44 1 And this is the law which Moses 
set before the children of Israel : 

45 These are the testimonies, and the 
statutes, and the judgments, which 
Moses spake unto the children of Is- 
rael, after they came forth out of 
Egypt, 

46 On this side Jordan, in the valley 
over against Beth-peor, in the land of 
Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt 
at Heshbon, whom Moses and the chil- 
dren of Israel smote, after they were 
come forth out of Egypt : 

47 And they possessed his land, and 
the land of Og king of Bashan, two 
kings of the Amorites, which were on 
this side Jordan toward the sunrising ; 

48 From Aroer, which is by the bank 
of the river Arnon, even unto mount 
Sion, which is Hermon, 

49 And all the plain on this side Jor- 
dan eastward, even unto the sea of the 
plain, under the springs of Pisgah. 

CHAPTER V. 

1 The covenant in Horeb. 6 The ten command- 
ments. 22 At the people's request Moses receiv~ 
eth the law from God. 

AN D Moses called all Israel, and said 
. unto them, Hear, O Israel, the 
statutes and judgments which I speak 
in your ears this day, that ye may 
learn them, and keep and do them. 

2 The Lord our God made a covenant 
with us in Horeb. 

3 The Lord made not this covenant 
with our fathers, but with us, even us, 
who are all of us here alive this day. 

4 The Lord talked with you face to 
face in the mount out of the midst of 
the fire, 

5 (I stood between the Lord and you 
at that time, to shew you the word of 
the Lord : for ye were afraid by rea- 
son of the fire, and went not up into 
the mount,) saying, 

6 11 am the Lord thy God, which 
brought thee out of the land of Egypt, 
from the house of bondage. 

7 Thou shalt have none other gods 
before me. 

8 Thou shalt not make thee any 
graven image., or any likeness of any 
thing that is in heaven above, or that 
is in the earth beneath, or that is 
in the waters beneath the earth : 

9 Thou shalt not bow down thyself 
unto them, nor serve them : for I the 
Lord thy God am a jealous God, visit- 
ing the iniquity of the fathers upon 
the children unto the third and fourth 
generation of them that hate me, 

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DEUTERONOMY, VI. 



commandments* 



10 And shewing mercy unto thou- 
sands of them that love me and keep 
my commandments. 

11 Thou shalt not take the name of 
the Lord thy God in vain : for the 
Lord will not hold him guiltless that 
taketh his name in vain. 

12 Keep the sabbath day to sanctify 
it, as the Lord thy God hath com- 
manded thee. 

13 Six days thou shalt labour, and do 
all thy work : 

14 But the seventh day is the sab- 
bath of the Lord thy God : in it thou 
shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy 
son, nor thy daughter, nor thy man- 
servant, nor thy maidservant, nor 
tliine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy 
cattle, nor thy stranger that is within 
thy gates; that thy manservant and 
thy maidservant may rest as well as 
thou. 

15 And remember that thou wast a 
servant in the land of Eg3 r pt, and that 
the Lord thy God brought thee out 
thence through a mighty hand and by 
a stretched out arm : therefore the 
Lord thy God commanded thee to 
keep the sabbath day. 

16 Ti Honour thy father and thy 
mother, as the Lord thy God hath 
commanded thee ; that thy days may 
be prolonged, and that it may go well 
with thee, in the land which the Lord 
thy God giveth thee. 

17 Thou shalt not kill. 

18 Neither shalt thou commit adul- 
tery. 

19 Neither shalt thou steal. 

20 Neither shalt thou bear false wit- 
ness against thy neighbour. 

21 IS either shalt thou desire thy 
neighbour's wife, neither shalt thou 
covet thy neighbour's house, his field, 
or his manservant, or his maidservant, 
his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is 
thy neighbour's. 

22 1 These words the Lord spake un- 
to all your assembly in the mount out 
of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, 
and of the thick darkness, with a great 
voice ; and he added no more. And he 
wrote them in two tables of stone, and 
delivered them unto me. 

23 And it came to pass, when ye 
heard the voice out of the midst of the 
darkness, (for the mountain did burn 
with fire,) that ye came near unto me, 
even all the heads of your tribes, ana 
your elders ; 

24 And ye said, Behold, the Lord our 
God hath shewed us his glory and his 
greatness, and we have heard his voice 
out of the midst of the fire : we have 
seen this day that God doth talk with 
man, and he liveth. 

25 Now therefore why should we die * 
for this great fire will consume us : if 
we hear the voice of the Lord our God 
any more, then we shall die. 

26 For who is there of all flesh, that 
hath heard the voice of the living God 
speaking out of the midst of the fire, 
as we have, and lived ? 

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27 Go thou near, and hear all that th© 
Lord our God shall say ; and speak 
thou unto us all that the Lord our 
God shall speak unto thee ; and we 
will hear it, and do it. 

28 And the Lord heard the voice of 
your words, when ye spake unto me ; 
and the Lord said unto me, I have 
heard the voice of the words of this 
people, which they have spoken unto 
thee : they have well said all that they 
have spoken. 

29 On that there were such a heart in 
them, that they would fear me, and 
keep all my commandments always, 
that it might be well with them, ana 
with their children for ever ! 

30 Go say to them, Get you into your 
tents again. 

31 But as for thee, stand thou here 
by me, and I will* speak unto thee all 
the commandments, and the statutes, 
and the judgments, whi©h thou shalt 
teach them, that they may do them in 
the land which I give them to pos- 
sess it. 

32 Ye shall observe to do therefore as 
the Lord your God hath commanded 
you : ye shall not turn aside to the 
right hand or to the left. 

33 Ye shall walk in all the ways 
which the Lord your God hath com- 
manded you, that ye may live, and 
that it may be well with you, and 
that ye may prolong your days in 
the land which ye shall possess. 

CHAPTER VI. 

1 The end of the law is obedience. 3 An exhort* 
tion thereto. 

NOW these are the commandments, 
the statutes, and the judgments, 
which the Lord your God commanded 
to teach you, that ye might do them 
in the land whither ye go to possess 
it: 

2 That thou mightest fear the Lord 
thy God, to keep all his statutes and 
his commandments, which I command 
thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's 
son, all the days of thy life ; and that 
thy days may oe prolonged. 

3 1 Hear therefore. O Israel, and ob- 
serve to do it; that it may be well 
with thee, and that ye may increase 
mightily, as the Lord God of thy 
fathers hath promised thee, in the 
land that floweth with milk and 
honey. 

4 Hear, O Israel : The Lord our God 
itt one Lord : 

5 And thou shalt love the Lord thy 
God with all thine heart, and with all 
thy soul, and with all thy might. 

6 And these words, which I com- 
mand thee this day, shall be in thine 
heart : 

7 And thou shalt teach them diligent- 
ly unto thy children, and shalt talk of 
tnem when thou sittest in thine house, 
and when thou walkest by the way, 
and when thou liest down, and when 
thou risest up. 

8 And thou shalt bind them for a 



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to obedience 



sign upon thine hand, and they shall 
be as frontlets between thine eyes. 

9 And thou shalt write them upon 
the posts of thy house, and on thy 
gates. 

10 And it shall be, when the Lord thy 
God shall have brought thee into the 
land which he sware unto thy fathers, 
to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, 
to give thee great and goodly cities, 
which thou buildedst not, 

11 And houses full of all good things, 
which thou filledst not, and wells dig- 
ged, which thou diggedst not, vine- 
yards and olive trees, which thou 
plantedst not; when thou shalt have 
eaten and be full ; 

12 Then beware lest thou forget the 
Lord, which brought thee forth out of 
the land of Egypt, from the house of 
bondage. 

13 Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, 
and serve him, and shalt swear by his 
name. 

14 Ye shall not go after other gods, 
of the gods of the people which are 
round about you ; 

15 (For the Lord thy God is a jealous 
God among you ;) lest the anger of the 
Lord thy God be kindled against thee, 
and destroy thee from off the face of 
the earth. 

16 ^ Ye shall not tempt the Lord 
your God, as ye tempted him in Mas- 
sah. 

17 Ye shall diligently keep the com- 
mandments of the Lord your God, and 
his testimonies, and his statutes, which 
he hath commanded thee. 

18 And thou shalt do that which is 
right and good in the sight of the 
Lord ; that it may be well with thee, 
and that thou mayest go in and pos- 
sess the good land which the Lord 
sware unto thy fathers, 

19 To cast out all thine enemies 
from before thee, as the Lord hath 
spoken. 

20 And when thy son asketh thee in 
time to come, saying, What mean the 
testimonies, and the statutes, and the 
Judgments, which the Lord our God 
hath commanded you ? 

21 Then thou shalt say unto thy 
son, We were Pharaoh's bondmen in 
Egypt ; and the Lord brought us out 
or Egypt with a mighty hand : 

22 And the Lord shewed signs and 
wonders, great and sore, upon Egypt, 
upon Pharaoh, and upon all his house- 
hold, before our eyes : 

23 And he brought us out from 
thence, that he might bring us in, to 
give us the land which he sware unto 
our fathers. 

24 And the Lord commanded us to 
do all these statutes, to fear the Lord 
our God, for our good always, that he 
might preserve us alive, as it is at this 
day. 

25 And it shall be our righteousness, 
£f we observe to do all these command- 
ments before the Lord our God, as he 
bath oommanded us. 



CHAPTER VII. 

1 All communion with the nations is forbidden, 
4 for fear of idolatry, 6 for the holiness of tht 
people, 9 for the nature of God in his mercy 
and justice, 17 for the assuredness of victory 
which God will give over them. 

WHEN the Lord thy God shall 
bring thee into the land whither 
thou goest to possess it, and hath cast 
out many nations before thee, the 
Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the 
Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the 
Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the 
Jebusites, seven nations greater and 
mightier than thou ; 

2 And when the Lord thy God shall 
deliver them before thee ; thou shalt 
smite them, and utterly destroy them ; 
thou shalt make no covenant with 
them, nor shew mercy unto them : 

3 Neither shalt thou make marriages 
with them ; thy daughter thou shalt 
not give unto his son. nor his daugh- 
ter shalt thou take unto thy son. 

4 For they will turn away thy son 
from following me, that they may 
serve other gods : so will the anger of 
the Lord be Kindled against you, and 
destroy thee suddenly. 

5 But thus shall ye deal with them ; 
ye shau destroy their altars, and break- 
down their images, and cut down their 
groves, and burn their graven images 
with fire. 

6 For thou art a holy people unto the 
Lord thy God : the Lord thy God hath 
chosen thee to be a special people unto 
himself, above all people that are upon 
the face of the earth. 

7 The Lord did not set his love upon 
you, nor choose you, because ye were 
more in number than any people ; for 
ye were the fewest of all people : 

8 But because the Lord loved you, 
and because he would keep the oath 
which he had sworn unto your fathers, 
hath the Lord brought you out with 
a mighty hand, and redeemed you out 
of the house of bondmen, from the 
hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. 

9 Know therefore that the Lord thy 
God, he is God, the faithful God, 
which keepeth covenant and mercy 
with them that love him and keep his 
commandments to a thousand gener- 
ations ; 

10 And repayeth them that hate him 
to their face, to destroy them : he will 
not be slack to him that hateth him, 
he will repay him to his face. 

11 Thou shalt therefore keep the 
commandments, and the statutes, and 
the judgments, which I command thee 
this day, to do them. 

12 If Wherefore it shall come to pass, 
if ye hearken to these judgments, and 
keep and do them, that the Lord thy 
God shall keep unto thee the covenant 
and the mercy which he sware unto 
thy fathers : 

13 And he will love thee, and bless 
thee, and multiply thee : he will also 
bless the fruit of thy womb, and the 
fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy 

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wine, and thine oil, the increase of 
thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep, 
in the land which he sware unto thy 
fathers to give thee. 

14 Thou shalt bfe blessed above all 
people : there shall not be male or fe- 
male barren among you, or among 
your cattle. 

15 And the Lord will take away 
from thee all sickness, and will put 
none of the evil diseases of Egypt, 
which thou knowest, upon thee ; but; 
will lay them upon all them that hate 
thee. 

16 And thou shalt consume all the 
people which the Lord thy God shall 
deliver thee ; thine eye shall have no 
pity upon them : neither shalt thou 
serve their gods ; for that will be a 
snare unto thee. 

17 If thou shalt say in thine heart, 
These nations are more than I ; how 
can I dispossess them? 

18 Thou shalt not be afraid of them : 
but shalt well remember what the 
Lord thy God did unto Pharaoh, and 
unto all Egypt ; 

19 The great temptations which 
thine eyes saw, and the signs, and the 
wonders, and the mighty hand, and 
the stretched out arm, whereby the 
Lord thy God brought thee out : so 
shall the Lord thy God do unto all 
the people of whom thou art afraid. 

20 Moreover the Lord thy God will 
send the hornet among them, until 
they that are left, and hide them- 
selves from thee, be destroyed. 

21 Thou shalt not be affrighted at 
them : for the Lord thy God is among 
you, a mighty God and terrible. 

22 And the Lord thy God will put 
out those nations before thee by little 
and little : thou mayest not consume 
them at once, lest the beasts of the 
field increase upon thee. 

23 But the Lord thy God shall de- 
liver them unto thee, and shall de- 
stroy them with a mighty destruc- 
tion, until they be destroyed. 

21 And he shall deliver their kings 
into thine hand, and thou shalt de- 
stroy their name from under heaven : 
there shall no man be able to stand 
before thee, until thou have destroyed 
them. 

25 The graven images of their gods 
shall ye burn with fire : thou shalt 
not desire the silver or gold that is 
on them, nor take it unto thee, lest 
thou be snared therein : for it is an 
abomination to the Lord thy God. 

26 Neither shalt thou bring an abom- 
ination into thine house, lest thou be 
a cursed thing like it : but thou shalt 
utterly detest it, and thou shalt utter- 
ly abhor it; for it rs a cursed thing. 

CHAPTER Vm. 

An exhortation to ohedienee in regard of Ood's 
dealing with them. 

ALL the commandments which I 
. command thee this day shall ye 
observe to do, that ye may live, and 
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multiply, and go in and possess the 
land which the Lord sware unto your 
fathers. 

2 And thou shalt remember all the 
way which the Lord thy God led thee 
these forty years in the wilderness, to 
humble thee, and to prove thee, to 
know what was in thine heart, wheth- 
er thou wouldest keep his command- 
ments, or no. 

3 And he humbled thee, and suffer- 
ed thee to hunger, and fed thee with 
manna, which thou knewest not, nei- 
ther did thy fathers know ; that he 
might make thee know that man 
doth not live by bread only, but by 
every word that proceedeth out of 
the mouth of the Lord doth man 
live. 

4 Thy raiment waxed not old upon 
thee, neither did thy foot swell, these 
forty years. 

5 Thou shalt also consider in thine 
heart, that, as a man chasteneth his 
son, so the Lord thy God chasteneth 
thee. 

6 Therefore thou shalt keep the 
commandments of the Lord thy God, 
to walk in his ways, and to fear him. 

7 For the Lord thy God bringeth 
thee into a good land, a land of 
brooks of water, of fountains and 
depths that spring out of valleys and 
hillo; 

8 A land of wheat, and barley, and 
vines, and flg trees, and pomegran- 
ates ; a land of oil olive, and honey ; 

9 A land wherein thou shalt eat 
bread without scarceness, thou shalt 
not lack any thing in it ; a land whose 
stones are iron, and out of whose hills 
thou mayest dig brass. 

10 When thou hast eaten and art 
full, then thou shalt bless the Lord 
thy God for the good land which he 
hath given thee. 

11 Beware that thou forget not the 
Lord thy God, in not keeping his 
commandments, and his judgments, 
and his statutes, which I command 
thee this day : 

12 Lest when thou hast eaten and 
art full, and hast built goodly houses, 
and dwelt therein; 

13 And when thy herds and thy 
flocks multiply, and thy silver and 
thy gold is multiplied, and all that 
thou hast is multiplied ; 

14 Then thine heart be lifted up, and 
thou forget the Lord thy God, which 
brought thee forth out of the land of 
Egypt, from the house of bondage ; 

15 Who led thee through that great 
and terrible wilderness, wherein were 
fiery serpents, and scorpions, and 
drought, where there was no water j 
who brought thee forth water out or 
the rock of flint; 

16 Who fed thee in the wilderness 
with manna, which thy fathers knew 
not, that he might humble thee, and 
that he might prove thee, to do thee 
good at thy latter end ; 

17 And thou say in thine heart, My 



Sloses rehearseth the DEUTERONOMY, IX. 



rebellions of Israek 



power and the might of mine hand 
hath gotten me this wealth. 

18 But thou shalt remember the 
Lord thy God : for it is he that giveth 
thee power to get wealth, that he may 
establish his covenant which he sware 
unto thy fathers, as it is this day. 

19 Ana it shall be, if thou do at all 
forget the Lord thy God, and walk 
after other gods, and serve them, and 
worship them, I testify against you 
this day that ye shall surely perish. 

20 As the nations which the Lord 
destroyeth before your face, so shall 
ye perish; because ye would not be 
obedient unto the voice of the Lord 
your God. 

CHAPTER IX. 

Moses dissuadeth them from the opinion of their 
own righteousness, by rehearsing their several 
rebellions. 

HEAR, O Israel : Thou art to pass 
over Jordan this day, to go in to 
possess nations greater and mightier 
than thyself, cities great and fenced 
up to heaven, 

2 A people great and tall, the chil- 
dren of the Anakim, whom thou 
knowest, and of whom thou hast 
heard say, Who can stand before the 
children of Anak ! 

3 Understand therefore this day, that 
the Lord thy God is he which goeth 
over before thee ; as a consuming fire 
he shall destroy them, and he shall 
bring them down before thy face : so 
shalt thou drive them out, and de- 
stroy them quickly, as the Lord hath 
said unto thee. 

4 Speak not thou in thine heart, 
after that the Lord thy God hath 
cast them out from before thee, say- 
ing, For my righteousness the Lord 
hath brought me in to possess this 
land : but for the wickedness of these 
nations the Lord doth drive them out 
from before thee. 

5 Not for thy righteousness, or for 
the uprightness of thine heart, dost 
thou go to possess their land : but for 
the wickedness of these nations the 
Lord thy God doth drive them out 
from before thee, and that he may 
perform the word which the Lord 
sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, 
Isaac, and Jacob. 

6 Understand -therefore, that the 
Lord thy God giveth thee not this 
good land to possess it for thy right- 
eousness; for thou art a sthrnecked 
people. , 

7 ^[ Remember, and forget not, how 
thou provokedst the Lord thy God 
to wrath in the wilderness : from the 
day that thou didst depart out of the 
land of Egypt, until ye came unto 
this place, ye have been rebellious 
against the Lord. 

8 Also in Horeb ye provoked the 
Lord to wrath, so that the Lord was 
angry with you to have destroyed 
you. 

9 When I was gone up into the 

6 



mount to receive the tables of stone, 
even the tables of the covenant which 
the Lord made with you, then I abode 
in the mount forty days and forty 
nights ; I neither did eat bread nor 
drink water : 

10 And the Lord delivered unto me 
two tables of stone written with the 
finger of God ; and on them was writ 
ten according to all the words which 
the Lord spake with you in the mount, 
out of the midst of the fire, in the day 
of the assembly. 

11 And it came to pass at the end 
of forty days and forty nights, that 
the Lord gave me the two tables 
of stone, even the tables of the cove- 
nant. 

12 And the Lord said unto me, 
Arise, get thee down quickly from 
hence ; for thy people which thou 
hast brought forth out of Egypt have 
corrupted themselves ; they are quick- 
ly turned aside out of the way which 
I commanded them ; they have made 
them a molten image. 

13 Furthermore the Lord spake un- 
to me, saying, I have seen this peo- 
ple, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked 
people •. 

14 Let me alone, that I may destroy 
them, and blot out their name from 
under heaven : and I will make of 
thee a nation mightier and greater 
than they. 

15 So I turned and came down from 
the mount, and the mount burned 
with fire : and the two tables of the 
covenant were in my two hands. 

16 And I looked, and, behold, ye 
had sinned against the Lord your 
God, and had made you a molten 
calf: ye had turned aside quickly 
out of the way which the Lord had 
commanded you. 

17 And I took the two tables, and 
cast them out of my two hands, and 
brake them before your eyes. 

18 And I fell down before the Lord, 
as at the first, forty days and forty 
nights : I did neither eat bread nor 
drink water, because of all your sins 
which ye sinned, in doing wickedly in 
the sight of the Lord, to provoke him 
to anger. 

19 For I was afraid of the anger and 
hot displeasure, wherewith the Lord 
was wroth against you to destroy you, 
But the Lord hearkened unto me at 
that time also. 

20 And the Lord was very angry 
with Aaron to have destroyed him : 
and I prayed for Aaron also the same 
time. 

21 And I took your sin, the calf 
which ye had made, and burnt it with 
fire, and stamped it, and ground it 
very small, even until it was as small 
as dust : and I cast the dust thereof 
into the brook that descended out of 
the mount. 

22 And at Taberah, and at Massah,- 
and at Kibroth-hattaavah, ye provok= 
ed the Lord to wrath. 

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tables restored. 



23 Likewise when the Lord sent you 
itrom Kadesh-barnea, saying, Go up 
and possess the land which I have 

S'ven you ; then ye rebelled against 
e commandment of the Lord your 
God, and ye believed him not, nor 
hearkened to his voice. 

24 Ye have been rebellious against 
the Lord from the day that I knew 
you. 

25 Thus I fell down before the Lord 
forty days and forty nights, as I fell 
down at the first ; because the Lord 
had said he would destroy you. 

26 I prayed therefore unto the Lord, 
and said, O Lord God, destroy not thy 
people and thine inheritance, which 
thou hast redeemed through thy 
greatness, which thou hast brought 
forth out of Egypt with a mighty 
hand. 

27 Remember thy servants, Abra- 
ham, Isaac, and Jacob ; look not unto 
the stubbornness of this people, nor to 
their wickedness, nor to their sin : 

28 Lest the land whence thou 
foroughtest us out say, Because the 
Lord was not able to bring them 
into the land which he promised 
them, and because he hated them, 
he hath brought them out to slay 
them in the wilderness. 

29 Yet they are thy people and thine 
inheritance, which thou broughtest 
out by thy mighty power and by thy 
stretched out arm. 

CHAPTER X. 

1 God's mercy in restoring the two tables, 6 in eon- 
tinuing the priesthood, 8 in separating the tribe 
of Levi, 10 in hearkening unto Moses' suit for 
the people. 12 An exhortation unto obedience. 

A T that time the Lord said unto me, 
-TV Hew thee two tables of stone like 
unto the first, and come up unto me in- 
to the mount, and make thee an ark of 
wood. 

2 And I will write on the tables the 
words that were in the first tables 
which thou brakest, and thou shalt 
put them in the ark. 

3 And I made an ark of shittim 
wood, and hewed two tables of stone 
like unto the first, and went up into 
the mount, having the two tables in 
mine hand. 

4 And he wrote on the tables, accord- 
ing to the first writing, the ten com- 
mandments, which the Lord spake un- 
to you in the mount, out of the midst 
of the fire, in the day of the assembly : 
and the Lord gave them unto me. 

5 And I turned myself and came 
down from the mount, and put the 
tables in the ark which I had made ; 
and there they be, as the Lord com- 
manded me. 

6 1 And the children of Israel took 
their journey from Beeroth of the 
children of Jaakan to Mosera: there 

.Aaron died, and there he was buried ; 
and Eleazar his son ministered in the 
priest's office in his stead. 
1 From thence they journeyed unto 
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Gudgodah ; and from Gudgodah to 
Jotbath, a land of rivers of waters. 

8 1 At that time the Lord separated 
the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of 
the covenant of the Lord, to stand 
before the Lord to minister unto 
him, and to bless in his name, unto 
this day. 

9 Wherefore Levi hath no part nor 
inheritance with his brethren; the 
Lord is his inheritance, according as 
the Lord thy God promised him. 

10 And I stayed in the mount, accord- 
ing to the first time, forty days and 
forty nights ; and the Lord hearkened 
unto me at that time also, and the 
Lord would not destroy thee. 

11 And the Lord said unto me, Arise, 
take thy journey before the people s 
that they may go in and possess the 
land, which I sware unto their fathers 
to give unto them. 

12 1 And now, Israel, what doth the 
Lord thy God require of thee, but to 
fear the Lord thy God, to walk in all 
his ways, and to love him, and to serve 
the Lord thy God with all thy heart 
and with all thy soul, 

13 To keep the commandments of the 
Lord, and his statutes, which I com- 
mand thee this day for thy good ? 

14 Behold, the heaven and the heav- 
en of heavens is the Lord's thy God, 
the earth also, with all that therein is. 

15 Only the Lord had a delight in 
thy fathers to love them, and he chose 
their seed after them, even you above 
all people, as it is this day. 

16 Circumcise therefore the foreskin 
of your heart, and be no more stiff- 
necked. 

17 For the Lord your God is God of 
gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a 
mighty, and a terrible, which regard- 
eth not persons, nor taketh reward : 

18 He doth execute the judgment of 
the fatherless and widow, and loveth 
the stranger, in giving him food and 
raiment. 

19 Love ye therefore the stranger : 
for ye were strangers in the land of 
Egypt. 

20 Thou shalt fear the Lord thy 
God ; him shalt thou serve, and to 
him shalt thou cleave, and swear by 
his name. 

21 He is thy praise, and he is thy 
God, that hath done for thee these 
great and terrible things, which thine 
eyes have seen. 

22 Thy fathers went down into Egypt 
with threescore and ten persons ; and 
now the Lord thy God hath made thee 
as the stars of heaven for multitude. 

CHAPTER XI. 

1 An exhortation to obedience, 2 by their own ex° 
perience of God's great works, 8 by promise of 
God's great blessings, 16 and by threatening*. 
18 A careful study is required in God's wotds. 
26 The blessing and curse is set before them. 

THEREFORE thou shalt love the 
Lord thy God. and keep his 
charge, and his statutes, and his 



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DEUTERONOMY, XI. 



to obedience,, 



Judgments, and his commandments, 
alway. 

2 And know ye this day : for I speak 
not with your children which have 
not known, and which have not seen 
the chastisement of the Lord your 
God, his greatness, his mighty hand, 
and his stretched out arm, 

3 And his miracles, and his acts, 
which he did in the midst of Egypt 
unto Pharaoh the king of Egypt, and 
unto all his land ; 

4 And what he did unto the army 
of Egypt, unto their horses, and to 
their chariots ; how he made the 
water of the Red sea to overflow 
them as they pursued after you, and 
how the Lord hath destroyed them 
unto this day : 

5 And what he did unto you in the 
wilderness, until ye came into this 
place ; 

6 And what he did unto Dathan and 
Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of 
Reuben : how the earth opened her 
mouth, and swallowed them up, and 
their households, and their tents, 
and all the substance that was in 
their possession, in the midst of all 
Israel : 

7 But your eyes have seen all the 
great acts of the Lord which he 
did. 

8 Therefore shall ye keep all the 
commandments which I command 
you this day, that ye may be strong, 
and go in and possess the land, whith- 
er ye go to possess it ; 

9 And that ye may prolong your 
days in the land, which the Lord 
sware unto your fathers to give unto 
them and to their seed, a land that 
floweth with milk and honey. 

10 % For the land, whither thou 
goest in to possess it, is not as the 
land of Egypt, from whence ye came 
out, where thou sowedst thy seed, 
and wateredst it with thy foot, as a 
garden of herbs : 

11 But the land, whither ye go to 
possess it, is a land of hills and val- 
leys, and drinketh water of the rain 
of heaven : 

12 A land which the Lord thy God 
careth for : the eyes of the Lord thy 
God are always upon it, from the be- 
ginning of the year even unto the 
end of the year. 

13 f And it shall come to pass, if 
ye shall hearken diligently unto my 
commandments which I command you 
this day, to love the Lord your God, 
and to serve him with all your heart 
and with all your soul, 

li That I will give you the rain of 
your land in his due season, the first 
rain and the latter rain, that thou 
mayest gather in thy corn, and thy 
wine, and thine oil. 

15 And I will send grass in thy 
fields for thy cattle, that thou mayest 
©at and be full. 

16 Take heed to yourselves, that 
your heart be not deceived, and ye 



turn aside, and serve other gods, and 
worship them ; 

17 And then the Lord's wrath be 
kindled against you, and he shut up 
the heaven, that there be no rain, 
and that the land yield not her fruit; 
and lest ye perish quickly from off 
the good land which the Lord giveth 
you. 

18 f Therefore shall ye lay up these 
my words in your heart and in 
your soul, and bind them for a sign 
upon your hand, that they may be 
as frontlets between your eyes. 

19 And ye shall teach them your 
children, speaking of them when thou 
sittest in thine house, and when thou 
walkest by the way, when thou liest 
down, and when thou risest up. 

20 And thou shalt -write them upon 
the door posts of thine house, and 
upon thy gates : 

21 That your days may be multi- 
plied, and the days of your chil- 
dren, in the land which the Lord 
sware unto your fathers to give 
them, as the days of heaven upon 
the earth. 4 

22 1 For if ye shall diligently keep 
all these commandments which 1 
command you, to do them, to love 
the Lord your God, to walk in all 
his ways, and to cleave unto him ; 

23 Then will the Lord drive out all 
these nations from before you, and 
ye shall possess greater nations and 
mightier than yourselves. 

24 Every place whereon the soles of 
your feet shall tread shall be yours : 
from the wilderness and Lebanon, 
from the river, the river Euphrates, 
even unto the uttermost sea shall 
your coast be. 

"25 There shall no man be able to 
stand before you : for the Lord your 
God shall lay the fear of you and the 
dread of you upon all the land that 
ye shall tread upon, as he hath said 
unto you. 

26 f Behold, I set before you this 
day a blessing and a curse ; 

27 A blessing, if ye obey the com- 
mandments of the Lord your God, 
which I command you this day : 

28 And a curse, if ye will not obey 
the commandments of the Lord your 
God, but turn aside out of the way 
which I command you this day, to 
go after other gods, which ye have 
not known. 

29 And it shall come to pass, when 
the Lord thy God hath brought thee 
in unto the land whither thou goest 
to possess it, that thou shalt put the 
blessing upon mount Gerizim, and 
the curse upon mount Ebal. 

30 Are they not on the other side 
Jordan, by the way where the sun 
goeth down, in the land of the Canaan- 
ites, which dwell in the champaign 
o~rer against Gilgal, beside the plain© 
of Moreh ? 

31 For ye shall pass over Jordan to 
go in to possess the land which the 

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service to be kept a 



Lord your God giveth you, and ye 
shall possess it, and dwell therein. 

32 And ye shall observe to do all the 
statutes and judgments which I set 
before you this day. 

CHAPTER XII. 

I Monuments of idolatry are to be destroyed. 6 
The place of God's service is to be kept. 15, 23 
Blood is forbidden. 17, 20, 26 Holy things 
must be eaten in the holy place. 19 The Le- 
vite is not to be forsaken. 29 Idolatry is not 
to be inquired after. 

THESE are the statutes and judg- 
ments, which ye shall observe to 
do in the land, which the Lord God 
of thy fathers giveth thee to possess 
it, all the days that ye live upon the 
earth. 

2 Ye shall utterly destroy all the 
places, wherein the nations which ye 
shall possess served their gods, upon 
the high mountains, and upon the 
bills, and under every green tree : 

3 And ye shall overthrow their al- 
tars, and break their pillars, and burn 
their groves with fire ; and ye shall 
hew down the graven images of their 
gods, and destroy the names of them 
out of that place. 

4 Ye shall not do so unto the Lord 
your God. 

5 But unto the place which the Lord 
your God shall choose out of all your 
tribes to put his name there, even 
unto his habitation shall ye seek, and 
thither thou shalt come : 

6 And thither ye shall bring your 
burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, 
and your tithes, and heave offerings 
of your hand, and your vows, and 
your freewill offerings, and the first- 
Lings of your herds and of your 
docks : 

7 And there ye shall eat before the 
Lord your God, and ye shall rejoice 
in all that ye put your hand unto, ye 
and your households, wherein tne 
Lord thy God hath blessed thee. 

8 Ye shall not do after all the things 
that we do here this day, every man 
whatsoever is right in his own eyes. 

9 For ye are not as yet come to the 
rest and to the inheritance, which the 
Lord your God giveth you. 

10 But when ye go over Jordan, and 
dwell in the land which the Lord 
your God giveth you to inherit, and 
when he giveth you rest from all 
your enemies round about, so that 
ye dwell in safety ; 

11 Then there shall be a place which 
the Lord your God shall choose to 
cause his name to dwell there ; thither 
shall ye bring all that I command you ; 
your burnt offerings, and your sacri- 
fices, your tithes, and the heave offer- 
ing of your hand, and all your choice 
vows which ye vow unto the Lord : 

12 And ye shall rejoice before the 
Lord your God, ye. and your sons, 
and your daughters, and your men- 
servants, and your maidservants, and 
(She Levite that is within your gates ; 

16c 



forasmuch as he hath no part nor in= 
heritance with you. 

13 Take heed to thyself that thou 
offer not thy burnt offerings in every 
place that thou seest : 

14 But in the place which the Lord 
shall choose in one of thy tribes, there 
thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, 
and there thou shalt do all that I 
command thee. ^ 

15 Notwithstanding, thou mayest kill 
and eat flesh in all thy gates, whatso- 
ever thy soul lusteth after, according 
to the blessing of the Lord thy God 
which he hath given thee : the un- 
clean and the clean may eat thereof, 
as of the roebuck, and as of the 
hart. 

16 Only ye shall not eat the blood; 
ye shall pour it upon the earth as 
water. 

17 H Thou mayest not eat within thy 
gates the tithe of thy corn, or of thy 
wine, or of thy oil, or the firstlings of 
thy herds or of thy flock, nor any of 
thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy 
freewill offerings, or heave offering 
of thine hand : 

18 But thou must eat them before 
the Lord thy God in the place which 
the Lord thy God shall choose, thou, 
and thy son, and thy daughter, and 
thy manservant, and thy maidservant, 
and the Levite that is within thy 
gates : and thou shalt rejoice before 
the Lord thy God in all that thou 
puttest thine hands unto. 

19 Take heed to thyself that thou 
forsake not the Levite as long as 
thou livest upon the earth. 

20 *|[ When the Lord thy God shall 
enlarge thy border, as he hath prom- 
ised thee, and thou shalt say, I will 
eat flesh, because thy soul longeth to 
eat flesh ; thou mayest eat flesh, what- 
soever thy soul lusteth after. 

21 If the place which the Lord thy 
God hath chosen to put his name 
there be too far from thee, then 
thou shalt kill of thy herd and of thy 
flock, which the Lord hath given 
thee, as I have commanded thee, and 
thou shalt eat in thy gates whatso- 
ever thy soul lusteth after. 

22 Even as the roebuck and the hart 
is eaten, so thou shalt eat them : the 
unclean and the clean shall eat of 
them alike. 

23 Only be sure that thou eat not 
the blood : for the blood is the life ; 
and thou mayest not eat the life with 
the flesh. 

24 Thou shalt not eat it ; thou shalt 
pour it upon the earth as water. 

25 Thou shalt not eat it ; that it may 
go well with thee, and with thy chil- 
dren after thee, when thou shalt do 
that which is right in the sight of the 
Lord. * 

26 Only thy holy things which thou 
hast, and thy vows, thou shalt take, 
and go unto the place which the Lord 
shall choose : 

27 And thou shalt offer thy burnt of- 



fflnticers to idolatry DEUTERONOMY, XIV. 



to be stoned* 



ferings, the flesh and the blood, upon 
the altar of the Lord thy God : and 
the blood of thy sacrifices shall be 
poured out upon the altar of the Lord 
thy God, and thou shalt eat the flesh. 

28 Observe and hear all these words 
which I command thee, that it may go 
well with thee, and with thy children 
after thee for ever, when thou doest 
that which is good and right in the 
sight of the Lord thy God. 

29 f When the Lord thy God shall 
cut off the nations from before thee, 
whither thou goest to possess them, 
and thou succeedest them, and dwell- 
est in their land ; 

30 Take heed to thyself that thou be 
not snared by following them, after 
that they be destroyed from before 
^hee ; and that thou inquire not after 
their gods, saying, How did these na- 
tions serve their gods ! even so will I 
do likewise. 

31 Thou shalt not do so unto the 
Lord thy God : for every abomination 
to the Lord which he hateth have 
they done unto their gods ; for even 
their sons and their daughters they 
have burnt in the fire to their gods. 

32 What thing soever I command 
you, observe to do it : thou shalt not 
add thereto, nor diminish from it. 

'CHAPTER XIII. 

1 Enticers to idolatry, 6 how near soever unto thee, 
9 are to be stoned to death. 12 Idolatrous cities 
are not to be spared. 

IF there arise among you a prophet, 
or a dreamer of dreams, and givetn 
thee a sign or a wonder, 

2 And the sign or the wonder come 
to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, 
saying, Let us go after other gods, 
which thou hast not known, and let 
us serve them ; 

3 Thou shalt not hearken unto the 
words of that prophet, or that dream- 
er of dreams : for the Lord your God 
proveth you, to know whether ye love 
the Lord your God with all your heart 
and with all your soul. 

4 Ye shall walk after the Lord your 
God, and fear him, and keep his com- 
mandments, and obey his voice, and 
ye shall serve him, and cleave unto 
him. 

5 And that prophet, or that dreamer 
of dreams, shall be put to death ; be- 
cause he hath spoken to turn yoxt 
away from the Lord your God, which 
brought you out of the land of Egypt, 
and redeemed you out of the house of 
bondage, to thrust thee out of the way 
which the Lord thy God commanded 
thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the 
evil away from the midst of thee. 

6 1 If thy brother, the son of thy 
mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, 
or the wife of thy bosom, or thy 
friend, which is as thine own soul, 
entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go 
and serve other gods, which thou hast 
not known, thou, nor thy fathers ; 

7 Namely, of the gods of the people 



which are round about you, nigh tint© 
thee, or far off from thee, from the 
one end of the earth even unto the 
other end of the earth ; 

8 Thou shalt not consent unto him, 
nor hearken unto him ; neither shall 
thine eye pity him. neither shalt thou 
spare, neither shalt thou conceal him ; 

9 But thou shalt surely kill him ; 
thine hand shall be first upon him to 
put him to death, and afterwards the 
hand of all the people. 

10 And thou shalt stone him with 
stones, that he die; because he hath 
sought to thrust thee away from the 
Lord thy God, which brought thee 
out of the land of Egypt, from the 
house of bondage. 

11 And all Israel shall hear, and'f ear, 
and shall do no more any such wick- 
edness as this is among you. 

12 H If thou shalt hear say in one 
of thy cities, which the Lord thy 
God hath given thee to d*vell there, 
saying, 

13 Certain men, the children of Be- 
lial, are gone out from among you, 
and have withdrawn the inhabitants 
of their city, saying, Let us go and 
serve otner gods, which ye have not 
known ; 

14 Then shalt thou inquire, and make 
search, and ask diligently ; and, be- 
hold, if it be truth, and the thing cer- 
tain, that such abomination is wrought 
among you ; 

15 Thou shalt surely smite the inhab- 
itants of that city with the edge of the 
sword, destroying it utterly, and all 
that is therein, and the cattle thereof, 
with the edge of the sword. 

16 And thou shalt gather all the spoil 
of it into the midst of the street there- 
of, and shalt burn with fire the city, 
and all the spoil thereof every whit, 
for the Lord thy God : and it shall be 
a heap for ever ; it shall not be built 
again. 

17 And there shall cleave nought of 
the cursed thing to thine hand : that 
the Lord may turn from the fierceness 
of his anger, and shew thee mercy, 
and have compassion upon thee, and 
multiply thee, as he hath sworn unto 
thy fathers ; 

18 When thou shalt hearken to the 
voice of the Lord thy God, to keep all 
his commandments which I command 
thee this day. to do that which is right 
in the eyes or the Lord thy God. 

CHAPTER XTV. 

1 God's children are not to disfigure themselves in 
mourning . 3 What may, and what may not be 
eaten, 4 of beasts, 9 of fishes, 11 of fowls. 21 
That which dieth of itself may not be eaten. 22 
Tithes of divine service. 23 Tithes and firstlings 
of rejoicing before the Lord. 28 The third year's 
tithe of alms and charity. 

YE are the children of the Lord 
your God : ye shall not cut your- 
selves, nor make any baldness between 
your eyes for the dead. 
2 For thou art a holy people unt© 
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Of meats clean 



DEUTERONOMY, XV. 



and unclean* 



the Lord thy God, and the Lord hath 
chosen thee to be a peculiar people 
unto himself, above all the nations 
that are upon the earth. 

3 1 Thou shalt not eat any abomina- 
ble thing. 

4 These are the beasts which ye 
shall eat: the ox, the sheep, and the 
goat. 

5 The hart, and the roebuck, and the 
fallow deer, and the wild goat, and the 
pygarg, and the wild ox, and the 
chamois. 

6 And every beast that parteth the 
hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two 
claws, and cheweth the cud among the 
beasts, that ye shall eat. 

7 Nevertheless these ye shall not eat, 
of them that chew the cud, or of them 
that divide the cloven hoof ; as the 
camel, and the hare, and the coney : 
for they chew the cud, but divide not 
the hoof ; therefore they are unclean 
unto you. 

8 And the swine, because it divideth 
the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it 
is unclean unto you : ye shall not eat 
of their flesh, nor touch their dead 
carcass. 

9 1 These ye shall eat, of all that are 
in the waters : all that have fins and 
scales shall ye eat : 

10 And whatsoever hath not fins and 
scales ye may not eat; it is unclean 
unto you. 

11 1 O/all clean birds ye shall eat. 

12 But these are they of which ye 
shall not eat : the eagle, and the ossi- 
frage, and the ospray, 

13 And the glede, and the kite, and 
the vulture after his kind, 

14 And every raven after his kind, 

15 And the owl, and the nighttiawk, 
and the cuckoo, and the hawk after 
his kind, 

16 The little owl, and the great owl, 
and the swan, 

17 And the pelican, and the gier 
eagle, and the cormorant, 

18 And the stork, and the heron aft- 
er her kind, and the lapwing, and the 
bat. 

19 And every creeping thing that 
flieth is unclean unto you : they shall 
not be eaten. 

20 But of all clean fowls ye may 
eat. 

21 1 Ye shall not eat of any thing 
that dieth of itself : thou shalt give it 
unto the stranger that is in thy gates, 
that he may eat it ; or thou mayest sell 
it unto an alien : for thou art a holy 
people unto the Lord thy God. Thou 
shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's 
milk. 

22 Thou shalt truly tithe all the in- 
crease of thy seed, that the field bring- 
eth forth year by year. 

23 And thou shalt eat before the 
Lord thy God, in the place which 
he shall choose to place his name 
there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy 
wine, and of thine oil, and the first- 
lings of thy herds and of thy flocks ; 

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that thou mayest learn to fear the 
Lord thy God always. 

24 And if the way be too long for 
thee, so that thou art not able to carry 
it ; or if the place be too far from thee, 
which the Lord thy God shall choose 
to set his name there, when the Lord 
thy God hath blessed thee : 

25 Then shalt thou turn it into mon- 
ey, and bind up the money in thine 
hand, and shalt go unto the place 
which the Lord thy God shall choose : 

26 And thou shalt bestow that money 
for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, 
for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or 
for strong drink, or for whatsoever 
thy soul desireth : and thou shalt eat 
there before the Lord thy God, and 
thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine 
household, 

27 And the Levite that is within thy 
gates ; thou shalt not forsake him : for 
he hath no part nor inheritance with 
thee. 

28 1 At the end of three years thou 
shalt bring forth all the tithe of thine 
increase the same year, and shalt lay it 
up within thy gates : 

29 And the Levite, (because he hath 
no part nor inheritance with thee,) and 
the stranger, and the fatherless, and 
the widow, which are within thy 
gates, shall come, and shall eat ana 
be satisfied ; that the Lord thy God 
may bless thee in all the work of thine 
hand which thou doest. 

CHAPTER XV. 

1 The seventh year a year of release for the poor. 

1 It must be no let of lending or giving. 12 A 
Hebrew servant, 16 except he will nut depart^ 
must in the seventh year go forth free and well 
furnished. 19 All firstling males of the cat tit 
are to be sanctified unto the Lord. 

AT the end of every seven years thou 
. shalt make a release. 

2 And this is the manner of the re- 
lease : Every creditor that lendeth 
aught unto his neighbour shall release 
it ; he shall not exact it of his neigh- 
bour, or of his brother ; because it is 
called the Lord's release. 

3 Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it 
again: but that which is thine with 
thy brother thine hand -shall release ; 

4 Save when there shall be no poor 
among you ; for the Lord shall greatly 
bless thee in the land which the Lord 
thy God giveth thee for an inheritance 
to possess it : 

5 Only if thou carefully hearken unto 
the voice of the Lord thy God, to ob- 
serve to do all these commandments 
which I command thee this day. 

6 For the Lord thy God blesseth 
thee, as he promised thee : and thou 
shalt lend unto many nations, but 
thou shalt not borrow ; and thou shalt 
reign over many nations, but they 
shall not reign over thee. 

7 1 If there be among you a poor 
man of one of thy brethren within 
any of thy gates in thy land which 
the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou 



Year of release. DEUTERONOMY, XVI. Feast of the passover. 



shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut 
thine hand from thy poor brother : 

8 But thou shalt open thine hand 
wide unto him, and shalt surely lend 
him sufficient for his need, in that 
which he wanteth. 

9 Beware that there be not a thought 
in thy wicked heart, saying, The sev- 
enth year, the year of release, is at 
hand ; and thine eye be evil against 
thy poor brother, and thou givest him 
nought; and he cry unto the Lord 
against thee, and it be sin unto thee. 

10 Thou shalt surely give him, and 
shine heart shall not be grieved when 
thou givest unto him : because that 
for this thing the Lord thy God shall 
bless thee in all thy works, and in all 
that thou puttest thine hand unto. 

11 For the poor shall never cease out 
of the land : therefore I command 
thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine 
hand wide unto thy brother, to thy 
poor, and to thy needy, in thy land. 

12 1 And if thy brother, a Hebrew 
man, or a Hebrew woman, be sold un- 
to thee, and serve thee six years ; then 
in the seventh year thou shalt let him 
go free from thee. 

13 And when thou sendest him out 
free from thee, thou shalt not let him 
go away empty : 

14 Thou shalt furnish him liberally 
out of thy flock, and out of thy floor, 
and out of thy winepress : of that 
wherewith the Lord thy God hath 
blessed thee thou shalt give unto 
him. 

15 And thou shalt remember that 
thou wast a bondman in the land of 
Egypt, and the Lord thy God redeem- 
ed thee : therefore I command thee 
this thing to day. 

16 And it shall be, if he say unto 
thee, I will not go away from thee ; 
because he loveth thee and thine 
house, because he is well with thee ; 

17 Then thou shalt take an awl, and 
thrust it through his ear unto the 
door, and he shall be thy servant for 
ever. And also unto thy maidservant 
thou shalt do likewise. 

18 It shall not seem hard unto thee, 
when thou sendest him away free 
from thee ; for he hath been worth a 
double hired servant to thee, in serv- 
ing thee six years : and the Lord thy 
God shall bless thee in all that thou 
doest. 

19 H All the firstling mates that 
come of thy herd and of thy flock 
thou shalt sanctify unto the Lord thy 
God : thou shalt do no work with the 
firstling of thy bullock, nor shear the 
firstling of thy sheep. 

20 Thou shalt eat it before the Lord 
thy God year by year in the place 
which the Lord shall choose, thou 
and thy household. 

21 And if there be any blemish there- 
in, as if it be lame, or blind, or have 
any ill blemish, thou shalt not sacri- 
fice it unto the Lord thy God. 

22 Thou shalt eat it within thy gates : 



the unclean and the clean person shall 
eat it alike, as the roebuck, and as the 
hart. 

23 Only thou shalt not eat the blood 
thereof ; thou shalt pour it upon the 
ground as water. 

CHAPTER XVI. 

1 The feast of the passover, 9 of weeks, 13 of tab" 
ernacles. 16 Every male must offer, as he is 
able, at these three feasts. 18 Of judges and 
justice. 21 Groves and images are forbidden. 

OBSERVE the month of Abib, and 
keep the passover unto the Lord 
thy God : for in the month of Abib 
the Lord thy God brought thee forth 
out of Egypt by night. 

2 Thou shalt therefore sacrifice the 
passover unto the Lord thy God, of 
the flock and the herd, in the place 
which the Lord shall choose to place 
his name there. 

3 Thou shalt eat no leavened bread 
with it ; seven days shalt thou eat 
unleavened bread therewith, even the 
bread of affliction ; for thou earnest 
forth out of the land of Egypt in 
haste : that thou may est remember 
the day when thou earnest forth out 
of the land of Egypt all the days of 
thy life. 

4 And there shall be no leavened 
bread seen with thee in all thy coast 
seven days ; neither shall there any 
thing of the flesh, which thou sacri- 
ficedst the first day at even, remain 
all night until the morning. 

5 Thou mayest not sacrifice the pass- 
over within any of thy gates, which 
the Lord thy God giveth thee : 

6 But at the place which the Lord 
thy God shall choose to place his name 
in, there thou shalt sacrifice the pass- 
over at even, at the going down of 
the sun, at the season that thou 
earnest forth out of Egypt. 

7 And thou shalt roast and eat it in 
the place which the Lord thy God 
shall choose : and thou shalt turn La 
the morning, and go unto thy tents. 

8 Six days thou shalt eat unleavened 
bread : and on the seventh day shall 
be a solemn assembly to the Lord thy 
God : thou shalt do no work therein. 

9 If Seven weeks shalt thou number 
unto thee : begin to number the sev- 
en weeks from such time as thou be- 
ginnest to put the sickle to the corn. 

10 And thou shalt keep the feast of 
weeks unto the Lord thy God with a 
tribute of a freewill offering of thine 
hand, which thou shalt give unto the 
Lobd thy God, according as the Lor© 
thy God hath blessed thee : 

11 And thou shalt rejoice before the 
Lord thy God, thou, and thy son, and 
thy daughter, and thy manservant, 
and thy maidservant, and the Levite 
that is within thy gates, and the 
stranger, and the fatherless, and the 
widow, that are among you, in the 
place which the Lord thy God hath 
chosen to place his name there. 

12 And thou shalt remember tha$ 

lfi7 



Feast of tabernacles. DEUTERONOMY, XVII. Idolaters to be slain. 



thou wast a bondman in Egypt : and 
thou shalt observe and do these stat- 
utes. 

13 H Thou shalt observe the feast of 
tabernacles seven days, after that 
thou hast gathered in thy corn and 
thy wine : 

14 And thou shalt rejoice in thy 
feast, thou, and thy son, and thy 
daughter, and thy manservant, and 
thy maidservant, and the Levite, the 
stranger; and the fatherless, and the 
widow, that are within thy gates. 

15 Seven days shalt thou keep a 
solemn feast unto the Lord thy 
God in the place which the Lord 
shall choose : because the Lord thy 
God shall bless thee in all thine in- 
crease, and in all the works of thine 
hands, therefore thou shalt surely re- 
joice. 

16 1 Three times in a year shall all 
thy males appear before the Lord 
thy God in the place which he shall 
choose ; in the feast of unleavened 
bread, and in the feast of weeks, and 
in the feast of tabernacles : and tbey 
shall not appear before the Lord 
empty : 

17 Every man shall give as he is 
able, according to the blessing of the 
Lord thy God which he hath given 
thee. 

18 1[ Judges and officers shalt thou 
make thee in all thy gates, which the 
Lord thy God giveth thee, through- 
out thy tribes : and they shall judge 
the people with just judgment. 

19 Thou shalt not wrest judgment ; 
thou shalt not respect persons, nei- 
ther take a gift : for a gift doth blind 
the eyes of the wise, and pervert the 
words of the righteous. 

20 That which is altogether just 
shalt thou follow, that thou mayest 
live, and inherit the land which the 
Lord thy God giveth thee. 

21 % Thou shalt not plant thee a 
grove of any trees near unto the altar 
of the Lord thy God, which thou shalt 
make thee. 

22 Neither shalt thou set thee up 
any image ; which the Lord thy God 
foateth. 

CHAPTER XVII. 

I The things sacrificed must be sound. 2 Idolaters 
■must be slain. 8 Hard controversies are to be 
determined by the priests and judges. 12 The 
contemner of that determination must die. 14 
The election, 16 and duty of a king. 

THOU shalt not sacrifice unto the 
Lord thy God any bullock, or 
sheep, wherein is blemish, or any evil- 
fa vouredness : for that is an abomina- 
tion unto the Lord thy God. 

2 1 If there be found among you, 
within any of thy gates which the 
Lord thy God giveth thee, man or 
woman, that hath wrought wicked- 
ness in the sight of the Lord thy 
God, in transgressing his covenant, 

3 And hath gone and served other 
gods, and worshipped them, either 
$be sun, or moon, or any of the host 

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of heaven, which I have not com- 
manded ; 

4. And it be told thee, and thou hast 
heard of it, and inquired diligently, 
and, behold, it be true, and the thing 
certain, that such abomination is 
wrought in Israel : 

5 Then shalt thou bring forth that 
man or that woman, which have com- 
mitted that wicked thing, unto thy 
gates, even that man or that woman. 
and shalt stone them with stones, till 
they die. 

6 At the mouth of two witnesses, 
or three witnesses, shall he that is 
worthy of death be put to death ; but 
at the mouth of one witness he shall 
not be put to death. 

7 The hands of the witnesses shall 
be first upon him to put him to death, 
and afterward the hands of all the 
people. So thou shalt put the evil 
away from among you. 

8 *§ If there arise a matter too hard 
for thee in judgment, between blood 
and blood, between plea and plea, and 
between stroke and stroke, being mat- 
ters of controversy within thy gates : 
then shalt thou arise, and get thee up 
into the place which the Lord thy 
God shall choose ; 

9 And thou shalt come unto the 
priests the Levites, and unto the judge 
that shall be in those days, and in- 
quire ; and they shall shew thee the 
sentence of judgment : 

10 And thou shalt do according to 
the sentence, which they of that place 
which the Lord shall choose shall 
shew thee ; and thou shalt observe 
to do according to all that they in- 
form thee : 

11 According to the sentence of the 
law which they shall teach thee, and 
according to the judgment which they 
shall tell thee, thou shalt do : thou 
shalt not decline from the sentence 
which they shall shew thee, to the 
right hand, nor to the left. 

12 And the man that will do pre- 
sumptuously, and will not hearken 
unto the priest that standeth to min- 
ister there before the Lord thy God, 
or unto the judge, even that man 
shall die : and thou shalt put away 
the evil from Israel. 

13 And all the people shall hear, and 
fear., and do no more presumptuously. 

14 TI When thou art come unto the 
land which the Lord thy God giveth 
thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt 
dwell therein, and shalt say, I will set 
a king over me, like as all the nations 
that are about me ; 

15 Thou shalt in any wise set him 
king over thee, whom the Lord thy 
God shall choose : one from among 
thy brethren shalt thou set king over 
thee : thou mayest not set a stranger 
over thee, wh-.ch is not thy brother. 

16 But he shall not multiply horses 
to himself, nor cause the people to re- 
turn to Egypt, to the end that he 
should multiply horses : forasmuch as 



A Prophet to arise, 



DEUTERONOMY, XIX. 



like unto 3ToseSc 



the Lord hath said unto you, Ye 
shall henceforth return no more that 
way. 

17 Neither shall he multiply wives to 
himself, that his heart turn not away : 
neither shall he greatly multiply to 
himself silver and gold. 

18 And it shall be. when he sitteth 
upon the throne of his kingdom, that 
he shall write him a copy of this law in 
a book out of that which is before the 
priests the Levites : 

19 And it shall be with him, and he 
shall read therein all the days of his 
life ; that he may learn to fear the 
Lord his God, to keep all the words 
of this law and these statutes, to do 
ihem : 

30 That his heart be not lifted up 
above his brethren, and that he turn 
not aside from the commandment, to 
the right hand, or to the left : to the 
end that he may prolong his days in 
his kingdom, he, and his children, in 
the midst of Israel 

CHAPTER XVIII. 

1 The Lord is the priests' and Levites' inheritance. 
3 The priest's due. 6 The Levite's portion. 9 
The abominations of the nations are to be avoid- 
ed. 15 Christ the Prophet is to be heard. 20 
The presumptuous prophet is to die. 

THE priests the Levites, and all the 
tribe of Levi, shall have no part 
nor inheritance with Israel : they shall 
eat the offerings of the Lord made by 
fire, and his inheritance. 

2 Therefore shall they have no in- 
heritance among their Tbrethren : the 
Lord is their inheritance, as he hath 
said unto them. 

3 1 And this shall be the priest's due 
from the people, from them that offer 
a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep ; 
and they shall give unto the priest the 
shoulder, and the two cheeks, and the 
maw. 

4 The firstfruit also of thy corn, of 
thy wine, and of thine oil, and the first 
of the fleece of thy sheep, shalt thou 
give him. 

5 For the Lord thy God hath chosen 
him out of all thy tribes, to stand to 
minister in the name of the Lord, him 
and his sons for ever. 

6 1 And if a Levite come from any 
of thy gates out of all Israel, where 
he sojourned, and come with all the 
desire of his mind unto the place 
which the Lord shall choose ; 

7 Then he shall minister in the name 
of the Lord his God, as all his breth- 
ren the Levites do, which stand there 
before the Lord. 

8 They shall have like portions to 
eat, besides that which cometh of the 
sale of his patrimony. 

9 1 When thou art come into the 
land which the Lord thy God giveth 
thee, thou shalt not learn to do after 
the abominations of those nations. 

10 There shall not be found among 
you any one that roaketh his son or 
!ais daughter to pass through the fire, 

6* 



or that useth divination, or an ob- 
server of times, or an enchanter, or a 
witch, 

11 Or a charmer, or a consulter with 
familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a nec- 
romancer. 

12 For all that do these things are an 
abomination unto the Lord : and be= 
cause of these abominations the Lord 
thy God doth drive them out from be- 
fore thee. 

13 Thou shalt be perfect -with the 
Lord thy God. 

li For these nations, which thou 
shalt possess, hearkened unto observ= 
ers of times, and unto diviners : but 
as for thee, the Lord thy God hath not 
suffered thee so to do. 

15 % The Lord thy God will raise up 
unto thee a Prophet from the midst of 
thee, of thy brethren, like unto me | 
unto him ye shall hearken ; 

16 According to all that thou desir- 
edst of the Lord thy God in Horeb in 
the day of the assembly, saying. Let 
me not hear again the voice of the 
Lord my God, neither let me see this 
great fire anymore, that I die not. 

17 And the Lord said unto me, They 
have well spoken that which they have 
spoken. 

18 I will raise them up a Prophet 
from among their brethren, like unto 
thee, and will put my words in his 
mouth ; and he shall speak unto them 
all that I shall command him. 

19 And it shall come to pass, thai 
whosoever will not hearken unto my 
words which he shall speak in my 
name, I will require it of him. 

20 But the prophet, which shall pre- 
sume to speak a word in my name, 
which I have not commanded him to 
speak, or that shall speak in the name 
of other gods, even that prophet shall 
die. 

21 And if thou say in thine heart, 
How shall we know the word which 
the Lord hath not spoken? 

22 When a prophet speaketh in the 
name of the Lord, if the thing fol= 
low not, nor come to pass, that is the 
thing which the Lord hath not spok= 
en, out the prophet hath spoken it 
presumptuously : thou shalt not be 
afraid of him. 

CHAPTER XIX. 

1 The cities of refuge. 4 The privilege thereof for 
the m'anslayer. 14 The landmark is not to be re= 
moved. 15 Two witnesses at the least. 16 The 
punishment of a false witness. 

WHEN the Lord thy God hath cut 
off the nations, whose land the 
Lord thy God giveth thee, and thou 
succeedest them, and dwellest in 
their cities, and in their houses ; 

2 Thou shalt separate three cities for 
thee in the midst of thy land, which 
the Lord thy God giveth thee to pos- 
sess it. 

3 Thou shalt prepare thee a way, and 
divide the coasts of thy land, which 
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Of false witness. 



inherit, into three parts, that every 
slayer may flee thither. 

4 f And this is the case of the slayer, 
which shall flee thither, that he may 
live : Whoso killeth his neighbour ig- 
norantly, whom he hated not in time 
past ; 

5 As when a man goeth into the 
wood with his neighbour to hew 
wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke 
with the axe to cut down the tree, 
and the head slippeth from the helve, 
and lighteth upon his neighbour, that 
he die ; he shall flee unto one of those 
cities, and live : 

6 Lest the avenger of the blood pur- 
sue the slayer^ while his heart is not, 
and overtake him, because the way is 
long, and slay him ; whereas he was 
not worthy of death, inasmuch as he 
hated him not in time past. 

7 Wherefore I command thee, say- 
ing, Thou shalt separate three cities. 
for thee. 

8 And if the Lord thy God enlarge 
thy coast, as he hath sworn unto thy 
fathers, and give thee all the land 
which he promised to give unto thy 
fathers ; 

9 If thou shalt keep all these com- 
mandments to do them, which I com- 
mand thee this day, to love the Lord 
thy God, and to walk ever in his ways ; 
then shalt thou add three cities more 
for thee, beside these three : 

10 That innocent blood be not shed 
in thy land, which the Lord thy God 

fiveth thee for an inheritance, and so 
lood be upon thee. 

11 1 But if any man hate his neigh- 
bour, and he in wait for him, and rise 
up against him, and smite him mor- 
tally that he die, and fleeth into one 
of these cities : 

12 Then the elders of his city shall 
send and fetch him thence, and de- 
liver him into the hand of the avenger 
of blood, that he may die. 

13 Thine eye shall not pity him ; but 
thou shalt put away the guilt of inno- 
cent blood from Israel, that it may go 
well with thee. 

14 1 Thou shalt not remove thy 
neighbour's landmark ? which they of 
old time have set in thine inheritance, 
which thou shalt inherit in the land 
that the Lord thy God giveth thee to 
possess it. 

15 If One witness shall not rise up 
against a man for any iniquity, pr for 
any sin, in any sin that he sinneth : at 
the mouth of two witnesses, or at the 
mouth of three witnesses, shall the 
matter be established. 

16 If If a false witness rise up against 
any man to testify against him that 
which is wrong ; 

17 Then both the men, between 
whom the controversy is, shall stand 
before the Lord, before the priests 
and the judges, which shall be in 
those days ; 

18 And the judges shall make diligent 
inquisition : and, behold, if the witness 

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be a false witness, and hath testified 
falsely against his brother ; 

19 Then shall ye do unto him, as he 
had thought to have done unto his 
brother: so shalt thou put the evil 
away from among you. 

20 And those which remain shall 
hear, and fear, and shall henceforth 
commit no more any such evil among 
you. 

21 And thine eye shall not pity ; but 
life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth 
for tooth, hand for hand, foot for 
foot. 

CHAPTER XX. 

1 The priest's exhortation to encourage the people 
to battle. 5 The officers' proclamation who are 
to be dismissed from the war. 10 How to use 
the cities that accept or refuse the proclamation 
of peace. 16 What cities must be devoted. 19 
Trees of man's meat must not be destroyed in the 
siege. 

WHEN thou goest out to battle 
against thine enemies, and seest 
horses, and chariots, and a people 
more than thou, be not afraid of 
them : for the Lord thy God is with 
thee, which brought thee up out of 
the land of Egypt. 

2 And it shall be, when ye are come 
nigh unto the battle, that the priest 
shall approach and speak unto the 
people, 

3 And shall say unto them, Hear, O 
Israel, ye approach this day unto bat- 
tle against your enemies : let not your 
hearts faint, fear not, and do not trem- 
ble, neither be ye terrified because of 
them ; 

£ For the Lord your God is he that 
goeth with you, to fight for you 
against your enemies, to save you. 

5 "|f And the officers shall speak unto 
the people, saying, What man is there 
that hath built a new house, and hath 
not dedicated it ? let him go and return 
to his house, lest he die in the battle, 
and another man dedicate it. 

6 And what man is he that hath 
planted a vineyard, and hath not yet 
eaten of it ? let him also go and return 
unto his house, lest he die in the bat- 
tle, and another man eat of it. 

7 And what man is there that hath 
betrothed a wife, and hath not taken 
her? let him go and return unto his 
house, lest he die in the battle, and 
another man take her. 

8 And the officers shall speak further 
unto the people, and they shall say, 
What man is there that is fearful and 
fainthearted? let him go and return 
unto his house, lest his brethren's 
heart faint as well as his heart. 

9 And it shall be, when the officers 
have made an end of speaking unto 
the people, that they shall make cap- 
tains of the armies to lead the peo- 
ple. 

10 IT When thou comest nigh unto a 
city to fight against it, then proclaim 
peace unto it. 

11 And it shall be, if it make thee 
answer of peace, and open unto thee, 



Expiation of an 



DEUTERONOMY, XXI. 



uncertain murder. 



then it shall be, that all the people that 
is found therein shall be tributaries 
unto thee, and they shall serve thee. 

12 And if it will make no peace with 
thee, but will make war against thee, 
then thou shalt besiege it : 

13 And when the Lord thy God hath 
delivered it into thine hands, thou 
shalt smite every male thereof with 
the edge of the sword : 

14 But the women, and the little 
ones, and the cattle, and all that is 
in the city, even all the spoil thereof, 
ehalt thou take unto thyself ; and thou 
shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, 
which the Lord thy God hath given 
thee. 

15 Thus shalt thou do unto all the 
cities which are very far off from 
thee, which are not of the cities of 
these nations. 

16 But of the cities of these people, 
which the Lord thy God doth give 
thee for an inheritance, thou shalt 
save alive nothing that breatheth : 

17 But thou shalt utterly destroy 
them ; namely, the Hittites, and the 
Amorites, the Canaanites, and the 
Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebu- 
sites ; as the Lord thy God hath com- 
manded thee : 

18 That they teach you not to do 
after all their abominations, which 
they have done unto their gods ; so 
should ye sin against the Lord your 
God. 

19 1 When thou shalt besiege a city 
a long time, in making war against 
it to take it, thou shalt not destroy 
the trees thereof by forcing an axe 
against them : for thou mayest eat of 
them, and thou shalt not cut them 
down (for the tree of the field is 
man's life) to employ them in the 
siege : 

20 Only the trees which thou know- 
est that they be not trees for meat, 
thou shalt destroy and cut them 
down ; and thou shalt build bulwarks 
against the city that maketh war with 
thee, until it be subdued. 

CHAPTER XXI. 

1 The expiation of an uncertain murder. 10 The 
usage of a captive taken to wtfe. 15 The first- 
born is not to be disinherited upon private af~ 
fection. 18 A stubborn son is to be stoned to 
death. 22 The malefactor must not hang all 
night on a tree. 

IF one be found slain in the land 
which the Lord thy God giveth 
thee to possess it, lying in the field, 
and it be not known who hath slain 
him : 

2 Then thy elders and thy judges 
shall come forth, and they shall meas- 
ure unto the cities which are round 
about him that is slain : 

3 And it shall be, that the city which 
is next unto the slain man, even the 
elders of that city shall take a heifer, 
which hath not been wrought with, 
and which hath not drawn in the 
yoke ; 



4 And the elders of that city shall 
bring down the heifer unto a rough 
valley, which is neither eared nor 
sown, and shall strike off the heifer's 
neck there in the valley. 

5 And the priests the sons of Levi 
shall come near ; for them the Lord 
thy God hath chosen to minister unto 
him, and to bless in the name of the 
Lord ; and by their word shall ev- 
ery controversy and every stroke be 
tried : 

6 And all the elders of that city, 
that are next unto the slain man, 
shall wash their hands over the heifer 
that is beheaded in the valley : 

7 And they shall answer and say, 
Our hands have not shed this blood, 
neither have our eyes seen it. 

8 Be merciful, O Lord, unto thy peo- 
ple Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, 
and lay not innocent blood unto thy 

Eeople of Israel's charge. And the 
lood shall be forgiven them. 

9 So shalt thou put away the guilt 
of innocent blood from among you. 
when thou shalt do that which is right 
in the sight of the Lord. 

10 ^[ When thou goest forth to war 
against thine enemies, and the Lord 
thy God hath delivered them into 
thine hands, and thou hast taken 
them captive, 

11 And seest among the captives a 
beautiful woman, and hast a desire 
unto her, that thou wouldest have 
her to thy wife ; 

12 Then thou shalt bring her home 
to thine house ; and she shall shave 
her head, and pare her nails ; 

13 And she shall put the raiment of 
her captivity from off her, and shall 
remain in thine house, and bewail her 
father and her mother a full month : 
and after that thou shalt go in unto 
her, and be her husband, and she 
shall be thy wife. 

14 And it shall be, if thou have no 
delight in her, then thou shalt let her 
go whither she will ; but thou shalt 
not sell her at all for money, thou 
shalt not make merchandise of her, 
because thou hast humbled her. 

15 T If a man have two wives, one 
beloved, and another hated, and they 
have borne him children, both the be- 
loved and the hated ; and if the first- 
born son be hers that was hated : 

16 Then it shall be, when he maketh 
his sons to inherit that which he 
hath, that he may not make the son 
of the beloved firstborn before the 
son of the hated, which is indeed the 
firstborn : 

17 But he shall acknowledge the son 
of the hated for the firstborn, by- 
giving him a double portion or all 
that he hath : for he is the beginning 
of his strength ; the right of the 
firstborn is his. 

18 1 If a man have a stubborn and 
rebellious son, which will not obey 
the voice of his father, or the voice 
of his mother, and that, when they 

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have chastened him, will not hearken 
unto them : 

19 Then shall his father and his 
mother lay hold on him, and bring 
him out unto the elders of his city, 
and unto the gate of his place ; 

20 And they shall say unto the eld- 
ers of his city, This our son is stub- 
born and rebellious, he will not obey 
our voice ; he is a glutton, and a 
drunkard. 

21 And all the men of his city shall 
stone him with stones, that he die : 
so shalt thou put evil away from 
among you ; and all Israel shall hear, 
and fear. 

22 1 And if a man have committed 
a sin worthy of death, and he be to 
be put to death, and thou hang him 
on a tree : 

23 His body shall not remain all 
night upon the tree, but thou shalt 
in any wise bury him that day ; (for 
he that is hanged is accursed of 
God ;) that thy land be not defiled, 
which the Lord thy God giveth thee 
for an inheritance. 

CHAPTER XXII. 

1 Of humanity toward brethren. 5 The sex it to 
be distinguished by apparel. 6 The dam is not 
to be taken with her young ones. 8 The house 
must have battlements. 9 Confusion is to be 
avoided. 12 Fringes upon the vesture. 13 The 
punishment of him that slandereth his wife. 
20, 22 Of adultery, 25 of rape, 28 and of forni- 
cation. 30 Incest. 

THOU shalt not see thy brother's 
ox or his sheep go astray, and 
hide thyself from them : thou shalt 
in any case bring them again unto 
thy brother. 

2 And if thy brother be not nigh 
unto thee, or if thou know him not, 
then thou shalt bring it unto thine 
own house, and it shall be with thee 
until thy brother seek after it, and 
thou shalt restore it to him again. 

3 In like manner shalt thou do with 
his ass ; and so shalt thou do with 
his raiment; and with all lost things 
of thy brother's, which he hath lost, 
and thou hast round, shalt thou do 
likewise : thou mayest not hide thy- 
self. 

4 1 Thou shalt not see thy brother's 
ass or his ox fall down by the way, 
and hide thyself from them : thou 
shalt surely help him to lift tJiem up 
again. 

5 ^ The woman shall not wear that 
which pertaineth unto a man, neither 
shall a man put on a woman's gar- 
ment : for all that do so are abomina- 
tion unto the Lord thy God. 

6 If If a bird's nest chance to be 
before thee in the way in any tree, 
or on the ground, whether they be 
young ones, or eggs, and the dam 
sitting upon the young, or upon the 
eggs, thou shalt not take the dam 
svith the young: 

7 But thou shalt in any wise let the 
lam go, and take the young to thee ; 

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that it may be well with thee, and 
that thou mayest prolong thy days. 

8 If When thou buildest a new house, 
then thou shalt make a battlement 
for thy roof, that thou bring not 
blood upon thine house, if any man 
fall from thence. 

9 1 Thou shalt not sow thy vine 
yard with divers seeds : lest the fruit 
of thy seed which thou hast sown, 
and the fruit of thy vineyard, be de 
filed. 

10 1 Thou shalt not plough with an. 
ox and an ass together. 

11 1 Thou shalt not wear a garment 
of divers sorts, as of woollen and lin- 
en together. 

12 i Thou shalt make thee fringes 
upon the four quarters of thy vest- 
ure, wherewith thou coverest thy- 
self. 

13 1 If any man take a wife, and go 
in unto her, and hate her, 

14 And give occasions of speech 
against her, and bring up an evil 
name upon her, and say, I took this 
woman, and when I came to her, I 
found her not a maid : 

15 Then shall the father of the dam= 
sel, and her mother, take and bring 
forth the tokens of the damsel's vir 
ginity unto the elders of the city 
in the gate: # 

16 And the damsel's father shall say 
unto the elders, I gave my daughter 
unto this man to wife, and he hateth 
her; 

17 And, lo, he hath given occasions 
of speech against her, saying, I found 
not thy daughter a maid; and yet 
these are the tokens of my daughter's 
virginity. And they shall spread the 
cloth before the elders of the city. 

18 And the elders of that city shall 
take that man and chastise him ; 

19 And they shall amerce him in 
a hundred shekels of silver, and give 
them unto the father of the damsel, 
because he hath brought up an evil 
name upon a virgin of Israel: and 
she shall be his wife ; he may not put 
her away all his days. 

20 But if this thing be true, and the 
tokens of virginity be not found for 
the damsel : 

21 Then they shall bring out the 
damsel to the door of her father's 
house, and the men of her city shall 
stone her with stones that she die; 
because she hath wrought folly in Is- 
rael, to play the whore in her father's 
house : so shalt thou put evil away 
from among you. 

22 If If a man be found lying with 
a woman married to a husband, then 
they shall both of them die, both the 
man that lay with the woman, and 
the woman : so shalt thou put away 
evil from Israel. 

23 1 If a damsel that is a virgin be 
betrothed unto a husband, and a man 
find her in the city, and lie with her ; 

24 Then ye shall bring them both 
out unto the gate of that city, and 



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and ordinance&c 



ye shall stone thein with stones that 
they die ; the damsel, because she 
cried not, being in the city ; and the 
man, because he hath humbled his 
neighbour's wife : so thou shalt put 
away evil from among you. 

25 Tf But if a man find a betrothed 
damsel in the field, and the man force 
her, and lie with her; then the man 
only that lay with her shall die : 

26 But unto the damsel thou shalt 
do nothing ; there is in the damsel no 
sin worthy of death: for as when a 
man riseth against his neighbour, 
and slayeth him, even so is this mat- 
ter : 

27 For he found her in the field, and 
the betrothed damsel cried, and there 
was none to save her. 

28 % If a man find a damsel that is 
a virgin, which is not betrothed, and 
lay hold on her, and lie with her, and 
they be found ; 

29 Then the man that lay with her 
shall give unto the damsel's father 
fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be 
his wife; because he hath humbled 
her, he may not put her away all his 
days. 

30 ^[ A man shall not take his fa- 
ther's wife, nor discover his father's 
skirt. 

CHAPTER XXIIL 

1 Who may or may not enter into the congregation. 
9 Uncleanness to be avoided in the host. 15 Of 
the fugitive servant. 17 Of Jilthiness. 18 Of 
abominable sacrifices. 19 Of usury. 21 Of 
vows. '24 Of trespasses. 

HE that is wounded in the stones, 
or hath his privy member cut off, 
shall not enter into the congregation 
of the Lord. 

2 A bastard shall not enter into the 
congregation of the Lord : even to his 
tenth generation shall he not enter 
into the congregation of the Lord. 

3 An Ammonite or Moabite shall not 
enter into the congregation of the 
Lord ; even to their tenth generation 
shall they not enter into tne congre- 
gation of the IX)RD for ever : 

4 Because they met you not with 
bread and with water in the way, 
when ye came forth out of Egypt; 
and because they hired against thee 
Balaam the son of Beor or Pethor of 
Mesopotamia, to curse thee. 

5 Nevertheless, the Lord thy God 
would not hearken unto Balaam; but 
the Lord thy God turned the curse 
into a blessing unto thee, because the 
Lord thy God loved thee. 

6 Thou shalt not seek their peace 
nor their prosperity all thy days for 
ever. 

7 f Thou shalt not abhor an Edom- 
ite ; for he is thy brother : thou shalt 
not abhor an Egyptian ; because thou 
wast a strangrer in his land. 

8 The children that are begotten of 
them shall enter into the congrega- 
tion of the Lord in their third gener- 
ation. 

9 f When the host goeth forth 



against thine enemies, then keep thee 
from every wicked thing. 

10 If If there be among you any 
man, that is not clean by reason of 
uncleanness that chanceth him by 
night, then shall he go abroad out of 
the camp, he shall not come within 
the camp : 

11 But it shall be, when evening 
cometh on, he shall wash himself with 
water : and when the sun is down, he 
shall come into the camp again. 

12 1 Thou shalt have a place also 
without the camp, whither thou shalt 
go forth abroad : 

13 And thou shalt have a paddle up- 
on thy weapon ; and it shall be, when 
thou wilt ease thyself abroad, thou 
shalt dig therewith, and shalt turn 
back and cover that which cometh 
from thee : 

14 For the Lord thy God walketh in 
the midst of thy camp, to deliver thee, 
and to give up thine enemies before 
thee ; therefore shall thy camp be 
holy : that he see no unclean thing in 
thee, and turn away from thee. 

15 H Thou shalt not deliver unto his 
master the servant which is escaped 
from his master unto thee : 

16 He shall dwell with thee ; even 
among you, in that place which he 
shall choose in one of thy gates, where 
it liketh him best : thou shalt not op- 
press him. 

17 1 There shall be no whore of the 
daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of 
the sons of Israel. 

18 Thou shalt not bring the hire of 
a whore, or the price of a dog, into 
the house of the Lord thy God for any 
vow : for even both these are abom- 
ination unto the Lord thy God. 

19 % Thou shalt not lend upon usury 
to thy brother ; usury of money, usury 
of victuals, usury of any thing that is 
lent upon usury : 

20 Unto a stranger thou may est lend 
upon usury ; but unto thy brother 
thou shalt not lend upon usury: that 
the Lord thy God may bless thee in 
all that thou settest thine hand to in 
the land whither thou goest to pos- 
sess it. 

21 T When thou shalt vow a vow 
unto the Lord thy God, thou shalt not 
slack to pay it : for the Lord thy God 
will surely require it of thee ; and it 
would be sin in thee. 

22 But if thou shalt forbear to vow, 
it shall be no sin in thee. 

23 That which is gone out of thy lips 
thou shalt keep and perform ; even a 
freewill offering, according as thou 
hast vowed unto the Lord thy God, 
which thou hast promised with thy 
mouth. 

24 IF When thou comest into thy 
neighbour's vineyard, then thou may- 
est eat grapes thy fill at thine own 
pleasure ; but thou shalt not put any 
in thy vessel. 

25 When thou comest into the stand- 
ing corn of thy neighbour, then thou 

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Of charity/ 



mayest pluck the ears with thine 
hand ; but thou shalt not move a 
sickle unto thy neighbour's standing 
corn. 

CHAPTER XXIV. 

1 Of divorce. 5 A new married man goeth not to 
tear. 6,10 Of pledges. 7 Of manstealers. 8 Of 
leprosy. 14 The hire is to be given. 16 Of jus- 
tice. 19 Of charity. 

WHEN a man hath taken a wife, 
and married her, and it come to 
pass that she find no favour in his 
eyes, because he hath found some un- 
cieanness in her : then let him write 
her a bill of divorcement, and give it 
in her hand, and send her out of his 
house. 

2 And when she is departed cut of his 
house, she may go and be another 
man's wife. 

3 And if the latter husband hate her, 
and write her a bill of divorcement, 
and giveth it in her hand, and sendeth 
her out of his house ; or if the latter 
husband die, which took her to be his 
wife ; 

4 Her former husband, which sent 
her away, may not take her again to 
be his wife, after that she is defiled ; 
for that is abomination before the 
Lord : and thou shalt not cause the 
Land to sin, which the Lord thy God 
giveth thee for an inheritance. 

5 1 When a man hath taken a new 
wife, he shall not go out to war, nei- 
ther shall he be charged with any busi- 
ness : but he shall be free at home one 
year, and shall cheer up his wife which 
he hath taken. 

6 f No man shall take the nether or 
the upper millstone to pledge : for he 
taketh a man's life to pledge. 

7 % If a man be found stealing any of 
his brethren of the children of Israel, 
and maketh merchandise of him, or 
selleth him ; then that thief shall die ; 
and thou shalt put evil away from 
among you. 

8 1 Take heed in the plague of lepro- 
sy, that thou observe diligently, and 
do according to all that the priests 
the Levites snail teach you i as I com- 
manded them, so ye shall observe to 
do. 

9 Remember what the Lord thy God 
did unto Miriam by the way, after that 
ye were come forth out of Egypt. 

10 ^f When thou dost lend thy broth- 
er any thing, thou shalt not go into his 
house to fetch his pledge. 

11 Thou shalt stand abroad, and the 
man to whom thou dost lend shall 
bring out the pledge abroad unto 
thee. 

12 And if the man be poor, thou shalt 
not sleep with his pledge : 

13 In any case thou shalt deliver him 
the pledge again when the sun goeth 
down, that he may sleep in his own 
raiment, and bless thee : and it shall 
be righteousness unto thee before the 
Lord thy God. 

14 H Thou shalt not oppress a hired 
servant that is poor and needy, wheth- 

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er he be of thy brethren, or of thy 
strangers that are in thy land withiit 
thy gates : 

15 At his day thou shalt give him his 
hire, neither shall the sun go down 
upon it ; for he is poor, and setteth 
his heart upon it: lest he cry against 1 
thee unto the Lord, and it be sin unto 
thee. 

16 The fathers shall not be put to 
death for the children, neither sham 
the children be put to death for the 
fathers: every man shall be put to 
death for his own sin. 

17 1 Thou shalt not pervert the judg= 
ment of the stranger, nor of the fa- 
therless ; nor take a widow's raiment 
to pledge : 

18 But thou shalt remember that 
thou wast a bondman in Egypt, and 
the Lord thy God redeemed thee 
thence : therefore I command thee to 
do this thing. 

19 1 When thou cuttest down thine 
harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a 
sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go 
again to fetch it : - it shall be for the 
stranger, for the fatherless, and for 
the widow : that the Lord thy God 
may bless thee in all the work of thine 
hands. 

20 When thou beatest thine olive 
tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs 
again : it shall be for the stranger, for 
the fatherless, and for the widow. 

21 When thou gatherest the grapes 
of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean 
it afterward : it shall be for the stran- 
ger, for the fatherless, and for the 
widow. 

22 And thou shalt remember that 
thou wast a bondman in the land of 
Egypt: therefore I command thee to 
do this thing. 

CHAPTER XXV. 

1 Stripes must not exceed forty. 4 The ox is not tc 
be muzzled. 5 Of raising seed unto a brother, 
11 Of the immodest woman. 13 Of unjust 
weights. 17 The memory of Amalek is to 6« 
blotted out. 

IF there be a controversy between 
men, and they come unto judg- 
ment, that the judges may judge them ; 
then they shall justify the righteous, 
and condemn the wicked. 

2 And it shall be, if the wicked man 
be worthy to be beaten, that the judge 
shall cause him to he down, and to be 
beaten before his face, according to 
his fault, by a certain number. 

3 Forty stripes he may give him, and 
not exceed : lest, if he should exceed, 
and beat him above these with many 
stripes, then thy brother should seem 
vile unto thee. 

4 1 Thou shalt not muzzle the ox 
when he treadeth out the corn. 

5 1 If brethren dwell together, and 
one of them die, and have no child, 
the wife of the dead shall not many 
without unto a stranger : her hus- 

shall go in unto her. 
to him to wife, and 



band's brother 
and take her 



Of unjust weights. DEUTERONOMY, XXVI. Offering of firstfruits* 



gerform the duty of a husband's 
rother unto her. 

6 And it shall be, that the firstborn 
which she beareth shall succeed in 
the name of his brother which is 
dead, that his name be not put out 
of Israel. 

7 And if the man like not to take his 
brother's wife, then let his brother's 
wife go up to the gate unto the elders, 
and say, My husband's brother refus- 
eth to raise up unto his brother a name 
in Israel, he will not perform the duty 
of my husband's brother. 

8 Then the elders of his city shall 
call him, and speak unto him : and 
if he stand to it, and say, I like not 
to take her ; 

9 Then shall his brother's wife come 
unto him in the presence of the elders, 
and loose his shoe from off his foot, 
and spit in his face, and shall answer 
and say, So shall it be done unto that 
man that will not build up his broth- 
er's house. 

10 And his name shall be called in 
Israel, The house of him that hath his 
shoe loosed. 

11 1 When men strive together one 
with another, and the wife of the one 
draweth near for to deliver her hus- 
band out of the hand of him that smit- 
eth him, and putteth forth her hand, 
and taketh him by the secrets : 

12 Then thou shalt cut off her hand, 
thine eye shall not pity her. 

13 Tf Thou shalt not have in thy bag 
divers weights, a great and a small : 

14 Thou shalt not have in thine 
house divers measures, a great and 
a small : 

15 But thou shalt have a perfect and 
just weight, a perfect and just meas- 
ure shalt thou have : that thy days 
may be lengthened in the land which 
the Lord thy God giveth thee. 

16 For all that do such things, and 
all that do unrighteously, are an 
abomination unto the Lord thy God. 

17 If Remember what Amalek did 
unto thee by the way, when ye were 
come forth out of Egypt ; 

18 How he met thee by the way, and 
smote the hindmost of thee, even all 
that were feeble behind thee, when 
thou wast faint and weary ; and he 
feared not God. 

19 Therefore it shall be, when the 
Lord thy God hath given thee rest 
from all thine enemies round about, 
in the land which the Lord thy God 
giveth thee for an inheritance to pos- 
sess it, that thou shalt blot out the 
remembrance of Amalek from under 
heaven ; thou shalt not forget it. 

CHAPTER XXVI. 

! The confession of hini that offereth the basket of 
firstfruits. 12 The prayer of him that giveth his 
third year's tithes. 16 The covenant between 
Und and the people. 

AND it shall be. when thou art come 
. in unto the land which the Lord 
thy God giveth thee for an inher- 



itance, and possessest it, and dwellesS 
therein ; 

2 That thou shalt take of the first of 
all the fruit of the earth, which thou 
shalt bring of thy land that the Lord 
thy God giveth thee, and shalt put it 
in a basket, and shalt go unto the 
place which the Lord thy God shall 
choose to place his name there. 

3 And thou shalt go unto the priest 
that shall be in those days, and say 
unto him, I profess this day unto the 
Lord thy God, that I am come unto 
the country which the Lord sware 
unto our fathers for to give us. 

4 And the priest shall take the basket 
out of thine hand, and set it down be- 
fore the altar of the Lord thy God. 

5 And thou shalt speak and say be- 
fore the Lord thy God, A Syrian ready 
to perish was my father ; and he went 
down into Egypt, and sojourned there 
with a few, and became there a nation, 
great, mighty, and populous : 

6 And the Egyptians evil entreated 
us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us 
hard bondage : 

7 And when we cried unto the Lord 
God of our fathers, the Lord heard 
our voice, and looked on our affliction, 
and our labour, and our oppression : 

8 And the Lord brought us forth 
out of Egypt with a mighty hand. 
and with an outstretched arm, and 
with great terribleness, and with 
signs, and with wonders : 

9 And he hath brought us into this 
place, and hath given us this land, 
even a land that floweth with milk 
and honey. 

10 And now, behold, I have brought 
the firstfruits of the land, which thou, 
O Lord, hast given me. And thou 
shalt set it before the Lord thy God, 
and worship before the Lord thy 
God: 

11 And thou shalt rejoice in every 
good thing which the Lord thy God 
hath given unto thee, and unto thine 
house, thou, and the Levite, and the 
stranger that is among you. 

12 "ft When thou hast made an end off 
tithing all the tithes of thine increase 
the third year, which is the year of 
tithing, and hast given it unto the 
Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, 
and the widow, that they may eat 
within thy gates, and be filled : 

13 Then t&ou shalt say before the 
Lord thy God, I have brought away 
the hallowed things out of mine 
house, and also have given them un- 
to the Levite, and unto the stranger, 
to the fatherless, and to the widow, 
according to all thy commandments 
which thou hast commanded me : I 
have not transgressed thy command- 
ments, neither have I forgotten them: 

14 1 have not eaten thereof in my 
mourning, neither have I taken away 
aught thereof for any unclean use t 
nor given aught thereof for the dead : 
but I have hearkened to the voice off 
the Lord my God, and have done 

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Curses pronounced DEUTERONOMY, XXVIL 



on mount Ebal~_ 



according to all that thou hast com- 
manded me. 

15 Look down from thy holy habita- 
tion, from heaven, and bless thy peo- 

Ele Israel, and the land which thou 
ast given us, as thou swarest unto 
our fathers, a land that floweth with 
milk and honey. 

16 1 This day the Lord thy God hath 
commanded thee to do these statutes 
and judgments: thou shalt therefore 
keep and do them with all thine heart, 
and with all thy soul. 

17 Thou hast avouched the Lord 
this day to be thy God, and to walk 
in his ways, and to keep his statutes, 
and his commandments, and his judg- 
ments, and to hearken unto his 
voice : 

18 And the Lord hath avouched 
thee this day to be his peculiar peo- 
ple, as he hath promised thee, and 
that thou shouldest keep all his com- 
mandments ; 

19 And to make thee high above 
all nations which he hath made, in 
praise, and in name, and in honour ; 
and that thou mayest be a holy peo- 
ple unto the Lord thy God, as he hath 
spoken. 

CHAPTER XXVIL 

1 The people are commanded to write the law upon 
atones, 5 and to build an altar of whole stones. 
11 The tribes divided on Gerizim and Ebal. 14 
The curses pronounced on mount Ebal. 

AND Moses with the elders of Is- 
. rael commanded the people, say- 
ing, Keep all the commandments 
which I command you this day. 

2 And it shall be, on the day when 
ye shall pass over Jordan unto the 
land which the Lord thy God giveth 
thee, that thou shalt set thee up 
great stones, and plaster them with 
plaster : 

3 And thou shalt write upon them 
all the words of this law, when thou 
art passed over, that thou mayest go 
in unto the land which the Lord thy 
God giveth thee, a land that floweth 
with milk and honey ; as the Lord 
God of thy fathers hath promised 
thee. 

4 Therefore it shall be when ye be 
gone over Jordan, that ye shall set 
up these stones, which I command 
you this day, in mount Ebal, and thou 
shalt plaster them with plaster. 

5 And there shalt thou build an altar 
unto the Lord thy God, an altar of 
stones : thou shalt not lift up any iron 
tool upon them. 

6 Thou shalt build the altar of the 
Lord thy God of whole stones : and 
thou shalt offer burnt offerings there- 
on unto the Lord thy God : 

7 And thou shalt offer peace offer- 
ings, and shalt eat there, and rejoice 
before the Lord thy God. 

8 And thou shalt write upon the 
Stones all the words of this law very 
[plainly. 

9 1 And Moses and the priests the 
Levites spake unto all Israel, saying, 

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Take heed, and hearken, O Israel 5 
this day thou art become the people 
of the Lord thy God. 

10 Thou shalt therefore obey the 
voice of the Lord thy God, and do 
his commandments and his statutes^ 
which I command thee this day. 

11 IT And Moses charged the people 
the same day, saying, 

12 These shall stand upon mount 
Gerizim to bless the people, when ye 
are come over Jordan; Simeon, and 
Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and 
Joseph, and Benjamin: 

13 And these shall stand upon mount 
Ebal to curse ; Reuben, Gad, and 
Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naph- 
tali. 

14 1 And the Levites shall speak, and 
say unto all the men of Israel with a 
loud voice, 

15 Cursed be the man that maketh 
any graven or molten image, an abom- 
ination unto the Lord, the work of 
the hands of the craftsman, and 
putteth it in a secret place : and all 
the people shall answer and say. 
Amen. 

16 Cursed be he that setteth light by 
his father or his mother : and all the 
people shall say, Amen. 

17 Cursed be he that removeth his 
neighbour's landmark : and all the 
people shall say. Amen. 

18 Cursed be he that maketh the 
blind to wander out of the way : and 
all the people shall say, Amen. 

19 Cursed be he that perverteth the 
judgment of the stranger, fatherless, 
and widow : and all the people shall 
say, Amen. 

20 Cursed be he that lieth with his 
father's wife ; because he uncoveretb 
his father's skirt: and all the people 
shall say, Amen. 

21 Cursed be he that lieth with any 
manner of beast: and all the people 
shall say, Amen. 

22 Cursed be he that lieth with his 
sister, the daughter of his father, or 
the daughter of his mother : and all 
the people shall say, Amen. 

23 Cursed be he that lieth with his 
mother in law : and all the people 
shall say, Amen. 

24 Cursed be he that smiteth his 
neighbour secretly : and all the peo- 
ple shall say, Amen. 

25 Cursed be he that taketh reward 
to slay an innocent person : and all 
the people shall say, Amen. 

26 Cursed be he that conflrmeth 
not all the words of this law to do 
them : and all the people shall say, 
Amen. 

CHAPTER XXVIIL 

1 The blessings for obedience. 15 The curses for 
disobedience. 

AND it shall come to pass, if thou 
. shalt hearken diligently unto the 
voice of the Lord thy God, to observe 
and to do all his commandments 
which I command thee this day, that 



Tlte blessings 



DEUTERONOMY, XXVIII. 



for obedience. 



the Lord thy God will set thee on 
high above all nations of the earth : 

2 And all these blessings shall come 
*n thee, and overtake thee, if thou 
8halt hearken unto the voice of the 
Lord thy God. 

3 Blessed shalt thou be in the city, 
and blessed shalt thou be in the field. 

4 Blessed shall be the fruit of thy 
body, and the fruit of thy ground, and 
the fruit of thy cattle, the increase 
of thy kine, and the flocks of thy 
sheep. 

5 Blessed shall be thy basket and thy 
store. 

6 Blessed shalt thou be when thou 
djbmest in, and blessed shalt thou be 
when thou goest out. 

7 The Lord shall cause thine en- 
emies that rise up against thee to be 
smitten before thy face : they shall 
come out against thee one way, and 
flee before thee seven ways. 

8 The Lord shall command the bless- 
ing upon thee in thy storehouses, and 
In all that thou settest thine hand 
unto ; and he shall bless thee in the 
land which the Lord thy God giveth 
thee. 

9 The Lord shall establish thee a 
holy people unto himself, as he hath 
sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep 
the commandments of the Lord thy 
God, and walk in his ways. 

10 And all people of the earth shall 
see that thou art called by the name 
of the Lord ; and they shall be afraid 
of thee. 

11 And the Lord shall make thee 

Elenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy 
ody, and in the fruit of thy cattle, 
and in the fruit of thy ground, in the 
land which the Lord sware unto thy 
fathers to give thee. 

12 The Lord shall open unto thee 
his good treasure, the neaven to give 
the rain unto thy land in his season, 
and to bless all the work of thine 
hand : and thou shalt lend unto 
many nations, and thou shalt not 
borrow. 

13 And the Lord shall make thee 
the head, and not the tail ; and thou 
shalt be above only, and thou shalt 
not be beneath ; if that thou hearken 
unto the commandments of the Lord 
thy God, which I command thee this 
day, to observe and to do them : 

14 And thou shalt not go aside from 
any of the words which I command 
thee this day, to the right hand, or to 
the left, to go after other gods to 
serve them. 

15 ^[ But it shall come to pass, if thou 
wilt not hearken unto the voice of 
the Lord thy God, to observe to do 
all his commandments and his stat- 
utes which I command thee this day ; 
that all these curses shall come upon 
thee, and overtake thee : 

16 Cursed shalt thou be in the city, 
and cursed shalt thou be in the field. 

17 Cursed shall be thy basket and 
thy store. 



18 Cursed shall be the fruit of thy 
body, and the fruit of thy land, the 
increase of thy kine, and the nocks 
of thy sheep. 

19 Cursed shalt thou be when thon 
comest in, and cursed shalt thou be 
when thou goest out. 

20 The Lord shall send upon thee 
cursing, vexation, and rebuke, in all 
that thou settest thine hand unto for 
to do, until thou be destroyed, and 
until thou perish quickly - } because of 
the wickedness of thy doings, where- 
by thou hast forsaken me. 

21 The Lord shall make the pest- 
ilence cleave unto thee, until he have 
consumed thee from off the land r 
whither thou goest to possess it. 

22 The Lord shalj smite thee with a 
consumption, and with a fever, and 
with an inflammation, and with an 
extreme burning, and with the sword s 
and with blasting, and with mildew , 
and they shall pursue thee until thou 
perish. 

23 And thy heaven that is over thy 
head shall be brass, and the earth that 
is under thee shall be iron. 

24 The Lord shall make the rain of 
thy land powder and dust : from heav- 
en shall it come down upon thee, until 
thou be destroyed. 

25 The Lord shall cause thee to be 
smitten before thine enemies : thou 
shalt go out one way against them, 
and flee seven ways before them ; and 
shalt be removed into all the king- 
doms of the earth. 

26 And thy carcass shall be meat un- 
to all fowls of the air, and unto the 
beasts of the earth, and no man shall 
fray them away. 

27 The Lord will smite thee with 
the botch of Egypt, and with the erne- 
rods, and with the scab, and with 
the itch, whereof thou canst not be 
healed. 

28 The Lord shall smite thee with 
madness, and blindness, and astonish- 
ment of heart : 

29 And thou shalt grope at noonday, 
as the blind gropeth in darkness, and 
thou shalt not prosper in thy ways : 
and thou shalt be only oppressed and 
spoiled evermore, and no man shall 
save thee. 

30 Thou shalt betroth a wife, and 
another man shall lie with her : thou 
shalt build a house, and thou shalt 
not dwell therein : thou shalt plant 
a vineyard, and shalt not gather the 
grapes thereof. 

31 Thine ox shall be slain before 
thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat 
thereof : thine ass shall be violently 
taken away from before thy face, and 
shall not be restored to thee : thy 
sheep shall be given unto thine ene- 
mies, and thou shalt have none to 
rescue them. 

32 Thy sons and thy daughters shall 
be given unto another people, and 
thine eyes shall look, and rail loith 
longing for them all the day long : 

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The curses 



DEUTERONOMY, XXVIII. 



for disobedience. 



and there shall be no might in thine 
hand. 

33 The fruit of thy land, and all thy 
labours, shall a nation which thou 
knowest not eat up ; and thou shalt 
be only oppressed and crushed alway : 

34 So that thou shalt be mad for tne 
sight of thine eyes which thou shalt 
see. 

35 The Lord shall smite thee in the 
knees, and in the legs, with a sore 
botch that cannot be healed, from 
the sole of thy foot unto the top of 
thy head. 

36 The Lord shall bring thee, and 
thy king which thou shalt set over 
thee, unto a nation which neither 
thou nor thy fathers have known ; 
and there shalt thou serve other gods, 
wood and stone. 

37 And thou shalt become an aston- 
ishment, a proverb, and a byword, 
among all nations whither the Lord 
shall lead thee. 

38 Thou shalt carry much seed out 
into the field, and shalt gather but 
little in ; for the locust shall con- 
sume it. 

39 Thou shalt plant vineyards, and 
dress them, but shalt neither drink of 
the wine, nor gather the grapes; for 
the worms shall eat them. 

40 Thou shalt have olive trees 
throughout all thy coasts, but thou 
shalt not anoint thyself with the oil ; 
for thine olive shall cast his fruit. 

41 Thou shalt beget sons and daugh- 
ters, but thou shalt not enjoy them ; 
for they shall go into captivity. 

42 All thy trees and fruit of thy land 
shall the locust consume. 

43 The stranger that is within thee 
shall get up above thee very high ; 
and thou shalt come down very low. 

44 He shall lend to thee, and thou 
shalt not lend to him : he shall be the 
head, and thou shalt be the tail. 

45 Moreover all these curses shall 
come upon thee, and shall pursue 
thee, and overtake thee, till thou be 
destroyed ; because thou hearkenedst 
not unto the voice of the Lord thy 
God, to keep his commandments and 
his statutes which he commanded 
thee. 

46 And they shall be upon thee for a 
sign and for a wonder, and upon thy 
seed for ever. 

47 Because thou servedst not the 
Lord thy God with joy fulness, and 
with gladness of heart, for the abund- 
ance of all things ; 

48 Therefore shalt thou serve thine 
enemies, which the Lord shall send 
against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, 
and in nakedness, and in want of all 
things : and he shall put a yoke of iron 
upon thy neck, until he have destroy- 
ed thee. 

49 The Lord shall bring a nation 
against thee from far, from the end of 
the earth, as sivift as the eagle flieth ; 
a nation whose tongue thou shalt not 
understand ; 

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50 A nation of fierce countenance, 
which shall not regard the person or 
the old, nor shew favour to the young : 

51 And he shall eat the fruit of thy 
cattle, and the fruit of thy land, until 
thou be destroyed: which also shall 
not leave thee either corn, wine, or 
oil, 'or the increase of thy kine, or 
flocks of thy sheep, until he have de- 
stroyed thee. 

52 And he shall besiege thee in all 
thy gates, until thy high and fenced 
walls come down, wherein thou trust- 
edst, throughout all thy land : and he 
shall besiege thee in all thy gates 
throughout all thy land, which the 
Lord thy God hath given thee. 

53 And thou shalt eat the fruit of 
thine own body, the flesh of thy sons 
and of thy daughters, which the Lord 
thy God hath given thee, in the siege, 
and in the straitness, wherewith thine 
enemies shall distress thee : 

54 So that the man that is tender 
among you, and very delicate, his eye 
shall be evil toward his brother, and 
toward the wife of his bosom, and 
toward the remnant of his children 
which he shall leave : 

55 So that he will not give to any of 
them of the flesh of his children whom 
he shall eat : because he hath nothing 
left him in the siege, and in the strait- 
ness, wherewith thine enemies shall 
distress thee in all thy gates. 

56 The tender and delicate woman 
among you, which would not adven- 
ture to set the sole of her foot upon 
the ground for delicateness and ten- 
derness, her eye shall be evil toward 
the husoand or her bosom, and toward 
her son, and toward her daughter, 

57 And toward her young one that 
cometh out from between her feet, 
and toward her children which she 
shall bear : for she shall eat them for 
want of all things secretly in the siege 
and straitness, wherewith thine enemy 
shall distress thee in thy gates. 

58 If thou wilt not observe to do all 
the words of this law that are written 
in this book, that thou mayest fear 
this glorious and fearful name, THE 
LORD THY GOD ; 

59 Then the Lord will make thy 
plagues wonderful, and the plagues of 
thy seed, even great plagues, and of 
long continuance, and sore sicknesses, 
and of long continuance. 

60 Moreover, he will bring upon thee 
all the diseases of Egypt, which thou 
wast afraid of; and they shall cleave 
unto thee. 

61 Also every sickness, and every 
plague, which is not written in the 
booK of this law, them will the Lord 
bring upon thee, until thou be de- 
stroyed. 

62 And ye shall be left few in nunv 
ber, whereas ye were as the stars of 
heaven for multitude ; because thou 
wouldest not obey the voice of the 
Lord thy God. 

63 And it shall come to pass, that 



An exhortation 



DEUTERONOMY, XXIX. 



to obedience* 



as the Lord rejoiced over you to do 
you good, and to multiply you : so the 
Lord will rejoice over you to destroy 
you, and to bring you to nought ; and 
ye shall be plucked from off the land 
whither thou goest to possess it. 

64 And the Lord shall scatter thee 
among all people, from the one end of 
the earth even unto the other; and 
there thou shalt serve other gods, 
which neither thou nor thy fathers 
have known, even wood and stone. 

65 And among these nations shalt 
thou find no ease, neither shall the 
sole of thy foot have rest: but the 
Lord shall give thee there a trem- 
bling heart, and failing of eyes, and 
sorrow of mind : 

66 And thy life shall hang in doubt 
before thee ; and thou shalt fear day 
and night, and shalt have none as- 
surance of thy life : 

67 In the morning thou shalt say, 
Would God it were even ! and at even 
thou shalt say. Would God it were 
morning ! for the fear of thine heart 
wherewith thou shalt fear, and for the 
sight of thine eyes which thou shalt 

68 And the Lord shall bring thee into 
Egypt again with ships, by the way 
whereof I spake unto thee, Thou shalt 
see it no more again : and there ye 
shall be sold unto your enemies for 
bondmen and bondwomen, and no 
man shall buy you. 

CHAPTER XXIX 

8 Moses exhorteth them to obedience, by the mem- 
ory of the works they have seen, 1.0 All are pre- 
sented before the Lord to enter into his covenant. 
18 The great wrath on him that ftattereth him- 
self in his wickedness. 29 Secret things belong 
unto Ood. 

THESE are the words of the cov- 
enant, which the Lord command- 
ed Moses to make with the children of 
Israel in the land of Moab, besides the 
covenant which he made with them in 
Horeb. 

2 1 And Moses called unto all Israel, 
and said unto them, Ye have seen all 
that the Lord did before your eyes in 
the land of Egypt unto Pharaoh, and 
unto all his servants, and unto all his 
land ; 

3 The great temptations which thine 
eyes have seen, the signs, and those 
great miracles : 

4 Yet the Lord hath not given you a 
heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and 
ears to hear, unto this day. 

5 And I have led you forty years in 
the wilderness : your clothes are not 
waxen old upon you, and thy shoe is 
not waxen old upon thy foot. 

6 Ye have not eaten bread, neither 
have ye drunk wine or strong drink : 
that ye might know that I am the 
Lord your God. 

7 And when ye came unto this place, 
Sihon the king of Heshbon, and Og 
the king of Bashan, came out against 
as unto battle, and we smote them : 



8 And we took their land, and gave 
it for an inheritance unto the Reuben- 
ites, and to the Gadites, and to the half 
tribe of Manasseh. 

9 Keep therefore the words of this 
covenant, and do them, that ye may 
prosper in all that ye do. 

10 1 Ye stand this day all of you be- 
fore the Lord your God ; your cap- 
tains of your tribes, your elders, and 
your officers, with all the men of Is^ 
rael, 

11 Your little ones, your wives, and 
thy stranger that is in thy camp, from 
the hewer of thy wood unto the draw- 
er of thy water : 

12 That thou shouldest enter into 
covenant with the Lord thy God, and 
into his oath, which the Lord thy God 
maketh with thee this day : 

13 That he may establish thee to day 
for a people unto himself, and that he 
may be unto thee a God, as he hath 
said unto thee, and as he hath sworn 
unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, 
and to Jacob. 

14 Neither with you only do I make 
this covenant and this oath ; 

15 But with him that standeth here 
with us this day before the Lord our 
God, and also with htm that is not 
here with us this day : 

16 (For ye know how we have dwelt 
in the land of Egypt; and how we 
came through the nations which ye 
passed by ; 

17 And ye have seen their abomina- 
tions, and their idols, wood and stone, 
silver and gold, which were among 
them : ) 

18 Lest there should be among you 
man, or woman, or family, or tribe, 
whose heart turneth away this day 
from the Lord our God, to go and 
serve the gods of these nations ; lest 
there should be among you a root that 
beareth gall and wormwood ; 

19 And it come to pass, when he 
heareth the words of this curse, that 
he bless himself in his heart, saying, 1 
shall have peace, though I walk in the 
imagination of mine heart, to add 
drunkenness to thirst : 

20 The Lord will not spare hinij but 
then the anger of the Lord ana his 
jealousy shall smoke against that 
man, and all the curses that are writ- 
ten in this book shall lie upon him, 
and the Lord shall blot out his name 
from under heaven. 

21 And the Lord shall separate him 
unto evil out of all the tribes of Is- 
rael, according to all the curses of the 
covenant that are written in this 
book of the law : 

22 So that the generation to come 
of your children that shall rise up 
after you, and the stranger that shall 
come from a far land, shall say, when 
they see the plagues of that land, and 
the sicknesses which the Lord hath 
laid upon it ; 

23 And that the whole land thereof 
is brimstone, and salt, and burnings 

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Mercy promised 



DEUTERONOMY, XXX. 



to the penitento 



that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor 
any grass groweth therein, like the 
overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah, 
Admah and Zeboim, which the Lord 
overthrew in his anger, and in his 
wrath : 

21 Even all nations shall say, Where- 
fore hath the Lord done thus unto 
this land! what meaneth the heat of 
this great anger? 

25 Then men shall say, Because they 
have forsaken the covenant of the 
Lord God of their fathers, which he 
made with them when he brought 
them forth out of the land of Egypt : 

26 For they went and served other 
gods, and worshipped them, gods 
whom they knew not, and whom he 
had not given unto them : 

27 And the anger of the Lord was 
kindled against this land, to bring 
upon it all the curses that are writ- 
ten in this book : 

28 And the Lord rooted them out 
of their land in anger, and in wrath, 
and in great indignation, and cast 
them into another land, as it is this 
day. 

29 The secret things belong unto the 
Lord our God : but those things which 
are revealed belong unto us and to 
our children for ever, that we may do 
all the words of this law. 

CHAPTER XXX. 

1 Great mercies promised unto the repentant. 11 
The commandment is manifest. 15 Death and 
life are set be/ore them. 

AN D it shall come to pass, when all 
. these things are come upon thee, 
the blessing and the curse, which I 
have set before thee, and thou shalt 
call them to mind among all the na- 
tions, whither the Lord thy God hath 
driven thee, 

2 And shalt return unto the Lord 
thy God, and shalt obey his voice 
according to all that I command 
thee this day, thou and thy children, 
with all thine heart, and with all thy 
soul; 

3 That then the Lord thy God will 
turn thy captivity, and have compas- 
sion upon thee, and will return and 
gather thee from all the nations, 

. whither the Lord thy God hath scat- 
tered thee. 

4 If any of thine be driven out unto 
the outmost parts of heaven, from 
thence will the Lord thy God gather 
thee, and from thence will he fetch 
thee: 

5 And the Lord thy God will bring 
thee into the land which thy fathers 
possessed 2 and thou shalt possess it ; 
and he will do thee good, and multi- 
ply thee above thy fathers. 

6 And the Lord thy God will circum- 
cise thine heart, and the heart of thy 
seed, to love the Lord thy God with 
all thine heart, and with all thy soul, 
that thou mayest live. 

7 And the Lord thy God will put all 
(these curses upon thine enemies, and 

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on them that hate thee, which perse- 
cuted thee. 

8 And thou shalt return and obey 
the voice of the Lord, and do all his 
commandments which I command 
thee this day. 

9 And the Lord thy God will make 
thee plenteous in every work of thine 
hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in 
the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit 
of thy land, for good : for the Lord 
will again rejoice over thee for good, 
as he rejoiced over thy fathers : 

10 If thou shalt hearken unto the 
voice of the Lord thy God, to keep 
his commandments and his statutes 
which are written in this book of the 
law, and if thou turn unto the Lord 
thy God with all thine heart, and with 
all thy soul. 

11 T For this commandment which I 
command thee this day, it is not hid- 
den from thee, neither is it far off. 

12 It is not in heaven, that thou 
shouldest say, Who shall go up for us 
to heaven, and bring it unto us, that 
we may hear it, and do it ? 

13 Neither is it beyond the sea, that 
thou shouldest say. Who shall go over 
the sea for us, and bring it unto us v 
that we may hear it, and do it ? 

14 But the word is very nigh unto 
thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart s 
that thou mayest do it. 

15 ^1 See, I have set before thee this 
day life and good, and death and evil ; 

16 In that I command thee this day 
to love the Lord thy God, to walk in 
his ways, and to keep his command- 
ments, and his statutes, and his judg- 
ments, that thou mayest live and mul- 
tiply : and the Lord thy God shall 
bless thee in the land whither thou 
goest to possess it. 

17 But if thine heart turn away, so 
that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be 
drawn away, and worship other gods, 
and serve them ; 

18 I denounce unto you this day, that 
ye shall surely perish, and that ye 
shall not prolong your days upon the 
land, whither thou passest over Jor- 
dan to go to possess it. 

19 I call heaven and earth to record 
this day against you, that I have set 
before you life and death, blessing 
and cursing : therefore choose life, that 
both thou and thy seed may Live : 

20 That thou mayest love the Lord 
thy God, and that thou mayest obey 
his voice, and that thou mayest cleave 
unto him : for he is thy life, and the 
length of thy days : that thou mayest 
dwell in the land which the Lord 
sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, 
to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them. 

CHAPTER XXXI. 

1 Moses encourageth the people. 7 He eneourageth 
Joshua. 9 He deliverelh the law unto the priesti 
to read it in the seventh year to the people. 14 
God giveth a charge to Joshua, 19 and a song to 
testify against the people. 24 Moses deliveretlt 
the book of the law to the Levites to keep. 28 He 
nxaketh a protestation to the elders. 



&od's charge 



DEUTERONOMY, XXXL 



to Joshua, 



AN D Moses went and spake these 
. words unto all Israel. 

2 And he said unto them, I am a 
hundred and twenty years old this 
day ; I can no more go out and come 
in : also the Lord hath said unto me, 
Thou shalt not go over this Jordan. 

3 The Lord thy God, he will go over 
before thee, and he will destroy these 
nations from before thee, and thou 
shalt possess them : and Joshua, he 
shall go over before thee, as the Lord 
hath said. 

4 And the Lord shall do unto them 
as he did to Sihon and to Og, kings 
of the Amorites, and unto the land of 
them, whom he destroyed. 

5 And the Lord shall give them up 
before your face, that ye may do unto 
them according unto all the com- 
mandments which I have commanded 
you. 

6 Be strong and of a good courage, 
fear not, nor be afraid of them : for 
the Lord thy God : he it is that doth go 
with thee ; he will not fail thee, nor 
forsake thee. 

7 If And Moses called unto Joshua, 
and said unto him in the sight of all 
Israel. Be strong and of a good cour- 
age : for thou must go with this peo- 
ple unto the land which the Lord 
hath sworn unto their fathers to give 
them ; and thou shalt cause them to 
inherit it. 

8 And the Lord, he it is that doth go 
before thee ; he will be with thee, 
he will not fail thee, neither forsake 
thee : fear not, neither be dismayed. 

9 ^f And Moses wrote this law, and 
delivered it unto the priests the sons 
of Levi,* which bare the ark of the 
covenant of the Lord, and unto all 
the elders of Israel. 

10 And Moses commanded them, 
sayinp". At the end of every seven 
years^in the solemnity of the year of 
release, in the feast of tabernacles, 

11 When all Israel is come to appear 
before the Lord thy God in the place 
which he shall choose, thou shalt read 
this law before all Israel in their hear- 
ing. 

12 Gather the people together, men, 
and women, and children, and thy 
stranger that is within thy gates, that 
they may hear, and that they may 
learn, and fear the Lord your God, 
and observe to do all the words of 
this law : 

13 And that their children, which 
have not known any thing, may hear, 
and learn to fear the Lord your God, 
as long as ye live m the land whither 
ye go over Jordan to possess it. 

14 If And the Lord said unto Moses, 
Behold, thy days approach that thou 
must die: call Joshua, and present 
yourselves in the tabernacle of the 
congregation, that I may give him a 
charge. And Moses and Joshua went, 
and presented themselves in the tab- 
ernacle of the congregation. 

15 And the Lord appeared in the 



tabernacle in a pillar of a cloud : and 
the pillar of the cloud stood over the 
door of the tabernacle. 

16 1 And the Lord said unto Moses, 
Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fa= 
thers ; and this people will rise up, 
and go a whoring after the gods of the 
strangers of the land, whither they go 
to be among them, and will forsake 
me, and break my covenant which I 
have made with them. 

17 Then my anger shall be kindled 
against them in that day 2 and I will 
forsake them, and I will hide my face 
from them, and they shall be devour- 
ed, and many evils and troubles shall 
befall them ; so that they will say 
in that day, Are not these evils come 
upon us, because our God is not among 
us? 

18 And I will surely hide my face in 
that day for all the evils which they 
shall have wrought, in that they are 
turned unto other gods. 

19 Now therefore write ye this song 
for you, and teach it the children or 
Israel : put it in their mouths, that 
this song may be a witness for me 
against the children of Israel. 

20 For when I shall have brought 
them into the land which I sware un- 
to their fathers, that fioweth with milk 
and honey ; and they shall have eaten 
and filled themselves, and waxen fat ; 
then will they turn unto other gods, 
and serve them, and provoke me, and 
break my covenant. 

21 And it shall come to pass, when 
many evils and troubles are befallen 
them, that this song shall testify 
against them as a witness ; for it shall 
not be forgotten out of the mouths of 
their seed : for I know their imagina- 
tion which they go about, even now, 
before I have brought them into the 
land which I sware. 

22 If Moses therefore wrote this song 
the same day, and taught it the chil- 
dren of Israel. 

23 And he gave Joshua the son of 
Nun a charge, and said, Be strong 
and of a good courage : for thou shalt 
bring the children of Israel into the 
land which I sware unto them : and 
I will be with thee. 

24 if And it came to pass, when Mo- 
ses had made an end of writing the 
words of this law in a book, until they 
were finished, 

25 That Moses commanded the Le- 
vites, which bare the ark of the cov= 
en ant of the Lord, saying, 

26 Take this book of the law, and 
put it in the side of the ark of the 
covenant of the Lord your God, that 
it may be there for a witness against 
thee. 

27 For I know thy rebellion, and thy 
stiff neck ■ behold, while I am yet alive 
with you this day, ye have been re- 
bellious against the Lord ; and how 
much more after my death ? 

28 f Gather unto me all the elders 
of your tribes, and your officers, that 

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The song 



DEUTERONOMY, XXXII. 



of Moses, 



I may speak these words in their ears, 
and call heaven and earth to record 
against them. 

29 For I know that after my death 
ye will utterly corrupt yourselves, 
and turn aside from the way which 
I have commanded you ; and evil will 
befall you in the latter days ; because 
ye will do evil in the sight of the Lord, 
to provoke him to anger through the 
work of your hands. 

30 And Moses spake in the ears of all 
the congregation of Israel the words 
of this song, until they were ended. 

CHAPTER XXXII. 

1 Moses' song, which setteth forth God's mercy and 
vengeance. 46 He exhorteth them to set their 
hearts upon it. 48 God sendeth him up to mount 
Ifebo, to see the land, and die. 

("1 IVE ear, O ye heavens, and I will 
X speak ; and hear, O earth, the 
words of my mouth. 

2 My doctrine shall drop as the rain, 
my speech shall distil as the dew, as 
the small rain upon the tender herb, 
and as the showers upon the grass : 

3 Because I will publish the name of 
the Lord : ascribe ye greatness unto 
our God. 

4 He is the Rock, his work is per- 
fect : for all his ways are judgment : 
a God of truth and without iniquity, 
just and right is he. 

5 They have corrupted themselves, 
their spot is not the spot of his chil- 
dren : they are a perverse and crooked 
generation. 

6 Do ye thus requite the Lord, O 
foolish people and unwise? is not 
he thy father that hath bought thee ? 
hath he not made thee, and established 
thee? 

7 1 Remember the days of old, con- 
sider the years of many generations : 
ask thy father, and he will shew 
thee; thy elders, and they will tell 
thee. 

8 When the Most High divided to 
the nations their inheritance, when 
he separated the sons of Adam, he 
set the bounds of the people accord- 
ing to the number of the children of 
Israel. 

9 For the Lord's portion is his peo- 
ple ; Jacob is the lot of his inherit- 
ance. 

10 He found him in a desert land, 
and in the waste howling wilder- 
ness ; he led him about, he instruct- 
ed him, he kept him as the apple 
of his eye. 

11 As an eagle stirreth up her nest, 
fluttereth over her young, spreadeth 
abroad her wings, taketh them, bear- 
eth them on her wings : 

12 So the Lord alone did lead him, 
and there was no strange god with 
Mm. 

13 He made him ride on the high 
places of the earth, that he might eat 
Ihe increase of the fields ; and he made 
him to suck honey out of the rock, 
and oil out of the fumy rock ; 

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14 Butter of kine, and milk of sheep t 
with fat of lambs, and rams of the 
breed of Bashan, and goats, with the 
fat of kidneys of wheat ; and thou 
didst drink the pure blood of the 
grape. 

15 1 But Jeshurun waxed fat, and 
kicked : thou art waxen fat, thou art 
grown thick, thou art covered with 
fatness ; then he forsook God which 
made him, and lightly esteemed the 
Rock of his salvation. 

16 They provoked him to jealousy 
with strange gods, with abominations 
provoked they him to anger. 

17 They sacrificed unto devils, not to 
God ; to gods whom they knew not, to 
new gods that came newly up, whom 
your fathers feared not. 

18 Of the Rock that begat thee thou 
art unmindful, and hast forgotten God 
that formed thee. 

19 And when the Lord saw it, he 
abhorred them, because of the pro- 
voking of his sons, and of his datgh- 
ters. 

20 And he said, I will hide my face 
from them, I will see what their end 
shall be : for they are a very froward 
generation, children in whom is no 
faith. 

21 They have moved me to jealousy 
with that which is not God ; they have 
provoked me to anger with their 
vanities : and I will move them to 
jealousy with those which are not a 
people ; I will provoke them to anger 
with a foolish nation. 

22 For a fire is kindled in mine 
anger, and shall burn unto the lowest 
hell, and shall consume the earth with 
her increase, and set on fire the foun- 
dations of the mountains. 

23 I will heap mischiefs upon them ; 
I will spend mine arrows upon them. 

24 They shall be burnt with hunger, 
and devoured with burning heat, and 
with bitter destruction : I will also 
send the teeth of beasts upon them, 
with the poison of serpents of the 
dust. ' 

25 The sword without, and terror 
within, shall destroy both the young 
man and the virgin, the suckling also 
with the man of gray hairs. 

26 I said, I would scatter them into 
corners, I would make the remem- 
brance of them to cease from among 
men : 

27 "Were it not that I feared the 
wrath of the enemy, lest their ad- 
versaries should behave themselves 
strangely, and lest they should say, 
Our hand is high, and the Lord hath 
not done all this. 

28 For they are a nation void of 
counsel, neither is there any under- 
standing in them. 

29 O that they were wise, that they 
understood this, that they would con- 
sider their latter end ! 

30 How should one chase a thou- 
sand, and two put ten thousand to 
flight, except their Rock had sold 



Moses song. 



DEUTERONOMY, XXXIII. 



Majesty of God. 



them, and the Lord had shut them 
up? 

31 For their rock is not as our 
Rock, even our enemies themselves 
being judges. 

32 For their vine is of the vine of 
Sodom, and of the fields of Gomor- 
rah : their grapes are grapes of gall, 
their clusters are bitter : 

33 Their wine is the poison of drag- 
ons, and the cruel venom of asps. 

34 Is not this laid up in store with 
me, and sealed up among my treas- 
ures ? 

35 To me belongeth vengeance, and 
recompense ; their foot shall slide in 
due time : for the day of their calam- 
ity is at hand, and the things that 
shall come upon them make haste. 

36 For the Lord shall judge his 
people, and repent himself for his 
Bervants, when he seeth that their 
power is gone, and there is none shut 
up, or left. 

37 And he shall say, Where are 
their gods, their rock in whom they 
trusted, 

38 Which did eat the fat of their 
sacrifices, and drank the wine of their 
drink offerings? let them rise up and 
help you, and be your protection. 

39 See now that I, even I, am he, 
and there is no god with me : I kUl, 
and I make alive ; I wound, and I 
heal : neither is there any that can 
deliver out of my hand. 

40 For I lift up my hand to heaven, 
and say, I live for ever. 

41 If I whet my glittering sword, 
and mine hand take hold on judg- 
ment ; I will render vengeance to 
mine enemies, and will reward them 
that hate me. 

42 I will make mine arrows drunk 
with blood, and my sword shall de- 
vour flesh ; and that with the blood 
of the slain and of the captives, 
from the beginning of revenges upon 
the enemy. 

43 Rejoice, O ye nations, with his 
people : for he will avenge the blood 
of his servants, and will render venge- 
ance to his adversaries, and will 
be merciful unto his land, and to his 
people. 

44 If And Moses came and spake all 
the words of this song in the ears 
of the people, he, and Hoshea the 
son of Nun. 

45 And Moses made an end of speak- 
ing all these words to all Israel : 

46 And he said unto them, Set your 
hearts unto all the words which I 
testify among you this day, which 
ye shall command your children to 
observe to do, all the words of this 
law. 

47 For it is not a vain thing for 
you ; because it is your life : and 
through this thing ye shall prolong 
your days in the land, whither ye go 
over Jordan to possess it. 

48 And the Lord spake unto Moses 
that selfsame day, saying, 



49 Get thee up into this mountain 
Abarim, unto mount Nebo, which is 
in the land of Moab, that is over 
against Jericho ; and behold the land 
of Canaan, which I give unto the chil- 
dren of Israel for a possession : 

50 And die in the mount whither 
thou goest up, and be gathered unto 
thy people ; as Aaron thy brother 
died in mount Hor, and was gathered 
unto his people : 

51 Because ye trespassed against me 
among the children of Israel at the 
waters of Meribah-Kadesh, in the wil- 
derness of Zin; because ye sancti- 
fied me not in the midst of the chil- 
dren of Israel. 

52 Yet thou shalt see the land be- 
fore thee; but thou shalt not go 
thither unto the land which I give 
the children of Israel. 

CHAPTER XXXIII. 

1 The majesty of God. 6 The blessings of the 
twelve tribes. 26 The excellency of Israel. 

AN D this is the blessing, wherewith 
. Moses the man of God blessed 
the children of Israel before his 
death. 

2 And he said, The Lord came 
from Sinai, and rose up from Seir 
unto them ; he shined forth from 
mount Paran, and he came with ten 
thousands of saints : from his right 
hand went a fiery law for them. 

3 Yea, he loved the people ; all his 
saints are in thy hand : and they sat 
down at thy feet ; every one shall re* 
ceive of thy words. 

4 Moses commanded us a law, even 
the inheritance of the congregation 
of Jacob. 

5 And he was king in Jeshurun, 
when the heads of the people ana 
the tribes of Israel were gathered 
together. 

6 1 Let Reuben live, and not die ; 
and let not his men be few. 

7 If And this is the blessing of Judah : 
and he said. Hear, Lord, the voice of 
Judah, and bring him unto his people : 
let his hands be sufficient for him ; 
and be thou a help to him from his 
enemies. 

8 If And of Levi he said, Let thy 
Thummim and thy Urim be with thy 
holy one, whom thou didst prove at 
Massah, and with whom thou didst 
strive at the waters of Meribah ; 

9 Who said unto his father and to his 
mother, I have not seen him ; neither 
did he acknowledge his brethren, nor 
knew his own children : for they have 
observed thy word, and kept thy cove- 
nant. 

10 They shall teach Jacob thy judg- 
ments, and Israel thy law : they shall 

Eut incense before thee, and whole 
urnt sacrifice upon thine altar. 

11 Bless, Lord, his substance, and 
accept the work of his hands : smite 
through the loins of them that rise 
against him, and of them that hate 
him, that they rise not again. 

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DEUTERONOMY, XXXIV. 



the twelve tribes^ 



12 If And of Benjamin he said, The 
beloved of the Lord shall dwell in 
safety by him ; and the Lord shall 
cover him all the day long, and he 
shall dwell between his shoulders. 

13 % And of Joseph he said, Blessed 
of the Lord be his land, for the pre- 
cious things of heaven, for the dew, 
and for the deep that coucheth be- 
neath, 

14 And for the precious fruits 
brought forth by the sun, and for 
the precious things put forth by the 
moon, 

15 And for the chief things of the an- 
cient mountains, and for the precious 
things of the lasting hills, 

16 And for the precious things of the 
earth and fulness thereof, and for the 
good will of him that dwelt in the 
bush : let the blessing come upon the 
head of Joseph, and upon the top of 
the head of nim that was separated 
from his brethren. 

17 His glory is like the firstling of 
his bullock, and his horns are like the 
horns of unicorns : with them he shall 
push the people together to the ends of 
the earth : and they are the ten thou- 
sands of Ephraim, and they are the 
thousands of Manasseh. 

18 If And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, 
Zebulun, in thy going out ; and, Issa- 
char, in thy tents. 

19 They shall call the people unto the 
mountain ; there they snail offer sacri- 
fices of righteousness : for they shall 
suck of the abundance of the seas, and 
of treasures hid in the sand. 

20 f And of Gad he said, Blessed be 
he that enlargeth Gad : he dwelleth as 
a lion, and teareth the arm with the 
crown of the head. 

21 And he provided the first part for 
himself, because there, in a portion of 
the lawgiver, was he seated : and he 
came with the heads of the people, he 
executed the justice of the Lord, and 
his judgments with Israel. 

22 1 And of Dan he said, Dan is a 
lion's whelp : he shall leap from Ba- 
shan. 

23 If And of Naphtali he said, O Naph- 
tali, satisfied with favour, and full 
with the blessing of the Lord, pos- 
sess thou the west and the south. 

24 ^f And of Asher he said, Let Asher 
be blessed with children ; let him be 
acceptable to his brethren, and let 
him dip his foot in oil. 

25 Thy shoes shall be iron and brass ; 
and as thy days, so shall thy strength 
be. 

26 T There is none like unto the God 
of Jeshurun, who rideth upon the 
heaven in thy help, and in his excel- 
lency on the sky. 

27 The eternal God is thy refuge, and 
i&nderneath are the everlasting arms ; 

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and he shall thrust out the enemy 
from before thee ; and shall say, De- 
stroy them. 

28 Israel then shall dwell in safety 
alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be 
upon a land of corn and wine ; also 
his heavens shall drop down dew. 

29 Happy art thou, O Israel : who is 
like unto thee, O people saved by the 
Lord, the shield of thy help, and who 
is the sword of thy excellency! and 
thine enemies shall be found liars 
unto thee ; and thou shalt tread upon 
their high places. 

CHAPTER XXXIV. 

1 Moses from mount Nebo vieweth the land. 5 Ha 
dieth there. 6 His burial. 7 His age. 8 Thirty 
days' mourning for him. 9 Joshua succeedetk 
him. 10 The praise of Moses. 

AND Moses went up from the plains 
. of Moab unto the mountain of 
Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is 
over against Jericho : and the Lord 
shewed him all the land of GUead, 
unto Dan, 

2 And all Naphtali, and the land of 
Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all the 
land of Judah, unto the utmost sea, 

3 And the south, and the plain of the 
valley of Jericho, the city of palm 
trees, unto Zoar. 

4 And the Lord said unto him, This 
is the land which I sware unto Abra- 
ham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, say- 
ing, I will give it unto thy seed : I have 
caused thee to see it with thine eyes, 
but thou shalt not go over thither. 

5 1 So Moses the servant of the Lord 
died there in the land of Moab, accord- 
ing to the word of the Lord. 

6 And he buried him in a valley in 
the land of Moab, over against Beth- 
peor : but no man knoweth of his sep- 
ulchre unto this day. 

7 If And Moses teas a hundred and 
twenty years old when he died : his 
eye was not dim, nor his natural force 
abated. 

8 1 And the children of Israel wept 
for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty 
days: so the days of weeping and 
mourning for Moses were ended. 

9 ^f And Joshua the son of Nun was 
full of the spirit of wisdom ; for Moses 
had laid his hands upon him : and 
the children of Israel hearkened unto 
him, and did as the Lord commanded 
Moses. 

10 *f And there arose not a prophet 
since in Israel like unto Moses, whom 
the Lord knew face to face, 

11 In all the signs and the wonders 
which the Lord sent him to do in the 
land of Egypt, to Pharaoh, and to all 
his servants, and to all his land, 

12 And in all that mighty hand, and 
in all the great terror which Moses 
shewed in the sight of all Israel 



THE BOOK OF JOSHUA. 



CHAPTER I. 

2 The Lord appointeth Joshua to succeed Moses. 
3 The borders of the promised land, o, 9 God 
promiseth to assist Joshua. 8 He giveth him 
instructions. 10 He prepareth the people to pass 
over Jordan. 12 Joshua putteth the two tribes 
and half in mind of their promise to Moses. 
16 They promise him f sally. 

NOW after the death of Moses the 
servant of the Lord, it came to 
pass, that the Lord spake unto Joshua 
the son of Nun, Moses' minister, say- 
ing, 

2 Moses my servant is dead ; now 
therefore arise, go over this Jordan, 
thou, and all this people, unto the 
land which I do give to them, even to 
the children of Israel. 

3 Every place that the sole of your 
foot shall tread upon, that have 1 
given unto you, as I said unto Mo- 
ses. 

4 From the wilderness and this Leb- 
anon even unto the great river, the 
river Euphrates, all the land of the 
Hittites, and unto the great sea to- 
ward the going down of the sun, shall 
be your coast. 

5 There shall not any man be able to 
stand before thee all the days of thy 
life : as I was with Moses, so I will be 
with thee : I will not fail thee, nor for- 
sake thee. 

6 Be strong and of a good courage : 
for unto this people shalt thou di- 
vide for an inheritance the land, 
which I sware unto their fathers to 
give them. 

7 Only be thou strong and very cour- 
ageous, that thou mayest observe to 
do according to all the law, which Mo- 
ses my servant commanded thee : turn 
not from it to the right hand or to 
the left, that thou mayest prosper 
whithersoever thou goest. 

8 This book of the law shall not de- 
part out of thy mouth ; but thou shalt 
meditate therein day and night, that 
thou mayest observe to do according 
to all that is written therein : for then 
thou shalt make thy way prosperous, 
and then thou shalt have good suc- 
cess. 

9 Have not I commanded thee ? Be 
strong and of a good courage ; be not 
afraid, neither be thou dismayed : for 
the Lord thy God is with thee whith- 
ersoever thou goest. 

10 If Then Joshua commanded the 
officers of the people, saying, 

11 Pass through the host, and com- 
mand the people, saying, Prepare you 
victuals; for within three days ye 
shall pass over this Jordan, to go in 
to possess the land, which the Lord 
four God giveth you to possess it. 

12 1 And to the Reubenites, and to 
the Gadites, and to half the tribe of 
Manasseh, spake Joshua, saying, 

13 Remember the word which Moses 



the servant of the Lord commanded 
you, saying, The Lord your God hath 
given you rest, and hath given you 
this land. 

14 Your wives, your little ones, and 
your cattle, shall remain in the land 
which Moses gave you on this side 
Jordan ; but ye shall pass before your 
brethren armed, all the mighty men 
of valour, and help them ; 

15 Until the Lord have given your 
brethren rest, as he hath given you. 
and they also have possessed the land 
which the Lord your God giveth 
them : then ye shall return unto the 
land of your possession, and enjoy it, 
which Moses the Lord's servant gave 
you on this side Jordan toward the 
sunrising. 

16 1 And they answered Joshua, say- 
ing, AH that thou commandest us we 
will do, and whithersoever thou send- 
est us, we will go. 

17 According as we hearkened unto 
Moses in all things, so will we hearken 
unto thee : only the Lord thy God be 
with thee, as he was with Moses. 

18 Whosoever he be that doth rebel 
against thy commandment, and will 
not hearken unto thy words in all 
that thou commandest him, he shall 
be put to death : only be strong and 
of a good courage. 

CHAPTER II. 

1 Rahab receiveth and concealeth the two spies 
sent from Shittim. 8 The covenant between her 
and them. 23 Their return and relation. 

AND Joshua the son of Nun sent out 
. of Shittim two men to spy secret- 
ly, saying, Go view the land, even Jeri- 
cho. And they went, and came into 
a harlot's house, named Rahab, and 
lodged there. 

2 And it was told the king of Jericho, 
saying, Behold, there came men in 
hither to night of the children of Is- 
rael to search out the country. 

3 And the king of Jericho sent unto 
Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men 
that are come to thee, which are en- 
tered into thine house : for they be 
come to search out all the country. 

4 And the woman took the two men, 
and hid them, and said thus, There 
came men unto me, but I wist not 
whence they were : 

5 And it came to pass about the time 
of shutting of the gate, when it was 
dark, that the men went out ; whith- 
er the men went, I wot not : pursue 
after them quickly ; for ye shall over- 
take them. 

6 But she had brought them up to 
the roof of the house, and hid them 
with the stalks of flax, which she had 
laid in order upon the roof. 

7 And the men pursued after them 
the way to Jordan unto the fords : 
and as soon as they which pursued 

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JOSHUA, in. 



Rahab and the spies. 



after them were gone out, they shut 
the gate. 

8 1 And before they were laid down, 
she came up unto them upon the 
roof ; 

9 And she said unto the men, I know 
that the Lord hath given you the 
land, and that your terror is fallen 
upon us, and that all the inhabitants 
of the land faint because of you. 

10 For we have heard how the Lord 
dried up the water of the Red sea for 
you, when ye came out of Egypt ; and 
what ye did unto the two kings of 
the Amorites, that were on the other 
side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye 
utterly destroyed. 

11 And as soon as we had heard 
these things, our hearts did melt, nei- 
ther did there remain any more cour- 
age in any man, because of you : for 
the Lord your God, he is God in 
heaven above, and in earth beneath. 

12 Now therefore, I pray you, swear 
unto me by the Lord, since I have 
shewed you kindness, that ye will 
also shew kindness unto my father's 
house, and give me a true token : 

13 And. that ye will save alive my 
father, and my mother, and my breth- 
ren, and my sisters, and all that they 
have, and deliver our lives from 
death. 

11 And the men answered her, Our 
life for yours, if ye utter not this our 
business. And it shall be, when the 
Lord hath given us the land, that we 
will deal kindly and truly with thee. 

15 Then she let them down by a cord 
through the window : for her house 
was upon the town wall, and she dwelt 
upon the wall. 

16 And she said unto them, Get you 
to the mountain, lest the pursuers 
meet you ; and hide yourselves there 
three days, until the pursuers be re- 
turned : and afterward may ye go 
your way. 

17 And the men said unto her, "We 
will be blameless of this thine oath 
which thou hast made us swear. 

18 Behold, when we come into the 
land, thou shalt bind this line of scar- 
let thread in the window which thou 
didst let us down by : and thou shalt 
bring thy father, and thy mother, and 
thy hrethren, and all thy father's 
household, home unto thee. 

19 And it shall be, that whosoever 
shall go out of the doors of thy house 
into the street, his blood shall be upon 
his head, and we will be guiltless : and 
whosoever shall be with thee in the 
house, his blood shall be on our head, 
if any hand be upon him. 

20 And if thou utter this our busi- 
ness, then we will be quit of thine 
oath which thou hast made us to 
swear. 

21 And she said, According unto 
your words, so be it. And she sent 
them away, and they departed : and 
she bound the scarlet line in the win- 
dow. 

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22 And they went, and came unto the 
mountain, and abode there three days, 
until the pursuers were returned : ana 
the pursuers sought them throughout 
all the way, but found them not. 

23 1 So the two men returned, and 
descended from the mountain, and 
passed over, and came to Joshua the 
son of Nun, and told him all things 
that befell them : 

21 And they said unto Joshua, Truly 
the Lord hath delivered into our 
hands all the land ; for even all the 
inhabitants of the country do faint 
because of us. 

CHAPTER III. 

1 Joshua cometh to Jordan. 2 The officers in- 
struct the people for the passage. 7 The Lord 
encourageth Joshua. 9 Joshua encourageth the 
people. 14 The waters of Jordan are divided. 

AN D Joshua rose early in the morn- 
. ing ; and they removed from 
Shittim, and came to Jordan, he and 
all the children of Israel, and lodged 
there before they passed over. 

2 And it came to pass after three 
days, that the officers went through 
the host; 

3 And they commanded the people, 
saying, When ye see the ark of the 
covenant of the Lord your God, and 
the priests the Levites bearing it, then 
ye shall remove from your place, and 
go after it. 

I Yet there shall be a space between 
you and it, about two thousand cubits 
by measure: come not near unto it, 
that ye may know the way by which 
ye must go : for ye have not passed 
this way heretofore. 

5 And Joshua said unto the people, 
Sanctify yourselves : for to morrow 
the Lord will do wonders among you. 

6 And Joshua spake unto the priests, 
saying, Take up the ark of the cove- 
nant, and pass over before the people. 
And they took up the ark of the cov- 
enant, and went before the people. 

7 f And the Lord said unto Joshua, 
This day will I begin to magnify thee 
in the sight of all Israel, that they 
may know that, as I was with Moses, 
so I will be with thee. 

8 And thou shalt command the 
priests that bear the ark of the cov- 
enant, saying, When ye are come to 
the brink of the water of Jordan, ye 
shall stand still in Jordan. 

9 f And Joshua said unto the chil- 
dren of Israel, Come hither, and hear 
the words of the Lord your God. 

10 And Joshua said, Hereby ye shall 
know that the living God is among 
you, and that he will without fail 
drive out from before you the Ca- 
naanites, and the Hittites, and the 
Hivites, and the Perizzites, and the 
Girgashites, and the Amorites, and 
the Jebusites. 

II Behold, the ark of the covenant of 
the Lord of all the earth passeth over 
before you into Jordan. 

12 Now therefore take you twelve 



The people 



JOSHUA, IV. 



pass over Jordan. 



men out of the tribes of Israel, out 
of every tribe a man. 

13 And it shall come to pass, as soon 
as the soles of the feet of the priests 
that bear the ark of the Lord, the 
Lord of all the earth, shall rest in 
the waters of Jordan, that the waters 
of Jordan shall be cut off from the 
waters that come down from above ; 
and they shall stand upon a heap. 

14 If And it came to pass, when the 
people removed from their tents, to 
pass over Jordan, and the priests bear- 
ing the ark of the covenant before 
the people ; 

15 And as they that bare the ark 
were come unto Jordan, and the 
feet of the priests that bare the ark 
were dipped in the brim of the water, 
(for Jordan overfloweth all his banks 
all the time of harvest,) 

16 That the waters which came down 
from above stood and rose up upon 
a heap very far from the city Adam, 
that is beside Zaretan ; and those that 
came down toward the sea of the 
plain, even the salt sea, failed, and 
were cut off: and the people passed 
over right against Jericho. 

17 And the priests that bare the ark 
of the covenant of the Lord stood 
firm on dry ground in the midst of 
Jordan, and all the Israelites passed 
over on dry ground, until all the 
people were passed clean over Jor- 
dan. 

CHAPTER IV. 

1 Twelve men are appointed to take twelve stones 
for a memorial out of Jordan. 9 Twelve other 
stones are set up in the midst of Jordan. 10, 19 
The people pass over. 14 God magnifieth Josh- 
ua. 20 The twelve stones are pitched in Gilgal. 

AND it came to pass, when all the 
. people were clean passed over 
Jordan, that the Lord spake unto 
Joshua, saying, 

2 Take you twelve men out of the 
people, out of every tribe a man, 

3 And command ye them, saying. 
Take you hence out of the midst 01 
Jordan, out of the place where the 
priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, 
and ye shall carry them over with you, 
and lea^e them in the lodging place, 
where ye shall lodge this night. 

4 Then Joshua called the twelve 
men, whom he had prepared of the 
children of Israel, out of every tribe a 
man : 

6 And Joshua said unto them, Pass 
over before the ark of the Lord your 
God into the midst of Jordan, and take 
you up every man of you a stone up- 
on his shoulder, according unto the 
number of the tribes of the children 
of Israel : 

6 That this may be a sign among 
you, that when your children ask their 
fathers in time to come, saying, What 
mean ye by these stones 1 

7 Then ye shall answer them, That 
the waters of Jordan were cut off 
before the ark of the covenant of the 
Lord; when it passed over Jordan, 



the waters of Jordan were cut off : 
and these stones shall be for a me- 
morial unto the children of Israel for 
ever. 

8 And the children of Israel did so 
as Joshua commanded, and took up 
twelve stones out of the midst of Jor- 
dan, as the Lord spake unto Joshua, 
according to the number of the tribes 
of the children of Israel, and carried 
them over with them unto the place 
where they lodged, and laid them 
down there. 

9 And Joshua set up twelve stones 
in the midst of Jordan, in the place 
where the feet of the priests which 
bare the ark of the covenant stood : 
and they are there unto this day. 

10 ^f For the priests which bare the 
ark stood in the midst of Jordan, until 
every thing was finished that the Lord 
commanded Joshua to speak unto the 
people, according to all that Moses 
commanded Joshua: and the people 
hasted and passed over. 

11 And it came to pass, when all the 
people were clean passed over, that 
the ark of the Lord passed over, and 
the priests, in the presence of the peo- 
ple. 

12 And the children of Reuben, and 
the children of Gad, and halt the tribe 
of Manasseh, passed over armed be- 
fore the children of Israel, as Moses 
spake unto them : 

13 About forty thousand prepared 
for war passed over before the Lord 
unto battle, to the plains of Jericho. 

11 Tf On that day the Lord magni- 
fied Joshua in the sight of all Israel : 
and they feared him, as they feared 
Moses, all the days of his life. 

15 And the Lord spake unto Joshua, 
saying, 

16 Command the priests that bear 
the ark of the testimony, that they 
come up out of Jordan. 

17 Joshua therefore commanded the 
priests, saying, Come ye up out of 
Jordan. 

18 And it came to pass, when the 
priests that bare the ark of the cov- 
enant of the Lord were come up out 
of the midst of Jordan, and the soles 
of the priests' feet were lifted up unto 
the dry land, that the waters of Jordan 
returned unto their place, and flowed 
overall his banks, as they did before. 

19 1 And the people came up out of 
Jordan on the tenth day of the first 
month, and encamped in Gilgal, in the 
east border of Jericho. 

20 And those twelve stones, which 
they took out of Jordan, did Joshua 
pitch in Gilgal. 

21 And he spake unto the children 
of Israel, saying, When your children 
shall ask their fathers in time to come, 
saying, What mean these stones ? 

22 Then ye shall let your children 
know, saying, Israel came over this 
Jordan on dry land. 

23 For the Lord your God dried up 
the waters of Jordan from before you, 

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Jericho is shut up. 



until ye were passed over, as the Lord 
your God did to the Red sea, which he 
dried up from before us, until we were 
gone over : 

24 That all the people of the earth 
might know the hand of the Lord, 
that it is mighty : that ye might fear 
the Lord your God for ever. 

CHAPTER V. 

1 The Canaanites are afraid. 2 Joshua reneweth 
circumcision. 10 The passover is kept at Gil- 
gal. 12 Manna ceaseth. 13 An Angel appeareth 
to Joshua. 

AND it came to pass, when all the 
. kings of the Amorites, which were 
on the side of Jordan westward, and 
all the kings of the Canaanites, which 
were by the sea, heard that the -Lord 
had dried up the waters of Jordan 
from before the children of Israel, 
until we were passed over, that their 
heart melted, neither was there spirit 
in them any more, because of the chil- 
dren of Israel. 

2 f At that time the Lord said unto 
Joshua, Make thee sharp knives, and 
circumcise again the children of Israel 
the second time. 

3 And Joshua made him sharp knives, 
and circumcised the children of Israel 
at the hill of the foreskins. 

4 And this is the cause why Joshua 
did circumcise : All the people that 
came out of Egypt, that were males, 
even all the men of war. died in the 
wilderness by the way, after they came 
out of Egypt. 

5 Now all the people that came out 
were circumcised ; but all the people 
that were born in the wilderness by the 
way as they came forth out of Egypt, 
them they had not circumcised. 

6 For the children of Israel walked 
forty years in the wilderness, till all 
the people that were men of war, 
which came out of Egypt, were con- 
sumed, because they obeyed not the 
voice of the Lord : unto whom the 
Lord sware that he would not shew 
them the land, which the Lord sware 
unto their fathers that he would give 
us, a land that floweth with milk and 
honey. 

7 And their children, whom he raised 
up in their stead, them Joshua circum- 
cised : for they were uncircumcised, 
because they had not circumcised 
them by the way. 

8 And it came to pass, when they had 
done circumcising all the people, that 
they abode in their places in the camp, 
till they were whole. 

9 And the Lord said unto Joshua, 
This day have I rolled away the re- 

Firoach of Egypt from off you. Where- 
ore the name of the place is called 
Gilgal unto this day. 

10 1 And the children of Israel en- 
camped in Gilgal, and kept the pass- 
over on the fourteenth day of the 
month at even in the plains of Jer- 
icho. 

11 And they did eat of the old corn 

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of the land on the morrow after the 
passover, unleavened cakes, and parch- 
ed corn in the selfsame day. 

12 1 And the manna ceased on the 
morrow after they had eaten of the 
old corn of the land ; neither had the 
children of Israel manna any more ; 
but they did eat of the fruit of the 
land of Canaan that year. 

13 ^T And it came to pass, when Josh- 
ua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his 
eyes and looked, and, behold, there 
stood a man over against him with 
his sword drawn in his hand : and 
Joshua went unto him, and said unto 
him, Art thou for us, or for our ad- 
versaries ? 

14 And he said, Nay ; but as captain 
of the host of the Lord am I now 
come. And Joshua fell on his face to 
the earth, and did worship, and said 
unto him, What saith my lord unto his 
servant ? 

15 And the captain of the Lord's 
host said unto Joshua, Loose thy 
shoe from off thy foot ; for the place 
whereon thou standest is holy. And 
Joshua did so. 

CHAPTER VI. 

1 Jericho is shut up. 2 God instructeth Joshua 
how to besiege it. 12 The city is compassed. 17 
It must be accursed. 20 The walls fall down. 
22 Rahab is saved. 26 The builder of Jericho is 
cursed. 

NOW Jericho was straitly shut up 
because of the children of Israel: 
none went out, and none came in. 

2 And the Lord said unto Joshua, 
See, I have given into thine hand Jeri- 
cho, and the king thereof, and the 
mighty men of valour. 

3 And ye shall compass the city, all 
ye men of war, and go round about 
the city once. Thus shalt thou do six 
days. 

4 And seven priests shall bear before 
the ark seven trumpets of rams' 
horns: and the seventh day ye shall 
compass the city seven times, and the 
priests shall blow with the trumpets. 

5 And it shall come to pass, that 
when they make a long blast with 
the ram's horn, and when ye hear 
the sound of the trumpet, all the peo- 
ple shall shout with a great shout: 
and the wall of the city shall fall 
down flat, and the people, shall ascend 
up every man straight before him. 

6 1 And Joshua the son of Nun called 
the priests, and said unto them, Take 
up the ark of the covenant, and let 
seven priests bear seven trumpets of 
rams' horns before the ark of the 
Lord. 

7 And he said unto the people, Pass 
on, and compass the city, and let him 
that is armed pass on before the ark of 
the Lord. 

8 1[ And it came to pass, when Josh- 
ua had spoken unto the people, that 
the seven priests bearing the seven 
trumpets of rams' horns passed on 
before the Lord, and blew with the 



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JOSHUA, VII. 



and destroyed. 



trumpets : and the ark of the cove- 
nant of the Lord followed them. 

9 IT And the armed men went before 
the priests that blew with the trump- 
ets, and the rearward came after the 
ark, the priests going on, and blowing 
with the trumpets. 

10 And Joshua had commanded the 
people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor 
make any noise with your voice, nei- 
ther shall any word proceed out of 
your mouth, until the day I bid you 
shout; then shall ye shout. 

11 So the ark of the Lord compassed 
the city, going about it once : and they 
came into the camp, and lodged in the 
camp. 

12 *[ And Joshua rose early in the 
morning, and the priests took up the 
ark of the Lord. 

13 And seven priests bearing seven 
trumpets of rams' horns before the 
ark of the Lord went on continually, 
and blew with the trumpets : and the 
armed men went before them ; but 
the rearward came after the ark of 
the Lord, the priests going on, and 
blowing with the trumpets. 

14 And the second day they compass- 
ed the city once, and returned into the 
camp. So they did six days. 

15 And it came to pass on the seventh 
day, that they rose early about the 
dawning of the day, and compassed 
the city after the same manner seven 
times : only on that day they com- 
passed the city seven times. 

16 And it came to pass at the seventh 
time, when the priests blew with the 
trumpets, Joshua said unto the peo- 
ple, Shout: for the Lord hath given 
you the city. 

17 IT And the city shall be accursed, 
even it, and all that are therein, to the 
Lord : only Rahab the harlot shall 
live, she and all that are with her in 
the house, because she hid the mes- 
sengers that we sent. 

18 And ye, in any wise keep your- 
selves from the accursed thing, lest ye 
make yourselves accursed, when ye 
take of the accursed thing, and make 
the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble 
it. 

19 But all the silver, and gold, and 
vessels of brass and iron, are conse- 
crated unto the Lord : they shall come 
into the treasury of the Lord. 

20 So the people shouted when the 
priests blew with the trumpets : and it 
came to pass, when the people heard 
the sound of the trumpet, and the 
people shouted with a great shout, 
that the wall fell down flat, so that 
the people went up into the city, 
every man straight before him, and 
they took the city. 

21 And they utterly destroyed all 
that was in the city, both man and 
woman, young: and old, and ox, and 
sheep, and as^s, with the edge of the 
sword. 

22 But Joshua had said unto the two 
men that had spied out the country, 



Go into the harlot's house, and bring 
out thence the woman, and all that 
she hath, as ye sware unto her. 

23 And the young men that were 
spies went in, and brought out Rahab. 
and her father, and her mother, and 
her brethren, and all that she had ; 
and they brought out all her kindred, 
and left them without the camp or 
Israel. 

24 And they burnt the city with fire, 
and all that was therein : only the sil- 
ver, and the gold, and the vessels of 
brass and of iron, they put into| the 
treasury of the house of the Lord. 

25 And Joshua saved Rahab the har- 
lot alive, and her father's household, 
and all that she had ; and she dwelleth 
in Israel even unto this day ; because 
she hid the messengers, which Joshua 
sent to spy out Jericho. 

26 1 And Joshua adjured them at that 
time, saying, Cursed be the man before 
the Lord, that riseth up and buildeth 
this city Jericho : he shall lay the 
foundation thereof in his firstborn, 
and in his youngest son shall he set 
up the gates of it. 

27 So the Lord was with Joshua ; and 
his fame was noised throughout all the 
country. 

CHAPTER VII. 

1 The Israelites are smitten at Ai. 6 Joshua's 
complaint. 10 God instructeth him what to do. 
16 Achan is taken by the lot. 19 His confession. 
22 He and all he had are destroyed in the valley 
of Achor. 

BUT the children of Israel committed 
a trespass in the accursed thing: 
for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son 
of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe 
of Judah, took of the accursed thing : 
and the anger of the Lord was kindled 
against the children of Israel. 

2 And Joshua sent men from Jericho 
to Ai, which is beside Beth-aven, on 
the east side of Beth-el, and spake 
unto them, saying, Go up and view 
the country. And the men went up 
and viewed Ai. 

3 And they returned to Joshua, and 
said unto him. Let not all the people 
go up ; but let about two or three 
thousand men go up and smite Ai ; 
and make not all the people to labour 
thither ; for they are out few. 

4 So there went up thither of the 
people about three thousand men ; and 
they fled before the men of Ai. 

5 And the men of Ai smote of them 
about thirty and six men: for they 
chased them from before the gate 
even unto Shebarim, and smote them 
in the going down: wherefore the 
hearts of the people melted, and be- 
came as water. 

6 % And Joshua rent his clothes, and 
fell to the earth upon his face before 
the ark of the Lord until the even- 
tide, he and the elders of Israel, and 
put dust upon their heads. 

7 And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord God. 
wherefore hast thou at all brought 
this people over Jordan, to deliver us 

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and put to death. 



into the hand of the Amorites, to de- 
stroy us? would to God we had been 
content, and dwelt on the other side 
Jordan ! 

8 O Lord, what shall I say, when Is- 
rael turneth their backs before their 
enemies ! 

9 For the Canaanites and all the in- 
habitants of the land shall hear of it. 
and shall environ us round, and cut 
off our name from the earth : and 
what wilt thou do unto thy great 
name? 

10 1 And the Lord said unto Josh- 
ua, Get thee up ; wherefore liest thou 
thus upon thy face ? 

11 Israel hath sinned, and they have 
also transgressed my covenant which 
I commanded them : for they have 
even taken of the accursed thing, and 
have also stolen, and dissembled also, 
and they have put it even among their 
own stuff. 

12 Therefore the children of Israel 
could not stand before their enemies, 
but turned their backs before their 
enemies, because they were accursed : 
neither will I be with you any more, 
except ye destroy the accursed from 
among you. 

13 Up, sanctify the people, and say, 
Sanctify yourselves against to mor- 
row : for thus saith the Lord God of 
Israel, There is an accursed thing in 
the midst of thee, O Israel : thou canst 
not stand before thine enemies, until 
ye take away the accursed thing from 
among you. 

14 In the morning therefore ye shall 
be brought according to your tribes : 
and it shall be, that the tribe which 
the Lord taketh shall come accord- 
ing to the families thereof; and the 
family which the Lord shall take shall 
come by households ; and the house- 
hold which the Lord shall take shall 
come man by man. 

15 And it shall be, that he that is 
taken with the accursed thing shall 
be burnt with fire, he and all that he 
hath : because he hath transgressed 
the covenant of the LoiiD, and because 
he hath wrought folly in Israel. 

16 i So Joshua rose up early in the 
morning, and brought Israel by their 
tribes ; and the tribe of Judah was 
taken : 

17 And he brought the family of Ju- 
dah ; and he took the family of the 
Zarhites : and he brought the family 
of the Zarhites man by man ; and Zab- 
di was taken : 

18 And he brought his household 
man by man ; and Achan, the son of 
Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of 
Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was 
taken. 

19 And Joshua said unto Achan, My 
son, give, I pray thee, glory to the 
Lord God of Israel, and make con- 
fession unto him ; and tell me now 
what thou hast done ; hide it not from 



Erie. 



And Achan answered Joshua, and 
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said, Indeed I have sinned against the 
Lord God of Israel, and thus and thug 
have I done : 

21 When I saw among the spoils a 
goodly Babylonish garment, and two 
hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge 
of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I 
coveted them, and took them ; and : 
behold, they are hid in the earth in 
the midst of my tent, and the silver 
under it. 

22 1 So Joshua sent messengers, and 
they ran unto the tent ; and, behold, 
it was hid in his tent, and the silver 
under it. 

23 And they took them out of the 
midst of the tent, and brought them 
unto Joshua, and unto all the children 
of Israel, and laid them out before the 
Lord. 

24 And Joshua, and all Israel with 
him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and 
the silver, and the garment, and the 
wedge of gold, and his sons, and his 
daughters, and his oxen, and his asses. 
and his sheep, and his tent, and all 
that he had : and they brought them 
unto the valley of Achor. 

25 And Joshua said, Why hast thou 
troubled us? the Lord shall trouble 
thee this day. And all Israel stoned 
him with stones, and burned them 
with fire, after they had stoned them 
with stones. 

26 And they raised over him a great 
heap of stones unto this day. So the 
Lord turned from the fierceness of 
his anger. Wherefore the name of 
that place was called, The valley of 
Achor, unto this day. 

CHAPTER VIII. 

1 God. encourageth Joshua. 3 The stratagem 
whereby Ai was taken. 29 The king thereof is 
hanged. 30 Joshua buildeth an altar, 32 writeth 
the law on stones, 33 propoundeth blessings and 
cursings. 

AND the Lord said unto Joshua, 
Fear not, neither be thou dismay- 
ed : take all the people of war with 
thee, and arise, go up to Ai : see, I have 
given into thy hand the king of Ai, 
and his people, and his city, and his 
land: 

2 And thou shalt do to Ai and her 
king as thou didst unto Jericho and 
her king: only the spoil thereof, and 
the cattle thereof, shall ye take for a 

Erey unto yourselves : lay thee an am- 
ush for the city behind it. 

3 1 So Joshua arose, and all the peo- 
ple of war, to go up against Ai: and 
Joshua chose out thirty thousand 
mighty men of valour, and sent them 
away by night. 

4 And he commanded them, saying, 
Behold, ye shall lie in wait against the 
city, even behind the city : go not very 
far from the city, but be ye all ready : 

5 And I, and all the people that are 
with me. will approach unto the city 2 
and it shall come to pass, when they 
come out against us, as at the first, 
that we will flee before them, 



The stratagem whereby 



JOSHUA, VIII. 



Ai was takers 



6 (For they will come out after us,) 
till we have drawn them from the 
city ; for they will say, They flee be- 
fore us, as at the first : therefore we 
will flee before them. 

7 Then ye shall rise up from the 
ambush, and seize upon the city : for 
the Lord your God will deliver it into 
your hand. 

8 And it shall be, when ye have taken 
the city, that ye shall set the city on 
fire : according to the commandment 
of the Lord shall ye do. See, I have 
commanded you. 

9 If Joshua therefore sent them 
forth; and they went to lie in am- 
bush, and abode between Beth-el and 
Ai, on the west side of Ai : but Joshua 
lodged that night among the people. 

10 And Joshua rose up early in the 
morning, and numbered the people, 
and went up, he and the elders of Is- 
rael, before the people to Ai. 

11 And all the people, even the people 
of war that were with him, went up, 
and drew nigh, and came before the 
city, and pitched on the north side of 
Ai : now there was a valley between 
them and Ai. 

12 And he took about five thousand 
men, and set them to lie in ambush 
between Beth-el and Ai, on the west 
side of the city. 

13 And when they had set the peo- 
ple, even all the host that was on the 
north of the city, and their liers in 
wait on the west of the city, Joshua 
went that night into the midst of the 
valley. 

14 % And it came to pass, when the 
king of Ai saw it, that they hasted 
and rose up early, and the men of the 
city went out against Israel to battle, 
he and all his people, at a time ap- 
pointed, before "the plain ; but he wist 
not that there were liers in ambush 
against him behind the city. 

15 And Joshua and all Israel made 
as if they were beaten before them, 
and fled by the way of the wilder- 
ness. 

16 And all the people that were in 
Ai were called together to pursue 
after them : and they pursued after 
Joshua, and were drawn away from 
the city. 

17 Arid there was not a man left in 
Ai or Beth-el, that went not out after 
Israel : and they left the city open, 
and pursued after Israel. 

18 And the Lord said unto Joshua, 
Stretch out the spear that is in thy 
hand toward Ai ; for I will give it into 
thine hand. And Joshua stretched out 
the spear that he had in his hand to- 
ward the city. 

19 And the ambush arose quickly out 
of their place, and they ran as soon as 
he had stretched out his hand : and 
they entered into the city, and took it, 
and hasted and set the city on Are. 

20 And when the men of Ai looked 
behind them, they saw, and, behold, 
$foe smoke of the city ascended up to 



heaven, and they had no power to flee 
this way or that way : and the people 
that fled to the wilderness turned 
back upon the pursuers. 

21 And when Joshua and all Israel 
saw that the ambush had taken the 
city, and that the smoke of the city 
ascended, then they turned again, and 
slew the men of Ai. 

22 And the other issued out of the 
city against them ; so they were in the 
midst of Israel, some on this side, and 
some on that side : and they smote 
them, so that they let none of them 
remain or escape. 

23 And the king of Ai they took 
alive, and brought him to Joshua. 

24 And it came to pass, when Israel 
had made an end of slaying all the in- 
habitants of Ai in the field, in the wil 
derness wherein they chased them, 
and when they were all fallen on the 
edge of the sword, until they were con- 
sumed, that all the Israelites returned 
unto Ai, and smote it with the edge of 
the sword. 

25 And so it was, that all that fell 
that day, both of men and women, 
were twelve thousand, even all the men 
of Ai. 

26 For Joshua drew not his hand 
back, wherewith he stretched out the 
spear, until he had utterly destroyed 
all the inhabitants of Ai. 

27 Only the cattle and the spoil of 
that city Israel took for a prey unto 
themselves, according unto the word 
of the Lord which he commanded 
Joshua. 

28 And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it 
a heap for ever, even a desolation unto 
this day. 

29 And the king of Ai he hanged on a 
tree until eventide : and as soon as the 
sun was down, Joshua commanded 
that they should take his carcass down 
from the tree, and cast it at the enter- 
ing of the gate of the city, and raise 
thereon a great heap of stones, that re- 
maineth unto this day. 

30 T[ Then Joshua built an altar un* 
to the Lord God of Israel in mount 
Ebal, 

31 As Moses the servant of the Lord 
commanded the children of Israel, as 
it is written in the book of the law of 
Moses, an altar of whole stones, over 
which no man hath lifted up any iron s 
and they offered thereon burnt offer= 
ings unto the Lord, and sacrificed 
peace offerings. 

32 1 And he wrote there upon the 
stones a copy of the law of Moses, 
which he wrote in the presence of the 
children of Israel. 

33 And all Israel, and their elders, 
and officers, and their judges, stood on 
this side the ark and on that side be- 
fore the priests the Levites, which 
bare the ark of the covenant of the 
Lord, as well the stranger, as he that 
was born among them ; half of them 
over against mount Gerizim. and half 
of them over against mount Ebal ; as 

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The Gibeonites 



JOSHUA, IX. 



obtain a league^ 



Moses the servant of the Lord had 
commanded before, that they should 
bless the people of Israel 

34 And afterward he read all the 
words of the law, the blessings and 
cursings, according to all that is writ- 
ten in the book of the law. 

35 There was not a word of all that 
Moses commanded, which Joshua read 
not before all the congregation of Isra- 
el, with the women, and the little ones, 
and the strangers that were conver- 
sant among them. 

CHAPTER IX. 

1 The kings combine against Israel. 3 The Gibe- 
onites by craft obtain a league. 16 For which 
they are condemned to perpetual bondage. 

AND it came to pass, when all the 
_ kings which were on this side Jor- 
dan, in the hills, and in the valleys, 
and in all the coasts of the great sea 
over against Lebanon, the Hittite, and 
the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Periz- 
zite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, 
heard thereof; 

2 That they gathered themselves to- 

f;ether, to fight with Joshua and with 
srael, with one accord. 

3 1" And when the inhabitants of Gib- 
eon heard what Joshua had done unto 
Jericho and to Ai, 

4 They did work wilily, and went and 
made as if they had been ambassadors, 
and took old sacks upon their asses, 
and wine bottles, old, and rent, and 
bound up ; 

5 And old shoes and clouted upon 
their feet, and old garments upon 
them ; and all the bread of their pro- 
vision was dry and mouldy. 

6 And they went to Joshua unto the 
camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and 
to the men of Israel, We be come from 
a far country : now therefore make ye 
a league with us. 

7 And the men of Israel said unto the 
Hivites, Perad venture ye dwell among 
us ; and how shall we make a league 
with you ? 

8 And they said unto Joshua, We are 
thy servants. And Joshua said unto 
them, Who are ye ? and from whence 
come ye ? 

9 And they said unto him, From a 
very far country thy servants are 
come, because of the name of the 
Lord thy God : for we have heard 
the fame of him, and all that he did 
in Egypt, 

10 And all that he did to the two 
kings of the Amorites, that were be- 
yond Jordan, to Sihon king of Hesh- 
bon, and to Og king of Bashan, which 
was at Ashtaroth. 

11 Wherefore our elders and all the 
inhabitants of our country spake to us, 
saying, Take victuals with you for the 
journey, and go to meet them, and say 
unto them, We are your servants : 
therefore now make ye a league with 
us. 

12 This our bread we took hot for 
our provision out of our houses on 

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the day we came forth to go unto 
you ; but now, behold, it is dry, and 
it is mouldy : 

13 And these bottles of wine, which 
we filled, were new ; and, behold, they 
be rent : and these our garments and 
our shoes are become old by reason off 
the very long journey. 

14 And the men took of their vict= 
uals, and asked not counsel at the 
mouth of the Lord. 

15 And Joshua made peace with tliem, 
and made a league with them, to let 
them live : and the princes of the con- 
gregation sware unto them. 

16 I And it came to pass at the end 
of three days after they had made a 
league with them, that they heard that 
they were their neighbours, and that 
they dwelt among them. 

17 And the children of Israel jour- 
neyed, and came unto their cities on 
the third day. Now their cities irere 
Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, 
and Kirjath-jearim. 

18 And the children of Israel smote 
them not, because the princes of the 
congregation had sworn unto them by 
the Lord God of Israel. And all the 
congregation murmured against the 
princes. 

19 But all the princes said unto all 
the congregation, We have sworn un- 
to them by the Lord God of Israels 
now therefore we may not touch 
them. 

20 This we will do to them : we will 
even let them live, lest wrath be up- 
on us, because of the oath which we 
sware unto them. 

21 And the princes said unto them, 
Let them live ; but let them be hewers 
of wood and drawers of water unto 
all the congregation ; as the princes 
had promised them. " 

22 i And Joshua called for them, 
and he spake unto them, saying, 
Wherefore have ye beguiled us, say- 
ing, We are very far from you ; when 
ye dwell among us ? 

23 Now therefore ye are cursed, and 
there shall none of you be freed from 
being bondmen, and hewers of wood 
and drawers of water for the house 
of my God. 

24 And they answered Joshua, and 
said, Because it was certainly told thy 
servants, how that the Lord thy God 
commanded his servant Moses to give 
you all the land, and to destroy all the 
inhabitants of the land from before 
you, therefore we were sore afraid of 
our lives because of you, and have 
done this thing. 

25 And now, behold, we are in thine 
hani : as it seemeth good and right 
unto thee to do unto us, do. 

26 And so did he unto them, and 
delivered them out of the hand of 
the children of Israel, that they slew 
them not. 

27 And Joshua made them that day 
hewers of wood and drawers of wa- 
ter for the congregation, and for the 



Joshua rescueth 



JOSHUA, X. 



the Gibeonites 



altar of the Lord, even unto this 
day, in the place which he should 
choose. 

CHAPTER X. 

I Five kings war against Gibeon. 6 Joshua res* 
cueth it. 10 God fighteth against them with 
hailstones. 12 The sun and moon stand still 
at the word of Joshua. 16 The five kings are 
mured in a cave. 23 They are brought forth, 
24 scornfully used, 26 and hanged. 28 Seven 
kings more are conquered. 43 Joshua returneth 
to Gilgal. 

NOW it came to pass, when Adoni- 
zedek king of Jerusalem had 
heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and 
had utterly destroyed it; as he had 
done to Jericho and her king, so he 
had done to Ai and her king; and 
how the inhabitants of Gibeon had 
made peace with Israel, and were 
among them ; 

2 That they feared greatly, because 
Gibeon was a great city, as one of 
the royal cities, and because it was 
greater than Ai, and all the men 
thereof were mighty. 

3 Wherefore Adoni-zedek king of 
Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of 
Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jar- 
muth, and unto Japhia king of La- 
chish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, 
saying, 

4 Come up unto me, and help me. 
that we may smite Gibeon: for it 
hath made peace with Joshua and 
with the children of Israel. 

5 Therefore the five kings of the 
Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the 
king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, 
the king of Lachish, the king of Eg- 
lon, gathered themselves together, 
and went up, they and all their hosts, 
and encamped before Gibeon, and 
made war against it. 

6 If And the men of Gibeon sent un- 
to Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, say- 
ing, Slack not thy hand from thy 
servants ; come up to us quickly, and 
save us, and help us: for all the 
kings of the Amorites that dwell in 
the mountains are gathered together 
against us. 

7 So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, 
he, and all the people of war with 
him, and all the mighty men of 
valour. 

8 If And the Lord said unto Joshua, 
Fear them not : for I have delivered 
them into thine hand ; there shall not 
a man of them stand before thee. 

9 Joshua therefore came unto them 
suddenly, and went up from Gilgal 
all night. 

10 And the Lord discomfited them 
before Israel, and slew them with a 
great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased 
them along the way that goeth up to 
Beth-horon, and smote them to Aze- 
kah, and unto Makkedah. 

11 And it came to pass, as they fled 
from before Israel, and were in the 
going down to Beth-horon, that the 
Lord cast down great stones from 
heaven upon them unto Azekah, and 



they died : they were more whicki 
died with hailstones than they whom 
the children of Israel slew with the 
sword. 

12 H Then spake Joshua to the Lore 
in the day when the Lord delivered 
up the Amorites before the children 
ot Israel, and he said in the sight of 
Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gib- 
eon ; and thou, Moon, in the valley 
of Ajalon. 

13 And the sun stood still, and the 
moon stayed, until the people had 
avenged themselves upon their ene- 
mies. Is not this written in the book 
of Jasher? So the sun stood still in 
the midst of heaven, and hasted not 
to go down about a whole day. 

14 And there was no day like that 
before it or after it, that the Lord 
hearkened unto the voice of a man: 
for the Lord fought for Israel. 

15 1 And Joshua returned, and all 
Israel with him, unto the camp to 
Gilgal. 

16 But these five kings fled, and hid 
themselves in a cave at Makkedah. 

17 And it was told Joshua, saying. 
The Ave kings are found hid in a 
cave at Makkedah. 

18 And Joshua said, Roll great stones 
upon the mouth of the cave, and set 
men by it for to keep them : 

19 And stay ye not, but pursue after 
your enemies, and smite the hind- 
most of them ; suffer them not to 
enter into their cities : for the Lord 
your God hath delivered them into 
your hand. 

20 And it came to pass, when Joshua 
and the children of Israel had made an 
end of slaying them with a very great 
slaughter, till they were consumed, 
that the rest which remained of them 
entered into fenced cities. 

21 And all the people returned to the 
camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace : 
none moved his tongue against any of 
the children of Israel. 

22 Then said Joshua, Open the mouth 
of the cave, and bring out those five 
kings unto me out of the cave. 

23 And they did so, and brought 
forth those five kings unto him out of 
the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the 
king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, 
the king of Lachish, and the king of 
Eglon. 

24 And it came to pass, when they 
brought out those kings unto Joshua, 
that Joshua called for all the men or 
Israel, and said unto the captains of 
the men of war which went with him, 
Come near, put your feet upon the 
necks of these kings. And they came 
near, and put their feet upon the necks 
of them. 

25 And Joshua said unto them, Fear 
not, nor be dismayed, be strong and of 
good courage : for thus shall the Lord 
do to all your enemies against whom 
ye fight. 

26 And afterward Joshua smote 
them, and slew them, and hanged 

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Joshua smiteth 



JOSHUA, XL 



divers other kings. 



them on five trees: and they were 
hanging upon the trees until the 
evening. 

27 And it came to pass at the time of 
the going down of the sun, that Josh- 
ua commanded, and they took them 
down off the trees, and cast them into 
the cave wherein they had been hid, 
and laid great stones in the cave's 
mouth, which remain until this very 
day. 

28 % And that day Joshua took Mak- 
kedah, and smote it with the edge of 
the sword, and the king thereof he ut- 
terly destroyed, them, and all the souls 
that were therein ; he let none remain : 
and he did to the king of Makkedah as 
he did unto the king of Jericho. 

29 Then Joshua passed from Makke- 
dah, and all Israel with him, unto Lib- 
nah, and fought against Libnah : 

30 And the Lord delivered it also, 
and the king thereof, into the hand of 
Israel ; and he smote it with the edge 
of the sword, and all the souls that 
were therein ; he let none remain in it ; 
but did unto the king thereof as he did 
unto the king of Jericho. 

31 1 And Joshua passed from Lib- 
nah, and all Israel with him, unto La- 
chish, and encamped against it, and 
fought against it : 

32 And the Lord delivered Lachish 
into the hand of Israel, which took it 
on the second day, and smote it with 
the edge of the sword, and all the souls 
that were therein, according to all that 
he had done to Libnah. 

33 f Then Horam king of Gezercame 
up to help Lachish ; and Joshua smote 
him and his people, until he had left 
him none remaining. 

34 ^1 And from Lachish Joshua passed 
unto Eglon, and all Israel with him ; 
and they encamped against it, and 
fought against it : 

35 And they took it on that day, and 
smote it with the edge of the sword, 
and all the souls that were therein he 
utterly destroyed that day, according 
to all that he had done to Lachish. 

36 And Joshua went up from Eglon, 
and all Israel with him, unto Hebron ; 
and they fought against it : 

37 And they took it, and smote it 
with the edge of the sword, and the 
king thereof, and all the cities thereof , 
and all the souls that were therein ; he 
left none remaining, according to all 
that he had done to Eglon , but de- 
stroyed it utterly, and all the souls 
that were therein. 

38 1 And Joshua returned, and all Is- 
rael with him, to Debir ; and fought 
against it : 

39 And he took it, and the king there- 
of , and all the cities thereof ; and they 
smote them with the edge of the 
sword, and utterly destroyed all the 
souls that were therein ; he left none 
remaining : as he had done to Hebron, 
so he dicl to Debir. and to the king 
thereof; as he had done also to Lib- 
nah, and to her king. 

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40 1 So Joshua smote all the coun- 
try of the hills, and of the south, and 
of the vale, and of the springs, and 
all their kings : he left none remain- 
ing, but utterly destroyed all that 
breathed, as the Lord God of Isra- 
el commanded. 

41 And Joshua smote them from Ka- 
desh-barnea even unto Gaza, and all 
the country of Goshen, even unto Gib- 
eon. 

42 And all these kings and their land 
did Joshua take at one time, because 
the Lord God of Israel fought for Is- 
rael. 

43 And Joshua returned, and all Isra- 
el with him, unto the camp to Gilgal. 

CHAPTER XI. 

1 Divers king's overceme at the waters of Merom 
10 Hazor is taken and burnt. 16 All the country 
taken by Joshua. 21 The Anakim cut off. 

AN D it came to pass, when Jabin 
. king of Hazor had heard those, 
things, that he sent to Jobab king of 
Madon, and to the king of Shimron, 
and to the king of Achshaph, 

2 And to the kings that were on the 
north of the mountains, and of the 
plains south of Chinneroth, and in the 
valley, and in the borders of Dor on 
the west, 

3 And to the Canaanite on the east 
and on the west, and to the Amorite, 
and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and 
the Jebusite in the mountains, and to 
the Hivite under Hermon in the land 
of Mizpeh. 

4 And they went out, they and all 
their hosts with them, much people, 
even as the sand that is upon the sea 
shore in multitude, with horses and 
chariots very many. 

5 And when all these kings were met 
together, they came and pitched to- 
gether at the waters of Merom, to 
fight against Israel. 

6 1 And the Lord said unto Joshua, 
Be not afraid because of them : for 
to morrow about this time will I de- 
liver them up all slain before Israel : 
thou shalt hough their horses, and 
burn their chariots with fire. 

7 So Joshua came, and all the people 
of war with him, against them by the 
waters of Merom suddenly ; and they 
fell upon them. 

8 And the Lord delivered them into 
the hand of Israel, who smote them, 
and chased them unto great Zidon, 
and unto Misrephoth-maim, and unto 
the valley of Mizpeh eastward ; and 
they smote them, until they left them 
none remaining. 

9 And Joshua did unto them as the 
Lord bade him : he houghed their 
horses, and burnt their chariots with 
fire. 

10 1T And Joshua at that time turned 
back, and took Hazor, and smote the 
king thereof with the sword : for Ha- 
zor beforetime was the head of all 
those kingdoms. 

11 And they smote all the souls that 



Thirty one kings 



JOSHUA, XII. 



smitten by Joshua* 



were therein with the edge of the 
sword, utterly destroying them : there 
was not any left to breathe : and he 
burnt Hazor with fire. 

12 And all the cities of those kings, 
and all the kings of them, did Joshua 
take, and smote them with the edge 
of the sword, and he utterly destroy- 
ed them, as Moses the servant of the 
Lord commanded. 

13 But as for the cities that stood 
still in their strength, Israel burned 
none of them, save Hazor only ; that 
did Joshua burn. 

14 And all the spoil of these cities, 
and the cattle, the children of Israel 
took for a prey unto themselves ; but 
every man they smote with the edge 
of the sword, until they had de- 
stroyed them, neither left they any 
to breathe. 

15 ^ As the Lord commanded Moses 
his servant, so did Moses command 
Joshua, and so did Joshua ; he left 
nothing undone of all that the Lord 
commanded Moses. 

16 So Joshua took all that land, the 
hills, and all the south country, and 
all the land of Goshen, and the valley, 
and the plain, and the mountain of 
Israel, and the valley of the same ; 

17 Even from the mount Halak, that 
goeth up to Seir, even unto Baal-gad 
in the valley of Lebanon under mount 
Hermon : and all their kings he took, 
and smote them, and slew them. 

18 Joshua made war a long time with 
all those kings. 

19 There was not a city that made 
peace with the children of Israel, 
save the Hivites the inhabitants of 
Gibeon : all other they took in battle. 

20 For it was of the Lord to harden 
their hearts, that they should come 
against Israel in battle, that he might 
destroy them utterly, and that they 
might have no favour, but that he 
might destroy them, as the Lord 
commanded Moses. 

21 If And at that time came Joshua, 
and cut off the Anakim from the 
mountains, from Hebron, from De- 
bir, from Anab, and from all the 
mountains of Judah, and from all 
the mountains of Israel : Joshua de- 
stroyed them utterly with their cit- 
ies. 

22 There was none of the Anakim 
left in the land of the children of 
Israel : only in Gaza, in Gath, and in 
Ashdod, there remained. 

23 So Joshua took the whole land, 
according to all that the Lord said 
unto Moses ; and Joshua gave it for 
an inheritance unto Israel according 
to their divisions by their tribes. And 
the land rested from war. 

CHAPTER Xn. 

1 The two kings whose countries Moses took and 
disposed of. 7 The one and thirty kings on the 
other side Jordan which Joshua smote. 

NOW these are the kings of the 
land, which the children of Is- 



rael smote, and possessed their land 
on the other side Jordan toward the 
rising of the sun, from the river Ar- 
non unto mount Hermon, and all the 
plain on the east : 

2 Sihon king of the Amorites, who 
dwelt in Heshbon, and ruled from 
Aroer, which is upon the bank of the 
river Arnon, and from the middle of 
the river, and from half Gilead, even 
unto the river Jabbok, which is the 
border of the children of Ammon ; 

3 And from the plain to the sea of 
Chinneroth on the east, and unto the 
sea of the plain, even the salt sea on 
the east, the way to Beth-jeshimoth ; 
and from the south, under Ashdoth- 
pisgah : 

4 % And the coast of Og king of 
Bashan, which was of the remnant of 
the giants, that dwelt at Ashtaroth 
and at Edrei, 

5 And reigned in mount Hermon, 
and in Salcah. and in all Bashan, unto 
the border or the Geshurites and the 
Maachathites, and half Gilead, the bor- 
der of Sihon king of Heshbon. 

6 Them did Moses the servant of the 
Lord and the children of Israel smite i 
and Moses the servant of the Lord 
gave it for a possession unto the Reu- 
benites, and the Gadites, and the half 
tribe of Manasseh. * 

7 IT And these are the kings of the 
country which Joshua and the chil- 
dren of Israel smote on this side Jor- 
dan on the west, from Baal-gad in 
the valley of Lebanon even unto the 
mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir : 
which Joshua gave unto the tribes of 
Israel for a possession according to 
their divisions ; 

8 In the mountains, and in the val- 
leys, and in the plains, and in the 
springs, and in the wilderness, and in 
the south country ; the Hittites, the 
Amorites, and the Canaanites, the 
Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebu- 
sites : 

9 Tf The king of Jericho, one ; the 
king of Ai, which is beside Beth-el, 
one ; 

10 The king of Jerusalem, one ; the 
king of Hebron, one ; 

11 The king of Jarmuth, one ; the 
king of Lachish, one ; 

12 The king of Eglon, one ; the king 
of Gezer, one ; 

13 The king of Debir, one ; the king 
of Geder, one ; 

14 The king of Hormah, one ; the 
king of Arad, one ; 

15 The king of Libnah, one ; the 
king of Adullam, one; 

16 The king of Makkedah, one ; the 
king of Beth-el, one ; 

17 The king of Tappuah, one; the 
king of Hepher, one ; 

18 The king of Aphek, one ; the king 
of Lasharon, one ; 

19 The king of Madon, one ; the king 
of Hazor, one ; 

20 The king of Shimron-meron, one j 
the king of Achshaph, one ; 

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Bounds of the land. 



JOSHUA, XIII. 



Balaam slain c 



21 The king of Taanach, one ; the 
king of Megiddo, one ; 

22 The king of Kedesh, one ; the king 
of Jokneam of Carmel, one ; 

23 The king of Dor in the coast of 
Dor, one ; the king of the nations of 
Gilgal, one ; 

24 The king of Tirzah, one : all the 
kings thirty and one. 

CHAPTER XIII. 

I The bounds of the land not yet conquered. 8 The 
inheritance of the two tribes and half. 14, 33 
The Lord and his sacrifices are the inheritance 
of Levi. 15 The bounds of the inheritance of 
Reuben. 22 Balaam slain. 24 The bounds of 
the inheritance of Gad, 29 and of the *«(/" tribe 
of Manasseh. 

NOW Joshua was old and stricken 
in years ; and the Lord said unto 
htm, Thou art old and stricken in 
years, and there remaineth yet very 
much land to be possessed. 

2 This is the land that yet remain- 
eth : all the borders of the Philistines, 
and all Geshuri, 

3 From Sihor, which is before Egypt, 
even unto the borders of Ekron north- 
ward, which is counted to the Canaan- 
ite : five lords of the Philistines ; the 
Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the 
Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ek- 
rosites ; also the Avites : 

4 From the south, all the land of the 
Canaanites, and Mearah that is beside 
the Sidonians, unto Aphek, to the bor- 
ders of the Amorites : * 

5 And the land of the Giblites, and 
all Lebanon toward the sunrising, 
from Baal -gad under mount Hermon 
unto the entering into Hamath. 

6 All the inhabitants of the hill coun- 
try from Lebanon unto Misrephoth- 
maim, and all the Sidonians, them 
will I drive out from before the chil- 
dren of Israel : only divide thou it by 
lot unto the Israelites for an inher- 
itance, as I have commanded thee. 

7 Now therefore divide this land for 
an inheritance unto the nine tribes, 
and the half tribe of Manasseh, 

8 With whom the Reubenites and the 
Gadites have received their inherit- 
ance, which Moses gave them, beyond 
Jordan eastward, even as Moses the 
servant of the Lord gave them ; 

9 From Aroer, that is upon the bank 
of the river Arnon, and the city that is 
in the midst of the river, and all the 
plain of Medeba unto Dibon ; 

10 And all the cities of Sihon king of 
the Amorites, which reigned in Hesh- 
bon, unto the border of the children of 
Ammon ; 

11 And Gilead, and the border of the 
Geshurites and Maachathites, and all 
mount Hermon, and all Bashan unto 
Salcah; 

12 All the kingdom of Og in Bashan, 
which reigned in Ashtaroth and in Ed- 
rei, who remained of the remnant of 
the giants : for these did Moses smite, 
and cast them out. 

13 Nevertheless the children of Israel 

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expelled not the Geshurites, nor the 
Maachathites : but the Geshurites and 
the Maachathites dwell among the Is- 
raelites until this day. 

14 Only unto the tribe of Levi he 
gave none inheritance ; the sacrifices 
of the Lord God of Israel made by 
fire are their inheritance, as he said 
unto them. 

15 1 And Moses gave unto the tribe 
of the children of Reuben inheritance 
according to their families. 

16 And their coast was from Aroer s 
that is on the bank of the river Arnon, 
and the city that is in the midst of the 
river, and all the plain by Medeba ; 

17 Heshbon, ana all her cities that 
are in the plain ; Dibon, and Bamoth- 
baal, and Beth-baal-meon, 

18 And Jahaza, and Kedemoth, and 
Mephaath, 

19 And Kirjathaim, and Sibmah, and 
Zareth-shahar in the mount of the 
valley, 

20 And Beth-peor, and Ashdoth-pis- 
gah, and Beth-jeshimoth, 

21 And all the cities of the plain, and 
all the kingdom of Sihon king of the 
Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon s 
whom Moses smote with the princes 
of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, 
and Hur, and Reba ; which were dukes 
of Sihon, dwelling in the country. 

22 1 Balaam also the son of Beor. 
the soothsayer, did the children of 
Israel slay with the sword among 
them that were slain by them. 

23 And the border of the children 
of Reuben was Jordan, and the bor- 
der thereof. This was the inheritance 
of the children of Reuben after their 
families, the cities and the villages 
thereof. 

24 And Moses gave inheritance unto 
the tribe of Gad, even unto the chil- 
dren of Gad according to their fam- 
ilies. 

25 And their coast was Jazer, and 
all the cities of Gilead. and hair the 
land of the children or Ammon, unto 
Aroer that is before Rabbah ; 

26 And from Heshbon unto Ramath- 
mizpeh, and Betonim: and from Ma- 
hanaim unto the border of Debir ; 

27 And in the valley, Beth-aram, and 
Beth-nimrah, and Succoth, and Za- 

Ehon, the rest of the kingdom of Si- 
on king of Heshbon, Jordan and his 
border, even unto the edge of the sea 
of Chinnereth on the other side Jor-_ 
dan eastward. 

28 This is the inheritance of the chil- 
dren of Gad after their families, the 
cities, and their villages. 

29 II And Moses gave inheritance unto 
the half tribe of Manasseh : and this 
was the possession of the half tribe of 
the children of Manasseh by their fam- 
ilies. 

30 And their coast was from Maha- 
naim 2 all Bashan, all the kingdom of 
Og king of Bashan, and all the towns 
of Jair, which are in Bashan, three- 
score cities : 



Caleb obtaineth Hebron. 



JOSHUA, XV. 



The lot of Judah 



31 And half Gilead, and Ashtaroth. 
and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of 
Og in Bashan, were pertaining unto 
the children of Machir the son of Ma- 
nasseh, even to the one half of the chil- 
dren of Machir by their families. 

32 These are the countries which Mo- 
ses did distribute for inheritance in 
the plains of Moab, on the other side 
Jordan, by Jericho, eastward. 

33 But unto the tribe of Levi Moses 
gave not any inheritance : the Lord 
God of Israel was their inheritance, as 
he said unto them. 

CHAPTER XIV. 

I The nine tribes and a half are to have their in- 
heritance by lot. 6 Caleb by privilege obtaineth 
Hebron. 

AN D these are the countries which 
. the children of Israel inherited in 
the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the 
priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and 
the heads of the fathers of the tribes 
of the children of Israel, distributed 
for inheritance to them. 

2 By lot was their inheritance, as 
the Lord commanded by the hand of 
Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the 
half tribe. 

3 For Moses had given the inherit- 
ance of two tribes and a half tribe on 
the other side Jordan : but unto the 
Levites he gave none inheritance 
among them. 

4 For the children of Joseph were 
two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim : 
therefore they gave no part unto the 
Levites in the land, save cities to dwell 
in, with their suburbs for their cattle 
and for their substance. 

5 As the Lord commanded Moses, 
go the children of Israel did, and they 
divided the lalid. 

6 1 Then the children of Judah came 
unto Joshua in Gilgal : and Caleb the 
son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said 
unto him, Thou knowest the thing 
that the Lord said unto Moses the man 
of God concerning me and thee in 
Kadesh-barnea. 

7 Forty years old was I when Moses 
the servant of the Lord sent me from 
Kadesh-barnea to espy out the land ; 
and I brought him word again as it 
was in mine heart. 

8 Nevertheless my brethren that 
went up with me made the heart of 
the people melt : but I wholly followed 
the Lord my God. 

9 And Moses sware on that day, say- 
ing, Surely the land whereon thy feet 
have trodden shall be thine inherit- 
ance, and thy children's for ever, be- 
cause thou hast wholly followed the 
Lord my God. 

10 And now, behold, the Lord hath 
kept me alive, as he said, these forty 
and five years, even since the Lord 
spake this word unto Moses, while the 
children of Israel wandered in the wil- 
derness : and now, lo, I am this day 
fourscore and five years old. 

11 As yet I am as strong this day as 



I was in the 'day that Moses sent me g 
as my strength was then, even so is 
my strength now, for war, both to go 
out, and to come in. 

12 Now therefore give me this mount= 
ain, whereof the Lord spake in that 
day ; for thou heardest in that day 
how the Anakim were there, and that 
the cities were great and fenced : if so 
be the Lord will be with me, then I 
shall be able to drive them out, as the 
Lord said. 

13 And Joshua blessed him, and gave 
unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh He- 
bron for an inheritance. 

14 Hebron therefore became the in= 
heritance of Caleb the son of Jephun= 
neh the Kenezite unto this day ; be- 
cause that he wholly followed the 
Lord God of Israel. 

15 And the name of Hebron before 
was Kirjath-arba ; which Arba was a 
great man among the Anakim. And 
the land had rest from war. 

CHAPTER XV. 

1 The borders of the lot of Judah. 13 Caleb's por^ 
tion and conquest. 16 Othniel, for his valour^ 
hath Achsah, Caleb's daughter, to wife. 18 She 
obtaineth a blessing of her father. 21 The citiet 
of Judah. 63 The Jebusites not conquered. 

rpHlS then was the lot of the tribe 
JL of the children of Judah by their 
families ; even to the border of Edom 
the wilderness of Zin southward 
was the uttermost part of the south 
coast. 

2 And their south border was from 
the shore of the salt sea, from the bay 
that looketh southward : 

3 And it went out to the south side to 
Maaleh-acrabbim , and passed along to 
Zin, and ascended up on the south side 
unto Kadesh-barnea, and passed along 
to Hezron, and went up to Adar, ana 
fetched a compass to Karkaa : 

4 From thence it passed toward Az= 
mon, and went out unto the river of 
Egypt; and the goings out of that 
coast were at the sea : this shall be 
your south coast. 

5 And the east border was the salt 
sea, even unto the end of Jordan. And 
their border in the north quarter teas 
from the bay of the sea at the utter- 
most part of Jordan : 

6 And the border went up to Beth- 
hogla, and passed along by the north 
of Beth-arabah ; and the border went 
up to the stone of Bohan the son of 
Reuben : 

7 And the border went up toward 
Debir from the valley of Achor, and 
so northward, looking toward Gilgal, 
that is before the going up to Adum- 
mim, which is on the south side of 
the river : and the border passed to- 
ward the waters of En-shemesh, and 
the goings out thereof were at En- 
rage!: 

8 And the border went up by the 
valley of the son of Hinnom unto the 
south side of the Jebusite ; the same 
is Jerusalem : and the border went up 

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The cities 



JOSHUA, XV. 



of Judah 



to the top of the mountain that lieth 
before the valley of Hinnom west- 
ward, which is at the end of the val- 
ley or the giants northward : 

9 And the border was drawn from 
the top of the hill unto the fountain 
of the water of Nephtoah, and went 
out to the cities of mount Ephron ; 
and the border was drawn to Baalah, 
which is Kirjath-jearim : 

10 And the border compassed from 
Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and 

Sassed along unto the side of mount 
earim, which is Chesalon, on the 
north side, and went down to Beth- 
shemesh, and passed on to Tinman : 

11 And the border went out unto the 
side of Ekron northward : and the bor- 
der was drawn to Shicron, and passed 
along to mount Baalah, and went out 
unto Jabneel ; and the goings out of 
the bolder were at the sea. 

12 And the west border was to the 
great sea, and the coast thereof. This 
ts the coast of the children of Judah 
round about according to their fam- 
ilies. 

13 1 And unto Caleb the son of Je- 
phunneh he gave a part among the 
children of Judah, according to the 
commandment of the Lord to Joshua, 
even the city of Arba the father of 
Anak, which city is Hebron. 

14 And Caleb drove thence the three 
sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, 
and Talmai, the children of Anak. 

15 And he went up thence to the in- 
habitants of Debir : and the name of 
Debir before ivas Kirjath-sepher. 

16 % And Caleb said, He that smiteth 
Kirjath-sepher, and taketh it, to him 
will I give Achsah my daughter to 
wife. 

17 And Othniel the son of Kenaz, 
the brother of Caleb, took it : and 
he gave him Achsah his daughter to 
wife. 

18 And it came to pass, as she came 
unto him, that she moved him to ask 
of her father a field : and she lighted 
off her ass ; and Caleb said unto her, 
What wouldest thou ? 

19 Who answered, Give me a bless- 
ing; for thou hast given me a south 
land ; give me also springs of water. 
And he gave her the upper springs, 
and the nether springs. 

20 This is the inheritance of the 
tribe of the children of Judah accord- 
ing to their families. 

21 And the uttermost cities of the 
tribe of the children of Judah toward 
the coast of Edom southward were 
Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur, 

22 And Kinah, and Dimonah, and 
Adadah, 

23 And Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ith- 
nan, 

24 Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth, 

25 And Hazor, Hadattah, and Keri- 
oth, and Hezron, which is Hazor, 

26 Amam, and Shema, and Moladah, 

27 And Hazar-gaddah, and Heshmon, 
and Beth-palet, 

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28 And Hazar-shual, and Beer-shebas 
and Bizjothjah, 

29 Baalah, and Iim, and Azem, 

30 And Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hor> 
mah, 

31 And Ziklag, and Madmannah, and 
Sansannah, 

32 And Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and 
Ain, and Rimraon : all the cities are 
twenty and nine, with their villages : 

33 And in the valley, Eshtaol, and 
Zoreah, and Ashnah, 

34 And Zanoah, and En-gannim, Tap- 
puah, and Enam, 

35 Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and 
Azekah, 

36 And Sharaim, and Adithaim, and 
Gederah, and Gederothaim ; fourteen 
cities with their villages : 

37 Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdal 
gad, 

38 And Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Jok= 
theel, 

39 Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon, 

40 And Cabbon, and Lahmam, and 
Kithlish. 

41 And Gederoth, Beth-dagon, and 
Naamah, and Makkedah ; sixteen cit- 
ies with their villages : 

42 Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan, 

43 And Jiphtah, and Ashnah, and Ne- 
zib, 

44 And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mare 
shah - nine cities with their villages : 

45 Ekron, with her towns and her 
villages : 

46 From Ekron even unto the sea, 
all that lay near Ashdod, with their 
villages : 

47 Ashdod, with her towns and her 
villages ; Gaza, with her towns and 
her villages, unto the river of Egypt, 
and the great sea, and the border 
thereof : * 

48 f And in the mountains, Shamir, 
and Jattir, and Socoh, 

49 And Dannah, and Kirjath-sannah s 
which is Debir, 

50 And Anab, and Eshtemoh, and 
Anim, 

51 And Goshen, and Holon, and Gi- 
loh ; eleven cities with their villages : 

52 Arab, and Dumah, and Eshean, 

53 And Janum, and Beth-tappuah v 
and Aphekah, 

54 And Humtah, and Kirjath-arba, 
which is Hebron, and Zior ; nine cities 
with their villages : 

55 Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Jut- 
tah, 

56 And Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and 
Zanoah. 

57 Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten 
cities with their villages : 

58 Halhul, Beth-zur, and Gedor, 

59 And Maarath, and Beth-anoth, 
and Eltekon ; six cities with their vil- 

60 Kirjath-baal, which ts Kirjath- 
jearim, and Rabbah ; two cities with 
their villages. 

61 In the wilderness, Beth-arabah, 
Middin, and Secacah, 

62 And Nibshan, and the city of Salt* 



k^ 



The lot 



JOSHUA, XVII. 



of Manassert, 



and En-gedi ; six cities with their vil- 
lages. 

63 1 As for the Jebusites the inhab- 
itants of Jerusalem, the children of 
Judah could not drive them out : but 
the Jebusites dwell with the children 
of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day. 

CHAPTER XVI. 

1 The general borders of the sons of Joseph. 5 
The border of the inheritance of Ephraim. 10 
The Canaanites not conquered. 

AND the lot of the children of Jo- 
seph fell from Jordan by Jericho, 
unto the water of Jericho on the east, 
to the wilderness that goeth up from 
Jericho throughout mount Beth-el, 

2 And goeth out from Beth-el to Luz. 
and passeth along unto the borders or 
Archi to Ataroth, 

3 And goeth down westward to the 
coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of 
Beth-horon the nether, and to Gezer : 
and the goings out thereof are at the 
sea. 

i So the children of Joseph, Manas- 
seh and Ephraim, took their inher- 
itance. 

5 % And the border of the children 
of Ephraim according to their fam- 
ilies was thus : even the border of 
their inheritance on the east side was 
Ataroth-addar, unto Beth-horon the 
upper ; 

6 And the border went out toward 
the sea to Michmethah on the north 
side : and the border went about east- 
ward unto Taanath-shiloh, and passed 
by it on the east to Janohah ; 

7 And it went down from Janohah to 
Ataroth, and to Naarath, and came to 
Jericho, and went out at Jordan. 

8 The border went out from Tappuah 
westward unto the river Kanah ; and 
the goings out thereof were at the sea. 
This is the inheritance of the tribe of 
the children of Ephraim by their fam- 
ilies. 

9 And the separate cities for the 
children of Ephraim were among the 
inheritance of the children of Ma- 
nasseh, all the cities with their vil- 
lages. 

10 And they drave not out the Ca- 
naanites that dwelt in Gezer : but the 
Canaanites dwell among the Ephraim- 
ites unto this day, and serve under 
tribute. 

CHAPTER XVH. 

1 The lot of Manasseh. 7 His coast. 12 The Ca- 
naanites not driven out. 14 The children of Jo~ 
teph obtain another lot. 

THERE was also a lot for the tribe 
of Manasseh ; for he was the first- 
born of Joseph ; to wit, for Machir the 
firstborn of Manasseh, the father of 
Gilead : because he was a man of war, 
therefore he had Gilead and Bashan. 

2 There was also a lot for the rest 
©f the children of Manasseh by their 
families ; for the children of Abiezer, 
and for the children of Helek, and for 
the children of Asriel, and for the 
children of Shechem, and for the chil- 



dren of Hepher, and for the children 
of Shemida : these were the male chil 
dren of Manasseh the son of Joseph by 
their families. 

3 II But Zelophehad, the son of 
Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son 
of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had 
no sons, but daughters : and these are 
the names of his daughters, Mahlah, 
and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tir- 
zah. 

4 And they came near before Eleazar 
the priest, and before Joshua the son 
of Isun, and before the princes, saying, 
The Lord commanded Moses to give 
us an inheritance among our brethren. 
Therefore, according to the command- 
ment of the Lord, he gave them an 
inheritance among the brethren of 
their father. 

5 And there fell ten portions to Ma- 
nasseh, besides the land of Gilead and 
Bashan, which were on the other side 
Jordan ; 

6 Because the daughters of Manasseh 
had an inheritance among his sons : 
and the rest of Manasseh's sons had 
the land of Gilead. 

7 1j And the coast of Manasseh was 
from Asher to Michmethah, that lieth 
before Shechem ; and the border went 
along on the right hand unto the in- 
habitants of En-tappuah. 

8 Now Manasseh had the land of Tap- 
puah : but Tappuah on the border of 
Manasseh belonged to the children of 
Ephraim ; * 

9 And the coast descended unto the 
river Kanah, southward of the river t 
these cities of Ephraim are among the 
cities of Manasseh : the coast of Ma- 
nasseh also was on the north side of 
the river, and the outgoings of it were 
at the sea : 

10 Southward it was Ephraim's, and 
northward it was Manasseh's, and the 
sea is his border ; and they met togeth- 
er in Asher on the north, and in Issa- 
char on the east. 

11 And Manasseh had in Issachar and 
in Asher Beth-shean and her towns, 
and Ibleam and her towns, and the in- 
habitants of Dor and her towns, and 
the inhabitants of En-dor and her 
towns, and the inhabitants of Taa- 
nach and her towns, and the inhab- 
itants of Megiddo and her towns, even 
three countries. 

12 Yet the children of Manasseh 
could not drive out the inhabitants 
of those cities ; but the Canaanites 
would dwell in that land. 

13 Yet it came to pass, when the chil- 
dren of Israel were waxen strong, that 
they put the Canaanites to tribute; 
but did not utterly drive them out. 

14 And the children of Joseph spake 
unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou 

ftfven me but one lot and one portion 
o inherit, seeing I am a great people, 
forasmuch as the Lord hath blessed 
me hitherto ? 

15 And Joshua answered them, If 
thou be a great people, then oret the* 

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The tabernacle set up. JOSHUA, XVIII. The border of Benjamin. 

up to the wood country, and cut down 
for thyself there in the land of the 
Perizzites and of the grants, if mount 
Ephraim be too narrow for thee. 

16 And the children of Joseph said. 
The hill is not enough for us : and all 
the Canaanites that dwell in the land 
of the valley have chariots of iron, 
both they who are of Beth-shean and 
ner towns, and they who are of the 
valley of JezreeL 

17 And Joshua spake unto the house 
of Joseph, even to Ephraim and to Ma- 
nasseh, saying, Thou art a great peo- 
ple, and hast great power : thou shalt 
not have one lot only : 

18 But the mountain shall be thine ; 
for it is a wood, and thou shalt cut it 
down : and the outgoings of it shall be 
thine : for thou shalt drive out the Ca- 
naanites, though they have iron char- 
iots, and though they be strong. 



CHAPTER XVni. 

2 The tabernacle is *et vp at Shiloh. 2 The re- 
mainder of the land is described, and divided into 
seven parts. 10 Joshua divideth it by lot. 11 
The lot and border of Benjamin. 21 Their 
cities. 

AN D the whole congregation of the 
children of Israel assembled to- 
gether at Shiloh, and set up the taber- 
nacle of the congregation there : and 
the land was subdued before them. 

2 And there remained among the 
children of Israel seven tribes, which 
had not yet received their inherit- 
ance. 

3 And Joshua said unto the children 
of Israel, How long are ye slack to go 
to possess the land, which the Lord 
God of your fathers hath given you ? 

4 Give out from among you three 
men for each tribe : and I wnl send 
them, and they shall rise, and go 
through the land, and describe it ac- 
cording to the inheritance of them ; 
and they shall come again to .me. 

5 And they shall divide it into seven 
parts : Judah shall abide in their coast 
on the south, and the house of Joseph 
shall abide in their coasts on the 
north. 

6 Ye shall therefore describe the 
land into seven parts, and bring the 
description hither to me, that I may 
cast lots for you here before the Lord 
our God. 

7 But the Levites have no part 
among you; for the priesthood of 
the Lord is their inheritance: and 
Gad, and Reuben, and half the tribe 
of Manasseh, have received their in- 
heritance beyond Jordan on the east, 
which Moses the servant of the Lord 
gave them. 

8 1 And the men arose, and went 
away : and Joshua charged them that 
went to describe the land, saying, Go 
and walk through the land, and de- 
scribe it, and come again to me, that 
I may here cast lots for you before the 
Lord in Shiloh. 

9 And the men went and passed 

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through the land, and described it 
by cities into seven parts in a book, 
and came again to Joshua to the host 
at Shiloh. 

10 If And Joshua cast lots for them 
in Shiloh before the Lord : and there 
Joshua divided the land unto the chil- 
dren of Israel according to their divi- 
sions. 

11 If And the lot of the tribe of the 
children of Benjamin came up accord- 
ing to their families : and the coast of 
their lot came forth between the chil- 
dren of Judah and the children of Jo= 
seph. 

12 And their border on the north side 
was from Jordan ; and the border went 
up to the side of Jericho on the north 
side, and went up through the mount- 
ains westward ; and the goings out 
thereof were at the wilderness of Beth- 
aven. 

13 And the border went over from 
thence toward Luz, to the side of Luz, 
which is Beth-el, southward; and the 
border descended to Ataroth-adar^ 
near the hill that lieth on the south 
side of the nether Beth-horon. 

14 And the border was drawn thence, 
and compassed the corner of the sea 
southward, from the hill that lieth be- 
fore Beth-horon southward ; and the 

goings out thereof were at Kirjath 
aal, which is Kirjath-jearim, a city 
of the children of Judah: this was 
the west quarter. 

15 And the south quarter teas from 
the end of Kirjath-jearim, and the 
border went out on the west, and 
went out to the well of waters of 
Nephtoah : 

16 And the border came down to the 
end of the mountain that lieth before 
the valley of the son of Hinnom, and 
which is in the valley of the giants on 
the north, and descended to the valley 
of Hinnom, to the side of Jebusi on the 
south, and descended to En-rogel, 

17 And was drawn from the north, 
and went forth to En-shemesh ; and 
went forth toward Geliloth, which is 
over against the going up of Adum- 
mim, and descended to the stone of 
Bohan the son of Reuben, 

18 And passed along toward the side 
over against Arabah northward, and 
went down unto Arabah : 

19 And the border passed along to 
the side of Beth-hoglah northward t 
and the outgoings of the border were 
at the north bay of the salt sea at the 
south end of Jordan: this was the 
south coast. 

20 And Jordan was the border of it 
on the east side. This was the inher< 
itance of the children of Benjamin, by 
the coasts thereof round about, ac- 
cording to their families. 

21 Now the cities of the tribe of the 
children of Benjamin according to 
their families were Jericho, and Beth= 
hoglah, and the valley of Keziz, 

22 And Beth-arabah, and Zemarainn, 
and Beth-el, 



The lots of Simeon, 



JOSHUA, XIX. 



Zebulun, Issachar, <&c. 



23 And Avim, and Parah, and Oph- 
w&h, 

24 And Chephar-haammonai, and 
Ophni, and Gaba ; twelve cities with 
their villages : 

25 Gibeon, and Ram ah, and Beeroth, 

26 And Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and 
Mozah, 

27 And Rekem, and Irpeel, and Tara- 



28 And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, 
which is Jerusalem, Gibeath, and Kir- 
iath; fourteen cities with their vil- 
lages. This is the inheritance of the 
children of Benjamin according to 
their families. 

CHAPTER XIX. 

1 The lot of Simeon, 10 of Zebulun, 17 of Issachar, 
24 of Asher, 32 of Naphtali, 40 of Dan. 49 The 
children of Israel give an inheritance to Joshua. 

AND the second lot came forth to 
l Simeon, even for the tribe of the 
children of Simeon according to their 
families: and their inheritance was 
within the inheritance of the children 
of Judah. 

2 And they had in their inheritance 
Beer-sheba, or Sheba, and Moladah, 

3 And Hazar-shual, and Balah, and 
Azem, 

4 And Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hor- 
imah, 

5 And Ziklag, and Beth-marcaboth, 
and Hazar-susah, 

6 And Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen ; 
thirteen cities and their villages : 

7 Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and 
Ashan ; four cities and their villages : 

8 And all the villages that were round 
about these cities to Baalath-beer, Ra- 
math of the south. This is the inher- 
itance of the tribe of the children of 
Simeon according to their families. 

9 Out of the portion of the children 
of Judah was the inheritance of the 
children of Simeon : for the part of 
the children of Judah was too much 
for them : therefore the children of 
Simeon had their inheritance within 
the inheritance of them. 

10 H And the third lot came up for 
the children of Zebulun according to 
their families : and the border of their 
Inheritance was unto Sarid : 

11 And their border went up toward 
the sea, and Maralah, and reached to 
Dabbasheth, and reached to the river 
that is before Jokneam ; 

12 And turned from Sarid eastward 
toward the sunrising unto the border 
of Chisloth-tabor, and then goeth out 
to Daberath, and goeth up to Japhia, 

13 And from thence passeth on along 
on the east to Gittah-hepher, to It- 
tah-kazin, and goeth out to Remmon- 
unethoar to Neah ; 

14 And the border compasseth it on 
the north side to Hannathon : and the 
outgoings thereof are in the valley of 
Jiphthah-el : 

15 And Kattath, and Nahallal, and 
Shimron, and Idalah, and Beth-lehem : 
twelve cities with their villages. 

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16 This is the inheritance of the chil- 
dren of Zebulun according to their 
families, these cities with their vil- 
lages. 

17 ^ And the fourth lot came out to 
Issachar, for the children of Issachar 
according to their families. 

18 And their border was toward Jez- 
reel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem, 

19 And Haphraiin, and Shihon, and 
Anaharath, 

20 And Rabbith, and Kishion, and 
Abez, 

21 And Remeth, and En-gannim, and 
En-haddah, and Beth-pazzez ; 

22 And the coast reacheth to Tabor, 
and Shahazimah, and Beth-shemesh ; 
and the outgoings of their border 
were at Jordan ; sixteen cities with 
their villages. 

23 This is the inheritance of* the 
tribe of the children of Issachar ac- 
cording to their families, the cities 
and their villages. 

24 1 And the fifth lot came out for 
the tribe of the children of Asher ac- 
cording to their families. 

25 And their border was Helkath, 
and Hali, and Beten, and Achshaph, 

26 And Alammelech, and Amad, and 
Misheal ; and reacheth to Carmel 
westward, and to Shihor-libnath ; 

27 And turneth toward the sunrising 
to Beth-dagon, and reacheth to Zebu- 
lun, and to the valley of Jiphthah-el 
toward the north side of Beth-emek, 
and Neiel, and goeth out to Cabul on 
the left hand, 

28 And Hebron, and Rehob, and 
Hammon, and Kanah, even unto great 
Zidon ; 

29 And then the coast turneth to 
Raman, and to the strong city Tyre ; 
and the coast turneth to Hosah ; and 
the outgoings thereof are at the sea 
from the coast to Achzib : 

30 Ummah also, and Aphek, and Re- 
hob : twenty and two cities with their 
villages. 

31 This is the inheritance of the 
tribe of the children of Asher accord- 
ing to their families, these cities with 
their villages. 

32 1 The sixth lot came out to the 
children of Naphtali ; even for the 
children of Naphtah according to 
their families. 

33 And their coast was from Heleph, 
from Allon to Zaanannim, and Adami. 
Nekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakum ; and 
the outgoings thereof were at Jor- 
dan : 

34 And then the coast turneth west- 
ward to Aznoth-tabor, and goeth out 
from thence to Hukkok, and reach- 
eth to Zebulun on the south side, and 
reacheth to Asher on the west side, 
and to Judah upon Jordan toward 
the sunrising. 

35 And the fenced cities are Zid- 
dim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath s 
and Chinnereth, 

36 And Adamah, and Ramah, and 
Hazor, 

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Joshua's inheritance. 



JOSHUA, XX. 



The cities of refuge. 



37 And Kedesh, and Edrei, and En- 
hazor, 

38 And Iron, and Migdal-el, Horem, 
and Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh ; 
nineteen cities with their villages. 

39 This is the inheritance of the 
tribe of the children of Naphtali ac- 
cording" to their families, the cities 
and their villages. 

40 % And the seventh lot came out 
for the tribe of the children of Dan 
according to their families. 

41 And the coast of their inherit- 
ance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Ir- 
ehemesh, 

4% And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and 
Jethlah, 

43 And Elon, and Thimnathah, and 
Ekron, 

44 And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and 
Baalath, 

45 And Jehud, and Bene-berak, and 
Gath-rimmon, 

46 And Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, with 
the border before Japho. 

41 And the coast or the children of 
Dan went out too little for them: 
therefore the children of Dan went 
up to fight against Leshem, and took 
it, and smote it with the edge of the 
sword, and possessed it, and dwelt 
therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after 
the name of Dan their father. 

48 This is the inheritance of the 
tribe of the children of Dan accord- 
ing to their families, these cities with 
their villages. 

49 1 When they had made an end 
of dividing the land for inheritance 
by their coasts, the children of Israel 
gave an inheritance to Joshua the 
son of Nun among them: 

50 According to the word of the 
Lord they gave him the city which 
he asked, even Timnath-serah in 
mount Ephraim : and he built the 
city, and dwelt therein. 

51 These are the inheritances, which 
Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the 
son of Nun, and the heads of the fa- 
thers of the tribes of the children of 
Israel, divided for an inheritance by 
lot in Shiloh before the Lord, at the 
door of the tabernacle of the con- 
gregation. So they made an end of 
dividing the country. 

CHAPTER XX 

1 God commandeth, 7 and the children of Israel 
appoint the six cities of refuge. 

THE Lord also spake unto Joshua, 
saying, 

2 Speak to the children of Israel, 
saying, Appoint out for you cities of 
refuge, whereof I spake unto you by 
the hand of Moses: 

3 That the slayer that killeth any 
person unawares and unwittingly 
may flee thither: and they shall be 
your refuge from the avenger of 
blood. 

4 And when he that doth flee unto 
one of those cities shall stand at the 
entering of the gate of the city, and 

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shall declare his cause in the ears of 
the elders of that city, they shall 
take him into the city unto them p 
and give him a place, that he may 
dwell among them. 

5 And if the avenger of blood pur- 
sue after him, then they shall not 
deliver the slayer up into his hand \ 
because he smote his neighbour un= 
wittingly, and hated him not before- 
time. 

6 And he shall dwell in that city, 
until he stand before the congrega- 
tion for judgment, and until the 
death of the high priest that shall be 
in those days: then shall the slayer 
return, and come unto his own city s 
and unto his own house, unto the 
city from whence he fled. 

7 If And they appointed Kedesh m, 
Galilee in mount Naphtali, and She- 
chem in mount Ephraim, and Kii- 
jath-arba, which is Hebron, in the 
mountain of Judah. 

8 And on the other side Jordan by 
Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezel 
in the wilderness upon the plain out 
of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth 
in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and 
Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of 
Manasseh. 

9 These were the cities appointed for 
all the children of Israel, and for the 
stranger that sojourneth among them, 
that whosoever killeth any person at 
unawares might flee thither, and not 
die by the hand of the avenger of 
blood, until he stood before the con- 
gregation. 

CHAPTER XXI. 

1 Eight and forty cities given by lot, out of tho 
other tribes, unto the Levites. 43 God gave tht 
land, and rest unto the Israelites, according tt 
his promise. 

THEN came near the heads of the 
fathers of the Levites unto Elea 
zar the priest, and unto Joshua the 
son of Nun, and unto the heads of the 
fathers of the tribes of the childreE 
of Israel : 

2 And they spake unto them at Shi 
loh in the land of Canaan, saying. The 
Lord commanded by the hand of Mo- 
ses to give us cities to dwell in, witfc 
the suburbs thereof for our cattle, 

3 And the children of Israel gave 
unto the Levites out of their inherit- 
ance, at the commandment of the 
Lord, these cities and their suburbs. 

4 And the lot came out for the fam 
ilies of the Kohathites : and the chil- 
dren of Aaron the priest, which were 
of the Levites, had by lot out of the 
tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of 
Simeon, and out of the tribe of Ben- 
jamin, thirteen cities. 

5 And the rest of the children of Ko- 
hath had by lot out of the families of 
the tribe or Ephraim, and out of the 
tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe 
of Manasseh, ten cities. 

6 And the children of Gershon hadi 
by lot out of the families of the tribe 



Sight and forty cities 



JOSHUA, XXI. 



given to the LeviteSo 



of Issachar, and out of the tribe of 
Asher, and out of the tribe of Naph- 
fcali, and out of the half tribe of Ma- 
nasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities. 

7 The children of Merari by their 
families had out of the tribe of Reu- 
ben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and 
out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve 
cities. 

8 And the children of Israel gave by 
lot unto the Levites these cities with 
their suburbs, as the Lord command- 
ed by the hand of Moses. 

9 1 And they gave out of the tribe 
of the children of Judah, and out of 
the tribe of the children of Simeon, 
these cities which are here mentioned 
by name, 

10 Which the children of Aaron, 
being of the families of the Kohath- 
ites, who were of the children of Levi, 
had : for theirs was the first lot. 

11 And they grave them the city of 
Arba the father of Anak, which city 
is Hebron, in the hill country of Ju- 
dah, with the suburbs thereof round 
about it. 

12 But the fields of the city, and the 
villages thereof, gave they to Caleb 
the son of Jephunneh for his posses- 
sion. 

13 IT Thus they gave to the children 
of Aaron the priest Hebron with her 
suburbs, to be a city of refuge for 
the slayer; and Libnah with her sub- 
urbs, 

14 And Jattir with her suburbs, and 
Eshtemoa with her suburbs, 

15 And Holon with her suburbs, and 
Debir with her suburbs, 

16 And Ain with her suburbs, and 
Juttah with her suburbs, and Beth- 
shemesh with her suburbs ; nine cities 
out of those two tribes. 

17 And out of the tribe of Benjamin, 
Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with 
her suburbs, 

18 Anathoth with her suburbs, and 
Almon with her suburbs ; four cities. 

19 All the cities of the children of 
Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities 
with their suburbs. 

20 f And the families of the children 
of Kohath, the Levites which remain- 
ed of the children of Kohath, even 
they had the cities of their lot out of 
the tribe of Ephraim. 

21 For they gave them Shechem with 
her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be 
a city of refuge for the slayer ; and 
Gezer with her suburbs, 

22 And Kibzaim with her suburbs, 
and Beth-horon with her suburbs ; 
four cities. 

23 And out of the tribe of Dan, Elte- 
keh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with 
her suburbs, 

24 Aijalon with her suburbs, Gath- 
irimmon with her suburbs ; four cit- 

25 And out of the half tribe of Ma- 
nasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and 
Gath-nmmon with her suburbs; two 
sities. 



26 All the cities were ten with their 
suburbs for the families of the chil- 
dren of Kohath that remained. 

27 1 And unto the children of Ger- 
shon, of the families of the Levites, 
out of the other half tribe of Manasseh 
they gave Golan in Bashan with her 
suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the 
slayer : and Beesh-terah with her sul> 
urbs ; two cities. 

28 And out of the tribe of Issachar, 
Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh 
with her suburbs, 

29 Jarmuth with her suburbs ; En-gan- 
nim with her suburbs ; four cities. 

30 And out of the tribe of Asher, Mi- 
shal with her suburbs, Abdon with her 
suburbs, 

31 Helkath with her suburbs, and Re- 
hob with her suburbs ; four cities. 

32 And out of the tribe of Naphtali, 
Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, 
to be a city of refuge for the slayer ; 
and Hammoth-dor with her suburbs, 
and Kartan with her suburbs ; three 
cities. 

33 All the cities of the Gershonites ac- 
cording to their families were thirteen 
cities with their suburbs. 

34 T And unto the families of the 
children of Merari, the rest of the Le- 
vites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jok- 
neam with her suburbs, and Kartah 
with her suburbs, 

35 Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal 
with her suburbs ; four cities. 

36 And out of the tribe of Reuben, 
Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah 
with her suburbs, 

37 Kedemoth with her suburbs, and 
Mephaath with her suburbs ; four cit- 
ies. 

38 And out of the tribe of Gad, Ra- 
moth in Gilead with her suburbs, to 
be a city of refuge for the slayer ; and 
Mahanaim with her suburbs. 

39 Heshbon with her suburbs, Ja- 
zer with her suburbs ; four cities in 
all. 

40 So all the cities for the children of 
Merari by their families, which were 
remaining of the families of the Le- 
vites, were by their lot twelve cities. 

41 All the cities of the Levites within 
the possession of the children of Israel 
were forty and eight cities with their 
suburbs. 

42 These cities were every one with 
their suburbs round about them : thus 
were all these cities. 

43 % And the Lord gave unto Israel 
all the land which he sware to give un- 
to their fathers ; and they possessed it, 
and dwelt therein. 

44 And the Lord gave them rest 
round about, according to all that he 
sware unto their fathers : and there 
stood not a man of all their enemies 
before them ; the Lord delivered all 
their enemies into their hand. 

45 There failed not aught of any 
good thing which the Lord had spok- 
en unto the house of Israel ; all came 
to pass. 

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The altar of testimony. JOSHUA, XXII. Contention concerning n, 

selves together at Shiloh, to go up to 
war against theni- 

13 And the children of Israel sent 
unto the children of Reuben, and to 
the children of Gad, and to the half 
tribe of Manasseh, into the land of 
Gilead, Phinehas the son of Eleazar 
the priest, 

14 And with him ten princes, of each 
chief house a prince throughout all 
the tribes of Israel ; and each one was 
a head of the house of their fathers 
among the thousands of Israel. 

15 1 And they came unto the chil= 
dren of Reuben, and to the children 
of Gad, and to the half tribe of Ma- 
nasseh, unto the land of Gilead, and 
they spake with them, saying, 

16 Thus saith the whole congrega= 
tion of the Lord, What trespass is 
this that ye have committed against 
the God of Israel, to turn away this 
day from following the Lord, in that 
ye have builded you an altar, that 
ye might rebel this day against the 
Lord? 

17 Is the iniquity of Peor too little 
for us, from which we are not cleansed 
until this day, although there was 
a plague in the congregation of the 
Lord, 

18 But that ye must turn away thig 
day from following the Lord ? and it 
will be, seeing ye rebel to day against 
the Lord, that to morrow he will be 
wroth with the whole congregation of 
Israel. 

19 Notwithstanding, if the land of 
your possession be unclean, then pass 
ye over unto the land of the posses 
sion of the Lord, wherein the Lord's 
tabernacle dwelleth, and take posses- 
sion among us : but rebel not against 
the Lord, nor rebel against us, in 
building you an altar besides the altar 
of the Lord our God. 

20 Did not Achan the son of Zerah 
commit a trespass in the accursed 
thing, and wrath fell on all the con 
gregation of Israel? and that man 
perished not alone in his iniquity. 

21 T Then the children of Reuben 
and the children of Gad and the half 
tribe of Manasseh answered, and said 
unto the heads of the thousands of 
Israel, 

22 The Lord God of gods, the Lore> 
God of gods, he knoweth, and Israeli 
he shall know ; if it be in rebellion, or 
if in transgression against the Lord, 
(save us not this day,) 

23 That we have built us an altar to 
turn from following the Lord, or if to 
offer thereon burnt offering or meat 
offering, or if to offer peace offerings 
thereon, let the Lord himself require 
it; 

24 And if we have not rather done it 
for fear of this tiling, saying, In time 
to come your children might speak 
unto our children, saying, What nave 
ye to do with the Lord God of Is- 
rael ? 

25 For the Lord hath made Jordan 



CHAPTER XXn. 

1 The tvoo tribes and half with a blessing are sent 
home. 10 They build the altar of testimony in 
their journey. 11 The Israelites are offended 
thereat. 21 They give them good satisfaction. 

THEN Joshua called the Reubenites, 
and the Gadites, and the half tribe 
of Manasseh, 

2 And said unto them, Ye have kept 
all that Moses the servant of the Lord 
commanded you, and have obeyed my 
voice in all that I commanded you : 

3 Ye have not left your brethren 
these many days unto this day, but 
nave kept the charge of the command- 
ment of the Lord your God. 

4 And now the Lord your God hath 
given rest unto your brethren, as L N 
promised them : therefore now return 
ye, and get you unto your tents, and 
unto the land of your possession, 
which Moses the servant of the Lord 
gave you on the other side Jordan. 

5 But take diligent heed to do the 
commandment and the law, which Mo- 
ses the servant of the Lord charged 
you, to love the Lord your God, and 
to walk in all his ways, and to keep 
his commandments, and to cleave unto 
him, and to serve him with all your 
heart and with all your soul. 

6 So Joshua blessed them, and sent 
them away : and they went unto their 
tents. 

7 "(I Now to the one half of the tribe 
of Manasseh Moses had given posses- 
sion in Bashan : but unto the other 
half thereof gave Joshua among their 
brethren on this side Jordan westward. 
And when Joshua sent them away al- 
so unto their tents, then he blessed 
them, 

8 And he spake unto them, saying, 
Return with much riches unto your 
tents, and with very much cattle, with 
silver, and with gold, and with brass, 
and with iron, and with very much 
raiment : divide the spoil of your ene- 
mies with your brethren. 

9 i And the children of Reuben and 
the children of Gad and the half tribe 
of Manasseh returned, and departed 
from the children of Israel out of Shi- 
loh, which is in the land of Canaan, to 
go unto the country of Gilead, to the 
land of their possession, whereof they 
were possessed, according to the word 
of the Lord by the hand of Moses. 

10 If And when they came unto the 
borders of Jordan, that are in the land 
of Canaan, the children of Reuben 
and the children of Gad and the half 
tribe of Manasseh built there an altar 
by Jordan, a great altar to see to. 

11 1 And the children of Israel heard 
say. Behold, the children of Reuben 
and the children of Gad and the half 
tribe of Manasseh have built an altar 
over against the land of Canaan, in the 
borders of Jordan, at the passage of 
the children of Israel. 

12 And when the children of Israel 
heard of it, the whole congregation of 
the children of Israel gathered them- 

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a border between us and you, ye chil- 
dren of Reuben and children of Gad ; 
ye have no part in the Lord : so shall 
your children make our children cease 
from fearing the Lord. 

26 Therefore we said, Let us now pre- 
pare to build us an altar, not for burnt 
offering, nor for sacrifice : 

27 But that it may be a witness be- 
tween us, and you, and our genera- 
tions after us, that we might do the 
service of the Lord before him with 
our burnt offerings, and with our sac- 
rifices, and with our peace offerings ; 
that your children may not say tc our 
children in time to come, Ye have no 
part in the Lord. 

28 Therefore said we, that it shall be, 
when they should so say to us or to our 
generations in time to come, that we 
may say again, Behold the pattern of 
the altar of the Lord, which our fa- 
thers made, not for burnt offerings, 
nor for sacrifices ; but it is a witness 
between us and you. 

29 God forbid that we should rebel 
against the Lord, and turn this day 
from following the Lord, to build an 
altar for burnt offerings, for meat 
offerings, or for sacrifices, besides the 
altar of the Lord our God that is be- 
fore his tabernacle. 

30 t And when Phinehas the priest., 
and the princes of the congregation* 
and heads of the thousands of Israel 
which were with him, heard the words 
that the children of Reuben arid the 
children of Gad and the children of 
Manasseh spake, it pleased them. 

31 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar 
the priest said unto the children of 
Reuben, and to the children of Gad, 
and to the children of Manasseh, This 
day we perceive that the Lord is 
among us, because ye have not com- 
mitted this trespass against the Lord : 
now ye have delivered the children 
of Israel out of the hand of the 
Lord. 

32 If And Phinehas the son of Elea- 
zar the priest, and the princes, re- 
turned from the children of Reuben, 
and from the children of Gad, out of 
the land of Gilead, unto the land of 
Canaan, to the children of Israel, and 
brought them word again. 

33 And the thing pleased the children 
of Israel ; and the children of Israel 
blessed God, and did not intend to go 
up against them in battle, to destroy 
the land wherein the children of Reu- 
ben and Gad dwelt. 

34 And the children of Reuben and 
the children of Gad called the altar 
Ed : for it shall be a witness between 
us that the Lord is God. 



Joshua's exhortation* 



CHAPTER XXin. 

1 Joshua's exhortation before his death, 8 by for- 
mer benefits, 5 by promises, 11 and by threaten* 
ings. 

AND it came to pass, -a long time 
. after that the Lord had given 
'Test unto Israel from all their enemies 



round about, that Joshua waxed oi<S 
and stricken in age. 

2 And Joshua called for all Israel 9 
and for their elders, and for their 
heads, and for their judges, and for 
their officers, and said unto them, I 
am old and stricken in age: 

3 And ye have seen all that the Lord 
your God hath done unto all these 
nations because of you ; for the Lord 
your God is he that hath fought for 
you. 

4 Behold, I have divided unto you by 
lot these nations that remain, to be an 
inheritance for your tribes, from Jor- 
dan, with all the nations that I have 
cut off, even unto the great sea west- 
ward. 

5 And the Lord your God, he shall 
expel them from before you, and drive 
them from out of your sight; and ye 
shall possess their land, as the Lord 
your God hath promised unto you. 

6 Be ye therefore very courageous to 
keep and to do all that is written in 
the book of the law of Moses, that ye 
turn not aside therefrom to the right 
hand or to the left ; 

7 That ye come not among these na= 
tions, these that remain among you ; 
neither make mention of the name 
of their gods, nor cause to swear by 
thenv, neither serve them, nor bow 
yourselves unto them : 

8 But cleave unto the Lord your God, 
as ye have done unto this day. 

9 For the Lord hath driven out from 
before you great nations and strong ; 
but as for you, no man hath been able 
to stand before you unto this day. 

10 One man of you shall chase a 
thousand : for the Lord your God, he 
it is that fighteth for you, as he hath 
promised you. 

11 Take good heed therefore unto 
yourselves, that ye love the Lord your 
God. 

12 Else, if ye do in any wise go back, 
and cleave unto the remnant of these 
nations, even these that remain among 
you, and shall make marriages with 
them, and go in unto them, and they 
to you: 

13 Know for a certainty that the 
Lord your God will no more drive out 
any of these nations from before you ; 
but they shall be snares and traps 
unto you, and scourges in your sides, 
and thorns in your eyes, until ye per- 
ish from off this good land which the 
Lord your God hath given you. 

14 And, behold, this day I am going 
the way of all the earth : and ye know 
in all your hearts and in all your souls, 
that not one thing hath failed of all 
the good things which the Lord your 
God spake concerning you ; all are 
come to pass unto you, and not one 
thing hath failed thereof. 

15 Therefore it shall come to pass, 
that as all good things are come upon 
you, which the Lord your God prom- 
ised you ; so shall the Lord hring 
upon you all evil things, until he 

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JOSHUA, XXIT. God's benefits to Israel, 



have destroyed you from off this good 
land which the Lord your God hath 
given you. 

16 When ye have transgressed the 
covenant of the Lord your God, which 
he commanded you, and have gone 
and served other gods, and bowed 
yourselves to them ; then shall the 
anger of the Lord be kindled against 
you. and ye shall perish quickly from 
off the good land which he hath given 
unto you. 

CHAPTER XXTV. 

I Joshua assembleth the tribes at Shechem. 2 A 
brief history of God's benefits from Terah. 14 
He rerteweth the covenant between them and 
God. 26 A stone the witness of the covenant. 
29 Joshua's age, death, and burial. 32 Joseph's 
bones are buried. 33 Eleaaar dieth. 

AN D Joshua gathered all the tribes 
l of Israel to Shechem, and called 
for the elders of Israel, and for their 
heads, and for their judges, and for 
their officers; and they presented 
themselves before God. 

2 And Joshua said unto all the peo- 
ple, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, 
Your fathers dwelt on the other side 
of the flood in old time, even Terah, 
the father of Abraham, and the father 
of Nachor: and they served other 
gods. 

3 And I took your father Abraham 
from the other side of the flood, and 
led him throughout all the land of 
Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and 
gave him Isaac. 

4 And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and 
Esau : and I gave unto Esau mount 
Seir, to possess it ; but Jacob and his 
children went down into Egypt. 

5 I sent Moses also and Aaron, and 
I plagued Egypt, according to that 
which I did among them : and after- 
ward I brought you out. 

6 And I brought your fathers out of 
Egypt : and ye came unto the sea ; and 
the Egyptians pursued after your fa- 
thers with chariots and horsemen unto 
the Red sea. 

7 And when they cried unto the 
Lord, he put darkness between you 
and the Egyptians, and brought the 
sea upon them, and covered them ; 
and your eyes have seen what I have 
done in Egypt : and ye dwelt in the 
wilderness a long season. 

8 And I brought you into the land 
of the Amorites, which dwelt on the 
other side Jordan; and they fought 
with you : and I gave them into your 
hand, that ye might possess their 
land ; and I destroyed them from be- 
fore you. 

9 Then Balak the son of Zippor, 
king ot Moab, arose and warred 
against Israel, and sent and called 
Balaam the son of Beor to curse 
you : 

10 But I would not hearken unto 
Balaam ; therefore he blessed you 
still : so I delivered you out of his 
hand. 

11 And ye went over Jordan, and 

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came unto Jericho : and the men of 
Jericho fought against you, the Amo- 
rites, and the Perizzites, and the Ca- 
naanites, and the Hittites, and the 
Girgashites, the Hivites, and the Jeh 
usites ; and I delivered them into your 
hand. 

12 And I sent the hornet before you, 
which drave them out from before 
you, even the two kings of the Amo- 
rites; but not with thy sword, nor 
with thy bow. 

13 And I have given you a land for 
which ye did not labour, and cities 
which ye built not, and ye dwell in 
them ; of the vineyards and oliveyards 
which ye planted not do ye eat. 

14 II Now therefore fear the Lord, 
and serve him in sincerity and in 
truth : and put away the gods which 
your fathers served on the other side 
of the flood, and in Egypt ; and serve 
ye the Lord. 

15 And if it seem evil unto you to 
serve the Lord, choose you this day 
whom ye will serve ; whether the gods 
which your fathers served that were 
on the other side of the flood, or the 
gods of the Amorites, in whose land 
ye dwell : but as for me and my house, 
we will serve the Lord. 

16 And the people answered and said, 
God forbid that we should forsake the 

^jOrd, to serve other gods ; 

17 For the Lord our God, he it zsthat 
brought us up and our fathers out of 
the land of Egypt, from the house of 
bondage, and which did those great 
signs in our sight, and preserved us 
in all the way wherein we went, and 
among all the people through whom 
we passed : 

18 And the Lord drave out from be- 
fore us all the people, even the Amo- 
rites which dwelt in the land : there- 
fore will we also serve the Lord ; for 
he is our God. 

19 And Joshua said unto the people, 
Ye cannot serve the Lord : for he is a 
holy God ; he is a jealous God ; he will 
not forgive your transgressions nor 
your sins. 

20 If ye forsake the Lord, and serve 
strange gods, then he will turn and do 
you hurt, and consume you, after that 
he hath done you good. 

21 And the people said unto Joshua, 
Nay ; but we wall serve the Lord. 

22 And Joshua said unto the people, 
Ye are witnesses against yourselves 
that ye have chosen you the Lord, to 
serve him. And they said, We are 
witnesses. 

23 Now therefore put away, said he, 
the strange gods which are among 
you, and incline your heart unto the 
Lord God of Israel. 

24 And the people said unto Joshua, 
The Lord our God will we serve, and 
his voice will we obey. 

25 So Joshua made a covenant with 
the people that day, and set them a 
statute and an ordinance in Shechem. 

26 1 And Joshua wrote these words 



The acts of 



JUDGES, I. 



Judah and Simeon* 



&i the book of the law of God, and 
Sook a great stone, and set it up there 
tinder an oak, that was by the sanctu- 
ary of the Lord. 

27 And Joshua said unto all the peo- 
ple, Behold, this stone shall be a wit- 
ness unto us ; for it hath heard all the 
words of the Lord which he spake 
unto us : it shall be therefore a wit- 
ness unto you, lest ys deny your 
God. 

28 So Joshua let the people depart, 
every man unto his inheritance. 

29 1 And it came to pass after these 
Shings, that Joshua the son of Nun, the 
servant of the Lord, died, being a hun- 
dred and ten years old. 

30 And they buried him in the bor- 
der of his inheritance in Timnath- 
serah, which is in mount Ephraim, 



on the north side of the hill of 
Gaash. 

31 And Israel served the Lord all the 
days of Joshua, and all the days of 
the elders that overlived Joshua, and 
which had known all the works of the 
Lord, that he had done for Israel. 

32 1 And the bones of Joseph, which 
the children of Israel brought up out 
of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in a 
parcel of ground which Jacob bought 
of the sons of Hamor the fatber of 
Shechem for a hundred pieces of sil- 
ver ; and it became the inheritance 
of the children of Joseph 

33 And Eleazar the son of Aaron 
died ; and they buried him in a hill 
that pertained to Phinehas his son. 
which was given him in mount 
Ephraim. 



THE BOOK OF JUDGES. 



CHAPTER I. 

I The acts of Judah and Simeon. 4 Adoni-bezek 
justly requited. 8 Jerusalem taken. 10 Hebron 
taken. 11 Othniel hath Achsah to wife for taking 
of Debir. 16 The Kenites dwell in Judah. 1. 
Hormah, Gaza, Askelon and Ekron taken. 21 
The acts of Benjamin. 22 Of the house of Jo- 
seph, who take Beth-el. 30 Of Zebulun. 31 Of 
Asher. 33 Of Naphtali. 34 Of Dan. 

NOW after the death of Joshua it 
came to pass, that the children 
of Israel asked the Lord, saying, Who 
shall go up for us against the Canaan- 
ites first, to fight against them ? 

2 And the Lord said, Judah shall go 
up : behold, I have delivered the land 
into his hand. 

3 And Judah said unto Simeon his 
brother, Come up with me into my lot, 
that we may fight against the Canaan- 
ites ; and I likewise will go with thee 
into thy lot. So Simeon went with 
him. 

4 And Judah went up ; and the Lord 
delivered the Canaanites and the Per- 
izzites into their hand : and they slew 
of them in Bezek ten thousand men. 

5 And they found Adoni-bezek in Be- 
zek : and they fought against him, and 
they slew the Canaanites and the Per- 
izzites. 

6 But Adoni-bezek fled ; and they 
pursued after him, and caught him, 
and cut off his thumbs and his great 
toes. 

7 And Adoni-bezek said, Threescore 
and ten kings, having their thumbs 
and their great toes cut off, gathered 
their meat under my table : as I have 
done, so God hath requited me. And 
they brought him to Jerusalem, and 
there he died. 

8 Now the children of Judah had 
fought against Jerusalem, and had 
taken it, and smitten it with the edge 
of the sword, and set the city on fire. 

9 1 And afterward the children of 
Judah went down to fight against 



the Canaanites, that dwelt in the 
mountain, and in the south, and in 
the valley. 

10 And Judah went against the Ca- 
naanites that dwelt in Hebron : now 
the name of Hebron before was Kir- 
jath-arba : and they slew Sheshai, and 
Ahiman, and Talmai. 

11 And from thence he went against 
the inhabitants of Debir: and the 
name of Debir before was Kirjath- 
sepher : 

12 And Caleb said, He that smiteth 
Kirjath-sepher, and taketh it, to him 
will I give Achsah my daughter to 
wife. 

13 And Othniel the son of Kenaz. 
Caleb's younger brother, took it : and 
he gave him Achsah his daughter to 
wife. 

14 And it came to pass, when she 
came to hirn, that she moved him to 
ask of her father a field : and she 
lighted from off her ass ; and Caleb 
said unto her, What wilt thou ? 

15 And she said unto him, Give me 
a blessing : for thou hast given me a 
south land ; give me also springs of 
water. And Caleb gave her the upper 
springs and the nether springs. 

16 1 And the children of the Kenite, 
Moses' father in law, went up out of 
the city of palm trees with the chil- 
dren of Judah into the wilderness of 
Judah, which lieth in the south of 
Arad ; and they went and dwelt among 
the people. 

17 And Judah went with Simeon his 
brother, and they slew the Canaanites 
that inhabited Zephath, and utterly 
destroyed it. And the name of the 
city was called Hormah. 

18 Also Judah took Gaza with the 
coast thereof, and Askelon with the 
coast thereof, and Ekron with the 
coast thereof. 

19 And the Lord was with Judah ; 
and he drave out the inhabitants or 

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Israel rebuked at Bochim* 



the mountain; but could not drive 
* out the inhabitants of the valley, be- 
cause they had chariots of iron. 

20 And they gave Hebron unto Ca- 
leb, as Moses said : and he expelled 
thence the three sons of Anak. 

21 And the children of Benjamin 
did not drive out the Jebusites that 
inhabited Jerusalem ; but the Jebu- 
sites dwell with the children of Benja- 
min in Jerusalem unto this day. 

22 *ii And the house of Joseph, they 
also went up against Beth-el : and the 
Lord was with them. 

23 And the house of Joseph sent to 
descry Beth-el. Now the name Of the 
city before was Luz. 

24 And the spies saw a man come 
forth out of the city, and they said 
unto him, Shew us, we pray thee, the 
entrance into the city, and we will 
shew thee mercy. 

25 And when lie shewed them the en- 
trance into the city, they smote the 
city with the edge of the sword ; but 
they let go the man and all his fam- 
ily. 

26 And the man went into the land 
of the Hittites, and built a city, and 
called the name thereof Luz : which 
is the name thereof unto this day. 

27 ^f Neither did Manasseh drive out 
the inhabitants of Beth-shean and her 
towns, nor Taanach and her towns, 
nor the inhabitants of Dor and her 
towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam 
and her towns, nor the inhabitants of 
Megiddo and her towns : but the Ca- 
naanites would dwell in that land. 

28 And it came to pass, when Is- 
rael was strong, that they put the 
Canaanites to tribute, and did not ut- 
terly drive them out. 

29 % Neither did Ephraim drive out 
the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; 
but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer 
among them. 

30 If Neither did Zebulun drive out 
the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the in- 
habitants of Nahaloi ; but the Canaan- 
ites dwelt among them, and became 
tributaries. 

31 Tf Neither did Asher drive out the 
inhabitants of Accho, nor the inhabit- 
ants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of 
Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, 
nor of Rehob : 

32 But the Asherites dwelt among 
the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the 
land : for they did not drive them 
out. 

33 If Neither did Naphtali drive out 
the inhabitants of Beth shemesh, nor 
the inhabitants of Beth anath ; but he 
dwelt among the Canaanites, the in- 
habitants ot the land : nevertheless, 
the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and 
of Beth-anath became tributaries unto 
them. 

34 And the Amorites forced the chil- 
dren of Dan into the mountain : for 
they would not suffer them to come 
down to the valley : 

35 But the Amorites would dwell in 
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mount Heres in Aijalon, and in ShaaS- 
bim : yet the hand of the house of Jo- 
seph prevailed, so that they became 
tributaries. 

36 And the coast of the Amorites wai 
from the going up to Akrabbim, frona 
the rock, and upward. 

CHAPTER n. 

1 An angel rebuk th the people at Bochim. 6 Thi 
wickedness of tl e new generation after Joshua 
14 God's anger and pity towards them. 20 Thi 
Canaanites are left to prove Israel. 

A N D an Angel of the Lord came u 
xtl from Gilgal to Bochim, and said f 
made you to go up out of Egypt, and 
have brought you unto the land which 
I sware unto your fathers ; and I said 
I will never break my covenant with 
you. 

2 And ye shall make no league with 
the inhabitants of this land ; ye shall 
throw down their altars : but ye hav6 
not obeyed my voice ; why have ye 
done this ? 

3 Wherefore 1 also said, I will no$ 
drive them out from before you ; bu^ 
they shall be as thorns in your sidess 
and their gods shall be a snare untc 
you. 

4 And it came to pass, when the 
Angel of the Lord spake these words 
unto all the children of Israel, that the 
people lifted up their voice, and wept, 

6 And they called the name of that 
place Bochim : and they sacrificed 
there unto the Lord. 

6 1 And when Joshua had let the 
people go, the children of Israel went 
every man unto his inheritance to pos- 
sess the land. 

7 And the people served the Lord ah 
the days of Joshua, and all the days of 
the elders that outlived Joshua, who 
had seen all the great works of the 
Lord, that he did for Israel. 

8 And Joshua the son of Nun, the 
servant of the Lord, died, being a hun 
dred and ten years old. 

9 And they buried him in the border 
of his inheritance in Timnath-heres, in 
the mount of Ephraim, on the north 
side of the aill Gaash. 

10 And alsc all that generation were 
gathered unto their fathers : and there 
arose another generation after them, 
which knew notthe Lord, nor yet the 
works which he had done for Israel. 

11 % And the children of Israel did 
evil in the sight of the Lord, and 
served Baalim: 

12 And they forsook the Lord God 
of their fathers, which brought them 
out of the land of Egypt, and followed 
other gods, of the gods of the people 
that were round about them, and bow- 
ed themselves unto them, and pro- 
voked the Lord to anger. 

13 And they forsook the Lord, and 
served Baal and Ashtaroth. 

14 % And the anger of the Lord wag 
hot against Israel, and he delivered 
them into the hands of spoilers thaft 
spoiled them, and he sold them infcc 



Othniel and Ehud 



JUDGES, III. 



deliver Israel, 



the hands of their enemies round 
about, so that they could not any long- 
er stand before their enemies. 

15 Whithersoever they went out, the 
hand of the Lord was against them for 
evil, as the Lord had said, and as the 
Lord had sworn unto them : and they 
were greatly distressed. 

16 % Nevertheless the Lord raised up 
judges, which delivered them out of 
the hand of those that spoiled them. 

17 And yet they would not hearken 
unto their judges, but they went a 
whoring after other gods, and bowed 
themselves unto them: they turned 
quickly out of the way which their 
fathers walked in, obeying the com- 
mandments of the Lord ; but they did 
not so. 

18 And when the Lord raised them 
up judges, then the Lord was with the 
judge, and delivered them out of the 
hand of their enemies all the days of 
the judge : for it repented the Lord 
because of their groanings by reason 
of them that oppressed them and vex- 
ed them. 

19 And it came to pass, when the 
Judge was dead, that they returned, 
and corrupted themselves more than 
their fathers, in following other gods 
to serve them, and to bow down unto 
them ; they ceased not from their own 
doings, nor from their stubborn way. 

20 i And the anger of the Lord was 
toot against Israel ; and he said," Be- 
cause that this people hath trans- 
gressed my covenant which I com- 
manded their fathers, and have not 
(hearkened unto my voice; 

21 I also will not henceforth drive 
3ut any from before them of the na- 
tions which Joshua left when he 
died: 

22 That through them I may prove 
Jisrael, whether they will keep the way 
of the Lord to walk therein, as their 
fathers did keep it, or not. 

23 Therefore the Lord left those na- 
tions, without driving them out hasti- 
ly ; neither delivered he them into the 
Sand of Joshua. 

CHAPTER m. 

£ The nations which were left- to prove Israel. 6 
By communion with them they commit idolatry. 
8 Othniel delivereth them from Chushan-risha- 
thaim. 12 Ehud from Eg Ion. 31 Shamgar from 
the Philistines. 

NOW these are the nations which 
the Lord left, to prove Israel by 
fihem, even as many of Israel as had 
iadt known all the wars of Canaan ; 

2 Only that the generations of the 
children of Israel might know to teach 
them war, at the least such as before 
fcnew nothing thereof ; 

3 Namely, five lords of the Philis- 
tines, and all the Canaanites, and the 
Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt 
to mount Lebanon, from mount Baal- 
lermon unto the entering in of Ha- 
math. 

& And they were to prove Israel by 



them, to know whether they wouki 
hearken unto the commandments of 
the Lord, which he commanded theiff 
fathers by the hand of Moses. 

5 1 And the children of Israel dwelt 
among the Canaanites, Hittites, and! 
Amontes, and Perizzites, and Hi 
vites, and Jebusites: 

6 And they took their daughters tc 
be their wives, and gave their daugh= 
ters to their sons, and served thei? 
gods. 

7 And the children of Israel did evil 
in the sight of the Lord, and for- 
gat the Lord their God, and served. 
Baalim and the groves. 

8 % Therefore the anger of the 
Lord was hot against Israel, and he 
sold them into the hand of Chushan 
rishathaim king of Mesopotamia; 
and the children of Israel served* 
Chushan-rishathaim eight years. 

9 And when the children of Israeli 
cried unto the Lord, the Lord raised 
up a deliverer to the children of Is- 
rael, who delivered them, even Othniei 
the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younges 
brother. . 

10 And the Spirit of the Lord came 
upon him, and he judged Israel, and 
went out to war : and the Lord de- 
livered Chushan-rishathaim king of 
Mesopotamia into his hand ; an<f hig 
hand prevailed against Chushan-rish©F 
thaim. 

11 And the land had rest forty 
years : and Othniel the son of Kenaz 
died. 

12 1" And the children of Israel did 
evil again in the sight of the Lord; 
and the Lord strengthened Eglon the 
king of Moab against Israel, because 
they had done evil in the sight of 
the Lord. 

13 And he gathered unto him the 
children of Amnion and Amalek, and 
went and smote Israel, and possessed 
the city of palm trees. 

H So the children of Israel served 
Eglon the king of Moab eighteem 
years. 

15 But when the children of Israel 
cried unto the Lord, the Lord raised 
them up a deliverer, Ehud the son 
of Gera, a Benjamite, a man leftr 
handed : and by him the children of 
Israel sent a present unto Eglon the 
king of Moab. 

16 But Ehud made him a dagger 
which had two edges, of a cubit 
length : and he did gird it under hi£ 
raiment upon his right thigh. 

17 And he brought the present un- 
to Eglon king or Moab: and Egloic 
teas a very fat man. 

18 And when he had made an end 
to offer the present, he sent away the 
people that bare the present. 

19 But he himself turned again 
from the quarries that were by Gil- 
gal, and said, I have a secret errand 
unto thee, O king : who said, Keep 
silence. And all that stood by hiiE 
went out from him. 

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JUDGES, IV. from Jabin and Sisera 



20 And Ehud came unto him ; and 
!he was sitting in a summer parlour, 
which he had for himself alone : and 
Ehud said, I have a message from 
God unto thee. And he arose out of 
his seat. 

21 And Ehud put forth his left hand, 
and took the dagger from his right 
thigh, and thrust it into his belly : 

22 And the haft also went in after 
the blade ; and the fat closed upon 
the blad^. so that he could not draw 
the dagger out of his belly ; and the 
dirt came out. 

23 Then Ehud went forth through 
the porch, and shut the doors of the 
parlour upon him, and locked them. 

24 When he was gone out, his serv- 
ants came ; and when they saw that, 
behold, the doors of the parlour were 
Hocked, they said, Surely he cover- 
3th his feet in his summer chamber. 

25 And they tarried till they were 
ashamed : and, behold, he opened not 
the doors of the parlour ; therefore 
they took a key, and opened them : 
and, behold, their lord was fallen 
down dead on the earth. 

26 And Ehud escaped while they 
Carried, and passed beyond the quar- 
ries, and escaped unto Seirath. 

27 And it came to pass, when he 
was come, that he blew a trumpet in 
the mountain of Ephraim, and the 
children of Israel went down with 
him from the mount, and he before 
them. 

28 And he said unto them, Follow 
after me : for the Lord hath deliv- 
ered your enemies the Moabites into 
your hand. And they went down 
after him, and took the fords of Jor- 
dan toward Moab, and suffered not 
a man to pass over. 

29 And they slew of Moab at that 
time about ten thousand men, all 
ilusty, and all men of valour; and 
there escaped not a man. 

30 So Moab was subdued that day 
under the hand of Israel. And the 
iand had rest fourscore years. 

31 T And after him was Shamgar 
the son of Anath, which slew of the 
Philistines six hundred men with an 
oxgoad : and he also delivered Is- 
rael. 

CHAPTER IV. 

I Deborah and Barak deliver them from Jabin 
and Sisera. 18 Jael killeth Sisera. 

AN D the children of Israel again 
. did evil in the sight of the Lord, 
when Ehud was dead. 

2 And the Lord sold them into the 
hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that 
reigned in Hazor; the captain of 
whose host was Sisera, which dwelt 
In Harosheth of the Gentiles. 

3 And the children of Israel cried 
unto the Lord : for he had nine hun- 
dred chariots of iron ; and twenty 
years he mightily oppressed the chil- 
dren of Israel. 

& If And Deborah, a prophetess, the 
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wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel 
at that time. 

5 And she dwelt under the palm 
tree of Deborah, between Raman and 
Beth-el in mount Ephraim : and the 
children of Israel came up to her for 
judgment. 

6 And she sent and called Barak the 
son of Abinoam out of Kedesh-naph- 
tali, and said unto him, Hath not the 
Lord God of Israel commanded, say- 
ing, Go and draw toward mount Ta- 
bor, and take with thee ten thousand 
men of the children of Naphtali and 
of the children of Zebulun ? 

7 And I will draw unto thee, to the 
river Kishon, Sisera the captain of 
Jabin's army, with his chariots and 
his multitude ; and I will deliver him 
into thine hand. 

8 And Barak said unto her, If thou 
wilt go with me, then I will go : but 
if thou wilt not go with me, then I 
will not go. 

9 And she said, I will surely go with 
thee : notwithstanding the journey 
that thou takest shall not be for thine 
honour ; for the Lord shall sell Sisera 
into the hand of a woman. And Deb 
orah arose, and went with Barak to 
Kedesh. 

10 1 And Barak called Zebulun and 
Naphtali to Kedesh ; and he went up 
with ten thousand men at his feet : 
and Deborah went up with him. 

11 Now Heber the Kenite, which was 
of the children of Hobab the father 
in law of Moses, had severed himself 
from the Kenites, and pitched his tent 
unto the plain of Zaanaim, which is 
by Kedesh. 

12 And they shewed Sisera that Ba 
rak the son of Abinoam was gone up 
to mount Tabor. 

13 And Sisera gathered together all 
his chariots, even nine hundred char- 
iots of iron, and all the people that 
were w*th him, from Harosheth of the 
Gentiles unto the river of Kishon. 

14 And Deborah said unto Barak, 
Up ; for this is the day in which the 
Lord hath delivered Sisera into thine 
hand : is not the Lord gone out be- 
fore thee ? So Barak went down from 
mount Tabor, and ten thousand men 
after him. 

15 And the Lord discomfited Sisera, 
and all his chariots, and all his host, 
<with the edge of the sword before Ba- 
rak ; so that Sisera lighted down off his 
chariot, and fled away on his feet. 

16 But Barak pursued after the char- 
iots, and after the host, unto Haro- 
sheth of the Gentiles: and all the 
host of Sisera fell upon the edge of 
the sword ; and there was not a man 
left. 

17 Howbeit Sisera fled away on his 
feet to the tent of Jael the wife of 
Heber the Kenite : for there was peace 
between Jabin the king of Hazor and 
the house of Heber the Kenite. 

18 IF And Jael went out to meet Sis- 
era, and said unto him, Turn in, my 



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JUDGES, V. 



lord, turn in to me ; fear not. And 
when he had turned in unto her into 
the tent, she covered him with a man- 
tle. 

19 And he said unto her, Give me, I 

Fray thee, a little water to drink ; for 
am thirsty. And she opened a bot- 
tle of milk, and gave him drink, and 
covered him. 

20 Again he said unto her, Stand in 
the door of the tent, and it shall be, 
when any man doth come and inquire 
of thee, and say, Is there any man 
here ? that thou shalt say, No. 

21 Then Jael Heber's wife took a nail 
of the tent, and took a hammer in 
her hand, and went softly unto him, 
and smote the nail into his temples, 
and fastened it into the ground : for 
he was fast asleep and weary. So he 
died. 

22 And, behold, as Barak pursued 
Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, 
and said unto him, Come, and I will 
shew thee the man whom thou seek- 
est. And when he came into her tent, 
behold, Sisera lay dead, and the nail 
was in his temples. 

23 So God subdued on that day Jabin 
the king of Canaan before the children 
of Israel. 

24 And the hand of the children 
of Israel prospered, and prevailed 
against Jabin. the king of Canaan, 
until they had destroyed Jabin king 
of Canaan. 

CHAPTER V. 

The song of Deborah and Barak. 

THEN sang Deborah and Barak the 
son of Abinoam on that day, say- 
ing, 

2 Praise ye the Lord for the aveng- 
ing of Israel, when the people willing- 
ly offered themselves. 

3 Hear, O ye kings ; give ear, O ye 

Erinces ; I, even I, will sing unto tne 
ord ; I will sing praise to the Lord 
God of Israel. 

4 Lord, when thou wentest out of 
Seir r when thou marchedst out of the 
field of Edom, the earth trembled, and 
the heavens dropped, the clouds also 
dropped water. 

5 The mountains melted from before 
the Lord, even that Sinai from before 
the Lord God of Israel. 

6 In the days of Shamgar the son of 
Anath, in the days of Jael, the high- 
ways were unoccupied, and the travel- 
lers walked through byways. 

7 The inhabitants of the villages 
ceased, they ceased in Israel, until 
that I Deborah arose, that I arose a 
mother in Israel. 

8 They chose new gods ; then was 
war in the gates : was there a shield 
or spear seen among forty thousand 
in Israel ? 

9 My heart is toward the governors 
of Israel, that offered themselves will- 
ingly among the people. Bless ye the 
Lord. 

10 Speak, ye that ride on white asses, 



Deborah and Baraks 



by 



ye that sit in judgment, and walk 
the way. 

11 They that are delivered from the 
noise of archers in the places of draw= 
ing water, there shall they rehearse 
the righteous acts of the Lord, even 
the righteous acts toward the inhabit- 
ants of his villages in Israel: then 
shall the people of the Lord go down 
to the gates. 

12 Awake, awake, Deborah : awake, 
awake, utter a song : arise, Barak, and 
lead thy captivity captive, thou son of 
Abinoam. 

13 Then he made him that remain- 
eth have dominion over the nobles 
among the people : the Lord made me 
have dominion over the mighty. 

14 Out of Ephraim tvas there a root 
of them against Amalek ; after thee, 
Benjamin, among thy people ; out or 
Macnir came down governors, and out 
of Zebulun they that handle the pen 
of the writer. 

15 And the princes of Issachar were 
with Deborah ; even Issachar, and also 
Barak : he was sent on foot into the 
valley. For the divisions of Reuben 
there were great thoughts of heart. 

16 Why abodest thou among the 
sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of 
the flocks ? For the divisions of Reu 
ben there were great searchings of 
heart. 

17 Gilead abode beyond Jordan : and 
why did Dan remain in ships ? Asher 
continued on the sea shore, and abode 
in his breaches. 

18 Zebulun and Naphtali were a peo- 
ple that jeoparded their lives unto the 
death in the high places of the field. 

19 The kings came and fought ; then 
fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach 
by the waters of Megiddo ; they took 
no gain of money. 

20 They fought from heaven ; the 
stars in their courses fought against 
Sisera. 

21 The river of Kishon swept them 
away, that ancient river, the river 
Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trodden 
down strength. 

22 Then were the horsehoofs broken 
by the means of the prancings, the 
prancings of their mighty ones. 

23 Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of 
the Lord, curse ye bitterly the inhab- 
itants thereof ; because they came not 
to the help of the Lord, to the help of 
the Lord against the mighty. 

24 Blessed above women shall Jael 
the wife of Heber the Kenite be ; bless- 
ed shall she be above women in the 
tent. 

25 He asked water, and she gave him 
milk; she brought forth butter in a 
lordly dish. 

26 She put her hand to the nail, and 
her right hand to the workmen's ham- 
mer ; and with the hammer she smote 
Sisera, she smote off his head, when 
she had pierced and stricken through 
his temples. 

27 At her feet he bowed, he fell. 

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oppress Israek 



he lay down : at her feet he bowed, 
he fell : where he bowed, there he fell 
down dead. 

28 The mother of Sisera looked out 
at a window, and cried through the 
lattice, Why is his chariot so long in 
coming? why tarry the wheels of his 
chariots ? 

29 Her wise ladies answered her, yea, 
she returned answer to herself, 

30 Have they not sped? have they 
not divided the prey ; to every man a 
damsel or two ; to Sisera a prey of di- 
vers colours, a prey of divers colours 
of needlework, of divers colours of 
needlework on both sides, meet for the 
necks of them that take the spoil ? 

31 So let all thine enemies perish, O 
Lord : but let them that love him be 
as the sun when he goeth forth in his 
might. And the land had rest forty 
years. 

CHAPTER VI. 

I The Israelites for their sin are oppressed by 
Midian. & A prophet rebuketh them. 11 An an- 
gel sendeth Gideon for their deliverance. 17 
Gideon's present is consumed with fire. 25 Gid- 
eon destroyelh Baal's altar, and offereth a sacri- 
fice upon the altar Jehovah-shalom. 28 Joash 
defendeth his son, and ealleth him Jerubbaal. 
33 Gideon's army. 36 Gideon's signs. 

AND the children of Israel did evil 
. in the sight of the Lord : and the 
Lord delivered them into the hand of 
Midian seven years. 

2 And the hand of Midian prevail- 
ed again 3t Israel : and because of the 
Midianites the children of Israel made 
them the dens which are in the mount- 
ains, and caves, and strong holds. 

3 And so it was, when Israel had 
sown, that the Midianites came up, 
and the Amalekites, and the children 
of the east, even they came up against 
them ; 

4 And they encamped against them, 
and destroyed the increase of the 
earth, till thou come unto Gaza, and 
left no sustenance for Israel, neither 
sheep, nor ox, nor ass. 

5 For they came up with their cattle 
and their tents, and they came as 
grasshoppers for multitude ; for both 
they and their camels were without 
number: and they entered into the 
land to destroy it. 

6 And Israel was greatly impover- 
ished because of the Midianites; and 
the children of Israel cried unto the 
Lord. 

7 II And it came to pass, when the 
children of Israel cried unto the Lord 
because of the Midianites, 

8 That the Lord sent a prophet unto 
the children of Israel, which said unto 
them. Thus saith the Lord God of 
Israel, I brought you up from Egypt, 
and brought you forth out of the 
house of bondage; 

9 And I delivered you out of the 
hand of the Egyptians, and out of the 
hand of all that oppressed you, and 
drave them out from before you, and 
gave you their land ; 

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10 And I said unto you, I am the 
Lord your God ; tear not the gods o£ 
the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell 
but ye have not obeyed my voice. 

11 H And there came an angel of the 
Lord, and sat under an oak which was 
in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joasto 
the Abi-ezrite: and his son Gideon 
threshed wheat by the winepress, tc 
hide it from the Midianites. 

12 And the angel of the Lord ap- 

? eared unto him, and said unto him, 
he Lord is with thee, thou mighty 
man of valour. 

13 And Gideon said unto him, O my 
Lord, if the Lord be with us, why then 
is all this befallen us ? and where be alii 
his miracles which our fathers told ug 
of, saying, Did not the Lord bring ug 
up from Egypt? but now the Lorf 
hath forsaken us, and delivered ug 
into the hands of the Midianites. 

14 And the Lord looked upon him, 
and said. Go in this thy might, and 
thou shalt save Israel from the hand 
of the Midianites: have not I sent 
thee ? 

15 And he said unto him, O my Lord, 
wherewith shall I save Israel ? behold, 
my family is poor in Manasseh, and I 
am the least in my father's house. 

16 And the Lord said unto him, Sure- 
ly I will be with thee, and thou shalt 
smite the Midianites as. one man. 

17 And he said unto him. If now J 
have found grace in thy sight, then 
shew me a sign that thou talkest with 
me. 

18 Depart not hence, I pray thee, un- 
til I come unto thee, and bring forth 
my present, and set it before thee. 
And he said, I will tarry until thorn 
come again. 

19 •[[ And Gideon went in, and made 
ready a kid, and unleavened cakes of 
an ephah of flour : the flesh he put in 
a basket, and he put the broth in a potj, 
and brought it out unto him under the 
oak, and presented it. 

20 And the angel of God said unto 
him, Take the flesh and the unleaven* 
ed cakes, and lay them upon this rock, 
and pour out the broth. And he did 
so. 

21 f Then the angel of the Lord put 
forth the end of the staff that was in 
his hand, and touched the flesh and 
the unleavened cakes ; and there rose 
up Are out of the. rock, and consumed 
the flesh and the unleavened cakes. 
Then the angel of the Lord departed 
out of his sight. 

22 And when Gideon perceived that 
he was an angel of the Lord, Gideon 
said, Alas, O Lord God ! for because I 
have seen an angel of the Lord face to 
face. 

23 And the Lord said unto him, Peace 
be unto thee ; fear not : thou shalt not 
die. 

24 Then Gideon built an altar there 
unto the Lord, and called it Jehovah- 
shalom : unto this day it is yet in Oph- 
rah of the Abi-ezrites. 



Gideon is sent 



JUDGES, VII. 



to deliver theme 



25 % And it came to pass the same 
night, that the Lord said unto him, 
Take thy father's young bullock, even 
the second bullock of seven years old, 
and throw down the altar of Baal that 
thy father hath, and cut down the 
grove that is by it : 

26 And build an altar unto the Lord 
thy God upon the top of this rock, in 
the ordered place, and take the second 
bullock, and offer a burnt sacrifice 
with the wood of the grove which 
thou shalt cut down. 

27 Then Gideon took ten men of his 
servants, and did as the Lord had said 
unto him : and so it was, because he 
feared his father's household, and the 
men of the city, that he could not do 
it by day, that he did it by night. 

28 If And when the men of the city 
arose early in the morning, behold, 
the altar of Baal was cast down, and 
the grove was cut down that was by 
it, and the second bullock was offered 
upon the altar that was built. 

29 And they said one to another, 
Who hath done this thing ? And when 
they inquired and asked, they said, 
Gideon the son of Joash hath done this 
thing. 

30 Then the men of the city said unto 
Joash, Bring out thy son, that he may 
die : because he hath cast down the al- 
tar of Baal* and because he hath cut 
down the grove that was by it. 

31 And Joash said unto all that stood 
against him, Will ye plead for Baal? 
will ye save him? he that will plead 
for him, let him be put to death whilst 
it is yet morning : if he be a god, let 
him plead for himself, because one 
hath cast down his altar. 

32 Therefore on that day he called 
him Jerubbaal, saying. Let Baal plead 
against him, because he hath thrown 
down his altar. 

33 1 Then all the Midianites and the 
Amalekites and the children of the 
east were gathered together, and went 
over, and pitched in the valley of Jez- 
reel. 

34 But the Spirit of the Lord came 
upon Gideon, and he blew a trump- 
et ; and Abi-ezer was gathered after 
him. 

35 And he sent messengers through- 
out ail Manasseh ; who also was gath- 
ered after him : and he sent messen- 
gers unto Asher, and unto Zebulun, 
and unto Naphtali ; and they came 
up to meet them. 

36 f And Gideon said unto God, If 
thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, 
as thou hast said, 

37 Behold, I will put a fleece of wool 
in the floor; and if the dew be on the 
fleece only, and it be dry upon all the 
earth besides, then shall I know that 
thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, 
as thou hast said. 

38 And it was so : for he rose up early 
on the morrow, and thrust the fleece 
together, and wringed the dew out of 
the fleece, a bowl full of water. 



39 And Gideon said unto God, Let 
not thine anger be hot against me, 
and I will speak but this once : let me 
prove, I pray thee, but this once with 
the fleece ; let it now be dry only upon 
the fleece, and upon all the ground let 
there be dew. 

40 And God did so that night : for it 
was dry upon the fleece only, and 
there was dew on all the ground. 

CHAPTER VIL 

1 Gideon's army of two and thirty thousand it 
brought to three hundred. 9 He is encouraged 
by the dream and interpretation of the barley 
cake. 16 His stratagem of trumpets and lamps 
in pitchers. 24 The Ephraimites take Oreb and 
Zeeb. 

THEN Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and 
all the people that were with him, 
rose up early, and pitched beside the 
well oi Harod : so that the host of the 
Midianites were on the north side of 
them, by the hill of Moreh, in the val= 
ley. 

2 And the Lord said unto Gideon, 
The people that are with thee are too 
many for. me to give the Midianites 
into their hands, lest Israel vaunt 
themselves against me, saying, Mine 
own hand hath saved me. 

3 Now therefore go to, proclaim in 
the ears of the people, saying, Who- 
soever is fearful and afraid, let him 
return and depart early from mount 
Gilead. And there returned of the 
people twenty and two thousand ; and 
there remained ten thousand. 

4 And the Lord said unto Gideon, 
The people are yet too many; bring 
them down unto the water, and I will 
try them for thee there : and it shall 
be, that of whom I say unto thee, This 
shall go with thee, the same shall go 
with thee ; and of whomsoever I say 
unto thee, This shall not go with thee, 
the same shall not go. 

5 So he brought down the people 
unto the water: and the Lord said 
unto Gideon, Every one that lappeth 
of the water with his tongue, as a dog 
lappeth, him shalt thou set by himself 5 
likewise every one that boweth down 
upon his knees to drink. 

6 And the number of them that lap- 
ped, putting then- hand to their mouth, 
were three hundred men: but all the 
rest of the people bowed down upon 
their knees to drink water. 

7 And the Lord said unto Gideon, 
By the three hundred men that lap- 
ped will I save you, and deliver the 
Midianites into thine hand : and let all 
the other people go every man unto 
his place. 

8 So the people took victuals in their 
hand, a.nd their trumpets : and he sent 
all the rest of Israel every man unto 
his tent, and retained those three 
hundred men : and the host of Midian 
was beneath him in the valley. 

9 1 And it came to pass the same 
night, that the Lord said unto him, 
Arise, get thee down unto the host ? 

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JUDGES, VIII. 



put to flight* 



for I have delivered it into thine 
hand. 

10 But if thou fear to go down, go 
thou with Phurah thy servant down 
to the host : 

11 And thou shalt hear what they 
say ; and afterward shall thine hands 
be strengthened to go down unto the 
host. Then went he down with Phu- 
rah his servant unto the outside of 
the armed men that were in the 
host. 

12 And the Midianites and the Ama- 
lekites and all the children of the east 
lay along in the valley like grasshop- 
pers for multitude ; and their camels 
were without number, as the sand by 
the sea side for multitude. 

13 And when Gideon was come, be- 
hold, there was a man that told a 
dream unto his fellow, and said. Be- 
hold, I dreamed a dream, and, lo, a 
cake of barley bread tumbled into the 
host of Midian, and came unto a tent, 
and smote it that it fell, and over- 
turned it, that the tent lay along. 

14 And his fellow answered and said. 
This is nothing else save the sword 
of Gideon the son of Joash, a man 
of Israel : for into his hand hath 
God delivered Midian, and all the 
hosf. 

15 IF And it was so, when Gideon 
heard the telling of the dream, and 
the interpretation thereof, that he 
worshipped, and returned intd the 
host of Israel, and said, Arise ; for the 
Lokd hath delivered into your hand 
the host of Midian. 

16 And he divided the three hundred 
men into three companies, and he put 
a trumpet in every man's hand, with 
empty pitchers, and lamps within the 
pitchers. 

17 And he said unto them, Look on 
me, and do likewise : and, behold, 
when I come to the outside of the 
camp, it shall be that, as I do, so shall 
ye do. 

18 When I blow with a trumpet, I 
and all that are with me, then blow 
ye the trumpets also on every side of 
all the camp, and say, The sword of the 
Lord, and of Gideon. 

19 1 So Gideon, and the hundred 
men that were with him, came unto 
the outside of the camp in the begin- 
ning of the middle watch; and they 
had but newly set the watch : and they 
blew the trumpets, and brake the 
pitchers that were in their hands. 

20 And the three companies blew the 
trumpets, and brake the pitchers, and 
held the lamps in their left hands, and 
the trumpets in their right hands to 
blow withal: and they cried, The 
sword of the Lord, and of Gideon. 

21 And they stood every man in his 
place round about the camp : and all 
the host ran, and cried, and fled. 

22 And the three hundred blew the 
trumpets, and the Lord set every 
man's sword against his fellow, even 
ithroughout all the host : and the host 

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fled to Beth-shittah in Zererath, and 
to the border of Abel-meholah, unto 
Tabbath. 

23 And the men of Israel gathered 
themselves together out of Naphtali, 
and out of Asher, and out of all Ma- 
nasseh, and pursued after the Midi- 
anites. 

24 ^ And Gideon sent messengers 
throughout all mount Ephraim, say- 
ing, Come down against the Midian- 
ites, and take before them the waters 
unto Beth-barah and Jordan. Then all 
the men of Ephraim gathered them- 
selves together, and took the waters 
unto Beth-barah and Jordan. 

25 And they took two princes of the 
Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb ; and they 
slew Oreb upon the rock Oreb, and 
Zeeb they slew at the winepress of 
Zeeb, and pursued Midian, and brought 
the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon 
on the other side Jordan. 

CHAPTER VIII. 

1 Gideon pacifieth the Ephreimites. 4 Succoth 
and Penuel refuse to relieve Gideon's army. 10 
Zebah and Zalmunna are taken. 13 Succoth and 
Penuel are destroyed. 18 Gideon revengeth hi* 
brethren's death on Zebah and Zalmunna. 22 
He refuseth government. 24 His ephod cause oj 
idolatry. 28 Midian subdued. 29 Gideon's chil- 
dren, and death. 33 The Israelites' idolatry and 
ingratitude. 

AND the men of Ephraim said unto 
J\. him, Why hast thou served us 
thus, that thou calledst us not, when 
thou wentest to fight with the Midi= 
anites? And they did chide with him 
sharply. 

2 And he said unto them, What have 
I done now in comparison of you? la 
not the gleaning of the grapes of 
Ephraim oetter than the vintage of 
Aoi-ezer ? 

3 God hath delivered into your hands 
the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb ; 
and what was I able to do in compari- 
son of you? Then their anger was 
abated toward him, when he had 
said that. 

4 T And Gideon came to Jordan, 'and 
passed over, he, and the three hundred 
men that were with him, faint, yet pur- 
suing them. 

5 And he said unto the men of Suc- 
coth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread 
unto the people that follow me ; for 
they be faint, and I am pursuing 
after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of 
Midian. 

6 1 And the princes of Succoth said, 
Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna 
now in thine hand, that we should give 
bread unto thine army ? 

. 7 And Gideon said, Therefore when 
the Lord hath delivered Zebah and 
Zalmunna into mine hand, then I will 
tear your flesh with the thorns of the 
wilderness and with briers. 

8 1 And he went up thence to Penuel. 
and spake unto them likewise: anc* 
the men of Penuel answered him as- 
the men of Succoth had answered 1 
him. 



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JUDGES, IX. 



taken, and slain. 



9 And he spake also unto the men of 
Penuel, saying, When I come again in 
peace, I will break down this tower. 

10 1 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were 
in Karkor, and their hosts with them, 
about fifteen thousand men, all that 
were left of all the hosts of the chil- 
dren of the east : for there fell a hun- 
dred and twenty thousand men that 
drew sword. 

11 If And Gideon went up by the 
way of them that dwelt in tents on 
tlje east of Nobah and Jogbehah, 
and smote the host : for the host was 
secure. 

12 And when Zebah and Zalmunna 
fled, he pursued after them, and took 
the two kings of Midian, Zebah and 
Zalmunna, and discomfited all the 
host. 

13 H And Gideon the son of Joash re- 
turned from battle before the sun was 
up, 

14 And caught a young man of the 
men of Succoth, and inquired of him : 
and he described unto him the princes 
of Succoth, and the elders thereof, 
even threescore and seventeen men. 

15 And he came unto the men of Suc- 
coth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zal- 
munna, with whom ye did upbraid me, 
saying, Are the hands of Zebah ana 
Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we 
should give bread unto thy men that 
are weary ? 

16 And he took the elders of the city, 
and thorns of the wilderness, and bri- 
ers, and with them he taught the men 
of Succoth. 

17 And he beat down the tower of 
Penuel, and slew the men of the city. 

18 If Then said he unto Zebah and 
Zalmunna, What manner of men 
were they whom ye slew at Tabor? 
And they answered, As thou art, so 
were they ; each one resembled the 
children of a king. 

19 And he said, They were my breth- 
ren, even the sons of my mother : as 
the Lord liveth, if ye had saved them 
alive, I Would not slay you. 

20 And he said unto Jether his first- 
born. Up, and slay them. But the 
youth drew not his sword: for he 
feared, because he was yet a youth. 

21 Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, 
Rise thou, and fall upon us : for as the 
man is, so is his strength. And Gideon 
arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, 
and took away the ornaments that 
were on their camels' necks. 

22 If Then the men of Israel said unto 
Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, 
and thy son, and thy son's son also : 
for thou hast delivered us from the 
hand of Midian. 

23 And Gideon said unto them, I will 
not rule over you, neither shall my son 
rule over you : the Lord shall rule 
over you. 

24 If And Gideon said unto them, I 
would desire a request of you, that 
ye would give me every man the ear- 
rings of his prey. (For they had gold- 



en earrings, because they were Ishma- 
elites.) 

25 And they answered, We will will- 
ingly give them. And they spread a 
garment, and did cast therein every 
man the earrings of his prey. 

26 And the weight of the golden 
earrings that he requested was a 
thousand and seven hundred shekels 
of gold ; besides ornaments, and col- 
lars, and purple raiment that was on 
the kings of Midian, and besides the 
chains that were about their camels 8 
necks. 

27 And Gideon made an ephod there- 
of, and put it in his city, even in Oph 
rah : and all Israel went thither a 
whoring after it: which thing be 
came a snare unto Gideon, and to his 
house. 

28 1" Thus was Midian subdued be- 
fore the children of Israel, so that 
they lifted up their heads no mora 
And the country was in quietness 
forty years in the days of Gideon. 

29 If And Jerubbaal the son of Joash 
went and dwelt in his own house. 

30 And Gideon had threescore and 
ten sons of his body begotten : for he 
had many wives. 

31 And his concubine that was in 
Shechem, she also bare him a son; 
whose name he called Abimelech. 

32 1 And Gideon the son of Joash 
died in a good old age, and was buried 
in the sepulchre of Joash his father f 
in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites. 

33 And it came to pass, as soon ag 
Gideon was dead, that the children 
of Israel turned again, and went » 
whoring after Baalim, and made Baal 
berith their god. 

34 And the children of Israel rem em 
bered not the Lord their God, who had 
delivered them out of the hands of all 
their enemies on every side : 

35 Neither shewed they kindness tc 
the house of Jerubbaal, namely, Gid 
eon, according to all the goodness 
which he had shewed unto Israel. 

CHAPTER IX. 

1 Abimelech by conspiracy with the Shechemitei,, 
and murder of his brethren, is made king. 1 
Jotham by a parable rebuketh them, and fore' 
telleth their ruin. 22 Gaal conspireth with tht 
Shechemites against him. SO Zebul revealeth 
it. 34 Abimelech overcometh them, and soweth 
the city with salt. 46 He burneth the hold oj 
the god Berith. 50 At Thebez he is slain 6j 
a piece of a millstone. 56 Jotham's curse it 
fulfilled. 

AN D Abimelech the son of Jerub- 
baal went to Shechem unto his 
mother's brethren, and communed 
with them, and with all the family 
of the house of his mother's father, 
saying, 

2 Speak, I pray you, in the ears of 
all the men of Shechem, Whether is 
better for you, either that all the sons 
of Jerubbaal, which are threescore and 
ten persons, reign over you, or that 
one reign over you? remember alsc 
that I am your bone and your flesh 
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The Shechemite& 



8 And his mother's brethren spake 
of him in the ears of all the men of 
Shechem all these words : and their 
hearts inclined to follow Abimelech ; 
for they said, He is our brother. 

4 And they gave him threescore and 
(ten pieces of silver out of the house 
of Baal-berith, wherewith Abimelech 
Mred vain and light persons, which 
followed him. 

5 And he went unto his father's 
Siouse at Ophrah, and slew his breth- 
ren the sons of Jerubbaal, being three- 
score and ten persons, upon one 
stone: notwithstanding, yet Jotham 
ifche youngest son of Jerubbaal was 
left ; for he hid himself. 

6 And all the men of Shechem gather- 
ed together, and all the house of Millo, 
and went and made Abimelech king, 
by the plain of the pillar that was in 
Snechem. 

7.1 And when they told it to Jotham, 
he went and stood in the top of mount 
Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and 
cried, and said unto them, Hearken 
ininto me, ye men of Shechem, that God 
may hearken unto you. 

8 The trees went forth on a time to 
anoint a king over them ; and they 
said unto the olive tree, Reign thou 
over us. 

9 But the olive tree said unto them, 
Should I leave my fatness, wherewith 
by me they honour God and man, and 
go to be promoted over the trees ? 

10 And the trees said to the fig tree, 
Come thou, and reign over us. 

11 But the fig tree said unto them, 
Should I forsake my sweetness, and 
nny good fruit, and go to be promoted 
over the trees ? 

12 Then said the trees unto the vine, 
Dome thou, and reign over us. 

13 And the vine said unto them, 
Should I leave my wine, which cheer- 
sth God and man, and go to be pro- 
moted over the trees ? 

14 Then said all the trees unto the 
bramble, Come thou, and reign over 
as. 

15 And the bramble said unto the 
$rees, If in truth ye anoint me king 
over you, then come and put your 
(brust in my shadow ; and if not, let 
fire come out of the bramble, and de- 
vour the cedars of Lebanon. 

16 Now therefore, if ye have done 
tfcruly and sincerely, in that ye have 
imade Abimelech kmg, and if ye have 
dealt well with Jerubbaal and his 
iiouse, and have done unto him ac- 
cording to the deserving of his hands : 

17 (For my father fought for you, 
and adventured his life far, and de- 
livered you out of the hand of Mid- 
Ian: 

18 And ye are risen up against my 
father's house this day, and have slain 
ftris sons, threescore and ten persons, 
upon one stone, and have made Abim- 
elech, the son of his maidservant, king 
over the men of Shechem, because he 
is your brother :) 

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19 If ye then have dealt truly and 
sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his 
house this day, then rejoice ye in 
Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in 
you: 

20 But if not, let fire come out from 
Abimelech, and devour the men of 
Shechem, and the house of Millo s 
and let fire come out from the men 
of Shechem, and from the house of 
Millo, and devour Abimelech. 

21 And Jotham ran away, and fled 
and went to Beer, and dwelt there, tor 
fear of Abimelech his brother. 

22 1 When Abimelech had reigned 
three years over Israel, 

23 Then God sent an evil spirit be- 
tween Abimelech and the men of She- 
chem ; and the men of Shechem dealt 
treacherously with Abimelech : 

24 That the cruelty done to the 
threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal 
might come, and their blood be laid 
upon Abimelech their brother, which 
slew them, and upon the men of She- 
chem, which aided him in the killing 
of his brethren. 

25 And the men of Shechem set liers 
in wait for him in the top of the 
mountains, and they robbed all that 
came along that way by them : and it 
was told Abimelech. 

26 And Gaal the son of Ebed came 
with his brethren, and went over to 
Shechem : and the men of Shechem 
put their confidence in him. 

27 And they went out into the fields, 
and gathered their vineyards, and 
trode the grapes, and made merry, 
and went into the house of their god 
and did eat and drink, and cursed 
Abimelech. 

28 And Gaal the son of Ebed said l 
Who is Abimelech, and who is She- 
chem, that we should serve him? is 
not he the son of Jerubbaal ? and Zebul 
his officer? serve the men of Hamor 
the father of Shechem: for why 
should we serve him ? 

29 And would to God this people 
were under my hand ! then would I 
remove Abimelech. And he said to 
Abimelech, Increase thine army, and 
come out. 

30 1 And when Zebul the ruler of 
the city heard the words of Gaal the 
son of Ebed, his anger was kindled. 

31 And he sent messengers unto 
Abimelech privily, saying, Behold, 
Gaal the son of Ebed and his breth- 
ren be come to Shechem ; and, behold B 
they fortify the city against thee. 

32 Now therefore up by night, thou 
and the people that is with thee, and 
lie in wait in the field : 

33 And it shall be, that in the morn- 
ing, as soon as the sun is up, thou 
shalt rise early, and set upon the city ? 
and, behold, when he and the people 
that is with him come out against 
thee, then mayest thou do to them as 
thou shalt find occasion. 

34 1 And Abimelech rose up, and all 
the people that were with him, by 



revolt to Goal. 



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Abimelech is slain. 



night, and they laid wait against She- 
cheni in four companies. 

35 And Gaal the son of Ebed went 
out, and stood in the entering of the 
gate of the city : and Abimelech rose 
up, and the people that were with him, 
from lying in wait. 

36 And when Gaal saw the people, he 
said to Zebul, Behold, there come peo- 
ple down from the top of the mount- 
ains. And Zebul said unto him, Thou 
seest the shadow of the mountains as 
if they were men. 

37 And Gaal spake again and said, 
See, there come people down by the 
middle of the land, and another com- 
pany come along by the plain of Me- 
onenim. 

38 Then said Zebul unto him, Where 
is now thy mouth, wherewith thou 
saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we 
should serve him ? is not this the peo- 
ple that thou hast despised ? go out, I 
pray now, and fight- with them. 

39 And Gaal went out before the men 
of Shechem, and fought with Abim- 
elech. 

40 And Abimelech chased him, and 
he fled before him, and many were 
overthrown and wounded, even unto 
the entering of the gate. 

41 And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah : 
and Zebul thrust out Gaal and his 
brethren, that they should not dwell 
£n Shechem. 

42 And it came to pass on the mor- 
row, that the people went out into the 
field ; and they told Abimelech. 

43 And he took the people, and di- 
vided them into three companies, and 
laid wait in the field, and looked, and, 
behold, the people were come forth out 
of the city ; and he rose up against 
them, and smote them. 

44 And Abimelech, and the company 
that was with him, rushed forward, 
and stood in the entering of the gate 
of the city : and the two other compa- 
nies ran upon all the people that were 
in the fields, and slew them. 

45 And Abimelech fought against 
the city all that day ; and he took the 
city, and slew the people that was 
therein, and beat down the city, and 
sowed it with salt. 

46 If And when all the men of the 
tower of Shechem heard that, they 
entered into a hold of the house of 
the god Berith. 

47 And it was told Abimelech, that 
all the men of the tower of Shechem 
were gathered together. 

48 And Abimelech gat him up to 
mount Zalmon, he and all the people 
that were with him ; and Abimelech 
took an axe in his hand, and cut down 
a bough from the trees, and took it, 
and laid it on his shoulder, and said 
unto the people that were with him, 
What ye have seen me do, make haste, 
and do as I have done. 

49 And all the people likewise cut 
down every man his bough, and fol- 
lowed Abimelech, and put them to the 



hold, and set the hold on fire upon 
them ; so that all the men of the tower 
of Shechem died also, about a thou 
sand men and women. 

50 f Then went Abimelech to The- 
bez, and encamped against Thebez, 
and took it. 

51 But there was a strong tower with^ 
in the city, and thither fled all the 
men and women, and all they of the 
city, and shut it to them, and gat them 
up to the top of the tower. 

52 And Abimelech came unto the 
tower, and fought against it, and went 
hard unto the door of the tower to 
burn it with fire. 

53 And a certain woman cast a piece 
of a millstone upon Abimelech's head, 
and all to brake his skull. 

54 Then he called hastily unto the 
young man his armourbearer, and 
said unto him, Draw thy sword, and 
slay me, that men say not of me, A 
woman slew him. And his young man 
thrust him through, and he died. 

55 And when the men of Israel saw 
that Abimelech was dead, they departs 
ed every man unto his place. 

56 1 Thus God rendered the wicked 
ness of Abimelech, which he did un- 
to his father, in slaying his seventy 
brethren : 

57 And all the evil of the men of 
Shechem did God render upon their 
heads : and upon them came the curse 
of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal. 

CHAPTER X. 

1 Tola judgeth Israel in Shamir. 3 Jair, whoso 
thirty sons had thirty cities. 6 The Philistines 
and Ammonites oppress Israel. 10 In their mis' 
ery God sendeth them to thtir false gods. 15 Ppe 
on their repentance he pitieth them. 

AN D after Abimelech there arose to 
. defend Israel Tola the son of 
Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issa- 
char ; and he dwelt in Shamir in 
mount Ephraim. 

2 And lie judged Israel twenty and 
three years, and died, and was buried 
in Shamir. 

3 If And after him arose Jair, a Gile- 
adite, and judged Israel twenty and 
two years. 

4 And he had thirty sons that rode 
on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty 
cities, which are called Havoth-jair 
unto this day, which are in the land 
of Gilead. 

5 And Jair died, and was buried in 
Cam on. 

6 1 And the children of Israel did 
evil again in the sight of the Lord, 
and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, 
and the gods of Syria, and the gods of 
Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the 
gods of the children of Ammon, and 
the gods of the Philistines, and for- 
sook the Lord, and served not him. 

7 And the anger of the Lord was hot 
against Israel, and he sold them into 
the hands of the Philistines, and into 
the hands of the children of Ammon. 

8 And that year they vexed and op 

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His fruitless embassy* 



pressed the children of Israel : eight- 
een years, all the children of Israel 
that were on the other side Jordan in 
the land of the Amorites, which is in 
Gilead. 

9 Moreover the children of Ammon 
passed over Jordan to fight also against 
Judah, and against Benjamin, and 
against the house of Ephraim ; so that 
Israel was sore distressed. , 

10 11" And the children of Israel cried 
unto the Lord, saying, We have sinned 
against thee, both because we have 
forsaken our God, and also served 
Baalim. 

11 And the Lord said unto the chil- 
dren of Israel, Did not J deliver you 
from the Egyptians, and from the Am- 
orites, from the children of Ammon, 
and from the Philistines ? 

12 The Zidonians also, and the Ama- 
lekites, and the Maonites, did oppress 
you ; and ye cried to me, and I deliv- 
ered you out of their hand. 

13 Yet ye have forsaken me, and 
served other gods : wherefore I will 
deliver you no more. 

14 Go and cry unto the gods which 
ye have chosen ; let them deliver you 
in the time of your tribulation. 

15 1 And the children of Israel said 
unto the Lord, We have sinned : do 
thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good 
unto thee ; deliver us only, we pray 
thee, this day. 

16 And they put away the strange 
gods from among them, and served 
the Lord : and his soul was grieved for 
the misery of Israel. 

17 Then the children of Ammon were 
gathered together, and encamped in 
Gilead. And the children of Israel as- 
sembled themselves together, and en- 
camped in Mizpeh. 

18 And the people and princes of Gil- 
ead said one to another, What man is 
he that will begin to fight against the 
children of Ammon ? he shall be head 
over all the inhabitants of Gilead. 

CHAPTER XI. 

1 The covenant between Jephthah and the Gilead- 
ites, that he should be their head. 12 The treaty 
of peace between him and the Ammonites is in 
vain. 29 Jephthah's vow. 32 His conquest of 
the Ammonites. 34 He performeth his vow on 
his daughter. 

NOW Jephthah the Gileadite was a 
mighty man of valour, and he was 
the son of a harlot : and Gilead begat 
Jephthah. 

2 And Gilead's wife bare him sons ; 
and his wife's sons grew up, and they 
thrust out Jephthah, and said unto 
him, Thou shalt not inherit in our fa- 
ther's house ; for thou art the son of a 
strange woman. 

3 Then Jephthah fled from his breth- 
ren, and dwelt in the land of Tob : and 
there were gathered vain men to Jeph- 
thah, and went out with him. 

4 1 And it came to pass in process 
of time, that the children of Ammon 
made war against Israel. 

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5 And it was so, that when the chil- 
dren of Ammon made war against Is- 
rael, the elders of Gilead went to fetch 
Jephthah out of the land of Tob : 

6 And they said unto Jephthah, 
Come, and be our captain, that we 
may fight with the children of Am- 
mon. 

7 And Jephthah said unto the elders 
of Gilead, t>id not ye hate me, and ex- 
pel me out of my father's house ? and 
why are ye come unto me now when 
ye are in distress ? 

8 And the elders of Gilead said unto 
Jephthah, Therefore we turn again to 
thee now, that thou may est go with 
us, and fight against the children of 
Ammon, and be our head over all the 
inhabitants of Gilead. 

9 And Jephthah said unto the elders 
of Gilead, If ye bring me home again 
to fight against the children of Am- 
mon, and the Lord deliver them be- 
fore me, shall I be your head ? 

10 And the elders of Gilead said unto 
Jephthah, The Lord be witness be- 
tween us, if we do not so according to 
thy words. 

11 Then Jephthah went with the eld 
ers of Gilead, and the people made 
him head and captain over them : and 
Jephthah uttered all his words before 
the Lord in Mizpeh. 

12 IT And Jephthah sent messengers 
unto the king of the children of 
Ammon, saying, What hast thou to do 
with me, that thou art come against 
me to fight in mj r land ? 

13 And the king of the children of 
Ammon answered unto the messen- 
gers of Jephthah, Because Israel took 
away my land, when they came up out 
of Egypt, from Arnon even unto Jab- 
bok, and unto Jordan • now therefore 
restore those lands again peaceably. 

14 And Jephthah sent messengers 
again unto the king of the children of 
Ammon : 

15 And said unto him, Thus saith 
Jephthah, Israel took not away the 
land of Moab, nor the land of the chil- 
dren of Ammon : 

16 But when Israel came up from 
Egypt, and walked through the wil- 
derness unto the Red sea, and came to 
Kadesh ; 

17 Then Israel sent messengers unto 
the king of Edom, saying, Let me, I 
pray thee, pass through thy land : but 
the king or Edom would not hearken 
thereto. And in like manner they sent 
unto the king of Moab ; but he would 
not consent : and Israel abode in Ka- 
desh. 

18 Then they went along through the 
wilderness, and compassed the land of 
Edom, and the land of Moab. and came 
by the east side of the land of Moab, 
and pitched on the other side of Ar« 
non, out came not within the border 
of Moab : for Arnon was the border of 
Moab. 

19 And Israel sent messengers unto 
Sihon king of the Amorites, the kins? 



k. 



The Issue of 



JUDGES, XII. 



Jephthah's rash vow. 



of Heshbon ; and Israel said unto him, 
Let us pass, we pray thee, through thy 
land into my place. 

20 But Sihon trusted not Israel to 
pass through his coast: but Sihon 
gathered all his people together, and 

{(itched in Jahaz, and fought against 
srael. 

21 And the Lord God of Israel de- 
livered Sihon and all his people into 
the hand of Israel, and they smote 
them : so Israel possessed all the land 
of the Amorites, the inhabitants of 
that country. 

22 And they possessed all the coasts 
of the Amorites, from Arnon even 
unto Jabbok, and from the wilderness 
even unto Jordan. 

23 So now the Lord God of Israel 
hath dispossessed the Amorites from 
before his people Israel, and shouldest 
thou possess it ? 

24 Wilt not thou possess that which 
Chemosh thy god giveth thee to pos- 
sess! So whomsoever the Lord our 
God shall drive out from before us, 
them will We possess. 

25 And now art thou any thing bet- 
ter than Balak the son of Zippor, king 
of Moab? did he ever strive against 
Israel, or did he ever fight against 
them, 

26 While Israel dwelt in Heshbon 
and her towns, and in Aroer and her 
-towns, and in all the cities that be 
along by the coasts of Arnon, three 
'hundred years? why therefore did 
ye not recover them within that 
time? 

27 Wherefore I have not sinned 
against thee, but thou doest me wrong 
to war against me : the Lord the 
Judge be judge this day between the 
children of Israel and the children of 
Ammon. 

28 Howbeit the king of the children 
of Ammon hearkened not unto the 
words of Jephthah which he sent 
4iim. 

29 f Then the Spirit of the Lord 
<arae upon Jephthah, and he passed 
over Gilead, and Manasseh, and passed 
over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Miz- 
peh of Gilead he passed over unto the 
children of Ammon. 

30 And Jephthah vowed a vow unto 
the Lord, and said. If thou shalt with- 
out fail deliver the children of Am- 
nion into mine hands, 

31 Then it shall be, that whatsoever 
cometh forth of the doors of my house 
to meet me, when 1 return in peace 
from the children of Ammon, shall 
surely be the Lord's, and I will offer 
it up for a burnt offering. 

32 1 So Jephthah passed over unto 
the children of Ammon to fight 
against them ; and the Lord deliv- 
ered them into his hands. 

33 And he smote them from Aroer, 
even Lill thou come to Minnith, even 
twenty cities, and unto the plain of 
the vineyards, with a very great 
slaughter. Thus the children of Am- 



mon were subdued before the chil- 
dren of Israel. 

34 If And Jephthah came to Mizpeh 
unto his house, and, behold, his 
daughter came out to meet him with 
timbrels and with dances : and she 
was his only child ; beside her he had 
neither son nor daughter. 

35 And it came to pass, when he 
saw her, that he rent his clothes, and 
said, Alas, my daughter ! thou hast 
brought me very low, and thou art 
one of them that trouble me : for I 
have opened my mouth unto the 
Lord, and I cannot go back. 

36 And she said unto him, My fa- 
ther, if thou hast opened thy mouth 
unto the Lord, do to me according 
to that which hath proceeded out of 
thy mouth ; forasmuch as the Lord 
hath taken vengeance for thee of 
thine enemies, even of the children 
of Ammon. 

37 And she said unto her father. 
Let this thing be done for me : let 
me alone two months, that I may go 
up and down upon the mountains, 
and bewail my virginity, I and my 
fellows. 

38 And he said, Go. And he sent 
her away for two months : and she 
went with her companions, and be- 
wailed her virginity upon the mount- 
ains. 

39 And it came to pass at the end 
of two months, that she returned un- 
to her father, who did with her ac- 
cording to his vow which he had 
vowed : and she knew no man. And 
it was a custom in Israel, 

40 Tliat the daughters of Israel 
went yearly to lament the daughter 
of Jephthah the Gileadite four days 
in a year. 

CHAPTER XII. 

1 The Ephraimites, quarrelling with Jephthah, 
and discerned by Shibboleth, are slain by the 
Gileadites. 1 Jephthah dieth. 8 Ibzan, who 
had thirty sons and thirty daughters, 11 and 
Elon, 13 and Abdon, who had forty sons and 
thirty nephews, judged Israel. 

AND the men of Ephraim gathered 
. themselves together, and went 
northward, and said unto Jephthah, 
Wherefore passedst thou over o 
fight against the children of Am- 
mon, and didst not call us to go 
with thee? we will bum thine house 
upon thee with fire. 

2 And Jephthah said unto them, I 
and my people were at great strife 
with the children of Ammon ; and 
when I called you, ye delivered me 
not out of their hands. 

3 And when I saw that ye delivered 
me not, I put my life in my hands, 
and passed over against the children 
of Ammon, and the Lord delivered 
them into my hand : wherefore then 
are ye come up unto me this day, to 
fight against me ? 

4 Then Jephthah gathered together 
all the men of Gilead, and fought 
with Ephraim : and the men of Gilead 

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JUDGES, XIII. 



to Manoah. 



smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye 
Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim 
among the Ephraimites, and among 
the Manassites . 

5 And the Gileadites took the pas- 
sages of Jordan before the Ephraim- 
ites : and it was so, that when those 
Ephraimites which were escaped said, 
Let me go over, that the men of 
Gilead said unto him, Art thou an 
Ephraimite ? If he said, Nay ; 

6 Then said they unto him, Say now 
Shibboleth : and he said Sibboleth : 
for he could not frame to pronounce 
it right. Then they took him and 
slew him at the passages of Jordan : 
and there fell at that time of the 
Ephraimites forty and two thousand. 

7 And Jephthah judged Israel six 
years. Then died Jephthah the Gil- 
eadite, and was buried in one of the 
cities of Gilead. 

8 1 And after him Ibzan of Beth-le- 
hem judged Israel. 

9 And he had thirty sons, and thirty 
daughters, whom he sent abroad, and 
took in thirty daughters from abroad 
for his sons. And he judged Israel 
seven years. 

10 Then died Ibzan, and was buried 
at Beth-lehem. 

11 5f And after him El on, a Zebu- 
lonite, judged Israel ; and he judged 
Israel ten years. 

12 And Elon the Zebulonite died, 
and was buried in Aijalon in the 
country of Zebulun. 

13 1 And after him Abdon the son of 
Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel. 

11 And he had forty sons and thirty 
nephews, that rode on threescore 
and ten ass colts : and he judged Is- 
rael eight years. 

15 And Abdon the son of Hillel the 
Pirathonite died, and was buried in 
Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in 
the mount of the Amalekites. 

CHAPTER XIII. 

1 Israel is in the hand of the Philistines. 2 An 
angel appeareth to Manoah's wife. 8 The an' 
gel appeareth to Manoah. 15 Manoah's sacri' 
fice, -whereby the angel is discovered. 24 Sam- 
son is born. 

AND the children of Israel did evil 
. again in the sight of the Lord ; 
and the Lord delivered them into 
the hand of the Philistines forty 
years. 

2 Tf And there was a certain man of 
Zorah, of the family of the Danites, 
whose name was Manoah ; and his 
wife was barren, and bare not. 

3 And the angel of the Lord ap- 
peared unto the woman, and said 
unto her, Behold now, thou art bar- 
ren, and bearest not : but thou shalt 
conceive, and bear a son. 

4 Now therefore beware, I pray thee, 
and drink not wine nor strong drink, 
and eat not any unclean thing : 

5 For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and 
bear a son ; and no razor shall come 
on his head : for the child shall be a 

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Nazarite unto God from the womb^ 
and he shall begin to deliver Israel 
out Of the hand of the Philistines. 

6 T[ Then the woman came and told 
her husband, saying, A man of God 
came unto me, and his countenance 
was like the countenance of an angel 
of God, very terrible : but I asked him 
not whence he was, neither told he me 
his name : 

7 But he said unto me, Behold, thou 
shalt conceive, and bear a son ; and 
now drink no wine nor strong drink, 
neither eat any unclean thing : for the 
child shall be a Nazarite to God from 
the womb to the day of his death. 

8 f Then Manoah entreated the Lord. 
and said, O my Lord, let the man of 
God which thou didst send come again 
unto us, and teach us what we shall do 
unto the child that shall be born. 

9 And God hearkened to the voice of 
Manoah ; and the angel of God came 
again unto the woman as she sat in the 
field : but Manoah her husband was 
not with her. 

10 And the woman made haste, and 
ran, and shewed her husband, and sai 1 
unto him, Behold, the man hath ap- 
peared unto me, that came unto ine 
the other day. 

11 And Manoah arose, and went after 
his wife, and came to the man, and 
said unto Mm, Art thou the ntan that 
spakest unto the woman ? And h* 
said, I am. 

12 And Manoah said, Now let thj 
words come to pass. How shall we 
order the child, and how shall we io 
unto him ? 

13 And the angel of the Lord sail 
unto Manoah, Of all that I said unto 
the woman let her beware. 

14 She may not eat of any thing that 
cometh of the vine, neither let be 
drink wine or strong drink, nor ea 
any unclean thing: all that I com 
manded her let her observe. 

15 ^ And Manoah said unto the angei 
of the Lord, I pray thee, let us detail/ 
thee, until we shall have made ready n 
kid for thee. 

16 And the angel of the Lord said 
unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, 
I will not eat of thy bread : and if thou 
wilt offer a burnt offering, thou must 
offer it unto the Lord. For Manoab 
knew not that he was an angel of the 
Lord. 

17 And Manoah said unto the angel 
of the Lord, What is thy name, that 
when thy sayings come to pass we may 
do thee honour * 

18 And the angel of the Lord said 
unto him, Why askest thou thus after 
my name, seeing it is secret ? 

19 So Manoah took a kid with a meat 
offering, and offered it upon a rock 
unto the Lord : and the angel did 
wondrously ; and Manoah and his wife 
looked on. 

20 For it came to pass, when the 
flame went up toward heaven from off 
the altar, that the angel of the Lord 



Samson's marriage 



JUDGES, XV. 



and riddle. 



ascended in the flame of the altar : and 
Manoah and his wife looked on it, and 
fell on their faces to the ground. 

21 But the angel of the Lord did no 
more appear to Manoah and to his 
wife. Then Manoah knew that he was 
an angel of the Lord. 

22 And Manoah said unto his wife, 
We shall surely die, because we have 
seen God. 

23 But his wife said unto him, If the 
Lord were pleased to kill us, he would 
not have received a burnt offering and 
a meat offering at our hands, neither 
would he have shewed us all these 
things, nor would as at this time have 
told us such things as these. 

24 If And the woman bare a son, and 
called his name Samson : and the child 
grew, and the Lord blessed him. 

25 And the Spirit of the Lord began 
to move him at times in the camp of 
Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol. 

CHAPTER XIV. 

S Samson desireth a wife of the Philistines. 5 In 
his journey he killeth a lion. 8 In a second jour- 
ney he findeth honey in the carcass. 10 Samson's 
marriage feast. 12 His riddle by his wife is 
made known. 19 He spoileth thirty Philistines. 
20 His wife is married to another. 

AN D Samson went down to Timnath, 
u. and saw a woman in Timnath of 
the daughters of the Philistines. 

2 And he came up, and told his fa- 
ther and his mother, and said, I have 
seen a woman in Timnath of the 
daughters of the Philistines : now 
therefore get her for me to wife. 

3 Then his father and his mother 
said unto him, Is there never a woman 
among the daughters of thy brethren, 
or among all my people, that thou 
goest to take a wife of the uncircum- 
cised Philistines? And Samson said 
unto his father, Get her for me ; for 
she pleaseth me well. 

4 But his father and his mother 
knew not that it was of the Lord, 
that he sought an occasion against 
the Philistines: for at that time the 
Philistines had dominion over Israel. 

5 1 Then went Samson down, and 
his father and his mother, to Timnath, 
and came to the vineyards of Tim- 
nath : and, behold, a young lion roared 
against him. 

6 And the Spirit of the Lord came 
mightily upon nim, and he rent him as 
he would have rent a kid, and he had 
nothing in his hand : but he told not 
his father or his mother what he had 
done. 

7 And he went down, and talked with 
the woman ; and she pleased Samson 
well. 

8 1 And after a time he returned to 
take her, and he turned aside to see 
the carcass of the lion : and, behold, 
there was a swarm of bees and honey 
in the carcass of the lion. 

9 And he took thereof in his hands, 
and went on eating, and came to his 
father and mother, and he gave them, 



and they did eat : but he told not them 
that he had taken the honey out of the 
carcass of the lion. 

10 1 So his father went down unto 
the woman: and Samson made there 
a feast ; for so used the young men 
to do. 

11 And it came to pass, when they 
saw him, that they brought thirty 
companions to be with him. 

12 1 And Samson said unto them, I 
will now put forth a riddle unto you : 
if ye can certainly declare it me with- 
in the seven days of the feast, and find 
it out, then I will give you thirty sheets 
and thirty change of garments : 

13 But if ye cannot declare it me, 
then shall ye give me thirty sheets and 
thirty change of garments. And they 
said unto him, Put forth thy riddle, 
that we may hear it. 

14 And he said unto them, Out of the 
eater came forth meat, and out of the 
strong came forth sweetness. And 
they could not in three days expound 
the riddle. 

15 And it came to pass on the sev- 
enth day, that they said unto Samson's 
wife, Entice thy husband, that he may 
declare unto us the riddle, lest we 
burn thee and thy father's house with 
fire : have ye called us to take that we 
have ? is it not so f 

16 And Samson's wife wept before 
him, and said, Thou dost but hate me, 
and lovest me not : thou hast put forth 
a riddle r o the children of my peo- 
ple, and hast not told it me. And he 
said unto her, Behold, I have not told 
it my father nor my mother, and shall 
I tell it thee? 

17 And she wept before him the seven 
days, while their feast lasted : and it 
came to pass on the seventh day, that 
he told her, because she lay sore upon 
him : and she told the riddle to the 
children of her people. 

18 And the men of the city said unto 
him on the seventh day before the sun 
went down, What is sweeter than hon- 
ey ? and what is stronger than a lion ? 
And he said unto them, If ye had not 
ploughed with my heifer, ye had not 
found out my riddle. 

19 1 And the Spirit of the Lord came 
upon him, and he went down to Ash- 
kelon, and slew thirty men of them, 
and took their spoil, and gave change 
of garments unto them which ex- 
pounded the riddle. And his anger 
was kindled, and he went up to his 
father's house. 

20 But Samson's wife was given 
his companion, whom he had used 
his friend. 

CHAPTER XV. 

1 Samson is denied his wife. 3 He burneth the 
Philistines' corn with foxes and firebrands. 6 
His wife and her father are burnt by the Philit' 
tines. 7 Samson smiteth them hip and thigh. 
9 He is bound by the men of Judah, and delivered 
to the Philistines. 14 He killeth them with a 
jawbone. 18 God maketh the fountain En-hck- 
kore for him in Lehi. 

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Samson smiteth 



JUDGES, XVI. 



the Philistines,. 



BUT it came to pass within a while 
after, in the time of wheat har- 
vest, that Samson visited his wife 
with a kid ; and he said, I will go in 
to my wife into the chamber. But her 
father would not suffer him to go in. 

2 And her father said, I verily 
thought that thou hadst utterly hated 
her ; therefore I gave her to thy com- 
panion : is not her younger sister fair- 
er than she ? take her, I pray thee, in- 
stead of her. 

3 % And Samson said concerning 
them, Now shall I be more blame- 
less than the Philistines, though I 
do them a displeasure. 

4 And Samson went and caught 
three hundred foxes, and took fire- 
brands, and turned tail to tail, and 
put a firebrand in the midst between 
two tails. 

5 And when he had set the brands on 
fire, he let them go into the standing 
corn of the Philistines, and burnt up 
both the shocks, and also the standing 
corn, with the vineyards and olives. 

6 i Then the Philistines said, Who 
hath done this? And they answered, 
Samson, the son in law of the Tim- 
nite, because he had taken his wife, 
and given her to his companion. And 
th Philistines came up, and burnt 

or and her father with fire. 

7 % And Samson said unto them, 
Though ye have done this, yet will I 
be avenged of you, and after that I 
will cease. 

8 And he smote them hip and thigh 
with a great slaughter: and he went 
down and dwelt in the top of the rock 
Etam. 

9 1 Then the Philistines went up, 
and pitched in Judah, and spread 
themselves in Lehi. 

10 And the men of Judah said. Why 
are ye come up against us! And they 
answered, To bind Samson are we 
come up, to do to him as he hath 
done to us. 

11 Then three thousand men of Ju- 
dah went to the top of the rock 
Etam, and said to Samson, Knowest 
thou not that the Philistines are 
rulers over us ? what is this that 
thou hast done unto us ? And he said 
unto them, As they did unto me, so 
have I done unto them. 

12 And they said unto him, We are 
come down to bind thee, that we 
may. deliver thee into the hand of 
the Philistines. And Samson said un- 
to them, Swear unto me, that ye will 
not fall upon me yourselves. 

13 And they spake unto him, say- 
ing. No; but we will bind thee fast, 
and deliver thee into their hand : but 
surely we will not kill thee. And they 
bound him with two new cords, and 
brought him up from the rock. 

14 1 And when he came unto Lehi, 
the Philistines shouted against him: 
and the Spirit of the Lord came 
mightily upon him, and the cords 
tfchat were upon his arms became as 

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flax that was burnt with fire, and his 
bands loosed from off his hands. 

15 And he found a new jawbone of 
an ass. and put forth his hand, and 
took it, and slew a thousand men 
therewith. 

16 And Samson said, With the jaw= 
bone of an ass, heaps upon heaps s 
with the jaw of an ass have I slaiE 
a thousand men. 

17 And it came to pass, when he 
had made an end of speaking, that 
he cast away the jawbone out of his 
hand, and called that place Ramath 
lehi. 

18 f And he was sore athirst, and 
called on the Lord, and said, Thou 
hast given this great deliverance into 
the hand of thy servant : and now 
shall I die for thirst, and fall into the 
hand of the uncircumcised f 

19 But God clave a hollow place 
that was in the jaw, and there came 
water thereout; and when he had 
drunk, his spirit came again, and he 
revived . wherefore he called the 
name thereof En-hakkore, which i§ 
in Lehi unto this day. 

20 And he judged Israel in the day? 
of the Philistines twenty years, 

CHAPTER XVL 

1 Samson at Gaza escapetk, and carrieth awa% 
the gates a/ the city. 4 Delilah, corrupted by ihi. 
Philistine*, enticeth Samson. 6 Thrice she is 
deceived, lb At last she overcometh him. 21 The 
Philistines take him, and put out his eyes, ij 
His strength renewing, he pulleth down the houtz 
upon the Philis'tines, and dieth. 

THEN went Samson to Gaza, and 
saw there a harlot, and went im 
unto her. 

2 And it was told the Gazites, say- 
ing, Samson is come hither. And they 
compassed him in, and laid wait for 
him all night in the gate of the cityj, 
and were quiet all the night, saying s 
In the morning, when it is day, we 
shall kill him. 

3 And Samson lay till midnight,, 
and arose at midnight, and took the 
doors of the gate of the city, and the 
two posts, and went away with them s 
bar and all, and put them upon his 
shoulders, and carried them up tc 
the top or a hill that is before He- 
bron. 

4 % And it came to pass afterward, 
that he loved a woman in the valley 
of Sorek, whose name icas Delilah. 

5 And the lords of the Philistines 
came up unto her, and said unto her. 
Entice him, and see wherein his great 
strength lieth, and by what means 
we may prevail against him, that we 
may bind him to afflict him: and we 
will give thee every one of us eleven 
hundred pieces of silver. 

6 % And Delilah said to Samson, 
Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great 
strength lieth, and wherewith thou 
mightest be bound to afflict thee. 

7 And Samson said unto her, If they 
bind me with seven green withs that 



iDelilah's falsehood. 



JUDGES, XYII. 



Samson's death, 



were never dried, then shall I be 
weak, and be as another man. 

8 Then the lords of the Philistines 
brought up to her seven green withs 
which had not been dried, and she 
Lound him with them. 

9 Now there were men lying in wait, 
abiding with her in the chamber. 
And she said unto him, The Philis- 
tines be upon thee, Samson. And he 
brake the withs, as a thread of tow is 
broken when it toucheth the fire. So 
ills strength was not known. 

10 And Delilah said unto Samson, Be- 
hold, thou hast mocked me, and told 
me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, 
wherewith thou mightest be bound. 

11 And he said unto her, If they bind 
me fast with new ropes that never 
were occupied, then shall I be weak, 
and be as another man. 

12 Delilah tneref ore took new ropes, 
and bound him therewith, and said 
unto him, The Philistines be upon thee. 
Samson. And there were hers in wait 
abiding in the chamber. And he brake 
them from off his arms like a thread. 

13 And Delilah said unto Samson, 
Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and 
told me lies : tell me wherewith thou 
mightest be bound. And he said unto 
her, If thou weavest the seven locks 
of my head with the web. 

H And she fastened it wath the pin, 
and said unto him, The Philistines be 
upon thee, Samson. And he awaked 
out of his sleep, and went away with 
the pin of the beam, and with the 
web. 

15 % And she said unto him, How 
©anst thou say, I love thee, when 
thine heart is not with me? Thou 
hast mocked me these three times, 
and hast not told me wherein thy 
great strength lieth. 

16 And it came to pass, when she 
pressed him daily with her words, and 
urged him, so that his soul was vexed 
unto death ; 

17 That he told her all his heart, and 
said unto her, There hath not come a 
razor upon mine head ; for I have been 
a Nazarite unto God from my moth- 
er's womb : if I be shaven, then my 
strength will go from me, and I shall 
become weak, and be like any other 
man. 

18 And when Delilah saw that he had 
told her all his heart, she sent and 
called for the lords of the Philistines, 
saying, Come up this once, for he hath 
shewed me all his heart. Then the 
lords of the Philistines came up unto 
her, and brought money in their hand. 

19 And she made him sleep upon her 
knees ; and she called for a man, and 
she caused him to shave off the seven 
locks of his head ; and she began to af- 
flict him, and his strength went from 
Mm. 

20 And she said, The Philistines be 
upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out 
of his sleep, and said, I will go out as 
at other times before, and snake my- 



self. And he wist not that the Lojrjd 
was departed from him. 

21 % But the Philistines took hmij 
and put out his eyes, and brought him 
down to Gaza, and bound him with 
fetters of brass ; and he did grind in 
the prison house. 

22 Howbeit the hair of his head 
began to grow again after he was 
shaven. 

23 Then the lords of the Philistines 
gathered them together for to offer a 
great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, 
and to rejoice : for they said, Our god 
hath delivered Samson our enemy into 
our hand. 

24 And when the people saw him, 
they praised their god : for they said. 
Our god hath delivered into our hands 
our enemy, and the destroyer of our 
country, which slew many of us. 

25 And it came to pass, when their 
hearts were merry, that they said, Call 
-for Samson, that he may make us 
sport. And they called for Samson out 
of the prison house; and he made 
them sport : and they set him between 
the pillars. 

26 And Samson said unto the lad that 
held him by the hand, Suffer me that 
I may feel the pillars whereupon the 
house standeth, that I may lean upon 
them. 

27 Now the house was full of men 
and women ; and all the lords of the 
Philistines were there ; and there were 
upon the roof about three thousand 
men and women, that beheld while 
Samson made sport. 

28 And Samson called unto the Lord. 
and said, O Lord God, remember me, I 
pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray 
thee, only this once, O God, that I may 
be at once avenged of the Philistines 
for my two eyes. 

29 And Samson took hold of the two 
middle pillars upon which the house 
stood, and on which it was borne up, 
of the one with his right hand, and or 
the other with his left. 

30 And Samson said, Let me die with 
the Philistines. And he bowed himself 
with all his might : and the house fell 
upon the lords, and upon ah the people 
that were therein. So the dead which 
he slew at his death were more than 
they which he slew in his life. 

31 Then his brethren and all the 
house of his father came down, and 
took him, and brought him, up, and 
buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol 
in the buryingpJace of Manoah his fa- 
ther. And he judged Israel twenty 
years. 

CHAPTER X VfL 

1 Of the money that Micah first stole, then restored^ 
his mother maketh images, 5 and he ornaments 
for them. 7 He hireth a Levite to be his priest. 

AN D there was a man of mount 
. Epbraim, whose name was Mi- 
cah. 

2 And be said unto his motber, The 
eleven hundred shekels of silver that 
were taken from thee, about whiclf 
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t 



/A 



A 



The Danites send 



JUDGES, XVIII. 



spies to Laish. 



* 



thou cursedst, and spakest of also in 
mine ears, behold, the silver is with 
me ; I took it. And his mother said, 
Blessed be thou of the Lord, my 
son. 

3 And when he had restored the 
eleven hundred shekels of silver to his 
mother, his mother said, I had wholly 
dedicated the silver unto the Lord 
from my hand for my son, to make a 
graven image and a molten image : 
now therefore I will restore it unto 
thee. 

I Yet he restored the money unto his 
mother ; and his mother took two hun- 
dred shekels of silver, and gave them 
to the founder, who made thereof a 
graven image and a molten image : 
and they were in the house of Micah. 

5 And the man Micah had a house of 
gods, and made an ephod, and tera- 
phim, and consecrated one of his sons, 
who became his priest. 

6 In those days there was no king in 
Israel, but every man did thai which 
was right in his own eyes. 

7 1 And there was a young man out 
of Beth-lehem-judah. of the family of 
Judah, who was a Levite, and he so- 
journed there. 

8 And the man departed out of the 
city from Beth-lehem-judah to sojourn 
where he could find a place: and he 
came to mount Ephraim to the house 
of Micah, as he journeyed. 

9 And Micah said unto him, Whence 
comest thou ? And he said unto him, 1 
am a Levite of Beth-lehem-judah, and 
I go to sojourn where I may find a 
place. 

10 And Micah said unto him, Dwell 
with me, and be unto me a father and 
a px-iest, and I will give thee ten shek- 
els of silver by the year, and a suit of 
apparel, and thy victuals. So the Le- 
vite went in. 

II And the Levite was content to 
dwell with the man; and the young 
man was unto him as one of his sons. 

12 And Micah consecrated the Le- 
vite ; and the young man became his 
priest, and was in the house of Mi- 
cah. 

13 Then said Micah, Now know I 
that the Lord will do me good, seeing 
I have a Levite to my priest. 

CHAPTER XVIIL 

1 The Danites send five men to seek out an inherit- 
ance. 3 At the house of Micah they consult with 
Jonathan, and are encouraged in their way. 7 
They search Laish, and bring back news of good 
hope. 11 Six hundred men are sent to surprise 
it. 14 In the way they rob Micah of his priest 
and his consecrated things. 27 They win Laish, 
and call it Dan. 39 They set up idolatry, where- 
,*n Jonathan inherited the priesthood. 

IN those days there was no king in 
Israel : and in those days the tribe 
of the Danites sought them an inher- 
itance to dwell in ; for unto that day 
all their inheritance had not fallen 
unto them among the tribes of Is- 
rael. 

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1 



2 And the children of Dan sent of 
their family five men from their 
coasts, men of valour, from Zorah, 
and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, 
and to search it ; and they said untc 
them, Go, search the land : who when 
they came to mount Ephraim, to the 
house of Micah, they lodged there. 

3 When they were by the house of 
Micah, they knew the voice of the 
XPung man the Levite : and they 
turned in thither, and said unto him. 
Who brought thee hither? and what 
makest thou in this place f and what 
hast thou here ? 

4 And he said unto them, Thus and 
thus dealeth Micah with me, and hath 
hired me, and I am his priest. 

5 And they said unto him, Ask coun- 
sel, we pray thee, of God, that we may 
know whether our way which we go 
shall be prosperous. 

6 And the priest said unto them, Go 
in peace: before the Lord is your 
way wherein ye go. 

7 H Then the five men departed, and 
came to Laish, and saw the people 
that were therein, how they dwelt 
careless, after the manner of the Zi» 
donians, quiet and secure ; and there 
was no magistrate in the land, that 
might put them to shame in any 
thing ; and they were far from the 
Zidonians, and had no business with 
any man. 

8 And they came unto their breth- 
ren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their 
brethren said unto them, What say 
ye? 

9 And they said, Arise, that we may 
go up against them : for we have seen 
the land, and, behold, it is very good : 
and are ye still ? be not slothful to go, 
and to enter to possess the land. 

10 When ye go, ye shall come unto a 
people secure, and to a large land : for 
God hath given it into your hands ; a 
place where there is no want of any 
thing that is in the earth. 

11 1[ And there went from thence of 
the family of the Danites, out of Zorah 
and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men 
appointed with weapons of war. 

12 And they went up, and pitched in 
Kirjath-jearim, in Judah : wherefore 
they called that place Mahaneh-dan 
unto this day : behold, it is behind 
Kirjath-jearim. 

13 And they passed thence unto 
mount Ephraim, and came unto the 
house of Micah. 

14 If Then answered the five men 
that went to spy out the country of 
Laish, and said unto their brethren, 
Do ye know that there is in these 
houses an ephod, and teraphim, and 
a graven image, and a molten image ! 
now therefore consider what ye have 
to do. 

15 And they turned thitherward, and 
came to the house of the young man 
the Levite, even unto the house of Mi- 
cah, and saluted him. 

16 And the six hundred men ap- 



Idolatry set up 



JUDGES, XIX. 



in Dan, 



pointed with their weapons of war, 
which were of the children of Dan, 
stood by the entering of the gate. 

17 And the five men that went to 
spy out the land went up, and came 
in thither, and took the graven image, 
and the ephod, and the teraphim, and 
the molten image : and the priest 
stood in the entering of the gate with 
the six hundred men that were ap- 
pointed with weapons of war. 

18 And these went into Micah's 
house, and fetched the carved image, 
the ephod, and the teraphim, and the 
molten image. Then said the priest 
unto them, What do ye? 

19 And they said unto him. Hold thy 
peace, lay thine hand upon thy mouth, 
and go with us, and be to us a father 
and a priest : is it better for thee to be 
a priest unto the house of one man, or 
that thou be a priest unto a tribe and 
a family in Israel ? 

20 And the priest's heart was glad, 
and he took the ephod, and the tera- 
phim, and the graven image, and went 
in the midst of the people. 

21 So they turned and departed, and 
put the little ones and the cattle and 
the carriage before them. 

22 1 And when they were a good 
way from the house of Micah, the 
men that were in the houses near 
to Micah's house were gathered to- 
gether, and overtook the children of 
Dan. 

23 And they cried unto the children 
of Dan. And they turned their faces, 
and said unto Micah, What aileth 
thee, that thou comest with such a 
company ? 

24 And he said. Ye have taken away 
my gods which I made, and the priest, 
and ye are gone away : and what havo 
I more ! and what is this that ye say 
unto me, What aileth thee ? 

25 And the children of Dan said un- 
to him, Let not thy voice be heard 
among us, lest angry fellows run upon 
thee, and thou lose thy life, with the 
lives of thy household. 

26 And the children of Dan went 
their way : and when Micah saw that 
they were too strong for him, he turn- 
ed and went back unto his house. 

27 And they took the things which 
Micah had made, and the priest which 
he had, and came unto Laish, unto a 
people that were at quiet and secure : 
and they smote them with the edge 
of the sword, and burnt the city with 
fire. 

28 And there was no deliverer, be- 
cause it was far from Zidon, and they 
had no business with any man ; and it 
was in the valley that lieth by Beth- 
rehob. And they built a city, and dwelt 
therein. 

29 And they called the name of the 
city Dan, after the name of Dan their 
father, who was born unto Israel : 
howbeit the name of the city was Laish 
at the first. 

30 1 And the children of Dan set up 



the graven image : and Jonathan, the 
son of Gershom, the son of Manas- 
seh, he and his sons were priests to 
the tribe of Dan until the day of the 
captivity of the land. 

31 And they set them up Micah 'e 
graven image, which he made, all the 
time that the house of God was in 
Shiloh. 

CHAPTER XIX 

1 A Levite goeth to Beth-lehem to fetch home hi* 
wife. 16 An old man entertaineth him at Giheah, 
22 The Gibeathites abuse his concubine to death . 
29 He divideth her into twelve pieces, to send 
them to the twelve tribes. 

AND it came to pass in those days, 
. when there was no king in Israel, 
that there was a certain Levite so- 
journing on the side of mount Ephra- 
im, who took to him a concubine out 
of Beth-lehem-judah. 

2 And his concubine played the 
whore against him, and went away 
from him unto her father's house to 
Beth-lehem-judah, and was there four 
whole months. 

3 And her husband arose, and went 
after her, to speak friendly unto her, 
and to bring her again, having his 
servant with him, and a couple of 
asses : and she brought him into her 
father's house ; and when the father 
of the damsel saw him, he rejoiced to 
meet him. 

4 And his father in law, the damsel's 
father, retained him ; and he abode 
with him three days : so they did eat 
and drink, and lodged there. 

5 1 And it came to pass on the fourth 
day, when they arose early in the 
morning, that he rose up to depart ; 
and the damsel's father said unto his 
son in law. Comfort thine heart with a 
morsel of bread, and afterward go 
your way. 

6 And they sat down, and did eat 
and drink both of them together : for 
the damsel's father had said unto the 
man, Be content, I pray thee, and 
tarry all night, and let thine heart be 
merry. 

7 And when the man rose up to de- 
part, his father in law urged him: 
theref ore he lodged there again. 

8 And he arose early in the morning 
on the fifth day to depart : and the 
damsel's father said, Comfort thine 
heart, I pray thee. And they tarried 
until afternoon, and they did eat both 
of them. 

9 And when the man rose up to de- 
part, he, and his concubine, and his 
servant, his father in law, the damsel's 
father, said unto him, Behold, now the 
day draweth toward evening, I pray 
you tarry all night : behold, the day 
groweth to an end, lodge here, that 
thine heart may be merry ; and to mor- 
row get you early on your way, that 
thou may est go home. 

10 But the man would not tarry that 
night, but he rose up and departed, 
and came over against Jebus, which is 
Jerusalem ; and there were with him 

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JUDGES, XX. 



is abused to death* 



tswo asses saddled, his concubine also 
was with him. 

11 And when they were by Jebus, the 
day was far spent; and the servant 
gaid unto his master, Come, I pray 
thee, and let us turn in into this city 
of the Jebusites, and lodge in it. 

12 And his master said unto him,We 
will not turn aside hither into the city 
of a stranger, that is not of the chil- 
dren of Israel ; we will pass over to 
Gibeah. 

13 And he said unto his servant, 
Come, and let us draw near to one or 
these places to lodge all night, in Gibe- 
ah, or in Eamah. 

14 And they passed on and went their 
way ; and the sun went down upon 
them when they were by Gibeah, which 
belongeth to Benjamin. 

15 And they turned aside thither, to 
go in and to lodge in Gibeah : and 
when he went in, he sat him down in 
a street of the city : for there was no 
man that took them into his house to 
lodging. 

16 ^ And, behold, there came an old 
man from his work out of the field at 
even, which w>as also of mount Ephra- 
im ; and he sojourned in Gibeah : but 
the men of the place were Benja- 
mites. 

17 And when he had lifted up his 
eyes, he saw a wayfaring man in the 
street of the city : and the old man 
said, Whither goest thou ? and whence 
come st thou ! 

18 And he said unto him, We are 
passing from Beth-lehem-judah to- 
ward the side of mount Ephraim ; 
from thence am I : and I went to 
Beth-lehem-judah, but I am now going 
to the house of the Lord ; and there 
is no man that receiveth me to house. 

19 Yet there is both straw and prov- 
ender for our asses: and there is 
bread and wine also for me, and for 
thy handmaid, and for the young man 
which is with thy servants : there is no 
want of any thing. 

20 And the old man said, Peace be 
with thee ; howsoever, let all thy 
wants lie upon me ; only lodge not in 
the street. 

21 So he brought him into his house, 
and gave provender unto the asses : 
and they washed their feet, and did 
eat and drink. 

22 1[ Now as they were making their 
hearts merry, behold, the men of the 
city, certain sons of Belial, beset the 
house round about, and beat at the 
door, and spake to the master of the 
house, the old man, saying, Bring 
forth the man that came into thine 
house, that we may know him. 

23 And the man, the master of the 
house, went out unto them, and said 
unto them, Nay, my brethren, nay, I 
pray you, do not so wickedly ; seeing 
that this man is come into mine house, 
do not this folly. 

24 Behold, here is my daughter a 
Taaiden, and his concubine ; them I 

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will bring out now, and humble ye 
them, and do with them what seemeth 
good unto you : but unto this man do 
not so vile a thing. 

25 But the men would not hearken 
to him: so the man took his con= 
cubine, and brought her forth unto 
them ; and they knew her, and abused 
her all the night until the mornings 
and when the day began to spring, 
they let her go. 

26 Then came the woman in the 
dawning of the day, and fell down at 
the door of the man's house where 
her lord was, till it was light. 

27 And her lord rose up in the morn- 
ing, and opened the doors of the 
house, and went out to go his way : 
and, behold, the woman his concubine 
was fallen down at the door of the 
house, and her hands were upon the 
threshold. 

28 And he said unto her, Up, and let 
us be going. But none answered. Then 
the man took her up upon an ass, and 
the man rose up, and gat him unto his 
place. 

29 If And when he was come into his 
house, he took a knife, and laid hold 
on his concubine, and divided her, to- 
gether with her bones, into twelve 
pieces, and sent her into all the coasts 
of Israel. 

30 And it was so, that all that saw it 
said, There was no such deed done nor 
seen from the day that the children of 
Israel came up out of the land of 
Egypt unto this day : consider of it s 
take advice, and speak your minds. 

CHAPTER XX. 

1 The Levtte in a general assembly deelareth hit 
wrong. 8 The decree of the assembly. 12 The 
Benjamites, being cited, make head against the 
Israelites. 18 The Israelites in two battles lose 
forty thousand. 26 They destroy by a strata- 
gem all the Benjamites, except six hundred. 

THEN all the children of Israel went 
out, and the congregation was 
gathered together as one man, from 
Dan even to Beer-sheba, with the land 
of Gilead, unto the Lord in Mizpeh. 

2 And the chief of all the people, 
even of all the tribes of Israel, pre- 
sented themselves in the assembly of 
the people of God, four hundred 
thousand footmen that drew sword. 

3 (Now the children of Benjamin 
heard that the children of Israel were 
gone up to Mizpeh.) Then said the 
children of Israel, Tell us, how was 
this wickedness? 

4 And the Levite, the husband of the 
woman that was slain, answered and 
said, I came into Gibeah that belongeth 
to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to 
lodge. 

5 And the men of Gibeah rose against 
me, and beset the house round about 
upon me by night, and thought to 
have slain me : and my concubine have 
they forced, that she is dead. 

6 And I took my concubine, and cut 
her in pieces, and sent her throughout 



The Israelites go 



JUDGES, XX. 



against Gibeahc 



all the country of the inheritance of 
Israel : for they have committed lewd- 
ness and folly in Israel. 

7 Behold, ye are all children of Israel ; 
give here your advice and counsel. 

8 If And all the people arose as one 
man, saying, We will not any of us go 
to his tent, neither will we any of us 
turn into his house. 

9 But now this shall be the thing 
which we will do to Gibeah ; we will 
go up by lot against it ; 

10 And we will take ten men of a hun- 
dred throughout all the tribes of Is- 
rael, and a hundred of a thousand, and 
a thousand out of ten thousand, to 
fetch victuals for the people, that they 
may do, when they come to Gibeah of 
Benjamin, according to all the folly 
that they have wrought in Israel. 

11 So all the men of Israel were gath- 
ered against the city, knit together as 
one man. 

12 1 And the tribes of Israel sent 
men through all the tribe of Ben- 
jamin, saying, What wickedness is this 
that is done among you ? 

13 Now therefore deliver us the men, 
the children of Belial, which are in 
Gibeah, that we may out them to 
death, and put away evil from Israel. 
But the children of Benjamin would 
not hearken to the voice of their 
brethren the children of Israel : 

14 But the children of Benjamin 
gathered themselves together out of 
the cities unto Gibeah, to go out to 
battle against the children of Israel. 

15 And the children of Benjamin 
were numbered at that time out of the 
cities twenty and six thousand men 
that drew sword, besides the inhabit- 
ants of Gibeah, which were numbered 
seven hundred chosen men. 

16 Among all this people there were 
seven hundred chosen men lefthand- 
ed; every one could sling stones at a 
hair breadth, and not miss. 

17 And the men of Israel, besides 
Benjamin, were numbered four hun- 
dred thousand men that drew sword : 
all these were men of war. 

18 Tf And the children of Israel arose, 
and went up to the house of God, and 
asked counsel of God, and said, Which 
of us shall go up first to the battle 
against the children of Benjamin? 
And the Lord said, Judah shall go up 
first. 

19 And the children of Israel rose up 
in the morning, and encamped against 
Gibeah. 

20 And the men of Israel went out 
to battle against Benjamin ; and the 
men of Israel put themselves in array 
to fight against them at Gibeah. 

21 And the children of Benjamin 
same forth out of Gibeah, and de- 
stroyed down to the ground of the 
Israelites that day twenty and two 
thousand men. 

22 And the people, the men of Israel, 
encouraged themselves, and set their 
battle again in array in the place 



where they put themselves in array 
the first day. 

23 (And the children of Israel went 
up and wept before the Lord until 
even, and asked counsel of the Lord, 
saying, Shall I go up again to battle 
against the children of Benjamin my 
brother! And the Lord said, Go up 
against him.) 

24 And the children of Israel came 
near against the children of Benjamin 
the second day. 

25 And Benjamin went forth against 
them out of Gibeah the second day, 
and destroyed down to the ground or 
the children of Israel again eighteen 
thousand men; all these drew the 
sword. 

26 «|f Then all the children of Israel, 
and all the people, went up, and came 
unto the house of God, and wept, and 
sat there before the Lord, and fasted 
that day until even, and offered burnt 
offerings and peace offerings before 
the Lord. 

27 And the children of Israel in= 
quired of the Lord, (for the ark of the 
covenant of God was there in those 
days, 

28 And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, 
the son of Aaron, stood before it in 
those days,) saying, Shall I yet again 
go out to battle against the children of 
Benjamin my brother, or shall I cease ? 
And the Lord said, Go up ; for to mor- 
row I will deliver them into thine 
hand. 

29 And Israel set liers in wait round 
about Gibeah. 

30 And the children of Israel went 
up against the children of Benjamin 
on the third day, and put themselves 
in array against Gibeah, as at other 
times. 

31 And the children of Benjamin 
went out against the people, and were 
drawn away from the city ; and they 
began to smite of the people, and kill, 
as at other times, in the highways, or 
which one goeth up to the house of 
God, and the other to Gibeah in the 
field, about thirty men of Israel. 

32 And the children of Benjamin 
said, They are smitten down before 
us, as at the first. But the children of 
Israel said, Let us flee, and draw them 
from the city unto the highways. 

33 And all the men of Israel rose up 
out of their place, and put themselves 
in array at Baal-tamar: and the liers 
in wait of Israel came forth out of 
their places, even out of the meadows 
of Gibeah. 

34 And there came against Gibeah 
ten thousand chosen men out of all 
Israel, and the battle was sore : but 
they knew not that evil was near 
them. 

35 And the Lord smote Benjamin 
before Israel : and the children of Is- 
rael destroyed of the Benjamites that 
day twenty and five thousand and 
a hundred men : all these drew the 
sword. 

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The Benjamites smitten* JUDGES, XXI. Their desolation bewailed* 



36 So the children of Benjamin saw 
}hat they were smitten : for the men 
of Israel gave place to the Benjamites, 
oecause they trusted unto the liers 
!n wait which they had set beside 
Gibeah. 

37 And the liers in wait hasted, and 
rushed upon Gibeah ; and the liers in 
wait drew themselves along, and smote 
all the city with the edge of the 
sword. 

38 Now there was an appointed sign 
between the men of Israel and the 
Liers in wait, that they should make a 
great flame with smoke rise up out of 
the city. 

39 And when the men of Israel re- 
tired in the battle, Benjamin began to 
smite and kill of the men of Israel 
about thirty persons: for they said, 
Surely they are smitten down before 
us. as in the first battle. 

40 But when the flame began to arise 
up out of the city with a pillar of 
smoke, the Benjamites looked behind 
\-hem, and, behold, the flame of the 
3ity ascended up to heaven. 

41 And when the men of Israel turn- 
ed again, the men of Benjamin were 
amazed : for they saw that evil was 
come upon them. 

42 Therefore they turned their backs 
before the men of Israel unto the way 
of the wilderness ; but the battle over- 
took them ; and them which came out 
of the cities they destroyed in the 
midst of them. 

43 Thus they inclosed the Benjamites 
round about, and chased them, and 
trode them down with ease over 
against Gibeah toward the sunrising. 

44 And there fell of Benjamin eight- 
een thousand men ; all these were men 
of valour. 

45 And they turned and fled toward 
She wilderness unto the rock of Rim- 
mon : and they gleaned of them in the 
highways Ave thousand men ; and pur- 
sued hard after them unto Gidom, and 
slew two thousand men of them. 

46 So that all which fell that day of 
Benjamin were twenty and Ave thou- 
sand men that drew the sword ; all 
these were men of valour. 

47 But six hundred men turned and 
fled to the wilderness unto the rock 
Riramon, and abode in the rock Rim- 
mon four months. 

48 And the men of Israel turned 
again upon the children of Benja- 
min, and smote them with the edge 
of the sword, as well the men of 
every city, as the beast, and all that 
came to hand : also they set on Are 
all the cities that they came to. 

CHAPTER XXL 

5 The people bewail the desolation of Benjamin. 
8 By the destruction of Jabesh-gilead they pro- 
vide them four hundred wives. 16 They ad- 
vise them to surprise the virgins that danced 
at Shiloh. 

NOW the men of Israel had sworn 
in Mizpeh, saying, There shall 
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not any of us give his daughter unto 
Benjamin to wife. 

2 And the people came to the hous<8 
of God, and abode there till even be- 
fore God, and lifted up their voices^ 
and wept sore ; 

3 And said, O Lord God of Israel 
why is this come to pass in Israel, 
that there should be to day one tribe 
lacking in Israel ? 

4 And it came to pass on the mor- 
row, that the people rose early, and 
built there an altar, and offered 
burnt offerings and peace offerings. 

5 And the children of Israel said. 
Who is there among all the tribes of 
Israel that came not up with the con- 
gregation unto the Lord? For they 
had made a great oath concerning 
him that came not up to the Lord 
to Mizpeh, saying, He shall surely be 
put to death. 

6 And the children of Israel repent" 
ed them for Benjamin their brother, 
and said, There is one tribe cut off 
from Israel this day. 

7 How shall we do for wives for 
them that remain, seeing we have 
sworn by the Lord, that we will not 
give them of our daughters to 
wives? 

8 If And they said, What one is 
there of the tribes of Israel that 
came not up to Mizpeh to the Lord ? 
And, behold, there came none to the 
camp from Jabesh-gilead to the as- 
sembly. 

9 For the people were numbered* 
and, behold, there were none of the 
inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead there. 

10 And the congregation sent thith- 
er twelve thousand men of the val- 
iantest, and commanded them, say- 
ing, Go and smite the inhabitants of 
Jabesh-gilead with the edge of the 
sword, with the women and the chil- 
dren. 

11 And this is the thing that ye 
shall do, Ye shall utterly destroy 
every male, and every woman that 
hath lain by man. 

12 And they found among the in- 
habitants of Jabesh-gilead tour hun- 
dred young virgins, that had known 
no man by lying with any male : and 
they brought them unto the camp 
to Shiloh, which is in the land of 
Canaan. 

13 And the whole congregation sent 
some to speak to the children of Ben- 
jamin that were in the rock Rim- 
mon, and to call peaceably unto 
them. 

14 And Benjamin came again at 
that time ; and they gave them wives 
which they had saved alive of the 
women of Jabesh-gilead : and yet so 
they sufficed them not. 

15 And the people repented them 
for Benjamin, because that the Lord 
had made a breach in the tribes of 

Tgt*c* a] 

16 1 Then the elders of the congre- 
gation said, How shall we do foff 



Elimelech dieth 



RUTH, I. 



in Moabo 



wives for them that remain, seeing 1 
4he women are destroyed out of Ben- 
jamin! 

17 And they said, There must be an 
(Inheritance for them that be escaped 
of Benjamin, that a tribe be not de- 
stroyed out of Israel. 

18 Howbeit we may not give them 
wives of our daughters : for the chil- 
dren of Israel have sworn, saying, 
Dursed be he that giveth a wife to 
Benjamin. 

19 Then they said, Behold, there is 
a feast of the Lord in Shiloh yearly, 
in a place which is on the north side 
of Beth-el, on the east side of the 
highway that goeth up from Beth-el 
to Shechem, and on the south of Le- 
bonah. 

20 Therefore they commanded the 
children of Benjamin, saying, Go and 
lie in wait in the vineyards ; 

21 And see, and, behold, if the 
daughters of Shiloh come out to 
dance in dances, then come ye out of 
'She vineyards, and catch you every 



man his wife of the daughters of 
Shiloh, and go to the land of Ben- 
jamin. 

22 And it shall be, when their fa- 
thers or their brethren come unto us 
to complain, that we will say unto 
them, Be favourable unto them for 
our sakes : because we reserved not 
to each man his wife in the wars 
for ye did not give unto them at this 
time, that ye should be guilty. 

23 And the children of Benjamin 
did so, and took them wives, accord« 
ing to their number, of them that 
danced, whom they caught : and they 
went and returned unto their in= 
heritance, and repaired the cities s 
and dwelt in them. 

24 And the children of Israel de- 
parted thence at that time, every 
man to his tribe and to his family, 
and they went out from thence every 
man to his inheritance. 

25 In those days there ivas no king 
in Israel • every man did that which 
was right in his own eyes. 



THE BOOK OF RUTH. 



CHAPTER I. 

£ Elimsleth driven by famine into Moab, dieth 
there. 4 Mahlon and Chilian, having married 
wives of Moab, die also. 6 Naomi returning 
homeward, 8 dissuadeth her two daughters in 
law from going with her. 14 Orpah leaveth 
ker, but Ruth with great constancy accompa- 
nieth her. 19 They two come to £eth~lehem, 
where they are gladly received. 

NOW it came to pass in the days 
when the judges ruled, that there 
was a famine in the land. And a cer- 
tiain man of Beth-lehem-judah went to 
sojourn in the country of Moab, he, 
and his wife, and his two sons. 

2 And the name of the man was 
Elimelech, and the name of his wife 
Naomi, and the name of his two sons 
Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of 
Beth-lehem-^udah. And they came in- 
to the country of Moab, and continued 
Ihere. 

3 And Elimelech Naomi's husband 
died ; and she was left, and her two 
sons. 

1 And they took them wives of the 
women of Moab ; the name of the one 
was Orpah, and the name of the other 
Ruth : and they dwelt there about ten 
years. 

5 And Mahlon and Chilion died also 
both of them ; and the woman was left 
i>f her two sons and her husband. 

6 1 Then she arose with her daugh- 
ters in law, that she might return 
from the country of Moab: for she 
laad heard in the country of Moab how 
shat the Lord had visited his people 
in giving them bread. 

7 Wherefore she went forth out of 
i5he place where she was, and her two 
Slaughters in law with her ; and they 



them: 
oice, anc 



went on the way to return unto the 
land of Judah. 

8 And Naomi said unto her twc 
daughters in law, Go, return each to 
her mother's house : the Lord deal 
kindly with you, as ye have dealt with 
the dead, and with me. 

9 The. Lord grant you that ye may 
find rest, each of you in the house of 
her husband. Then she kissed 
and they lifted up their 
wept. 

10 And they said unto her, Surely 
we will return with thee unto thy 
people. 

11 And Naomi said, Turn again, my 
daughters : why will ye go with me ? 
are there yet any more sons in my 
womb, that they may be your hus= 
bands ? 

12 Turn again, my daughters, go 
your way ; for I am too old to have 
a husband. If I should say, I have 
hope, if I should have a husband also 
to night, and should also bear sons ; 

13 Would ye tarry for them till they 
were grown ? would ye stay for them 
from having husbands? nay, my 
daughters ; tor it grieveth me much 
for your sakes that the hand of the 
Lord is gone out against me. 

14 And they lifted up their voice, 
and wept again: and Orpah kissed 
her mother in law; but Ruth clave 
unto her. 

15 And she said, Behold, thy sister m 
law is gone back unto her people, and 
unto her gods : return thou after thy 
sister in law. 

16 And Ruth said, Entreat me not te 
leave thee, or to return from following 
after thee : for whither thou goes! I 

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Euth gleaneth in 



RUTH, IL 



the fields of Boa% 



will go ; and where thou lodgest, I will 
lodge : thy people shall be my people, 
and thy God my God : 

17 Where thou diest, will I die, and 
there will I be buried : the Lord do 
so to me, and more also, if aught but 
death part thee and me. 

18 When she saw that she was stead- 
fastly minded to go with her, then she 
left speaking unto her. 

19 1 So they two went until they 
came to Beth-lehem. And it came to 
pass, when they were come to Beth- 
lehem, that all the city was moved 
about them, and they said, Is this 
Naomi ? 

20 And she said unto them, Call me 
not Naomi, call me Mara : for the 
Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with 
me. 

21 1 went out full, and the Lord hath 
brought me home again empty : why 
then call ye me Naomi, seeing the 
Lord hath testified against me, and 
the Almighty hath afflicted me ? 

22 So Naomi returned, and Ruth the 
Moabitess. her daughter in law, with 
her, which returned out of the coun- 
try of Moab : and they came to Beth- 
lehem in the beginning of barley har- 
dest. 

CHAPTER II. 

2 Ruth gleaneth in the yields of Boaz. 4 Boas 
taking knowledge of her, 8 theweth her great 
favour. 18 That which she got, she carrieth 
to Naomi. 

AND Naomi had a kinsman of her 
l husband's, a mighty man of 
wealth, of the family of Elimelech ; 
and his name was Boaz. 

2 And Ruth the Moabitess said unto 
Naomi, Let me now go to the field, 
and glean ears of corn after him in 
whose sight I shall find grace. And 
she said unto her, Go, my daughter. 

3 And she went, and came, and glean- 
ed in the field after the reapers : and 
her hap was to light on a part of the 
field belonging unto Boaz, who was of 
the kindred of Elimelech. 

4 1 And, behold, Boaz came from 
Beth-lehem, and said unto the reap- 
ers, The Lord be with you. And they 
answered him. The Lord bless thee. 

5 Then saia Boaz unto his servant 
that was set over the reapers, Whose 
damsel is this ? 

6 And the servant that was set over 
the reapers answered and said, It is 
the Moabitish damsel that came back 
with Naomi out of the country of 
Moab : 

7 And she said, I pray you, let me 
glean and gather after the reapers 
among the sheaves : so she came, and 
hath continued even from the morn- 
ing until now, that she tarried a little 
In the house. 

8 Then said Boaz unto Ruth, Hearest 
fchou not, my daughter? Go not to 

frlean in another field, neither go 
rom hence, but abide here fast by 
my maidens : 

9 Let thine eyes be on the field that 

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they do reap, and go thou after them j 
have I not charged the young men; 
that they shall not touch thee? and 
when thou art athirst, go unto the 
vessels, and drink of that which the 
young men have drawn. 

10 Then she fell on her face, and 
bowed herself to the ground, and said 
unto him, Why have I found grace in 
thine eyes, that thou shouldest take 
knowledge of me, seeing I am a stran° 
ger? 

11 And Boaz answered and said unto 
her, It hath fully been shewed me, all 
that thou hast done unto thy mother 
in law since the death of thine hus- 
band ; and how thou hast left thy fa- 
ther and thy mother, and the land of 
thy nativity, and art come unto & 
people which thou knewest not here= 
tofore. 

12 The Lord recompense thy work, 
and a full reward be given thee of the 
Lord God of Israel, under whose wings 
thou art come to trust. 

13 Then she said. Let me find favour 
in thy sight, my lord ; for that thou 
hast comforted me, and for that thou 
hast spoken friendly unto thine hand- 
maid, though I be not like unto one 
of thine handmaidens. 

14 And Boaz said unto her, At meal- 
time come thou hither, and eat of the 
bread, and dip thy morsel in the vine- 
gar. And she sat beside the reapers s 
and he reached her parched corn, 
and she did eat, and was sufficed, and 
left. 

15 And when she was risen up to 
glean, Boaz commanded his young 
men, saying, Let her glean even 
among the sheaves, and reproach hep 
not: 

16 And let fall also some of the hand= 
fuls of purpose for her, and leave 
them, that sne may glean them, and 
rebuke her not. 

17 So she gleaned in the field untiJl 
even, and beat out that she had glean= 
ed : and it was about an ephah of bar= 
ley. 

18 1 And she took it up, and went 
into the city ; and her mother in law 
saw what she had gleaned : and she 
brought forth, and gave to her that 
she had reserved after she was suf- 
ficed. 

19 And her mother in law said unto 
her, Where hast thou gleaned to day f 
and where wroughtest thou ? blessed 
be he that did take knowledge of thee. 
And she shewed her mother in law 
with whom she had wrought, and said. 
The man's name with whom I wrought 
to day is Boaz. 

20 And Naomi said unto her daughter 
in law, Blessed be he of the Lord, who 
hath not left off his kindness to the 
living and to the dead. And Naomi 
said unto her, The man is near of 
kin unto us, one of our next kins= 
men. 

21 And Ruth the Moabitess said, He 
said unto me also, Thou shalt keep 



Ruth lieth 



RUTH, IV. 



at Boaz* feet 



fast by my young men, until they 
have ended all my harvest. 

22 And Naomi said unto Ruth her 
daughter in law, It is good, my daugh- 
ter, that thou go out with his maidens, 
that they meet thee not in any other 
field. 

23 So she kept fast by the maidens 
of Boaz to glean unto the end of bar- 
ley harvest and of wheat harvest ; and 
dwelt with her mother in law. 

CHAPTER ITL 

£ By Naomi's instruction, 5 Ruth lieth at Boaz* 
feet, 8 Boaz acknowledged the right of a kins- 
man. 14 He sendeth her away with six measures 
of barley. 

THEN Naomi her mother in law said 
unto her, My daughter, shall I not 
seek rest for thee, that it may be well 
with thee ? 

2 And now is not Boaz of our kin- 
dred, with whose maidens thou wast ? 
Behold, he winnoweth barley to night 
in the threshingfioor. 

3 Wash thyself therefore, and anoint 
thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, 
and get thee down to the floor: but 
make not thyself known unto the 
man, until he shall have done eating 
and drinking. 

4 And it shall be, when he lieth 
down, that thou shalt mark the place 
where he shall lie, and thou shalt go 
in, and uncover his feet, and lay thee 
down ; and he will tell thee what thou 
shalt do. 

5 And she said unto her, All that 
thou sayest un£o me I will do. 

6 1 And she went down unto the 
floor, and did according to all that 
her mother in law bade her. 

7 And when Boaz had eaten and 
drunk, and his heart was merry, he 
went to lie down at the end of the 
heap of corn: and she came softly, 
and uncovered his feet, and laid her 
down. 

8 1 And it came to pass at midnight, 
that the man was afraid, and turned 
himself : and, behold, a woman lay at 
his feet. 

9 And he said, Who art thou f And 
she answered, I am Ruth thine hand- 
maid : spread therefore thy skirt over 
thine handmaid ; for thou art a near 
kinsman. 

10 And he said, Blessed be thoa of 
the Lord, my daughter : for thou hast 
shewed more kindness in the latter 
end than at the beginning, inasmuch 
as thou followedst not young men, 
whether poor or rich. 

11 And now, my daughter, fear not ; 
1 will do to thee all that thou requir- 
est : for all the city of my people doth 
know that thou art a virtuous woman. 

12 And now it is true that I am thy 
near kinsman : howbeit there is a kins- 
man nearer than I. 

13 Tarry this night, and it shall be in 
the morning, that if he will perform 
unto thee the part of a kinsman, well ; 
Jet him do the kinsman's part : but if 



he will not do the part of a kinsman to 
thee, then will I do the part of a kins- 
man to thee, as the Lord liveth : lie 
down until the morning. 

14 "|f And she lay at his feet until the 
morning : and she rose up before one 
could know another. And he said, 
Let it not be known that a woman 
came into the floor. 

15 Also he said, Bring the vail that 
thou hast upon thee, and hold it. And 
when she held it, he measured six 
measures of barley, and laid it on 
her : and she went into the city. 

16 And when she came to her mother 
in law, she said, Who art thou, my 
daughter? And she told her all that 
the man had done to her. 

17 And she said, These six measures 
of barley gave he me ; for he said to 
me, Go not empty unto thy mother in 
law. 

18 Then said she, Sit still, my daugh= 
ter, until thou know how the matter 
will fall : for the man will not be in 
rest, until he have finished the thing 
this day. 

CHAPTER IV. 

1 Boaz calleth into judgment the next kinsman. 6 
He refuseth the redemption according to the 
manner in Israel. 9 Boaz buyeth the inherit* 
ance. 11 He marrieth Ruth. 13 She beareth 
Obed the grandfather of David. 18 The genera* 
tion of Pharez. 

THEN went Boaz up to the gate, and 
sat him down there : and, behold, 
the kinsman of whom Boaz spake 
came by ; unto whom he said, Ho, 
such a one ! turn aside, sit down here. 
And he turned aside, and sat down. 

2 And he took ten men of the elders 
of the city, and said, Sit ye down here, 
And they sat down. 

3 And he said unto the kinsman, Nao- 
mi, that is come again out of the coun- 
try of Moab, selleth a parcel of land,, 
which was our brother Elimelech's : 

4 And I thought to advertise thee 9 
saying, Buy it before the inhabitants, 
and before the elders of my people. 
If thou wilt redeem it, redeem it : but 
if thou wilt not redeem it, then tell 
me, that I may know : for there is 
none to redeem it besides thee: and 
I am after thee. And he said, I will 
redeem it. 

5 Then said Boaz, What day thou 
buyest the field of the hand of Naomi, 
thou must buy it also of Ruth the Mo- 
abitess, the wife of the dead, to raise 
up the name of the dead upon his in- 
heritance. 

6 1 And the kinsman said, I cannofe 
redeem it for myself, lest I mar mine 
own inheritance: redeem thou my 
right to thyself ; for I cannot redeem 
it. 

7 Now this was the manner in former 
time in Israel concerning redeeming 
and concerning changing, for to con- 
firm all things ; a man plucked off his 
shoe, and gave it to his neighbour; 
and this was a testimony in Israel. 

8 Therefore the kinsman said unto 

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Hannah in grief 

Boaz, Buy it for thee. So he drew off 
Ms shoe. 

9 IT And Boaz said unto the elders, 
and un to all the people, Ye are wit- 
nesses this day, that I have bought 
all that was Elimeleeh's, and all that 
was Chilion's and Mahlon's, of the 
hand of Naomi. 

10 Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the 
wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be 
my wife, to raise up the name of the 
dead upon his inheritance, that the 
name or the dead be not cut off from 
among his brethren, and from the 
gate of his place: ye are witnesses 
this day. 

11 And all the people that were in the 
gate, and the elders, said, We are wit- 
nesses. The Lord make the woman 
that is come into thine house like 
Rachel and like Leah, which two did 
build the house of Israel : and do thou 
worthily in Ephratah, and be famous 
in Beth-lehem : 

12 And let thy house be like the house 
of Pharez, whom Tamar bare unto Ju- 
dah, of the seed which the Lord shall 
give thee of this young woman. 

■ 13 TI So Boaz took Ruth, and she was 
his wife : and when he went in unto 



■ 
I. SAMUEL, I. 



prayethfor a child 

her, the Lord gave her conception^ 
and she bare a son. 

14 And the women said unto Naomi. 
Blessed be the Lord, which hath not 
left thee this day without a kinsman 
that his name may be famous in 
Israel. 

15 And he shall be unto thee a restor= 
er of thy lif e, and a nourisher of thine 
old age: for thy daughter in law 8 
which loveth thee, which is better tc 
thee than seven sons, hath borne him. 

16 And Naomi took the child, and 
laid it in her bosom, and became nurse 
unto it. 

17 And the women her neighbours 

fave it a name, saying, There is a son 
orn to Naomi; and they called his 
name Obed : he is the father of Jesse !; 
the father of David. 

18 ^1 Now these are the generations 
of Pharez : Pharez begat Hezron, 

19 And Hezron begat Ram, and Ranu 
begat Amminadab, 

20 And Amminadab begat Nahshon^ 
and Nahshon begat Salmon, 

21 And Salmon begat Boaz, and JJoas 
begat Obed, 

22 And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse 
begat David. 



THE FIRST BOOK OF SAMUEL, 

OTHERWISE CALLED, 

THE FIRST BOOK OF THE KINGS. . 



CHAPTER I. 

1 Elkanah a Levite, having two wives, worshippeth 
yearly at Shiloh. 4 He cherisheth Hannah, though 
barren, and provoked by Peninnah. 9 Hannah 
in grief pray eth for a child. 12 Eli first rebuk- 
ing her, afterwards blesseth her. 19 Hannah 
having borne Samuel, stayeth at home till he be 
weaned. 24 She presenteth him, according to her 
vow, to the LOUD. 

NOW there was a certain man of 
Ramathaim - zophim, of mount 
Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, 
the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, 
the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an 
Ephrathite : 

2 And he had two wives ; the name 
of the one was Hannah, and the name 
of the other Peninnah : and Peninnah 
had children, but Hannah had no chil- 
dren. 

3 And this man went up out of his 
city yearly to worship and to sacrifice 
unto the Lord of hosts in Shiloh. And 
the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phin- 
ehas, the priests of the Lord, were 
there. 

4 % And when the time was that 
Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah 
his wife, and to all her sons and her 
daughters, portions : 

5 But unto Hannah he gave a worthy 
portion ; for he loved Hannah : but 
tihe Lord had shut up her womb. 

6 And her adversary also provoked 

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her sore, for to make her fret, be- 
cause the Lord had shut up her 
womb. 

7 And as he did so year by year 9 
when she went up to the house of the 
Lord, so she provoked her ; therefore 
she wept, and did not eat. 

8 Then said Elkanah her husband tc 
her, Hannah, why weepest thou « and 
why eatest thou not ? and why is thy 
heart grieved ? am not I better to thee 
than ten sons ? 

9 f So Hannah rose up after they 
had eaten in Shiloh, and after they 
had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat 
upon a seat by a post of the temple 
or the Lord. 

10 And she was in bitterness of soul, 
and prayed unto the Lord, and wept 
sore. 

11 And she vowed a vow, and said, O 
Lord of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look 
on the affliction of thine handmaid, 
and remember me, and not forget 
thine handmaid, but wilt give unto 
thine handmaid a man child, then I 
will give him unto the Lord all the 
days of his life, and there shall nc 
razor come upon his head. 

12 And it came to pass, as she contin« 
ued praying before the Lord, that Eli 
marked her mouth. 

13 Now Hannah, she spake in her 
heart ; only her lips moved, but her 



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Samuel is born. 



I. SAMUEL, II. Hannah's thanksgiving, 



Eli 



voice was not heard: therefore 
thought she had been drunken. 

14 And Eli said unto her, How long 
wilt thou be drunken? put away thy 
wine from thee. 

15 And Hannah answered and said.. 
No, my lord, I am a woman of a sor- 
rowful spirit: I have drunk neither 
wine nor strong drink, but have pour- 
sd out my soul before the Lord. 

16 Count not thine handmaid for a 
daughter of Belial : for out of the 
abundance of my complaint and grief 
have I spoken hitherto. 

17 Then Eli answered and said, Go 
in peace : and the God of Israel grant 
^hee thy petition that thou hast asked 
of him. 

18 And she said, Let thine handmaid 
And grace in thy sight. So the woman 
went her way, and did eat, and her 
countenance was no more sad. 

19 % And they rose up in the morn- 
ing early, and worshipped before the 
Lord, and returned, ana came to their 
house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew 
Hannah his wife; and the Lord re- 
membered hir. 

20 Wherefore it came to pass, when 
the time was come about after Han- 
nah had conceived, that she bare a 
son, and called his name Samuel, satj- 
ing, Because I have asked him of the 
Lord. 

21 And the man Elkanah, and all his 
house, went up to offer unto the Lord 
the yearly sacrifice, and his vow. 

22 But Hannah went not up ; for she 
said unto her husband, I will not go vp 
until the child be weaned, and then I 
will bring him, that he may appear 
before the Lord, and there abide for 
ever. 

23 And Elkanah her husband said 
unto her, Do what seemeth thee good 
fearry until thou have weaned him; 
only the Lord establish his word. So 
the woman abode, and gave her son 
suck until she weaned him. 

24 1" And when she had weaned him, 
she took him up with her, with three 
bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and 
a bottle of wine, and brought him un- 
to the house or the Lord in Shiloh: 
and the child was young. 

25 And they slew a bullock, and 
(Drought the child to Eli. 

26 And she said, O my lord, as thy 
soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman 
that stood by thee here, praying unto 
Jhe Lord. 

27 For this child I prayed ; and the 
Lord hath given me my petition 
which I asked of him : 

28 Therefore also I have lent him to 
the Lord ; as long as he liveth he shall 
be lent to the Lord. And he worship- 
ped the Lord there. 

CHAPTER IL 

B Hannah's son? in thankfulness. 12 The sin of 
Eli's sons. 16 Samuel's ministry. 20 By Eli's 
blessing Hannah is more fruitful. 22 Eli re- 
proveth his sons. 27 A prophecy against Eli's 
house. 

8* 



AN D Hannah prayed, and said, My 
heart rejoiceth in the Lord, mine 
horn is exalted in the Lord ; my mouth 
is enlarged over mine enemies; be- 
cause I rejoice in thy salvation. 

2 There is none holy as the Lord 3 
for there is none besides thee : neither 
is there any rock like our God. 

3 Talk no more so exceeding proud- 
ly ; let not arrogancy come out of your 
mouth : for the Lord is a God of 
knowledge, and by him actions are 
weighed. 

4 The bows of the mighty men are 
broken, and they that stumbled are 
girded with strength. 

5 They that were full have hired out 
themselves for bread; and they that 
were hungry ceased : so that the bar* 
ren hath borne seven ; and she tha? 
hath many children is waxed feeble, 

6 The Lord killeth, and maketh alive % 
he bringeth down to the grave, and 
bringeth up. 

7 The Lord maketh poor, and mak^ 
eth rich : he bringeth low, and lif teth 
up. 

8 He raiseth up the poor out of the 
dust, and lifteth up the beggar from 
the dunghill, to set them among 
princes, and to make them inherit the 
throne of glory : for the pillars of the 
earth are the Lord's, and he hath set 
the world upon them. 

9 He will keep the feet of his saints^ 
and the wicked shall be silent in dark= 
ness ; for by strength shall no man 
prevail. 

10 The adversaries of the Lord shall 
be broken to pieces ; out of heaven 
shall he thunder upon them : the Lord 
shall judge the ends of the earth ; and 
he shall give strength unto his king,, 
and exalt the horn of his anointed. 

11 And Elkanah went to Ramah to his 
house. And the child did minister un* 
to the Lord before Eli the priest. 

12 ii Now the sons of Eli ivere sons o* 
Belial ; they knew not the Lord. 

13 And the priest's custom with the 
people was, that, when any man offer* 
ed sacrifice, the priest's servant came, 
while the flesh was in seething, with & 
fleshhook of three teeth in his hand ; 

14 And he struck it into the pan, or 
kettle, or caldron, or pot ; all that the 
fleshhook brought up the priest took 
for himself. So they did in Shiloh un- 
to all the Israelites that came thither. 

15 Also before they burnt the fat, the 
priest's servant came, and said to the 
man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast 
for the priest ; for he will not have 
sodden flesh of thee, but raw. 

16 And if any man said unto him, Let 
them not fail to burn the fat present" 
ly, and then take as much as thy soul 
desireth : then he would answer him f 
Nay ; but thou shalt give it me now? 
and if not, I will take it by force. 

17 Wherefore the sin of the young 
men was very great before the Lord s 
for men abhorred the offering of tb? 
Lord. 

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I. SAMUEL, III. 



Samuel is called. 



18 IT But Samuel ministered before 
the Lord, being a child, girded with a 
Hnen ephod. 

19 Moreover his mother made him a 
little coat, and brought it to him from 
year to year, when she came up with 
her husband to offer the yearly sacri- 
fice. 

20 IT And Eli blessed Elkanah and 
his wife, and said, The Lord give thee 
seed of this woman for the loan which 
is lent to the Lord. And they went 
unto their own home. 

21 And the Lord visited Hannah, so 
that she conceived, and bare three 
sons and two daughters. And the 
child Samuel grew before the Lord. 

22 1" Now Eli was very old, and heard 
all that his sons did unto all Israel ; 
and how they lay with the women that 
assembled at the door of the taberna- 
cle of the congregation. 

23 And he said unto them, Why do ye 
such things? for I hear of your evil 
dealings by all this people. 

24 Nay, my sons ; for it is no good re- 
port that I hear : ye make the Lord's 
people to transgress. 

25 If one man sin against another, 
the judge shall judge him: but if a 
man sin against the Lord, who shall 
entreat for him? Notwithstanding, 
they hearkened not unto the voice of 
their father, because the Lord would 
slay them. 

26 And the child Samuel grew on, 
and was in favour both with the Lord, 
and also with men. 

27 IF And there came a man of God 
unto Eli, and said unto him, Thus saith 
the Lord, Did I plainly appear unto 
the house of thy father, when they 
were in Egypt in Pharaoh's house ? 

28 And did I choose him out of all 
the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to 
offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, 
to wear an ephod before me ? and did 
I give unto the house of thy father all 
the offerings made by fire of the chil- 
dren of Israel ? 

29 Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice 
and at mine offering, which I have 
commanded in my habitation ; and 
honourest thy sons above me, to make 
yourselves fat with the chiefest of all 
the offerings of Israel my people ? 

30 Wherefore the Lord God of Israel 
saith, I said indeed that thy house, and 
the house of thy father, should walk 
before me for ever : but now the Lord 
saith, Be it far from me ; for them 
that honour me I will honour, and 
they that despise me shall be lightly 
esteemed. 

31 Behold, the days come, that I will 
cut off thine arm, and the arm of thy 
father's house, that there shall not be 
an old man in thine house. 

32 And thou shalt see an enemy in 
my habitation, in all the wealth which 
God shall give Israel : and there shall 
not be an old man in thine house for 
ever. 

33 And the man of thine, whom I 

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shall not cut off from mine altar, shall 
be to consume thine eyes, and to 
grieve thine heart : and all the in- 
crease of thine house shall die in the 
flower of their age. 

34 And this shall be a sign unto thee, 
that shall come upon thy two sons, on 
Hophni and Phinehas ; in one day 
they shall die both of them. 

35 And I will raise me up a faithful 
priest, that shall do according to that 
which is in mine heart and in my 
mind: and I will build him a sure 
house ; and he shall walk before mine 
anointed for ever. 

36 And it shall come to pass, thav 
every one that is left in thine house 
shall come and crouch to him for a 
piece of silver and a morsel of bread, 
and shall say. Put me, I pray thee, 
into one of trie priests' offices, that 
I may eat a piece of bread. 

CHAPTER HL 

1 Bow the word of the Lord was first revealed to 
Samuel. 11 God telleth Samuel the destruction 
of Eli's house. 15 Samuel, though loth, telleth 
Eli the vision. 19 Samuel groweth in credit. 

AND the child Samuel ministered 
. unto the Lord before Eli. And 
the word of the Lord was precious in 
those days ; there was no open vision. 

2 And it came to pass at that time, 
when Eli was laid down in his place, 
and his eyes began to wax dim, that 
he could not see ; 

3 And ere the lamp of God went out 
in the temple of the Lord, where the 
ark of Goa icas, and Samuel was laid 
down to sleep; 

4 That the Lord called Samuel : and 
he answered, Here am I. 

5 And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here 
am I ; for thou calledst me. And he 
said, I called not; lie down again. 
And he went and lay down. 

6 And the Lord called yet again. 
Samuel. And Samuel arose and went 
to Eli, and said, Here am I ; for thou 
didst call me. And he answered, I 
called not, my son ; he down again. 

7 Now Samuel did not yet know the 
Lord, neither was the word of the 
Lord yet revealed unto him. 

8 And the Lord called Samuel again 
the third time. And he arose and 
went to Eli, and said, Here am I ; for 
thou didst call me. And Eli perceived 
that the Lord had called the child. 

9 Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go. 
lie down : and it shall be, if he call 
thee, that thou shalt say. Speak, Lord ; 
for thy servant heareth. So Samuel 
went and lay down in his place. 

10 And the Lord came, and stood, 
and called as at other times, Sam- 
uel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, 
Speak ; for thy servant heareth. 

11 % And the Lord said to Samuel, 
Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at 
which both the ears of every one that 
heareth it shall tingle. 

12 In that day I will perform against 
Eli all things which I have spoken con- 



Ui,e Israelites overcome, I. SAMUEL, IV. 



Tlie ark is taken* 



cerning his house : when I begin, I will 
also make an end. 

13 For I have told him that I will 

Judge his house for ever for the iniqui- 
y which he knoweth ; because his sons 
made themselves vile, and he restrain- 
ed them not. 

14 And therefore I have sworn unto 
the house of Eli. that the iniquity of 
Eli's house shall not be purged with 
sacrifice nor offering for ever. 

15 1 And Samuel lay until the morn- 
ing, and opened the doors of the house 
of the Lord. And Samuel feared to 
shew Eli the vision. 

16 Then Eli called Samuel, and said, 
Samuel, my son. And he answered, 
Here am I. 

17 And he said, What is the thing 
that the Lord hath paid unto thee ? 

1 pray thee hide it not from me : God 
do so to thee ; and more also, if thou 
hide any thing from me of all the 
things that he said unto thee. 

18 And Samuel told him every whit, 
and hid nothing from him. And he 
said, It is the Lord : let him do what 
seemeth him good. 

19 If And Samuel grew, and the Lord 
was with him, and did let none of his 
words fall to the ground. 

20 And all Israel from Dan even to 
Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was es- 
tablished to be a prophet of the Lord. 

21 And the Lord appeared again in 
Shiloh : for the Lord revealed him- 
self to Samuel in Shiloh by the word 
of the Lord. 

CHAPTER IV. 

2 The Israelites are overcome by the Philistines at 
Eben-ezer. 3 They fetch, the ark unto the terror 
of the Philistines. 10 They are smitten again, 
the ark taken, Hophni and Phinehas are slain. 12 
Eli at the news, falling backward, breaketh his 
neek. 19 Phinehas' wife, discouraged in her 
travail with I-chabod, dieth. 

AN P the word of Samuel came to all 
. Israel. Now Israel went out 
against the Philistines to battle, and 
pitched beside Eben-ezer : and the Phi- 
listines pitched in Aphek. 

2 And the Philistines put themselves 
in array against Israel : and when they 
joined battle, Israel was smitten be- 
fore the Philistines : and they slew 
of the army in the field about four 
thousand men. 

3 1 And when the people were come 
into the camp, the elders of Israel 
said, Wherefore hath the Lord smit- 
ten us to day before the Philistines? 
Let us fetch the ark of the covenant 
of the Lord out of Shiloh unto us. 
that, when it cometh among us, it 
may save us out of the hand of our 
enemies. * 

i So the people sent to Shiloh, that 
they might bring from thence the ark 
of the covenant of the Lord of hosts, 
which dwelleth between the cheru- 
bim : and the two sons of Eli, Hophni 
and Phinehas, were there with the ark 
of the covenant of God. 

6 And when the ark of the covenant 



of the Lord came into the camp, all 
Israel shouted with a great shout, so 
that the earth rang again. 

6 And when the Philistines heard 
the noise of the shout, they said, What 
meaneth the noise of this great shout 
in the camp of the Hebrews? And 
they understood that the ark of the 
Lord was come into the camp. 

7 And the Philistines were afraid ; 
for they said, God is come into the 
camp. And they said, Woe unto us ! 
for there hath not been such a thing 
heretofore. 

8 Woe unto us ! who shall deliver us 
out of the hand of these mighty Gods ? 
these are the Gods that smote the 
Egyptians with all the plagues in the 
wilderness. 

9 Be strong, and quit yourselves like 
men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not 
servants unto the Hebrews, as they 
have been to you : quit yourselves like 
men, and fight. 

10 1[ And the Philistines fought, and 
Israel was smitten, and they fled every 
man into his tent : and there was a 
very great slaughter ; for there fell of 
Israel thirty thousand footmen. 

11 And the ark of God was taken; 
and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and 
Phinehas, were slain. 

12 1 And there ran a man of Benja- 
min out of the army, and came to Shi- 
loh the same day with his clothes rent, 
and with earth upon his head. 

13 And when he came, lo, Eli sat 
upon a seat by the way side watching : 
for his heart trembled for the ark of 
God. And when the man came into 
the city, and told it, all the city cried 
out. 

14 And when Eli heard the noise of 
the crying, he said, What meaneth the 
noise of this tumult? And the man 
came in hastily, and told Eli. 

15 Now Eli was ninety and eight 
years old ; and his eyes were dim, that 
he could not see. 

16 And the man said unto Eli, I am 
he that came out of the army, and J 
fled to day out of the army. And he 
said, What is there done, my son? 

17 And the messenger answered and 
said, Israel is fled before the Philis- 
tines, and there hath been also a great 
slaughter among the people, and thy 
two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, 
are dead, and the ark of God is taken. 

18 And it came to pass, when he 
made mention of the ark of God, that 
he fell from off the seat backward 
by the side of the gate, and his neck 
brake, and he died : for he was an 
old man, and heavy. And he had 
judged Israel forty years. 

19 1 And his daughter in law, Phine- 
has' wife, was with child, near to 
be delivered : and when she heard 
the tidings that the ark of God was 
taken, and that her father in law and 
her husband were dead, she bowed 
herself and travailed; for her pains 
came upon her. 

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I. SAMUEL, V. 



The Philistines 



20 And about the time of her death 
the women that stood by her said unto 
her, Fear not ; for thou hast borne a 
son. But she answered not, neither 
did she regard it. 

21 And she named the child I-chabod, 
saying, The glory is departed from 
Israel : because the ark of God was 
taken, and because of her father in law 
and her husband. 

22 And she said. The glory is depart- 
ed from Israel : tor the ark of God is 
taken. 

CHAPTER V. 

1 The Philistines having brought the ark into 
Ashdod, set it in the house of Dagon. 3 Dagon 
is smitten down and cut in pieces, and they of 
Ashdod smitten with emerods. 8 So God deal- 
eth with them of Gath, when it was brought 
thither : 10 and so with them of Ekron, when it 
was brought thither. 

AND the Philistines took the ark of 
. God, and brought it from Eben- 
ezer unto Ashdod. 

2 When the Philistines took the ark 
of God, they brought it into the house 
of Dagon, and set it by Dagon. 

3 If And when they of Ashdod arose 
early on the morrow, behold, Dagon 
was fallen upon his face to the earth 
before the ark of the Lord. And they 
took Dagon, and set hini in his place 
again. 

4 And when they arose early on the 
morrow morning, behold, Dagon was 
fallen upon his race to the ground 
before the ark of the Lord; and the 
head of Dagon and both the palms of 
his hands were cut off upon the thresh- 
old ; only the stump of Dagon was left 
to him. 

5 Therefore neither the priests of 
Dagon, nor any that come into Da- 

gon's house, tread on the threshold of 
agon in Ashdod unto this day. 

6 But the hand of the Lord was 
heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he 
destroyed them, and smote them with 
emerods, even Ashdod and the coasts 
thereof. 

7 And when the men of Ashdod saw 
that it was so, they said, The ark of 
the God of Israel shall not abide with 
us : for his hand is sore upon us, and 
upon Dagon our god. 

8 They sent therefore and gathered 
all the lords of the Philistines unto 
them, and said, What shall we do with 
the ark of the God of Israel ? And they 
answered, Let the ark of the God of 
Israel be carried about unto Gath. 
And they carried the ark of the God 
of Israel about thither. 

9 And it was so, that, after they had 
carried it about, the hand of the Lord 
was against the city with a very great 
destruction : and he smote the men of 
the city, both small and great, and 
they had emerods in their secret 
parts. 

10 1 Therefore they sent the ark of 
God to Ekron. And it came to pass, as 
the ark of God came to Ekron, that the 
Ekronites cried out, saying, They have 

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brought about the ark of the God of 
Israel to us, to slay us and our people. 

11 So they sent and gathered togeth- 
er all the lords of the Philistines, and 
said, Send away the ark of the God of 
Israel, and let it go again to his own 
place, that it slay us not, and our peo- 
ple : for there was a deadly destruction 
throughout all the city ; the hand of 
God was very heavy there. 

12 And the men that died not were 
smitten with the emerods : and the cry 
of the city went up to heaven. 

CHAPTER VI. 

1 After seven months the Philistines take counsel 
how to send back the ark. 10 They bring it on a 
new cart with an offering unto Beth-shemesh. 
19 The people are smitten for looking into the 
ark. 21 They send to them of Kirjath-jearim to 
fetch it. 

AND the ark of the Lord was in the 
- country of the Philistines seven 
months. 

2 And the Philistines called for the 
priests and the diviners, saying, What 
shall we do to the ark of the Lord ? 
tell us wherewith we shall send it to 
his place. 

3 And they said, If ye send away the 
ark of the God of Israel, send it not 
empty; but in any wise return him a 
trespass offering: then ye shall be 
healed, and it shall be known to you 
why his hand is not removed from 
you. 

4 Then said they, What shall be the 
trespass offering which we shall re- 
turn to him? They answered, Five 
golden emerods, and five golden mice, 
according to the number of the lords 
of the Philistines : for one plague was 
on you all, and on your lords. 

5 Wherefore ye shall make images of 
your emerods, and images of your 
mice that mar the land ; and ye shall 
give glory unto the God of Israel : per- 
adventure he will lighten his hand 
from off you, and from off your gods, 
and from off your land. 

6 Wherefore then do ye harden your 
hearts, as the Egyptians and Pharaoh 
hardened their hearts ? when he had 
wrought wonderfully among them, did 
they not let the people go, and they 
departed ? 

7 Now therefore make a new cart, 
and take two milch kine, on which 
there hath come no yoke, and tie the 
kine to the cart, and bring their calves 
home from them : 

8 And take the ark of the Lord, and 
lay it upon the cart ; and put the jew- 
els of gold, which ye return him for a 
trespass offering, in a coffer by the 
side thereof ; and send it away, that it 
may go. 

9 And see, if it goeth up by the way 
of his own coast to Beth-shemesh, then 
he hath done us this great evil : but if 
not, then we shall know that it is not 
his hand that smote us ; it was a chance 
that happened to us. 

10 *If And the men did so ; and took 



send bach the ark. 



I. SAMUEL, VII. 



The Israelites repent* 



two milch kine, and tied them to the 
cart, and shut up their calves at 
home : 

11 And they laid the ark of the Lord 
upon the cart, and the coffer with the 
mice of gold and the images of their 
emerods. 

12 And the kine took the straight 
way to the way of Beth-shemesh, and 
went along the highway, lowing as 
they went, and turned not aside to the 
right hand or to the left ; and the lords 
of the Philistines went after them un- 
to the border of Beth-shemesh. 

13 And they of Beth-shemesh were 
reaping their wheat harvest in the 
valley : and they lifted up their eyes, 
and saw the ark, and rejoiced to see it. 

14 And the cart came into the field 
of Joshua, a Beth-shemite, and stood 
there, where there icas a great stone : 
and they clave the wood of the cart, 
and offered the kine a burnt offering 
unto the Lord. 

15 And the Levites took down the 
ark of the Lord, and the coffer that 
was with it, wherein the jewels of gold 
were, and put them on the great stone : 
and the men of Beth-shemesh offered 
burnt offerings and sacrificed sacri- 
fices the same day unto the Lord. 

16 And when the five lords of the Phi- 
listines had seen it, they returned to 
Ekron the same day. 

17 And these are the golden emerods 
which the Philistines returned for a 
trespass offering unto the Lord ; for 
Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Askelon 
one, for Gath one, for Ekron one ; 

18 And the golden mice, according 
to the number of all the cities of the 
Philistines belonging to the five lords, 
both of fenced cities, and of country 
villages, even unto the great stone 
of Abel, whereon they set down the 
ark of the Lord : which stone remain- 
eth unto this day in the field of Joshua, 
the Beth-shemite. 

19 If And he smote the men of Beth- 
shemesh, because they had looked into 
the ark of the Lord, even he smote of 
the people fifty thousand and three- 
score and ten men : and the people 
lamented, because the Lord had smit- 
ten many of the people with a great 
slaughter. 

20 And the men of Beth-shemesh 
said, Who is able to stand before this 
holy Lord God f and to whom shall he 
go up from us ? 

21 *[ And they sent messengers to the 
inhabitants of Kirjath-jearim, saying, 
The Philistines have brought again the 
ark of the Lord ; come ye down, and 
fetch it up to you. 

CHAPTER VTI. 

1 They of Kirjath-jearim bring the ari into the 
house of Abinadah, and sanctify Eleazar his son 
to keep it. 2 After twenty years 3 the Israelites, 
by Samuel's means, solemnly repent at Mizpeh. 
7 While Samuel prayeth and sacrificeth, the Lord 
iiseomfiteth the Philistines by thunder at Eben- 
**er. 13 The Philistines are subdued. 15 Sam- 
uel peaceably and religiously judgetk Israel. 



AND the men of Kirjath-jearim 
. came, and fetched up the ark of 
the Lord, and brought it into the 
house of Abinadab in the hill, and 
sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the 
ark of the Lord. 

2 And it came to pass, while the ark 
abode in Kirjath-jearim, that the time 
was long ; for it was twenty years j 
and all the house of Israel lamented 
after the Lorj>. 

3 1 And Samuel snake unto all the 
house of Israel, saying, If ye do return 
unto the Lord with all your hearts, 
then put away the strange gods and 
Ashtaroth from among you, and pre- 
pare your hearts unto the Lord, and 
serve him only : and he will deliver 
you out of the hand of the Philis- 
tines. 

4 Then the children of Israel did 
put away Baalim and Ashtaroth, and 
served the Lord only. 

5 And Samuel said, Gather all Israel 
to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you unto 
the Lord. 

6 And they gathered together to Miss- 
pell, and drew water, and poured it 
out before the Lord, and fasted on 
that day, and said there, We have sin 
ned against the Lord. And Samuel 
judged the children of Israel in Miz 
peh. 

7 And when the Philistines heard 
that the children of Israel were gath- 
ered together to Mizpeh, the lords of 
the Philistines went up against Is- 
rael. And when the children of Is- 
rael heard it, they were afraid of 
the Philistines. 

8 And the children of Israel said to 
Samuel, Cease not to cry unto the 
Lord our God for us, that he will save 
us out of the hand of the Philistines. 

9 % And Samuel took a sucking 
lamb, and offered it for a burnt of- 
fering wholly unto the Lord : and 
Samuel cried unto the Lord for Is- 
rael ; and the Lord heard him. 

10 And as Samuel was offering up 
the burnt offering, the Philistines 
drew near to battle against Israel : 
but the Lord thundered with a great 
thunder on that day upon the Phi- 
listines, and discomfited them ; and 
they were smitten before Israel. 

11 And the men of Israel went out 
of Mizpeh, and pursued the Philis- 
tines, and smote them, until they came 
under Beth-car. 

12 Then Samuel took a stone, and 
set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and 
called the name of it Eben-ezer, say- 
ing, Hitherto hath the Lord helped 
us. 

13 % So the Philistines were subdued, 
and they came no more into the coast 
of Israel : and the hand of the Lord 
was against the Philistines all the 
days of Samuel. 

14 And the cities which the Philis- 
tines had taken from Israel were re- 
stored to Israel, from Ekron even 
unto Gath; and the coasts thereof 

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The Israelites 



I. SAMUEL, VIII. 



ask a king, 



did Israel deliver out of the hands of 
the Philistines. And there was peace 
between Israel and the Amorites. 

15 And Samuel judged Israel all the 
days of his life. 

16 And he went from year to year 
in circuit to Beth-el, and Gilgal, and 
Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those 
places. 

17 And his return was to Ramah ; 
for there was his house ; and there 
he judged Israel ; and there he built 
an altar unto the Lord. 

CHAPTER VEIL 

I By occasion of the ill government of Samuel's 
sons, the Israelites ask a king. 6 Samuel pray- 
ing in frief, is comforted by God : 10 He telleth 
the manner of a king. 19 God willeth Samuel to 
yield unto the importunity of the people. 

AND it came to pass, when Samu- 
- el was old, that he made his sons 
judges over Israel. 

2 Now the name of his firstborn was 
Joel ; and the name of his second, 
Abiah : they were judges in Beer- 
sheba. 

3 And his sons walked not in his 
ways, but turned aside after lucre, 
and took bribes, and perverted judg- 
ment. 

4 Then all the elders of Israel gath- 
ered themselves together, and came 
to Samuel unto Ramah, 

5 And said unto him, Behold, thou 
art old, and thy sons walk not in 
thy ways: now make us a king to 
judge us like all the nations. 

6 f But the thing displeased Sam- 
uel, when they said, Give us a king to 
judge us. And Samuel prayed unto 
the Lord. 

7 And the Lord said unto Samuel, 
Hearken unto the voice of the peo- 
ple in all that they say unto thee : 
for they have not rejected thee, but 
they have rejected me, that I should 
not reign over them. 

8 According to all the works which 
they have done since the day that I 
brought them up out of Egypt even 
unto this day, wherewith they have 
forsaken me, and served other gods, 
so do they also unto thee. 

9 Now therefore hearken unto their 
voice : howbeit yet protest solemnly 
unto them, and shew them the man- 
ner of the king that shall reign over 
them. 

10 % And Samuel told all the words 
of the Lord unto the people that ask- 
ed of him a king. 

11 And he said, This will be the man- 
ner of the king that shall reign over 
you: He will take your sons, and 
appoint them for himself, for his char- 
iots, and to be his horsemen ; and some 
shall run before his chariots. 

12 And he will appoint him captains 
over thousands, and captains over fif- 
ties; and will set them to ear his 
ground, and to reap his harvest, and 
to make his instruments of war, and 
instruments of his chariots. 

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13 And he will take your daughters 
to be conf ectionaries, and to be cooks, 
and to be bakers. 

14 And he will take your fields, and 
your vineyards, and your oliveyards, 
even the best of them, and give them to 
his servants. 

15 And he will take the tenth of your 
seed, and of your vineyards, and give 
to his officers, and to his servants. 

16 And he will take your menserv- 
ants, and your maidservants, and your 
goodliest young men, and your asses 8 
and put them to his work. 

17 He will take the tenth of your 
sheep : and ye shall be his servants. 

18 And ye shall cry out in that day 
because of your king which ye shall 
have chosen you ; and the Lord will 
not hear you in that day. 

19 1 Nevertheless the people refused 
to obey the voice of Samuel ; and they 
said, Nay; but we will have a king 
over us ; 

20 That we also may be like all the 
nations ; and that our king may judge 
us, and go out before us, and fight our 
battles. 

21 And Samuel heard all the words of 
the people, and he rehearsed them in 
the ears of the Lord. 

22 And the Lord said to Samuel, 
Hearken unto their voice, and make 
them a king. And Samuel said unto 
the men of Israel, Go ye every man 
unto his city. 

CHAPTER IX. 

1 Saul despairing to find his father's asses, 6 by 
the counsel of his servant, 11 and direction oj 
young maidens, 15 according to God's revelation., 
18 cometh to Samuel. 19 Samuel entertaineth 
Saul at the feast. 25 Samuel, after secret com- 
munication, bringeth Saul on his way. 

NOW there was a man of Benjamin, 
whose name was Kish, the son or 
Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of 
Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Ben- 
jamite, a mighty man of power. 

2 And he nad a son, whose name 
was Saul, a choice young man, and 
a goodly: and there was not among 
the children of Israel a goodlier per- 
son than he : from his shoulders and 
upward he was higher than any of the 
people. 

3 And the asses of Kish Saul's father 
were lost. And Kish said to Saul his 
son, Take now one of the servants with 
thee, and arise, go seek the asses. 

4 And he passed through mount 
Ephraim, and passed through the land 
or Shalisha, but they found them not : 
then they passed through the land of 
Shalim, and there they were not : and 
he passed through the land of the Ben- 
jamites, but they found them not. 

5 And when tney were come to the 
land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant 
that was with him, Come, and let us 
return ; lest my father leave caring 
for the asses, and take thought for 
us. 

6 And he said unto him, Behold now. 



Saul cometh 



I. SAMUEL, X. 



to Samuel, 



there is in this city a man of God, and 
he is an honourable man ; all that he 
saith cometh surely to pass : now let 
us go thither ; peradventure he can 
shew us our way that we should 

7 Then said Saul to his servant, But, 
behold, if we go, what shall we bring 
the man? for the bread is spent in 
our vessels, and there is not a present 
to bring to the man of God : what have 
we? 

8 And the servant answered Saul 
again, and said, Behold, I have here at 
hand the fourth part of a shekel of 
silver : that will I give to the man of 
God, to tell us our way. 

9 (Bef oretime in Israel, when a man 
went to inquire of God, thus he spake, 
Come, and let us go to the seer : for he 
that is now called a Prophet was be- 
foretime called a Seer.) 

10 Then said Saul to his servant, Well 
said ; come, let us go. So they went 
unto the city where the man of God 
was. 

11 <ft And as they went up the hill to 
the city, they found young maidens 
going out to draw water, and said un- 
to them, Is the seer here ? 

12 And they answered them, and 
said, He is ; behold, he is before you : 
make haste now, for he came to day 
to the city ; for there is a sacrifice 
of the people to day in the high 
place : 

13 As soon as ye be come into the 
city, ye shall straightway find him, 
before he go up to the high place to 
eat : for the people will not eat until 
he come, because he doth bless the 
sacrifice; and afterwards they eat 
that be bidden. Now therefore get 
you up ; for about this time ye shall 
find him. 

14 And they went up into the city : 
and when they were come into the 
city, behold, Samuel came out against 
them, for to go up to the high place. 

15 f Now the Lord had told Samuel 
in his ear a day before Saul came, 
saying, 

16 To morrow about this time I will 
send thee a man out of the land of 
Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him 
to be captain over my people Israel, 
that he may save my people out of the 
hand of the Philistines : for I have 
looked upon my people, because their 
cry is come unto me. 

17 And when Samuel saw Saul, the 
Lord said unto him. Behold the man 
whom I spake to thee of! this same 
shall reign over my people. 

, 18 Then Saul drew near to Samuel in 
the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray 
thee, where the seer's house is. 

19 And Samuel answered Saul, and 
said, I am the seer : go up before me 
unto the high place ; for ye shall eat 
with me to day, and to morrow I will 
let thee go, and will tell thee all that 
is in thine heart. 

20 And as for thine asses that were 



lost three days ago, set not thy mind 
on them ; for they are found. And on 
whom is all the desire of Israel ? Is 
it not on thee, and on all thy father's 
house ? 

21 And Saul answered and said, Am 
not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of 
the tribes of Israel? and my family 
the least of all the families of the 
tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then 
speakest thou so to me? 

22 And Samuel took Saul and Ills 
servant, and brought them into the 
parlour, and made them sit in the 
chiefest place among them that were 
bidden, which were about thirty per- 
sons. 

23 And Samuel said unto the cook, 
Bring the portion which I gave thee, 
of which I said unto thee, Set it by 
thee. 

21 And the cook took up the shoul- 
der, and that which was upon it, and 
set it before Saul. And Samuel said; 
Behold that which is left ! set it before 
thee, and eat : for unto this time hath 
it been kept for thee since I said, 1 
have invited the people. So Saul did 
eat with Samuel that day. 

25 If And when they were come down 
from the high place into the city, 
Samuel communed with Saul upon 
the top of the house. 

26 And they arose early : and it came 
to pass about the spring of the day, 
that Samuel called Saul to the top of 
the house, saying, Up, that I may 
send thee away. And Saul arose, and 
they went out both of them, he and 
Samuel, abroad. 

27 And as they were going down to 
the end of the city, Samuel said to 
Saul, Bid the servant pass on before 
us, (and he passed on,) but stand thou 
still a while, that I may shew thee the 
word of God. 

CHAPTER X. 

1 Samuel anointeth Saul. 2 He confirmeth kirn, by 
prediction of three signs. 9 Saul's heart it 
changed, and he prophesieth. 14 He concealeth 
the matter of the kingdom from his uncle. 17 
Saul is chosen at Mizpeh by lot. 26 The differ* 
ent affections of his subjects. 

THEN Samuel took a vial of oiL 
and poured it upon his head, and 
kissed him, and said, Is it not because 
the Lord hath anointed thee to be cap- 
tain over his inheritance ? 

2 When thou art departed from me 
to day, then thou shalt find two men 
by Rachel's sepulchre in the border 
of Benjamin at Zelzah ; and they will 
say unto thee, The asses which thou 
wentest to seek are found : and, lo, thy 
father hath left the care of the asses, 
and sorroweth for you, saying, What 
shall I do for my son ? 

3 Then shalt thou go on forward 
from thence, and thou shalt come to 
the plain of Tabor, and there shall 
meet thee three men going up to God 
to Beth-el, one carrying three kids, 
and another carrying three loaves of 

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I. SAMUEL, XI. 



Saul propiiesieth. 

bread, and another carrying a bottle 
of wine : 

4 And they will salute thee, and give 
thee two loaves of bread ; which thou 
shalt receive of their hands. 

5 After that thou shalt come to the 
hill of God, where is the garrison of 
the Philistines : and it shall come to 
pass, when thou art come thither to 
the city, that thou shalt meet a compa- 
ny of prophets coming down from the 
high place with a psaltery, and a tab- 
ret, and a pipe, and a narp, before 
them ; and they shall prophesy : 

6 And the Spirit or the Lord will 
come upon thee, and thou shalt proph- 
esy with them, and shalt be turned 
into another man. 

7 And let it be, when these signs 
are come unto thee, that thou do as 
occasion serve thee ; for God is with 
thee. 

8 And thou shalt go down before me 
to Gilgal ; and, behold, I will come 
down unto thee, to offer burnt offer- 
ings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of 
peace offerings : seven days shalt thou 
tarry, till I come to thee, and shew 
thee what thou shalt do. 

9 ^1 And it was so, that, when he had 
turned his back to go from Samuel, 
God gave him another heart : and all 
those signs came to pass that day. 

10 And when they came thither to 
the hill, behold, a company of proph- 
ets met him : and the Spirit of God 
came upon him, and he prophesied 
among them. 

11 And it came to pass, when all that 
knew him beforetime saw that, be- 
hold, he prophesied among the proph- 
ets, then the people said one to an- 
other, What is this that is come unto 
the son of Kish? Is Saul also among 
the prophets ? 

12 And one of the same place an- 
swered and said, But who is their fa- 
ther ? Therefore it became a proverb, 
Is Saul also among the prophets ? 

13 And when he had made an end 
of prophesying, he came to the high 
place. 

14 If And Saul's uncle said unto him 
and to his servant, Whither went ye ? 
And he said, To seek the asses : and 
when we saw that they were no where, 
we came to Samuel. 

15 And Saul's uncle said, Tell me, I 
pray thee, what Samuel said unto you. 

16 And Saul said unto his uncle, He 
told us plainly that the asses were 
found. But of the matter of the 
kingdom, whereof Samuel spake, he 
Sold him not. 

17 1 And Samuel called the people 
together unto the Lord to Mizpeh ; 

18 And said unto the children of Is- 
rael, Thus saith the Lord God of 
Israel, I brought up Israel out of 
Egypt, and delivered you out of the 
hand of the Egyptians, and out of 
the hand of all kingdoms, and of 
fchem that oppressed you : 

19 And ye have this day rejected 

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He is chosen king Q 

your God, who himself saved you 
out of all your adversities and your 
tribulations ; and ye have said unto 
him, Nay, but set a king over us. 
Now therefore present yourselves be- 
fore the Lord by your tribes, and by 
your thousands. 

20 And when Samuel had caused all 
the tribes of Israel to come near, the 
tribe of Benjamin was taken. 

21 When he had caused the tribe of 
Benjamin to come near by their fami- 
lies, the family of Matri was taken, 
and Saul the son of Kish was taken > 
and when they sought him, he could 
not be found. 

22 Therefore they inquired of the 
Lord further, if the man should yet 
come thither. And the Lord an- 
swered, Behold, he hath hid himself 
among the stuff. 

23 And they ran and fetched him 
thence : and when he stood among 
the people, he was higher than any 
of the people from his shoulders and 
upward. 

2i And Samuel said to all the peo- 
ple, See ye him whom the Lord hath 
chosen, that there is none like him 
among all the people ? And ail the 
people shouted, and said, God save 
the king. 

25 Then Samuel told the people the 
manner of the kingdom, and wrote 
it in a book, and laid it up before the 
Lord. And Samuel sent all the peo- 
ple away, every man to his house. 

26 If And Saul also went home to 
Gibeah ; and there went with him a 
band of men, whose hearts God had 
touched. 

27 But the children of Belial said. 
How shall this man save us? And 
they despised him, and brought him 
no presents. But he held his peace. 

CHAPTER XI. 

1 Nahash offereth them of Jabesh-gilead a r«- 
proachful condition. 4 They send messengers, 
and are delivered by Saul. 12 Saul thereby is 
confirmed, and his kingdom renewed. 

T^HEN Nahash the Ammonite came 
up, and encamped against Ja- 
besh-gilead : and all the men of Ja- 
besh said unto Nahash, Make a cov- 
enant with us, and we will serve 
thee. 

2 And Nahash the Ammonite an- 
swered them, On this condition will 
I make a covenant with you, that I 
may thrust out all your right eyes, 
and lay it for a, reproach upon all 
Israel. 

3 And the elders of Jabesh said un- 
to him, Give us seven days' respite, 
that we may send messengers unto 
all the coasts of Israel : and then, if 
there be no man to save us, we will 
come out to thee. 

4 1f Then came the messengers to 
Gibeah of Saul, and told the tidings 
in the ears of the people : and all 
the people lifted up their voices, and 
wept. 



Samuel testifieth 



I. SAMUEL, XII. 



his integrity. 



5 And, behold, Saul came after the 
herd out of the field; and Saul said, 
What aileth the people that they 
weep ? And they told him the tidings 
of the men of Jabesh. 

6 And the Spirit of God came upon 
Saul when he heard those tidings, 
awd his anger was kindled greatly. 

7 And he took a yoke of oxen, and 
hewed them in pieces, and sent them 
throughout all the coasts of Israel 
by the hands of messengers, saying, 
Whosoever cometh not forth after 
Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be 
done unto his oxen. And the fear of 
the Lord fell on the people, and 
they came out with one consent. 

8 And when he numbered them in 
Bezek, the children of Israel were 
three hundred thousand, and the men 
of Judah thirty thousand. 

9 And they said unto the messen- 
gers that came. Thus shall ye say un- 
to the men of Jabesh-gilead, To mor- 
row, by that time the sun be hot, ye 
shall have help. And the messengers 
caine and shewed it to the men of 
Jabesh ; and they were glad. 

10 Therefore the men of Jabesh 
said, To morrow we will come out 
unto you, and ye shall do with us all 
that seemeth good unto you. 

11 And it was so on the morrow, 
that Saul put the people in three 
companies ; and they came into the 
midst of the host in the morning 
watch, and slew the Ammonites un- 
til the heat of the day : and it came 
to pass, that they which remained 
were scattered, so that two of them 
were not left together. 

12 If And the people said unto Sam- 
uel, Who is he that said, Shall Saul 
reign over us? bring the men, that 
we may put them to death. 

13 And Saul said, There shall not a 
man be put to death this day : for 
to day the Lord hath wrought salva- 
tion in Israel. 

14 Then said Samuel to the people, 
Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and 
renew the kingdom there. 

15 And all the people went to Gil- 

fal ; and there they made Saul king 
ef ore the Lord in Gilgal ; and there 
they sacrificed sacrifices of peace 
offerings before the Lord ; and there 
Saul and all the men of Israel re- 
joiced greatly. 

CHAPTER XIL 

1 Samuel testifieth his integrity. 6 He reproveth 
the people of ingratitude. 16 He terrijieth them 
with thunder in harvest time. 20 He com/orteth 
them in God's mercy. 

AND Samuel said unto all Israel, 
. Behold, I have hearkened unto 
your voice in all that ye said un- 
to me, and have made a king over 
you. 

2 And now, behold, the king walk- 
eth before you : and I am old and 
gray headed ; and, behold, my sons 
are with you : and I have walked be- 



fore you from my childhood unto this 
day. 

3 Behold, here I am : witness against 
me before the Lord, and before his 
anointed : whose ox have I taken ? or 
whose ass have I taken ? or whom have 
I defrauded ? whom have I oppressed I 
or of whose hand have I received any 
bribe to blind mine eyes therewith 1 
and I will restore it you. 

4 And they said, Thou hast not de- 
frauded us, nor oppressed us, neither 
hast thou taken aught of any man's 
hand. 

5 And he said unto them, The Lord is 
witness against you, and his anoint- 
ed is witness this day, that ye have not 
found aught in my hand. And they 
answered, He is witness. 

6 i" And Samuel said unto the people, 
It is the Lord that advanced Moses 
and Aaron, and that brought your fa 
thers up out of the land of Egypt. 

7 Now therefore stand still, that 1 
may reason -with you before the Lord 
of all the righteous acts of the Lord., 
which he did to you and to your fa- 
thers. 

8 When Jacob was come into Egypt, 
and your fathers cried unto the Lord, 
then the Lord sent Moses and Aaron, 
which brought forth your fathers out 
of Egypt, and made them dwell in this 
place. 

9 And when they forgat the Lord 
their God, he sold them into the hand 
of Sisera, captain of the host of Hazor, 
and into the hand of the Philistines, 
and into the hand of the king of Moab, 
and they fought against them. 

10 And they cried unto the Lord, and 
said, We have sinned, because we have 
forsaken the Lord, and have served 
Baalim and Ashtaroth : but now de- 
liver us out of the hand of our en- 
emies, and we will serve thee. 

11 And the Lord sent Jerubbaal, and 
Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, 
and delivered you out of the hand of 
your enemies on every side, and ye 
dwelt safe. 

12 And when ye saw that Nahash the 
king of the children of Amnion came 
against you, ye said unto me, Nay ; 
but a king shall reign over us : when 
the Lord your God was your king. 

13 Now therefore, behold the long 
whom ye have chosen, and whom ye 
have desired ! and, behold, the Lord 
hath set a king over you. 

14 If ye will fear the Lord, and serve 
him, and obey his voice, and not re- 
bel against the commandment of the 
Lord ; then shall both ye and also the 
king that reigneth over you continue 
following the Lord your God : 

15 But if ye will not obey the voice 
of the Lord, but rebel against the com- 
mandment of the Lord ; then shall the 
hand of the Lord be against you, as it 
was against your fathers. 

16 *|[ Now therefore stand and see 
this great thing, which the Lord will 
do before your eyes. 

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I. SAMUEL, XIII. Samuel reproveth Saul, 



17 Is it not wheat harvest to day? 
I will call unto the Lord, and he shall 
send thunder and rain ; that ye may 
perceive and see that your wicked- 
ness is great, which ye have done in 
the sight of the Lord, in asking you 
a king. 

18 So Samuel called unto the Lord ; 
and the Lord sent thunder and rain 
that day : and all the people gre&tly 
f eared the Lord and Samuel. 

19 And all the people said unto Sam- 
uel, Pray for thy servants unto the 
Lord thy God, that we die not : for we 
have added unto all our sins this evil, 
to ask us a king. 

20 t And Samuel said unto the peo- 
ple, Fear not : ye have done all this 
wickedness : yet turn not aside from 
following the Lord, but serve the 
Lord with all your heart ; 

21 And turn ye not aside : for then 
should ye go after vain things, which 
cannot profit nor deliver ; for they are 
vain. 

22 For the Lord will not forsake his 
people for his great name's sake: be- 
cause it hath pleased the Lord to make 
you his people. 

23 Moreover as for me, God forbid 
that I should sin against the Lord in 
ceasing to pray for you : but I will 
teach you the good and the right 
way: 

24 Only fear the Lord, and serve him 
in truth with all your heart : for con- 
sider how great things he hath done 
for you. 

25 But if ye shall still do wickedly, 
ye shall be consumed, both ye and 
your king. 

CHAPTER XIII. 

I SauPs selected band. 3 He calleth the Hebrews 
to Gilgal against the Philistines, whose garrison 
Jonathan had smitten. 5 The Philistines' great 
host. 6 The distress of the Israelites. 8 Saul, 
weary of staying for Samuel, sacrificeth. 11 
Samuel reproveth him. 17 The three spoiling 
hands of the Philistines. 19 The policy of the 
Philistines, to suffer no smith in Israel. 

SAUL reigned one year ; and when 
he had reigned two years over Is- 
rael, 

2 Saul chose him three thousand men 
of Israel ; whereof two thousand were 
with Saul in Michmash and in mount 
Beth-el, and a thousand were with 
Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin : and 
the rest of the people he sent every 
man to his tent. 

3 And Jonathan smote the garrison 
of the Philistines that was in Geba, 
and the Philistines heard of it. And 
Saul blew the trumpet throughout all 
the land, saying, Let the Hebrews 
hear. 

4 And all Israel heard say that Saul 
had smitten a garrison of the Philis- 
tines, and that Israel also was had in 
abomination with the Philistines. And 
the people were called together after 
Saul to Gilgal. 

5 "II And the Philistines gathered 
ihemselves together to fight with Is- 

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rael, thirty thousand chariots, and six 
thousand horsemen, and people as the 
sand which is on the sea shore in mul« 
titude : and they came up, and pitched 
in Michmash, eastward from Beth= 
aven. 

6 When the men of Israel saw that 
they were in a strait, (for the people 
were distressed,) then the people did 
hide themselves in caves, and in thick- 
ets, and in rocks, and in high places, 
and in pits. 

7 And some of the Hebrews went 
over Jordan to the land of Gad and 
Gilead. As for Saul, he was yet in 
Gilgal, and all the people followed 
him trembling. 

8 1 And he tarried seven days, ac- 
cording to the set time that Samuel 
had appointed : but Samuel came not 
to Gilgal ; and the people were scat 
tered from him. 

9 And Saul said, Bring hither a burnt 
offering to me, and peace offerings,. 
And he offered the burnt offering. 

10 And it came to pass, that as soon 
as he had made an end of offering the 
burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; 
and Saul went out to meet him, that 
he might salute him. 

11 1 And Samuel said, What hast 
thou done ? And Saul said, Because I 
saw that the people were scattered 
from me, and that thou earnest not 
within the days appointed, and that 
the Philistines gathered themselves 
together at Michmash ; 

12 Therefore said 1, The Philistines 
will come down now upon me to Gil- 
gal, and I have not made supplication 
unto the Lord : I forced myself there- 
fore, and offered a burnt offering. 

13 And Samuel said to Saul, Thou 
hast done foolishly : thou hast not- 
kept the commandment of the Lord 
thy God, which he commanded thee s 
for now would the Lord have estab- 
lished thy kingdom upon Israel for 
ever. 

14 But now thy kingdom shall not 
continue : the Lord hath sought him 
a man after his own heart, and the 
Lord hath commanded him to be 
captain over his people, because thou 
hast not kept that which the Lord 
commanded thee. 

15 And Samuel arose, and gat him up 
from Gilgal unto Gibeah of Benjamin. 
And Saul numbered the people that 
were present with him, about six hun- 
dred men. 

16 And Saul, and Jonathan his son, 
and the people that were present with 
them, abode in Gibeah or Benjamin: 
but the Philistines encamped in Mich- 
mash. 

17 IF And the spoilers came out of the 
camp of the Philistines in three com- 
panies : one company turned unto the 
way that leadeth to Ophrah, unto the 
land of Shual : 

18 And another company turned the 
way to Beth-horon : and another com- 
pany turned to the way of the border 



Jonatlian smiteth the 



I. SAMUEL, XIV. 



Philistines' 1 garrison. 



that looketh to the valley of Zeboim 
toward the wilderness. 

19 % Now there was no smith found 
throughout all the land of Israel : for 
the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews 
make them swords or spears : 

20 But all the Israelites went down to 
the Philistines, to sharpen every man 
his share, and his coulter, and his axe, 
and his mattock. 

21 Yet they had a file for the mat- 
tocks, and for the coulters, and for the 
forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen 
the goads. 

22 So it came to pass in the day of 
battle, that there was neither sword 
nor spear found in the hand of any of 
the people that were with Saul and 
Jonathan : but with Saul and with Jon- 
athan his son was there found. 

23 And the garrison of the Philistines 
went out to the passage of Michmash. 

CHAPTER XIV. 

3L Jonathan, unwitting to his father, the priest, or 
the people, goelh and miraculously smiteth the 
Philistines' garrison. 15 A divine terror maJteth 
them beat themselves. 17 Saul, not staying the 
priest's answerrsetteth on them. 21 The capti- 
vated Hebrews, and the hidden Israelites, join 
against them. 24 Saul's unadvised adjuration 
hindereth the victory. 32 He restraineth the 
people from eating blood. 35 He buildeth an al- 
tar. 36 Jonathan, taken by lot, is saved by the 
people. 47 Saul's strength and family. 

NOW it came to pass upon a day. 
that Jonathan the son of Saul said 
unto the young man that bare his 
armour, Come, and let us go over to 
the Philistines' garrison, that is on 
the other side. But he told not his 
father. 

2 And Saul tarried in the uttermost 
part of Gibeah under a pomegranate 
tree which is in Migron : and the peo- 

gle that were with him were about six 
undred men ; 

3 And Ahiah, the son of Ahitub, 
I-chabod's brother, the son of Pnine- 
has, the son of Eli, the Lord's priest 
in Shiloh, wearing an ephod. And the 
people knew not that Jonathan was 
gone. 

4 1 And between the passages, by 
which Jonathan sought to go over 
unto the Philistines' garrison, there 
was a sharp rock on the one side, and 
a sharp rock on the other side : and 
the name of the one was Bozez, and 
the name of the other Seneh. 

5 The forefront of the one was sit- 
uate northward over against Mich- 
mash, and the other southward over 
against Gibeah. 

6 And Jonathan said to the young 
man that bare his armour, Come, and 
let us go over unto the garrison of 
these uncircumcised : it may be that 
the Lord will work for us : for there 
te no restraint to the Lord to save 
by many or by few. 

7 And his armourbearer said unto 
him, Do all that is in thy heart : turn 
thee; behold, I am with thee accord- 
ling to thy heart. 



8 Then said Jonathan, Behold, we 
will pass over unto these men, and we 
will discover ourselves unto them. 

9 If they say thus unto us, Tarry 
until we come to you ; then we will 
stand still in our place, and will not 
go up unto them. 

10 But if they say thus, Come up unto 
us ; then we will go up : for the Lord 
hath delivered them into our hand? 
and this shall be a sign unto us. 

11 And both of them discovered 
themselves unto the garrison of the 
Philistines : and the Philistines said. 
Behold, the Hebrews come forth out 
of the holes where they had hid them- 
selves. 

12 And the men of the garrison an= 
swered Jonathan and his armourbear- 
er, and said, Come up to us, and we 
will shew you a thing. And Jonathan 
said unto his armourbearer, Come up 
after me : for the Lord hath delivered 
them into the hand of Israel. 

13 And Jonathan climbed up upon 
his hands and upon his feet, and his 
armourbearer after him : ana they fell 
before Jonathan ; and his armourbear- 
er slew after him. 

14 And that first slaughter, which 
Jonathan and his armourbearer made, 
was about twenty men, within as it 
were a half acre of land, which a yoke 
of oxen might plough. 

15 And there was trembling in the 
host, in the field, and among all the 
people : the garrison, and the spoilers, 
they also trembled, and the earth 
quaked : so it was a very great trem- 
bling. 

16 And the watchmen of Saul in Gib- 
eah of Benjamin looked ; and, behold, 
the multitude melted away, and they 
went on beating down one another. 

17 Then said Saul unto the people 
that were with him, Number now, 
and see who is gone from us. And 
when they had numbered, behold, 
Jonathan and his armourbearer were 
not there. 

18 And Saul said unto Ahiah, Bring 
hither the ark of God. For the ark of 
God was at that time with the chil- 
dren of Israel. 

19 1 And it came to pass, while Saul 
talked unto the priest, that the noise 
that was in the host of the Philis- 
tines went on and increased : and Saul 
said unto the priest, Withdraw thine 
hand. 

20 And Saul and all the people that 
were with him assembled themselves, 
and they came to the battle : and, be- 
hold, every man's sword was against 
his fellow, and there was a very great 
discomfiture. 

21 Moreover ? the Hebrews that were 
with the Philistines before that time, 
which went up with them into the 
camp from the country round about, 
even they also turned to be with the 
Israelites that were with Saul and Jon- 
athan. 

22 Likewise all the men of Israel 

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I. SAMUEL, XIV. 



hinder eth the victory a 



which had hid themselves in mount 
Ephraim, when they heard that the 
Philistines fled, even they also follow- 
ed hard after them in the battle. 

23 So the Lord saved Israel that day: 
and the battle passed over unto Beth- 
aven. 

24 *f And the men of Israel were 
distressed that day : for Saul had ad- 
jured the people, saying, Cursed be 
the man that eateth any food until 
evening 1 , that I may be avenged on 
mine enemies. So none of the people 
tasted any food. 

25 And all they of the land came to a 
wood ; and there was honey upon the 
ground. 

26 And when the people were come 
into the wood, behold, the honey 
dropped; but no man put his hand 
to his mouth: for the people feared 
the oath. 

27 But Jonathan heard not Avhen his 
father charged the people with the 
oath : wherefore he put forth the end 
of the rod that was in his hand, and 
dipped it in a honeycomb, and put his 
hand to his mouth ; and his eyes were 
enlightened. 

28 Then answered one of the people, 
and said, Thy father straitly charged 
the people with an oath, saj'ing, 
Cursed be the man that eateth any 
food this day. And the people were 
faint. 

29 Then said Jonathan, My father 
hath troubled the land : see, I pray 
you, how mine eyes have been enlight- 
ened, because I tasted a little of this 
honey. 

30 How much more, if haply the peo- 
ple had eaten freely to day of the spoil 
of their enemies which they found? 
for had there not been now a much 
greater slaughter among the Philis- 
tines ? 

31 And they smote the Philistines 
that day from Michmash to Aijalon : 
and the people were very faint. 

32 And the people flew upon the 
spoil, and took sheep, and oxen, and 
calves, and slew them on the ground : 
and the people did eat them With the 
blood. 

33 f Then they told Saul, saying, 
Behold, the people sin against the 
Lord, in that they eat with the blood. 
And he said, Ye have transgressed : 
roll a great stone unto me this day. 

34 And Saul said, Disperse yourselves 
among the people, and say unto them, 
Bring me hither every man his ox, 
and every man his sheep, and slay 
them here, and eat ; and sin not 
against the Lord in eating with the 
blood. And all the people brought 
every man his ox with him that night, 
and slew them there. 

35 And Saul built an altar unto the 
Lord : the same was the first altar that 
he built unto the Lord. 

36 ^[ And Saul said, Let us go down 
after the Philistines by night, and 
spoil them until the morning light, 

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and let us not leave a man of thenx, 
And they said, Do whatsoever seemeth 
good unto thee. Then said the priests 
Let us draw near hither unto God. 

37 And Saul asked counsel of God, 
Shall I go down after the Philistines 1 
wilt thou deliver them into the hand 
of Israel ? But he answered him not 
that day. 

38 And Saul said, Draw ye near hith- 
er, all the chief of the people : and 
know and see wherein this sin hath 
been this day. 

39 For, as the Lord liveth, which 
saveth Israel, though it be in Jona- 
than my son, he shall surely die. But 
there was not a man among all the 
people that answered him. 

40 Then said he unto all Israel, Be 
ye on one side, and I and Jonathan 
my son will be on the other side. And 
the people said unto Saul, Do what 
seemeth good unto thee. 

41 Therefore Saul said unto the Lord 
God of Israel, Give a perfect lot. And 
Saul and Jonathan were taken; but 
the people escaped. 

42 And Saul said, Cast lots between 
me and Jonathan my son. And Jona- 
than was taken. 

43 Then Saul said to Jonathan, Tell 
me what thou hast done. And Jona- 
than told him, and said, I did but 
taste a little honey with the end of 
the rod that was in mine hand, and s 
lo, I must die. 

44 And Saul answered, God do so 
and more also : for thou shalt surely 
die, Jonathan. 

45 And the people said unto Saul. 
Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought 
this great salvation in Israel? God 
forbid : as the Lord liveth, there shall 
not one hair of his head fall to the 
ground ; for he hath wrought with 
God this day. So the people rescued 
Jonathan, that he died not. 

46 Then Saul went up from following 
the Philistines : and the Philistines 
went to their own place. 

47 J, So Saul took the kingdom over 
Israel, and fought against all his ene- 
mies on every side, against Moab, and 
against the children of Ammon, and 
against Edom, and against the kings 
or Zobah, and against the Philistines s 
and whithersoever he turned himself, 
he vexed them. 

48 And he gathered a host, and smote 
the Amalekites, and delivered Israel 
out of the hands of them that spoiled 
them. 

49 Now the sons of Saul were Jona- 
than, and Ishui, and Melchi-shua : and 
the names of his two daughters were 
these; the name of the firstborn Me- 
rab, and the name of t;he younger 
Jlichal : 

50 And the name of Saul's wife was 
Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz: 
and the name of the captain of his 
host was Abner, the son of Ner, Saul's 
uncle. 

51 And Kish was the father of Saul % 



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Saul's rejection 



1. SAMUEL, XV. 



for disobedience^ 



and Ner the father of Abner was the 
son of Abie!. 

52 And there was sore war against 
the Philistines all the days of Saul : 
and when Saul saw any strong man, 
or any valiant man, he took him unto 
Mm. 

CHAPTER XV. 

1 Samuel sendeth Saul to destroy Amalek. 6 Saul 
faioureth the Henries. 8 He spareth Agag and 
the best of the spoil. 10 Samuel denounce'h un- 
to Saui, commending and excusing himself, God's 
rejection of him for his disobedience. 24 Saul's 
humiliation. 32 Samuel killeth Agag. 34 Sam- 
uel and Saul part. 

QAMUEL also said unto Saul, The 
K^ Lord sent me to anoint thee to be 
king over his people, over Israel : now 
therefore hearken thou unto the voice 
of the words of the Lord. 

2 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I 
remember that which Amalek did to 
Israel, how he laid wait for him in 
the way, when he came up from 
Egypt. 

3 !Now go and smite Amalek, and ut- 
terly destroy all that they have,, and 
spare them not; but slay both man 
and woman, infant and suckling, ox 
and sheep, camel and ass. 

4 And Saul gathered the people to- 

frether, and numbered them in Telaim, 
wo hundred thousand footmen, and 
ten thousand men of Judah. 

5 And Saul came to a city of Ama- 
lek, and laid wait in the valley. 

6 Tf And Saul said unto the Kenites, 
Go, depart, get you down from 
among the Amalekites, lest I destroy 
you with them : for ye shewed kind- 
ness to all the children of Israel, when 
they came up out of Egypt. So the 
Kenites departed from among the 
Amalekites. 

7 And Saul smote the Amalekites 
from Havilah until thou comest to 
Shur, that is over against Egypt. 

8 And he took Agag the king of the 
Amalekites alive, and utterly destroy- 
ed all the people with the edge of the 
sword. 

9 But Saul and the people spared 
Agag, and the best of the sheep, and 
of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and 
the lambs, and all that was good, and 
would not utterly destroy them : but 
every thing that was vile and refuse, 
that they destroyed utterly. 

10 % Then came the word of the Lord 
unto Samuel, saying, 

11 It repenteth me that I have set up 
Saul to be king : for he is turned back 
from following me, and hath not per- 
formed my commandments. And it 
grieved Samuel ; and he cried unto the 
Lord all night. 

12 Aid when Samuel rose early to 
meet Saul in the morning, it was told 
Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, 
and, behold, he set him up a place, and 
is gone about, and passed on, and gone 
down to Gilgal. 

13 And Samuel came to Saul ; and 
Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of 



the Lord : I have performed the com= 
mandment of the Lord. 

14 And Samuel said, What meaneth 
then this bleating of the sheep in mine 
ears, and the lowing of the oxen which 
I hear ? 

15 And Saul said, They have brought 
them from the Amalekites : for the 
people spared the best of the sheep 
and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the 
Lord thy God ; and the rest we have 
utterly destroyed. 

16 Then Samuel said unto Saul, Stay, 
and I will tell thee what the Lord 
hath said to me this night. And he 
said unto him, Say on. 

17 And Samuel said, When thou wast 
little in thine own sight, wast thou not 
made the head of the tribes of Israel, 
and the Lord anointed thee king over 
Israel ? 

18 And the Lord sent thee on a jour- 
ney, and said. Go and utterly destroy 
the sinners the Amalekites, and fight 
against them until they be consumed. 

19 Wherefore then didst thou not 
obey the voice of the Lord, but didst 
fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in the 
sight of the Lord ? 

20 And Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, I 
have obeyed the voice of the Lord, 
and have gone the way which the Lord 
sent me, and have brought Agag the 
king of Amalek, and have utterly de- 
stroyed the Amalekites. 

21 But the people took of the spoil, 
sheep and oxen, the chief of the things 
which should have been utterly de- 
stroyed, to sacrifice unto the Lord thy 
God in Gilgal. 

22 And Samuel said, Hath the Lord 
as great delight in burnt offerings and 
sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of 
the Lord! Behold, to obey is better 
than sacrifice, and to hearken than the 
fat of rams. 

23 For rebellion is as the sin of 
witchcraft, and stubbornness is as in- 
iquity and idolatry. Because thou 
hast rejected the word of the Lord, 
he hath also rejected thee from being 
king. 

24. ^[ And Saul said unto Samuel, I 
have sinned : for I have transgressed 
the commandment of the Lord, and 
thy words : because I feared the peo- 
ple, and obeyed their voice. 

25 Now therefore, I pray thee, pardon 
my sin, and turn again with me, that 
I may worship the Lord. 

26 And Samuel said unto Saul, I will 
not return with thee : for thou hast 
rejected the word of the Lord, and 
the Lord hath rejected thee from be- 
ing king over Israel, 

27 And as Samuel turned about to go 
away, he laid hold upon the skirt of 
his mantle, and it rent. 

28 And Samuel said unto him. The 
Lord hath rent the kingdom of Israel 
from thee this day, and hath given it 
to a neighbour of thine, that is better 
than thou. 

29 And also the Strength of Israel 

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I. SAMUEL, XVI. 



David is anointed. 



will not lie nor repent : for he is not a 
man, that he shauld repent. 

30 Then he said, I have sinned : yet 
honour me now, I pray thee, before 
the elders of my people, and before Is- 
rael, and turn again with me, that I 
may worship the Lord thy God. 

31 So Samuel turned again after 
Saul ; and Saul worshipped the Lord. 

321 Then said Samuel, Bring ye hith- 
er to me Agag the king of the Amalek- 
ites. And Agag came unto him deli- 
cately. And Agag said, Surely the bit- 
terness of death is past. 

33 And Samuel said. As thy sword 
hath made women childless, so shall 
thy mother be childless among wo- 
men. And Samuel hewed Agag in 
pieces before the Lord in Gilgal. 

34 *H Then Samuel went to Ramah ; 
and Saul went up to his house to Gib- 
eah of Saul. 

35 And Samuel came no more to see 
Saul until the day of his death : never- 
theless Samuel mourned for Saul : and 
the Lord repented that he had made 
Saul king over Israel. 

CHAPTER XVI. 

1 Samuel sent by God, under pretence of a sacri- 
fice, cometh to Beth-lehem. 6 His human judg~ 
ment is reproved. 11 He anointeth David. 15 
Saul sendeth for David to quiet his evil spirit. 

AND the Lord said unto Samuel, 
. How long wilt thou mourn for 
Saul, seeing I have rejected him 
from reigning over Israel? fill thine 
horn with oil, and go, I will send 
thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite : for 
I have provided me a king among 
his sons. 

2 And Samuel said. How can I go ? 
if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And 
the Lord said, Take a heifer with thee, 
and say, I am come to sacrifice to the 
Lord. 

3 And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and 
I will shew thee what thou shalt do : 
and thou shalt anoint unto me him 
whom I name unto thee. 

4 And Samuel did that which the 
Lord spake, and came to Beth-lehem. 
And the elders of the town trembled 
at his coming, and. said, Comest thou 
peaceably ? • 

5 And he said, Peaceably : I am 
come to sacrifice unto the Lord • 
sanctify yourselves, and come with 
me to the sacrifice. And he sancti- 
fied Jesse and his sons, and called 
them to the sacrifice. 

6 1 And it came to pass, when they 
were come, that he looked on Eliab, 
and said, Surely the Lord's anointed 
is before him. 

7 But the Lord said unto Samuel, 
Look not on his countenance, or on 
the height of his stature ; because I 
have refused him : for the Lord 
seeth not as man seeth ; for man 
looketh on the outward appearance, 
but the Lord looketh on the heart. 

8 Then Jesse called Abinadab, and 
^nade him pass before Samuel. And 

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he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen 
this. 

9 Then Jesse made Shammah to pass 
by. And he said, Neither hath the 
Lord chosen this. 

10 Again, Jesse made seven of his 
sons to pass before Samuel. And 
Samuel said unto Jesse, The Lord 
hath not chosen these. 

11 And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are 
here all thy children ? And he said, 
There remaineth yet the youngest, 
and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. 
And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send 
and fetch him : for we will not sit 
down till he come hither. 

12 And he sent, and brought him 
in. Now he was ruddy, and withal 
of a beautiful countenance, and good- 
ly to look to. And the Lord said, 
Arise, anoint him: for this is he. 

13 Then Samuel took the horn of 
oil, and anointed him in the midst 
of his brethren : and the Spirit of 
the Lord came upon David from 
that day forward. So Samuel rose 
up, and went to Ramah. 

11 f But the Spirit of the Lord de- 
parted from Saul, and an evil spirit 
from the Lord troubled him. 

15 And Saul's servants said unto 
him, Behold now, an evil spirit from 
God troubleth thee. 

16 Let our lord now command thy 
servants, which are before thee, to 
seek out a man, who is a cunning 
player on a harp : and it shall come 
to pass, when the evil spirit from 
God is upon thee, that he shall play 
with his hand, and thou shalt be 
well. 

17 And Saul said unto his servants, 
Provide me now a man that can play 
well, and bring him to me. 

18 Then answered one of the serv- 
ants, and said, Behold, I have seen 
a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, 
that is cunning in playing, and a 
mighty valiant man, and a man of 
war, and prudent in matters, and a 
comely person, and the Lord is with 
him. 

19 1 Wherefore Saul sent messen- 
gers unto Jesse, and said, Send me 
David thy son, which is with the 
sheep. 

20 And Jesse took an ass laden with 
bread, and a bottle of wine, and a 
kid, and sent them by David his son 
unto Saul. 

21 And David came to Saul, and 
stood before him : and he loved him 
greatly ; and he became his armour- 
bearer. 

22 And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, 
Let David, I pray thee, stand before 
me ; for he hath found favour in my 
sight. 

23 And it came to pass, when the 
evil spirit from God was upon Saul, 
that David took a harp, and played 
with his hand : so Saul was refreshed, 
and was well, and the evil spirit de- 
parted from him. 



Goliath's challenge. 



I. SAMUEL, XVII. 



David heareth it. 



CHAPTER XVTL 



1 The armies of the Israelites and Philistines 
being ready to battle, 4 Goliath cometh proudly 
forth to challenge a combat. 12 David, sent by 
his father to visit his brethren, taketh the chal- 
lenge. 28 Eliab chideth him. 30 He is brought 
to Saul. 32 He sheweth the reason of his confi- 
dence. 38 Without armour, armed by faith, he 
slayeth the giant. 55 Saul taketh notice of David. 

NOW the Philistines gathered to- 
gether their armies to battle, and 
were gathered together at Shochoh, 
which belongeth te Judah, and pitch- 
ed between Shochoh and Azekah, in 
Ephes-dammim. 

2 And Saul and the men of Israel 
were gathered together, and pitched 
by the valley of Elah, and set the 
battle in array against the Philis- 
tines. 

3 And the Philistines stood on a 
mountain on the one side, and Israel 
stood on a mountain on the other 
side : and there was a valley between 
them. 

4 IT And there went out a champion 
out of the camp of the Philistines, 
named Goliath, of Gath, whose height 
was six cubits and a span. 

5 And he had a helmet of brass up- 
on his head, and he was armed with 
a coat of mail ; and the weight of 
the coat was five thousand shekels 
of brass. 

6 And he had greaves of brass upon 
his legs, and a target of brass be- 
tween nis shoulders. 

7 And the staff of his spear was 
like a weaver's beam ; and his spear's 
head weighed six hundred shekels of 
iron : and one bearing a shield went 
before him. 

8 And he stood and cried unto the 
armies of Israel, and said unto them, 
Why are ye come out to set your 
battle in array ? am not I a Philis- 
tine, and ye servants to Saul ? choose 
you a man for you, and let him come 
down to me. 

9 If he be able to fight with me, and 
to kill me, then will we be your serv- 
ants : but if I prevail against him, and 
kill him, then shall ye be our serv- 
ants, and serve us. 

10 And the Philistine said, I defy the 
armies of Israel this day ; give me a 
man, that we may fight together. 

11 When Saul and all Israel heard 
those words of the Philistine, they 
were dismayed, and greatly afraid. 

12 ^ Now David was the son of that 
Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah, whose 
name was Jesse ; and he had eight 
sons : and the man went among men 
for an old man in the days of Saul. 

13 And the three eldest sons of Jesse 
went and followed Saul to the battle : 
and the names of his three sons that 
went to the battle were Eliab the first- 
born, and next unto him Abinadab, 
and the third Shammah. 

14 And David was the youngest : and 
the three eldest followed Saul. 

15 But David went and returned from 



Saul to feed his father's sheep at Beth- 
lehem. 

16 And the Philistine drew near 
morning and evening, and presented 
himself forty days. 

17 And Jesse said unto David his son, 
Take now for thy brethren an ephah 
of this parched com, and these ten 
loaves, and run to the camp to thy 
brethren ; 

18 And carry these ten cheeses unto 
the captain of their thousand, and 
look how thy brethren fare, and take 
their pledge. 

19 Now Saul, and they, and all the 
men of Israel, were in the valley of 
Elah, fighting with the Philistines. 

20 % And David rose up early in the 
morning, and left the sheep with a 
keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse 
had commanded him ; and he came to 
the trench, as the host was going 
forth to the fight, and shouted for 
the battle. 

21 For Israel and the Philistines had 
put the battle in array, army against 
army. 

22 And David left his carriage in the 
hand of the keeper of the carriage, 
and ran into the army, and came and 
saluted his brethren. 

23 And as he talked with them, be- 
hold, there came up the champion, 
the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by 
name, out of the armies of the Phi- 
listines, and spake according to the 
same words : and David heard them. 

24 And all the men of Israel, when 
they saw the man, fled from him, and 
were sore afraid. 

25 And the men of Israel said, Have 
ye seen this man that is come up! 
surely to defy Israel is he come up : 
and it shall be, that the man who 
killeth him, the king will enrich him 
with great riches, and will give him 
his daughter, and make his father's 
house free in Israel. 

26 And David spake to the men that 
stood by him, saying, What shall be 
done to the man that killeth this Phi- 
listine, and taketh away the reproach 
from Israel ? for who is this uncircum- 
cised Philistine, that he should defy 
the armies of the living God? 

27 And the people answered him 
after this manner, saying, So shall 
it be done to the man that killeth 
him. 

28 f And Eliab his eldest brother 
heard when he spake unto the men: 
and Eliab's anger was kindled against 
David, and he said. Why earnest thou 
down hither? and with whom hast 
thou left those few sheep in the wil- 
derness? I know thy pride, and the 
naughtiness of thine heart ; for thou 
art come down that thou mightest 
see the battle. 

29 And David said, What have I now 
done ? Is there not a cause ? 

30 1 And he turned from him toward 
another, and spake after the same 
manner : and the people answered 

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David, armed by faith, I. SAMUEL, XVIII. 



slayeth Goliath.. 



him again after the former man- 
ner. 

31 And when the words were heard 
which David spake, they rehearsed 
them before Saul : and he sent for 
him. 

32 H And David said to Saul, Let no 
man's heart fail because of him ; thy 
servant will go and fight with this 
Philistine. 

33 And Saul said to David, Thou art 
not able to go against this Philistine 
to fight with him : for thou art but a 
youth, and he a man of war from his 
youth. 

34 And David said unto Saul, Thy 
servant kept his father's sheep, and 
there came a lion, and a bear, and 
took a lamb out of the flock : 

35 And I went out after him, and 
smote him, and delivered it out of 
his mouth : and when he arose against 
me, I caught him by his beard, and 
smote him, and slew him. 

36 Thy servant slew both the lion and 
the bear : and this uncircumcised Phi- 
listine shall be as one of them, seeing 
he hath defied the armies of the liv- 
ing God. 

37 David said moreover, The Lord 
that delivered me out of the paw of 
the lion, and out of the paw of the 
bear, he will deliver me out of the 
hand of this Philistine. And Saul said 
unto David, Go, and the Lord be with 
thee. 

38 7 And Saul armed David with his 
armour, and he put a helmet of brass 
upon his head ; also he armed him 
with a coat of mail. 

39 And David girded his sword upon 
his armour, and he assayed to go ; for 
he had not proved it. And David said 
unto Saul, I cannot go with these ; for 
I have not proved them. And David 
put them off him. 

40 And he took his staff in his hand, 
and chose him five smooth stones out 
of the brook, and put them in a shep- 
herd's bag which he had, even in a 
scrip ; and his sling was in his hand : 
and he drew near to the Philistine. 

41 And the Philistine came on and 
drew near unto David ; and the man 
that bare the shield went before him. 

42 And when the Philistine looked 
about, and saw David, he disdained 
him : for he was but a youth, and rud- 
dy, and of a fair countenance. 

43 And the Philistine said unto Da- 
vid, Am I a dog, that thou comest 
to me with staves ? And the Philistine 
cursed David by his gods. 

44 And the Philistine said to David, 
Come to me, and I will give thy flesh 
unto the fowls of the air, and to the 
beasts of the field. 

45 Then said David to the Philistine, 
Thou comest to me with a sword, and 
with a spear, and with a shield : but I 
come to thee in the name of the Lord 
of hosts, the God of the armies of Is- 
rael, whom thou hast defied. 

46 This day will the Lord deliver 

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thee into mine hand ; and I will smite 
thee, and take thine head from thee , 
and I will give the carcasses of the 
host of the Philistines this day unto 
the fowls of the air, and to the wild 
beasts of the earth ; that all the earth 
may know that there is a God in 
Israel. 

47 And all this assembly shall know 
that the Lord saveth not with sword 
and spear : for the battle is the Lord's, 
and he will give you into our hands. 

48 And it came to pass, when the 
Philistine arose, and came and drew 
nigh to meet David, that David hasted, 
and ran toward the army to meet the 
Philistine. 

49 And David put his hand in his bag, 
and took thence a stone, and slang it, 
and smote the Philistine in his fore- 
head, that the stone sunk into his fore- 
head ; and he fell upon his face to the 
earth. 

50 So David prevailed over the Phi- 
listine with a sling and with a stone, 
and smote the Philistine, and slew 
him ; but there was no sword in the 
hand of David. 

51 Therefore David ran, and stood 
upon the Philistine, and took his 
sword, and drew it out of the sheath 
thereof, and slew him, and cut off his 
head therewith. And when the Phi- 
listines saw their champion was dead, 
they fled. 

52 And the men of Israel and of Ju- 
dah arose, and shouted, and pursued 
the Philistines, until thou come to 
the valley, and to the gates of Ekron. 
And the wounded of the Philistines 
fell down by the way to Shaaraim, 
even unto Gath, and unto Ekron. 

53 And the children of Israel re- 
turned from chasing after the Phi= 
listines, and they sooiled their tents. 

54 And David took the head of the 
Philistine, and brought it to Jeru= 
salem ; but he put his armour in his 
tent. 

55 H And when Saul saw David go 
forth against the Philistine, he said 
unto Abner, the captain of the host, 
Abner, whose son is this youth ? And 
Abner said. As thy soul liveth, O king, 
I cannot tell. 

56 And the king said, Inquire thou 
whose son the stripling is. 

57 And as David returned from the 
slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took 
him, and brought him before Saul with 
the head of the Philistine in his hand. 

58 And Saul said to him, Whose son 
art thou, thou young man? And Da- 
vid answered, lam the son of thy serv- 
ant Jesse the Beth-lehemite. 

CHAPTER XVIII. 

1 Jonathan loveth David. 5 Saul envieth hit 
praise, 10 seeketh to kill him in his fury, 12 
feareth him for his good success, 17 offereth 
him his daughters for a snare. 22 David per- 
suaded to be the king's son in law, giveth two 
hundred foreskins of the Philistines for Michal's 
dowry. 28 Saul's hatred, and David's florff 
increaseth. 



SauV s jealousy and 



I. SAMUEL, XIX. 



hatred of David. 



AN D it came to pass, when he had 
made an end of speaking unto 
Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was 
knit with the soul of David, and Jon- 
athan loved him as his own soul. 

2 And Saul took him that day, and 
would let him go no more home to 
his father's house. 

3 Then Jonathan and David made a 
covenant, because he loved him as his 
own soul. 

4 And Jonathan stripped himself of 
the robe that was upon him, and gave 
it to David, and his garments, even to 
his sword, and to his bow, and to his 
girdle. 

5 IT And David went out whither- 
soever Saul sent him, and behaved 
himself wisely : and Saul set him 
over the men of war, and he was 
accepted in the sight of all the peo- 
ple, and also in the sight of Saul's 
servants. 

6 And it came to pass as they came, 
when David was returned from the 
slaughter of the Philistine, that the 
women came out of all cities of Israel, 
singing and dancing, to meet king 
Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with 
instruments of music. 

7 And the women answered one an- 
other as they played, and said, Saul 
hath slain his thousands, and David 
his ten thousands. 

8 And Saul was very wroth, and the 
saying displeased him ; and he said, 
They have ascribed unto David ten 
thousands, and to me they have as- 
cribed but thousands : and what can 
he have more but the kingdom ? 

9 And Saul eyed David from that day 
and forward. 

10 1T And it came to pass on the 
morrow, that the evil spirit from God 
came upon Saul, and he prophesied 
in the midst of the house : and David 
played with his hand, as at other 
times : and there was a javelin in 
Saul's hand. 

11 And Saul cast the javelin ; for 
he said, I will smite David even to 
the wall with it. And David avoid- 
ed out of his presence twice. 

12 1[ And Saul was afraid of David, 
because the Lord was with him, and 
was departed from Saul. 

13 Therefore Saul removed him from 
him, and made him his captain over 
a thousand ; and he went out and 
came in before the people. 

14 And David behaved himself wise- 
ly in all his ways ; and 'the Lord was 
with him. 

15 Wherefore when Saul saw that he 
behaved himself very wisely, he was 
afraid of him. 

16 But all Israel and Judah loved 
David, because he went out and came 
in before them. 

17 1f And Saul said to David, Behold 
my elder daughter Merab, her will I 
give thee to wife : only be thou val- 
iant for me, and fight the Lord's bat- 
tles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand 



be upon him, but let the hand of the 
Philistines be upon him. 

18 And David said unto Saul, Who 
am. I? and what is my life, or my 
father's family in Israel, that I should 
be son in law to the king ? 

19 But it came to pass at the time 
when Merab Saul's daughter should 
have been given to David, that she 
was given unto Adriel the Meholath- 
ite to wife. 

20 And Michal Saul's daughter loved 
David : and they told Saul, and the 
thing pleased him. 

21 And Saul said, I will give him her. 
that she may be a snare to him, ana 
that the hand of the Philistines may 
be against him. Wherefore Saul said 
to David, Thou shalt this day be my 
son in law in the one of the twain. 

22 1 And Saul commanded his serv- 
ants, saying, Commune with David 
secretly, and say, Behold, the king 
hath delight in thee, and all his serv- 
ants love thee : now therefore be the 
king's son in law. 

23 And Saul's servants spake those 
words in the ears of David. And Da- 
vid said, Seemeth it to you a light 
thing to be a king's son in law, seemg 
that I am a poor man, and lightly 
esteemed ? 

24 And the servants of Saul told him, 
saying, On this manner spake David. 

26 And Saul said, Thus shall ye say 
to David, The king desireth not any 
dowry, but a hundred foreskins of 
the Philistines, to be avenged of the 
king's enemies. But Saul thought to 
make David fall by the hand of the 
Philistines. 

26 And when his servants told David 
these words, it pleased David well to 
be the king's son in law : and the days 
were not expired. 

27 Wherefore David arose and went, 
he and his men, and slew of the Phi- 
listines two hundred men; and David 
brought their foreskins, and they gave 
them in full tale to the king, that he 
might be the king's son in law. And 
Saul gave him Michal his daughter to 
wife. 

28 If And Saul saw and knew that 
the Lord was with David, and that 
Michal Saul's daughter loved him. 

29 And Saul was yet the more afraid 
of David ; and Saul became David's 
enemy continually. 

30 Then the princes of the Philistines 
went forth : and it came to pass, after 
they went forth, that David behaved 
himself more wisely than all the serv- 
ants of Saul; so that his name was 
much set by. 

CHAPTER XIX. 

1 Jonathan discloseth his father's purpose to kill 
David. 4 He persuadeth his father to reconcilU 
ation. 8 By reason of David's good success in 
a new war, Saul's malicious rage breaketh out 
against him. 12 Michal deceiveth her father 
with an image in David's bed. 18 David cometh 
to Samuel in Naioth. 20 Saul's messengers sent 
to take P**i<i, 22 and Saul himself, prophesy, 

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MichaVs artifice. 



I. SAMUEL, XX. 



Saul prophesietK 



AN D Saul spake to Jonathan his son, 
. and to all his servants, that they 
should kill David. 

2 But Jonathan Saul's son delighted 
much in David : and Jonathan told Da- 
vid, saying, Saul my father seeketh to 
kill thee : now therefore, I pray thee, 
take heed to thyself until the morning, 
and abide in a secret place, and hide 
thyself : 

3 And I will go out and stand beside 
my father in the field where thou art, 
and I will commune with my father 
of thee ; and what I see, that I will tell 
thee. 

4 j And Jonathan spake good of 
David unto Saul his father, and said 
unto him, Let not the king sin against 
his servant, against David ; because 
he hath not sinned against thee, and 
because his works have been to thee- 
ward very good : 

5 For he did put his life in his hand, 
and slew the Philistine, and the Lord 
wrought a great salvation for all Is- 
rael: thou sawest it, and didst re- 
joice: wherefore then wilt thou sin 
against innocent blood, to slay Da- 
vid without a cause? 

6 And Saul hearkened unto the 
voice of Jonathan : and Saul sware, 
As the Lord liveth, he shall not be 
slain. 

7 And Jonathan called David, and 
Jonathan shewed him all those things. 
And Jonathan brought David to Saul, 
and he was in his presence, as in times 
past. 

8 H And there was war again : and 
David went out, and fought with the 
Philistines, and slew them with a 
great slaughter ; and they fled from 
him. 

9 And the evil spirit from the Lord 
was upon Saul, as he sat in his house 
with his javelin in his hand : and Da- 
vid played with his hand. 

10 And Saul sought to smite David 
even to the wall with the javelin ; 
but he slipped away out of Saul's pres- 
ence, and he smote the javelin into the 
wall : and David fled, and escaped that 
night. 

11 Saul also sent messengers unto 
David's house, to watch him, and to 
slay him in the morning : and Michal 
David's wife told him, saying, If thou 
save not thy life to night, to morrow 
thou shalt be slain. 

12 f So Michal let David down 
through a window: and he went, 
and fled, and escaped. 

13 Ana Michal took an image, and 
laid it in the bed : and put a pillow of 
eroats' hair for his bolster, and cover- 
ed it with a cloth. 

14 And when Saul sent messengers to 
take David, she said, He is sick. 

15 And Saul sent the messengers 
again to see David, saying, Bring 
him up to me in the bed, that I 
may slay him. 

16 And when the messengers were 
come in, behold, there vxis an image 

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in the bed, with a pillow of goats' hair 
for his bolster. 

17 And Saul said unto Michal, Why 
hast thou deceived me so, and sent 
away mine enemy, that he is escaped ! 
And Michal answered Saul, He said 
unto me, Let me go ; why should I kill 
thee? 

18 f So David fled, and escaped, and 
came to Samuel to Ramah, and told 
him all that Saul had done to him. 
And he and Samuel went and dwelt 
in Naioth. 

19 And it was told Saul, saying, Be- 
hold, David is at Naioth in Ramah. 

20 And Saul sent messengers to take 
David : and when they saw the com- 
pany of the prophets prophesying, and 
Samuel standing as appointed over 
them, the Spirit of God was upon the 
messengers of Saul, and they also 
prophesied. 

21 And when it was told Saul, he sent 
other messengers, and they prophesied 
likewise. And Saul sent messengers 
again the third time, and they proph- 
esied also. 

22 Then went he also to Ramah, and 
came to a great well that is in Sechu i 
and he asked and said, Where are 
Samuel and David ? And one said, Be- 
hold, they be at Naioth in Ramah. 

23 And he went thither to Naioth in 
Ramah: and the Spirit of God was 
upon him also, and he went on, and 
prophesied, until he came to Naioth in 
Ramah. 

24 And he stripped off his clothes 
also, and prophesied before Samuel in 
like manner, and lay down naked all 
that day and all that night. Where- 
fore they say, Is Saul also among the 
prophets ? 

CHAPTER XX. 

1 David consulteth with Jonathan for his safety, 
11 Jonathan and David renew their covenant by 
oath. 18 Jonathan's token to David. 24 Saul* 
missing David, seeketh to kill Jonathan. 35 Jon-= 
athan lovingly taketh his leave of David. 

AND David fled from Naioth in Ra- 
l. mah, and came and said before 
Jonathan, What have I done ? what is 
mine iniquity? and what is my sin 
before thy father, that he seeketh my 
life? 

2 And he said unto him, God forbid ; 
thou shalt not die : behold, my father 
will do nothing either great or small, 
but that he will shew it me : and 
why should my father hide this thing 
from me ? it is not so. 

3 And David sware moreover, and 
said, Thy father certainly knoweth 
that I nave found grace in thine 
eyes ; and he saith, Let not Jonathan 
know this, lest he be grieved : but tru- 
ly, as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul 
liveth, there is but a step between 
me and death. 

4 Then said Jonathan unto David, 
Whatsoever thy soul desireth, I will 
even do it for thee. 

5 And David said unto Jonathan, Be- 
hold, to morrow is the new moon, and 



Jonathan and Davia 



I. SAMUEL, XX. 



renew their covenant* 



I should not fail to sit with the king 
at meat : but let me go, that I may 
hide myself in the field unto the third 
day at even. 

G If thy father at all miss me, then 
eay, David earnestly asked leave of 
me that he might run to Beth-lehem 
his city : for there is a yearly sacrifice 
there for all the family. 

7 If he say thus, It is well; thy 
servant shall nave peace : but if he be 
very wroth, then be sure that evil is 
determined by him. 

8 Therefore thou shalt deal kindly 
with thy servant ; for thou hast 
brought thy servant into a covenant 
of the Lord with thee : notwithstand- 
ing, if there be in me iniquity, slay me 
thyself ; for why shouldest thou bring 
me to thy father ? 

9 And Jonathan said, Far be it from 
thee : for if I knew certainly that evil 
were determined by my father to 
come upon thee, then would not I tell 
it thee ? 

10 Then said David to Jonathan, "Who 
shall tell me ? or what if thy father 
answer thee roughly? 

11 1 And Jonathan said unto David, 
Come, and let us go out into the field. 
And they went out both of them into 
the field. 

12 And Jonathan said unto David, O 
Lord God of Israel, when I have 
sounded my father about to morrow 
any time, or the third day, and, be- 
hold, if there be good toward David, 
and I then send not unto thee, and 
shew it thee ; 

13 The Lord do so and much more to 
Jonathan : but if it please my father 
to do thee evil, then I will shew it thee, 
and send thee away, that thou mayest 
go in peace : and the Lord be with 
thee, as he hath been with my father. 

14 And thou shalt not only while 
yet I live shew me the kindness of 
the Lord, that I die not : 

15 But also thou shalt not cut off 
thy kindness from my house for ever : 
no, not when the Lord hath cut off 
the enemies of David every one from 
the face of the earth. 

16 So Jonathan made a covenant with 
the house of David, saying, Let the 
Lord even require it at the hand of 
David's enemies. 

17 And Jonathan caused David to 
swear again, because he loved him : 
for he loved him as he loved his own 
soul. 

18 Then Jonathan said to David, To 
morrow is the new moon : and thou 
shalt be missed, because thy seat will 
be empty. 

19 And when thou hast stayed three 
days, then thou shalt go down quick- 
ly, and come to the place where thou 
didst hide thyself when the business 
was in hand, and shalt remain by the 
stone Ezel. 

20 And I will shoot three arrows on 
the side thereof, as though I shot at a 
mark. 



21 And, behold, I will send a lad, 
saying, Go, find out the arrows. If I 
expressly say unto the lad, Behold, 
the arrows are on this side of thee, 
take them ; then come thou : for there 
is peace to thee, and no hurt ; as the 
Lord liveth. 

22 But if I say thus unto the young 
man, Behold, the arrows are beyond 
thee ; go thy way : for the Lord hath 
sent thee away. 

23 And as touching the matter which 
thou and I have spoken of, behold, 
the Lord be between thee and me 
for ever. 

24 f So David hid himself in the 
field : and when the new moon was 
come, the king sat him down to eat 
meat. 

25 And the king sat upon his seat, as 
at other times, even upon a seat by 
the wall : and Jonathan arose, and 
Abner sat by Saul's side, and David's 
place was empty. 

26 Nevertheless Saul spake not any 
thing that day : for he thought, Some- 
thing hath' befallen him, he is not 
clean ; surely he is not clean. 

27 And it came to pass on the mor 
row, which icas the second day of 
the month, that David's place was 
empty: and Saul said unto Jonathan 
his son. Wherefore cometh not the 
son of Jesse to meat, neither yester= 
day, nor to day ? 

28 And Jonathan answered Saul, Da- 
vid earnestly asked leave of me to go 
to Beth-lehem : 

29 And he said, Let me go, I pray 
thee ; for our family hath a sacrifice 
in the city ; and my brother, he hath 
commanded me to be there : and now, 
if I have found favour in thine eyes, 
let me get away, I pray thee, and see 
my brethren. Therefore he cometh 
not unto the king's table. 

30 Then Saul's anger was kindled 
against Jonathan, and he said unto 
him, Thou son of the perverse rebell- 
ious woman, do not I know that thou 
hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine 
own confusion, and unto the confu- 
sion of thy mother's nakedness ? 

31 For as long as the son of Jesse 
liveth upon the ground, thou shalt 
not be established, nor thy kingdom. 
Wherefore now send and fetch him 
unto me, for he shall surely die. 

32 And Jonathan answered Saul his 
father, and said unto him, Where- 
fore shall he be slain? what hath he 
done? 

33 And Saul cast a javelin at him to 
smite him : whereby Jonathan knew 
that it was determined of his father 
to slay David. 

34 So Jonathan arose from the table 
in fierce anger, and did eat no meat 
the second day of the month : for he 
was grieved for David, because his 
father had done him shame. 

35 1 And it came to pass in the 
morning, that Jonathan went out 
into the field at the time appointed 

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David cometh to Nob. 



I. SAMUEL, XXI. 



David at Adullam. 



with David, and a little lad with 
him. 

36 And he said unto his lad, Run, 
find out now the arrows which I shoot. 
And as the lad ran, he shot an arrow 
beyond him. 

37 And when the lad was come to 
the place ©f the arrow which Jona- 
than had shot, Jonathan cried after 
the lad, and said, Is not the arrow 
beyond thee? 

38 And Jonathan cried after the lad, 
Make speed, haste, stay not. And Jon- 
athan's lad gathered up the arrows, 
and came to his master. 

39 But the lad knew not any thing : 
only Jonathan and David knew the 
matter. 

40 And Jonathan gave his artillery 
unto his lad, and said unto him, Go, 
carry them to the city. 

41 If And as soon as the lad was 
gone, David arose out of a place to- 
ward the south, and fell on his face 
to the ground, and bowed himself 
three times : and they kissed one an- 
other, and wept one with another, 
until David exceeded. 

42 And Jonathan said to David, Go 
in peace, forasmuch as we have sworn 
both of us in the name of the Lord, 
saying, The Lord be between me and 
thee, and between my seed and thy 
seed for ever. And he arose and de- 
parted: and Jonathan went into the 
city. 

CHAPTER XXI. 

1 David at Nob obtaineth of Ahimelech hallowed 
bread. 7 Doeg was present. 8 David taketh 
Goliath's sword. 10 David at Gath feignetk 
himself mad. 

THEN came David to Nob to Ahim- 
elech the priest: and Ahimelech 
was afraid at the meeting of David, 
and said unto him, Why art thou 
alone, and no man with thee? 

2 And David said unto Ahimelech the 
priest, The king hath commanded me 
a business, and hath said unto me, Let 
no man know any thing of the busi- 
ness whereabout I send thee, and what 
I have commanded thee : and I have 
appointed my servants to such and 
such a place. 

3 Now therefore what is under thine 
hand ? give me five loaves of bread in 
mine hand, or what there is present. 

4 And the priest answered David, 
and said, There is no common bread 
under mine hand, but there is hal- 
lowed bread ; if the young men have 
kept themselves at least from wo- 
men. 

5 And David answered the priest, and 
said unto him, Of a truth women have 
been kept from us about these three 
days, since I came out, and the vessels 
of the young men are .holy, and the 
bread is in a manner common, yea, 
though it were sanctified this day in 
the vessel. 

6 So the priest gave him hallowed 
bread : for there was no bread there 
but the shewbread, that was taken 

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from before the Lord, to put hot 
bread in the day when it was taken 
away. 

7 Now a certain man of the servants 
of Saul was there that day, detained 
before the Lord ; and his name was 
Doeg, an Edomite, the chiefest of the 
herdmen that belonged to Saul. 

8 f And David said unto Ahimelech, 
And is there not here under thine 
hand spear or sword? for I have nei- 
ther brought my sword nor my weap« 
ons with me, because the king's busi«= 
ness required haste. 

9 And the priest said, The sword of 
Goliath the Philistine, whom thou 
slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it 
is here wrapped in a cloth behind the 
ephod: if thou wilt take that, take 
it: for there is no other save that 
here. And David said, There is none 
like that ; give it me. 

10 % And David arose, and fled that 
day for fear of Saul, and went to 
Achish the king of Gath. 

11 And the servants of Achish said 
unto him, Is not this David the king 
of the land ? did they not sing one to 
another of him in dances, saying. 
Saul hath slain his thousands, and 
David his ten thousands ? 

12 And David laid up these words 
in his heart, and was sore afraid of 
Achish the king of Gath. 

13 And he changed his behaviour be- 
fore them, and feigned himself mad 
in their hands, and scrabbled on the 
doors of the gate, and let his spittle 
fall down upon his beard. 

14 Then said Achish unto his serv<= 
ants. Lo, ye see the man is mads 
wherefore then have ye brought him 
to me? 

15 Have I need of madmen, that ye 
have brought this fellow to play the 
madman in my presence? shall this 
fellow come into my house ? 

CHAPTER XXII. 

1 Companies resort unto David at Adullam. 3 At 
Mizpeh he commendeth his parents unto the king 
of Moab. 5 Admonished by Gad, he cometh to 
Hareth. 6 Saul going to pursue him, complain- 
eth of his servants' unfaithfulness. 9 Doeg ae» 
cuseth Ahimelech. 11 Saul commandeth to kill 
the priests. 17 The footmen refusing, Doeg ex° 
ecuteth it. 20 Abiathar escaping, bringeth Da* 
vid the news. 

DAVID therefore departed thence, 
and escaped to the cave Adullam s 
and when his brethren and all his fa^ 
ther's house heard it, they went down 
thither to him. 

2 And ev ery one that was in distress, 
and every one that was in debt, and 
every one that was discontented, 
gathered themselves unto him; and 
he became a captain over them i 
and there were with him about four 
hundred men. 

3 % And David went thence to Miz= 
oeh of Moab: and he said unto the 
king of Moab, Let my father and my 
mother, I pray thee, come forth, ana 



Doeg accuseth Ahimelech. I. SAMUEL, XXIII. The priests of Nob slain* 



be with you, till I know what God 
will do for me. 

4 And he brought them before the 
king of Moab : and they dwelt with 
him all the while that David was in 
the hold. 

5 1 And the prophet Gad said unto 
David, Abide not in the hold ; depart, 
and get thee into the land of Judah. 
Then David departed, and came into 
the forest of Hareth. 

6 1 When Saul heard that David was 
discovered, and the men that were 
with him, (now Saul abode in Gibeah 
under a tree in Ramah, having his 
spear in his hand, and all his servants 
were standing about him ;) 

7 Then Saul said unto his servants 
that stood about him, Hear now, ye 
Benjamites ; will the son of Jesse give 
©very one of you fields and vineyards, 
and make you all captains of thou- 
sands, and captains of hundreds ; 

8 That all of you have conspired 
against me, and there is none that 
sheweth me that my son hath made 
a league with the son of Jesse, and 
there is none of you that is sorry for 
ane, or sheweth unto me that my son 
hath stirred up my servant against 
sue, to lie in wait, as at this day ? 

9 If Then answered Doeg the Edom- 
Ite, which was set over the servants 
of Saul, and said, I saw the son of 
Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech 
the son of Ahitub. 

10 And he inquired of the Lord for 
him, and gave him victuals, and gave 
him the sword of Goliath the Philis- 
tine. 

11 Then the king sent to call Ahime- 
lech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and 
all his father's house, the priests that 
were in Nob : and they came all of 
them to the king. 

12 And Saul said, Hear now, thou 
son of Ahitub. And he answered, 
Here I am, my lord. 

13 And Saul said unto him, Why 
have ye conspired against me, thou 
and the son of Jesse, in that thou 
hast given him bread, and a sword, 
and hast inquired of God for him, that 
he should rise against me, to he in 
wait, as at this day ? 

14 Then Ahimelech answered the 
king, and said, And who is so faith- 
ful among all thy servants as David, 
which is the king's son in law, and 
goeth at thy bidding, and is honour- 
able in thine house ? 

15 Did I then begin to inquire of 
God for him ! be it far from me : let 
not the king impute any thing unto 
his servant, nor to all the house of my 
father : for thy servant knew nothing 
of all this, less or more. 

16 And the king said. Thou shalt 
surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all 
thy father's house. 

17 1 And the king said unto the 
footmen that stood about him. Turn, 
and slay the priests of the Lord ; be- 
cause their hand also is with David, 



and because they knew when he fled, 
and did not shew it to me. But the 
servants of the king would not put 
forth their hand to fall upon the 
priests of the Lord. 

18 And the king said to Doeg, Turn 
thou, and fall upon the priests. And 
Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell 
upon the priests, and slew on that day 
fourscore and five persons that did 
wear a linen ephod. 

19 And Nob, the city of the priests, 
smote he with the edge of the sword, 
both men and women, children and 
sucklings, and oxen, and asses, and 
sheep, with the edge of the sword. 

20 *|[ And one of the sons of Ahime- 
lech the son of Ahitub, named Abia- 
thar, escaped, and fled after David. 

21 And Abiathar shewed David that 
Saul had slain the Lord's priests. 

22 And David said unto Abiathar, I 
knew it that day, when Doeg the 
Edomite was there, that he would 
surely tell Saul : I have occasioned the 
death of all the persons of thy father's 
house. 

23 Abide thou with me, fear not : for 
he that seeketh my life seeketh thy 
lif e : but with me thou shalt be in safe- 
guard. 

CHAPTER XXin. 

1 David, inquiring of the Lord by Abiathar, rescu* 
eth Keilah. 7 God shewing him the coming of 
Saul, and the treachery of the Keilites, he escap' 
eth from Keilah. 14 In Ziph Jonathan cometh 
and comforteth him. 19 The Ziphites discover 
him to Saul. 25 At Maon he is rescued from 
Saul by the invasion of the Philistines. 29 He 
dwelleth at En-gedi. 

THEN they told David, saying, Be- 
hold, the Philistines fight against 
Keilah, and they rob the threshing- 
floors. 

2 Therefore David inquired of the 
Lord, saying, Shall I go and smite 
these Philistines? And the Lord said 
unto David, Go, and smite the Philis- 
tines, and save Keilah. 

3 And David's men said unto him, 
Behold, we be afraid here in Judah : 
how much more then if we come to 
Keilah against the armies of the Phi- 
listines ? 

4 Then David inquired of the Lord 
yet again. And the Lord answered 
him and said, Arise, go down to Kei- 
lah ; for I will deliver the Philistines 
into thine hand. 

5 So David and his men went to Kei- 
lah, and fought with the Philistines, 
and brought away their cattle, and 
smote them with a great slaughter. 
So David saved the inhabitants of 
Keilah. 

6 And it came to pass, when Abiathar 
the son of Ahimelech fled to David to 
Keilah, that he came down with an 
ephod in his hand. 

7 Tf And it was told Saul that David 
was come to Keilah. And Saul said, 
God hath delivered him into mine 
hand ; for he is shut in, by entering 
into a town that hath gates and bars, 

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Saul pursueth David. 



I. SAMUEL, XXIV. 



David spareth 



8 And Saul called all the people to- 

frether to war, to go down to Keilah, 
o besiege David and his men. 

9 ^[ And David knew that Saul se- 
cretly practised mischief against him ; 
and he said to Abiathar the priest, 
Bring hither the ephod. 

10 Then said David, O Lord God of 
Israel, thy servant hath certainly 
heard that Saul seeketh to come to 
Keilah, to destroy the city for my 
sake. 

11 Will the men of Keilah deliver 
me up into his hand ! will Saul come 
down, as thy servant hath heard ? O 
Lord God of Israel, I beseech thee, 
tell thy servant. And the Lord said, 
He will come down. 

12 Then said David, Will the men of 
Keilah deliver me and my men into 
the hand of Saul ! And the Lord said, 
They will deliver thee up. 

13 H Then David and his men, which 
were about six hundred, arose and de- 
parted out of Keilah, and went whith- 
ersoever they could go. And it was 
told Saul that David was escaped 
from Keilah; and he forbare to go 
forth. 

14 And David abode in the wilder- 
ness in strong holds, and remained 
in a mountain in the wilderness of 
Ziph. And Saul sought him every 
day, but God delivered him not into 
his hand. 

15 And David saw that Saul was 
come out to seek his life : and Da- 
vid was in the wilderness of Ziph in 
a wood. 

16 • TT And Jonathan Saul's son arose, 
and went to Dtwid into the wood, and 
strengthened his hand in God. 

17 And he said unto him, Fear not : 
for the hand of Saul my father shall 
not find thee ; and thou shalt be king 
over Israel, and I shall be next unto 
thee ; and that also Saul my father 
knoweth. 

18 And they two made a covenant 
before the Lord : and David abode in 
the wood, and Jonathan went to his 
house. 

19 «J Then came up the Ziphites to 
Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not Da- 
vid hide himself with us in strong 
holds in the wood, in the hill of 
Hachilah, which is on the south of 
Jeshimon ? 

20 Now therefore, O king, come 
down according to all the desire of 
thy soul to come down ; and our part 
shall be to deliver him into the king's 
hand. 

21 And Saul said, Blessed be ye of 
the Lord ; for ye have compassion on 
me. 

22 Go, I pray you, prepare yet, and 
know and see nis place where his 
haunt is, and who hath seen him 
there : for it is told me that he deal- 
eth very subtilely. 

23 See therefore, and take knowledge 
of all the lurking places where he 
Mdeth himself, and come ye again 

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to me with the certainty, and I will 
go with you : and it shall come to pass, 
if he be in the land, that I will search 
him out throughout all the thousands 
of Judah. 

24 And they arose, and went to Ziplj 
before Saul : but David and his men 
were in the wilderness of Maon, in the 
plain on the south of Jeshimon. 

25 Saul also and his men went to seek 
him. And they told David : wherefore 
he came down into a rock, and abode 
in the wilderness of Maon. And when 
Saul heard that, he pursued after Da- 
vid in the wilderness of Maon. 

26 And Saul went on this side of the 
mountain, and David and his men on 
that side of the mountain : and David 
made haste to get away for fear of 
Saul ; for Saul and his men compassed 
David and his men round about to 
take them. 

27 1 But there came a messenger 
unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and 
come ; for the Philistines have in= 
vaded the land. 

28 Wherefore Saul returned from 
pursuing after David, and went against 
the Philistines: therefore they called 
that place Sela-hammahlekoth. 

29 1 And David went up from thence, 
and dwelt in strong holds at En* 
gedi. 

CHAPTER XXIV. 

1 David in a cave at En-gedi, having cut off SauP* 
skirl, spareth his life. 8 He sheweth thereby hi* 
innocency. 16 Saul, acknowledging his fault,, 
taketh an oath of David, and departeth. 

AN D it came to pass, when Saul was 
. returned from following the Phi- 
listines, that it was told him, saying. 
Behold, David is in the wilderness of 
En-gedi. 

2 Then Saul took three thousand 
chosen men out of all Israel, and went 
to seek David and his men upon the 
rocks of the wild goats. 

3 And he came to the sheepcotes by 
the way, where was a cave ; and Saul 
went in to cover his feet : and David 
and his men remained in the sides of 
the cave. 

4 And the men of David said unto 
him, Behold the day of which the 
Lord said unto thee, Behold, I will 
deliver thine enemy into thine hand, 
that thou mayest do to him as it shall 
seem good unto thee. Then David 
arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul's 
robe privily. 

5 And it came to pass afterward, 
that David's heart smote him, because 
he had cut off Saul's skirt. 

6 And he said unto his men, The 
Lord forbid that I should do this 
thing unto my master, the Lord's 
anointed, to stretch forth mine hand 
against him, seeing he is the anointed 
of the Lord. 

7 So David stayed his servants with 
these words, and suffered them not 
to rise against Saul. But Saul rose 
up out of the cave, and went on his 
way. 



SauVs life. 



I. SAMUEL, XXV. 



Samuel dieth a 



8 David also arose afterward, and 
went out of the cave, and cried after 
Saul, saying, My lord the king. And 
when Saul looked behind him, David 
stooped with his face to the earth, 
and bowed himself. 

9 ^ And David said to Saul, Where- 
fore hearest thou men's words, say- 
ing, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt I 

10 Behold, this day thine eyes have 
seen how that the Lord had deliv- 
ered thee to day into mine hand in 
the cave: and some bade me kill 
thee : but mine eye spared thee ; and 
I said, I will not put forth mine hand 
against my lord ; for he is the Lord's 
anointed. 

11 Moreover, my father, see, yea, 
see the skirt of thy robe in my 
hand: for in that I cut off the skirt 
of thy robe, and killed thee not, 
know thou and see that there is nei- 
ther evil nor transgression in mine 
hand, and I have not sinned against 
thee ; yet thou huntest my soul to 
take it. 

12 The Lord judge between me and 
thee, and the Lord avenge me of 
thee : but mine hand shall not be 
upon thee. 

13 As saith the proverb of the an- 
cients, Wickedness proceedeth from 
the wicked : but mine hand shall not 
be upon thee. 

14 After whom is the king of Israel 
come out! after whom dost thou 
pursue? after a dead dog, after a 
flea. 

15 The Lord therefore be judge, and 
judge between me and thee, and see, 
and plead my cause, and deliver me 
out of thine hand. 

16 1[ And it came to pass, when 
David had made an end of speak- 
ing these words unto Saul, that Saul 
said, Is this thy voice, my son Da- 
vid ? And Saul lifted up his voice, 
and wept. 

17 And he said to David, Thou art 
more righteous than I : for thou hast 
rewarded me good, whereas I have 
rewarded thee evil. 

18 And thou hast shewed this day 
how that thou hast dealt well with 
me : forasmuch as when the Lord 
had delivered me into thine hand, 
thou killedst me not. 

19 For if a man find his enemy, 
will he let him go well away ? where- 
fore the Lord reward thee good for 
that thou hast done unto me this 
day. 

20 And now, behold, I know well 
that thou shaft surely be king, and 
that the kingdom of Israel shall be 
established in thine hand. 

21 Swear now therefore unto me 
by the Lord, that thou wilt not cut 
off my seed after me, and that thou 
wilt not destroy my name out of 
my father's house. 

22 And David sware unto Saul. And 
Saul went home ; but David and his 
men gat them up unto the hold. 



CHAPTER XXV. 



1 Samuel dieth. 2 David in Paran sendeth to Na° 
bal. 10 Provoked by Nabal's churlishness, he 
mindeth to destroy him. 14 Abigail understand* 
ing thereof, 18 taketh a present, 23 and by her 
wisdom 32 pacifieth David. 36 Nabal hearing 
thereof dieth. 39 David taketh Abigail and Ahin- 
oam to be his wives. 44 Michal is given to 
Phalti. 

AN D Samuel died ; and all the Is- 
. raelites were gathered together, 
and lamented him, and buried him 
in his house at Raman. And David 
arose, and went down to the wilder- 
ness of Paran. 

2 And there was a man in Maon, 
whose possessions were in Carmel j 
and the man was very great, and 
he had three thousand sheep, and a 
thousand goats : and he was shear- 
ing his sheep hi CarmeL 

3 Now the name of the man was Na- 
bal, and the name of his wife Abigail ; 
and she was a woman of good under- 
standing, and of a beautiful counte- 
nance : but the man was churlish and 
evil in his doings ; and he was of the 
house of Caleb. 

4 % And David heard in the wilder- 
ness that Nabal did shear his sheep. 

5 And David sent out ten young 
men, and David said unto the young 
men, Get you up to Carmel, and go to 
Nabal, and greet him in my name : 

6 And thus shall ye say to him that 
liveth in prosperity, Peace be both to 
thee, and peace be to thine house, and 
peace be unto all that thou hast. 

7 And now I have heard that thou 
hast shearers : now thy shepherds 
which were with us, we hurt them 
not, neither was there aught missing 
unto them, all the while they were 
in Carmel. 

8 Ask thy young men, and they will 
shew thee. Wherefore let the young 
men find favour in thine eyes ; for 
we come in a good day : give, I pray 
thee, whatsoever cometh to thine 
hand unto thy servants, and to thy 
son David. 

9 And when David's young men 
came, they spake to Nabal according 
to all those words in the name of 
David, and ceased. 

10 *| And Nabal answered David's 
servants, and said, Who is David ? 
and who is the son of Jesse? there 
be many servants nowadays that 
break away every man from his 
master. 

11 Shall I then take my bread, and 
my water, and my flesh that I have 
killed for my shearers, and give it 
unto men, whom I know not whence 
they be t 

12 So David's young men turned 
their way, and went again, and came 
and told him all those sayings. 

13 And David said unto his men. 
Gird ye on every man his sword. And 
they girded on every man his sword ; 
and David also girded on his sword : 
and there went up after David about 

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Abigail's 



I. SAMUEL, XXV. 



discreet conducts 



four hundred men ; and two hundred 
abode by the stuff. 

14 f But one of the young men told 
Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying, Behold, 
David sent messengers out of the wil- 
derness to salute our master; and he 
railed on them. 

15 But the men were very good un- 
to us, and we were not hurt, neither 
missed we any thing, as long as we 
were conversant with them, when we 
were in the fields. 

16 They were a wall unto us both 
by night and day, all the while we 
were with them keeping the sheep. 

17 Now therefore know and consider 
what thou wilt do ; for evil is determ- 
ined against our master, and against 
all his household : for he is such a son 
of Belial, that a man cannot speak to 
him. 

18 1 Then Abigail made haste, and 
took two hundred loaves, and two 
bottles of wine, and five sheep ready 
dressed, and five measures of parched 
corn, and a hundred clusters of rai- 
sins, and two hundred cakes of figs, 
and laid them on asses. 

19 And she said unto her servants, 
Go on before me ; behold, I come after 

Sou. But she told not her husband 
abal. 

20 And it was so, as she rode on the 
ass, that she came down by the covert 
of the hill, and, behold, David and his 
men came down against her ; and she 
met them. 

21 Now David had said, Surely in 
vain have I kept all that this fellow 
hath in the wilderness, so that noth- 
ing was missed of all that pertained 
unto him : and he hath requited me 
evil for good. 

22 So and more also do God unto 
the enemies of David, if I leave of 
all that pertain to him by the morn- 
ing light any that pisseth against 
the wall. 

23 And when Abigail saw David, 
she hasted, and lighted off the ass, 
and fell before David on her face, 
and bowed herself to the ground, 

24 And fell at his feet, and said, 
Upon me, my lord, upon me let this 
iniquity be : and let thine handmaid, 
I pray thee, speak in thine audience, 
and near the words of thine hand- 
maid. 

25 Let not my lord, I pray thee, re- 
gard this man of Belial, even Nabal : 
for as his name is, so is he ; Nabal 
is his name, and folly is with him : 
but I thine handmaid saw not the 
young men of my lord, whom thou 
didst send. 

26 Now therefore, my lord, as the 
Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, 
seeing the Lord hath withholden 
thee from coming to shed blood, and 
from avenging thyself with thine 
own hand, now let thine enemies, 
and they that seek evil to my lord, 
be as Nabal. 

27 And now this blessing which 

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thine handmaid hath brought unto 
my lord, let it even be given unto 
the young men that follow my lord. 

28 I pray thee, forgive the trespass 
of thine handmaid : for the Lord 
will certainly make my lord a sure 
house ; because my lord fighteth the 
battles of the Lord, and evil hath 
not been found in thee all thy days. 

29 Yet a man is risen to pursue 
thee, and to seek thy soul : but the 
soul of my lord shall be bound in 
the bundle of life with the Lord thy 
God ; and the souls of thine enemies, 
them shall he sling out, as out or 
the middle of a sling. 

30 And it shall come to pass, when 
the Lord shall have done to my lord 
according to all the good that he 
hath spoken concerning thee, and 
shall have appointed thee ruler over 
Israel ; 

31 That this shall be no grief un- 
to thee, nor offence of heart unto 
my lord, either that thou hast shed 
blood causeless, or that my lord hath 
avenged himself: but when the Lord 
shall have dealt well with my lord, 
then remember thine handmaid. 

32 T And David said to Abigail, 
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, 
which sent thee this day to meet 
me : 

33 And blessed be thy advice, and 
blessed be thou, which hast kept me 
this day from coming to shed blood, 
and from avenging myself with mine 
own hand. 

34 For in very deed, as the Lord 
God of Israel liveth, which hath kept 
me back from hurting thee, except 
thou hadst hasted and come to meet 
me, surely there had not been left 
unto Nabal by the morning light any 
that pisseth against the wall. 

35 So David received of her hand 
that which she had brought him, 
and said unto her, Go up in peace 
to thine house ; see, I have heark- 
ened to thy voice, and have accepted 
thy person. 

36 I And Abigail came to Nabal ; 
and, behold, he held a feast in his 
house, like the feast of a king ; and 
Nabal's heart was merry within him, 
for he was very drunken: wherefore 
she told him nothing, less or more, 
until the morning fight. 

37 But it came to pass in the morn- 
ing, when the wine was gone out of 
Nabal, and his wife had told him 
these things, that his heart died 
within him, and he became as a 
stone. 

38 And it came to pass about ten 
days after, that the Lord smote Na- 
bal, that he died. 

39 i And when David heard that Na- 
bal was dead, he said, Blessed be the 
Lord, that hath pleaded the cause 
of my reproach from the hand of 
Nabal, and hath kept his servant 
from evil : for the Lord hath return- 
ed the wickedness of Nabal upon his 



David again 



I. SAMUEL, XXVI. 



spareth Saul's life^ 



own head. And David sent and com- 
muned with Abigail, to take her to 
him to wife. 

40 And when the servants of David 
were come to Abigail to Carmel, they 
spake unto her, saying, David sent 
us unto thee, to take thee to him to 
wife. 

41 And she arose, and bowed her- 
self on her face to the earth, and 
said, Behold, let thine handmaid be 
a servant to wash the feet of the 
servants of my lord. 

42 And Abigail hasted, and arose, 
and rode upon an ass, with five dam- 
sels of hers that went after her ; and 
she went after the messengers of Da- 
vid, and became his wife. 

43 David also took Ahinoam of Jez- 
reel; and they were also both of 
them his wives. 

44 1 But Saul had given Michal his 
daughter, David's wife, to Phalti the 
son of Laish, which was of Gallim. 

CHAPTER XXVI. 

1 Saul, by the discovery of the Ziphites, cometh 
to Hachilah against David. 5 David coming 
into the trench stayeth Abishai from killing 
Saul, but taketh his spear and cruse. 13 Da- 
vid reproveth Abner, 18 and exhorteth Saul. 
21 Saul acknowledged his sin. 

AND the Ziphites came unto Saul 
. to Gibeah, saying, Doth not Da- 
vid hide himself in the hill of Hach- 
ilah, which is before Jeshimon ? 

2 Then Saul arose, and went down 
to the wilderness of Ziph, having 
three thousand chosen men of Israel 
with him, to seek David in the wil- 
derness of Ziph. 

3 And Saul pitched in the hill of 
Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon, 
by the way. But David abode in the 
wilderness, and he saw that Saul 
came after him into the wilderness. 

4 David therefore sent out spies, 
and understood that Saul was come 
in very deed. 

5 % And David arose, and came to 
the place where Saul had pitched : 
and David beheld the place where 
Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, 
the captain of his host : and Saul lay 
in the trench, and the people pitched 
round about him. 

6 Then answered David and said to 
Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai 
the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, 
saying. Who will go down with me 
to Saul to the camp? And Abishai 
said, I will go down with thee. 

7 So David and Abishai came to the 
people by night : and, behold, Saul lay 
sleeping within the trench, and his 
spear stuck in the ground at his bol- 
ster: but Abner and the people lay 
round about him. 

8 Then said Abishai to David, God 
hath delivered thine enemy into thine 
hand this day: now therefore let me 
smite him, I pray thee, with the spear 
even to the earth at once, and I will 
not smite him the second time. 

9 



9 And David said to Abishai, De= 
stroy him not : for who can stretch 
forth his hand against the Lord's 
anointedj and be guiltless? 

10 David said furthermore, As the 
Lord liveth, the Lord shall smite 
him ; or his day shall come to die ; 
or he shall descend into battle, and 
perish. 

11 The Lord forbid that I should 
stretch forth mine hand against the 
Lord's anointed : but, I pray thee, 
take thou now the spear that is at 
his bolster, and the cruse of water, 
and let us go. 

12 So David took the spear and the 
cruse of water from Saul's bolster ; 
and they gat them away, and no man 
saw it, nor knew it, neither awaked : 
for they were all asleep ; because a 
deep sleep from the Lord was fallen 
upon them. 

13 f Then David went over to the 
other side, and stood on the top of a 
hill afar off; a great space being be- 
tween them : 

14 And David cried to the people, 
and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, 
Answerest thou not, Abner ? Then Ab- 
ner answered and said, Who art thou 
that criest to the king ? 

15 And David said to Abner, Art 
not thou a valiant man ? and who is 
like to thee in Israel ? wherefore then 
hast thou not kept thy lord the king ? 
for there came one of the people m 
to destroy the king thy lord. 

16 This "thing is not good that thou 
hast done. As the Lord liveth, ye 
are worthy to die, because ye have 
not kept your master, the Lord's 
anointed. And now see where the 
king's spear is, and the cruse of 
water that was at his bolster. 

17 And Saul knew David's voice, and 
said, Is this thy voice, my son David ? 
And David said, It ^s my voice, my 
lord, O king. 

18 And he said, Wherefore doth my 
lord thus pursue after his servant? 
for what have I done ? or what evil is 
in mine hand ? 

19 Now therefore, I pray thee, let 
my lord the king hear the words of 
his servant. If the Lord have stirred 
thee up against me, let him accept an 
offering: but if they be the children 
of men, cursed be they before the 
Lord ; for they have driven me out 
this dav from abiding in the inherit- 
ance of the Lord, saying, Go, serve 
other gods. 

20 Now therefore, let not my blood 
fall to the earth before the face of 
the Lord: for the king of Israel is 
come out to seek a flea 2 as when one 
doth hunt a partridge in the mount- 
ains. 

21 1 Then said Saul, I have sinned : 
return, mv son David ; for I will no 
more do thee harm, because my soul 
was precious in thine eyes this day : 
behold, I have played the fool, and 
have erred exceedingly. 

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I. SAMUEL, XXVII. 



Aohish at Gath, 



22 And David answered and said, 
Behold the king's spear ! and let one 
of the young men come over and 
fetch it. 

23 The Lord render to every man 
his righteousness and his faithful- 
ness: for the Lord delivered thee 
into my hand to day, but I would 
not stretch forth mine hand against 
the Lord's anointed. 

24 And, behold, as thy life was much 
set by this day in mine eyes, so let 
my life be much set by in the eyes 
of the Lord, and let him deliver me 
out of all tribulation. 

25 Then Saul said to David, Blessed 
be thou, my son David : thou shalt 
both do great things, and also shalt 
still prevail. So David went on his 
way, and Saul returned to his place, 

CHAPTER XXVII. 

1 Saul hearing David to be in Oath seeieth no more 
for him. 5 David beggeth Ziklag of Achish. 
8 He, invading other countries, persuadeth 
Achish he fought against Judah. 

AN D David said in his heart, I shall 
. now perish one day by the hand 
of Saul : there is nothing better for 
me than that I should speedily escape 
into the land of the Philistines ; and 
Saul shall despair of me, to seek me 
any more in any coast of Israel : so 
shall I escape out of his hand. 

2 And David arose, and he passed 
over with the six hundred men that 
were with him unto Achish, the son 
of Maoch, king of Gath. 

8 And David dwelt with Achish at 
Gath, he and his men, every man 
with his household, even David with 
his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreel- 
itess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, 
Nabal's wife. 

i And it was told Saul that David was 
fled to Gath : and he sought no more 
again for him. 

5 1 And David said unto Achish, If I 
have now found grace in thine eyes, 
let them give me a place in some town 
in the country, that I may dwell there : 
for why should thy servant dwell in 
the royal city with thee ? 

6 Then Achish gave him Ziklag that 
day : wherefore Ziklag pertaineth un- 
to the kings of Judah unto this day. 

7 And the time that David dwelt in 
the country of the Philistines was a 
full year arid four months. 

8 ^ And David and his men went Tip, 
and invaded the Geshurites, and the 
Gezrites, and the Amalekites : for 
those nations were of old the inhab- 
itants of the land, as thou goest to 
Shur, even unto the land of Egypt. 

9 And David smote the land, and left 
neither man nor woman alive, and 
took away the sheep, and the oxen, 
and the asses, and the camels, and 
the apparel, and returned, and came 
to Achish. 

10 And Achish said, Whither have 
ye made a road to day! And David 
said, Against the south of Judah, and 

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against the south of the Jerahmeel- 
ites, and against the south of the 
Kenites. 

11 And David saved neither man nor 
woman alive, to bring tidings to Gath, 
saying, Lest they should tell on us, 
saying, So did David, and so will be 
his manner all the while he dwelleth 
in the country of the Philistines. 

12 And Achish believed David, say- 
ing, He hath made his people Israel 
utterly to abhor him ; therefore he 
shall be my servant for ever. 

CHAPTER XXVIIL 

1 Achish putteth confidence in David. 3 Saul, hav- 
ing destroyed the witches, 4 and note in his fear 
forsaken of God, 7 seeketh to a witch. 9 The 
witch, encouraged by Saul, raiseth up Samuel. 
15 Saul, hearing his ruin, fainteth. 21 The wo- 
man with his servants refresh him with meat. 

AND it came to pass in those days, 
. that the Philistines gathered their 
armies together for wax-fare, to fight 
with Israel. And Achish said unto Da- 
vid, Know thou assuredly, that thou 
shalt go out with me to battle, thou 
and thy men. 

2 And David said to Achish, Surely 
thou shalt know what thy servant 
can do. And Achish said to David. 
Therefore will I make thee keeper or 
mine head for ever. 

3 H Now Samuel was dead, and all 
Israel had lamented him, and buried 
him in Ramah, even in his own city. 
And Saul had put away those that 
had familiar spirits, and the wizards, 
out of the land. 

i And the Philistines gathered them- 
selves together, and came and pitched 
in Shunem : and Saul gathered all Is- 
rael together, and they pitched in 
Gilboa. 

5 And when Saul saw the host of the 
Philistines, he was afraid, and his 
heart greatly trembled. 

6 And when Saul inquired of the 
Lord, the Lord answered him not, 
neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor 
by prophets. 

7 1 Then said Saul unto his servants, 
Seek me a woman that hath a familiar 
spirit, that I may go to her, and in- 
quire of her. And nis servants said 
to him, Behold, there is a woman that 
hath a familiar spirit at En-dor. 

8 And Saul disguised himself, and 
put on other raiment, and he went, 
and two men with him, and they 
came to the woman by night : and 
he said, I pray thee ; divine unto 
me by the familiar spirit, and bring 
me him up, whom I shall name unto 
thee. 

9 And the woman said unto him, Be- 
hold, thou knowest what Saul hath 
done, how he hath cut off those that 
have familiar spirits, and the wizards, 
out of the Land : wherefore then lay- 
est thou a snare for my life, to cause 
me to die ? 

10 And Saul sware to her by the 
Lord, saying, As the Lord hvetb> 



Saul seeketh to 



I. SAMUEL, XXIX. 



a witch at En-dor B 



there shall no punishment happen to 
thee for this thing. 

11 Then said the woman, Whom shall 
I bring up unto thee? And he said, 
Bring me up SamueL 

12 And when the woman saw Samuel, 
she cried with a loud voice : and the 
woman spake to Saul, saying, Why 
hast thou deceived me ? for thou art 
Saul. 

13 And the king said unto her, Be not 
afraid : for what sawest thou ? And 
the woman said unto Saul, I saw gods 
ascending out of the earth. 

14 And he said unto her, What form 
is he of! And she said, An old man 
cometh up ; and he is covered with a 
inan + le. And Saul perceived that it 
was Samuel, and he stooped with his 
face to the ground, and bowed him- 
self. 

15 *!I And Samuel said to Saul, Why 
hast thou disquieted me, to bring me 
up? And Saul answered, I am sore 
distressed ; for the Philistines make 
war against me, and God is departed 
from me, and answereth me no more, 
neither by prophets, nor by dreams : 
therefore I have called thee, that thou 
mayest make known unto me what I 
shall do. 

16 Then said Samuel, Wherefore then 
dost thou ask of me, seeing the Lord 
is departed from thee, and is become 
thine enemy? 

17 And the Lord hath done to him, 
as he spake by me : for the Lord hath 
rent the kingdom out of thine hand, 
and given it to thy neighbour, even to 
David : 

18 Because thou obeyedst not the 
voice of the Lord, nor executedst his 
fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore 
hath the Lord done this thing unto 
thee this day. 

19 Moreover the Lord will also de- 
liver Israel with thee into the hand of 
the Philistines : and to morrow shalt 
thou and thy sons be with me : the 
Lord also shall deliver the host of Is- 
rael into the hand of the Philistines. 

20 Then Saul fell straightway all 
along on the earth, and was sore 
afraid, because of the words of Sam- 
uel : and there was no strength in 
him ; for he had eaten no bread all 
the day, nor all the night. 

21 If And the woman came unto Saul, 
and saw that he was sore troubled, and 
said unto him, Behold, thine hand- 
maid hath obeyed thy voice, and I 
have put my life in my hand, and 
have hearkened unto thy words which 
thou spakest unto me. 

22 Now therefore, I pray thee, heark- 
en thou also unto the voice of thine 
handmaid, and let me set a morsel of 
bread before thee ; and eat, that thou 
mayest have strength, when thou go- 
est on thy way. 

23 But he refused, and said, I will 
not eat. But his servants, together 
with the woman, compelled him ; and 
he hearkened unto their voice. So 



he rose from the earth, and sat upon 
the bed. 

24 And the woman had a fat calf in 
the house ; and she hasted, and killed 
it, and took flour, and kneaded it, 
and did bake unleavened bread there- 
of : 

25 And she brought it before Saul, 
and before his servants ; and they did 
eat. Then they rose up, and went 
away that night. 

CHAPTER XXIX. 

1 David marching with the Philistines, 3 is disah 
lowed by their princes. 6 Achish dismisseth him, 
with commendations of his fidelity. 

NOW the Philistines gathered to- 
gether all their armies to Aphek : 
and the Israelites pitched by a fount- 
ain which is in Jezreel. 

2 And the lords of the Philistines 
passed on by hundreds, and by thou- 
sands : but David and his men passed 
on in the rearward with Achish. 

3 Then said the princes of the Phi- 
listines, What do these Hebrews here f 
And Achish said unto the princes of 
the Philistines, Is not this David, the 
servant of Saul the king of Israel, 
which hath been with me these days, 
or these years, and I have found no 
fault in nim since he fell unto me 
unto this day? 

4 And the princes of the Philistines 
were wroth with him ; and the princes 
of the Philistines said unto him, Make 
this fellow return, that he may go 
again to his place which thou hast ap- 
pointed him, and let him not go down 
with us to battle, lest in the battle he 
be an adversary to us : for wherewith 
should he reconcile himself unto his 
master? should it not be with the 
heads of these men? 

5 Is not this David, of whom they 
sang one to another in dances, saying, 
Saul slew his thousands, and David his 
ten thousands? 

6 f Then Achish called David, and 
said unto him, Surely, as the Lord 
liveth, thou hast been upright, and 
thy going out and thy coming in with 
me in the host is g d in my sight: 
for I have not found evil in thee since 
the day of thy coming unto me unto 
this day : nevertheless the lords fa- 
vour thee not. 

7 Wherefore now return, and go in 
peace, that thou displease not the 
lords of the Philistines. 

8 1 And David said unto Achish. 
But what have I done ? and what hasr 
thou found in thy servant so long a*" 
I have been with thee unto this day, 
that I may not go fight against the 
enemies of my lord the king? 

9 And Achish answered and said to 
David, I know that thou art good in 
my sight, as an angel of God : not- 
withstanding, the princes of the Phi- 
listines have said, He shall not go up 
with us to the battle. 

10 Wherefore now rise up early in 
the morning with thy master's serv- 

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I. SAMUEL, XXX. 



the Amalekites, 



ants that are come with thee : and as 
soon as ye be up early in the morn- 
ing, and have light, depart. 

11 So David and his men rose up 
early to depart in the morning, to re- 
turn into the land of the Philistines. 
And the Philistines went up to Jezreel. 

CHAPTER XXX. 

1 The Amalekites spoil Ziklag. 4 David asking 
counsel is encouraged by God to pursue them. 11 
By the means of a revived Egyptian he is brought 
to the enemies, and recovereth all the spoil. 22 
David's law to divide the spoil equally between 
them that fight and them that keep the stuff. 26 
He sendeth presents to his friends. 

AND it came to pass, when David 
. and his men were come to Ziklag 
on the third day, that the Amalekites 
had invaded the south, and Ziklag. 
and smitten Ziklag, and burned it 
with fire ; 

2 And had taken the women cap- 
tives, that were therein : they slew not 
any, either great or small, but carried 
them away, and went on their way. 

3 1 So David and his men came to 
the city, and, behold, it was burned 
with fire ; and their wives, and their 
sons, and their daughters, were taken 
captives. 

4 Then David and the people that 
were with him lifted up their voice 
and wept, until they had no more pow- 
er to weep. 

5 And David's two wives were taken 
captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, 
and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Car- 
melite. 

6 And David was greatly distressed ; 
for the people spake of stoning him, 
because the soul of all the people was 
grieved, every man for his sons and 
for his daughters : but David encour- 
aged himself in the Lord his God. 

7 And David said to Abiathar the 
priest, Ahimelech's son, I pray thee, 
bring me hither the ephod. And Abi- 
athar brought thither the ephod to 
David. 

8 And David inquired at the Lord, 
saying, Shall I pursue after this 
troop? shall I overtake them? And 
he answered him, Pursue: for thou 
shalt surely overtake them, and with- 
out fail recover all. 

9 So David went, he and the six 
hundred men that were with him, 
and came to the brook Besor, where 
those that were left behind stayed. 

10 But David pursued, he and four 
hundred men : for two hundred 
abode behind, which were so faint 
that they could not go over the 
brook Besor. 

11 1 And they found an Egyptian in 
the field, and brought him to David, 
and gave him bread, and he did eat ; 
and they made him drink water ; 

12 And they gave him a piece of a 
cake of figs, and two clusters of rai- 
sins: and when he had eaten, his 
spirit came again to him : for he had 
eaten no bread, nor drunk any wa- 
ter, three days and three nights. 

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13 And David said unto him, To 
whom belongest thou? and whence 
art thou ? And he said, I am a young 
man of Egypt, servant to an Amalek- 
ite ; and my master left me, because 
three days agone I fell sick. 

14 We made an invasion upon the 
south of the Cherethites, and upon 
the coast which belongeth to Judah s 
and upon the south of Caleb ; and we 
burned Ziklag with fire. 

15 And David said to him, Canst 
thou bring me down to this compa- 
ny ? And ne said, Swear unto me oy 
God, that thou wilt neither kill me, 
nor deliver me into the hands of my 
master, and I will bring thee down 
to this company. 

16 J And when he had brought 
him down, behold, they were spread 
abroad upon all the earth, eating 
and drinking, and dancing, because 
of all the great spoil that they had 
taken out of the land of the Philis- 
tines, and out of the land of Judah. 

17 And David smote them from the 
twilight even unto the evening of 
the next day : and there escaped not 
a man of them, save four hundred 
young men, which rode upon cam- 
els, and fled. 

18 And David recovered all that the 
Amalekites had carried away : and 
David rescued his two wives. 

19 And there was nothing lacking 
to them, neither small nor great, 
neither sons nor daughters, neither 
spoil, nor any thing that they had 
taken to them : David recovered all. 

20 And David took all the flocks 
and the herds, which they drave be- 
fore those other cattle, and said, This 
is David's spoil. 

21 IT And David came to the two 
hundred men, which were so faint 
that they could not follow David, 
whom they had made also to abide 
at the brook Besor: and they went 
forth to meet David, and to meet 
the people that were with him : and 
when David came near to the peo- 
ple, he saluted them. 

22 Then answered all the wicked 
men, and men of Belial, of those that 
went with David, and said, Because 
they went not with us, we will not 
give them aught of the spoil that we 
have recovered, save to every man 
his wife and his children, that they 
may lead them away, and depart. 

23 Then said David, Ye shall not do 
so, my brethren, with that which the 
Lord hath given us, who hath pre- 
served us, and delivered the com- 

Eany that came against us into our 
and. 

21 For who will hearken unto you 
in this matter? but as his part is that 
goeth down to the battle, so shall his 
part be that tarrieth by the stuff? 
they shall part alike. 

25 And it was so from that day for- 
ward, that he made it a statute and an 
ordinance for Israel unto this day. 



David's presents. 



II. SAMUEL, I. 



SauVs death* 



26 TT And when David came to Zik- 
lag, he sent of the spoil unto the eld- 
ers of Judah, even to his friends, say- 
ing, Behold a present for you of the 
spoil of the enemies of the Lord ; 

27 To them which were in Beth-el, 
and to them which were in south Ra- 
moth, and to them which were in 
Jattir, 

28 And to them which were in Aro- 
er, and to them which were in Siph- 
moth, and to them which were in 
Eshtemoa, 

29 And to them which were in Ra- 
chal, and to them which were in the 
cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to 
them which were in the cities of the 
Kenites, 

30 And to them which were in Hor- 
mah, and to them which were in 
Chor-ashan, and to them which were 
in Athach, 

31 And to them which were in He- 
bron, and to all the places where Da- 
vid himself and his men were wont 
to haunt. 

CHAPTER XXXI. 

1 Saul having- lost his army, and his sons slain, he 
and Jtis armourbearer kill themselves. 7 The 
Philistines possess the forsaken towns of the Is- 
raelites. 8 They triumph over the dead car- 
casses. 11 They of Jabesh-gilead, recovering the 
bodies by night, burn them at Jabesh, and mourn- 
fully bury their bones. 

NOW the Philistines fought against 
Israel : and the men or Israel fled 
from before the Philistines, and fell 
down slain in mount Gilboa. 

2 And the Philistines followed hard 
upon Saul and upon his sons ; and the 
Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abina- 
dab, and Melchi-shua, Saul's sons. 

3 And the battle went sore against 
Saul, and the archers hit him ; and 
he was sore wounded of the archers. 



4 Then said Saul unto his armour- 
bearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust 
me through therewith ; lest these un- 
circumcised come and thrust me 
through, and abuse me. But his arm- 
ourbearer would not; for he was 
sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a 
sword, and fell upon it. 

5 And when his armourbearer saw 
that Saul was dead, he fell likewise 
upon his sword, and died with him. 

6 So Saul died, and his three sons, 
and his armourbearer, and all his men, 
that same day together. 

7 1 And when the men of Israel that 
were on the other side of the valley, 
and they that were on the other side 
Jordan, saw that the men of Israel 
fled, and that Saul and his sons were 
dead, they forsook the cities, and fled ; 
and the Philistines came and dwelt in 
them. 

8 And it came to pass on the morrow, 
when the Philistines came to strip the 
slain, that they found Saul and his 
three sons fallen in mount Gilboa. 

9 And they cut off his head, and 
stripped off nis armour, and sent into 
the land of the Philistines round 
about, to publish it in the house of 
their idols, and among the people. 

10 And they put his armour in the 
house of Ashtaroth : and they fastened 
his body to the wall of Beth-shan. 

11 if And when the inhabitants of 
Jabesh-gilead heard of that which the 
Philistines had done to Saul, 

12 All the valiant men arose, and 
went all night, and took the body of 
Saul and the bodies of his sons from 
the wall of Beth-shan, and came to 
Jabesh, and burnt them there. 

13 And they took their bones, and 
buried them under a tree at Jabeshj 
and fasted seven days. 



THE SECOND BOOK OF SAMUEL, 

OTHERWISE CALLED, 

THE SECOND BOOK OF THE KINGS. 



CHAPTER I. 

2 The Amalekite, who brought tidings of the over- 
throw, and accused himself of Saul's death, is 
slain. 17 David lamenteth Saul and Jonathan 
with a song. 

NOW it came to pass after the death 
of Saul, when David was returned 
from the slaughter of the Amalek- 
ites. and David had abode two days in 
Ziklag; 

2 It came even to pass on the third 
day, that, behold, a man came out of 
the camp from Saul with his clothes 
rent, and earth upon his head : and so 
it was, when he came to David, that 
he fell to the earth, and did obei- 
sance. 

3 And David said unto him, From 
whence comest thou? And he said 



unto him, Out of the camp of Israel 
am I escaped. 

4 And David said unto him, How 
went the matter? I pray thee, tell 
me. And he answered, That the peo- 
ple are fled from the battle, and many 
of the people also are fallen and dead ; 
and Saul and Jonathan his son are 
dead also. 

5 And David said unto the young 
man that told him, How knowest thou 
that Saul and Jonathan his son be 
dead ? 

6 And the young man that told him 
said, As I happened by chance upon 
mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned 
upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots 
and horsemen followed hard after 
him. 

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II. SAMUEL, II. 



lamentation? 



7 And when he looked behind him, 
he saw me, and called unto me. And 
I answered, Here am I. 

8 And he said unto me, Who art 
thou? And I answered him, I am an 
Amalekite. 

9 He said unto me again, Stand, I 
pray thee, upon me, and slay me : for 
anguish is come upon me, because my 
life is yet whole in me. 

10 So I stood upon him. and slew him. 
because 1 was sure that he could not 
live after that he was fallen: and I 
took the crown that was upon his 
head, and the bracelet that was on his 
arm, and have brought them hither 
unto my lord. 

11 Then David took hold on his 
clothes, and rent them ; and likewise 
all the men that were with him i 

12 And they mourned, and wept, and 
fasted until even, for Saul, and for 
Jonathan his son, and for the people 
of the Lord, and for the house of Is- 
rael ; because they were fallen by the 
sword. 

13 1 And David said unto the young 
iman that told him. Whence art thou ? 
And he answered, I am the son of a 
stranger, an Amalekite. 

14 And David said unto him, How 
wast thou not afraid to stretch forth 
thine hand to destroy the Lord's 
anointed ? 

15 And David called one of the young 
men, and said, Go near, ana fall 
upon him. And he smote him that 
he died. 

16 And David said unto him, Thy 
blood be upon thy head ; for thy 
mouth hath testified against thee, 
saying, I have slain the Lord's anoints 
ed. 

17 1 And David lamented with this 
lamentation over Saul and over Jon- 
athan his son : 

18 (Also he bade them teach the chil- 
dren of Judah the use of the bow : be- 
hold, it is written in the book of Ja- 
sher :) 

19 The beauty of Israel is slain upon 
thy high places : how are the mighty 
fallen ! 

20 Tell it not in Gath, publish it not 
in the streets of Askelon ; lest the 
daughters of the Philistines rejoice, 
lest the daughters of the uncircum- 
cised triumph. 

21 Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there 
be no dew, neither let there be rain, 
upon you, nor fields of offerings : for 
there the shield of the mighty is vile- 
ly cast away, the shield of Saul, as 
though he had not been anointed with 

on. 

22 From the blood of the slain, from 
the fat of the mighty, the bow of 
Jonathan turned not back, and the 
sword of Saul returned not empty. 

23 Saul and Jonathan were lovely 
and pleasant in their lives, and in 
their death they were not divided : 
they were swifter than eagles, they 
were stronger than lions. 

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24 Ye daughters of Israel, weep 
over Saul, who clothed you in scar- 
let, with other delights; who put on 
ornaments of gold upon your ap- 
parel. 

25 How are the mighty fallen in the 
midst of the battle ! O Jonathan, thou 
wast slain in thine high places. 

26 I am distressed for thee, my 
brother Jonathan : very pleasant hast 
thou been unto me : thy love to me 
was wonderful, passing the love of 
women. 

27 How are the mighty fallen, and 
the weapons of war perisned ! 

CHAPTER II. 

1 David, by God's direction, with his company go= 
eth up to Hebron, where he is made king of Ju* 
dah. 6 He commendeth them of Jabesh-gileai 
for their kindness to Saul. 8 Abner maketk 
Ish-bosketh king of Israel. 12 A mortal skirmish 
between twelve of Abner's and twelve of Joab't 
men. 18 Asahel is slain. 25 At Abner's motion 
Joab soundeth a retreat. 32 Asahel's burial. 

AND it came to pass after this, that 
. David inquired of the Lord, say= 
ing, Shall I go up into any of the cit>= 
ies of Judan? And the Lord said 
unto him, Go up. And David said. 
Whither shall I go up ? And he said. 
Unto Hebron. 

2 So David went up thither, and) 
his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jez 
reelitess. and Abigail Nabal's wife the 
Carmelite. 

3 And his men that were with him 
did David bring up, every man with 
his household : and they dwelt in the 
cities of Hebron. 

4 And the men of Judah came, and 
there they anointed David king over 
the house of Judah. And they told 
David, saying, That the men of Jabesh- 
gilead were they that buried Saul. 

5 TT And David sent messengers unto 
the men of Jabesh- gilead, and said 
unto them, Blessed be ye of the Lord s 
that ye have shewed this kindness 
unto your lord, even unto Saul, and 
have buried him. 

6 And now the Lord shew kindness 
and truth unto you : and I also will 
requite you this kindness, because ye 
have done this thing. 

7 Therefore now let your hands be 
strengthened, and be ye valiant : for 
your master Saul is dead, and also 
the house of Judah have anointed me 
king over them. 

8 1[ But Abner the son of Ner, cap- 
tain of Saul's host, took Ish-bosheth 
the son of Saul, and brought him 
over to Mahanaim ; 

9 And made him king over Gilead, 
and over the Ashurites, and over Jez- 
reel, and over Ephraim, and over Ben- 
jamin, and over all Israel. 

10 Ish-bosheth Saul's son was forty 
years old when he began to reicrn 
over Israel, and reigned two years*. 
But the house of Juaah followed Da- 
vid. 

11 And the time that David was king 



Asaliel is slain. 



II. SAMUEL, III. David waxeth stronger- 



In Hebron over the house of Judah 
was seven years and six months. 

12 1 And Abner the son of Ner, and 
the servants of Ish-bosheth the son of 
Saul, went out from Mahanaim to 
Gibeon. 

13 And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and 
the servants of David, went out, and 
met together by the pool of Gibeon : 
and they sat down, the one on the 
one side of the pool, and the other on 
the other side of the pool. 

14 And Abner said to Joab, Let the 
young men now arise, and play be- 
fore us. And Joab said, Let them 
arise. 

15 Then there arose and went over 
by number twelve of Benjamin, which 
pertoAned to Ish-bosheth the son of 
Saul, and twelve of the servants of 
David. 

16 And they caught every one his 
fellow by the head, and thrust his 
sword in his fellow's side ; so they 
fell down together: wherefore that 
place was called Helkath-hazzurim, 
which is in Gibeon. 

17 And there was a very sore battle 
that day ; and Abner was beaten, and 
the men of Israel, before the servants 
of David. 

18 % And there were three sons of 
Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and 
Asahel : and Asahel was as light of 
foot as a wild roe. 

19 And Asahel pursued after Ab- 
ner; and in going he turned not to 
the right hand nor to the left from 
following Abner. 

20 Then Abner looked behind him, 
and said. Art thou Asahel? And he 
answered, I am. 

21 And Abner said to him. Turn thee 
aside to thy right hand or to thy left, 
and lay thee hold on one of the young 
men, and take thee his armour. But 
Asahel would not turn aside from f ol- 
iowing of him. 

22 And Abner said again to Asahel, 
Turn thee aside from following me : 
wherefore should I smite thee to the 
ground! how then should I hold up 
my face to<Joab thy brother? 

23 Howbeit he refused to turn aside : 
wherefore Abner with the hinder end 
of the spear smote him under the fifth 
rib, that the spear came out behind 
him ; and he fell down there, and 
died in the same place : and it came 
to pass, tliat as many as came to the 
place where Asahel fell down and 
died stood stilL 

24 Joab also and Abishai pursued 
after Abner : and the sun went down 
when they were come to the hill of 
Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the 
way of the wilderness of Gibeon. 

25 f And the children of Benjamin 
gathered themselves together after 
Abner, and became one troop, and 
stood on the top of a hill. 

26 Then Abner called to Joab, and 
said, Shall the sword devour for ever? 
knowest thou not that it will be bit- 



terness in the latter end ! how long 
shall it be then, ere thou bid the 
people return from following their 
brethren ? 

27 And Joab said, As God liveth, un- 
less thou hadst spoken, surely then in 
the morning the people had gone up 
every one from following his brother. 

28 So Joab blew a trumpet, and all 
the people stood still, and pursued 
after Israel no more, neither fought 
they any more. 

29 And Abner and his men walked 
all that night through the plain, and 
passed over Jordan, and went through 
all Bithron, and they came to Mafia- 
naim. 

30 And Joab returned from following 
Abner : and when he had gathered all 
the people together, there lacked of 
David's servants nineteen men and 
Asahel. 

31 But the servants of David had 
smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner's 
men, so that three hundred and three- 
score men died. 

32 % And they took up Asahel, and 
buried hi in in the sepulchre of his 
father, which was in Beth-lehem. 
And Joab and his men went all night, 
and they came to Hebron at break or 
day. 

CHAPTER III. 

1 During the war David still waxeth stronger. 9 
Six sons were born to him in Hebron. 6 Abner, 
displeased with Ish-bosheth, 12 revolteth to Da- 
vid. 13 David requireth a condition to bring 
him his wife Mickal. 17 Abner, having com' 
muned with the Israelites, is feasted by David, 
and dismissed. 22 Joab, returning from battle-, 
is displeased with the king, and killeth Abner. 28 
David curseth Joab, 31 and mourneth for Abner. 

"VfOW there was long war between 
1A the house of Saul and the house 
of David : but David waxed stronger 
and stronger, and the house of Saul 
waxed weaker and weaker. 

2 U And unto David were sons born 
in Hebron : and his firstborn was Am= 
non, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess ; 

3 And his second, Chileab, of Abigail 
the wife of Nabal the Carmelite ; and 
the third, Absalom the son of Maacah 
the daughter of Talmai king of Ge- 
shur ; 

4 And the fourth, Adonijah the son 
of Haggith : and the fifth, Shephatiah 
the son of Abital ; 

5 And the sixth, Ithream, by Eglah 
David's wife. These were born to Da- 
vid in Hebron. 

6 1 And it came to pass, while there 
was war between the house of Saul and 
the house of David, that Abner made 
himself strong for the house of Saul. 

7 And Saul nad a concubine, whose 
name tvas Rizpah, the daughter of 
Aiah : and Ish-bosheth said to Abner v 
Wherefore hast thou gone in unto my 
father's concubine ? 

8 Then was Abner very wroth for the 
words of Ish-bosheth, and said, Am 1 
a dog's head, which against Juiah dc 
shew kindness this day unto the house 

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II. SAMUEL, III. 



Joab killeth Abner c 



of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and 
to his friends, and have not delivered 
thee into the hand of David, that thou 
chariest me to day with a fault con- 
cerning this woman ? 

9 So do God to Abner, and more also, 
except, as the Lord hath sworn to 
David, even so I do to him ; 

10 To translate the kingdom from the 
bouse of Saul, and to set up the throne 
of David over Israel and over Judah, 
from Dan even to Beer-sheba. 

11 And he could not answer Abner a 
word again, because he feared him. 

12 I And Abner sent messengers to 
David on his behalf, saying, Whose is 
the land ! saying also, Make thy league 
with me, and, behold, my hand shall be 
with thee, to bring about all Israel un- 
to thee. 

13 «[ And he said, Well ; I will make a 
J.eague with thee : but one thing I re- 
quire of thee, that is, Thou shalt not 
see my face, except thou first bring 
Michal Saul's daughter, when thou 
comest to see my face. 

14 And David sent messengers to Ish- 
bosheth Saul's son, saying, Deliver me 
my wife Michal, which I espoused to 
me for a hundred f oreskins of the Phi- 
listines. 

15 And Ish-bosheth sent, and took her 
from her husband, even from Phaltiel 
the son of Laish. 

16 And her husband went with her 
along weeping behind her to Bahurim. 
Then said Abner unto him, Go, return. 
And he returned. 

17 If And Abner had communication 
with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye 
sought for David in times past to be 
king over you : 

18 Now then do it : for the Lord hath 
spoken of David, saying, By the hand 
of my servant David I will save my 
people Israel out of the hand of the 
Philistines, and out of the hand of 
all their enemies. 

19 And Abner also spake in the ears 
of Benjamin : and Abner went also to 
speak in the ears of David in Hebron 
all that seemed good to Israel, and 
that seemed good to the whole house 
of Benjamin. 

20 So Abner came to David to He- 
bron, and twenty men with him. 
And David made Abner and the men 
that were with him a feast. 

21 And Abner said unto David, I 
will arise and go. and will gather all 
Israel unto my lord the king, that 
they may make a league with thee, 
and that thou may est reign over all 
that thine heart desireth. And Da- 
vid sent Abner away ; and he went 
in peace. 

22 ^ And, behold, the servants of 
David and Joab came from pursuing 
a troop, and brought in a great spoil 
with them : but Abner was not with 
David in Hebron ; for he had sent 
him away, and he was gone in peace. 

23 When Joab and all the host that 
was with him were come, they told 

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Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner 
came to the king : and he hath sent 
him away, and he is gone in peace. 

24 Then Joab came to the king, and 
said, What hast thou done! beholdj 
Abner came unto thee ; why is it thai 
thou hast sent him away, and he is 
quite gone! 

25 Thou knowest Abner the son of 
Ner, that he came to deceive thee, 
and to know thy going out and thy 
coming in, and to know all that thou 
doest. 

26 And when Joab was come out 
from David, he sent messengers after 
Abner, which brought him again 
from the well of Sirah : but David 
knew it not. 

27 And when Abner was returned to 
Hebron, Joab took him aside in the 
gate to speak with him quietly, and 
smote him there under the fifth rib. 
that he died, for the blood of Asahel 
his brother. 

28 1 And afterward when David 
heard it, he said, I and my kingdom 
are guiltless before the Lord for 
ever from the blood of Abner the 
son of Ner : 

29 Let it rest on the head of Joab, 
and on all his father's house ; and 
let there not fail from the house of 
Joab one that hath an issue, or that 
is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff, 
or that falleth on the sword, or that 
lacketh bread. 

30 So Joab and Abishai his brother 
slew Abner, because he had slain 
their brother Asahel at Gibeon in 
the battle. 

31 1 And David said to Joab, and to 
all the people that were with him 4 
Rend your clothes, and gird you 
with sackcloth, and mourn before 
Abner. And king David himself toh 
lowed the bier. 

32 And they buried Abner in He- 
bron : and the king lifted up his 
voice, and wept at the grave of Ab 
ner ; and all the people wept. 

33 And the king lamented over Ab- 
ner, and said, Died Abner as a fool 
dieth ! 

34 Thy hands were not bound, nor 
thy feet put into fetters : as a man 
falleth before wicked men, so fellest 
thou. And all the people wept again 
over him. 

35 And when all the people came to 
cause David to eat meat while it was 
yet day, David sware, saying, So do 
God to me, and more also, ir I taste 
bread, or aught else, till the sun be 
down. 

36 And all the people took notice 
of it, and it pleased them : as what- 
soever the king did pleased all the 
people. 

37 For all the people and all Israel 
understood that day that it was not 
of the king to slay Abner the son of 
Ner. 

38 And the king said unto his serv- 
ants, Know ye not that there is ft 



Ish-bosheth slain. 



II. SAMUEL, V. 



David anointed king* 



prince and a great man fallen this 
day in Israel? 

39 And I am this day weak, though 
anointed king ; and these men the 
sons of Zeruiah be too hard for me : 
the Lord shall reward the doer of 
evil according to his wickedness. 

CHAPTER IV. 

I The Israelites being troubled at the death of 
Abner, 2 Baanah and Rechab slay Ish-bosheth, 
and bring his head to Hebron. 9 David caus- 
elh them to be slain, and Ish-bosheth's head to 
be buried. 

AND when Saul's son heard that 
. Abner was dead in Hebron, his 
hands were feeble, and all the Israel- 
ites were troubled. 

2 And Saul's son had two men that* 
were captains of bands : the name of 
the one was Baanah, and the name 
of the other Rechab, the sons of Rim- 
mon a Beerothite, of the children of 
Benjamin : (for Beeroth also was 
reckoned to Benjamin : 

3 And the Beerothites fled to Git- 
taim, and were sojourners there un- 
til this day.) 

4 And Jonathan, Saul's son, had a 
son that was lame of his feet. He 
was five years old when the tidings 
came ' of Saul and Jonathan out of 
Jezreel, and his nurse took him up, 
and fled : and it came to pass, as she 
made haste to flee, that he fell, and 
became lame. And his name was 
Mephibosheth. 

5 And the sons of Rimmon the Bee- 
rothite, Rechab and Baanah, went, 
and came about the heat of the day 
to the house of Ish-bosheth, who lay 
on a bed at noon. 

6 And they came thither into the 
midst of the house, as though they 
would have fetched wheat ; and they 
smote him under the fifth rib: and 
Rechab and Baanah his brother es- 
caped. . 

7 For when they came into the 
house, he. lay on his bed in his bed- 
chamber, and they smote him, and 
slew him, and beheaded him, and 
took his head, and gat them away 
through the plain all night. 

8 And they brought the head of Ish- 
bosheth unto David to Hebron, and 
said to the king, Behold the head of 
Ish-bosheth the son of Saul thine en- 
emy, which sought thy life ; and the 
Lord hath avenged my lord the king 
this day of Saul, and of his seed. 

9 •[[ And David answered Rechab 
and Baanah his brother, the sons of 
Rimmon the Beerothite, and said un- 
to them, .4s the Lord liveth, who 
hath redeemed my soul out of all 
adversity, 

10 When one told me, saying. Be- 
hold, Saul is dead, thinking to have 
brought good tidings, I took hold of 
bim, and slew him in Ziklag, who 
thought that I would have given him 
a reward for his tidings : 

U How much more, when wicked 
9* 



men have slain a righteous person 
in his own house upon his bed ? shall 
I not therefore now require his blood 
of your hand, and tane you away 
from the earth? 

12 And David commanded his young 
men, and they slew them, and cut off 
their hands and their feet, and hang- 
ed them up over the pool in Hebron. 
But they took the head of Ish-bo- 
sheth, and buried it in the sepulchre 
of Abner in Hebron. 

CHAPTER V. 

1 The tribes come to Hebron to anoint David over 
Israel. 4 David's age. 6 He taking Zion from 
the Jebusites dwelleth in it. 11 Hiram sendeth 
to David. 13 Eleven sons are born to him in 
Jerusalem. 17 David, directed by God, smiteth 
the Philistines at Baal-perazim, 22 and again 
at the mulberry trees. 

THEN came all the tribes of Israel 
to David unto Hebron, and spake, 
saying, Behold, we are thy bone ana 
thy flesh. 

2 Also in time past, when Saul was 
king oyer us, thou wast he that led- 
dest out and broughtest in Israel : and 
the Lord said to thee, Thou shalt feed 
my people Israel, and thou shalt be 
a captain over Israel. 

3 So all the elders of Israel came to 
the king to Hebron ; and king David 
made a league with them in Hebron 
before the Lord : and they anointed 
David king over Israel. 

4 1 David was thirty years old when 
he began to reign, and he reigned 
forty years. 

5 In Hebron he reigned over Judah 
seven years and six months : and in 
Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three 
years over all Israel and Judah. 

6 ^ And the king and his men went 
to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the 
inhabitants of the land : which spake 
unto David, saying, Except thou take 
away the blind and the lame, thou 
shalt not come in hither: thinking, 
David cannot come in hither. 

7 Nevertheless, David took the 
strong hold of Zion : the same is 
the city of David. 

8 And David said on that day, Who- 
soever getteth up to the gutter, and 
smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame 
and the blind, that are hated of Da- 
vid's soul, he shall be chief and cap- 
tain. Wherefore they said, The blind 
and the lame shall not come into the 
house. 

9 So David dwelt in the fort, and 
called it the city of David. And Da- 
vid built round about from Millo and 
inward. 

10 And David went on, and grew 
great, and the Lord God of hosts 
was with him. 

11 1 And Hiram king of Tyre sent 
messengers to David, and cedar trees, 
and carpenters, and masons : and they 
built David a house. 

12 And David perceived that the 
Lord had established him king over 

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David fetcheth the ark. II. SAMUEL, VI. 



Uzzah is smitten. 



Israel, and that he had exalted his 
kingdom for his people Israel's sake. 

13 1[ And David took him more con- 
cubines and wives out of Jerusalem, 
after he was come from Hebron : ana 
there were yet sons and daughters 
born to David. 

14 And these be the names of those 
that were born unto him in Jerusa- 
lem ; Shammuah, and Shobab, and Na- 
than, and Solomon, 

15 Ibhar also, and Elishua, and Ne- 
pheg, and Japhia, 

16 And Elishama, and Eliada, and 
Eliphalet. 

17 1 But when the Philistines heard 
that they had anointed David king 
over Israel, all the Philistines came 
up to seek David ; and David heard 
of it, and went down to the hold. 

18 The Philistines also came and 
spread themselves in the valley of 
Rephaim. 

19 And David inquired of the Lord, 
saying, Shall I go up to the Philis- 
tines? wilt thou deliver them into 
mine hand ? And the Lord said un- 
to David, Go up: for I will doubt- 
less deliver the Philistines into thine 
hand. 

20 And David came to Baal-pera- 
zim, and David smote them there, 
and said, The Lord hath broken 
forth upon mine enemies before me, 
as the breach of waters. Therefore 
he called the name of that place Baal- 
perazim. 

21 And there they left their images, 
and David and his men burned them. 

22 % And the Philistines came up 
yet again, and spread themselves in 
the valley of Rephaim. 

23 And when David inquired of the 
Lord, he said, Thou shalt not go up ; 
but fetch a compass behind them, 
and come upon them over against 
the mulberry trees. 

24 And let it be, when thou hearest 
the sound of a going in the tops of 
the mulberry trees, that then thou 
shalt bestir thyself: for then shall 
the Lord go out before thee, to smite 
the host of the Philistines. 

25 And David did so, as the Lord had 
commanded him ; and smote the Phi- 
listines from Geba until thou come to 
Gazer. 

CHAPTER VI. 

2 David fetcheth the ark from Kirjath-jearim on a 
new cart. 6 Uzzah is smitten at Perez-uzzah. 
9 God blesseth Obed-edom for the ark. 12 David 
bringing the ark into Zion with sacrifices, danceth 
before it, for which Michal despiseth him. 17 
Be placeth it in a tabernacle with great joy and 
feasting. 20 Michal reproving David for his 
religious joy is childless to her death. 

AGAIN, David gathered together all 
. the chosen men of Israel, thirty 
thousand. 

2 And David arose, and went with all 
the people that were with him from 
Baale of Judah, to bring up from 
thence the ark of God, whose name 
is called by the name of the Lord of 
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hosts that dwelleth between the cher- 
ubim. 

3 And they set the ark of God upon 
a new cart, and brought it out of the 
house of Abinadab that was in Gibeah : 
and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abin- 
adab, drave the new cart. 

4 And they brought it out of the 
house of Abinadab which was at Gib- 
eah, accompanying the ark of God: 
and Ahio went before the ark. 

5 And David and all the house of Is- 
rael played before the Lord on all 
manner of instruments made of fir 
wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, 
and on timbrels, and on cornets, and 
on cymbals. 

6 f And when they came to Nachon's 
threshingfloor, Uzzah put forth his 
hand to the ark of God, and took hold 
of it ; for the oxen shook it. 

7 And the anger of the Lord was 
kindled against Uzzah, and God smote 
him there for his error ; and there he 
died by the ark of God. 

8 And David was displeased, because 
the Lord had made a breach upon Uz- 
zah : and he called the name of the 
place Perez-uzzah to this day. 

9 And David was afraid of the Lord 
that day, and said, How shall the ark 
of the Lord come to me ! 

10 So David would not remove the 
ark of the Lord unto him into the 
city of David : but David carried it 
aside into the house of Obed-edom the 
Gittite. 

11 And the ark of 
tinued in the house of 
Gittite three months : 



the Lord con- 

Obed-edom the 

and the Lord 



blessed Obed-edom, and all his house- 
hold. 

12 % And it was told king David, say- 
ing. The Lord hath blessed the house 
of Obed-edom, and all that pertaineth 
unto him, because of the ark of God. 
So David went and brought up the ark 
of God from the house of Obed-edom 
into the city of David with gladness. 

13 And it was so, that, when they 
that bare the ark of the Lord had 
gone six paces, he sacrificed oxen and 
ratlings. 

14 And David danced before the 
Lord with all his might ; and David 
was girded with a linen ephod. 

15 So David and all the house of Is- 
rael brought up the ark of the Lord 
with shouting, and with the sound of 
the trumpet. 

16 And as tlje ark of the Lord came 
into the city of David. Michal Saul's 
daughter looked through a window, 
and saw king David leaping and danc- 
ing before the Lord ; and she despised 
him in her heart. 

17 1 And they brought in the ark of 
the Lord, and set it in his place, in 
the midst of the tabernacle that David 
had pitched for it : and David offered 
burnt off erings and peace offerings be- 
fore the Lord. 

18 And as soon as David had made 
an end of offering burnt offerings and 



God's promises 



II. SAMUEL, VII. 



to David, 



peace offerings, he blessed the people 
in the name of the Lord of hosts. 

19 And he dealt among all the peo- 
ple, even among the whole multitude 
of Israel, as well to the women as men, 
to every one a cake of bread, and a 
good piece of flesh, and a flagon of 
wine. So all the people departed every- 
one to his house. 

20 ^ Then David returned to bless 
his household. And Michal the daugh- 
ter of Saul came out to meet David, 
and said, How glorious was the king 
of Israel to day, who uncovered him- 
self to day in the eyes of the hand- 
maids of his servants, as one of the 
vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth 
himself ! 

21 And David said unto Michal, It 
was before the Lord, which chose me 
before thy father, and before all his 
house, to appoint me ruler over the 
people of the Lord, over Israel : there- 
fore will I play before the Lord. 

22 And I will yet be more vile than 
thus, and will be base in mine own 
sight : and of the maidservants which 
thou hast spoken of, of them shall I 
be had in honour. 

23 Therefore Michal the daughter of 
Saul had no child unto the day of her 
death. 

CHAPTER VTL 

1 Nathan first approving the purpose of David to 
build God a house, 4 after by the word of God 
forbiddeth him. 12 He promiseth him benefits 
and blessings in his seed. 18 David's prayer 
and thanksgiving, 

AND it came to pass, when the king 
. sat in his house, and the Lord 
had given him rest round about from 
all his enemies j 

2 That the king said unto Nathan 
the prophet, See now, I dwell in a 
house of cedar, but the ark of God 
dweileth within curtains. 

3 And Nathan said to the king, Go, 
do all that is in thine heart ; for the 
Lord is with thee. 

4 % And it came to pass that night, 
that the word of the Lord came un- 
to Nathan, saying, 

5 Go and tell my servant David, Thus 
saith the Lord, Shalt thou build me a 
house for me to dwell in ? 

6 Whereas I have not dwelt in any 
house since the time that I brought up 
the children of Israel out of Egypt, 
even to this day, but have walked in a 
tent and in a tabernacle. 

7 In all the places wherein I have 
walked with all the children of Israel 
spake I a word with any of the tribes 
of Israel, whom I commanded to feed 
my people Israel, saying, Why build 
ye not me a house of cedar? 

8 Now therefore so shalt thou say 
unto my servant David, Thus saith 
the Lord of hosts, I took thee from 
the sheepcote, from following the 
sheep, to be ruler over my people, 
over Israel : 

9 And I was with thee whitherso- 
ever thou wentest, and have cut off 



all thine enemies out of thy sight, and 
have made thee a great name, like 
unto the name of the great men that 
are in the earth. 

10 Moreover I will appoint a place for 
my people Israel, and will plant them, 
that they may dwell in a place of their 
own, and move no more ; neither shall 
the children of wickedness afflict them 
any more, as beforetime, 

11 And as since the time that I 
commanded judges to be over my 
people Israel, and have caused thee 
to rest from all thine enemies. Also 
the Lord telleth thee that he will 
make thee a house. 

12 H And when thy days be fulfilled, 
and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, 
I will set up thy seed after thee, which 
shall proceed out of thy bowels, and 
I will establish his kingdom. 

13 He shall build a house for my 
name, and I will stablish the throne 
of his kingdom for ever. 

14 1 will be his father, and he shall be 
my son. If he commit iniquity, I will 
chasten him with the rod of men, and 
with the stripes of the children of 
men : 

15 But my mercy shall not depart 
away from him, as I took it from Saul, 
whom I put away before thee. 

16 And thine house and thy kingdom 
shall be established for ever before 
thee : thy throne shall be established 
for ever. 

17 According to all these words, and 
according to all this vision, so did 
Nathan speak unto David. 

13 1 Then went king David in, and 
sat before the Lord, and he said, 
Who am I, O Lord God ? and what is 
my house, that thou hast brought me 
hitherto ? 

19 And this was yet a small thing in 
thy sight, O Lord God ; but thou hast 
spoken also of thy servant's house for 
a great while to come. And is this the 
manner of man, O Lord God ? 

20 And what can David say more 
unto thee ? for thou, Lord God, know- 
est thy servant. 

21 For thy word's sake, and accord- 
ing to thine own heart, hast thou done 
all these great things, to make thy 
servant know them. 

22 Wherefore thou art great, O Lord 
God : for there is none like thee, 
neither is there any God besides thee, 
according to all that we have heard 
with our ears. 

23 And what one nation in the earth 
is like thy people, even like Israel, 
whom God went to redeem for a peo- 
ple to himself, and to make him a 
name, and to do for you great things 
and terrible, for thy land, before thy 
people, which thou redeemedst to 
thee from Egypt, from the nations 
and their gods? 

24 For thou hast confirmed to thyself 
thy people Israel to be a people unto 
thee for ever : and thou, Lord, art 
become their God. 

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David subdueth 



II. SAMUEL, VIII. 



the Philistines, Ac. 



25 And now, O Lord God, the word 
that thou hast spoken concerning thy 
servant, and concerning his house, es- 
tablish it for ever, and do as thou hast 
said. 

26 And let thy name be magnified for 
ever, saying, The Lord of hosts is the 
God over Israel : and let the house of 
thy servant David be established be- 
fore thee. 

27 For thou, O Lord of hosts, God of 
Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, 
saying, I will build thee a house : 
therefore hath thy servant found in 
his heart to pray this prayer unto 
thee. 

28 And now, O Lord God, thou art 
that God, and thy words be true, and 
thou hast promised this goodness unto 
thy servant : 

29 Therefore now let it please thee to 
bless the house of thy servant, that it 
may continue for ever before thee : 
for thou, O Lord God, hast spoken it : 
and with thy blessing let the house of 
thy servant be blessed for ever. 

CHAPTER VIII. 

1 David subdueth the Philistines and the Moabiles. 
3 He smileth Hadadezer. and the Syrians. 9 Toi 
sendcth Joram with presents to bless him. 11 
The presents and the spoil David dedicateth to 
Ood. 14 He putleth garrisons in Edom. 16 
David's officers. 

AN D after this it came to pass, that 
David smote the Philistines, and 
subdued them : and David took Me- 
fcheg-ammah out of the hand of the 
Philistines. 

2 And he smote Moab, and measured 
them with a line, casting them down 
to the ground ; even with two lines 
measured he to put to death, and with 
one full line to keep alive. And so 
the Moabites became David's servants, 
and brought gifts. 

3 f David smote also Hadadezer, the 
son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he 
went to recover his border at the river 
Euphrates. 

4 And David took from him a thou- 
sand chariots, and seven hundred 
horsemen, and twenty thousand foot- 
men : and David houghed all the 
chariot horses, but reserved of them 
for a hundred chariots. 

5 And when the Syrians of Damas- 
cus came to succour Hadadezer king 
of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians 
two and twenty thousand men. 

6 Then David put garrisons in Syria 
of Damascus: and the Syrians be- 
came servants to David, and brought 
gifts. And the Lord preserved David 
whithersoever he went. 

7 And David took the shields of gold 
that were on the servants of Hadad- 
ezer. and brought them to Jerusalem. 

8 And from Betah, and from Bero- 
thai, cities of Hadadezer, king David 
took exceeding much brass. 

9 % When Toi king of Hamath heard 
that David had smitten all the host of 
Eladadezer, 

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10 Then Toi sent Joram his son unto 
king David, to salute him, and to bless 
him, because he had fought against 
Hadadezer, and smitten him . for 
Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And 
Joram brought with him vessels of 
silver, and vessels of gold, and ves- 
sels of brass : 

11 Which also king David did dedi- 
cate unto the Lord, with the silver 
and gold that he had dedicated of all 
nations which he subdued ; 

12 Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the 
children of Aminon, and of the Phi- 
listines, and of Amalek, and of the 
spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, 
king of Zobah. 

13 And David gat him a name when 
he returned from smiting of the Syr- 
ians in the valley of salt, being eight- 
een thousand men. 

11 *[ And he put garrisons in Edom - s 
throughout all Edom put he garri 
sons, and all they of Edom became 
David's servants. And the Lord pre 
served David whithersoever he went. 

15 And David reigned over all Is 
rael ; and David executed judgment 
and justice unto all his people. 

16 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was 
over the host ; and Jehoshaphat the 
son of Ahilud was recorder ; 

17 And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and 
Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were 
the priests; and Seraiah was the 
scribe ; 

18 And Benaiah the son.of Jehoiada 
was over both the Cherethites and 
the Pelethites ; and David's sons were 
chief rulers. 

CHAPTER IX. 

1 David by Ziba sendeth for Mephibosh'.fh. 7 Fof 
Jonathan's sake he entertaineth him at his ta*>le.. 
and restoreth him all that was Saul's. 8 He 
makelh Ziba his farmer. 

AND David said, Is there yet any 
Jr\. that is left of the house of Saul, 
that I may shew him kindness for 
Jonathan's sake ? 

2 And there was of the house of Saul 
a servant whose name was Ziba. And 
when they had called him unto David, 
the king said unto him, Art thou 
Ziba? And he said, Thy servant is 
he. 

3 And the king said, 7s there not 
yet any of the house of Saul, that I 
may shew the kindness of God unto 
him ? And Ziba said unto the king, 
Jonathan bath yet a son, which is lame 
on his feet. 

4 And the king said unto him, 
Where is he? And Ziba said unto 
the king, Behold, he is in the house 
of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in L<~ 
debar. 

5 1 Then king David sent, and 
fetched him out of the house of Ma- 
chir, the son of Ammiel, from Lc~ 
debar. 

6 Now when Mephibosheth, the son 
of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was 
come unto David, he fell on his face,; 



David's messengers 



II. SAMUEL, X. 



abused by Eanun* 



and did reverence. And David said, 
Mepnibosheth. And he answered, Be- 
hold thy servant ! 

7 If And David said unto him, Fear 
not : for I will surely shew thee kind- 
ness for Jonathan thy father's sake, 
and will restore thee all the land of 
Saul thy father ; and thou shalt eat 
bread at my table continually. 

8 And he bowed himself, and said, 
What is thy servant, that thou should- 
est look upon such a dead dog as 
I am f 

9 % Then the king- called to Ziba, 
Saul's servant, and said unto him, I 
have given unto thy master's son all 
that pertained to Saul and to all his 
house. 

10 Thou therefore, and thy sons, 
and thy servants, shall till the land 
for him, and thou shalt bring in the 
fruits, that thy master's son may 
have food to eat: but Mephibosheth 
thy master's son shall eat bread alway 
at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen 
6ons and twenty servants. 

11 Then said Ziba unto the king, 
According to all that my lord the 
king hath commanded his servant, so 
shall thy servant do. As for Mephibo- 
sheth, said the king, he shah eat at my 
table, as one of the king's sons. 

12 And Mephibosheth had a young 
son, whose name was Micha. And all 
that dwelt in the house of Ziba were 
servants unto Mephibosheth. 

13 So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jeru- 
salem : for he did eat continually at 
the king's table ; and was lame on 
both his feet. 

CHAPTER X. 

1 David's messengers, sent to comfort Hanun the 
son of No-hash, are villanously entreated. 6 The 
Ammonites, strengthened by the Syrians, are 
overcome by Joah and Abishai. 15 Shobach, mak- 
ing a new supply of the Syrians at Helam, is 
xlai'" by David. 

A N D it came to pass after this, that 
J\ the king of the children of Am- 
nion died, and Hanun his son reigned 
in his stead. 

2 Then said David, I will shew kind- 
ness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, 
as his father shewed kindness unto 
me. And David sent to comfort him 
by the hand of his servants for his fa- 
ther. And David's servants came into 
the land of the children of Amnion. 

3 And the princes of the children of 
Ammon said unto Hanun their lord, 
Thinkest thou that David doth honour 
thy father, that he hath sent comfort- 
ers unto thee ? hath not David rather 
sent his servants unto thee, to search 
the city, and to spy it out, and to over- 
throw it? 

4 Wherefore Hanun took David's 
servants, and shaved off the one half 
of their beards, and cut off their gar- 
ments in the middle, even to their but- 
tocks, and sent them away. 

5 When they told it unto David, he 
sent to meet them, because the men 



were greatly ashamed : and the king 
said, Tarry at Jericho until your 
beards be grown, and then return. 

6 ^f And when the children of Am- 
nion saw that they stank before Da- 
vid, the children or Ammon sent and 
hired the Syrians of Beth-rehob, and 
the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand 
footmen, and of king Maacah a thou- 
sand men, and of Ish-tob twelve thou- 
sand men. 

7 And when David heard of it, he 
sent Joab, and all the host of the 
mighty men. 

8 And the children of Ammon came 
out, and put the battle in array at the 
entering in of the gate : and the Syri- 
ans of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ish- 
tob, and Maacah, were by themselves 
in the field. 

9 When Joab saw that the front of 
the battle was against him before and 
behind, he chose of all the choice 
men of Israel, and put them in array 
against the Syrians : 

10 And the rest of the people he de- 
livered into the hand of Abishai his 
brother, that he might put them in ar- 
ray against the children of Ammon. 

11 And he said, If the Syrians be too 
strong for me, then thou shalt help 
me : but if the children of Amnion be 
too strong for thee, then I will come 
and help thee. 

12 Be of good courage, and let us 
play the men for our people, and for 
the cities of our God: and the Lord 
do that which seemeth him good. 

13 And Joab drew nigh, and the peo* 
pie that were with him, unto the bat- 
tle against the Syrians : and they fled 
before him. 

14 And when the children of Ammon 
saw that the Syrians were fled, then 
fled they also before Abishai, and en- 
tered into the city. So Joab returned 
from the children of Ammon, and 
came to Jerusalem. 

15 Tf And when the Syrians saw that 
they were smitten before Israel, they 
gathered themselves together. 

16 And Hadarezer sent, and brought 
out the SjTians that were beyond the 
river ; and they came to Helam : and 
Shobach the captain of the host of 
Hadarezer went before them. 

17 And when it was told David, he 
gathered all Israel together, and pass- 
ed over Jordan, and came to Helam. 
And the Syrians set themselves in 
array against David, and fought with 
him. 

18 And the Syrians fled before Is- 
rael ; and David slew the men of seven 
hundred chariots of the Syrians, and 
forty thousand horsemen, and smote 
Shobach the captain of their host, 
who died there. 

19 And when all the kings that were 
servants to Hadarezer saw that they 
were smitten before Israel, they made 
peace with Israel, and served them. 
So the Syrians feared to help the chil- 
dren of Amnion any more. 

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David's adultery 



II. SAMUEL, XL 



with Uriah's wife, 



CHAPTER XL 



1 While Joab besieged Rabbah, David committetk 
adultery with Bath-sheba. 6 Uriah, sent for by 
David to cover the adultery, would not go home 
neither sober nor drunken. 14 He carrieth to 
Joab the letter of his death. 18 Joab sendeth 
the news thereof to David. 26 David taketh 
Bath-sheba to wife. 

AND it came to pass, after the year 
. was expired, at the time when 
kings go forth to battle, that David 
sent Joab, and his servants with him, 
and all Israel ; and they destroyed the 
children of Ammon, and besieged Rab- 
bah. But David tarried still at Jeru- 
salem. 

2 f And it came td pass in an even- 
ingtide, that David arose from off his 
bed, and walked upon the roof of the 
king's house : and from the roof he 
saw a woman washing herself ; and 
the woman was very beautiful to look 
upon. 

3 And David sent and inquired aft- 
er the woman. And one said, Is not 
this Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eli- 
am, the wife of Uriah the Hittite * 

4 And David sent messengers, and 
took her; and she came in unto him, 
and he lay with her ; for she was puri- 
fied from her uncleanness : and she 
returned unto her house. 

5 And the woman conceived, and 
sent and told David, and said, I am 
with child. 

6 % And David sent to Joab, saying, 
Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab 
sent Uriah to David. 

7 And when Uriah was come unto 
him, David demanded of him how Jo- 
ab did, and how the people did, and 
how the war prospered. 

8 And David said to Uriah, Go down 
to thy house, and wash thy feet. And 
Uriah departed out of the king's 
house, and there followed him a mess 
of meat from the king. 

9 But Uriah slept at the door of the 
king's house with all the servants of 
his lord, and went not down to his 
house. 

10 And when they had told David, 
saying, Uriah went not down unto his 
house, David said unto Uriah, Camest 
thou not from thy journey ? why then 
didst thou not go down unto thine 
house ? 

11 And Uriah said unto David, The 
ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in 
tents ; and my lord Joab, and the serv- 
ants of my lord, are encamped in the 
open fields ; shall I then go into mine 
house, to eat and to drink, and to 
lie with my wife \ as thou livest, and 
as thy soul liveth, I will not do this 
thing* 

12 And David said to Uriah, Tarry 
here to day also, and to morrow I 
will let thee depart. So Uriah abode 
in Jerusalem that day, and the mor- 
row. 

13 And when David had called him, 
he did eat and drink before him ; and 
he made him drunk : and at even lie 

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went out to lie on his bed with the 
servants of his lord, but went no4 
down to his house. 

U IF And it came to pass in the 
morning, that David wrote a letter 
to Joab, and sent it by the hand of 
Uriah. 

15 And he wrote in the letter, say 
ing, Set ye Uriah in the forefront of 
the hottest battle, and retire ye from 
him, that he may be smitten, and 
die. 

18 And it came to pass, when Joab 
observed the city, that he assigned 
Uriah unto a place where he knew 
that valiant men were. 

17 And the men of the city went 
out, and fought with Joab : and there 
fell some of the people of the serv* 
ants of David ; and Uriah the Hittite 
died also. 

18 1 Then Joab sent and told David 
all the things concerning the war ; 

19 And charged the messenger, say- 
ing, When thou hast made an end of 
telling the matters of the war unto 
tiie king, 

20 And if so be that the king's wrath 
arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore 
approached ye so nigh unto the city 
when ye did fight? knew ye not that 
they would shoot from the wail « 

21 Who smote Abimelech the son of 
Jerubbesheth ? did not a woman cast 
a piece of a millstone upon him from 
the wall, that he died in Thebez ? why 
went ye nigh the wall ? then say thou. 
Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead 
also. 

22 If So the messenger went, and 
came and shewed David all that Joab 
had sent him for. 

23 And the messenger said unto Da- 
vid, Surely the men prevailed against 
us, and came out unto us into the 
field, and we were upon them even 
unto the entering of the gate. 

24 And the shooters shot from off 
the wall upon thy seiwants ; and some 
of the king's servants be dead, and thy 
servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also. 

25 Then David said unto the messen- 
ger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, 
Let not this thing displease thee, for 
the sword devoureth one as well as 
another : make thy battle more strong 
against the city, and overthrow it ; 
and encourage thou him. 

26 "If And when the wife of Uriah 
heard that Uriah her husband was 
dead, she mourned for her husband. 

27 And when the mourning was past, 
David sent and fetched ner to his 
house, and she became his wife, and 
bare him a son. But the thing that 
David had done displeased the Lord. 

CHAPTER XIL 

1 Nathan's parable of the ewe lamb causetk David 
to be his own judge. 7 David, reproved by Na- 
than, confesseth his sin, and is pardoned. 15 
David moumeth and prayeth for the child, while 
it livid. 24 Solomon is born, and named Jedi' 
diak. 26 David taketh Rabbah, and tortureth tht 
people thereof. 



Nathan's parable. 



II. SAMUEL, XII. 



Solomon is horn,. 



AND the Lord sent Nathan unto 
. David. And he came unto him, 
and said unto him, There were two 
men in one city ; the one rich, and 
the other poor. 

2 The rich man had exceeding many 
flocks and herds : 

3 But the poor man had nothing, 
save one little ewe lamb, which he 
had bought and nourished up : and it 
grew up together with him, and with 
his children ; it did eat of his own 
meat, and drank of his own cup, and 
lay in his bosom, and was unto him 
as a daughter. 

4 And there came a traveller unto 
the rich man, and he spared to take 
of his own flock and of his own herd, 
to dress for the wayfaring man thai 
was come unto him ; but took the 
poor man's lamb, and dressed it for 
the man that was come to him. 

5 And David's anger was greatly 
kindled against the man ; and he said 
to Nathan. ^4s the Lord liveth, the 
man that hath done this thing shall 
surely die : 

6 And he shall restore the lamb 
fourfold, because he did this thing, 
and because he had no pity. 

7 % And Nathan said to David, Thou 
art the man. Thus saith the Lord 
God of Israel, I anointed thee king 
over Israel, and I delivered thee out 
of the hand of Saul ; 

8 And I gave thee thy master's 
house, and thy master's wives into 
thy bosom, and gave thee the house 
of Israel and of Judah ; and if that 
had been too little, I would more- 
over have given unto thee such and 
such things. 

9 Wherefore hast thou despised the 
commandment of the Lord, to do evil 
in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah 
the Hittite with the sword, and hast 
taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast 
slain him with the sword of the chil- 
dren of Ammon. 

10 Now therefore the sword shall 
never depart from thine house ; be- 
cause thou hast despised me. and hast 
taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite 
to be thy wife. 

11 Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will 
raise up evil against thee out of thine 
own house, and I will take thy wives 
before thine eyes, and give them unto 
thy neighbour, and he shall lie with 
thy wives in the sight of this sun. 

12 For thou didst it secretly : but I 
will do this thing before all Israel, and 
before the sun. 

13 And David said unto Nathan, I 
have sinned against the Lord. And 
Nathan said unto David, The Lord 
also hath put away thy sin; thou 
shalt not die. 

14 Howbeit, because by this deed 
thou hast given great occasion to the 
enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, 
the child also that is born unto thee 
shall surely die.' 

15 % And Nathan departed unto his 



house. And the Lord struck the child 
that Uriah's wife bare unto David, and 
it was very sick. 

16 David therefore besought God 
for the child ; and David fasted, and 
went in, and lay all night upon the 
earth. 

17 And the elders of his house arose, 
and went to him, to raise him up from 
the earth : but he would not, neither 
did he eat bread with them. 

18 And it came to pass on the seventh 
day, that the child died. And the 
servants of David feared to tell him 
that the child was dead : for they 
said, Behold, while the child was yet 
alive, we spake unto him, and he 
would not hearken unto our voice : 
how will he then vex himself, if we 
tell him that the child is dead? 

19 But when David saw that his serv- 
ants whispered, David perceived that 
the child was dead : therefore David 
said unto his servants, Is the child 
dead ? And they said, He is dead. 

20 Then David arose from the earth, 
and washed, and anointed himself, ana 
changed his apparel, and came into 
the house of the Lord, and worship- 
ped : then he came to his own house ; 
and when he required, they set bread 
before him, and he did eat. 

21 Then said his servants unto him, 
What thing is this that thou hast 
done ? thou didst fast and weep for 
the child, while it was alive ; but 
when the child was dead, thou didst 
rise and eat bread. 

22 And he said, While the child was 
yet alive, I fasted and wept : for I 
said, Who can tell whether God will 
be gracious to me, that the child 
may live ? 

23 But now he is dead, wherefore 
should I fast? can I bring him back 
again ? I shall go to him, but he shall 
not return to me. 

24 1 And David comforted Bath-she- 
ba his wife, and went in unto her, and 
lay with her : and she bare a son, and 
he called his name Solomon : and the 
Lord loved him. 

25 And he sent by the hand of Nathan 
the prophet ; and he called his name 
Jedidiah, because of the Lord. 

26 T And Joab fought against Rabbah 
of the children of Ammon, and took 
the royal city. 

27 And Joab sent messengers to Da- 
vid, and said, I have fought against 
Rabbah, and have taken the city of 
waters. 

28 Now therefore gather the rest of 
the people together, and encamp 
against the city, and take it: lest I 
take the city, and it be called after 
my name. 

29 And David gathered all the peo- 
ple together, and went to Rabbah, and 
fought against it, and took it. 

30 And he took their king's crown 
from off his head, the weight whereof 
was a talent of gold with the precious 
stones: and it was set on David's 

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Amnon forceth 



II. SAMUEL, XIII. 



his sister Tama* 



iiead. And he brought forth the spoil 
of the city in great abundance. 

31 And he brought forth the people 
that were therein, and put them under 
saws, and under harrows of iron, and 
under axes of iron, and made them 
pass through the brickkiln : and thus 
did he unto all the cities of the chil- 
dren of Ammon. So David and all the 
people returned unto Jerusalem. 

CHAPTER Xni. 

1 Amnon loving Tamar, by Jonadab' s counsel 
feigning himself sick, ravisheth her. !'•> He 
haleth her, and shamefully turneth heir away. 
19 Absalom entertaineth her, and concealeth his 
purpose. 23 At a sheepshearing, among all the 
king's sons, he killeth Amnon. 30 David griev- 
ing at the news is comforted by Jonadab. 37 
Absalom fleeth to Talmai at Geshur. 

AND it came to pass after this, that 
J\. Absalom the son of David had a 
fair sister, whose name was Tamar ; 
and Amnon the son of David loved 
her. 

2 And Amnon was so vexed, that 
he fell sick for his sister Tamar; 
for she was a virgin ; and Amnon 
thought it hard for him to do any 
thing to her. 

3 But Amnon had a friend, whose 
name was Jonadab, the son of Shim- 
eah David's brother : and Jonadab 
was a very subtile man. 

4 And he said unto him, Why art 
thou, being the king's son, lean from 
day to day ? wilt thou not tell me ? 
And Amnon said unto him, I love 
Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister. 

5 And Jonadab said unto him, Lay 
thee down on thy bed, and make thy- 
self sick : and when thy father cometh 
to see thee, say unto him, I pray thee, 
let my sister Tamar come, and give 
me meat, and dress the meat in my 
sight, that I may see it, and eat it 
at her hand. 

6 If So Amnon lay down, and made 
himself sick : and when the king was 
come to see him, Amnon said unto 
the king, I pray thee, let Tamar my 
sister come, and make me a couple 
of cakes in my sight, that I may eat 
at her hand. 

7 Then David sent home to Tamar, 
saying, Go now to thy brother Am- 
non's house, and dress him meat. 

8 So Tamar went to her brother 
Amnon's house ; and he was laid 
down. And she took flour, and 
kneaded it, and made cakes in his 
sight, and did bake the cakes. 

9 And she took a pan, and poured 
them out before him ; but he refused 
to eat. And Amnon said, Have out 
all men from me. And they went 
out every man from him. 

10 And Amnon said unto Tamar, 
Bring the meat into the chamber, 
that I may eat of thine hand. And 
Tamar took the cakes which she had 
made, and brought them into the 
chamber to Amnon her brother. 

11 And when she had brought them 

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unto him to eat, he took hold o£ 
her, and said unto her, Come lie 
with me, my sister. 

12 And she answered him, Nay, my 
brother, do not force me ; for nc 
such thing ought to be done in Is- 
rael : do not thou this folly. 

13 And I, whither shall I cause my 
shame to go? and as for thee, thou 
shalt be as one of the fools in IsraeL 
Now therefore, I pray thee, speak 
unto the king ; for he will not with 
hold me from thee. 

14 Howbeit he would not hearken 
unto her voice : but, being stronger 
than she, forced her, and lay with 
her. 

15 <|f Then Amnon hated her exceed- 
ingly ; so that the hatred whereAvitb 
he hated her was greater than the 
love wherewith he had loved her c 
And Amnon said unto her, Arise, be 
gone. 

16 And she said unto him, There is 
no cause : this evil in sending me 
away is greater than the other that 
thou didst unto me. But he would 
not hearken unto her. 

17 Then he called his servant that 
ministered unto him, and said, Put 
now this ivoman out from me, and 
bolt the door after her. 

18 And she had a garment of divers 
colours upon her : for with such 
robes were the king's daughters thai 
were virgins apparelled. Then hig 
servant brought her out, and bolted 
the door after her. 

19 If And Tamar put ashes on he? 
head, and rent her garment of di- 
vers colours that was on her, and 
laid her hand on her head, and went 
on crying. 

20 And Absalom her brother said 
unto her, Hath Amnon thy brother 
been with thee? but hold now thy 
peace, my sister: he is thy brother i 
regard not this thing. So Tamar re- 
mained desolate in her brother Absa- 
lom's house. 

21 If But when king David heard of 
all these things, he was very wroth. 

22 And Absalom spake unto hig 
brother Amnon neither good nor 
bad : for Absalom hated Amnon, be- 
cause he had forced his sister Ta 
mar. 

23 % And it came to pass after twc 
full years, that Absalom had sheep 
shearers in Baal-hazor, which is be- 
side Ephraim : and Absalom invited 
all the king's sons. 

24 And Absalom came to the king, 
and said, Behold now, thy servant 
hath sheepshearers ; let the king, I 
beseech thee, and his servants go 
with thy servant. 

25 And the king said to Absalom, 
Nay, my son, let us not all now go, 
lest we be chargeable unto thee. And 
he pressed him : howbeit he would 
not go, but blessed him. 

26 Then said Absalom,' If not, I pray 
thee, let my brother Amnon go with 



Amnon is slain. 



II. SAMUEL, XIV. 



The widow of Tekoah 



as. And the king said unto him, 
Why should he go with thee ? 

27 But Absalom pressed him, that 
he let Amnon and all the king's sons 
go with him. 

28 1 Now Absalom had commanded 
ids servants, saying, Mark ye now 
when Amnon's heart is merry with 
wine, and when I say unto you, Smite 
Amnon ; then kill him, fear not : have 
not I commanded you? be coura- 
geous, and be valiant. 

~ 29 And the servants of Absalom did 
unto Amnon as Absalom had com- 
manded. Then all the king's sons 
arose, and every man gat him up up- 
on his mule, and fled. 

30 1 And it came to pass, while they 
were m the way, that tidings came 
to David, saying, Absalom hath slain 
all the king's sons, and there is not 
one of them left. 

31 Then the king arose, and tare 
Ms garments, and lay on the earth : 
and all his servants stood by with 
their clothes rent. 

32 And Jonadab, the son of Shim- 
eah David's brother, answered and 
said, Let not my lord suppose that 
they have slain all the young men 
the king's sons; for Amnon only is 
dead : for by the appointment of 
Absalom this hath been determined 
from the day that he f orced his sister 
Tamar. 

33 Now therefore let not my lord 
the king take the thing to his heart, 
to think that all the king's sons are 
dead : for Amnon only is dead. 

34 But Absalom fled. And the young 
man that kept the watch lifted up 
his eyes, and looked, and, behold, 
there came much people by the way 
of the hill side behind him. 

35 And Jonadab said unto the king, 
Behold, the king's sons come : a3 thy 
servant said, so it is. 

36 And it came to pass, as soon as 
he had made an end of speaking, 
that, behold, the king's sons came, 
and lifted up their voice and wept : 
and the king also and all his servants 
wept very sore. 

37 1 But Absalom fled, and went to 
Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of 
Geshur. And David mourned for his 
son every day. 

38 So Absalom fled, and went to Ge- 
shur, and was there three years. 

39 And the soul of king David longed 
to go forth unto Absalom : for he was 
comforted concerning Amnon, seeing 
he was dead. 

CHAPTER XIV. 

£ Joab, suborning a widow of Tekoah, by a para- 
ble to incline the king's heart to fetch home Ab- 
salom, bringeth him to Jerusalem 25 Absa- 
lom's beauty, hair, and children. 28 After 
tieo years, Absalom by Joab is brought into 
the king's presence. 

XJOW Joab the son of Zeruiah per- 
1^1 ceived that the king's heart was 
toward Absalom. 



2 And Joab sent to Tekoah, ant 
fetched thence a wise woman, ana 
said unto her, I pray thee, feign thy 
self to be a mourner, and put on now 
mourning apparel, and anoint not 
thyself with oil, but be as a vomai 
that had a long time mourned foir 
the dead : 

3 And come to the king, and speafc 
on this manner unto him. So Joat 
put the words in her mouth. 

4 ^ And when the woman of Tekoafc 
spake to the king, she fell on her face 
to the ground, and did obeisance, and 
said, Help, O king. 

5 And the king said unto her, What 
aileth thee ? And she answered, I am 
indeed a widow woman, and mint 
husband is dead. 

6 And thy handmaid had two sons. 
and they two strove together in the 
field, and there was none to part them, 
but the one smote the other, and slew 
him. 

7 And, behold, the whole family is 
risen against thine handmaid, and 
they said, Deliver him that smote hi& 
brother, that we may kill him, foi 
the life of his brother whom he slew * 
and we will destroy the heir also : anc 
so they shall quench my coal which ie 
left, and shall not leave to my hus 
band neither name nor remainder 
upon the earth. 

8 And the king said unto the wo- 
man, Go to thine house, and I wil 
give charge concerning thee. 

9 And the woman of Tekoah said 
unto the king, My lord, O king, the 
iniquity be on me, and on my father's 
house : and the king and his throne bt 
guiltless. 

10 And the king said, Whosoevei 
saith aught unto thee, bring him to 
me, and he shall not touch thee any 
more. 

11 Then said she, I pray thee, ieE 
the king remember the Lord thy 
God, that thou wouldest not suffer 
the revengers of blood to destroy 
any more, lest they destroy my sou 
And he said, As the Lord liveth, there 
shall not one hair of thy son fall tc 
the earth. 

12 Then the woman said. Let thine 
handmaid, I pray thee, speak one word 
unto my lord the king. And* he said f 
Say on. 

13 And the woman said, Wherefore 
then hast thou thought such a thing 
against the people of God? for the 
king doth speak this thing as one 
which is faulty, in that the king doth 
not fetch home again his banished. 

li For we must needs die, and are 
as water spilt on the ground, which 
cannot be gathered up again ; neither 
doth God respect any person; jet 
doth he devise means, that his banish 
ed be not expelled from him. 

15 Now therefore that I am come tc 

speak of this thing unto my lord the 

king, it is because the people have 

made me afraid : and thy handmaid 

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Absalom's return. 



II. SAMUEL, XV. 



He seduceth Israel. 



cid, I will now speak unto the king ; 
fit may be that the king will perform 
the request of his handmaid. 

16 For the king will hear, to deliver 
Ms handmaid out of the hand of the 
man that would destroy me and my 
son together out of the inheritance 
of God. 

17 Then thine handmaid said, The 
word of my lord the king shall now 
be comfortable : for as an angel of 
God, so is my lord the king to discern 
ffood and bad : therefore the Lord 
thy God will be with thee. 

18 Then the king answered and said 
unto the woman, Hide not from me, 
I pray thee, the thing that I shall ask 
thee. And the woman said, Let my 
lord the king now speak. 

19 And the king said, Is not the 
hand of Joab with thee in all this? 
And the woman answered and said, 
As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, 
none can turn to the right hand or 
to the left from aught that my lord 
the king hath spoken: for thy serv- 
ant Joab, he bade me, and he put all 
these words in the mouth oi> thine 
handmaid : 

20 To fetch about this form of 
speech hath thy servant Joab done 
this thing : and my lord is wise, ac- 
cording to the wisdom of an angel 
of God, to know all things that are 
in the earth. 

21 H And the king said unto Joab, 
Behold now, I have done this thing: 

?o therefore, bring the young man 
bsalom again. 

22 And Joab fell to the ground on 
Ms face, and bowed himself, and 
thanked the king: and Jo'ab said, To 
day thy servant knoweth that I have 
found grace in thy sight, my lord, O 
king, in that the king hath fulfilled 
the request of his servant. 

23 So Joab arose and went to Ge- 
shur, and brought Absalom to Jeru- 
salem. 

24 And the king said, Let him turn 
to his own house, and let him not 
see my face. So Absalom returned 
to his own house, and saw not the 
king's face. 

25 IT But in all Israel there was 
none to tje so much praised as Absa- 
lom for his beauty : from the sole of 
Ms foot even to the crown of his head 
there was no blemish in him. 

26 And when he polled Ms head, (for 
it was at every year's end that he 
polled it ; because the hair was heavy 
on him, therefore he polled it :) he 
weighed the hair of his head at two 
hundred shekels after the king's 
weight. 

27 And unto Absalom there were 
born three sons, and one daughter, 
whose name was Tamar: she was a 
woman of a fair countenance. 

28 IT So Absalom dwelt two full years 
to Jerusalem, and saw not the king's 
face. 

29 Therefore Absalom sent for Joab, 

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to have sent him to the king ; but he 
would not come to him : and when he 
sent again the second time, he would 
not come. 

30 Therefore he said unto Ms serv= 
ants, See, Joab's field is near mine, 
and he hath barley there ; go and set 
it on fire. And Absalom's servants set 
the field on fire. 

31 Then Joab arose, and came to 
Absalom unto his house, and said un- 
to him, Wherefore have thy servants 
set my field on fire ? 

32 And Absalom answered Joab, Be- 
hold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come 
Mther, that I may send thee to the 
king, to say, Wherefore am I come 
from Geshur? it had been good for 
me to have been there still : now there- 
fore let me see the king's face ; and 
if there be any imqMty in me, let him 
kill me. 

33 So Joab came to the king, and told 
him : and when he had called for Ab- 
salom, he came to the king, and bowed 
himself on his face to the ground be= 
fore the king : and the king kissed 
Absalom. 

CHAPTER XV. 

1 Absalom, by fair speeches and courtesies, stealeth 
the hearts of Israel. 7 Under pretence of a vuw 
he obtaineth leave to go to Hebron. 10 He matith 
there a great conspiracy. 13 David upon the 
news fleeth from Jerusalem. 19 Ittai would not 
leave him. 24 Zadok and Abiathar are sent buck 
with the ark. 30 David and his company go up 
mount Olivet weeping. 31 He curseth Akitno- 
phel's counsel. 32 Hushai is sent back with in- 
structions. 

AN D it came to pass after this, that 
. Absalom prepared him chariots 
and horses, and fifty men to run be-, 
fore him. 

2 And Absalom rose up early, and 
stood beside the way of the gate : 
and it was so, that when any man 
that had a controversy came to the 
king for judgment, then Absalom 
called unto him, and said, Of what 
city art thou? And he said, Thy 
servant is of one of the tribes of Is- 
rael. 

3 And Absalom said unto Mm, See, 
thy matters are good and right ; but 
there is no man deputed of the king 
to hear thee. 

4 Absalom said moreover. Oh that 
I were made judge in the land, that 
every man which hath any suit or 
cause might come unto me, and I 
would do him justice ! 

5 And it was so, that when any man 
came nigh to him to do him obeisance, 
he put forth his hand, and took Mm, 
and kissed him. 

6 And on this manner did Absalom 
to all Israel that came to the king for 
judgment : so Absalom stole the hearts 
of the men of Israel. 

7 H And it came to pass after forty 
years, that Absalom said unto the 
king, I pray thee, let me go and pay 
my vow, which I have vowed unto the 
Lord, in Hebron. 



Absalom's rebellion. 



II. SAMUEL, XV. 



David's flights 



8 For thy servant vowed a vow while 
I abode at Geshur in Syria, saying, If 
the Lord shall bring me again indeed 
to Jerusalem, then I will serve the 
Lord. 

9 And the king said unto him, Go 
in peace. So he arose, and went to 
Hebron. 

10 ^f But Absalom sent spies through- 
out all the tribes of Israel, saying, As 
soon as ye hear the sound of the 
trumpet, then ye shall say, Absalom 
reigneth in Hebron. 

11 And with Absalom went two hun- 
dred men out of Jerusalem, that were 
called ; and they went in their sim- 
plicity, and they knew not any 
thing. 

12 And Absalom sent for Ahithophel 
the Gilonite, David's counsellor, from 
his city, even from Giloh, while he of- 
fered sacrifices. And the conspiracy 
was strong ; for the people increased 
continually with Absalom. 

13 1 And there came a messenger to 
David, saying, The hearts of the men 
of Israel are after Absalom. 

14 And David said unto all his serv- 
ants that were with him at Jerusalem, 
Arise, and let us flee ; for we shall not 
else escape from Absalom : make speed 
to depart, lest he overtake us sud- 
denly, and bring evil upon us, and 
smite the city with the edge of the 
sword. 

15 And the king's servants said unto 
the king, Behold, thy servants are 
ready to do whatsoever my lord the 
king shall appoint. 

15 And the king went forth, and all 
his household after him. And the 
king left ten women, which were con- 
cubines, to keep the house. 

17 And the king went forth, and all 
the people after him, and tarried in 
a place that was far off. 

18 And all his servants passed on be- 
side him ; and all the Cherethites, and 
all the Pelelhites, and all the Gittites, 
six hundred men which came after 
him from Gath, passed on before the 
king. 

19 If Then said the king to Ittai the 
Gittite, Wherefore goest thou also 
with us? return to thy place, and 
abide with the king: for thou art a 
stranger, and also an exile. 

20 Whereas thou earnest but yester- 
day, should I this day make thee go 
up and down with us? seeing I go 
whither I may, return thou, and take 
back thy brethren : mercy and truth 
be with thee. 

21 And Ittai answered the king, and 
said, As the Lord liveth, and as my 
lord the king liveth, surely in what 
place my lord the king shall be, wheth- 
er in death or life, even there also 
will thy servant be. 

22 And David said to Ittai, Go and 
pass over. And Ittai the Gittite pass- 
ed over, and all his men, and all the 
tittle ones that were with him. 

23 And all the country wept with a 



loud voice, and all the people passed 
over : the king also himself passed 
over the brook Kidron, and all the 
people passed over, toward the way 
of the wilderness. 

24 *|f And lo Zadok also, and all the 
Levites were with him, bearing the 
ark of the covenant of God : and they 
set down the ark of God ; and Abia- 
thar went up, until all the people had 
done passing out of the city. 

25 And the king said unto Zadok, 
Cany back the ark of God into the 
city : if I shall find favour in the eyes 
of the Lord, he will bring me again, 
and shew me both it, and his habita= 
tion : 

26 But if he thus say, I have no de= 
light in thee ; behold, here am I, let 
him do to me as seemeth good unto 
him. 

27 The king said also unto Zadok the 
priest, Art not thou a seer? return 
into the city in peace, and your two 
sons with you, Ahimaaz thy son, and 
Jonathan the son of Abiathar. 

28 See, I will tarry in the plain of 
the wilderness, until there come word 
from you to certify me. 

29 Zadok therefore and Abiathar 
carried the ark of God again to Jeru- 
salem : and they tarried there. 

30 If And David went up by the as- 
cent of mount Olivet, and wept as he 
went up, and had his head covered, 
and he went barefoot : and all the 
people that was with him covered 
every man his head, and they went 
up, weeping as they went up. 

31 Tf And one told David, saying, 
Ahithophel is among the conspira- 
tors with Absalom. And David said. 
O Lord, I pray thee, turn the counsel 
of Ahithophel into foolishness. , 

32 "If And it came to pass, that «Sr n 
David was come to the top oj^he 
mount, where he worshipped God ' oe- 
hoid, Hushai the Archite came to meet 
him with his coat rent, and earth upon 
his head : 

33 Unto whom David said, If thou 
passest on with me, then thou shalt be 
a burden unto me : 

34 But if thou return to the city, 
and say unto Absalom, I will be thy 
servant, O king; as I have been thy 
father's servant hitherto, so will I 
now also be thy servant : then mayest 
thou for me defeat the counsel of 
Ahithophel. 

35 And hast thou not there with 
thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests! 
therefore it shall be, that what thing 
soever thou shalt hear out of the 
king's house, thou shalt tell it to Za- 
dok and Abiathar the priests. 

36 Behold, they have there with them 
their two sons, Ahimaaz Zadok's son t 
and Jonathan Abiathar's son ; and by 
them ye shall send unto me every 
thing that ye can hear. 

37 So Hushai David's friend came 
into the city, and Absalom came into 
Jerusalem. 

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MBM 



Shimei curseth David. 

CHAPTER XVI. 



II. SAMUEL, XVI. 



AhithopheVs counsel 



l Ziba, by presents and false suggestions, ohtain- 
eth his master's inheritance. 5 At Bakurim 
Shimei curseth David. 9 David with patience 
abstameth, and re.straineth others, from revenge. 
15 Hushai insinuateth himself into Absalom's 
counsel. 20 AhithopheVs counsel. 

AND when David was a little past 
the top of the hill, behold, Ziba 
the servant of Mephibosheth met him, 
with a couple of asses saddled, and up- 
on them two hundred loaves of bread, 
and a hundred bunches of raisins, and 
a hundred of summer fruits, and a 
bottle of wine. 

2 And the king said unto Ziba, What 
meanest thou by these ? And Ziba said, 
The asses be for the king's household 
to ride on ; and the bread and sum- 
mer fruit for the young men to eat ; 
and the wine, that such as be faint in 
the wilderness may drink. 

3 And the king said, And where is 
thy master's son? And Ziba said unto 
the king, Behold, he abideth at Jeru- 
salem : for he said, To day shall the 
house of Israel restore me the king- 
dom of my father. 

4 Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, 
thine are all that pertained unto Me- 
phibosheth. And Ziba said, I humbly 
beseech thee that I may find grace in 
thy sight, my lord, O king. 

5 *H And when king David came to 
Bahurim, behold, thence came out a 
man of the family of the house of 
Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son 
of Gera : he came forth, and cursed 
still as lie came. 

6 And he cast stones at David, and 
at all the servants of king David : and 
ail the people and all the mighty 
men were on his right hand and on 
his Jdft. 

7^ /id thus said Shimei when he 
cur ' '"id, Come out, come out, thou 
blooJy man, and thou man of Be- 
lial : 

8 The Lord hath returned upon thee 
all the blood of the house of Saul, in 
whose stead thou hast reigned ; and 
the Lord hath delivered the kingdom 
into the hand of Absalom thy son : 
and, behold, thou art taken in thy 
mischief, because thou art a bloody 
man. 

9 f Then said Abishai the son of 
Zeruiah unto the king. Why should 
this dead dog curse my lord the king ? 
let me go over, I pray thee, and take 
off his head. 

10 And the king said, What have I 
to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah ? so 
let him curse, because the Lord hath 
said unto him, Curse David. Who 
shall then say, Wherefore hast thou 
done so ? 

11 And David said to Abishai, and 
to all his servants, Behold, my son, 
which came forth of my bowels, 
seeketh my life : how much more 

~ now may this Benjamite do it f let 
him alone, and let him curse ; for 
the Lord hath bidden him. 
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12 It may be that the Lord will look 
on mine affliction, and that the Lord 
will requite me good for his cursing 
this day. 

13 And as David and his men went 
by the way, Shimei went along on 
the hill's side over against him, and 
cursed as he went, and threw stones 
at him, and cast dust. 

14 And the king, and all the people 
that were with him, came weary, and 
refreshed themselves there. 

15 If And Absalom, and all the peo- 
ple the men of Israel, came to Jeru- 
salem, and Ahithophel. with him. 

16 And it came to pass, when Hushai 
the Archite, David's friend, was come 
unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto 
Absalom, God save the king, God save 
the king. 

17 And Absalom said to Hushai, 7s 
this thy kindness to thy friend? why 
wentest thou not with thy friend ? 

18 And Hushai said unto Absalom. 
Nay ; but whom the Lord, and this 
people, and all the men of Israeli 
choose, his will I be, and with him 
will I abide. 

19 And again, whom should I serve t 
should I not serve in the presence of 
his son? as I have served in thy 
father's presence, so will I be in thy 
presence. 

20 1 Then said Absalom to Ahitho- 
phel, Give counsel among you what 
we shall do. 

21 And Ahithophel said unto Absa- 
lom, Go in unto thy father's concu- 
bines, which he hath left to keep 
the house ; and all Israel shall hear 
that thou art abhorred of thy father : 
then shall the hands of all that are 
with thee be strong. 

22 So they spread Absalom a tent 
upon the top of the house ; and Absa- 
lom went in unto his father's concu- 
bines in the sight of all Israel. 

23 And the counsel of Ahithophel, 
which he counselled in those days, 
was as if a man had inquired at the 
oracle of God : so was all the counsel 
of Ahithophel both with David and 
with Absalom. 

CHAPTER XVII. 

1 AhithopheVs counsel is overthrown by Hushat's, 
according to God's appointment. 15 Secret in- 
telligence is sent unto David. 23 Ahithophel 
hangeth himself. 25 Amasa is made captain. 
27 David at Mahanaim is furnished with pro- 
vision. 

MOREOVER Ahithophel said unto 
Absalom, Let me now choose out 
twelve thousand men, and I will arise 
and pursue after David this night : 

2 And I will come upon him while 
he is weary and weak handed, and 
will make him afraid : and all the 
people that are with him shall flee; 
and I will smite the king only : 

3 And I will bring back all the peo- 
ple unto thee : the man whom thou 
seekest is as if all returned : so all 
the people shall be in peace. 



is defeated. 



II. SAMUEL, XVIII. 



AhithopheVs deaths 



4 And the saying pleased Absalom 
well, and all the elders of Israel. 

5 Then said Absalom, Call now Hu- 
shai the Archite also, and let us hear 
likewise what he saith. 

6 And when Hushai was come to Ab- 
salom, Absalom spake unto him, say- 
ing, Ahithophel hath spoken after this 
manner : shall we do after his saying ? 
if not, speak thou. 

7 And Hushai said unto Absalom, The 
counsel that Ahithophel hath given is 
not good at this time. 

8 For, said Hushai, thou knowest 
thy father and his men, that they 
be mighty men, and they be chafed 
in their minds, as a bear robbed of 
her whelps in the field : and thy 
father is a man of war, and will not 
lodge with the people. 

9 Behold, he is hid now in some pit. 
or in some other place : and it will 
come to pass, when some of them be 
overthrown at the first, that whoso- 
ever heareth it will say, There is a 
slaughter among the people that fol- 
low Absalom. 

10 And he also that is valiant, whose 
heart is as the heart of a lion, shall 
utterly melt : for all Israel knoweth 
that thy father is a mighty man, and 
they which be with him are valiant 
men. 

11 Therefore I counsel that all Israel 
be generally gathered unto thee, from 
Dan even to Beer-sheba, as the sand 
that is by the sea for multitude ; and 
that thou go to battle in thine own 
person. 

12 So shall we come upon him in 
some place where he shall be found, 
and we will light upon him as the 
dew falleth on the ground : and of 
him and of all the men that are with 
him there shall not be left so much 
as one. 

13 Moreover, if he be gotten into a 
city, then shall all Israel bring ropes 
to that city, and we will draw it into 
the river, until there be not one small 
stone found there. 

14 And Absalom and all the men of 
Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the 
Archite is better than the counsel of 
Ahithophel. For the Lord had ap- 
pointed to defeat the good counsel of 
Ahithophel, to the intent that the Lord 
might bring evil upon Absalom. 

15 *f Then said Hushai unto Zadok 
a nd to Abiathar the priests, Thus and 
thus did Ahithophel counsel Absalom 
and the elders of Israel ; and thus and 
thus have I counselled. 

16 Now therefore send quickly, and 
tell David, saying, Lodge not this 
night in the plains of the wilderness, 
but speedily pass over ; lest the king 
be swallowed up, and all the people 
that are with him. 

17 Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz stay- 
ed by En-rogel ; for they might not 
be seen to come into the city : and 
a wench went and told them ; and 
<Sbey went and told king David. 



18 Nevertheless, a lad saw them 
and told Absalom : but they went 
both of them away quickly, and 
came to a man's house in Bahurim, 
which had a well in his court j 
whither they went down. 

19 And the woman took and spread 
a covering over the well's mouth, 
and spread ground corn thereon; 
and the thing was not known. 

20 And when Absalom's servants 
came to the woman to the- house, 
they said, Where is Ahimaaz and 
Jonathan? And the woman said un- 
to them, They be gone over the 
brook of water. And when they had 
sought and could not find them, they 
returned to Jerusalem. 

21 And it came to pass, after they 
were departed, that they came up 
out of the well, and went and told 
king David, and said unto David, 
Arise, and pass quickly over the wa- 
ter : for thus hath Ahithophel coun- 
selled against you. 

22 Then David arose, and all the 
people that icere with him, and they 
passed over Jordan: by the morning 
light there lacked not one of them 
that was not gone over Jordan. 

23 J, And when Ahithophel saw that 
his counsel was not followed, he sad- 
dled his ass, and arose, and gat him 
home to his house, to his city, and 
put his household in order, and bang- 
ed himself, and died, and was buried 
in the sepulchre of his father. 

24 Then David came to Mahanaim. 
And Absalom passed over Jordan, he 
and all the men of Israel with him. 

25 ^f And Absalom made Amasa cap- 
tain of the host instead of Joab s 
which Amasa was a man's son, whose 
name was Ithra an Israelite, that 
went in to Abigail the daughter of 
Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab's 
mother. 

26 So Israel and Absalom pitched 
in the land of Gilead. 

27 1 And it came to pass, when Da- 
vid was come to Mahanaim, that Sho- 
bi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of 
the children of Amnion, and Machir 
the son of Ammiel of Lo-debar, and 
Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim, 

28 Brought beds, and basins, and 
earthen vessels, and wheat, and bar- 
ley, and flour, and parched corn, and 
beans, and lentiles, and parched 
pulse, 

29 And honey, and butter, and 
sheep, and cheese of kine, for David, 
and for the people that were with 
him j to eat : for they said, The peo- 
ple is hungry, and weary, and thirsty, 
in the wilderness. 

CHAPTER XVHI. 

1 David viewing the armies in their march gtveth 
them charge of Absalom. 6 The Israelites are 
sore smitten in the wood of Ephraim. 9 Ab- 
salom, hanging in an oak, is slain by Joab, 
and cast into a pit. 18 Absalom's place. 19 
Ahimaaz and Cushi bring tidings to David 
S3 David mourneth fur Absalom, 

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Absalom is slain. 



II. SAMUEL, XVIII. 



David moumetfo 



AN D David numbered the people 
. that were with him, and set cap- 
tains of thousands and captains of 
hundreds over them. 

2 And David sent forth a third 
part of the people under the hand 
of Joab. and a third part under the 
hand or Abishai the son of Zeruiah, 
Joab's brother, and a third part un- 
der the hand of Ittai the Gittite. 
And the king said unto the people, I 
will surely go forth with you myself 
also. 

3 But the people answered, Thou 
shalt not go forth : for if we flee 
away, they will not care for us ; 
neither if half of us die, will they 
care for us : but now thou art worth 
ten thousand of us : therefore now it 
is better that thou succour us out of 
the city. 

4 And the king said unto them, 
What seemeth you best I will do. 
And the king stood by the gate side, 
and all the people came out by hun- 
dreds and by thousands. 

5 And the king commanded Joab 
and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal 
gently for my sake with the young 
man, even with Absalom. And all the 
people heard when the king gave all 
the captains charge concerning Ab- 
salom. 

6 If So the people went out into the 
field against Israel : and the battle 
was in the wood of Ephraim ; 

7 Where the people of Israel were 
slain before the servants of David, 
and there was there a great slaugh- 
ter that day of twenty thousand 
men. 

8 For the battle was there scattered 
over the face of all the country : and 
the wood devoured more people that 
day than the sword devoured. 

9 Tf And Absalom met the servants 
of David. And Absalom rode upon a 
mule, and the mule went under the 
thick boughs of a great oak, and his 
head caught hold of the oak, and he 
was taken up between the heaven 
and the earth ; and the mule that 
teas under him went away. 

10 And a certain man saw it, and 
told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Ab- 
salom hanged in an oak. 

11 And Joab said unto the man that 
told him, And, behold, thou sawest 
him, and why didst thou not smite 
him there to the ground? and I 
would have given thee ten shekels of 
silver, and a girdle. 

12 And the man said unto Joab, 
Though I should receive a thousand 
shekels of silver in mine hand, yet 
would I not put forth mine hand 
against the king's son: for in our 
hearing the king charged thee and 
Abishai and Ittai, saying, Beware 
that none touch the young man Ab- 
salom. 

13 Otherwise I should have wrought 
falsehood against mine own life •• for 
there is no matter hid from she Kinv 

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and thou thyself wouldest have set 
thyself against me. 

li Then said Joab, I may not tarry 
thus with thee. And he took three 
darts in his hand, and thrust them 
through the heart of Absalom, while 
he was yet alive in the midst of the 
oak. 

15 And ten young men that bare^ 
Joab's armour compassed about and 
smote Absalom, and slew him. 

16 And Joab blew the trumpet, and 
the people returned from pursuing 
after Israel: for Joab held back the 
people. 

17 And they took Absalom, and cast 
him into a great pit in the wood, and 
laid a very great heap of stones upon 
him : and all Israel fled every one tc 
his tent. 

18 <j[ Now Absalom in his lifetime 
had taken and reared up for himself 
a pillar, which is in the king's dale 
for he said, I have no son to keep 
my name in remembrance: and he 
called the pillar after his own name : 
and it is called unto this day, Absa- 
lom's place. 

19 t Then said Ahimaaz the son of' 
Zadok, Let me now run, and bear the 
king tidings, how that the Lord hath 
avenged him of his enemies. 

20 And Joab said unto him, Thou 
shalt not bear tidings this day, but 
thou shalt bear tidings another day 
but this day thou shalt bear no tidings,, 
because the king's son is dead. 

21 Then said Joab to Cushi, Go telL 
the king what thou hast seen. And 
Cushi bowed himself unto Joab, and 1 
ran. 

22 Then said Ahimaaz the son ofr 
Zadok yet again to Joab, But how 
soever, let me. I pray thee, also rum 
after Cushi. And Joab said, Where- 
fore wilt thou run, my son, seeing- 
that thou hast no tidings ready ? 

23 But howsoever, said he, let me- 
run. And he said unto him, Rune 
Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the 
plain, and overran Cushi. 

24 And David sat between the twe 
gates : and the watchman went up tc 
the roof over the gate unto the wall 
and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and 
behold a man running alone. 

25 And the watchman cried, and told 
the king. And the king said, If he be 
alone, there is tidings in his mouth. 
And he came apace, and drew near. 

26 And the watchman saw another 
man running : and the watchman call- 
ed unto the porter, and said, Behold^ 
another man running alone. And the 
king said, He also bringeth tidings. 

27 And the watchman said, Methink* 
eth the running of the foremost is 
like the running of Ahimaaz the son 
of Zadok. And the king said, He is 
a good man, and cometh with good' 
tidings. 

28 And Ahimaaz called, and said un- 
to the king, All is well. And he fell* 
down to the earth upon his face toe- 



for Absalom. 



II. SAMUEL, XIX. The king brought bachc 



fore the king-, and said. Blessed be the 
Lord thy God, which hath delivered 
up the men that lifted up their hand 
against my lord the king. 

29 And the king said, Is the young 
man Absalom safe ? And Ahimaaz an- 
swered, When Joab sent the king's 
servant, and me thy servant, I saw a 
great tumult, but I knew not what 
it was. 

30 And the king said unto him, Turn 
aside, and stand here. And he turned 
aside, and stood still. 

31 And, behold, Cushi came; and 
Cushi said, Tidings, my lord the king : 
for the Lord hath avenged thee this 
day of all them that rose up against 
thee. 

32 And the king said unto Cushi, 7s 
the young man Absalom safe! And 
Cushi answered, The enemies of my 
lord the king, and all that rise against 
thee to do thee hurt, be as that young 
man is. 

33 f And the king was much moved, 
and went up to the chamber over the 
gate, and wept : and as he went, thus 
he said, O my son Absalom! my son, 
my son Absalom ! would God I had 
died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my 
son! 

CHAPTER XIX. 

L Joab causeth the king to cease his mourning-. 9 
The Israelites are earnest to bring the king back. 
11 David sendeth to the priests to incite them of 
Judah. 18 Shimei is pardoned. 24 Mephibo- 
iheth excused. 32 Barzillai dismissed, Chimham 
his son is taken into the king's family. 41 The 
Israelites expostulate with Judah for bringing 
home the king without them. 

AND it was told Joab, Behold, the 
king weepeth and mourneth for 
Absalom. 

2 And the victory that day was turn- 
ed into mourning unto all the peo- 
ple: for the people heard say that 
day how the king was grieved for 
his son. 

3 And the people gat them by stealth 
that day into the city, as people being 
ashamed steal away when they flee in 
battle. 

4 But the king covered his face, and 
the king cried with a loud voice, O 
my son Absalom ! O Absalom, my son, 
my son ! 

5 And Joab came into the house to 
the king, and said, Thou hast shamed 
this day the faces of all thy servants, 
which this day have saved thy life, 
and the lives of thy sons and of thy 
daughters, and the lives of thy wives, 
and the lives of thy concubines ; 

6 In that thou lovest thine enemies, 
and hatest thy friends. For thou hast 
declared this day, that thou regardest 
neither princes nor servants : for this 
day I perceive, that if Absalom had 
lived, and all we had died this day, 
then it had pleased thee well. 

7 Now therefore arise, go forth, and 
speak comfortably unto thy servants : 
for I swear by the Lord, if thou go 
mot forth, there will not tarry one 



with thee this night: and that Willi 
be worse unto thee than all the evili 
that befell thee from thy youth until 
now. 

8 Then the king arose, and sat in the 
gate. And they told unto all the peo- 
ple, saying, Behold, the king doth sit 
in the gate. And all the people came 
before the king : for Israel nad fled 
every man to his tent. 

9 f And all the people were at strife 
throughout all the tribes of Israel, 
saying, The king saved us out of the 
hand of our enemies, and he deliver ■ 
ed us out of the hand of the Philis- 
tines ; and now he is fled out of the 
land for Absalom. 

10 And Absalom, whom we anointed 
over us, is dead in battle. Now there- 
fore why speak ye not a word of bring- 
ing the king back ! 

11 1 And king David sent to Zadofc 
and to Abiathar the priests, saying. 
Speak unto the elders of Judah, say- 
ing, Why are ye the last to bring the 
king back to his house? seeing the 
speech of all Israel is come to the 
king, even to his house. 

12 Ye are my brethren, ye are my 
bones and my flesh: wherefore them 
are ye the last to bring back the 
king? 

13 And say ye to Amasa, Art thorn 
not of my bone, and of my flesh ? God! 
do so to me, and more also, if thou be 
not captain of the host before me con= 
tinually in the room of Joab. 

14 And he bowed the heart of all the 
men of Judah, even as the heart of one 
man ; so that they sent this word unto; 
the king, Return thou, and all thj 
servants. 

15 So the king returned, and came t© 
Jordan. And Judah came to Gilgal, tc 
go to meet the king, to conduct the 
king over Jordan. 

16 If And Shimei the son of Gera, a 
Benjamite, which was of Bahurim £ 
hasted and came down with the mei 
of Judah to meet king David. 

17 And there were a thousand men ot 
Benjamin with him, and Ziba the serv- 
ant of the house of Saul, and his fif 
teen sons and his twenty servants with 
him ; and they went over Jordan be 
fore the king. 

18 And there went over a ferry boatf 
to carry over the king's household, 
and to do what he thought good 
And Shimei the son of Gera fell dowri 
before the king, as he was come ovei 
Jordan ; 

19 And said unto the king, Let not 
my lord impute iniquity unto me, 
neither do thou remember that which 
thy servant did perversely the day 
that my lord the king went out o2 
Jerusalem, that the king should take 
it to his heart. 

20 For thy servant doth know that I 
have sinned : therefore, behold, I am 
come the first this day of all the house 
of Joseph to go down to meet my lom? 
the king. 

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Shimei is pardoned. 



II. SAMUEL, XX 



Barzillai dismissed^ 



21 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah an- 
swered and said ? Shall not Shimei be 
put to death tor this, because he 
cursed the Lord's anointed? 

22 And David said, What have I to 
do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah, that 
ye should this day be adversaries 
unto me? shall there any man be 
put to death this day in Israel? for 
do not I know that I am this day 
king over Israel? 

23 Therefore the king said unto 
Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the 
king sware unto him. 

24 1 And Mephibosheth the son of 
Saul came down to meet the king, and 
had neither dressed his feet, nor trim- 
med his beard, nor washed his clothes, 
from the day the king departed until 
the day he came again hi peace. 

25 And it came to pass, when he was 
come to Jerusalem to meet the king, 
that the king said unto him, Where- 
fore wentest not thou with me, Me- 
phibosheth ? 

26 And he answered, My lord, king, 
my servant deceived me : for thy serv- 
ant said, I will saddle me an ass, that I 
may ride thereon, and go to the king ; 
because thy servant is lame. 

27 And he hath slandered thy serv- 
ant unto my lord the king: but my 
lord the king is as an angel of God : 
do therefore what is good in thine 
eyes. 

28 For all of my father's house were 
but dead men before my lord the 
king : yet didst thou set thy servant 
among them that did eat at thine 
own table. What right therefore 
have I yet to cry any more unto the 
king? 

29 And the king said unto him, Why 
Bpeakest thou any more of thy mat- 
ters? I have said, Thou and Ziba 
divide the land. 

30 And Mephibosheth said unto the 
king, Yea, let him take all, forasmuch 
as my lord the king is come again in 
peace unto his own house. 

31 1 And Barzillai the Gileadite came 
down from Rogelim, and went over 
Jordan with the king, to conduct him 
over Jordan. 

32 Now Barzillai was a very aged 
man, even fourscore years old : and 
he had provided the king of suste- 
nance while he lay at Mahanaim ; for 
tie teas a very great man. 

33 And the king said unto Barzillai, 
Come thou over with me, and I will 
feed thee with me in Jerusalem. 

34 And Barzillai said unto the king. 
How long have I to live, that I should 
go up with the king unto Jerusalem ? 

35 I am this day fourscore years old : 
xnd can I discern between good and 
evil ? can thy servant taste what I eat 
or what I drink ? can I hear any more 
She voice of singing men and singing 
women? wherefore then should thy 
servant be yet a burden unto my lord 
ttie king ? 

36 Thy servant will go a little way 

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over Jordan with the king : and why 
should the king recompense it me 
with such a reward? 

37 Let thy servant, I pray thee, turn 
back again, that I may die in mine 
own city, and be buried by the grave 
of my father and of my mother. But 
behold thy servant Chimham ; let him 
go over with my lord the king; and 
do to him what shall seem good un- 
,to thee. 

38 And the king answered, Chimham 
shall go over with me, and I will do 
to him that which shall seem good 
unto thee : and whatsoever thou shaifc 
require of me, that will I do for 
thee. 

39 And all the people went over Jor- 
dan. And when the king was come 
over, the king kissed Barzillai, and 
blessed him ; and he returned unto 
his own place. 

40 Then the king went on to GilgaL 
and Chimham went on with hims 
and all the people of Judah conduct- 
ed the king, and also half the peo- 
ple of Israel. 

41 1 And, behold, all the men of Is- 
rael came to the king, and said un- 
to tne king. Why have our brethren 
the men or Judah stolen thee away, 
and have brought the king, and his 
household, and all David's men with 
him, over Jordan ? 

42 And all the men of Judah answer- 
ed the men of Israel, Because the king 
is near of kin to us : wherefore then 
be ye angry for this matter? have 
we eaten at all of the king's cost f or 
hath he given us any gift ? 

43 And the men of Israel answered 
the men of Judah, and said, We have 
ten parts in the king, and we have 
also more right in David than ye : 
why then did ye despise us, that our 
advice should not be first had in bring- 
ing back our king ? And the words of 
the men of Judah were fiercer than 
the words of the men of Israel. 

CHAPTER XX. 

1 By occasion of the quarrel, Sheba maketh * 
party in Israel. 3 David's ten concubines are 
skvt up in perpetual prison. 4 Amasa, made 
captain over Judah, is slain by Joab. 14 Joab 
pursueth Sheba unto Abel. 16 A wise woman 
saveth the city by Sheba's head. 23 David'e 
officers. 

AND there happened to be there 
a man of Belial, whose name was 
Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite : 
and he blew a trump t, and said. We 
have no part in David, neither have 
we inheritance in the son of Jesse: 
every man to his tents, O Israel. 

2 So every man of Israel went up 
from after David, and followed Sheba 
the son of Bichri : but the men of 
Judah clave unto their king, from Jor- 
dan even to Jerusalem. 

3 t And David came to his house 
at Jerusalem ; and the king took the 
ten women his concubines, whom he 
had left to keep the house, and put 



Sheba's revolt. 



H. SAMUEL, XXI. 



Three years' famine. 



them in ward, and fed them, but went 
not in unto them. So they were shut 
up unto the day of their death, living 
in widoAvhood. 

I f Then said the king: to Amasa, 
Assemble me the men of Judah with- 
in three days, and be thou here pres- 
ent. 

5 So Amasa went to assemble the 
men of Judah : but he tarried longer 
than the set time which he had ap- 
pointed him. 

6 And David said to Abishai, Now 
shall Sheba the son of Bichri do us 
more harm than did Absalom : take 
thou thy lord's servants, and pursue 
after him, lest he get him fenced 
cities, and escape us. 

7 And there went out after him Joab's 
men, and the Cherethites, and the Pe- 
lethites, and all the mighty men : and 
they went out of Jerusalem, to pursue 
after Sheba the son of Bichri. 

8 When they were at the great stone 
which is in Gibeon, Amasa Avent be- 
fore them. And Joab's garment that 
he had put on was girded unto him, 
and upon it a girdle nrith a SAvord 
fastened upon his loins in the sheath 
thereof; and as he went forth it fell 
out. 

9 And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou 
in health, my brother ? And Joab took 
Amasa by the beard Avith the right 
hand to kiss him. 

10 But Amasa took no heed to the 
Bword that was in Joab's hand : so he 
smote him thereAvith in the fifth rib, 
and shed out his bowels to the ground, 
and struck him not again ; and he 
died. So Joab and Abishai his broth- 
er pursued after Sheba the son of 
Bichri. 

II And one of Joab's men stood by 
him, and said, He that favoureth 
Joab, and he that is for Da\id, let 
him go after Joab. 

12 And Amasa wallowed in blood 
in the midst of the highAvay. And 
when the man saAv that all the peo- 
ple stood still, he removed Amasa out 
of the highway into the field, and cast 
a cloth upon him, when he saAv that 
every one that came by him stood 
still. 

13 When he was removed out of the 
highway, all the people Avent on after 
Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son 
of Bichri. 

11 1 And he went through all the 
tribes of Israel unto Abel, and to Beth- 
maachah, and all the Berites : and they 
were gathered together, and Avent also 
after him. 

15 And they came and besieged him 
in Abel of Beth-maachah, and they cast 
up a bank against the city, and it 
stood in the trench : and all the peo- 
ple that were Avith Joab battered the 
wall, to throw it doA\n. 

16 *|f Then cried a wise woman out 
of the city, Hear, hear ; say, I pray 
you, unto Joab, Come near hither, 
£bat T may speak with thee. 



17 And when he was come near unto 
her, the woman said, Art thou Joab t 
And he ansAvered^I am he. Then she 
said unto him, Hear the words of 
thine handmaid. And he answered, I 
do hear. 

18 Then she spake, saying, They were 
AA-ont to speak in old tune, saying, 
They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: 
and so they ended the matter. 

19 I am one of them that are peace- 
able and faithful in Israel : thou seek- 
est to destroy a city and a mother in 
Israel : why wilt thou swallow up the 
inheritance of the Lord ? 

20 And Joab answered and said, Far 
be it, far be it from me, that I should 
swalloAv up or destroy. 

21 The matter is not so : but a man 
of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of 
Bichri by name, hath lifted up his 
hand against the king, even against 
David : deliver him only, and I Avill 
depart from the city. And the woman 
said unto Joab, Behold, his head shall 
be thrown to thee oa er the Avail. 

22 Then the woman Avent unto all 
the people in her Avisdom : and they 
cut off the head of Sheba the son of 
Bichri, and cast it out to Joab. And 
he blew a trumpet, and they retired 
from the city, every man to his tent. 
And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto 
the king. 

23 ^[ Noav Joab was over all the hos<t 
of Israel : and Benaiah the son of Je- 
ll oiada was over the Cherethites and 
over the Pelethites : 

21 And Adoram was over the trib- 
ute : and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahi 
lud was recorder : 

25 And Sheva was scribe : and Zadok 
and Abiathar were the priests : 

26 And Ira also the Jairite Avas a 
chief ruler about David. 

CHAPTER XXI. 

1 The three years' famine for the Giheonites ceas* 
eth, by hanging seven of Saul's sons. 10 Ria* 
pah's kindness vnto the dead. 12 David buneth 
the hones of Saul and Jonathan in his father'* 
sepulchre. 15 Four battles against the Philis* 
tines, wherein four valiants of David slay four 
giants. 

THEN there was a famine in the 
days of David three years, year 
after year : and David inquired of the 
Lord. And the Lord answered, It is 
for Saul, and for his bloody house, be- 
cause he slew the Gibeonites. 

2 And the king called the Gibeonites, 
and said unto them ; (now the Gibeon- 
ites were not of the children of Israel, 
but of the remnant of the Amorites ; 
and the children of Israel had sworn 
unto them : and Saul sought to slay 
them in his zeal to the children of 
Israel and Judah :) 

3 Wherefore David said unto the 
Gibeonites, What shall I do for you ? 
and whereAAith shall I make the atone- 
ment, that ye may bless the inherit- 
ance of the Lord? 

1 And the Gibeonites said unto him, 
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SauVs sons hanged. 



II. SAMUEL, XXII. David's thanksgiving. 



We will have no silver nor gold of 
Saul, nor of his house ; neither for us 
shalt thou kill any man in Israel. And 
he said, What ye shall say, that will I 
do for you. 

5 And they answered the king, The 
man that consumed us, and that de- 
vised against us that we should be 
destroyed from remaining in any of 
the coasts of Israel, 

6 Let seven men of his sons be deliv- 
ered unto us, and we will hang them 
up unto the Lord in Gibeah of Saul, 
whom the Lord did choose. And the 
king said, I will give them. 

7 But the king spared Mephibosheth, 
the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, 
because of the Lord's oath that was 
between them, between David and 
Jonathan the son of Saul. 

8 But the king took the two sons of 
Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom 
she bare unto Saul, Armoni and Me- 
phibosheth ; and the Ave sons of Mi- 
chal the daughter of Saul, whom she 
brought up for Adriel the son of Bar- 
ziilai the Meholathite : 

9 And he delivered them into the 
hands of the Gibeonites, and they 
hanged them in the hill before the 
Lord : and they fell all seven togeth- 
er, and were put to death in the days 
of harvest, in the first days, in the be- 
ginning of barley harvest. 

10 U And Rizpah the daughter of 
Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for 
her upon the rock, from the begin- 
ning of harvest until water dropped 
upon them out of heaven, and suffer- 
ed neither the birds of the air to rest 
on them by day, nor the beasts of the 
field by night. 

11 And it was told David what Riz- 

Eah the daughter of Aiah, the concu- 
ine of Saul, had done. 

12 f And David went and took the 
bones of Saul and the bones of Jona- 
than his son from the men of Jabesh- 

f;ilead, which had stolen them from 
he street of Beth-shan, where the 
Philistines had hanged them, when 
the Philistines had slain Saul in Gil- 
boa : 

13 And he brought up from thence 
the bones of Saul and the bones of 
Jonathan his son : and they gath- 
ered the bones of them that were 
hanged. 

14 And the bones of Saul and Jona- 
than his son buried they in the coun- 
try of Benjamin in Zelah, in the sepul- 
chre of Kish his father : and they per- 
formed all that the king commanded. 
And after that God was entreated for 
the land. 

15 % Moreover the Philistines had 
yet war again with Israel ; and Da- 
vid went down, and his servants with 
him, and fought against the Philis- 
tines : and David waxed faint. 

16 And Ishbi-benob, which was of 
the sons of the giant, the weight of 
whose spear weighed three hundred 
shekels of brass in weight, he being 

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girded with a new sword, thought to 
have slain David. 

17 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah 
succoured him, and smote the Philis- 
tine, and killed him. Then the men 
of David sware Tinto him, saying, 
Thou shalt go no more out with us 
to battle, that thou quench not the 
light of Israel. 

18 And it came to pass after this, 
that there was again a battle with 
the Philistines at Gob : then Sibbe- 
chai the Hushathite slew Saph, which 
was of the sons of the giant. 

19 And there was again a battle in 
Gob with the Philistines, where Elha- 
nan the son of Jaare-oregim, a Beth- 
lehemite, slew the brother of Goliath 
the Gittite, the staff of whose spear 
was like a weaver's beam. 

20 And there was yet a battle in 
Gath. where was a man of great stat- 
ure, that had on every hand six fin- 
gers, and on every foot six toes, four 
and twenty in number ; and he also 
was born to the giant. 

21 And when he defied Israel, Jona- 
than the son of Shimeah the brother 
of David slew him. 

22 Thes^ four were born to the 
giant in Gath, and fell by the hand 
of David, and by the hand of his 
servants. 

CHAPTER XXII. 

A ptalm of thanksgiving for Gud's powerful deliv- 
erance, and manifold blessings. 

AND David spake unto the Lord the 
. words of this song, in the day 
that the Lord had delivered him out 
of the hand of all his enemies, and 
out of the hand of Saul : 

2 And he said, The Lord is my 
rock, and my fortress, and my deliv- 
erer ; 

3 The God of my rock ; in him will 
I trust : he is my shield, and the 
horn of my salvation, my high tow- 
er, and my refuge, my saviour; thou 
savest me from violence. 

4 I will call on the Lord, who is 
worthy to be praised : so shall I be 
saved from mine enemies. 

5 When the waves of death com- 
passed me, the floods of ungodly men 
made me afraid ; 

6 The sorrows of hell compassed me 
about ; the snares of death prevented 
me. 

7 In my distress I called upon the 
Lord, and cried to my God : and he 
did hear my voice out of his temple, 
and my cry did enter into his ears. 

8 Then the earth shook and trem- 
bled ; the foundations of heaven 
moved and shook, because he was 
wroth. 

9 There went up a smoke out of bis 
nostrils, and fire out of his month 
devoured : coals were kindled by it. 

10 He bowed the heavens also, and 
came down ; and darkness was under 
his feet. 

11 And he rode upon a cherub, and 



David's psalm 



II. SAMUEL, XXIII. 



of thanksgiving. 



did fly : and he was seen upon the 
wings of the wind. 

12 And he made darkness pavilions 
round about him, dark waters, and 
thick clouds of the skies. 

13 Through the brightness before 
him were coals of fire kindled. 

14 The Lord thundered from heav- 
en, and the Most High uttered his 
voice. 

15 And he sent out arrows, and 
scattered them ; lightning, and dis- 
comfited them. 

16 And the channels of the sea ap- 
peared, the foundations of the world 
were discovered, at the rebuking of 
the Lord, at the blast of the breath 
of his nostrils. 

17 He sent from above, he took me ; 
he drew me out of many waters : 

18 He delivered me from my strong 
enemy, and from them that hated me : 
for they were too strong for me. 

19 They prevented me in the day of 
my calamity : but the Lord was my 
stay. 

20 He brought me forth also into a 
large place : he delivered me, because 
he delighted in me. 

21 The Lord rewarded me accord- 
ing to my righteousness ; according 
to the cleanness of my hands hath 
he recompensed me. 

22 For I have kept the ways of the 
Lord, and have not wickedly depart- 
ed from my God. 

23 For all his judgments were before 
me : and as for his statutes, I did not 
depart from them. 

24 I was also upright before him, 
and have kept myself from mine in- 
iquity. 

25 Therefore the Lord hath recom- 
pensed me according to my right- 
eousness ; according to my cleanness 
in his eyesight. 

26 With the merciful thou wilt shew 
thyself merciful, and with the up- 
right man thou wilt shew thyself up- 
right. 

27 With the pure thou wilt shew 
thyself pure ; and with the froward 
thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury. 

28 And the afflicted people thou wilt 
save : but thine eyes are upon the 
haughty, that thou mayest bring 
them down. 

29 For thou art my lamp, O Lord : 
and the Lord will lighten my dark- 
ness. 

30 For by thee I have run through 
a troop : by my God have I leaped 
over a wall. 

31 As for God, his way is perfect ; 
the word of the Lord is tried : he is 
a buckler to all them that trust in 
him. 

32 For who is God, save the Lord? 
and who is a rock, save our God ? 

33 God is my strength and power ; 
and he maketh my way perfect. 

34 He maKeth my feet like hinds' 
feet ; and setteth me upon my high 
places. 



35 He teacheth my hands to war ; so 
that a bow of steel is broken by mine 
arms. 

36 Thou hast also given me the shield 
of thy salvation: and thy gentleness 
hath made me great. 

37 Thou hast enlarged my steps 
under me; so that my feet did not 
slip. 

38 I have pursued mine enemies, and 
destroyed them ; and turned not again 
until I had consumed them. 

39 And I have consumed them, and 
wounded them, that they could not 
arise : yea, they are fallen under my 
feet. 

40 For thou hast girded me with 
strength to battle : them that rose up 
against me hast thou subdued under 
me. 

41 Thou hast also given me the necks 
of mine enemies, that I might destroy 
them that hate me. 

42 They looked, but there was none 
to save ; even unto the Lord, but he 
answered them not. 

43 Then did I beat them as small as 
the dust of the earth : I did stamp 
them as the mire of the street, and 
did spread them abroad. 

44 Thou also hast delivered me from 
the strivings of my people, thou hast 
kept me to be head of the heathen : a 
people which I knew not shall serve 
me. 

45 Strangers shall submit themselves 
unto me : as soon as they hear, they 
shall be obedient unto me. 

46 Strangers shall fade away, and 
they shall be afraid out of their close 
places. 

47 The Lord liveth ; and blessed be 
my rock ; and exalted be the God of 
the rock of my salvation. 

48 It is God that avengeth me, and 
that bringeth down the people under 
me, 

49 And that bringeth me forth from 
mine enemies : thou also hast lifted me 
up on high above them that rose up 
against me : thou hast delivered me 
from the violent man. 

50 Therefore I will give thanks unto 
thee, O Lord, among the heathen, and 
I will sing praises unto thy name. 

51 He is the tower of salvation for 
his king : and sheweth mercy to his 
anointed, unto David, and to his seed 
for evermore. 

CHAPTER XXm. 

1 David, in his last words, prof esseth his faith in 
God's promises to be beyond sense or experience. 
6 The different state of the wicked. 8 A cata- 
logue of David's mighty men. 

NOW these be the last words of Da- 
vid. David the son of Jesse said, 
and the man who was raised up on 
high, the anointed of the God or Ja- 
cob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, 
said, 

2 The Spirit of the Lord spake by 
me. and his word was in my tongue. 

3 Tne God of Israel said, the Rock of 

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Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over 
men must be just, ruling in the fear of 
God. 

4 And he shall be as the light of the 
morning, when the sun riseth, even a 
morning without clouds ; as the ten- 
der grass springing out of the earth 
by clear shining after rain. 

5 Although my house be not so with 
God ; yet he hath made with me an 
everlasting covenant, ordered in all 
things, and sure : for this is all my 
salvation, and all my desire, although 
he make it not to grow. 

6 % But the sons of Belial shall be all 
of them as thorns thrust away, because 
they cannot be taken with hands : 

7 But the man that shall touch them 
must be fenced with iron and the staff 
of a spear ; and they shall be utterly 
burned with fire in the same place. 

8 H These be the names of the mighty 
men whom David had : The Tachmonite 
that sat in the seat, chief among the 
captains ; the same was Adino the Ez- 
nite : he lifted up his spear against eight 
hundred, whom he slew at one time. 

9 And after him was Eleazar the son 
of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three 
mighty men with David, when they 
defied the Philistines that were there 
gathered together to battle, and the 
men of Israel were gone away : 

10 He arose, and smote the Philis- 
tines until his hand was weary, and 
his hand clave unto the sword : and 
the Lord wrought a great victory that 
day ; and the people returned after 
him only to spoil. 

11 And after him was Shammah the 
eon of Agee the Hararite. And the 
Philistines were gathered together 
into a troop, where was a 
ground full of lentiles : and 
pie fled from the Philistines. 

12 But he stood in the midst of the 
ground, and defended it, and slew the 
Philistines : and the Lord wrought a 
great victory. 

13 And three of the thirty chief went 
down, and came to David in the har- 
rest time unto the cave of Adullam: 
and the troop of the Philistines pitch- 
ed in the valley of Rephaim. 

14 And David was then in a hold, and 
the garrison of the Philistines was 
then in Beth-lehem. 

15 And David longed, and said, Oh 
that one would give me drink of the 
water of the well of Beth-lehem, which 
is by the gate ! 

16 And the three mighty men brake 
through the host of the Philistines, 
and drew water out of the well of Beth- 
lehem, that was by the gate, and took 
tt, ana brought it to David : neverthe- 
less he would not drink thereof, but 
poured it out unto the Lord. 

17 And he said, Be it far from me. O 
Lord, that I should do this : is not this 
the blood of the men that went in 
jeopardy of their lives ? therefore he 
would not drink it. These things did 
Unese three mighty men. 

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II. SAMUEL, XXIV. David's mighty meric 

18 And Abishai, the brother of Joab s 
the son of Zeruiah, was chief among 
three. And he lifted up his spear 
against three hundred, and slew them^ 
and had the nam j among three. 

19 Was he not most honourable of 
three ! therefore he was their captain 
howbeit he attained not unto the first 
three. 

20 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiadaj 
the son of a valiant man, of KabzeeL 
who had done many acts, he slew two 
lionlike men of Moab : he went down 
also and slew a lion in the midst of a 
pit in time of snow. 

21 And he slew an Egyptian, a good- 
ly man : and the Egyptian had a 
spear in his hand ; but he went down 
to him with a staff, and plucked the 
spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and 
slew him with his own spear. 

22 These things did Benaiah the son 
of Jehoiada, and had the name among 
three mighty men. 

23 He was more honourable than the 
thirty, but he attained not to the first 
three. And David set him over his 
guard. 

24 Asahel the brother of Joab was 
one of the thirty ; Elhanan the son 
of Dodo of Beth-lehem, 

25 Shammah the Harodite, Elika the 
Harodite, 

26 Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of 
Ikkesh the Tekoite, 

27 Abiezer the Anethothite, Mebun 
nai the Hushathite, 

28 Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the 
Netophathite, 

29 Heleb the son of Baanah, a Netoph- 
athite, Ittai the son of Ribai out of 
Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, 

30 Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddal 
of the brooks of Gaash, 

31 Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azma- 
veth the Barhumite, 

32 Eliahba the Shaalbonite, of the 
sons of Jaehen. Jonathan, 

33 Shammah the Hararite, Allium the 
son of Sharar the Hararite, 

34 Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the 
son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son 
of Ahithophel the Gilonite, 

35 Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the 
Arbite, 

36 Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, 
Bani the Gadite, 

37 Zelek the Ammonite, Nahari the 
Beerothite, armourbearer to Joab the 
son of Zeruiah, 

38 Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite, 

39 Uriah the Hittite : thirty and seven 
in all. 

CHAPTER XXIY. 



piece of 
the peo- 



David, tempted by Satan, forceth Joab to number 
the people. 5 The captains, in nine months and 
twenty days, bring the muster of thirteen hundred 
thousand fighting men. 10 David, having three 
plagues propounded by Oad, repenteth, and 
chooseth the three days' pestilence, lb After the 
death of threescore and ten thousand, David by 
repentance preventeth the destruction of Jerusa- 
lem. IB David, by Gad's direction, purchasetk 
Araunah's threshing floor ; inhere having sacri-- 
ficed, the plague staytth 



The people numbered. II. SAMUEL, XXIV. Three days' pestilence^ 



AND again the anger of the Lord 
J\ was kindled against Israel, and he 
imbved David against them to say, Go, 
number Israel and Judah. 

2 For the king said to Joab the 
captain of the host, which was with 
him. Go now through all the tribes 
of Israel, from Dan even to Beer- 
sheba, and number ye the people, 
that I may know the number of the 
people. 

3 And Joab said unto the king, Now 
the Lord thy God add unto the peo- 

§le, how many soever they be, a hun- 
redfold, and that the eyes of my 
lord the king may see it: but why 
doth my lord the king delight in 
this thing! 

4 Notwithstanding the king's word 
prevailed against Joab, and against 
the captains of the host. And Joab 
and the captains of the host went 
out from the presence of the king, to 
number the people of Israel. 

5 1 And they passed over Jordan, 
and pitched in Aroer, on the right 
side of the city that lieth in the midst 
of the river of Gad, and toward Ja- 
eer: 

6 Then they came to Gilead, and to 
the land of Tahtim-hodshi ; and they 
came to Dan-jaan, and about to Zi- 
don, 

7 And came to the strong hold of 
Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hi- 
vites, and of the Canaanites : and they 
went out to the south of Judah, even 
to Beer-sheba. 

8 So when they had gone through all 
the land, they came to Jerusalem at 
the end of nine months and twenty 
days. 

9 And Joab gave up the sum of the 
number of the people unto the king: 
and there were in Israel eight hun- 
dred thousand valiant men that drew 
the sword ; and the men of Judah were 
five hundred thousand men. 

10 1 And David's heart smote him 
after that he had numbered the peo- 

Fle. And David said unto the Lord, 
have sinned greatly in that I have 
done : and now, I beseech thee, O 
Lord, take away the iniquity of thy 
servant; for I nave done very fool- 
ishly. 

11 For when David was up in the 
morning, the word of the Lord came 
unto the prophet Gad, David's seer, 
saying, 

12 Go and say unto David, Thus saith 
the Lord, I offer thee three things; 
choose thee one of them, that I may 
do it unto thee. 

13 So Gad came to David, and told 
him, and said unto him, Shall seven 
years of famine come unto thee in 
thy land! or wilt thou flee three 
months before thine enemies, while 



they pursue thee? or that there be 
three days' pestilence in thy land ! 
now advise, and see what answer I 
shall return to him that sent me. 

14 And Dav^d said unto Gad, I am 
in a great strait : let us fall now into 
the hand of the Lord ; for his mer- 
cies are great : and let me not fall 
into the hand of man. 

15 1 So the Lord sent a pestilence 
upon Israel from the morning even 
to the time appointed : and there died 
of the people from Dan even to Beer- 
sheba seventy thousand men. 

16 And when the angel stretched out 
his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy 
it, the Lord repented him of the evil, 
and said to the angel that destroyed 
the people. It is enough : stay now 
thine hand. And the angel of the 
Lord was by the threshingplace of 
Araunah the Jebusite. 

17 And David spake unto the Lord 
when he saw the angel that smote 
the people, and said, Lo, I have sin- 
ned, and I have done wickedly : but 
these sheep, what have they done! 
let thine hand, I pray thee, be against 
me, and against my father's house. 

18 1 And Gad came that day to Da 
vid, and said unto him, Go up, rear 
an altar unto the Lord in the thresh < 
ingfloor of Araunah the Jebusite. 

19 And David, according to the say. 
ing of Gad, went up as the Lord com- 
manded. 

20 And Araunah looked, and saw the 
king and his servants coming on to- 
ward him : and Araunah went out, 
and bowed himself before the king 
on his face upon the ground. 

21 And Araunah said, Wherefore is 
my lord the king come to his serv. 
ant! And David said, To buy the 
threshingfloor of thee, to build an 
altar unto the Lord, that the plague 
may be stayed from the people. 

22 And Araunah said unto David, 
Let my lord the king take and offer 
up what seemeth good unto him : be- 
hold, here be oxen for burnt sacrifice, 
and threshing instruments and other 
instruments of the oxen for wood. 

23 All these things did Araunah, as a 
king, give unto the king. And Arau- 
nah said unto the king, The Lord thy 
God accept thee. 

24 And the king said unto Araunah, 
Nay ; but I will surely buy it of thee 
at a price : neither will I offer burnt 
offerings unto the Lord my God of 
that which doth cost me nothing. So 
David bought the threshingfloor and 
the oxen for fifty shekels of silver. 

25 And David Tbuilt there an altar 
unto the Lord, and offered burnt 
offerings and peace offerings. So the 
Lord was entreated for the land, and 
the plague was stayed from Israel. 

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THE FIRST BOOK OF THE KINGS, 

COMMONLY CALLED, 

THE THIRD BOOK OF THE KINGS. 



CHAPTER I. 

1 Abishag cherisheth David in his extreme age. 5 
Adonijah, David's darling, usurpeth the kingdom. 
11 By the counsel of Nathan, 15 Bath-sheba mov- 
elh the king, 22 and Nathan secondeth her. 28 
David reneweth his oath to Bath-sheba. 32 Sol- 
omon, by David's appointment, being anointed 
king by Zadok and Nathan, the people triumph. 41 
Jonathan bringing these news, Adonijah's guests 
fly. 50 Adomjah, flying to the horns of the al- 
tar, upon his good behaviour is dismissed by 
Solomon. 

NOW king David was old and strick- 
en in years ; and they covered 
him with clothes, but he gat no heat. 

2 Wherefore his servants said unto 
him, Let there be sought for my lord 
the king a young virgin : and let her 
stand before the king, and let her 
cherish Mm, and let ner lie in thy 
bosom, that my lord the king may 
get heat. 

3 So they sought for a fair damsel 
throughout all the coasts of Israel, 
and found Abishag a Shunammite, 
and brought her to the king. 

4 And the damsel ivas very fair, and 
cherished the king, and ministered to 
him : but the king knew her not. 

5 5 Then Adonijah the son of Hag- 

fith exalted himself, saying, I will be 
ing: and he prepared him chariots 
and horsemen, and fifty men to run 
before him. 

6 And his father had not displeased 
him at any time in saying, Why hast 
thou done so » and he also was a very 
goodly man ; and his mother bare him 
after Absalom. 

7 And he conferred with Joab the 
son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar 
the priest : and they following Ado- 
nijah helped him. 

8 But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah 
the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the 
prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the 
mighty men which belonged to David, 
were not with Adonijah. 

9 And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen 
and fat cattle by the stone of Zohe- 
leth, which is by En-rogel. and called 
all his brethren the king's sons, and 
all the men of Judah the king's serv- 
ants : 

10 But Nathan the prophet, and Be- 
naiah, and the mighty men, and Solo- 
mon his brother, he called not. 

11 U Wherefore Nathan spake unto 
Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon, 
saying, Hast thou not heard that 
Adonijah the son of Haggith doth 
reign, and David our lord knoweth it 
not* 

12 Now therefore come, let me, I 
pray thee, give thee counsel, that 
thou mayest save thine own life, and 
the life of thy son Solomon. 

13 Go and get thee in unto king 

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David, and say unto him, Didst not 
thou, my lord, O king, swear unto 
thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly 
Solomon thy son shall reign after 
me, and he shall sit upon my throne ? 
why then doth Adonijah reign * 

H Behold, while thou yet talkest 
there with the king, I also will come 
in after thee, and confirm thy words. 

15 If And Bath-sheba went in un- 
to the king into the chamber : and 
the king was very old ; and Abishag 
the Shunammite ministered unto the 
king. 

16 And Bath-sheba bowed, and did 
obeisance unto the king. And the 
king said, What wouldest thou* 

17 And she said unto him, My lord, 
thou swarest by the Lord thy God 
unto thine handmaid, saying, As- 
suredly Solomon thy son shall reign 
after me, and he shall sit upon my 
throne. 

18 And now, behold, Adonijah reign- 
eth ; and now, my lord the king, 
thou knowest it not : 

19 And he hath slain oxen and fat 
cattle and sheep in abundance, and 
hath called all the sons of the king, 
and Abiathar the priest, and Joab the 
captain of the host : but Solomon thy 
servant hath he not called. 

20 And thou, my lord, O king, the 
eyes of all Israel are upon thee, that 
thou shouldest tell them who shall 
sit on the throne of my lord the 
king after him. 

21 Otherwise it shall come to pass, 
when my lord the king shall sleep 
with his fathers, that I and my son 
Solomon shall be counted offenders. 

22 1 And, lo, while she yet talked 
with the king, Nathan the prophet 
also came in. 

23 And they told the king, saying. 
Behold Nathan the prophet. Ana 
when he was come in before the 
king, he bowed himself before the 
king with his face to the ground. 

24 And Nathan said, My lord. O 
king, hast thou said, Adonijah snail 
reign after me, and he shall sit up- 
on my throne ? 

25 For he is gone down this day, 
and hath slain oxen and fat cattle 
and sheep in abundance, and hath 
called all the king's sons, and the 
captains of the host, and Abiathar 
the priest ; and ; behold, they eat and 
drink before him, and say, God save 
king Adonijah. 

26 But me, even me thy servant, 
and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah 
the son of Jehoiada, and thy servant 
Solomon, hath he not called. 

27 Is this thing done by my lord 
the king, and thou hast not shewed 



Solomon is 



I. KINGS, II. 



anointed king. 



it unto thy servant, who should sit 
on the throne of my lord the king 
after him 1 

28 1[ Then king David answered and 
said, Call me Bath-sheba. And she 
came into the king's presence, and 
stood before the king. 

29 And the king sware. and said, 
As the Lord liveth, that hath re- 
deemed my soul out of all distress, 

30 Even as I sware unto thee by 
the Lord God of Israel, saying, As- 
suredly Solomon thy son shall reign 
after me, and he shall sit upon my 
throne in my stead ; even so will I 
certainly do this day. 

31 Then Bath-sheba bowed with her 
face to the earth, and did reverence 
to the king, and said, Let my lord 
king David live for ever. 

32 % And king David said, Call me 
Zadok the priest, and Nathan the 

Erophet, and Benaiah the son of Je- 
oiada. And they came before the 
king. 

33 The king also said unto them, 
Take with you the servants of your 
lord, and cause Solomon my son to 
ride upon mine own mule, and bring 
him down to Gihon : 

34 And let Zadok the priest and 
Nathan the prophet anoint him there 
king over Israel : and blow ye with 
the trumpet, and say, God save king 
Solomon. 

35 Then ye shall come up after 
him, that he may come and sit upon 
my throne ; for he shall be king in 
my stead : and I have appointed him 
to be ruler over Israel and over Ju- 
dah. 

36 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada 
answered the king, and said, Amen : 
the Lord God of my lord the king 
say so too. 

37 As the Lord hath been with my 
lord the king, even so be he with 
Solomon, and make his throne great- 
er than the throne of my lord king 
David. 

38 So Zadok the priest, and Nathan 
the prophet, and Benaiah the son of 
Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and 
the Pelethites, went down, and caused 
Solomon to ride upon king David's 
mule, and brought him to Gihon. 

39 And Zadok the priest took a 
horn of oil out of the tabernacle, 
and anointed Solomon. And they 
blew the trumpet ; and all the peo- 
ple said, God save king Solomon. 

40 And all the people came up after 
him, and the people piped with pipes, 
and rejoiced with great joy, so that 
the earth rent with the sound of 
them. 

41 1 And Adonijah and all the 
guests that were with him heard it 
as they had made an end of eating. 
And when Joab heard' the sound of 
the trumpet, he said, Wherefore is 
this' noise of the city being in an up- 
roar! 

42 And while he yet spake, behold, 



Jonathan the son of Abiathar the 

Eriest came : and Adonijah said unto 
im, Come in ; for thou art a valiant 
man, and bringest good tidings. 

43 And Jonathan answered and said 
to Adonijah, Verily our lord king Da- 
vid hath made Solomon king. 

44 And the king hath sent with him 
Zadok the priest, and Nathan the 

Erophet, and Benaiah the son of Je- 
oiada, and the Cherethites, and the 
Pelethites, and they have caused him 
to ride upon the king's mule : 

45 And Zadok the priest and Nathan 
the prophet have anointed him king 
in Gihon : and they are come up from 
thence rejoicing, so that the city rang 
again. This is the noise that ye have 
heard. 

46 And also Solomon sitteth on the 
throne of the kingdom. 

47 And moreover the king's servants 
came to bless our lord king David, say- 
ing, God make the name of Solomon 
better than thy name, and make his 
throne greater than thy throne. And 
the king bowed himself upon the bed. 

48 And also thus said the king, Bless- 
ed be the Lord God of Israel, which 
hath given one to sit on my throne 
this day, mine eyes even seeing it. 

49 And all the guests that were with 
Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, 
and went every man his way. 

50 If And Adonijah feared because 
of Solomon, and arose, and went, 
and caught hold on the horns of the 
altar. 

51 And it was told Solomon, saying, 
Behold, Adonijah feareth king Solo- 
mon : for, lo, he hath caught hold on 
the horns of the altar, saying, Let 
king Solomon swear unto me to day 
that he will not slay his servant with 
the sword. 

52 And Solomon said, If he will shew 
himself a worthy man, there shall not 
a hair of him fall to the earth : but if 
wickedness shall be found in him, he 
shall die. 

53 So king Solomon sent, and they 
brought him down from the altar. 
And he came and bowed himself to 
king Solomon : and Solomon said 
unto him, Go to thine house. 

CHAPTER II. 

1 David, having given a charge is Solomon, 3 of 
religiousness, 5 of Joab, 7 of Barzillai, 8 of 
Shimei, 10 dieth. 12 Solomon succeedeth. 13 
Adonijah, moving ISath-sheba to sue unto Solo- 
mon for Abishag, is put to death. 26 Abiathar, 
having his life given him, is deprived of the 
priesthood. 28 Joab fleeing to the horns of the 
altar is there slain. 35 Benaiah is put in Joab's 
room, and Zadok in Abiathar's. 36 Shimei, con- 
fined lo Jerusalem, by occasion of going thence 
to Gath, is put to death. 

"VTOW the days of David drew 
J/\ nigh that he should die ; and he 
charged Solomon his son, saying, 

2 I go the way of all the earth : be 
thou strong therefore, and shew thy- 
self a man ; 

3 And keep the charge of the Lord 

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Adonijah and 



thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep 
his statutes, and his commandments, 
and his judgments, and his testimo- 
nies, as it is written in the law of 
Moses, that thou mayest prosper in 
all that thou doest, and whitherso- 
ever thou turnest thyself : 

4 That the Lord may continue his 
word which he spake concerning me, 
saying, If thy children take heed to 
their way, to walk before me in truth 
with all their heart and with all their 
soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) 
a man on the throne of Israel. 

5 Moreover thou knowest also what 
Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, 
ayid what he did to the two captains 
of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the 
son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son 
of Jether, whom he slew, and shed 
the blood of war in peace, and put 
the blood of war upon his girdle that 
was about his loins, and in his shoes 
that were on his feet. 

6 Do therefore according to thy wis- 
dom, and let not his hoar head go 
down to the grave in peace. 

7 But shew kindness unto the sons of 
Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them 
be of those that eat at thy table : for 
so they came to me when I fled be- 
cause of Absalom thy brother. 

8 And, behold, thou hast with thee 
Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite 
of Bahurim, which cursed me with a 
grievous curse in the day when I went 
to Mahanaim : but he came down to 
meet me at Jordan, and I sware to 
him by the Lord, saying, I will not 
put thee to death with the sword. 

9 Now therefore hold him not guilt- 
less : for thou art a wise man, and 
knowest what thou oughtest to do un- 
to him ; but his hoar head bring thou 
down to the grave with blood. 

10 So David slept with his fathers, 
and was buried in the city of David. 

11 And the days that David reigned 
over Israel were forty years : seven 
years reigned he in Hebron, and thir- 
ty and three years reigned he in Jeru- 
salem. 

12 1 Then sat Solomon upon the 
throne of David his father ; and his 
kingdom was established greatly. 

13 % And Adonijah the son or Hag- 
gith came to Bath-sheba the mother of 
Solomon. And she said, Comest thou 
peaceably ? And he said, Peaceably. 

11 He said moreover, I have some- 
what to say unto thee. And she said, 
Say on. 

15 And he said, Thou knowest that 
the kingdom was mine, and that all 
Israel set their faces on me, that I 
should reign : howbeit the kingdom 
is turned about, and is become my 
brother's : for it was his from the 
Lord. 

16 And now I ask one petition of 
thee, deny me not. And she said unto 
him, Say on. 

17 And he said, Speak, I pray thee, 
unto Solomon the king, (for he will 

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not say thee nay,) that he give 
Abishag the Shuhammite to wife. 

18 And Bath-sheba said, Well ; I will 
speak for thee unto the king. 

19 1 Bath-sheba therefore went unto 
king Solomon, to speak unto him for 
Adonijah. And the king rose up to 
meet her, and bowed himself unto 
her, and sat down on his throne, and 
caused a seat to be set for the king's 
mother; and she sat on his light 
hand. 

20 Then she said, I desire one small 
petition of thee ; I pray thee, say me 
not nay. And the king said unto her, 
Ask on, my mother ; for I will not say 
thee nay. 

21 And she said, Let Abishag the 
Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy 
brother to wife. 

22 And king Solomon answered and 
said unto his mother, And why dost 
thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for 
Adonijah ? ask for him the kingdom 
also; for he is mine elder brother; 
even for him, and for Abiathar the 
priest, and for Joab the son of Zer- 
uiah. 

23 Then king Solomon sware by the 
Lord, saying, God do so to me, and 
more also, if Adonijah have not spok- 
en this word against his own life. 

24 Now therefore, as the Lord liv- 
eth, which hath established me, and 
set me on the throne of David my fa- 
ther, and who hath made me a house, 
as he promised, Adonijah shall be put 
to death this day. 

25 And king Solomon sent by the 
hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada ; 
and he fell upon him that he died. 

26 IF And unto Abiathar the priest 
said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, 
unto thine own fields; for thou art 
worthy of death : but I will not at 
this time put thee to death, because 
thou barest the ark of the Lord God 
before David my father, and because 
thou hast been afflicted m all wherein 
my father was afflicted. 

27 So Solomon thrust out Abiathar 
from being priest unto the Lord ; that 
he might fulfil the word of the Lord, 
which he spake concerning the house 
of Eli in Shiloh. 

28 1 Then tidings came to Joab : for 
Joab had turned after Adonijah, 
though he turned not after Absalom. 
And Joab fled unto the tabernacle of 
the Lord, and caught hold on the 
horns of the altar. 

29 And it was told king Solomon that 
Joab was fled unto the tabernacle of 
the Lord; and, behold, he is by the 
altar. Then Solomon sent Benaiah the 
son of Jehoiada, saying, Go, fall upon 
him. 

30 And Benaiah came to the taber- 
nacle of the Lord, and said unto him. 
Thus saith the* king. Come forth. And 
he said, Nay ; but I will die here. And 
Benaiah brought the king word again, 
saying, Thus said -Joab, and thus he 
answered me. 



Joab put to death. 



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Solomon asketh wisdom. 



31 And the king said unto him, Do 
as he hath said, and fall upon him, 
and miry him ; that thou mayest take 
away the innocent blood, which Joab 
shed, from me, and from the house of 
my father. 

32 And the Lord shall return his 
blood upon his own head, who fell 
upon two men more righteous and 
better than he. and slew them with 
the sword, my rather David not know- 
ing thereof, to wit, Abner the son of 
Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and 
Amasa the son of Jether, captain of 
the host of Judah. 

33 Their blood shall therefore return 
upon the head of Joab, and upon the 
head of his seed for ever: but upon 
David, and upon his seed, and upon 
his house, and upon his throne, shall 
there be peace for ever from the 
Lord. 

34 So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada 
went up, and fell upon him, and slew 
him : and he was buried in his own 
house in the wilderness. 

35 IT And the king put Benaiah the 
son of Jehoiada in his room over the 
host : and Zadok the priest did the 
king put in the room of Abiathar. 

36 1 And the king sent and called 
for Shimei, and said unto him. Build 
thee a house in Jerusalem, and dwell 
there, and go not forth thence any 
whither. 

37 For it shall be, that on the day 
thou goest out, and passest over the 
brook Kidron, thou shalt know for 
certain that thou shalt surely die : thy 
blood shall be upon thine own head. 

38 And Shimei said unto the king, 
The saying is good : as my lord the 
king hath said, so will thy servant 
do. And Shimei dwolt in Jerusalem 
many days. 

39 And it came to pass at the end of 
three years, that two of the servants 
of Shimei ran away unto Achish son 
of Maachah king of Gath. And they 
told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy serv- 
ants be in Gath. 

40 And Shimei arose, and saddled his 
ass, and went to Gath to Achish to 
seek his servants : and Shimei went, 
and brought his servants from Gath. 

41 And it was told Solomon that 
Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to 
Gath, and was come again. 

42 And the king sent and called for 
Shimei, and said unto him, Did I not 
make thee to swear by the Lord, and 
protested unto thee, saying, Know for 
a certain, on the day thou goest out. 
and walkest abroad any whither, that 
thou shalt surely die! and thou saidst 
unto me, The word that I have heard 
is good. 

43 Why then hast thou not kept the 
oath of the Lord, and the command- 
ment that I have charged thee with ? 

44 The king said moreover to Shim- 
ei. Thou knowest all the wickedness , 
which thine heart is privy to, that \ 
thou didst to David my father ; there- 1 

10 



fore the Lord shall return thy wicked- 
ness upon thine own head : 

45 And king Solomon shall be bless- 
ed, and the throne of David shall be 
established before the Lord for ever. 

46 So the king commanded Benaiah 
the son of Jehoiada : which went out, 
and fell upon him, that he died. And 
the kingdom was established in the 
hand of Solomon. 

CBAPTER m. 

1 Solomon marrieth Pharaoh's daughter. 2 High 
places being in use, Solomon sacrificeth at (lib- 
eon. 5 Solomon at Gibeon, m the choice which 
Ood gave him, preferring wisdom, ohtaineth mis- 
d»m, riches, and honour. 16 Solomon's judgment 
between the two harlots maheth him renowned. 

AND Solomon made affinity with 
2\. Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took 
Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her 
into the city of David, until he had 
made an end of building his own 
house, and the house of the Lord. 
and the wall of Jerusalem round 
about. 

2 Only the people sacrificed in high 
places, because there was no house 
built unto the name of the Lord, un- 
til those days. 

3 And Solomon loved the Lord, 
walking in the statutes of David his 
father : only he sacrificed and burnt 
incense in high places. 

4 And the King went to Gibeon to 
saeiifice there ; for that was the great 
high place : a thousand burnt offer 
ings did Solomon offer upon that 
altar. 

5 1 In Gibeon the Lord appeared to 
Solomon in a dream by night : and 
God said, Ask what I shall give thee. 

6 And Solomon said, Thou hast shew- 
ed unto thy servant David my father 
great mercy, according as he walked 
before thee in truth, and in right- 
eousness, and in uprightness of heart 
with thee ; and thou hast kept for 
him this great kindness, that thou 
hast given him a son to sit on his 
throne, as it is this day. 

7 And now, O Lord ray God, thou 
hast made thy servant king instead 
of David my father : and I am but a 
little child : I know not how to go 
out or come in. 

8 And thy servant is in the midst of 
thy people which thou hast chosen, a 
great people, that cannot be number- 
ed nor counted for multitude. 

9 Give therefore thy servant an un- 
derstanding heart to judge thy peo- 
ple, that I may discern between good 
and bad : for who is able to judge 
this thy so great a people? 

10 And the speech pleased the Lord, 
that Solomon had asked this thing. 

11 And God said unto him, Because 
thou hast asked this thing, and hast 
not asked for thyself long life ; nei- 
ther hast asked riches for thyself, 
nor hast asked the life of thine ene- 
mies ; but hast asked for thyself un- 
derstanding to discern judgment ; 

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Solomon's cfficers* 



12 Behold, I have done according to 
%h y word : lo, I have given thee a wise 
and an understanding heart ; so that 
$here was none like thee before thee, 
neither after thee shall any arise like 
unto thee. 

13 And I have also given thee that 
which thou hast not asked, both riches, 
and honour : so that there shall not 
be any among the kings like unto 
tJiee all thy days. 

H And if thou wilt walk in my 
ways, to keep my statutes and my 
commandments, as thy father David 
did walk, then I will lengthen thy 
days. 

15 And Solomon awoke ; and, behold, 
it was a dream. And he came to Je- 
rusalem, and stood before the ark of 
the covenant of the Lord, and offered 
up burnt offerings, and offered peace 
offerings, and made a feast to all his 
servants. 

16 ^ Then came there two women, 
that were harlots, unto the king, and 
etood before him. 

17 And the one woman said, O my 
lord, I and this woman dwell in one 
house ; and I was delivered of a child 
with her in the nouse. 

18 And it came to pass the third day 
after that I was delivered, that this 
woman was delivered also: and we 
were togetner ; there was no stranger 
with us in the house, save we two in 
the house. 

19 And this woman's child died in the 
night : because she overlaid it. 

20 And she arose at midnight, and 
took my son from beside me, while 
thine handmaid slept, and laid it in 
her bosom, and laid her dead child in 
my bosom. 

21 And when I rose in the morning 
to give my child suck, behold, it was 
dead : but when I had considered it 
in the morning, behold, it was not 
my son, which I did bear. 

22 And the other woman said, Nay ; 
but the living is my son, and the dead 
is thy son. And this said, No ; but the 
dead is thy son, and the living is my 
son. Thus they spake before the 
king. 

23 Then said the king, The one saith, 
Tins is my son that liveth, and thy son 
is the dead : and the other saith, Nay ; 
but thy sou is the dead, and my son is 
the living. 

24 And the king said, Bring me a 
sword. And they brought a sword be- 
fore the king. 

25 And the king said, Divide the liv- 
ing child in two, and give half to the 
one, and half to the other. 

26 Then spake the woman whose the 
living child teas unto the king, for her 
bowels yearned upon her son, and she 
said, O my lord, give her the living 
child, and in no wise slay it. But the 
other said, Let it be neither mine nor 
thine, but divide it. 

27 Then the king answered and said, 
Give her the living: child, and in no 

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wise slay it : she is the mother there- 
of. 

28 And all Israel heard of the judg 
ment which the king had judged ; and 
they feared the king : for they saw 
that the wisdom of God teas in him 
to do judgment. 

CHAPTER IV. 

1 Solomon's princes. 7 His twelve officers foi 
provision. 20, '24 The peace and largeness oj 
his kingdom. 22 His daily provision. 26 Hu 
stables. 29 His wisdom. 

SO king Solomon was king over all 
Israel. 

2 And these were the princes which 
he had ; Azariah the son of Zadok the 
priest, 

3 Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of 
Shisha., scribes ; Jehoshaphat the son 
of Ahilud. the recorder. 

I And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada 
was over the host : and Zadok and 
Abiathar were the priests : 

5 And Azariah the son of Nathan 
was over the officers : and Zabud the 
son of Nathan was principal officer, 
and the king's friend : 

6 And Ahishar was over the house- 
hold : and Adoniram the son of Abda 
teas over the tribute. 

7 If And Solomon had twelve officers 
over all Israel, which provided vict- 
uals for the king and his household : 
each man his month in a year made 
provision. 

8 And these are their names: The 
son of Hur, in mount Ephraim : 

9 The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and 
in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and 
Elon-beth-hanan : 

10 The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; 
to him pertained Sochoh, and all the 
land of Hepher : 

II The son of Abinadab, in all the 
region of Dor; which had Taphath 
the daughter of Solomon to wife : 

12 Baana the son of Ahilud ; to him 
pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and 
ail Beth-shean, which is by Zartanah 
beneath Jezreel, from Beth-shean to 
Abel-meholah, even unto the place that 
is beyond Jckneam : 

13 The son of Geber, in Ramoth-gil- 
ead ; to him pertained the towns of 
Jair the son of Manasseh, which are 
in GUead ; to him also pertained the 
region of Argob, which is in Bashan. 
threescore great cities with walls and 
brazen bars : 

li Ahinadab the son of Iddo had 
Mahanaim : 

15 Ahimaaz was in Naphtali ; he also 
took Basmath the daughter of Solo- 
mon to wife : 

16 Baanah the son of Hushai was 
in Asher and in Aloth : 

17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, 
in Issachar: 

18 Shimei the son of Elah, in Benja- 
min : 

19 Geber the son of Uri was in the 
country of Gilead. in the country of 
Sihon king of the Amorites, and or Og 



His greatness. 



1. KINGS, V. 



Hiram giveth timber* 



king of Bashan ; and he teas the only 
officer which was in the land. 

20 U Judah and Israel were many, 
as the sand which is by the sea in 
multitude, eating and drinking, and 
making merry. 

21 And Solomon reigned over all 
kingdoms from the river unto the land 
of the Philistines, and unto the border 
of Egypt : they brought presents, and 
served Solomon all the days of his life. 

22 IT And Solomon's provision for one 
day was thirty measures of fine flour, 
and threescore measures of meal, 

23 Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out 
of the pastures, and a hundred sheep, 
besides harts, and roebucks, and fal- 
low deer, and fatted fowl. 

24 For he had dominion over all the 
region on this side the river, from 
Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the 
kings on this side the river : and he 
had peace on all sides round about 
him. 

25 And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, 
every man under his vine and under 
his fig tree, from Dan even to Beer- 
sheba, all the days of Solomon. 

26 1 And Solomon had forty thou- 
sand stalls of horses for his chariots, 
and twelve thousand horsemen. 

27 And those officers provided vict- 
uals for king Solomon, and for all 
that came unto king Solomon's tabie, 
every man in his month : they lacked 
nothing. 

28 Barley also and straw for the 
horses and dromedaries brought they 
unto the place where the officers were, 
every man according to* his charge. 

29 1 And God gave Solomon wisdom 
and understanding exceeding much, 
and largeness of heart, even as the 
sand that is on the sea shore. 

30 And Solomon's wisdom excelled 
the wisdom of all the children of the 
east country, and all the wisdom of 
Egypt. 

31 For he was wiser than all men ; 
than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, 
and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of 
Mahol : and his fame was in all nations 
round about. 

32 And he spake three thousand 
proverbs : and his songs were a thou- 
sand and five. 

33 And he spake of trees, from the 
cedar tree that is in Lebanon even 
unto the hyssop that springeth out of 
the wall : he spake also of beasts, and 
of fowl, and of creeping things, and 
of fishes. 

34 And there came of all people to 
hear the wisdoin of Solomon, from all 
kings of the earth, which had heard 
of his wisdom. 

CHAPTER V. 

1 Hiram, sending la congratulate Solomon, is cer- 
tified of his purpose to build the temple, and 
desired to furnish him with limber thereto. 7 
Hiram, blessing God for Solomon, and request- 
ing food for his family, furnisheth him with 
trees. 13 The number of Solomon's workmen 
%nd labourers. 



AND Hiram king of Tyre sent his 
. servants unto Solomon; for he 
had heard that they had anointed 
him king in the room of his father 5 
for Hiram was ever a lover of David. 

2 And Solomon sent to Hiram, say- 
ing, 

3 Thou knowest how that David my 
father could not build a house unto 
the name of the Lord his God, foi 
the wars which were about him on 
every side, until the Lord put them 
under the soles of his feet. 

4 But now the Lord my God hath 
given me rest on every side, so that 
there is neither adversary nor evil 
occurrent. 

5 And, behold, I purpose to build a 
house unto the name of the Lord my 
God, as the Lord spake unto David 
my father, saying. Thy son, whom 1 
will set upon thy throne in thy room, 
he shall build a house unto my name. 

6 Now therefore command thou that 
they hew me cedar trees out of Leba- 
non ; and my servants shall be with 
thy servants: and unto thee will I 
give hire for thy servants according 
to all that thou shalt appoint 1 for 
thou knowest that there is not among 
us any that can skill to hew timber 
like unto the Sidonians. 

7 1 And it came to pass, wh<?n Hiram 
heard the words of Solomon, that he 
rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be 
the Lord this day, which hath given 
unto David a wise son over this great 
people. 

8 And Hiram sent to Solomon, say- 
ing, I have considered the things 
which thou sentest to me for : and I 
will do all thy desire concerning tim- 
ber of cedar, and concerning timber 
of fir. 

9 My servants shall bring them down 
from Lebanon unto the sea ; and I will 
convey them by sea in floats unto the 
place that thou shalt appoint me, and 
will cause them to be discharged 
there, and thou shalt receive them: 
and thou shalt accomplish my desire, 
in giving food for my household. 

10 So Hiram gave Solomon cedar 
trees and fir trees according to all his 
desire. 

11 And Solomon gave Hiram twenty 
thousand measures of wheat for food 
to his household, and twenty measures 
of pure oil : thus gave Solomon to 
Hiram year by year. 

12 And the Lord gave Solomon wis- 
dom, as he promised him : and there 
was peace between Hiram and Solo- 
mon ; and they two made a league 
together. 

13 f And king Solomon raised a levy 
out of all Israel ; and the levy was 
thirty thousand men. 

14 And he sent them to Lebanon, 
ten thousand a month by courses : a 
month they were in Lebanon, and 
two months at home : and Adoniram 
was over the levy. 

15 And Solomon had threescore and 

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Solomon's temple^ 



ten thousand that bare burdens, and 
fourscore thousand hewers in the 
mountains ; 

16 Besides the chief of Solomon's offi- 
cers which were over* the work, three 
thousand and three hundred, which 
ruled over the people that wrought in 
the work. 

17 And the king commanded, and 
they brought great stones, costly 
stones, ana hewed stones, to lay the 
foundation of the house. 

18 And Solomon's builders and Hi- 
ram's builders did hew them, and the 
stonesquarers : so they prepared tim- 
ber and stones to build the house. 

CHAPTER VL 

1 The building of Solomon's temple. 5 The cham- 
ber! thereof. 11 God's promise unto it. 16 The 
ceiling and adorning of it. 28 The cherubim. 
31 The doors. 86 The court. 37 The time of 
building tt. 

A N D it came to pass in the four hun- 
£\. dred and eightieth year after the 
children of Israel were come out of 
the land of Egypt, in the fourth year 
of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the 
month Zif , which is the second month, 
that he began to build the house of the 
Lord. 

2 And the house which king Solomon 
built for the Lord, the length thereof 
was threescore cubits, and the breadth 
thereof twenty cubits, and the height 
thereof thirty cubits. 

3 And the porch before the temple 
of the house, twenty cubits was the 
length thereof, according to the 
breadth of the house ; and ten cubits 
was the breadth thereof before the 
house. 

4 And for the house he made win- 
dows of narrow lights. 

5 % And against the wall of the 
house lie built chambers round about. 
agaiyist the walls of the house round 
about, both of the temple and of the 
oracle : and he made chambers round 
about. 

6 The nethermost chamber was Ave 
cubits broad, and the middle was six 
cubits broad, and the third was seven 
cut- is broad : for without in the wall 
of-the house he made narrowed rests 
round about, that the beams should 
not be fastened in the walls of the 
house. 

7 And the house, when it was in 
building, was built of stone made 
ready before it was brought thither : 
so that there was neither hammer 
nor axe nor any tool of iron heard 
in the house, while it was in building. 

8 The door for the middle chamber 
was in the right side of the house : 
and they went up with winding stairs 
into the middle chamber, and out of 
the middle into the third. 

9 So he built the house, and fin- 
ished it ; and covered the house with 
beams and boards of cedar. 

10 And then he built chambers 
against all the house, five cubits 

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high : and they rested on the house 
with timber of cedar. 

11 1 And the word of the Lord 
came to Solomon, saying, 

12 Concerning this house which thou 
art in building, if thou wilt walk in 
my statutes, and execute my judg- 
ments, and keep all my command- 
ments to walk in them ; then will I 
perform my word with thee, which I 
spake unto David thy father : 

13 And I will dwell among the chil- 
dren of Israel, and will not forsake 
my people Israel. 

14 So Solomon built the house, and 
finished it. 

15 And he built the walls of the 
house within with boards of cedar, 
both the floor of the house, and the 
walls of the ceiling : and he covered 
them on the inside with wood, and 
covered the floor of the house with 
planks of fir. 

16 And he built twenty cubits on 
the sides of the house, both the floor 
and the walls with boards of cedar: 
he even built them for it within, even 
for the oracle, even for the most 
holy place. 

17 And the house, that is, the tem- 
ple before it, was forty cubits long. 

18 And the cedar of the house with- 
in was carved with knops and open 
flowers : all was cedar ; there was no 
stone seen. 

19 And the oracle he prepared in 
the house within, to set there the ark 
of the covenant of the Lord. 

20 And the oracle in the forepart 
was twenty cubits in length, and 
twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty 
cubits in the height thereof: and he 
overlaid it with pure gold ; and so 
covered the altar which was of ce- 
dar. 

21 So Solomon overlaid the house 
within with pure gold : and he made 
a partition by the chains of gold be- 
fore the oracle; and he overlaid it 
with gold. 

22 And the whole house he overlaid 
with gold, until he had finished all 
the house : also the whole altar that 
was by the oracle he overlaid with 
gold. 

23 If And within the oracle he made 
two cherubim of olive tree, each ten 
cubits high. 

24 And Ave cubits was the one wing 
of the cherub, and five cubits the 
other wing of the cherub : from the 
uttermost part of the one wing unto 
the uttermost part of the other icere 
ten cubits. 

25 And the other cherub was ten 
cubits: both the cherubim were of 
one measure and one size. 

26 The height of the one cherub teas 
ten cubits, and so was it of the other 
cherub, 

27 And he set the cherubim within 
the inner house : and they stretched 
forth the wings of the cherubim, so 
that the wing of the one touched the 



Solomon's 



I. KINGS, VII. 



other buildings, 



one wall, and the wing of the other 
cherub touched the other wall ; and 
their wings touched one another in 
the midst of the house. 

28 And he overlaid the cherubim 
with gold. 

29 And he carved all the walls of 
che house round about with carved 
figures of cherubim and palm trees 
and open flowers, within and with- 
out. 

30 And the floor of the house he 
overlaid with gold, within and with- 
out. 

31 If And for the entering of the 
oracle he made doors of olive tree : 
the lintel and side posts were a fifth 
part of the wall. 

32 The two doors also were of olive 
tree; and he carved upon them carv- 
ings of cherubim and palm trees and 
open flowers, and overlaid them with 
gold, and spread gold upon the cher- 
ubim, and upon the palm trees. 

33 So also made he for the door of 
the temple posts of olive tree, a fourth 
part of the wall. 

34 And the two doors were of fir 
tree: the two leaves of the one door 
were folding, and the two leaves of 
the other door were folding. 

35 And he carved thereon cherubim 
and palm trees and open flowers : and 
covered them with gold fitted upon 
the carved work. 

36 *[F And he built the inner court 
with three rows of hewed stone, and 
a row of cedar beams. 

37 IF In the fourth year was the foun- 
dation of the house of the Lord laid, 
in the month Zif : 

38 And in the eleventh year, in the 
month Bui, which is the eighth month, 
was the house finished throughout all 
the parts thereof, and according to all 
the fashion of it. So was he seven 
years in building it. 

CHAPTER VII. 

I The building of Solomon's house. 2 Of the house 
of Lebanon. 6 Of the porch of pillars. 1 Of the 
porch of judgment. SOfthe house for Pharaoh's 
daughter. 13 Hiram's work of the two pillars. 
23 Of the molten sea. 27 Of the ten basts. 38 
Of the ten lavers, 40 and all the vessels. 

BUT Solomon was building his own 
house thirteen years, and he fin- 
ished all his house. 

2 IF He built also the house of the 
forest of Lebanon; the length there- 
of was a hundred cubits, and the 
breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the 
height thereof thirty cubits, upon 
four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar 
beams upon the pillars. 

3 And it was covered with cedar 
above upon the beams, that lay on 
forty five pillars, fifteen in a row. 

4 And there were windows in three 
rows, and light was against fight in 
three ranks. 

5 And all the doors and posts were 
square, with the windows : and light 
*ms against light in three ranks. 



6 H And he made a porch of pillars ■, 
the length thereof was fifty cubits, 
and the oreadth thereof thirty cubits i 
and the porch was before them : and 
the other pillars and the thick beam 
were before them. 

7 IF Then he made a porch for the 
throne where he might judge : even 
the porch of judgment : and it was 
covered with cedar from one side of 
the floor to the other. 

8 IF And his house where he dwelt 
had another court within the porch, 
which was of the like work. Solomon 
made also a house for Pharaoh's 
daughter, whom he had taken to 
wife, like unto this porch. 

9 All these were of costly stones, 
according to the measures of hewed 
stones, sawed with saws, within and 
without, even from the foundation 
unto the coping, and so on the out- 
side toward the great court. 

10 And the foundation teas of cost= 
ly stones, even great stones, stones 
of ten cubits, and stones of eight 
cubits. 

11 And above were costly stones, 
after the measures of hewed stones, 
and cedars. 

12 And the great court round about 
was with three rows of hewed stones, 
and a row of cedar beams, both for 
the inner court of the house of the 
Lord, and for the porch of the 
house. 

13 ^F And king Solomon sent and 
fetched Hiram out of Tyre. 

14 He was a widow's son of the 
tribe of Naphtali, and his father was 
a man of Tyre, a worker in brass : 
and he was filled with wisdom, and 
understanding, and cunning to work 
all works in brass. And he came to 
king Solomon, and wrought all his 
work. 

15 For he cast two pillars of brass, 
of eighteen cubits high apiece : and 
a line of twelve cubits did compass 
either of them about. 

16 And he made two chapiters of 
molten brass, to set upon the tops 
of the pillars: the height of the one 
chapiter was five cubits, and the 
height of the other chapiter was five 
cubits : 

17 And nets of checker work, and 
wreaths of chain work, for the chap- 
iters which were upon the top of the 
pillars ; seven for the one chapiter, 
and seven for the other chapiter. 

18 And he made the pillars, and 
two rows round about upon the one 
network, to cover the chapiters that 
were upon the top, with pomegran- 
ates: and so did he for the other 
chapiter. 

19 And the chapiters that were ui> 
on the top of the pillars were of lily 
work in the porch, four cubits. 

20 And the chapiters upon the two 
pillars had pomegranates also above, 
over against the belly which was by 
the network : and the pomegranates 

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were two hundred in rows round 
about upon the other chapiter. 

21 And he set up the pillars in the 
porch of the temple : and he set up 
the light pillar, and called the name 
thereof Jachin: and he set up the 
left pillar, and called the name there- 
of Boaz. 

22 And upon the top of the pillars 
was lily work : so was the work of 
the pillars finished. 

23 Tl And he made a molten sea, ten 
cubits from the one brim to the 
other : it was round all about, and 
his height was five cubits : and a line 
of thirty cubits did compass it round 
about. 

24 And under the brim of it round 
about there were knops compassing 
it, ten in a cubit, compassing the 
sea round about : the knops ivere 
cast in two rows, when it was cast. 

25 It stood upon twelve oxen, three 
looking toward the north, and three 
looking toward the west, and three 
looking toward the south, and three 
looking toward the east : and the sea 
was set above upon them, and all 
their hinder parts were inward. 

26 And it was a handbreadth thick, 
and the brim thereof was wrought 
tike the brim of a cup, with flowers 
of lilies: it contained two thousand 
baths. 

27 If And he made ten bases of 
brass ; four cubits was the length of 
one base, and four cubits the breadth 
thereof, and three cubits the height 
of it. 

28 And the work of the bases rvas 
on this manner: they had borders, 
and the borders were between the 
ledges : 

29 And on the borders that were 
between the ledges were lions, oxen, 
and cherubim: and upon the ledges 
there was a base above : and beneath 
the lions and oxen were certain ad- 
ditions made of thin work. 

30 And every base had four brazen 
wheels, and plates of brass : and the 
four corners thereof had underset- 
ters : under the laver were underset- 
ters molten, at the side of every ad- 
dition. 

31 And the mouth of it within the 
chapiter and above was a cubit : but 
the mouth thereof was round after 
the work of the base, a cubit and a 
half: and also upon the mouth of it 
were gravings with their borders, 
foursquare, not round. 

32 And under the borders were four 
wheels ; and the axletrees of the 
wheels were joined to the base : and 
the height of a wheel was a cubit 
and half a cubit. 

33 And the work of the wheels was 
like the work of a chariot wheel : 
their axletrees, and their naves, and 
their felloes, and their spokes, were 
all molten. 

34 And there were four underset- 
ters to the four corners of one base : 

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the 



and the undersetters were of 
very base itself. 

35 And in the top of the base ivas 
there a round compass of half a cubit 
high : and on the top of the base the 
ledges thereof and the borders thereof 
were of the same. 

36 For on the plates of the ledges 
thereof, and on the borders thereof, 
he graved cherubim, lions, and palm 
trees, according to the proportion 
of every one, and additions round 
about. 

37 After this manner he made the 
ten bases : all of them had one cast- 
ing, one measure, and one size. 

38 «H Then made he ten lavers ot 
brass : one laver contained forty 
baths : and every laver was four cu- 
bits : and upon every one of the ten 
bases one laver. 

39 And he put five bases on the 
right side of the house, and five 
on the left side of the house : and 
he set the sea on the right side of 
the house eastward, over against the 
south. 

40 H And Hiram made the lavers, and 
the shovels, and the basins. So Hiram 
made an end of doing all the work 
that he made king Solomon for the 
house of the Lord ; 

41 The two pillars, and the two bowls 
of the chapiters that were on the top 
of the two pillars ; and the two net- 
works, to cover the two bowls of the 
chapiters which were upon the top of 
the Pinal's . 

42 And four hundred pomegranates 
for the two networks, even two rows 
of pomegranates for one network, to 
cover the two bowls of the chapiters 
that were upon the pillars ; 

43 And the ten bases, and ten lavers 
on the bases; 

44 And one sea, and twelve oxen un- 
der the sea ; 

45 And the pots, and the shovels, 
and the basins : and all these vessels, 
which Hiram made to king Solomon 
for the house of the Lord, were of 
bright brass. 

46 In the plain of Jordan did the 
king cast them, in the clay ground be- 
tween Succoth and Zarthan. 

47 And Solomon left all the vessels 
nnweighed, because they were exceed- 
ing many : neither was the weight of 
the brass found out. 

48 And Solomon made all the vessels 
that pertained unto the house of the 
Lord : the altar of gold, and the table 
of gold, whereupon the shewbread 
was, 

49 And the candlesticks of pure gold, 
five on the right side, and five on the 
left, before the oracle, with the flow- 
ers, and the lamps, and the tongs of 
gold, 

50 And the bowls, and the snuffers, 
and the basins, and the spoons, and 
the censers of pure gold; and the 
hinges of gold, both for the doors of 
the inner house, the most holy place,. 



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1. KINGS, VIII. 



the dedication,, 



and for the doors of the house, to wit, 
of the temple. 

51 So was ended all the work that 
king Solomon made for the house of 
the Lord. And Solomon brought in 
the things which David his father 
had dedicated ; even the silver, and 
the gold, and the vessels, did he put 
among the treasures of the house of 
the Lord. 

CHAPTER VIIL 

1 The feast of the dedication of the temple. 12, 
64 Solomon's blessing. 22 Solomon's prayer. 
62 His sacrifice of peace offerings. 

f l 1 HEN Solomon assembled the eld- 
.1 ers of Israel, and all the heads of 
the tribes, the chief of the fathers of 
the children of Israel, unto king Solo- 
mon in Jerusalem, that they might 
bring up the ark of the covenant of 
the Lord out of the city of David, 
which is Zion. 

2 And all the men of Israel assem- 
bled themselves unto king Solomon 
at the feast in the month Ethanim, 
which is the seventh month. 

3 And all the elders of Israel came, 
and the priests took up the ark. 

4 And they brought up the ark of 
the Lord, and the tabernacle of the 
congregation, and all the holy vessels 
that icere in the tabernacle, even those 
did the priests and the Levites bring 
up. 

5 And king Solomon, and all the 
congregation of Israel, that were as- 
sembled unto him, were with him be- 
fore the ark, sacrificing sheep and 
oxen, that could not be told nor num- 
bered for multitude. 

6 And the priests brought in the ark 
of the covenant of the Lord unto his 
place, into the oracle of the house, to 
the most holy place, even under the 
wings of the cherubim. 

7 For the cherubim spread forth 
their two wings over the place of the 
ark, and the cherubim covered the 
ark and the staves thereof above. 

8 And they drew out the staves, that 
the ends of the staves were seen out 
in the holy place before the oracle, 
and they were not seen without : and 
there they are unto this day. 

9 There was nothing in the ark save 
the two tables of stone, which Moses 
put there at Horeb, when the Lord 
made a covenant with the children of 
Israel, when they came out of the 
land of Egypt. 

10 And it came to pass, when the 
priests were come out of the holy 
place, that the cloud filled the house 
of the Lord, 

11 So that the priests could not stand 
to minister because of the cloud : for 
the glory of the Lord had filled the 
house of the Lord. 

12 T Then spake Solomon, The Lord 
•said that he would dwell in the thick 
darkness. 

13 I have surely built thee a house 
to dwell in, a settled place for thee to 
*£>ide in for ever. 



14 And the king turned his face 
about, and blessed all the congrega- 
tion of Israel : and all the congrege<- 
tion of Israel stood ; 

15 And he said, Blessed be the Lore 
God of Israel, which spake with his 
mouth unto David my father, and 
hath with his hand fulfilled it, say- 
ing, 

16 Since the day that I brought forth 
my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose 
no city out of all the tribes of Israel 
to build a house, that my name might 
be therein ; but I chose David to be 
over my people Israel. 

17 And it was in the heart of David 
my father to build a house for th© 
name of the Lord God of Israel. 

18 And the Lord said unto David raw 
father. Whereas it was in thine hear? 
to build a house unto my name, thou, 
didst well that it was in thine heart. 

19 Nevertheless thou shalt not build 
the house ; but thy son that shall come 
forth out of thy loins, he shall build 
the house unto my name. 

20 And the Lord hath performed his 
word that he spake, and I am risen up 
in the. room of David my father, and, 
sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lorb 
promised, and have built a house for 
the name of the Lord God of Israel. 

21 And I have set there a place fo? 
the ark, wherein is the covenant of 
the Lord, which he made with our 
fathers, when he brought them out 
of the land of Egypt. 

22 If And Solomon stood before the 
altar of the Lord in the presence 
of all the congregation of Israel, 
and spread forth his hands toward 
heaven : 

23 And he said, Lord God of Israel 
there is no God like thee, in heaveR 
above, or on earth beneath, who keen- 
est covenant and mercy with thy serv- 
ants that walk before thee with all 
their heart : 

21 Who hast kept with thy servant 
David my father that thou proroisedst 
him : thou spakest also with thy 
mouth, and hast fulfilled it with 
thine hand, as it is this day. 

25 Therefore now, Lord God of Is- 
rael, keep with thy servant David my 
father that thou promisedst him, say- 
ing, There shall not fail thee a man 
in my sight to sit on the throne of 
Israel; so that thy children take 
heed to their way, that they walk 
before me as thou hast walked before 
me. 

26 And now, O God of Israel, let th^ 
word, I pray thee, be verified, whict 
thou spakest unto thy servant Darfeg 
mv father. 

27 But will God indeed dwell on the 
earth? behold, the heaven and hea^ 
en of heavens cannot contain thee -■ 
how much less this house that 1 ha^.8 
builded ? 

28 Yet have thou respect unto tS&g 
prayer of thy servant, and to his sup- 
plication, O Lord my God, to hearke© 

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onto the cry and to the prayer, which 
thy servant prayeth before thee to 
day: 

29 That thine eyes may be open to- 
ward this house night and day, even 
toward the place of which thou hast 
said, My name shall be there : that 
thou roayest hearken unto the prayer 
which thy servant shall make toward 
this place. 

30 And hearken thou to the suppli- 
cation of thy servant, and of thy peo- 
ple Israel, when they shall pray to- 
ward tins place : and hear thou in 
heaven thy dwellingplace : and when 
thou hearest, forgive. 

31 1f If any man trespass against his 
neighbour, and an oath be laid upon 
bim to cause him to swear, and the 
oath come before thine altar in this 
house : 

32 Then hear thou in heaven, and 
do, and judge thy servants, condemn- 
ing the wicked, to bring his way upon 
his head ; and justifying the right- 
eous, to give him according to his 
righteousness. 

33 S When thy people Israel be smit- 
ten down before the enemy, because 
they have sinned against thee, and 
shall turn again to thee, and confess 
thy name, and pray, and make suppli- 
cation unto thee in this house : 

34 Then hear thou in heaven, and for- 

five the sin of thy people Israel, and 
ring them again unto the land which 
thou ga vest unto their fathers. 

35 IjWhen heaven is shut up, and 
there is no rain, because they have 
sinned against thee ; if they pray to- 
ward this place, and confess thy name, 
and turn from their sin, when thou 
amictest them : 

36 Then hear thou in heaven, and 
forgive the sin of thy servants, and 
of thy people Israel, that thou teach 
them the good way wherein they 
should walk, and give rain upon thy 
land, which thou nast given to thy 
people for an inheritance. 

37 % If there be in the land famine, 
if there be pestilence, blasting, mil- 
dew, locust, or if there be caterpillar ; 
if their enemy besiege them in the land 
of their cities ; whatsoever plague, 
whatsoever sickness there be ; 

38 What prayer and supplication so- 
ever be made by any man, or by all 
thy people Israel, which shall know 
every man the plague of his own 
heart, and spread forth his hands to- 
ward this house : 

39 Then hear thou in heaven thy 
dwellingplace, and forgive, and do, 
and give to every man according to 
his ways, whose heart thou know- 
est ; (for thou, even thou only, know- 
est the hearts of all the children of 
men ;) 

40 That they may fear thee all the 
days that they live in the land which 
thou gavest unto our fathers. 

41 Moreover concerning a stranger, 
that is not of thv people Israel, but 

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cometh out of a far country for thy 
name's sake ; 

42 (For they shall hear of thy great 
name, and of thy strong hand, and 
of thy stretched out arm ;) when he 
shall come and pray toward thh? 
house : 

43 Hear thou in heaven thy dwell 
ingplace, and do according to all that 
the stranger calleth to thee for : that 
all people of the earth may know thy 
name, to fear thee, as do thy people 
Israel; and that they may know that 
this house, which I have builded,.is 
called by thy name. 

44 1 If thy people go out to battle 
against their enemy, whithersoever 
thou shalt send them, and shall prav 
unto the Lord toward the city which 
thou hast chosen, and toward the 
house that I have built for thy 
name : 

45 Then hear thou in heaven their 
prayer and their supplication, and 
maintain their cause. 

46 If they sin against thee, (for 
there is no man that sinneth not,) 
and thou be angry with them, and 
deliver tnem to the enemy, so that 
they carry them away captives unto 
the land of the enemy, far or near ; 

47 Yet if they shall bethink them- 
selves in the land whither they were 
carried captives, and repent, and 
make supplication unto thee in the 
land of them that carried them cap- 
tives, saying, We have sinned, and 
have done perversely, we have com- 
mitted wickedness ; 

43 And so return unto thee with all 
their heart, and with all their soul, in 
the land of their enemies, which led 
them away captive, and pray unto 
thee toward their land, which thou 
gavest unto their fathers, the city 
which thou hast chosen, and the 
house which I have built for thy 
name : 

49 Then hear thou their prayer and 
their supplication in heaven thy 
dwellingplace, and maintain their 
cause, 

50 And forgive thy people that have 
sinned against thee, and all their 
transgressions wherein they have 
transgressed against thee, and give 
them compassion before them who 
carried them captive, that they may 
have compassion on them : 

51 For they be thy people, and thine 
inheritance, which thou broughtest 
forth out of Egypt, from the midst 
of the furnace or iron : 

52 That thine eyes may be open unto 
the supplication of thy servant, and 
unto the supplication of thy people 
Israel, to hearken unto them hi all 
that they call for unto thee. 

53 For thou didst separate them from 
among all the people of the earth, to 
be thine inheritance, as thou spakest 
by the hand of Moses thy servant^ 
when thou bro lightest our fathers 
out of Egypt, O Lord God. 



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I. KINGS, IX. God's covenant with him 



54 And it was so, that when Solomon 
Had made an end of praying all this 
prayer and supplication unto the 
Lord, he arose from before the altar 
of the Lord, from kneeling on his 
knees with his hands spread up to 
heaven. 

55 And he stood, and blessed all the 
congregation of Israel with a loud 
voice, saying, 

56 Blessed be the Lord, that hath 
given rest unto his people Israel, ac- 
cording to all that he promised : 
there hath not failed one word of 
all his good promise, which he prom- 
ised by the hand of Moses his serv- 
ant. 

57 The Lord our God be with us, as 
be was with our fathers : let him not 
leave us. nor forsake us: 

58 Thai he may incline our hearts 
unto him, to walk in all his ways, and 
to keep his commandments, and his 
statutes, and his judgments, which 
he commanded our fathers. 

59 And let these my words, where- 
with I have made supplication be- 
fore the Lord, be nigh unto the 
Lord our God day and night, that 
he maintain the cause of his serv- 
ant, and the cause of his people Is- 
rael at all times, as the matter shall 
require : 

60 That all the people of the earth 
may know that the Lord is God, and 
that there is none else. 

61 Let your heart therefore be per- 
fect with the Lord our God, to walk 
tn his statutes, and to keep his com- 
mandments, as at this day. 

62 f And the king, and all Israel 
with him, offered sacrifice before the 
Lord. 

63 And Solomon offered a sacrifice 
of peace offerings, which he offered 
unto the Lord, two and twenty thou- 
sand oxen, and a hundred and twenty 
thousand sheep. So the king and all 
the children of Israel dedicated the 
house of the Lord. 

64 The same day did the king hal- 
low the middle or the court that was 
before the house of the Lord : for 
there he offered burnt offerings, and 
meat offerings, and the fat of the 
peace offerings: because the brazen 
altar that was before the Lord was 
too little to receive the burnt offer- 
ings, and meat offerings, and the fat 
of the peace offerings. 

65 And at that time Solomon held 
a feast, and all Israel with him, a 
great congregation, from the enter- 
ing in of Hamath unto the river of 
Egypt, before the Lord our God, 
seven days and seven days, even four- 
teen days. 

66 On the eighth day he sent the 
people away : and they blessed the 
king, and went unto their tents joy- 
ful and glad of heart for all the good- 
ness that the Lord had done for Da- 
vid his servant, and for Israel his 
people. 

10* 



CHAPTER IX. 

1 God's covenant in a vision with Solomon. 10 
The mutual presents of Solomon and Hiram. IS 
In Solomon's works the Gentiles were his bond^ 
men, the Israelites honourable servants. 'M Pha* 
raoh's daughter removeth to hei house. 25 Solo* 
mon's yearly solemn sacrifices. 26 His nav$ 
feicheth gold from Ophir. 

AND it came to pass, when Solomon 
. had finished the building of the 
house of the Lord, and the king's 
house, and all Solomon's desire which 
he was pleased to do, 

2 That the Lord appeared to Solo- 
mon the second time, as he had ap= 
peared unto him at Gibeon. 

3 And the Lord said unto him, I 
have heard thy prayer and thy sup- 
plication, that thou hast made before 
me : I have hallowed this house, which 
thou hast built, to put my name there 
for ever; and mine eyes and mine 
heart shall be there perpetually. 

4 And if thou wilt walk hef ore me, as 
David thy father walked, in integrity 
of heart, and in uprightness, to do 
according to all that I have com- 
manded thee, and wilt keep my stat- 
utes and my judgments, 

5 Then I will establish the throne of 
thy kingdom upon Israel for ever, as I 
promised to David thy father, saying { 
There shall not fail thee a man upon 
the throne of Israel. 

6 But if ye shall at all turn from fol= 
lowing me, ye or your children, and 
will not keep my commandments and 
my statutes which I have set before 
you, but go and serve other gods, and 
worship them ; 

7 Then will I cut off Israel out of the 
land which I have given them ; and 
this-house, which l have hallowed for 
rcij me, will I cast out of my sight \ 
and Israel shall be a proverb and a 
byword among all people : 

8 And at this house, which is high; 
everyone that passeth by it shall be 
astonished, and shall hiss ; and they 
shall say, "Why hath the Lord done 
thus unto this land, and to this house f 

9 And they shall answer, Because 
they forsook the Lord their God. 
who brought forth their fathers out 
of the land of Egypt, and have taken 
hold upon other gods, and have wor- 
shipped them, and served them, 
therefore hath the Lord brought 
upon them all this evil. 

10 1 And it came to pass at the end of 
twenty years, when Solomon had built 
the two houses, the house of the Lord, 
and the king's house, 

11 (Now Hiram the king of Tyre had 
furnished Solomon with cedar trees 
and fir trees, and with gold, accord, 
ing to all his desire,) that then king 
Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in 
the land of Galilee. 

12 And Hiram came out from Tyre 
to see the cities which Solomon had 
given him ; and they pleased him 
not. 

13 And he said, What cities are these 

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I. KINGS, X. 



visit to Solomon* 



which thou hast given me. my broth- 
er! And he called them the land of 
Cabul unto this day. 

14 And Hiram sent to the king six- 
score talents of gold. 

15 IT And this is the reason of the 
levy which king Solomon raised ; for 
to build the house of the Lord, 'and 
his own house, and Millo, and the 
wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and 
Megiddo, and Gezer. 

16 For Pharaoh king of Egypt had 
gone up. and taken Gezer, and burnt 
it with fire, and slain the Canaanites 
that dwelt in the city, and given it 
for a present unto his daughter, Solo- 
mon's wife. 

17 And Solomon built Gezer, and 
Beth-horon the nether, 

18 And Baalath, and Tadmor in the 
wilderness, in the land, 

19 And all the cities of store that Sol- 
omon had, and cities for his chariots, 
and cities for his horsemen, and thai 
which Solomon desired to build in Je- 
rusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all 
the land of his dominion. 

20 And all the people that were left 
of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, 
Hivites, and Jebusites, which were not 
of the children of Israel, 

21 Their children that were left after 
them in the land, whom the children 
of Israel also were not able utterly to 
destroy, upon those did Solomon levy 
a tribute of bondservice unto this day. 

22 But of the children of Israel did 
Solomon make no bondmen : but they 
were men of war, and his servants, 
and his princes, and his captains, and 
rulers of his chariots, and his horse- 
men. 

23 These were the chief of the officers 
that were over Solomon's work, five 
hundred and fifty, which bare rule over 
the people that wrought in the work. 

24 % But Pharaoh's daughter came 
up out of the city of Dand unto her 
house which Solomon had built for 
her : then did he build Millo. 

25 ^f And three times in a year did 
Solomon offer burnt offerings and 

Eeace offerings upon the altar which 
e built unto the Lord, and he burnt 
incense upon the altar that was before 
the Lord. So he finished the house. 

26 1 And king Solomon made a navy 
of ships in Ezion-geber, which is be- 
side Eloth, on the shore of the Red 
sea, in the land of Edom. 

27 And Hiram sent in the navy his 
servants, shipmen that had knowledge 
of the sea, with the servants of Solo- 
mon. 

28 And they came to Ophir, and 
fetched from thence gold, four hun- 
dred and twenty talents, and brought 
it to king Solomon. 

CHAPTER X. 

1 The queen of Sheba admireth the wisdom of 
Solomon. 14 Solomon's gold. 16 His targets. 
18 The throne ef ivory. 21 His vessels. 24 His 
presents. 26 Hit ehariots and horse. 28 His 
tribute. 

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AND when the queen of Sheba 
heard of the fame of Solomon 
concerning the name of the Lord, 
she came to prove him with hard 
questions. 

2 And she came to Jerusalem with a 
very great train, with camels that 
bare spices, and very much gold, and 
precious stones : and when she was 
come to Solomon, she communed with 
him of all that was in her heart. 

3 And Solomon told her all her 
questions : there was not any thing 
hid from the king, which he tola 
her not. 

4 And when the queen of Sheba had 
seen all Solomon's wisdom, and the 
house that he had built, 

5 And the meat of his table, and the 
sitting of his servants, and the at- 
tendance of his ministers, and their 
apparel, and his cupbearers, and his 
ascent by which he went up unto the 
house of the Lord ; there was no more 
spirit in her. 

6 And she said to the king, It was 
a true report that I heard in mine 
own land of thy acts and of thy wis- 
dom. 

7 Howbeit I believed not the words, 
until I came, and mine eyes had seen 
it; and, behold, the half was not told 
me : thy wisdom and prosperity ex- 
ceedeth the fame which I heard. 

8 Happy are thy men, happy are 
these thy servants, which stand con- 
tinually before thee, and that hear 
thy wisdom. 

9 Blessed be the Lord thy God, 
which delighted in thee, to set thee 
on the throne of Israel : because the 
Lord loved Israel for ever, therefore 
made he thee king, to do judgment 
and justice. 

10 And she gave the king a hundred 
and twenty talents of gold, and of 
spices very great store, and precious 
stones : there came no more such 
abundance of spices as these which 
the queen of Sheba gave to king Sol- 
omon. 

11 And the navy also of Hiram, that 
brought gold from Ophir, brought in 
from Ophir great plenty of almug 
trees, and precious stones. 

12 And the king made of the almug 
trees pillars for the house of the 
Lord, and for the king's house, harps 
also and psalteries for singers : there 
came no such almug trees, nor were 
seen unto this day. 

13 And king Solomon gave unto the 
queen of Sheba all her desire, what- 
soever she asked, besides that which 
Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. 
So she turned and went to her own 
country, she and her servants. 

14 Tf Now the weight of gold that 
came to Solomon in one year was six 
hundred threescore and six talents of 
gold 

15 Besides that he had of the mer- 
chantmen, and of the traffick of the 
spice merchants, and of all the kings 



Mis chariots and horse. 



I. KINGS, XI. 



He is drawn to idolatry. 



of Arabia, and of the governors of 
the country. 

16 U And king Solomon made two 
hundred targets of beaten gold : six 
hundred shekels of gold went to one 
target. 

17 And he made three hundred 
shields of beaten gold ; three pounds 
of gold went to one shield : and the 
king put them in the house of the 
forest of Lebanon. 

18 % Moreover, the king made a 
great throne of ivory, and overlaid 
it with the best gold. 

19 The throne had six steps, and the 
top of the throne was round behind : 
and there were stays on either side on 
the place of the seat, and two lions 
stood beside the stays. 

20 And twelve lions stood there on 
the one side and on the other upon 
the six steps : there was not the like 
made in any kingdom. 

21 1 And all king Solomon's drink- 
ing vessels were of gold, and all the 
vessels of the house of the forest of 
Lebanon were of pure gold ; none 
were of silver: it was nothing ac- 
counted of in the days of Solomon. 

22 For the king had at sea a navy 
of Tharshish with the navy of Hi- 
ram : once in three years came the 
navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and 
silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks. 

23 So king Solomon exceeded all the 
kings of the earth for riches and for 
wisdom. 

24 1 And all the earth sought to Sol- 
omon, to hear his wisdom, which God 
had put in his heart. 

25 And they brought every man his 
present, vessels of silver, and vessels 
of gold, and garments, and armour, 
and spices, horses, and mules, a rate 
year by year. 

26 ^ And Solomon gathered together 
chariots and horsemen : and he had a 
thousand and four hundred chariots, 
and twelve thousand horsemen, whom 
he bestowed in the cities for chariots, 
and with the king at Jerusalem. 

27 And the king made silver to be 
in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars 
made he to be as the sycamore trees 
that are in the vale, for abundance. 

28 If And Solomon had horses brought 
out of Egypt, and linen yarn : the 
king's merchants received the linen 
yarn at a price. 

29 And a chariot came up and went 
out of Egypt for six hundred shekels 
of silver, and a horse for a hundred 
and fifty : and so for all the kings 
of the Hittites, and for the kings of 
Syria, did they bring them out by 
their means. 

CHAPTER XI. 

1 Solomon's wives and concubines. 4 In his old age 
they draw him to idolatry. 9 God threateneth 
him. 14 Solomon's adversaries were Hadad, who 
was entertained in Egypt, 23 Rezon, who reigned 
in Damascus, 26 and Jeroboam, to whom Ahijah 
prophesied. 41 Solomon's acts, reign, and death : 
Hehoboam succeedeth him. 



BUT king Solomon loved many 
strange women, together with the 
daughter of Pharaoh, women of the 
Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zido- 
nians, and Hittites ; 

2 Of the nations concerning which 
the Lord said unto the children of Is- 
rael, Ye shall not go in to them, nei- 
ther shall they come in unto you : for 
surely they will turn away your heart 
after their gods : Solomon clave unto 
these in love. 

3 And he had seven hundred wives, 

Erincesses, and three hundred concu- 
ines : and his wives turned away his 
heart. 

4 For it came to pass, when Solomon 
was old, that his wives turned away 
his heart after other gods : and his 
heart was not perfect with the Lord 
his God, as was the heart of David 
his father. 

5 For Solomon went after Ashtoreth 
the goddess of the Zidonians, and 
after Milcom the abomination of the 
Ammonites. 

6 And Solomon did evil in the sight 
of the Lord, and went not fully after 
the Lord, as did David his father. 

7 Then did Solomon build a high 
place for Chemosh, the abomination 
of Moab, in the hill that is before Jeru- 
salem, and for Molech, the abomina- 
tion of the children of Ammon. 

8 And likewise did he for all his 
strange wives, which burnt incense 
and sacrificed unto their gods. 

9 If And the Lord was angry with 
Solomon, because his heart was turned 
from the Lord God of Israel, which 
had appeared unto him twice, 

10 And had commanded him con- 
cerning this thing, that he should not 
go after other gods : but he kept not 
that which the Lord commanded. 

11 Wherefore the Lord said unto 
Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done 
of thee, and thou hast not kept my 
covenant and my statutes, which I 
have commanded thee, I will surely 
rend the kingdom from thee, and will 
give it to thy servant. 

12 Notwithstanding, in thy days I 
will not do it for David thy father's 
sake : but I will rend it out of the 
hand of thy son. 

13 Howbeit I will not rend away all 
the kingdom : but will give one tribe 
to thy son for David my servant's 
sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which 
I have chosen. 

14 Tf And the Lord stirred up an 
adversary unto Solomon, Hadad the 
Edomite: he was of the king's seed 
in Edom. 

15 For it came to pass, when David 
was in Edom, and Joab the captain of 
the host was gone up to bury the slain, 
after he had smitten every male in 
Edom ; 

16 (For six months did Joab remain 
there with all Israel, until he had cut 
off every male in Edom :) 

17 That Hadad fled, he and certain 

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Ahijah's prophecy 



Edomites of his father's servants with 
him, to go into Egypt ; Hadad being 
yet a little child. 

18 And they arose out of Midian, 
and came to Paran : and they took 
men with them out of Paran, and they 
came to Egypt, unto Pharaoh king of 
Egypt ; which gave him a house, and 
appointed him victuals, and gave him 
land. 

19 And Hadad found great favour in 
the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave 
him to wife the sister of his own wife, 
the sister of Tahpenes the queen. 

20 And the sister of Tahpenes bare 
him Genubath his son, whom Tahpenes 
weaned in Pharaoh's house : and Gen- 
ubath was in Pharaoh's household 
among the sons of Pharaoh. 

21 And when Hadad heard in Egypt 
that David slept with his fathers, and 
that Joab the captain of the host was 
dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, Let me 
depart, that I may go to mine own 
country. 

22 Then Pharaoh said unto him, 
But what hast thou lacked with me, 
that, behold, thou seekest to go to 
thine own country! And he answer- 
ed, Nothing: howbeit let me go in 
any wise. 

23 1 And God stirred him up another 
adversary, Rezon the son of Eliadah, 
which fled from his lord Hadadezer 
king of Zobah : 

24 And he gathered men unto him, 
and became captain over a band, when 
David slew them of Zobah : and they 
went to Damascus, and dwelt therein, 
and reigned in Damascus. 

25 And he was an adversary to Israel 
all the days of Solomon, besides the 
mischief that Hadad did: and he 
abhorred Israel, and reigned over 
Syria. 

26 T And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, 
an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon's 
servant, whose mother's name ivas Ze- 
ruah ; a widow woman, even he lifted 
up his hand against the king. 

27 And this was the cause that he 
lifted up his hand against the king: 
Solomon built Millo, and repaired the 
breaches of the city of David his fa- 
ther. 

28 And the man Jeroboam was a 
mighty man of valour : and Solomon 
seeing the young man that he was 
industrious, he made him ruler over 
all the charge of the house of Joseph. 

29 And it came to pass at that time 
when Jeroboam went out of Jerusa- 
lem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shi- 
lonite found him in the way ; and he 
had clad himself with a new gar- 
ment ; and they two were alone in 
the field : 

30 And Ahijah caught the new gar- 
ment that teas on him, and rent it in 
twelve pieces : 

31 And he said to Jeroboam, Take 
thee ten pieces : for thus saith the 
Lord, the God of Israel v Behold, I will 
rend the kingdom out of the hand of 

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Solomon, and will give ten tribes to 
thee: 

32 (But he shall have one tribe for 
my servant David's sake, and for Jem 
salem's sake, the city which I have 
chosen out of all the tiibes of Israel i) 

33 Because that they have forsaken 
me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth 
the goddess of the Zidonians, Che- 
mosh the god of the Moabites, and 
Milcom the god of the children of Am 
mon, and have not walked in my 
ways, to do that which is right in mine 
eyes, and to keep my statutes and my 
judgments, as did David his father. 

34 Howbeit I will not take the whole 
kingdom out of his hand : but I will 
make him prince all the days of his 
life for David my servant's sake, whom 
I chose, because he kept my command- 
ments and my statutes : 

35 But I will take the kingdom out 
of his son's hand, and will give it unto 
thee, even ten tribes. 

36 And unto his son will I give one 
tribe, that David my servant may have 
a light alway before me in Jerusalem, 
the city which I have chosen me to put 
my name there. 

37 And I will take thee, and thou 
shalt reign according to all that thy 
soul desireth, and shalt be king over 
Israel. 

38 And it shall be, if thou wilt heark 
en unto all that I command thee, and 
wilt walk in my ways, and do that is 
right in my sight, to keep my statutes 
and my commandments, as David my 
servant did : that I will be with thee. 
and build thee a sure house, as I built 
for David, and will give Israel unto 
thee. 

39 And I will for this afflict the seed 
of David, but not for ever. 

40 Solomon sought therefore to kill 
Jeroboam. And Jeroboam arose, and 
fled into Egypt, unto Shishak king of 
Egypt, and was in Egypt until the 
death of Solomon. 

41 1 And the rest of the acts of Solo- 
mon, and all that he did, and his wis- 
dom, are they not written in the book 
of the acts of Solomon ? 

42 And the time that Solomon reign- 
ed in Jerusalem over all Israel was for- 
ty years. 

43 And Solomon slept with his fa- 
thers, and was buried in the city of 
David his father: and Rehoboam his 
son reigned in his stead. 

CHAPTER XII. 

1 The Israelites, assembled at Shechem to crown 
Rehoboam, by Jeroboam make a suit of relaxation 
unto him. 6 Rehoboam, refusing the old men's 
counsel, by the advice of young men, answereth 
them roughly. 16 Ten tribes revolting, kill Ado* 
ram, and make Rehoboam to flee. 21 Rehoboam, 
raising an army, is forbidden by Shemaiah. 26 
Jeroboam strengtheneth himself by cities, 26 and 
by the idolatry of the two calves. 

AND Rehoboam went to Shechem: 
for all Israel were come to She- 
chem to make him king. 
2 And it came to pass, when Jero- 



Rehoboam made king. 



I. KINGS, XII. 



Ten tribes revolt, 



boam the son of Nebat, who was yet 
in Egypt, heard of it, (for he was fled 
from the presence of king Solomon, 
and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt,) 

3 That they sent and called him. And 
Jeroboam and all the congregation of 
Israel came, and spake unto Rehobo- 
am, saying, 

i Thy father made our yoke griev- 
ous : now therefore make thou the 
grievous service of thy father, and 
is heavy yoke which he put upon us, 
lighter, and we will serve thee. 

5 And he said unto them, Depart yet 
for three days, then come again to me. 
And the people departed. 

6 IT And king Rehoboam consulted 
with the old men, that stood before 
Solomon his father while he yet lived, 
and said. How do ye advise that I may 
answer this people ? 

7 And they spake unto him, saying, 
If thou wilt be a servant unto this peo- 
ple this day, and wilt serve them, and 
answer them, and speak good words to 
them, then they will be thy servants 
for ever. 

8 But he forsook the counsel of the 
old men, which they had given him, 
and consulted with the young men 
that were grown up with him, and 
which stood before him : 

9 And he said unto them, What coun- 
sel give ye that we may answer this 
people, who have spoken to me, say- 
ing, Make the yoke which thy father 
did put upon us lighter? 

10 And the young men that were 
grown up with bim spake unto him, 
saying, Thus shalt thou speak unto 
this people that spake unto thee, say- 
ing, Thy father made our yoke heavy, 
but make thou it lighter unto us ; thus 
shalt thou say unto them. My little 
finger shall be thicker than my fa- 
ther's loins. 

11 And now whereas my father did 
lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add 
to your yoke : my father hath chas- 
tised you with whips, but I will chas- 
tise you with scorpions. 

12 1 So Jeroboam and all the people 
came to Rehoboam the third day, as 
the king had appointed, saying, Come 
to me again the third day. 

13 And the king answered the peo- 
ple roughly, and forsook the old men's 
counsel that they gave him ; 

14 And spake to them after the coun- 
sel of the young men, saying, My fa- 
ther made your yoke heavy, and I will 
add to your yoke : my father also chas- 
tised you with whips, but I will chas- 
tise you with scorpions. 

15 "Wherefore the king hearkened 
not unto the people ; for the cause 
was from the Lord, that he might 
perform his saying, which the Lord 
spake by Ahijah the Shilonite unto 
Jeroboam the son of Nebat. 

16 T So when all Israel saw that the 
king hearkened not unto them, the 
people answered the king, saying, 
what portion have we in David ? nei- 



ther have we inheritance in the son 
of Jesse : to your tents, O Israel 
now see to thine own house, David. 
So Israel departed unto their tents. 

17 But as for the children of Israel 
which dwelt in the cities of Judah, 
Rehoboam reigned over them. 

18 Then king Rehoboam sent Ado- 
ram, who was over the tribute ; and 
all Israel stoned him with stones, 
that he died. Therefore king Reho- 
boam made speed to get him up to 
his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem. 

19 So Israel rebelled against the 
house of David unto this day. 

20 And it came to pass, when all Is- 
rael heard that Jeroboam was come 
again, that they sent and called him 
unto the congregation, and made him 
king over all Israel : there was none 
that followed the house of David, but 
the tribe of Judah only. 

21 1[ And when Rehoboam was come 
to Jerusalem, he assembled all the 
house of Judah, with the tribe of 
Benjamin, a hundred and fourscore 
thousand chosen men, which were 
warriors, to fight against the house 
of Israel, to bring the kingdom again 
to Rehoboam the son of Solomon. 

22 But the word of God came unto 
Shemaiah the man of God, saying, 

23 Speak unto Rehoboam, the son 
of Solomon, king of Judah, and unto 
all the house of Judah and Benja- 
min, and to the remnant of the peo- 
ple, saying, 

24 Thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not 
go up, nor fight against your breth- 
ren the children of Israel : return 
every man to his house ; for this 
thing is from me. They hearkened 
therefore to the word of the Lord, 
and returned to depart, according to 
the word of the Lord. 

25 % Then Jeroboam built Shechem 
in mount Ephraim, and dwelt there- 
in ; and went out from thence, and 
built Penuel. 

26 And Jeroboam said in his heart, 
Now shall the kingdom return to the 
house of David : 

27 If this people go up to do sacri- 
fice in the house of the Lord at Je- 
rusalem, then shall the heart of this 
people turn again unto their lord, 
even unto Rehoboam king of Judah, 
and they shall kill me, and go again 
to Rehoboam king of Judah. 

28 Whereupon the king took coun- 
sel, and made two calves of gold, 
and said unto them, It is too much 
for you to go up to Jerusalem : be- 
hold thy gods, O Israel, which brought 
thee up out of the land of Egypt. 

29 And he set' the one in Beth-el, and 
the other put he in Dan. 

30 And this thing became a sin : for 
the people went to worship before the 
one, even unto Dan. 

31 .And he made a house of high 
places, and made priests of the low- 
est of the people, which were not of 
the sons of Levi. 

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The disobedient 



•32 And Jeroboam ordained a feast 
In the eighth month, on the fifteenth 
day of the month, like unto the feast 
that is in Judahj and he offered upon 
the altar. So did he in Beth-el, sac- 
rificing unto the calves that he had 
made : and he placed in Beth-el the 
priests of the high places which he 
had made. 

33 So he offered upon the altar which 
he had made in Beth-el the fifteenth 
day of the eighth month, even in the 
month which he had devised of his 
own heart ; and ordained a feast un- 
to the children of Israel : and he of- 
fered upon the altar, and burnt in- 
cense. 

CHAPTER XIII. 

1 Jeroboam' $ hand, that offered violence to him that 
prophesied against his altar at Beth-el, wither- 
eth, 6 and at the prayer of the prophet is restored. 
7 The prophet, refusing the king's entertainment, 
departeth from Beth-el. 11 An old prophet, se- 
ducing him, bringeth him back. 20 He is re- 
proved by God, 23 slain by a lion, 26 buried by 
the old prophet, 31 who confirmelh his prophecy. 
S3 Jeroboam' s obstinacy. 

AN D, behold, there came a man of 
l God out of Judah by the word 
of the Lord unto Beth-el : and Jero- 
boam stood by the altar to burn in- 
cense. 

2 And he cried against the altar in 
the word of the Lord, and said, O al- 
tar, altar, thus saith the Lord ; Be- 
hold, a child shall be born unto the 
house of David, Josiah by name ; and 
upon thee shall he offer the priests 
of the high places that burn incense 
upon thee, and men's bones shall be 
burnt upon thee. 

3 And he gave a sign the same day, 
saying, This is the sign which the 
Lord hath spoken ; Behold, the altar 
shall be rent, and the ashes that are 
upon it shall be poured out. 

4 And it came to pass, when king 
Jeroboam heard the saying of the 
man of God, which had cried against 
the altar in Beth-el, that he put forth 
his hand from the altar, saying, Lay 
hold on him. And his hand, which 
he put forth against him, dried up, 
so that he could not pull it in again 
to him. 

5 The altar also was rent, and the 
ashes poured out from the altar, ac- 
cording to the sign which the 'man 
of God had given by the word of the 
Lord. 

6 And the king answered and said 
unto the man of God, Entreat now the 
face of the Lord thy God, and pray 
for me, that my hand may be restored 
me again. And the man of God be- 
sought the Lord, and the king's hand 
was restored him again, and became 
as it toas before. 

7 And the king said unto the man of 
God, Come home with me, and refresh 
thyself, and I will give thee a reward. 

8 And the man or God said unto the 
king, If thou wilt give me half thine 
house, I will not go in with thee, nei- 

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ther will I eat bread nor drink water 
in this place : 

9 For so was it charged me by the 
word of the Lord, saying, Eat no 
bread, nor drink water, n©r turn 
again by the same way that thou 
earnest. 

10 So he went another way, and re- 
turned not by the way that he came 
to Beth-el. 

11 If Now there dwelt an old prophet 
in Beth-el ; and his sons came and told 
him all the works that the man of 
God had done that day in Beth-el : 
the words which he had spoken unto 
the king, them they to.d also to their 
father. 

12 And their father said unto them. 
What way went he ? For his sons had 
seen what way the man of God went, 
which came from Judah. 

13 And he said unto his sons. Saddle 
me the ass. So they saddled him the 
ass : and he rode thereon 

14 And went after the man of God, 
and found him sitting under an oak : 
and he said unto him, Art thou the 
man of God that earnest from Judah f 
And he said. I am. 

15 Then he said unto him, Come 
home with me, and eat bread. 

16 And he said, I may not return 
with thee, nor go in with thee : nei- 
ther will I eat bread nor drink water 
with thee in this place : 

17 For it was said to me by the word 
of the Lord, Thou shalt eat no bread 
nor drink water there, nor turn again 
to go by the way that thou earnest. 

18 He said unto him, I am a prophet 
also as thou art ; and an angel spake 
unto me by the word of the Lord, say- 
ing, Bring him back with thee into 
thine house, that he may eat bread 
and drink water. But he lied unto 
him. 

19 So he went back with him. and 
did eat bread in his house, and drank 
water. 

20 If And it came to pass, as they sat 
at the table, that the word of the Lord 
came unto the prophet that brought 
him back : 

21 And he cried unto the man of God 
that came from Judah, saying, Thus 
saith the Lord, Forasmuch as thou 
hast disobeyed the mouth of the 
Lord, and hast not kept the com- 
mandment which the Lord thy God 
commanded thee, 

22 But earnest back, and hast eaten 
bread and drunk water in the place, 
of the which the Lord did say to 
thee, Eat no bread, and drink no 
water: thy carcass shall not come 
unto the sepulchre of thy fathers. 

23 % And it came to pass, after he 
had eaten bread, and after he had 
drunk, that he saddled for him the 
ass, to wit, for the prophet whom he 
had brought back. 

24 And when he was gone, a lion met 
him by the way, and slew him : and 
his carcass was cast in the way, and 



k. 



prophet slain. 



I. KINGS, XIV. Jeroboam's ruin foretold* 



the ass stood by it, the lion also stood 
by the carcass. 

25 And, behold, men passed by, and 
gaw the carcass cast in the way, and 
the lion standing by the carcass : and 
they came and told it in the city 
where the old prophet dwelt. 

26 And when the prophet that 
brought him back from the way 
heard thereof, he said, It is the man 
of God, who was disobedient unto 
the word of the Lord : therefore the 
Lord hath delivered him unto the 
lion, which hath torn him, and slain 
him, according to the word of the 
Lord, which he spake unto him.' 

27 And he spake to his sons, saying. 
Saddle me the ass. And they saddled 
him. 

28 And he went and found his car- 
cass cast in the way, and the ass and 
the lion standing by the carcass : the 
lion had not eaten the carcass, nor 
torn the ass. 

29 And the prophet took up the car- 
cass of the man of God, and laid it 
upon the ass, and brought it back : 
and the old prophet came to the city, 
to mourn and to bury him. 

30 And he laid his carcass in his own 
grave ; and they mourned over him, 
saying, Alas, my brother ! 

31 And it came to pass, after he had 
buried him, that he spake to his sons, 
saying, When I am dead, then bury 
me in the sepulchre wherein the man 
of God is buried ; lay my bones beside 
his bones : 

32 For the saying which he cried 
by the word of the Lord against the 
altar in Beth-el, and against all the 
houses of the high places which are 
in the cities of Samaria, shall surely 
come to pass. 

33 1 After this thing Jeroboam re- 
turned not from his evil way, but 
made again of the lowest of the peo- 
ple priests of the high places : who- 
soever would, he consecrated him. 
and he became one of the priests of 
the high places. 

34 And this thing became sin unto 
the house of Jeroooam, even to cut 
it off, and to destroy it from off the 
face of the earth. 

CHAPTER XT7. 

1 Abijah being sick, Jeroboam, sendeth his wife dis- 
guised with presents to the prophet Ahijah at 
Skiloh. 5 Ahijah, forewarned by God, denounc- 
eth God's judgment. 17 Abijah dieth, and is 
buried. 19 Nadab succeedeth Jeroboam. 21 Re- 
hoboam's wicked reign. 25 Shishak spoiletk Je- 
rusalem. 29 Abijam succeedeth Rehoboam. 

AT that time Abijah the son of Jero- 
. boam fell sick. 

2 And Jeroboam said to his wife, 
Arise, I pray thee, and disguise thy- 
self, that thou be not known to be the 
wife of Jeroboam ; and get thee to 
Shiloh: behold, there is Ahijah the 

Kophet, which told me that I should 
king over this people. 

3 And take with thee ten loaves, and 
cracknels, and a cruse of honey, and 



go to him : he shall tell thee what 
shall become of the child. 

4 And Jeroboam's wife did so, and 
arose, and went to Shiloh, and came 
to the house of Ahijah. But Ahijah 
could not see ; for his eyes were set by 
reason of his age. 

5 ^ And the Lord said unto Ahijah, 
Behold, the wife of Jeroboam cometh 
to ask a thing of thee for her son ; for 
he is sick : thus and thus shalt thou 
say unto her : for it shall be, when she 
cometh in, that she shall feign her- 
self to be another woman. 

6 And it was so, when Ahijah heard 
the sound of her feet, as she came in 
at the door, that he said, Come in, 
thou wife of Jeroboam : why f eignest 
thou thyself to be another! for I am 
sent to thee with heavy tidings. 

7 Go, tell Jeroboam, Thus saith the 
Lord God of Israel, Forasmuch as I 
exalted thee from among the people, 
and made thee prince over my people 
Israel, 

8 And rent the kingdom away from 
the house of David, and gave it thee '. 
and yet thou hast not been as my 
servant David, who kept my com- 
mandments, and who followed me 
with all his heart, to do that only 
which was right in mine eyes ; 

9 But hast done evil above all that 
were before thee : for thou hast gone 
and made thee other gods, and molt- 
en images, to provoke me to anger s 
and hast cast me behind thy back : 

10 Therefore, behold, I will bring 
evil upon the house of Jeroboam, and 
will cut off from Jeroboam him that 
pisseth against the wall, and him that 
is shut up and left in Israel, and will 
take away the remnant of the house 
of Jeroboam, as a man taketh away 
dung, till it be all gone. 

11 Him that dieth of Jeroboam in 
the city shall the dogs eat; and him 
that dieth in the field shali the fowls 
of the air eat : for the Lord hath 
spoken it. 

12 Arise thou therefore, get thee to 
thine own house : and when thy feet 
enter into the city, the child shall die. 

13 And all Israel shall mourn for 
him, and bury him : for he only of Jer- 
oboam shall come to the grave, be- 
cause in him there is found some 

f;ood thing toward the Lord God of 
srael in the house of Jeroboam. 

14 Moreover the Lord shall raise 
him up a king over Israel, who shali 
cut off the house of Jeroboam that 
day : but what ? even now. 

15 For the Lord shall smite Israel, 
as a reed is shaken in the water, and 
he shall root up Israel out of this 
good land, which he gave to their fa- 
thers, and shall scatter them beyond 
the river, because they have made 
their groves, provoking the Lord to 
anger. 

18 And he shall give Israel up be- 
cause of the sins of Jeroboam, who 
did sin, and who made Israel to sin, 
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AsaSs good reign. 



17 % And Jeroboam's wife arose, and 
departed, and came to Tirzah : and 
when she came to the threshold of 
the door, the child died ; 

18 And they buried him ; and all Is- 
rael mourned for him, according to 
the word of the Lord, which he spake 
by the hand of his servant Ahijah the 
prophet. 

19 And the rest of the acts of Jero- 
boam, how he warred, and how he 
reigned, behold, they are written in 
the book of the Chronicles of the 
kings of Israel. 

20 And the days which Jeroboam 
reigned were two and twenty years : 
and he slept with his fathers, and Na- 
dab his son reigned in his stead. 

21 % And Rehoboam the son of Sol- 
omon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam 
was forty and one years old when he 
began to reign, and he reigned seven- 
teen years in Jerusalem, the city 
which the Lord did choose out of 
all the tribes of Israel, to put his 
name there. And his mother's name 
was Naamah an Ammonitess. 

22 And Judah did evil in the sight 
of the Lord, and they provoked him 
to iealousy with their sins which they 
had committed, above all that their 
fathers had done. 

23 For they also built them high 
places, and images, and groves, on ev- 
ery high hill, and under every green 
tree. 

21 And there were also sodomites in 
the land: and they did according to 
all the abominations of the nations 
which the Lord cast out before the 
children of Israel. 

25 1 And it came to pass in the fifth 
year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak 
ting of Egypt came up against Jeru- 
salem : 

26 And he took away the treasures 
of the house of the Lord, and the 
treasures of the king's house ; he even 
took away all : and he took away all 
the shields of gold which Solomon 
had made. 

27 And king Rehoboam made in 
their stead brazen shields, and com- 
mitted them, unto the hands of the 
chief of the guard, which kept the 
door of the king's house. 

28 And it was so, when the king 
went into the house of the Lord, 
that the guard bare them, ana 
brought them back into the guard- 
chamber. 

29 1 Now the rest of the acts of 
Rehoboam, and all that he did, are 
they not written in the book of the 
Chronicles of the kings of Judah? 

SO And there was war between 
Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their 
days. 

31 And Rehoboam slept with his 
fathers, and was buried with his fa- 
thers in the city of David. And his 
mother's name teas Naamah an Am- 
monitess. And Abijam his son reign- 
ed in his stead. 

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CHAPTER XV. 

1 Abijam's wicked reign. 7 Asa succeedetk him 
9 Asa's good reign. 16 The war between Baa- 
ska and him causcth him to make a league with 
Ben-hadad. 23 Jehoshaphat succeedeth Asa. 25 
Nadab's wicked reign. 27 Baasha conspiring 
against him executeth Ahijah's prophecy. 31 
Nadab's acts and death. 33 Baasha's wicked 
reign. 

NOW in the eighteenth year of 
king Jeroboam the son of Nebat 
reigned Abijam over Judah. 

2 Three years reigned he in Jeru- 
salem. And his mother's name was 
Maachah, the daughter of Abisha- 
lom. * 

3 And he walked in all the sins of 
his father, which he had done be- 
fore him : and his heart was not 
perfect with the Lord his G-od, as 
the heart of David his father. 

4 Nevertheless for David's sake did 
the Lord his God give him a lamp 
in Jerusalem, to set up his son after 
him, and to establish Jerusalem : 

5 Because David did that which was 
right in the eyes of the Lord, and 
turned not aside from any thing that 
he commanded him all the days of 
his life, save only in the matter of 
Uriah the Hittite. 

6 And there was war between Re- 
hoboam and Jeroboam all the days 
of his life. 

7 Now the rest of the acts of Abi- 
jam, and all that he did, are they not 
written in the book of the Chronicles 
of the kings of Judah? And there 
was war between Abijam and Jero- 
boam. 

8 And Abijam slept with his fa- 
thers ; and they buried him in the 
city of David : and Asa his son reign- 
ed in his stead. 

9 % And in the twentieth year of 
Jeroboam king of Israel reigned Asa 
over Judah. 

10 And forty and one years reigned 
he in Jerusalem. And his mother's 
name was Maachah, the daughter of 
Abishalom. 

11 And Asa did that which was 
right in the eyes of the Lord, as did 
David his father. 

12 And he took away the sodomites 
out of the land, and removed all the 
idols that his fathers had made. 

13 And also Maachah his mother, 
even her he removed from being 
queen, because she had made an idol 
in a grove ; and Asa destroyed her 
idol, and burnt it by the brook 
Kidron. 

14 But the high places were not re- 
moved : nevertheless Asa's heart was 
perfect with the Lord all his days. 

15 And he brought in the things 
which his father had dedicated, and 
the things which himself had ded- 
icated, into the house of the Lord, 
silver, and gold, and vessels. 

16 % And there was war between 
Asa and Baasha king of Israel all 
their days 



Nadab's wicked reign. 



I. KINGS, XVI. 



Jehu's prophecy i 



IV And Baasha king of Israel went 
up against Judah, and built Raman, 
that he might not* suffer any to go 
out or come in to Asa king of Ju- 
dah.. 

18 Then Asa took all the silver and 
the gold that were left in the treas- 
ures of the house of the Lord, and 
the treasures of the king's house, 
and delivered them into the hand of 
his servants : and king Asa sent them 
to Ben-hadad, the son of Tabrimon, 
the son of Hezion, king of Syria, 
that dwelt at Damascus, saying, 

19 There is a league between me 
and thee, and between my father 
and thy father : behold, I have sent 
unto thee a present of silver and 
gold ; come and break thy league 
with Baasha king of Israel, that he 
may depart from me. 

20 So Ben-hadad hearkened unto 
king Asa, and sent the captains of 
the hosts which he had against the 
cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and 
Dan, and Abel-beth-maachah, and all 
Cinneroth, with all the land of Naph- 
tali. 

21 And it came to pass, when Baa- 
sha heard thereof, that he left off 
building of Raman, and dwelt in 
Tirzah. 

22 Then king Asa made a proclama- 
tion throughout all Judah ; none was 
exempted : and they took away the 
stones of Ramah, and the timber 
thereof, wherewith Baasha had build- 
ed; and king Asa built with them 
Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah. 

23 The rest of all the acts of Asa, 
and all his might, and all that he 
did, and the cities which he built. 
are they not written in the book of 
the Chronicles of the kings of Ju- 
dah ? Nevertheless in the time of his 
old age he was diseased in his feet. 

24 And Asa slept with his fathers, 
and was buried with his fathers in 
the city of David his father: and 
Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his 
stead. 

25 H And Nadab the son of Jero- 
boam began to reign over Israel in 
the second year of Asa king of Ju- 
dah, and reigned over Israel two 
years. 

26 And he did evil in the sight of the 
Lord, and walked in the way of his 
father, and in his sin wherewith he 
made Israel to sin. 

27 ^ And Baasha the son of Ahijah, 
of the house of Issachar, conspired 
against him ; and Baasha smote him 
at Gibbethon. which belonged to the 
Philistines ; for Nadab and all Israel 
laid siege to Gibbethon. 

28 Even in the third year of Asa 
king of Judah did Baasha slay him, 
and reigned in his stead. 

29 And it came to pass, when he 
reigned, that he smote all the house 
of Jeroboam ; he left not to Jeroboam 
any that breathed, until he had de- 
stroyed him, according unto the say- 



ing of the Lord, which he spake by his 
servant Ahijah the Shilonite : 

30 Because of the sins of Jeroboam 
which he sinned, and which he made 
Israel sin, by his provocation where- 
with he provoked the Lord God of 
Israel to anger. 

31 f Now the rest of the acts of Na- 
dab, and all that he did, are they not 
written in the book of the Chronicles 
of the kings of Israel ? 

32 And there was war between Asa 
and Baasha king of Israel all their 
days. 

33 In the third year of Asa king of 
Judah began Baasha the son of Ahi- 
jah to reign over all Israel in Tirzah, 
twenty and four years. 

34 And he did evil in the sight of 
the Lord, and walked in the way of 
Jeroboam, and in his sin wherewith 
he made Israel to sin. 

CHAPTER XVI. 

1,7 Jeku's prophecy against Baasha. 6 Elah sue* 
ceedeth him. 8 Zimri conspiring against Elah 
succeedeth him. 11 Zimri executeth Jehu't 
prophecy. 15 Omri, made king by the soldiers, 
forceth Zimri desperately to burn himself. 21 
The kingdom being divided, Omri prevaileth 
against Tibni. 23 Omri buildeth Samaria. 25 
His wicked reign. 27 Ahab tucceedeth him. 29 
Ahab's most wicked reign. 34 Joshua's curse 
upon Hiel the builder of Jericho. 

THEN the word of the Lord came 
to Jehu the son of Hanani against 
Baasha, saying, 

2 Forasmuch as I exalted thee out 
of the dust, and made thee prince 
over my people Israel ; and thou hast 
walked in the way of Jeroboam, and 
hast made my people Israel to sin, 
to provoke me to anger with their 
sins; 

3 Behold, I will take away the pos- 
terity of Baasha, and the posterity 
of his house ; and will make thy house 
like the house of Jeroboam the son 
of Nebat. 

4 Him that dieth of Baasha in the 
city shall the dogs eat ; and him that 
dieth of his in the fields shall the fowls 
of the air eat. 

5 Now the rest of the acts of Baasha, 
and what he did, and his might, are 
they not written in the book of the 
Chronicles of the kings of Israel ? 

6 So Baasha slept with his fathers, 
and was buried in Tirzah : and Elah 
his son reigned in his stead. 

7 And also by the hand of the proph- 
et Jehu the son of Hanani came the 
word of the Lord against Baasha, and 
against his house, eren for all the evil 
that he did in the sight of the Lord, 
in provoking him to anger with the 
work of his hands, in being like the 
house of Jeroboam ; and because he 
killed him. 

8 If In the twenty and sixth year 
of Asa king of Judah began Elah the 
son of Baasha to reign over Israel in 
Tirzah, two years. 

9 And his servant Zimri, captain of 
half his chariots, conspired against 

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Ahab's wicked reign. 



k^ 



him, as he was in Tirzah, drinking 
himself drunk in the house of Arza 
steward of his house in Tirzah. 

10 And Zimri went in and smote 
him, and killed him, in the twenty and 
seventh year of Asa king of Judah, 
and reigned in his stead. 

11 f And it came to pass, when he 
began to reign, as soon as he sat on 
his throne, that he slew all the house 
of Baasha : he left him not one that 
pisseth against a wall, neither of his 
kinsfolks, nor of his friends. 

12 Thus did Zimri destroy all the 
house of Baasha, according to the 
word of the Lord, which he spake 
against Baasha by Jehu the prophet. 

13 For all the sins of Baasha, and 
the sins of Elah his son, by which 
they sinned, and by which they made 
Israel to sin, in provoking the Lord 
God of Israel to anger with their 
vanities. 

14 Now the rest of the acts of Elah, 
and all that he did, are they not writ- 
ten in the book of the Chronicles of 
the kings of Israel ? 

15 % In the twenty and seventh 
year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri 
reign seven days in Tirzah. And the 

geople were encamped against Gib- 
ethon, which belonged to the Philis- 
tines. 

16 And the people that were encamp- 
ed heard say, Zimri hath conspired, 
and hath also slain the king : where- 
fore all Israel made Omri, the captain 
of the host, king over Israel that day 
in the camp. 

17 And Omri went up from Gibbe- 
thon, and all Israel with him, and they 
besieged Tirzah. 

18 And it came to pass, when Zimri 
saw that the city was taken, that he 
went into the palace of the king's 
house, and burnt the king's house 
over him with fire, and died, 

19 For his sins which he sinned in 
doing evil in the sight of the Lord, 
in walking in the way of Jeroboam, 
and in his sin which he did, to make 
Israel to sin. 

20 Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, 
and his treason that he wrought, are 
they not written in the- book of the 
Chronicles of the kings of Israel"? 

21 II Then were the people of Israel 
divided into two parts: naif of the 
people followed Tibni the son of Gi- 
nath, to make him king ; and half 
followed Omri. 

22 But the people that followed 
Omri prevailed against the people 
that followed Tibni the son of Gi- 
nath : so Tibni died, and Omri 
reigned. 

23 If In the thirty and first year of 
Asa king of Judah began Omri to 
reign over Israel, twelve years: six 
years reigned he in Tirzah. 

24 And ne bought the hill Samaria 
of Shemer for two talents of silver, 
and built on the hill, and called the 
name of the city which he built, aft- 

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an altar for 
aal, which he 



er the name of Shemer, owner of 
the hill, Samaria. 

25 1 But Omri wrought evil in the 
eyes of the Lord, and did worse than 
all that were before him. 

26 For he walked in all the way of 
Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in 
his sin wherewith he made Israel to 
sin, to provoke the Lord God of Is- 
rael to anger with their vanities. 

27 Now the rest of the acts of Omri 
which he did, and his might that he 
shewed, are they not written in the 
book of the Chronicles of the kings 
of Israel ? 

28 So Omri slept with his fathers, 
and was buried in Samaria : and Ahab 
his son reigned in his stead. 

29 % And in the thirty and eighth 
year of Asa king of Judah began 
Ahab the son of Omri to reign over 
Israel : and Ahab the son of Omri 
reigned over Israel in Samaria twen- 
ty and two years. 

30 And Ahab the son of Omri did 
evil in the sight of the Lord above 
all that were before him. 

31 And it came to pass, as if it had 
been a light thing for him to walk in 
the sins of Jeroboam the son of Ne- 
bat, that he took to wife Jezebel the 
daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zi- 
donians, and went and served Baal, 
and worshipped him. 

32 And he reared u 
Baal in the house of 
had built in Samaria. 

33 And Ahab made a grove ; and 
Ahab did more to provoke the Lord 
God of Israel to anger than all the 
kings of Israel that were before him. 

34 f In his days did Hiel the Beth- 
elite build Jericho : he laid the foun- 
dation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, 
and set up the gates thereof in his 
youngest son Segub, according to the 
word of the Lord, which he spake by 
Joshua the son of Nun. 

CHAPTER XVII. 

1 Elijah, having prophesied against Ahab, it 
sent to Cherith, where the ravens feed him. 8 
He is sent to the widow of Zarephath. 17 He 
raiseth the widow's son. 24 The woman be- 
lieveth him. 

AND Elijah the Tishbite, who was of 
. the inhabitants of Gilead, said 
unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Is- 
rael liveth, before whom I stand, there 
shall not be dew nor rain these years, 
but according to my word. 

2 And the word of the Lord came 
unto him, saying, 

3 Get thee hence, and turn thee east- 
ward, and hide thyself by the brook 
Cherith, that is before Jordan. 

4 And it shall be, that thou shalt 
drink of the brook ; and I have com 
manded the ravens to feed thee 
there. 

5 So he went and did according un- 
to the word of the Lord : for he went 
and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that 
is before Jordan. 



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I. KINGS, XVIII. 



the widow's son. 



6 And the ravens brought him 
bread and flesh in the morning, and 
bread and flesh in the evening ; and 
he drank of the brook. 

7 And it came to pass after a while, 
that the brook dried up, because there 
had been no rain in the land. 

8 1 And the word of the Lord 
same unto him, saying, 

9 Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which 
belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there : 
behold, I have commanded a widow 
woman there to sustain thee. 

10 So he arose and went to Zare- 
phath. And when he came to the gate 
of the city, behold, the widow woman 
was there gathering of sticks : and 
he called to her, and said, Fetch me, 
I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, 
that I may drink. 

11 And as she was going to fetch it, 
he called to her, and said, Bring me, I 

Sray thee, a morsel of bread in thine 
and. 

12 And she said, As the Lord thy 
God liveth, I have not a cake, but a 
handful of meal in a barrel, and a 
little oil in a cruse : and, behold, I 
am gathering two sticks, that I may 

fro in and dress it for me and my son, 
hat we may eat it, and die. 

13 And Elijah said unto her, Fear 
not ; go and do as thou hast said : 
but make me thereof a little cake 
first, and bring it unto me, and after 
make for thee and for thy son. 

14 For thus saith the Lord God of 
Israel, The barrel of meal shall not 
waste, neither shall the cruse of oil 
fail, until the day that the Lord 
sendeth rain upon the earth. 

15 And she went and did according 
to the saying of Elijah : and she, and 
he, and her house, did eat many days. 

16 And the barrel of meal wasted 
not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, 
according to the word of the Lord, 
which he spake by Elijah. 

17 If And it came to pass after these 
things, that the son of the woman, 
the mistress of the house, fell sick ; 
and his sickness was so sore, that 
there was no breath left in him. 

18 And she said unto Elijah, What 
have I to do with thee, O thou man 
of God? art thou come unto me to 
call my sin to remembrance, and to 
slay my son? 

19 And he said unto her, Give me 
thy son. And he took him out of 
her bosom, and carried him up into a 
loft, where he abode, and laid him 
upon his own bed. 

20 And he cried unto the Lord, and 
said, O Lord my God, hast thou also 
brought evil upon the widow with 
whom I sojourn, by slaying her son ? 

21 And he stretched himself upon 
the child three times, and cried unto 
the Lord, and said, O Lord my God, 
I pray thee, let this child's soul come 
into ham again. 

22_And the Lord heard the voice 
of eiijah ; and the soul of the child 



came into him again, and he re- 
vived. 

23 And Elijah took the child, and 
brought him down out of the cham= 
ber into the house, and delivered him 
unto his mother: and Elijah said, 
See, thy son liveth. 

24 1 And the woman said to Eli- 
jah, Now by this I know that thou 
art a man of God, and that the word 
of the Lord in thy mouth is truth. 

CHAPTER XYIII. 

1 In the extremity of famine Elijah, sent to Ahab, 
meeteth good Obadiah. 9 Obadiah bringeth Ahab 
to Elijah. 17 Elijah, reproving Ahab, by fire 
from heaven convinceth Baal's prophets. 41 Eli" 
jah, by prayer obtaining rain, followetk Ahab 
to Jezreel. 

AND it came to pass after many 
. days, that the word of the Lord 
came to Elijah in the third year, say- 
ing : Go, shew thyself unto Ahab ; and 
I will send rain upon the earth. 

2 And Elijah went to shew himself 
unto Ahab. And there was a sore 
famine in Samaria. 

3 And Ahab called Obadiah, which 
was the governor of his house. (Now 
Obadiah feared the Lord greatly : 

4 For it was so, when Jezebel cut off 
the prophets of the Lord, that Oba- 
diah took a hundred prophets, and 
hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed 
them with bread and water.) 

5 And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go 
into the land, unto all fountains of 
water, and unto all brooks : perad- 
venture we may find grass to save 
the horses and mules alive, that we 
lose not all the beasts. 

6 So they divided the land between 
them to pass throughout it : Ahab 
went one way by himself, and Oba- 
diah went another way by himself. 

7 1 And as Obadiah was in the way, 
behold, Elijah met him : and he knew 
him, and fell on his face, and said, 
Art thou that my lord Elijah ? 

8 And he answered him, I am: go, 
tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here. 

9 And he said. What have I sinned, 
that thou wouldest deliver thy serv- 
ant into the hand of Ahab, to slay 
me? 

10 As the Lord thy God liveth, 
there is no nation or kingdom, 
whither my lord hath not sent to 
seek thee : and when they said. He 
is not there ; he took an oath of the 
kingdom and nation, that they found • 
thee not. 

11 And now thou sayest, Go, tell 
thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here. 

12 And it shall come to pass, as soon 
as I am gone from thee, that the 
Spirit of the Lord shall carry thee 
whither I know not ; and so when I 
come and tell Ahab, and he cannot 
find thee, he shall slay me : but I 
thy servant fear the Lord from my 
youth. 

13 Was it not told my lord what 1 
did when Jezebel slew the prophets 

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of the Lord, how I hid a hundred 
men of the Lord's prophets by fifty 
in a cave, and fed them with bread 
and water? 

14 And now thou sayest, Go, tell 
thy lord, Behold, Elijah 4s here : and 
he shall slay me. 

15 And Elijah said, As the Lord 
of hosts liveth. before whom I stand, 
I will surely shew myself unto him 
to day. 

16 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, 
and told him : and Ahab went to meet 
Elijah. 

17 % And it came to pass, when 
Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said un- 
to him, Art thou he that troubleth 
Israel ? 

18 And he answered, I have not 
troubled Israel ; but thou, and thy 
father's house, in that ye have for- 
saken the commandments of the 
Lord, and thou hast followed Baal- 
im. 

19 Now therefore send, and gather 
to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, 
and the prophets of Baal four hun- 
dred and fifty, and the prophets of 
the groves four hundred, which eat 
at Jezebel's table. 

20 So Ahab sent unto all the chil- 
dren of Israel, and gathered the 
prophets together unto mount Car- 
mel. 

21 And Elijah came unto all the 

Eeople, and said. How long halt ye 
etween two opinions? if the Lord 
be God, follow him : but if Baal, then 
follow him. And the people answer- 
ed him not a word. 

22 Then said Elijah unto the peo- 
ple, I, even I only, remain a prophet 

* of the Lord ; but Baal's prophets are 
four hundred and fifty men. 

23 Let them therefore give us two 
bullocks ; and let them choose one 
bullock for themselves, and cut it 
in pieces, and lay it on wood, and 
put uo fire under: and I will dress 
the other bullock, and lay it on 
wood, and put no fire under: 

24 And call ye on the name of your 
gods, and I will call on the name of 
the Lord : and the God that answer- 
eth by fire, let him be God. And all 
the people answered and said, It is 
well spoken. 

25 And Elijah said unto the prophets 
of Baal, Choose you one bullock for 
yourselves, and dress it first ; for ye 

.are many; and call on the name of 
your gods, but put no fire under. 

26 And they took the bullock which 
was given them, and they dressed it, 
and called on the name of Baal from 
morning even until noon, saying, O 
Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, 
nor any that answered. And they 
leaped upon the altar which was 
made. 

27 And it came to pass at noon, that 
Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry 
aloud: for he is a god; either he is 
talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in 

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a journey, or peradventure he sleep 
eth, and must be awaked. 

28 And they cried aloud, and cut 
themselves after their manner with 
knives and lancets, till the blood 
gushed out upon them. 

29 And it came to pass, when midday 
was past, and they prophesied until 
the time of the offering of the even 
ing sacrifice, that there was neither 
voice, nor any to answer, nor any 
that regarded. 

30 And Elijah said unto all the peo 
pie, Come near unto me. And allthe 
people came near unto him. And he 
repaired the altar of the Lord thai 
was broken doAvn. 

31 And Elijah took twelve stones, ac- 
cording to the number of the tribes 
of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the 
word of the Lord came, saying, Israel 
shall be thy name : 

32 And with the stones he built an 
altar in the name of the Lord : and 
he made a trench about the altar, as 
great as would contain two measures 
of seed. 

33 And he put the wood in order, and 
cut the bullock in pieces, and laid him 
on the wood, and said, Fill four barrels 
with water, and pour it on the burnt 
sacrifice, and on the wood. 

34 And he said, Do it the second 
time. And they did it the second 
time. And he said, Do it the third 
time. And they did it the third time. 

35 And the water ran round about 
the altar; and he filled the trench 
also with water. 

36 And it came to pass at the time 
of the offering of the evening sacri- 
fice, that Elijah the prophet came 
near, and said, Lord God or Abraham, 
Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known 
this day that thou art God in Israel, 
and that I am thy servant, and thai 
I have done all these things at thy 
word. 

37 Hear me, O Lord, hear me, that 
this people may know that thou art 
the Lord God, and that thou hast 
turned their heart back again. 

38 Then the fire of the Lord fell, and 
consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the 
wood, and the stones, and the dust, 
and licked up the water that was in 
the trench. 

39 And when all the people saw it, 
they fell on their faces : and they said, 
The Lord, he is the God ; the Lord, 
he is the God. 

40 And Elijah said unto them, Take 
the prophets of Baal ; let not one of 
them escape. And they took them : 
and Elijah brought them down to the 
brook Kishon, and slew them there. 

41 1T And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get 
thee up, eat and drink ; for there is a 
sound of abundance of rain. 

42 So Ahab went up to eat and to 
drink. And Elijah went up to the top 
of Carmel : and he cast himself down 
upon the earth, and put his face be- 
tween his knees. 



3k>d appear eth to 



I. KINGS, XX. 



Elijah in Horeb, 



43 And said to his servant, Go up 
now, look toward the sea. And he 
went up, and looked, and said, There 
is nothing. And he said, Go again 
seven times. 

44 And it came to pass at the seventh 
time, that he said, Behold, there aris- 
eth a little cloud out of the sea, like a 
man's hand. And he said, Go up, say 
unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and 
get thee down, that the rain stop thee 
not. 

45 And it came to pass in the mean 
while, that the heaven was black with 
clouds and wind, and there was a 
great rain. And Ahab rode, and went 
to Jezreel. 

46 And the hand of the Lord was 
on Elijah ; and he girded up his loins, 
and ran before Ahab to the entrance 
of JezreeL 

CHAPTER XIX. 

? Elijah, threatened by JezeJ>el, fieeth to Beer-she- 
ba. 4 In the wilderness, being weary of his life, 
he is comforted by an angel. 9 At Horeb God ap- 
peareth unto him, sending him to anoint Hazael, 
Jehu, and Elisha. 19 Elisha, taking leave of his 
friends, fulloweth Elijah. 

AN D Ahab told Jezebel all that Eli- 
. jab. had done, and withal how he 
had slain all the prophets with the 
sword. 

2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto 
Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to 
me, and more also, if I make not thy 
life as the life of one of them by to 
morrow about this time. 

3 And when he saw that, he arose, 
and went for his life, and came to 
Beer-sheba, which belongeth to Judah, 
and left his servant there. 

4 ^1 But he himself went a day's jour- 
ney into the wilderness, and came and 
gat down under a juniper tree : and he 
requested for himself that he might 
die ; and said, It is enough : now, O 
Lord, take away my life ; for I am 
not better than my fathers. 

5 And as he lay and slept under a 
juniper tree, behold, then an angel 
touched him, and said unto him, 
Arise and eat. 

6 And he looked, and, behold, there 
was a cake baken on the coals, and a 
cruse of water at his head. And he 
did eat and drink, and laid him down 
again. 

7 And the angel of the Lord came 
again the second time, and touched 
him, and said, Arise and eat ; because 
the journey is too great for thee. 

8 And he arose, and did eat and 
drink, and went in the strength of 
that meat forty days and forty nights 
unto Horeb the mount of God. 

9 If And he came thither unto a 
cave, and lodged there ; and, behold, 
the word of the Lord came to him, 
and he said unto him, What doest thou 
here, Elijah ? 

10 And he said, I have been very 
Jealous for the Lord God of hosts : for 
the children of Israel have forsaken 
thy covenant, thrown down thine al- 



tars, and slain thy prophets with the 
sword ; and I, even I only, am left s 
and they seek my life, to take it 
away. 

11 And he said, Go forth, and stand 
upon the mount before the Lord. 
And, behold, the Lord passed by, and 
a great and strong wind rent the 
mountains, and brake in pieces the 
rocks before the Lord ; but the Lord 
was not in the wind : and after the 
wind an earthquake ; but the Lord 
was not in the earthquake: 

12 And after the earthquake a fire ; 
but the Lord was not in the fire : and 
after the fire a still small voice. 

13 And it was so, when Elijah heard 
it, that he wrapped his face in his 
mantle, and went out, and stood in 
the entering in of the cave. And, 
behold, there came a voice unto him, 
and said, What doest thou here, Eli- 
jah ! 

14 And he said, I have been very 
jealous for the Lord God of hosts : be 
cause the children of Israel have for- 
saken thy covenant, thrown down 
thine altars, and slain thy prophets 
with the sword ; and I, even I only, 
am left; and they seek my life, to 
take it away. 

15 And the Lord said unto him, Go, 
return on thy way to the wilderness 
of Damascus : and when thou com est, 
anoint Hazael to be king over Syria : 

16 And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt 
thou anoint to be king over Israel ; 
and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel- 
meholah shalt thou anoint to be proph- 
et in thy room. 

17 And it shall come to pass, that 
him that escapeth the sword of Haz- 
ael shall Jehu slay : and him that es- 
capeth from the sword of Jehu shall 
Elisha slay. 

18 Yet I have left me seven thousand 
in Israel, all the knees which have not 
bowed unto Baal, and every mouth 
which hath not kissed him. 

19 1 So he departed thence, and 
found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who 
was ploughing with twelve yoke of 
oxen before him, and he with the 
twelfth : and Elijah passed by him, 
and cast his mantle upon him. 

20 And he left the oxen, and ran 
after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray 
thee, kiss my father and my mother, 
and then I will follow thee. And he 
said unto him, Go back again: for 
what have I done to thee? 

21 And he returned back from him, 
and took a yoke of oxen, and slew 
them, and boiled their flesh with the 
instruments of the oxen, and gave un- 
to the people, and they did eat. Then 
he arose, and went after Elijah, and 
ministered unto him. 

CHAPTER XX. 

1 Ben-hadad, not content with Ahab's homage, be- 
siegeth Samaria. 13 By the direction of a 
prophet, the Syrians are slain. 22 As the proph- 
et forewarned Ahab, the Syrians, trusting in the 
valleys, come against him in Aphek 2fl Bv tht 

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I. KINGS, XX. 



The Syrians 



v>ord of the prophet, and Qod's judgment, the 
Syrians are smitten again. 31 The Syrians 
submitting themselves, Ahab sendeth Ben-hadad 
away with a covenant. 35 The prophet, under 
the parable of a prisoner, making Ahab to judge 
himself, denounceth Qod's judgment against him. 

AND Ben-hadad the king of Syria 
. gathered all his host together : 
and there were thirty and two kings 
with him, and horses, and chariots : 
and he went up and besieged Sama- 
ria, and warred against it. 

2 And he sent messengers to Ahab 
king of Israel into the city, and said 
unto him ? Thus saith Ben-hadad, 

3 Thy silver and thy gold is mine ; 
thy wives also and thy children, even 
the goodliest, are mine. 

4 And the king of Israel answered 
and said. My lord, O king, according 
to thy saying, I am thine, and all that 
I have. 

5 And the messengers came again, 
and said, Thus speaketh Ben-hadad, 
saying, Although I have sent unta 
thee, saying, Thou shalt deliver me 
thy silver, and thy gold, and thy 
wives, and thy children ; 

6 Yet I will send my servants unto 
thee to morrow about this time, and 
they shall search thine house, and 
the houses of thy servants ; and it 
shall be, that whatsoever is pleasant 
in thine eyes, they shall put it in 
their hand, and take it away. 

7 Then the king of Israel called all 
the elders of the land, and said, 
Mark, I pray you, and see how this 
man seeketh mischief : for he sent 
unto me for my wives, and for my 
children, and for my silver, and for 
my gold ; and I denied him not. 

8 And all the elders and all the peo- 

Ele said unto him, Hearken not unto 
im, nor consent. 

9 wherefore he said unto the mes- 
sengers of Ben-hadad, Tell my lord 
the king, All that thou didst send for 
to thy servant at the first I will do : 
but this thing I may not do. And the 
messengers departed, and brought 
him word again. 

10 And Ben-hadad sent unto him, 
and said, The gods do so unto me, 
and more also, if the dust of Sama- 
ria shall suffice for handfuls for all 
the people that follow me. 

11 And the king of Israel answered 
and said, Tell him, Let not him that 
girdeth on his harness boast himself 
as he that putteth it off. 

12 And it came to pass, when Ben- 
hadad heard this message, as he was 
drinking, he and the kings in the 
pavilions, that he said unto his serv- 
ants. Set yourselves in array. And they 
set themselves in array against the city. 

13 1 And, behold, there came a 
prophet unto Ahab king of Israel, 
saying, Thus saith the Lord, Hast 
thou seen all this great multitude? 
behold, I will deliver it into thine 
hand this day ; and thou shalt know 
that I am the Lord. 

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14 And Ahab said. By whom! And 
he said, Thus saith the Lord, Even by 
the young men of the princes of the 
provinces. Then he said, Who shall 
order the battle! And he answered. 
Thou. 

15 Then he numbered the young 
men of the princes of the provinces, 
and they were two hundred ana 
thirty two : and after them he num- 
bered all the people, even all the 
children of Israel, being seven thou- 
sand. 

16 And they went out at noon. But 
Ben-hadad was drinking himself 
drunk in the pavilions, he and the 
kings, the thirty and two kings that 
helped him. 

17 And the young men of the 
princes of the provinces went out 
first ; and Ben-hadad sent out, and 
they told him, saying, There are men 
come out of Samaria. 

18 And he said, Whether they be 
come out for peace, take them alive ? 
or whether they be come out for 
war, take them alive. 

19 So these young men of the 
princes of the provinces came out 
of the city, and the army which fol« 
lowed them. 

20 And they slew every one his 
man : and the Syrians fled ; and Is- 
rael pursued them: and Ben-hadad 
the king of Syria escaped on a horse 
with the horsemen. 

21 And the king of Israel went out, 
and smote the horses and chariots, 
and slew the Syrians with a greas 
slaughter. 

22 I And the prophet came to the 
king of Israel, and said unto him, 
Go, strengthen thyself, and mark, 
and see what thou doest: for at the 
return of the year the king of Syria 
will come up against thee. 

23 And the servants of the king of 
Syria said unto him, Their gods are 
gods of the hills ; therefore they 
were stronger than we ; but let us 
fight against them in the plain, and 
surely we shall be stronger than 
they. 

24 And do this thing, Take the 
kings away, every man out of his 
place, and put captains in their 
rooms : 

25 And number thee an army, like 
the army that thou hast lost, horse 
for horse, and chariot for chariot: 
and we will fight against them in 
the plain, and surely we shall be 
stronger than they. And he heark- 
ened unto their voice, and did so. 

26 And it came to pass at the re- 
turn of the year, that Ben-hadad 
numbered the Syrians, and went up 
to Aphek, to fight against Israel. 

27 And the children of Israel were 
numbered, and were all present, and 
went against them : and the children 
of Israel pitched before them like 
two little flocks of kids ; but the 
Syrians filled the country. 



are smitten. 



I. KINGS, XXI. 



Ahab's death foretold. 



28 H And there came a man of God, 
and spake unto the king of Israel, 
and said, Thus saith the Lord, Be- 
cause the Syrians have said, The 
Lord is God of the hills, but he is 
not God of the valleys, therefore will 
I deliver all this great multitude 
into thine hand, and ye shall know 
that I am the Lord. 

29 And they pitched one over 
against the other seven days. And 
so it was, that in the seventh day the 
battle was joined : and the children 
of Israel slew of the Syrians a hun- 
dred thousand footmen in one day. 

30 But the rest fled to Aphek, into 
the city ; and there a wall fell upon 
twenty and seven thousand of the 
men that were left. And Ben-hadad 
fled, and came into the city, into an 
inner chamber. 

31 IF And his servants said unto 
him, Behold now, we have heard 
that the kings of the house of Israel 
are merciful kings : let us, I pray 
thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and 
ropes upon our heads, and go out 
to the king of Israel : peradventure 
he will save thy life. 

32 So they girded sackcloth on 
their loins, and pitf ropes on their 
heads, and came to the king of Is- 
rael, and said, Thy servant Ben-ha- 
dad saith, I pray thee, let me live. 
And he said, Is he yet alive ? he is 
my brother. 

33 Now the men did diligently ob- 
serve whether any thing would come 
from him, and did hastily catch it: 
and they said, Thy brother Ben-ha- 
dad. Then he said, Go ye, bring him. 
Then Ben-hadad came forth to him ; 
and he caused him to come up into 
the chariot. 

34 And Ben-hadad said unto him, 
The cities, which my father took 
from thy father, I will restore ; and 
thou shalt make streets for thee in 
Damascus, as my father made in Sa- 
maria. Then said Ahab, I will send 
thee away with this covenant. So 
he made a covenant with him, and 
sent him away. 

35 IT And a certain man of the sons 
of the prophets said unto his neigh- 
bour in the word of the Lord, Smite 
me, I pray thee. And the man re- 
fused to smite him. 

36 Then said he' unto him, Because 
thou hast not obeyed the voice of 
the Lord, behold, as soon as thou 
art departed from me, a lion shall 
Blay thee. And as soon as he was 
departed from him, a lion found him, 
and slew him. 

37 Then he found another man, 
and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And 
the man smote him, so that in smit- 
ing he wounded him. 

38 So the prophet departed, and 
waited for the king by the way, and 
diseruised himself with ashes upon 
his face. 

39 And as the king passed by, he 



cried unto the king : and he said, Thy 
servant went out into the midst of 
the battle ; and, behold, a man turned 
aside, and brought a man unto me, 
and said, Keep this man : if by any 
means he be missing, then shall thy 
life be for his life, or else thou shalt 
pay a talent of silver. 

40 And as thy servant was busy here 
and there, he was gone. And the 
king of Israel said unto him, So 
shall thy judgment be; thyself hast 
decided it. 

41 And he hasted, and took the 
ashes away from his face ; and the 
king of Israel discerned him that he 
was of the prophets. 

42 And he said unto him, Thus saith 
the Lord, Because thou hast let go 
out of thy hand a man whom I ap- 
pointed to utter destruction, there- 
fore thy life shall go for his life, and 
thy people for his people. 

43 And the king of Israel went to his 
house heavy and displeased, and came 
to Samaria. 

CHAPTER XXI. 

1 Ahab being dented Naboth's vineyard is grieved. 
5 Jezebel writing letters against Naboth, he 
is condemned of blasphemy. 15 Ahab taketh 
possession of the vineyard. 17 Elijah de- 
nounceth judgments against Ahab and Jezebel. 
25 Wicked Ahab repenting, God deferreth the 
judgment. 

AND it came to pass after these 
- things, that Naboth the Jezreel- 
ite had a vineyard, which was in Jez- 
reel, hard by the palace of Ahab king 
of Samaria. 

2 And Ahab spake unto Naboth. 
saying, Give me thy vineyard, that 
I may have it for a garden of herbs, 
because it is near unto my house : 
and I will give thee for it a better 
vineyard than it ; or, if it seem good 
to thee, I will give thee the worth of 
it in money. 

3 And Naboth said to Ahab. The 
Lord forbid it me, that I should give 
the inheritance of my fathers unto 
thee. 

4 And Ahab came into his house 
heavy and displeased because of the 
word which Naboth the Jezreelite 
had spoken to him : for he had said, 
I will not give thee the inheritance 
of my fathers. And he laid him 
down upon his bed, and turned away 
his face, and would eat no bread. 

5 ^f But Jezebel his wife came to 
hinij and said unto him, Why is tby 
spirit so sad, that thou eatest no 
bread ? 

6 And he said unto her, Because 1 
spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and 
said unto him, Give me thy vineyard 
for money ; or else, if it please thee, 
I will give thee another vineyard for 
it : and he answered, I will not give 
thee my vineyard. 

7 And Jezebel his wife said unto 
him, Dost thou now govern the king- 
dom of Israel ? arise, and eat bread, 
and let thine heart be merry : I will 

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Ahab, seduced 



five thee the vineyard of Naboth the 
ezreelite. 

8 So she wrote letters in Ahab's 
name, and sealed them with his seal, 
and sent the letters unto the elders 
and to the nobles that were in his 
city, dwelling with Naboth. 

9 And she wrote in the letters, say- 
ing, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth 
on high among the people : 

10 And set two men, sons of Belial, 
before him, to bear witness against 
him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme 
God and the king. And then carry 
him out, and stone him, that he may 
die. 

11 And the men of his city, even 
the elders and the nobles who were 
the inhabitants in his city, did as 
Jezebel had sent unto them, and as it 
was written in the letters which she 
had sent unto them. , 

12 They proclaimed a fast, and set 
Naboth on high among the people. 

13 And there came in two men, 
children of Belial, and sat before 
him : and the men of Belial witness- 
ed against him, even against Na- 
both, in the presence of the people, 
saying, Naboth did blaspheme God 
and the king. Then they carried him 
forth out of the city, and stoned him 
with stones, that he died. 

14 Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, 
Naboth is stoned, and is dead. 

15 If And it came to pass, when Jez- 
ebel heard that Naboth was stoned, 
and was dead, that Jezebel said to 
Ahab, Arise, take possession of the 
vineyard or Naboth the Jezreelite, 
which he refused to give thee for 
money: for Naboth is not alive, but 
dead. 

16 And it came to pass, when Ahab 
heard that Naboth was dead, that 
Ahab rose up to go down to the vine- 
yard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take 
possession of it. 

17 If And the word of the Lord 
came to Elijah the Tishbite, say- 
big, 

18 Arise, go down to meet Ahab 
king of Israel, which is in Samaria: 
behold, he is in the vineyard of Na- 
both, whither he is gone down to 
possess it. 

19 And thou shalt speak unto him. 
saying, Thus saith the Lord, Hast 
thou killed, and also taken posses- 
sion ? And thou shalt speak unto 
him, saying, Thus saith the Lord, In 
the place where dogs licked the blood 
of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, 
even thine. 

20 Arid Ahab said to Elijah, Hast 
thou found me, O mine enemy? And 
he answered, I have found thee: be- 
cause thou hast sold thyself to work 
evil in the sight of the Lord. 

21 Behold, I will bring evil upon 
thee, and will take away thy posterity, 
and will cut off from Ahab nim that 
pisseth against the wall, and him that 
fe shut up and left in Israel, 

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22 And will make thine house Like 
I the house of Jeroboam the son of 
f Nebat, and like the house of Baasha 

the son of Ahijah, for the provocation 
wherewith thou hast provoked me tc 
anger, and made Israel to sin. 

23 And of Jezebel also spake the 
Lord, saying, The dogs shall eat Jez 
ebel by the wall of JezreeL 

24 Him that dieth of Ahab in the- 
city the dogs shall eat : and him that 
dieth in the field shall the fowls of the 
air eat. 

25 If But there was none like unto 
Ahab, which did sell himself to work 
wickedness in the sight of the Lord p 
whom Jezebel his wife stirred up. 

26 And he did very abominably im 
following idols, according to all things 
as did the Amorites, whom the Lord 
cast out before the children of Israel. 

27 And it came to pass, when Ahab 
heard those words, that he rent his 
clothes, and put sackcloth upon hie 
flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth 
and went softly. 

28 And the word of the Lord came 
to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 

29 Seest thou how Ahab humbletk 
himself before me? because he hum= 
bleth himself before me, I will not 
bring the evil in his days : but in his 
son's days will I bring the evil upon, 
his house. 

CHAPTER XXII. 

1 Ahab, seduced by false prophets, according te 
the word of Micaiah, is slain at Ramotk-gilead. 
37 The dogs lick up his blood, and Ahaziah sue- 
ceedeth him. 41 Jehoshaphat's good reign. 48 
His aets. 50 Jehoram succeedeth him. 61 Atia* 
eiah's evil reign. 

AND they continued three years 
. without war between Syria and 
Israel. 

2 And it came to pass in the third 
year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Ju° 
dah came down to the king of Israel. 

3 And the king of Israel said unto 
his servants, Know ye that Ramoth in 
Gilead is ours, ana we be still, and 
take it not out of the hand of the king 
of Syria? 

4 And he said unto Jehoshaphat, 
Wilt thou go with me to battle to 
Ramoth-gilead ? And Jehoshaphat said 
to the king of Israel, I am as thou art, 
my people as thy people, my horses 
as thy horses. 

5 And Jehoshaphat said unto the 
king of Israel, Inquire, I pray thee, at 
the word of the Lord to day. 

6 Then the king of Israel gathered 
the prophets together, about four hun- 
dred men, and said unto them, Shall I 
go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or 
shall I forbear ? And they said, Go up ,* 
for the Lord shall deliver it into the 
hand of the king. 

7 And Jehoshaphat said, 7s there not 
here a prophet of the Lord besideSp 
that we might inquire of him ? 

8 And the king of Israel said unto 
Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, 
Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we 



i>V false prophets, 



I. KINGS, XXIL 



is slain in battle t 



may inquire of the Lord : but I hate 
him ; for he doth not prophesy good 
concerning me, but evil. And Jehosh- 
aphat said. Let not the king say so. 

9 Then the king of Israel called an 
officer, and said, Hasten hither Micaiah 
the son of imlah. 

10 And the king of Israel and Jehosh- 
aphat the king of Judah sat each on 
his throne, having put on their robes, 
ux a void place in the entrance of the 
gate of Samaria ; and all the prophets 
prophesied before them. 

11 And Zedekiah the son of Chenaa- 
nah made him horns of iron : and he 
said, Thus saith the Lord, With these 
shalt thou push the Syrians, until thou 
have consumed them. 

12 And all the prophets prophesied 
go, saying, Go up to Ramoth-gilead, 
and prosper: for the Lord shall de- 
liver it into the king's hand. 

13 And the messenger that was gone 
to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, 
Behold now, the words of the proph- 
ets declare good unto the king with 
one mouth : let thy word, I pray thee, 
De like the word of one of them, and 
§peak that which is good. • 

14 And Micaiah said, As the Lord 
iveth, what the Lord saith unto me, 

that ^11 1 speak. 

15 ^[ So he came to the king. And 
the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall 
we go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, 
or shall we forbear? And he answered 
him. Go, and prosper: for the Lord 
shall deliver it into the hand of the 
king. 

16 And the king said unto him, 
How many times shall I adjure thee 
that thou tell me nothing but that 
which is true in the name of the 
Lord? 

17 And he said, I saw all Israel scat- 
tered upon the hills, as sheep that have 
not a shepherd : and the Lord said, 
These have no master : let them return 
every man to his house in peace. 

18 And the king of Israel said unto 
Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that 
he would prophesy no good concern- 
ing me, but evil ? 

19 And he said. Hear thou therefore 
the word of the Lord : I saw the Lord 
sitting on his throne, and all the host 
of heaven standing by him on his 
right hand and on his left. 

20 And the Lord said, Who shall per- 
suade Ahab, that he may go up and 
fall at Ramoth-gilead? And one said 
on this manner, and another said on 
that manner. 

21 And there came forth a spirit, 
and stood before the Lord, and said, 
I will persuade him. 

22 And the Lord said unto him, 
Wherewith? And he said, I will go 
forth, and I will be a lying spirit in 
the mouth of all his prophets. And 
he said, Thou shalt persuade him, and 
prevail also : go forth, and do so. 

23 Now therefore, behold, the Lord 
^ath put a lying spirit in the mouth 



of all these thy prophets, and the 
Lord hath spoken evil concerning 
thee. 

24 But Zedekiah the son of Chena= 
anah went near, and smote Micaiah 
on the cheekj and said, Which way 
went the Spirit of the Lord from me 
to speak unto thee ? 

25 And Micaiah said, Behold, thou 
shalt see in that day, when thou 
shalt go into an inner chamber to 
hide thyself. 

26 Ana the king of Israel said, Take 
Micaiah, and carry him back unto 
Amon the governor of the city, and 
to Joash the king's son ; 

27 And say, Thus saith the king. 
Put this fellow in the prison, and 
feed him with bread of affliction and 
with water of affliction, until I come 
in peace. 

28 And Micaiah said, If thou return 
at all in peace, the Lord hath not 
spoken by me. And he said, Heark- 
en. O people, every one of you. 

29 So the kmg of Israel and Jehosh 
aphat the king of Judah went up to 
Ramoth-gilead. 

30 And the king of Israel said unto 
Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, 
and enter into the battle ; but put 
thou on thy robes. And the king of 
Israel disguised himself, and went in- 
to the battle. 

31 But the king of Syria command- 
ed his thirty and two captains that 
had rule over his chariots, saying, 
Fight neither with small nor great, 
save only with the king of Israel. 

32 And it came to pass, when the 
captains of the chariots saw Jehosh- 
aphat, that they said, Surely it is 
the kmg of Israel. And they turned 
aside to fight against him : and Je- 
hoshaphat cried out. 

33 And it came to pass, when the 
captains of the chariots perceived 
that it was not the king of Israel, 
that they turned back from pursuing 
him. 

34 And a certain man drew a bow 
at a venture, and smote the king of 
Israel between the joints of the har- 
ness: wherefore he said unto the 
driver of his chariot. Turn thine 
hand, and carry me out of the host ; 
for I am wounded. 

35 And the battle increased that 
day : and the king was stayed up in 
his chariot against the Syrians, and 
died at even: and the blood ran out 
of the wound into the midst of the 
chariot. 

36 And there went a proclamation 
throughout the host about the going 
down of the sun, saying, Every man 
to his city, and every man to his own 
country. 

37 If So the king died, and was 
brought to Samaria ; and they bur- 
ied the king in Samaria. 

38 And one washed the chariot in 
the pool of Samaria; and the dogs 
licked up his blood ; and thev washed 

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Ahaziah' 1 s evil reign*, 



his armour ; according unto the word 
of the Lord which he spake. 

39 Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, 
and all that he did, and the ivory 
house which he made, and all the 
cities that he built, are they not writ- 
ten in the book of the Chronicles of 
the kings of Israel ? 

40 So Ahab slept with his fathers ; 
and Ahaziah his son reigned in his 
stead. 

41 1 And Jehoshaphat the son of 
Asa began to reign over Judah in 
the fourth year or Ahab king of Is- 
rael. 

42 Jehoshaphat ivas thirty and five 
years old when he began to reign; 
and he reigned twenty and five years 
in Jerusalem. And his mother's name 
was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi. 

43 And he walked in all the ways of 
Asa his father; he turned not aside 
from it, doing that which was right 
in the eyes of the Lord : nevertheless 
the high places were not taken away ; 
for the people offered and burnt in- 
cense yet in the high places. 

44 And Jehoshaphat made peace 
with the king of Israel. 

45 Now the rest of the acts of Je- 
hoshaphat, and his might that he 
shewed, and how he warred, are they 
not written in the book of the Chron- 
icles of the kings of Judah ? 



46 And the remnant of the sodom- 
ites, which remained in the days of 
his father Asa, he took out of the 
land. 

47 There was then no king in Edom ; 
a deputy was king. 

48 Jehoshaphat made ships of Thar- 
shish to go to Ophir for gold : but 
they went not; tor the ships were 
broken at Ezion-geber. 

49 Then said Ahaziah the son of 
Ahab unto Jehoshaphat, Let my serv- 
ants go with thy servants m the 
ships. But Jehoshaphat would not. 

50 1 And Jehoshaphat slept with his 
fathers, and was buried with his fa- 
thers in the city of David his father ; 
and Jehorani his son reigned in his 
stead. 

51 T Ahaziah the son of Ahab be- 
gan to reign over Israel in Samaria 
the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat 
king of Judah, and reigned two years 
over Israel. 

52 And he did evil in the sight of 
the Lord, and walked in the way of 
his father, and in the way of hi 3 
mother, and in the way of Jeroboam 
tlte son of Nebat, who made Israel to 
sin: 

53 For he served Baal, and worship- 
ped him, and provoked to anger the 
Lord God of Israel, according to all 
that his father had done. 



THE SECOND BOOK OF THE KINGS, 

COMMONLY CALLED, 

THE FOURTH BOOK OF THE KINGS. 



CHAPTER I. 

S Moab rebetteth. 2 Ahaziah, sending to Baal- 
gebub, hath his judgment by Elijah. 5 Elijah 
twice bnngeth fire from heaven upon them whom 
Ahaziah sent to apprehend him. 13 He pitieth 
the third captain, and, encouraged by an angel, 
telleth the king of his death. 17 Jehoram sue- 
ceedeth Ahaziah. 

THEN Moab rebelled against Israel 
after the death of Ahab. 

2 And Ahaziah fell down through a 
lattice in his upper chamber that was 
in Samaria, and was sick : and he sent 
messengers, and said unto them. Go, 
inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ek- 
ron whether I shall recover of this 
disease. 

3 But the angel of the Lord said to 
Elijah the Tisnbite, Arise, go up to 
meet the messengers of the king of 
Samaria, and say unto them, Is it 
not because there is not a God in 
Israel, that ye go to inquire of Baal- 
zebub the god of Ekron! 

4 Now therefore thus saith the 
Lord, Thou shalt not come down 
from that bed on which thou art 
gone up, but shalt surely die. And 
Elijah departed. 

5 ^f And when the messengers turned 

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back unto him, he said unto them, 
Why are ye now turned back ? 

6 And they said unto him, There 
came a man up to meet us, and said 
unto us, Go, turn again unto the king 
that sent you, and say unto him, Thus 
saith the Lord, Is it not because there 
is not a God in Israel, that thou send- 
est to inquire of Baal-zebub the god of 
Ekron ? therefore thou shalt not come 
down from that bed on which thou 
art gone up, but shalt surely die. 

7 And he said unto them, What man- 
ner of man was he which came up to 
meet you, and told you these words ? 

8 And they answered him, He was a 
hairy man, and girt with a girdle of 
leather about his loins. And he said, 
It is Elijah the Tishbite. 

9 Then the king sent unto him a cap- 
tain of fifty with his fifty. And he 
went up to him : and, behold, he sat 
on the top of a hill. And he snake 
unto him, Thou man of God, the king 
hath said, Come down. 

10 And Elijah answered and said to 
the captain of fifty, If I be a man of 
God, then let fire come down from 
heaven, and consume thee and thy 
fifty. And there came down fire from 



Elijah, is taken 



II. KINGS, II. 



up into waven« 



heaven, and consumed him and his 
fifty. 

11 Again also he sent unto him anoth- 
er captain of fifty with his fifty. And 
he answered and said unto him, O man 
of God, thus hath the king said, Come 
down quickly. 

12 And Elijah answered and said un- 
to them. If I he a man of God, let fire 
come down from heaven, and con- 
sume thee and thy fifty. And the fire 
of God came down from heaven, and 
•SGnsumed him and his fifty. 

13 If And he sent again a captain of 
the third fifty with his fifty. And the 
third captain of fifty went up, and 
came and fell on his knees before 
Elijah, and besought him, and said 
unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, 
let mv life, and the life of these 
fifty thy servants, be precious in thy 
aight. 

14 Behold, there came fire down 
trom heaven, and burnt up the two 
captains of the former fifties with 
their fifties : therefore let my life 
now be precious in thy sight. 

15 And the angel of the Lord said un- 
to Elijah, Go down with him : be not 
afraid or him. And he arose, and 
went down with him unto the king. 

16 And he said unto him, Thus saith 
the Lord, Forasmuch as thou hast 
sent messengers to inquire of Baal- 
eebub the god of Ekron, is it not 
because there is no God in Israel to 
•Inquire of his word ? therefore thou 
shalt not come down off that bed on 
which thou art gone up, but shalt 
surely die. 

17 Tf So he died according to the 
word of the Lord which Elijah had 
spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his 
stead, in the second year of Jehoram 
the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah ; 
because he had no son. 

18 Now the rest of the acts of Aha- 
aiah which he did, are they not writ- 
ten in the book of the Chronicles of 
the kings of Israel ? 

CHAPTER n. 

4 Elijah, taking his leave of Elisha, with his man- 
tle divideth Jordan, 9 and, granting Elisha his 
request, is taken up by a fiery chariot into heav- 
en. 12 Elisha, dividing Jordan with Elijah's 
mantle, is acknowledged his successor. 16 The 
ypung prophets, hardly obtaining leave to seek 
Elijah, could not find him. 19 Elisha with salt 
healeth the unwholesome waters. 23 Bears de- 
stroy the children that mocked Elisha. 

AN D it came to pass, when the Lord 
would take up Elijah into heaven 
by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with 
Elisha from Gilgal. 

2 And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry 
here, I pray thee ; for the Lord hath 
sent me to Beth-el. And Elisha said 
unto him, As the Lord liveth, and as 
thy soul liveth, I will not leave lihee. 
So they went down to Beth-el. 

3 And the sons of the prophets that 
were at Beth-el came forth to Elisha. 
and said unto him, Knowest thou that 
^fae Lord will take away thy master 



from thy head to day? And ne said, 
Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace. 

4 And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, 
tarry here, I pray thee ; for the Lord 
hath sent me to Jericho. And he 
said, As the Lord liveth, and as thy 
soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So 
they came to Jericho. 

5 And the sons of the prophets that 
were at Jericho came to Elisha. and 
said unto him, Knowest thou that the 
Lord will take away thy master from 
thy head to day ? And he answered, 
Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace. 

6 And Elijah said unto him, Tarry, 
I pray thee, here ; for the Lord hath 
sent me to Jordan. And he said, As 
the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liv- 
eth, I will not leave thee. And they 
two went on. 

7 And fifty men of the sons of the 
prophets went, and stood to view 
afar off : and they two stood by Jor- 
dan. 

8 And Elijah took his mantle, and 
wrapped it together, and smote the 
waters, and they were divided hither 
and thither, so that they two went 
over on dry ground. 

9 ^f And it came to pass, when they 
were gone over, that Elijah said unto 
Elisha, Ask what I shall do for tbee, 
before I be taken away from thee. 
And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a 
double portion of thy spirit be upon 
me. 

10 And he said, Thou hast asked a 
hard thing: nevertheless, if thou see 
me when I am taken from thee, it 
shall be so unto thee ; but if not, it 
shall not be so. 

11 And it came to pass, as they still 
went on, and talked, that, behold. 
there appeared a chariot of fire, and 
horses of fire, and parted them both 
asunder ; and Elijah went up by a 
whirlwind into heaven. 

12 t And Elisha saw it, and he 
cried, My father, my father, the 
chariot of Israel, and the horsemen 
thereof ! And he saw him no more : 
and he took hold of his own clothes, 
and rent them in two pieces. 

13 He took up also the mantle of 
Elijah that fell from him, and went 
back, and stood by the bank of Jor» 
dan ; 

li And he took the mantle of Eli- 
jah that fell from him, and smote 
the waters, and said, Where is the 
Lord God of Elijah? And when he 
also had smitten the waters, they 
parted hither and thither: and Eli- 
sha went over. 

15 And when the sons of the proph 
ets which were to view at Jericho 
saw him, they said, The spirit of Eli- 
jah doth rest on Elisha. And they 
came to meet him, and bowed thenv- 
selves to the ground before him. 

16 f And they said unto him, Be- 
hold now, there be with thy serv- 
ants fifty strong men ; let them go, 
we pray thee, and seek thy master ; 

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II. KINGS, III. 



Elisha obtaineth water. 



lest peradventure the Spirit of the 
Lord hath taken him up, and cast 
him upon some mountain, or into 
some valley. And he said, Ye shall 
not send. 

17 And when they urged him till he 
was ashamed, he said, Send. They 
sent therefore fifty men ; and they 
sought three days, but found him 
not. 

18 And when they came again to 
him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he 
said unto them, Did I not say unto 
you, Go not? 

19 *, And the men of the city said 
unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the 
situation or this city is pleasant, as 
my lord seeth : but the water is 
naught, and the ground barren. 

20 And he said, Bring me a new 
eruse, and put salt therein. And 
they brought it to him. 

21 And he went forth unto the 
spring of the waters, and cast the 
salt in there, and said, Thus saith 
the Lord, I have healed these wa- 
ters ; there shall not be from thence 
any more death or barren land. 

22 So the waters were healed unto 
this day, according to the saying of 
Elisha which he spake. 

23 *j[ And he went up from thence 
unto Beth-el : and as he was going up 
oy the way, there came forth little 
children out of the city, and mocked 
him, and said unto him, Go up, thou 
bald head ; go up. thou bald head. 

24 And he turned back, and looked 
on them, and cursed them in the 
name of the Lord. And there came 
forth two she bears out of the wood, 
and tare forty and two children of 
them. 

25 And he went from thence to 
mount Carmel, and from thence he 
returned to Samaria. 

CHAPTER in. 

1 Jehoram'i reign. 4 Mesha rebelleth. 6 Jeho- 
ram, with Jehosh aphat, and the king of Edom, 
being distressed for want of water, by Elisha 
obtaineth water, and promise of victory. 21 The 
yioabites, deceived by the colour of the water, 
coming to spoil, are overcome. 26 The king of 
Moab, by sacrificing the king of Edom'8 son, 
raiseth the siege. 

"VTOW Jehoram the son of Ahab be- 
XN gan to reign over Israel in Sama- 
ria in the eighteenth year of Jehosh- 
aphat king of Judan, and reigned 
twelve years. 

2 And he wrought evil in the sight 
of the Lord ; but not like his father, 
and like his mother : for he put away 
the image of Baal that his father 
had made. 

3 Nevertheless he cleaved unto the 
sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, 
which made Israel to sin ; he depart- 
ed not therefrom. 

i % And Mesha king of Moab was a 
sheepmaster, and rendered unto the 
king of Israel a hundred thousand 
lamos, and a hundred thousand rams, 
with the wool. 

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5 But it came to pass, when Ahab 
was dead, that the king of Moab re 
belled against the king of Israel. 

6 If And king Jehoram went out of 
Samaria the same time, and numbered 
all Israel. 

7 And he went and sent to Jehosha- 
phat the king of Judah, saying, Th6 
king of Moab hath rebelled against 
me : wilt thou go with me against 
Moab to battle S And he said, I will 
go up : I am as thou art, my people 
as thy people, and my horses as thy 
horses. 

8 And he said, Which way shall we 
go up! And he answered, The way 
through the wilderness of Edom. 

9 So the king of Israel went, and 
the king of Judah, and the king of 
Edom : and they fetched a compass of 
seven days' journey : and there was 
no water for the host, and for the cat- 
tle that followed them. 

10 And the king of Israel said, Alas ? 
that the Lord hath called these three 
kings together, to deliver them into 
the hand of Moab ! 

11 But Jehoshaphat said, Is there 
not here a prophet of the Lord, that 
we may inquire of the Lord by him J 
And one of the king of Israel's serv 
ants answered and said. Here is Elisha 
the son of Shaphat, which poured wa- 
ter on the hands of Elijah. 

12 And Jehoshaphat said,. The word 
of the Lord is with him. So the kins 
of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the 
king of Edom went down to him. 

13 And Elisha said unto the king of 
Israel, What have I to do with theeS 
get thee to the prophets of thy fathers, 
and to the prophets of thy mother. 
And the king of Israel said unto him, 
Nay : for the Lord hath called these 
three kings together, to deliver them 
into the hand of Moab. 

U And Elisha said, As the Lord of 
hosts liveth, before whom I stand s 
surely, were it not that I regard th6 
presence of Jehoshaphat the king of 
Judah, I would not look toward thee, 
nor see thee. 

15 But now bring me a minstreL 
And it came to pass, when the min- 
strel played, that the hand of the Lord 
came upon him. 

16 And he said, Thus saith the Lord, 
Make this valley full of ditches. 

17 For thus saith the Lord, Ye shall 
not see wind, neither shall ye see 
rain ; yet that valley shall be filled 
with water, that ye may drink, both 
ye, and your cattle, and your beasts. 

18 And this is but a light thing in 
the sight of the Lord : he will deliver 
the Moabites also into your hand. 

19 And ye shall smite every fenced 
city, and every choice city, and shall 
fell every good tree, and stop all wells 
of water, and mar every good piece of 
land with stones. 

20 And it came to pass in the morn- 
ing, when the meat offering was of- 
fered, that, behold, there came water 



Elisha multiplieih 



II. KINGS, IV. 



the widow's oil. 



by the way of Edom, and the country 
was filled with water. 

21 1 And when all the Moabites 
heard that the kings were come up 
to fight against them, they gathered 
all that were able to put on armour, 
and upward, and stood in the border. 

22 And they rose up early in the 
morning, and the sun shone upon 
the water, and the Moabites saw the 
water on the other side as red as 
blood : 

23 And they said. This is blood : the 
kings are surely slain, and they have 
smitten one another: now therefore, 
Moab, to the spoil. 

24 And when they came to the camp 
of Israel, the Israelites rose up and 
smote the Moabites, so that they fled 
before them : but they went forward 
smiting the Moabites, even in their 
country. 

25 And they beat down the cities, 
and on every good piece of land cast 
every man his stone, and filled it ; and 
they stopped all the wells of water, 
and felled all the good trees : only in 
Kir-haraseth left they the stones there- 
of : howbeit the slingers went about it, 
and smote it. 

26 5 And when the king of Moab 
saw that the battle was too sore for 
him. he took with him seven hun- 
dred men that drew swords, to break 
through even unto the king of Edom : 
but they could not. 

27 Then he took his eldest son that 
should have reigned in his stead, and 
offered him for a burnt off ering upon 
the wall And there was great indig- 
nation against Israel : and they de- 
parted from him, and returned to 
\heir oxen land. 

CHAPTER IV. 

?. Elisha multiplieih the widow's oil. 8 He giveth 
a son to the good Shunammite. 18 He raiseth 
again her dead son. 88 At Gilgal he healeth the 
deadly pottage. 42 He satisfieth a hundred men 
with twenty loaves. 

NOW there cried a certain woman 
of the wives of the sons of the 
prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy 
servant my husband is dead ; and 
thou knowest that thy servant did 
fear the Lord : and the creditor is 
come to take unto him my two sons 
to be bondmen. 

2 And Elisha said unto her, What 
shall I do for thee ? tell me, what hast 
thou in the house ? And she said, 
Thine handmaid hath not any thing 
in the house, save a pot of oil. 

3 Then he said. Go, borrow thee 
vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, 
even empty vessels ; borrow not a 
few. 

I And when thou art come in, thou 
shalt shut the door upon thee and up- 
on thy sons, and shalt pour out into 
all those vessels, and thou shalt set 
aside that which is full. 

5 So she went from him, and shut 
the door upon her and upon her sons, 



who brought the vessels to her ; and 
she poured out. 

6 And it came to pass, when the ves- 
sels were full, that she said unto her 
son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he 
said unto her, There is not a vessel 
more. And the oil stayed. 

7 Then she came and told the man of 
God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and 
pay thy debt, and live thou and thy 
children of the rest. 

8 1 And it fell on a day, that Elisha 
passed to Shunem, where teas a great 
woman ; and she constrained him to 
eat bread. And so it was, that as oft 
as he passed by, he turned in thither 
to eat bread. 

9 And she said unto her husband, 
Behold now, I perceive that this is a 
holy man of God, which passeth by 
us continually. 

10 Let us make a little chamber, I 
pray thee, on the wall ; and let us set 
tor him there a bed, and a table, and 
a stool, and a candlestick : and it shall 
be, when he cometh to us, that he shall 
turn in thither. 

11 And it fell on a day, that he came 
thither, and he turned into the cham- 
ber, and lay there. 

12 And he said to Gehazi his servant, 
Call this Shunammite. And when he 
had called her, she stood before him. 

13 And he said unto him, Say now 
unto her, Behold, thou hast been 
careful for us with all this care ; 
what is to be done for thee ? wouldest 
thou be spoken for to the king, or 
to the captain of the host? And she 
answered, I dwell among mine own 
people. 

14 And he said, What then is to be 
done for her? And Gehazi answered, 
Verily she hath no child, and her hus- 
band is old. 

15 And he said, Call her. And when 
he had called her, she stood in the 
door. 

16 And he said, About this season, 
according to the time of life, thou 
shalt embrace a son. And she said, 
Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do 
not lie unto thine handmaid. 

17 And the woman conceived, and 
bare a son at that season that Elisha 
had said unto her, according to the 
time of life. 

18 1 And when the child was grown, 
it fell on a day, that he went out to 
his father to the reapers. 

19 And he said unto his father, My 
head, my head ! And he said to a lad, 
Carry him to his mother. 

20 And when he had taken him, and 
brought him to his mother, he sat on 
her knees till noon, and then died. 

21 And she went up, and laid him on 
the bed of the man of God, and shut 
the door upon him, and went out. 

22 And she called unto her husband, 
and said, Send me, I pray thee, one or 
the young men, and one of the asses, 
that I may run to the man of God, 
and come again. 

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Shunammite's son raised. II. KINGS, V. The deadly pottage healed- 

were sitting before him : and he said 
unto his servant, Set on the great pot, 
and seethe pottage for the sons or 
the prophets. 

39 And one went out into the field 
to gather herbs, and found a wild 
vine, and gathered thereof wild 
gourds his lap full, and came and 
shred them into the pot of pottage: 
for they knew them not. 

40 So they poured out for the men. 
to eat. And it came to pas*, as they 
were eating of the pottage, that they 
cried out, and said, O thou man or 
God, there is death in the pot. And 
they could not eat thereof. 

41 But he said, Then* bring meaL 
And he cast it into the pot ; and he 
said, Pour out for the people, that 
they may eat. And there was no 
harin in the pot. 

42 f And there came a man from. 
Baal-shalisha, and brought the man of 
God bread of the firstfruits, twenty 
loaves of barley, and full ears of corn 
in the husk thereof. And he said, 
Give unto the people, that they may 
eat. 

43 And his servitor said. What, 
should I set this before a hundred 
men ? He said again. Give the people, 
that they may eat : for thus saith the 
Lord, They snail eat, and shall leave 
thereof. 

44 So he set it before them, and 
they did eat, and left thereof, accord 
ing to the word of the Lord. 



23 And he said, Wherefore wilt thou 
go to him to day? it is neither new 
moon, nor sabbath. And she said, It 
shall be well. 

24 Then she saddled an ass, and said 
to her servant, Drive, and go forward ; 
slack not thy riding for me, except I 
bid thee. 

25 So she went and came unto the 
man of God to mount Carmel. And it 
came to pass, when the man of God 
saw her afar off, that he said to Ge- 
hazi his servant, Behold, yonder is 
that Shunammite : 

26 Run now, I pray thee, to meet 
her, and say unto her, 7s it well with 
thee? is it well with thy husband? 
is it well with the child? And she 
answered, It is well. 

27 And when she came to the man of 
God to the hill, she caught him by the 
feet : but Gehazi came near to thrust 
her away. And the man of God said. 
Let her alone ; for her soul is vexed 
within her : and the Lord hath hid it 
from me, and hath not told me. 

28 Then she said, Did I desire a son 
of my lord? did I not say, Do not 
deceive me? 

29 Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up 
thy loins, and take my staff in thine 
hand, and go thy way : if thou meet 
any man, salute him not ; and if any 
salute thee, answer him not again : 
and lay my staff upon the face of the 
child. 

30 And the mother of the child said. 
As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul 
liveth, I will not leave thee. And he 
arose, and followed her. 

31 And Gehazi passed on before 
them, and laid the staff upon the 
face of the child: but there was nei- 
ther voice, nor hearing. Wherefore 
he went again to meet him, and told 
him, saying. The child is not awaked. 

32 And when Elisha was come into 
the house, behold, the child was dead, 
and laid upon his bed. 

33 He went in therefore, and shut 
the door upon them twain, and prayed 
unto the Lord. 

34 And he went up, and lay upon the 
child, and put his mouth upon his 
mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, 
and his hands upon his hands : and 
he stretched himself upon the child ; 
and the flesh of the child waxed 
warm. 

35 Then he returned, and walked in 
the house to and fro ; and went up, 
and stretched himself upon him : and 
the child sneezed seven times, and the 
child opened his eyes. 

36 And he called Gehazi, and said. 
Call this Shunammite. So he called 
her. And when she was come in unto 
him, he said, Take up thy son. 

37 Then she went in, and fell at his 
feet, and bowed herself to the ground, 
and took up her son, and went out. 

38 If And Elisha came again to Gil- 
gal : and there was a dearth in the 
land ; and the sons of the prophets 

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CHAPTER V. 

1 Naaman, by the report of a captive maid, is sent 
to Samaria to be cured of his leprosy. 8 Elisha, 
sending him to Jordan, cureth htm. 15 He re- 
fusing Naaman's gifts granteth him some of 
the earth. 20 Gehazi, abusing his master's nam* 
unto Naaman, is smitten with leprosy. 

NOW Naaman, captain of the host 
of the king of Syria, was a great 
man with his master, and honourable, 
becanse by him the Lord had given 
deliverance unto Syria: he was also 
a mighty man in valour, but he was a 
leper. 

2 And the Syrians had gone out by 
companies, and had brought away cap- 
tive out or the land of Israel a little 
maid; and she waited on Naaman 's 
wife. 

3 And she said unto her mistress, 
Would God my lord were with the 
prophet that is in Samaria ! for he 
would recover him of his leprosy. 

4 And one went in, and told his lord, 
saying, Thus and thus said the maid 
that is of the land of Israel. 

5 And the king of Syria said, Go to, 

go, and I will send a letter unto the 
ing of Israel. And he departed, and 
took with him ten talents of silver, 
and six thousand -pieces of gold, and 
ten chajiges of raiment. 

6 And he brought the letter to the 
king of Israel, saying, Now when this 
letter is come unto thee, behold, I 
have therewith sent Naaman my serv* 



Naaman's leprosy cured. II. KINGS, VI. 



Gehazi is smitten* 



ant to thee, that thou mayest reeover 
him of his leprosy. 

7 And it came to pass, when the 
king of Israel had read the letter, 
that he rent his clothes, and said, Am 
I God, to kill and to make alive, that 
this man doth send unto me to re- 
cover a man of his leprosy ? Where- 
fore consider, I pray you, and see 
how he seeketb a quarrel against 
me. 

8 U And it was so, when Elisha the 
man of God had heard that the king 
of Israel had rent his clothes, that he 
sent to the king, saying, Wherefore 
hast thou rent thy clothes! let him 
come now to me, and he shall know 
that there is a prophet in Israel. 

9 So Naainan came with his horses 
and with his chariot, and stood at 
the door of the house of Elisha. 

10 And Elisha sent a messenger unto 
him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan 
seven times, and thy fiesh shall come 
again to thee, and thou shalt be clean. 

11 But Naaman was wroth, and went 
away, and said, Behold, I thought, He 
will surely come out to me, and stand, 
and call on the name of the Lord 
his God, and strike his hand over the 
place, and recover the leper. 

12 Ave not Abana and Pharpar, riv- 
ers of Damascus, better than all the 
waters of Israel? may I not wash in 
them, and be clean? So he turned 
and went away in a rage. 

13 And his servants came near, and 
spake unto him, and said. My father, 
if the prophet had bid thee do some 
great thing, wouldest thou not have 
done itf how much rather then, when 
he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean ? 

14 Then went he down, and dipped 
himself seven times in Jordan, accord- 
ing to the saying of the man of God : 
and his flesh came again like unto 
the flesh of a little child, and he was 
clean. 

15 1 And he returned to the man of 
Gcd, he and all his company, and 
came, and stood before him : and he 
said, Behold, now I know that there is 
no God in all the earth, but in Israel : 
now therefore, I pray thee, take a 
blessing of thy servant. 

16 But he said, As the Lord liveth, 
before whom I stand, I will receive 
none. And he urged him to take it; 
but he refused. 

17 And Naaman said, Shall there not 
then, I pray thee, be given to thy 
servant two mules' burden of earth? 
for thy servant will henceforth offer 
neither burnt offering nor sacrifice 
unto other gods, but unto the Lord. 

18 In this thing the Lord pardon 
thy servant, that when my master 
goeth into the house of Rimmon to 
worship there, and he leaneth on my 
hand, and I bow myself in the house 
of Rimmon : when I bow down myself 
in the house of Rimmon, the Lord 
pardon thy servant in this thing. 

19 And he said unto him, Go in 



peace. So he departed from him a 
little way. 

20 1 But Gehazi, the servant of Eli- 
sha the man of God, said, Behold, 
my master hath spared Naaman this 
Syrian, in not receiving at his hands 
that which he brought : but, as the 
Lord liveth, I will run after him, 
and take somewhat of him. 

21 So Gehazi followed after Naaman. 
And when Naaman saw him running 
after him, he lighted down from the 
chariot to meet him, and said, Is all 
weU? 

22 And he said, All is well. My mas- 
ter hath sent me, saying, Behold, 
even now there be come to me from 
mount Ephraim two young men of 
the sons of the prophets : give them^ 
I pray thee, a talent of silver, and 
two changes of garments. 

23 And Naaman said, Be content, 
take two talents. And he urged him, 
and bound two talents of silver in 
two bags, with two changes of gar- 
ments, and laid them upon two of his 
servants ; and they bare them before 
him. 

24 And when he came to the tower, 
he took them from their hand, ana 
bestowed them in the house : and he 
let the men go, and they departed. 

25 But he went in, and stood before 
his master. And Elisha said unto 
him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? 
And he said, Thy servant went no 
whither. 

20 And he said unto him, Went not 
mine heart with thee, when the man 
turned again from his chariot to 
meet thee ? Is it a time to receive 
money, and to receive garments, and 
oliveyards, and vineyards, and sneep, 
and oxen, and menservants, and maid- 
servants ? 

27 The leprosy therefore of Naaman 
shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy 
seed for ever. And he went out from 
his presence a leper as white as snow. 

CHAPTER VL 

1 Elisha, giving leave to the young prophets to 
enlarge their dwellings, causeth iron to swim. 
8 He discleseth the ting of Syria's counsel. 13- 
The army, which was sent to Dothan to appre- 
hend Elisha, is smitten with blindness. 19 Be- 
ing brought into Samaria, they are dismissed in 
peace. 24 The famine in Samaria causeth wo- 
men to eat their own children. 30 The king 
sendeth to slay Elisha. 

AND the sons of the prophets said 
. unto Elisha, Behold now, the 
place where we dwell with thee is 
too strait for us. 

2 Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jor- 
dan, and take thence every man a 
beam, and let us make us a place 
there, where we may dwell. And he 
answered, Go ye. 

3 And one said, Be content, I pray 
thee, and go with thy servants. And 
he answered, I will go. 

4 So he went with them. And when 
they came to Jordan, they cut down* 
wood. 

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Syrians struck blind. 



11. KINGS, VL. 



Famine in Samaria 



5 But as one was felling a beam, the 
axe head fell into the water: and he 
cried, and said, Alas, master ! for it 
was borrowed. 

6 And the man of God said, Where 
fell it ? And he shewed him the 
place. And he cut down a stick, and 
cast it in thither; and the iron did 
swim. 

7 Therefore said he, Take it up to 
thee. And he put out his hand, and 
took it. 

8 If Then the king of Syria warred 
against Israel, and took counsel with 
his servants, saying, In such and such 
a place shall be my camp. 

9 And the man of God sent unto 
the king of Israel, saying* Beware 
that thou pass not such a place ; for 
thither the Syrians are come down. 

10 And the king of Israel sent to the 
place which the man of God told him 
and warned him of, and saved him- 
self there, not once nor twice. 

11 Therefore the heart of the king 
of Syria was sore troubled for this 
thing ; and he called his servants, 
and said unto them, Will ye not 
shew me which of us is for the king 
of Israel ! 

12 And one of his servants said, 
None, my lord, O king : but Elisha, 
the prophet that is in Isi-ael, telleth 
the king of Israel the words that 
thou speakest in thy bedchamber. 

13 T[ And he said, Go and spy where 
he is t that I may send and fetch him. 
And it was told him, saying, Behold, 
he is in Dothan. 

14 Therefore sent he thither horses, 
and chariots, and a great host : and 
they came by night, and compassed 
the city about. 

15 And when the servant of the 
man of God was risen early, and 
gone forth, behold, a host compass- 
ed the city both with horses and 
chariots. And his servant said unto 
him, Alas, my master! how shall 
we do ? 

16 And he answered, Fear not : for 
they that be with us are more than 
they that be with them. 

17 And Elisha prayed, and said, 
Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that 
he may see. And the Lord opened 
the eyes of the young man ; and he 
saw : and, behold, the mountain was 
full of horses and chariots of fire 
round about Elisha. 

18 And when they came down to 
him, Elisha prayed unto the Lord, 
and said, Smite this people, I pray 
thee, with blindness. And he smote 
them with blindness according to 
the word of Elisha. 

19 % And Elisha said unto them, 
This is not the way, neither is this 
the city: follow me, and I will bring 
you to the man whom ye seek. But 
he led them to Samaria. 

20 And it came to pass, when they 
were come into Samaria, that Elisha 
said, Lord, open the eyes of these 

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men, that they may see. And fcfcue 
Lord opened their eyes, and they 
saw •. and, behold, they were in the 
midst of Samaria. 

21 And the king of Israel said untc 
Elisha, when he saw them, My father, 
shall I smite them ? shall I smite 
them f 

22 And he answered, Thou shalt nog 
smite them : wouldest thou smite those 
whom thou hast taken captive with 
thy sword and with thy bow? set 
bread and water before them, that 
they may eat and drink, and go to 
their master. 

23 And he prepared great provision 
for them : and when they had eaten 
and drunk, he sent them away, and 
they went to their master. So the 
bands of Syria came no more into the 
land of Israel. 

21 % And it came to pass after this, 
that Ben-hadad king of Syria gatherer 
all his host, and went up, and oesieged 
Samaria. 

25 And there was a great famine in 
Samaria : and, behold, they besieged 
it, until an ass's head was sold for 
fourscore pieces of silver, and the 
fourth part of a cab of dove's dung 
for Ave pieces of silver. 

26 And as the king of Israel waa 
passing by upon the wall, there cried 
a woman unto him, saying, Help, my 
lord, O king. 

27 And he said, If the Lord do not 
help thee, whence shall I help thee 5 
out of the barnfloor, or out of the 
winepress ? 

28 And the king said unto her, What- 
aileth thee? And she answered, This 
woman said unto me, Give thy son, 
that we may eat him to day, and we 
will eat my son to morrow. 

29 So we boiled my son, and did 
eat him : and I said unto her on 
the next day, Give thy son, that we 
may eat him : and she hath hid her 
son. 

30 Tf And it came to pass, when the 
king heard the words of the woman, 
that he rent his clothes; and he 
passed by upon the wall, and the peo- 
ple looked, and, behold, he had sack- 
cloth within upon liis flesh. 

31 Then he said, God do so and mr re 
also to me, if the head of Elisha tte 
son of Shaphat shall stand on him 
this day, 

32 But Elisha sat in his house, and 
the elders sat with him ; and the king 
sent a man from before him ; but ere 
the messenger came to him.j he said 
to the elders, See ye how this son of 
a murderer hath sent to take away 
mine head ? look, when the messenger 
cometh, shut the door, and hold him 
fast at the door : is not the sound ot 
his master's feet behind him ? 

33 And while he yet talked with 
them, behold, the messenger came 
down unto him: and he said, Beholdj 
this evil is of the Lord ; what shoi " 
I wait for the Lord any longer t 



IProphecy of plenty. 



II. KINGS, VIII, 



The prophecy verified. 



CHAPTER VII. 



£ Elisha prophesieth incredible plenty in Sama- 
ria. 3 Four lepers, venturing on the host of 
the Syrians, bring tidings of their flight. 12 
The king, finding by spies the news to be true, 
spoileth the tents of the Syrians. 17 The lord, 
who would not believe the prophecy of plenty, 
having the, charge of the gale, is trodden to 
death in the press. 

THEN Elisha said, Hear ye the word 
of the Lord ; Thus saith the Lord, 
Tp morrow about this time sliall a 
measure of fine flour be sold for a 
shekel, and two measures of barley 
for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria. 

2 Then a lord on whose hand the 
king leaned answered the man of God, 
and said, Behold, if the Lord would 
make windows in heaven, might this 
thing be? And he said, Behold, thou 
shaft see it with thine eyes, but shalt 
not jeat thereof. 

3 If And there were four leprous men 
at the entering in of the gate: and 
they said one to another, Why sit we 
here until we die? 

4 If we say, We will enter into the 
city, then the famine is in the city, 
And we shall die there i and if we sit 
still here, we die also. Now therefore 
some, and let us fall unto the host of 
the Syrians : if they save us alive, we 
shall live ; and if they kill us, we shall 
but die. 

5 And they rose up in the twilight, 
to go unto the camp of the Syrians : 
and when they were come to the ut- 
termost part of the camp of Syria, 
behold, there was no man there. 

6 For the Lord had made the host 
of the Syrians to hear a noise of char- 
iots, and a noise of horses, even the 
noise of a great host : and they said 
one to another, Lo, the king of Israel 
hath hired against us the kings of the 
Hittites, and the kings of the Egyp- 
tians, to come upon us. 

7 Wherefore they arose and fled in 
the twilight, and left their tents, and 
their horses, and their asses, even the 
camp as it was, and fled for their life. 

8 And when these lepers came to 
the uttermost part of the camp, they 
went into one tent, and did eat and 
drink, and carried thence silver, and 
gold, and raiment, and went and hid 
it ; and came again, and entered into 
another tent, and carried thence also, 
and went and hid it. 

9 Then they said one to another, We 
do not well s this day is a day of good 
tidings ? and we hold our peace : ir we 
tarry till the morning light, some mis- 
chief will come upon us : now there- 
fore come, that we may go and tell 
the king's household. 

10 So they came and called unto the 
porter of the city : and they told them, 
saying, We came to the camp of the 
Syrians, and, behold, there was no 
man there, neither voice of man, but 
horses tied, and asses tied, and the 
£ents as they were. 

11 And he called the porters; and 

11 



they told it to the king's house with- 
in. 

12 *(f And the king arose in the nights 
and said unto his servants, I will now 
shew you what the Syrians have done 
to us. They know that we be hun- 
gry ; therefore are they gone out of 
the camp to hide themselves in the 
field, saying, When they come out of 
the city ? we shall catch them alive B 
and get mto the city. 

13 And one of his servants answered 
and said, Let some take, I pray thee, 
five of the horses that remain, which 
are left in the city, (behold, they are 
as all the multitude of Israel that 
are left in it : behold, I say, they are 
even as all the multitude of the Is- 
raelites that are consumed :) and let 
us send and see. 

14 They took therefore two chariot 
horses; and the king sent after the 
host of the Syrians, saying, Go and 
see. 

15 And they went after them unto 
Jordan : and, lo, all the way was full 
of garments and vessels, which the 
Syrians had cast away in their haste. 
And the messengers returned, and 
told the king. 

16 And the people went out, and 
spoiled' the tents of the Syrians. So a 
measure of fine flour was sold for a 
shekel, and two measures of barley 
for a shekel, according to the word 
of the Lord. 

17 i And the king appointed the 
lord on whose hand he leaned to have 
the charge of the gate : and the peo- 

Ele trode upon him in the gate, and 
e died, as the man of God had said, 
who spake when the king came down 
to him. 

18 And it came to pass as the man 
of God had spoken to the king, say- 
ing. Two measures of barley for a 
shekel, and a measure of fine flour for 
a shekel, shall be to morrow about 
this time in the gate of Samaria : 

19 And that lord answered the man 
of God, and said, Now, behold, if the 
Lord should make windows in heav= 
en, might such a thing be? And he 
said, Behold, thou shalt see it with 
thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof. 

20 And so it fell out unto hiift s for 
the people trode upon him in the 
gate, and he died. 

CHAPTER VTIL 

1 The Shunammite, having left her country seven 
years, to avoid the forewarned famine, for ElU 
sha's miracle sake hath her land restored by the 
king. 7 Hazael, being sent with a present by 
Ben-hadad to Elisha at Damascus, after he had 
heard the prophecy, killeth his master, and sue" 
ceedeth him. 16 Jehoram's wicked reign in Ju= 
dah. 20 Edom and Libnah revolt. 23 Ahaziah 
succeedeth Jehoram. 25 Ahaziah's wicked reign. 
28 He visiteth Jehoram wounded, at Jezreel. 

THEN spake Elisha unto the woman, 
whose son he had restored to lif e 9 
saying, Arise, and go thou and thine 
household, and sojourn wheresoever 
thou canst sojourn : for the Lord hatto 
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Hazael killeth Ben-hadad. II. KINGS, IX. Ahaziah' s wicked reign. 



called for a famine ; and it shall also 
come upon the land seven years. 

2 And the woman arose, and did 
after the saying of the man of God : 
and she went with her household, 
and sojourned in the land of the Phi- 
listines seven years. 

3 And it came to pass at the seven 
years' end, that the woman returned 
out of the land of the Philistines : 
and she went forth to cry unto the 
king for her house and for her land. 

4 And the king talked with Gehazi 
the servant of the man of God, say- 
ing, Tell me, I pray thee, all the great 
things that Elisha hath done. 

5 And it came to pass, as he was 
telling the king how he had restored 
a dead body to life, that, behold, the 
woman, whose son he had restored to 
life, cried to the king for her house 
and for her land. And Gehazi said, 
My lord, O king, this is the woman, 
and this is her son, whom. Elisha re- 
stored to life. 

6 And when the king asked the wo- 
man, she told him. So the king ap- 
pointed unto her a certain officer, say- 
ing, Restore all that was hers, and all 
the fruits of the field since the day 
that she left the land, even until now. 

7 If And Elisha came to Damascus ; 
and Ben-hadad the king of Syria was 
sick ; and it was told him, saying, 
The man of God is come hither. 

8 And the king said unto Hazael, 
Take a present in thine hand, and go, 
meet the man of God, and inquire of 
the Lord by him, saying, Shall I re- 
cover of this disease ? 

9 So Hazael went to meet him, and 
took a present with him, even of every 
good thing of Damascus, forty camels' 
burden, and came and stood before 
him, and said, Thy son Ben-hadad king 
of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying, 
Shall I recover of this disease ? 

10 And Elisha said unto him, Go, 
say unto him, Thou mayest certainly 
recover : howbeit the Lord hath shew- 
ed me that he shall surely die. 

11 And he settled his countenance 
steadfastly, until he was ashamed: 
and the man of God wept. 

12 And Hazael said, Why weepeth 
my lord ? And he answered, Because 
I know the evil that thou wilt do unto 
the children of Israel: their strong 
holds wilt thou set on fire, and their 
young men wilt thou slay with the 
sword, and wilt dash their children, 
and rip up their women with child. 

13 And Hazael said, But what, is thy 
servant a dog, that he should do this 
great thing? And Elisha answered, 
The Lord hath shewed me that thou 
shalt be king over Syria. 

14 So he departed from Elisha, and 
came to his master ; who said to him, 
What said Elisha to thee? And he 
answered, He told me that thou 
shouldest surely recover. 

15 And it came to pass on the mor- 
row, that he took a thick cloth, and 

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dipped it in water, and spread it on 
his face, so that he died : and Hazael 
reigned in his stead. 

10 1 And in the fifth year of Joram 
the son of Ahab king of Israel, Je- 
hoshaphat being then king of Judah, 
Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king 
of Judah began to reign. 

17 Thirty and two years old was he 
when he began to reign ; and he 
reigned eight years in Jerusalem. 

18 And he walked in the way of the 
kings of Israel, as did the house of 
Ahab ; for the daughter of Ahab was 
his wife : and he did evil in the sight 
of the Lord. 

19 Yet the Lord would not destroy 
Judah for David his servant's sake, 
as he promised him to give him al- 
ways a light, and to his children. 

20 f In his days Edom revolted from 
under the hand of Judah, and made a 
king over themselves. 

21 So Joram went over to Zair, and 
all the chariots with him : and he rose 
by night, and smote the Edomites 
which compassed him about, and the 
captains of the chariots : and the peo- 
ple fled into their tents. 

22 Yet Edom revolted from under the 
hand of Judah unto this day. Then 
Libnah revolted at the same time. 

'23 And the rest of the acts of Jo- 
ram, and all that he did, are they not 
written in the book of the Chroni- 
cles of the kings of Judah ? 

24 And Joram slept with his fathers, 
and was buried with his fathers in 
the city of David : and Ahaziah his 
son reigned in his stead. 

25 If In the twelfth year of Joram 
the son of Ahab king of Israel did 
Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of 
Judah begin to reign. 

26 Two and twenty years old was 
Ahaziah when he began to reign ; and 
he reigned one year in Jerusalem. 
And his mother's name was Athaliah, 
the daughter of Omri king of Israel. 

27 And he walked in the way of the 
house of Ahab, and did evil in the 
sight of the Lord, as did the house 
or Ahab: for he was the son in law 
of the house of Ahab. 

28 *|f And he went with Joram the 
son of Ahab to the war against Haz- 
ael king of Syria in Ramoth-gilead ; 
and the Syrians wounded Joram. 

29 And king Joram went back to be 
healed in Jezreel of the wounds which 
the Syrians had given him at Ramah, 
when he fought against Hazael king 
of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Je- 
horam king of Judah went down to 
see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, 
because he was sick. 

CHAPTER IX. 

1 Elisha sendeth a young prophet with instruction* 
to anoint Jehu at Ramoth-gilead. 4 The prophet 
having done his message fleeth. 11 Jehu, being 
made king by the soldiers, killeth Joram in the 
field of Naboth. 27 Ahaziah is slain at Our, and 
buried at Jerusalem. 30 Proud Jezebel is thrown 
down out of a window, and eaten by dogs. 



Jetiu anointed king. 



II. KINGS, IX. 



Jehu killeth Joram, 



AN D Elisha the prophet called one 
J\ of the children of the prophets, 
and said unto him, Gird up thy loins, 
and ta? r e this box of oil in thine hand, 
and go to Ramoth-gilead : 

2 And when thou comest thither, 
look out there Jehu the son of Je- 
hoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go 
in, and make him arise up from 
among his brethren, and carry him 
to an inner chamber; 

3 Then take the box of oil, and pour 
it on his head, and say, Thus saith 
the Lord, I have anointed thee king 
over Israel. Then open" the door, and 
flee, and tarry #not. 

4 ^ So the young man, even the 
young man the prophet, went to lta- 
moth-gilead. 

6 And when he came, behold, the 
captains of the host were sitting ; and 
he said, I have an errand to thee, O 
captain. And Jehu said, Unto which 
of all us? And he said, To thee, O 
captain. 

6 And he arose, and went into the 
house ; and he poured the oil on his 
head, and said unto him. Thus saith 
the Lord God of Israel, I have anoint- 
ed thee king over the people of the 
Lord, even over Israel. 

7 And thou shalt smite the house of 
Ahab thy master, that I may avenge 
the blood of my servants the proph- 
ets, and the blood of all the servants 
of the Lord, at the hand of Jezebel. 

8 For the whole house of Ahab shall 
perish : and I will cut off from Ahab 
him that pisseth against the wall, 
and him that is shut up and left 
in Israel : 

9 And I will make the house of Ahab 
like the house of Jeroboam the son of 
Nebat, and like the house of Baasha 
the son of Ahijah : 

10 And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in 
the portion of Jezreel, and there shall 
be none to bury her. And he opened 
the door, and fled. 

11 1 Then Jehu came forth to the 
servants of his lord : and one said 
unto him, Is all well ? wherefore came 
this mad fellow to thee ? And he said 
unto them, Ye know the man, and 
his communication. 

12 And they said, It is false ; tell us 
now. And he said, Thus and thus 
spake he to me, saying, Thus saith 
the Lord, I have anointed thee king 
over Israel. 

13 Then they hasted, and took every 
man his garment, and put it under 
him on the top of the stairs, and blew 
with trumpets, saying, Jehu is king. 

14 So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat 
the son of Nimshi conspired against 
Joram. (Now Joram had kept Ra- 
motn-gilead, he and all Israel, be- 
cause of Hazael king of Syria. 

15 But king Joram was returned to 
be healed in Jezreel of the wounds 
which the Syrians had given him, 
when he fought with Hazael king of 
Syria.) And Jehu said. If it be your 



minds, then let none go forth nor 
escape out of the city to go to tell it 
in Jezreel. 

16 So Jehu rode in a chariot, and 
went to Jezreel ; for Joram lay there. 
And Ahaziah king of Judah was come 
down to see Joram. 

17 And there stood a watchman on 
the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the 
company of Jehu as he came, and said, 
I see a company. And Joram said. 
Take a horseman, and send to meet 
them, and let him say, Is it peace ? 

18 So there went one on horseback 
to meet him, and said, Tims saith the 
king, Is it peace! And Jehu said, 
What hast thou to do with peace! 
turn thee behind me. And the watch- 
man told, saying, The messenger came 
to them, but he cometh not again. 

19 Then he sent out a second on 
horseback, which came to them, and 
said, Thus saith the king, 7s it peace ! 
And Jehu answered. What hast thou 
to do with peace? turn thee behind 
me. 

20 And the watchman told, saying, 
He came even unto them, and cometh 
not again : and the driving is like the 
driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; 
for he driveth furiously. 

21 And Joram said, Make ready. 
And his chariot was made ready. 
And Joram king of Israel and Aha- 
ziah king of Judah went out, each 
in his chariot, and they went out 
against Jehu, and met him in the 
portion of Naboth the Jezreelite. 

22 And it came to pass, when Joram 
saw Jehu, that he said, Is it peace, 
Jehu ? And he answered. What peace, 
so long as the whoredoms or thy 
mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts 
are so many ? 

23 And Joram turned his hands, and 
fled, and said to Ahaziah, There is 
treachery, O Ahaziah. 

24 And Jehu drew a bow with his 
full strength, and smote Jehoram 
between his arms, and the arrow 
went out at his heart, and he sunk 
down in his chariot. 

26 Then said Jehu to Bidkar his cap- 
tain, Take up, and cast him in the 
portion of the field of Naboth the 
Jezreelite : for remember how that, 
when I and thou rode together after 
Ahab his father, the Lord laid this 
burden upon him ; 

26 Surely I have seen yesterday the 
blood of Naboth, and the blood of his 
sons, saith the Lord ; and I will re- 
quite thee in this plat, saith the Lord. 
Now therefore take and cast him into 
the plat of ground according to the 
word of the Lord. 

27 1 But when Ahaziah the king of 
Judah saw this, he fled by the way of 
the garden house. And Jehu followed 
after him, and said, Smite him also in 
the chariot. And they did so at the 
going up to Gur, which is by Boleam. 
And he fled to Megiddo, and died 
there. 

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II. KINGS, X. 



Ahab's sons beheaded. 



28 And his servants carried him in a 
chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him 
in his sepulchre with his fathers in 
the city of David. 

29 And in the eleventh year of Joram 
the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to 
reign over Judah. 

30 1 And when Jehu was come to 
Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she 
painted her face, and tired her head, 
and looked out at a window. 

31 And as Jehu entered in at the 
gate, she said, Had Zimri peace, who 
slew his master? 

32 And he lifted up his face to the 
window, and said, Who is on my side! 
who? And there looked out to him 
two or three eunuchs. 

33 And he said, Throw her down. So 
they threw her down: and some of 
her blood was sprinkled on the wall, 
and on the horses : and he trode her 
under foot. 

31 And when he* was come in, he did 
eat and drink, and said, Go, see now 
this cursed woman, and bury her : for 
she is a king's daughter. 

35 And they went to bury her : but 
they found no more of her than the 
skull, and the feet, and the palms of 
her hands. 

36 Wherefore they came again, and 
told him. And he said, This is the 
word of the Lord, which he spake 
by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, 
saying, In the portion of Jezreel shall 
dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel : 

37 And the carcass of Jezebel shall be 
as dung upon the face of the field in 
the portion of Jezreel ; so that they 
shall not say, This is Jezebel. 

CHAPTER X. 

1 Jehu, by his letters, causeth seventy of Ahab's 
children to be beheaded. 8 He excuseth the fact 
by the prophecy of Elijah. 12 At the shearing 
house he slayeth two and forty of Ahaziah's 
brethren. 15 He taketh Jehonadab into his com- 
pany. 18 By subtilty he destroyelh all the wor- 
shippers of Baal. 29 Jehu followeth Jeroboam's 
sins. 32 Hazael oppresseth Israel. 34 Jehoahaz 
succeedeth Jehu. 

AND Ahab had seventy sons in Sa- 
. maria. And Jehu wrote letters, 
and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers 
of Jezreel, to the elders, and to them 
that brought up Ahab's children, say- 
ing, 

2 Now as soon as this letter cometh 
to you, seeing your master's sons are 
with you, and there are with you char- 
iots and horses, a fenced city also, and 
armour ; 

3 Look even out the best and meet- 
est of your master's sons, and set him 
on his father's throne, and fight for 
your master's house. 

4 But they were exceedingly afraid, 
and said, Behold, two kings stood not 
before him : how then shall we stand ? 

5 And he that was over the house, 
and b that was over the city, the 
elders also, and the bringers up of the 
children, sent to Jehu, saying, We are 
thy servants, and will do all that thou 

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shalt bid us ; we will not make any 
king: do thou that which is good in 
thine eyes. 

6 Then he wrote a letter the second 
time to them, saying, If ye be mine, 
and if ye will hearken unto my voice, 
take ye the heads of the men your 
master's sons, and come to me to 
Jezreel by to morrow this time. "Now 
the king's sons, being seventy persons, 
were with the great men of the city, 
which brought them up. 

7 And it came to pass, when the 
letter came to them, that they took 
the king's sons, and slew seventy per- 
sons, and put their heads in baskets, 
and sent him them to Jezreel. 

8 ^[ And there came a messenger, 
and told him, saying, They have 
brought the heads of the king's sons. 
And Re said, Lay ye them in two heaps 
at the entering in of the gate until 
the morning. 

9 And it came to pass in the morn- 
ing, that he went out, and stood, and 
said to all the people, Ye be right- 
eous : behold, I conspired against my 
master, and slew him : but who slew 
all these? 

10 Know now that there shall fall 
unto the earth nothing of the word of 
the Lord, which the Lord spake con- 
cerning the house of Ahab : for the 
Lord hath done that which he spake 
by his servant Elijah. 

11 So Jehu slew all that remained of 
the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all 
his great men, and his kinsfolks, and 
his priests, until he left him none re- 
maining. 

12 % And he arose and departed, and 
came to Samaria. And as he was at 
the shearing house in the way, 

13 Jehu met with the brethren of 
Ahaziah king of Judah, and said, Who 
are ye? And they answered, We are 
the brethren of Ahaziah ; and we go 
down to salute the children of the 
king and the children of the queen. 

14 And he said, Take them alive. 
And they took- them alive, and slew 
them at the pit of the shearing house. 
even two and forty men ; neither left; 
he any of them. 

15 1[ And when he was departed 
thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the 
son of Rechab coming to meet him : 
and he saluted him, and said to him, 
Is thine heart right, as my heart is 
with thy heart? And Jehonadab an- 
swered, It is. If it be, give me thine 
hand. And he gave him his hand ; 
and he took him up to him into the 
chariot. 

16 And he said, Come with me, and 
see my zeal for the Lord. So they 
made him ride in his chariot. 

17 And when he came to Samaria, he 
slew all that remained unto Ahab in 
Samaria, till he had destroyed him, 
according to the saying of the Lord, 
which he spake to Elijah. 

18 1 And Jehu gathered all the peo- 
ple together, and said unto them, Ahab 



Baal's worshippers slain. II. KINGS, XI. 



Athaliah's massacre. 



served Baal a little ; but Jehu shall 
serve him much. 

19 Now therefore call unto me all 
the prophets of Baal, all his servants, 
and all nis priests ; let none be want- 
ing : for I have a great sacrifice to do 
to Baal ; whosoever shall be wanting, 
he shall not live. But Jehu did it in 
subtilty, to the intent that he might 
destroy the worshippers of Baal. 

20 And Jehu said, Proclaim a solemn 
assembly for Baal. And they pro- 
claimed it. 

21 And Jehu sent through all Israel : 
and all the worshippers of Baal came, 
so that there was not a man left that 
came not. And they came into the 
house of Baal ; and the house of Baal 
was full from one end to another. 

22 And he said unto him that was 
over the vestry, Bring forth vestments 
for all the worshippers of Baal. And 
he brought them forth vestments. 

23 And Jehu went, and Jehonadab 
the son of Rechab, into the house of 
Baal, and said unto the worshippers 
of Baal, Search, and look that there 
be here with you none of the servants 
of the Lord, but the worshippers of 
Baal only. 

24 And when they went in to offer 
sacrifices and burnt offerings, Jehu 
appointed fourscore men without, and 
said, If any of the men whom I have 
brought into your hands escape, he 
that letteth him go] his life shall be for 
the life of him. 

25 And it came to pass, as soon as 
he had made an end of offering the 
burnt offering, that Jehu said to the 
guard and to the captains, Go in, and 
slay them ; let none come forth. And 
they smote them with the edge of the 
sword ; and the guard and the cap- 
tains cast them out, and went to the 
city of the house of Baal. 

26 And they brought forth the 
images out of the house of Baal, and 
burned them. 

27 And they brake down the image 
of Baal, and brake down the house 
of Baal, and made it a draught house 
unto this day. 

28 Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of 
Israel. 

29 1 Howbeit, from the sins of Jero- 
boam the sen of Nebat, who made Is- 
rael to sin, Jehu departed not from 
after them, to wit, the golden calves 
that were in Beth-el, and that were 
in Dan. 

30 And the Lord said unto Jehu, 
Because thou hast done well in ex- 
ecuting that ivhich is right in mine 
eyes, and hast done unto the house 
of Ahab according to all that was 
in mine heart, thy chiJdren of the 
fourth generation shall sit on the 
throne of Israel. 

31 But Jehu took no heed to walk 
In the law of the Lord God of Israel 
with all his heart : for he departed 
not from the sins of Jeroboam, 
which made Israel to sin. 



32 1 In those days the Lord began 
to cut Israel short ; and Hazael smote 
them in all the coasts of Israel ; 

33 From Jordan eastward, all the 
land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the 
Reubenites, and the Manassites, from 
Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, 
even Gilead and Bashan. 

34 Now the rest of the acts of Jehu, 
and all that he did, and all his might. 
are they not written in the book or 
the Chronicles of the kings of Is- 
rael ? 

35 And Jehu slept with his fa- 
thers : and they buried him in Sama- 
ria. And Jehoahaz his son reigned in 
his stead. 

36 And the time that Jehu reigned 
over Israel in Samaria wae twenty 
and eight years. 

CHAPTER XI. 

1 Jehoash, being saved by Jehosheha his aunt 
from Athaliah' s massacre of the seed royal, i$ 
hid six years in the house of God. 4 Jehoiada, 
giving order to the captains, in the seventh year 
anointeth him king. 13 Athaliah is slain. 17 
Jehoiada restoreth the worship of God. 

AND when Athaliah the mother of 
. Ahaziah saw that her son was 
dead, she arose and destroyed all the 
seed royal. 

2 But Jehosheba, the daughter of 
king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took 
Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole 
him from among the king's sons 
which were slain ; and they hid him, 
even him and his nurse, in the bed- 
chamber from Athaliah, so that he 
was not slain. 

3 And he was with her hid in the 
house of the Lord six years. And 
Athaliah did reign over the land. 

i If And the seventh year Jehoiada 
sent and fetched the rulers over 
hundreds, with the captains and the 
guard, and brought them to him into 
the house of the Lord, and made a 
covenant with them, and took an 
oath of them in the house of the 
Lord, and shewed them the king's 
son. 

5 And he commanded them, saying, 
This is the thing that ye shall do ; 
A third part of you that enter in on 
the sabbath shall even be keepers of 
the watch of the king's house ; 

6 And a third part shall be at the 
gate of Sur ; and a third part at the 
gate behind the guard : so shall ye 
keep the watch of the house, that it 
be not broken down. 

7 And two parts of all you that go 
forth on the sabbath, even they shall 
keep the watch of the house of the 
Lord about the king. 

8 And ye shall compass the king 
round about, every man with his 
weapons in his hand : and he that 
cometh within the ranges, let him 
be slain : and be ye with the king 
as he goeth out and as he cometh 
in. 

9 And the captains over the hun- 
dreds did according to all things 

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that Jehoiada the priest command- 
ed : and they took every man his 
men that were to come in on the 
sabbath, with them that should go 
out on the sabbath, and came to Je- 
hoiada the priest. 

10 And to the captains over hun- 
dreds did the priest give king David's 
spears and shields, that were in the 
temple of the Lord. 

11 And the guard stood, every man 
with his weapons in his hand, round 
about the king, from the right cor- 
ner of the temple to the left corner 
of the temple, along by the altar 
and the temple. 

12 And he brought forth the king's 
son, and put the crown upon him, 
and gave him the testimony ; and 
they made him king, and anointed 
him ; and they clapped their hands, 
and said, God save the king. 

13 1 And when Athaliah heard the 
noise of the guard and of the people, 
she came to the people into the tem- 
ple of the Lord. 

11 And when she looked, behold, 
the king stood by a pillar, as the 
manner was. and the princes and the 
trumpeters by the king, and all the 
people of the land rejoiced, and blew 
with trumpets : and Athaliah rent 
her clothes, and cried, Treason, trea- 
son. 

15 But Jehoiada the priest com- 
manded the captains or the hun- 
dreds, the officers of the host, and 
said unto them, Have her forth with- 
out the ranges ; and him that f ollow- 
eth her kill with the sword. For the 
priest had said, Let her not be slain 
in the house of the Lord. 

16 And they laid hands on her; and 
she went by the way by the which 
the horses came into the king's 
house : and there was she slain. 

17 1 And Jehoiada made a covenant 
between the Lord and the king and 
the people, that they should be the 
Lord's people ; between the king also 
and the people. . 

18 And all the people of the land 
went into the house of Baal, and 
brake it down ; his altars and his im- 
ages brake they in pieces thoroughly, 
and slew Mattan the priest of Baal 
before the altars. And the priest ap- 
pointed officers over the house of the 
Lord. 

19 And he took the rulers over 
hundreds, and the captains, and the 
guard, and all the people of the 
land ; and they brought down the 
king from the house of the Lord, 
and came by the way of the gate 
of the guard to the king's house. 
And he sat on the throne of the 
kings. 

20 And all the people of the land 
rejoiced, and the city was in quiet: 
and they slew Athaliah with the 
sword beside the king's house. 

21 Seven years old was Jehoash 
when he began to reign. 

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CHAPTER XII. 

1 Jehoash reigneth well all the days «/ Jehoiada 
4 He giveth order for the repair of the temple. 
17 Hazael is diverted from Jerusalem by a pres~ 
ent of the hallowed treasures. 19 Jehoash being 
slain by kis servants, Amaziah sueceedeth him. 

IN the seventh year of Jehu, Jeho- 
ash began to reign ; and forty 
Sears reigned he in Jerusalem. And 
is mother's name ivas Zibiah of 
Beer-sheba. 

2 And Jehoash did that which was 
right in the sight of the Lord all his 
days wherein Jehoiada the priest in- 
structed him. 

3 But the high places were not 
taken away : the people still sacri- 
ficed and burnt incense in the high 
places. 

4 *|f And Jehoash said to the priests. 
All the money of the dedicated 
things that is brought into the 
house of the Lord, even the money 
of every one that passeth the ac- 
count, the money that every man is 
set at, and all the money that cometh 
into any man's heart to bring into 
the house of the Lord, 

5 Let the priests take it to them, 
every man of his acquaintance : ana 
let them repair the breaches of the 
house, wheresoever any breach shall 
be found. 

6 But it was so, that in the three 
and twentieth year of king Jehoash 
the priests had not repaired the 
breaches of the house. 

7 Then king Jehoash called for Je- 
hoiada the priest, and the other 
priests, and said unto them, Why re- 

Eair ye not the breaches of the 
ouse? now therefore receive no 
more money of your acquaintance, 
but deliver it for tjhe breaches of 
the house. 

8 And the priests consented to re- 
ceive no more money of the people, 
neither to repair the breaches of the 
house. 

9 But Jehoiada the priest took a 
chest, and bored a hole in the lid of 
it, and set it beside the altar, on the 
right side as one cometh into the 
house of the Lord: and the priests 
that kept the door put therein all 
the money that was brought into 
the house of the Lord. 

10 And it was so, when they saw 
that there was much money in the 
chest, that the king's scribe and the 
high priest came up, and they put 
up in bags, and told the money that 
was found in the house of the Lord. 

11 And they gave the money, being 
told, into the hands of them that did 
the work, that had the oversight of 
the house of the Lord : and they 
laid it out to the carpenters and 
builders, that wrought upon the 
house or the Lord, 

12 And to masons, and hewers of 
stone, and to buy timber and hewed 
stone to repair the breaches of the 
house of the Lord, and for all that 



the repair of the temple. II. KINGS, XIII. Jehoahaz'' wicked reign. 



was laid out for the house to repair 
it. 

13 Howbeit there were not made 
for the house of the Lord bowls of 
silver, snuffers, basins, trumpets, any 
vessels of gold, or vessels of silver, 
of the money that was brought into 
the house of the Lord : 

14 But they gave that to the work- 
men, and repaired therewith the 
house of the Lord. 

15 Moreover they reckoned not with 
the men, into whose hand they deliv- 
ered the money to be bestowed on 
workmen : for they dealt faithfully. 

16 The trespass money and sin 
money was not brought into the 
house of the Lord : it was the 
priests'. 

17 f Then Hazael king of Syria 
went up, and fought against Gath, 
and took it : and Hazael set his face 
to go up to Jerusalem. 

18 And Jehoash king of Judah took 
all the hallowed things that Jehosha- 
phat, and Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his 
fathers, kings of Judah, had dedi- 
cated, and his own hallowed things, 
and all the gold that was found in 
the treasures of the house of the 
Lord, and in the king's house, and 
sent it to Hazael king of Syria : and 
he went away from Jerusalem.' 

19 % And the rest of the acts of Jo- 
ash, and all that he did, are they 
not written in the book of the Chron- 
icles of the kings of Judah ? 

20 And his servants arose, and 
made a conspiracy, and slew Joash 
in the house of Millo, which goeth 
down to Silla. 

21 For Jozachar the son of Shime- 
ath, and Jehozabad the son of Sho- 
mer, his servants, smote him, and 
he died ; and they buried him with 
his fathers in the city of David : and 
Amaziah his son reigned in his stead. 

CHAPTER XHI. 

1 Jehoahaz 1 wicked reign. 3 Jehoahaz, oppressed 
by Hazael, is relieved by prayer. H Joash suc- 
eeedeth htm. 10 His wicked reign. 12 Jeroboam 
succeedeth him. 14 Ehsha dying prophesieth 
to Joash three victories over the Syrians. 20 
The Moabites invading the land, Elisha's bones 
raise up a dead man. 22 Hazael dying, Joash 
getteth three victories over Bcn-hadad. 

IN the three and twentieth year of 
Joash the son of Ahaziah king of 
Judah, Jehoahaz the son of Jehu be- 
gan to reign over Israel in Samaria, 
and reigned seventeen years. 

2 And he did that which was evil 
in the sight 01 the Lord, and fol- 
lowed the sins of Jeroboam the son 
of Nebat, which made Israel to sin ; 
he departed not therefrom. 

3 1 And the anger of the Lord was 
kindled against Israel, and he deliv- 
ered them into the hand of Hazael 
king of Syria, and into the hand of 
Ben-hadad the son of Hazael, all their 
days. 

4 And Jehoahaz besought the Lord, 



and the Lord hearkened unto him : 
for he saw the oppression of Israel, 
because the king of Syria oppressed 
them. 

5 (And the Lord gave Israel a sav- 
iour, so that they went out from un- 
der the hand of the Syrians . and the 
children of Israel dwelt in their tents, 
as beforetime. 

6 Nevertheless they departed not 
from the sins of the house of Jero- 
boaim who made Israel sin, but walked 
therein : and there remained the grove 
also in Samaria.) 

7 Neither did he leave of the people 
to Jehoahaz but fifty horsemen, and 
ten chariots, and ten thousand foot- 
men ; for the king of Syria had de- 
stroyed them, and had made them 
like the dust by threshing. 

8 % Now the rest of the acts of Je- 
hoahaz, and all that he did, and his 
might, are they not written in the 
book of the Chronicles of the kings 
of Israel! 

9 And Jehoahaz slept with his fa- 
thers ; and they buried him in Sama- 
ria : and Joash his son reigned in his 
stead. 

10 "H In the thirty and seventh year 
of Joash king of Judah began Jehoash 
the son of Jehoahaz to reign over Is- 
rael in Samaria, and reigned sixteen 
years. 

11 And he did that which was evil 
in the sight of the Lord ; he departed 
not from all the sins of Jeroboam 
the son of Nebat, who made Israel 
sin : but he walked therein. 

12 And the rest of the acts of Joash. 
and all that he did, and his might 
wherewith he fought against Amaziah 
king of Judah, are they not written 
in the book of the Chronicles of the 
kings of Israel? 

13 And Joash slept with his fathers ; 
and Jeroboam sat upon his throne : 
and Joash was buried in Samaria with 
the kings of Israel. 

14 If Now Elisha was fallen sick of 
his sickness whereof he died. And 
Joash the king of Israel came down 
unto him, and wept over his face, 
and said, O my father, my father! 
the chariot of Israel, and the horse- 
men thereof. 

15 And Elisha said unto him, Take 
bow and arrows. And he took unto 
him bow and arrows. 

16 And he said to the king of Israel, 
Put thine hand upon the bow. And he 
put his hand upon it : and Elisha put 
his hands upon the king's hands. 

17 And he said, Open the window 
eastward. And he opened it. Then 
Elisha said, Shoot. And he shot. And 
he said, The arrow of the Lord's de- 
liverance, and the arrow of deliver- 
ance from Syria : for thou shalt smite 
the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have 
consumed them. 

18 And he said, Take the arrows. 
And he took them. And he said unto 
the king of Israel, Smite upon the 

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Amaziah is slain* 



grround. And he smote thrice, and 
stayed. 

19 And the man of God was wroth 
with him, and said, Thou shouldest 
have smitten five or six times ; then 
hadst thou smitten Syria till thou 
hadst consumed it : whereas now thou 
shalt smite Syria but thrice. 

20 If And Elisha died, and they bur- 
ied him. And the bands of the Moab- 
ites invaded the land at the coming 
in of the year. 

21 And it came to pass, as they were 
burying a man, that, behold, they 
spied a band of men; and they cast 
the man into the sepulchre of Elisha : 
and when the man was let down, and 
touched the bones of Elisha, he re- 
vived, and stood up on his feet. 

22 1 But Hazael king of Syria op- 

Eressed Israel all the days or Jehoa- 
az. 

23 And the Lord was gracious unto 
them, and had compassion on them, 
and had respect unto them, because 
of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, 
and Jacob, and would not destroy 
them, neither cast he them from his 
presence as yet. 

24 So Hazael king of Syria died ; 
and Ben-nadad his son reigned in his 
stead. 

25 And Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz 
took again out of the hand of Ben- 
hadad the son of Hazael the cities, 
which he had taken out of the hand 
of Jehoahaz his father by war. Three 
times did Joash beat him, and recov- 
ered the cities of Israel. 

CHAPTER XIV. 

1 Amaziah's good reign. 5 His justice on the 
murderers of his father. 7 His victory over 
Edom. 8 Amaziah, provoking Jehoash, is over- 
come and spoiled. 15 Jeroboam succeedeth Je- 
hoash. 17 Amaziah slain by a conspiracy. 21 
Azariah succeedeth him. 23 Jeroboam's wicked 
reign. 28 Zachariah succeedeth him. 

IN the second year of Joash son of 
Jehoahaz king of Israel reigned 
Amaziah the son of Joash king of 
Judah. 

2 He was twenty and five years old 
when he began to reign, and reigned 
twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. 
And his mother's name was Jehoad- 
dan of Jerusalem. 

3 And he did that which was right 
in the sight of the Lord, yet not like 
David his father : he did according to 
all things as Joash his father did. 

i Howbeit the high places were not 
taken away : as yet the people did 
sacrifice and burnt incense on the high 
places. 

5 "if And it came to pass, as soon as 
the kingdom was confirmed in his 
hand, that he slew his servants which 
had slain the king his father. 

6 But the children of the murderers 
he slew not : according unto that 
which is written in the book of the 
Haw of Moses, wherein the Lord com- 
manded, saying, The fathers shall not 

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be put to death for the children, nor 
the children be put to death for the 
fathers ; but every man shall be put 
to death for his own sin. 

7 He slew of Edom in the valley of 
salt ten thousand, and took Selah by 
war, and called the name of it Jok- 
theel unto this day. 

8 T Then Amaziah sent messengers 
to Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz son 
of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, 
let us look one another in the face. 

9 And Jehoash the king of Israel 
sent to Amaziah king of Judah, say- 
ing, The thistle that was in Lebanon 
sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, 
saying, Give thy daughter to my son 
to wife : and there passed by a wild 
beast that was in Lebanon, and trode 
down the thistle. 

10 Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, 
and thine heart hath lifted thee up : 
glory of this, and tarry at home : for 
why shouldest thou meddle to thy 
hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even 
thou, and Judah with thee ? 

11 But Amaziah would not hear. 
Therefore Jehoash king of Israel went 
up ; and he and Amaziah king of Ju- 
dah looked one another in the face 
at Beth-shemesh, which belongeth to 
Judah. 

12 And Judah was put to the worse 
before Israel ; and they fled every man 
to their tents. 

13 And Jehoash king of Israel took 
Amaziah king of Judah, the son of 
Jehoash the son of Ahaziah, at Beth- 
shemesh, and came to Jerusalem, and 
brake down the wall of Jerusalem from 
the gate of Ephraim unto the corner 
gate, four hundred cubits. 

14 And he took all the gold and 
silver, and all the vessels that were 
found in the house of the Lord, and 
in the treasures of the king's house, 
and hostages, and returned to Sa- 
maria. 

15 f Now the rest of the acts of Je- 
hoash which he did, and his might, 
and how he fought with Amaziah 
king of Judah, are they not written 
in the book of the Chronicles of the 
kings of Israel ? 

16 And Jehoash slept with his fa- 
thers, and was buried in Samaria with 
the kings of Israel ; and Jeroboam his 
son reigned in his stead. 

17 *[ And Amaziah the son of Joash 
king of Judah lived after the death 
of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of 
Israel fifteen years. 

18 And the rest of the acts of Ama- 
ziah, are they not written in the 
book of the Chronicles of the kings 
of Judah? 

19 Now they made a conspiracy 
against him in Jerusalem : and he 
fled to Lachish ; but they sent after 
him to Lachish, and slew him there. 

20 And they brought him on horses : 
and he was buried at Jerusalem with 
his fathers in the city of David. 

21 1 And all the people of Judato 



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took Azariah, which was sixteen years 
old, and made him king instead of his 
father Amaziah. 

22 He built Elath, and restored it to 
Judah, after that the king slept with 
his fathers. 

23 IT In the fifteenth year of Ama- 
ziah the son of Joash king of Judah. 
Jeroboam the son of Joash king of 
Israel began to reign in Samaria, and 
reigned forty and one years. 

21 And he did that which was evil in 
the sight of the Lord : he departed 
not from all the sins of Jeroboam the 
son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin. 

25 He restored the coast of Israel 
from the entering of Hamath unto 
the sea of the plain, according to the 
word of the Lord God of Israel, which 
he spake by the hand of hjs servant 
Jonah, the son of Amittai, the prophet, 
which was of Gath-hepher. 

26 For the Lord saw the affliction 
of Israel, that it was very bitter : for 
there was not any shut up, nor any 
left, nor any helper for Israel. 

27 And the Lord said not that he 
would blot out the name of Israel 
from under heaven : but he saved 
them by the hand of Jeroboam the 
son of Joash. 

28 If Now the rest of the acts of 
Jeroboam, and all that he did, and 
his might, how he warred, and how 
he recovered Damascus, and Hamath, 
which belonged to Judah, for Israel, 
are they not written in the book or 
the Chronicles of the kings of Is- 
rael? 

29 And Jeroboam slept with his fa- 
thers, even with the kings of Israel ; 
and Zachariah his son reigned in his 
stead. 

CHAPTER XV. 

1 Azariah's good reign. 5 He dying a leper, Jo- 
tham succeedeth. 8 Zachariah, the last of Je- 
hu's generation, reigning ill, is slain by Shal- 
lum. 13 Shallum, reigning a month, is slain 
by Menahem. 16 Menahem strengtheneth him- 
self by Pul. 21 Pekahiah succeedeth him. 23 
Pekahiah is slain by Fekah. 27 Pekah is op- 
pressed by Tiglath-pileser, and slain by Ho- 
shea. 32 Jotham's good reign. 36 Ahaz suc- 
ceedeth him. 

IN the twenty and seventh year of 
Jeroboam king of Israel began Aza- 
riah son of Amaziah king of Judah 
to reign. 

2 Sixteen years old was he when he 
began to reign, and he reigned two 
and fifty years in Jerusalem. And his 
mother's name was Jecholiah of Jeru- 
salem. 

3 And he did that which was right 
In the sight of the Lord, according 
to all that his father Amaziah had 
done; 

4 Save that the high places were 
not removed : the people sacrificed 
and burnt incense still on the high 
places. 

5 1 And the Lord smote the king, 
so that he was a leper unto the day 
nt his death, and dwelt in a several 

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house. And Jotham the king's son 
was over the house, judging the peo- 
ple of the land. 

6 And the rest of the acts of Aza- 
riah, and all that he did, are they 
not written in the book of the Chron- 
icles of the kings of Judah ? 

7 So Azariah slept with his fathers ; 
and they buried him with his fathers 
in the city of David : and Jotham his 
son reigned in his stead. 

8 1 In the thirty and eighth year of 
Azariah king of Judah did Zachariah 
the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel 
in Samaria six months. 

9 And he did that which was evil in 
the sight of the Lord, as his fathers 
had done : he departed not from the 
sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, 
who made Israel to sin. 

10 And Shallum the son of Jabesh 
conspired against him, and smote him 
before the people, and slew him, and 
reigned in his stead. 

11 And the rest of the acts of Zach- 
ariah, behold, they are written in the 
book of the Chronicles of the kings 
of Israel. 

12 This was the word of the Lord 
which he spake unto Jehu, saying. 
Thy sons shall sit on the throne or 
Israel unto the fourth generation. 
And so it came to pass. 

13 1 Shallum the son of Jabesh be- 
gan to reign in the nine and thir- 
tieth year of Uzziah king of Judah; 
and he reigned a full month in Sa- 
maria. 

14 For Menahem the son of Gadi 
went up from Tirzah, and came to 
Samaria, and smote Shallum the son 
of Jabesh in Samaria, and slew him, 
and reigned in his stead. 

15 And the rest of the acts of Shal- 
lum, and his conspiracy which he 
made, behold, they are written in the 
book of the Chronicles of the kings 
of Israel. 

16 1 Then Menahem smote Tiphsah, 
and all that were therein, and the 
coasts thereof from Tirzah : because 
they opened not to him, therefore he 
smote it; and all the women therein 
that were with child he ripped up. 

17 In the nine and thirtieth year 
of Azariah king of Judah began Men- 
ahem the son of Gadi to reign over 
Israel, and reigned ten years in Sa- 
maria. 

18 And he did that which was evil 
in the sight of the Lord : he departed 
not all his days from the sins of Jer- 
oboam the son of Nebat, who made 
Israel to sin. 

19 And Pul the king of Assyria came 
against the land : and Menahem gave 
Pul a thousand talents of silver, that 
his hand might be with, him to con- 
firm the kingdom in his hand. 

20 And Menahem exacted the money 
of Israel, even of all the mighty men 
of wealth, of each man fifty shekels 
of silver, to give to the king of As- 
syria. So the king of Assyria turned 

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Jotham and Ahaz, 



back, and stayed not there in the 
land. 

21 IT And the rest of the acts of 
Menahem, and all that he did, are 
they not written in the book of the 
Chronicles of the kings of Israel ? 

22 And Menahem slept with his fa- 
thers ; and Pekahiah his son reigned 
in his stead. 

23 If In the fiftieth year of Azariah 
king of Judah, Pekahiah the son of 
Menahem began to reign over Israel 
in Samaria, and reigned two years. 

24 And he did that which was evil 
in the sight of the Lord : he depart- 
ed not from the sins of Jeroboam 
the son of Nebat, who made Israel to 
sin. 

25 But Pekah the son of Remaliah, a 
captain of his, conspired against him, 
and smote him in Samaria, in the 
palace of the king's house, with Ar- 
gob and Arieh, and with him fifty 
men of the Gileadites : and he kill- 
ed him, and reigned in his room. 

26 And the rest of the acts of Peka- 
hiah, and all that he did, behold, 
they are written in the book of the 
Chronicles of the kings of Israel. 

27 If In the two and fiftieth year of 
Azariah king of Judah, Pekah the son 
of Remaliah began to reign over Is- 
rael in Samaria, and reigned twenty 
years. 

28 And he did that which was evil 
In the sight of the Lord : he depart- 
ed not from the sins of Jeroboam 
the son of Nebat, who made Israel 
to sin. 

29 In the days of Pekah king of 
Israel came Tiglath-pileser king of 
Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel-beth- 
maachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, 
and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, 
all the land of Naphtali, and carried 
them captive to Assyria. 

30 And Hoshea the son of Elah 
made a conspiracy against Pekah the 
son of Remaliah, and smote him, and 
slew him, and reigned in his stead, 
in the twentieth year of Jotham the 
son of Uzziah. 

31 And the rest of the acts of Pe- 
kah, and all that he did, behold, they 
are written in the book of the Chron- 
icles of the kings of Israel. 

32 1 In the second year of Pekah 
the son of Remaliah king of Israel 
began Jotham the son of Uzziah king 
of Judah to reign. 

33 Five and twenty years old was 
he when he began to reign, and he 
reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. 
Ana his mother's name was Jerusha, 
the daughter of Zadok. 

34 And he did that which teas right 
In the sight of the Lord : he did ac- 
cording to all that his father Uzziah 
liad done. 

35 If Howbeit the high places were 
not removed : the people sacrificed 
and burned incense still in the high 

8 laces. He built the higher gate of 
le house of the Lord. 
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36 1 Now the rest of the acts of Jo- 
tham, and all that he did, are they not 
written in the book of the Chronicles 
of the kings of Judah ? 

37 In those days the Lord began to 
send against Judah Rezin the king 
of Syria, and Pekah the son of Rema- 
liah. 

38 And Jotham slept with his fa- 
thers, and was buried with his fathers 
in the city of David his father : and 
Ahaz his son reigned in his stead. 

CHAPTER XVI. 

1 Ahaz' wicked reign. 5 Ahaz, assailed by Rerir, 
and Pekah, hireth Tiglath-pileser against theme 
10 Ahaz, sending a pattern of an altar from Da* 
mascus to Urijah, diverteth the brazen altar to 
his own devotion. 17 He spoileth the temple. 
19 Hezekiah succeedeth him. 

IN the seventeenth year of Pekah the 
son of Remaliah, Ahaz the son of 
Jotham king of Judah began to reign. 

2 Twenty years old was Ahaz when 
he began to reign, and reigned six- 
teen years in Jerusalem, and did not 
that which was right in the sight of 
the Lor© his God, like David his fa- 
ther. 

3 But he walked in the way of the 
kings of Israel, yea, and made his 
son to pass through the fire, accord- 
ing to the abominations of the hea- 
then, whom the Lord cast out from 
before the children of Israel. 

4 And he sacrificed and burnt in- 
cense in the high places, and on the 
hills, and under every green tree. 

5 If Then Rezin king of Syria, and 
Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel, 
came up to Jerusalem to war : ana 
they besieged Ahaz, but could not 
overcome him. 

6 At that time Rezin king of Syria 
recovered Elath to Syria, and drave 
the Jews from Elath : and the Syrians 
came to Elath, and dwelt there unto 
this day. 

7 So Ahaz sent messengers to Tig- 
lath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, I 
am thy servant and thy son : come up, 
and save me out of the hand of the 
king of Syria, and out of the hand of 
the king of Israel, which rise up 
against me. 

8 And Ahaz took the silver and gold 
that was found in the house of the 
Lord, and in the treasures of the 
king's house, and sent it for a present 
to the king of Assyria. 

9 And the king of Assyria hearken- 
ed unto him : for the king of Assyria 
went up against Damascus, and took 
it, and carried the people of it captive 
to Ear, and slew Rezin. 

10 1 And king Ahaz went to Damas- 
cus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of As- 
syria, and saw an altar that was a4 
Damascus : and king Ahaz sent to Uri- 
jah the priest the fashion of the altar, 
and the pattern of it, according to ail 
the workmanship thereof. 

11 And Urijah the priest built an al- 
tar according to all that king Ahaa 



Boshea's wicked reign. 



II. KINGS, XVII. Israel led into captivity. 



had sent from Damascus : so Urijah 
the priest made it against king Ahaz 
came from Damascus. 

12 And when the king was come 
from Damascus, the king saw the al- 
tar : and the king approached to the 
altar, .and offered thereon. 

13 And he burnt his burnt offering 
and his meat offering, and poured his 
drink offering, and sprinkled the 
blood of his peace offerings, upon the 
altar. 

14 And he brought also the brazen 
altar, which was before the Lord, 
from the forefront of the house, from 
between the altar and the house of 
the Lord, and put it on the north 
side of the altar. 

15 And king Ahaz commanded Uri- 
jah the priest, saying. Upon the great 
altar burn the morning burnt offer- 
ing, and the evening meat offering, 
and the king's burnt sacrifice, and 
his meat offering, with the burnt of- 
fering of all the people of the land, 
and their meat offering, and their 
drink offerings ; and sprinkle upon it 
all the blood of the burnt offering, 
and all the blood of the sacrifice : and 
the brazen aitar shall be for me to in- 
quire by. 

16 Thus did Urijah the priest, ac- 
cording to all that king Ahaz com- 
manded. 

17 ^f And king Ahaz cut off the bor- 
ders of the bases, and removed the 
laver from off them ; and took down 
the sea from off the brazen oxen that 
were under it, and put it upon a pave- 
ment of stones. 

18 And the covert for the sabbath 
that they had built in the house, and 
the king's entry without, turned he 
from the house of the Lord for the 
king of Assyria. 

19 f Now the rest of the acts of 
Ahaz which he did. are they not writ- 
ten in the book or the Chronicles of 
the kings of Judah ? 

20 And Ahaz slept with his fathers, 
and was buried with his fathers in the 
city of David : and Hezekiah his son 
reigned in his stead. 

CHAPTER XVII. 

1 Hoshea's wicked reign. 3 Being subdued by 
Shalmaneser, he conspireth against him witk So 
king of Egypt. 6 Samaria for their sins is cap. 
tivated. 24 The strange nations, which were 
transplanted in Samaria, being plagued with 
lions, make a mixture of religions. 

IN the twelfth year of Ahaz king of 
Judah began Hoshea the son of 
Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel 
nine years. 

2 And he did that which was evil 
In the sight of the Lord, but not as 
the kings of Israel that were before 
Mm. 

8 f Against him came up Shalmane- 
ser king of Assyria ; and Hoshea be- 
came his servant, and gave him pres- 
ents. 

4 And the king of Assyria found 



conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had 
sent messengers to So king of Egypt, 
and brought no present to the king 
of Assyria, as he had done year by 
year: therefore the king of Assyria 
shut him up, and bound him in 
prison. 

5 U Then the king of Assyria came 
up throughout all the land, and went 
up to Samaria, and besieged it three 
years. 

6 f In the ninth year of Hoshea the 
king of Assyria took Samaria, and 
carried Israel away into Assyria, and 

g laced them in Halah and in Habor 
y the river of Gozan, and in the 
cities of the Medes. 

7 For so it was, that the children of 
Israel had sinned against the Lord 
their God. which had brought them 
up out or the land of Egypt : from 
under the hand of Pharaoh king of 
Egypt, and had feared other gods, 

8 And walked in the statutes of the 
heathen, whom the Lord cast out 
from before the children of Israel, 
and of the kings of Israel, which they 
had made. 

9 And the children of Israel did se- 
cretly those things that were not 
right against the Lord their God, 
and they built them high places in 
all their cities, from the tower of the 
watchmen to the fenced city. 

10 And they set them up images 
and groves in every high hill, and 
under every green tree: 

11 And there they burnt incense in 
all the high places, as did the hea- 
then whom the Lord carried away 
before them ; and wrought wicked 
things to provoke the Lord to 
anger : 

12 For they served idols whereof 
the Lord had said unto them, Ye 
shall not do this thing. 

13 Yet the Lord testified against 
Israel, and against Judah, by all the 

¥rophets, and by all the seers, saying, 
urn ye from your evil ways, and 
keep my commandments and my 
statutes, according to all the law 
which I commanded your fathers, 
and which I sent to you by my serv- 
ants the prophets. 

11 Notwithstanding, they would not 
hear, but hardened their necks, like 
to the neck of their fathers, that did 
not believe in the Lord their God. 

15 And they rejected his statutes, 
and his covenant that he made with 
their fathers, and his testimonies 
which he testified against them ; and 
they followed vanity, and became 
vain, and went after the heathen that 
were round about them, concerning 
whom the Lord had charged them, 
that they should not do like them. 

16 And they left all the command- 
ments of the Lord their God, and 
made them molten images, even two 
calves, and made a grove, and wor- 
shipped all the host of heaven, and 
served Baal. 

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II. KINGS, XVIII. 



the Samaritans. 



17 And they caused their sons and 
fcheir daughters to pass through the 
fire, and used divination and en- 
chantments, and sold themselves to 
do ey^l in the sight of the Lord, to 
provoke him to anger. 

18 Therefore the Lord was very 
angry with Israel, and removed them 
out of - his sight : there was none 
left but the tribe of Judah only. 

19 Also Judah kept not the com- 
mandments of the Lord their God. 
but walked in the statutes of Israel 
which they made. 

20 And the Lord rejected all the 
seed of Israel, and afflicted them, and 
delivered them into the hand of 
spoilers, until he had cast them out 
of his sight. 

21 For he rent Israel from the house 
of David; and they made Jeroboam 
the son of Nebat king : and Jeroboam 
drave Israel from following the Lord, 
and made them sin a great sin. 

22 For the children of Israel walked 
in all the sins of Jeroboam which he 
did ; they departed not from them ; 

23 Until the Lord removed Israel 
out of his sight, as he had said by 
all his servants the prophets. So 
was Israel carried away out of their 
own land to Assyria unto this day. 

24 f And the king of Assyria 
brought men from Babylon, and from 
Cuthah, and from Ava, and from 
Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and 
placed them in the cities of Samaria 
instead of the children of Israel : 
and they possessed Samaria, and 
dwelt in the cities thereof. 

25 And so it was at the beginning 
of their dwelling there, that they 
feared not the Lord : therefore the 
Lord sent lions among them, which 
slew some of them. 

26 Wherefore they spake to the 
king of Assyria, saying, The nations 
which thou hast removed, and placed 
in the cities of Samaria, know not 
the manner of the God of the land : 
therefore he hath sent lions among 
them, and, behold, they slay them, 
because they know not the manner 
of the God of the land. 

27 Then the king of Assyria com- 
manded, saying, Carry thither one of 
the priests whom ye brought from 
thence ; and let them go and dwell 
there, and let him teach them the 
manner of the God of the land. 

28 Then one of the priests whom 
they had carried away from Samaria 
came and dwelt in Beth-el, and 
taught them how they should fear 
the Lord. 

29 Howbeit every nation made gods 
of their own, and put them in the 
houses of the high places which the 
Samaritans had made, every nation 
in their cities wherein they dwelt. 

30 And the men of Babylon made 
Succoth-benoth, and the men of Cuth 
made Nergal, and the men of Hamath 
made Ashima, 

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31 And the Avites made Nibhaz and 
Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt 
their children in fire to Adramme- 
lech and Anammelech, the gods of 
Sepharvaim. 

32 So they feared the Lord, and 
made unto themselves of the lowest 
of them priests of the high placeSj 
which sacrificed for them in the 
houses of the high places. 

33 They feared the Lord, and served 
their own gods, after the manner of 
the nations whom they carried away 
from thence. 

34 Unto this day they do after the 
former manners : they fear not the 
Lord, neither do they after their stat- 
utes, or after their ordinances, or 
after the law and commandment 
which the Lord commanded the chil 
dren of Jacob, whom he named 
Israel ; 

35 With whom the Lord had made 
a covenant, and charged them, saying; 
Ye shall not fear other gods, nor bow 
yourselves to them, nor serve them* 
nor sacrifice to them : 

36 But the Lord, who brought you 
up out of the land of Egypt with great 
power and a stretched out arm, him 
shall ye fear, and him shall ye wor* 
ship, and to him shall ye do sacrifice. 

37 And the statutes, and the ordi<= 
nances, and the law, and the com- 
mandment, which he wrote for you s 
ye shall observe to do for evermore g 
and ye shall not fear other gods. 

38 And the covenant that I have 
made with you ye shall not forget;, 
neither shall ye rear other gods. 

39 But the Lord your God ye shall! 
fear ; and he shall deliver you out of 
the hand of all your enemies. 

40 Howbeit they did not hearken, but 
they did after their former manner. 

41 So these nations feared the Lord v 
and served their graven images, both 
their children, and their children's 
children : as did their fathers, so do 
they unto this day. 

CHAPTER XVHX 

1 HezeHah's good reign. 4 He destroyeth idolatry 
and prospereth. 9 Samaria is carried captive fot 
their sins. 13 Sennacherib invading Judah it 
pacified by a tribute. 17 Rab-shakeh, sent bf 
Sennacherib again, revileth Hezekiah, and fty 
blasphemous persuasions soliciteth the people to 
revolt. 

NOW it came to pass in the third 
year of Hoshea son of Elah king 
of Israel, that Hezekiah the son or 
Ahaz king of Judah began to reign. 

2 Twenty and five years old was he 
when he began to reign ; and he reign- 
ed twenty and nine years in Jerusa- 
lem. His mother's name also was Abis 
the daughter of Zachariah. 

3 And ne did that which was right in 
the sight of the Lord, according to 
all that David his father did. 

4 % He removed the high places, and 
brake the images, and cut down the 
groves, and brake in pieces the brazen 
serpent that Moses had made : for un* 



Sennacherib's invasion. II. KINGS, XVIII. Rab-shakeh's blasphemy* 



to those days the children of Israel 
did burn incense to it : and he called 
It Nehushtan. 

5 He trusted in the Lord God of Is- 
rael; so that after him was none like 
Mm among all the kings of Judah, nor 
any that were before him. 

6 For he clave to the Lord, and de- 
parted not from following him, but 
kept his commandments, which the 
Lord commanded Moses. 

7 And the Lord was with him ; and 
he prospered whithersoever he went 
forth: and he rebelled against the 
king of Assyria, and served him not. 

8 He smote the Philistines, even un- 
to Gaza, and the borders thereof, 
from the tower of the watchmen to 
the fenced city. 

9 1 And it came to pass in the fourth 
year of king Hezekiah, which was the 
seventh year of Hoshea son of Elan 
king of Israel, that Shalmaneser king 
of Assyria came up against Samaria, 
and besieged it. 

10 And at the end of three years they 
$ook it : even in the sixth year of Heze- 
kiah, that is the ninth year of Hoshea 
king of Israel, Samaria was taken. 

11 And the king of Assyria did carry 
away Israel unto Assyria, and put 
them in Halah and in Habor by the 
river of Gozan, and in the cities of 
the Medes : 

12 Because they obeyed not the voice 
of the Lord their God, but transgress- 
ed his covenant, and all that Moses the 
servant of the Lord commanded, and 
would not hear them, nor do them. 

13 If Now in the fourteenth year of 
king Hezekiah did Sennacherib king 
of Assyria come up against all the 
fenced cities of Judah, and took 
them. 

14 And Hezekiah king of Judah sent 
to the king of Assyria to Lachish, say- 
ing, I have offended ; return from me : 
that which thou puttest on me will 
I bear. And the king of Assyria ap- 
pointed unto Hezekiah king of Judah 
three hundred talents of silver and 
thirty talents of gold. 

15 And Hezekiah gave him all the 
silver that was found in the house of 
the Lord, and in the treasures of the 
king's house. 

16 At that time did Hezekiah cut off 
the gold from the doors of the temple 
of the Lord, and from the pillars 
which Hezekiah king of Judah had 
overlaid, and gave it to the king of 
Assyria. 

17 1f And the king of Assyria gent 
Tartan and Rabsaris and Rab-shai£eh 
from Lachish to king Hezekiah with 
a great host against Jerusalem : and 
they went up ' and came to Jeru- 
salem. And when they were come 
up, they came and stood by the con- 
duit of the upper pool, which is in 
the highway of the fuller's field. 

18 And when they had called to the 
king, there came out to them Eliakim 
the son of Hilkiah, which was over 



the household, and Shebna the scribe 9 
and Jo ah the son of Asaph the re- 
corder. 

19 And Rab-shakeh said unto them. 
Speak ye now to Hezekiah, Thus saith 
the great king, the king of Assyria, 
What confidence is this wherein thou 
trustest ? 

20 Thou sayest, (but they are but 
vain words,) I have counsel and 
strength for the war. Now on whom 
dost thou trust, that thou rebellest 
against me? 

21 Now, behold, thou trustest upon 
the staff of this bruised reed, even 
upon Egypt, on which if a man lean, 
it will go into his hand, and pierce 
it : so is Pharaoh king of Egypt unto 
all that trust on him. 

22 But if ye say unto me, We trust 
in the Lord our God : is not that he, 
whose high places and whose altars 
Hezekiah ha£h taken away, and hath 
said to Judah and Jerusalem, Ye shall 
worship before this altar in Jeru- 
salem? 

23 Now therefore, I pray thee, give 
pledges to my lord the king of As- 
syria, and I will deliver thee two 
thousand horses, if thou be able on 
thy part to set riders upon them. 

24 How then wilt thou turn away 
the face of one captain of the least 
of my master's servants, and put thy 
trust on Egypt for chariots and for 
horsemen ? 

25 Am I now come up without the 
Lord against this place to destroy it ! 
The Lord said to me, Go up against 
this land, and destroy it. 

26 Then said Eliakim the son of Hil- 
kiah, and Shebna, and Joah, unto 
Rab-shakeh, Speak, I pray thee, to 
thy servants in the Syrian language ; 
for we understand it: and talk not 
with us in the Jews' language in the 
ears of the people that are on the 
wall. 

27 But Rab-shakeh said unto them, 
Hath my master sent me to thy mas- 
ter, and to thee, to speak these words ! 
hath he not sent me to the men which 
sit on the wall, that they may eat 
their own dung, and drink their own 
piss with you ? 

28 Then Rab-shakeh stood and cried 
with a loud voice in the Jews' lan- 
guage, and spake, saying. Hear the 
word of the great king, the king of 
Assyria : 

29 Thus saith the king, Let not Hez- 
ekiah deceive you : for he shall not 
be able to deliver you out of his 
hand : 

30 Neither let Hezekiah make you 
trust in the Lord, saying, The Lord 
will surely deliver us, and this city 
shall not be delivered into the hand 
of the king of Assyria. 

31 Hearken not to Hezekiah : for 
thus saith the king of Assyria, Make 
an agreement with me by a present, 
and come out to' me, and then eat ye 
every man of his own vine, and every 

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II. KINGS, XIX. 



His prayer^ 



one of his fig tree, and drink ye every 
one the waters of his cistern : 

32 Until I come and take you away 
to a land like your own land, a land 
of corn and wine, a land of bread and 
vineyards, a land of oil olive and of 
honey, that ye may live, and not die : 
and hearken not unto Hezekiah, when 
he persuadeth you, saying, The Loed 
will deliver us. 

33 Hath any of the gods of the na- 
tions delivered at all his land out of 
the hand of the king of Assyria? 

34 Where are the gods of Hamath, 
and of Arpad ? where are the gods of 
Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah? have 
they delivered Samaria out of mine 
hand? 

35 Who are they among all the gods 
of the countries, that have delivered 
their country out of mine hand, that 
the Lord should deliver Jerusalem 
out of mine hand? 

36 But the people held their peace, 
and answered him not a word : for 
the king's commandment was, say- 
ing, Answer him not. 

37 Then came Eliakim the son of 
Hilkiah, which was over the house- 
hold, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah 
the son of Asaph the recorder, to 
Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and 
told him the words of Rab-shakeh. 

CHAPTER XIX. 

1 Hezekiah mourning sendeth to Isaiah to pray for 
them. 6 Isaiah com/orteth them. 8 Sennacherib, 
going to *icounter Tirhakah, sendeth a blasphe- 
mous letter to Hegekiah. 14 Heeekiah's prayer. 20 
Isaiah's prophecy of the pride and destruction of 
Sennacherib, and the good of Zion. 35 An angel 
slayeth the Assyrians. 36 Sennacherib is slain 
at Nineveh by his own sons. 

AND it came to pass, when king 
. Hezekiah heard it, that he rent 
his clothes, and covered himself with 
sackcloth, and went into the house of 
the Lord. 

2 And he sent Eliakim, which was 
over the household, and Shebna the 
scribe, and the elders of the priests, 
covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah the 
prophet the son of Amoz. 

3 And they said unto him, Thus 
saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of 
trouble, and of rebuke, and blas- 
phemy : for the children are come to 
the birth, and there is not strength 
to bring forth. 

4 It may be the Lord thy God will 
hear all the words of Rab-shakeh, 
whom the king of Assyria his master 
hath sent to reproach the living God ; 
and will reprove the words which the 
Lord thy God hath heard : wherefore 
lift up thy prayer for the remnant 
that are left. 

5 So the servants of king Hezekiah 
came to Isaiah. 

6 If And Isaiah said unto them, Thus 
shall ye say to your master. Thus saith 
the Lord, Be not afraid of the words 
which thou hast heard, with which 
the servants of the king of Assyria 
have blasphemed me. 

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7 Behold, I will send a blast upon 
him, and he shall hear a rumour, and 
shall return to his own land ; and I 
will cause him to fall by the sword in 
his own land. 

8 % So Rab-shakeh returned, and 
found the king of Assyria warring 
against Libnah : for he had heard that 
he was departed from Lachish. 

9 And when he heard say of Tirha- 
kah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he is 
come out to fight against thee ; he sent 
messengers again unto Hezekiah, say- 
ing, 

10 Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah 
king of Judah, saying, Let not thy 
God in whom thou trustest deceive 
thee, saying. Jerusalem shall not be 
delivered into the hand of the king 
of Assyria. 

11 Behold, thou hast heard-what the 
kings of Assyria have done to all 
lands, by destroying them utterly; 
and shalt thou be delivered? 

12 Have the gods of the nations de- 
livered them which my fathers have 
destroyed ; as Gozan, and Haran, and 
Rezeph, and the children of Eden 
which were in Thelasar ? 

13 Where is the king of Hamath, 
and the king of Arpad, and the king 
of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, 
and Ivah? 

14 If And Hezekiah received the let- 
ter of the hand of the messengers, and 
read it: and Hezekiah went up into 
the house of the Lord, and spread it 
before the Lord. 

15 And Hezekiah prayed before the 
Lord, and said, O Lord God of Israel, 
which dwell est between the cherubim,, 
thou art the God, even thou alone, of 
all the kingdoms of the earth ; thou 
hast made heaven and earth. 

16 Lord, bow down thine ear, and 
hear: open, Lord, thine eyes, and 
see : and hear the words of Sennache- 
rib, which hath sent him to reproach 
the living God. 

17 Of a truth, Lord, the kings of 
Assyria have destroyed the nations 
and their lands, 

18 And have cast their gods into the 
fire : for they were no gods, but the 
work of men's hands, wood and 
stone : therefore they have destroyed 
them. 

19 Now therefore, O Lord our God, 
I beseech thee, save thou us out of 
his hand, that all the kingdoms of 
the earth may know that thou art the 
Lord God, even thou only. 

20 1 Then Isaiah the son of Amoz 
sent to Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith 
the Lord God of Israel, That which 
thou hast prayed to me against Senna- 
cherib king of Assyria I have heard. 

21 This is the word that the Lord 
hath spoken concerning him ; The 
virgin the daughter or Zion hath 
despised thee, and laughed thee to 
scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem 
hath shaken her head at thee. 

22 Whom hast thou reproached and 



Isaiah's prophecy. 



II. KINGS, XX. 



HezekiaWs sickness^ 



blasphemed/ and against whom hast 
thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up 
thine eyes on high? even against the 
Holy One of Israel. 

23 By thy messengers thou hast re- 
proached the Lord, and hast said. 
With the multitude of my chariots I 
am come up to the height of the 
mountains, to the sides of Lebanon, 
and will cut down the tall cedar trees 
thereof, and the choice fir trees there- 
of : and I will enter into the lodgings 
of his borders, and into the forest of 
his Carmel. 

24 I have digged and drunk strange 
waters, and with the sole of my feet 
have I dried up all the rivers of be- 
sieged places. 

25 Hast thou not heard long ago how 
I have done it, and of ancient times 
that I have formed it? now have I 
brought it to pass, that thou should - 
est be to lay waste fenced cities into 
ruinous heaps. 

26 Therefore their inhabitants were 
of small power, they were dismayed 
and confounded \ they were as the 
grass of the field, and as the green 
herb, as the grass on the housetops, 
and as corn blasted before it oe 
grown up. 

27 But I know thy abode, and thy 
going out, and thy coming in, and thy 
rage against me. 

28 Because thy rage against me and 
thy tumult is come up into mine ears, 
therefore I will put my hook in thy 
nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and 
I will turn thee back by the way by 
which thou earnest. 

29 And this shall be a sign unto thee, 
Ye shall eat this year such things 
as grow of themselves, and in the 
second year that which springeth of 
the same ; and in the third year sow 
ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and 
eat the fruits thereof. 

30 And the remnant that is escaped 
of the house of Judah shall yet again 
take root downward, and bear fruit 
upward. 

31 For out of Jerusalem shall g. 
forth a remnant, and they that escape 
out of mount Zion : the zeal of the 
Lord of hosts shall do this. 

32 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
concerning the king of Assyria, He 
shall not come into this city, nor 
shoot an arrow there, nor come be- 
fore it with shield, nor cast a bank 
against it. 

33 By the way that he came, by the 
same shall he return, and shall not 
come into this city, saith the Lord. 

34 For I will defend this city, to save 
it, for mine own sake, and. for my 
servant David's sake. 

35 11 And it came to pass that night, 
that the angel of the Lord went out, 
and smote in the camp of the As- 
syrians a hundred fourscore and five 
thousand : and when they arose early 
in the morning, behold, they were all 
dead corpses. 



36 So Sennacherib king of Assyria 
departed, and went and returned* 
and dwelt at Nineveh. 

37 And it came to pass, as he was 
worshipping in the house of Nisroch 
his god, that Adrammelech and 
Sharezer his sons smote him with 
the sword: and they escaped into 
the land of Armenia. And Esar-had- 
don his son reigned in his stead. 

CHAPTER XX 

1 Hezekiah, having received a message of demtk 
by prayer hath his life lengthened. 8 The sun 
goeth ten degrees backward for a sign of that 
promise. 12 Berodach-baladan sending to visit 
Hezekiah, because of the wonder, hath notice of 
his treasures. 14 Isaiah understanding thereof 
foretelleth the Babylonian captivity. 20 Manas^ 
seh succeedeth Hezekiah. 

IN those days was Hezekiah sick un- 
to death. And the prophet Isaiah 
the son of Amoz came to him, and 
said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, 
Set thine house in order; for thou 
shalt die, and not live. 

2 Then he turned his face to the 
wall, and prayed unto the Lord, say- 
ing, 

3 I beseech thee, O Lord, remember 
now how I have walked before thee 
in truth and with a perfect heart, 
and have done that which is good in 
thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore. 

4 And it came to pass, afore Isaiah 
was gone out into the middle court, 
that the word of the Lord came to 
him, saying, 

5 Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the 
captain of my people, Thus saith the 
Lord, the God of David thy father, - 
I have heard thy prayer, I have seen 
thy tears : behold, I will heal thee i 
on the third day thou shalt go up 
unto the house of the Lord. 

6 And I will add unto thy days 
fifteen years ; and I will deliver thee 
and this city out of the hand of the 
king of Assyria ; and I will defend 
this city for mine own sake, and for 
my servant David's sake. 

7 And Isaiah said, Take a lump of 
figs. And they took and laid it on 
the boil, and he recovered. 

8 U And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, 
What shall be the sign that the Lord 
will heal me, and that I shall go up- 
into the house of the Lord the third 
day? 

9 And Isaiah said, This sign shalt 
thou have of the Lord, that the 
Lord will do the thing that he hath 
spoken : shall the shadow go for- 
ward ten degrees, or go back ten 
degrees ? 

10 And Hezekiah answered, It is a 
light thing for the shadow to go dowui 
ten degrees : nay, but let the shadow 
return backward ten degrees. 

11 And Isaiah the prophet cried 
unto the Lord : and he brought the 
shadow ten degrees backward, by 
which it had gone down in the dial 
of Ahaz. 

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II. KINGS, XXI. Manasseh's wicked reign, 



12 % At that time Berodach-baladan, 
the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, 
sent letters and a present unto Heze- 
klah : for he had heard that Heze- 
kiah had been sick. 

13 And Hezekiah hearkened unto 
them, and shewed them all the house 
of his precious things, the silver, 
and the gold, and the spices, and 
the precious ointment, and all the 
house of his armour, and all that 
was found in his treasures : there 
was nothing in his house, nor in all 
his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed 
them not. 

14 1 Then came Isaiah the prophet 
unto king Hezekiah, and said unto 
him, What said these men? and from 
whence came they unto thee! And 
Hezekiah said, They are come from 
a far country, even from Babylon. 

15 And he said, What have they 
seen in thine house? And Hezekiah 
answered, All the things that are in 
mine house have they seen: there 
is nothing among my treasures that 
I have not shewed them. 

16 And Isaiah said unto Hezekiah, 
Hear the word of the Lord. 

17 Behold, the days come, that all 
that is in thine house, and that which 
thy fathers have laid up in store un- 
to this day, shall be carried unto 
Babylon : nothing shall be left, saith 
the Lord. 

18 And of thy sons that shall issue 
from thee, winch thou shalt beget, 
shall they take away ; and they shall 
be eunuchs in the palace of the king 
of Babylon. 

- 19 Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, 
Good is the word of the Lord which 
thou hast spoken. And he said, Is it 
not good, if peace and truth be in 
my days? 

20 f And the rest of the acts of 
Hezekiah, and all his might, and 
how he made a pool, and a conduit, 
and brought water into the city, are 
they not written in the book or the 
Chronicles of the kings of Judah ? 

21 And Hezekiah slept with his fa- 
thers : and Manasseh his son reigned 
in his stead. 

CHAPTER XXI. 

1 Manasseh's reign. 3 His great idolatry. 10 His 
■ wickedness causeth prophecies against Judah. 17 
Amon succeedeth him. 19 Anion's wicked reign. 
23 He being slain by his servants, and those mur- 
derers slain by the people, Josiah is made king. 

MANASSEH was twelve years old 
when he began to reign, and 
reigned fifty and five years in Jeru- 
salem. And his mother's name was 
Hephzi-bah. 

2 And he did that which was evil 
in the sight of the Lord, after the 
abominations of the heathen, whom 
the Lord cast out before the chil- 
dren of Israel. 

3 For he built up again the high 
places which Hezekiah his father 
had destroyed ; and he reared up 
Altars for Baal, and made a grove, 

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as did Ahab king of Israel ; and wor 
shipped all the nost of heaven, and! 
served them. 

4 And he built altars in the house 
of the Lord, of which the Lord said,; 
In Jerusalem will I put my name. 

5 And he built altars for all the host 
of heaven in the two courts of th© 
house of the Lord. 

6 And he made his son p<wss through 
the fire, and observed times, and used 
enchantments, and dealt with familiar 
spirits and wizards : he wrought muck 
wickedness in the sight of th8 Lord,, 
to provoke him to anger. 

7 And he set a graven image of the 
grove that he had made in the house, 
of which the Lord said to David, and 
to Solomon his son. In this house, and 
in Jerusalem, which I have chosen cut 
of all the tribes of Israel, will 1 put 
my name for ever : 

8 Neither will I make the feet of Is- 
rael move any more out of the land 
which I gave their fathers ; only if 
they will observe to do according tc 
all that I have commanded them, and 
according to all the law that my serv- 
ant Moses commanded them. 

9 But they hearkened not : and Ma 
nasseh seduced them to do more evil 
than did the nations whom the Lore 
destroyed before the children of Is- 
rael. 

10 1 And the Lord spake by his serv- 
ants the prophets, saying, 

11 Because Manasseh King of Judah 
hath done these abominations, and 
hath done wickedly above all that 
the Amorites did, which were before 
him, and hath made Judah also tc 
sin with his idols: 

12 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God of Israel, Behold, I am bringing 
such evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, 
that whosoever heareth of it, both 
his ears shall tingle. 

13 And I will stretch over Jerusalem 
the line of Samaria, and the plummet 
of the house of Ahab : and I will wipe 
Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wip- 
ing it, and turning it upside down. 

14 And I will forsake the remnant ot 
mine inheritance, and deliver them 
into the hand of their enemies ; and 
they shall become a prey and a spoil 
to all their enemies ; 

15 Because they have done that 
which was evil in my sight, and have 
provoked me to anger, since the day 
their fathers came forth out of Egypt, 
even unto this day. 

16 Moreover Manasseh shed innocent 
blood very much, till he had filled Je- 
rusalem from one end to another ; be- 
sides his sin wherewith he made Ju- 
dah to sin, in doing that which was 
evil in the sight of the Lord. 

17 1[ Now the rest of the acts of Ma- 
nasseh, and all that he did, and his 
sin that he sinned, are they not writ- 
ten in the book of the Chronicles of 
the kings of Judah ? 

18 And Manasseh slept with his fa- 



JosiaK's good reign. 



II. KINGS, XXII. 



Huldah's prophecy 



thers, and was buried in the garden 
of his own house, in the garden of 
Uzza : and Anion his son reigned in 
his stead. 

19 1 Anion was twenty and two years 
old when he began to reign, and he 
reigned two years in Jerusalem. And 
his mother's name was Meshullemeth, 
the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah. 

20 And he did that which was evil in 
the sight of the Lord, as his father 
Manasseh did. 

21 And he walked in all the way that 
his father walked in, and served the 
idols that his father served, and wor- 
shipped them : 

22 And he forsook the Lord God of 
his fathers, find walked not in the 
way of the Lord. 

23 li And the servants of Am on con- 
spired against him, and slew the king 
in his own house. 

24 And the people of the land slew 
all them that had conspired against 
king Amon ; and the people of the 
land made Josiah his son king in his 
stead. 

25 Now the rest of the acts of Amon 
which he did, are they not written in 
the book of the Chronicles of the 
kings of Judah? 

26 And he was buried in his sepul- 
chre in the garden of Uzza : and Jo- 
siah his son reigned in his stead. 

CHAPTER XXIL 

1 Josiah's good reign. 3 He taketh care for the re- 
pair of the temple. 8 Hilkiah having found a 
booh of the law, Josiah sendeth to Huldah to in- 
quire of the Lord. 15 Huldah prophesieth the 
destruction of Jerusalem, but respite thereof in 
Josiah's time. 

JOSIAH was eight years old when 
. he began to reign, and he reigned 
thirty and one years in Jerusalem. 
And his mother's name was Jedidah, 
the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath. 

2 And he did that tohich was right 
in the sight of the Lord, and walked 
in all the way of David his father, 
and turned not aside to the right 
hand or to the left. 

3 % And it came to pass in the eight- 
eenth year of king Josiah, that the 
king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, 
the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to 
the house of the Lord, saying, 

4 Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, 
that he may sum the silver which is 
brought into the house of the Lord, 
which the keepers of the door have 
gathered of the people : 

5 And let them deliver it into the 
hand of the doers of the work, that 
have the oversight of the house of 
the Lord: and let them give it to 
the doers of the work, which is in 
the house of the Lord, to repair the 
breaches of the house, 

6 Unto carpenters, and builders, and 
masons, and to buy timber and hewn 
stone to repair the house. 

7 Howbeit, there was no reckoning 
made with them of the money that 



was delivered into their hand, because 
they dealt faithfully. 

8 1 And Hilkiah the high P >riest said' 
unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found 
the book of the law in the house of 
the Lord. And Hilkiah gave th© 
book to Shaphan, and he read it. 

9 And Shaphan the scribe came tc 
the king, and brought the king word 
again, and said, Thy servants have 
gathered the money that ww found 
in the house, and have delivered it 
into the hand of them that do the 
work, that have the oversight of the 
house of the Lord. 

10 And Shaphan the scribe shewed 
the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest 
hath delivered me a book. And Sha- 
phan read it before the king. 

11 And it came to pass, when the 
king had heard the words of the boote 
of the law. that he rent his clothes. 

12 And the king commanded Hilkiali 
the priest, and Ahikam the son off 
Shaphan, and Achbor the son of M- 
chaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and 
Asahiah a servant of the king's, say 
ing, 

13 Go ye, inquire of the Lord foB 
me, and for the people, and for aL 
Judah, concerning the words of this 
book that is found : for great is the 
wrath of the Lord that is kindled 
against us, because our fathers have 
not hearkened unto the words of thig 
book, to do according unto all that 
which is written concerning us. 

li So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahi- 
kam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and 
Asahiah, went unto Huldah the proph- 
etess, the wife of Shallum the son off 
Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper off 
the wardrobe ; (now she dwelt in Je- 
rusalem in the college ;) and they 
communed with her. 

15 f And she said unto them, Thu§ 
saith the Lord God of Israel, Tell the 
man that sent you to me, 

16 Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I 
will bring evil upon this place, and 
upon the inhabitants thereof, even all 
the words of the book which the king 
of Judah hath read : 

17 Because they have forsaken me £ 
and have burned incense unto other 
gods, that they might provoke me to 
anger with all the works of their 
hands; therefore my wrath shall be 
kindled against this place, and shall 
not be quenched. 

18 But to the king of Jud/th which 
sent you to inquire of the Lord, thus 
shall ye say to him, Thus saith the 
Lord God of Israel, As touching the 
words which thou hast heard ; 

19 Because thine heart was tender t 
and thou hast humbled thyself before 
the Lord, when thou heardest what 1 
spake against this place, and against 
the inhabitants thereof, that they 
should become a desolation and e 
curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and 
wept before me ; I also have heard 
thee, saith the Lord. 

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II. KINGS, XXIII. 



idolatry in Judahl 



20 Behold therefore, I will gather 
ihee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt 
be gathered into thy grave in peace ; 
and thine eyes shall not see all the 
evil which I will bring upon this 
place. And they brought the king 
word again. 

CHAPTER XXTTT. 

II Josiah causeth the book to be read in a solemn 
assembly. 3 He reneweth the covenant of the 
Lord. 4 He destroyeth idolatry. 15 He burnt 
dead men's bones upon the altar of Beth-el, as 
toas foreprophesied. 21 He kept a most solemn 
passover. 24 He put away witches and all abom- 
ination. 26 God's final wrath against Judah. 
99 Josiah, provoking Pharaoh-nechoh, is slain at 
Megiddo. 31 Jehoahaz, succeeding him, is im- 
prisoned by Pharaoh-nechoh, who made Jehoia- 
him king. 36 Jehoiakim's wicked reign. 

N D the king sent, and they gather- 
L ed unto him all the elders of Ju- 
lah and of Jerusalem. 

2 And the king went up into the 
house of the Lord, and all the men of 
Judah and all the inhabitants of Jeru- 
salem with him, and the priests, and 
$he prophets, and all the people, both 
small and great : and he read in their 
©ars all the words of the book of the 
covenant which was found in the 
house of the Lord. 

3 ^ And the king stood by a pillar, 
and made a covenant before the Lord, 
•So walk after the LoRd, and to keep 
Ms commandments and his testimo- 
nies and his statutes with all their 
heart and all their soul, to perform 
She words of this covenant that were 
written in this book. And all the 
people stood to the covenant. 

4 And the king commanded Hilkiah 
jhe high priest, and the priests of the 
second order, and the keepers of the 
door, to bring forth out of the tem- 
ple of the Lord all the vessels that 
were made for Baal, and for the 
^rove, and for all the host of heav- 
en : and he burned them without 
Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, 
and carried the ashes of them unto 
Beth-el. 

5 And he put down the idolatrous 
priests, whom the kings of Judah had 
ordained to burn incense in the high 
places in the cities of Judah, and in 
Ihe places round about Jerusalem ; 
them also that burned incense unto 
Saal, to the sun, and to the moon, 
and to the planets, and to all the host 
of heaven. 

6 And he brought out the grove 
from the house of the Lord, without 
Jerusalem, unto the brook Kidron, and 
burned it at the brook Kidron, and 
stamped it small to powder, and cast 
the powder thereof upon the graves 
of the children of the people. 

7 And he brake down the houses of 
ithe sodomites, that were by the house 
of the Lord, where the women wove 
hangings for the grove. 

8 And he brought all the priests out 
off the cities of Judah, and defiled the 
Mgh places where the priests had 

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burned incense, from Geba to Beer 
sheba, and brake down the high 
places of the gates that were in the 
entering in of the gate of Joshua 
the governor of the city, which were 
on a man's left hand at the gate of 
the city. 

9 Nevertheless the priests of the 
high places came not up to the altar 
of the Lord in Jerusalem, but they did 
eat of the unleavened bread among 
their brethren. 

10 And he defiled Topheth, which is 
in the valley of the children of Hin« 
nom, that no man might make his 
son or his daughter to pass through 
the fire to Molech. 

11 And he took away the horses that 
the kings of Judah had given to the 
sun, at the entering in of the house 
of the Lord, by the chamber of Na= 
than-melech the chamberlain, which 
was in the suburbs, and burned the 
chariots of the sun with fire. 

12 And the altars that were on the 
top of the upper chamber of Ahaz> 
which the kings of Judah had made, 
and the altars which Manasseh had 
made in the two courts of the house 
of the Lord, did the king beat down, 
and brake them down from thence, 
and cast the dust of them into the 
brook Kidron. 

13 And the high places that were 
before Jerusalem, which were on the 
right hand of the mount of corrup- 
tion, which Solomon the king of Is- 
rael had builded for Ashtoreth the 
abomination of the Zidonians, and 
for Chemosh the abomination of the 
Moabites, and for Milcom the aborn- 
ination of the children of Amnion, 
did the king defile. 

14 And he brake in pieces the 
images, and cut down the groves, 
and filled their places with the bones 
of men. 

15 T Moreover the altar that was 
at Beth-el, and the high place which 
Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who 
made Israel to sin, had made, both 
that altar and the high place he brake 
down, and burned the high place. 
and stamped it small to powder, and 
burned the grove. 

16 And as Josiah turned himself, 
he spied the sepulchres that were 
there in the mount, and sent, and 
took the bones out of the sepul- 
chres, and burned them upon the al- 
tar, and polluted it, according to the 
word of the Lord which the man of 
God proclaimed, who proclaimed these 
words. 

17 Then he said. What title is that 
that I see? And the men of the city 
told him, It is the sepulchre of the 
man of God, which came from Ju- 
dah, and proclaimed these things that 
thou hast done against the altar of 
Beth-el. 

18 And he said, Let him alone ; let 
no man move his bones. So they 
let his bones alone, with the bones 



Josiah is slain. 



II. KINGS, XXIV. 



Jehoiakim?s reign* 



of the prophet that came out of 
Samaria. 

19 And all the houses also of the 
high places that were in the cities of 
Samaria, which the kings of Israel 
had made to provoke the Lord to 
anger, Josiah took away, and did to 
them according to all the acts that he 
had done in Beth-el. 

20 And he slew all the priests of the 
high places that were there upon the 
altars, and burned men's bones upon 
them, and returned to Jerusalem. 

21 i And the king commanded all 
the people, saying, Keep the pass- 
over unto the Lord your God, as it 
is written in the book of this cove- 
nant. 

22 Surely there was not holden such 
a passover from the days of the 
judges that judged Israel, nor in all 
the days of the kings of Israel, nor 
of the kings of Judan ; 

23 But in the eighteenth year of 
king Josiah, wherein this passover 
was holden to the Lord in Jerusa- 
lem. 

24 f Moreover the workers with fa- 
miliar spirits, and the wizards, and 
the images, and the idols, and all the 
abominations that were spied in the 
land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did 
Josiah put away, that he might per- 
form the words of the law, which 
were written in the book that Hilkiah 
the priest found in the house of the 
Lord. 

25 And like unto him was there no 
king before him, that turned to the 
Lord with all his heart, and with all 
his soul, and with all his might, ac- 
cording to all the law of Moses ; 
neither after him arose there any 
Hike him. 

26 II Notwithstanding, the Lord 
turned not from the fierceness of his 

freat wrath, wherewith his anger was 
indled against Judah, because of all 
the provocations that Manasseh had 
provoked him withal. 

27 And the Lord said, I will remove 
Judah also out of my sight, as I have 
removed Israel, and will cast off this 
city Jerusalem which I have chosen, 
and the house of which I said, My 
name shall be there. 

28 Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, 
and all that he did. are they not writ- 
ten in the book or the Chronicles of 
the kings of Judah ? 

29 1 In his days Pharaoh-nechoh 
king of Egypt went up against the 
king of Assyria to the river Euphra- 
tes: and king Josiah went against 
him; and he slew him at Megiddo, 
when he had seen him. 

30 And his servants carried him 
In a chariot dead from Megiddo, and 
brought him to Jerusalem, and buried 
him in his own sepulchre. And the 
people of the land took Jehoahaz the 
son of Josiah, and anointed him, and 
made him king in his father's stead. 

81 1 Jehoahaz was twenty and three 



years old when he began to reign ? 
and he reigned three months in Je- 
rusalem. And his mother's name was 
Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah 
of Libnah. 

32 And he did that which was evil 
in the sight of the Lord, according 
to all that his fathers had done. 

33 And Pharaoh-nechoh put him in 
bands at Riblah in the land of Ha- 
math, that he might not reign in Je- 
rusalem ; and put the land to a trib- 
ute of a hundred talents of silver, 
and a talent of gold. 

34 And Pharaoh-nechoh made Elia- 
kim the son of Josiah king in the 
room of Josiah his father, and turn- 
ed his name to Jehoiakim, and took 
Jehoahaz away : and he came to 
Egypt, and died there. 

35 And Jehoiakim gave the silver 
and the gold to Pharaoh ; but he 
taxed the land to give the money 
according to the commandment of 
Pharaoh : he exacted the silver and 
the gold of the people of the land f 
of every one according to his tax- 
ation, to give it unto Pharaoh-ne- 
choh. 

36 1f Jehoiakim was twenty and 
five years old when he began to 
reign , and he reigned eleven years 
in Jerusalem. And nis mother's name 
was Zebudah, the daughter of Ped° 
aiah of Rumah. 

37 And he did that which was evil 
in the sight of the Lord, according 
to all that his fathers had done. 

CHAPTER XXIV. 

1 Jehoiakim, first subdued by Nebuchadnezzar, then 
rebelling against him, procureth his own ruin< 
5 Jehoiachin succeedeth him. 7 The king of 
Egypt is vanquished by the king of Babylon. 8 
Jehoiachin's evil reign. 10 Jerusalem is taken 
and carried captive into Babylon. 17 Zedekiah 
is made king, and reigneth ill unto the utter <ie» 
struction of Judah. 

IN his days Nebuchadnezzar king 
of Babylon came up, and Jehoia- 
kim became his servant three years : 
then he turned and rebelled against 
him. 

2 And the Lord sent against him 
bands of the Chaldees, and bands of 
the Syrians, and bands of the Moab- 
ites, and bands of the children of 
Amnion, and sent them against Ju- 
dah to destroy it, according to the 
word of the Lord, which he spake 
by his servants the prophets. 

3 Surely at the commandment of 
the Lord came this upon Judah, to 
remove them out of nis sight, for 
the sins of Manasseh, according to 
all that he did ; 

4 And also for the innocent blood 
that he shed : for he filled Jerusalem 
with innocent blood ; which the Lord 
would not pardon. 

5 If Now the rest of the acts of Je- 
hoiakim, and all that he did, are 
they not written in the book of th6 
Chronicles of the kings of Judah ? 

6 So Jehoiakim slept with his fa- 

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II. KINGS, XXV. 



besieged and taken, 



tbhers : and Jehoiachin his son reign- 
ed in his stead. 

7 And the king of Egypt came not 
again any more out of his land : for 
the king of Babylon had taken from 
the river of Egypt unto the river 
Euphrates all that pertained to the 
king of Egypt. 

8 1 Jehoiachin was eighteen years 
old when he began to reign, and he 
reigned in Jerusalem three months. 
And his mother's name was Nehush- 
ta, the daughter of Elnathan of Je- 
rusalem. 

9 And he did that which was evil 
in the sight of the Lord, according 
to all that his father had done. 

10 1 At that time the servants of 
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon 
came up against Jerusalem, and the 
city was besieged. 

11 And Nebuchadnezzar king of Bab- 
ylon came against the city, and his 
servants did besiege it. 

12 And Jehoiachin the king of Ju- 
dah went out to the king of Babylon, 
he, and his mother, and his servants, 
and his princes, and his officers : and 
the king of Babylon took him in the 
eighth year of his reign. 

13 And he carried out thence all 
the treasures of the house of the 
Lord, and the treasures of the king's 
house, and cut in pieces all the ves- 
sels of gold which Solomon king of 
Israel had made in the temple of the 
Lord, as the Lord had said. 

14 And he carried away all Jerusa- 
lem, and all the princes, and all the 
mighty men of valour, even ten thou- 
sand captives, and all the craftsmen 
and smiths : none remained, save the 

Eoorest sort of the people of the 
ind. 

15 And he carried away Jehoiachin 
to Babylon, and the king's mother, 
and the king's wives, and nis officers, 
and the mighty of the land, those 
carried he into captivity from Jeru- 
salem to Babylon. 

16 And all the men of might, even 
seven thousand, and craftsmen and 
smiths a thousand, all that were 
strong and apt for war, even them 
the king of Babylon brought captive 
to Babylon. 

17 f And the king of Babylon made 
Mattaniah his father's brother king 
in his stead, and changed his name 
to Zedekiah. 

18 Zedekiah was twenty and one 
years old when he began to reign, 
and he reigned eleven years in Je- 
rusalem. A nd his mother's name was 
Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah 
of Libnah. 

19 And he did that which was evil 
in the sight of the Lord, according 
to all that Jehoiakim had done. 

20 For through the anger of the 
Lord it came to pass in Jerusalem 
and Judah, until he had cast them 
out from his presence, that Zedekiah 
[rebelled against the king of Babylon. 

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CHAPTER XXV. 

1 Jerusalem is besieged. 4 Zedekiah taken, hu 
sons slain, his eyes put out. 8 Nebuzar-adar, 
defaceth the city, carrieth the remnant, except • 
few poor labourers, into captivity, 13 spoilfth 
and carrieth away the treasures. 18 The noble* 
are slain at Riblah. 22 Oedaliah, who was set 
over them that remained, being slain, the rest 
flee into Egypt. 27 EviHnerodach advanceth 
Jehoiachin in his court. 

AND it came to pass in the ninth 
J\. year of his reign, in the tenth 
month, in the tenth day of the 
month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of 
Babylon came, he, and all his host= 
against Jerusalem, and pitched 
against it; and they built forts 
against it round about. 

2 And the city was besieged unto the 
eleventh year of king Zedekiah. 

3 And on the ninth day of the fourth 
month the famine prevailed in the 
city, and there was no bread for the 
people of the land. 

4 ^ And the city was broken up, and 
all the men of war fled by night by the 
way of the gate between two walls 5 
which is by the king's garden : (now 
the Chaldees were against the city 
round about :) and the king went the 
way toward the plain. 

5 And the army of the Chaldees pur- 
sued after the king, and overtook him 
in the plains of Jericho : and all bis 
army were scattered from him. 

6 So they took the king, and brought 
him up to the king of Babylon to Rib- 
lah ; and they gave judgment upon 
him. 

7 And they slew the sons of Zedekiah 
before his eyes, and put out the eyes 
of Zedekiah, and bound him with 
fetters of brass, and carried him to 
Babylon. 

8 1 And in the fifth month, on the 
seventh day of the month, which is 
the nineteenth year of king Nebu- 
chadnezzar king of Babylon, came 
Nebuzar-adan, captain of the guard, a 
servant of the king of Babylon, unto 
Jerusalem : 

9 And he burnt the house of the 
Lord, and the king's house, and all 
the houses of Jerusalem, and every 
great man's house burnt he with fire. 

10 And all the army of the Chaldees, 
that were with the captain of the 
guard, brake down the walls of Jeru- 
salem round about. 

11 Now the rest of the people that 
were left in the city, and the fugi- 
tives that fell away to the king of 
Babylon, with the remnant of the 
multitude, did Nebuzar-adan the cap- 
tain of the guard carry away. 

12 But the captain or the guard left 
of the poor or the land to be vine- 
dressers and husbandmen. 

13 And the pillars of brass that were 
in the house of the Lord, and the 
bases, and the brazen sea that was in 
the house of the Lord, did the Chal- 
dees break in pieces, and carried the 
brass of them to Babylon, 



The nobles of 



I. CHRONICLES, I. 



Judah slain 



14 And the pots, and the shovels, 
and the snuffers, and the spoons, and 
all the vessels of brass wherewith 
they ministered, took tney away. 

15 And the firepans, and the oowls, 
and such things as were of gold, in 
gold, and of silver, in silver, the cap- 
tain of the guard took away. 

16 The two pillars, one sea, and the 
bases which Solomon had made for 
the house of the Lord ; the brass of 
all these vessels was without weight. 

17 The height of the one pillar was 
eighteen cubits, and the chapiter upon 
it was brass : and the height of the 
chapiter three cubits ; and the wreath- 
en work, and pomegranates upon the 
chapiter round about, all of brass: 
and like unto these had the second 
pillar with wreathen work. 

18 1 And the captain of the guard 
took Seraiah the chief priest, and 
Zephaniah the second priest, and the 
three keepers of the door : 

19 And out of the city he took an of- 
ficer that was set over the men of war, 
and five men of them that were in the 
king's presence, wbich were found in 
the city, and the principal scribe of 
the host, which mustered the people 
of the land, and threescore men of 
the people of the land that were 
found in the city : 

20 And Nebuzar-adan captain of the 
guard took these, and brought them 
to the king of Babylon to Riblah : 

21 And the king of Babylon smote 
them, and slew them at Riblah in the 
land of Hamath. So Judah was carried 
away out of their land. 

22 f And as for the people that re- 
mained in the land of Judah, whom 
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had 
left, even over them he made Geda- 
liah the son of Ahikam, the son of 
Shaphan, ruler. 



23 And when all the captains of the 
armies, they and their men, heard 
that the king of Babylon had made 
Gedaliah governor, there came to 
Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael 
the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan 
the son of Careah, and Seraiah the 
son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite 9 
and Jaazaniah the son of a Maacha- 
thite, they and their men. 

24 And Gedaliah sware to them, and 
to their men, and said unto them, 
Fear not to be the servants of the 
Chaldees : dwell in the land, and 
serve the king of Babylon; and it 
shall be well with you. 

25 But it came to pass in the seventh 
month, that Ishmael the son of Netha- 
niah, the son of Elishama, of the seed 
royal, came, and ten men with him. 
and smote Gedaliah, that he died, ana 
the Jews and the Chaldees that were 
with him at Mizpah. 

26 And all the people, both small and 
great, and the captains of the armies, 
arose, and came to Egypt : for they 
were afraid of the Chaldees. 

27 1 And it came to pass in the 
seven and thirtieth year of the cap- 
tivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, 
in the twelfth month, on the seven 
and twentieth day of the month, 
that Evil-merodach king of Babylon 
in the year that he began to reign 
did lift up the head of Jehoiacnin 
king of Judah out of prison : 

28 And he spake kindly to him, and 
set his throne above the throne of the 
kings that were with him in Babylon ; 

29 And changed his prison garments : 
and he did eat bread continually be- 
fore him all the days of his life. 

30 And his allowance was a contin- 
ual allowance given him of the king, 
a daily rate for every day, all the 
days of his life. 



THE FIRST BOOK OF THE 



CHRONICLES. 



CHAPTER L 

4 Adam't line to Noah. 5 The sons of Japheth. 
8 The sons of Ham. 17 The sons of Shem. 24 
Shem's line to Abraham. 29 Ishmael's sons. 
32 The sons of Keturah. 34 The posterity of 
Abraham by Esau. 43 The kings of Edom. 
51 The dukes of Edom. 

ADAM, Sheth, Enosh, 
. 2 Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered, 

3 Henoch, Methuselah, Lamecn, 

4 Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 

5 1 The sons of Japheth ; Goraer, 
and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and 
Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. 

6 And the sons of Gomer ; Ashche- 
aaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah. 

7 And the sons of Javan ; Elishah, 
and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. 

8 1 The sons of Ham ; Cush, and 
Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. 



9 And the sons of Cush ; Seba, and 
Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, 
and Sabtecha. And the sons of Raa- 
mah ; Sheba, and Dedan. 

10 And Cush begat Nimrod : he be 
gan to be mighty upon the earth. 

11 And Mizraim begat Ludim, and 
Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtu- 
him, 

12 And Pathrusim, and Casluhim. 
(of whom came the Philistines,) and 
Caphtorim. 

13 And Canaan begat Zidon his 
firstborn, and Heth, 

14 The Jebusite also, and the Amo- 
rite, and the Girgashite, 

15 And the Hivite, and the Arkite s 
and the Sinite, 

16 And the Arvadite, and the Zen» 
arite, and the Hamathite. 

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Sons of Shem, <&c. 



I. CHRONICLES, II. 



Judah's posterity. 



17 1f The sons of Shem ; Elam, and 
Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and 
Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, 
and Meshech. 

18 And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and 
Shelah begat Eber. 

19 And unto Eber were born two 
sons: the name of the one was Pe- 
leg; because in his days the earth 
was divided: and his brother's name 
was Joktan. 

20 And Joktan begat Almodad, and 
Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Je- 
rah, 

21 Hadoram also, and Uzal, and 
Diklah, 

22 And Ebal, and Abimael, and 
Sheba, 

23 And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jo- 
bab. All these were the sons of Jok- 
tan. 

24 % Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah, 

25 Eber, Peleg, Reu, 

26 Serug, Nahor, Terah, 

27 Abram ; the same is Abraham. 

28 The sons of Abraham ; Isaac, and 
Ishmael. 

29 1 These are their generations : 
The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth ; 
then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mib- 
sam, 

SO Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Ha- 
dad, and Tema, 

31 Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. 
These are the sons of Ishmael. 

32 1 Now the sons of Keturah, 
Abraham's concubine : she bare Zim- 
ran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and 
Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And 
the sons of Jokshan; Sheba, and 
Dedan. 

33 And the sons of Midian ; Ephah, 
and Epher, and Henoch, ^nd Abida, 
and Eldaah. All these a/e the sons 
of Keturah. 

34 And Abraham begat Isaac. The 
sons of Isaac ; Esau and Israel. 

35 T The sons of Esau ; Eliphaz, 
Reuel, and Jeush, and Jaalam, and 
Korah. 

36 The sons of Eliphaz ; Teman, 
and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, 
and Timna, and Amalek. 

37 The sons of Reuel; Nahath, Ze- 
rah, Shammah, and Mizzah. 

38 And the sons of Seir ; Lotan, and 
Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and 
Dishon, and Ezar, and Dishan. 

39 And the sons of Lotan ; Hori, 
and Homam : and Timna was Lotan's 
sister. 

40 The sons of Shobal ; Alian, and 
Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi 2 and 
Onam. And the sons of Zibeon ; 
Aiah, and Anah. 

41 The sons of Anah ; Dishon. And 
the sons of Dishon ; Amram, and Esh- 
ban, and lthran, and Cheran. 

42 The sons of Ezer; Bilhan, and 
Zavan, and Jakan. The sons of Di- 
shan ; Uz, and Aran. 

43 If Now these are the kings that 
reigned in the land of Edom before 
uny king reigned over the children of 

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Israel ; Bela the son of Beor : and the 
name of his city was Dinhabah. 

44 And when Bela was dead, Jobab 
the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in 
his stead. 

45 And when Jobab was dead, Hu- 
sham of the land of the Temanites 
reigned in his stead. 

46 And when Husham was dead, 
Hadad the son of Bedad, which smo e 
Midian in the field of Moab, reigned 
in his stead : and the name of his city 
was Avith. 

47 And when Hadad was dead. Sam- 
lah of Masrekah reigned in his stead. 

48 And when Samlah was dead, Shaul 
of Rehoboth by the river reigned in 
his stead. 

49 And when Shaul was dead, Baal- 
hanan the son of Achbor reigned in 
his stead. 

50 And when Baal-hanan was dead, 
Hadad reigned in his stead : and the 
name of his city was Pai ; and his 
wife's name was Mehetabel, the daugh 
ter of Matred, the daughter of Mez 
ahab. 

51 1 Hadad died also. And the dukes 
of Edom were; duke Tinman, duke 
Aliah, duke Jetheth, 

52 Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah s 
duke Pinon, 

53 Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke 
Mibzar, 

54 Duke Magdiel, duke Iram. These 
are the dukes of Edom. 

CHAPTER IL 

1 The sons of Israel. 3 The posterity of Judah 
by Tamar. 13 The children of Jesse. 18 The 
posterity of Caleb the son of Hezron. 21 Htf 
ron's posterity by the daughter of Machir. 23 
Jerahmeel's posterity. 34 Sheshan's posterity 
42 Another branch of Caleb's posterity. 60 The 
posterity of Caleb the son of Hur. 

THESE are the sons of Israel ; Reu- 
ben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, 1s- 
sachar, and Zebulun, 

2 Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naph 
tali, Gad, and Asher. 

3 If The sons of Judah; Er, and 
Onan, and Shelah : which three were 
born unto him of the daughter of 
Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the 
firstborn of Judah, was evil in the 
sight of the Lord ; and he slew him. 

4 And Tamar his daughter in law 
bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the 
sons of Judah were five. 

5 The sons of Pharez ; Hezron, and 
Hamul. 

6 And the sons of Zerah ; Zimri, and 
Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and 
Dara : five of them in all. 

7 And the sons of Carmi ; Achar, the 
troubler of Israel, who transgressed in 
the thing accursed. 

8 And tbe sons of Ethan ; Azariah. 

9 The sons also of Hezron, that were 
born unto him ; Jerahmeel, and Ram, 
and Chelubai. 

10 And Ram begat Amminadab ; and 
Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of 
the children of Judah ; 



JerahmeeVs posterity. I. CHRONICLES, III. 



Caleb's posterity ' c 



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11 And Nahshon begat Salma, and 
Salma begat Boaz, 

12 And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed 
begat Jesse. 

13» Tf And Jesse begat his firstborn 
Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and 
Shimma the third, 

14 Nethaneel the fourth, Raddai the 
fifth, 

15 Ozem the sixth, David the sev- 
enth : 

16 Whose sisters were Zeruiah, and 
Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah ; 
Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three. 

17 And Abigail bare Amasa : and the 
father of Amasa was Jether the Ish- 
maelite. 

18 1 And Caleb the son of Hezron 
begat children of Azubah his wife, and 
of Jerioth : her sons are these ; Jesher, 
and Shobab, and Ardon. 

19 And when Azubah was dead, Caleb 
took unto him Ephrath, which bare 
him Hur. 

20 And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat 
Bezaleel. 

21 1 And afterward Hezron went in 
to the daughter of Machir the father 
of Gilead, whom he married when he 
was threescore years old ; and she bare 
him Segub. 

22 And Segub begat Jair, who had 
three and twenty cities in the land 
of Gilead. 

23 And he took Geshur, and Aram, 
with the towns of Jair, from them, 
with Kenath, and the towns thereof, 
even threescore cities. All these be- 
longed to the sons of Machir the 
father of Gilead. 

24 And after that Hezron was dead 
in Caleb-ephratah, then Abiah Hez- 
ron'swife bare him Ashur the father 
of Tekoa. 

25 *[[ And the sons of Jerahmeel the 
firstborn of Hezron were, Ram the 
firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and 
Ozem, and Ahijah. 

26 Jerahmeel had also another wife, 
whose name was Atarah ; she was the 
mother of Onam. 

27 And the sons of Ram the firstborn 
of Jerahmeel were, Maaz, and Jamin, 
and Eker. 

28 And the sons of Onam were, 
Shammai, and Jada. And the sons or 
Shammai ; Nadab, and Abishur. 

29 And the name of the wife of Abi- 
shur was Abihail, and she bare him 
Ahban, and Molid. 

30 And the sons of Nadab ; Seled. 
and Appaim: but Seled died without; 
children. 

31 And the sons of Appaim; Ishi. 
And the sons of Ishi ; Sheshan. And 
the children of Sheshan; Ahlai. 

32 And the sons of Jada the brother 
of Shammai ; Jether, and Jonathan : 
and Jether died without children. 

33 And the sons of Jonathan ; Peleth, 
and Zaza. These were the sons or 
Jerahmeel. 

34 1 Now Sheshan had no sons, but 
daughters. And Sheshan had a serv- 



ant, an Egyptian, whose name was 
Jar ha. 

35 And Sheshan gave his daughter 
to Jarha his servant to wife ; and she 
bare him Attai. 

36 And Attai begat Nathan, and Na- 
than begat Zabad, 

37 And Zabad begat Ephlal, and Eph- 
lal begat Obed, 

38 And Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu 
begat Azariah, 

39 And Azariah begat Helez, and He- 
lez begat Eleasah, 

40 And Eleasah begat Sisamai, and 
Sisamai begat Shallum, 

41 And Shallum begat Jekamiah, and 
Jekamiah begat Elishama. 

42 1 Now the sons of Caleb the 
brother of Jerahmeel were, Mesha his 
firstborn, which was the father of 
Ziph ; and the sons of Mareshah the 
father of Hebron. 

43 And the sons of Hebron; Korah 8 
and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema<, 

44 And Shema begat Raham, the fa- 
ther of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat 
Shammai. 

45 And the son of Shammai was 
Maon : and Maon was the father off 
Beth-zur. 

46 And Ephah, Caleb's concubines 
bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez ; 
and Haran begat Gazez. 

47 And the sons of Jahdai ; Regena, 
and Jotham, and Gesham, and Pelet 9 
and Ephah, and Shaaph. 

48 Maachah, Caleb's concubine, bar® 
Sheber, and Tirhanah. 

49 She bare also Shaaph the fatheff 
of Madmannah, Sheva the father off 
Machbenah, and the father of Gibea : 
and the daughter of Caleb was Achsa. 

50 1 These were the sons of Caleb 
the son of Hur, the firstborn of Eph- 
ratah Shobal the father of Kirjath- 
jearim, 

51 Salma the father of Beth-lehemj, 
Hareph the father of Beth-gader. 

52 And Shobal the father of Kirjath- 
jearim had sons ; Haroeh, and half off 
the Manahethites. 

53 And the families of Kirjath-jea- 
rim ; the Ithrites, and the Puhites, and 
the Shumathites, and the Mishraitesj 
of them came the Zareathites, and the 
Eshtaulites. 

54 The sons of Salma; Beth-lehemj 
and the Netophathites, Ataroth, the 
house of Joab, and half of the Mana- 
hethites, the Zorites. 

55 And the families of the scribes 
which dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites, 
the Shimeathites, and SuchathiteSo 
These are the Kenites that came off 
Hemath, the father of the house off 
Rechab. 

CHAPTER IH. 

r The sons of David. 10 His line to Zedekiak 
17 The successors of Jeconiah. 

NOW these were the sons of Davidj, 
which were born unto him ies 
Hebron ; the firstborn Amnon, of Ahm- 
oam the Jezreelitess : the second, Dan- 
iel, of Abigail the Carmelitess s 
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'the sons of David. 



I. CHRONICLES, IV. 



Posterity of Judah<. 



2 The third, Absalom the son of 
Maachah the daughter of Talmai king 
of Geshur : the fourth, Adonijah the 
son of Haggith : 

3 The fifth, Shephatiah of Abital : 
jhe sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife. 

4 These six were born unto him in 
Hebron ; and there he reigned seven 
years and six months: and in Jeru- 
salem he reigned thirty and three 
years. 

6 And these were born unto him in 
Jerusalem ; Shimea, and Shobab, and 
. Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bath- 
shiia the daughter of Ammiel : 

6 Ibhar also, and Elishama, and 
Eliphelet, 

7 And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Ja- 
phia, 

8 And Elishama, and Eliada, and 
Eliphelet, nine. 

9 These were all the sons of David, 
tjesides the sons of the concubines, 
and Tamar their sister. 

10 If And Solomon's son loas Reho- 
iboam, Abia his son, Asa his son, Je- 
'ioshaphat his son, 

11 Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, 
Joash his son, 

12 Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, 
Jotham his son, 

13 Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, 
Manasseh his son, 

14 Anion his son, Josiah his son. 

15 And the sons of Josiah were, the 
JSLrstborn Johanan, the second Jehoia- 
ikim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth 
Shallum. 

16 And the sons of Jehoiakim ; Jec- 
sniah his son, Zedekiah his son. 

17 1 And the sons of Jeconiah ; Assir, 
Balathiel his son, 

18 Malchiram also, and Pedaiah, and 
Uhenazar, Jecarniah, Hoshama, and 
Nedabiah. 

19 And the sons of Pedaiah were, Ze- 
mibbabel, and Shimei : and the sons of 
^erubbabel ; Meshullam, and Hanani- 
ah, and Shelomith their sister : 

20 And Hashubah, and Ohel, and 
Berechiah, and Hasadiah, Jushab-he- 
aed, five. 

21 And the sons of Hananiah ; Pela- 
Siah, and Jesaiah : the sons of Rephai- 
«h, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Oba- 
diah, the sons of Shechaniah. 

22 And the sons of Shechaniah ; 
Shemaiah : and the sons of Shemaiah : 
Hattush, and Igeal, and Bariah, and 
Neariah, and Shaphat, six. 

23 And the sons of Neariah ; Elioe- 
iaai, and Hezekiah, and Azrikam, 
Shree. 

24 And the sons of Elioenai were, 
Hodaiah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, 
and Akkub, and Johanan, and Dalai- 
-ah, and Anani, seven. 

CHARTER IV. 

1, 11 The posterity of Judak by Caleb the son of 
Hur. 5 Of Ashur the posthumous son of Hezron. 
B Of Jabez, and his prayer. 21 The posterity of 
Shelah. 24 The posterity and cities of Simeon. 
39 Their conquest of Gedor, and of the Amalek- 
tj«* m mount Seir. 

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THE sons of Judah; Pharez, Hez= 
ron, and Carmi, and Hur, and 
Shobal. 

2 And Reaiah the son of Shobal be- 
gat Jahath ; and Jahath begat Ahu- 
mai, and Lahad. These are the fami- 
lies of the Zorathites. 

3 And these were of the father of 
Etam; Jezreel, and Ishma, and Id= 
bash : and the name of their sister 
was Hazelelponi : 

4 And Penuel the father of Gedor, 
and Ezer the father of Hushah. These 
are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of 
Ephratah, the father of Beth-lehem. 

5 1 And Ashur the father of Tekoa 
had two wives, Helah and Naarah. 

6 And Naarah bare him Ahuzam, 
and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haa= 
hashtan. These were the sons of Na- 
arah. 

7 And the sons of Helah were, Ze= 
reth, and Jezoar, and Ethnan. 

8 And Coz begat Anub, and Zobebah. 
and the families of Aharhel the son or 
Harum. 

9 T And Jabez was more honourable 
than his brethren : and his mother 
called his name Jabez, saying, Because 
I bare him with sorrow. 

10 And Jabez called on the God of 
Israel, saying. Oh that thou wouldest 
bless me indeed, and enlarge my 
coast, and that thine hand might be 
with me, and that thou wouldest keep 
me from evil, that it may not grieve 
me ! And God granted him that which 
he requested. 

11 i And Chelub the brother of 
Shuah begat Mehir, which was the 
father of Eshton. 

12 And Eshton begat Beth-rapha, 
and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father 
of Ir-nahash. These are the men of 
Rechah. 

13 And the sons of Kenaz; Othniel t 
and Seraiah : and the sons of Othni- 
el ; Hathath. 

14 And Meonothai begat Ophrah s 
and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of 
the valley of Charashim ; for they 
were craftsmen. 

15 And the sons of Caleb the son of 
Jephunneh ; Iru, Elah, and Naam t 
and the sons of Elah, even Kenaz. 

16 And the sons of Jehaleleel ; Ziph s 
and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asareel. 

17 And the sons of Ezra were, Je- 
ther, and Mered, and Epher, and Ja- 
lon : and she bare Miriam, and Sham- 
mai, and Ishbah the father of Esh 
temoa. 

18 And his wife Jehudijah bare Je- 
red the father of Gedor, and Heber 
the father of Socho, and Jekuthiel 
the father of Zanoah. And these are 
the sons of Bithiah the daughter of 
Pharaoh, which Mered took. 

19 And the sons of his wife Hodiah 
the sister of Naham, the father of 
Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa 
the Maachathite. 

20 And the sons of Shimon were. 
Amnon, and Rinnan, Ben-hanan, and 



Posterity of Simeon. 



I. CHRONICLES, V. 



The line of Reuben* 



Tilon. And the sons of Ishi were, Zo- 
heth, and Ben-zoheth. 

21 If The sons of Shelah the son of 
Judah were, Er, the father of Lecah, 
and Laadah the father of Mareshah, 

md the families of the house of them 
that wrought fine linen, of the house 
of Ashbea, 

22 And Jokiin, and the men of Cho- 
zeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who 
had the dominion in Moab, and Jash- 
ubi-lehem. And these are ancient 
things. 

23 These were the potters, and those 
that dwelt among plants and hedges : 
there they dwelt with the king for 
his work. 

24 1" The sons of Simeon were, Ne- 
muel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and 
Shaul : 

25 Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, 
Mishma his son. 

26 And the sons of Mishma ; Hamu- 
el his son, Zacchur his son, Shimei 
his son. 

27 And Shimei had sixteen sons and 
six daughters ; but his brethren had 
not many children, neither did all 
their family multiply, like to the 
children of Judah. 

28 And they dwelt at Beer-sheba, 
and Moladah, and Hazar-shual, 

29 And at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and 
at Tolad, 

30 And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, 
and at Ziklag, 

31 And at Beth-marcaboth, and Ha- 
zar-rusim, and at Beth-birei, and at 
Shaaraim. These were their cities un- 
to the reign of David. 

32 And their villages were, Etam, 
and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and 
Ashan, five cities : 

33 And all their villages that were 
round about the same cities, unto 
Baal. These were their habitations, 
and their genealogy. 

34 And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and 
Joshah the son of Amaziah, 

35 And Joel, and Jehu the son of Jos- 
ibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of 
Asiel, 

36 And Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and 
Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, 
and Jesimiel, and Benaiah, 

37 And Ziza the son of Shiphi, the 
eon of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, 
the son of Shimri, the son of Shem- 
aiah ; 

38 These mentioned by their names 
were princes in their families : and 
the house of their fathers increased 
greatly. 

39 ^ And they went to the entrance 
of Gedor, even unto the east side of 
the valley, to seek pasture for their 
flocks. 

46 And they found fat pasture and 
good, and the land teas wide, and 
quiet, and peaceable ; for they of 
Ham had dwelt there of old. 

41 And these written by name came 
In the days of Hezekiah king of Ju- 
dah, and smote their tents, and the 



habitations that were found there, 
and destroyed them utterly unto this 
day, and dwelt in their rooms: be- 
cause there was pasture there for 
their flocks. 

42 And some of them, even of the 
sons of Simeon, five hundred men, 
went to mount Seir, having for their 
captains Pelatiah, and Neariah, and 
Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of 
Ishi. 

43 And they smote the rest of the 
Amalekites that were escaped, and 
dwelt there unto this day. 

CHAPTER V. 

1 The line of Reuben (who lost his birthright) 
unto the captivity. 9 Their habitation and con- 
quest of the Hagarites. 11 The chief men and 
habitations of Gad. 18 The number and con- 
quest of Reuben, Gad, and the half of Manasseh. 
23 The habitations and chief men of that half 
tribe. 25 Their captivity for their sin. 

NOW the sons of Reuben the first- 
born of Israel, (for he was the 
firstborn ; but, forasmuch as he de- 
filed his father's bed, his birthright 
was given unto the sons of Joseph 
the son of Israel : and the genealogy 
is not to be reckoned after the birth- 
right. 

2 For Judah prevailed above his 
brethren, and of him came the chief 
ruler; but the birthright icas Jo- 
seph's :) 

3 The sons, I say, of Reuben the 
firstborn of Israel were, Hanoch, and 
Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. 

4 The sons of Joel ; Shemaiah his 
son, Gog his son, Shimei his son, 

5 Micah his son, Reaia his son, Baal 
his son, 

6 Beerah his son, whom Tilgath-pil- 
neser king of Assyria carried away 
captive : he was prince of the Reuben- 
ites. 

7 And his brethren by their fami- 
lies, when the genealogy of their 
generations was reckoned, were the 
chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah, 

8" And Bela the son of Azaz, the son 
of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt 
in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baal- 
meon: 

9 And eastward he inhabited unto 
the entering in of the wilderness 
from the river Euphrates : because 
their cattle were multiplied in the 
land of Gilead. 

10 And in the days of Saul they 
made war with the Hagarites, who 
fell by their hand : and they dwelt 
in their tents throughout all the 
east land of Gilead. 

11 1T And the children of Gad dwelt 
over against them, in the land of 
Bashan unto Salcah : 

12 Joel the chief, and Shapham the 
next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in Ba- 
shan. 

13 And their brethren of the house 
of their fathers were, Michael, and 
Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and 
Jachan, and Zia, and Heber, seven 

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The chief men of Gad. I. CHRONICLES, VI. 



The sons of Levi, 



14 These ave the children of Abihail 
the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, 
the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, 
the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, 
the son of Buz ; 

15 Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son 
of Guni, chief of the house of their 
fathers. 

16 And they dwelt in Gilead in Ba- 
shan, and in her towns, and in all the 
suburbs of Sharon, upon their borders. 

17 All these were reckoned by gene- 
alogies in the days of Jotham Icing 
of Judah, and in the days of Jero- 
boam king of Israel. 

18 1 The sons of Reuben, and the 
Gadites, and half the tribe of Manas- 
seh, of valiant men, men able to bear 
buckler and sword, and to shoot 
with bow, and skilful in war, were 
four and forty thousand seven hun- 
dred and threescore, that went out 
to the war. 

19 And* they made war with the 
Hagarites, with Jetur, and Nephish, 
and Nodab. 

20 And they were helped against 
them, and the Hagarites were deliv- 
ered into their hand, and all that 
■were with them : for they cried to 
God in the battle, and he was en- 
treated of them; because they put 
their trust in him. 

21 And they took away their cattle ; 
of their camels fifty thousand, and 
of sheep two hundred and fifty thou- 
sand, and of asses two thousand, and 
of men a hundred thousand. 

22 For there fell down many slain, 
because the war was of God. And 
they dwelt in their steads until the 
captivity. 

23 f And the children of the half 
tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land : 
they increased from Bashan unto 
Baal-hermon and Senir, and unto 
mount Hermon. 

24 And these were the heads of the 
house of their fathers, even Epher, 
and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and 
Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahaiel, 
mighty men of valour, famous men, 
ana heads of the house of their fa- 
thers. 

25 IT And they transgressed against 
the God of their fathers, and went 
a whoring after the gods of the peo- 

gle of the land, whom God destroyed 
ef ore them. 

26 And the God of Israel stirred up 
the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, 
and the spirit of Tilgath-pilneser 
king of Assyria, and he carried 
them away, even the Reubenites, and 
the Gadites, and the half tribe of 
Manasseh, and brought them unto 
Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to 
the river Gozan, unto this day. 

CHAPTER VI. 

C The sons of Levi. 4 The line of the priests unto 
the captivity. 16 The families of Oershom, Mer- 
mri, and Kohath. 49 The office of Aaron, and his 
line unto Ahimaaa. 54 The cities of the priests 
and Levitt*. 

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THE sons of Levi ; Gershon, Ko- 
hath, and Merari. 

2 And the sons of Kohath ; Amranit 
Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel. 

3 And the children of Ainram ; Aaron, 
and Moses, and Miriam. The sons also 
of Aaron ; Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar 
and Ithamar. 

4 % Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phine- 
has begat Abishua, 

5 And Abishua begat Bukki, and 
Bukki begat Uzzi, 

6 And Uzzi begat Zerahiah, and Zer- 
ahiah begat Meraioth, 

7 Meraioth begat Amariah, and Ama- 
riah begat Ahitub, 

8 And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Za- 
dok begat Ahimaaz, 

9 And Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and 
Azariah begat Johanan, 

10 And Johanan begat Azariah ; (he 
it is that executed the priest's office 
in the temple that Solomon built in 
Jerusalem :) 

11 And Azariah begat Amariah, and 
Amariah begat Ahitul), 

12 And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Za- 
dok begat Shallum. 

13 And Shallum begat Hilkiah, and 
Hilkiah begat Azariah, 

14 And Azariah begat Seraiah, and 
Seraiah begat Jehozadak, 

15 And Jehozadak went into captiv- 
ity, when the Lord carried away Ju- 
dah and Jerusalem by the hand o£ 
Nebuchadnezzar. 

16 f The sons of Levi ; Gershom, Ko= 
hath, and Merari. 

17 And these be the names of the 
sons of Gershom ; Libni, and Shimei 

18 And the sons of Kohath were. 
Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and 
Uzziel. 

19 The sons of Merari ; MahlL and 
Mushi. And these are the families of 
the Levites according to their fathers, 

20 Of Gershom ; Libni his son, Ja 
hath his son, Zimmah his son, 

21 Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah 
his son, Jeaterai his son. 

22 The son3 of Kohath ; Amminadab 
his son, Korah his son, Assir his son, 

23 Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his 
son, ?nd Assir his son, 

24 Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uz- 
ziah his son, and Shaul his son. 

25 And the sons of Elkanah ; Amas- 
ai, and Ahimoth. 

26 As for Elkanah : the sons of Elka- 
nah ; Zophai his son, and Nahath hia 
son, 

27 Eliab his son, Jerohara his son, 
Elkanah his son. 

28 And the sons of Samuel ; the first- 
born Vashni, and Abiah. 

29 The sons of Merari ; Mahli, Libni 
his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his son, 

30 Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, 
Asaiah his son. 

31 And these are they whom David 
set over the service of song in the 
house of the Lord, after that the ark 
had rest. 

32 And they ministered before the 



The office of Aaron. 



I. CHRONICLES, VI. Cities of the priests. 



dwellingplaee of the tabernacle of the 
congregation with singing, until Solo- 
mon had built the house of the Lord 
in Jerusalem : and then they waited on 
their office according to their order. 

33 And these are they that waited 
with their children. Of the sons of 
the KOhathites ; Heman a singer, the 
son of Joel, the son of Shemuel, 

34 The son of Elkanah, the son of 
Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of 
Toah, 

35 The son of Zuph, the son of El- 
kanah, the son of Mahath, the son 
of Amasai, 

36 The son of Elkanah, the son of 
Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of 
Zephaniah, 

37 The son of Tahath, the son of As- 
eir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of 
Korah, 

38 The son of Izhar, the son of Ko- 
hath, the son of Levi, the son of 
Israel. 

39 And his brother Asaph, who stood 
on his right hand, even Asaph the son 
of Berachiah, the son of Shimea, 

40 The son of Michael, the son of 
Baaseiah, the son of Malchiah, 

41 The son of Ethni. the son of Ze- 
rah, the son of Adaiah, 

42 The son of Ethan, the son of Zim- 
mah, the son of Shimei, 

43 The son of Jahath, the son of Ger- 
shom, the son of Levi. 

44 And their brethren the sons of 
Merari stood on the left hand : Ethan 
the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, tbe 
son of Malluch, 

45 The son of Hashabiah, the son of 
Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah, 

46 The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, 
the son of Shamer, 

47 The son of Mahli, the son of Mu- 
shi, the son of Merari, the son of 
Levi. 

48 Their brethren also the Levites 
were appointed unto all manner of 
service of the tabernacle of the house 
of God. 

49 ^ But Aaron and his sons offered 
upon the altar of the burnt offering, 
and on the altar of incense, and were 
appointed for all the work of the 
place most holy, and to make an 
atonement for Israel, according to 
all that Moses the servant of God 
had commanded. 

50 And these are the sons of Aaron ; 
Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, 
Abishua his son, 

51 Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zera- 
hiah his son, 

52 Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, 
Ahitub his son, 

53 Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son. 

54 1 Now these are their dwelling- 
places throughout their castles in 
their coasts, of the sons of Aaron, 
of the families of the Kohathites : 
for theirs was the lot. 

55 And they gave them Hebron in 
the land of Judah, and the suburbs 
thereof round about it. 



56 But the fields of the city, and the 
villages thereof, they gave to Caleb 
the son of Jephunneh. 

57 And to the sons of Aaron they 

gave the cities of Judah, namely, He- 
ron, the city of refuge, and Libnah 
with her suburbs, and Jattir, and 
Eshtemoa, with their suburbs, 

58 And Hilen with her suburbs, 
Debir with her suburbs, 

59 And Ashan with her suburbs, and 
Beth-shemesh with her suburbs : 

60 And out of the tribe of Benjamin ; 
Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth 
with her suburbs, and Anathoth with 
her suburbs. All their cities through- 
out their families were thirteen cities. 

61. And unto the sons of Kohath, 
which were left of the family of that 
tribe, were cities given out or the half 
tribe, namely, out of the half tribe of 
Manasseh, by lot, ten cities. 

62 And to the sons of Gershom 
throughout their families out of the 
tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe 
of Asher, and out of the tribe of 
Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Ma- 
nasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities. 

63 Unto the sons of Merari were given 
by lot, throughout their families, out 
of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the 
tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of 
Zebulun, twelve cities. 

64 And the children of Israel gave 
to the Levites these cities with their 
suburbs. 

65 And they gave by lot out of the 
tribe of the children of Judah, and 
out of the tribe of the children of 
Simeon, and out of the tribe of the 
children of Benjamin, these cities, 
which are called by their names. 

66 And the residue of the families of 
the sons of Kohath had cities of their 
coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim. 

67 And they gave unto them, of the 
cities* of refuge, Shechem in mount 
Ephraim with ner suburbs ; they gave 
also Gezer with her suburbs, 

68 And Jokmeam with her suburbs, 
and Beth-horon with her suburbs, 

69 And Ajalon with her suburbs, and 
Gath-rimmon with her suburbs : 

70 And out of the half tribe of Ma- 
nasseh; Aner with her suburbs, and 
Bileam with her suburbs, for the 
family of the remnant of the sons of 
Kohath. 

71 Unto the sons of Gershom were 
given, out of the family of the half 
tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan 
with her suburbs, and Ashtaroth with 
her suburbs ■ 

72 And out of the tribe of Issachar ; 
Kedesh with her suburbs, Daberath 
with her suburbs, 

73 And Ramoth with her suburbs, 
and Anem with her suburbs : 

74 And out of the tribe of Asher ; 
Mashal with her suburbs, and Abdon 
with her suburbs, 

75 And Hukok with her suburbs, 
and Rehob with her suburbs : 

76 And out of the tribe of Naphtali § 

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The sous of 



1. CHRONICLES, VII. 



Issachar, &c. 



Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, 
and Hamnion with her suburbs, and 
Kirjathaim with her suburbs. 

77 Unto the rest of the children of 
Merari were given, out of the tribe of 
Zebulun, Rimmon with her suburbs, 
Tabor with her suburbs: 

78 And on the other side Jordan by 
Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, 
were given them, out of the tribe of 
Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with 
her suburbs, and Jahzah with her 
suburbs, 

79 Kedemoth also with her suburbs, 
and Mephaath with her suburbs : 

80 And out of the tribe of Gad ; Ra- 
moth in Gilead with her suburbs, 
and Mahanaim with her suburbs, 

81 And Heshbon with her suburbs, 
and Jazer with her suburbs. 

CHAPTER YII. 

1 The sons of Issachar, 6 of Benjamin, 13 of 
Naphtali, 14 of Manasseh, 20, 24 and of Ephra- 
im. 21 The calamity of Ephraim by the men 
of Oath. 23 Beriah is born. 28 Ephraim's 
habitations. 30 The sons of Asher. 

NOW the sons of Issachar were, Tola, 
and Puah, Jashub, and Shimrom, 
four. 

2 And the sons of Tola ; Uzzi, and 
Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, 
and Jibsam, and Shemuel, heads of 
their father's house, to wit, of Tola : 
they were valiant men of might in 
their generations ; whose number was 
in the days of David two and twenty 
thousand and six hundred. 

3 And the sons of Uzzi ; Izrahiah : 
and the sons of Izrahiah; Michael, 
and Obadiah, and Joel, Ishiah, five : 
all of them chief men. 

4 And with them, by their genera- 
tions, after the house of their fathers, 
were bands of soldiers for war, six and 
thirty thousand men: for they had 
many wives and sons., « 

5 And their brethren among all the 
families of Issachar were valiant men 
of might, reckoned in all by their 
genealogies fourscore and seven thou- 
sand. 

6 H The sons of Benjamin ; Bela, and 
Becher, and Jediael, three. 

7 And the sons of Bela : Ezbon, and 
Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and 
Iri, five ; heads of the house of their 
fathers, mighty men of valour ; and 
were reckoned by their genealogies 
twenty and two thousand and thirty 
and four. 

8 And the sons of Becher ; Zemira, 
and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, 
and Omri, and Jerimoth, and Abiah, 
and Anathoth,and Alameth. All these 
are the sons of Becher. 

9 And the number of them, after 
their genealogy by their generations, 
heads of the house of their fathers, 
mighty men of valour, was twenty 
thousand and two hundred. 

10 The sons also of Jediael ; Bilhan : 
and the sons of Bilhan ; Jeush, and 
Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, 

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and Zethan, and Tharshish, and Ahish- 
ahar. 

11 All these the sons of Jediael, by 
the heads of their fathers, mighty 
men of valour, were seventeen thou- 
sand and two hundred soldiers, fit to 
go out for war and battle. 

12 Shuppim also, and Huppim, the 
children of Ir, and Hushim, the sons 
of Aher. 

13 1 The sons of Naphtali; Jahziel, 
and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, 
the sons of Bilhah. 

14 If The sons of Manasseh ; Ashriel, 
whom she bare ; (but his concubine 
the Aramitess bare Machir the father 
of Gilead : 

15 And Machir took to wife the sis- 
ter of Huppim and Shuppim, whose 
sister's name ivas Maachah ;) and the 
name of the second ivas Zelophehad : 
and Zelophehad had daughters. 

16 And Maachah the wife of Machir 
bare a son, and she called his name 
Peresh ; and the name of his brother 
wac Sheresh ; and his sons were Ulam 
and Rakem. 

17 And the sons of Ulam ; Bedan. 
These were the sons of Gilead, the son 
of Machir, the son of Manasseh. 

18 And his sister Hammoleketh bare 
Ishod, and Abiezer, and Mahalah. 

19 And the sons of Shemidah were, 
Ahian, arid Shechem, and Likhi, and 
Aniam. 

20 ^[ And the sons of Ephraim ; Shu- 
thelah, and Bered his son, and Tahath 
his son, and Eladah his son, and Ta- 
hath his son, 

21 1 And Zabad his son, and Shuttle- 
lah his son, and Ezer, and Elead, 
whom the men of Gath that were 
born in that land slew, because they 
came down to take away their cat- 
tle. 

22 And Ephraim their father mourn- 
ed many days, and his brethren came 
to comfort him. 

23 1 And when he went in to his 
wife, she conceived and bare a son, 
and he called his name Beriah, be- 
cause it went evil with his house. 

24 (And his daughter was Sherah, 
who built Beth-horon the nether, and 
the upper, and Uzzen-sherah.) 

25 And Rephah was his son, also Re- 
sheph, and Telah his son, and Tahan 
his son, 

26 Laadan his son, Ammihud his 
son, Elishama his son, 

27 Non his son, Jehoshuah his son. 

28 If And their possessions and habit- 
ations were, Beth-el and the towns 
thereof, and eastward Naaran, and 
westward Gezer, with the towns there- 
of ; Shechem also and the towns 
thereof, unto Gaza and the towns 
thereof : 

29 And by the borders of the chil- 
dren of Manasseh, Beth-shean and her 
towns, Taanach and her towns, Megid- 
doand her towns, Dor and hertowns. 
In these dwelt the children of Joseph 
the son of Israel. 



The sons and chief 



I. CHRONICLES, IX. 



men of Benjamin, 



30 1 The sons of Asher ; Imnah, and 
Isuah, and lshuai, and Beriah, and 
Serah their sister. 

31 And the sons of Beriah : Heber, 
and Malchiel, who is the father of 
Birzavith. 

32 And Heber begat Japhlet, and 
Shomer, and Hotham, and Shua their 
sister. 

33 And the sons of Japhlet ; Pasach, 
and Bimhal, and Ashvath. These are 
the children of Japhlet. 

34 And the sons of Shamer ; Ahi, and 
Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram. 

35 And the sons of his brother He- 
lem ; Zophah, and Imna, and Shelesh, 
and Amal. 

36 The sons of Zophah ; Suah, and 
Harnepher, and Shual, and Beri, and 
Inirah, 

37 Bezer, and Hod, and Shamma, and 
Shilshah, and Ithran, and Beera. 

38 And the sons of Jether; Jephun- 
neh, and Pispah, and Ara. 

39 And the sons of Ulla; Arah, and 
Haniel, and Rezia. 

40 All these were the children of 
Asher, heads of their father's house, 
choice and mighty men of valour, 
chief of the princes. And the num- 
ber throughout the genealogy of them 
that were apt to the war and to battle 
was twenty and six thousand men. 

CHAPTER Vni. 

1 The sons and chief men of Benjamin. 33 The 
stock of Saul and Jonathan. 

NOW Benjamin begat Bela his 
firstborn, Ashbel the second, and 
Aharah the third, 

2 Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the 
fifth. 

3 And the sons of Bela were, Addar, 
and Gera, and Abihud, 

4 And Abishua, and Naaman, and 
Ahoah, 

5 And Gera, and Shephuphan, and 
Huram. 

6 And these are the sons of Ehud : 
these are the heads of the fathers of 
the inhabitants of Geba, and they re- 
moved them to Manahath : 

7 And Naaman, and Ahiah, and 
Gera, he removed them, and begat 
Uzza, and Ahihud. 

8 And Shaharaim begat children in 
the country of Moab, after he had 
sent them away ; Hushim and Baara 
zvere his wives. 

9 And he begat of Hodesh his wife, 
Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Mal- 
cham, 

10 And Jeuz, and Shachia, and Mr- 
ma. These were his sons, heads of 
the fathers. 

11 And of Hushim he begat Abi- 
tub, and Elpaal. 

12 The sons of Elpaal ; Eber, and Mi- 
sham, and Shamed, who built Ono, 
and Lod, with the towns thereof : 

13 Beriah also, and Shema, who were 
heads of the fathers of the inhabit- 
ants of Ajalon, who drove away the 
inhabitants of Gath: 



14 And Ahio, Shashak, and Jere- 
moth, 

15 And Zebadiah, and Arad, and 
Ader, 

16 And Michael, and Ispah, and 
Joha, the sons of Beriah; 

17 And Zebadiah, and Meshullam, 
and Hezeki, and Heber, 

18 Ishmerai also, and Jezliah, and 
Jobab, the sons of Elpaal ; 

19 And Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi. 

20 And Elienai, and Zilthai, and 
Eliel, 

21 And Adaiah, and Beraiah, and 
Shimrath, the sons of Shimhi ; 

22 And Ishpan, and Heber, and Eliel, 

23 And Abdon, and Zichri, and Ha- 
nan, 

24 And Hananiah, and Elam, and An- 
tothijah, 

25 And Iphedeiah, and Penuel, the 
sons of Shashak ; 

26 And Shamsherai, and Shehariah, 
and Athaliah, 

27 And Jaresiah, and Eliah, and 
Zichri, the sons of Jeroham. 

28 These were heads of the fathers, 
by their generations, chief men. 
These dwelt in Jerusalem. 

29 And at Gibeon dwelt the father 
of Gibeon; whose wife's name was 
Maachah : 

30 And his firstborn son Abdon, and 
Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Na- 
dab, 

31 And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zacher. 

32 And Mikloth begat Shimeah. 
And these also dwelt with their breth- 
ren in Jerusalem, over against them. 

33 H And Ner begat Kish, and Kish 
begat Saul, and Saul hegat Jonathan, 
and Malchi-shua, and Abinadab, and 
Esh-baal. 

34 And the son of Jonathan was Me- 
rib-baal ; and Merib-baal begat Micah. 

35 And the sons of Micah were. 
Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, ana 
Ahaz. 

36 And Ahaz begat Jehoadah ; and Je- 
hoadah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, 
and Zimri ; and Zimri "begat Moza ; 

37 And Moza begat Binea : Rapha 
was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his 
son. 

38 And Azel had six sons, whose 
names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, 
and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Oba- 
diah, and Hanan. All these were the 
sons of Azel. 

39 And the sons of Eshek Ms 
brother were, Ulam his firstborn, Je- 
hush the second, and Eliphelet the 
third. 

40 And the sons of Ulam were 
mighty men of valour, archers, and 
had many sons, and sons' sons, a 
hundred and fifty. All these are of 
the sons of Benjamin. 

CHAPTER IX. 

1 The original ef Israel's and Judah's genealo- 
gies. 2 The Israelites, 10 the priests, 14 and 
the Levites, with Xethinim, which dwelt in 
Jerusalem. 27 The charge of certain Levites, 
35 The stock of Saul and Jonathan. 

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The inhabitants 



I. CHRONICLES, IX. 



of Jerusalem*. 



SO all Israel were reckoned by gen- 
ealogies; and, behold, they were 
written in the book of the kings of 
Israel and Judah, who were carried 
away to Babylon for their transgres- 
sion. 

2 1" Now the first inhabitants that 
dwelt in their possessions in their cit- 
ies were, the Israelites, the priests, Le- 
vites, and the Nethinim. 

3 And in Jerusalem dwelt of the chil- 
dren of Judah, and of the children of 
Benjamin, and of the children of 
Ephraim, and Manasseh ; 

4 Uthai the son of Ammihud, the 
son of Omri, the son of Imri, the 
son of Bani, of the children of Pha- 
rez the son of Judah. 

5 And of the Shilonites ; Asaiah the 
firstborn, and his sons. 

6 And of the sons of Zerah ; Jeuel, 
and their brethren, six hundred and 
ninety. 

7 And of the sons of Benjamin ; Sal- 
lu the son of Meshullam, the son of 
Hodaviah, the son of Hasenuah, 

8 And Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, 
and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of 
Michri, and Meshullam the son of 
Shephathiah, the son of Reuel, the 
son of Ibnijah ; 

9 And their brethren, according to 
their generations, nine hundred and 
fifty and six. All these men were 
chief of the fathers in the house of 
their fathers. 

10 1T And of the priests; Jedaiah, 
and Jehoiarib, and Jachin, 

11 And Azariah the son of Hilkiah, 
the son of Meshullam, the son of Za- 
dok, the son of Meraioth, the son of 
Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God ; 

12 And Adaiah the son of Jeroham, 
the son of Pashur, the son of Malchi- 
jah, and Maasiai the son of Adiel, 
the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshul- 
lam, the son of Meshillemith, the son 
of Immer; 

13 And their brethren, heads of the 
house of their fathers, a thousand 
and seven hundred and threescore ; 
very able men for the work of the 
service of the house of God. 

14 And of the Levites ; Shemaiah the 
son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, 
the son of Hashabiah, of the sons or 
Merari ; 

15 And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and 
Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Mi- 
cah, the son of Zichri, the son of 
Asaph ; 

16 And Obadiah the son of Shema- 
iah, the son of Galal, the son of Jed- 
uthun, and Berechiah the son of 
Asa, the son of Elkanah, that dwelt 
in the villages of the Netophathites. 

17 And the porters were, Shallum, 
and Akkub. and Talmon, and Ahi- 
man, and their brethren : Shallum 
was the chief ; 

18 Who hitherto waited in the 
king's gate eastward : they were 
porters in the companies of the 
children of Levi. 

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19 And Shallum the son of Kore, 
the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Ko- 
rah, and his brethren, of the house 
of his father, the Korahites, were 
over the work of the service, keep- 
ers of the gates of the tabernacle : 
and their fathers, being over the 
host of the Lord, were keepers of 
the entry. 

20 And Phinehas the son of Elea- 
zar was the ruler over them in time 
past, and the Lord was with him. 

21 And Zechariah the son of Mesh- 
elemiah was porter of the door of 
the tabernacle of the congregation. 

22 All these which were chosen to 
be porters in the gates were two 
hundred and twelve. These were 
reckoned by their genealogy in their 
villages, whom David and Samuel 
the seer did ordain in their set of- 
fice. 

23 So they and their children had 
the oversight of the gates of the 
house of the Lord, namely, the 
house of the tabernacle, by wards. 

24 In four quarters were the port- 
ers, toward the east, west, north, 
and south. 

25 And their brethren, which were 
in their villages, were to come after 
seven days from time to time with 
them. 

20 For these Levites, the four chief 
porters, were in their set oflice, and 
were over the chambers and treasur- 
ies of the house of God. 

27 % And they lodged round about 
the house of God, because the charge 
uias upon them, and the opening 
thereof every morning pertained >to 
them. 

28 And certain of them had the 
charge of the ministering vessels, 
that they should bring them in and 
out by tale. 

29 Some of them also were appoint- 
ed to oversee the vessels, and all the 
instruments of the sanctuary, and 
the fine flour, and the wine, and the 
oil, and the frankincense, and the 
spices. 

30 And some of the sons of the 
priests made the ointment of the 
spices. 

31 And Mattithiah, one of the Le- 
vites, who was the firstborn of Shal- 
lum the Korahite. had the set office 
over the things that were made in 
the pans. 

32 And other of their brethren, of 
the sons of the Kohathites, were over 
the shewbread, to prepare it every 
sabbath. 

33 And these are the singers, chief 
of the fathers of the Levites, who re- 
maining in the chambers were free: 
for they were employed in that work 
day and night. 

34 These chief fathers of the Le- 
vites were chief throughout their 
generations; these dwelt at Jerusa- 
lem. 

35 % And in Gibeon dwelt the fa- 



Saul's overthrow 



I. CHRONICLES, XI. 



and death. 



and 
son, 



ther of Gibeon, Jehiel, whose wife's 
name was Maachah r 

36 And his firstborn son Abdon, then 
Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and 
Nadab, 

37 And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zecha- 
riah, and Mikloth. 

38 And Mikloth begat Shimeam. 
And they also dwelt with their breth- 
ren at Jerusalem, over against their 
brethren. 

39 And Ner begat. Kish ; and Kish 
begat Saul ; and Saul begat Jonathan, 
and Malchi-shua, and Abinadab, and 
Esh-baal. 

40 And the son of Jonathan was 
jiterib-baal : and Merib-baal begat Mi- 
cah. 

41 And the sons of Micah were, Pi- 
thon, and Melech, and Tahrea, and 
Ahaz. 

42 And Ahaz begat Jarah ; and Jarah 
begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and 
Zimri ; and Zimri begat Moza ; 

43 And, Moza begat Binea ; 
Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his 
Azel his son. 

44 And Azel had six sons, whose 
names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, 
and Ishniaeh and Sheariah, and Oba- 
diah, and Hanan. These were the 
sons of Azel. 

CHAPTER X. 

S Saul's overthrow and death. 8 The Philistines 
triumph over Saul. 11 The kindness of Jabesh- 
gilead toward Saul and his sons. 13 Saul's sin, 
for which the kingdom was translated from him 
to David. 

NOW the Philistines fought against 
Israel ; and the men of Israel 
fled from before the Philistines, and 
fell down slain in mount Gilboa. 

2 And the Philistines followed hard 
after Saul, and after his sons; and 
the Philistines slew Jonathan, and 
Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, the sons 
of Saul. 

3 And the battle went sore against 
Saul, and the archers hit him, and 
he was wounded of the archers. 

4 Then said Saul to his armour- 
bearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust 
me through therewith ; lest these un- 
circumcised come and abuse me. But 
his armourbearer would not ; for he 
was sore afraid. So Saul took a 
sword, and fell upon it. 

5 And when his armourbearer saw 
that Saul was dead, he fell likewise 
on the sword, and died. 

6 So Saul died, and his three sons, 
and all his house died together. 

7 And when all the men of Israel 
that were in the valley saw that they 
fled, and that Saul and his sons were 
dead, then they forsook their cities, 
and fled : and the Philistines came 
and dwelt in them. 

8' *H And it came to pass on the 
morrow, when the Philistines came 
to strip the slain, that they found 
Saul and his sons fallen in mount 
Gilboa. 

9 And when they had stripped him, 



they took his head, and his armour, 
and sent into the land of the Philis- 
tines round about, to carry tidings 
unto their idols, and to the people. 

10 Ana they put his armour in the 
house o* their gods, and fastened his 
head in the temple of Dagon. 

11 1 And when all Jabesh-gilead 
heard all that the Philistines had 
done to Saul, 

12 They arose, all the valiant men, 
and took away the body of Saul, and 
the bodies of his sons, and brought 
them to Jabesh, and buried their 
bones under the oak in Jabesh, and 
fasted seven days. t 

13 *|f So Saul died for his transgres- 
sion which he committed against the 
Lord, even against the word of the 
Lord, which he kept not, and also 
for asking counsel or one that had a 
familiar spirit, to inquire of it ; 

14 And inquired not of the Lord: 
therefore he slew him, and turned 
the kingdom unto David the son of 
Jesse. 

CHAPTER XI. 

1 David by a general consent is made king at He- 
bron. 4 He winneth the castle of Zion from the 
Jebusites by Joab's valour. 10 A catalogue of 
David's mighty men. 

THEN all Israel gathered them- 
selves to David unto Hebron, say- 
ing, Behold, we are thy bone and thy 
flesh. 

2 And moreover in time past, even 
when Saul was king, thou wast he 
that leddest out and broughtest in 
Israel : and the Lord thy God said 
unto thee, Thou shalt feed my people 
Israel, and thou shalt be ruler over 
my people Israel. 

3 Therefore came all the elders of 
Israel to the king to Hebron ; and Da- 
vid made a covenant with them in 
Hebron before the Lord ; and they 
anointed David king over Israel, ac- 
cording to the word of the Lord by 
Samuel. 

4 f And David and all Israel went 
to Jerusalem, which is Jebus ; where 
the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of 
the land. 

5 And the inhabitants of Jebus said 
to David, Thou shalt not come hither. 
Nevertheless David took the castle of 
Zion, which is the city of David. 

6 And David said, Whosoever smiteth 
the Jebusites first shall be chief and 
captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah 
went first up, and was chief. 

7 And David dwelt in the castle; 
therefore they called it the city of 
David. 

8 And he built the city round about, 
even from Millo round about : and 
Joab repaired the rest of the city. 

9 So David waxed greater and great- 
er: for the Lord of hosts was with 
him. 

10 If These also are the chief of the 
mighty men whom David had t who 
strengthened themselves with him in 
his kingdom, and with all Israel, to 

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I. CHRONICLES, XII. David's mighty me*,. 



make him king, according to the word 
of the Lord concerning Israel. 

11 And this is the number of the 
mighty men whom David had ; Jasho- 
beam, a Hachmonite, the chief of 
the captains : he lifted up his spear 
against three hundred slain by him 
at one time. 

12 And after him was Eleazar the 
eon of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was 
one of the three mighties. 

13 He was with David at Pas-dam- 
mim, and there the Philistines were 
gathered together to battle, where 
was a parcel of ground full of barley ; 
and Jhe people fled from before the 
Philistines. 

14 And they set themselves in the 
midst of that parcel, and delivered 
it, and slew the Philistines ; and the 
Lord saved them by a great deliver- 
ance. 

15 f Now three of the thirty cap- 
tains went down to the rock to Da- 
vid, into the cave of Adullam • and 
the host of the Philistines encamped 
in the valley of Rephaim. 

16 And David was then in the hold, 
and the Philistines' garrison was then 
at Beth-lehem. 

17 And David longed, and said, Oh 
that one would give me drink of the 
water of the well of Beth-lehem, that 
is at the gate ! 

18 And the three brake through the 
host of the Philistines, and drear wa- 
ter out of the well of Beth-ls-hem, 
that was by the gate, and took it. 
and brought it to David : but I>avid 
would not drink of it, but poured it 
out to the Lord, 

19 And said, My God forbid it me, 
that I should do this thing: shall I 
drink the blood of these men that 
have put their lives in jeopardy? for 
with the jeopardy of their lives they 
brought it : therefore he would not 
drink it. These things did these three 
mightiest. 

20 1 And Abishai the brother of 
Joab, he was chief of the three : for 
lifting up his spear against three hun- 
dred, he slew them, and had a name 
among the three. 

21 Of the three, he was more hon- 
ourable than the twc; for he was 
their captain : howbeit he attained 
not to the first three. 

22 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the 
son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who 
had done many acts ; he slew two 
Jionlike men of Moab : also he went 
down and slew a Hon in a pit in a 
snowy day. 

23 And he slew an Egyptian, a man 
of great stature, five cubits high ; and 
in the Egyptian's hand was a spear 
like a weaver's beam ; and he went 
down to him with a staff, and plucked 
the spear out of the Egyptian's Jiand, 
and slew him with his own spear. 

24 These things did Benaiah the 
son of Jehoiada, and had a name 
among the three mighties. 

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25 Behold, he was honourable among 
the thirty, but attained not to the 
first three : and David set him over 
his guard. 

26 % Also the valiant men of the 
armies were, Asahel the brother of 
Joab, El ha nan the son of Dodo of 
Beth-lehem, 

27 Shammoth the Harorite, Heles 
the Pelonite, 

28 Ira the son of Ikkesh the Teko< 
ite, Abi-ezer the Antothite, 

29 Sibbecai the Hushathite, Dai the 
Ahohite, 

30 Maharai the Netophathite, Heledi 
the son of Baanah the Netophathite, 

31 Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah 
that pertained to the chi /dren of Ben= 
jamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite, 

32 Hurai of the brooks of Gaash 
Abiel the Arbatbite, 

33 Azmaveth the Baharumite, I3iah- 
ba the Shaalbonite, 

34 The sons of Hashem the Gizo= 
nite, Jonathan the son of Shage the 
Hararite, 

35 Ahiam the son of Sacar the Ha 
rarite, Eliphal the son of Ur, 

36 Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah 
the Pelonite, 

37 Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the 
son of Ezbai, 

38 Joel the brother of Nathan, Mib= 
harthe son of Haggeri, 

39 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the 
Berothite, the armourbearer of Joab 
the son of Zeruiah, 

40 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, 

41 Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son 
of Ahlai, 

42 Adina the son of Shiza the Reu= 
benite, a captain of the Reubenites 9 
and thirty with him, 

43 Hanan the son of Maachah, and; 
Joshaphat the Mithnite, 

44 Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shams 
and Jehiel the sons of Hothan the 
Aroerite, 

45 Jediael the . son of Shimri, and! 
Joha his brother, the Tizite, 

46 Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribat 
and Joshaviah the sons of ElnaanX; 
and Ithmah the Moabite, 

47 Eliel, and Gbed. and Jasiel the 
Mesobaite. 

CHAPTER XII 

1 The companies that came tc David at Zi'xlag 
23 The armies that came to him at Hebron, 

NOW these are they that came to 
David to Ziklag, while he yet 
kept himself close because of Saul the 
son of Kish : and they were among the 
mighty men, helpers of the war. 

2 They were armed with bows, and 
cbuld use both the right hand and 
the left in hurling stones and shoot- 
ing arrows out of a bow, even of 
Saul's brethren of Benjamin. 

3 The chief was Ahiezer, then Jo- 
ash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeath- 
ite ; and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons 
of Azmaveth ; and Berachah, and 
Jehu the Antothite. 



S%e companies that 



I. CHRONICLES, XII. 



came to Davia* 



4 And Ismaiah the Gibeonite, a 
znighty man among the thirty, and 
over the thirty ; and Jeremiah, and 
Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Josabad 
She Gederathite, 

5 Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, 
and Shemariah, and Snephatiah the 
Haruphite, 

6 Elkanah, and Jesiah, and Azareel, 
and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Kor- 
bites, 

7 And Joelah, and Zebadiah, the 
sons of Jeroham of Gedor. 

8 And of the Gadites there sepa- 
rated themselves unto David into the 
hold to the wilderness men of might, 
and men of war Jit for the battle, 
that could handle shield and buckler, 
whose faces were like the faces or 
lions, and were as swift as the roes 
upon the mountains ; 

9 Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, 
Sliab the third, 

10 Mishmannah the fourth, Jere- 
miah the fifth, 

11 Attai the sixth ? Eliel the seventh, 

12 Johanan the eighth- Elzabad the 
<ainth, 

13 Jeremiah the tenth, Machbanai 
the eleventh. 

U These were of the sons of Gad, 
aaptains of the host : one of the least 
was over a hundred, and the greatest 
over a thousand. 

15 These are they that went over 
Jordan in the first month, when it 
had overflown all his banks ; and 
they put to flight all them of the val- 
leys, both toward the east, and to- 
ward the west. 

16 And there came of the children 
Df Benjamin and Judah to the hold 
anto David. 

17 And David went out to meet 
them, and answered and said unto 
them, If ye be come peaceably unto 
me to help me, mine neart snail be 
knit unto you : but if ye be come to 
betray me to mine enemies, seeing 
there is no wrong in mine hands, the 
God of our fathers look thereon t and 
rebuke it. 

18 Then the spirit came upon Amas- 
ai, who was chief of the captains, and 
he said, Thine are we, David, and on 
thy side, thou son of Jesse : peace, 
peace be unto thee, and peace be to 
thine helpers ; for thy God helpeth 
thee. Then David received them, and 
made them captains of the band. 

19 And there fell some of Manasseh 
to David, when he came with the 
Philistines against Saul to battle : but 
they helped them not: for the lords 
of the Philistines upon advisement 
sent him away, saying, He will fall 
to his master Saul to the jeopardy of 
our heads. 

20 As he went to Ziklag, there fell to 
Mm of Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, 
and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, 
and Elihu, and Zilthai, captains of the 
thousands that were of Manasseh. 

81 And they helped David against 
12 



the band of the rovers : for they tvere 
all mighty men of valour, and were 
captains in the host. 

22 For at that time day by day there 
came to David to help him, until it 
was a great host, like the host of 
God. 

23 1[ And these are the numbers of 
the bands that were ready armed to 
the war, and came to David to He 
bron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to 
Mm, according to the word of the 
Lord. 

24 The children of Judah that bare 
shield and spear were six thousand 
and eight hundred, ready armed to 
the war. 

25 Of the children of Simeon, mighty 
men of valour for the war, seven thou- 
sand and one hundred. 

26 Of the children of Levi four thou- 
sand and six hundred. 

27 And Jehoiada was the leader of 
the Aaronites, and with him toere 
three thousand and seven hundred ; 

28 And Zadok, a young man mighty 
of valour, and of his father's house 
twenty and two captains. 

29 And of the children of Benjamin s 
the kindred of Saul, three thousand i 
for hitherto the greatest part of them 
had kept the ward of the house of 
Saul. 

30 And of the children of Ephra- 
im twenty thousand and eight hun- 
dred, mighty men of valour, famous 
throughout the house of their fa- 
thers. 

31 And of the half tribe of Manas- 
seh eighteen thousand, which were 
expressed by name, to come and make 
David king. 

32 And of the children of Issachar^ 
which were men that had understand- 
ing of the times, to know what Israel 
ought to do i the heads of them were 
two hundred ; and ail their brethrexa 
were at their commandment. 

33 Of Zebulun, such as went forth to 
battle, expert in war, with all instru- 
ments of war, fifty thousand, which 
could keep rank : they were not of 
double heart. 

34 And of Naphtali a thousand cap- 
tains, and with them with shield and 
spear thirty and seven thousand. 

35 And of the Danites expert in war 
twenty and eight thousand and six 
hundred. 

36 And of Asher, such as went forth 
to battle, expert in war, forty thou- 
sand. 

37 And on the other side ,of Jordan, 
of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, 
and of the half tribe of Manasseh« 
with all manner of instruments of 
war for the battle, a hundred and 
twenty thousand. 

38 All these men of war, that could 
keep rank, came with a perfect heart 
to Hebron, to make David king over 
all Israel : and all the rest also of Is- 
rael were of one heart to make DavM 
king. 

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I. CHRONICLES, XIII. 



the ark, 



89 And there they were with David 
SIhree days, eating and drinking : for 
Sfaeir brethren had prepared for them. 

40 Moreover they that were nigh 
them, even unto Issachar and Zebulun 
and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, 
and on camels, and on mules, and on 
oxen, and meat, meal, cakes of figs, 
and bunches of raisins, and wine, and 
oil, and oxen, and sheep abundantly : 
for there was joy in Israel. 

CHAPTER XIII. 

1 David fetcheth the ark with great solemnity 
from Kirjath-jearim. 9 Uzza being smitten, 
the ark is left at the house of Obed-edom. 

AN D David consulted with the cap- 
. tains of thousands and hundreds, 
and with every leader. 

2 And David said unto all the con- 
gregation of Israel, If it seem good 
mito you. and that it be of the Lord 
our God, let us send abroad unto our 
brethren every where, that are left in 
all the land of Israel, and with them 
also to the priests and Levites which 
are in their cities and suburbs, that 
Shey may gather themselves unto us : 

8 And let us bring again the ark of 
our God to us: for we inquired not 
at it in the days of Saul. 

4 And all the congregation said that 
fthey would do so : for the thing was 
right in the eyes of all the people. 

6 So David gathered all Israel to- 
gether, from Shihor of Egypt even 
"onto the entering of Hemath, to bring 
the ark of God from Kirjath-jearim. 

6 And David went up, and all Israel, 
to Baalah, that is, to Kirjath-jearim, 
which belonged to Judah, to bring up 
thence the ark of God the Lord, that 
dwelleth between the cherubim, whose 
name is called on it. 

7 And they carried the ark of God in 
a new cart out of the hou^e of Abin- 
adab: and Uzza and Ahio drave the 
cart. 

8 And David and all Israel played 
before God -with all their might, and 
with singing, and with harps, and 
with psalteries, and with timbrels, and 
with cymbals, and with trumpets. 

9 1 And when they came unto the 
Shreshingfloor of Chidon, Uzza put 
forth his hand to hold the ark ; for 
the oxen stumbled. 

10 And the anger of the Lord was 
kindled against Uzza, and he smote 
Mm, because he put his hand to the 
ark : and there he, died before God. 

11 And David was displeased, be- 
cause the Lord had made a breach 
upon Uzza: wherefore that place is 
called Perez-uzza to this day. 

12 And David was afraid of God 
that day, saying, How shall I bring 
the ark of God home to me ? 

13 So David brought not the ark 
home to himself to 'he city of David, 
but carried it aside uto the house of 
Obed-edom the Gittite. 

14 And the ark of God remained 
^ith the family of Obed-edom in his 

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house three months. And the Lore 
blessed the house of Obed-edom, and 
all that he had. 

CHAPTER XT7. 

1 Hiram's kindness to David. 2 David's felicity in 
people, wives, and children. 8 His two victories 
against the Philistines. 

NOW Hiram king of Tyre sent mes- 
sengers to David, and timber of 
cedars, with masons and carpenters, 
to build him a house. 

2 And David perceived that the 
Lord had confirmed him king over 
Israel, for his kingdom was lifted up 
on high, because of his people Israel. 

3 1 And David took more wives at 
Jerusalem : and David begat more 
sons and daughters. 

4 Now these are the names of his 
children which he had in Jerusalem; 
Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and 
Solomon, 

5 And Ibhar, and Elishua, and El- 
palet, 

6 And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Ja- 
phia, 

7 And Elishama, and Beeliada, and 
Eliphalet. 

8 1 And when the Philistines heard 
that David was anointed king over 
all Israel, all the Philistines went up 
to seek David. And David heard of 
it, and went out against them. 

9 And the Philistines came and 
spread themselves in the valley of 
Rephaim. 

10 And David inquired of God, say- 
ing, Shall I go up against the Philis- 
tines? and wilt thou deliver them in- 
to mine hand? And the Lord said 
unto him, Go up ; for I will deliver 
them into thine hand. 

11 So they came up to Baal-pera- 
zim ; and David smote them there. 
Then David said, God hath broken in 
upon mine enemies by mine hand 
like the breaking forth of waters : 
therefore they called the name of 
that place Baal-perazim. 

12 And when they had left their gods 
there, David gave a commandment, 
and they were burned with fire. 

13 And the Philistines yet again 
spread themselves abroad in the 
valley. 

14 Therefore David inquired again 
of God ; and God said unto him. Go 
not up after them ; turn away from 
them, and come upon them over 
against the mulberry trees. 

15 And it shall be, when thou shalt 
hear a sound of going in the tops of 
the mulberry trees, that then thou 
shalt go out to battle : for God is gone 
forth before thee to smite the nost 
of the Philistines. 

16 David therefore did as God com- 
manded him: and they smote the 
host of the Philistines from Gibeon 
even to Gazer. 

17 And the fame of David went out 
into all lands ; and the Lord brought 
the fear of him upon all nations. 



The ark brought 



I. CHRONICLES, XVI. 



up to Zion, 



CHAPTER XV. 

1 David, having prepared a place for the ark, order- 
eth the priests and Levites to bring it from Obed- 
adorn. 25 He performeth the solemnity thereof 
with great joy. 29 Michal despiseth him. 

AN D David made him houses in the 
. city of David, and prepared a 
place for the ark of God, and pitched 
for it a tent. 

2 Then David said, None ought to 
carry the ark of God but the Le- 
vites: for them hath the Lord cho- 
sen to carry the ark of God, and to 
minister unto him for ever. 

3 And David gathered all Israel to- 
gether to Jerusalem, to bring up the 
ark of the Lord unto his place, which 
he had prepared for it. 

4 And David assembled the children 
of Aaron, and the Levites : 

5 Of the sons of Kohath ; Uriel the 
chief, and his brethren a hundred 
and twenty : 

6 Of the sons of Merari ; Asaiah the 
chief, and his brethren two hundred 
and twenty : 

7 Of the sons of Gershom ; Joel the 
chief, and his brethren a hundred 
and thirty : 

8 Of the sons of Elizaphan ; Shema- 
iah the chief, and his brethren two 
hundred : 

9 Of the sons of Hebron ; Eliel the 
chief, and his brethren fourscore : 

10 Of the sons of Uzziel ; Ammina- 
dab the chief, and his brethren a 
hundred and twelve. 

11 And David called for Zadok and 
Abiathar the priests, and for the Le- 
vites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, 
Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Ammina- 
dab, 

12 And said unto them, Ye are the 
chief of the fathers of the Levites: 
sanctify yourselves, both ye and your 
brethren, that ye may bring up the 
ark of the Lord God of Israel un- 
to the place that I have prepared 
for it. 

13 For because ye did it not at the 
first, the Lord our God made a breach 
upon us, for that we sought him not 
after the due order. 

14 So the priests and the Levites 
sanctified themselves to bring up the 
ark of the Lord God of Israel. 

15 And the children of the Levites 
bare the ark of God upon their shoul- 
ders with the staves thereon, as Moses 
commanded, according to the word of 
the Lord. 

16 And David spake to the chief of 
the Levites to appoint their brethren 
to be the singers with instruments of 
music, psalteries and harps and cym- 
bals, sounding, by lifting up the voice 
with joy. 

17 So the Levites appointed Heman 
the son of Joel ; and of his brethren, 
Asaph the son of Berechiah ; and or 
the sons of Merari their brethren, 
Ethan the son of Kushaiah ; 

18 And with them their brethren of 
the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, 



and JaazieL and Shemiramoth, and 
Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, 
and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and 
Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed= 
edom, and Jeiel, the porters. 

19 So the singers, Heman, Asaph, 
and Ethan, were appointed to sound 
with cymbals of brass; 

20 And Zechariah, and Aziel, and 
Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni f 
and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah* 
with psalteries on Alamoth ; 

21 And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, 
and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and 
Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the 
Sheminith to excel. 

22 And Chenaniah, chief of the Le- 
vites, was for song: he instructed 
about the song, because he ivas skilf uL 

23 And Berechiah and Elkanah were 
doorkeepers for the ark. 

24 And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat $ 
and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zech= 
ariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the 

Eriests, did blow with the trumpets 
ef ore the ark of God : and Obed- 
edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers 
for the ark. 

25 1 So David, and the elders of 
Israel, and the captains over thou- 
sands, went to bring up the ark of 
the covenant of the Lord out of the 
house of Obed-edom with joy. 

26 And it came to pass, when God 
helped the Levites that bare the ark 
of the covenant of the Lord, that 
they offered seven bullocks and seven 
rams. 

27 And David was clothed with a 
robe of fine linen, and all the Levites 
that bare the ark, and the singers, 
and Chenaniah the master of the 
song with the singers : David also 
had upon him an ephod of linen. 

28 Thus all Israel brought up the 
ark of the covenant of the Lord with 
shouting, and with sound of the cor- 
net, and with trumpets, and with cym- 
bals, making a noise with psalteries 
and harps. 

29 1 And it came to pass, as the ark 
of the covenant of the Lord came to 
the city of David, that Michal the 
daughter of Saul looking out at a 
window saw king David dancing and 

E laying : and she despised him in her 
eart. 

CHAPTER XVL 

1 David's festival sacrifice. 4 He ordereth c 
choir to sing thanksgiving. 7 The psalm of 
thanksgiving. 37 He appointeth ministers, port- 
ers, priests, and musicians, to attend continu- 
ally on the ark. 

SO they brought the ark of God« 
and set it in the midst of the tent 
that David had pitched for it: and 
they offered burnt sacrifices and 
peace offerings before God. 

2 And when David had made an end 
of offering the burnt offerings and 
the peace offerings, he blessed the 
people in the name of the Lord. 

3 And he dealt to every one of Is- 
rael, both man and woman, to every 

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David's psalm 



I. CHRONICLES, XVII. 



of thanksgiving,.. 



one a loaf of bread, and a good piece 
of flesh, and a flagon of wine. 

4 ^ And lie appointed certain of the 
Levites to minister before the ark 
of the Lord, and to record, and to 
thank and praise the Lord . God of 
Israel : 

5 Asaph the chief, and next to him 
Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, 
and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, 
and Benaiah, and Obed-edom : and Je- 
iel with psalteries and with harps; 
but Asapn made a sound with cym- 
bals ; 

6 Benaiah also and Jahaziel the 
priests with trumpets continually be- 
fore the ark of the covenant of God. 

7 IT Then on that day David deliver- 
ed first this psalm to thank the Lord 
into the hand of Asaph and his breth- 
ren. 

8 Give thanks unto the Lord, call 
upon his name, make known his 
deeds among the people. 

9 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto 
him. talk ye of all nis wondrous 
works. 

10 Glory ye in his holy name : let 
the heart of them rejoice that seek 
the Lord. 

11 Seek the Lord and his strength, 
seek his face continually. 

12 Remember his marvellous works 
that he hath done, his wonders, and 
the judgments of his mouth ; 

13 O ye seed of Israel his servant, ye 
children of Jacob, his chosen ones. 

14 He is the Lord our God: his 
judgments are in all the earth. 

15 Be ye mindful always of his cov- 
enant ; the word which he commanded 
to a thousand generations ; 

16 Even of the covenant which he 
made with Abraham, and of his oath 
unto Isaac ; 

17 And hath confirmed the same to 
Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an 
everlasting covenant, 

18 Saying, Unto thee will I give the 
land of Canaan, the lot of your in- 
heritance ; 

19 When ye were but few, even a 
few, and strangers in it. 

20 And when they went from nation 
to nation, and from one kingdom to 
another people : 

21 He suffered no man to do them 
wrong: yea, he reproved kings for 
their sakes, 

22 Saying, Touch not mine anointed, 
and do my prophets no harm. 

23 Sing unto the Lord, all the earth ; 
shew forth from day to day his sal- 
vation. 

24 Declare his glory among the hea- 
then ; his marvellous works among 
all nations. 

25 For great is the Lord, and greatly 
to be praised : he also it* to be feared 
above all gods. 

26 For all the gods of the people are 
idols : but the Lord made the heav- 
ens. 

27 Glory and honour are in his pres- 

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ence ; strength and gladness are in his 
place. 

28 Give unto the Lord, ye kindrede 
of the people, give unto the Lord 
glory and strength. 

29 Give unto the Lord the glory due 
unto his name : bring an offering, and 
come before him : worship the Lord 
in the beauty of holiness. 

30 Fear before him, all the earth: 
the world also shall be stable, that it 
be not moved. 

31 Let the heavens be glad, and let 
the earth rejoice : and let men say 
among the natior.s, The Lord reign- 
eth. 

32 Let the sea roar, and the fulness 
thereof : let the fields rejoice, and all 
that is therein. 

33 Then shall the trees of the wood 
sing out at the presence of the Lord, 
because he cometh to judge the earth. 

34 G give thanks unto the Lord ; for 
he is good ; for his mercy endureth for 
ever. 

35 And say ye, Save us, O God of our 
salvation, and gather us together, and 
deliver us from the heathen, that we 
may give thanks to thy holy name, 
and glory in thy praise. 

36 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel 
for ever and ever. And all the people 
said, Amen, and praised the Lord. 

37 t So he left there before the ark 
of the covenant of the Lord Asaph 
and his brethren, to minister before 
the ark continually, as every day's 
work required : 

38 And Obed-edom with their breth- 
ren, threescore and eight ; Obed-edom 
also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to 
be porters : 

39 And Zadok the priest, and his 
bretlm n the priests, before the taber- 
nacle of the Lord in the high place 
that was at Gibeon, 

40 To offer burnt offerings unto the 
Lord upon the altar of the burnt of- 
fering continually morning and even- 
ing, and to do according to all that 
is written in the law of the Lord, 
which he commanded Israel ; 

41 And with them Heman and Jedu- 
thun, and the rest that were chosen, 
who were expressed by name, to give 
thanks to the Lord, because his mercy 
endureth for ever ; 

42 And with them Heman and Jedu- 
thun with trumpets and cymbals for 
those that should make a sound, and 
with musical instruments of God. And 
the sons of Jeduthun were poi-ters. 

43 And all the people departed every 
man to his house : and David returned 
to bless his house. 

CHAPTER XVIL 

1 Nathan first approving the purpose of David, to 
build God a house, 3 after by the word of Ood 
forbiddeth him. 11 He promiseth him blessings 
and benefits in his seed. 16 David's prayer and 
thanksgiving. 

NOW it came to pass, as David sat 
in his house, that David said to 



Nathan's message. 



I. CHRONICLES, XVIIL 



David's prayer 



Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in a 
house of cedars, but the ark of the 
covenant of the Lord remaineth un- 
der curtains. 

2 Then Nathan said unto David, Do 
all that is in thine heart ; for God is 
with thee. 

3 1 And it came to pass the same 
night, that the word of God came to 
Nathan, saying, 

4 Go and tell David my servant, Thus 
saith the Lord, Thou shalt not build 
me a house to dwell in : 

5 For I have not dwelt in a house 
since the day that I brought up Israel 
unto this day ; but have gone from 
tent to tent, and from one tabernacle 
to another. 

6 Wheresoever I have walked with 
all Israel, spake I a word to any of 
the judges of Israel, whom I com- 
manded to feed my people, saying, 
Why have ye not built me a house 
of cedars? 

7 Now therefore thus shalt thou say 
nnto my servant David, Thus saith 
the Lord of hosts, I took thee from 
$he sheepcote, even from following 
(the sheep, that thou shouldest be 
mler over my people Israel : 

8 And I have been with thee whither- 
soever thou hast walked, and have cut 
off all thine enemies from before thee, 
and have made thee a name like the 
name of the great men that are in the 
sarth. 

9 Also I will ordain a place for my 
people Israel, and will plant them, 
and' they shall dwell in their place, 
and shall be moved no more ; neither 
shall the children of wickedness waste 
them any more, as at the beginning 

10 And since the time that I com- 
manded judges to be over my people 
Israel. Moreover I will subdue all 
thine enemies. Furthermore I tell 
thee, that the Lord will build thee a 
house. 

11 % And it shall come to pass, when 
thy days be expired that thou must 
go to be with thy fathers, that I will 
raise up thy seed after thee, which 
shall be of thy sons ; and I will estab- 
lish his kingdom. 

12 He shall build me a house, and I 
will stablish his throne for ever. 

13 I will be his father, and he shall be 
my son : and I will not take my mercy 
away f rom him, as I took it from him 
that was before thee : 

14 But I will settle him in mine 
house and in my kingdom for ever: 
and his throne shall be established for 
evermore. 

15 According to all these words, 
and according to all this vision, so 
did Nathan speak unto David. 

16 1 And David the king came and 
sat before the Lord, and said, Who 
am I, O Lord God, and what is mine 
house, that thou hast brought me 
IMtherto ? 

17 And yet this was a small thing in 
fQbine eyes, O God ; for thou hast also 



spoken of thy sei-vant's house for & 
great while to come, and hast regard- 
ed me according to the estate of a 
man of high degree, O Lord God. 

18 What can David speak more tc 
thee for the honour of thy servant 1 
for thou knowest thy servant. 

19 O Lord, for thy servant's sake s 
and according to thine own heart, 
hast thou done all this greatness, in 
making known all these great things. 

20 O Lord, there is none like thee, 
neither is there any God besides thee< 
according to all that we have heard 
with our ears. 

21 And what one nation in the 
earth is like thy people Israel, whom 
God went to redeem to be his own 
people, to make thee a name of great- 
ness and terribleness, by driving out 
nations from before thy people, whom 
thou hast redeemed out of Egypt ? 

22 For thy people Israel didst thou 
make thine own people for ever ; and 
thou, Lord, becamest their God. 

23 Therefore now, Lord, let the 
thing that thou hast spoken concern- 
ing thy servant and concerning his 
house be established for ever, and do 
as thou hast said. 

21 Let it even be established, that 
thy name may be magnified for ever, 
saying, The Lord of hosts is the God 
of Israel, even a God to Israel : and 
let the house of David thy servant be 
established before thee. 

25 For thou, O my God. hast tqlc 
thy servant that thou wilt build him 
a house : therefore thy servant hath 
found in his heart to pray before 
thee. 

26 And now, Lord, thou art God, 
and hast promised this goodness unto 
thy servant : 

27 Now therefore let it please thee 
to bless the house of thy servant, that 
it may be before thee for ever: for 
thou blessest, O Lord, and it shall be 
blessed for ever. 

CHAPTER XVin. 

1 David subdueth the Philistines and the Moabitet 
3 Us smiteth Hadarezer and the Syrians. 9 Ton 
sendeth Hadoram with presents to bless David. 
11 The presents and the spoil David dedicateth tv 
God. 13 He putteth garrisons in Edam. 14 Da 
vid's officers. 

NOW after this it came to pass 
that David smote the Philistines 
and subdued them, and took Gath 
and her towns out of the hand ot 
the Philistines. 

2 And he smote Moab ; and the Mo- 
abites became David's servants, and 
brought gifts. 

3 if And David smote Hadarezer 
king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he 
went to stablish his dominion by 
the river Euphrates. 

4 And David took from him a thou 
sand chariots, and seven thousand 
horsemen, and twenty thousand foot' 
men : David also houghed all this 
chariot horses, but reserved of them 
a hundred chariots. 

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I. CHRONICLES, XIX. 



his enemies^ 



6 And when the Syrians of Damas- 
cus came to help Hadarezer king of 
Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two 
and twenty thousand men. 

6 Then David put garrisons in Syr- 
la-damascus ; and the Syrians be- 
came David's servants, and brought 
gifts. Thus the Lord preserved David 
whithersoever he went. 

7 And David took the shields of 
gold that were on the servants of 
Hadarezer, and brought them to Jeru- 
salem. 

8 Likewise from Tibhath, and from 
Chun, cities of Hadarezer, brought 
David very much brass, wherewith 
Solomon made the brazen sea, and the 
pillars, and the vessels of brass. 

9 1 Now when Tou king of Hamath 
heard how David had smitten all the 
host of Hadarezer king of Zobah : 

10 He sent Hadoram his son to king 
David, to inquire of his welfare, and 
to congratulate him, because he had 
fought against Hadarezer, and smit- 
ten him ; (for Hadarezer had war 
with Tou ;) and with him all manner 
of vessels of gold and silver and 
brass. 

11 % Them also king David dedi- 
cated unto the Lord, with the silver 
and the gold that he brought from 
all these nations ; from Edom, and 
from Moab, and from the children of 
Ainmon, and from the Philistines, and 
from Amalek. 

12 Moreover, Abishai the son of 
Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the 
valley of salt eighteen thousand. 

13 1 And he put garrisons in Edom ; 
and all the Edomites became David's 
servants. Thus the Lord preserved 
David whithersoever he went. 

14 1 So David reigned over all Is- 
rael, and executed judgment and jus- 
tice among all his people. 

15 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was 
over the host ; and Jehoshaphat the 
son of Ahilud, recorder ; 

16 And Zadok the son of Ahitub, 
and Abimelech the son of Ablathar, 
were the priests ; and Shavsha was 
scribe ; 

17 And Benaiah the son of Jehoia- 
da was over the Cherethites and the 
Pelethites ; and the sons of David 
were chief about the king. 

CHAPTER XIX. 

£ David's messengers, sent to comfort Hanun the 
son of Nahash, are villanously entreated. 6 
The Ammonites, strengthened by the Syrians, 
are overcome by Joah and Abishai. 16 Shophach, 
making a new supply of the Syrians, is slain by 
David. 

NOW it came to pass after this, 
that Nahash the king of the 
children of Ammon died, and his 
son reigned in his stead. 

2 And David said, I will shew kind- 
ness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, 
because his father shewed kindness 
to me. And David sent messengers 
5o comfort him concerning his fa- 
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ther. So the servants of David cam® 
into the land of the children of Am- 
nion to Hanun, to comfort him. 

3 But the princes of the children 
of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest 
thou that David doth honour thy 
father, that he hath sent comforters 
unto thee I are not his servants come 
unto thee for to search, and to over- 
throw, and to spy out the land ? 

4 Wherefore Hanun took David's 
servants, and shaved them, and cut 
off their garments in the midst hard 
by their buttocks, and sent them 
away. 

5 Then there went certain, and told 
David how the men were served ; and 
he sent to meet them : for the men 
were greatly ashamed. And the king 
said, Tarry at Jericho until your 
beards be grown, and then return. 

6 If And when the children of Am- 
mon saw that they had made them- 
selves odious to David, Hanun and 
the children of Ammon sent a thou- 
sand talents of silver to hire them 
chariots and hoi semen out of Meso- 
potamia, and out of Syria-maachah, 
and out of Zobah. 

7 So they hired thirty and two 
thousand chariots, and the king ot 
Maachah and his people ; who came 
and pitched before Medeba. And the 
children of Ammon gathered them- 
selves together from their cities, and 
came to battle. 

8 And when David heard of it, he 
sent Joab, and all the host of the 
mighty men. 

9 And the children of Ammon came 
out, and put the battle in array be- 
fore the gate of the city : and the 
kings that were come were by them- 
selves in the field. 

10 Now when Joab saw that the 
battle was set against him before 
and behind, he chose out of all the 
choice of Israel, and put them in 
array against the Syrians. 

11 And the rest of the people he 
delivered unto the hand of Abishafi 
his brother, and they set themselves 
in array against the children off 
Ammon. 

12 And he said, If the Syrians be 
too strong for me, then thou shalt 
help me : but if the children of Am- 
mon be too strong for thee, then I 
will help thee. 

13 Be of good courage, and let us 
behave ourselves valiantly for our 
people, and for the cities of our 
God : and let the Lord do that which 
is good in his sight. 

14 So Joab and the people that 
were with him drew nigh before the 
Syrians unto the battle; and they 
fled before him. 

15 And when the children of Am- 
mon saw that the Syrians were fled, 
they likewise fled before Abishai his 
brother, and entered into the city. 
Then Joab came to Jerusalem. 

16 U And when the Syrians saw 



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that they were put to the worse be- 
fore Israel, they sent messengers, 
and drew forth the Syrians that 
were beyond the river: and Sho- 
phach the captain of the host of 
Hadarezer went before them. 

17 And it was told David ; and he 
gathered all Israel, and passed over 
Jordan, and came upon them, and 
set the battle in array against them. 
So when David had put the battle 
In array against the Syrians, they 
fought with him. 

18 But the Syrians fled before Isra- 
el; and David slew of the Syrians 
seven thousand men which fought in 
chariots, and forty thousand foot- 
men, and killed Shophach the cap- 
tain of the host. 

19 And when the servants of Had- 
arezer saw that they' were put to 
the worse before Israel, they made 
peace with David, and became his 
servants : neither would the Syrians 
help the children of Amnion any 
more. 

CHAPTER XX. 

1 Rabbah is besieged by Joab, spoiled by David, and 
the people thereof tortured. 4 Three giants are 
slain in three several overthrows of the Philis- 
tines. 

AN D it came to pass, that after the 
. year was expired, at the time 
that kings go out to battle, Joab led 
forth the power of the army, and 
wasted the country of the children 
of Ammon, and came and besieged 
Rabbah. But David tarried at Jeru- 
salem. And Joab smote Rabbah, and 
destroyed it. 

2 And David took the crown of 
their king from off his head, and 
found it to weigh a talent of gold, 
and there were precious stones in it ; 
and it was set upon David's head : 
and he brought also exceeding much 
spoil out of the city. 

3 And he brought out the people 
that were in it, and cut them with 
saws, and with harrows of iron, and 
with axes. Even so dealt David with 
all the cities of the children of Am- 
nion. And David and all the people 
returned to Jerusalem. 

4 1 And it came to pass after this, 
that there arose war at Gezer with 
the Philistines; at which time Sibbe- 
chai the Hushathite slew Sippai, that 
was of the children of the giant : and 
they were subdued. 

5 And there was war again with 
the Philistines ; and Elhanan the son 
of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of 
Goliath the Gittite, whose spear staff 
teas like a weaver's beam. 

6 And yet again there was war at 
Gath, where was a man of great stat- 
ure, whose fingers and toes were four 
and twenty, six on each hand, and six 
on each foot : and he also was the son 
of the giant. 

7 But when he defied Israel, Jona- 
than the son of Shimea David's broth- 
er slew him. 



8 These were born unto the giant to 
Gath ; and they fell by the hand of 
David, and by the hand of his serv- 
ants. 

CHAPTER XXI. 

1 David, tempted by Satan, forceth Joab to nttm° 
ber the people. 6 The number of the people ba° 
ing brought, David repenteth of it. 9 David 
having three plagues propounded by G<a£ 
ehooseth the pestilence. 14 After the death of 
seventy thousand, David by repentance prevent" 
eth the destruction of Jerusalem. 18 David,, by 
Gad's direction, purchaseth Oman's threshins* 
floor : where having built an altar, Qod giveth 
a sign of his favour by fire, and stayeth Sha 
plague. 28 David sacrificeth there, being ts= 
strained from Oibeon by fear of the angel. 

AND Satan stood up against Israel, 
. and provoked David to number 
Israel. 

2 And David said to Joab and to tfo© 
rulers of the people, Go, number Is- 
rael from Beer-sheba even to Dan 5 
and bring the number of them to 
me, that I may know it. 

3 And Joab answered, The Lore 
make his people a hundred times so 
many more as they be: but, my lord 
the king, are they not all my lord's 
servants? why then doth my lord re- 
quire this thing? why will he be a 
cause of. trespass to Israel? 

4 Nevertheless the king's word pre- 
vailed against Joab. Wherefore Joafo 
departed, and went throughout all Is- 
rael, and came to Jerusalem. 

5 if And Joab gave the sum of th® 
number of the people unto David, 
And all they of Israel were a thou- 
sand thousand and a hundred thou- 
sand men that drew sword : and Judah 
was four hundred threescore and tem 
thousand men that drew sword. 

6 But Levi and Benjamin counted! 
he not among them : for the king*§ 
word was abominable to Joab. 

7 And God was displeased with this 
thing ; therefore he smote Israel. 

8 And David said unto God, I havs 
sinned greatly, because I have don© 
this thing : but now, I beseech thee 9 
do away the iniquity of thy servant 5 
for I have done very foolishly. 

9 1 And the Lord spake unto Gad, 
David's seer, saying, 

10 Go and tell David, saying, Thus 
saith the Lord, I offer thee three 
things : choose thee one of them, tha& 
I may do it unto thee. 

11 So Gad came to David, and said 
unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Choose 
thee 

12 Either three years' famine; of 
three months to be destroyed before 
thy foes, while that the sword of 
thine enemies overtaketh thee ; or else 
three days the sword of the Lord, even 
the pestilence, in the land, and the 
angel of the Lord destroying through- 
out all the coasts of Israel. Now 
therefore advise thyself what word I 
shall bring again to him that sent 
me. 

13 And David said unto Gad, I am 
in a great strait : let me fall now into 

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I. CHRONICLES, XXII. 



an altar, 



the hand of the Lord ; for very great 
are his mercies : but let me not fall 
into the hand of man. 

14 1 So the Lord sent pestilence 
upon Israel: and there fell of Israel 
seventy thousand men. 

15 And God sent an angel Unto Je- 
rusalem to destroy it : and as he was 
destroying, the Lord beheld, and he 
repented him of the evil, and said 
to the angel that destroyed, It is 
enough, stay now thine hand. And 
the angel ot the Lord stood by the 
threshingfloor of Oman the Jebu- 
site. 

16 And David lifted up his eyes, and 
saw the angel of the Lord stand be- 
tween the earth and the heaven, 
having a drawn sword in his hand 
stretched out over Jerusalem. Then 
David and the elders of Israel, who 
were clothed in sackcloth, fell upon 
their faces. 

17 And David said unto Ood, Is it 
aot I that commanded the people to 
be numbered ? even I it is that have 
sinned and done evil indeed ; but as 
for these sheep, what have they done ? 
Aet thine hand, I pray thee, O Lord 
uny God, be on me, and on my fa- 
ther's house ; but not on thy people, 
that they should be plagued. 

18 ^ Then the angel of the Lord 
commanded Gad to say to David, that 
David should go up, and set up an 
altar unto the Lord in the threshing- 
floor of Oman the Jebusite. 

19 And David went up at the saying 
of Gad, which he spake in the name 
of the Lord. 

20 And Oman turned back, and saw 
the angel ; and his four sons with 
him hid themselves. Now Oman was 
threshing wheat. 

21 And as David came to Oman, Or- 
nan looked and saw David, and went 
out of the threshingfloor, and bowed 
himself to David with his face to the 
ground. 

22 Then David said to Oman, Grant 
ime the place of this threshingfloor, 
that I may build an altar therein un- 
to the Lord : thou shalt grant it me 
for the full price : that the plague 
may be stayed from the people. 

23 And Oman said unto David, 
Take it to thee, and let my lord the 
king do that which is good in his 
eyes : lo, I give thee the oxen also for 
burnt offerings, and the threshing in- 
struments for wood, and the wheat 
for the meat offering ; I give it all. 

24 And king David said to Ornan, 
Nay ; but I will verily buy it for the 
full price . for I will not take that 
which is thine for the Lord, nor 
offer burnt offerings without cost. 

25 So David gave to Oman for the 
place six hundred shekels of gold 
by weight. 

26 And David built there an altar 
unto the Lord, and offered burnt 
offerings and peace offerings, and 
©ailed upon the Lord ; and he an- 

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swered him from heaven by fire up- 
on the altar of burnt offering. 

27 And the Lord commanded the 
angel ; and he put up his sw ord 
again into the sheath thereof. 

28 ^T At that time when David saw 
that the Lord had answered him in 
the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebu- 
site, then he sacrificed there. 

29 For the tabernacle of the Lord, 
which Moses made in the wilderness, 
and the altar of the burnt offering, 
were at that season in the high place 
at Gibeon. 

30 But David could not go before it 
to inquire of God : for he was afraid 
because of the sword of the angel of 
the Lord. 

CHAPTER XXII. 

1 David, foreknowing the plate of the temple, pre* 
parelh abundance for the building of it. 6 He 
instructeth Solomon in Ood's promises, and his 
duty in building the temple. 17 He chargeth the 
princes to assist his son. 

THEN David said, This is the 
house of the Lord God, and this 
is the altar of the burnt offering for 
Israel. 

2 And David commanded to gather 
together the strangers that were in 
the land of Israel ; and he set masons 
to hew wrought stones to build the 
house of God. 

3 And David prepared iron in abund* 
ance for the nails for the doors of 
the gates, and for the joinings ; and 
brass in abundance without weight ; 

4 Also cedar trees in abundance: 
for the Zidonians and they of Tyre 
brought much cedar wood to David. 

5 And David said, Solomon my son 
is young and tender, and the house 
that is to be builded for the Lord 
must be exceeding magnifical. of 
fame and of glory throughout all 
countries : I will therefore now make 
preparation for it. So David prepared 
abundantly before his death. 

6 1 Then he called for Solomon his 
son, and charged him to build a 
house for the Lord God of Israel. 

7 And David said to Solomon, My 
son, as for me, it was in my mind 
to build a house unto the name of 
the Lord my God : 

8 But the word of the Lord came 
to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood 
abundantly, and hast made great 
wars : thou shalt not build a house 
unto my name, because thou hast 
shed much blood upon the earth in 
my sight. 

9 Behold, a son shall be born to 
thee : who shall be a man of rest ; and 
I will give him rest from all his 
enemies round about : for his name 
shall be Solomon, and I will give 

Eeace and quietness unto Israel in 
is days. 

10 He shall build a house for my 
name ; and he shall be my son, and 
I will be his father: and I will estab- 
lish the throne of his kingdom over 
Israel for ever. 



Solomon made king. I. CHRONICLES, XXIII. Hie sons of Kohatn. 

11 Now, my son, the Lord be with 
thee ; and prosper thou, and build 
the house of the Lord thy God, as 
he hath said of thee. 

12 Only the Lord give thee wisdom 
and understanding, and give thee 
charge concerning Israel, that thou 
mayest keep the law of the Lord thy 
God. 

13 Then shalt thou prosper, if thou 
takest heed to fulfil the statutes and 

i'udgments which the Lord charged 
loses with concerning Israel : be 
strong, and of good courage ; dread 
not, nor be dismayed. 

11 Now, behold, in my trouble I 
have prepared for the house of the 
Lord a hundred thousand talents of 
gold, and a thousand thousand tal- 
ents of silver : and of brass and iron 
without weight: for it is in abund- 
ance: timber also and stone have I 
prepared; and thou mayest add 
thereto. 

15 Moreover, there are workmen 
with thee in abundance, hewers and 
workers of stone and timber, and all 
manner of cunning men for every 
manner of work. 

16 Of the gold, the silver, and the 
brass, and the iron, there is no num- 
ber. Arise therefore, and be doing, 
and the Lord be with thee. 

17 1 David also commanded all the 
princes of Israel to help Solomon his 
son, saying, 

18 Is not the Lord your God with 
you? and hath he not given you rest 
on every side ? for he hath given the 
inhabitants of the land into mine 
hand ; and the land is subdued before 
the Lord, and before his people. 

19 Now set your heart and your 
soul to seek the Lord your God; 
arise therefore, and build ye the 
sanctuary of the Lord God, to bring 
the ark of the covenant of the Lord, 
and the holy vessels of God, into the 
house that is to be built to the 
name of the Lord. 

CHAPTER XXIII. 

1 David in his old age maketh Solemon king. 2 
The number and distribution of the Levites. 7 
The families of the Gershonites. 12 The sons of 
Kohath. 21 The sons of Merari. 24 The office 
of the Levites. 

SO when David was old and full of 
days, he made Solomon his son 
king over Israel. 

2 1 And he gathered together all the 

8rinces of Israel, with the priests and 
bie Levites. 

3 Now the Levites were numbered 
from the age of thirty years and up- 
ward: and their number by their 
polls, man by man, was thirty and 
eight thousand. 

i Of which, twenty and four thou- 
sand were to set forward the work of 
the house of the Lord ; and six thou- 
sand were officers and judges : 

5 Moreover four thousand were por- 
ters; and four thousand praised the 
12* 



Lord with the instruments which I 
made, said David, to praise there- 
with. 

6 And David divided them into 
courses among the sons of Levi, 
namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari, 

7 1 Of the Gershonites were Laadan, 
and Shimei. 

8 The sons of Laadan ; the chief was 
Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three, 

9 The sons of Shimei ; Shelomith, and 
Haziel ? and Haran, three. These were 
the chief of the fathers of Laadan. 

10 And the sons of Shimei were, Ja= 
hath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah, 
These four were the sons of Shimei. 

11 And Jahath was the chief, and Zi= 
zah the second : but Jeush and Beriah 
had not many sons; therefore they 
were in one reckoning, according to 
their father's house. ( 

12 1 The sons of Kohath ; Amram, Iz- 
har, Hebron, and Uzziel, four. 

13 The sons of Amram ; Aaron, and 
Moses : and Aaron was separated, that 
he should sanctify the most holy 
things, he and his sons for ever, to 
burn incense before the Lord, to min- 
ister unto him, and to bless in his 
name for ever. 

14 Now concerning Moses the man of 
God, his sons were named of the tribe 
of Levi. 

15 The sons of Moses were, Gershom, 
and Eliezer. 

16 Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel 
was the chief. 

17 And the sons of Eliezer were, Re- 
habiaji the chief. And Eliezer had 
none other sons ; but the sons of Re- 
habiah were very many. 

18 Of the sons of Izhar; Shelomith 
the chief. 

19 Of the sons of Hebron ; Jeriah the 
first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the 
third, and Jekameam the fourth. 

20 Of the sons of Uzziel ; Micah the 
first, and Jesiah the second. 

21 \ The sons of Merari : Mahli, and 
Mushi. The sons of Mahli.; Eleazar, 
and Kish. 

22 And Eleazar died, and had no 
sons, but daughters : and their breth- 
ren the sons or Kish took them. 

23 The sons of Mushi ; Mahli, and 
Eder, and Jeremoth, three. 

24 i These were the sons of Levi 
after the house of their fathers ; even 
the chief of the fathers, as they were 
counted by number of names by their 
polls, that did the work for the serv- 
ice of the house of the Lord, from the 
age of twenty years and upward. 

25 For David said, The Lord God of 
Israel hath given rest unto his people, 
that they may dwell in Jerusalem for 
ever: 

26 And also unto the Levites : they 
shall no more carry the tabernacle, 
nor any vessels of it for the service 
thereof: 

27 For by the last words of David the 
Levites were numbered from twenty 
years old and above : 

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I. CHRONICLES, XXIV. the sons of Aaron, 



28 Because their office was to wait 
on the sons of Aaron for the service 
of the house of the Lord, in the 
courts, and in the chambers, and in 
the purifying of all holy things, and 
the work of the service of the house 
of God ; 

29 Both for the shewbread, and for 
the fine flour for meat offering, and 
for the unleavened cakes, and for 
that which is baked in the pan, and 
for that which is fried, and for all 
manner of measure and size; 

30 And to stand every morning to 
thank and praise the Lord, and like- 
wise at even ; 

81 And to offer all burnt sacrifices 
tin to the Lord in the sabbaths, in the 
new moons, and on the set feasts, by 
number, according to the order com- 
manded unto them, continually before 
the Lord : 

82 And that they should keep the 
charge of the tabernacle of the con- 
gregation, and the charge of the holy 
place, and the charge of the sons of 
Aaron their brethren, in the service 
of the house of the Lord. 

CHAPTER XXIV. 

1 The divisions of the sons of Aaron by lot into 
four and twenty orders. 20 The Kohathites, 27 
e-nd the Merarites divided by lot. 

NOW these are the divisions of the 
sons of Aaron. The sons of Aa- 
ron ; Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and 
Ithamar. 

2 But Nadab and Abihu died before 
their father, and had no children : 
therefore Eleazar and Ithamar exe- 
cuted the priest's office. 

8 And David distributed them, both 
Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and 
Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, 
according to their offices in their 
service. 

4 And there were more chief men 
found of the sons of Eleazar than of 
the sons of Ithamar; and thus were 
they divided. Among the sons of 
Eleazar there were sixteen chief men 
of the house of their fathers, and 
eight among the sons of Ithamar ac- 
cording to the house of their fathers. 

5 Thus were they divided by lot, one 
gort with another; for the governors 
of the sanctuary, and governors of 
the house of God, were of the sons of 
Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar. 

6 And Shemaiah the son of Nethan- 
eel the scribe, one of the Levites, 
wrote them before the king, and the 
princes, and Zadok the priest, and 
Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and 
before the chief of the fathers of the 
priests and Levites: one principal 
household being taken for Eleazar, 
and one taken for Ithamar. 

7 Now the first lot came forth to 
Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah, 

8 The third to Harim, the fourth to 

9 The fifth to Malchijah, the sixth 
fto Mijamin, 

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10 The seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth 
to Abijah, 

11 The ninth to Jeshuah, the tentfc 
to Shecaniah, 

12 The eleventh to Eliashib, the 
twelfth to Jakim, 

13 The thirteenth to Huppah, th4 
fourteenth to Jeshebeab, 

U The fifteenth to Bilgah, the six- 
teenth to Immer, 

15 The seventeenth to Hezir, the 
eighteenth to Aphses, 

16 The nineteenth to Pethahiah, the 
twentieth to Jehezekel, 

17 The one and twentieth to Jachin, 
the two and twentieth to Gamul, 

18 The three and twentieth to Del- 
aiah, the four and twentieth to Ma- 
aziah. 

19 These were the orderings of them 
in their service to come into the house 
of the Lord, according to their man- 
ner, under Aaron their father, as the 
Lord God of Israel had commanded 
him. 

20 IT And the rest of the sons of Levi 
were these: Of the sons of Amram; 
Shubaei : of the sons of Shubael ; Jeh- 
deiah. 

21 Concerning Rehabiah : of the sons 
of Rehabiah, the first was Isshiah. 

22 Of the Izharites ; Shelomoth : of 
the sons of Shelomoth ; Jahath. 

23 And the sons of Hebron; Jeriah 
the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel 
the third, Jekameam the fourth. 

24 Of the sons of Uzziel ; Michah : of 
the sons of Michah ; Shamir. 

25 The brother of Michah was Isshi- 
ah : of the sons of Isshiah ; Zechariah* 

26 The sons of Merari were Mahli and 
Mushi : the sons of Jaaziah ; Beno. 

27 1 The sons of Merari by Jaaziah j 
Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and 
Ibri. 

28 Of Mahli came Eleazar, who had 
no sons. 

29 Concerning Kish : the son of Kish 
was JerahmeeL 

30 The sons also of Mushi ; Mahli, 
and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were 
the sons of the Levites after the 
house of their fathers. 

31 These likewise cast lots over 
against their brethren the sons of 
Aaron in the presence of David the 
king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and 
the chief of the fathers of the priests 
and Levites, even the principal fa- 
thers over against their younger 
brethren. 

CHAPTER XXV. 

1 The number and offices of the singers. 8 Their 
division by lot into four and twenty orders. 

MOREOVER David and the cap- 
tains of the host separated to 
the service of the sons of Asaph, and 
of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who 
should prophesy with harps, with 
psalteries, and with cymbals : and the 
number of the workmen according 
to their service was: 
2 Of the sons of Asaph ; Zaccur, and 



The divisions of the I. CHRONICLES, XXVI. singers and porters. 



Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah. 
the sons of Asaph under the hands or 
Asaph, which prophesied according to 
the order of the king. 

3 Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jedu- 
thun: Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jesha 
iah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, 
under the hands of their father Jedu- 
thun, who prophesied with a harp, to 
give thanks and to praise the Lord. 

4 Of Heman : the sons of Heman ; 
Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, 
and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eli- 
athah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, 
Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and 
Mahazioth : 

5 All these were the sons of Heman 
the king's seer in the words of God, 
to lift up the horn. And God gave 
to Heman fourteen sons and three 
daughters. 

6 All these were under the hands of 
their father for song in the house of 
the Lord, with cymbals, psalteries, 
and harps, for the service of the 
house of God, according to the king's 
order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and He- 
man. 

7 So the number of them, with their 
brethren that were instructed in the 
songs of the Lord, even all that were 
cunning, was two hundred fourscore 
and eight. 

8 f And they cast lots, ward against 
ward, as well the small as the great, 
the teacher as the scholar. 

9 Now the first lot came forth for 
Asaph to Joseph : the second to Geda- 
Mah, who with his brethren and sons 
were twelve : 

10 The third to Zaccur, he, his sons, 
and his brethren, were twelve : 

11 The fourth to Izri, he, his sons, 
and his brethren, were twelve : 

i2 The fifth to Nethaniah, he, his 
sons, and his brethren, were twelve : 

13 The sixth to Bukkiah, he, his sons, 
and his brethren, were twelve : 

14 The seventh to Jesharelah, he, his 
sons, and his brethren, were twelve : 

15 The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his 
sons, and his brethren, were twelve : 

16 The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his 
sons, and his brethren, were twelve : 

17 The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, 
and his brethren, were twelve : 

18 The eleventh to Azareel, he, his 
sons, and his brethren, were twelve : 

19 The twelfth to Hashabiah, he, his 
sons, and his brethren, were twelve : 

20 The thirteenth to Shubael, he, his 
sons, and his brethren, were twelve : 

21 The fourteenth to Mattithiah, 
he, his sons, and his brethren, were 
twelve : 

22 The fifteenth to Jeremoth, he, his 
sons^and his brethren, were twelve : 

23 The sixteenth to Hananiah, he, his 
sons, and his brethren, were twelve : 

24 The seventeenth to Joshbekashah, 
he, his sons, and his brethren, were 
twelve : 

25 The eighteenth to Hanani, he, his 
3ons. and his brethren, were twelve : 



26 The nineteenth to Mallothi, he, hie 
sons, and his brethren, toere twelve : 

27 The twentieth to Eliathah, he, his 
sons, and his brethren, were twelve : 

28 The one and twentieth to Hothir t 
he, his sons, and his brethren, were 
twelve : 

' 29 The two and twentieth to Giddal- 
ti, he, his sons, and his brethren, were 
twelve : 

30 The three and twentieth to Maha- 
zioth, he, his sons, and his brethren, 
were twelve : 

31 The four and twentieth to Ro- 
mamti-ezer, he, his sons, and his breth- 
ren, were twelve. 

CHAPTER XXVL 

1 The divisions of the porter*. 13 The gate* a*- 
signed by lot. 20 The Levites that had chart* 
of the treasures. 29 Officers and judges. 

CONCERNING the divisions of the 
porters : Of the Korhites was 
Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the 
sons of Asaph. 

2 And the sons of Meshelemiah were, 
Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the 
second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel 
the fourth, 

3 Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, 
Elioenai the seventh. 

4 Moreover the sons of Obed-edom 
were, Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehoza- 
bad the second, Joah the third, and 
Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the 
fifth, 

5 Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the 
seventh, Peulthai the eighth : for God 
blessed him. 

6 Also unto Shemaiah his son were 
sons born, that ruled throughout the 
house of their father : for they were 
mighty men of valour. 

7 The sons of Shemaiah ; Othni, and 
Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose 
brethren were strong men, Elihu, and 
Semachiah. 

8 All these of the sons of Obed- 
edom : they and their sons and their 
brethren, able men for strength for 
the service, were threescore and two 
of Obed-edom. 

9 And Meshelemiah had sons and 
brethren, strong men, eighteen. 

10 Also Hosah, of the children of 
Merari, had sons; Simri the chief, 
(for though he was not the firstborn, 
yet his father made him the chief ;) 

11 Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the 
third, Zechariah the fourth : all the 
sons and brethren of Hosah were thir- 
teen. 

12 Among these were the divisions 
of the porters, even among the chief 
men, having wards one against an- 
other, to minister in the house of the 
Lord. 

13 % And they cast lots, as well the 
small as the great, according to the 
house of their fathers, for every gate, 

14 And the lot eastward fell to Shel- 
emiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a 
wise counsellor, they cast lots ; an<? 
his lot came out northward. 

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The captaint 



15 To Obed-edom southward ; and to 
his sons the house of Asuppim. 

16 To Shuppim and Hosah the lot 
vame forth westward, with the gate 
Shallecheth, by the causeway of the 
going" up, ward against ward. 

17 Eastward were six Levites, north- 
ward four a day, southward four a 
day, and toward Asuppim two and 
two. 

18 At Parbar westward, four at the 
causeway, and two at Parbar. 

19 These are the divisions of the 
porters among the sons of Kore, and 
among the sons of Merari. 

20 1 And of the Levites, Ahijah was 
over the treasures of the house of 
God, and over the treasures of the 
dedicated things. 

21 As concerning the sons of Laa- 
dan ; the sons of the Gershonite Laa- 
dan, chief fathers, even of Laadan the 
Gershonite, were Jehieli. 

22 The sons of Jehieli ; Zetham, and 
Joel his 'brother, which were over the 
treasures of the house of the Lord. 

23 Of the Amramites, and the Izhar- 
ites, the Hebronites, and the Uzziel- 
ites: 

24 And Shebuel the son of Gershom, 
the son of Moses, was ruler of the 
treasures. 

25 And his brethren by Eliezer ; Re- 
habiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, 
and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, 
and Shelomith his son: 

26 Which Shelomith and his breth- 
ren were over all the treasures of the 
dedicated things : which David the 
king, and the chief fathers, the cap- 
tains over thousands and hundreds, 
and the captains of the host, had dedi- 
cated. 

27 Out of the spoils won in battles 
did they dedicate to maintain the 
house of the Lord. 

28 And all that Samuel the seer, 
and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner 
the son of Ner, and Joab the son of 
Zeruiah, had dedicated ; and whoso- 
ever had dedicated any thing, it was 
under the hand of Shelomith, and 
of his brethren. 

29 ii Of the Izharites, Chenaniah 
and his sons were for the outward 
business over Israel, for officers and 
judges. 

30 And of the Hebronites, Hasha- 
biah and his brethren, men of val- 
our, a thousand and seven hundred, 
were officers among them of Israel 
on this side Jordan westward in all 
the business of the Lord, and in the 
service of the king. 

31 Among the Hebronites was Jeri- 
jah the chief, even among the He- 
bronites, according to the genera- 
tions of his fathers. In the fortieth 
year of the reign of David they 
were sought for, and there were 
found among them mighty men of 
valour at Jazer of Gilead. 

32 And his brethren, men of val- 
our, were two thousand and seven 

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hundred chief fathers, whom king 
David made rulers over the Reuben 
ites, the Gadites, and the half tribe 
of Manasseh, for every matter per 
taining to God, and affairs of the 

king. 

CHAPTER XXVH. 

1 The twelve captaint for every several month. lft 
The princes of the twelve tribes. 23 The num* 
bering of the people is hindered. 25 David's 
several officers. 

NOW the children of Israel after 
their number, to wit y the chief 
fathers and captains of thousands 
and hundreds, and their officers that 
served the king in any matter of the 
courses, which came in and went out 
month by month throughout all the 
months of the year, of every course 
were twenty and four thousand. 

2 Over the first course for the first 
month teas Jashobeam the son of 
Zabdiel: and in his course were, 
twenty and four thousand. 

3 Of the children of Perez was the 
chief of all the captains of the host 
for the first month. 

4 And over the course of the second 
month was Dodai an Ahohite, and of 
his course was Mikloth also the ruler f 
in his course likewise were twenty 
and four thousand. 

5 The third captain of the host foif 
the third month was Benaiah the soil 
of Jehoiada, a chief priest: and in 
his course were twenty and four 
thousand. 

6 This is that Benaiah, who was 
mighty among the thirty, and above 
the thirty : and in his course was 
Ammizabad his son. 

7 The fourth captain for the fourth 
month was Asahel the brother of Jo- 
ab, and Zebadiah his son after him s 
and in his course were twenty and 
four thousand. 

8 The fifth captain for the fifth 
month was Shamhuth the Izrahitei 
and in his course were twenty and 
four thousand. 

9 The sixth captain for the sixth 
month was Ira the son of Ikkesh 
the Tekoite : and in his course were 
twenty and four thousand. 

10 The seventh captain for the sev- 
enth month was Helez the Pelonite- 
of the children of Ephraim : and in 
his course were twenty and four 
thousand. 

11 The eighth captain for the eighth 
month was Sibbecai the Hushathite, 
of the Zarhites: and in his course 
were twenty and four thousand. 

12 The ninth captain for the ninth 
month was Abiezer tne Anetothite, 
of the Benjamites : and in his course 
were twenty and four thousand. 

13 The tenth captain for the tenth 
month was Maharai the Netophathite, 
of the Zarhites : and in his course 
were twenty and four thousand. 

14 The eleventh captain for the 
eleventh month was Benaiah the Piis 
athonite, of the children of Ephr^ 



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&m : and in his course were twenty 
and four thousand. 

15 The twelfth captain for the 
twelfth month was Heldai the Ne- 
tophathite, of Othniel : and in his 
course were twenty and four thou- 
sand. 

16 *!F Furthermore over the tribes 
of Israel : the ruler of the Reubenites 
was Eliezer the son of Zichri : of the 
Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of 
Maachah : 

17 Of the Levites. Hashabiah the 
son of Kemuel s of the Aaronites, Za- 
dok: 

18 Of Judah, Elihu, one of the breth- 
ren of David : of Issachar, Omri the 
son of Michael : 

19 Of Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of 
Obadiah : of Naphtali, Jerimoth the 
son of Azriel : 

20 Of the children of Ephraim, Ho- 
shea the son of Azaziah : of the half 
tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of 
Pedaiah : 

21 Of the half tribe of Manasseh in 
Silead, Iddo the son of Zechariah : 
of Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Ab- 
saer; 

22 Of Dan, Azareel the son of Jero- 
ham. These were the princes of the 
tribes of Israel. 

23 f But David took not the num- 
ber of them from twenty years old 
and under: because the Lord had 
said he would increase Israel like to 
the stars of the heavens. 

24 Joab the son of Zeruiah began 
to number, but he finished not, be- 
cause there fell wrath for it against 
Israel ; neither was the number put 
in the account of the Chronicles of 
king David. 

25 IT And over the king's treasures 
was Azmaveth the son of Adiel : and 
over the storehouses in the fields, in 
the cities, and in the villages, and in 
the castles, was Jehonathan the son 
of Uzziah : 

26 And over them that did the work 
of the field for tillage of the ground 
was Ezri the son of Chelub : 

27 And over the vineyards was Shim- 
ei the Ramathite : over the increase of 
the vineyards for the wine cellars was 
Zabdi the Shiphmite : 

28 And over the olive trees and the 
sycamore trees that were in the low 
plains was Baal-hanan the Gederite : 
and over the cellars of oil was Jo- 
ash: 

29 And over the herds that fed in 
Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite : 
and over the herds that were in the 
valleys was Shaphat the son of Ad- 
lai : 

30 Over the camels also was Obil the 
Ishmaelite : and over the asses ivas 
Jehdeiah the Meronothite: 

31 And over the flocks was Jaziz the 
Hagerite. Ail these were the rulers 
of the substance which was king Da- 
vid's. 

32 Also Jonathan David's uncle was a 



counsellor, a wise man^and a scribe 
and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was 
with the king's sons : 

33 And Ahithophel was the king-*E 
counsellor: and Hushai the Archits 
was the king's companion : 

34 And after Ahithophel was Jehoi- 
ada the son of Benaiah, and Abia- 
thar : and the general of the king's 
army was Joab. 

CHAPTER XXVIIL 

1 David in a solemn assembly having declared God'i 
favour to him, and promise to his son Solomon, 
exhorteth them to fear God. 9, 20 He encour* 
ageth Solomon to build the temple. 11 He givetK 
him patterns for the form, and gold and silver 
for the materials. 

AN D David assembled all the princes 
. of Israel, the princes of the tribes, 
and the captains of the companies that 
ministered to the king by course, and 
the captains over the thousands, and 
captains over the hundreds, and the 
stewards over all the substance and 
possession of the king, and of nig 
sons, with the officers, and with the 
mighty men, and with all the valiant 
men, unto Jerusalem. 

2 Then David the kingstood up up 
on his feet, and 'said, Hear me, my 
brethren, and my people : As for me t 
I had in mine heart to build a hous6 
of rest for the ark of the covenant 
of the Lord, and for the footstool of 
our God, and had made ready for th& 
building : 

3 But God said unto me, Thou shalt 
not build a house for my name, be- 
cause thou hast been a man of war, 
and hast shed blood. 

4 Howbeit the Lord God of Israel 
chose me before all the house of my 
father to be king over Israel for 
ever : for he hath chosen Judah to be 
the ruler; and of the house of Ju= 
dah, the house of my father ; and 
among the sons of my father h# 
liked me to make me king over all 
Israel : 

5 And of all my sons, (for the Lord 
hath given me many sons,) he hath 
chosen Solomon my son to sit upon 
the throne of the kingdom of the 
Lord over Israel. 

6 And he said unto me, Solomon thy 
son, he shall build my house and my 
courts : for I have chosen him to be 
my son, and I will be his father. 

7 Moreover I will establish his king- 
dom for ever, if he be constant to do 
my commandments and my judg- 
ments, as at this day. 

8 Now therefore, in the sight of all 
Israel the congregation of the Lord, 
and in the audience of our God, keep 
and seek for all the commandments 
of the Lord your God : that ye may 
possess this good land, and leave tt 
for an inheritance for your children 
after you for ever. 

9 % And thou, Solomon my son> 
know thou the God of thy father, 
and serve him with a perfect hears 

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to Solomonc 



and with a willing mind: for the 
Lord searcheth all hearts, and un- 
derstandeth all the imaginations of 
the thoughts : if thou seek him, he 
will be found of thee ; but if thou 
forsake him, he will cast thee off for 
ever. 

10 Take heed now ; for the Lord 
hath chosen . thee to build a house 
for the sanctuary : be strong, and 
do it. 

11 1 Then David gave to Solomon 
his son the pattern of the porch, and 
of the houses thereof, and of the 
treasuries thereof, and of the upper 
chambers thereof, and of the inner 
parlours thereof, and of the place of 
the mercy seat, 

12 And the pattern of all that he 
had by the Spirit, of the courts of 
the house of the Lord, and of all the 
chambers round about, of the treas- 
uries of the house of God, and of the 
treasuries of the dedicated things : 

13 Also for the courses of the priests 
and the Levites, and for all the work 
of the service of the house of the 
Lord, and for all the vessels of serv- 
ice in the house of the Lord. 

14 He gave of gold by weight for 
things of gold, for all instruments of 
all manner of service ; silver also for 
all instruments of silver by weight, 
for all instruments of every kind or 
service : 

15 Even the weight for the candle- 
sticks of gold, and for their lamps 
of gold, by weight for every candle- 
stick, and for the lamps thereof : and 
for the candlesticks of silver by 
weight, both for the candlestick, and 
also for the lamps thereof, according 
to the use of every candlestick. 

16 And by weight he gave gold for 
the tables of shewbread, for every 
table ; and likewise silver for the ta- 
bles of silver: 

• 17 Also pure gold for the flesh- 
. hooks, and the bowls, and the cups : 
and for the golden basins he gave 
gold by weight for every basin ; and 
likewise silver by weight for every 
basin of silver : 

18 And for the altar of incense re- 
fined gold by weight ; and gold for 
the pattern of the chariot of the 
cherubim, that spread out their 
wings, and covered the ark of the 
covenant of the Lord. 

19 All this, said David, the Lord 
made me understand in writing by 
his hand upon me, even all the works 
of this pattern. 

20 And David said to Solomon his 
son, Be strong and of good courage, 
and do it : fear not, nor be dismayed, 
for the Lord God, even my God, will 
be with thee ; he will not fail thee, 
nor forsake thee, until thou hast fin- 
ished all the work for the service of 
the house of the Lord. 

21 And, behold, the courses of the 
priests and the Levites, even they shall 
be with thee for all the service of the 

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house of God : and there shall be with 
thee for all manner of workmanship 
every willing skilful man, for any 
manner of service : also the princes 
and all the people will be wholly at 
thy commandment. 

CHAPTER XXIX. 

1 David, by his example and entreaty, 6 causeth the 
princes and people to offer willingly. 10 David' t 
thanksgiving and prayer. 20 The people, having 
blessed God, and sacrificed, make Solomon king. 
26 David's reign and death. 

FURTHERMORE David the king 
said unto all the congregation, 
Solomon my son, whom alone God 
hath chosen, is yet young and tender, 
and the work is great : for the palace 
is not for man, but for the Lord God. 

2 Now I have prepared with all my 
might for the house of my God the 
gold for things to be made of gold, 
and the silver for things of silver, 
and the brass for things of brass, the 
iron for things of iron, and wood for 
things of wood ; onyx stones, and 
stones to be set, glistering stones, and 
of divers colours, and all manner of 
precious stones, and marble stones in 
abundance. 

3 Moreover, because I have set my 
affection to the house of my God, I 
have of mine own proper good, of 
gold and silver, which I have given 
to the house of my God, over and 
above all that I have prepared for 
the holy house, 

4 Even three thousand talents of 
gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven 
thousand talents of refined silver, to 
overlay the walls of the houses withal : 

5 The gold for things of gold, and the 
silver for things of silver, and for ail 
manner of work to be made by the 
hands of artificers. And who then is 
willing to consecrate his service this 
day unto the Lord ? 

6 f Then the chief of the fathers and 
princes of the tribes of Israel, and the 
captains of thousands and of hun- 
dreds, with the rulers of the king's 
work, offered willingly, 

7 And gave, for the service of the 
house of God, of gold five thousand 
talents and ten thousand drams, and 
of silver ten thousand talents, and of 
brass eighteen thousand talents, and 
one hundred thousand talents of iron. 

8 And they with whom precious 
stones were found gave them to the 
treasure of the house of the Lord, by 
the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite. 

9 Then the people rejoiced, for that 
they offered willingly, because with 
perfect heart they offered willingly to 
the Lord : and David the king also 
rejoiced with great joy. 

10 i. Wherefore David blessed the 
Lord before all the congregation: 
and David said, Blessed be thou, 
Lord God of Israel our father, for 
ever and ever. 

11 Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, 
and the power, and the glory, and 



David's prayer. 



II. CHRONICLES, I. 



Solomon made king, 



*he victory, and the majesty : for all 
that is in the heaven and in the earth 
is thine; thine is the kingdom, O 
Lord, and thou art exalted as head 
above all. 

12 Both riches and honour come of 
thee, and thou reignest over all ; and 
in thine hand is power and might ; 
and in thine hand it is to make great, 
and to give strength unto all. 

13 Now therefore, our God, we thank 
thee, and praise thy glorious name. 

14 But who am I, and what is my 
people, that we should be able to offer 
so willingly after this sort? for all 
things come of thee, and of thine 
own have we given thee. 

15 For we are strangers before thee, 
and sojourners, as were all our fathers : 
our days on the earth are as a shadow, 
and there is none abiding. 

16 O Lord our God, all this store 
that we have prepared to build thee 
a house for thme holy name cometh 
of thine hand, and is all thine own. 

17 I know also, my God, that thou 
triest the heart, and hast pleasure in 
uprightness. As for me, in the up- 
rightness of mine heart I have will- 
ingly offered all these things : and 
now have I seen with joy thy people, 
which are present here, to offer will- 
ingly unto thee. 

18 O Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, 
and of Israel, our fathers, keep this 
for ever in the imagination of the 
thoughts of the heart of thy people, 
and prepare their heart unto thee : 

19 And give unto Solomon my son a 
perfect heart, to keep thy command- 
ments, thy testimonies, and thy stat- 
utes, and to do all these things, and to 
build the palace, for the which I have 
made provision. 

20 1 And David said to all the con- 
gregation. Now bless the Lord your 
God. And all the congregation bless- 



ed the Lord God of their fathers, and 
bowed down their heads, and worship- 
ped the Lord, and the king. 

21 And they sacrificed sacrifices unto 
the Lord, and offered burnt offerings 
unto the Lord, on the morrow after 
that day, even a thousand bullocks, a 
thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, 
with their drink offerings, and sacri- 
fices in abundance for all Israel : 

22 And did eat and drink before the 
Lord on that day with great gladness. 
And they made Solomon the son of Da- 
vid king the second time, and anointed 
him unto the Lord to be the chief gov- 
ernor, and Zadok to be priest. 

23 Then Solomon sat on the throne 
of the Lord as king instead of David 
his father, and prospered ; and all I& 
rael obeyed him. 

24 And all the princes, and the 
mighty men, and all the sons like- 
wise of king David, submitted them- 
selves unto Solomon the king. 

25 And the Lord magnified Solomon 
exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, 
and bestowed upon him such royal 
majesty as had not been on any king 
before him in Israel. 

26 1 Thus David the son of Jesse 
reigned over all Israel. 

27 And the time that he reigned over 
Israel was forty years; seven years 
reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and 
three years reigned he in Jerusalem. 

28 And he died in a good old age, 
full of days, riches, and honour : and 
Solomon his son reigned in his stead. 

29 Now the acts of David the king, 
first and last, behold, they are writ- 
ten in the book of Samuel the seer, 
and in the book of Nathan the proph- 
et, and in the book of Gad the seer, 

30 With all his reign and his might, 
and the times that went over him, and 
over Israel, and over all the kingdoms 
of the countries. 



THE SECOND BOOK OF THE 

CHRONICLES. 



CHAPTER I. 

1 The solemn offering of Solomon at Oibeon. 
7 Solomon's choice of wisdom is blessed by 
God. 13 Solomon's strength and wealth. 

AN D Solomon the son of David was 
. strengthened in his kingdom, and 
the Lord his God was with him, and 
magnified him exceedingly. 

2 Then Solomon spake unto all Is- 
rael, to the captains of thousands and 
of hundreds, and to the judges, and 
to every governor in all Israel, the 
chief of the fathers. 

3 So Solomon, and all the congrega- 
tion with him, went to the high place 
that was at Gibeon ; for there was the 
tabernacle of the congregation of God, 
which Moses the servant of the Lord 
aiad made in the wilderness. 



4 But the ark of God had David 
brought up from Kirjath-jearim to 
the place which David had prepared 
for it : for he had pitched a tent for 
it at Jerusalem. 

5 Moreover the brazen altar, that 
Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of 
Hur, had made, he put before the tab- 
ernacle of the Lord : and Solomon and 
the congregation sought unto it. 

6 And Solomon went up thither to 
the brazen altar before the Lord,, 
which was at the tabernacle of the 
congregation, and offered a thousand 
burnt offerings upon it. 

7 1 In that night did God appear 
unto Solomon, and said unto him. 
Ask what I shall give thee. 

8 And Solomon said unto God, Thoia 

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Huram's answer. 



hast shewed great mercy unto David 
imy father, and hast made me to reign 
2n his stead. 

9 Now, O Lord God, let thy promise 
unto David my father be established : 
for thou hast made me king over a 
people like the dust of the earth in 
multitude. 

10 Give me now wisdom and knowl- 
edge, that I may go out and come in 
laefore this people : for who can judge 
this thy people, that is so great ? 

11 And God said to Solomon, Because 
this was in thine heart, and thou hast 
not asked riches ? wealth, or honour, 
nor the life of thine enemies, neither 
yet hast asked long life ; but nast ask- 
ed wisdom and knowledge for thyself, 
that thou mayest judge my people, 
over whom I have made thee king : 

12 Wisdom and knowledge is grant- 
ed unto thee ; and I wiQ give thee 
riches, and wealth, and honour, such 
as none of the kings have had that 
have been before thee, neither shall 
there any after thee have the like. 

13 IT Then Solomon came from his 
journey to the high place that was at 
Gibeon to Jerusalem, from before the 
tabernacle of the congregation, and 
reigned over Israel. 

14 And Solomon gathered chariots 
and horsemen : and he had a thou- 
sand and four hundred chariots, and 
twelve thousand horsemen, which he 

§ laced in the chariot cities, and with 
ae king at Jerusalem. 

15 And the king made silver and 
gold at Jerusalem as plenteous as 
stones, and cedar trees made he as 
the sycamore trees that are in the 
vale for abundance. 

16 And Solomon had horses brought 
out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the 
king's merchants received the linen 
yarn at a price. 

17 And they fetched up, and brought 
forth out of Egypt a chariot for six 
hundred shekels or silver, and a horse 
for a hundred and fifty : and so 
brought they out horses for all the 
kings of the Hittites, and "or the 
kings of Syria, by their means. 

CHAPTER II. 

1, 17 Solomon's labourers for the building of the 
temple. 3 His embassage to Uuram for work- 
men and provision of stuff.- 11 Huram sendeth 
him a kind answer. 

AND Solomon determined to build 
. a house for the name of the Lord, 
and a house for his kingdom. 

2 And Solomon told out threescore 
and ten thousand men to bear bur- 
dens, and fourscore thousand to hew 
in the mountain, and three thousand 
and six hundred to oversee them. 

3 IT And Solomon sent to Huram the 
king of Tyre, saying, As thou didst 
deal with David my rather, and didst 
send him cedars to build him a house 
to dwell therein, even so deal with 
woe. 

4 Behold, I build a house to the name 

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of the Lord my God, to dedicate it tc 
him, and to burn before him sweet in- 
cense, and for the continual shew- 
bread, and for the burnt offerings 
morning and evening, on the sabbaths ; 
and on the new moons, and on the sol- 
emn feasts of the Lord our God. This 
is an ordinance for ever to Israel. 

5 And the house which I build is 
great : for great is our God above all 
gods. 

6 But who is able to build him a 
house, seeing the heaven and heaven 
of heavens cannot contain him? who 
am I then, that I should build him a 
house, save only to burn sacrifice be- 
fore him? 

7 Send me now therefore a man cun- 
ning to work in gold, and in silver, 
and in brass, and in iron, and in pur- 
ple, and crimson, and blue, and that 
can skill to grave with the cunning 
men that are with me in Judah and 
in Jerusalem, whom David my father 
did provide. 

8 Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, 
and algum trees, out of Lebanon : for 
I know that thy servants can skill to 
cut timber in Lebanon ; and, behold 9 
my servants shall be with thy serv- 
ants, 

9 Even to prepare me timber in 
abundance : for the house Which I 
am about to build shall be wonderful 
great. 

10 And, behold, I will give to thy 
servants, the hewers that cut timber 5 
twenty thousand measures of beaten 
wheat, and twenty thousand measures 
of barley, and twenty thousand baths 
of wine, and twenty thousand baths 
of oil. 

11 *|f Then Huram the king of Tyre 
answered in writing, which he sent 
to Solomon, Because the Lord hath 
loved his people, he hath made thee 
king over them. 

12 Huram said moreover, Blessed be 
the Lord God of Israel, that made 
heaven and earth, who hath given to 
David the king a wise son, endued 
with • prudence and understanding, 
that might build a house for the Lord, 
and a house for his kingdom. 

13 And now I have sent a cunning 
man, endued with understanding, of 
Huram my father's, 

14 The son of a woman of the daugh- 
ters of Dan, and his father was a man 
of Tyre, skilful to work in gold, and 
in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, 
and in timber, in purple, in blue, and 
in fine linen, and in crimson ; also to 
grave any manner of graving, and to 
find out every device which shall be 
put to him, with thy cunning men, 
and with the cunning men of my lord 
David thy father. 

15 Now therefore the wheat, and 
the barley, the oil, and the wine, 
which my lord hath spoken of, let 
him send unto his servants : 

16 And we will cut wood out of Leb- 
anon, as much as thou shalt need s 



Solomon buildeth 



II. CHRONICLES, IV. 



the temple, 



and we will bring it to thee in floats 
by sea to Joppa ; and thou shalt carry 
It up to Jerusalem. 

17 1 And Solomon numbered all the 
strangers that were in the land of Is- 
rael after the numbering wherewith 
David his father had numbered them ; 
and they were found a hundred and 
fifty thousand and three thousand 
and six hundred. 

18 And he set threescore and ten 
thousand of them to be bearers of 
burdens, and fourscore thousand to 
be hewers in the mountain, and 
three thousand and six hundred 
overseers to set the people awork. 

CHAPTER HI. 

1 The place, and time of building' the temple. 8 
The measure and ornaments of the house. 11 
The cherubim. 14 The vail and pillars. 

THEN Solomon began to build the 
house of the Lord at Jerusalem 
in mount Moriah, where the Lord 
appeared unto David his father, in 
the place that David had prepared in 
the threshingfloor of Oman the Jebu- 
site. 

2 And he began to build in the sec- 
ond day of the second month, in the 
fourth year of his reign. 

3 1 Now these are the things where- 
in Solomon was instructed for the 
building of the house of God. The 
length by cubits after the first meas- 
ure was threescore cubits, and the 
breadth twenty cubits. 

4 And the porch that was in the 
front of the house, the length of it was 
according to the breadth of the house, 
twenty cubits, and the height was a 
hundred and twenty : and he overlaid 
it within with pure gold. 

5 And the greater house he ceiled 
with fir tree, which he overlaid with 
fine gold, and set thereon palm trees 
and chains. 

6 And he garnished the house with 
precious stones for beauty: and the 
gold was gold of Parvaim. 

7 He overlaid also the house, the 
beams, the posts, and the walls there- 
of, and the doors thereof, with gold ; 
and graved cherubim on the walls. 

8 And he made the most holy house, 
the length whereof was according to 
the breadth of the house, twenty cu- 
bits ; and the breadth thereof twenty 
cubits: and he overlaid it with fine 
gold, amounting to six hundred tal- 
ents. 

9 And the weight of the nails was 
fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid 
the upper chambers with gold. 

10 And in the most holy house he 
made two cherubim of image work, 
and overlaid them with gold. 

11 ^T And the wings of the cherubim 
were twenty cubits long : one wing 
of the one cherub was five cubits, 
reaching to the wall of the house: 
and the other wing was likewise five 
cubits, reaching to the wing of the 
other cherub. 



12 And one wing of the other cherufe 
was five cubits, reaching to the wall 
of the house : and the other wing was 
five cubits also, joining to the wing 
of the other cherub. 

13 The wings of these cherubim 
spread themselves forth twenty cu- 
bits : and they stood on their feet, 
and their faces were inward. 

14 1 And he made the vail of blue, 
and purple, and crimson, and fine lin- 
en, and wrought cherubim thereon. 

15 Also he made before the house 
two pillars of thirty and five cubits 
high, and the chapiter that was on 
the top of each of them was five cu- 
bits. 

16 And he made chains, as in the 
oracle, and put them on the heads 
of the pillars ; and made a hundred 
pomegranates, and put them on the 
chains. 

17 And he reared up the pillars 
before the temple, one on the right 
hand, and the other on the left ; and 
called the name of that on the right 
hand Jachin, and the name of that 
on the left Boaz. 

CHAPTER r7. 

1 The altar 'of brass. 2 The molten sea upon 
twelve oxen. 6 The ten lavers, candlesticks, 
and tables. 9 The courts, and the instrument* 
of brass. 19 The instruments of gold. 

MOREOVER he made an altar of 
brass, twenty cubits the length 
thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth 
thereof, and ten cubits the height 
thereof. 

2 1 Also he made a molten sea of 
ten cubits from brim to brim, round 
in compass, and five cubits the height 
thereof; and a line of thirty cubits 
did compass it round about. 

3 And under it was the similitude 
of oxen, which did compass it round 
about : ten in a cubit, compassing the 
sea round about. Two rows of oxen 
were cast, when it was cast. 

1 It stood upon twelve oxen, three 
looking toward the north, and three 
looking toward the west, and three 
looking toward the south, and three 
looking toward the east: and the sea 
was set above upon them, and all their 
hinder parts were inward. 

5 Ana the thickness of it was a 
handbreadth, and the brim of it like 
the work of the brim of a cup, with 
flowers of lilies ; and it received and 
held three thousand baths. 

6 % He made also ten lavers, and 
put five on the right hand, and five 
on the left, to wash in them: such 
things as they offered for the burut 
offering they washed in them ; but the 
sea was for the priests to wash in. 

7 And he made ten candlesticks of 
gold according to their form, and set 
them in the temple, five on the right 
hand, and five on the left. 

8 He made also ten tables, and 
placed them in the temple, five on 
the right side, and five on the left 

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II. CHRONICLES, V. Induction of Die ark 



And he made a hundred basins of 
gold. 

9 IF Furthermore he made the court 
of the priests, and the great court, 
and doors for the court, and overlaid 
the doors of them with brass. 

10 And he set the sea on the right 
side of the east end, over against the 
south. 

11 And Huram made the pots, and 
the shovels, and the basins. And Hu- 
ram finished the work that he was to 
make for king Solomon for the house 
of God ; 

12 To wit, the two pillars, and the 
pommels, and the chapiters which 
were on the top of the two pillars, and 
the two wreaths to cover the two pom- 
mels of the chapiters which were on 
the top of the pillars : 

13 And four hundred pomegranates 
on the two wreaths ; two rows of 
pomegranates on each wreath, to 
cover the two pommels of the chap- 
iters which were upon the pillars. 

14 He made also bases, and lavers 
made he upon the bases ; 

15 One sea, and twelve oxen under it. 

16 The pots also, and the shovels, 
and the fleshhooks, and all their in- 
struments, did Huram his father make 
to king Solomon for the house of the 
Lord, of bright brass. 

17 In the plain of Jordan did the 
king cast them, in the clay ground be- 
tween Succoth and Zeredathah. 

18 Thus Solomon made all these ves- 
sels in great abundance : for the weight 
of the brass could not be found out. 

19 % And Solomon made all the 
vessels that were for the house of God, 
the golden altar also, and the tables 
whereon the shewbread ivas set; 

20 Moreover the candlesticks with 
their lamps, that they should burn 
after the manner before the oracle, 
of pure gold ; 

21 And the flowers, and the lamps, 
and the tongs, made he of gold, ana 
that perfect gold ; 

22 And the snuffers, and the basins, 
and the spoons, and the censers, of 

Eure gold: and the entry of the 
ouse, the inner doors thereof for 
the most holy place, and the doors 
of the house of the temple, were of 
gold. 

CHAPTER V. 

1 The dedicated treasure*. 2 The solemn induc- 
tion of the ark into the oracle. 11 Ood being 
praised giveth a visible sign of his favour. 

THUS all the work that Solomon 
made for the house of the Lord 
was finished : and Solomon brought 
in all the things that David his fa- 
ther had dedicated : and the silver, 
and the gold, and all the instruments, 
put he among the treasures of the 
house of God. 

2 1 Then Solomon assembled the 
elders of Israel, and all the heads of 
the tribes, the chief of the fathers 
of the children of Israel, unto Jerusa- 
lem, to bring up the ark of the cov- 
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enant of the Lord out of the city of 
David, which is Zion. 

3 Wherefore all the men of Israel 
assembled themselves unto the king 
in the feast which was in the seventh 
month. 

4 And all the elders of Israel came j 
and the Levites took up the ark. 

5 And they brought up the ark, and 
the tabernacle of the congregation, 
and all the holy vessels that were in 
the tabernacle, these did the priests 
and the Levites bring up. 

6 Also king Solomon, and all the con- 
gregation of Israel that were assem- 
bled unto him before the ark, sacri- 
ficed sheep and oxen, which could not 
be told nor numbered for multitude. 

7 And the priests brought in the 
ark of the covenant of the Lord un= 
to his place, to the oracle of the 
house, into the most holy place, even 
under the wings of the cherubim : 

8 For the cherubim spread forth 
their wings over the place of the ark f 
and the cherubim covered the ark 
and the staves thereof above. 

9 And they drew out the staves of 
the ark, that the ends of the staves 
were seen from the ark before the 
oracle ; but they were not seen with- 
out. And there it is unto this day. 

10 There was nothing in the ark 
save the two tables which Moses put 
therein at Horeb, when the Lord made 
a covenant with the children of Israel, 
when they came out of Egypt. 

11 TT And it came to pass, when the 
priests were come out of the holy 
place: (for all the priests that were 
present were sanctified, and did not 
then wait by course : 

12 Also the Levites which were the 
singers, all of them of Asaph, of He- 
man, of Jeduthun, witn their sons 
and their brethren, being arrayed in 
white linen, having cymbals and 
psalteries and harps, stood at the east 
end of the altar, and with them a 
hundred and twenty priests sounding 
with trumpets :) 

13 It came even to pass, as the 
trumpeters and singers were as one, 
to make one sound to be heard in 
praising and thanking the Lord ; and 
when they lifted up their voice with 
the trumpets and cymbals and in- 
struments of music, and praised the 
Lord, saying, For he is good : for his 
mercy endureth for ever : that then 
the house was filled with a cloud, 
even the house of the Lord ; 

14 So that the priests could not 
stand to minister by reason of the 
cloud : for the glory of the Lord had 
filled the house of God. 

CHAPTER VL 

1 Solomon, having blessed the people, blesseth 
Ood. 12 Solomon's prayer in the consecration 
of the temple, upon the brazen scaffold. 

THEN said Solomon, The Lord 
hath said that he would dwell in 
the thick darkness. 



Solomon's prayer 



II. CHRONICLES, VI. 



at the dedication* 



2 But I have built a house of hab- 
itation for thee, and a place for thy 
dwelling for ever. 

3 And the king turned his face, 
and, blessed the whole congregation 
of Israel : and all the congregation 
of Israel stood. 

£ And he said, Blessed be the Lord 
God of Israel, who hath with his 
hands fulfilled that which he spake 
with his mouth to my father David, 
saying, 

5 Since the day that I brought forth 
my people out of the land of Egypt 
I chose no city among all the tribes 
of Israel to build a house in, that my 
name might be there ; neither chose 
I any man to be a ruler over my 
people Israel : 

6 But I have chosen Jerusalem, that 
my name might be there ; and have 
chosen David to be over my people 
Israel. 

7 Now it was in the neart of David 
my father to build a house for the 
name of the Lord God of Israel. 

8 But the Lord said to David my 
father, Forasmuch as it was in thine 
heart to build a house for my name, 
thou didst well in that it was in 
thine heart : 

9 NotAvithstanding thou shalt not 
build the house ; but thy son which 
shall come forth out of thy loins, he 
shall build the house for my name. 

10 The Lord therefore hath per- 
formed his word that he hath spok- 
en : for I am risen up in the room of 
David my father, and am set on the 
throne of Israel, as the Lord prom- 
ised, and have built the house for 
the name of the Lord God of Israel. 

11 And in it have I put the ark, 
wherein is the covenant of the Lord, 
that he made with the children of 
Israel. 

12 f And he stood before the altar 
of the Lord in the presence of all 
the congregation of Israel, and spread 
forth his hands : 

13 For Solomon had made a brazen 
scaffold, of five cubits long, and five 
cubits broad, and three cubits high, 
and had set it in the midst of the 
court : and upon it he stood, and 
kneeled down upon his knees be- 
fore all the congregation of Israel, 
and spread forth his hands toward 
heaven, 

11 And said, O Lord God of Israel, 
there is no God like thee in the heav- 
en, nor in the earth ; which keepest 
covenant, and she west mercy unto 
thy servants, that walk before thee 
with all their hearts : 

15 Thou which hast kept with thy 
servant David my father that which 
thou hast promised him ; and spakest 
with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it 
with thine hand, as it is this day. 

16 Now therefore, O Lord God of 
Israel, keep with thy servant David 
my father that which thou hast 
promised him, saying, There shall 



not fail thee a man in my sight to 
sit upon the throne of Israel ; yet so 
that thy children take heed to their 
way to walk in my law, as thou hast 
walked before me. 

17 Now then, O Lord God of Israel, 
let thy word be verified, which thou 
hast spoken unto thy servant David. 

18 But will God in very deed dwell 
with men on the earth ? Behold, heav- 
en and the heaven of heavens cannot 
contain thee ; how much less this 
house which I have built ! 

19 Have respect therefore to the 
prayer of thy servant, and to his 
supplication, O Lord my God, to 
hearken unto the cry and the pray- 
er which thy servant prayeth before 
thee : 

20 That thine eyes may be open 
upon this house day and night, upon 
the place whereof thou hast said that 
thou wouldest put thy name there; 
to hearken unto the prayer which 
thy servant prayeth toward this 
place. 

21 Hearken therefore unto the sup- 
plications of thy servant, and of thy 
people Israel, which they shall make 
toward this place : hear thou from 
thy dwellingplace, even from heav- 
en ; and when thou hearest, forgive. 

22 IT If a man sin against his neigh- 
bour, and an oath be laid upon him 
to make hirn swear, and the oath 
come before thine altar in this house ; 

23 Then hear thou from heaven, 
and do, and judge thy servants, by 
requiting the wicked, by recompens- 
ing his way upon his own head ; and 
by justifying the righteous, by giving 
him according to his righteousness. 

2i 1 And if thy people Israel be 

gut to the worse before the enemy, 
ecause they have sinned against 
thee; and shall return and confess 
thy name, and pray and make sup- 
plication before thee in this house ; 

25 Then hear thou from the heav- 
ens, and forgive the sin of thy peo- 
ple Israel, and bring them again un- 
to the land which thou gavest to 
them and to their fathers. 

26 1 When the heaven is shut up, 
and there is no rain, because they 
have sinned against thee ; yet if they 
pray toward this place, and confess 
thy name, and turn from their sin, 
when thou dost afflict them ; 

27 Then hear thou from heaven, 
and forgive the sin of thy servants, 
and of thy people Israel, when thou 
hast taught them the good way. 
wherein they should walk ; and send 
rain upon thy land, which thou hast 
given unto thy people for an inherit- 
ance. 

28 If If there be dearth in the land, 
if there be pestilence, if there be 
blasting or mildew, locusts or cater- 
pillars ; if their enemies besiege them 
in the cities of their land ; whatsoev- 
er sore, or whatsoever sickness there 
be: 

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II. CHRONICLES, VII. 



His sacrificeSc 



29 Then what prayer or what sup- 
plication soever shall be made of any 
man, or of all thy people Israel, when 
every one shall know his own sore 
and his own grief, and shall spread 
forth his hands in this house : 

30 Then hear thou from heaven thy 
dwellingplace, and forgive, and ren- 
der unto every man according unto 
all his ways, whose heart thou know- 
est ; (for thou only knowest the 
hearts of the children of men ;) 

31 That they may fear thee, to walk 
in thy ways, so long as they live in 
the land which thou gavest unto our 
fathers. 

32 1 Moreover concerning the 
stranger, which is not of thy peo- 
ple Israel, but is come from a far 
country for thy great name's sake, 
and thy mighty hand, and thy 
stretched out arm ; if they come and 
pray in this house ; 

33 Then hear thou from the heav- 
ens, even from thy dwellingplace, and 
do according to all that the stran- 
ger calleth to thee for ; that all peo- 
ple of the earth may know thy name, 
and fear thee, as doth thy people Is- 
rael, and may know that this house 
which I have built is called by thy 
name. 

34 If thy people go out to war 
against their enemies by the way 
that thou shalt send them, and they 
pray unto thee toward this city 
which thou hast chosen, and the 
house which I have built for thy 
name ; 

35 Then hear thou from the heav- 
ens their prayer and their supplica- 
tion, and maintain their cause. 

36 If they sin against thee, (for there 
is no man which sinneth not,) and 
thou be angry with them, and de- 
liver them over before their enemies, 
and they carry them away captives 
unto a land far off or near ; 

37 Yet if they bethink themselves in 
the land whither they are carried cap- 
tive, and turn and pray unto thee in 
the land of their captivity, saying, We 
have sinned, we have done amiss, and 
have dealt wickedly ; 

38 If they return to thee with all 
their heart and with all their soul in 
the land of their captivity, whither 
they have carried them captives, and 
pray toward their land, which thou 
gavest unto their fathers, and toward 
the city which thou hast chosen, and 
toward the house which I have built 
for thy name : 

39 Then hear thou from the heavens, 
even from thy dwellingplace, their 
prayer and their supplications, and 
maintain their cause, and forgive thy 
people which have sinned against 
thee. 

40 Now, my God, let, I beseech thee, 
thine eyes be open, and let thine ears 
be attent unto the prayer that is made 
in this place. 

41 Now therefore arise, O Lord God, 

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into thy resting place, thou, and the 
ark of thy strength : let thy priests, O 
Lord God, be clothed with salvation, 
and let thy saints rejoice in goodness. 
42 O Lord God ? turn not away the 
face of thine anomted : remember the 
mercies of David thy servant. 

CHAPTER VII. 

1 God having given testimony to Solomon's prayer 
by fire from heaven, and glory in the temple, the 
people worship him. 4 Solomon's solemn sacri- 
fice. 8 Solomon having hept the feast of taber- 
nacles, and the feast of the dedication of the 
altar, dismisseth the people. 12 God appearing 
to Solomon giveth him promises upon condition. 



NOW when Solomon had made an 
end of praying, the fire came 
down from heaven, and consumed 



the burnt offering and the sacrifices 
and the glory of the Lord filled the 
house. 

2 And the priests could not enter 
into the house of the Lord, because 
the glory of the Lord had filled the 
Lord's house. 

3 And when all the children of Israel 
saw how the fire came down, and the 
glory of the Lord upon the house, 
they bowed themselves with their 
faces to the ground upon the pave- 
ment, and worshipped, and praised 
the Lord, saying, For he is good ; for 
his mercy endureth for ever. 

4 1 Then the king and all the people 
offered sacrifices before the Lord. 

5 And king Solomon offered a sacri- 
fice of twenty and two thousand oxen, 
and a hundred and twenty thousand 
sheep. So the king and all the people 
dedicated the house of God. 

6 And the priests waited on their of- 
fices : the Levites also with instruments 
of music of the Lord, which David 
the king had made to praise the Lord, 
because his mercy endureth for ever, 
when David praised by their ministry ; 
and the priests sounded trumpets be- 
fore them, and all Israel stood. 

7 Moreover Solomon hallowed the 
middle of the court that was before 
the house of the Lord : for there he 
offered burnt offerings, and the fat 
of the peace offerings, because the 
brazen altar which Solomon had 
made was not able to receive the 
burnt offerings, and the meat offer- 
ings, and the fat. 

8 1 Also at the same time Solomon 
kept the feast seven days, and all Is- 
rael with him, a very great congre- 
gation, from the entering in of Ha- 
math unto the river of Egypt. 

9 And in the eighth day they made a 
solemn assembly : for they kept the 
dedication of the altar seven days, and 
the feast seven days. 

10 And on the three and twentieth 
day of the seventh month he sent the 
people away into their tents, glad and 
merry in heart for the goodness that 
the Lord had shewed unto David, and 
to Solomon, and to Israel his people. 

11 Thus Solomon *nished the house 



God's promises. 



II. CHRONICLES, VIII. Solomon's buildings. 



of the Lord, and the king's house : 
and all that came into Solomon's 
heart to make in the house of the 
Lord, and in his own house, he pros- 
perously effected. 

12 1 And the Lord appeared to Sol- 
omon by night, and said unto him, I 
have heard thy prayer, and have cho- 
sen this place to myself for a house 
of sacrifice. 

13 If I shut up heaven that there be 
no rain, or if I command the locusts to 
devour the land, or if I send pestilence 
among my people ; 

14 If my people, which are called by 
my name, shall humble themselves, 
and pray, and seek my face, and turn 
from their wicked ways ; then will I 
hear from heaven, and will forgive 
their sin, and will heal their land. 

15 Now mine eyes shall be open, and 
mine ears attent unto the prayer that 
is made in this place. 

16 For now have I chosen and sancti- 
fied this house, that my name may be 
there for ever : and mine eyes and 
mine heart shall be there perpetually. 

17 And as for thee, if thou wilt walk 
before me, as David thy father walk- 
ed, and do according to all that I have 
commanded thee, and shalt observe 
my statutes and my judgments ; 

18 Then will I stablish the throne of 
thy kingdom, according as I have 
covenanted with David thy father, say- 
ing, There shall not fail thee a man 
to be ruler in Israel. 

19 But if ye turn away, and forsake 
my statutes and my commandments, 
which I have set before you, and shall 
go and serve other gods, and worship 
them ; 

20 Then will I pluck them up by the 
roots out of my land which I have 
given them ; and this house, which I 
have sanctified for my name, will I 
cast out of my sight, and will make 
it to be a proverb and a byword among 
all nations. 

21 And this house, which is high, 
shall be an astonishment to every one 
that passeth by it; so that he shall 
say, Why hath the Lord done thus 
unto this land, and unto this house i 

22 And it shall be answered, Be- 
cause they forsook the Lord God of 
their fathers, ' which brought them 
forth out of the land of Egypt, and 
laid hold on other gods, and worship- 
ped them, and served them: there- 
fore hath he brought all this evil upon 
them. 

CHAPTER Vni. 

1 Solomon's buildings. 1 The Gentiles which were 
left Solomon made tributaries ; but the Israelites 
rulers. 11 Pharaoh's daughter removeth to her 
house. 12 Solomon's yearly solemn sacrifices. 
14 He appointeth the priests and Levites to their 
places. 17 The navy fetcheth gold from Ophir. 

AND it came to pass at the end of 
. twenty years, wherein Solomon 
had built the house of the Lord, and 
his own house, 
2 That the cities which Huram had 



restored to Solomon, Solomon built 
them, and caused the children of Is- 
rael to dwell there. 

3 And Solomon went to Hamath- 
zobah, and prevailed against it. 

4 And he built Tadmor in the wil- 
derness, and all the store cities, which 
he built in Hamath. 

5 Also he built Beth-horon the 
upper, and Beth-horon the nether, 
fenced cities, with walls, gates, and 
bars; 

6 And Baalath, and all the store 
cities that Solomon had, and all the 
chariot cities, and the cities of the 
horsemen, and all that Solomon de- 
sired to build in Jerusalem, and in 
Lebanon, and throughout all the land 
of his dominion. 

7 lis for all the people that were 
left of the Hittites, and the Amorites, 
and the Perizzites, and the Hivites. 
and the Jebusites, which were not or 
Israel, 

8 But of their children, who were 
left after them in the land, whom the 
children of Israel consumed not, them 
did Solomon make to pay tribute until 
this day. 

9 But of the children of Israel did 
Solomon make no servants for his 
work ; but they were men of war, and 
chief of his captains, and captains of 
his chariots and horsemen. 

10 And these were the chief of king 
Solomon's officers, even two hundred 
and fifty, that bare rule over the 
people. 

11 1 And Solomon brought up the 
daughter of Pharaoh out of the city 
of David unto the house that he had 
built for her: for he said, My wife 
shall not dwell in the house of David 
king of Israel, because the places are 
holy, whereunto the ark of the Lord 
hath come. 

12 5 Then Solomon offered burnt 
offerings unto the Lord on the altar 
of the Lord, which he had built be- 
fore the porch, 

13 Even after a certain rate every 
day, offering according to the com- 
mandment of Moses, on the sabbaths, 
and on the new moons, and on the 
solemn feasts, three times in the year, 
even in the feast of unleavened bread, 
and in the feast of weeks, and in the 
feast of tabernacles. 

14 If And he appointed, according 
to the order of David his father, the 
courses of the priests to their service, 
and the Levites to their charges, to 
praise and minister before the priests, 
as the duty of every day required : 
the porters also by their courses at 
every gate : for so had David the man 
of God commanded. 

15 And they departed not from the 
commandment of the king unto the 
priests and Levites concerning any 
matter, or concerning the treasures. 

16 Now all the work of Solomon was 
prepared unto the day of the founda- 
tion of the house of the Lord, and 

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II. CHRONICLES, IX. 



Shaba's visit. 



until it was finished. So the house 
of the Lord was perfected. 

17 1[ Then went Solomon to Ezion- 
geber, and to Eloth, at the sea side 
in the land of Edoni. 

18 And Huram sent him, by the 
hands of his servants, ships, and serv- 
ants that had knowledge of the sea: 
and they went with the servants of 
Solomon to Ophir, and took thence 
four hundred and fifty talents of 
gold, and brought them to king Solo- 
mon. 

CHAPTER IX 

1 The queen of Sheba admireth the wisdom of Sol- 
omon. 13 Solomon's gold. 15 His targets. 17 
The throne of ivory. 20 His essels. 23 His 
presents. 25 His chariots and horse. 26 His 
tributes. 29 His reign and death 

AN D when the queen of Sheba heard 
. of the fame of Solomon, she came 
to prove Solomon with hard questions 
at Jerusalem, with a very great com- 
pany, and camels that bare spices, 
and gold in abundance, and precious 
stones : and when she was come to 
Solomon, she communed with him of 
all that was in her heart. 

2 And Solomon told her all her ques- 
tions : and there was nothing hid from 
Solomon which he told her not. 

3 And when the queen of Sheba had 
seen the wisdom of Solomon, and the 
house that he had built, 

4 And the meat of his table, and the 
sitting of his servants, and the at- 
tendance of his ministers, and their 
apparel ; his cupbearers also, and their 
apparel ; and his ascent by which he 
went up into the house of the Lord ; 
there was no more spirit in her. 

5 And she said to the king, It was a 
true report which I heard in mine 
own land of thine acts, and of thy 
wisdom : 

6 Howbeit I believed not their words, 
until I came, and mine eyes had seen 
it: and, behold, the one half of the 
greatness of thy wisdom was not told 
me : for thou exceedest the fame that 
I heard. 

7 Happy are thy men, and happy are 
these thy servants, which stand con- 
tinually before thee, and hear thy wis- 
dom. 

8 Blessed be the Lord thy God, which 
delighted in thee to set thee on his 
throne, to be king for the Lord thy 
God : because thy God loved Israel, to 
establish them for ever, therefore 
made he thee king over them, to do 
judgment and justice. 

9 And she gave the king a hundred 
and twenty talents of gold, and of 
spices great abundance, and precious 
stones : neither was there any such 
spice as the queen of Sheba gave king 
Solomon. 

10 And the servants also of Huram, 
and the servants of Solomon, which 
brought gold from Ophir, brought al- 
gum trees and precious stones. 

11 And the king made of the algum 
trees terraces to the house of the 

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Lord, and to the king's palace, and 
harps and psalteries for singers : and 
there were none such seen t>ef ore in 
the land of Judah. 

12 And king Solomon gave to the 
queen of Sheba all her desire, whatso- 
ever she asked, besides that which she 
had brought unto the king. So she 
turned, and went away to her own 
land, she and her servants. 

13 f Now the weight of gold that 
came to Solomon in one year was six 
hundred and threescore and six tal- 
ents of gold ; 

14 Besides that which chapmen and 
merchants brought. And all the kings 
of Arabia and governors of the coun- 
try brought gold and silver to Solo- 
mon. 

15 IF And king Solomon made two 
hundred targets of beaten gold : six 
hundred shekels of beaten gold went 
to one target. 

16 And three hundred shields made 
he of beaten gold : three hundred shek- 
els of gold went to one shield. And 
the king put them in the house of the 
forest of Lebanon. 

17 Moreover the king made a great 
throne of ivory, and overlaid it with 
pure gold. 

18 And there were six steps to the 
throne, with a footstool of gold, which 
were fastened to the throne, and stays 
on each side of the sitting place, and 
two lions standing by the stays : 

19 And twelve Eons stood there on 
the one side and on the other upon 
the six steps. There was not the like 
made in any kingdom. 

20 1 And all the drinking vessels of 
king Solomon were of gold, and all 
the vessels of the house of the forest 
of Lebanon were of pure gold : none 
xcere of silver ; it was not any thing 
accounted of in the days of Solomon. 

21 For the king's ships went to Tar- 
shish with the servants of Huram: 
every three years once came the ships 
of Tarshish bringing gold, and silver, 
ivory, and apes, and peacocks. 

22 And king Solomon passed all the 
kings of the earth in riches and wis- 
dom. 

23 1[ And all the kings of the earth 
sought the presence of Solomon, to 
hear his wisdom, that God had put in 
his heart. 

24 And they brought every man his 
present, vessels of silver, and vessels 
of gold, and raiment, harness, and 
spices, horses, and mules, a rate year 
by year. 

25 IF And Solomon had four thousand 
stalls for horses and chariots, and 
twelve thousand horsemen ; whom he 
bestowed in the chariot cities, and 
with the king at Jerusalem. 

26 1F And he reigned over all the kings 
from the river even unto the land 
of the Philistines, and to the border 
of Egypt. 

27 And the king made silver in Jeru- 
salem as stones, and cedar trees made 



Solomon's death. 



II. CHRONICLES, XI. 



Ten tribes revolt. 



he as the sycamore trees that are in 
the low plains in abundance. 

28 And they brought unto Solomon 
horses out of Egypt, and out of all 
lands. 

29 If Now the rest of the acts of 
Solomon ? first and last, are they not 
written in the book of Nathan the 
prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahi- 
jah the Shilonite, and in the visions 
of Iddo the seer against Jeroboam the 
son of Nebat? 

30 And Solomon reigned in Jerusa- 
lem over all Israel forty years. 

31 And Solomon slept with his fa- 
thers, and he was buried in the city 
of David his father: and Rehoboam 
his son reigned in his stead. 

CHAPTER X 

1 The Israelites, assembled at Shechem to crown 
Rehoboam, by Jeroboam make a suit of relaxation 
unto him. 6 Rehoboam, refusing the old men's 
counsel, by the advice of young men answereth 
them roughly. 16 Ten tribes revolting kill Ha- 
doram, and make Rehoboam to flee. 

AND Rehoboam went to Shechem : 
J\. for to Shechem were all Israel 
come to make him king. 

2 And it came to pass, when Jerobo- 
am the son of Nebat, who was in 
Egypt, whither he had fled from the 
presence of Solomon the king, heard 
it, that Jeroboam returned out of 
Egypt. 

3 And they sent and called him. So 
Jeroboam and all Israel came and 
spake to Rehoboam, saying, 

4 Thy father made our yoke griev- 
ous : now therefore ease thou some- 
what the grievous servitude of thy fa- 
ther, and his heavy yoke that he put 
upon us, and we will serve thee. 

5 And he said unto them, Come 
again unto me after three days. And 
the people departed. 

6 1 And king Rehoboam took coun- 
sel with the old men that had stood 
before Solomon his father while he 
yet lived, saying, What counsel give 
ye me to return answer to this peo- 
ple! 

7 And they spake unto him, saying. 
If thou be kind to this people, and 
please them, and speak good words 
to them, they will be thy servants 
for ever. 

8 But he forsook the counsel which 
the old men gave him, and took 
counsel with the young men that 
were brought up with him, that 
stood before him. 

9 And he said unto them, What ad- 
vice give ye that we may return an- 
swer to this people, which have spoken 
to me, saying, Ease somewhat the yoke 
that thy father did put upon us f 

10 And the young men that were 
brought up with him spake unto him, 
saying, Thus shalt thou answer the 
people that spake unto thee, saying, 
Thy father made our yoke heavy, 
but make thou it somewhat lighter 
for us; thus shalt thou say unto 



them, My little finger shall be thicker 
than my father's loins. 

11 For whereas my father put a 
heavy yoke upon you, I will put 
more to your yoke: my father chas- 
tised you with whips, but I will chas- 
tise you with scorpions. 

12 So Jeroboam and all the people 
came to Rehoboam on the third day, 
as the king bade, saying, Come again 
to me on the third day. 

13 And the king answered them 
roughly; and king Rehoboam for- 
sook the counsel of the old men, 

14 And answered them after the ad- 
vice of the young men, saying, My 
father made your yoke heavy, but I 
will add thereto : my father chastised 
you with whips, but I will chastise 
you with scorpions. 

15 So the king hearkened not unto 
the people': for the cause was of God, 
that the Lord might perform his 
word, which he spake by the hand 
of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam 
the son of Nebat. 

16 1 And when all Israel saw that 
the king would not hearken unto 
them, the people answered the king, 
saying, What portion have we in Da- 
vid ? and we have none inheritance in 
the son of Jesse : every man to your 
tents, O Israel : and now, David, see 
to thine own house. So all Israel 
went to their tents. 

17 But as for the children of Israel 
that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Re- 
hoboam reigned over them. 

18 Then king Rehoboam sent Hado- 
ram that was over the tribute ; and 
the children of Israel stoned him 
with stones, that he died. But king 
Rehoboam made speed to get him up 
to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem. 

19 And Israel rebelled against the 
house of David unto this day. 

CHAPTER XI. 

1 Rehoboam raising an army to subdue Israel, 
is forbidden by Shemaiah. 5 He strengthened 
his kingdom with forts and provision. 13 The 
priests and Levites, and such as feared God, for- 
saken by Jeroboam, strengthen the kingdom of 
Judah. 18 The wives and children of Rehoboam. 

AND when Rehoboam was come to 
. Jerusalem, he gathered of the 
house of Judah and Benjamin a hun- 
dred and fourscore thousand chosen 
men, which were warriors, to fight 
against Israel, that he might bring 
the kingdom again to Rehoboam. 

2 But the word of the Lord came 
to Shemaiah the man of God, saying, 

3 Speak unto Rehoboam the son of 
Solomon, king of Judah, and to all 
Israel in Judah and Benjamin, say- 
ing, 

4 Thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not 
go up, nor fight against your breth- 
ren : return every man to his house : 
for this thing is done of me. And 
they obeyed the words of the Lord, 
and returned from going against Jer- 
oboam. 

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Rehoboam' s family. II. CHRONICLES, XII. 



Sliishak's invasion. 



5 1 And Rehoboam dwelt in Jeru- 
salem, and built cities for defence in 
Judah. 

6 He built even Bethlehem, and 
Etam, and Tekoa, 

7 And Beth-zur, and Shoco, and 
Adullam, 

8 And Gath, and Mareshah, and 
Ziph, 

9 And Adoraim, and Lachish, and 
Azekah, 

10 And Zorah, and Ajalon, and He- 
bron, which are in Judah and in Ben- 
jamin, fenced cities. 

11 And he fortified the strong 
holds, and put captains in them, and 
store of victuals, and of oil and 
wine. 

12 And in every several city he put 
shields and spears, and made them 
exceeding strong, having Judah and 
Benjamin on his side. 

13 If And the priests and the Le- 
vites that were in all Israel resorted 
to him out of all their coasts. 

14 For the Levites left their suburbs 
and their possession, and came to 
Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam 
and his sons had cast them off from 
executing the priest's office unto the 
Lord: 

15 And he ordained him priests for 
the high places, and for the devils, 
and for the calves which he had 
made. 

16 And after them, out of all the 
tribes of Israel, such as set their 
hearts to seek the Lord God of Is- 
rael came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice 
unto the Lord God of their fa- 
thers. 

17 So they strengthened the king- 
dom of Judah, and made Rehoboam 
the son of Solomon strong, three 
years : for three years they walked 
in the way of David and Solomon. 

18 If And Rehoboam took him Ma- 
halath the daughter of Jerimoth the 
son of David to wife, and Abihail 
the daughter of Eliab the son of 
Jesse ; 

19 Which bare him children ; Je- 
ush, and Shamariah, and Zaham. 

20 And after her he took Maachah 
the daughter of Absalom ; which bare 
him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and 
Shelomith. 

21 And Rehoboam loved Maachah 
the daughter of Absalom above all 
his wives and his concubines : (for 
he took eighteen wives, and three- 
score concubines ; and begat twenty 
and eight sons, and threescore daugh- 
ters.) 

22 And Rehoboam made Abijah the 
son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler 
among his brethren : for he thought 
to make him king. 

23 And he dealt wisely, and dis- 
persed of all his children throughout 
all the countries of Judah and Benja- 
min, unto every fenced city : and he 

Save them victuals in abundance. And 
e desired many wives. 
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CHAPTER XH. 

1 Rehoboam, forsaking the Lord, is punished by 
Shishak. 5 He and the princes, repenting at the 
preaching of Shemaiah, are delivered from de- 
struction, but not from spoil. 13 The reign and 
death of Rehoboam. 

AN D it came to pass, when Rehobo- 
i am had established the kingdom, 
and had strengthened himself, he for- 
sook the law of the Lord, and all Is- 
rael with him. 

2 And it came to pass, that in the 
fifth year of king Rehoboam, Shishak 
king of Egypt came up against Jeru- 
salem, because they had transgressed 
against the Lord, 

3 With twelve hundred chariots, and 
threescore thousand horsemen : and 
the people were without number that 
came with him out of Egypt ; the 
Lubim, the Sukkiim, and the Ethi= 
opians. 

4 And he took the fenced cities 
which pertained to Judah, and came 
to Jerusalem. 

5 If Then came Shemaiah the proph- 
et to Rehoboam, and to the princes of 
Judah, that were gathered together to 
Jerusalem because of Shishak, and 
said unto them, Thus saith the Lord, 
Ye have forsaken me, and therefore 
have I also left you in the hand of 
Shishak. 

6 Whereupon the princes of Israel 
and the king humbled themselves; 
and they said, The Lord is righteous. 

7 And when the Lord saw that they 
humbled themselves, the word of the 
Lord came to Shemaiah, saying, They 
have humbled themselves; therefore 
I will not destroy them, but I will 
grant them some deliverance; and 
my wrath shall not be poured out 
upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shi- 
shak. . 

8 Nevertheless they shall be his serv- 
ants ; that they may know my serv- 
ice, and the service of the kingdoms 
of the countries. 

9 So Shishak king of Egypt came 
up against Jerusalem, and took away 
the treasures of the house of the 
Lord, and the treasures of the king's 
house ; he took all : he carried away 
also the shields of gold which Solo- 
mon had made. 

10 Instead of which king Rehoboam 
made shields of brass, and committed 
them to the hands of the chief of the 
guard, that kept the entrance of the 
king's house. 

11 And when the king entered into 
the house of the Lord, the guard 
came and fetched them, and brought 
them again into the guardchamber. 

12 And when he humbled himself, 
the wrath of the Lord turned from 
him, that he would not destroy him 
altogether : and also in Judah things 
went welL 

13 1 So king Rehoboam strengthen- 
ed himself in Jerusalem, and reigned ; 
for Rehoboam was one and forty 
years old when he began to reign. 



Abijah warreth 



II. CHRONICLES, XIV. 



against Jeroboam. 



and he reigned seventeen years in Je- 
rusalem, the city which the Lord had 
chosen out of all the tribes of Isra- 
el, to put his name there. And his 
mother's name was Naamah an Am- 
monitess. 

14 And he did evil, because he pre- 
pared not his heart to seek the Lord. 

15 Now the acts of Rehoboam, first 
and last, are they not written in the 
book of Shemaiah the prophet, and 
of Iddo the seer concerning genealo- 
gies? And there were wars between 
Rehoboam and Jeroboam continu- 
ally. 

16 And Rehoboam slept with his fa- 
thers, and was buried in the city of 
David : and Abijah his son reigned in 
his stead. 

CHAPTER XIII. 

1 Abijah succeeding maketh war against Jeroboam. 

4 He declarcth the right of his cause. 13 Trust- 
ing in God he overcometh Jeroboam. 21 The 
wives and children of Abijah. 

NOW in the eighteenth year of king 
Jeroboam began Abijah to reign 
over Judah. 

2 He reigned three years in Jerusa- 
lem. His mother's name also was Mi- 
chaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gib- 
eah. And there was war between 
Abijah and Jeroboam. 

3 And Abijah set the battle in array 
with an army of valiant men of war, 
even four hundred thousand chosen 
men : Jeroboam also set the battle in 
array against him with eight hun- 
dred thousand chosen men, being 
mighty men of valour. 

i 1 And Abijah stood up upon mount 
Zemaraim, which is in mount Ephra- 
im, and said, Hear me, thou Jerobo- 
am, and all Israel ; 

5 Ought ye not to know that the 
Lord Ood of Israel gave the kingdom 
over Israel to David for ever, even to 
him and to his sons by a covenant 
of salt? 

6 Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the 
servant of Solomon the son of David, 
is risen up, and hath rebelled against 
his lord. 

7 And there are gathered unto him 
vain men, the children of Belial, and 
have strengthened themselves against 
Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when 
Rehoboam was young and tender- 
hearted, and could not withstand 
them. 

8 And now ye think to withstand 
the kingdom of the Lord in the hand 
of the sons of David ; and ye be a 
great multitude, and there are with 
you golden calves, which Jeroboam 
made you for gods. 

9 Have ye not cast out the priests of 
the Lord, the sons of Aaron, and the 
Levites, and have made you priests 
after the manner of the nations of 
other lands ? so that whosoever Com- 
eth to consecrate himself with a 
young bullock and seven rams, the 
same may be a priest of them that are 
no gods. 



10 But as for us, the Lord is our 
God, and we have not forsaken him , 
and the priests, which minister unto 
the Lord, are the sons of Aaron, and 
the Levites wait upon their business : 

11 And they burn unto the Lord 
every morning and every evening 
burnt sacrifices and sweet incense 
the shewbread also set they in order 
upon the pure table; and the candle 
stick of gold with the lamps thereof, 
to burn every evening: for we keep 
the charge of the Lord our God ; but 
ye have forsaken him. 

12 And, behold, God himself is with 
us for our captain, and his priests 
with sounding trumpets to cry alarm 
against you. O children of Israel, 
fight ye not against the Lord God 
of your fathers; for ye shall not 
prosper. 

13 1 But Jeroboam caused an am- 
bushment to come about behind them : 
so they were before Judah, and the 
ambusnment was behind them, 

14 And when Judah looked back, 
behold, the battle was before and be- 
hind : and they cried unto the Lord, 
and the priests sounded with the 
trumpets. 

15 Then the men of Judah gave a 
shout : and as the men of Judah shout- 
ed, it came to pass, that God smote 
Jeroboam and all Israel before Abi- 
jah and Judah. 

16 And the children of Israel fled be- 
fore Judah : and God delivered them 
into their hand. 

17 And Abijah and his people slew 
them with a great slaughter : so there 
fell down slain of Israel five hundred 
thousand chosen men. 

18 Thus the children of Israel were 
brought under at that time, and the 
children of Judah prevailed, because 
they relied upon the Lord God of 
their fathers. 

19 And Abijah pursued after Jerobo- 
am, and took cities from him, Beth-el 
with the towns thereof, and Jeshanah 
with the towns thereof, and Ephrain 
with the towns thereof. 

20 Neither did Jeroboam recover 
strength again in the days of Abi- 

i'ah : and the Lord struck him, and 
Le died. 

21 1 But Abijah waxed mighty, and 
married fourteen wives, and begat 
twenty and two sons, and sixteen 
daughters. 

22 And the rest of the acts of Abi 
jah, and his ways, and his sayings. 
are written in the story of the prophet 
Iddo. 

CHAPTER XIV. 

1 Asa succeeding destroyeth idolatry. 6 Having 
peace, he strengtheneth .his kingdom with forts 
and armies. 9 Calling on God, he overthroweth 
Zerah, and spoileth the Ethiopians. 

SO Abijah slept with his fathers, and 
they buried him in the city of Da 
vid : and Asa his son reigned in his 
stead. In his days the land was quiet 
ten years. 

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Asa's good reign. 



II. CHRONICLES, XV. 



He putteth 



2 And Asa did that which was good 
and right in the eyes of the Lord his 
God: 

3 For he took away the altars of the 
strange gods, and the high places, and 
brake down the images, and cut down 
the groves : 

4 And commanded Judah to seek the 
Lord God of their fathers, and to do 
the law and the commandment. 

5 Also he took away out of all the 
cities of Judah the high places and 
the images: and the kingdom was 
quiet before him. 

6 1 And he built fenced cities in 
Judah : for the land had rest, and he 
had no war in those years ; because 
the Lord had given him rest. 

7 Therefore he said unto Judah, Let 
us build these cities, and make about 
them walls and towers, gates and bars, 
while the land is yet before us; be- 
cause we have sought the Lord our 
God, we have sought him, and he hath 
given us rest on every side. So they 
built and prospered. 

8 And Asa had an army of men that 
bare targets and spears, out of Judah 
three hundred thousand ; and out of 
Benjamin, that bare shields and drew 
bows, two hundred and fourscore 
thousand : all these were mighty men 
of valour. 

9 % And there came out against them 
Zerah the Ethiopian with a host of a 
thousand thousand, and three hundred 
chariots ; and came unto Mareshah. 

10 Then Asa went out against him, 
and they set the battle in array in the 
valley of Zephathah at Mareshah. 

11 And Asa cried unto the Lord his 
God, and said, Lord, it is nothing with 
thee to help, whether with many, or 
with them that have no power : help 
us, O Lord our God ; for we rest on 
thee, and in thy name we go against 
this multitude. O Lord, thou art our 
God ; let not man prevail against thee. 

12 So the Lord smote the Ethiop- 
ians before Asa, and before Judah ; 
and the Ethiopians fled. 

13 And Asa and the people that 
were with him pursued them unto 
Gerar : and the Ethiopians were over- 
thrown, that they could not recover 
themselves ; for they were destroyed 
before the Lord, and before his host ; 
and they carried away very much spoil. 

14 And they smote all the cities 
round about Gerar; for the fear of 
the Lord came upon them : and they 
spoiled all the cities; for there was 
exceeding much spoil in them. 

15 They smote also the tents of cat- 
tle, and carried away sheep and cam- 
els in abundance, and returned to 
Jerusalem. 

CHAPTER XV. 

1 Asa with Judah and many of Israel, moved by 
the prophecy of A zariah the son of Oded, make a 
solemn covenant with God. 16 He putteth d*wn 
Maachah his mother for her idolatry. 18 He 
bringeth dedicate things into the house of Ood, 
end enjoyeth a long peace. 

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AND the Spirit of God came upon 
. Azariah the son of Oded : 

2 And he went out to meet Asa, 
and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, 
and all Judah and Benjamin ; The 
Lord is with you, while ye be with 
him ; and if ye seek him, he will be 
found of you; but if ye forsake 
him, he will forsake you. 

3 Now for a long season Israel hath 
been without the true God, and with- 
out a teaching priest, and without 
law. 

4 But when they in their trouble 
did turn unto the Lord God of Is- 
rael, and sought him, he was found 
of them. 

5 And in those times there was no 
peace to him that went out, nor to 
nim that came in, but great vexa- 
tions were upon all the inhabitants of 
the countries. 

6 And nation was destroyed of na- 
tion, and city of city: for God did 
vex them with all adversity. 

7 Be ye strong therefore, and let 
not your hands be weak: for your 
work shall be rewarded. 

8 And when Asa heard these words s 
and the prophecy of Oded the proph- 
et, he took courage, and put away 
the abominable idols out of all the 
land of Judah and Benjamin, and 
out of the cities which he had 
taken from mount Ephraim, and re- 
newed the altar of the Lord, that 
was before the porch of the Lord. 

9 And he gathered all Judah and 
Benjamin, and the strangers with 
them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, 
and out of Simeon: for they fell to 
him out of Israel in abundance, when 
they saw that the Lord his God was 
with him. 

10 So they gathered themselves to- 
gether at Jerusalem in the third 
month, in the fifteenth year of the 
reign of Asa. 

11 And they offered unto the Lord 
the same tune, of the spoil which 
they had brought, seven hundred 
oxen and seven thousand sheep. 

12 And they entered into a cove- 
nant to seek the Lord God of their 
fathers with all their heart and 
with all their soul ; 

13 That whosoever would not seek 
the Lord God of Israel should be 
put to death, whether small or great, 
whether man or woman. 

14 And they sware unto the Lord 
with a loud voice, and with shout- 
ing, and with trumpets, and with 
cornets. 

15 And all Judah rejoiced at the 
oath: for they had sworn with all 
their heart, and sought him with 
their whole desire ; and he was found 
of them : and the Lord gave them 
rest round about. 

16 H And also concerning Maachah 
the mother of Asa the king, he re- 
moved her from being queen, be- 
cause she had made an idol in a 



away idolatry. 



II. CHRONICLES, XVII. 



Asa's death. 



grove : and Asa cut .down her idol, 
and stamped it, and burnt it at the 
brook Kidron. 

17 But the high places were not 
taken away out of Israeli neverthe- 
less the heart of Asa was perfect all 
his days. 

18 If And he brought into the house 
of God the things that his father 
had dedicated, and that he himself 
had dedicated, silver, and gold, and 
vessels. 

19 And there was no more war un- 
to the five and thirtieth year of 
the reign of Asa. 

CHAPTER XVI. 

1 Asa, by the aid of the Syrians, diverteth Baasha 
from building of Ramah. 7 Being- reproved 
thereof by Hanani, he putteth him in prison. 11 
Among his other acts in his disease he seeketh 
not to God, but to the physicians. 13 His death 
and burial. 

IN the six and thirtieth year of 
the reign of Asa, Baasha king of 
Israel came up against Judah, and 
built Ramah, to the intent that he 
might let none go out or come in to 
Asa king of Judah. 

2 Then Asa brought out silver and 
gold out of the treasures of the 
house of the Lord and of the king's 
house, and sent to Ben-hadad king 
of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, 
saying, 

3 There is a league between me and 
thee, as there was between my father 
and thy father : behold, I have sent 
thee silver and gold ; go, break thy 
league with Baasha king of Israel, 
that he may depart from me. 

4 And Ben-hadad hearkened unto 
king Asa, and sent the captains of 
his armies against the cities of Isra- 
el ; and they smote Ijon, and Dan, 
and Abel-maim, and all the store 
cities of Naphtali. 

5 And it came to pass, when Baasha 
heard it, that he left off building of 
Ramah, and let his work cease. 

6 Then Asa the king took all Ju- 
dah ; and they carried away the 
stones of Ramah, and the timber 
thereof, wherewith Baasha was build- 
ing ; and he built therewith Geba 
and Mizpah. 

7 If And at that time Hanani the 
seer came to Asa king of Judah, and 
said unto him, Because thou hast re- 
lied on the king of Syria, and not 
relied on the Lord thy God, there- 
fore is the host of the king of Syria 
escaped out of thine hand. 

8 Were not the Ethiopians and the 
Lubim a huge host, with very many 
chariots and horsemen? yet, because 
thou didst rely on the Lord, he deliv- 
ered them into thine hand. 

9 For the eyes of the Lord run to 
and fro throughout the whole earth, 
to shew himself strong in the behalf 
of them whose heart is perfect to- 
ward him. Herein thou hast done 
foolishly : therefore from henceforth 
thou shalt have wars. 



10 Then Asa was wroth with the seer, 
and put him in a prison house ; for 
he was in a rage with him because of 
this thing. And Asa oppressed some 
of the people the same time. 

11 If And, behold, the acts of Asa, 
first and last, lo, they are written in 
the book of the kings of judah and 
Israel. 

12 And Asa in the thirty and ninth 
year of his reign was diseased in his 
feet, until his disease was exceeding 
great : yet in his disease he sought not 
to the Lord, but to the physicians. 

13 If And Asa slept with his fathers, 
and died in the one and fortieth year 
of his reign. 

14 And they buried him in his own 
sepulchres, which he had made for 
himself in the city of David, and 
laid him in the bed which was filled 
with sweet odours and divers kinds 
of spices prepared by the apotheca- 
ries' art : and they made a very great 
burning for him. 

CHAPTER XVTI. 

1 Jehoshaphat, succeeding Asa, reigneth well, and 
prospereth. 1 He sendeth Levites with the princes 
to teach Judah. 10 His enemies being terrified 
by God, some of them bring him presents and 
tribute. 12 His greatness, captains, and armies. 

AND Jehoshaphat his son reigned 
. in his stead, and strengthened 
himself against Israel. 

2 And he placed forces in all the 
fenced cities of Judah, and set garri- 
sons in the land of Judah, and in the 
cities of Ephraim, which Asa his fa- 
ther had taken. 

3 And the Lord was with Jehosha- 
phat, because he walked in the first 
ways of his father David, and sought 
not unto Baalim ; 

4 But sought to the Lord God of 
his father, and walked in his com- 
mandments, and not after the doings 
of Israel. 

5 Therefore the Lord stablished the 
kingdom in his hand ; and all Judah 
brought to Jehoshaphat presents ; and 
he had riches and honour in abund- 
ance. 

6 And his heart was lifted up in the 
ways of the Lord : moreover he took 
away the high places and groves out 
of Judah. 

7 1 Also in the third year of his 
reign he sent to his princes, even to 
Ben-hail, and to Obadiah, and to Zech- 
ariah, and to Nethaneel, and to Micha- 
iah, to teach in the cities of Judah. 

8 And with them he sent Levites, 
even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, ana 
Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemira- 
moth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, 
and Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah, Le- 
vites; and with them Elishama and 
Jehoram, priests. 

9 And they taught in Judah, and 
had the book of the law of the Lord 
with them, and went about through- 
out all the cities of Judah, and taught 
the people. 

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with Ahab. 



10 If And the fear of the Lord fell 
upon all the kingdoms of the lands 
that were round about Judah, so that 
they made no war against Jehosha- 
phat. 

11 Also some of the Philistines 
brought Jehoshaphat presents, and 
tribute silver; and the Arabians 
brought him flocks, seven thousand 
and seven hundred rams, and seven 
thousand and seven hundred he goats. 

12 t And Jehoshaphat waxed great 
exceedingly ; and he built in Judah 
castles, and cities of store. 

13 And he had much business in the 
cities of Judah : and the men of war, 
mighty men of valour, were in Jeru- 
salem. 

14 And these are the numbers of 
them according to the house of their 
fathers : Of Judah, the captains of 
thousands ; Adnah the chief, and 
with him mighty men of valour three 
hundred thousand. 

15 And next to him was Jehohanan 
the captain, and with him two hun- 
dred and fourscore thousand. 

16 And next him was Amasiah the 
son of Zichri, who willingly offered 
himself unto the Lord ; and with him 
two hundred thousand mighty men 
of valour. 

17 And of Benjamin ; Eliada a 
mighty man of valour, and with him 
armed men with bow and shield two 
hundred thousand. 

18 And next him was Jehozabad, 
and with him a hundred and fourscore 
thousand ready prepared for the war. 

19 These waited on the king, besides 
those whom the king put in the fenced 
cities throughout all Judah. 

CHAPTER XVILT. 

1 Jehoshaphat, joined in affinity with Ahah, i$ per- 
tuaded to so with him against Ramoth-gilead. 4 
Ahah, seduced by false prophets, according to the 
word of Micaiah, is slain there. 

NOW Jehoshaphat had riches and 
honour in abundance,*and joined 
affinity with Ahab. 

2 And after certain years he went 
down to Ahab to Samaria. And Ahab 
killed sheep and oxen for him in 
abundance, and for the people that 
he had with him, and persuaded him 
to go up ivith him to Ramoth-gilead. 

3 And Ahab king of Israel said unto 
Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Wilt thou 

go with me to Ramoth-gilead ? And 
e answered him, I am as thou art. 
and my people as thy people; and 
we will be with thee in the war. 

4 % And Jehoshaphat said unto the 
king of Israel, Inquire, I pray thee, 
at the word of the Lord to day. 

5 Therefore the king of Israel gath- 
ered together of prophets four hun- 
dred men, and said unto them, Shall 
we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or 
shall I forbear? And they said, Go 
up ; for God will deliver it into the 
king's hand. 

15 But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not 
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here a prophet of the Lord besidea v 
that we might inquire of him » 

7 And the king of Israel said unto 
Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, 
by whom we may inquire of the 
Lord : but I hate him ; for he never 
prophesied good unto me, but always 
evil : the same is Micaiah the son of 
Imla, And Jehoshaphat said, Let not 
the king say so. 

8 And the King of Israel called for 
one of his officers, and said, Fetch 
quickly Micaiah the son of Imla. 

9 And the king of Israel and Jehosha 
phat king of Judah sat either of them 
on his throne, clothed in their robes, 
and they sat in a void place at the en- 
tering in of the gate of Samaria ; and 
all the prophets prophesied before 
them. 

10 And Zedekiah the son of Chenaa- 
nah had made him horns of iron, and 
said, Thus saith the Lord, With these 
thou shalt push Syria until they be 
consumed. 

11 And all the prophets prophesied 
so, saying, Go up to Ramoth-gilead, 
and prosper : for the Lord shall de- 
liver it into the hand of the king. 

12 And the messenger that went to 
call Micaiah spake to him, saying, Be 
hold, the words of the prophets de 
dare good to the king with one as- 
sent ; let thy word therefore, I pray 
thee, be like one of theirs, and speak 
thou good. 

13 And Micaiah said, As the Lord 
liveth, even what my God saith, that 
will I speak. 

14 And when he was come to the 
king, the king said unto him, Micaiah, 
shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, 
or shall I forbear? And he said, Go ye 
up, and prosper, and they shall be de- 
livered into your hand. 

15 And the king said to him, How 
many times shall I adjure thee that 
thou say nothing but the truth to me 
in the name of the Lord ? 

16 Then he said, I did see all Israel 
scattered upon the mountains, as 
sheep that nave no shepherd : and 
the Lord said, These have no master $ 
let them return therefore every man 
to his house in peace. 

17 And the king of Israel said to 
Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that 
he would not prophesy good unto 
me, but evil? 

18 Again he said, Therefore hear the 
word of the Lord ; I saw the Lord sit- 
ting upon his throne, and all the host 
of heaven standing on his right hand 
and on his left. 

19 And the Lord said, Who shall en- 
tice Ahab king of Israel, that he may 
go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead ? And 
one spake saying after this manner, 
and another saying after that man- 
ner. 

20 Then there came out a spirit, and 
stood before the Lord, and said, I will 
entice him. And the Lord said untc 
him, Wherewith ? 



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II. CHRONICLES, XX. Jehoshaphat reproved, 



21 And he said, I will go out, and be 
«, lying spirit in the niouth of all his 
prophets. And the Lord said, Thou 
shaft entice him, and thou shalt also 
prevail : go out, and do even so. 

22 Now therefore, behold, the Lord 
hath put a lying spirit in the mouth 
of these thy prophets, and the Lord 
hath spoken evil against thee. 

23 Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaa- 
nah came near, and smote Micaiah up- 
on the cheek, and said, Which way 
went the Spirit of the Lord from me 
to speak unto thee? 

21 And Micaiah said, Behold, thou 
shalt see on that day when thou shalt 
go into an inner chamber to hide 
thyself. 

25 Then the king of Israel said, Take 
ye Micaiah, and carry him back to 
Amon the governor of the city, and 
to Joash the king's son ; 

26 And say, Thus saith the king, Put 
this fellow in the prison, and feed him 
with bread of affliction and with water 
of affliction, until I return in peace. 

27 And Micaiah said. If thou certain- 
ty return in peace, then hath not the 
lord spoken by me. And he said, 
Hearken, all ye people. 

28 So the king of Israel and Jehosha- 
phat the king of Judah went up to Ra- 
moth-gilead. 

29 And the king of Israel said unto 
Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, 
and will go to the battle ; but put 
thou on thy robes. So the king of 
Israel disguised himself; and they 
went to the battle. 

30 Now the king of Syria had com- 
manded the captains of the chariots 
that were with him, saying, Fight ye 
not with small or great, save only 
with the king of Israel. 

31 And it came to pass, when the 
captains of the chariots saw Jehosha- 
phat, that they said, It is the king of 
Israel. Therefore they compassed 
about him to fight: but Jehoshaphat 
cried out, and the Lord helped him ; 
and God moved them to depart from 
bim. 

32 For it came to pass, that, when 
the captains of the chariots perceived 
that it was not the king of Israel, they 
turned back again from pursuing 
him. 

33 And a certain man drew a bow at 
a venture, and smote the king of Is- 
rael between the joints of the har- 
ness therefore he said to his chariot 
man, Turn thine hand, that thou may- 
est carry me out of the host*; for I 
am wounded. 

34 And the battle increased that 
day : howbeit the king of Israel stay- 
ed himself up in his chariot against 
the Syrians until the even : and about 
the time of the sun going down he 
lied. 

CHAPTER XIX. 

<1 Jehoshaphat, reproved by Jehu, visiteth his king- 
dom. 5 His instructions to the judges, 8 to the 
priests and Levites. 



AND Jehoshaphat the king of Ju- 
dah returned to his house in peace 
to Jerusalem. 

2 And Jehu the son of Hanani the 
seer went out to meet him, and said 
to king Jehoshaphat, Should est thou 
help the ungodly, and love them that 
hate the Lord ? therefore is wrath 
upon thee from before the Lord. 

3 Nevertheless, there are good things 
found in thee, in that thou nast taken 
away the groves out of the land, and 
hast prepared thine heart to seek 
God. 

4 And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusa- 
lem : and he went out again through 
the people from Beer-shebato mount 
Ephraim, and brought them back un- 
to the Lord God of their fathers. 

5 **[ And he set judges in the land 
throughout all the fenced cities of 
Judah, city by city, 

6 And said to the judges, Take heed 
what ye do : for ye judge not for 
man, but for the Lord, who is with 
you in the judgment. 

7 Wherefore now let the fear of the 
Lord be upon you ; take heed and do 
it: for there is no iniquity with the 
Lord our God, nor respect of persona, 
nor taking of gifts. 

8 «[[ Moreover in Jerusalem did Je- 
hoshaphat set of the Levites, and of 
the priests, and of the chief of the fa- 
thers of Israel, for the judgment of 
the Lord, and for controversies, when 
they returned to Jerusalem. 

9 And he charged them, saying. Thus 
shall ye do in the fear of the Lord, 
faithfully, and with a perfect heart. 

10 And what cause soever shall conie 
to you of your brethren that dwell 
in their cities, between blood and 
blood, between law and command- 
ment, statutes and judgments, ye 
shall even warn them that they tres- 
pass not against the Lord, and so 
wrath come upon you, and upon 
your brethren : this do, and ye shall 
not trespass. 

11 And, behold, Amariah the chief 
priest is over you in all matters of 
the Lord ; and Zebadiah the son of 
Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Ju- 
dah, for all the king's matters : also 
the Levites shall be officers before 
you. Deal courageously, and the Lord 
shall be with the good. 

CHAPTER XX 

1 Jehoshaphat in his fear proclaimeth a fast. & 
His prayer. 14 The prophecy of Jahaziel. 20 
Jehoshaphat exhorteth the people, and setteth 
singers to praise the Lord. 22 The great over* 
throw of the enemies. 26 The people, having 
blessed God at Derachah, return in triumph. 31 
Jehoshaphat's reign. 35 His convoy of ships, 
which he made with Ahaziah, according to the 
prophecy of Eliezer, unhappily perished. 

IT came to pass after this also, that 
the children of Moab, and the chil- 
dren of Ammon, and with them othe; 
besides the Ammonites, came against 
Jehoshaphat to battle. 
2 Then there came some that told 1 
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Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh a 
great multitude against thee from be- 
yond the sea on this side Syria; and, 
behold, they be in Hazazon-tamar, 
which is En-gedi. 

3 And Jehoshaphat feared, and set 
himself to seek the Lord, and pro- 
claimed a fast throughout all Judah. 

4 And Judah gathered themselves 
together, to ask help of the Lord : 
even out of all the cities of Judah 
they came to seek the Lord. 

5 1 And Jehoshaphat stood in the 
congregation of Judah and Jerusa- 
lem, in the house of the Lord, before 
the new court, 

6 And said, O Lord God of our fa- 
thers, art not thou God in heaven! 
and rulest not thou over all the king- 
doms of the heathen ? and in thine 
hand is there not power and might, so 
that none is able to withstand thee ? 

7 Art not thou our God, who didst 
drive out the inhabitants of this land 
before thy people Israel, and gavest it 
to the seed of Abraham thy friend for 
ever? 

8 And they dwelt therein, and have 
built thee a sanctuary therein for thy 
name, saying, 

9 If, when evil cometh upon us, as 
the sword, judgment, or pestilence, 
or iamine, we stand before this house, 
and in thy presence, (for thy name is 
in this house,) and cry unto thee in 
our affliction, then thou wilt hear and 
help. 

10 And now, behold, the children of 
Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, 
whom thou wouldest not let Israel in- 
vade, when they came out of the land 
of Egypt, but they turned from them, 
and destroyed them not ; 

11 Behold, I say, how they reward us, 
to come to cast us out of thy posses- 
sion, which thou hast given us to in- 
herit. 

12 O our God, wilt thou not judge 
them? for we have no might against 
this great company that cometh 
against us; neither know we what 
to do : but our eyes are upon thee. 

13 And all Judah stood before the 
Lord, with their little ones, their 
wives, and their children. 

14 "If Then \ipon Jahaziel the son of 
Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the 
son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a 
Levite of the sons of Asaph, came 
the Spirit of the Lord m the midst 
of the congregation ; 

15 And he said. Hearken ye, all Ju- 
dah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusa- 
lem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, 
Thus saith the Lord unto you, Be 
not afraid nor dismayed by reason 
of this great multitude ; for the bat- 
tle is not yours, but God's. 

16 To morrow go ye down against 
tihem : behold, they come up by the 
cliff of Ziz ; and ye shall find them 
at the end of the brook, before the 
wilderness of Jeruel. 

17 Ye shall not need to fight in this 

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battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, 
and see the salvation of the Lore 
with you, O Judah and Jerusalem s 
fear not, nor be dismayed ; to mor- 
row go out against them: for the 
Lord will be with you. 

18 And Jehoshaphat bowed his head 
with his face to the ground : and all 
Judah and the inhabitants of Jeru- 
salem fell before the Lord, worship- 
ping the Lord. 

19 And the Levites, of the children 
of the Kohathites, and of the chil- 
dren of the Korhites, stood up to 
praise the Lord God of Israel with 
a loud voice on high. 

20 1 And they rose early in the 
morning, and went forth into the wil- 
derness of Tekoa : and as they went 
forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said. 
Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabit- 
ants of Jerusalem ; Believe in the 
Lord your God, so shall ye be es- 
tablished ; believe his prophets, so 
shall ye prosper. 

21 And when he had consulted with 
the people, he appointed singers un- 
to the Lord, and that should praise 
the beauty of holiness, as they went 
out before the army, and to say, 
Praise the Lord ; for his mercy en~ 
dureth for ever. 

22 1 And when they began to sing 
and to praise, the Lord set ambush- 
ments against the children of Am- 
mon, Moab, and mount Seir, which 
were come against Judah ; and they 
were smitten. 

23 For the children of Ammon and 
Moab stood up against the inhabit- 
ants of mount Seir, utterly to slay 
and destroy them: and when they 
had made an end of the inhabitants 
of Seir, every one helped to destroy 
another. 

24 And when Judah came toward 
the watchtower in the wilderness, 
they looked unto the multitude, and, 
behold, they were dead bodies fallen 
to the eartn, and none escaped. 

25 And when Jehoshaphat and his 
people came to take away the spoil 
of them, they found among them in 
abundance both riches with the dead 
bodies, and precious jewels, which 
they stripped off for themselves, 
more than they could carry away : 
and they were three days in gather- 
ing of the spoil, it was so much. 

26 H And on the fourth day they as- 
sembled themselves in the valley of 
Berachah ; for there they blessed the 
Lord: therefore the name of the 
same place was called, The valley of 
Beracnah, unto this day. 

27 Then they returned, every man 
of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehosha- 
phat in the forefront of them, to go 
again to Jerusalem with joy ; for the 
Lord had made them to rejoice over 
their enemies. 

28 And they came to Jerusalem with 
psalteries and harps and trumpets 
unto the house of the Lord. 



Jehoram's reign 



II. CHRONICLES, XXI. 



and death. 



29 And the fear of God was on all 
the kingdoms of those countries, when 
they had heard that the Lord fought 
against the enemies of Israel. 

30 So the realm of Jehoshaphat was 
quiet: for his God gave him rest 
round about. 

81 1 And Jehoshaphat reigned over 
Judah : he was thirty and nve years 
old when he began to reign, and he 
reigned twenty and Ave years in Je- 
rusalem. And his mother's name was 
Azubah the daughter of Shilhi. 

32 And he walked in the way of 
Asa his father, and departed not 
from it, doing that which was right 
in the sight of the Lord. 

33 Howbeit the high places were 
not taken away : for as yet the peo- 
ple had not prepared their hearts 
unto the God of their fathers. 

34 Now the rest of the acts of Je- 
hoshaphat, first and last, behold, 
they are written in the book of Jehu 
the son of Hanani. who is mentioned 
in the book of the kings of Israel. 

35 If And after this did Jehoshaphat 
king of Judah join himself with Aha- 
ziah king of Israel, who did very 
wickedly : 

36 And he joined himself with him 
to make ships to go to Tarshish : and 
they made the ships in Ezion-gaber. 

37 Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah 
of Mareshah prophesied against Je- 
hoshaphat, saying. Because thou hast 
ioined thyself with Ahaziah, the Lord 
hath broken thy works. And the 
ships were broken, that they were 
not able to go to Tarshish. 

CHAPTER XXI. 

1 Jehoram, succeeding Jehoshaphat, slayeth hi* 
brethren. 6 His wicked reign. 8 Edom and Lib- 
nah revolt. 12 The prophecy of Elijah against 
him in writing. 16 Philistines and Arabians 
oppress him. 18 His incurable disease, infamous 
death, and burial. 

NOW Jehoshaphat slept with his fa- 
thers, and was buried with his far 
thers in the city of David. And Jeho- 
ram his son reigned in his stead. 

2 And he had brethren the sons of 
Jehoshaphat, Azariab, and Jehiel, and 
Zechariah. and Azariah, and Michael, 
and Shephatiah : all these were the 
sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel. 

3 And their father gave them great 
gifts of silver, and of gold, and of 

Erecious things, with fenced cities 
l Judah : but the kingdom gave he 
to Jehoram ; because he wa3 the first- 
born. 

4 Now when Jehoram was risen up 
to the kingdom of his father, he 
strengthened himself, and slew all his 
brethren with the sword, and divers 
also of the princes of Israel. 

6 *[f Jehoram was thirty and two 
years old when he began to reign, 
and he reigned eight years in Jeru- 
salem. 

6 And he walked in the way of the 
kings of Israel, like as did the house 



of Ahab : for he had the daughter of 
Ahab to wife : and he wrought that 
which was evil in the eyes of the 
Lord. 

7 Howbeit the Lord would not de- 
stroy the house of David, because of 
the covenant that he had made with 
David, and as he promised to give 
a light to him and to his sons for 
ever. 

8 If In his days the Edomites revolt- 
ed from under the dominion of Judah, 
and made themselves a king. 

9 Then Jehoram went forth with 
his princes, and all his chariots with 
him: and he rose up by night, and 
smote the Edomites which compass- 
ed him in, and the captains of the 
chariots. 

10 So the Edomites revolted from 
under the hand of Judah unto this 
day. The same time also did Libnah 
revolt from under his hand ; because 
he had forsaken the Lord God of his 
fathers. 

11 Moreover he made high places in 
the mountains of Judah, and caused 
the inhabitants of Jerusalem to com- 
mit fornication, and compelled Judah 
thereto. 

12 If And there came a writing to 
him from Elijah the prophet, saying, 
Thus saith the Lord God of David thy 
father, Because thou hast not walk- 
ed in the ways of Jehoshaphat thy 
father, nor in the ways of Asa king 
of Judah, 

13 But hast walked in the way 6t 
the kings of Israel, and hast made 
Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusa- 
lem to go a whoring, like to the 
whoredoms of the house of Ahab. 
and also hast slain thy brethren or 
thy father's house, which were better 
than thyself : 

14 Behold, with a great plague will 
the Lord smite thy people, and thy 
children, and thy wives, and all thy 
goods : 

15 And thou shalt have great sick- 
ness by disease of thy bowels, until 
thy bowels fall out by reason of the 
sickness day by day. 

16 1f Moreover the Lord stirred up 
against Jehoram the spirit of the 
Philistines, and of the Arabians, that 
were near the Ethiopians : 

17 And they came up into Judah, 
and brake into it, and carried away 
all the substance that was found in 
the king's house, and his sons also, 
and his wives ; so that there was never 
a son left him, save Jehoahaz, the 
youngest of his sons. 

18 1 And after all this the Lord 
smote him, in his bowels with an in- 
curable disease. 

19 And it came to pass, that in pro- 
cess of time, after the end of two 
years, his bowels fell out by reason 
of his sickness : so he died of sore 
diseases. And his people made no 
burning for him, like the burning of 
his fathers. 

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II. CHRONICLES, XXII. 



Jehoiada maketh 



20 Thirty and two years old was he 
when he began to reign, and he reign- 
ed in Jerusalem eight years, and de- 
parted without being desired. How- 
btit they buried him in the city of 
David, but not in the sepulchres of 
the kings. 

CHAPTER XXII. 

1 Ahaziah succeeding reigneth wickedly. 5 In his 
confederacy with Joram the son of Ahab, he is 
slain by Jehu. 10 Athaliah, destroying all the 
seed royal, save Joash, whom Jehoshabeath his 
aunt hid, usurpeth the kingdom. 

AND the inhabitants of Jerusalem 
. made Ahaziah his youngest son 
king in his stead : for the band of 
men that came with the Arabians to 
the camp had slain all the eldest. So 
Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of 
Judah reigned. 

2 Forty and two years old was Aha- 
ziah when he began to reign, and he 
reigned one year in Jerusalem. His 
mother's name also was Athaliah the 
daughter of Omri. 

3 He also walked in the ways of the 
house of Ahab : for his mother was 
his counsellor to do wickedly. 

4 Wherefore he did evil in the sight 
of the Lord like the house of Ahab : 
for they were his counsellors, after 
the death of his father, to his de- 
struction. 

5 T[ He walked also after their 
counsel, and went with Jehoram the 
son of Ahab king of Israel to war 
against Hazael king of Syria at Ra- 
moth-gilead : and the Syrians smote 
Joram. 

6 And he returned to be healed in 
Jezreel because of the wounds which 
were given him at Ramah, when he 
fought with Hazael king of Syria. 
And Azariah the son of Jehoram king 
of Judah went down to see Jehoram 
the son of Ahab at Jezreel, because 
he was sick. 

7 And the destruction of Ahaziah 
was of God by coming to Joram : for 
when he was come, he went out with 
Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nim- 
shi, whom the Lord had anointed to 
cut off the house of Ahab. 

8 And it came to pass, that, when Je- 
hu was executing judgment upon the 
house of Ahab, and found the princes 
of Judah, and the sons of the brethren 
of Ahaziah, that ministered to Ahazi- 
ah, he slew them. 

9 And he sought Ahaziah : and they 
caught him, (for he was hid in Sama- 
ria,) and brought him to Jehu : and 
when they had slain him, they buried 
him : Because, said they, he is the son 
of Jehoshaphat, who sought the Lord 
with all his heart. So the house of 
Ahaziah had no power to keep still 
the kingdom. 

10 1[ But when Athaliah the mother 
of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, 
she arose and destroyed all the seed 
royal of the house of Judah. 

11 But Jehoshabeath, the daughter 
of the king, took Joash the son of 

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Ahaziah, and stole him from among 
the king's sons that were slain, and 

Eut him and his nurse in a bedcham- 
er. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter 
of king Jehoram, the wife or Je- 
hoiada the priest, (for she was the 
sister of Ahaziah,) hid him from 
Athaliah, so that she slew him not. 

12 And he was with them hid in the 
house of God six years : and Athaliah 
reigned over the land. 

CHAPTER XXIII. 

1 Jehoiada, having set things in order, maketh 
Joash king. 12 Athaliah is slain. 16 Jehoiad* 
restoreth the worship of God. 

AND in the seventh year Jehoiada 
. strengthened himself, and took 
the captains of hundreds, Azariah the 
son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son 
of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of 
Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Ada- 
iah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri s 
into covenant with him. 

2 And they went about in Judah, and 
gathered the Levites out of all the 
cities of Judah, and the chief of the 
fathers of Israel, and they came to 
Jerusalem. 

3 And all the congregation made a 
covenant with the king in the house 
of God. And he said unto them, Be- 
hold, the king's son shall reign, as the 
Lord hath said of the sons or David. 

4 This is the thing that ye shall do ; 
A third part of you entering on the 
sabbath, of the priests and of the Le- 
vites, shall be porters of the doors ; 

5 And a third part shall be at the 
king's house ; and a third part at the 
gate of the foundation : and all the 

Eeople shall be in the courts of the 
ouse of the Lord. 

6 But let none come into the house 
of the Lord, save the priests, and 
they that minister of the Levites; 
they shall go in, for they are holy: 
but all the people shall keep the 
watch of the Lord. 

7 And the Levites shall compass the 
king round about, every man with his 
weapons in his hand ; and whosoever 
else cometh into the house, he shall 
be put to death: but be ye with the 
king when he cometh in, and when 
he goeth out. 

8 So the Levites and all Judah did ac- 
cording to all things that Jehoiada the 
priest had commanded, and took every, 
man his men that were to come in on 
the sabbath, with them that were to 
go out on the sabbath : for Jehoiada 
the priest dismissed not the courses. 

9 Moreover Jehoiada the priest de- 
livered to the captains of hundreds 
spears, and bucklers, and shields, that 
had been king David's, which were in 
the house of God. 

10 And he set all the people, every 
man having his weapon in nis hand, 
from the right side of the temple to 
the left side of the temple, along by 
the altar and the temple, by the king 
round about. 



Joash I ing* 



II. CHRONICLES, XXIV. 



Joash* s reign 



11 Then they brought out the king's 
son, and put upon him the crown. 
and gave him the testimony, and 
made him king. And Jehoiada and 
his sons anointed him, and said, God 
save the king. 

12 t Now when Athaliah heard the 
noise of the people running and prais- 
ing the king, she came to the people 
into the house of the Lord : 

13 And she looked, and, behold, the 
king stood at his pillar at the enter- 
ing in, and the princes and the trump- 
ets by the king : and all the people of 
the land rejoiced, and sounded with 
trumpets, also the singers with in- 
struments of music, and such as 
taught to sing praise. Then Athaliah 
rent her clothes, and said, Treason, 
treason. 

14 Then Jehoiada the priest brought 
out the captains of hundreds that 
were set over the host, and said unto 
them, Have her forth of the ranges : 
and Avhoso followeth her, let him be 
slain with the sword. For the priest 
said, Slay her not in the house of the 
Lord. 

15 So they laid hands on her; and 
when she was come to the entering 
of the horse gate by the king's house, 
they slew her there. 

16 1 And Jehoiada made a covenant 
between him, and between all the 
people, and between the king, that 
they should be the Lord's people. 

17 Then all the people went to the 
house of Baal, and brake it down, and 
brake his altars and his images in 
pieces, and slew Mattan the priest of 
Baal before the altars. 

18 Also Jehoiada appointed the of- 
fices of the house of the Lord by the 
hand of the priests the Levites, whom 
David had distributed in the house of 
the Lord, to oiler the burnt offerings 
of the Lord, as it is written in the 
law of Moses, with rejoicing and with 
singing, as it was ordained oy David. 

19 And he set the porters at the 
gates of the house of the Lord, that 
none which was unclean in any thing 
should enter in. 

20 And he took the captains of hun- 
dreds, and the nobles, and the gov- 
ernors of the people, and all the peo- 
ple of the land, and brought down 
the king from the house of the 
Lord : and they came through the 
high gate into the king's house, and 
set the king upon the throne of the 
kingdom. 

21 And all the people of the land 
rejoiced : and the city was quiet, 
after that they had slain Athaliah 
with the sword. 

CHAPTER XXTV. 

I Joash reigneth well all the days of Jehoiada. 
4 He giveth order for the repair of the temple. 
15 Jehoiada's death and honourable burial. 17 
Joash, falling to idolatry, slayeth Zechariah the 
son of Jehoiada. 23 Joash is spoiled by the Syri- 
ans, and slain by Zabad and Jehozabad. 27 Ama- 
zirnh succeedeth him. 

13 



JOASH was seven years old wheza 
he began to reign, and he reigned 
forty years in Jerusalem. His moth 
er's name also was Zibiah of Beer- 
sheba. 

2 And Joash did that which was 
right in the sight of the Lord all 
the days of Jehoiada the priest. 

3 And Jehoiada took for him tw© 
wives ; and he begat sons and daugh= 
ters. 

4 1 And it came to pass after this f 
that Joash was minded to repair the 
house of the Lord. 

5 And he gathered together the 
priests and the Levites, arid said to 
them, Go out unto the cities of Ju= 
dah, and gather of all Israel money 
to repair the house of your God from 
year to year, and see that ye hasten 
the matter. Howbeit the Levites hast 
ened it not. 

6 And the king called for Jehoiada 
the chief, and said unto him, "Why 
hast thou not required of the Levites 
to bring in out of Judah and out of 
Jerusalem the collection, according to 
the commandment of Moses the serv- 
ant of the Lord, and of the congre- 
gation of Israel, for the tabernacle of 
witness ? 

7 For the sons of Athaliah, that 
w~icked woman, had broken up the 
house of God ; and also all the dedi- 
cated things of the house of the 
Lord did they bestow upon Baalim. 

8 And at the king's commandment 
they made a chest, and set it without 
at the gate of the house of the Lord. 

9 And they made a proclamation 
through Judah and Jerusalem, to 
bring in to the Lord the collection 
that Moses the servant of God laid 
upon Israel in the wilderness. 

10 And all the princes and all the 
people rejoiced, and brought in, and 
cast into the chest, until they had 
made an end. 

11 Now it came to pass, that at what 
time the chest was brought unto the 
king's office by the hand of the Le- 
vites, and when they saw that there 
was much money, the king's scribe 
and the high priest's officer came 
and emptied the chest, and took it, 
and carried it to his place again. 
Thus they did day by day, and gath- 
ered money in abundance. 

12 And the king and Jehoiada gave 
it to such as did the work of the 
service of the house of the Lord, and 
hired masons and carpenters to re- 
pair the house of the Lord, and also 
such as wrought iron and brass to 
mend the house of the Lord. 

13 So the workmen wrought, and 
the work was perfected by them , and 
they set the house of God m his state, 
and strengthened it. 

14 And when they had finished it, 
they brought the rest of the money 
before the king and Jehoiada, where- 
of were made vessels for the house of 
the Lord, even vessels to minister, and 

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II. CHRONICLES, XXV. 



AmaziaWs reign 



to offer withal, and spoons, and ves- 
sels of gold and silver. And they of- 
fered burnt offerings in the house of 
the Lord continually all the days of 
Jehoiada. 

15 1 But Jehoiada waxed old, and 
was full of days when he died; a 
hundred and thirty years old ivas he 
when he died. 

16 And they buried him in the city 
of David among the kings, because 
he had done good in Israel, both to- 
ward God, and toward his house. 

17 Now after the death of Jehoiada 
came the princes of Judah, and made 
obeisance to the king. Then the king 
hearkened unto them. 

18 And they left the house of the 
Lord God of their fathers, and served 
groves and idols: and wrath came 
upon Judah and Jerusalem for this 
their trespass. 

19 Yet he sent prophets to them, to 
bring them again unto the Lord ; and 
they testified against them : but they 
would not give ear. 

20 And the Spirit of God came upon 
Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the 
priest, which stood above the people, 
and said unto -them, Thus saith God, 
Why transgress ye the command- 
ments of the Lord, that ye cannot 
prosper? because ye have forsaken 
the Lord, he hath also forsaken you. 

21 And they conspired against him, 
and stoned him with stones at the 
commandment of the king in the 
court of the house of the Lord. 

22 Thus Joash the king remembered 
not the kindness which Jehoiada his 
father had done to him, but slew his 
son. And when he died, he said, The 
Lord look upon it, and require it. 

23 H And it came to pass at the end 
of the year, that the host of Syria 
came up against him : and they came 
to Judah and Jerusalem, and destroy- 
ed all the princes of the people from 
among the people, and sent all the 
spoil of them unto the king of Da- 
mascus. 

24, For the army of the Syrians 
came with a small company of men. 
and the Lord delivei'ed a very great 
host into their hand, because they 
had forsaken the Lord God of their 
fathers. So they executed judgment 
against Joash. 

25 And when they were departed 
from him, (for they left him in great 
diseases.) his own servants conspired 
against him for the blood of the sons 
of Jehoiada the priest, and slew him 
on his bed, and he died : and they 
buried him in the city of David, but 
they buried him not in the sepulchres 
of the kings. 

26 And these are they that conspired 
against him ; Zabad the son of Shim- 
eath an Ammonitess, and Jehozabad 
the son of Shimrith a Moabitess. 

27 1 Now concerning his sons, and 
the greatness of the burdens laid up- 
on him, and the repairing of the house 

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of God, behold, they are written in 
the story of the book of the kings. 
And Amaziah his son reigned in his 
stead. 

CHAPTER XXV. 

1 Amaziah beginnelh to reign well. 3 He executeth 
justice on the traitors. 6 Having hired an army 
of Israelites against the Edomites, at the word oj 
a prophet he loseth the hundred talents, and dis' 
misseth them. 11 He overthroweth the Edomites 
10, 13 The Israelites, discontented with their dis* 
mission, spoil as they return home. 14 Amaziah, 
proud of his victory, serveth the gods of Edom, 
and despiseth the admonitions of the prophet. 17 
He provoketh Joash to his overthrow. 25 His 
reign. 27 He is slain by conspiracy. 

AMAZIAH was twenty and five years 
. old when he began to reign, and 
he reigned twenty and nine years in 
Jerusalem. And his mother's name 
was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. 

2 And he did that which was right 
in the sight of the Lord, but not with 
a perfect heart. 

3 1 Now it came to pass, when the 
kingdom was established to him, that 
he slew his servants that had killed 
the king his father. 

4 But he slew not their children, 
but did as it is written in the law in 
the book of Moses, where the Lord 
commanded, saying. The fathers shall 
not die for the children, neither shall 
the children die for the fathers, but 
every man shall die for his own 
sin. 

5 *|[ Moreover Amaziah gathered Ju- 
dah together, and made them cap- 
tains over thousands, and captains 
over hundreds, according to the 
houses of their fathers, throughout 
all Judah and Benjamin : and he 
numbered them from twenty years 
old and aboA'e, and found them three 
hundred thousand choice men, able 
to go forth to war, that could handle 
spear and shield. 

6 He hired also a hundred thou- 
sand mighty men of valour out of Is- 
rael for a hundred talents of silver. 

7 But there came a man of God to 
him, saying, O king, let not the army 
of Israel go with thee ; for the Lord 
is not with Israel, to wit, with all the 
children of Ephraim. 

8 But if thou wilt go, do it, be 
strong for the battle : God shall make 
thee fall before the enemy : for God 
hath power to help, and to cast 
down. 

9 And Amaziah said to the man of 
God, But what shall we do for the 
hundred talents which I have given 
to the a *my of Israel? And the man 
of God answered, The Lord is able to 
give thee much more than this. 

10 Then Amaziah separated them, to 
wit, the army that was come to him 
out of Ephraim, to go home again : 
wherefore their anger was greatly 
kindled against Judah, and they re- 
turned home in great anger. 

11 1 And Amaziah strengthened 
himself, and led forth his people, 
and went to the valley of salt, and 



Amaziah smiteth 



II. CHRONICLES, XXVI. 



the Edomites* 



smote of the children of Seir ten 
thousand. 

12 And other ten thousand left alive 
did the children of Judah carry away 
captive, and brought them unto the 
top of the rock, and cast them down 
from the top of the rock, that they 
all were broken in pieces. 

13 % But the soldiers of the army 
which Amaziah sent back, that they 
should not gc with him to battle, fell 
upon the cities of Judah, from Sama- 
ria even unto Beth-horon, and smote 
three thousand of them, and took 
much spoil. 

14 1[ Now it came to pass, after that 
Amaziah was come from the slaugh- 
ter of the Edomites, that he brought 
the gods of the children of Seir, and 
set them up to be his gods, and bow- 
ed down himself before them, and 
burned incense unto them. 

15 Wherefore the anger of the Lord 
was kindled against Amaziah, and he 
sent unto him a prophet, which said 
unto him, Why hast thou sought aft- 
er the gods of the people, which 
could not deliver their own people 
out of thine hand ? 

16 And it came to pass, as he talked 
with him, that the king said unto 
him, Art thou made of the king's 
counsel ? forbear ; why shouldest thou 
be smitten? Then the prophet for- 
bare, and said, I know that God hath 
determined to destroy thee, because 
thou hast done this, and hast not 
hearkened unto my counsel. 

17 1[ Then Amaziah king of Judah 
took advice, and sent Jo Joash, the 
son of Jehokhaz, the son of Jehu, 
king of Israel, saying, Come, let us 
see one another in the face. 

18 And Joash king of Israel sent to 
Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The 
thistle that was in Lebanon sent to 
the cedar that was in Lebanon, say- 
ing, Give thy daughter to my son to 
wife: and there passed by a wild 
beast that was in Lebanon, and trode 
down the thistle. 

19 Thou sayest, Lo, thou hast smit- 
ten the Edomites ; and thine heart 
lifteth thee up to boast: abide now 
at home ; why shouldest thou med- 
dle to thine hurt, that thou shouldest 
fall, even thou, and Judah with thee ? 

20 But Amaziah would not hear ; 
for it came of God, that he might 
deliver them into the hand of their 
enemies, because they sought after 
the gods of Edom. 

21 So Joash the king of Israel went 
up ; and they saw one another in the 
face, both he and Amaziah king of 
Judah, at Beth-shemesh, which be- 
longeth to Judah. 

22 And Judah was put to the worse 
before Israel, and they fled every 
man to his tent. 

23 And Joash the king of Israel 
took Amaziah king of Judah, the son 
of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at 
Beth-shemesh, and brought him to 



Jerusalem, and brake down the wall 
of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephra- 
im to the corner gate, four hundred 
cubits. 

24 And he took all the gold and the 
silver, and all the vessels that were 
found in the house of God with 
Obed-edom, and the treasures of the 
king's house, the hostages also, and 
returned to Samaria. 

25 *if And Amaziah the son of Joash 
king of Judah lived after the death 
of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Is- 
rael fifteen years. 

26 Now the rest of the acts of Ama- 
ziah, first and last, behold, are they* 
not written in the book of the kings 
of Judah and Israel ? 

27 % Now after the time that Ama- 
ziah did turn away from following 
the Lord they made a conspiracy 
against him in Jerusalem ; and he 
fled to Lachish : but they sent to La- 
chish after him, and slew him there. 

28 And they brought him upon 
horses, and buried him with his fa- 
thers in the city of Judah. 

CHAPTER XXVI. 

1 Uzziah succeeding, and reigning well in Ih* 
days of Zechariah, prospereth. 16 Waxing 
proud, he invadeth the priest's office, and is 
smitten with leprosy. 22 He dieth, and Joiham 
succeedeth him. 

rpHEN all the people of Judah took 
Uzziah, who was sixteen years 
old, and made him king in the room 
of his father Amaziah. 

2 He built Eloth, and restored it to 
Judah, after that the king slept with 
his fathers. 

3 Sixteen years old was Uzziah 
when he began to reign, and he 
reigned fifty and two years in Jeru- 
salem. His mother's name also was 
Jecoliah of Jerusalem. 

i And he did that which was right 
in the sight of the Lord, according 
to all that his father Amaziah did. 

5 And he sought God in the days 
of Zechariah, who had understanding 
in the visions of God : and as long 
as he sought the Lord, God made 
him to prosper, 

6 And he went forth and warred 
against the Philistines, and brake 
down the wall of Gath, and the wall 
of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod, 
and built cities about Ashdod, and 
among the Philistines. 

7 And God helped him against the 
Philistines, and against the Arabians 
that dwelt in Gur-baal, and the Me- 
hunim. 

8 And the Ammonites gave gifts to 
Uzziah : and his name spread abroad 
even to the entering in of Egypt ; for 
he strengthened himself exceedingly. 

9 Moreover Uzziah built towers in 
Jerusalem at the corner gate, and 
at the valley gate, and at the turn- 
ing of the wall, and fortified them. 

10 Also he built towers in the des- 
ert, and digged many wells : for h<3 

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II. CHRONICLES, XXVII. Jotham's good reign. 



had much cattle, both in the low 
country, and in the plains ; husband- 
men also, and vinedressers in the 
mountains, and in Carmel : for he 
loved husbandry. 

11 Moreover Uzziah had a host of 
fighting men, that went out to war 
by bands, according to the number 
of their account by the hand of Jeiel 
the scribe and Maaseiah the ruler, 
under the hand of Hananiah, one of 
the king's captains. 

12 The whole number of the chief 
of the fathers of the mighty men of 
valour were two thousand and six 
hundred. 

13 And under their hand ivas an 
army, three hundred thousand and 
seven thousand and five hundred, 
that made war with mighty power, 
to help the king against the enemy. 

14 And Uzziah prepared for them 
throughout all the host shields, and 
spears, and helmets, and habergeons, 
and bows, and slings to cast stones. 

15 And he made in Jerusalem en- 
gines, invented by cunning men. to 
be on the towers and upon the bul- 
warks, to shoot arrows and great 
stones withal. And his name spread 
far abroad ; for he was marvellously 
helped, till he was strong. 

16 f But when he was strong, his 
heart was lifted up to his destruc- 
tion : for he transgressed against the 
Lord his God, and went into the 
temple of the Lord to burn incense 
upon the altar of incense. 

17 And Azariah the priest went in 
after him, and with him fourscore 
priests of the Lord, that were valiant 
men : 

18 And they -withstood Uzziah the 
king, and said unto him, It apper- 
tained not unto thee, Uzziah, to burn 
incense unto the Lord, but to the 
priests the sons of Aaron, that are 
consecrated to burn incense : go out 
of the sanctuary ; for thou hast tres- 

Eassed ; neither shall it be for thine 
onour from the Lord God. 

19 Then Uzziah was wroth, and had 
a censer in his hand to burn incense : 
and while he was wroth with the 

Firiests, the leprosy even rose up in his 
orehead before the priests in the 
house of the Lord, from beside the 
incense altar. 

20 And Azariah the chief priest, and 
all the priests, looked upon him. and, 
behold, lie teas leprous in his forehead, 
and they thrust him out from thence ; 
yea, himself hasted also to go out, be- 
cause the Lord had smitten him. 

21 And Uzziah the king was a leper 
unto the day of his death, and dwelt 
in a several house, being a leper ; for 
he was cut off from the house of the 
Lord : and Jotham his son was over 
the king's house, judging the people 
of the land. 

22 *H Now the rest of the acts of 
Uzziah, first and last, did Isaiah the 
prophet, the son of Amoz, write. 

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23 So Uzziah slept with his fathers s 
and they buried him with his fathers 
in the field of the burial which belong 
ed to the kings ; for they said, He is a 
leper : and Jotham his son reigned In 
his stead. 

CHAPTER XXVII. 

1 Jotham reigning well prospereth. 6 He subdueth 
the Ammonite*. 7 His reign. 9 Ahaz succeed' 
eth him. 

JOTHAM teas twenty and five years 
old when he began to reign, and 
he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, 
His mother's name also was Jerushah, 
the daughter of Zadok. 

2 And he did that which was right in 
the sight of the Lord, according to ali 
that his father Uzziah did : howbeit 
he entered not into the temple of the 
Lord. And the people did yet cor- 
ruptly. 

3 He built the high gate of the house 
of the Lord, and on the wall of Ophel 
he built much. 

4 Moreover he built cities in the 
mountains of Judah, and in the for- 
ests he built castles and towers. 

5 If He fought also with the king of 
the Ammonites, and prevailed against 
them. And the children of Amnion 
gave him the same year a hundred 
talents of silver, and ten thousand 
measures of wheat, and ten thousand 
of barley. So much did the children 
of Ammon pay unto him, both the 
second year, and the third. 

6 So Jotham became mighty, because 
he prepared his ways before the Lord 
his God. 

7 If Now the rest of the acts of Jo- 
tham, and all his wars, and his ways, 
lo, they are written in the book of the 
kings of Israel and Judah. 

8 He was five and twenty years old 
when he began to reign, and reigned 
sixteen years in Jerusalem. 

9 If And Jotham slept with his fa- 
thers, and they buried him in the city 
of David : and Ahaz his son reigned 
in his stead. 

CHAPTER XXVIII. 

1 Ahaz reigning very wickedly is greatly afflicted 
by the Syrians. 6 Judah being captivated by the 
Israelites is sent home by the counsel of Oded 
the prophet. 16 Ahaz sending fur aid to Assyria 
is not helped thereby. 22 In his distress he 
groweth more idolatrous. 26 He dying, Hezekiah 
succeedeth him. 

AHAZ was twenty years old when 
- he began to reign, and he reigned 
sixteen years in Jerusalem : but he 
did not that which was right in the 
sight of the Lord, like David his fa- 
ther : 

2 For he walked in the ways of the 
kings of Israel, and made also molten 
images for Baalim. 

3 Moreover he burnt incense in the 
valley of the son of Hinnom, and 
burnt his children in the fire, after the 
abominations of the heathen whom 
the Lord had cast out before the chil- 
dren of Israel. 

4 He sacrificed also and burnt in- 



Ahaz 1 wickedness, 



II. CHRONICLES, XXIX. 



and distress*, 



cense in the high places, and on the 
hills, and under every green tree. 

5 Wherefore the Lord his God deliv- 
ered him into the hand of the king 
of Syria; and they smote him, and 
carried away a great multitude of 
them captives, and brought them to 
Damascus. And he was also delivered 
into the hand of the king of Israel, 
who smote him with a great slaugh- 
ter. 

6 If For Pekah the son of Rema- 
liah slew in Judah a hundred and 
twenty thousand in one day, which 
were all valiant men ; because they 
had forsaken the Lord God of their 
fathers. 

7 And Zichri, a mighty man of 
Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king's 
son, and Azrikam the governor of the 
house, and Elkanah that was next to 
the king. 

8 And the children of Israel carried 
away captive of their brethren two 
hundred thousand, women, sons, and 
daughters, and took also away much 
spoil from them, and brought the 
spoil to Samaria. 

9 But a prophet of the Lord was 
there, whose name was Oded : and he 
went out before the host that came to 
Samaria, and said unto them, Behold, 
because the Lord God of your fathers 
was wroth with Judah, he hath deliv- 
ered them into your hand, and ye 
have slain them in a rage that reach- 
eth up unto heaven. 

10 And now ye purpose to keep un- 
der the children of Judah and Jerusa- 
lem for bondmen and bondwomen un- 
to you : but are -there not with you, 
even with you, sins against the Lord 
your God? 

11 Now hear me therefore, and de- 
liver the captives again, which ye 
have taken captive of your brethren : 
for the fierce wrath of the Lord is 
upon you. 

12 Then certain of the heads of the 
children of Ephraim, Azariah the son 
of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Me- 
shillemoth, and Jehizkiah the son of 
Shallum, and Amasa the son of Had- 
lai, stood up against them that came 
from the war, 

13 And said unto them, Ye shall not 
bring in the captives hither : for 
whereas «we have offended against the 
Lord already, ye intend to add more 
to our sins and to our trespass : for 
our trespass is great, and there is 
fierce wrath against Israel. 

14 So the armed men left the cap- 
tives and the spoil before the princes 
and all the congregation. 

15 And the men which were express- 
ed by name rose up, and took the 
captives, and with the spoil clothed 
all that were naked among them, and 
arrayed them, and shod them, and 
gave them to eat and to drink, and 
anointed them, and carried all the 
feeble of them upon asses, and brought 
them to Jericho, the city df palm 



trees, to their brethren : then they 
returned to Samaria. 

16 1 At that time did king Ahaz 
send unto the kings of Assyria to 
help him. 

17 For again the Edomites had come 
and smitten Judah, and carried away 
captives. 

18 The Philistines also had invaded 
the cities of the low country, and of 
the south of Judah, and had taken 
Beth-shemesh, and A^'alon, and Gede- 
roth, and Shocho with the villages 
thereof, and Timnah with the villages 
thereof, Gimzo also and the villages 
thereof : a,nd they dwelt there. 

19 For the Lord brought Judah low 
because of Ahaz king of Israel ; for he 
made Judah naked, and transgressed 
sore against the Lord. 

20 And Tilgath-pilneser king of As- 
syria came unto nim, and distressed 
him, but strengthened him not. 

21 For Ahaz took away a portion 
out of the house of the Lord, and out 
of the house of the kin^ and of the 
princes, and gave it unto the king of 
Assyria : but he helped him not. 

22 *[[ And in the time of his distress 
did he trespass yet more against the 
Lord : this is that king Ahaz. 

23 For he sacrificed unto the gods of 
Damascus, which smote him : and he 
said, Because the gods of the kings of 
Syria help them, therefore will I sac- 
rifice to them, that they may help me. 
But they were the ruin of him, and 
of all Israel. 

24 And Ahaz gathered together the 
vessels of the house of God, and cut 
in pieces the vessels of the house of 
God, and shut up the doors of the 
house of the Lord, and he made him 
altars in every corner of Jerusalem. 

25 And in every several city of Ju- 
dah he made high places to burn in- 
cense unto other gods, and provoked 
to anger the Lord God of his fathers. 

26 1 Now the rest of his acts and 
of -all his ways, first and last, behold, 
they are written in the book of the 
kings of Judah and Israel. 

27 And Ahaz slept with his fathers, 
and they buried him in the city, even 
in Jerusalem : but they brought him 
not into the sepulchres of the kings of 
Israel : and Hezekiah his son reigned 
in his stead. 

CHAPTER XXLX. 

1 Hezekiah's good reign. 8 He restoreth religion. 
5 He exhorteth the Levites. 12 They sanctify 
themselves, and cleanse the house of God. 20 
Hezekiah offereth solemn sacrifices, wherein the 
Levites were more forward than the priests. 

HEZEKIAH began to reign when he 
was five and twenty years old, and 
he reigned nine and twenty years in 
Jerusalem. And his mother's name 
was Abijah, the daughter of Zech- 
ariah. 

2 And he did that which was right in 
the sight of the Lord, according to all 
that David his father had done. 
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Hezekiah cleanseth II. CHRONICLES, XXIX. 



the house of God, 



3 1 He in the first year of his reign, 
in the first month, opened the doors 
of the house of the Lord, and repair- 
ed them. 

4 And he brought in the priests and 
the Levites, and gathered them to- 
gether into the east street, 

5 And said unto them, Hear me, ye 
Levites ; sanctify now yourselves, and 
sanctify the house of the Lord God of 
your fathers, and carry forth the filth- 
mess out of the holy place. 

6 For our fathers have trespassed, 
and done that which was evil in the 
eyes of the Lord our God, and have 
forsaken him, and have turned away 
their faces from the habitation of the 
Lord, and turned their backs. 

7 Also they have shut up the doors 
of the porch, and put out the lamps, 
and have not burned incense nor of- 
fered burnt offerings in the holy place 
unto the God of Israel. 

8 Wherefore the wrath of the Lord 
was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and 
he hath delivered them to trouble, to 
astonishment, and to hissing, as ye see 
with your eyes. 

9 For, lo, our fathers have fallen 
by the sword, and our sons and our 
daughters and our wives are in cap- 
tivity for this. 

10 Now it is in mine heart to make 
a covenant with the Lord God of Is- 
rael, that his fierce wrath may turn 
away from us. 

11 My sons, be not now negligent : 
for the Lord hath chosen you to stand 
before him, to serve him, and that ye 
should minister unto him, and burn 
incense. 

12 f Then the Levites arose, Mahath 
the son of Amasai, and Joel the son 
of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohath- 
ites : and of the sons of Merari ; Kish 
the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son 
of Jehalelel : and of the Gershonites ; 
Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden 
the son of Joah : 

13 And of the sons of Elizaphan; 
Shimri, and Jeiel : and of the sons of 
Asaph ; Zechariah, and Mattaniah : 

14 And of the sons of Heman ; Je- 
hiel, and Shimei : and of the sons of 
Jeduthun ; Shemaiah, and Uzziel. 

15 And they gathered their breth- 
ren, and sanctified themselves, and 
came, according to the commandment 
of the king, by the words of the Lord, 
to cleanse the house of the Lord. 

16 And the priests went into the 
inner part of the house of the Lord, 
to cleanse it, and brought out all the 
uncleanness that they found in the 
temple of the Lord into the court of 
the house of the Lord. And the Le- 
vites took it, to carry it out abroad 
into the brook Kidron. 

17 Now they began on the first day 
of the first month to sanctify, and oh 
the eighth day of the month came 
they to the porch of the Lord : so 
they sanctified the house of the Lord 
tn eight days ; and in the sixteenth 

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day of the first month they made an 
end. 

18 Then they went in to Hezekiah 
the king, and said, We have cleansed 
all the house of the Lord, and the 
altar of burnt offering, with all the 
vessels thereof, and the shewbread 
table, with all the vessels thereof. 

19 Moreover all the vessels, which 
king Ahaz in his reign did cast away 
in his transgression, have we prepared 
and sanctified, and, behold, they are 
before the altar of the Lord. 

20 Tf Then Hezekiah the king rose 
early, and gathered the rulers of the 
city, and went up to the house of the 
Lord. 

21 And they brought seven bullocks, 
and seven rams, and seven lambs, and 
seven he goats, for a sin offering for 
the kingdom, and for the sanctuary, 
and for Judah. And he commanded 
the priests the sons of Aaron to offer 
them on the altar of the Lord. 

22 So they killed the bullocks, and 
the priests received the blood, and 
sprinkled it on the altar : likewise, 
when they had killed the rams, they 
sprinkled the blood upon the altar i 
they killed also the lambs, and they 
sprmkled the blood upon the altar. 

23 And they brought forth the he 
goats for the sin offering before the 
king and the congregation ; and they 
laid their hands upon them : 

24 And the priests killed them, and 
they made reconciliation with their 
blood upon the altar, to make an 
atonement for all Israel : for the king 
commanded that the burnt offering 
and the sin offering should be made 
for all Israel. 

25 And he set the Levites in the 
house of the Lord with cymbals, with 
psalteries, and with harps, according 
to the commandment of David, and 
of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan 
the prophet: for so was the com- 
mandment of the Lord by his proph- 
ets. 

26 And the Levites stood with the 
instruments of David, and the priests 
with the trumpets. 

27 And Hezekiah commanded to 
offer the burnt offering upon the 
altar. And when the burnt offering 
began, the song of the Lord began 
also with the trumpets, and with the 
instruments ordained by David king 
of Israel. 

28 And all the congregation wor- 
shipped, and the singers sang, and 
the trumpeters sounded : and all this 
continued until the burnt offering was 
finished. 

29 And when they had made an end 
of offering, the king and all that were 
present with him bowed themselves, 
and worshipped. 

30 Moreover Hezekiah the king and 
the princes commanded the Levites 
to sing praise unto the Lord with the 
words of David, and of Asaph the 
seer. And they sang praises with. 



He proclaimeth 



II. CHRONICLES, XXX. 



a solemn passover c 



gladness, and they bowed their heads 
and worshipped. 

31 Then Hezekiah answered and 
said, Now ye have consecrated your- 
selves unto the Lord, come near and 
bring- sacrifices and thank offerings 
into the house of the Lord. And the 
congregation brought in sacrifices 
and thank offerings ; and as many as 
were of a free heart, burnt offerings. 

32 And the number of the burnt 
offerings, which the congregation 
brought, was threescore and ten bull- 
ocks, a hundred rams, and two hun- 
dred lambs : all these were for a burnt 
offering to the Lord. 

33 And the consecrated things were 
six hundred oxen and three thousand 
sheep. 

34 But the priests were too few, so 
that they could not flay all the burnt 
offerings : wherefore their brethren 
the Levites did help them, till the 
work was ended, and until the other 
priests had sanctified themselves : for 
the Levites were more upright in 
heart to sanctify themselves than the 
priests. 

35 And also the burnt offerings were 
in abundance, with the fat of the 
peace offerings, and the drink offer- 
ings for every burnt offering. So the 
service of the house of the Lord was 
set in oyder. 

36 And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all 
the people, that God had prepared the 
people : for the thing was done sud- 
denly. 

CHAPTER XXX. 

1 Hezekiah proclaimeth a solemn passover on the 
second month for Judah and Israel. 13 The as- 
sembly, having destroyed the altars of idolatry, 
keep the feast fourteen days. 27 The priests and 
Levites bless the people. 

AND Hezekiah sent to all Israel 
/tL and Judah, and wrote letters al- 
so to Ephraim and Manasseh, that 
they should come to the house of 
the Lord at Jerusalem, to keep the 
passover unto the Lord God of Is- 
rael. 

2 For the king had taken counsel, 
and his princes, and all the congre- 
gation in Jerusalem, to keep the 
passover in the second month. 

3 For they could not keep it at that 
time, because the priests had not 
sanctified themselves sufficiently, nei- 
ther had the people gathered them- 
selves together to Jerusalem. 

4 And the thing pleased the king 
and all the congregation. 

5 So they established a decree to 
make proclamation throughout all 
Israel, from Beer-sheba even to Dan, 
that they should come to keep the 
passover unto the Lord God of Israel 
at Jerusalem : for they had not done 
it of a long time in such sort as it 
was written. 

6 So the posts went with the letters 
from the king and his princes 
throughout all Israel and Judah, and 
■according to the commandment of 



the king, saying, Ye children of Is 
rael, turn again unto the Lord God 
of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and 
he will return to the remnant of 
you, that are escaped out of the 
hand of the kings of Assyria. 

7 And be not ye like your fathers 9 
and like your brethren, which tres- 
passed against the Lord God of their 
fathers, who therefore gave them up 
to desolation, as ye see. 

8 Now be ye not stiffnecked, as 
your fathers were, but yield your- 
selves unto the Lord, and enter into 
his sanctuary, which he hath sanc- 
tified for ever : and serve the Lord 
your God, that the fierceness of his 
wrath may turn away from you. 

9 For if ye turn again unto the 
Lord, your brethren and your chil= 
dren shall find compassion before 
them that lead them captive, so that 
they shall come again into this land s 
for the Lord your God is gracious 
and merciful, and will not turn away 
his face from you, if ye return unto 
him. 

10 So the posts passed from city to 
city, through the country of Ephraim 
and Manasseh, even unto Zebulun : 
but they laughed them to scorn, and 
mocked them. 

11 Nevertheless, divers of Asher and 
Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled 
themselves, and came to Jerusalem. 

12 Also in Judah the hand of God 
was to give them one heart to do the 
commandment of the king and of the 
princes, by the word of the Lord. 

13 If And there assembled at Jerusa- 
lem much people to keep the feast 
of unleavened Dread in the second 
month, a very great congregation. 

14 And they arose and took away 
the altars that were in Jerusalem; 
and all the altars for incense took 
they away, and cast them into the 
brook Kidron. 

15 Then they killed the passover on 
the fourteenth day of the second 
month : and the priests and the Le- 
vites were ashamed, and sanctified 
themselves, and brought in the burnt 
offerings into the house of the Lord. 

16 And they stood in their place 
after their manner, according to the 
law of Moses the man of God : the 
priests sprinkled the blood, which 
they received of the hand of the Le- 
vites. 

17 For there were many in the con- 
gregation that were not sanctified ; 
therefore the Levites had the charge 
of the killing of the passovers for 
every one that was not clean, tc 
sanctify them unto the Lord. 

18 For a multitude of the people, 
even many of Ephraim and Manas 
seh, Issachar and Zebulun, had not 
cleansed themselves, yet did they eat 
the passover otherwise than it wag 
written. But Hezekiah prayed foE 
them, saying, The good Lord pardo© 
every one 

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Mdolatry destroyed. 11. CHRONICLES, XXXI. People's offerings. 

3 He appointed also the king's por 
tion of his substance for the burnt 
offering's, to wit, for the morning 
and evening burnt offerings, and the 
burnt offerings for the sabbaths, and 
for the new moons, and for the set 
feasts, as it is written in the law of 
the Lord. 

4 Moreover he commanded the peo- 
ple that dwelt in Jerusalem to give 
the portion of the priests and the 
Levites, that they might be encour 
aged in the law of the Lord. 

5 H And as soon as the command 
ment came abroad, the children of 
Israel brought in abundance the first 
fruits of corn, wine, and oil, and hon^ 
ey, and of all the increase of the field s 
and the tithe of all things brought 
they in abundantly. 

6 And concerning the children of Is- 
rael and Judah, that dwelt in the 
cities of Judah, they also brought in 
the tithe of oxen and sheep, and the 
tithe of holy things which were con 
secrated unto the Lord their God^ 
and laid them by heaps. 

7 In the third month they began to 
lay the foundation of the heaps, and 
finished them in the seventh month. 

8 And when Hezekiah and the 
princes came and saw the heaps, 
they blessed the Lord, and his peo 
pie Israel. 

9 Then Hezekiah questioned with the 

Eriests and the Levites concerning the 
eaps. 

10 And Azariah the chief priest of 
the house of Zadok answered him, 
and said, Since the people began to 
bring the offerings into the house of 
the IiORD, we have had enough to eat k 
and have left plenty : for the Lord 
hath blessed his people; and that 
which is left is this great store. 

11 IT Then Hezekiah commanded to 

Erepare chambers in the house of the 
ord ; and thej' prepared them, 

12 And brought in the offerings and 
the tithes and the dedicated things 
faithfully : over which Cononiah th6 
Levite was ruler, and Shimei his 
brother was the next. 

13 And Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Na 
hath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and 
Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, 
and Mahath, and Benaiah, were over- 
seers under the hand of Cononiah 
and Shimei his brother, at the com- 
mandment of Hezekiah the king, and 
Azariah the ruler of the house of God. 

14 And Kore the son of Imnah the 
Levite, the porter toward the east. 
was over the freewill offerings or 
God, to distribute the oblations of the 
Lord, and the most holy things. 

15 And next him were Eden, and 
Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, 
Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities 
of the priests, in their set office, to 
give to their brethren by courses, as 
well to the great as to the small : 

16 Besides their genealogy of males, 
from three years old and upward, even 



19 That prepareth his heart to seek 
God, the Lord God of his fathers, 
though he be not cleansed according 
to the purification of the sanctuary. 

20 And the Lord hearkened to Heze- 
kiah, and healed the people. 

21 And the children of Israel that 
were present at Jerusalem kept the 
feast of unleavened bread seven days 
with great gladness : and the Levites 
and the priests praised the Lord day 
by day, singing with loud instru- 
ments unto the Lord. 

22 And Hezekiah spake comforta- 
bly unto all the Levites that taught 
the good knowledge of the Lord : 
and they did eat throughout the 
feast seven days, offering peace of- 
ferings, and making confession to 
the Lord God of their fathers. 

23 And the whole assembly took 
counsel to keep other seven days : 
and they kept other seven days with 
gladness. 

21 For Hezekiah king of Judah did 

five to the congregation a thousand 
ullocks and seven thousand sheep ; 
and the princes gave to the congre- 
gation a thousand bullocks and ten 
thousand sheep : and a great number 
of priests sanctified themselves. 

25 And all the congregation of Ju- 
dah, with the priests and the Levites, 
and all the congregation that came 
out of Israel, and the strangers that 
came out of the land of Israel, and 
fchat dwelt in Judah, rejoiced. 

26 So there was great joy in Jerusa- 
lem : for since the time of Solomon 
the son of David king of Israel there 
was not the like in Jerusalem. 

27 1 Then the priests the Levites 
arose and blessed the people : and 
their voice was heard, and their 

Erayer came up to his holy dwell- 
_jgplace, even unto heaven. 

CHAPTER XXXI. 

I The people is forward in destroying idolatry. 2 
Hezekiah ordereth the courses of the priests and 
Levites, and provideth for their work and main- 
tenance. 5 The people's forwardness in offerings 
and tithes. 11 Hezekiah appointeth officers to 
dispose of the tithes. 20 The sincerity (if Heze- 
kiah. 

"VTOW when all this was finished, 

I I all Israel that were present went 
out to the cities of Judah, and brake 
the images in pieces, and cut down 
the groves, and threw down the high 
places and the altars out of all Ju- 
dah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also 
and Manasseh, until they had utterly 
destroyed them all. Then all the chil- 
dren of Israel returned, every man to 
his possession, into their own cities. 

2 1[ And Hezekiah appointed the 
courses of the priests and the Le- 
vites after their courses, every man 
. according to his service, the priests 
and Levites for burnt offerings and 
for peace offerings, to minister, and 
to give thanks, and to praise in the 
gates of the tents of the Lord. 
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Sennaclierib 



II. CHRONICLES, XXXII. 



invadeth Judah, 



unto every one that entereth into the 
house of the Lokd, his daily portion 
for their service in their charges ac- 
cording to their courses ; 

17 Both to the genealogy of the 
priests by the house of their fathers, 
and the Levites from twenty years 
old and upward, in their charges 
by their courses ; 

18 And to the genealogy of all their 
little ones, their wives, and their 
sons, and their daughters, through 
all the congregation : for in their 
set office they sanctified themselves 
in holiness : 

19 Also of the sons of Aaron the 
priests, which were in the fields of the 
suburbs of their cities, in every sev- 
eral city, the men that were express- 
ed by name, to give portions to all the 
males among the priests, and to all 
that were reckoned by genealogies 
among the Levites. 

20 1 And thus did Hezekiah through- 
out all Judah, and wrought that which 
was good and right and truth before 
the Lord his God. 

21 And in every work that he began 
In the service of the house of God, 
and in the law, and in the command- 
ments, to seek his God, he did it with 
all his heart, and prospered. 

CHAPTER XXXII. 

1 Sennacherib invading Judah, Hezekiah fortifieth 
himself, ami encourageth his people 9 Against 
the blasphemies of Sennacherib, by message and 
letters, Hezekiah and Isaiah pray. 21 An angel 
destroyeth the host of the Assyrians, to the glory 
of Hezekiah. 24 Hezekiah praying in his sick- 
ness, God giveth him a sign of recovery 25 He 
waxing proud is humbled by God. 27 His wealth 
and works. 31 His error in the ambassage of 
Babylon. 32 He dying, Manasseh succeedeth 
him. 

AFTER these things, and the estab- 
. lishment thereof, Sennacherib 
king of Assyria came, and entered 
into Judah, and encamped against the 
fenced cities, and thought to win 
them for himself. 

2 And when Hezekiah saw that Sen- 
nacherib was come, and that he was 
purposed to fight against Jerusalem, 

3 He took counsel with his princes 
and his mighty men to stop the wa- 
ters of the fountains which were with- 
out the city : and they did help him. 

4 So there was gathered much peo- 
ple together, who stopped all the 
fountains, and the brook that ran 
through the midst of the land, say- 
ing, Why should the kings of Assyria 
come, and find much water ! 

5 Also he strengthened himself, and 
built up all the wall that was broken, 
and raised it up to the towers, and 
another wall without, and repaired 
Millo in the city of David, and made 
darts and shields in abundance. 

6 And he set captains of war over 
the people, and gathered them to- 
gether to him in the street of the 

Sate of the city, and spake comforta- 
ly to them, saying, 

13* 



7 Be strong and courageous, be not 
afraid nor dismayed for the king of 
Assyria, nor for all the multitude that 
is with him : for there be more with 
us than with him. 

8 With him is an arm of flesh ; but 
with us is the Lord our God to help 
us, and to fight our battles. And the 
people rested themselves upon the 
words of Hezekiah king of Judah. 

9 1 After this did Sennacherib king 
of Assyria send his servants to Jeru- 
salem, (but he himself laid siege 
against Lachish, and all his power 
with him,) unto Hezekiah king of Ju- 
dah, and raito all Judah that were at 
Jerusalem, saying, 

10 Thus saith Sennacherib king of 
Assyria, Whereon do ye trust, that ye 
abide in the siege in Jerusalem ? 

11 Doth not Hezekiah persuade you 
to give over yourselves to die by fam- 
ine and by thirst, saying, The Lord 
our God shall deliver us out of the 
hand of the king of Assyria! 

12 Hath not the same Hezekiah tak- 
en away his high places and his altars, 
and commanded Judah and Jerusa- 
lem, saying, Ye shall worship before 
one altar, and burn incense upon it ? 

13 Know ye not what I and my fa- 
thers have done unto all the people 
of other lands? were the gods of the 
nations of those lands any ways able 
to deliver their lands out of mine 
hand? 

14 Who was there among all the 
gods of those nations that my fathers 
utterly destroyed, that could deliver 
his people out of mine hand, that 
your God should be able to deliver 
you out of mine hand? 

15 Now therefore let not Hezekiah 
deceive you ; nor persuade you on this 
manner, neither yet believe him : for 
no god of any nation or kingdom was 
able to deliver his people out of mine 
hand, and out of the hand of my fa- 
thers : how much less shall your God 
deliver you out of mine hand ? 

16 And his servants spake yet more 
against the Lord God, and against his 
servant Hezekiah. 

17 He wrote also letters to rail on 
the Lord God of Israel, and to speak 
against him, saying, As the gods of 
the nations of other lands have not 
delivered their people out of mine 
hand, so shall not the God of Heze- 
kiah deliver his people out of mine 
hand. 

18 Then they cried with a loud voice, 
in the Jews' speech, unto the people 
of Jerusalem that were on the wall, to 
affright them, and to trouble them; 
that they might take the city. 

19 And they spake against the God 
of Jerusalem, as against the gods of 
the people of the earth, which were 
the work of the hands of man. 

20 And for this cause Hezekiah the 
king, and the prophet Isaiah the son 
of Amoz, prayed and cried to heav- 
en. 

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Hezekiah's death. 



II. CHRONICLES, XXXIII. 



Manasseh's 



21 1T And the Lord sent an angel, 
which cut off all the mighty men of 
valour, and the leaders and captains 
in the camp of the king of Assyria. 
So he returned with shame of face to 
his own land. And when he was come 
into the house of his god, they that 
came forth of his own bowels slew 
him there with the sword. 

22 Thus the Lord saved Hezekiah 
and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from 
the hand of Sennacherib the king of 
Assyria, and from the hand of all 
other, and guided them on every 
side. 

23 And many brought gifts unto the 
Lord to Jerusalem, and presents to 
Hezekiah king of Judah : so that he 
was magnified in the sight of all na- 
tions from thenceforth. 

24 1 In those days Hezekiah was sick 
to the death, and prayed unto the 
Lord : and he spake unto Mm, and he 
gave him a sign. 

25 But Hezekiah rendered not again 
according to the benefit done unto 
him ; for his heart was. lifted up : 
therefore there was wrath upon him, 
and upon Judah and Jerusalem. 

26 Notwithstanding, Hezekiah hum- 
bled himself for the pride of his 
heart, both he and the inhabitants of 
Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the 
Lord came not upon them in the 
days of Hezekiah. 

27 f And Hezekiah had exceeding 
much riches and honour : and he 
made himself treasuries for silver, and 
for gold, and for precious stones, and 
for spices, and for shields, and for all 
manner of pleasant jewels ; N 

28 Storehouses also for the increase 
of corn, and wine, and oil ; and stalls 
for all manner of beasts, and cotes for 
flocks. 

29 Moreover he provided him cities, 
and possessions or flocks and herds in 
abundance : for God had given him 
substance very much. 

30 This same Hezekiah also stopped 
the upper watercourse of Gihon, and 
brought it straight down to the west 
side of the city of David. And Heze- 
kiah prospered in all his works. 

31 H Howbeit, in the business of the 
ambassadors of the princes of Baby- 
lon, who sent unto him to inquire 
of the wonder that was done in the 
land, God left him, to try him, that 
he might know all that was in his 
heart. 

32 ^ Now the rest of the acts of 
Hezekiah, and his goodness, behold, 
they are written in the vision of Isa- 
iah the prophet, the son of Amoz, and 
in the book of the kings of Judah and 
Israel. 

33 And Hezekiah slept with his fa- 
thers, and they buried him in the 
chiefest of the sepulchres of the sons 
of David : and all Judah and the in- 
habitants of Jerusalem did him hon- 
our at his death. And Manasseh his 
son reigned in his stead. 

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CHAPTER XXXTTT. 

1 Manasseh's wicked reign. 3 He setteth up idola^ 
try, and would not be admonished. 11 He it car- 
ried into Babylon. 12 Upon his prayer to God 
he is released, and putteth down idolatry. 18 His 
acts. 20 He dying, Amon succeedeth him. 21 
Amon reigning wickedly is slain by his servants. 
25 The murderers being slain, Josiah succeeded 
him. 

MANASSEH was twelve years old 
when he began to reign, and he 
reigned fifty and five years in Jerusa- 
lem: 

2 But did that which was evil in the 
sight of the Lord, like unto the abom- 
inations of the heathen, whom the 
Lord had cast out before the children 
of Israel. 

3 1 For he built again the high 

E laces which Hezekiah his father had 
roken down, and he reared up altars 
for Baalim, and made groves, and 
worshipped all the host of heaven, 
and served them. 

4 Also he built altars in the house 
of the Lord, whereof the Lord had 
said, In Jerusalem shall my name be 
for ever. 

5 And he built altars for all the 
host of heaven in the two courts of 
the house of the Lord. 

6 And he caused his children to pass 
through the fire in the valley of the 
son of Hinnom : also he observed 
times, and used enchantments, and 
used witchcraft, and dealt with a 
familiar spirit, and with wizards : he 
wrought much evil in the sight of the 
Lord, to provoke him to anger. 

7 And he set a carved image, the 
idol which he had made, in the house 
of God, of which God had said to Da 
vid and to Solomon his son, In this 
house, and in Jerusalem, which I have 
chosen before all the tribes of Israel 
will I put my name for ever : 

8 Neither will I any more remove 
the foot of Israel from out of the 
land which I have appointed for your 
fathers; so that they will take need 
to do all that I have commanded them, 
according to the whole law and the 
statutes and the ordinances by the 
hand of Moses. 

9 So Manasseh made Judah and the 
inhabitants of Jerusalem to err, and 
to do worse than the heathen, whom 
the Lord had destroyed before the 
children of Israel. 

10 And the Lord spake to Manassehc 
and to his people : but they would not 

11 H Wherefore the Lord brought 
upon them the captains of the host 
of the king of Assyria, which took 
Manasseh among the thorns, and 
bound him with fetters, and carried 
him to Babylon. 

12 And when he was in affliction, he 
besought the Lord his God, and hum- 
bled himself greatly before the God of 
his fathers, 

13 And prayed unto him : and he 
was entreated of him, and heard his 



•wicked reign. 



II. CHRONICLES, XXXIV. Josiah's good reign. 



supplication, and brought him again 
to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then 
Manasseh knew that the Lord he was 
God. 

14 Now after this he built a wall 
without the city of David, on the 
west side of Gihon, in the valley, even 
to the entering in at the fish gate, 
and compassed about Ophel, and 
raised it up a very great height, and 
put captains of war in all the fenced 
cities of Judah. 

15 And he took away the strange 
gods, and the idol out of the house of 
the Lord, and all the altars that he 
had built in the mount of the house 
of the Lord, and in Jerusalem, and 
cast them out of the city. 

16 And he repaired the altar of the 
Lord, and sacrificed thereon peace of- 
ferings and thank offerings, and com- 
manded Judah to serve the Lord God 
of Israel. 

17 Nevertheless the people did sacri- 
fice still in the high places, yet unto 
the Lord their God only. 

18 H Now the rest of the acts of 
Manasseh, and his prayer unto his 

* God, and the words of the seers that 
spake to him in the name of the Lord 
God of Israel, behold, they are written 
in the book of the kings of Israel. 

19 His prayer also, and how God was 
entreated of him, and all his sins, and 
his trespass, and the places wherein 
he built nigh places, and set up groves 
and graven images, before he was 
humbled : behold, they are written 
among the sayings of the seers. 

20 f So Manasseh slept with his 
fathers, and they buried him in his 
own house : and Amon his son reigned 
in his stead. 

21 % Amon was two and twenty years 
old when he began to reign, and reign- 
ed two years in Jerusalem. 

22 But he did that which was evil in 
the sight of the Lord, as did Manasseh 
his father : for Anion sacrificed unto all 
the carved images which Manasseh his 
father had made, and served them ; 

23 And humbled not himself before 
the Lord, as Manasseh his father had 
humbled himself ; but Amon trespass- 
ed more and more. 

24 And his servants conspired against 
him, and slew him in his own house. 

25 1 But the people of the land slew 
all them that had conspired against 
king Arnon; and the people of the 
land made Josiah his son king in his 
stead. 

CHAPTER XXXT7. 

1 Josiah's good reign. 3 He destroyeth idolatry. 
8 He taketh order for the repair of the temple. 
14 Hilkiah having found a book of the law, Jo- 
siah sendeth to Huldah to inquire of the Lord. 
23 Huldah prophesieth the destruction of Jeru- 
salem, but respite thereof in Josiah's time. 
29 Josiah, causing it to be read in a solemn 
assembly, reneweth the covenant with God. 

JOSIAH was eight years old when 
he began to reign, and he reigned 
in Jerusalem one and thirty years. 



2 And he did that which was right in 
the sight of the Lord, and walked in 
the ways of David his father, and. de- 
clined neither to the right hand, nor 
to the left. 

3 *H For in the eighth year of his 
reign, while he was yet young, he 
began to seek after the God of David 
his father : and in the twelfth year he 
began to purge Judah and Jerusalem 
from the high places, and the groves, 
and the carved images, and the molt- 
en images. 

4 And they brake down the altars of 
Baalim in his presence : and the im- 
ages, that were on high above them, he 
cut down ; and the groves, and the 
carved images, and the molten im= 
ages, he brake in pieces, and made 
dust of them, and strewed it upon the 
graves of them that had sacrificed 
unto them. 

5 And he burnt the bones of the 
priests upon their altars, and cleansed 
Judah and Jerusalem. 

6 And so did he in the cities of Ma- 
nasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, 
even unto Naphtali, with their mat- 
tocks round about. 

7 And when he had broken down 
the altars and the groves, and had 
beaten the graven images into pow- 
der, and cut down all the idols 
throughout all the land of Israel, he 
returned to Jerusalem. 

8 Tf Now in the eighteenth year of 
his reign, when he had purged the 
land, and the house, he sent Shaphan 
the son of Azaliah, and Maaseian the 
governor of the city, and Joah the 
son of Joahaz the recorder, to repair 
the house of the Lord his God. 

9 And when they came to Hilkiah 
the high priest, they delivered the 
money that was brought into the 
house of God, which the Levites that 
kept the doors had gathered of the 
hand of Manasseh and Ephraim, and 
of all the remnant of Israel, and of 
all Judah and Benjamin ; and they 
returned to Jerusalem. 

10 And they put it in the hand of 
the workmen that had the oversight 
of the house of the Lord, and they 
gave it to the workmen that wrought 
in the house of the Lord, to repair 
and amend the house : 

11 Even to the artificers and builders 
gave they it, to buy hewn stone, and 
timber for couplings, and to floor the 
houses which the kings of Judah had 
destroyed. 

12 And the men dfd the work faith- 
fully : and the overseers of them were 
Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of 
the sons of Merari ; and Zechariah and 
Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohath- 
ites, to set it forward ; and other of 
the Levites, all that could skill of in- 
struments of music. 

13 Also they were over the bearers 
of burdens, and were overseers of 
all that wrought the work in any 
manner of service : and of the Levites 

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Josiah keepeth 



there were scribes, and officers, and 
porters. 

14 % And when they brought out the 
money that was brought into the 
house of the Lord, Hilkiah the priest 
found a book of the law of the Lord 
given by Moses. 

15 And Hilkiah answered and said to 
Shaphan the scribe, I have found the 
book of the law in the house of the 
Lord. And Hilkiah deliv ered the book 
to Shaphan. 

16 And Shaphan carried the book to 
the king, and brought the king word 
back again, saying, All that was com- 
mitted to thy servants, they do it. 

17 And they have gathered together 
the money that was found in the 
house of the Lord, and have deliv- 
ered it into the hand of the overseers, 
and to the hand of the workmen. 

18 Then Shaphan the scribe told the 
king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath 
given me a book. And Shaphan read 
it before the king. 

19 And it came to pass, when the 
king had heard the words of the law, 
that he rent his clothes. 

20 And the king commanded Hil- 
kiah, and Ahikam the son of Sha- 
phan, and Abdon the son of Micah, 
and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah 
a servant of the king's, saying, 

21 Go, inquire of the Lord for me, 
and for them that are left in Israel 
and in Judah, concerning the words 
of the book that is found : for great 
is the wrath of the Lord that is 
poured out upon us, because our fa- 
thers have not kept the word of the 
Lord : to do after all that is written 
in this book. 

22 And Hilkiah, and they that the 
king had appointed, went to Huldah 
the prophetess, the wife of Shallum 
the son of Tikvath, the son of Has- 
rah, keeper of the wardrobe ; ( now 
she dwelt in Jerusalem in the col- 
lege ; ) and they spake to her to that 
effect. 

23 1 And she answered them, Thus 
saith the Lord God of Israel, Tell ye 
the man that sent you to me, 

24 Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I 
will bring evil upon this place, and 
upon the inhabitants thereof, even 
all the curses that are written in the 
book which they have read before 
the king of Judah : 

25 Because they have forsaken me, 
and have burned incense unto other 
gods, that they might provoke me 
to anger with all the works of their 
hands; therefore my wrath shall be 
poured out upon this place, and shall 
not be quenched. 

26 And as for the king of Judah, 
who sent you to inquire of the Lord, 
so shall ye say unto him, Thus saith 
the Lord God of Israel concerning 
the words which thou hast heard ; 

27 Because thine heart was tender, 
and thou didst humble thyself before 
God, when thou heardest his words 

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against this place, and against the 
inhabitants thereof, and humbledst 
thyself before me, and didst rend 
thy clothes, and weep before me ; I 
have even heard thee also, saith the 
Lord. 

28 Behold, I will gather thee to thy 
fathers, and thou shalt be gathered 
to thy grave in peace, neither shall 
thine eyes see all the evil that I will 
bring upon this place, and upon the 
inhabitants of the same. So they 
brought the king word again. 

29 f Then the King sent and gath- 
ered together all the elders of Judah 
and Jerusalem. 

30 And the king went up into the 
house of the Lord, and all the men 
of Judah, and the inhabitants of Je- 
rusalem, and the priests, and the 
Levites, and all the people, great 
and small : and he read in their ears 
all the words of the book of the cov- 
enant that was found in the house 
of the Lord. 

31 And the king stood in his place, 
and made a covenant before the 
Lord, to walk after the Lord, and 
to keep his commandments, and his' 
testimonies, and his statutes, with all 
his heart, and with all his soul, to 
perform the words of the covenant 
which are written in this book. 

32 And he caused all that were 
present in Jerusalem and Benjamin 
to stand to it. And the inhabitants 
of Jerusalem did according to the 
covenant of God, the God of their 
fathers. 

33 And Josiah took away all the 
abominations out of all the countries 
that pertained to the children of Is- 
rael, and made all that were present 
in Israel to serve, even to serve the 
Lord their God. And all his days 
they departed not from following 
the Lord, the God of their fathers. 

CHAPTER XXXV. 

1 Josiah keepeth a most solemn passover. 20 He, 
provoking Pharaoh-necho, is slain at Megiddo. 
25 Lamentations for Josiah. 

MOREOVER, Josiah kept a pass- 
over unto the Lord in Jerusa- 
lem : and they killed the passover 
on the fourteenth day of the first 
month. 

2 And he set the priests in their 
charges, and encouraged them to the 
service of the house of the Lord, 

3 And said unto the Levites that 
taught all Israel, which were holy 
unto the Lord, Put the holy ark in 
the house which Solomon the son of 
David king of Israel did build ; it 
shall not be a burden upon your 
shoulders: serve now the Lord your 
God, and his people Israel, 

4 And prepare yourselves by the 
houses of your fathers, after your 
courses, according to the writing of 
David king of Israel, and according 
to the writing of Solomon his son : 

5 And stand in the holy place ae- 



a solemn passover. II. CHRONICLES, XXXVI. 



Josiah is slain. 



cording to the divisions of the fam- 
ilies of the fathers of your brethren 
the people, and after the division of 
the families of the Levites. 

6 So kill the passover, and sanctify 
yourselves, and prepare your breth- 
ren, that they may do according to 
the word of the Lord by the hand 
of Moses. 

7 And Josiah gave to the people, of 
the flock, lambs and kids, all for the 
passover offerings, for all that were 
present, to the number of thirty 
thousand, and three thousand bull- 
ocks : these were of the king's sub- 
stance. 

8 And his princes gave willingly 
unto the people, to the priests, and 
to the Levites : Hilkiah and Zechariah 
and. Jeniel, rulers of the house of 
God, gave unto the priests for the 
passover offerings two thousand and 
six hundred small cattle, and three 
hundred oxen. 

9 Conaniah also, and Shemaiah and 
Nethaneel, his brethren, and Hasha- 
biah and Jeiel and Jozabad, chief of 
the Levites, gave unto the Levites 
for passover offerings five thousand 
small cattle, and five hundred oxen. 

10 So the service was prepared, and 
the priests stood in their place, and 
the Levites in their courses, accord- 
ing to the king's commandment. 

11 And they killed the passover, and 
the priests sprinkled the blood from 
their hands, and the Levites flayed 
them. 

12 And they removed the burnt of- 
ferings, that they might give accord- 
ing to the divisions of the families of 
the people, to offer unto the Lord, as 
it is written in the book of Moses. 
And so did they with the oxen. 

13 And they roasted the passover 
with fire according to -the ordinance : 
but the other holy offerings sod they 
in pots, and in caldrons, and in pans, 
and divided them speedily among all 
the people. 

li And afterward they made ready 
for themselves, and for the priests : 
because the priests the sons or Aaron 
were busied in offering of burnt offer- 
ings and the fat until night ; there- 
fore the Levites prepared for them- 
selves, and for the priests the sons of 
Aaron. 

15 And the singers the sons of 
Asaph were in their place, according 
to the commandment of David, and 
Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the 
king's seer ; and the porters waited 
at every gate ; they might not depart 
from their service ; for their brethren 
the Levites prepared for them. 

16 So all the service of the Lord 
was prepared the same day, to keep 
the passover, and to offer burnt of- 
ferings upon the altar of the Lord, 
according to the commandment of 
king Josiah. 

17 And the children of Israel that 
were present kept the passover at 



that time, and the feast of unleaven- 
ed bread seven days. 

18 And there was no passover like to 
that kept in Israel from the days of 
Samuel the prophet; neither did all 
the kings of Israel keep such a pass- 
over as Josiah kept, and the priests, 
and the Levites, and all Judah and 
Israel that were present, and the in- 
habitants of Jerusalem. 

19 In the eighteenth year of the 
reign of Josiah was this passover 
kept. 

20 1 After all this, when Josiah had 
prepared the temple, Necho king of 
Egypt came up to fight against Char- 
chemish by Euphrates : and Josiah 
went out against him. 

21 But he sent ambassadors to him, 
saying, What have I to do with thee, 
thou king of Judah? I come not 
against thee this day, but against the 
house wherewith I have war : for God 
commanded me to make haste : for- 
bear thee from meddling with God, 
who is with me, that he destroy thee 
not. 

22 Nevertheless Josiah would not 
turn his face from him, but disguised 
himself, that he might fight with 
him, and hearkened not unto the 
wards of Necho from the mouth of 
God, and came to fight in the valley 
of Megiddo. 

23 And the archers shot at king Jo- 
siah ; and the king said to his serv- 
ants, Have me away ; for I am sore 
wounded. 

24 His servants therefore took him 
out of that chariot, and put him in 
the second chariot that he had ; and 
they brought him to Jerusalem, and 
he died, and w r as buried in one of 
the sepulchres of his fathers. And 
all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for 
Josiah. 

25 \ And Jeremiah lamented for Jo- 
siah : and all the singing men and 
the singing women spake of Josiah in 
their lamentations to this day, and 
made them an ordinance in Israel : 
and, behold, they are written in the 
lamentations. 

26 Now the rest of the acts of Jo- 
siah, and his goodness, according to 
that which was written in the law of 
the Lord, 

27 And his deeds, first and last, be- 
hold, they are written in the book of 
the kings of Israel and Judah. 

CHAPTER XXXVI. 

1 Jehoahaz succeeding is deposed by Pharaoh, and 
carried into Egypt. 5 Jehoiakim reigning ill is 
carried bound into Babylon. 9 Jehoiachin suc- 
ceeding reigneth ill, and is brought into Babylon. 
11 Zedekiah succeeding reigneth ill, and de- 
spiseth the prophets, and rebelleth against Neb- 
uchadnezzar. 14 Jerusalem, for the sins of the 
priests and people, is wholly destroyed. 22 The 
proclamation of Cyrus. 

THEN the people of the land took 
Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and 
made him king in his father's stead 
in Jerusalem. 

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Jerusalem is destroyed. 



2 Jehoahaz was twenty and three 
years old when he began to reign, 
and he reigned three months in Jeru- 
salem. 

3 And the king of Egypt put him 
down at Jerusalem, and condemned 
the land in a hundred talents of sil- 
ver and a talent of gold. 

4 And the king of Egypt made Eli- 
akim his brother king over Judah 
and Jerusalem, and turned his name 
to Jehoiakim. And Necho took Jeho- 
ahaz his brother, and carried him to 
Egypt. 

5 i Jehoiakim was twenty and five 
years old when he began to reign, 
and he reigned eleven years in Jeru- 
salem : and he did that which was evil 
in the sight of the Lord his God. 

6 Against him came up Nebuchad- 
nezzar king of Babylon, and bound 
him in fetters, to carry him to Baby- 
lon. 

7 Nebuchadnezzar also carried of 
the vessels of the house of the Lord 
to Babylon, and put them in his tem- 
ple at Babylon. 

8 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoi- 
akim, and his abominations which he 
did, and that which was found in 
him, behold, they are written in the 
book of the kings of Israel and Ju- 
dah : and Jehoiachin his son reigned 
in his stead. 

9 f Jehoiachin was eight years old 
when he began to reign, and he 
reigned three months and ten days 
in Jerusalem : and he did that which 
was evil in the sight of the Lord. 

10 And when the year was expired, 
king Nebuchadnezzar sent ; and 
brought him to Babylon, with the 
goodly vessels of the house of the 
Lord, and made Zedekiah his brother 
king over Judah and Jerusalem. 

11 If Zedekiah was one and twenty 
years old when he began to reign, 
and reigned eleven years in Jerusa- 
lem. 

12 And he did that which was evil 
in the sight of the Lord his God, 
and humbled not himself before Jer- 
emiah' the prophet speaking from 
the mouth or the Lord. 

13 And he also rebelled against 
king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made 
him swear by God : but he stiffened 
his neck, and hardened his heart 
from turning unto the Lord God of 
Israel. 

14 f Moreover all the chief of the 



priests, and the people, transgressed 
very much after all the abominations 
of the heathen ; and polluted the 
house of the Lord which he had 
hallowed in Jerusalem. 

15 And the Lord God of their fa- 
thers sent to them by his messengers, 
rising up betimes, and sending ; be- 
cause he had compassion on his peo- 
ple, and on his dwellingplace : 

16 But they mocked the messengers 
of God, and despised his words, and 
misused his prophets, until the wrath 
of the Lord arose against his peo- 
ple, till there was no remedy. 

17 Therefore he brought upon them 
the king of the Chaldees, who slew 
their young men with the sword in 
the house of their sanctuary, and 
had no compassion upon young man 
or maiden, old man, or him that 
stooped for age : he gave them all 
into his hand. 

18 And all the vessels of the house 
of God, great and small, and the 
treasures of the house of the Lord, 
and the treasures of the king, ana 
of his princes ; all these he brought 
to Babylon. 

19 And they burnt the house of 
God, and brake down the wall of 
Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces 
thereof with fire, and destroyed all 
the goodly vessels thereof. 

20 And them that had escaped from 
the sword carried he away to Baby- 
lon; where they were servants to 
him and his sons until the reign of 
the kingdom of Persia: 

21 To fulfil the word of the Lord 
by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the 
land had enjoyed her sabbaths: for 
as long as she lay desolate she kept 
sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten 
years. 

22 1 Now in the first year of Cyrus 
king of Persia, that the word of the 
Lord spoken by the mouth of Jeremi- 
ah might be accomplished, the Lord 
stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king 
of Persia, that he made a proclama- 
tion throughout all his kingdom, and 
put it also in writing, saying, 

23 Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, 
All the kingdoms of the earth hath 
the Lord God of heaven given me: 
and he hath charged me to build 
him a house in Jerusalem, which is 
in Judah. Who is there among you 
of all his people* The Lord his God 
be with him, and let him go up. 



EZRA. 



CHAPTER I. 

1 The proclamation of Cyrus for the building of 
the temple. 5 The people provide for the re~ 
turn. 7 Cyrus restoreth the vessels of the temple 
to Sheshbazzar. 

OW in the first year of Cyrus 
king of Persia, that the word of 

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the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah 
might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up 
the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, 
that he made a proclamation through- 
out all his kingdom, and put it also 
in writing, saying, 
2 Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, 



The number of the 



EZRA, II. 



people ivho returned. 



The Lord God of heaven hath given 
me all the kingdoms of the earth ; 
and he hath charged me to build 
him a house at Jerusalem, which is 
in Judah. 

3 Who is there among you of all 
his people ? his God be with him, and 
let him go up to Jerusalem, which is 
in Judah, and build the house of the 
Lord God of Israel, (he is the God,) 
which is in Jerusalem. 

4 And whosoever remaineth in any 
place where he sojourneth, let the 
men of his place help him with sil- 
ver, and with gold, and with goods, 
and with beasts, besides the freewill 
offering for the house of God that is 
in Jerusalem. 

5 1 Then rose up the chief of the 
fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and 
the priests, and the Levites, with all 
them whose spirit God had raised, to 
go up to build the house of the Lord 
which is in Jerusalem. 

6 And all they that were about 
them strengthened their hands with 
vessels of silver, with gold, with 
goods, and with beasts, and with pre- 
cious things, besides all that was 
willingly offered. 

7 1 Also Cyrus the king brought 
forth the vessels of the house of the 
Lord, which Nebuchadnezzar had 
brought forth out of Jerusalem, and 
had put them in the house of his 
gods; 

8 Even those did Cyrus king of 
Persia bring forth by the hand of 
Mithredath the treasurer, and num- 
bered them unto Sheshbazzar, the 
prince of Judah. 

9 And this is the number of them : 
thirty chargers of gold, a thousand 
chargers of silver, nine and twenty 
knives, 

10 Thirty basins of gold, silver basins 
of a second sort four nundred and ten, 
and other vessels a thousand. 

11 All the vessels of gold and of sil- 
ver were five thousand and four hun- 
dred. All these did Sheshbazzar bring 
up with them of the captivity that 
were brought up from Babylon unto 
Jerusalem. 

CHAPTER II. 

1 The number that return, of the people, 36 of the 
priests, 40 of the Levites, 43 of the Nethinim, 55 
of Solomon's servants, 62 of the priests which 
could not shew their pedigree. 64 The whole 
number of them, with their substance. 68 Their 
oblations. 

NOW these are the children of the 
province that went up out of the 
captivity, of those which had been 
carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar 
the king of Babylon had carried away 
unto Babj r lon, and came again unto 
Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto 
his city ; 

2 Which came with Zerxibbabel : 
Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, 
Mordecai, Bilshan, Mizpar, Bigvai, Re- 
hum, Baanah. The number of the 
men of the people of Israel : 



3 The children of Parosh, two thou- 
sand a hundred seventy and two. 

4 The children of Shephatiah, three 
hundred seventy and two. 

5 The children of Arah, seven hun- 
dred seventy and five. 

6 The children of Pahath-moab. of 
the children of Jeshua and Joab. two 
thousand eight hundred and twelve. 

7 The children of Elam, a thousand 
two hundred fifty and four. 

8 The children of Zattu, nine hun- 
dred forty and five. 

9 The children of Zaccai, seven hun- 
dred and threescore. 

10 The children of Bani, six hundred 
forty and two. 

11 The children of Bebai, six hun- 
dred twenty and three. 

12 The children of Azgad, a thou- 
sand two hundred twenty and two. 

13 The children of Adonikam, six 
hundred sixty and six. 

14 The children of Bigvai, two thou- 
sand fifty and six. 

15 The children of Adin, four hun- 
dred fifty and four. 

16 The children of Ater of Hezekiah, 
ninety and eight. 

17 The children of Bezai, three hun- 
dred twenty and three. 

18 The children of Jorah, a hundred 
and twelve. 

19 The children of Hashum, two 
hundred twenty and three. 

20 The children of Gibbar, ninety 
and five. 

21 The children of Beth-lehem, a 
hundred twenty and three. 

22 The men of Netophah, fifty and 
six. 

23 The men of Anathoth, a hundred 
twenty and eight. 

24 The children of Azmaveth, forty 
and two. 

25 The children of Kirjath-arim, 
Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hun- 
dred and forty and three. 

26 The children of Raman and Gaba, 
six hundred twenty and one. 

27 The men of Michmas, a hundred 
twenty and two. 

28 The men of Beth-el and Ai, two 
hundred twenty and three. 

29 The children of Nebo, fifty and 
two. 

30 The children of Magbish, a hun- 
dred fifty and six. 

31 The children of the other Elam. 
a thousand two hundred fifty and 
four. 

32 The children of Harim, three hun- 
dred and twenty. 

33 The children of Lod, Hadid, and 
Ono, seven hundred twenty and five. 

34 The children of Jericho, three 
hundred forty and five. 

35 The children of Senaah, three 
thousand and six hundred and thirty. 

36 1 The priests : the children of Je- 
daiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine 
hundred seventy and three. 

37 The children of Immer, a thou- 
sand fifty and two. 

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EZRA, III. 



people who returned. 



38 The children of Pashur, a thou- 
sand two hundred forty and seven. 

39 The children of Harim, a thou- 
sand and seventeen. 

40 f The Levites: the children of 
Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children 
of Hodaviah, seventy and four. 

41 11 The singers : the children of 
Asaph, a hundred twenty and eight. 

42 % The children of the porters : 
the children of Shallum, the children 
of Ater, the children or Talmon, the 
children of Akkub, the children of 
Hatita, the children of Shobai, in all 
a hundred thirty and nine. 

43 % The Nethinim : the children of 
Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the 
children of Tabbaoth, 

44 The children of Keros, the chil- 
dren of Siaha, the children of Padon, 

45 The children of Lebanah, the 
children of Hagabah, the children of 
Akkub, 

46 The children of Hagab, the chil- 
dren of Shalmai, the children of Ha- 
nan, 

47 The children of Giddel, the chil- 
dren of Gahar, the children of Re- 
aiah, 

48 The children of Rezin, the chil- 
dren of Nekoda, the children of Gaz- 
zani, 

49 The children of Uzza, the chil- 
dren of Paseah, the children of Be- 
sai, 

50 The children of Asnah, the chil- 
dren of Mehunim, the children of Ne- 
phusim, 

51 The children of Bakbuk, the chil- 
dren of Hakupha, the children of Har- 
hur, 

52 The children of Bazluth, the chil- 
dren of Mehida, the children of Har- 
sha, 

53 The children of Barkos, the chil- 
dren of Sisera, the children of Tha- 
mah, 

54 The children of Neziah, the chil- 
dren of Hatipha. 

55 % The children of Solomon's serv- 
ants : the children of Sotai, the chil- 
dren of Sophereth, the children of 
Peruda, 

56 The children of Jaalah, the chil- 
dren of Darkon, the children of Gid- 
del, 

57 The children of Shephatiah, the 
children of Hattil, the children of 
Pochereth of Zebaim, the children 
of Ami. 

58 All the Nethinim, and the children 
of Solomon's servants, were three hun- 
dred ninety and two. 

59 And these were they which went 
up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsa, Cherub, 
Addan, and Immer: but they could 
not shew their father's house, and 
their seed, whether they were of Is- 

60 The children of Delaiah, the chil- 
dren of Tobiah, the children of Neko- 
da, six hundred fifty and two. 

61 % And of the children of the 
priests : the children of Habaiah, the 

400 * 



children of Koz, the children of Bar- 
zillai ; which took a wife of the daugh- 
ters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was 
called after their name : 

62 These sought their register among 
those that were reckoned by geneal- 
ogy, but they were not found : there- 
fore were they, as polluted, put from 
the priesthood. 

63 And the Tirshatha said unto them, 
that they should not eat of the most 
holy tilings, till there stood up a priest 
with Urim and with Thummim. 

64 U The whole congregation togeth- 
er was forty and two thousand three 
hundred and threescore, 

65 Besides their servants and their 
maids, of whom there were seven thou- 
sand three hundred thirty and seven : 
and there were among them two hun- 
dred singing men and singing women. 

66 Their horses were seven hundred 
thirty and six ; their mules, two hun- 
dred forty ana rive ; 

67 Their camels, four hundred thirty 
and five ; their asses, six thousand sev- 
en hundred and twenty, 

68 % And some of the chief of the fa- 
thers, when they came to the house of 
the Lord which is at Jerusalem, offer- 
ed freely for the house of God to set 
it up in his place : 

69 They gave after their ability unto 
the treasure of the work threescore 
and one thousand drams of gold, and 
five thousand pounds of silver, and 
one hundred priests' garments. 

70 So the priests, and the Levites, and 
some of the people, and the singers, 
and the porters, and the Nethinim. 
dwelt in their cities, and all Israel 
in their cities. 

CHAPTER III. 

] The altar is set up. 4 Offerings frequented. 7 
Workmen prepared. 8 The foundations of the 
temple are laid in great joy and mourning. 

AND when the seventh month was 
. come, and the children of Israel 
were in the cities, the people gathered 
themselves together as one man to 
Jerusalem. 

2 Then stood up Jeshua the son of 
Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, 
and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, 
and his brethren, and budded the 
altar of the God of Israel, to offer 
burnt offerings thereon, as it is writ- 
ten in the law of Moses the man of 
God. 

3 And they set the altar upon his 
bases ; for fear was upon them be- 
cause of the people of those coun- 
tries: and they offered burnt offer- 
ings thereon unto the Lord, even 
burnt offerings morning and evening. 

4 They kept also the feast of taberna- 
cles, as it is written, and offered the 
daily burnt offerings by number, ac- 
cording to the custom, as the duty of 
every day required ; 

5 And afterward offered the continu- 
al burnt offering, both of the new 
moons, and of all the set feasts of the 



ITie building of 



EZRA, IV. 



the temple hindered. 



Lord that were consecrated, and of 
every one that willingly offered a 
freewill offering unto the Lord. 

6 From the first day of the seventh 
month began they to offer burnt offer- 
ings unto the Lord. But the founda- 
tion of the temple of the Lord Was not 
yet laid. 

7 They gave money also unto the ma- 
sons, and to the carpenters ; and meat, 
and drink, and oil, unto them of Zi- 
don, and to them of Tyre, to bring 
cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea 
of Joppa, according to the giant that 
they had of Cyrus King of Persia. 

8 \ Now in the second year of their 
coming unto the house of God at Je- 
rusalem, in the second month, began 
Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and 
Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the 
remnant of their brethren the priests 
and the Levites, and all they that 
were come out of the captivity unto 
Jerusalem ; and appointed the Le- 
vites, from twenty years old and 
upward, to set forward the work of 
the house of the Lord. 

9 Then stood Jeshua with his sons 
and his brethren, Kadmiel and his 
eons, the sons of Judah, together, to 
set forward the workmen in the house 
of God : the sons- of Henadad, with 
their sons and their brethren the Le- 
vites. 

10 And when the builders laid the 
foundation of the temple of the Lord, 
they set the priests in their apparel 
with trumpets, and the Levites the 
sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise 
the Lord, after the ordinance of Da- 
vid king of Israel. 

11 And they sang together by course 
in praising ai.d giving thanks unto 
the Lord ; because he is good, for his 
mercy endureth for ever toward Is- 
rael. And all the people shouted with 
a great shout, when they praisea the 
Lord, because the foundation of the 
house of the Lord was laid. 

12 But many of the priests and Le- 
vites and chief of the fathers, who 
were ancient men, that had seen the 
first house, when the foundation of 
this house was laid before their eyes, 
wept with a loud voice; and many 
ehouted aloud for joy : 

13 So that the people could not dis- 
cern the noise of the shout of joy 
from the noise of the weeping of the 

{>eople : for the people shouted with a 
oud shout, and the noise was heard 
afar off. 

CHAPTER IV. 

1 The adversaries, being not accepted in the build- 
ing of the temple with the Jews, endeavour to 
hinder it. 7 Their letter to Artaxerxes. 17 The 
decree of Artaxerxes. 23 The building is hin- 
dered. 

NOW when the adversaries of Ju- 
dah and Benjamin heard that 
the children of the captivity builded 
the temple unto the Lord God of 
Israel; 
2 Then they came to Zerubbabel, 



and to the chief of the fathers, and 
said unto them, Let us build with 
you : for we seek your God, as ye 
do ; and we do sacrifice unto him 
since the days of Esar-haddon king 
of Assur, which brought us up hither. 

3 But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and 
the rest of the chief of the fathers 
of Israel, said unto them, Ye have 
nothing to do with us to build a 
house unto our God ; but we our- 
selves together will build unto the 
Lord God of Israel, as king Cyrus 
the king of Persia hath commanded 
us. 

4 Then the people of the land weak- 
ened the hands of the people of Ju- 
dah, and troubled them in building, 

5 And hired counsellors against 
them, to frustrate their purpose, all 
the days of Cyrus king of Persia, 
even until the reign of Darius king 
of Persia. 

6 And in the reign of Ahasuerus, In 
the beginning of his reign, wrote 
they unto him an accusation against 
the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusa- 
lem. 

7 1f And in the days of Artaxerxes 
wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, 
and the rest of their companions, 
unto Artaxerxes king of Persia ; and 
the writing of the letter was written 
in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted 
in the Syrian tongue. 

8 Rehum the chancellor and Shim- 
shai the scribe wrote a letter against 
Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in 
this sort : 

9 Then wrote Rehum the chancellor, 
and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest 
of their companions ; the Dinaites, 
the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, 
the Apharsites, the Archevites, the 
Babylonians, the Susanchites, the De- 
havites, and the Elamites, 

10 And the rest of the nations 
whom the great and noble Asnapper 
brought over, and set in the cities of 
Samaria, and the rest that are on this 
side the river, and at such a time. 

11 IT This is the copy of the letter 
that they sent unto him, even unto 
Artaxerxes the king, Thy servants 
the men on this side the river, and 
at such a time. 

12 Be it known unto the king, that 
the Jews which came up from thee 
to us are come unto Jerusalem, build- 
ing the rebellious and the bad city, 
and have set up the walls thereof, 
and joined the foundations. 

13 Be it known now unto the king, 
that, if this city be builded, and the 
walls set up again, then will they not 
pay toll, tribute, and custom, and so 
thou shalt endamage the revenue of 
the kings. 

14 Now because we have mainte- 
nance from the king's palace, and it 
was not meet for us to see the king's 
dishonour, therefore have we sent 
and certified the king; 

15 That search may be made in the 

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Decree of Artaxerxes. 



EZRA, V. 



Letter to Darius, 



book of the records of thy fathers : 
so shalt thou And in the book of the 
records, and know that this city is 
a rebellious city, and hurtful unto 
kings and provinces, and that they 
have moved sedition within the same 
of old time : for which cause was this 
city destroyed. 

16 We certify the king that, if this 
city be builded again, and the walls 
thereof set up, by this means thou 
shalt have no portion on this side 
the river. 

17 1 Then sent the king an answer 
unto Rehum the chancellor, and to 
Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest 
of their companions that dwell in Sa- 
unaria, and unto the rest beyond the 
river, Peace, and at such a time. 

18 The letter which ye sent unto us 
bath been plainly read before 'me. 

19 And I commanded, and search 
hath been made, and it is found that 
this city of old time hath made in- 
surrection against kings, and that re- 
bellion and sedition have been made 
(therein. 

20 There have been mighty kings 
also over Jerusalem, which have ruled 
over all countries beyond the river ; 
and toll, tribute, and custom, was 
paid unto them. 

21 Give ye now commandment to 
cause these men to cease, and that 
this city be not builded, until an- 
other commandment shall be given 
ffrom me. 

22 Take heed now that ye fail not 
to do this : why should damage grow 
to the hurt of the kings? 

23 1 Now when the copy of king 
Artaxerxes' letter was read before 
Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and 
their companions, they went up in 
haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, 
and made them to cease by force and 
power. 

24 Then ceased the work of the 
bouse of God which is at Jerusalem. 
So it ceased unto the second year of 
the reign of Darius king of Persia. 

CHAPTER V. 

1 Zerubbahel and Jeshua, incited by Haggai and 
Zechariah, set forward the building of the tern- 
pie. 3 Tatnai and Shethar-boznai could not 
hinder the Jews. 6 Their letter to Darius 
against the Jews. 

THEN the prophets, Haggai the 
prophet, and Zechariah the son of 
Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that 
were in Judah and Jerusalem in the 
name of the God of Israel, even unto 
them. 

2 Then rose up Zerubbabel the son 
of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of 
Jozadak, and began to build the house 
of God which is at Jerusalem : and 
with them were the prophets of God 
helping them. 

3 1 At the same time came to them 
Tatnai, governor on this side the 
river, and Shethar-boznai, and their 
companions, and said thus unto them, 

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Who hath commanded you to build 
this house, and to make up this wall ? 

4 Then said we unto them after this 
manner, What are the names of the 
men that make this building? 

5 But the eye of their God was up 
on the elders of the Jews, that they 
could not cause them to cease, till the 
matter came to Darius : and then they 
returned answer by letter concerning 
this matter. 

6 1 The copy of the letter that Tat= 
nai, governor on this side the river, 
and Shethar-boznai, and his compan- 
ions the Apharsachites, which were on 
this side the river, sent unto Darius 
the king: 

7 They sent a letter unto him, where- 
in was written thus ; Unto Darius the 
king, all peace. 

8 Be it known unto the king, that 
we went into the province of Judea, 
to the house of the great God, which 
is builded with great stones, and tinv 
ber is laid in the walls, and this work 
goeth fast on, and prospereth in their 
hands. 

9 Then asked we those elders, and 
said unto them thus, Who commanded 
you to build this house, and to make 
up these walls? 

10 We asked their names also, to 
certify thee, that we might write the 
names of the men that were the chief 
of them. 

11 And thus they returned us an- 
swer, saying, We are the servants of 
the God of heaven and earth, and 
build the house that was builded these 
many years ago, which a great king 
of Israel builded and set up. 

12 But after that our fathers had 
provoked the God of heaven unto 
wrath, he gave them into the hand of 
Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon , 
the Chaldean, who destroyed this 
house, and carried the people away 
into Babylon. 

13 But m the first year of Cyrus the 
king of Babylon, the same king Cyrus 
made a decree to build this house of 
God. 

14 And the vessels also of gold and 
silver of the house of God. which 
Nebuchadnezzar took out of the tem- 
ple that was in Jerusalem, and brought 
them into the temple of Babylon, those 
did Cyrus the king take out of the 
temple of Babylon, and they were 
delivered unto one, whose name was 
Sheshbazzar, whom he had made gov- 
ernor ; 

15 And said unto him, Take these 
vessels, go, carry them into the tem- 

Ele that is in Jerusalem, and let the 
ouse of God be builded in his place. 

16 Then came the same Sheshbazzar, 
and laid the foundation of the house 
of God which is in Jerusalem : and 
since that time even until now hath 
it been in building, and yet it is not 
finished. 

17 Now therefore, if it seem good to 
the king, let there be search made in 



Decree of Darius. 



EZRA, VII. 



The temple finished. 



the king's treasure house, which is 
there at Babylon, whether it be so, 
that a decree was made of Cyrus the 
king to build this house of God at 
Jerusalem, and let the king send his 
pleasure to us concerning this mat- 
ter. 

CHAPTER VI. 

1 Darius, finding the decree of Cyrus, maketh a 
new decree for the advancement of the building. 
13 By the help of the enemies, and the directions 
of the prophets, the temple is finished. 16 The 
feast of the dedication is kept, 19 and the pass- 
over. 

THEN Darius the king made a de- 
cree, and search was made in the 
house of the rolls, where the treasures 
were laid up in Babylon. 

2 And there was found at Achmetha, 
in the palace that is in the province 
of the Medes, a roll, and therein was 
a record thus written : 

3 In the first year of Cyrus the king, 
the same Cyrus the king made a de- 
cree concerning the house of God at 
Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, 
the place where they offered sacri- 
fices, and let the foundations thereof 
be strongly laid ; the height thereof 
threescore cubits, and the breadth 
thereof threescore cubits ; 

4t With three rows of great stones, 
and a row of new timber : and let the 
expenses be given out of the king's 
house : 

5 And also let the golden and silver 
vessels of the house of God, which 
Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the 
temple which is at Jerusalem, and 
brought unto Babylon, be restored, 
and brought again unto the temple 
which is at Jerusalem, every one to 
his place, and place them in the house 
of God. 

6 Now therefore, Tatnai, governor 
beyond the river, Shethar-boznai, and 
your companions the Apharsachites, 
which are beyond the river, be ye far 
from thence : 

7 Let the work of this house of God 
alone ; let the governor of the Jews 
and the elders of the Jews build this 
house of God in his place. 

8 Moreover I make a decree what 

?e shall do to the elders of these Jews 
or the building of this house of God : 
that of the king's goods, even of the 
tribute beyond the river, forthwith 
expenses be given unto these men, 
that they be not hindered. 

9 And that which they have need of, 
both young bullocks, and rams, and 
lambs, for the burnt offerings of the 
God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and 
oil, according to the appomtment of 
the priests which are at Jerusalem, 
let it be given them day by day with- 
out fail : 

10 That they may offer sacrifices of 
sweet savours unto- the God of heav- 
en, and pray for the life of the king, 
and of his sons. 

11 Also I have made a decree, that 
whosoever shall alter this word, let 



timber be pulled down from his house, 
and being set up, let him be hanged 
thereon ; and let his house be made a 
dunghill for this. 

12 And the God that hath caused his 
name to dwell there destroy all kings 
and people, that shall put to their hand 
to alter and to destroy this house of 
God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius 
have made a decree; let it be done 
with speed. 

13 If Then Tatnai, governor on this 
side the river, Shethar-boznai, and 
their companions, according to that 
which Darius the king had sent, so 
they did speedily. 

14 And the elders of the Jews build= 
ed, and they prospered through the 
prophesying of Haggai the prophet 
and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And 
they builded, and finished it, accord= 
ing to the commandment of the God 
of Israel, and according to the com- 
mandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and 
Artaxerxes king of Persia. 

15 And this house was finished on 
the third day of the month Adar, 
which was in the sixth year of the 
reign of Darius the king. 

16 1" And the children of Israel, the 
priests, and the Levites, and the rest 
of the children of the captivity, kept 
the dedication of this house of God 
with joy, 

17 And offered at the dedication of 
this house of God a hundred bullocks, 
two hundred rams, four hundred 
lambs ; and for a sin offering for all 
Israel, twelve he goats, according to 
the number of the tribes of Israel. 

18 And they set the priests in their 
divisions, and the Levites in their 
courses, for the service of God, which 
is at Jerusalem ; as it is written in 
the book of Moses. 

19 And the children of the captivity 
kept the passover upon the fourteenth 
day of the first month. 

20 For the priests and the Levites 
were purified together, all of them 
were pure, and killed the passover for 
all the children of the captivity, and 
for their brethren the priests, and for 
themselves. 

21 And the children of Israel, which 
were come again out of captivity, and 
all such as had separated themselves 
unto them from the filthiness of the 
heathen of the land, to seek the Lord 
God of Israel, did eat, 

22 And kepf; the feast of unleavened 
bread seven days with joy : for the 
Lord had made them ioyful, and turn- 
ed the heart of the king of Assyria 
unto them, to strengthen their hands 
in the work of the house of God, the 
God of Israel. 

CHAPTER VH. 

1 Ezra goelh up to Jerusalem. 11 The gracious 
commission of Artaxerxes to Ezra. 27 Ezra 
blesseth Ood for his favour. 

NOW after these things, in the reign 
of Artaxerxes king of Persia, 
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The commission of 



EZRA, VIII. 



Artaxerxes to Ezra, 



Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of 
Azariah, the son of Hilkiah, 

2 The son of Shallum, the son of Za- 
dok, the son of Ahitub, 

3 The son of Amariah, the son of 
Azariah, the son of Meraioth, 

4 The son of Zerahiah, the son of 
Uzzi, the son of Bukki, 

5 The son of Abishua, the son of 
Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son 
of Aaron the chief priest: 

6 This Ezra went up from Babylon ; 
and he was a ready scribe in the law 
of Moses, which the Lord God of Is- 
rael had given : and the king granted 
him all his request, according to the 
hand of the Lord his God upon him. 

7 And there went up some of the 
children of Israel, and of the priests, 
and the Levites, and the singers, and 
the porters, and the Nethinim, unto 
Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Ar- 
taxerxes the king. 

8 And he came to Jerusalem in the 
fifth month, which was in the seventh 
year of the king. 

9 For upon the first day of the first 
month began he to go up from Baby- 
lon, and on the first day of the fifth 
month came he to Jerusalem, accord- 
ing to the good hand of his God upon 
him. 

10 For Ezra had prepared his heart 
to seek the law or the Lord, and to 
do it } and to teach in Israel statutes 
and judgments. 

11 f Now this is the copy of the let- 
ter that the king Artaxerxes gave 
unto Ezra the priest, the scribe, even 
a scribe of the words of the command- 
ments of the Lord, and of his stat- 
utes to Israel. 

12 Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto 
Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law 
of the God of heaven, perfect -peace, 
and at such a time. 

13 I make a decree, that all they 
of the people of Israel, and of his 
priests and Levites, in my realm, 
which are minded of their own free- 
will to go up to Jerusalem, go with 
thee. 

li Forasmuch as thou art sent of 
the king, and of his seven counsel- 
lors, to inquire concerning Judah 
and Jerusalem, according to the law 
of thy God which is in thine hand ; 

15 And to carry the silver and gold, 
which the king and his counsellors 
have freely offered unto the God of 
Israel, whose habitation^ is in Jerusa- 
lem, 

16 And all the silver and gold that 
thou canst find in all the province of 
Babylon, with the freewill offering 
of the people, and of the priests, of- 
fering willingly for the house of their 
God which is in Jerusalem : 

17 That thou mayest buy speedily 
with this money bullocks, rams, 
lambs, with their meat offerings and 
their drink offerings, and offer them 
upon the altar of the house of your 
God which is in Jerusalem. 

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18 And whatsoever shall seem good 
to thee, and to thy brethren, to do 
with the rest of the silver and the 

gold, that do after the will of your 
od. 

19 The vessels also that are given 
thee for the service of the house of 
thy God, those deliver thou before 
the God of Jerusalem. 

20 And whatsoever more shall be 
needful for the house of thy God, 
which thou shalt have occasion to 
bestow, bestow it out of the king's 
treasure house. 

21 And I, even I Artaxerxes the 
king, do make a decree to all the- 
treasurers which are beyond the river, 
that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the 
scribe of the law of the God of heav- 
en, shall require of you, it be done 
speedily, 

22 Unto a hundred talents of- sil 
ver, and to a hundred measures of 
wheat, and to a hundred baths of 
wine, and to a hundred baths of oil, 
and salt without prescribing how 
much. 

23 Whatsoever is commanded by the 
God of heaven, let it be diligently 
done for the house of the God of 
heaven: for why should there be 
wrath against the realm of the king 
and his sons? 

24 Also we certify you, that, touch- 
ing any of the priests and Levites s 
singers, porters, Nethinim, or min- 
isters of this house of God, it shall 
not be lawful to impose toll, tribute s 
or custom, upon them. 

25 And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom 
of thy God, that is in thine hand, set 
magistrates and judges, which may 
judge all the people that are beyond 
the river, all such as know the laws 
of thy God ; and teach ye them that 
know them not. 

26 And whosoever will not do the 
law of thy God, and the law of the 
king, let judgment be executed 
speedily upon him, whether it be 
unto death, or to banishment, or to 
confiscation of goods, or to impris- 
onment. 

27 If Blessed be the Lord God of 
our fathers, which hath put such a 
thing as this in the king's heart, to 
beautify the house of the Lord which 
is in Jerusalem : 

28 And hath extended mercy unto 
me before the king, and his counsel- 
lors, and before all the king's mighty 
princes. And I was strengthened as 
the hand of the Lord my God was 
upon me, and I gathered together 
out of Israel chief men to go up 
with me. 

CHAPTER Vm. 

1 The companions of Ezra, who returned from 
Babylon. 15 He sendeth to Iddo for minister* 
for the temple. 21 He keepeth a fast. 24 He 
committeth the treasures to the custody of the 
priests. 31 From Ahava they come to Jerusalem. 
33 The treasure is weighed in the temple. 36 
The commission is delivered. 



The companions of Ezra. EZRA, VIII. 



Ee keepeth a fast 



THESE are n@w the chief of their 
fathers, and this is the genealogy 
of them that went up with me from 
Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes 
the king. 

2 Of the sons of Phinehas; Ger- 
shom : of the sons of Ithamar ; Dan- 
iel : of the son3 of David ; Hattush. 

3 Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the 
sons of Pharosh ; Zeehariah : and with 
him were reckoned by genealogy of 
the males a hundred and fifty. 

4 Of the sons of Pahath-moab ; Eli- 
hoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with 
him two hundred males. 

5 Of the sons of Shechaniah ; the 
son of Jahaziel, and with him three 
hundred males. 

6 Of the sons also of Adin ; Ebed 
the son of Jonathan, and with him 
fifty males. 

7 And of the sons of Elam ; Jesha- 
iah the son of Athaliah, and with 
him seventy males. 

8 And of the sons of Shephatiah ; 
Zebadiah the son of Michael, and 
with him fourscore males. 

9 Of the sons of Joab ; Obadiah the 
son of Jehiel, and with him two 
hundred and eighteen males. 

10 And of the sons of Shelomith ; 
the son of Josiphiah, and with him a 
hundred and threescore males. 

11 And of the sons of Bebai ; Zeeha- 
riah the son of Bebai, and with him 
twenty and eight males. 

12 And of the sons of Azgad ; Joha- 
nan the son of Hakkatan, and with 
him a hundred and ten males. 

13 And of the last sons of Adonikam, 
whose names are these, Eliphelet, Je- 
iel, and Shemaiah, and with them 
threescore males. 

14 Of the sons also of Bigvai ; Uthai, 
and Zabbud, and with them seventy 
males. 

15 f And I gathered them together 
to the river that runneth to Ahava; 
and there abode we in tents three 
days : and I viewed the people, and the 
priests, and found there none of the 
sons of Levi. 

16 Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, 
for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and 
for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for 
Nathan, and for Zeehariah, and for 
Meshullam, chief men; also for Joi- 
arib, and for Elnathan, men of under- 
standing. 

17 And I sent them with command- 
ment unto Iddo the chief at the place 
Casiphia, and I told them what they 
should say unto Iddo, and to his 
brethren the Nethinim, at the place 
Casiphia, that they should bring unto 
us ministers for the house of our 
God. 

18 And by the good hand of our God 
upon us they brought us a man of 
understanding, of the sons of Mahli, 
the son of Levi, the son of Israel ; and 
Sherebiah, with his sons and his breth- 
ren, eighteen ; 

19 And Hashabiah, and with him 



his 



Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, 
brethren and their sons, twenty ; 

20 Also of the Nethinim, whom Da 
vid and the princes had appointed for 
the service of the Levites, two hun 
dred and twenty Nethinim : all of 
them were expressed by name. 

21 1 Then I proclaimed a fast there, 
at the river of Ahava, that we might 
afflict ourselves before our God, to 
seek of him a right way for us, and 
for our little ones, and for all our 
substance. 

22 For I was ashamed to require 
of the king a band of soldiers and 
horsemen to help us against the ene- 
my in the way : because we had spoken 
unto the king, saying, The hand of 
our God is upon all them for good 
that seek him ; but his power and his 
wrath is against all them that forsake 
him. 

23 So we fasted and besought our 
God for this : and he was entreated 
of us. 

24 1[ Then I separated twelve of the 
chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hasha- 
biah, and ten of their brethren with 
them, 

25 And weighed unto them the sil- 
ver, and the gold, and the vessels, even 
the offering of the house of our God, 
which the king, and his counsellors, 
and his lords, and all Israel there 
present, had offered: 

26 I even weighed unto their hand 
six hundred and fifty talents of silver, 
and silver vessels a hundred talents, 
and of gold a hundred talents ; 

27 Also twenty basins of gold, of a 
thousand drams ; and two vessels of 
fine copper, precious as gold. 

28 And I said unto them, Ye are 
holy unto the Lord ; the vessels are 
holy also ; and the silver and the gold 
are a freewill offering unto the Lord 
God of your fathers. 

29 Watch ye, and keep them, until 
ye weigh them before the chief of the 
priests and the Levites, and chief of 
the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in 
the chambers of the house of the 
Lord. 

30 So took the priests and the Le- 
vites the weight of the silver, and the 
gold, and the vessels, to bring them 
to Jerusalem unto the house of our 
God. 

31 % Then we departed from the 
river of Ahava on the twelfth day of 
the first month, to go unto Jerusalem % 
and the hand of our God was upon 
us, and he delivered us from the hand 
of the enemy, and of such as lay in 
wait by the way. 

32 And we came to Jerusalem, and 
abode there three days. 

33 f[ Now on the fourth day was the 
silver and the gold and the vessels 
weighed in the house of our God by 
the hand of Meremoth the son of Un- 
ah the priest ; and with him was 
Eleazar the son of Phinehas j and with 
them was Jozabad the son of Jeshua. 

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EZRA, IX. 



confession of sins. 



and Noadiah the son of Binnui, Le- 
vites ; 

3i By number and by weight of 
every one : and all the weight was 
written at that time. 

35 Also the children of those that 
had been carried away, which were 
come out of the captivity, offered 
burnt offerings unto the God of Is- 
rael, twelve bullocks for all Israel, 
ninety and six rams, seventy and 
seven lambs, twelve he goats for a 
sin offering : all this was a burnt offer- 
ing unto the Lord. 

36 If And they delivered the king's 
commissions unto the king's lieuten- 
ants, and to the governors on this 
side the river : and they furthered 
the people, and the house of God. 

CHAPTER IX. 

1 Ezra mourneth for the affinity of the people 
with strangers. 5 He prayeth unto God with 
confession of sins. 

NOW when these things were done, 
the princes came to me, saying, 
The people of Israel, and the priests, 
and the Levites, have not separated 
themselves from the people of the 
lands, doing according to their abom- 
inations, even of the Canaanites, the 
Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, 
the Ammonites, the Moabites, the 
Egyptians, and the Amorites. 

2 For they have taken of their 
daughters for themselves, and for 
their sons : so that the holy seed have 
mingled themselves with the people 
of those lands : yea, the hand of the 
princes and rulers hath been chief in 
this trespass. 

3 And when I heard this thing, I 
rent my garment and my mantle, and 
plucked off the hair of my head and of 
my beard, and sat down astonied. 

4 Then were assembled unto me 
every one that trembled at the words 
of the God of Israel, because of the 
transgression of those that had been 
carried away ; and I sat astonied un- 
til the evening sacrifice. 

6 If And at the evening sacrifice I 
arose up from my heaviness ; and hav- 
ing rent my garment and my mantle, 
I fell upon my knees, and spread out 
my hands unto the Lord my God, 

6 And said, O my God, I am ashamed 
and blush to lift up my face to thee, 
my God : for our iniquities are in- 
creased over our head, and our tres- 
pass is grown up unto the heavens. 

7 Since the days of our fathers have 
we been in a great trespass unto this 
day ; and for our iniquities have we, 
our kings, and our priests, been deliv- 
ered into the hand of the kings of the 
lands, to the sword, to captivity, and 
to a spoil, and to confusion of face, 
as it is this day. 

8 And now for a little space grace 
hath been shewed from the Lord our 
God, to leave us a remnant to escape, 
and to give us st nail in his holy place, 
that our God may lighten our eyes, 

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and give us a little reviving in our 
bondage. 

9 For we were bondmen ; yet our 
God hath not forsaken us in our 
bondage, but hath extended mercy 
unto us in the sight of the kings of 
Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up 
the house of our God, and to repair 
the desolations thereof, and to give- 
us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem. 

10 And now, O our God, what shal> 
we say after this? for we have for- 
saken thy commandments, 

11 Which thou hast commanded by 
thy servants the prophets, saying, The 
land, unto which ye go to possess it, is 
an unclean land with the filthineps oi 
the people of the lands, with their 
abominations, which have filled it 
from one end to another with their 
uncleanness. 

12 Now therefore give not your 
daughters unto their sons, neither 
take their daughters unto your sons> 
nor seek their peace or their wealth 
for ever: that ye may be strong, and 
eat the good of the land, and leave 
it for an inheritance to your children 
for ever. 

13 And after all that is come upon us 
for our evil deeds, and for our great 
trespass, seeing that thou our God 
hast punished us less than our iniqui- 
ties deserve, and hast given us such 
deliverance as this ; 

14 Should we again break thy com 
mandments, and join in affinity with 
the people of these abominations t 
wouldest not thou be angry with us 
till thou hadst consumed us, so that 
there should be no remnant nor es- 
caping ? 

15 O Lord God of Israel, thou art 
righteous ; for we remain yet escaped, 
as it is this day : behold, we are before 
thee in our trespasses ; for we cannot 
stand before thee because of this. 

CHAPTER X 

1 Shechaniah enceurageth Ezra to reform the- 
strange marriages. 6 Ezra mourning assem' 
bleth the people. 9 The people, at the exhorta* 
tion of Ezra, repent, and promise amendment. 
15 The care to perform it. 18 The names of 
them which had married strange wives. 

NOW when Ezra had prayed, and 
when he had confessed, weeping 
and casting himself down before the 
house of God, there assembled unto 
him out of Israel a very great congre- 

fation of men and women and chil- 
ren : for the people wept very sore. 

2 And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, 
one of the sons of Elam, answered and 
said unto Ezra, We have trespassed 
against our God, and have taken 
strange wives of the people of the 
land : yet now there is hope in Israel 
concerning this thing. 

3 Now therefore let us make a cove- 
nant with our God to put away all the- 
wives, and such as are born of them,, 
according to the counsel of my lordv 
and of those that tremble at the com 



Reformation of the 



EZRA. X. 



strange marriage* 



mandment of our God ; and let it be 
done according to the law. 

4 Arise ; for this matter belong eth 
unto thee : we also will be with thee : 
be of good courage, and do it. 

5 Then arose Ezra, and made the 
chief priests, the Le vites, and all Israel, 
to swear that they should do according 
to this word. And they sware. 

6 If Then Ezra rose up from before 
the house of God, and went into the 
chamber of Johanan the son of Elia- 
shib : and when he came thither, he 
did eat no bread, nor drink water : 
for he mourned because of the trans- 
gression of them that had been carried 
away. 

7 And they made proclamation 
throughout Judah and Jerusalem 
unto all the children of the captiv- 
ity, that they should gather them- 
selves together unto Jerusalem ; 

8 And that whosoever would not 
come within three days, according 
to the counsel of the princes and the 
elders, all his substance should be 
forfeited, and himself separated from 
the congregation of those that had 
been carried away. 

9 1 Then all the men of Judah and 
Benjamin gathered themselves togeth- 
er unto Jerusalem within three days. 
It was the ninth month, on the twenti- 
eth day of the month ; and all the peo- 
ple sat in the street of the house of 
God, trembling because of this mat- 
ter, and for the great rain. 

10 And Ezra the priest stood up, and 
said unto them, Ye have transgressed, 
and have taken strange wives, to in- 
crease the trespass of Israel. 

11 Now therefore make confession 
unto the Lord God of your fathers, 
and do his pleasure : and separate 
yourselves from the people of the 
land, and from the strange wives. 

12 Then all the congregation an- 
swered and said with a loud voice, 
As thou hast said, so must we do. 

13 But the people are many, and it 
is a time of much rain, and we are 
not able to stand without, neither is 
this a work of one day or two : for 
we are many that have transgressed 
in this thing. 

14 Let now our rulers of all the 
congregation stand, and let all them 
which have taken strange wives in 
our cities come at appointed times, 
and with them the elders of every 
city, and the judges thereof, until the 
fierce wrath of our God for this mat- 
ter be turned from us. 

15 If Only Jonathan the son of Asa- 
hel and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah 
were employed about this matter: 
and Meshullam and Shabbethai the 
Levite helped them. 

16 And the children of the captiv- 
ity did so. And Ezra the priest, with 
certain chief of the fathers, after 
the house of their fathers, and all 
of them by their names, were sepa- 
rated, and sat down in the first day 



of the tenth month to examine th* 
matter. 

17 And they made an end with all the 
men that had taken strange wives by 
the first day of the first month. 

18 If And among the sons of th6 
priests there were found that had 
taken strange wives: namely, of the 
sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak. 
and his brethren ; Maaseiah, and Elie- 
zer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah. 

19 And they gave their hands that 
they would put away their wives ; 
and being guilty, they offered a ram 
of the flock for their trespass. 

20 And of the sons of Immer ; Han- 
ani, and Zebadiah. 

21 And of the sons of Harim : Maa- 
seiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and 
Jehiel, and Uzziah. 

22 And of the sons of Pashur; Eli- 
oenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneely 
Jozabad, and Elasah. 

23 Also of the Levites ; Jozabad, and 
Shimei, and Kelaiah, (the same is Kel- 
ita,) Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer. 

24 Of the singers also ; Eliashib s 
and of the porters ; Shalium, and Te- 
lem, and Uri. 

25 Moreover of Israel : of the sons 
of Parosh ; Ramiah, and Jeziah, and 
Malchiah, and Miamin, and Eleazarj, 
and Malchijah, and Benaiah, 

26 And of the sons of Elam ; Matta= 
niah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Ab- 
di, and Jeremoth, and Eliah. 

27 And of the sons of Zattu ; Eli= 
oenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jere- 
moth, and Zabad, and Aziza. 

28 Of the sons also of Bebai ; Jehoha- 
nan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai. 

29 And of the sons of Bani ; Meshul- 
lam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and 
Sheal, and Ramoth. 

30 And of the sons of Pahath-mo- 
ab ; Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maa 
seiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and BinnuL 
and Manasseh. 

31 And of the sons of Harim ; Eli- 
ezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah,, 
Shimeon, 

32 Benjamin, Malluch, and Shema- 
riah. 

33 Of the sons of Hashum ; Matte 
nai, Mattathah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jer 
emai, Manasseh, and Shimei. 

34 Of the sons of Bani ; Maadai 
Amram, and Uel, 

35 Benaiah, Bedeiah, Chelluh, 

36 Vaniah : Meremoth, Eliashib, 

37 Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasau 8 

38 And Bani, and Binnui^ Shimei, 

39 And Shelemiah, and Nathan, and 
Adaiah, 

40 Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai, 

41 Azareel, and Shelemiah, Shema- 
riah, 

42 Shalium, Amariah, and Joseph. 

43 Of the sons of Nebo ; Jeiel Mattt 
thiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, and Joel, 
Benaiah. 

44 All these had taken strange 
wives: and some of them had wives 
by whom they had children. 

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THE BOOK OF NEHEMIAH. 



CHAPTER I. 

1 Nehemiah, understanding by Hanani the misery 
of Jerusalem, mourneth, fasteth, and prayeth. 
6 His prayer. 

I^HE words of Nehemiah the son of 
. Hachaliah. And it came to pass 
In the month Chisleu, in the twenti- 
eth year, as I was in Shushan the pal- 
ace, 

2 That Hanani, one of my brethren, 
came, he and certain men of Judah ; 
and I asked them concerning the 
Jews that had escaped, which were 
ieft of the captivity, and concerning 
Jerusalem. 

3 And they said unto me, The rem- 
nant that are left of the captivity 
there in the province are in great 
affliction and reproach : the wall of 
Jerusalem also is broken down, and 
the gates thereof are burned with 
Are. 

4 f And it came to pass, when I 
heard these words, that I sat down 
and wept, and mourned certain days, 
and fasted, and prayed before the 
God of heaven, 

6 And said, I beseech thee. O Lord 
God of heaven, the great and terrible 
God, that keepeth covenant and mercy 
for them that love him and observe 
his commandments : 

. 6 Let thine ear now be attentive, 
and thine eyes open, that thou may- 
Bst hear the prayer of thy servant, 
which I pray before thee now, day 
and night, for the children of Israel 
thy servants, and confess the sins of 
the children of Israel, which we have 
sinned against thee : both I and my 
father's house have sinned. 

7 We have dealt very corruptly 
against thee, and have not kept the 
lommandments, nor the statutes, nor 
She judgments, which thou command- 
sdst thy servant Moses. 

8 Remember, I beseech thee, the 
word that thou commandedst thy 
servant Moses, saying, If ye trans- 
gress, I will scatter you abroad among 
the nations : 

9 But if ye turn unto me, and keep 
imy commandments, and do them ; 
though there were of you cast out 
unto the uttermost part of the heaven, 
yet will I gather them from thence, 
and will bring them unto the place 
that I have chosen to set my name 
(there. 

10 Now these are thy servants and 
thy people, whom thou hast redeem- 
ed by thy great power, and by thy 
strong hand. 

11 O Lord, I beseech thee, let now 
thine ear be attentive to the prayer 
of thy servant, and to the prayer of 
thy servants, who desire to fear thy 
aame : and prosper, I pray thee, 
thy servant this day, and grant him 
mercy in the sight of this man. For 
I was the king's cupbearer. 

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CHAPTER II. 

1 Artaxerxes understanding the cause of Nehe- 
miah' s sadness sendeth him with letters and com- 
mission to Jerusalem. 9 Nehemiah, to the grief 
of the enemies, cometh to Jerusalem. 12 He view 
eth secretly the ruins of the walls. 17 He inciteth 
the Jews to build in despite of the enemies. 

AND it came to pass in the month 
. Nisan, in the twentieth year of 
Artaxerxes the king, that wine was 
before him : and I took up the wine, 
and gave it unto the king. Now I 
had not been beforetime sad in his 
presence. 

2 Wherefore the king said unto me, 
Why is thy countenance sad, seeing 
thou art not sick ? this is nothing else 
but sorrow of heart. Then 1 was very 
sore afraid, 

3 And said unto the king, Let the 
king live for ever : why should not 
my countenance be sad, when the city„ 
the place of my fathers' sepulchres, 
lieth waste, and the gates thereof are 
consumed with fire? 

i Then the king said unto me, For 
what dost thou make request? So I 
prayed to the God of heaven. 

5 And I said unto the king, If it 

E lease the king, and if thy servant 
ave found favour in thy sight, that 
thou wouldest send me unto Judah, 
unto the city of my fathers' sepul- 
chres, that I may build it. 

6 And the king said unto me, (the 
queen also sitting by him,) For how 
long shall thy journey be? and when 
wilt thou return ? So it pleased the 
king to send me; and I set him a 
time. 

7 Moreover I said unto the king, 
If it please the king, let letters be 
given me to the governors beyond 
the river, that they may convey me 
over till I come into Judah : 

8 And a letter unto AsaDh the keeper 
of the king's forest, that; he may give 
me timber to make beams for the 
gates of the palace which appertained 
to the house, and for the wall of the 
city, and for the house that I shall 
enter into. And the king granted me, 
according to the good hand of my 
God upon me. 

9 *H Then I came to the governors 
beyond the river, and gave them the 
king's letters. Now the king: had sent 
captains of the army and norsemen 
with me. 

10 When Sanballat the Horonite, and 
Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, 
heard of it, it grieved them exceed- 
ingly that there was come a man to 
seek the welfare of the children of 
Israel. 

11 So I came to Jerusalem, and was 
there three days. 

12 % And I arose in the night, I 
and some few men with me ; neither 
told I any man what my God had 
put in my heart to do at Jerusalem 



The names of them 



NEHEMIAH, III. 



that built the walL 



neither was there any beast with me, 
save the beast that I rode upon. 

13 And I went out by night by the 
gate of the valley, even before the 
dragon well, and to the dung port, 
and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, 
which were broken down, and the 
gates thereof were consumed with 
nre. 

11 Then I went on to the gate of 
the fountain, and to the king's pool : 
but there uxis no place for the beast 
that was under me to pass. 

15 Then went I up in the night by 
the brook, and viewed the wall, and 
turned back, and entered by the gate 
of the valley, and so returned. 

16 And the rulers knew not whither 
I went, or what I did ; neither had I 
as yet told it to the Jews, nor to the 
priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the 
rulers, nor to the rest that did the 
work. 

17 If Then said I unto them, Ye see 
the distress that we are in, how Jeru- 
salem lieth waste, and the gates there- 
of are burned with fire : come, and let 
us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that 
we be no more a reproach. 

18 Then I told them of the hand of 
my God which was good upon me ; 
as also the king's words that he 
had spoken unto me. And they said, 
Let us rise up and build. So they 
strengthened their hands for this 
good work. 

19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, 
and Tobiah the servant, the Am- 
monite, and Geshem the Arabian, 
heard it, they laughed us to scorn, 
and despised us, and said. What is 
ihis thing that ye do? will ye rebel 
against the king? 

20 Then answered I them, and said 
unto them, The God of heaven, he 
will prosper us; therefore we his 
servants will arise and build : but ye 
have no portion, nor right, nor me- 
morial, in Jerusalem. 

CHAPTER III. 

The names and order of them that builded the wall. 

THEN Eliashib the high priest rose 
up with his brethren the priests, 
and they builded the sheep gate ; 
4hey sanctified it, and set up the 
doors of it ; even unto the tower of 
Meah they sanctified it, unto the 
tower of Hananeel. 

2 And next unto him builded the 
men of Jericho. And next to them 
builded Zaccur the son of Imri. 

3 But the fish gate did the sons of 
Hassenaah build, who also laid the 
beams thereof, and set up the doors 
thereof, the locks thereof, and the 
bars thereof. 

4 And next unto them repaired Mere- 
moth the son of Urijah, the son of Koz. 
And next unto them repaired Meshul- 
lam the son of Berechiah, the son of 
Meshezabeel. And next unto them re- 
paired Zadok the son of Baana. 

5 And next unto them the Tekoites 



repaired ; but their nobles put not 
their necks to the work of their 
Lord. 

6 Moreover the old gate repaired 
Jehoiada the son of Paseah, and Me-= 
shullam the son of Besodeiah ; they 
laid the beams thereof, and set up 
the doors thereof, and the locks 
thereof, and the bars thereof. 

7 And next unto them repaired 
Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon 
the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon. 
and of Mizpah, unto the throne or 
the governor on this side the river. 

8 Next unto him repaired Uzziel the 
son of Harhaiah, of the goldsmiths. 
Next unto him also repaired Hana- 
niah the son of one of the apotheca- 
ries, and they fortified Jerusalem un- 
to the broad wall. 

9 And next unto them repaired 
Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler 
of the half part of Jerusalem. 

10 And next unto them repaired Je- 
daiah the son of Harumaph, even 
over against his house. And next 
unto him repaired Hattush the son 
of Hashabnian. 

11 Malchijah the son of Harim. and 
Hashub the son of Pahath-moab, re« 
paired the other piece, and the tower 
of the furnaces. 

12 And next unto him repaired 
Shallum the son of Halohesh, the 
ruler of the half part of Jerusalem,, 
he and his daughters. 

13 The valley gate repaired Hanun, 
and the inhabitants of Zanoah ; they 
built it, and set up the doors thereof, 
the locks thereof, and the bars there- 
of, and a thousand cubits on the wall 
unto the dung gate. 

If But the dung gate repaired Mai- 
chiah the son of Rechab, the ruler of 
part of Beth-haccerem ; he built it, 
and set up the doors thereof, the 
locks thereof, and the bars thereof. 

15 But the gate of the fountain re- 
paired Shallun the son of Col-hozeh. 
the ruler of part of Mizpah; he built 
it, and covered it, and set up the 
doors thereof, the locks thereof, and 
the bars thereof, and the wall of the 
pool of Siloah by the king's garden, 
and unto the stairs that go down 
from the city of David. 

16 After him repaired Nehemiah tbe 
son of Azbuk, the ruler of the half 
part of Beth-zur, unto the place over 
against the sepulchres of David, and 
to the pool that was made, and unto 
the house of the mighty. 

17 After him repaired the Levites, 
Rehum the son of Bani. Next unto 
him repaired Hashabiah, the ruler of 
the half part of Keilah, in his part. 

18 After him repaired their breth- 
ren, Bavai the son of Henadad, the 
ruler of the half pari of Keilah. 

19 And next to him repaired Ezer 
the son of Jeshua, the ruler of Miz- 
pah, another piece over against the 
going up to the armoury at the turn- 
ing of the wall. 

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The labourers armed a 



20 After him Baruch the son of 
Zabbai earnestly repaired the other 
piece, from the turning of the wall 
unto the door of the house of Elia- 
shib the high priest. 

21 After him repaired Meremoth 
the son of Urrjah the son of Koz an- 
other piece, from the door of the 
house of Eliashib even to the end of 
the house of Eliashib. 

22 And after him repaired the 
priests, the men of the plain. 

23 After him repaired Benjamin 
and Hashub over against their house. 
After him repaired Azariah the son 
of Maaseiah the son of Ananiah by 
his house. 

24 After him repaired Binnui the 
son of Henadad another piece, from 
the house of Azariah unto the turn- 
ing of the wall, even unto the 
corner. 

25 Palal the son of Uzai, over 
against the turning of the wall, and 
the tower which lieth out from the 
king's high house, that was by the 
court of the prison. After him Ped- 
aiah the son of Parosh. 

26 Moreover the Nethinim dwelt in 
Ophel, unto the place over against 
the water gate toward the east, and 
the tower that lieth out. 

27 After them the Tekoites repaired 
another piece, over against the great 
tower that lieth out, even unto the 
wall of Ophel. 

28 From above the horse gate re- 
paired the priests, every one over 
against his house. 

29 After them repaired Zadok the 
son of Immer over against his house. 
After him repaired also Shemaiah the 
son of Shechaniah, the keeper of the 
east gate. 

30 After him repaired Hanailiah the 
son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the 
sixth son of Zalaph, another piece. 
After him repaired Meshullam the 
son of Berechiah over against his 
chamber. 

31 After him repaired Malchiah the 
goldsmith's son unto the place of the 
Nethinim, and of the merchants, over 
against the gate Miphkad, and to the 
going up of the corner. 

32 And between the going up of the 
corner unto the sheep gate repaired 
the goldsmiths and the merchants. 

CHAPTER IV. 

1 W7it7e the enemies scoff, Nehemiah prayeth and 
continueth the work. 7 Understanding the wrath 
and secrets of the enemy, he setteth a watch. 13 
He armeth the labourers, 19 and giveth military 
precepts. 

BUT it came to pass, that when 
Sanballat heard that we builded 
the wall, he was wroth, and took 

freat indignation, and mocked the 
ews. 

2 And he spake before his brethren 

and the army of Samaria, and said, 

What do these feeble Jews ? will they 

fortify themselves? will they sacri- 

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fice? will they make an end in a 
day? will they revive the stones out 
of the heaps of the rubbish which are 
burned ? 

3 Now Tobiah the Ammonite teas by 
him, and he said, Even that which 
they build, if a fox go up, he shall 
even break down their stone wall. 

4 Hear, O our God ; for we are de- 
spised : and turn their reproach upon 
their own head, and give them for a 
prey in the land of captivity : 

5 And cover not their iniquity, and 
let not their sin be blotted out from 
before thee : for they have provoked 
thee to anger before the builders. 

6 So built we the wall ; and all the 
wall was joined together unto the 
half thereof: for the people had a 
mind to work. 

7 1 But it came to pass, that when 
Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabi- 
ans, and the Ammonites, and the Ash- 
dodites, heard that the walls of Je- 
rusalem were made up, and that the 
breaches began to be stopped, then 
they were very wroth, 

8 And conspired all of them togeth- 
er to come and to fight against Jeru- 
salem, and to hinder it. 

9 Nevertheless we made our prayer 
unto our God, and set a watch 
against them day and night, be- 
cause of them. 

10 And Judah said, The strength of 
the bearers of burdens is decayed, 
and there is much rubbish; so thai 
we are not able to build the wall. 

11 And our adversaries said, They 
shall not know, neither see, till we 
come in the midst among them, and 
slay them, and cause the work to 
cease. 

12 And it came to pass, that when 
the Jews which dwelt by them came, 
they said unto us ten times, From all 
places whence ye shall return unto 
us they will be upon you. 

13 *H Therefore set I in the lower 

E laces behind the wall, and on the 
igher places, I even set the people 
after their families with their swords s 
their spears, and their bows. 

14 And I looked, and rose up, and 
said unto the nobles, and to the 
rulers, and to the rest of the people 1 , 
Be nor ye afraid of them : remember 
the Lord, which is great and terrible s 
and fight for your brethren, your 
sons, and your daughters, your wives; 
and your houses. 

15 And it came to pass, when our 
enemies heard that it was known un- 
to us, and God had brought their 
counsel to nought, that we returned 
all of us to the wall, every one unto 
his work. 

16 And it came to pass from that 
time forth, that the half of my serv- 
ants wrought in the work, and the 
other half of them held both the 
spears, the shields, and the bows, and 
the habergeons ; and the rulers were 
behind all the house of Judah, 



The practice of 



NEHEMIAH, VI. 



usury reformed. 



17 They which bullded on the wall, 
and they that bare burdens, with 
those that laded, every one with one 
of his hands wrought in the work, and 
with the other hand held a weapon. 

18 For the builders, every one had 
his sword girded by his side, and so 
builded. And he that sounded the 
trumpet was by me. 

19 j And I said unto the nobles, and 
to the rulers, and to the rest of the 
people, The work is great and large, 
and we are separated upon the wall, 
one far from another. 

20 In what place therefore ye hear 
the sound of the trumpet, resort ye 
thither unto us : our God shall fight 
for us. 

21 So we laboured in the work : and 
half of them held the spears from the 
rising of the morning till the stars 
appeared. 

22 Likewise at the same time said I 
unto the people, Let every one with 
his servant lodge within Jerusalem, 
that in the night they may be a 
guard to us, and labour on the day. 

23 So neither I, nor my brethren, 
nor my servants, nor the men of the 
guard which followed me, none of us 
put off our clothes, saving that every 
one put them off for washing. 

CHAPTER V. 

3 The Jews complain of their debt, mortgage, and 
bondage. 6 Nehemiah rebukelh the usurers, and 
causeth them to make a covenant of restitution. 
14 He forbeareth his own allowance, and keepeth 
hospitality. 

AND there was a great cry of the 
people and of their wives against 
their brethren the Jews. 

2 For there were that said, "We, our 
sons, and our daughters, are many : 
therefore we take up corn for them, 
that we may eat, and live. 

3 Some also there were that said, We 
have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, 
and houses, that we might buy corn, 
because of the dearth. 

4 There were also that said, We have 
borrowed money for the king's tril> 
ute, and that upon our lands and vine- 
yards. 

5 Yet now our flesh is as the flesh 
of our brethren, our children as their 
children : and, lo, we bring into bond- 
age our sons and our daughters to 
be servants, and some of our daugh- 
ters are brought into bondage al- 
ready : neither is it in our power to 
redeem them ; for other men have our 
lands and vineyards. 

6 1[ And I was very angry when I 
heard their cry and these words. 

7 Then I consulted with myself, and 
I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, 
and said unto them, Ye exact usury, 
every one of his brother. And I set a 
^great assembly against them. 

8 And I said unto them, We, after 
our ability, have redeemed our breth- 
ren the Jews, which were sold unto the 
'heathen ; and will ye even sell your 



brethren? or shall they be sold unto 
us ? Then held they their peace, and 
found nothing to answer. 

9 Also I said, It is not good that ye 
do : ought ye not to walk in the fear 
of our God because of the reproach 
of the heathen our enemies? 

10 I likewise, and my brethren, and 
my servants, might exact of them 
money and corn : I pray you, let us 
leave off this usury. 

11 Restore, I pray you, to them, 
even this day, their lands, their vine- 
yards, their oliveyards, and their 
houses, also the hundredth part of 
the money, and of the corn, the wine, 
and the oil, that ye exact of them. 

12 Then said they, We will restore 
them, and will require nothing of 
them ; so will we do as thou say est. 
Then I called the priests, and took an 
oath of them, that they should do ac- 
cording to this promise. 

13 Also I shook my lap, and said, So 
God shake out every man from his 
house, and from his labour, that per= 
formeth not this promise, even thus 
be he shaken out, and emptied. And 
all the congregation said, Amen, and 
praised the Lord. And the people did 
according to this promise. 

14 % Moreover from the time that I 
was appointed to be their governor in 
the land of Judah, from the twentieth 
year even unto the two and thirtieth 
year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, 
twelve years, I and my brethren have 
not eaten the bread of the governor. 

15 But the former governors that 
had been before me were chargeable 
unto the people, and had taken of 
them bread and wine, besides forty 
shekels of silver; yea, even their 
servants bare rule over the people : 
but so did not I, because of the tear 
of God. 

16 Yea, also I continued in the work 
of this wall, neither bought we any 
land : and all my servants were gath- 
ered thither unto the work. 

17 Moreover there were at my table 
a hundred and fifty of the Jews and 
rulers, besides those that came unto 
us from among the heathen that are 
about us. 

18 Now that which was prepared for 
me daily was one ox and six choice 
sheep ; also fowls were prepared for 
me, and once in ten days store of all 
sorts of wine : yet for all this required 
not I the bread of the governor, be- 
cause the bondage was heavy upon 
this people. 

19 Think upon me, my God, for good, 
according to all that I have done for 
this people. 

CHAPTER VI. 

1 Sanballat practiseth by craft, by rumours, by 
hired prophecies, to terrify Nehemiah. 15 The 
work is finished to the terror of the enemies 17 
Secret intelligence passeth between the enemies 
and the nobles of Judah. 

NOW it came to pass, when Sanbal- 
lat, and Tobiah, and Geshem the 
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SariballaVs craft 



NEHEMIAH, VII. 



to terrify Nehemiah. 



Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, 
heard that I had builded the wall, and 
that there was no breach left therein ; 
(though at that time I had not set up 
the doors upon the gates ;) 

2 That Sanballat and Geshem sent 
unto me, saying, Come, let us meet 
together in some one of the villages 
in the plain of Ono. But they thought 
to do me mischief. 

3 And I sent messengers unto them, 
saying, I am doing a great work, so 
that I cannot come down : why should 
the work cease, whilst I leave it, and 
come down to you ? 

4 Yet they sent unto me four times 
after this sort ; and I answered them 
after the same manner. 

5 Then sent Sanballat his servant 
unto me in like manner the fifth 
time with an open letter in his hand ; 

6 Wherein was written, It is report- 
ed among the heathen, and Gasnmu 
saith it, that thou and the Jews think 
to rebel : for which cause thou build- 
est the wall, that thou mayest be their 
king, according to these words. 

7 And thou hast also appointed 

I>rophets to preach of thee at Jerusa- 
em, saying. There is a king in Judah : 
and now shall it be reported to the 
king according to these words. Come 
now therefore, and let us take counsel 
together. 

8 Then I sent unto him, saying, 
There are no such things done as 
thou sayest, but thou feignest them 
out of thine own heart. 

9 For they all made us afraid, say- 
ing, Their hands shall be weakened 
from the work, that it be not done. 
Now therefore, O God, strengthen 
my hands. 

10 Afterward I came unto the house 
of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the 
son of Mehetabeel, who ivas shut up ; 
and he said, Let us meet together in 
the house of God, within the temple, 
and let us shut the doors of the tem- 
ple : for they will come to slay thee ; 
yea, in the night will they come to 
slay thee. 

11 And I said, Should such a man as 
I flee ? and who is there, that, being 
as I am, would go into the temple 
to save his life? I will not go in. 

12 And, lo, I perceived that God 
had not sent him ; but that he pro- 
nounced this prophecy against me : 
for Tobiah and Sanballat had hired 
him. 

13 Therefore was he hired, that I 
should be afraid, and do so, and sin, 
and that they might have matter for 
an evil report, that they might re- 
proach me. 

14 My God, think thou upon Tobiah 
and Sanballat according to these 
their works, and on the prophetess 
Noadiah, and the rest of the proph- 
ets, that would have put me in fear. 

15 1 So the wall was finished in the 
twenty and fifth day of the month 
Elul, in fifty and two days. 

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16 And it came, to pass, that when 
all our enemies heard thereof, and 
all the heathen that were about us 
saw these things, they were much 
cast down in their own eyes : for 
they perceived that this work was 
wrought of our God. 

17 If Moreover in those days the 
nobles of Judah sent many "letters 
unto Tobiah, and the letters of Tobi- 
ah came unto them. 

18 For there were many in Judah 
sworn unto him, because he was the 
son in law of Shechaniah the son of 
Arah ; and his son Johanan had taken 
the daughter of Meshullam the son 
of Berechiah. 

19 Also they reported his good 
deeds before me, and uttered my 
words to him. And Tobiah sent let- 
ters to put me in fear. 

CHAPTER VII. 

1 Nehemiah committeth the charge of Jerusalem to 
Hanani and Hananiah. 5 A register of the 
genealogy of them which came at the first out of 
Babylon, 9 of the people, 39 of the priests, 43 of 
the Levites, 46 of the Nethinim, 57 of Solomon's 
servants, 63 and of the priests which could not 
find their pedigree. 66 The whole number of 
them, with their substance. 70 Their oblations. 

NOW it came to pass, when the 
wall was built, and I had set up 
the doors, and the porters and the 
singers and the Levites were ap- 
pointed, 

2 That I gave my ^brother Hanani, 
and Hananiah the ruler of the pal- 
ace, charge over Jerusalem : for he 
was a faithful man, and feared God 
above many. 

3 And I said unto them, Let not the 
gates of Jerusalem be opened until 
the sun be hot ; and while they stand 
by, let them shut the doors, and bar 
them: and appoint watches of the 
inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one 
in his watch, and every one to be 
over against his house. 

4 Now the city was large and great : 
but the people were few therein, and 
the houses were not builded. 

5 If And my God put into mine 
heart to gather together the nobles, 
and the rulers, and the people, thai 
they might be reckoned by genealo- 
gy. And I found a register of the 
genealogy of them which came up 
at the first, and found written there- 
in, 

6 These are the children of the 
province, that went up out of the 
captivity, of those that had been car- 
ried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the 
king of Babylon had carried away, 
and came again to Jerusalem and to 
Judah, every one unto his city ; 

7 Who came with Zerubbabel, Jesh- 
ua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, 
Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispe- 
reth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The 
number, I say, of the men of the 
people of Israel wan this; 

8 The children of Parosh, two thou- 
sand a hundred seventy and two. 



A register of those who NEHEM1AH, Vll. returned from Babylon* 



9 The children of Shephatiah, three 
hundred seventy and two. 

10 The children of Aran, six hundred 
2fty and two. 

11 The children of Pahath-moab, of 
the children of Jeshua and Joab, two 
thousand and eight hundred and 
eighteen, 

12 The children of Elam, a thousand 
two hundred fifty and four. 

13 The children of Zattu, eight hun- 
dred forty and five. 

14 The children of Zaccai, seven hun- 
dred and threescore. 

15 The children of Binnui, six hun- 
dred forty and eight. 

16 The children of Bebai, six hundred 
twenty and eight. 

17 The children of Azgad, two thou- 
sand three hundred twenty and two. 

18 The children of Adonikam, six 
hundred threescore and seven. 

19 The children of Bigvai, two thou- 
sand threescore and seven. 

20 The children of Adin, six hundred 
Sfty and five. 

21 The children of Ater of Hezekiah, 
•ninety and eight. 

22 The children of Hashum, three 
hundred twenty and eight. 

23 The children of Bezai, three hun- 
dred twent}' and four. 

24 The children of Hariph, a hun- 
dred and twelve. 

25 The children of Gibeon, ninety 
and five. 

26 The men of Beth-lehem and Ne- 
tophah, a hundred fourscore and 
sight. 

27 The men of Anathoth, a hundred 
twenty and eight. 

28 The men of Beth-azmaveth, forty 
and two. 

20 The men of Kirjath-jearim, Che- 
phirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred 
forty and three. 

30 The men of Ramah and Gaba, six 
hundred twenty and one. 

31 The men of Michmas, a. hundred 
and twenty and two. 

32 The men of Beth-el and Ai, a hun- 
dred twenty and three. 

S3 The men of the other Nebo, fifty 
and two. 

34 The children of the other Elam, a 
thousand two hundred fifty and four. 

35 The children of Harim, three hun- 
dred and twenty. 

36 The children of Jericho, three 
hundred forty and five. 

37 The children of Lod, Hadid, and 
Ono, seven hundred twenty and one. 

38 The children of Senaah, three 
thousand nine hundred and thirty. 

39 % The priests : the children of 
Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine 
hundred seventy and three. 

£0 The children of Immer, a thou- 
sand fifty and two. 

41 The children of Pashur, a thou- 
sand two hundred forty and seven. 

42 The children of Harim, a thou- 
mnd and seventeen. 

43 H The Levites? the children of 



Jeshua, of Kadmiel, and of the chil= 
dren or Hodevah, seventy and four, 

44 T The singers : the children off 
Asaph, a hundred forty and eight. 

45 1j The porters : the children of 
Shallum, the children of Ater, the 
children of Talmon, the children cf 
Akkub, the children of Hatita, the 
children of Shobai, a hundred thirty 
and eight. 

46 If The Nethinim : the children of 
Ziha, the children of Hashupha, the 
children of Tabbaoth, 

47 The children of Keros, the chil- 
dren of Sia, the cMldren of Pad on, 

48 The children of Lebana, the chil- 
dren of Hagaba, the children of Shal- 
mai, 

49 The children of Hanan, the chil- 
dren of Giddel, the children of Ga= 
har, 

50 The children of Reaiah, the chil= 
dren of Rezin, the children of Ne= 
koda, 

51 The children of Gazzam, the chil= 
dren of Uzza, the children of Pha- 
seah, 

52 The children of Besai, the chil- 
dren of Meunim, the children of 
Nephishesim, 

53 The children of Bakbuk, the chil- 
dren of Hakupha, the children of 
Harhur, 

54 The children of Bazlith, the chil- 
dren of Mehida, the children of Har- 
sha, 

55 The children of Barkos, the chil= 
dren of Sisera, the children of Tamah. 

56 The children of Neziah, the chil= 
dren of Hatipha. 

57 1 The children of Solomon's serv= 
ants : the children of Sotai, the- chil- 
dren of Sophereth, the children of 
Perida, 

58 The children of Jaala, the chil= 
dren of Darken, the children of Gid= 
del, 

59 The children of Shephatiah, the 
children of Hattil, the children of 
Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of 
Amon. 

60 All the Nethinim, and the chil- 
dren of Solomon's servants, were 
three hundred ninety and two. 

61 And these were they which went 
up also from Tel-melah, Tel-haresha, 
Cherub, Addon, and Immer : but they 
could not shew their father's house, 
nor their seed, whether they were oi 
Israel. 

62 The children of Delaiah, the chil- 
dren of Tobiah, the children of Ne- 
koda, six hundred f orty and two. 

63 % And of the priests : the children 
of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the 
children of Barzillai, which took one 
of the daughters of Barzillai the Gile- 
adite to wife, and was called after 
their name. 

64 These sought their register among 
those that were reckoned by geneal= 
ogy, but it was not found : therefore 
were they, as polluted, put from ths 
priesthood, 

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The law read and 



NEHEMIAH, VIII. 



expounded by Ezra, 



- 65 And the Tirshatha said unto 
them, that they should not eat of 
the most holy things, till there stood 
up a priest with Urim and Thuin- 
mim. 

66 IT The whole congregation to- 
gether was forty and two thousand 
three hundred and threescore, 

67 Besides their manservants and 
their maidservants, of whom there 
were seven thousand three hundred 
thirty and seven : and they had two 
hundred forty and five singing men 
and singing women. 

68 Their horses, seven hundred thir- 
ty and six : their mules, two hundred 
forty and five : 

69 Their camels, four hundred thirty 
and five : six thousand seven hundred 
and twenty asses. 

70 % And some of the chief of the 
fathers gave unto the work. The 
Tirshatha gave to the treasure a 
thousand drams of gold, fifty basing, 
five hundred and thirty priests' gar- 
ments. 

71 And some of the chief of the 
fathers gave to the treasure of the 
work twenty thousand drams of gold, 
and two thousand and two hundred 
pounds of silver. 

72 And that which the rest of the 

Seople gave was twenty thousand 
rams of gold, and two thousand 
pounds of silver, and threescore and 
seven priests' .garments. 

73 So the priests, and the Levites, 
and the porters, and the singers : and 
some of the people, and the Nethinini, 
and all Israel, dwelt in their cities; 
tvnd when the seventh month came, 
the children of Israel were in their 
cities. 

CHAPTER VIII. 

1 The religious manner of reading and hearing 
the law. 9 They comfort the people. 13 The 
forwardness of them to hear and be instructed. 
16 They keep the feast of tabernacles. 

AND all the people gathered them- 
. selves together as one man into 
the street that was before the water 
gate ; and they spake unto Ezra the 
scribe to bring the book of the law 
of Moses, which the Lord had com- 
manded to Israel. 

2 And Ezra the priest brought the 
law before the congregation both of 
men and women, and all that could 
hear with understanding, upon the 
first day of the seventh month. 

3 And he read therein before the 
street that was before the water gate 
from the morning until midday, be- 
fore the men and the women, and 
those that could understand ; and the 
ears of all the people were attentive 
unto the book of the law. 

1 And Ezra the scribe stood upon a 
pulpit of wood, which they had made 
for the purpose ; and beside him stood 
Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, 
and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maasei- 
ah, on his right hand ; and on his left 
hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Mai- 
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chiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana 
Zechariah, and Meshullam. 

5 And Ezra opened the book in the 
sight of all the people ; (for he wae 
above all the people ;) and when he 
opened it, all the people stood up : 

6 And Ezra blessed the Lord, the 
great God. And all the people an 
swered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up 
their hands: and they bowed their 
heads, and worshipped the Lord with 
their faces to the ground. 

7 Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Shere- 
biah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Ho 
dijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Joz 
abad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites s 
caused the people to understand the 
law : and the people stood in their 
place. 

8 So they read in the book in the law 
of God distinctly, and gave the sense s 
and caused them to understand the 
reading. 

9 % And Nehemiah, which is the 
Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the 
scribe, and the Levites that taught the 
people, said unto all the people, This 
day is holy unto the Lord your God § 
mourn not, nor weep. For all the peo- 
ple wept, when they heard the words 
of the law. 

10 Then he said unto them, Go your 
way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet s 
and send portions unto them for 
whom nothing is prepared : for thi& 
day is holy unto our Lord : neither 
be ye sorry ; for the joy of the Lore 
is your strength. 

11 So the Levites stilled all the peo- 
ple, saying, Hold your peace, for the 
day is holy : neither be ye grieved. 

12 And all the people went their 
way to eat, and to drink, and to send 
portions, and to make great mirth, be- 
cause they had understood the words 
that were declared unto them. 

13 If And on the second day were 
gathered together the chief of the f a^ 
thers of all the people, the priests; 
and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribej 
even to understand the words of the 
law. 

14 And they found written in the 
law which the Lord had commanded 
by Moses, that the children of Israel 
should dwell in booths in the feast of 
the seventh month : 

15 And that they should publish and 

Jroclaim in all their cities, and in 
erusalem, saying, Go forth unto the 
mount, and fetch olive branches, and 
pine branches, and myrtle branches, 
and palm branches, and branches of 
thick trees, to make booths, as it is 
written. 

16 f So the people went forth, and 
brought them, and made themselveg 
booths, every one upon the roof of 
his house, and in their courts, and 1e 
the courts of the house of God, and He 
the street of the water gate, and li- 
the street of the gate of Ephraim. 

17 And all the congregation of thero 
that were come again out of the caj> 



The Levites confess 



NBHEMIAH, IX. 



God J s goodness 



tivity made booths, and sat under the 
booths : for since the days of Jeshua 
the son of Nun unto that day had not 
the children of Israel done so. And 
there was very great gladness. 

18 Also day by day, from the first 
day unto the last day, he read in the 
book of the law of God. And they 
kept the feast seven days ; and on the 
sighth day was a solemn assembly, 
according unto the manner. 

CHAPTER IX. 

2 A solemn fast, and repentance of the people. 4 
The Levites make a religious confession of God's 
goodness, and their wickedness-. 

NOW in the twenty and fourth day 
of this month the children of Is- 
jfael were assembled with fasting, and 
with sackclothes, and earth upon 
them, 

2 And the seed of Israel separated 
themselves from all strangers, and 
stood and confessed their sins, and 
the iniquities of their fathers. 

S And they stood up in their place, 
and read in the book of the law of the 
Lord their God one fourth part of the 
day ; and another fourth part they 
confessed, and worshipped the Lord 
their God. 

4 % Then stood up upon the stairs, of 
the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmi- 
©lj Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, 
and Chenani, and cried with a loud 
voice unto the Lord their God. 

5 Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kad- 
miel ; Bani. Hashabniah, Sherebiah, 
Hodijah, Shebaniah, ana Pethahiah, 
said, Stand up and bless the Lord 
your God for ever and ever : and 
blessed be thy glorious name, which 
is exalted above all blessing and 
praise. 

6 Thou, even thou, art Lord alone ; 
thou hast made heaven, the heaven of 
heavens, with all their host, the earth, 
and all things that are therein, the 
seas, and all that is therein, and thou 

Ereservest them all ; and the host of 
eaven worshippeth thee. 

7 Thou art the Lord the God, who 
didst choose Abram, and broughtest 
him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, 
and gavest him the name of Abra- 
ham ; 

8 And f oundest his heart faithful be- 
fore thee, and made-st a covenant with 
him to give the land of the Canaan- 
ites s the Hittites, the Amorites, and 
the Perizzites, and the Jebusites, and 
tfee Girgashites, to give it, I say, to 
Ms seed, and hast performed thy 
words : for cnou art righteous i 

9 And didst see the affliction of our 
fathers in Egypt, and heardest their 
cry by the Red sea ; 

10 And shewedst signs and wonders 
tmpon Pharaoh, and on all his servants, 
and on all the people of his land : for 
Shou knewest that they dealt proudly 
against them. So didst thou get thee 
a name, as it is this day. 

?il And thou didst divide the sea be- 



fore them, so that they went through 
the midst of the sea on the dry land ; 
and their persecutors thou threwest 
into the deeps, as a stone into th6 
mighty waters. 

12 Moreover thou leddest them in 
the day by a cloudy pillar ; and in the 
night by a pillar of fire, to give them 
light in the way wherein they should 
go. 

13 Thou earnest down also upon 
mount Sinai, and spakest with them 
from heaven, and gavest them right 
judgments, and true laws, good stat 
utes and commandments : 

14 And madest known unto them thy 
holy sabbath, and commandedst them 

grecepts, statutes, and laws, by the 
and of Moses thy servant : 

15 And gavest them bread from heav= 
en for their hunger, and broughtest 
forth water for them out of the rock 
for their thirst, and promisedst them 
that they should go in to possess the 
land which thou hadst sworn to give 
them. 

16 But they and our fathers dealt 
proudly, and hardened their neck* 
and hearkened not to thy commana 
ments, 

17 And refused to obey, neither were 
mindful of thy wonders that thorn 
didst among them ; but hardened 
their necks, and in their rebellion ap 
pointed a captain to return to their 
bondage: but thou art a God ready 
to pardon, gracious and merciful s 
slow to anger, and of great kindness^ 
and f orsookest them not. 

18 Yea, when they had made them a 
molten calf, and said, This is thy God 
that brought thee up out of Egypt f 
and had wrought great provocations ; 

19 Yet thou in thy manifold mercies 
f orsookest them not in the wilderness ? 
the pillar of the cloud departed not 
from them by day, to lead them in the 
way ; neither the pillar of fire by 
night, to shew them light, and the 
way wherein they should go. 

20 Thou gavest also thy good Spirit 
to instruct them, and withheldest not 
thy manna from their mouth, and 
gavest them water for their thirst. 

21 Yea, forty years didst thou sustain 
them in the wilderness, so that they 
lacked nothing; their clothes waxed 
not old, and their feet swelled not. 

22 Moreover thou gavest them king- 
doms and nations, and didst divide 
them into corners : so they possessed 
the land of Sihon, and the land of 
the king of Heshbon, and the land 
of Og king of Bashan. 

23 Their children also multipliedst 
thou as the stars of heaven, and 
broughtest them into the land, con 
cerning which thou hadst promised 
to their fathers, that they should gc 
in to possess it. 

24 So the children went in and pos- 
sessed the land, and thou subduedst 
before them the inhabitants of the 
land, the Canaanites, and gavest then; 

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The Levites* confession. NEHEM1AH, X. 



The point* 



into their hands, with their kings, and 
the people of the land, that they might 
do with them as they would. 

25 And they took strong cities, and a 
fat land, and possessed nouses full of 
all goods, wells digged, vineyards, and 
oliveyards, and fruit trees in abund- 
ance : so they did eat, and were filled, 
and became fat, and delighted them- 
selves in thy great goodness. 

26 Nevertheless they were disobedi- 
ent, and rebelled against thee, and 
cast thy law behind their backs, and 
slew thy prophets which testified 
against them to turn them to thee, 
and they wrought great provocations. 

27 Therefore thou deliveredst them 
into the hand of their enemies, who 
vexed them : and in the time of their 
trouble, when they cried unto thee, 
thou heardest them from heaven ; and 
according to thy manifold mercies 
thou gavest them saviours, who saved 
them out of the hand of their enemies. 

28 But after they had rest, they 
did evil again before thee : therefore 
leftest thou them in the hand of 
their enemies, so that they had the 
dominion over them : yet when they 
returned, and cried unto thee, thou 
heardest them from heaven; and 
many times didst thou deliver them 
according to thy mercies ; 

29 And testifiedst against them, 
that thou mightest bring them again 
unto thy law : yet they dealt proud- 
ly, and hearkened not unto thy com- 
mandments, but sinned against thy 
judgments, (which if a man do, he 
shall live in them ;) and withdrew the 
shoulder, and hardened their neck, 
and would not hear. 

30 Yet many years didst thou for- 
bear them, and testifiedst against 
them by thy Spirit in thy prophets : 

?et would they not give ear: there- 
ore gavest thou them into the hand 
of the people of the lands. 

31 Nevertheless for thy great mer- 
cies' sake thou didst not utterly con- 
sume them, nor forsake them ; for 
thou art a gracious and merciful 
God. 

32 Now therefore, our God, the 
great, the mighty, and the terrible 
God, who keepest covenant and mer- 
cy, let not all the trouble seem little 
before thee, that hath come upon 
us, on our kings, on our princes, and 
on our priests, and on our prophets, 
and on our fathers, and on all thy 
people, since the time of the kings 
of Assyria unto this day. 

33 Howbeit thou art just in all that 
is brought upon us ; for thou hast 
done right, but we have done wick- 
edly : 

34 Neither have our kings, our 
princes, our priests, nor our fathers, 
kept thy law, nor hearkened unto 
thy commandments and thy testimo- 
nies, wherewith thou didst testify 
against them. 

35 For they have not served thee 

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in their kingdom, and in thy great 
goodness that thou gavest them, 
and in the large and fat land which 
thou gavest before them, neither turn- 
ed they from their wicked works. 

36 Behold, we are servants this day, 
and for the land that thou gavest 
unto our fathers to eat the fruit 
thereof and the good thereof, behold, 
we are servants in it : 

37 And it yieldeth much increase 
unto the kings whom thou hast set 
over us because of our sins: also 
they have dominion over our bodies, 
and over our cattle, at their pleasure, 
and we are in great distress. 

38 And because of all this we make 
a sure covenant, and write it; and 
our princes, Levites, and priests, seal 
unto it. 

CHAPTER X. 

1 The names of them that sealed the covenant. 
29 The points of the covenant. 

NOW those that sealed were, Nehe- 
miah, the Tirshatha, the son of 
Hachaliah, and Zidkijah, 

2 Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah. 

3 Pashur, Amariah, Malchijah, 

4 Hattush, Shebaniah, Mallueh, 

5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah, 

6 Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch, 

7 Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin, 

8 Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah : these 
were the priests. 

9 And the Levites : both Jeshua the 
son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of 
Henadad, Kadmiel ; 

10 And their brethren, Shebaniah, 
Hodijah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan, 

11 Micha, Rehob, Hashabiah, 

12 Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah, 

13 Hodijah, Bani, Beninu. 

14 The chief of the people ; Parosh, 
Pahath-moab, Elam, Zatthu, Bani, 

15 Bunni : Azgad, Bebai, 

16 Adonijah. Bigvai, Adin, 

17 Ater, Hizkijah, Azzur, 

18 Hodijah, Hashum, Bezai, 

19 Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai, 

20 Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir, 

21 Meshezabeel, Zadok, Jaddua, 

22 Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah, 

23 Hoshea, Hananiah, Hashub, 

24 Hallohesh, Pileha, Shobek, 

25 Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah, 

26 And Aliijah, Hanan, Anan, 

27 Mailuch, Harim, Baanah. 

28 ^ And the rest of the people, the 
priests, the Levites, the porters, the 
singers, the Nethinim, and all they 
that had separated themselves from 
the people of the lands unto the law 
of God, their wives, their sons, and 
their daughters, every one having 
knowledge, and having understand- 
ing; 

29 They clave to their brethren, 
their nobles, and entered into a 
curse, and into an oath, to walk in 
God's law, which was given by Mo- 
ses the servant of God, and to ob- 
serve and do all the commandments 
of the Lord our Lord, and his judg- 
ments and his statutes ; . 



of the covenant. 



NEHEMIAjtL, XI. Inhabitants of Jerusalem* 



30 And that we would not give our 
daughters unto the people of the 
land, nor take their daughters for 
our sons : 

31 And if the people of the land 
bring ware or any victuals on the 
sabbath day to sell, that we would 
not buy it of them on the sabbath, 
or on the holy day: and that we 
would leave the seventh year, and 
the exaction of every debt. 

32 Also we made ordinances for us, 
to charge ourselves yearly with the 
third part of a shekel for the service 
of the house of our God ; 

33 For the shewbread, and for the 
continual meat offering, and for the 
continual burnt offering, of the sab- 
baths, of the new moons, for the set 
feasts, and for the holy things, and 
for the sin offerings to make an 
atonement for Israel, and for all the 
work of the house of our God. 

34 And we cast the lots among the 
priests, the Levites, and the people, 
for the wood offering, to bring it into 
the house of our God, after the houses 
of our fathers, at times appointed 
year by year, to burn upon the altar 
of the Lord our God, as it is written 
in the law : 

35 And to bring the flrstf ruits of our 
ground, and the firstfruits of all fruit 
of all trees, year by year, unto the 
house of the Lord : 

36 Also the firstborn of our sons, 
and of our cattle, as it is) written in 
the law, and the firstlings of our herds 
and of our flocks, to bring to the 
house of our God, unto the priests 
that minister in the house of our 
God: 

37 And that we should bring the 
firstfruits of our dough, and our of- 
ferings, and the fruit of all manner 
of trees, of wine and of oil, unto the 
priests, to the chambers of the house 
of our God ; and the tithes of our 
ground unto the Levites, that the same 
Levites might have the tithes in all 
the cities of our tillage. 

38 And the priest the son of Aaron 
shall be with the Levites, when the 
Levites take tithes : and the Levites 
shall bring up the tithe of the tithes 
unto the house of our God, to the 
chambers, into the treasure house. 

39 For the children of Israel and the 
children of Levi shall bring the offer- 
ing of the corn, of the new wine, and 
the oil, unto the chambers, where are 
the vessels of the sanctuary, and the 
priests that minister, and the porters, 
and the singers : and we will not for- 
sake the house of our God. 

CHAPTER XI. 

1 The rulers, voluntary men, and the tenth man 
chosen by lot, dwell at Jerusalem. 3 A catalogue 
of their names. 20 The residue dwell in other 
cities. 

AND the rulers of the people dwelt 
. at Jerusalem: the rest of the 
people also cast lots, to bring one of 
14 



ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy 
city, and nine parts to dwell in other 
cities. 

2 And the people blessed all the men, 
that willingly offered themselves to 
dwell at Jerusalem. 

3 If Now these are the chief of the 
province that dwelt in Jerusalem : but 
in the cities of Judah dwelt every 
one in his possession in their cities, 
to wit, Israel, the priests, and the Le- 
vites, and the Nethinim, and the chil- 
dren of Solomon's servants. 

4 And at Jerusalem dwelt certain of 
the children of Judah, and of the chil- 
dren of Benjamin. Of the children of 
Judah ; Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the 
son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, 
the son of Shephatiah, the son of 
Mahalaleel, of the children of Perez ; 

5 And Maaseiah the son of Baruch f 
the son of Col-hozeh, the son of Ha= 
zaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of 
Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son 
of Shiloni. 

6 All the sons of Perez that dwelt at 
Jerusalem were four hundred three- 
score and eight valiant men. 

7 And these are the sons of Benja- 
min ; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the 
son of Joed ; the son of Pedaiah, the 
son of Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, 
the son of Ithiel, the son of Jesaiah. 

8 And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine 
hundred twenty and eight. 

9 And Joel the son of Zichri was 
their overseer : and Judah the son of 
Senuah was second over the city. 

10 Of the priests : Jedaiah the son of 
Joiarib, Jacnin. 

11 Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the 
son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, 
the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, 
■was the ruler of the house of God. 

12 And their brethren that did the 
work of the house wet % e eight hundred 
twenty and two : and Adaiah the son 
of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the 
son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the 
son of Pashur, the son of Malchiah, 

13 And his brethren, chief of the 
fathers, two hundred forty and two ; 
and Amashai the son of Azareel, the 
son of Ahasai, the son of Meshille- 
moth, the son of Immer, 

14 And their brethren, mighty men 
of valour, a hundred twenty and 
eight : and their overseer was Zabdiel, 
the son of one of the great men. 

15 Also of the Levites : Shemaiah the 
son of Hashub, the son of Azrikam. 
the son of Hashabiah, the son or 
Bunni; 

16 And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of 
the chief of the Levites, had the over- 
sight of the outward business of the 
house of God. 

17 And Mattaniah the son of Micha, 
the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, 
was the principal to begin the thanks- 
giving in prayer : and Bakbukiah the 
second among his brethren, and Abda 
the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, 
the son of Jeduthun. 

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Succession of 



NBHBM1AH, XII. 



high priests* 



18 All the Levites in the holy city 
were two hundred fourscore and four. 

19 Moreover the porters, Akkub, Tal- 
mon, and their brethren that kept the 
gates, were a hundred seventy and 
two. 

20 Tf And the residue of Israel, of 
the priests, and the Levites, were in 
all the cities of Judah, every one in 
his inheritance. 

21 But the Nethinim dwelt in Ophel : 
and Ziha and Gispa were over the 
Nethinim. 

22 The overseer also of the Levites 
at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, 
the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mat- 
taniah, the son of Micha. Of the sons 
of Asaph, the singers were over the 
business of the house of God. 

23 For it was the king's command- 
ment concerning them, that a certain 
portion should be for the singers, due 
for every day. 

21 And Pethahiah the son of Meshez- 
abeel, of the children of Zerah the 
son of Judah, icas at the king's hand 
in all matters concerning the people. 

25 And for the villages, with their 
fields, some of the children of Judah 
dwelt at Kirjath-arba, and in the vil- 
lages thereof, and at Dibon, and in 
the villages thereof, and at Jekabzeel, 
and in the villages thereof, 

26 And at Jeshua, and at Moladah, 
and at Beth-phelet, 

27 And at Hazai'-shual, and at Beer- 
eheba, and in the villages thereof, 

28 And at Ziklag, and at Mekonah, 
and in the villages thereof, 

29 And at En-rimmon, and at Zareah, 
and at Jarmuth, 

30 Zanoah, Adullam, and in their vil- 
lages, at Lachish, and the fields there- 
of, at Azekah, and in the villages 
thereof. And they dwelt from Beer- 
sheba unto the valley of Hinnom. 

31 The children also of Benjamin 
from Geba chcelt at Michmash, and 
Aija, and Beth-el, and in their villa- 

32 And at Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah, 

33 Hazor, Ram ah, Gittaim, 

34 Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat, 

35 Lod, and Ono, the valley of crafts- 
men. 

36 And of the Levites were divisions 
in Judah, and in Benjamin. 

CHAPTER Xn. 

1 The priests, 8 and the Levites, which came up 
with Zerubbabel. 10 The succession of high 
priests. 22 Certain chief Levites. 27 The 
solemnity of the dedication of the walls. 44 
The offices of priests and Levites appointed in the 
temple. 

NOW these are the priests and the 
Levites that went up with Zerub- 
babel the son of Shealtiel, and Jesh- 
ua : Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, 

2 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, 

3 Shechaniah, Rehumj Meremoth, 

4 Iddo, Ginnetho, Abrjah, 

5 Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah, 

S Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah, 
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7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah 
These were the chief of the priests 
and of their brethren in the days of 
Jeshua. 

8 Moreover the Levites : Jeshua, 
Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, 
and Mattaniah, which was over the 
thanksgiving, he and his brethren. 

9 Also Bakbukiah and Uhni, their 
brethren, were over against them in 
the watches. 

10 f And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joi- 
akim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib 
begat Joiada, 

11 And Joiada begat Jonathan, and 
Jonathan begat Jaddua, 

12 And in the days of Joiakim were 
priests, the chief of the fathers : of 
Seraiah, Meraiah ; of Jeremiah, Hana- 
niah ; 

13 Of Ezra, Meshullam ; of Amariah, 
Jehohanan ; 

i4 Of Melicu, Jonathan ; of Shebani- 
ah, Joseph ; 

15 Of Harim, Adna ; of Meraioth, 
Helkai ; 

16 Of Iddo, Zechariah ; of Ginne- 
thon, Meshullam ; 

17 Of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniaminy 
of Moadiah, Piltai ; 

18 Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemai- 
ah, Jehonathan ; 

19 And of Joiarib, Mattenai ; of Je- 
daiah, Uzzi ; 

20 Of Sallai, Kallai ; of Amok, Eber ; 

21 Of Hilkiah, Hashabiah ; of Jeda- 
iah, Nethaneel. 

22 t The Levites in the days of Elia- 
shib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jad- 
dua, were recorded chief of the fa- 
thers : also the priests, to the reign of 
Darius the Persian. 

23 The sons of Levi, the chief of the 
fathers, were written in the book of 
the Chronicles, even until the days of 
Johanan the son of Eliashib. 

24 And the chief of the Levites s 
Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the 
son of Kadmiel, with their brethren 
over against them, to praise and to 
give thanks, according to the com- 
mandment of David the man of God, 
ward over against ward. 

25 Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Oba- 
diah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were 
porters keeping the ward at the thresh- 
olds of the gates. 

26 These were in the days of Joiakim 
the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, 
and in the days of Nehemiah the gov- 
ernor, and of Ezra the priest, the 
scribe. 

27 t And at the dedication of the 
wall of Jerusalem they sought the Le 
vites out of all their places, to bring 
them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedica- 
tion with gladness, both with thanks- 
givings, and with singing, with cym 
bals, psalteries, and with harps. 

28 And the sons of the singrers gath- 
ered themselves together, both out of 
the plain country round about Jeru 
salem, and from the villages of Ne 
tophathi ; 



The dedication 



NEHBM1AH, XIII. 



of the wall. 



29 Also from the house of Gilgal, and 
out of the fields of Geba and Azma- 
veth : for the singers had builded 
them villages round about Jerusa- 
lem. 

30 And the priests and the Levites 
purified themselves, and purified the 
people, and the gates, and the wall. 

31 Then I brought up the princes of 
Judah upon the wall, and appointed 
two great companies of them that gave 
thanks, whereof one went on the right 
hand upon the wall toward the dung 
gate : 

32 And after them went Hoshaiah, 
and half of the princes of Judah, 

33 And Azarian, Ezra, and Meshul- 
lam, 

34 Judah, and Benjamin, and Shem- 
aiah, and Jeremiah, 

35 And certain of the priests' sons 
with trumpets ; namely, Zechariah 
the son of Jonathan, the son of Shem- 
aiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son 
of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the 
son of Asaph : 

36 And his brethren, Shemaian, and 
Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethan- 
3el, and Judah, Hanani, with the mu- 
sical instruments of David the man 
of God, and Ezra the scribe before 
them. 

37 And at the fountain gate, which 
was over against them, they went up 
by the stairs of the city of David, at 
the going up of the wall, above the 
house of David, even unto the water 
gate eastward. 

38 And the other company of them 
that gave thanks went over against 
them, and I after them, and the half 
of the people upon the wall, from 
beyond the tower of the furnaces 
even unto the broad wall ; 

39 And from above the gate of 
Ephraim, and above the old gate, 
and above the fish gate, and the 
tower of Hananeel, and the tower of 
Meah, even unto the sheep gate : and 
they stood still in the prison gate. 

40 So stood the two companies of 
them, that gave thanks in the house 
of God, and I, and the half of the 
rulers with me : 

11 And the priests ; Eliakim, Maa- 
seiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, 
Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trump- 
ets; 

42 And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, 
and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehoha- 
nan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and 
Ezer. And the singers sang loud, 
with Jezrahiah their overseer. 

43 Also that day they offered great 
sacrifices, and rejoiced : for God had 
made them rejoice with great joy : 
the wives also ar.d the children re- 
joiced : so that the joy of Jerusalem 
was heard even afar off. 

44 % And at that time were some 
appointed over the chambers for the 
treasures, for the offerings, for the 
flrstfruits. and for the tithes, to 
gather into them out of the fields of 



the cities the portions of the law 
for the priests and Levites: for Ju- 
dah rejoiced for the priests and for 
the Levites that waited. 

45 And both the singers and the 
porters kept the ward of their God } 
and the ward of the purification, ac 
cording to the commandment of 
David, and of Solomon his son. 

46 For in the days of David and 
Asaph of old there were chief of the 
singers, and songs of praise and 
thanksgiving unto God. 

47 And all Israel in the days of Ze- 
rubbabel, and in the days of Nehemi- 
ah, gave the portions of the singers 
and the porters, every day his por- 
tion: and they sanctified holy things 
unto the Levites ; and the Levites 
sanctified them unto the children of 
Aaron. 

CHAPTER XHL 

1 Upon the reading of the law separation is made 
from the mixed multitude. 4 Nehemiah at his 
return causeth the chambers to be cleansed. 10 
He reformeth the offices in the house of God. 15 
The violation of the sabbath, 23 and the mar* 
riages with strange wives. 

ON that day they read *ik the book 
of Moses in the audience of the 
people ; and therein was found writ- 
ten, that the Ammonite and the 
Moabite should not come into the 
congregation of God for ever ; 

2 Because they met not the children 
of Israel with bread and with water, 
but hired Balaam against them, thai 
he should curse them : howbeit our 
God turned the curse into a blessing. 

3 Now it came to pass, when they 
had heard the law, that they separa- 
ted from Israel all the mixed multi- 
tude. 

4 1 And before this, Eliashib the 
priest, having the oversight of the 
chamber of the house of our God> 
was allied unto Tobiah : 

5 And he had prepared for him a 
great chamber, where aforetime they 
laid the meat offerings, the frankin- 
cense, and the vessels, and the tithes 
of the corn, the new wine, and the 
oil, which was commanded to be given 
to the Levites, and the singers, and 
the porters ; and the offerings of the 
priests. 

6 But in all this time was not I at 
Jerusalem : for in the two and thirti- 
eth year of Artaxerxes king of Bab- 
ylon came I unto the king, and after 
certain days obtained I leave of the 
king: 

7 And I came to Jerusalem, and un 
derstood of the evil that Eliashib did 
for Tobiah, in preparing him a cham 
ber in the courts of the house of God. 

8 And it grieved me sore : therefore 
I cast forth all the household stuff 
of Tobiah out of the chamber. 

9 Then I commanded, and they 
cleansed the chambers: and thither 
brought I again the vessels of the 
house of God, with the meat offering 
and the frankincense. 

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Reformation of 



ESTHER, I. 



certain abuses^ 



10 If And I perceived that the por- 
tions of the Levites had not been 
given them : for the Levites and the 
singers, that did the work, were fled 
every one to his field. 

11 Then contended I with the rulers, 
and said, Why is the house of God 
forsaken ? And I gathered them to- 
gether, and set them in their place. 

12 Then brought all Judah the tithe 
of the corn and the new wine and 
the oil unto the treasuries. . 

13 And I made treasurers over the 
treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and 
Zadok the scribe, and of trie Levites, 
Pedaiah : and next to them was Ha- 
nan the son of Zaccur, the son of 
Mattaniah : for they were counted 
faithful, and their office was to dis- 
tribute unto their brethren. 

14 Remember me, O my God, con- 
cerning this, and wipe not out my 

food deeds that I have done for the 
ouse of my God, and for the offices 
thereof. 

15 H In those days saw I in Judah 
some treading winepresses on the sab- 
bath, and bringing in sheaves, and 
lading asses ; as also wine, grapes, 
and figs, and all manner of burdens, 
which they brought into Jerusalem 
on the sabbath day : and I testified 
against them in the day wherein they 
sold victuals. 

16 There dwelt men of Tyre also 
therein, which brought fish, and all 
manner of ware, and sold on the sab- 
bath unto the children of Judah, and 
in Jerusalem. 

17 Then I contended with the nobles 
of Judah, and said unto them, What 
evil thing is this that ye do, and pro- 
fane the sabbath day ? 

18 Did not your fathers thus, and 
did not our God bring all this evil 
upon us, and upon this city ? yet ye 
bring more wrath upon Israel by pro- 
faning the sabbath. 

19 And it came to pass, that when 
the gates of Jerusalem began to be 
dark before the sabbath, I command- 
ed that the gates should be shut, and 
charged that they should not be 
opened till after the sabbath : and 
some of my servants set I at the 
gates, that there should no burden be 
brought in on the sabbath day. 



20 So the merchants and sellers of 
all kind of ware lodged without Jeru- 
salem once or twice. 

21 Then I testified against them, and 
said unto them, Why lodge ye about 
the wall? if ye do so again, 1 will lay- 
hands on you. From that time forth 
came they no more on the sabbath. 

22 And I commanded the Levites, 
that they should cleanse themselves, 
and that they should come and keep 
the gates, to sanctify the sabbath 
day. Remember me, O my God, con- 
cerning this also, and spare me ac= 
cording to the greatness of thy mercy. 

23 If In those days also saw I Jews 
that had married wives of Ashdod, of 
Amnion, and of Moab : 

24 And their children spake half in 
the speech of Ashdod, and could not 
speak in the Jews' language, but 
according to the language of each 
people. 

25 And I contended with them, and 
cursed them, and smote certain of 
them, and plucked off their hair, and 
made them swear by God, saying, Ye 
shall not give your daughters unto 
their sons, nor take their daughters 
unto your sons, or for yourselves. 

26 Did not Solomon king of Israel 
sin by these things ? yet among many 
nations was there no king like him. 
who was beloved of his God, and God 
made him king over all Israel : nev- 
ertheless even him did outlandish 
women cause to sin. 

27 Shall we then hearken unto you 
to do all this great evil, to transgress 
against our God in marrying strange 
wives? 

28 And one of the sons of Joaida, the 
son of Eliashib the high priest, was 
son in law to Sanballat the Horonite : 
therefore I chased him from me. 

29 Remember them, O my God, be- 
cause they have defiled the priest- 
hood, and the covenant of the priest- 
hood, and of the Levites. 

30 Thus cleansed I them from all 
strangers, and appointed the wards 
of the priests and the Levites, every 
one in his business; 

31 And for the wood offering, at 
times appointed, and for the first- 
fruits. Remember me, O my God, for 
good. 



THE BOOK OF ESTHER. 



CHAPTER I. 

1 Ahasuerus maketh royal feasts. 10 Vashti, sent 
for, refuseth to come. 13 Ahasuerus, by the 
counsel of Memucan, maketh the decree of men's 
sovereignty. 

NOW it came to pass in the days 
of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus 
which reigned from India even unto 
Ethiopia, over a hundred and seven 
and twenty provinces,) 
2 That in those days, when the king 
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Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his 
kingdom, which was in Shushan the 
palace, 

3 In the third year of his reign, he 
made a feast unto all his princes and 
his servants ; the power of Persia and 
Media, the nobles and princes of the 
provinces, being before nim : 

4 When he shewed the riches of 
his glorious kingdom and the hon- 
our of his excellent majesty many 



Atiasuerus* royal feasts. 



ESTHER, II. 



Vashti 1 s disobedience. 



days, even a hundred and fourscore 
days. 

5 And when these days were ex- 
pired, the king made a feast unto all 
the people that were present in Shu- 
shan the palace, both unto great and 
small, seven days, in the court of the 
garden of the king's palace ; 

6 Where were white, green, and 
blue hangings, fastened with cords of 
fine linen and purple to silver rings 
and pillars of marble : the beds were 
of gold and silver, upon a pavement 
of red, and blue, and white, and black 
marble. 

7 And they gave them drink in ves- 
sels of gold, (the vessels being diverse 
one from another,) and royal wine in 
abundance, according to the state of 
the king. 

8 And the drinking was according to 
fche law ; none did compel : for so the 
king had appointed to all the officers 
of nis house, that they should do ac- 
cording to every man's pleasure. 

9 Also Vashti the queen made a feast 
for the women in the royal house 
which belonged to king Ahasuerus. 

10 1 On the seventh day, when the 
heart of the king was merry with 
wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biz- 
tha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, 
Zethar, and Carcas, the seven cham- 
berlains that served in the presence 
of Ahasuerus the king, 

11 To bring Vashti the queen before 
4he king with the crown royal, to 
shew the people and the princes her 
beauty : for she ivas fair to look on. 

12 But the queen Vashti refused to 
come at the king's commandment by 
his chamberlains : therefore was the 
king very wroth, and his anger burned 
in him. 

13 1 Then the king said to the wise 
men, which knew the times, (for so 
was the king's manner toward all 
that knew law and judgment : 

14 And the next unto him was Car- 
shena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, 
Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the 
seven princes of Persia and Media, 
which saw the king's face, and which 
3at the first in the kingdom,) 

15 What shall we do unto the queen 
Vashti according to law, because she 
hath not performed the command- 
ment of the king Ahasuerus by the 
chamberlains ? 

16 A.nd Memucan answered before 
the king and the princes, Vashti the 
queen hath not done wrong to the 
king only, but also to all the princes, 
uid to all the people that are in all 
he provinces of the king Ahasuerus. 

17 For this deed of the queen shall 
<?ome abroad unto all women, so that 
they shall despise their husbands in 
their eyes, when it shall be report- 
ed, The king Ahasuerus commanded 
Vashti the queen to be brought in 
Def ore him, but she came not. 

18 Likewise, shall the ladies of Persia 
*nd Media say this day unto all the 



king's princes, which have heard oi 
the deed of the queen. Thus shall 
there arise too much contempt and 
wrath. 

19 If it please the king, let there go 
a royal commandment from him, and 
let it be written among the laws of 
the Persians and the Medes, that it be 
not altered, That Vashti come no more 
before king Ahasuerus ; and let the 
king give her royal estate unto an* 
other that is better than she. 

20 And when the king's decree* 
which he shall make, shall be pub- 
lished throughout all his empire, (for 
it is great,) all the wives shall give to 
their husbands honour, both to great 
and small. 

21 And the saying pleased the king 
and the princes ; and the king did ac- 
cording to the word of Memucan : 

22 For he sent letters into all the 
king's provinces, into every province 
according to the writing thereof, and 
to every people after their language, 
that every man should bear rule in 
his own house, and that it should be 
published according to the language 
of every people. 

CHAPTER II. 

1 Out of the choice of virgins a queen is to bt 
chosen. 6 Mordecai the nursing father of Es* 
ther. 8 Esther is preferred by Hegai before the 
rest. 12 The manner of purification, and going 
in to the king. 15 Esther best pleasing the king 
is made queen. 21 Mordecai discovering a trea* 
son is recorded in the chronicles. 

AFTER these things, when the wrath 
. of king Ahasuerus was appeased, 
he remembered Vashti, and what she 
had done, and what was decreed 
against her. 

2 Then said the king's servants that 
ministered unto him, Let there be fair 
young virgins sought for the king : 

3 And let the king appoint officers in 
all the provinces of his kingdom, that 
they may gather together all the fair 
young virgins unto Shushan the pal- 
ace, to the house of the women, unto 
the custody of Hege the king's cham- 
berlain, keeper of the women ; and let 
their things for purification be given 
them : 

4 And let the maiden which pleaseth 
the king be queen instead of Vashti. 
And the thing pleased the king ; and 
he did so. 

5 IT Now in Shushan the palace there 
was a certain Jew, whose name teas 
Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of 
Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite ; 

6 Who had been carried away from 
Jerusalem with the captivity which 
had been carried away with Jeconiah 
king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnez- 
zar the king of Babylon had carried 
away. 

7 And he brought up Hadassah, that 
is, Esther, his uncle's daughter : for 
she had neither father nor mother, 
and the maid was fair and beautiful ; 
whom Mordecai, when her father 

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ESTHER, III. 



Haman is aavancedo 



and mother were dead, took for his 
own daughter. 

8 1 So it came to pass, when the 
king's commandment and his decree 
was heard, and when many maidens 
were gathered together unto Shushan 
the palace, to the custody of Hegai, 
that Esther was brought also unto the 
king's house, to the custody of Hegai, 
keeper of the women. 

9 And the maiden pleased him, and 
she obtained kindness of him : and he 
speedily gave her her things for puri- 
fication, with such things as belonged 
to her, and seven maidens, which were 
meet to be given her, out of the king's 
house : and he preferred her and her 
maids unto the best place of the house 
of the women. 

10 Esther had not shewed her peo- 

Ele nor her kindred : for Mordecai 
ad charged her that she should not 
shew it. 

11 And Mordecai walked every day 
before the court of the women's house, 
to know how Esther did, and what 
should become of her. 

12 Tf Now when every maid's turn 
was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, 
after that shenad been twelve months, 
according to the manner of the wo- 
men, (for so were the days of their 
purifications accomplished, to wit, six 
months with oil of myrrh, and six 
months with sweet odours, and with 
other things for the purifying of the 
women,) 

13 Then thus came every maiden un- 
to the king; whatsoever she desired 
was given her to go with her out of 
the house of the women unto the 
king's house. 

14 In the evening she went, and on 
the morrow she returned into the sec- 
ond house of the women, to the cus- 
tody of Shaashgaz, the king's cham- 
berlain, which kept the concubines : 
she came in unto the king no more, 
except the king delighted in her, and 
that she were called by name. 

15 ^f Now when the turn of Esther. 
the daughter of Abihail the uncle of 
Mordecai, v 'ho had taken her for his 
daughter, was come to go in unto 
the king, she required nothing but 
what Hegai the king's chamberlain, 
the keeper of the women, appointed. 
And Esther obtained favour in the 
sight of all them that looked upon 
her. 

16 So Esther was taken unto king 
Ahasuerus into his house royal in the 
tenth month, which is the month 
Tebeth, in the seventh year of his 
reign. 

17 And the king loved Esther above 
all the women, and she obtained 
grace and favour in his sight more 
than all the virgins ; so that he set 
the royal crown upon her head, and 
made her queen instead of Vashti. 

18 Then the king made a great feast 
onto all his princes and his servants, 
tven Esther's feast ; and he made a 

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release to the provinces, and gave 
gifts, according to the state of the 
king. 

19 And when the virgins were gath- 
ered together the second time, then 
Mordecai sat in the king's gate. 

20 Esther had not yet shewed her 
kindred nor her people, as Mordecai 
had charged her : for Esther did 
the commandment of Mordecai, like 
as when she was brought up with 
him. 

21 1 In those days, while Mordecai 
sat in the king's gate, two of the 
king's chamberlains, Bigthan and Te- 
resh, of those which kept the door, 
were wroth, and sought to lay hand 
on the king Ahasuerus. 

22 And the thing was known to Mor- 
decai, who told it unto Esther the 
queen; and Esther certified the king 
thereof in Mordecai's name. 

23 And when inquisition was made of 
the matter, it was found out ; there- 
fore they were both hanged on a tree : 
and it was written in the book of the 
chronicles before the king. 

CHAPTER III. 

1 Haman, advanced by the king, and despised bf 
Mordecai, seeketh revenge upon all the Jews. 1 
He casteth lots. 8 He obtaineth by calumniation 
a decree of the king to put the Jews to death. 

AFTER these things did king Ahas- 
. uerus promote Haman the son 
of Hammedatha the Agagite, and ad- 
vanced him, and set his seat above all 
the princes that were with him. 

2 And all the king's servants, that 
were in the king's gate, bowed, and 
reverenced Haman : for the king had 
so commanded concerning him. But 
Mordecai bowed not, nor did him rev- 
erence. 

3 Then the king's servants, which 
were in the king's gate, said unto 
Mordecai, Why transgressest thou the 
king's commandment ? 

4 Now it came to pass, when they 
spake daily unto him, and he heark- 
ened not unto them, that they told 
Haman, to see whether Mordecai's 
matters would stand : for he had told 
them that he was a Jew. 

5 And when Haman saw that Morde- 
cai bowed not, nor did him reverence, 
then was Haman full of wrath. 

6 And he thought scorn to lay hands 
on Mordecai alone ; for they had 
shewed him the people of Mordecai: 
wherefore Haman sought to destroy 
all the Jews that were throughout the 
whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the 
people of Mordecai. 

7 1 In the first month, that is, the 
month Nisan, in the twelfth year of 
king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that 
is, the lot, before Haman from day to 
day, and from month to month, to 
the twelfth month, that is, the month 
Adar. 

8 1T And Haman said unto king 
Ahasuerus, There is a certain people 
scattered abroad and dispersed among 



Ttie great mourning of 



ESTHER, IV. 



Mordecai and the Jews, 



the people in all the provinces of 
thy kingdom ; and their laws are di- 
verse from all people ; neither keep 
they the king's laws : therefore it ts 
not for the king's profit to suffer 
them. 

9 If it please the king, let it be writ- 
ten that they may be destroyed : and 
I will pay ten thousand talents of 
silver to the hands of those that have 
the charge of the business, to bring it 
into the king's treasuries. 

10 And the king took his ring from 
his hand, and gave it unto Haman the 
son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the 
Jews' enemy. 

11 And the king said unto Haman, 
The silver is given to thee, the people 
also, to do with them as it seemeth 
good to thee. 

12 Then were the king's scribes 
called on the thirteenth day of the 
first month, and there was written 
according to all that Haman had com- 
manded unto the king's lieutenants, 
and to the governors that were over 
every province, and to the rulers of 
every people of every province ac- 
cording to the writing thereof, and 
to every people after their language ; 
in the name of king Ahasuerus was 
it written, and sealed with the king's 
ring. 

13 And the letters were sent by posts 
into all the king's provinces, to de- 
stroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, 
all Jews, both young and old, little 
children and women, in one day, even 
upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth 
month, which is the month Adar, 
and to take the spoil of them for a 
prey. 

14 The copy of the writing for a 
commandment to be given in every 
province was published unto all peo- 
ple, that they should be ready against 
that day. 

15 The posts went out, being hast- 
ened by the king's commandment, and 
the decree was given in Shushan the 

§alace. And the king and Haman sat 
own to drink ; but the city Shushan 
was perplexed. 

CHAPTER IV. 

1 The great mourning of Mordeeai and the Jews. 
4 Euher, understanding it, sendeth to Mordecai, 
who theweth the cause, and adviseth her to un- 
dertake the suit. 10 She excusing herself is 
threatened by Mordecai. 15 She appointing a 
fast undertaketh the suit. 

WHEN Mordecai perceived all 
that was done, Mordecai rent 
his clothes, and put on sackcloth with 
ashes, and went out into the midst of 
the city, and cried with a loud and a 
bitter cry ; 

2 And came even before the king's 
arate : for none might enter into the 
king's gate clothed with sackcloth. 

3 And in every province, whitherso- 
ever the king's commandment and his 
decree came, there ivas great mourn- 
ing among the Jews, and fasting, and 



weeping, and wailing ; and many lay 
in sackcloth and ashes. 

4 1 So Esther's maids and her cham- 
berlains came and told it her. Then 
was the queen exceedingly grieved ; 
and she sent raiment to clothe Mor- 
decai, and to take away his sack- 
cloth from him : but he received it 
not. 

5 Then called Esther for Hatach, one 
of the king's chamberlains, whom he 
had appointed to attend upon her, and 
gave him a commandment to Morde- 
cai, to know what it was, and why it 
ivas. 

6 So Hatach went forth to Mordecai 
unto the street of the city, which ivas 
before the king's gate. 

7 And Mordecai told him of all that 
had happened unto him, and of the 
sum of the money that Hainan had 
promised to pay to the king's treas- 
uries for the Jews, to destroy them. 

8 Also he gave him the copy of the 
writing of the decree that was given 
at Shushan to destroy them, to "shew 
it unto Esther, and to declare it unto 
her, and to charge her that she should 
go in unto the king, to make suppli- 
cation unto him, and to make request 
before him for her people. 

9 And Hatach came and told Esther 
the words of Mordecai. 

10 If Again Esther spake unto Ha- 
tach, and gave him commandment 
unto Mordecai ; 

11 All the king's servants, and the 
people of the King's provinces, do 
know, that whosoever, whether man 
or woman, shall come unto the king 
into the inner court, who is not called, 
there is one law of his to put him to 
death, except such to whom the king 
shall hold out the golden sceptre, that 
he may live : but I have not been 
called to come in unto the king these 
thirty days. 

12 And they told to Mordecai Esther's 
words. 

13 Then Mordecai commanded tc 
answer Esther, Think not with thyself 
that thou shalt escape in the king's 
house, more than all the Jews. 

14 For if thou altogether holdest thy 
peace at this time, then shall there 
enlargement and deliverance arise to 
the Jews from another place ; but 
thou and thy father's house shall be 
destroyed : and who knoweth whether 
thou art come to the kingdom for such 
a time as this ? 

15 1 Then Esther bade them return 
Mordecai this answer. 

16 Go, gather together all the Jews 
that are present in Shushan, and fast 
ye for me, and neither eat nor drink 
three days, night or day : I also and 
my maidens will fast likewise ; and so 
will I go in unto the king, which is 
not according to the law : and if I 
perish, I perish. 

17 So Mordecai went his way, and did 
according to all that Esther had com- 
manded him. 

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Esther's banquet. 



ESTHER, V. 



Mordecai is honoured* 



CHAPTER V. 



1 Esther, adventuring on the king's favour, ob- 
taineth the grace of the golden sceptre, and in- 
viteth the king and Haman to a banquet. 6 She, 
being encouraged by the king in her suit, invit- 
elh them to another banquet the next day. 9 Ha- 
inan, proud of his advancement, repintth at the 
contempt of Mordecai. 14 By the counsel of 
Zeresh he buildeth for him a pair of gallows. 

"VTOW it came to pass on the third 
-LN day, that Esther put on her royal 
apparel, and stood in the inner court 
of the king's house, over against the 
king's house : and the king sat upon 
his royal throne in the royal house, 
over against the gate of the house. 

2 And it was so, when the king saw 
Esther the queen standing in the 
court, that she obtained favour in his 
sight : and the king held out to Es- 
ther the golden sceptre that was in 
his hand. So Esther drew near, and 
touched the top of the sceptre. 

3 Then said the king unto her, What 
wilt thou, queen Esther ? and what is 
thy request ? it shall be even given 
thee to the half of the kingdom. 

4 And Esther answered, If it seem 

Sood unto the king, let the king and 
[aman come this day unto the ban- 
quet that I have prepared for him. 

5 Then the king said, Cause Haman 
to make haste ? that he may do as 
Esther hath said. So the king and 
Haman came to the banquet that 
Esther had prepared. 

6 1 And the king said unto Esther 
at the banquet of wine, What is thy 
petition ? and it shall be granted thee : 
and what is thy request? even to the 
half of the kingdom it shall be per- 
formed. 

7 Then answered Esther, and said, 
My petition and my request is ; 

8 If I have found favour in the 
sight of the king, and if it please the 
king to grant my petition, and to 
perform my request, let the king and 
Haman come to the banquet that I 
shall prepare for them, and I will do 
to morrow as the king hath said. 

9 ^f Then went Haman forth that 
day joyful and with a glad heart : 
but when Haman saw Mordecai in 
the king's gate, that he stood not 
up, nor moved for him, he was full 
or indignation against Mordecai. 

10 Nevertheless Haman refrained 
himself : and when he came home, he 
sent and called for his friends, and 
Zeresh his wife. 

11 And Haman told them of the 
glory of his riches, and the multi- 
tude of his children, and all the 
things wherein the king had pro- 
moted him, and how he had ad- 
vanced him above the princes and 
servants of the king. 

12 Haman said moreover, Yea, Es- 
ther the queen did let no man come 
in with the king unto the banquet 
that she had prepared but myself ; 
and to morrow am I invited unto 
her also with the king. 

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13 Yet all this availeth me nothing, 
so long as I see Mordecai the Jew 
sitting at the king's gate. 

14 Tf Then said Zeresh his wife and 
all his friends unto him, Let a gal- 
lows be made of fifty cubits high, 
and to morrow speak thou unto the 
king that Mordecai may be hanged 
thereon : then go thou in merrily 
with the king unto the banquet. 
And the thing pleased Haman ; and 
he caused the gallows to be made. 

CHAPTER VI. 

1 Ahasuerus, reading in the chronicles of the good 
service done by Mordecai, taketh care for his 
reward. 4 Haman, coming to sue that Mordecai 
might be hanged, unawares giveth counsel that 
he might do him honour. 12 Complaining of his 
misfortune, his friends tell him of his final des- 
tiny. 

N that night could not the king 
sleep, and he commanded to bring 
the book of records of the chroni- 
cles ; and they were read before the 
king. 

2 And it was found written, that 
Mordecai had told of Bigthana and 
Teresh, two of the king's chamber- 
lains, the keepers of the door, who 
sought to lay hand on the king Ahas- 
uerus. 

3 And the king said, What honour 
and dignity hath been done to Mor- 
decai for this? Then said the king's 
servants that ministered unto him, 
There is nothing done for him. 

4 Tf And the King said, Who is in 
the court? Now Haman was come 
into the outward court of the king's 
house, to speak unto the king to hang 
Mordecai on the gallows that he had 
prepared for him. 

5 And the king's servants said unto 
him, Behold, Haman standeth in the 
court. And the king said, Let him 
come in. 

6 So Haman came in. And the king 
said unto him, What shall be done 
unto the man whom the king delight- 
eth to honour? Now Haman thought 
in his heart, To whom would the 
king delight to do honour more than 
to myself ? 

7 And Haman answered the king, 
For the man whom the king delight- 
eth to honour, 

8 Let the royal apparel be brought 
which the king useth to wear, and 
the horse that the king rideth upon, 
and the crown royal which is set 
upon his head : 

9 And let this apparel and horse be 
delivered to the hand of one of the 
king's most noble princes, that they 
may array the man vrithal whom the 
king delighteth to honour, and bring 
him on horseback through the street 
of the city : and proclaim before him, 
Thus shall it be done to the man whom 
the king delighteth to honour. 

10 Then the king said to Hainan^ 
Make haste, and take the apparel and 
the horse, as thou hast said, and do 



Esther's suit. 



ESTHER, VIII. 



Hainan is hanged* 



even so to Hordecai the Jew, that 
sitteth at the king's gate : let noth- 
ing fail of all that thou hast spoken. 

11 Then took Haman the apparel 
and the horse, and arrayed Morde- 
cai, and brought him on horseback 
through the street of the city, and 
proclaimed before him, Thus shall it 
be done unto the man whom the 
king delighteth to honour. 

12 J, And Mordecai came again to 
the king's gate. But Haman hasted 
to his house mourning, and having 
his head covered. 

13 And Haman told Zeresh his wife 
and all his friends every thing that 
had befallen him. Then said his wise 
men and Zeresh his wife unto him, 
If Mordecai be of the seed of the 
Jews, before whom thou hast begun 
to fall, thou shalt not prevail against 
him, but shalt surely fall before 
him. 

1± And while they were yet talking 
with him, came the king's chamber- 
lains, and hasted to bring Haman 
unto the banquet that Esther had 
prepared. 

CHAPTER YJL 

l Esther, entertaining the king- and Haman, maketh 
suit for her own life and het people's. 5 She 
acr.useth Haman. 7 The king in his anger, 
understanding of the gallows which Haman 
had made for Mordecai, causeth him to be 
hanged thereon. 

SO the king and Haman came to 
banquet with Esther the queen. 

2 And the king said again unto Es- 
ther on the second day at the banquet 
of wine, What is thy petition, queen 
Esther ? and it shall be granted thee : 
and what is thy request? and it shall 
be performed, even to the half of the 
kingdom. 

3 Then Esther the queen answered 
and said, If I have found favour in 
thy sight, O king, and if it please the 
kingj let my life be given me at my 
petition, and my people at my re- 
quest : 

4 For we are sold, I and my people, 
to be destroyed, to be slain, and to 

Eerish. But if we had been sold for 
ondmen and bondwomen. I had held 
my tongue, although the enemy 
could not countervail the king's 
damage. 

5 H Then the king Ahasuerus an- 
swered and said unto Esther the 
queen. Who is he and where is he, 
that durst presume in his heart to 
do so? 

6 And Esther said, The adversary 
and enemy is this wicked Haman. 
Then Haman was afraid before the 
king and the queen. 

7 "|f And the king arising from the 
banquet of wine in his wrath went 
into the palace garden and Haman 
stood up to make request for his life 
to Esther the queen ; for he saw 
that there was evil determined 
against him by the king. 

8 Then the king returned out of 

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the palace garden into the place of 
the banquet of wine ; and Haman 
was fallen upon the bed whereon Es- 
ther was. Then said the king, Will 
he force the queen also before me 
in the house? As the word went out 
of the king's mouth, they covered 
Haman's face. 

9 And Harbonah, one of the cham- 
berlains, said before the king, Be- 
hold also the gallows fifty cubits 
high, which Haman had made for 
Mordecai, who had spoken good for 
the king, standeth in the house of 
Haman. Then the king said, Hang 
him thereon. 

10 So they hanged Haman on the 
gallows that he had prepared for 
Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath 
pacified. 

CHAPTER VHI. 

1 Mordecai is advanced. 3 Esther maketh suit to 
reverse Haman's letters. 7 Ahasuerus granteth 
to the Jews to defend themselves. 15 Mordecafs 
honour, and the Jews' joy. 

ON that day did the king Ahasue- 
rus give the house of Haman the 
Jews' enemy unto Esther the queen. 
And Mordecai came before the king; 
for Esther had told what he was 
unto her. 

2 And the king took off his ring, 
which he had taken from Haman, 
and gave it unto Mordecai. And Es- 
ther set Mordecai over the house of 
Haman. 

3 % And Esther spake yet again be- 
fore the king, and fell down at his 
feet, and besought him with tears to 
put away the mischief of Haman the 
Agagite, and his device that he had 
devised against the Jews. 

4 Then the king held out the 
golden sceptre toward Esther. So Es- 
ther arose, and stood before the 
king, 

5 And said, If it please the king, 
and if I have found favour in his 
sight, and the thing seem right be- 
fore the king, and I be pleasing in 
his eyes, let it be written to reverse 
the letters devised by Haman the son 
of Hammedatha the Agagite, whic& 
he wrote to destroy the Jews which 
are in all the king's provinces: 

6 For how can I endure to see the 
evil that shall come unto my people ? 
or how can I endure to see the de- 
struction of my kindred ? 

7 1 Then the king Ahasuerus said 
unto Esther the queen and to Morde- 
cai the Jew, Benold, I have e:iven 
Esther the house of Haman, and him 
they have hanged upon the gallows, 
because he laid his hand upon the 
Jews. 

8 Write ye also for the Jews, as it 
liketh you. in the king's name, and 
seal it with the king's "ring : for the 
writing which is written in the king's 
name, and sealed with the king's 
ring, may no man reverse. 

9 Then were the king's scribes 
called at that time in the third 

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ESTHER, IX. 



tlte Jews slain^ 



month, that is, the month Sivan, on 
the three and twentieth day there- 
of ; and it was written according to 
all that Mordecai commanded unto 
the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and 
the deputies and rulers of the prov- 
inces which are from India unto 
Ethiopia, a hundred twenty and 
seven provinces, unto every province 
according to the writing thereof, and 
unto every people after their lan- 
guage, and to the Jews according to 
their writing, and according to their 
language. 

10 And he wrote in the king Ahas- 
uerus' name, and sealed it with the 
king's ring, and sent letters by posts 
on norseback, and riders on mules, 
camels, and young dromedaries : 

11 Wherein the king granted the 
Jews which were in every city to 
gather themselves together, and to 
stand for their life, to destroy, to 
slay, and to cause to perish, all the 
power of the people and province 
that would assault them, both little 
ones and women, and to take the spoil 
of them for a prey, 

12 Upon one day in all the prov- 
inces of king Ahasuerus, namely, up- 
on the thirteenth day of the twelfth 
month, which is the month Adar. 

13 The copy of the writing for a 
commandment to be given in every 
province was published unto all peo- 
ple, and that the Jews should be 
ready against that day to avenge 
themselves on their enemies. 

14 So the posts that rode upon mules 
and camels went out, being hastened 
and pressed on by the king's com- 
mandment. And the decree was given 
at Shushan the palace. 

15 *[f And Mordecai went out from 
the presence of the king in royal ap- 
parel of blue and white, and with a 
great crown of gold, and with a gar- 
ment of fine linen and purple : and 
the city of Shushan rejoiced and was 
glad. 

16 The Jews had light, and gladness, 
and joy, and honour. 

17 And in every province, and in 
every city, whithersoever the king's 
commandment and his decree came, 
the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast 
and a good day. And many of the 
people of the land became Jews; for 
the fear of the Jews fell upon them. 

CHAPTER IX. 

I The Jews (the rulers, for fear of Mordecai, help- 
ing them) slay their enemies, with the ten sons of 
Haman. 12 Ahasuerus, at the request of Esther, 
tranuth another day of slaughter, and Hainan's 
sons to be hanged, 20 The two days of Purim 
are made festival. 

NOW in the twelfth month, that 
is, the month Adar, on the thir- 
teenth day of the same, when the 
king's commandment and his decree 
drew near to be put in execution, in 
the day that the enemies of the Jews 
hoped to have power over them ; 
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(though it was turned to the con- 
trary, that the Jews had rule over 
them that hated them,) 

2 The Jews gathered themselves to- 
gether in their cities throughout all 
the provinces of the king Ahasuerus- 
to lay hand on such as sought their 
hurt: and no man could withstand 
them ; for the fear of them fell upon 
all people. 

3 And all the rulers of the prov- 
inces, and the lieutenants, and the 
deputies, and officers of the king, 
helped the Jews ; because the fear 01 
Mordecai fell upon them. 

4 For Mordecai was great in the 
king's house, and his fame went out 
throughout all the provinces : for this 
man Mordecai waxed greater and 
greater. 

5 Thus the Jews smote all their en- 
emies with the stroke of the sword, 
and slaughter, and destruction, ana 
did what they would unto those that 
hated them. 

6 And in Shushan the palace the 
Jews slew and destroyed five hundred 
men. 

7 And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, 
and Aspatha, 

8 And Poratha, and Adalia, and 
Aridatha, 

9 And Parmashta, and Arisai, and 
Aridai, and Vajezatba, 

10 The ten sons of Haman the son 
of Hammedatha, the enemy of the 
Jews, slew they ; but on the spoil laid 
they not their hand. 

11 On that day the number of those 
that were slain in Shushan the palace 
was brought before the king. 

12 IT And the king said unto Esther 
the aueen, The Jews have slain and 
destroyed five hundred men in Shu- 
shan the palace, and the ten sons 
of Haman ; what have they done in 
the rest of the king's provinces ! now 
what is thy petition ? and it shall be 
granted thee : or what is thy request 
further ? and it shall be done. 

13 Then said Esther, If it please the 
king, let it be granted to the Jews 
which are in Shushan to do to mor- 
row also according unto this day's 
decree, and let Hainan's ten sons be 
hanged upon the gallows. 

14 And the king commanded it so 
to be done : and the decree was given 
at Shushan ; and they hanged Ha- 
inan's ten sons. 

15 For the Jews that were in Shu- 
shan gathered themselves together 
on the fourteenth day also of the 
month Adar, and slew three hundred 
men at Shushan ; but on the prey 
they laid not their hand. 

16 But the other Jews that were in 
the king's provinces gathered them- 
selves together, and stood for their 
lives, and had rest from their ene- 
mies, and slew of their foes seventy 
and five thousand, but they laid not 
their hands on the prey, 

17 On the thirteenth day of the 



The days of 



JOB, I. 



Purim ordainedc 



month Adar ; and on the fourteenth 
day of the same rested they, and 
made it a day of feasting and glad- 
ness. 

18 But the Jews that were at Shu- 
shan assembled together on the thir- 
teenth day thereof, and on the four- 
teenth thereof ; and on the fifteenth 
day of the same they rested, and 
made it a day of feasting and glad- 
ness. 

19 Therefore the Jews of the vil- 
lages, that dwelt in the unwalled 
towns, made the fourteenth day of 
the month Adar a day of gladness 
and feasting, and a good day, and of 
sending portions one to another. 

20 f And Mordecai wrote these 
things, and sent letters unto all the 
Jews that were in all the provinces of 
the king Ahasuerus, both nigh and 
far, 

21 To establish this among them, 
that they should keep the fourteenth 
day of the month Adar, and the fif- 
teenth day of the same, yearly, 

22 As the days wherein the Jews 
rested from their enemies, and the 
month which was turned unto them 
from sorrow to joy, and from mourn- 
ing into a good day : that they should 
make them days of feasting and joy, 
and of sending portions one to an- 
other, and gifts to the poor. 

23 And the Jews undertook to do as 
they had begun, and as Mordecai had 
written unto them ; 

24 Because Haman the son of Ham- 
medatha, the Agagite, the enemy of 
all the Jews, had devised against the 
Jews to destroy them, and had cast 
Pur, that is, the lot, to consume them, 
and to destroy them ; 

25 But when Esther came before the 
king, he commanded by letters that 
his wicked device, which he devised 
against the Jews, should return upon 
his own head, and that he and his 
sons should be hanged on the gal- 
lows. 

26 Wheref ore they called these days 
Purim after the name of Pur. There- 
fore for all the words of this letter, 
and of that which they had seen con- 



cerning this matter, and which had 
come unto them, 

27 The Jews ordained, and took upon 
them, and upon their seed, and upon 
all such as joined themselves unto 
them, so as it should not fail, that they 
would keep these two days according 
to their writing, and according to their 
appointed time every year ; 

28 And that these days should be re- 
membered and kept throughout every 
generation, every family, every prov= 
ince, and every city'; and that these 
days of Purim should not fail from 
among the Jews, nor the memorial of 
them perish from their seed. 

29 Then Esther the queen, the daugh= 
ter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, 
wrote with all authority, to confirm 
this second letter of Purim, 

30 And he sent the letters unto all 
the Jews, to the hundred twenty and 
seven provinces of the kingdom of 
Ahasuerus, with words of peace and 
truth, 

31 To confirm these days of Purim 
in their times appointed, according as 
Mordecai the Jew and Estner the 
queen had enjoined them, and as they 
had decreed for themselves and for 
their seed, the matters of the fastings 
and their cry. 

32 And the decree of Esther con- 
firmed these matters of Purim ; and it 
was written in the book. 

CHAPTER X. 

1 Ahasuerus' greatness. 3 Mordecai's advance* 
ment. 

AN D the king Ahasuerus laid a trib- 
i. ute upon the land, and upon the 
isles of the sea. 

2 And all the acts of his power and 
of his might, and the declaration of 
the greatness of Mordecai, whereunto 
the King advanced him, are they not 
written in the book of the chronicles 
of the kings of Media and Persia! 

3 For Mordecai the Jew was next 
unto king Ahasuerus, and great among 
the Jews, and accepted or the multi- 
tude of his brethren, seeking the 
wealth of his people, and speaking 
peace to all his seed. 



THE BOOK OF JOB. 



CHAPTER I. 

i The holiness, riches, and religious care of Job 
for his children. 6 Satan, appearing before 
Qvd, by calumniation obtaineth leave to tempt 
Job. 13 Understanding of the loss of his goods 
and children, in his mourning he blesseth God. 

THERE was a man in the land of 
Uz, whose name was Job ; and that 
man was perfect and upright, and one 
that feared God, and eschewed evil. 

2 And there were born unto him sev- 
en sons and three daughters. 

3 His substance also was seven thou- 
sand sheep, and three thousand cam- 



els, and five hundred yoke of oxen, 
and five hundred she asses, and a very 
great household » so that this man was 
the greatest of all the men of the east. 

4 And his sons went and feasted in 
their houses, every one his day ; and 
sent and called for their three sisters 
to eat and to drink with them. 

5 And it was so, when the days of 
their feasting were gone about, that 
Job sent and sanctified them, and rose 
up early in the morning, and offered 
burnt offerings according to the num- 
ber of them all : for Job said, It may 

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Satan obtaineth 



JOB, II. 



leave to tempt Job, 



be that my sons have sinned, and curs- 
ed God in their hearts. Thus did Job 
continually. 

6 1 Now there was a day when the 
sons of God came to present them- 
selves before the Lord, and Satan came 
also among them. 

7 And the Lord said unto Satan, 
Whence comest thou ? Then Satan an- 
swered the Lord, and said, From going 
to and fro in the earth, and from walk- 
ing up and down in it. 

8 And the Lord" said unto Satan, Hast 
thou considered my servant Job, that 
there is none like him in the earth, a 
perfect and an upright man, one that 
feareth God, and escheweth evil ? 

9 Then Satan answered the Lord, and 
said, Doth Job fear God for nought ? 

10 Hast not thou made a hedge about 
him. and about his house, and about 
all that he hath on every side « thou 
hast blessed the work of his hands, 
and his substance is increased in the 
land. 

11 But put forth thine hand now, and 
touch all that he hath, and he will 
curse thee to thy face. 

12 And the Lord said unto Satan, Be- 
hold, all that he hath is in thy power ; 
only upon himself put not forth thine 
hand. So Satan went forth from the 
presence of the Lord. 

13 1 And there was a day when his 
sons and his daughters were eating 
and drinking wine in their eldest 
brother's house : 

14 And there came a messenger unto 
Job, and said, The oxen were plough- 
ing, and the asses feeding beside 
them : 

15 And the Sabeans fell upon them, 
and took them away ; yea, they have 
slain the servants with the edge of the 
sword ; and I only am escaped alone 
to tell thee. 

16 While he was yet speaking, there 
came also another, and said, The fire 
of God is fallen from heaven, and hath 
burned up the sheep, and the servants, 
and consumed them ; and I only am 
escaped alone to tell thee. 

17 While he was yet speaking, there 
came also another, and said, The Chal- 
deans made out three bands, and fell 
upon the camels, and have carried 
them away, yea, and slain the servants 
with the edge of the sword ; and I only 
am escaped alone to tell thee. 

18 While he was yet speaking, there 
came also another, and said, Thy sons 
and thy daughters were eating and 
drinking wine in their eldest broth- 
er's house : y 

19 And, behold, there came a great 
wind from the wilderness, and smote 
the four corners of the house, and it 
fell upon the young men, and they are 
dead ; and I only am escaped alone to 
tell thee. 

20 Then Job arose, and rent his man- 
tle, and shaved his head, and fell down 
mpon the ground, and worshipped, 

21 And said, Naked came I out of my 

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mother's womb, and naked shall I re- 
turn thither : the Lord gave, and the 
Lord hath taken away ; blessed be the 
name of the Lord. 

22 In all this Job sinned not, nor 
charged God foolishly. 

CHAPTER IL 

1 Satan appearing again before God obtaineth 
further leave to tempt Job. 7 He smiteth him 
with sore boils. 9 Job reproveth his wife, moving 
him to curse Ood. 11 His three friends condole 
with him in silence. 

AGAIN there was a day when the 
. sons of God came to present them- 
selves before the Lord, and Satan came 
also among them to present himself 
before the Lord. 

2 And the Lord said unto Satan, 
From whence comest thou ? And Sa- 
tan answered the Lord, and said. From 
going to and fro in the earth, and from 
walking up and down in it. 

3 And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast 
thou considered my servant Job, that 
there is none like nim in the earth, a 
perfect and an upright man, one that 
feareth God, and escheweth evil « and 
still he holdeth fast his integrity, al- 
though thou movedst me against him, 
to destroy him without cause. 

4 And Satan answered the Lord, and 
said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man 
hath will he give for his life. 

5 But put forth thine hand now, and 
touch his bone and his flesh, and he 
will curse thee to thy face. 

6 And the Lord said unto Satan, Be- 
hold, he is in thine hand ; but save 
his life. 

7 1 So went Satan forth from the 
presence of the Lord, and smote Job 
with sore boils from the sole of his 
foot unto his crown. 

8 And he took him a potsherd to 
scrape himself withal ; and he sat 
down among the ashes. 

9 % Then said his wife unto him, Dost 
thou still retain thine integrity ? curse 
God, and die. 

10 But he said unto her, Thou speak- 
est as one of the foolish women speak- 
eth. What? shall we receive good at 
the hand of God, and shall we not re- 
ceive evil » Ln all this did not Job sin 
with his lips. 

11 1 Now when Job's three friends 
heard of all this evil that was come 
upon him, they came every one from 
his own place ; Eliphaz the Temanite, 
and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar 
the Naamathite : for they had made 
an appointment together to come to 
mourn with him, and to comfort him. 

12 And when they lifted up their eyes 
afar off, and knew him not, they lifted 
up their voice, and wept ; and they rent 
every one his mantle, and sprinkled 
dust upon their heads toward heaven. 

13 So they sat down with him upon 
the ground seven days and seven 
nights, and none spake a word un- 
to him : for they saw that his grief 
was very great. 



Job curses the 



JOB, IV. 



day of his birth. 



CHAPTER III. 

1 Job curses the day and services of his birth. 13 
The ease of death. 20 He complaineth of life, 
because of his anguish. 

AFTER this opened Job his mouth, 
'. and cursed his day. 

2 And Job spake, and said, 

3 Let the day perish wherein I was 
born, and the night in which it was 
said, There is a man child conceived. 

4 Let that day be darkness ; let not 
God regard it from above, neither let 
the light shine upon it. 

5 Let darkness and the shadow of 
death stain it ; let a cloud dwell upon 
it ; let the blackness of the day ter- 
rify it. 

6 As for that night, let darkness 
seize upon it ; let it not be joined unto 
the days of the year ; let it not come 
into the number of the months. 

7 Lo, let that night be solitary ; let 
no joyful voice come therein. 

8 Let them curse it that curse the 
day, who are ready to raise up their 
mourning. 

9 Let the stars of the twilight thereof 
be dark ; let it look for light, but have 
none ; neither let it see the dawning of 
the day : 

10 Because it shut not up the doors 
of my mother 's womb, nor hid sorrow 
from mine eyes. 

11 Why died I not from the womb? 
why did I not give up the ghost when I 
came out of the belly ? 

12 Why did the knees prevent me ? or 
why the breasts that I should suck ? 

13 For now should I have lain still 
and been quiet, I should have slept: 
then had I been at rest, 

14 With kings and counsellors of the 
earth, which built desolate places for 
themselves ; 

15 Or with princes that had gold, 
who filled their houses with silver : 

16 Or as a hidden untimely birth I 
had not been ; as infants which never 
saw light. 

17 There the wicked cease from 
troubling ; and there the weary be 
at rest. 

18 There the prisoners rest together ; 
they hear not the voice of the oppres- 
sor. 

19 The small and great are there ; 
and the servant is free from his mas- 
ter. 

20 Wherefore is light given to him 
that is in misery, and life unto the bit- 
ter in soul ; 

21 Which long for death, bat it Com- 
eth not ; and dig for it more than for 
hid treasures ; 

22 Which rejoice exceedingly, and 
are glad, when they can find the 
grave ? 

23 Why is light given to a man wTiose 
way is hid, and whom God hath 
hedged in? 

24 For my sighing cometh before I 
eat, and my roarings are poured out 
like the waters. 

25 For the thing which I greatly fear- 



ed is come upon me, and that which 1 
was afraid of is come unto me. 

26 I was not in safety, neither had I 
rest, neither was I quiet ; yet trouble 
came. 

CHAPTER IV. 

1 Eliphaz reproveth Job for want of religion. 7 
He teacheth God's judgments to be not for the 
righteous, but for the wicked. 12 His fearful 
vision, to humble the excellency of creatures be- 
fore God. 

THEN Eliphaz the Temanite an- 
swered and said, 

2 If we assay to commune with thee, 
wilt thou be grieved? but who can 
withhold himself from speaking? 

3 Behold, thou hast instructed many, 
and thou hast strengthened the weak 
hands. 

4 Thy words have upholden him that 
was falling, and thou hast strengthen- 
ed the feeble knees. 

5 But now it is come upon thee, and 
thou faintest ; it toucheth thee, and 
thou art troubled. 

6 Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, 
thy hope, and the uprightness of thy 
ways? 

7 Remember, I pray thee, who ever 
perished, being innocent? or where 
were the righteous cut off ? 

8 Even as I have seen, they that 
plough iniquity, and sow wickedness? 
reap the same. 

9 By the blast of God they perish, 
and by the breath of his nostrils are 
they consumed. 

10 The roaring of the lion, and the 
voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth 
of the young Lions, are broken. 

11 The old lion perisheth for lack of 
prey, and the stout lion's whelps are 
scattered abroad. 

12 Now a thing was secretly brought 
to me, and mine ear received a little 
thereof. 

13 In thoughts from the visions of 
the night, when deep sleep falleth on 
men, 

14 Fear came upon me, and trem- 
bling, which made all my bones to 
shake. 

15 Then a spirit passed before my 
face ; the hair of my flesh stood up : 

16 It stood still, but I could not dis- 
cern the form thereof : an image was 
before mine eyes, there was silence, 
and I heard a voice, saying, 

17 Shall mortal man be more just 
than God ? shall a man be more pure 
than his Maker ? 

18 Behold, he put no trust in his serv- 
ants ; and his angels he charged with 
folly : 

19 How much less in them that dwell 
in houses of clay, whose foundation is 
in the dust, which are crushed before 
the moth? 

20 They are destroyed from morning 
to evening : they perish for ever with- 
out any regarding it. 

21 Doth not their excellency which is 
in them go away ? they die, even with- 
out wisdom. 

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The happy end 



JOB, V. 



of God's correction 



CHAPTER V. 

& The harm of inconsideration. 3 The end of the 
wicked is misery. 6 God is to be regarded in 
affliction. 17 The happy end of God's correction. 

CALL now, if there be any that will 
answer thee ; and to winch of the 
saints wilt thou turn ? 

2 For wrath killeth the foolish man, 
and envy slayeth the silly one. 

3 I have seen the foolish taking 
root : but suddenly I cursed his hab- 
itation. 

4 His children are far from safety, 
and they are crushed in the gate, nei- 
ther is there any to deliver them. 

5 Whose harvest the hungry eateth 
up, and taketh it even out of the 
thorns, and the robber swalloweth up 
their substance. 

6 Although affliction cometh not 
forth of the dust, neither doth trouble 
spring out of the ground ; 

7 Yet man is born unto trouble, as 
the sparks fly upward. 

8 I would seek unto God, and unto 
God would I commit my cause : 

9 Which doeth great things and un- 
searchable ; marvellous things without 
number : 

10 Who giveth rain upon the earth, 
and sendeth waters upon the fields : 

11 To set up on high those that be 
tow ; that those which mourn may be 
exalted to safety. 

12 He disappointeth the devices of 
the crafty, so that their hands cannot 
perforin their enterprise. 

13 He taketh the wise in their own 
craftiness : and the counsel of the fro- 
ward is carried headlong. 

14 They meet with darkness in the 
daytime, and grope in the noonday as 
in the night. 

15 But he saveth the poor from the 
sword, from their mouth, and from 
the hand of the mighty. 

16 So the poor hath hope, and iniqui- 
ty stoppeth her mouth. 

17 Behold, happy is the man whom 
God correcteth : therefore despise not 
thou the chastening of the Almighty : 

18 For he maketn sore, and bmdeth 
up : he woundeth, and his hands make 
whole. 

19 He shall deliver thee in six trou- 
bles : yea, in seven there shall no evil 
touch thee. 

20 In famine he shall redeem thee 
from death : and in war from the 
power of the sword. 

21 Thou shalt be hid from the 
scourge of the tongue : neither shalt 
thou be afraid of destruction when it 
cometh. 

22 At destruction and famine thou 
shalt laugh : neither shalt thou be 
afraid of the beasts of the earth. 

23 For thou shalt be in league with 
the stones of the field : and the beasts 
of the field shall be at peace with thee. 

24 And thou shalt know that thy tab- 
ernacle shall be in peace ; and thou 
shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt 
<aot sin. 

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25 Thou shalt know also that thy seed 
shall be great, and thine offspring as 
the grass of the earth. 

26 Thou shalt come to thy grave in a 
full age, like as a shock of corn com= 
eth in in his season. 

27 Lo this, we have searched it, so it 
is ; hear it, and know thou it for thy 
good. 

CHAPTER VL 

1 Job sheweth that his complaints are not. causeless, 
8 He wisheth for death, wherein he is assured of 
comfort. 14 He reproveth his friends of unkind' 
ness. 

BUT Job answered and said, 
2 Oh that my grief were thorough- 
ly weighed, and my calamity laid in 
the balances together! 

3 For now it would be heavier than 
the sand of the sea : therefore my 
words are swallowed up. 

4 For the arrows of the Almighty are 
within me, the poison whereof drink- 
eth up my spirit : the terrors of God 
do set themselves in array against 
me. 

5 Doth the wild ass bray when he 
hath grass ? or loweth the ox over his 
fodder ? 

6 Can that which is unsavoury be 
eaten without salt? or is there any 
taste in the white of an eggf 

7 The things that my soul refused to 
touch are as my sorrowful meat. 

8 Oh that I might have my request ; 
and that God would grant me the 
thing that I long for! 

9 Even that it would please God to 
destroy me ; that he would let loose 
his hand, and cut me off ! 

10 Then should I yet have comfort 3 > 
vea, I would harden myself in sorrow : 
let him not spare ; for I have not con- 
cealed the words of the Holy One. 

11 What is my strength, that I should 
hope? and what is mine end, that I 
should prolong my life? 

12 Is my strength the strength of 
stones ? or is my flesh of brass ? 

13 Is not my help in me? and is wis- 
dom driven quite from me ? 

14 To him that is afflicted pity should 
be shewed from his friend ; but he f or- 
saketh the fear of the Almighty. 

15 My brethren have dealt deceitful- 
ly as a brook, and as the stream of 
brooks they pass away ; 

16 Which are blackish by reason of 
the ice. and wherein the snow is hid : 

17 What time they wax warm, they 
vanish : when it is hot, they are con- 
sumed out of their place. 

18 The paths of their way are turned 
aside ; they go to nothing, and perish. 

19 The troops of Tema looked, the 
companies of Sheba waited for them. 

20 They were confounded because 
they had hoped ; they came thither, 
and were ashamed. 

21 For now ye are nothing ; ye see 
my&xsting down, and are afraid. 

22 Did I say, Bring unto me ? or, Give 
a reward for me of your substance ? 

23 Or, Deliver me from the enemy's 



Job excuseth his 



JOB, VIII. 



desire of death, 



hand ? or 2 Redeem me from the hand 
of the mighty ? 

24 Teach me, and I will hold my 
tongue : and cause me to understand 
wherein I have erred. 

25 How forcible are right words ! hut 
what doth your arguing reprove ? 

26 Do ye imagine to reprove words, 
and the speeches of one that is desper- 
ate, which are as wind ? 

27 Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, 
and ye dig a pit for your friend. 

28 Now therefore be content, look 
upon me ; for it is evident unto you 
if I lie. 

29 Return, I pray you, let it not he 
iniquity ; yea, return again, my right- 
eousness is in it. 

30 Is there iniquity in my tongue? 
cannot my taste discern perverse 
things? 

CHAPTER VIL 

1 Job excuseth his desire of death. 12 He complain- 
eth of his own restlessness, 17 and God's watch- 
fulness. 

JS there not an appointed time to 
man upon earth? are not his days 
also like the days of a hireling? 

2 As a servant earnestly desireth the 
shadow, and as a hireling looketh for 
the reward of his work ; 

3 So am I made to possess months of 
vanity, and wearisome nights are ap- 
pointed to me. 

4 When I lie down, I say, When shall 
I arise, and the night be gone ? and I 
am full of tossings to and fro unto Jhe 
dawning of the day. 

5 My flesh is clothed with worms and 
clods of dust ; my skin is broken, and 
become loathsome. 

6 My days are swifter than a weaver's 
shuttle, and are spent without hope. 

7 O remember that my life is wind : 
mine eye shall no more see good. 

8 The eye of him that hath seen me 
shall see me no more : thine eyes are 
upon me, and I am not. 

9 As the cloud is consumed and van- 
isheth away ; so he that goeth down 
to the grave shall come up no more. 

10 He shall return no more to his 
house, neither shall his place know 
him any more. 

11 Therefore I will not refrain my 
mouth ; I will speak in the anguish of 
my spirit ; I will complain in the bit- 
terness of my soul. 

12 Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou 
settest a watch over me ? 

13 When I say, My bed shall com- 
fort me, my couch shall ease my com- 
plaint ; 

14 Then thou scarest me with dreams, 
and terriflest me through visions : 

15 So that my soul chooseth stran- 
gling, and death rather than my life. 

16 I loathe it ; I would not live al- 
way : let me alone ; for my days are 
vanity. 

17 What is man, that thou shouldest 
magnify him ? and that thou shouldest 
set thine heart upon him ? 

18 And that thou shouldest visit him 



every morning, and try him every 

moment ? 

19 How long wilt thou not depart 
from me, nor let me alone till I swal- 
low down my spittle ? 

20 I have sinned ; what shall 1 do 
unto thee, O thou preserver of men? 
why hast thou set me as a mark 
against thee, so that I am a burden 
to myself? 

21 And why dost thou not pardon my 
transgression, and take away mine in- 
iquity ? for now shall I sleep in the 
dust ; and thou shalt seek me in the 
morning, but I shall not be. 

CHAPTER VOL 

1 Bildad shetoeth God's justice in dealing with man 
according to their works. 8 He allegeih antiquity 
to prove the certain destruction of the hypocrtts. 
20 He applieth God's just dealing to Job. 

THEN answered Bildad the Shuhite, 
and said, 

2 How long wilt thou speak these 
things ? and how long shall the words 
of thy mouth be like a strong wind ? 

3 Doth God pervert judgment ? or 
doth the Almighty pervert justice ! 

4 If thy children have sinned against 
him, and he have cast them away for 
their transgression ; 

5 If thou wouldest seek unto God 
betimes, and make thy supplication 
to the Almighty ; 

6 If thou wert pure and upright-, 
surely now he would awake for thee, 
and make the habitation of thy right- 
eousness prosperous. 

7 Though thy beginning was small, 
yet thy latter end should greatly in- 
crease. 

8 For inquire, I pray thee, of the 
former age, and prepare thyself to the 
search of their fathers : 

9 (For we are but of yesterday, and 
know nothing, because our days up 
on earth are a shadow 

10 Shall not they teach thee, and tell 
thee, and utter words out of their 
heart ? 

11 Can the rush grow up without 
mire ? can the flag grow without 
water ? 

12 Whilst it is yet in his greenness, 
and not cut down, it withereth before 
any other herb. 

13 So are the paths of all that forget 
God ; and the hypocrite's hope shall 
perish : 

14 Whose hope shall be cut off, and 
whose trust shall be a spider's web. 

15 He shall lean upon nis house, but 
it shall not stand : he shell hold it fast, 
but it shall not endure. 

16 He is green before the sun, and his 
branch shooteth forth in his garden, 

17 His roots are wrapped about the 
heap, and seeth the place of stones, 

18 If he destroy him from his place, 
then it shall deny him, saying, I have 
not seen thee. 

19 Behold, this is the joy of Ma 
way, and out of the earth shall oth 
ers grow. 

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Mo contending with God. 



JOB, IX. 



Job expostulateih 



20 Behold, God will not cast away a 
perfect man, neither will he help the 
evil doers : 

21 Till he fill thy mouth with laugh- 
ling, and thy lips with rejoicing. 

22 They that hate thee shall be 
clothed with shame ; and the dwell- 
ingplace of the wicked shall come 
to nought. 

CHAPTER IX. 

1 Job, acknowledging- God's justice, sheweth there 
is no contending with him. 22 Man's innocency 
is not to be condemned by afflictions. 

THEN Job answered and said, 
2 I know it is so of a truth : but 
how should man be just with God ? 

3 If he will contend with him, he can- 
not answer him one of a thousand. 

4 He is wise in heart, and mighty in 
Strength : who hath hardened himself 
against him, and hath prospered ? 

5 Which removeth the mountains, 
and they know not ; which overturn- 
eth them in his anger ; 

6 Which shaketh the earth out of 
her place, and the pillars thereof 
tremble ; 

7 Which commandeth the sun, and it 
riseth not ; and sealeth up the stars ; 

8 Which alone spreadeth out the 
heavens, and treadeth upon the waves 
of the sea ; 

9 Which maketh Arcturus, Orion. 
and Pleiades, and the cnambers of 
the south ; 

10 Which doeth great things past 
finding out ; yea, and wonders with- 
out number. 

11 Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him 
not : he passeth on also, but I perceive 
him not. 

12 Behold, he taketh away, who can 
hinder him ? who will say unto him, 
What doest thou \ 

13 If God will not withdraw his an- 
ger, the proud helpers do stoop under 
Sim. 

14 How much less shall I answer 
him, and choose out my words to 
reason with him ? 

15 Whom, though I were righteous, 
yet would I not answer, but I would 
make supplication to my judge. 

16 If I had called, and he had an- 
swered me ; yet would I not believe 
that he had hearkened unto my voice. 

17 For he breaketh me with a tem- 
pest, and multiplieth my wounds with- 
out cause. 

18 He will not suffer me to take my 
breath, but filleth me with bitterness. 

19 If I speak of strength, lo, he is 
strong : and M of judgment, who shall 
set me a time to plead f 

20 If I justify myself, mine own 
mouth shall condemn me : if I say, 
I am perfect, it shall also prove me 
perverse. 

21 Though I were perfect, yet would 
1 not know my soul : I would despise 
my life. 

22 This is one thing, therefore I said 
U x He destroyeth the perfect and the 
kicked. 

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23 If the scourge slay suddenly, hfc 
will laugh at the trial of the innocent, 

24 The earth is given into the hand! 
of the wicked : he covereth the faceg 
of the judges thereof ; if not, where t 
and who is ne ? 

25 Now my days are swifter than a 
post : they flee away, they see no good 

26 They are passed away as the swift 
ships : as the eagle that hasteth to the 
prey. 

27 If I say, I will forget my com- 
plaint, I will leave off my heaviness, 
and comfort myself ; 

28 I am afraid of all my sorrows, 1 
know that thou wilt not hold me in- 
nocent. 

29 If I be wicked, why then laboua 
I in vain? 

30 If I wash myself with snow water s 
and make my hands never so clean ; 

31 Yet shalt thou plunge me in the 
ditch, and mine own clothes shall ab- 
hor me. 

32 For he is not a man, as I am, that 
I should answer him, and we should 
come together in judgment. 

33 Neither is there any daysman be- 
twixt us, that might lay his hand upon 
us both. 

34 Let him take his rod away from 
me, and let not his fear terrify me : 

35 TJien would I speak, and not fear 
him ; but it is not so with me. 

CHAPTER X 

1 Job, taking liberty of complaint, expostulateth 
wtth God about his afflictions. 18 He complain* 
ethof life, and eraveth a little ease before death. 

MY soul is weary of my life ; I will 
leave my complaint upon myself ; 
I will speak in the bitterness of my 
soul. 

2 I will say unto God, Do not con- 
demn me; shew me wherefore thorn 
contendest with me. 

3 Is it good unto thee that thoia 
shouldest oppress, that thou should- 
est despise the work of thine hands v 
and shine upon the counsel of the 
wicked ? 

4 Hast thou eyes of flesh? or seest 
thou as man seeth? 

5 Are thy days as the days of man ? 
are thy years as man's days, 

6 That thou inquirest after mine in< 
iquity, and searchest after my sin ? 

7 Thou knowest that I am not wick- 
ed ; and there is none that can deliver 
out of thine hand. 

8 Thine hands have made me and 
fashioned me together round about } 
yet thou dost destroy me. 

9 Remember, I beseech thee, that 
thou hast made me as the clay; and 
wilt thou bring me into dust again ? 

10 Hast thou not poured me out as 
milk, and curdled me like cheese ? 

11 Thou hast clothed me with skin 
and flesh, and hast fenced me with 
bones and sinews. 

12 Thou hast granted me life and 
favour, and thy visitation hath pre- 
served my spirit. 



with God. 



JOB, XII. 



Blessing of repentance. 



13 And these things hast thou hid in 
thine heart : I know that this is with 
thee. 

14 If I sin, then thou markest me, 
and thou wilt not acquit me from 
mine iniquity. 

15 If I be wicked, woe unto me ; and 
if I be righteous, yet will I not lift 
up my head. I am full of confusion ; 
therefore see thou mine affliction ; 

16 For it increaseth. Thou huntest 
me as a fierce lion : and again thou 
shewest thyself marvellous upon me. 

17 Thou renewest thy witnesses 
against me, and increasest thine in- 
dignation upon me ; changes and war 
are against me. 

18 Wherefore then hast thou brought 
me forth out of the womb ? Oh that I 
had given up the ghost, and no eye 
had seen me! 

19 I should have been as though I 
had not been ; I should have been car- 
ried from the womb to the grave. 

20 Are not my days few ? cease then, 
and let me alone, that I may take 
comfort a little, 

21 Before I go whence I shall not re- 
turn, even to the land of darkness and 
the shadow of death ; 

22 A land of darkness, as darkness 
itself; and of the shadow of death, 
without any order, and where the light 
is as darkness. 

CHAPTER XI. 

1 Zophar reproveth Job for justifying himself. 
5 God's wisdom is unsearchable. 13 The assured 
blessing of repentance. 

THEN answered Zophar the Naama- 
thite, and said, 

2 Should not the multitude of words 
be answered ? and should a man full 
of talk be justified? 

3 Should thy lies make men hold 
their peace ? and when thou mockest, 
shall no man make thee ashamed ? 

4 For thou hast said, My doctrine is 
pure, and I am clean in thine eyes. 

5 But oh that God would speak, and 
open his lips against thee ; 

6 And that he would shew thee the 
secrets of wisdom, that they are double 
to that which is ! Know therefore that 
God exacteth of thee less than thine 
iniquity deserveth. 

7 Canst thou by searching find out 
God ? canst thou find out the Almighty 
u/ito perfection ? 

8 It is as high as heaven ; what canst 
thou do ? deeper than hell ; what canst 
thou know ? 

9 The measure thereof is longer 
than the earth, and broader than the 
sea. 

10 If he cut off, and shut up, or 
gather together, then who can hinder 
him? 

11 For he knoweth vain men: he 
seeth wickedness also ; will he not 
then consider it f 

12 For vain man would be wise, 
though man be born like a wild ass's 
colt. 



13 If thou prepare thine heart, and 
stretch out thine hands toward him ; 

14 If iniquity be in thine hand, put 
it far away, and let net wickedness 
dwell in thy tabernacles. 

15 For then shalt thou lift up thy 
face without spot ; yea, thou shalt be 
steadfast, and shalt not fear : 

16 Because thou shalt forget thy 
misery, and remember it as waters 
that pass away : 

17 And thine age shall be clearer than 
the noonday ; thou shalt shine forth, 
thou shalt be as the morning. 

18 And thou shalt be secure, because 
there is hope ; yea, thou shalt dig 
about thee, and thou shalt take thy 
rest in safety. 

• 19 Also thou shalt lie down, and none 
shall make thee afraid ; yea, many 
shall make suit unto thee. 

20 But the eyes of the wicked shall 
fail, and they shall not escape, and 
their hope shall be as the giving up of 
the ghost. 

CHAPTER XII. 

1 Job maintaineth himself against his friend* 
that reprove him. 7 He acknowledgeth the gen- 
eral doctrine of God's omnipotency. 

AND Job answered and said, 
. 2 No doubt but ye arc the people, 
and wisdom shall die with you. 

3 But I have understanding as well 
as you ; I am not inferior to you : yea, 
who knoweth not such things as 
these ? 

4 I am as one mocked of his neigh- 
bour, who calleth upon God, and he 
answereth him : the just upright man 
is laughed to scorn. 

5 He that is ready to slip with his 
feet is as a lamp despised in the 
thought of him that is at ease. 

6 The tabernacles of robbers prosper, 
and they that provoke God are secure ; 
into whose hand God bringeth abund- 
antly. 

7 But ask now the beasts, and they 
shall teach thee ; and the fowls of the 
air, and they shall tell thee : 

8 Or speak to the earth, and it shall 
teach thee ; and the fishes of the sea 
shall declare unto thee. 

9 Who knoweth not in all these that 
the hand of the Lord hath wrought 
this? 

10 In whose hand is the soul of every 
living thing, and* the breath of all 
mankind. 

11 Doth not the ear try words ? and 
the mouth taste his meat ? 

12 With the ancient is wisdom ; and 
in length of days understanding. 

13 With him is wisdom and strength, 
he hath counsel and understanding. 

14 Behold, he breaketh down, and it 
cannot be built again : he shutteth up 
a man, and there can be no opening. 

15 Behold, he withholdeth the wa- 
ters, and they dry up : also he sendeth 
them out, and they overturn the earth. 

16 With him is strength and wis- 
dom : the deceived and the deceiver 
are his. 

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lob professeth his 



JOB, XIII. 



confidence in God. 



17 He leadeth counsellors away spoil- 
ed, and maketh the judges fools. 

18 He looseth the bond of kings, and 
girdeth their loins with a girdle. 

19 He leadeth princes away spoiled, 
and overthroweth the mighty. 

20 He removeth away the speech of 
the trusty, and taketh away the under- 
standing of the aged. 

21 He poureth contempt upon 
princes, and weakeneth the strength 
of the mighty. 

22 He discovereth deep things out of 
darkness, and bringeth out to light the 
shadow of death. 

23 He increaseth the nations, and de- 
stroyeth them : he enlargeth the na- 
tions, and straiteneth them again. 

24 He taketh away the heart of the* 
chief of the people of the earth, and 
causeth them to wander in a wilder- 
ness where there is no way. 

26 They grope in the dark without 
light, and he maketh them to stagger 
like a drunken man. 

CHAPTER Xin. 

1 Job reproveth his friends of partiality. 14 He 
professeth his confidence in God : 20 and entreat- 
eth to know his own sins, and God's purpose in 
afflicting- him. 

LO, mine eye hath seen all this, mine 
ear hath heard and understood it. 

2 What ye know, the same do I know 
also : I am not inferior unto you. 

3 Surely I would speak to the Al- 
mighty, and I desire to reason with 
Sod. 

4 But ye are forgers of lies, ye are 
all physicians of no value. 

5 Oh that ye would altogether hold 
your peace ! and it should be your wis- 
dom. 

6 Hear now my reasoning, and 
hearken to the pleadings of my lips. 

7 Will ye speak wickedly for God! 
and talk deceitfully for him ? 

8 Will ye accept his person? will ye 
contend for God ? 

9 Is it good that he should search 
you out ! or as one man mocketh an- 
other, do ye so mock 1dm ? 

10 He will surely reprove you, if ye 
do secretly accept persons. 

11 Shall not his excellency make you 
afraid f and his dread fall upon you ? 

12 Your remembrances are like unto 
ashes, your bodies to bodies of clay. 

13 Hold your peace, let me alone, that 
I may speak, and let come on me what 
will. 

14 Wherefore do I take my flesh in 
my teeth, and put my life in mine 
hand ? 

15 Though he slay me, yet will I 
trust in him : but I will maintain mine 
own ways before him. 

16 He also shall be my salvation : for 
a hypocrite shall not come before him. 

17 Hear diligently my speech, and 
my declaration with your ears. 

18 Behold now, I have ordered my 
mnsexl know that I shall be justified. 

tS) Who is he that will plead with 
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me ! for now, if I hold my tongue, X 
shall give up the ghost. 

20 Only do not two things unto me * 
then will I not hide myself from thee. 

21 Withdraw thine hand far from 
me : and let not thy dread make me 
afraid. 

22 Then call thou, and I will answer i 
or let me speak, and answer thou me. 

23 How many are mine iniquities and 
sins ? make me to know my transgres- 
sion and my sin. 

24 Wherefore hidest thou thy faces 
and holdest me for thine enemy ? 

25 Wilt thou break a leaf driven to 
and fro ? and wilt thou pursue the dry 
stubble ? 

26 For thou writest bitter things 
against me, and makest me to possess 
the iniquities of my youth. 

27 Thou puttest my feet also in the 
stocks, and lookest narrowly unto all 
my paths ; thou settest a print upon 
the heels of my feet. 

28 And he, as a rotten thing, consura 
eth, as a garment that is motheateno 

CHAPTER XTV. 

1 Job entreateth God for favour, by the shortnets 
of life, and certainty of death. 7 Though Ufa 
once lost be irrecoverable, yet he waiteth Jot his 
change. 16 By sin the creature is subject ta 
corruption. 

MAN that is born of a woman is of 
few days, and full of trouble. 

2 He cometh forth like a flower, and 
is cut down : he fleeth also as a shad= 
ow, and continueth not. 

3 And dost thou open thine eyes 
upon such a one, and bringest me ihtd 
judgment with thee ? 

4 Who can bring a clean thing out of 
an unclean ? not one. 

5 Seeing his days a,re determined, the 
number of his months are with thee, 
thou kast appointed his bounds tha£ 
he cannot pass ; 

6 Turn from him, that he may rest, 
till he shall accomplish, as a hireling, 
his day. 

7 For there is hope of"«»tree, if it be 
cut down, that it will sprout again, 
and that the tender brand* thereof 
will not cease. 

8 Though the root thereof wax old 
in the earth, and the stock thereof die 
in the ground ; 

9 Yet through the scent of water it 
will bud, and bring forth boughs likee 
plant. 

10 But man dieth, and wasteth away ; 
yea, man giveth up the ghost, and 
where is he? 

11 As the waters fail from the sea, 
and the flood decayeth and drieth up ; 

12 So man lieth down, and riseth not j 
till the heavens be no more, they shall 
not awake, nor be raised out or their 
sleep. 

13 Oh that thou wouldest hide me im 
the grave, that thou wouldest keep me 
secret, until thy wrath be past, that 
thou wouldest appoint me a set time, 
and remember me i 



ffliphaz reproveth Job 



JOB, XVI. 



of impiety, 



14 If a man die, shall he lire again ? 
all the days of my appointed time will 
I wait, till my change come. 

15 Thou shalt call, and I wall answer 
shee : thou wilt have a desire to the 
work of thine hands. 

16 For now thou numberest my steps : 
dost thou not watch over my sin ? 

17 My transgression is sealed up in a 
bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity. 

18 And surely the mountain failing 
cometh to nought, and the rock is re- 
moved out of his place. 

19 The w r aters wear the stones : thou 
washest away the things which grow 
out of the dust of the earth ; and thou 
destroyest the hope of man. 

20 Thou prevailest for ever against 
him, and he passeth : thou changest 
his countenance, and sendest him 
away. 

21 His sons come to honour, and he 
knoweth it not ; and they are brought 
low, but he perceiveth it not of them. 

22 But his flesh upon him shall have 
pain, and his soul within him shall 
mourn. 

CHAPTER XV. 

I Elipkaz reproveth Job of impiety in justifying 
kimself. 17 He proveth by tradition the unquiet- 
ness o f wicked men. 

THEN answered Eliphaz the Te- 
manite, and said, 

2 Should a wise man utter vain 
knowledge, and fill his belly with the 
aast wind ? 

3 Should he reason with unprofitable 
ialk ? or with speeches wherewith he 
can do no good ? 

4 Yea, thou castest off fear, and re- 
strainest prayer before God. 

5 For thy mouth uttereth thine in- 
iquity, and thou choosest the tongue 
or the crafty. 

6 Thine own mouth cohdemneth 
thee, and not I : yea, thine own lips 
testify against thee. 

7 Art thou the first man that was 
born? or wast thou made before the 
hills? 

8 Hast thou heard the secret of God ? 
and dost thou restrain wisdom to thy- 
self? • 

9 What knowest thou, that we know 
aot ? what understandest thou, which 
is not in us ? 

10 With us are both the grayheaded 
and very aged men, much elder than 
4hy father. 

11 Are the consolations of God small 
with thee? is there any secret thing 
with thee? 

12 Why doth thine heart carry thee 
away ? and what do thy eyes wink at, 

13 That thou turnest thy spirit 
against God, and lettest such words 
•go out of thy mouth? 

14 What is man, that he should be 
clean ? and he which is born of a wo- 
man, that; he should be righteous ? 

15 Behold, he putteth no trust in his 
saints ; yea, the heavens are not clean 
Sn his sight. 

1<8 How much more abominable and 



filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity 
like water ? 

17 I will shew thee, hear me ; and 
that which I have seen I will declare 5 

18 Which wise men have told from 
their fathers, and have not hid it : 

19 Unto whom alone the earth was 
given, and no stranger passed among 
them. 

20 The wicked man travaileth with 
pain all his days, and the number of 
years is hidden to the oppressor. 

21 A dreadful sound is in his ears? 
in prosperity the destroyer shall come 
upon him. 

22 He believeth not that he shall re- 
turn out of darkness, and he is waited 
for of the sword. 

23 He wandereth abroad for bread, 
saying, Where is it ? he knoweth that 
the day of darkness is ready at his 
hand. 

24 Trouble and anguish shall make 
him afraid ; they shall prevail against 
him, as a king ready to the battle. 

25 For he stretcheth out his hand 
against God, and strengtheneth him= 
self against the Almighty. 

2G He runneth upon him, even on 
his neck, upon the thick bosses of his 
bucklers ; 

27 Because he covereth his face with 
his fatness, and maketh collops of fat 
on his flanks. 

28 And he dwelleth in desolate cities, 
and in houses which no man inhabit- 
eth, which are ready to become heaps» 

29 He shall not be rich, neither shall 
his substance continue, neither shall 
he prolong the perfection thereof up- 
on the earth. 

30 He shall not depart out of dark- 
ness ; the flame shall dry up his 
branches, and by the breath of his 
mouth shall he go away. 

31 Let not him that is deceived trust 
in vanity : for vanity shall be his rec- 
ompense. 

32 It shall be accomplished before 
his time, and his branch shall not be 
green. 

33 He shall shake off his uniipe 
grape as the vine, and shall cast off 
his flower as the olive. 

34 For the congregation of hypo- 
crites shall be desolate, and fire shall 
consume the tabernacles of bribery. 

35 They conceive mischief, and bring 
forth vanity, and their belly preparetE 
deceit. 

CHAPTER XVI. 

1 Job reproveth his friends of unmercifulness. 1 
He sheweth the pitifulness of his case. 17 fla 
maintaineth his innocency. 

THEN Job answered and said, 
2 I have heard many such things $ 
miserable comf orters are ye all. 

3 Shall vain words have an end ? or 
what emboldeneth thee that thou an= 
swerest ? 

4 I also could speak as ye do : if 
your soul were in my soul's stead, I 
could heap up words against you, and 
shake mine head at you, 

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c/oo app&aieth 



JOB, XVIL 



from men io Oodk 



6 But I would strengthen you with 
my mouth, and the moving of my lips 
should assuage your grief. 

6 Though I speak, my grief is not 
"assuaged : and though I forbear, what 
&m I eased ? 

7 But now he hath made me weary : 
fthou hast made desolate all my com- 
pany. 

8 And thou hast filled me with wrin- 
kles, lohich is a witness against me : 
and my leanness rising up in me bear- 
eth witness to my face. 

9 He teareth me in his wrath, who 
hateth me : he gnasheth upon me with 
his teeth ; mine enemy sharpeneth his 
eyes upon me. 

10 They have gaped upon me with 
their mouth ; they have smitten me 
upon the cheek reproachfully ; they 
have gathered themselves together 
against me. 

11 God hath delivered me to the un- 
godly, and turned me over into the 
Hands of the wicked. 

12 I was at ease, but he hath broken 
sne asunder : he hath also taken me 
by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, 
and set me up for his mark. 

13 His archers compass me round 
about, he cleaveth my reins asunder, 
and doth not spare ; he poureth out 
jny gall upon the ground. 

14 He breaketh me with breach 
upon breach; he runneth upon me 
like a giant. 

15 I have sewed sackcloth upon my 
skin, and defiled my horn in the dust. 

16 My face is foul with weeping, and 
on my eyelids is the shadow of death ; 

17 Not for any injustice in mine 
llands : also my prayer is pure. 

18 O earth, cover not thou my blood, 
and let my cry have no place. 

19 Also now, behold, my witness is 
tn heaven, and my record is on high. 

20 My friends scorn me : but mine 
§ye poureth out tears unto God. 

21 Oh that one might plead for a 
man with God, as a man pleadeth for 
his neighbour! 

22 When a few years are come, then 
1 shall go the way whence I shall not 
Saturn. 

CHAPTER XVTL 

1 Job appealeth from men to Ood. 6 The unmer* 
eiful dealing of men with the afflicted may aston~ 
ish, but not discourage the righteous. 11 His 
hope is net in life, but in death. 

MY breath is corrupt, my days are 
extinct, the graves are ready for 
me. 

2 Are there not mockers with me? 
and doth not mine eye continue in 
fcheir provocation ? 

3 Lay down now, put me in a surety 
with thee ; who is he that will strike 
hands with me ? 

1 For thou hast hid their heart from 
understanding: therefore shalt thou 
a&ot exalt them. 

5 He that speaketh flattery to his 
friends, even the eyes of his children 
shall fail 

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6 He hath made me also a byword 
of the people; and aforetime I wag 
as a tabret. 

7 Mine eye also is dim by reason of 
sorrow, and all my members are as a 
shadow. 

8 Upright men shall be astonied at 
this, and the innocent shall stir up 
himself against the hypocrite. 

9 The righteous also shall hold on 
his way, and he that hath clean hands 
shall be stronger and stronger. 

10 But as for you all, do ye return, 
and come now : for I cannot find one 
wise man among you. 

11 My days are past, my purposes 
are broken off, even the thoughts of 
my heart. 

12 They change the night into day i 
the light is short because of darkness, 

13 If I wait, the grave is mine house i 
I have made my bed in the darkness. 

14 I have said to corruption, Thoc 
art my father : to the worm, Thou art 
my mother, and my sister. 

15 And where is now my hope! ae 
for my hope, who shall see it? 

16 They shall go down to the bare 
of the pit, when our rest together is 
in the dust. 

CHAPTER XVIII. 

1 Bildad reproveth Job of presumption and impa- 
tience. 5 The calamities of the wicked. 

THEN answered Bildad the Shuhite, 
and said, 

2 How long will it be ere ye maks 
an end of words? mark, and afte** 
wards we will speak. 

3 Wherefore are we counted as beast^ 
and reputed vile in your sight ? 

4 He teareth himself in his anger; 
shall the earth be forsaken for thee \ 
and shall the rock be removed out of 
his place ? 

5 Yea, the light of the wicked shall* 
be put out. and the spark of his fire 
shall not shine. 

6 The light shall be dark in his tab- 
ernacle, and his candle shall be put 
out with him. 

7 The steps of his strength shall be 
straitened, and his own counsel shall 
cast him down. 

8 For he is cast into a net by big 
own feet, and he walketh upon a 
snare. 

9 The gin shall take him by the 
heel, and the robber shall prevail 
against him. 

10 The snare is laid for him in the 
ground, and a trap for him in the 
way, 

11 Terrors shall make him afraid 
on every side, and shall drive him to 
his feet. 

12 His strength shall be hungerbit^ 
ten, and destruction shall be ready at 
his side. 

13 It shall devour the strength c£ 
his skin : even the firstborn of deat2L 
shall devour his strength. 

14 His confidence shall be rooted 
out of his tabernacle, and it shaffi 
bring him to the king of terrojra 



J/ob sheweth his misery. 



JOB, XX. He believeth the resurrection^ 



15 It shall dwell in his tabernacle, 
tecause it is none of his: brimstone 
shall be scattered upon his habita- 
tion. 

16 His roots shall be dried up be- 
neath, and above shall his branch be 
3Ut off. 

17 His remembrance shall perish 
from the earth, and he shall have no 
name in the street. 

18 He shall be driven from light 
into darkness, and chased out of the 
world. 

19 He shall neither have son nor 
nephew among: his people, nor any 
remaining in his dwellings. 

20 They that come after him shall 
toe astonied at his day, as they that 
went before were affrighted. 

21 Surely such are the dwellings of 
the wicked, and this is the place of 
Mm that knoweth not God. 

CHAPTER XIX. 

I Job, complaining of his friends' cruelty, sheweth 
there is misery enough in him to feed their 
erueltyc 21,28 He craveth pity. 23 He believeth 
the resurrection* 

THEN Job answered and said, 
2 How long will ye vex my soul, 
and break me in pieces with words ? 

3 These ten times have ye reproach- 
ad me : ye are not ashamed that ye 
snake yourselves strange to me. 

4 And be it indeed that I have erred, 
anine error remaineth with myself. 

5 If indeed ye will magnify your- 
selves against me, and plead against 
me my reproach ; 

6 Know now that God hath over- 
thrown me, and hath compassed me 
with his net. 

7 Behold, I cry out of wrong, but 
1 am not heard : I cry aloud, but 
there is no judgment. 

8 He hath fenced up my way that I 
sannot pass, and he hath set darkness 
£n my paths. 

9 He hath stripped me of my glory, 
and taken the crown from my head. 

10 He hath destroyed me on every 
side, and I am gone : and mine hope 
bath he removed like a tree. 

11 He hath also kindled his wrath 
against me, and he counteth me unto 
fcum as one of his enemies. 

12 His troops come together, and 
raise up their way against me, and 
sncamp round about my tabernacle. 

13 He hath put my brethren far 
iJrom me, and mine acquaintance are 
eerily estranged from me. 

14 My kinsfolk have failed, and my 
familiar friends have forgotten me. 

15 They that dwell in mine house, 
and my maids, count me for a stran- 
ger : I am an alien in their sight. 

16 I called my servant, and he gave 
me no answer; I entreated him with 
day mouth. 

17 My breath is strange to my wife, 
though I entreated for the children's 
szikeot mine own body. 

18 Yea, young children despised 



me; I arose, and they spake against 
me. 

19 All my inward friends abhorred 
me : and they whom I loved are turn- 
ed against me. 

20 My bone cleaveth to my skin 
and to my flesh, and I am escaped 
with the skin of my teeth. 

21 Have pity upon me, have pity 
upon me, O ye my friends; for the 
hand of God hath touched ma 

22 Why do ye persecute me%,s God, 
and are not satisfied with my flesh f 

23 Oh that my words were now 
written ! oh that they were printed 
in a book ! 

24 That they were graven with an 
iron pen and le-cd in the rock for 
ever! 

25 For I know that my Redeemer 
liveth, and that he shall stand at the 
latter day upon the earth : 

26 And though after my skin worms 
destroy this body, yet in my flesh 
shall I see God : 

27 Whom I shall see for myself, and 
mine eyes shall behold, and not an 
other ; though my reins be consumed 
within me. 

28 But ye should say, Why perse 
cute we him, seeing the root of the 
matter is found in me ? 

29 Be ye afraid of the sword : f oi 
wrath bringeth the punishments of 
the sword, that ye may know there is 
a judgment. 

CHAPTER XX 

Zophar sheweth the state and portion of thi 

wicked. 

THEN answered Zophar the 
mathite, and said, 

2 Therefore do my thoughts 
me to answer, and for this I 
haste. 

3 I have heard the check of my re- 
proach, and the spirit of my under- 
standing causeth me to answer. 

4 Knowest thou not this of old, since 
man was placed upon earth, 

5 That the triumphing of the wicked 
is short, and tne joy of the hypocrite 
but for a moment ? 

6 Though his excellency mount up to 
the heavens, and his head reach untc 
the clouds ; 

7 Yet he shall perish for ever like his 
own dung : they which have seen him 
shall say, Where is he ? 

8 He shall fly away as a dream, and 
shall not be found : yea, he shall be 
chased away as a vision of the night, 

9 The eye also ivhich saw him shall 
see him no more ; neither shall his 
place any more behold him. 

10 His children shall seek to please 
the poor, and his hands shall restore 
their goods. 

11 His bones are full of the sin of his 
youth, which shall he down with aim 
in the dust. 

12 Though wickedness oe sweet to 
his mouth, though he hide it under his 
tongue ; 

13 Though a© spare it, and ffoirmfe® 

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Naa- 

cause 
make 



The state and portion 



JOB, XXI. 



of the wickeck. 



it not, but keep it still within his 
mouth ; 

14 Yet his meat in his bowels is turn- 
ed, it is the gall of asps within him. 

15 He hath swallowed down riches, 
and he shall vomit them up again : 
God shall cast them out of his belly. 

16 He shall suck the poison of asps : 
the viper's tongue shall slay him. 

17 He shall not see the rivers, the 
floods, the brooks of honey and butter. 

18 That which he laboured for shall 
he restore, and shall not swallow it 
down : according to his substance shall 
the restitution be, and he shall not re- 
joice therein. 

19 Because he hath oppressed and 
hath forsaken the poor ; because he 
hath violently taken away a house 
which he builded not ; 

20 Surely he shall not feel quietness 
in his belly, he shall not save of that 
which he desired. 

21 There shall none of his meat be 
left ; therefore shall no man look for 
his goods. 

22 In the fulness of his sufficiency he 
shall be in straits : every hand of the 
wicked shall come upon him. 

23 When he is about to fill his belly, 
God shall cast the fury of his wrath 
upon him, and shall rain it upon him 
while he is eating. 

24 He shall flee from the iron weap- 
on, and the bow of steel shall strike 
him through. 

25 It is drawn, and cometh out of the 
body ; yea, the glittering sword com- 
eth out of his gall terrors are upon 
him. 

26 All darkness shall be hid in his 
secret places : a fire not blown shall 
consume hira ; it shall go ill with him 
that is left in his tabernacle. 

27 The heaven shall reveal his iniqui- 
ty ; and the earth shall rise up against 
him. 

28 The increase of his house shall de- 
part, and his goods shall flow away in 
the day of his wrath. 

29 This is the portion of a wicked 
man from God, and the heritage ap- 
pointed unto him by God. 

CHAPTER XXI. 

1 Job sheweth that even in the judgment of man he 
hath reason to be grieved. 1 Sometimes the 
wicked do so prosper, as they despise God. 16 
Sometimes their destruction is manifest. 22 The 
happy and unhappy are alike in death. 27 The 
judgment of the wicked is in another world. 

BUT Job answered and said, 
2 Hear diligently my speech, and 
let this be your consolations. 

3 Suffer me that I may speak ; and 
after that I have spoken, mock on. 

4 As for me, is my complaint to 
man? and if it were so, why should 
not my spirit be troubled? 

5 Mark me, and be astonished, and 
lay your hand upon your mouth. 

6 Even when I remember I am 
afraid, and trembling taketh hold on 
my flesh. 

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7 Wherefore do the wicked live, be- 
come eld, yea, are mighty in power ? 

8 Their seed is established in theii 
sight with them, and their offspring 
before their eyes. 

9 Their houses are safe from fear, 
neither is the rod of God upon them. 

10 Their bull gendereth, and faileth 
not ; their cow calveth, and casteth not 
her calf. 

11 They send forth their little ones 
like a flock, and their children dance. 

12 They take the timbrel and harp, 
and rejoice at the sound of the organ. 

13 They spend their days in wealth, 
and in a moment go down to th6 
grave. 

14 Therefore they say unto God, De- 
part from us ; for we desire not the 
knowledge of thy ways. 

15 What is the Almighty, that we 
should serve him? and what profit 
should we have, if we pray unto him ? 

16 Lo. their good is not in their 
hand : the counsel of the wicked is 
far from me. 

17 How oft is the candle of the wick- 
ed put out ! and how oft cometh their 
destruction upon them ! God distrib- 
uteth sorrows in his anger. 

18 They are as stubble before the 
wind, and as chaff that the storm car< 
rieth away. 

19 God layeth up his iniquity for his 
children : he rewardeth him, and he 
shall know it. 

20 His eyes shall see his destruction, 
and he shall drink of the wrath of the 
Almighty. 

21 For what pleasure hath he in his 
house after him. when the number of 
his months is cut; off in the midst ? 

22 Shall any teach God knowledge! 
seeing he judgeth those that are high. 

23 One dieth in his full strength, Do- 
ing wholly at ease and quiet. 

24 His breasts are full of milk, and 
his bones are moistened with marrow. 

25 And another dieth in the bitter- 
ness of his soul, and never eateth with 
pleasure. 

26 They shall lie down alike in the 
dust, and the worms shall cover them. 

27 Behold, I know your thoughts, 
and the devices which ye wrongfully 
imagine against me. 

28 For ye say. Where is the house of 
the prince ? and where are the dwell- 
ingplaces of the wicked ? 

29 Have ye not asked them that go 
by the way ? and do ye not know their 
tokens, 

30 That the wicked is reserved to 
the day of destruction ? they shall be 
brought forth to the day of wrath. 

31 Who shall declare his way to his 
face? and who shall repay him what 
he hath done? 

32 Yet shall he be brought to the 
grave, and shall remain in the tomb. 

33 The clods of the valley shall be 
sweet unto him, and every man shall 
draw after him, as there are innume^ 
able before him. 



Job accused of divers sins. JOB, XXIII. 



God observeth our ways. 



34 How then comfort ye me in vain, 
seeing in your answers there remain- 
eth falsehood t 

CHAPTER XXn. 

\ Ehphaz sheweth that man's goodness profiteth 
not God. 5 He accuseth Job of divers sins. 21 
He exhorteth him to repentance, with promises 
of mercy. 

THEN Eliphaz the Temanite an- 
swered and said, 

2 Can a man be profitable unto God, 
as he that is wise may be profitable 
unto himself ? 

3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, 
that thou art righteous ! or is it gain 
to him, that thou makest thy ways 
perfect ! 

4 Will he reprove thee for fear of 
thee? will he enter with thee into 
judgment ! 

5 Is not thy wickedness great ? and 
Shine iniquities infinite ? 

6 For thou hast taken a pledge from 
thy brother for nought, and stripped 
the naked of their clothing. 

7 Thou hast not given water to the 
weary to drink, and thou hast with- 
fcolden bread from the hungry. 

8 But as for the mighty man, he had 
*he earth ; and the honourable man 
dwelt in it. 

9 Thou hast sent widows away empty, 
and the arms of the fatherless have 
been broken. 

10 Therefore snares are round about 
Shee, and sudden fear troubleth thee ; 

11 Or darkness, that thou canst not 
see ; and abundance of waters cover 
thee. 

12 Is not God in the height of heav- 
en ? and behold the height of the stars, 
how high they are ! 

13 And thou say est, How doth God 
know ? can he judge through the dark 
cloud ? 

14 Thick clouds are a covering to 
him ; that he seeth not ; and he walk- 
«th m the circuit of heaven. 

15 Hast thou marked the old way 
which wicked men have trodden ? 

16 Which were cut down out of time, 
whose foundation was overflown with 
a flood : 

17 Which said unto God, Depart from 
us : and what can the Almighty do for 
them ? 

18 Yet he filled their houses with 
good things: but the counsel of the 
wicked is far from me. 

19 The righteous see it, and are glad : 
and the innocent laugh them to scorn. 

20 Whereas our substance is not cut 
down, but the remnant of them the fire 
consumeth. 

21 Acquaint now thyself with him, 
and be at peace: thereby good shall 
come unto thee. 

22 Receive, I pray thee, the law from 
his mouth, and lay up his words in 
ihine heart. 

23 If thou return to the Almighty, 
thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put 
away iniquity far from thy taberna- 
cles. 



24 Then shalt thou lay up gold as 
dust, and the gold of Ophir as the 
stones of the brooKS. 

25 Yea, the Almighty shall be thy de- 
fence, and thou shalt have plenty of 
silver. 

26 For then shalt thou have thy de- 
light in the Almighty, and shalt lift up 
thy face unto God. 

27 Thou shalt make thy prayer unto 
him, and he shall hear thee, and thou 
shalt pay thy vows. 

28 Thou shalt also decree a thing, 
and it shall be established unto thee t 
and the light shall shine upon thy 
ways. 

29 When men are cast down, then 
thou shalt say. There is lifting up ; and 
he shall save the humble person. 

30 He shall deliver the island of the 
innocent : and it is delivered by the 
pureness of thine hands. 

CHAPTER XXIII. 

1 Job longeth to appear before God, 6 in confU 
dence of his mercy. 8 God, who is invisible, t>6« 
serveth our ways. 11 Job's innocency. 13 God' t 
decree is immutable. 

THEN Job answered and said, 
2 Even to day is my complaint bit- 
ter : my stroke is heavier than my 
groaning. 

3 Oh that I knew where I might find 
him ! that I might come even to his 
seat ! 

4 I would order my cause before him, 
and fill my mouth with arguments. 

5 I would know the words which he 
would answer me, and understand 
what he would say unto me. 

6 Will he plead against me with his 
great power ? No ; but he would put 
strength in me. 

7 There the righteous might dispute 
with him ; so should I be delivered for 
ever from my judge. 

8 Behold, I go forward, but he is not 
there ; and backward, but I cannot per- 
ceive him : 

9 On the left hand, where he doth 
work, but I cannot behold him • he hi- 
deth himself on the right hand, that I 
cannot see him : 

10 But he knoweth the way that I 
take : ichen he hath tried me, I shall 
come forth as gold. 

11 My foot hath held his steps, his 
way have I kept, and not declined. 

12 Neither have I gone back from the 
commandment of his lips ; I have es- 
teemed the words of his mouth more 
than my necessary food. 

13 But he is in one mind, and whc 
can turn him ? and what his soul de- 
sireth, even that he doeth. 

14 For he perf ormeth the thing that 
is appointed for me : and many such 
things are with him. 

15 Therefore am I troubled at his 
presence : when I consider, I am afraid 
of him. 

16 For God maketh my heart soft, 
and the Almighty troubleth me : 

17 Because I was not cut off before 

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Wickedness goeth 



JOB, XXIV. 



often unpunished 



She darkness, neither hath he covered 
the darkness from ray face. 

CHAPTER XXIV. 

1 Wickedness goeth often unpunished. 17 There 
is a secret judgment for the wicked. 

WHY, seeing times are not hidden 
from the Almighty, do they that 
know him not see his days ? 

2 Some remove the landmarks ; they 
violently take away flocks, and feed 
thereof. 

3 They drive away the ass of the fa- 
therless, they take the widow's ox for 
a pledge. 

4 They turn the needy out of the 
way : the poor of the earth hide them- 
selves together. 

5 Behold, as wild asses in the desert, 
aro they forth to their work ; rising be- 
times for a prey : the wilderness yield- 
sth food for them and for their chil- 
dren. 

6 They reap every one his corn in the 
fleld : and they gather the vintage of 
the wicked. 

7 They cause the naked to lodge 
without clothing, that they have no 
covering in the cold. 

8 They are wet with the showers of 
She mountains, and embrace the rock 
for want of a shelter. 

9 They pluck the fatherless from the 
breast, and take a pledge of the poor. 

10 They cause him to go naked with- 
out clothing, and they take away the 
sheaf from the hungry ; 

11 Which make oil within their walls, 
and tread their winepresses, and suffer 
thirst. 

12 Men groan from out of the city, 
and the soul of the wounded crieili 
Dut : yet God layeth not folly to them. 

13 They are of those that rebel 
against the light ; they know not the 
ways thereof, nor abide in the paths 
thereof. 

14 The murderer rising with the ligrht 
killeth the poor and needy, and in the 
night is as a thief. 

15 The eye also of the adulterer wait- 
eth for the twilight, saying, No eye 
shall see me : and disguiseth his face. 

16 In the dark they dig through 
houses, which they had marked for 
themselves in the daytime : they know 
not the light. 

17 For the morning is to them even 
as the shadow of death : if one know 
them, they are in the terrors of the 
shadow of death. 

18 He is swift as the waters ; their 
portion is cursed in the earth : he be- 
holdeth not the way of the vineyards. 

19 Drought and heat consume the 
snow waters : so doth the grave those 
which have sinned. 

20 The womb shall forget him ; the 
worm shall feed sweetly on him; he 
shall be no more remembered ; and 
wickedness shall be broken as a tree. 

21 He evil entreateth the barren that 
Ibeareth not : and doeth not good to 
•i&e widow. 

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22 He draweth also the mighty wlt& 
his power ■: he riseth up, and no man 
is sure of life. 

23 Though it be given him to be fan 
safety, whereon he resteth ; yet his 
eyes are upon their ways. 

24 They are exalted for a little while, 
but are gone 'and brought low ; they 
are taken out of the way as all other. 
and cut off as the tops of the ears ox 
corn. 

25 And if it be not so now, who will 
make me a liar, and make my speecfc 
nothing worth J 

CHAPTER XXV. 

Bildad sheweth that man cannot be justified 6#r 
fore God. 

THEN answered Bildad the Shuhite, 
and said, 

2 Dominion and fear are with him § 
he maketh peace in his high places. 

3 Is there any number or his armies? 
and upon whom doth not his light 
arise ? 

4 How then can man be justified! 
with God ? or how can he be clean thai 
is born of a woman ? 

5 Behold even to the moon, and 14 
shineth not ; yea, the stars are no^ 
pure in his signt. 

6 How much less man, that is a 
worm ? and the son of man, whi h is 
a worm! 

CHAPTER XXVI. 

1 Job, reproving the uncharitable spirit of Bildad;, 
6 acknowledged the power of Ood to be infinite 
and unsearchable. 

BUT Job answered and said, 
2 How hast thou helped him thaS 
is without power ? how savest thou th€ 
arm that hath no strength ? 

3 How hast thou counselled him 
that hath no wisdom? and how hast 
thou plentifully declared the thing as 
it is? 

4 To whom hast thou uttered words • 
and whose spirit came from thee ? 

5 Dead things are formed from un- 
der the waters, and the inhabitants 
thereof. 

6 Hell is naked before him, and de- 
struction hath no covering. 

7 He stretcheth out the north over 
the empty place, and hangeth the 
earth upon nothing. 

8 He bindeth up the waters in his 
thick clouds ; and the cloud is not rent 
under them. 

9 He holdeth back the face of his 
throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon 
it. 

10 He hath compassed the waters 
with bounds, until the day and night 
come to an end. 

11 The pillars of heaven tremble, and 
are astonished at his reproof. 

12 He divideth the sea Avith his pow- 
er, and by his understanding he smifr 
eth through the proud. 

13 By his Spirtt he hath garnished 
the heavens ; his hand hath formed 
the crooked serpent. 

14 Lo, these are parts of his ways g 



Job protesteth his sincerity. JOB, XXVIII. 



Wisdom is God's gift^ 



but how little a portion is heard of 
Mm! but the thunder of hi3 power 
who can understand? 

CHAPTER XXVII. 

1 Job protesteth his sincerity. 8 The hypocrite is 
without hope. 11 The blessings which the wicked 
have are turned into curses. 

MOREOVER Job continued his par- 
able, and said, 

2 As God liveth, who hath taken away 
my judgment ; and the Almighty, who 
hath vexed my soul ; 

3 All the while my breath is in me, 
and the spirit of God is in niy nos- 
trils ; 

4 My lips shall not speak wickedness, 
nor my tongue utter deceit. 

5 God forbid that I should justify 
you : till I die I will not remove mine 
integrity from me. 

6 My righteousness I hold fast, and 
will not let it go : my heart shall not 
reproach me so long as I live. 

7 Let mine enemy be as the wicked, 
and he that riseth up against me as 
the unrighteous. 

8 For what is the hope of the hypo- 
crite, though he hath gained, when 
God taketh away his soul? 

9 Will God hear his cry when trouble 
cometh upon him ? 

10 Will he delight himself in the 
Almighty ? will he always call upon 
God? 

11 I will teach you by the hand of 
God : that which ts with the Almighty 
will I not conceal. 

12 Behold, all ye yourselves have 
seen it; why then are ye thus alto- 
gether vain ? 

13 This is the portion of a wicked 
man with God, and the heritage of op- 

Sressors, which they shall receive of 
le Almighty. 

14 If his children be multiplied, it is 
for the sword : and his offspring shall 
not be satisfied with bread. 

15 Those that remain of him shall be 
buried in death : and his widows shall 
not weep. 

16 Though he heap up silver as the 
dust, and prepare raiment as the clay ; 

17 He may prepare it, but the iust 
shall put it on, and the innocent snail 
divide the silver. 

18 He buildeth his house as a moth, 
and as a booth that the keeper mak- 
eth. 

19 The rich man shall lie down, but 
he shall not be gathered : he openeth 
his eyes, and he is not. 

20 Terrors take hold on him as wa- 
ters, a tempest stealeth him away in 
the night. 

21 The east wind carrieth him away, 
and he departeth : and as a storm 
hurleth him out of his place. 

22 For God shall cast upon him, and 
not spare : he would fain flee out of 
his hand. 

23 Men shall clap their hands at 
him, and shall hiss him out of his 
ulace. 



CHAPTER XXVIH. 

1 There is a knowledge of natural things. 12 Bui 
wisdom is an excellent gift of God. 

SURELY there is a vein for the sil 
ver, and a place for gold where 
they fine it. 

2 Iron is taken out of the earth, and 
brass is molten out of the stone. 

3 He setteth an end to darkness, and 
searcheth out all perfection : the 
stones of darkness, and the shadow 
of death. 

4 The flood breaketh out from the in- 
habitant ; even the waters forgotten of 
the foot : they are dried up, they are 
gone away from men. 

5 As for the earth, out of it cometh 
bread : and under it is turned up as it 
were fire. 

6 The stones of it are the place of 
sapphires : and it hath dust of gold. 

7 There is a path which no fowl 
knoweth, and which the vulture's eye 
hath not seen: 

8 The lion's whelps have not trodden 
it, nor the fierce lion passed by it. 

9 He putteth forth his hand upon the 
rock ; he overturneth the mountains 
by the roots. 

10 He cutteth out rivers among the 
rocks ; and his eye seeth every pre- 
cious tiling. 

11 He bindeth the floods from over* 
flowing; and the thing that is hid 
bringeth he forth to light. 

12 But where shall wisdom be found ? 
and where is the place of understand- 
ing? 

13 Man knoweth not the price there- 
of ; neither is it found in the land of 
the living. 

14 The depth saith. It is not in me i 
and the sea saith, It is not with me. 

15 It cannot be gotten for gold, nei- 
ther shall silver be weighed for the 
price thereof. 

16 It cannot be valued with the gold 
of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or 
the sapphire. 

17 The gold and the crystal cannot 
equal it : and the exchange of it shall 
not be for jewels of fine gold. 

18 No mention shall be made of coral, 
or of pearls : for the price of wisdom 
is above rubies. 

19 The topaz of Ethiopia shall not 
equal it, neither shall it be valued with 
pure gold. 

20 Whence then cometh wisdom ! and 
where is the place of understanding ? 

21 Seeing if is hid from the eyes of 
all living, and kept close from the 
fowls of the air. 

22 Destruction and death say, We 
have heard the fame thereof with 
our ears. 

23 God understandeth the way there- 
of, and he knoweth the place thereof. 

24 For he looketh to the ends of the 
earth, and seeth under the whole 
heaven ; 

25 To make the weight for the winds 5 
and he weigheth the waters by meas- 
ure, 

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Job bemoaneth himself 

26 When he made 
rain, and a way for 



a decree for the 
the lightning of 
the thunder: 

27 Then did he see it, and declare it ; 
he prepared it, yea, and searched it 
out. 

28 And unto man he said, Behold, 
the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom ; 
and to depart from evil is under- 
standing. 

CHAPTER XXIX. 

Job bemoaneth himself of his former prosperity 
and honour. 

MOREOVER Job continued his 
parable, and said, 

2 Oh that I were as in months past, 
as in the days when God preserved 
me : 

3 When his candle sinned upon my 
head, and when by his light I walked 
through darkness ; 

4 As I was in the days of my youth, 
when the secret of God ivas upon my 
tabernacle ; 

6 When the Almighty teas yet with 
me, when my children were about me ; 

6 When 1 washed my steps with but- 
ter, and the rock poured me out rivers 
of oil ; 

7 When I went out to the gate 
through the city, when I prepared my 
seat in the street ! 

8 The young men saw me, and hid 
themselves : and the aged arose, and 
stood up. 

9 The princes refrained talking, and 
laid their hand on their mouth. 

10 The nobles held their peace, and 
their tongue cleaved to the roof of 
their mouth. 

11 When the ear heard me, then it 
blessed me ; and when the eye saw me, 
it gave witness to me : 

12 Because I delivered the poor that 
cried, and the fatherless, and him that 
had none to help him. 

13 The blessing of him that was 
ready to perish came upon me : and I 
caused the widow's heart to sing for 
joy. 

14 I put on righteousness, and it 
clothed me : my judgment ivas as a 
robe and a diadem. 

15 I was eyes to the blind, and feet 
was I to the lame. 

16 1 was a father to the poor : and 
the cause which I knew not 1 search 3d 
out. 

17 And I brake the jaws of the wick- 
ed, and plucked the spoil out of his 
teeth. 

18 Then I said, I shall die in my nest, 
and I shall multiply my days as the 
sand. 

19 My root was spread out by the wa- 
ters, and the dew lay all night upon 
mv branch. 

20 My glory was fresh in me, and my 
bow was renewed in my hand. 

21 Unto me men gave ear, and wait- 
ed, and kept silence at my counsel. 

22 After my words they spake not 
again ; and my speech dropped upon 
them. 

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JOB, XXIX. of his former prosperity. 

23 And they waited for me as for the 
rain; and they opened their mouth 
wide as for the latter rain. 

24 If I laughed on them, they be- 
lieved it not: and the light of my 
countenance they cast not down. 

25 I chose out their way, and sat 
chief, and d welt as a king in the army, 
as one that comf orteth the mourners. 



CHAPTER XXX. 

1 Job's honour is turned into extreme contempt* 
15 His prosperity into calamity. 

BUT now they that are younger than 
I have me in derision, whose fa- 
thers I would have disdained to have 
set with the dogs of my nock. 

2 Yea, whereto might the strength of 
their hands profit me, in whom old age 
was perished ? 

3 For want and famine they were soli- 
tary ; fleeing into the wilderness in 
former time desolate and waste : 

4 Who cut up mallows by the bushes, 
and juniper roots for their meat. 

5 They were driven forth from 
among men, (they cried after them as 
after a thief,) 

6 To dwell in the cliffs of the valleys, 
in caves of the earth, and in the rocks. 

7 Among the bushes they brayed : 
under the nettles they were gathered 
together. 

8 They were children of fools, yea, 
children of base men : they were viler 
than the earth. 

9 And now am I their song, yea, I am 
their byword. 

10 They abhor me, they flee far from 
me, and spare not to spit in my face. 

11 Because he hath loosed my cord, 
and afflicted me, they have also let 
loose the bridle before me. 

12 Upon my right hand rise the 
youth ; they push away my feet, and 
they raise up against me the ways of 
their destruction. 

13 They mar my path, they set for- 
ward my calamity, they have no 
helper. 

14 They came upon me as a wide 
breaking in of waters : in the desola- 
tion they rolled themselves upon me. 

15 Terrors are turned upon me : they 
pursue my soul as the wind : and my 
welfare passeth away as a cloud. 

16 And now my soul is poured out 
upon me ; the days of affliction have 
taken hold upon me. 

17 My bones are pierced in me in the 
night season : and my sinews take no 
rest. 

18 By the great force of my disease 
is my garment changed : it bindeth me 
about as the collar of my coat. 

19 He hath cast me into the mire, and 
I am become like dust and ashes. 

20 I cry unto thee, and thou dost not 
hear me : I stand up, and thou regard- 
est me not. 

21 Thou art become cruel to me: 
with thy strong hand thou opposest 
thyself against me. 

22 Thou liftest me up to the wind; 



Job protesteth his integrity JOB, XXXI. 



in several duties. 



thou causest me to ride upon it, and 
dissolvest my substance. 

23 For I know that thou wilt bring 
me to death, and to the house appoint- 
ed for all living. 

24 Howbeit he will not stretch out 
his hand to the grave, though they cry 
in his destruction. 

25 Did not 1 weep for him that was in 
trouble ? was not my soul grieved for 
the poor ? 

26 When I looked for good, then evil 
came unto me : and when I waited for 
light, there came darkness. 

27 My bowels boiled, and rested not : 
the days of affliction prevented me. 

28 I went mourning without the sun : 
I stood up, and I cried in the congre- 
gation. 

29 I am a brother to dragons, and a 
companion to owls. 

30 My skin is black upon me, and my 
bones are burned with heat. 

31 My harp also is turned to modrn- 
tng, and my organ into the voice of 
them that weep. 

CHAPTER XXXI. 

Job maketh a solemn protestation of his integrity 
in several duties. 

I MADE a covenant with mine eyes ; 
why then should I think upon a 
maid ? 

2 For what portion of God is there 
from above? and what inheritance of 
the Almighty from on high ? 

3 Is not destruction to the wicked ? 
and a strange punishment to the work- 
ers of iniquity ? 

4 Doth not he see my ways, and 
count all my steps ? 

5 If I have walked with vanity, or if 
my foot hath hasted to deceit ; 

6 Let me be weighed in an even bal- 
ance, that God may know mine integ- 
rity. 

7 If my step hath turned out of the 
way, and mine heart walked after 
mine eyes, and if any blot hath 
cleaved to mine hands ; 

8 Then let me sow, and let another 
eat ; yea, let my offspring be rooted 
out. 

9 If mine heart have been deceived 
by a woman, or if I have laid wait at 
my neighbour's door ; 

10 Then let my wife grind unto an- 
other, and let others bow down upon 
her. 

11 For this is a heinous crime ; yea, 
It is an iniquity to be punished by the 
judges. 

12 For it is a fire that consumeth to 
destruction, and would root out all 
mine increase. 

13 If I did despise the cause of my 
manservant or of my maidservant, 
when they contended with me ; 

14 What then sball I do when God 
riseth up ? and when he visiteth, what 
shall I answer him ? 

15 Did not he that made me in the 
womb make him* and did not one 
!a shion us in the womb \ 



16 If I have withheld the poor from 
their desire, or have caused the eyes 
of the widow to fail ; 

17 Or have eaten my morsel myself 
alone, and the fatherless hath not 
eaten thereof; 

18 (For from my youth he was 
brought up with me, as with a fa- 
ther, and I have guided her from my 
mother's womb ;) 

19 If I have seen any perish for want 
of clothing, or any poor without 
covering ; 

20 If his loins have not blessed me, 
and if he were not warmed with the 
fleece of my sheep ; 

21 If I have lifted up my hand 
against the fatherless, when I saw my 
help in the gate : 

22 Then let mine arm fall from my 
shoulder blade, and mine arm be bro- 
ken from the bone. 

23 For destruction from God was a 
terror to me, and by reason of his 
highness I could not endure. 

24 If I have made gold my hope, or 
have said to the fine gold, Thou art my 
confidence ; 

25 If 1 rejoiced because my wealth 
was great, and because mine hand had 
gotten much : 

26 If I beheld the sun when it shined, 
or the moon walking in brightness ; 

27 And my heart hath been secretly 
enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my 
hand: 

28 This also were an iniquity to be 
punished by the judge : for I should 
have denied the God that is above. 

29 If I rejoiced at the destruction of 
him that hated me, or lifted up myself 
when evil found him ; 

30 (Neither have I suffered my 
mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his 
soul.) 

31 If the men of my tabernacle said 
not, Oh that we had of his flesh ! we 
cannot be satisfied. 

32 The stranger did not lodge in the 
street : but I opened my doors to the 
traveller. 

33 If I covered my transgressions as 
Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my 
bosom : 

34 Did I fear a great multitude, or did 
the contempt of families terrify me. 
that I kept silence, and went not out 
of the door? 

35 Oh that one would hear me! be- 
hold, my desire is, that the Almighty- 
would answer me, and that mine ad- 
versary had written a book. 

36 Surely I would take it upon my 
shoulder, and bind it as a crown to 
me. 

37 I would declare unto him the num- 
ber of my steps ; as a prince would I go 
near unto him. 

38 If my land cry against me, or 
that the furrows likewise thereof com- 
plain ; 

39 If I have eaten the fruits thereof 
without money, or have caused the 
owners thereof to lose their life ; 

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Elihu is angry with Job, JOB, XXXII. 



God calleth man 



40 Let thistles grow instead of wheat, 
and cockle instead of barley. The 
words of Job are ended. 

CHAPTER XXXII. 

1 Elihu is angry with Job and his three friends. 
6 Because wisdom cometh not from age, he ex- 
cuseth the boldness of his youth. 11 He reprov- 
eth them for not satisfying of Job. 16 His zeal 
to speak. 

SO these three men ceased to answer 
Job, because he was righteous in 
his own eyes. 

2 Then was kindled the wrath of Eli- 
hu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of 
the kindred of Ram : against Job was 
his wrath kindled, because he justified 
himself rather than God. 

3 Also against his three friends was 
his wrath kindled, because they had 
found no answer, and yet had con- 
demned Job. 

4 Now Elihu had waited till Job had 
spoken, because they were elder than 
he. 

6 When Elihu saw that there was no 
answer in the mouth of these three 
men, then his wrath was kindled. 

6 And Elihu the son of Barachel the 
Buzite answered and said, I am young, 
and ye are very old ; wherefore I was 
afraid, and durst not shew you mine 
opinion. 

7 I said, Days should speak, and mul- 
titude of years should teach wisdom. 

8 But there is a spirit in man : and 
the inspiration of the Almighty giveth 
fchem understanding. 

9 Great men are not always wise : 
neither do the aged understand judg- 
ment. 

10 Therefore I said, Hearken to me ; 
I also will shew mine opinion. 

11 Behold, I waited for your words ; 
7. gave ear to your reasons, whilst ye 
searched out what to say. 

12 Yea, I attended unto you, and, be- 
hold, there was none of you that con- 
vinced Job, or that answered his 
words : 

13 Lest ye should say, We have found 
out wisdom : God thrusteth him down, 
njDt man. 

14 Now he hath not directed his 
words against me : neither will I an- 
swer him with your speeches. 

15 They were amazed, they answered 
no more : they left off speaking. 

16 When I had waited, (for they 
spake not, but stood still, and answer- 
ed no more,) 

17 I said, I will answer also my part ; 
I also will shew mine opinion. 

18 For I am full of matter ; the spirit 
within me constraineth me. 

19 Behold, my belly is as wine which 
hath no vent ; it is ready to burst like 
new bottles. 

20 I will speak, that I may be refresh- 
ed : I will open my lips and answer. 

21 Let me not, I pray you, accept 
any man's person ; neither let me 
give nattering titles unto man. 

22 For I know not to give flattering 

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titles ; in so doing my Maker would 
soon take me away. 

CHAPTER XXXIII. 

1 Elihu offereth himself instead of God, with si;^ 
eerily and meekness, to reason with Job. 8 Hi 
excuseth God from giving man an account of hu 
ways, by his greatness. 14 God calleth man ta 
repentance by visions, 19 by afflictions, 23 and 
by his ministry. 31 He inciteth Job to attention. 

WHEREFORE, Job, I pray thee, 
hear my speeches, and hearken 
to all my words. 

2 Behold, now I have opened my 
mouth, my tongue hath spoken in 
my mouth. 

3 My words shall be of the upright 
ness of my heart : and my lips shali 
utter knowledge clearly. 

4 The Spirit of God hath made me, 
and the breath of the Almighty hath 
given me life. 

5 .If thou canst answer me, set thy 
words in order before me, stand up. 

6 Behold, I am according to thy 
wish in God's stead : I also am 
formed out of the clay. 

.7 Behold, my terror shall not make 
thee afraid, neither shall my hand be 
heavy upon thee. 

8 Surely thou hast spoken in mine 
hearing, and I have heard the voice 
of thy words, saying, 

9 I am clean without transgression, 
I am innocent ; neither is there in 
iquity in me. 

10 Behold, he findeth occasions 
against me, he counteth me for his 
enemy ; 

11 He putteth my feet in the stocks, 
he marketh all my paths. 

12 Behold, in this thou art not 
just : I will answer thee, that God is 
greater than man. 

13 Why dost thou strive against 
him ? for he giveth not account of 
any of his matters. 

14 For God speaketh once, yea 
twice, yet man perceiveth it not. 

15 In a dream, in a vision of the 
night, when deep sleep falleth upon 
men, in slumberings upon the bed ; 

16 Then he openeth the ears ot 
men, and sealeth their instruction, 

17 That he may withdraw man/rom 
his purpose, and hide pride from 
man. 

18 He keepeth back his soul from 
the pit, and his life from perishing 
by the sword. 

19 He is chastened also with pain 
upon his bed, and the multitude of 
his bones with strong poAn : 

20 So that his life abhorreth bread, 
and his soul dainty meat. 

21 His flesh is consumed away, that 
it cannot be seen ; and his bones that 
were not seen stick out. 

22 Yea, his soul draweth near unto 
the graven and his life to the de- 
stroyers 

23 If there be a messenger with him, 
an interpreter, one among a thousand, 
to shew unto man his uprightness ~, 



to repentance. 



JOB, XXXIV, 



God cannot be unjust. 



24 Then he is gracious unto him, and 
saith, Deliver him from going down to 
the pit : I have found a ransom. 

25 His flesh shall be fresher than a 
child's : he shall return to the days of 
his youth : 

26 He shall pray unto God, and he 
will be favourable unto him : and he 
shall see his face with joy : for he will 
render unto man his righteousness. 

27 He looketh upon men, and if any 
say. I have sinned, and perverted that 
which was right, and it profited me 
not ; 

28 He will deliver his soul from going 
into the pit, and his life shall see the 
light. 

29 Lo, all these things worketh God 
oftentimes with man, 

30 To bring back his soul from the 
pit, to be enlightened with the light 
of the living. 

31 Mark well, O Job, hearken unto 
me : hold thy peace, and I will speak. 

32 If thou hast any thing to say, an- 
swer me : speak, for I desire to justify 
thee. 

33 If not, hearken unto me : hold thy 
peace, and I shall teach thee wisdom. 

CHAPTER XXXT7. 

1 Elihu accuseth Job for charging God with in- 
justice. 10 God omnipotent cannot be unjust. 
81 Man must humble himself unto God. 34 
Elihu reproveth Job. 

FURTHERMORE Elihu answered and 
said, 

2 Hear my words, O ye wise men; 
and give ear unto me, ye that have 
knowledge. 

3 For the ear trieth words, as the 
mouth tasteth meat. 

4 Let us choose to us judgment : 
let us know among ourselves what is 
^ood. 

5 For Job hath said, I am righteous : 
and God hath taken away my judg- 
ment. 

6 Should I lie against my right ? my 
wound is incurable without trans- 
gression. 

7 What man is like Job, who drink- 
eth up scorning like water? 

8 Which goeth in company with the 
workers of iniquity, andwalketh with 
wicked men. 

9 For he hath said, It profiteth a 
man nothing that he should delight 
himself with God. 

10 Therefore hearken unto me, ye 
men of understanding : far be it from 
God, that he should do wickedness ; 
and from the Almighty, that he should 
commit iniquity. 

11 For the work of a man shall he 
render unto him, and cause every 
man to find according to his ways. 

12 Yea, surely God will not do wick- 
edly,, neither will the Almighty per- 
vert judgment. 

13 Who hath given him a charge over 
5he earth ? or who hath disposed the 
whole world ? 

14 If he set his heart upon man, if 



he gather unto himself his spirit and 
his breath ; 

15 All flesh shall perish together, and 
man shall turn again unto dust. 

16 If now thou hast understanding, 
hear this : hearken to the voice or 
my words. 

17 Shall even he that hateth right 
govern ? and wilt thou condemn him 
that is most just ? 

18 Is it fit to say to a king. Thou art 
wicked? and to princes, Ye are un- 
godly ? 

19 How much less to him that aecept- 
eth not the persons of princes, nor re- 
gardeth the rich more than the poor I 
for they all are the work of his hands. 

20 In a moment shall they die, and 
the people shall be troubled at mid- 
night, and pass away : and the mighty 
shall be taken away without hand. 

21 For his eyes are upon the ways of 
man, and he seeth all his goings. 

22 There is no darkness, nor shadow 
of death, where the workers of iniq- 
uity may hide themselves. 

23 For he will not lay upon man 
more than right ; that he should en- 
ter into judgment with God. 

24 He shall break in pieces mighty 
men without number, and set others 
in their stead. 

25 Therefore he knoweth their 
works, and he overturneth them in 
the night, so that they are destroyed. 

26 He striketh them as wicked men 
in the open sight of others ; 

27 Because they turned back from 
him, and would not consider any of 
his ways : 

28 So that they cause the cry of the 
poor to come unto him, and he hear- 
eth the cry of the afflicted. 

29 When he giveth quietness, who 
then can make trouble ? and when he 
hideth his face, who then can behold 
him? whether it be done against a na- 
tion, or against a man only : 

30 That the hypocrite reign not, lest 
the people be ensnared. 

31 Surely it is meet to be said unto 
God, I have borne chastisement, I will 
not offend any more : 

32 That which I see not teach thou 
me : if I have done iniquity, I will do 
no more. 

33 Shoidd it be according to thy 
mind? he will recompense it, wheth- 
er thou refuse, or whether thou 
choose ; and not I : therefore speak 
what thou knowest. 

34 Let men of understanding tell 
me, and let a wise man hearken unto 
me. 

35 Job hath spoken without knowl- 
edge, and his words were without wis- 
dom. 

36 My desire is that Job may be 
tried unto the end, because of his an- 
swers for wicked men. 

37 For he addeth rebellion unto his 
sin, he clappeth his hands among 
us, and multiplieth his words against 
God. 

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Qod is just 



JOB, XXXV. 



in all his ways* 



CHAPTER XXXV. 



1 Comparison is not to be made with God, because 
our good or evil cannot extend unto him. 9 Many 
cry in their afflictions, but are not heard for want 
of faith. 

ELIHU spake moreover, and said, 
2 Thinkest thou this to be right, 
that thou saidst, My righteousness is 
more than God's ? 

3 For thou saidst, What advantage 
will it be unto thee ? and, "What profit 
shall I have, if I be cleansed from my 
sin? 

4 I will answer thee, and thy com- 
panions with thee. 

5 Look unto the heavens, and see ; 
and behold the clouds which are high- 
er than thou. 

6 If thou sinnest, what doest thou 
against him ? or if thy transgressions 
be multiplied, what doest thou unto 
him? 

7 If thou be righteous, what givest 
thou him? or what receiveth he of 
thine hand? 

8 Thy wickedness may hurt a man 
as thou art; and thy righteousness 
may profit the son of man. 

9 By reason of the multitude of op- 
pressions they make the oppressed to 
cry : they cry out by reason of the 
arm of the mighty. 

10 But none saith, Where is God 
my maker, who giveth songs in the 
night ; 

11 Who teacheth us more than the 
beasts of the earth, and maketh us 
wiser than the fowls of heaven? 

12 There they cry, but none giveth 
answer, because of the pride of evil 
men. 

13 Surely God will not hear vanity, 
neither will the Almighty regard it. 

14 Although thou sayest thou shalt 
not see him, yet judgment is before 
him : therefore trust thou in him. 

15 But now, because it is not so. he 
hath visited in his anger ; yet he 
knoweth it not in great extremity : 

16 Therefore doth Job open his 
mouth in vain ; he multiplieth words 
without knowledge. 

CHAPTER XXXVI. 

1 Elihu sheweth how God is just in his ways. 16 
How Job's sins hinder God's blessings. 24 God's 
works are to be magnified. 

ELIHU also proceeded, and said, 
2 Suffer me a little, and I will 
shew thee that I have yet to speak on 
God's behalf. 

3 I will fetch my knowledge from 
afar, and will ascribe righteousness to 
my Maker. 

4 For truly my words shall not be 
false : he that is perfect in knowledge- 
is with thee. 

6 Behold, God is mighty, and despis- 
eth not any : he is mighty in strength 
and wisdom. 

6 He preserveth not the life of the 
wicked : but giveth right to the poor. 

7 He withdraweth not his eyes from 
the righteous : but with kings are they 

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on the throne ; yea, he doth establish 
them for ever, and they are exalted. 

8 And if they be bound in fetters, and 
be holden in cords of affliction ; 

9 Then he sheweth them their work, 
and their transgressions that they have 
exceeded. 

10 He openeth also their ear to dis- 
cipline, and commandeth that they re- 
turn from iniquity. 

11 If they obey and serve him, they 
shall spend their days in prosperity, 
and their years in pleasures. 

12 But if they obey not, they shall 
perish by the sword, and they shall die 
without knowledge. 

13 But the hypocrites in heart heap 
up wrath : they cry not when he burn- 
etii them. 

14 They die in youth, and their life u 
among the unclean. 

15 He delivereth the poor in his afflic- 
tion, and openeth their ears in oppres- 
sion. 

16 Even so would he have removed 
thee out of the strait into a broad 
place, where there is no straitness; 
and that which should be set on thy 
table should be full of fatness. 

17 But thou hast fulfilled the judg- 
ment of the wicked : judgment and 
justice take hold on thee. 

18 Because there is wrath, beware lest 
he take thee away with his stroke : 
then a great ransom cannot deliver 
thee. 

19 Will he esteem thy riches ? no, not 
gold, nor all the forces of strength. 

20 Desire not the night, when peo- 
ple are cut off in their place. 

21 Take heed, regard not iniquity : 
for this hast thou chosen rather than 
affliction. 

22 Behold, God exalteth by his pow- 
er : who teacheth like him ? 

23 Who hath enjoined him his way? 
or who can say, Thou hast wrought 
iniquity ? 

24 Remember that thou magnify his 
work, which men behold. 

2f> Every man may see it ; man may 
behold it afar off. 

26 Behold, God is great, and we 
know him not, neither can the num- 
ber of his years be searched out. 

27 For he maketh small the drops of 
water : they pour down rain according 
to the vapour thereof ; 

28 Which the clouds do drop and dis- 
til upon man abundantly. 

29 Also can any understand the 
spreadings of the clouds, or the noise 
of his tabernacle ? 

30 Behold, he spreadeth his light 
upon it, and covereth the bottom of 
the sea. 

31 For by them judgeth he the peo- 
ple ; he giveth meat in abundance. 

32 With clouds he covereth the light ; 
and commandeth it not to shine by the 
cloud that cometh betwixt. 

33 The noise thereof sheweth con- 
cerning it, the cattle also concerning 
the vapour. 



'Jod is to be feared 



JOB, XXXVIII. 



in his great works. 



CHAPTER XXXVII. 

I Ood is to be feared because of his great works. 
15 His wisdom is unsearchable in them. 

AT this also my heart trembleth, 
and is moved out of his place. 

2 Hear attentively the noise of his 
voice, and the sound that goeth out of 
his mouth. 

3 He directeth it under the whole 
heaven, and his lightning unto the 
ends or the earth. 

» 4 After it a voice roareth : he thun- 
dereth with the voice of his excellen- 
cy ; and he will not stay them when 
his voice is heard. 

5 God thundereth marvellously with 
his voice ; great things doeth he, 
which we cannot comprehend. 

6 For he saith to the snow. Be thou 
on the earth ; likewise to the small 
rain, and to the great rain of his 
strength. 

7 He sealeth up the hand of every 
man ; that all men may know his work. 

8 Then the beasts go into dens, and 
remain in their places. 

9 Out of the south cometh the whirl- 
wind : and cold out of the north. 

10 By the breath of God frost is giv- 
en : and the breadth of the waters is 
straitened. 

11 Also by watering he wearieth the 
thick cloud : he scattereth his bright 
cloud : 

12 And it is turned round about by 
his counsels : that they may do what- 
soever he commandeth them upon the 
face of the world in the earth. 

13 He causeth it to come, whether 
for correction, or for his land, or for 
mercy. 

14 Hearken unto this, O Job : stand 
still, and consider the wondrous works 
of God. 

15 Dost thou know when God dis- 
posed them, and caused the bight of 
his cloud to shine? 

16 Dost thou know the balancings 
of the clouds, the wondrous works of 
him which is perfect in knowledge ? 

17 How thy garments are warm, 
when he quieteth the earth by the 
south wind f 

18 Hast thou with him spread out 
the sky, which is strong, and as a 
molten lookingglass ? 

19 Teach us wnat we shall say unto 
him ; for we cannot order our speech 
by reason of darkness. 

20 Shall it be told him that I speak ! 
if a man speak, surely he shall be swal- 
lowed up. 

21 And now men see not the bright 
light which is in the clouds : but the 
wind passeth, and cleanseth them. 

22 Fair weather cometh out of the 
north : with God is terrible majesty. 

23 Touching the Almighty, we cannot 
find him out : he is excellent in power, 
and in judgment, and in plenty of jus- 
tice : he will not afflict. 

24 Men do therefore fear him: he 
respecteth not any that are wise of 
heart. 



CHAPTER XXXVIII. 

1 God challe.ngeth Job to answer. 4 God, by hit 
mighty works, convinceth Job of ignorance, 31 
and of imbecility. 

THEN the Lord answered Job out 
of the whirlwind, and said, 

2 Who is this that darkeneth counsel 
by words without knowledge ? 

3 Gird up now thy loins like a man ; 
for I will demand of thee, and answer 
thou me. 

4 Where wast thou when I laid the 
foundations of the earth? declare, if 
thou hast understanding. 

5 Who hath laid the measures there- 
of, if thou knowest? or who hath 
stretched the line upon it ? 

6 Whereupon are the foundations 
thereof fastened ? or who laid the cor- 
ner stone thereof; 

7 When the morning stars sang. to- 
gether, and all the sons of God shouted 
for joy ? 

8 Or who shut up the sea with doors, 
when it brake forth, as if it had issued 
out of the womb ? 

9 When I made the cloud the gar- 
ment thereof, and thick darkness a 
swaddling band for it, 

10 And brake up for it my decreed 
place, and set bars and doors, 

11 And said, Hitherto shalt thou 
come, but no further : and here shall 
thy proud waves be stayed ? 

12 Hast thou commanded the morn- 
ing since thy days ; and caused the 
dayspring to know his place ; 

13 That it might take hold of the ends 
of the earth, that the wicked might be 
shaken out of it ? 

14 It is turned as clay to the seal ; and 
they stand as a garment. 

15 And from the wicked their light 
is withholden, and the high arm shall 
be broken. 

16 Hast thou entered into the springs 
of the sea ? or hast thou walked in the 
search of the depth ? 

17 Have the gates of death been open- 
ed unto thee ? or hast thou seen the 
doors of the shadow of death ? 

18 Hast thou perceived the breadth 
of the earth ? declare if thou knowest 
it all. 

19 Where is the way where Light 
dwelleth ? and as for darkness, where 
is the place thereof, 

20 That thou shouldest take it to the 
bound thereof, and that thou should- 
est know the paths to the house there- 
of? 

21 Knowest thou it, because thou wast 
then born ? or because the number of 
thy days is great ? 

22 Hast thou entered into the treas- 
ures of the snow ? or hast thou seen the 
treasures of the hail, 

23 Which I have reserved against the 
time of trouble, against the day of bat- 
tle and war ? 

24 By what way is the light parted. 
which scattereth the east wind upon 
the earth ? 

25 Who hath divided a watercourse 

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God convinceth Job of 



JOB, XXXIX. ignorance and imbecility. 



for the overflowing of waters, or a way 
for the lightning of thunder ; 

26 To cause it to rain on the earth, 
where no man is; on the wilderness, 
wherein there is no man ; 

27 To satisfy the desolate and waste 

? 'round; and to cause the bud of the 
ender herb to spring forth ? 

28 Hath the rain a father ? or who 
hath begotten the drops of dew ? 

29 Out of whose womb came the ice ? 
and the hoary frost of heaven, who 
hath gendered it ? 

30 The waters are hid as with a stone, 
and the face of the deep is frozen. 

31 Canst thou bind the sweet influ- 
ences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of 
Orion ? 

32 Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth 
in his season ? or canst thou guide Arc- 
turus with his sons ? 

33 Knowest thou the ordinances of 
heaven? canst thou set the dominion 
thereof in the earth ? 

34 Canst thou lift up thy voice to the 
clouds, that abundance of waters may 
cover thee ? 

35 Canst thou send lightnings, that 
they may go, and say unto thee, Here 
Vre are f 

36 Who hath put wisdom in the in- 
ward parts ? or who hath given under- 
standing to the heart ? 

37 Who can number the clouds in 
wisdom ? or who can stay the bottles 
of heaven, 

38 When the dust groweth into 
hardness, and the clods cleave fast 
together ? 

39 Wilt thou hunt the prey for the 
lion ? or fill the appetite of the young 
lions, 

40 When they couch in their dens, 
and abide in the covert to lie in 
wait? 

41 Who provideth for the raven his 
food ? when his young ones cry unto 
God, they wander for lack of meat. 

CHAPTER XXXIX. 

1 Of the wild goats and hinds. 5 Of the wild ass. 
9 The unicorn. 13 The peacock, stork, and os- 
trich. 19 The horse. 26 The hawk. 27 The 
eagle. 

KNOWEST thou the time when 
the wild goats of the rock bring 
forth? or canst thou mark when the 
hinds do calve ? 

2 Canst thou number the months 
that they fulfil ? or knowest thou the 
time when they bring forth ? 

3 They bow themselves, they bring 
forth their young ones, they cast out 
their sorrows. 

4 Their young ones are in good lik- 
ing, they grow up with corn ; they go 
forth, and return not unto them. 

5 Who hath sent out the wild ass 
free? or who hath loosed the bands 
of the wild ass ? 

6 Whose house I have made the wil- 
derness, and the barren land his dwell- 
ings. 

7 He scorneth the multitude of the 

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city, neither regardeth he the crying 
of the driver. 

8 The range of the mountains is his 
pasture, and he searcheth after every 
green thing. 

9 Will the unicorn be willing to serve 
thee, or abide by thy crib ? 

10 Canst thou bind the unicorn with 
his band in the furrow? or will he 
harrow the valleys after thee ? 

11 Wilt thou trust him, because his 
strength is great? or wilt thou leave 
thy labour to him ? ■ 

12 Wilt thou believe him, that he will 
bring home thy seed, and gather it in- 
to thy barn ? 

13 Gavest thou the goodly wings unto 
the peacocks? or wings and feathers 
unto the ostrich ? 

14 Which leaveth her eggs in the 
earth, and warmeth them in the 
dust, 

15 And f orgetteth that the foot may 
crush them, or that the wild beast may 
break them. 

16 She is hardened against her young 
ones, as though they were not hers : 
her labour is in vain without fear ; 

17 Because God hath deprived her of 
wisdom, neither hath he imparted to 
her understanding. 

18 What time she lifteth up herself 
on high, she scorneth the horse and 
his rider. 

19 Hast thou given the horse 
strength? hast thou clothed his neck 
with thunder? 

20 Canst thou make him afraid as a 
grasshopper ? the glory of his nostrils 
is terrible. 

21 He paweth in the valley, and re- 
joiceth in his strength : he goeth on to 
meet the armed men. 

22 He mocketh at fear, and is not 
affrighted ; neither turneth he back 
from the sword. 

23 The quiver rattleth against him, 
the glittering spear and the shield. 

24 He swalloweth the ground with 
fierceness and rage : neither believeth 
he that it is the sound of the trumpet. 

25 He saith among the trumpets, Ha, 
ha! and he smelleth the battle afar 
off, the thunder of the captains, and 
the shouting. 

26 Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, 
and stretch her wings toward the 
south ? 

27 Doth the eagle mount up at thy 
command, and make her nest on high ? 

28 She dwelleth and abideth on the 
rock, upon the crag of the rock, and 
the strong place. 

29 From thence she seeketh the prey, 
and her eyes behold afar off. 

30 Her young ones also suck up 
blood : and where the slain are, there 
is she. 

CHAPTER XL. 

1 Job humbleth himself to God. 6 Ood stirrftth 
him up to shew his righteousness, po'eer, ani 
wisdom. 15 Of the behemoth. 

MOREOVER the Lord answered 
Job, and said, 



Of the behemoth. 



JOB, XLI. 



and the leviathan^ 



2 Shall he that contendeth with the 
Almighty instruct him f he that re- 
pro veth God, let him answer it. 

3 1 Then Job answered the Lord, 
and said, 

4 Behold, I am vile ; what shall I an- 
swer thee ! I will lay mine hand upon 
my mouth. 

5 Once have I spoken ; but I will not 
answer : yea, twice ; but I will pro- 
ceed no further. 

6 If Then answered the Lord unto 
Job out of the whirlwind, and said, 

7 Gird up thy loins now like a man : 
I will demand of thee, and declare 
thou unto me. 

8 Wilt thou also disannul my judg- 
ment! wilt thou condemn me, that 
thou mayest be righteous? 

9 Hast thou an arm like God! or 
canst thou thunder with a voice bike 
him? 

10 Deck thyself now with majesty 
and excellency ; and array thyself with 
glory and beauty. 

11 Cast abroad the rage of thy 
wrath : and behold every one that is 
proud, and abase him. 

12 Look on every one that is proud, 
and bring him low ; and treadf down 
the wicked in their place. 

13 Hide them in the dust together; 
and bind their faces in secret. 

14 Then will I also confess unto thee 
that thine own right hand can save 
thee. 

15 1 Behold now behemoth, which I 
made with thee ; he eateth grass as an 
ox. 

16 Lo now, his strength is in his 
loins, and his force is in the navel of 
his belly. 

17 He moveth his tail like a cedar : 
the sinews of his stones are wrapped 
together. 

18 His bones are as strong pieces 
of brass; his bones are like bars of 
iron. 

19 He is the chief of the ways of 
God : he that made him can make his 
sword to approach unto him. 

20 Surely the mountains bring him 
forth food, where all the beasts of the 
field play. . 

21 He lieth under the shady trees, 
in the covert of the reed, and fens. 

22 The shady trees cover him with 
their shadow ; the willows of the 
brook compass him about. 

23 Behold, he drinketh up a river, 
and hasteth not : he trusteth that he 
can draw up Jordan into his mouth. 

24 He taketh it witn his eyes : his 
nose pierceth through snares. 

CHAPTER XLI. 

Of God's great power in the leviathan. 

CANST thou draw out leviathan with 
a hook ? or his tongue with a cord 
which thou lettest down ? 

2 Canst thou put a hook into his 
nose ? or bore his jaw through with a 
thorn! - 

3 Will he make many supplications 

15 



unto thee? will he speak soft words 
unto thee! 

4 Will he make a covenant with thee t 
wilt thou take him for a servant for 
ever! 

5 Wilt thou play with him as with a 
bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy 
maidens ? 

6 Shall the companions make a ban- 
quet of him ? shall they part him 
among the merchants? 

7 Canst thou fill his skin with barbed 
irons ! or his head with fish spears ! 

8 Lay thine hand upon him, remem- 
ber the battle, do no more. 

9 Behold, the hope of him is in vain : 
shall not one be cast down even at the 
sight of him ! 

10 None is so fierce that dare stir him 
up : who then is able to stand before 
me! 

11 Who hath prevented me, that I 
should repay him f whatsoever is un- 
der the whole heaven is mine. 

12 I will not conceal his parts, nor 
his power, nor his comely proportion. 

13 Who can discover the face of his 
garment! or who can come to him 
with his double bridle? 

14 Who can open the doors of his 
face! his teeth are terrible round 
about. 

15 His scales are his pride, shut up 
together as with a close seal. 

16 One is so near to another, that no 
air can come between them. 

17 They are joined one to another, 
they stick together, that they cannot 
be sundered. 

18 By his neesings a light doth shine, 
and his eyes are like the eyelids of the 
morning. 

19 Out of his mouth go burning 
lamps, and sparks of fire leap out. 

20 Out of nis nostrils goeth smoke, 
as out of a seething pot or caldron. 

21 His breath kmdleth coals, and a 
flame goeth out of his mouth. 

22 In his neck remain eth strength, 
and sorrow is turned into joy before 
him. 

23 The flakes of his flesh are joined 
together : they are firm in themselves ; 
they cannot be moved. 

24 His heart is as firm as a stone ; 
yea, as hard as a piece of the nether 
millstone. 

25 When he raiseth up himself, the 
mighty are afraid : by reason of break- 
ings they purify themselves. 

26 The sword of him that lay eth at 
him cannot hold : the spear, the dart, 
nor the habergeon. 

27 He esteemeth iron as straw, and 
brass as rotten wood. 

28 The arrow cannot make him flee : 
slinsr stones are turned with him into 
stubble. 

29 Darts are counted as stubble : he 
laugh eth at the shaking of a spear. 

30 Sharp stones are under him : he 
spread eth sharp pointed things upon 
the mire. 

31 He maketh the deep to boil like a 

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Bod accepteth Job % 



PSALMS, I. 



and blesseth him 



pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of 
ointment. 

32 He maketh a path to shine after 
Mm ; one would think the deep to be 
hoary. 

33 Upon earth there is not his like, 
who is made without fear. 

34 He beholdeth all high things: he 
is a king over all the children of 
pride. 

CHAPTER XLII. 

1 Job tubmitteth himself unto God. 7 God, pre- 
ferring Job's cause, maketh his friends submit 
themselves, and accepteth him. 10 He magnifieth 
and blesseth Job. 16 Job's age and death. 

THEN Job answered the Lord, and 
said, 

2 I know that thou canst do every 
thing, and that no thought can be with- 
holden from thee. 

3 Who is he that hideth counsel with- 
out knowledge ! therefore have I utter- 
ed that I understood not ; things too 
wonderful for me, which I knew not. 

4 Hear, I beseech thee, and I will 
speak : I will demand of thee, and de- 
clare thou unto me. 

5 I have heard of thee by the hear- 
ing of the ear ; but now mine eye seeth 
thee : 

6 Wherefore I abhor myself, and re- 
pent in dust and ashes. 

7 If And it was so, that after the 
Lord had spoken these words unto 
Job, the Lord said to Eliphaz the Te- 
manite, My wrath is kindled against 
thee, and against thy two friends : for 
ye have not spoken of me the thing 
that is right, as my servant Job hath. 

8 Therefore take unto you now seven 
bullocks and seven rams, and go to my 
servant Job, and offer up for your- 
selves a burnt offering : and my serv- 
ant Job shall pray for you : for him 



will I accept : lest I deal with you 
after your roily, in that ye have nut 
spoken of me the thing which is right, 
like my servant Job. 

9 So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildac 
the Shuhite and Zophar the Naama 
thite went, and did according as the 
Lord commanded them -the Lord 
also accepted Job. 

10 And the Lord turned the captivity 
of Job, when he prayed for his friends : 
also the Lord gave Job twice as much 
as he had before. 

11 Then came there unto him all his 
brethren, and all his sisters, and all 
they that had been of his acquaintance 
before, and did eat bread with him in 
his house : and they bemoaned him. 
and comforted him over all the evil 
that the Lord had brought upon him : 
every man also gave him a piece of 
money, and every one an earring of 
gold. 

12 So the Lord blessed the latter end 
of Job more than his beginning : for 
he had fourteen thousand sheep, and 
six thousand camels, and a thousand 
yoke of oxen, and a thousand she 
asses. 

13 He had also seven sons and thre6 
daughters. 

14 And he called the name of the 
first, Jemima; and the name of the 
second, Kezia ; and the name of the 
third, Keren-happuch. 

15 And in all the land were no wo- 
men found so fair as the daughters of 
Job : and their father gave them in 
heritance among their brethren. 

16 After this lived Job a hundred and 
forty years, and saw his sons, and his 
sons' sons, even four generations. 

17 So Job died, being old and full of 
days. 



THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 



PSALM L 

1 The happiness of the godly. 4 The unhappiness 
of the ungodly. 

BLESSED is the man that walketh 
not in the counsel of the ungodly, 
nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor 
sitteth in the seat of the scornful. 

2 But his delight is in the law of the 
Lord ; and in his law doth he meditate 
day and night. 

3 And he shall be like a tree planted 
by the rivers of water, that bringeth 
forth his fruit in his season; his leaf 
also shall not wither ; and whatsoever 
he doeth shall prosper. 

4 The ungodly are not so: but are 
like the chaff which the wind driveth 
away. 

5 Therefore the ungodly shall not 
stand in the judgment, nor sinners in 
the congregation of the righteous. 

6 For the Lord knoweth the way of 
the righteous : but the way of the un- 
godly shall perish. 

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PSALM IL 

1 The kingdom of Christ. 10 Kings are exhorted 
to accept it. 

WHY do the heathen rage, and the 
people imagine a vain thing? 

2 The kings of the earth set thenv 
selves, and the rulers take counsel to- 
gether, against the Lord, and against 
his Anointed, saying, 

3 Let us break their bands asunder s 
and cast away their cords from us. 

4 He that sitteth in the heavens shall 
laugh : *he Lord shall have them in 
derision. 

5 Then shall he speak unto them in 
his wrath, and vex them in his sore 
displeasure. 

6 Yet have I set my King upon my 
holy hill of Zion. 

7 I will declare the decree : the Lore 
hath said unto me, Thou art my Son ; 
this day have I begotten thee. 

8 Ask of me, and I shall give thee the 
heathen for thine inheritance, and the 



David prayeth to God. 



PSALMS, VI. His complaint in sickness^ 



uttermost parts of the earth for thy 
possession. 

9 Thou shalt break them with a rod 
of iron ; thoj shalt dash them in pieces 
like a potter's vessel. 

10 Be wise now therefore, O ye 
kings : be instructed, ye judges of the 
earth. 

11 Serve the Lord with fear, and re- 
joice with trembling. 

12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and 
ye perish from the way, when his 
wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed 
are all they that put their trust in 
him. 

PSALM HI. 

The security of God's protection. 

A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom 
bis sou. 

LORD, how are they increased that 
i trouble me ! many are they that 
rise up against me. 

2 Many there be which say of my 
soul. There is no help for him in God. 
Selah. 

3 But thou, O Lord, art a shield for 
me ; my glory, and the lifter up of 
mine head. 

i I cried unto the Lord with my 
voice, and he heard me out of his holy 
hill. Selah. 

5 I laid me down and slept; I 
awaked ; for the Lord sustained me. 

6 1 will not be afraid of ten thousands 
of people, that have set themselves 
against me round about. 

7 Arise, O Lord ; save me, O my God : 
for thou hast smitten all mine enemies 
upon the cheek bone ; thou hast bro- 
ken the teeth of the ungodly. 

8 Salvation belongeth unto the Lord : 
thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah. 

PSALM IV. 

1 David prayeth for audience. 2 He reproveth and 
exhorleth his enemies. 6 Man's happiness is in 
God's favour. 

To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of 
David. 

HEAR me when I call, O God of 
my righteousness: thou hast en- 
larged me when I was in distress ; have 
mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. 

2 O ye sons of men, how long will ye 
turn my glory into shame? how long 
will ye love vanity, and seek after 
leasing ? Selah. 

3 But know that the Lord hath set 
apart him that is godly for himself: 
the Lord will hear when I call unto 
him. 

4 Stand in awe, and sin not : com- 
mune with your own heart upon your 
bed, and be still. Selah. 

5 Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, 
and put your trust in the Lord. 

6 There be many that say, Who will 
shew us any good? Lord, lift thou 
up the light of thy countenance upon 
us. 

7 Thou hast put gladness in my heart, 
more than in the time that their corn 
and their wine increased. 



8 I will both lay me down in peace, 
and sleep : for thou, Lord, only mak 
est me dwell in safety. 

PSALM V. 

1 David prayeth, and professeth his study in prat 
er. 4 God favoureth not the wicked. 7 David, 
professing his faith, prayeth unto God to guidt 
him, 10 to destroy his enemies, 11 and to preservo 
the godly. 

To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm 
of David. 

GrVE ear to my words, O LORD ; con 
sider my meditation. 

2 Hearken unto the voice of my cry t 
my King, and my God : for unto thee 
will I pray. 

3 My voice shalt thou hear in the 
morning, O Lord ; in the morning will 
I direct my prayer unto thee, and will 
look up. 

4 For thou art not a God that hath 
pleasure in wickedness : neither shall 
evil dwell with thee. 

5 The foolish shall not stand in thy 
sight : thou hatest all workers of in- 
iquity. 

6 Thou shalt destroy them that speak 
leasing : the Lord will abhor the bloody 
and deceitful man. 

7 But as for me, I will come into thy 
house in the multitude of thy mercy ; 
and in thy fear will I worship toward 
thy holy temple. 

8 Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteous- 
ness because of mine enemies ; make 
thy way straight before my face. 

9 For there is no faithfulness in their 
mouth ; their inward part is very wick- 
edness ; their throat is an open sepul- 
chre ; they flatter with their tongue. 

10 Destroy thou them, O God; let 
them fall by their own counsels ; cast 
them out in the multitude of their 
transgressions ; for they have rebelled 
against thee. 

11 But let all those that put their 
trust in thee rejoice : let them ever 
shout for joy, because thou defendest 
them : let them also that love thy 
name be joyful in thee. 

12 For thou, Lord, wilt bless the 
righteous ; with favour wilt thou com- 
pass htm as with a shield. 

PSALM VL 

1 David's complaint in his sickness. 8 By faith h* 
triumpheth over his enemies. 

To the chief Musician on Neginoth upon Shem< 
inith, A Psalm of David. 

OLORD, rebuke me not in thine an 
ger, neither chasten me in thy hot 
displeasure. 

2 Have mercy upon me, O Lord ; f 01 
I am weak : O Lord, heal me ; for my 
bones are vexed. 

3 My soul is also sore vexed: but 
thou, O Lord, how long! 

4 Return, O Lord, deliver my soul i 
oh save me for thy mercies' sake. 

5 For in death there is no remem- 
brance of thee : in the grave who shall 
give thee thanks ? 

6 I am weary with my groaning ; al) 

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Profession of innocency. PSALMS, VII. 



God's love to man 



the night make I niy bed to swim ; I 
water my couch with my tears. 

7 Mine eye is consumed because of 
grief ; it waxeth old because of all 
mine enemies. 

8 Depart from me, all ye workers of 
iniquity ; for the Lord hath heard the 
voice of my weeping. 

9 The Lord hath heard my supplica- 
tion ; the Lord will receive my prayer. 

10 Let all mine enemies be ashamed 
and sore vexed : let them return and 
be ashamed suddenly. 

PSALM VII. 

1 David prayeth against the malice of kit enemies, 
professing- his innocency. 10 By faith he seeth 
his defence, and the destruction of his enemies. 

Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto the 
Lord, concerning the words of Cush the Ben- 
jamite. 

OLORD my God, in thee do I put 
my trust : save me from all them 
that persecute me, and deliver me : 

2 Lest he tear my soul like a lion, 
rending it in pieces, while there is none 
to deliver. 

3 O Lord my God, if I have done 
this ; if there be iniquity in my hands ; 

4 If I have rewarded evil unto him 
that was at peace with me ; (yea, I 
have delivered him that without cause 
is mine enemy;) 

5 Let the enemy persecute my soul, 
and take it; yea, let him tread down 
my life upon the earth, and lay mine 
honour in the dust. Selah. 

6 Arise, O Lord, in thine anger, lift 
up thyself because of the rage of mine 
enemies : and awake for me to the 
judgment that thou hast commanded. 

7 So shall the congregation of the 
people compass thee about : for their 
sakes therefore return thou on high. 

8 The Lord shall judge the people : 
judge me, O Lord, according to my 
righteousness, and according to mine 
integrity that is in me. 

9 Oh let the wickedness of the 
wicked come to an end ; but establish 
the just : for the righteous God trieth 
the hearts and reins. 

10 My defence is of God, which sav- 
eth the upright in heart. 

11 God judgeth the righteous, and 
God is angry with the wicked every 
day. 

12 If he turn not, he will whet his 
sword; he hath bent his bow, and 
made it ready. 

13 He hath also prepared for him the 
instruments of death ; he ordaineth 
his arrows against the persecutors. 

14 Behold, he travaileth with iniqui- 
ty, and hath conceived mischief, and 
brought forth falsehood. 

15 He made a pit, and digged it, and 
is fallen into the ditch which he made. 

16 His mischief shall return upon his 
own head, and his violent dealing shall 
come down upon his own pate. 

17 I will praise the Lord according to 
his righteousness : and "will sing praise 
to the name of the Lord most high. 

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PSALM VUL 



God's glory is magnified by his works, and by his 
love to man. 

To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of 
David. 

OLORD our Lord, how excellent is 
thy name in all the earth ! who 
hast set thy glory above the heavens. 

2 Out of the mouth of babes and 
sucklings hast thou ordained strength 
because of thine enemies\ that thou 
mightest still the enemy and the 
avenger. 

3 When I consider thy heavens, the 
work of thy fingers, the moon and the 
stars, which thou hast ordained ; 

4 What is man, that thou art mind- 
ful of him ? and the son of man, that 
thou visitest him? 

5 For thou hast made him a little 
lower than the angels, and hast crown- 
ed him with glory and honour. 

6 Thou madest him to have dominion 
over the works of thy hands ; thou 
hast put all things under his feet : 

7 All sheep and oxen, yea, and the 
beasts of the field ; 

8 The fowl of the air, and the fish 
of the sea, and whatsoever passeth 
through the paths of the seas. 

9 O Lord our Lord, how excellent is 
thy name in all the earth ! 

PSALM IX. 

1 David praiseth Ood for executing of judgment. 
11 He inciteth others to praise him. 13 He pray- 
eth that he may have cause to praise him. 

To the chief Musician upon Muth-labben, A 
Psalm of David. 

I WILL praise thee, O Lord, with my 
whole heart ; I will shew forth all 
thy marvellous works. 

2 I will be glad and rejoice in thee : 
I will sing praise to thy name, O thou 
Most High. 

3 When mine enemies are turned 
back, they shall fall and perish at thy 
presence. 

4 For thou hast maintained my right 
and my cause ; thou satest in the 
throne judging right. 

5 Thou hast rebuked the heathen, 
thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou 
hast put out their name for ever and 
ever. 

6 O thou enemy, destructions are 
come to a perpetual end : and thou 
hast destroyed cities ; their memorial 
is perished with them. 

7 But the Lord shall endure for ever : 
he hath prepared his throne for judg- 
ment. 

8 And he shall judge the world in 
righteousness, he shall minister judg- 
ment to the people in uprightness. 

9 The Lord also will be a refuge for 
the oppressed, a refuge in times of 
trouble. 

10 And they that know thy name will 
put their trust in thee : for thou, Lord, 
hast not forsaken them that seek thee. 

11 Sing praises to the Lord, which 
dwelleth in Zion : declare among the 
people his doings. 



David complaineth 



PSALMS, XII. 



of the wicked, 



. 12 When he maketh inquisition for 
blood, he remembereth them : he for- 
getteth not the cry of the humble. 

13 Have mercy upon me, O Lord: 
consider my trouble which I suffer or 
them that hate me. thou that liftest 
me up from the gates of death : 

14 That I may shew forth all thy 
praise in the gates of the daughter of 
Zion : I will rejoice in thy salvation. 

15 The heathen are sunk down in the 
pit that they made : in the net which 
they hid is their own foot taken. 

16 The Lord is known by the judg- 
ment which he executeth : the wicked 
is snared in the work of his own hands. 
Higgaion. Selah. 

17 The wicked shall be turned into 
hell, and all the nations that forget 
God. 

18 For the needy shall not always be 
forgotten : the expectation of the poor 
shall not perish for ever. 

19 Arise, O Lord ; let not man prevail : 
let the heathen be judged in thy sight. 

20 Put them in fear, O Lord : that 
the nations may know themselves to be 
but men. Selah. 

PSALM X. 

1 David complaineth to God of the outrage of the 
wicked. 12 He prayeth for remedy. 16 He pro- 
fesseth his confidence. 

WHY standest thou afar off, O 
Lord? why hidest thou thyself 
in times of trouble ? 

2 The wicked in his pride doth perse- 
cute the poor : let them be taken in 
the devices that they have imagined. 

3 For the wicked boasteth of his 
heart's desire, and blesseth the covet- 
ous, whom the Lord abhorreth. 

4 The wicked, through the pride of 
his countenance, will hot seek after 
God : God is not in all his thoughts. 

5 His ways are always grievous ; thy 
judgments are far above out of his 
sight : as for all his enemies, he puff- 
eth at them. 

6 He hath said in his heart, I shall 
not be moved : for I shall never be in 
adversity. 

7 His mouth is full of cursing and 
deceit and fraud : under his tongue is 
mischief and vanity. 

8 He sitteth in the lurking places of 
the villages : in the secret places doth 
he murder the innocent : his eyes are 
privily set against the poor. 

9 He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in 
his den : he lieth in wait to catch the 

§oor : he doth catch the poor, when he 
raweth him into his net. 

10 He croucheth, and humbleth him- 
self, that the poor may fall by his 
strong ones. 

11 He hath said in his heart, God hath 
forgotten : he hideth his face ; he will 
never see it. 

12 Arise, O Lord ; O God, lift up thine 
hand : forget not the humble. 

13 Wherefore doth the wicked con- 
temn God ! he hath said in his heart, 
Thou wilt not require it. 



14 Thou hast seen it; for thou be- 
holdest mischief and spite, to requite 
it with thy hand : the poor commit- 
teth himself unto thee ; thou art the 
helper of the fatherless. 

15 Break thou the arm of the wicked 
and the evil man : seek out his wicked- 
ness till thou find none. 

16 The Lord is King for ever and 
ever : the heathen are perished out of 
his land. 

17 Lord, thou hast heard the desire 
of the humble : thou wilt prepare their 
heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to 
hear: 

18 To judge the fatherless and the 
oppressed, that the man of the earth 
may no more oppress. 

PSALM XI. 

1 David encourageth himself in God against his 
enemies. 4 The providence and justice of God. 

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 

IN the Lord put I my trust : how say 
ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your 
mountain ? 

2 For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, 
they make ready their arrow upon the 
string, that they may privily shoot at 
the upright in heart. 

3 Ir the foundations be destroyed, 
what can the righteous do ? 

4 The Lord is in his holy temple, the 
Lord's throne is in heaven : his eyes 
behold, his eyelids try, the children of 
men. 

5 The Lord trieth the righteous : but 
the wicked and him that loveth vio 
lence his soul hateth. 

6 Upon the wicked he shall rain 
snares, fire and brimstone, and a hor- 
rible tempest : this shall be the portion 
of their cup. 

7 For the righteous Lord loveth 
righteousness ; his countenance doth 
behold the upright. 

PSALM XII. 

1 David, destitute of human comfort, craveth help 
of God. 3 He comforteth himself with God's 
judgments on the wicked, and confidence tn God's 
tried promises. 

To the chief Musician upon Sheminith. A 
Psalm of David. 

HELP, Lord ; for the godly man 
cease th : for the faithful fail from 
among the children of men. 

2 They speak vanity every one with 
his neighbour : with flattering lips and 
with a double heart do they speak. 

3 The Lord shall cut off all flattering 
lips, and the tongue that speaketh 
proud things: 

4 Who have said, With our tongue 
will we prevail ; our lips are our own : 
who is lord over us ? 

5 For the oppression of the poor, for 
the sighing of the needy, now will I 
arise, saith the Lord ; I will set him in 
safety from him that puffeth at him. 

6 The words of the Lord are pure 
words : as silver tried in a furnace of 
earth, purified seven times. 

7 Thou shalt keep them, O Lord, thoi> 

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shalt preserve them from this genera- 
tion for ever. 

8 The wicked walk on every side, 
when the vilest men are exalted. 

PSALM XIIL 

l David complatneth of delay in help. 3 He pray- 
eth for preventing grace. 5 He boasteth of di- 
vine mercy. 
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 

HOW long wilt thou forget me, O 
Lord? for ever? how long wilt 
thou hide thy face from me? 

2 How long shall I take counsel in 
my soul, having sorrow in my heart 
daily ? how long shall mine enemy be 
exalted over me? 

3 Consider and hear me, O Lord my 
God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep 
the sleep of death ; 

4 Lest mine enemy say, I have pre- 
vailed against him; and those that 
trouble me rejoice when I am moved. 

6 But I have trusted in thy mercy ; 
my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation. 

6 I will sing unto the Lord, because 
he hath dealt bountifully with me. 

PSALM XIV. 

1 David describeth the corruption of a natural 
man. 4 He convinceth the wicked by the light of 
their conscience. 7 He glorieth in the salvation 
of God. 
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 

THE fool hath said in his heart, 
There is no God. They are cor- 
rupt, they have done abominable 
works, there is none that doeth good. 

2 The Lord looked down from heav- 
en upon the children of men, to see 
Lf there were any that did understand, 
and seek God. 

3 They are all gone aside, they are all 
together become filthy : there is none 
that doeth good, no, not one. 

4 Have all the workers of iniquity no 
knowledge ? who eat up my people as 
they eat bread, and call not upon the 
Lord. 

5 There were they in great fear : for 
God is in the generation of the right- 
sous. 

6 Ye have shamed the counsel of the 
poor, because the Lord is his refuge. 

7 Oh that the salvation of Israel were 
come out of Zion! when the Lord 
bringeth back the captivity of his 
people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel 
shall be glad. 

PSALM XV. 

David describeth a citizen of Zion. . 
A Psalm of David. 

LORD, who shall abide in thy tab- 
ernacle? who shall dwell in thy 
holy hill ? 

2 He that walketh uprightly, and 
worketh righteousness, and speaketh 
the truth in his heart. 

3 He that backbiteth not with his 
tongue, nor doeth evil to his neigh- 
bour, nor takethup a reproach against 
Ms neighbour. 

4 In whose eyes a vile oerson is con- 

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temned ; but he honoureth them that 
fear the Lord. He that sweareth to 
his oivn hurt, and changeth not. 

6 Be that putteth not out his money 
to usury, nor taketh reward against; 
the innocent. He that doeth these 
things shall never be moved. 

PSALM XVL 

1 David, in distrust of merits, and hatred of idol" 
atry, fieeth to Ood for preservation. 5 He shew* 
eth the hope of his calling, of the resurrection^ 
and life everlasting. 

Michtam of David. 

PRESERVE me, O God : for in thee 
do I put my trust. 

2 O my soul, tnou hast said unto the 
Lord, Thou art my Lord: my good^ 
ness extendeth not to thee ; 

3 But to the saints that are in the 
earth, and to the excellent, in whom 
is all my delight. 

4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied 
that hasten after another god: their 
drink offerings of blood will I not 
offer, nor take up their names into my 
lips. 

5 The Lord is the portion of mine in= 
heritance and of my cup : thou main- 
tainest my lot. 

6 The lines are fallen unto me in 

Eleasant places; yea, I have a goodly 
eritage. 

7 I will bless the Lord, who hath giv- 
en me counsel : my reins also instruct 
me in the night seasons. 

8 I have set the Lord always before 
me : because he is at my right hand, I 
shall not be moved. 

9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my 
glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall 
rest in hope. 

10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in 
hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine 
Holy One to see corruption. 

11 Thou wilt shew me the path of 
life : in thy presence is fulness of joy \ 
at thy right hand there are pleasures 
for evermore. 

PSALM XVII. 

1 David, in confidence of his integrity, craveth de-- 
fence of Ood against his enemies. 10 He sheweth 
their pride, craft, and eagerness. 13 He prayeth 
against them in confidence of his hope. 
A Prayer of David. 

TTEAR the right, O Lord, attend 
XI unto my cry ; give ear unto my 

Brayer, that goeth not out of feigned 
ps. 

2 Let my sentence come forth from 
thy presence ; let thine eyes behold 
the things that are equal. 

3 Thou nast proved mine heart ; thou 
hast visited me in the night ; thou hast 
tried me, and shalt find nothing : I am 
purposed that my mouth shall not 
transgress. 

4 Concerning the works of men, by 
the word of thy lips I have kept me 
from the paths of the destroyer. 

5 Hold up my goings in thy paths 
that my footsteps slip not. , 

6 I have called upon thee, forthoTH 



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PSALMS, XVIII. for manifold blessings, 



wilt hear me, O God : incline thine ear 
onto me, and hear my speech. 

7 Shew thy marvellous lovingkind- 
ness, thou that savest by thy right 
hand them which put their trust in 
thee from those that rise up against 
them. 

8 Keep me as the apple of the eye ; 
hide me under the shadow of thy 
wings, 

9 From the wicked that oppress me, 
from my deadly enemies, who compass 
me about. 

10 They are inclosed in their own fat : 
with their mouth they speak proudly. 

11 They have now compassed us in 
our steps % they have set their eyes 
bowing down to the earth ; 

12 lake as a lion that is greedy of 
his prey, and as it were a young lion 
lurking in secret places. 

13 Arise, O Lord, disappoint him, 
cast him down : deliver my soul from 
the wicked, which is thy sword : 

14 From men which are thy hand, O 
Lord, from men of the world, which 
have their portion in this life, and 
whose belly thou fillest with thy hid 
treasure: they are full of children, 
and leave the rest of their substance 
ito their babes. 

15 As for me, I will behold thy face 
§n righteousness: I shall be satisfied, 
when 1 awake, with thy likeness. 

PSALM XVIIL 

David praiseth God for his manifold and marvel- 
lous blessings. 

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, the 
servant of the Lord, who spake nnto the Lord 
the words of this song in the day that the Lord 
delivered him from the hand of all his ene- 
mies, and from the hand of Saul : And he said, 

I WILL love thee, O Lord, my 
strength. 

2 The Lord is my rock, and my for- 
tress, and my deliverer ; my God, my 
strength, in whom I will trust; my 
buckler, and the horn oi my salva- 
tion, and my high tower. 

3 I will call upon the Lord, who is 
worthy to be praised : so shall I be 
saved from mine enemies. 

4 The sorrows of death compassed 
me, and the floods of ungodly men 
made me afraid. 

5 The sorrows of hell compassed me 
about : the snares of death prevented 
me. 

6 In my distress I called upon the 
Lord, and cried unto my God : he 
heard my voice out of his temple, 
and my cry came before him, even 
into his ears. 

7 Then the earth shook and trem- 
bled; the foundations also of the 
hills moved and were shaken, be- 
cause he was wroth. 

8 There went up a smoke out of his 
aostrils, and fire out of his mouth de- 
voured : coals were kindled by it. 

9 He bowed the heavens also, and 
came down : and darkness was under 
his feet. 



10 And he rode upon a cherub, and 
did fly : yea, he did fly upon the wings 
of the wind. 

11 He made darkness his secret 
place; his pavilion round about him 
were dark waters and thick clouds 
of the skies. 

12 At the brightness that was before 
him his thick clouds passed, hail stones 
and coals of fire. 

13 The Lord also thundered in the 
heavens, and the Highest gave his 
voice ; hail stones and coals of fire. 

14 Yea, he sent out his arrows, and 
scattered them ; and he »hot out light- 
nings, and discomfited them. 

15 Then the channels of waters were 
seen, and the foundations of the 
world were discovered at thy rebuke, 

Lord, at the blast of the breath of 
thy nostrils. 

16 He sent from above, he took me 3 
he drew me out of many waters. 

17 He delivered me from my strong 
enemy, and from them which hated 
me: for they were too strong for 
me. 

18 They prevented me in the day of 
my calamity : but the Lord was my 
stay. 

19 He brought me forth also into a 
large place ; ne delivered me, because 
he delighted in me. 

20 The Lord rewarded me according 
to my righteousness ; according to the 
cleanness of my hands hath he recom= 
pensed me. 

21 For I have kept the ways of the 
Lord, and have not wickedly departed 
from my God. 

22 For all his judgments were before 
me, and I did not put away his statutes 
from me. 

23 I was also upright before him, and 

1 kept myself from mine iniquity. 

24 Therefore hath the Lord recom= 
pensed me according to my right- 
eousness, according to the cleanness 
of my hands in his eyesight. 

25 with the merciful thou wilt shew 
thyself merciful ; with an upright man 
thou wilt shew thyself upright ; 

26 With the pure thou wilt shew 
thyself pure ; and with the f roward 
thou wilt shew thyself froward. 

27 For thou wilt save the afflicted 
people ; but wilt bring down high 
looks. 

28 For thou wilt light my candle 
the Lord my God will enlighten my 
darkness. 

29 For by thee I have run through a 
troop ; and by my God have I leaped 
over a wall. 

30 As for God, his way is perfect = 
the word of the Lord is tried : he is 
a buckler to all those that trust isr 
him. 

31 For who is God save the Lord ? 6s 
who is a rock save our God ? 

32 It is God that girdeth me witlb 
strength, and maketh my way per 
feet. 

33 He maketh my feet like hinds 

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PSALMS, XIX. Confidence in God's succour. 



feet, and setteth me upon my high 
places. 

34 He teacheth my hands to war, so 
that a bow of steel is broken by mine 
arms. 

35 Thou hast also given me the 
shield of thy salvation : and thy right 
hand hath holden me up, and thy 
gentleness hath made me great. 

36 Thou hast enlarged my steps un- 
der me, that my feet did not slip. 

37 I have pursued mine enemies, and 
overtaken them : neither did I turn 
again till they were consumed. 

38 I have wounded them that they 
were not able to rise : they are fallen 
under my feet. 

39 For thou hast girded me with 
strength unto the battle : thou hast 
subdued under me those that rose up 
against me. 

40 Thou hast also given me the necks 
of mine enemies ; that I might destroy 
them that hate me. 

41 They cried, but there was none to 
save them : even unto the Lord, but he 
answered them not. 

42 Then did I beat them small as the 
dust before the wind : I did cast them 
out as the dirt in the streets. 

43 Thou hast delivered me from the 
strivings of the people ; and thou hast 
made me the head of the heathen : a 
people whom I have not known shall 
serve me. 

44 As soon as they hear of me, they 
shall obey me : the strangers shall sub- 
mit themselves unto me. 

45 The strangers shall fade away, 
and be afraid out of their close places. 

46 The Lord liveth ; and blessed be 
my Rock ; and let the God of my sal- 
vation be exalted. 

47 It is God that avengeth me, and 
subdueth the people under me. 

48 He delivereth me from mine ene- 
mies : yea, thou lif test me up above 
those that rise up against me : thou 
hast delivered me from the violent 
man. 

49 Therefore will I give thanks unto 
thee, O Lord, among the heathen, and 
sing praises unto thy name. 

50 Great deliverance giveth he to 
his king; and sheweth mercy to his 
anointed, to David, and to his seed 
for evermore. 

PSALM XIX. 

i The creature* skew God's glory. 7 The word 
his grace. 12 David prayeth for grace. 

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 

THE heavens declare the glory of 
God ; and the firmament sheweth 
Ms handywork. 

2 Day unto day uttereth speech, and 
night unto night sheweth knowledge. 

3 There is no speech nor language, 
where their voice is not heard. 

4 Their line is gone out through all 
the earth, and their words to the end 
of the world. In them hath he set a 
tabernacle for the sun, 

5 Which is as a bridegroom coming 

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out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a 
strong man to run a race. 

6 His going forth is from the end of 
the heaven, and his circuit unto the 
ends of it : and there is nothing hid 
from the heat thereof. 

7 The law of the Lord is perfect, con- 
verting the soul : the testimony of the 
Lord is sure, making wise the simple. 

8 The statutes of the Lord are right s 
rejoicing the heart: the command- 
ment of the Lord is pure, enlightening 
the eyes. 

9 The fear of the Lord is clean, en- 
during for ever : the judgments or the 
Lord are true and righteous alto- 
gether. 

10 More to be desired are they than 
gold, yea, than much fine gold : sweeter 
also than honey and the honeycomb. 

11 Moreover by them is thy servant 
warned : and in keeping of them there 
is great reward. 

12 Who can understand his errors? 
cleanse thou me from secret faults. 

13 Keep back thy servant also from 
presumptuous sins ; let them not have 
dominion over me : then shall I be up- 
right, and I shall be innocent from the 
great transgression. 

14 Let the words of my mouth, and 
the meditation of my heart, be accept- 
able in thy sight, O Lord, my strengths 
and my redeemer. 

PSALM XX 

1 The church blesseth the king in his exploits. 1 
Her ct-.nfidence in God's succour. 

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 

THE Lord hear thee in the day of 
trouble; the name of the God of 
Jacob defend thee ; 

2 Send thee help from the sanctuary, 
and strengthen thee out of Zion ; 

3 Remember all thy offerings, and ac- 
cept thy burnt sacrifice ; Selah. 

4 Grant thee according to thine own 
heart, and fulfil all thy counsel. 

5 We will rejoice in thy salvation, 
and in the name of our God we will 
set up our banners : the Lord fulfil 
all thy petitions. 

6 Now know I that the Lord savetb 
his anointed ; he will hear him from 
his holy heaven with the saving 
strength of his right hand. 

7 Some trust in chariots, and some in 
horses : but we will remember the 
name of the Lord our God. 

8 They are brought down and fallen 
but we are risen, and stand upright. 

9 Save, Lord : let the king hear ue 
when we call. 

PSALM XXI. 

1 A thanksgiving for victory. 7 Confidence of 

further success. 

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 

THE king shall joy in thy strengths 
O Lord ; and in thy salvation how 
greatly shall he rejoice ! 

2 Thou hast given him his heart's de- 
sire, and hast not withholden the re 
quest of his lips. Selah. - 



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David's complaint 



PSALMS, XXIII. 



in distress* 



3 For thou preventest him with the 
blessings of goodness : thou settest a 
crown of pure gold on his head. 

i He asked life of thee, and thou 
gavest it him, even length of days for 
ever and ever. 

5 His glory is great in thy salvation : 
honour and majesty hast thou laid 
upon him. 

6 For thou hast made him most bless- 
ed for ever: thou hast made him ex- 
ceeding glad with thy countenance. 

7 For the king trusteth in the Lord, 
and through the mercy of the Most 
High he shall not be moved. 

8 Thine hand shall find out all thine 
enemies : thy right hand shall find out 
those that hate thee. 

9 Thou shalt make them as a fiery 
oven in the time of thine anger : the 
Lord shall swallow them up in his 
wrath, and the fire shall devour them. 

10 Their fruit shalt thou destroy 
from the earth, and their seed from 
among the children of men. 

11 For they intended evil against 
thee : they imagined a mischievous de- 
vice, which they are not able to per- 
form. 

12 Therefore shalt thou make them 
turn their back, when thou shalt make 
ready thine arrows upon thy strings 
against the face of them. 

13 Be thou exalted, Lord, in thine 
own strength : so will we sing and 
praise thy power. 

PSALM xxn. 

1 David complaineth in great discouragement. 
9 He prayeth in great distress. 23 He praiseth 
Bod. 

To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A 
Psalm of David. 

MY God, my God, why hast thou 
forsaken me ? why art thou so far 
from helping me, and from the words 
of my roaring ! 

2 O my God, I cry in the daytime, 
but thou hearest not ; and in the night 
season, and am not silent. 

3 But thou art holy, O thou that in- 
habitest the praises of Israel. 

i. Our fathers trusted in thee : they 
trusted, and thou didst deliver them. 

5 They cried unto thee, and wore de- 
livered : they trusted in thee, and were 
not confounded. 

6 But I am a worm, and no man ; a 
reproach of men, and despised of the 
people. 

7 AH they that see me laugh me to 
scorn : they shoot out the lip, they 
shake the head, saying, 

8 He trusted on the Lord that he 
would deliver him : let him deliver 
aim, seeing he delighted in him. 

9 But thou art he that took me out of 
the womb : thou didst make me hope 
when I was upon my mother's breasts. 

10 I was cast upon thee from the 
womb : thou art my God from my 
mother's belly. 

11 Be not far from me ; for trouble is 
>oear ; for there is none to help. 

15* 



12 Many bulls have compassed me - 
strong bulls of Bashan have beset me 
round. 

13 They gaped upon me with their 
mouths, as a ravening and a roaring 
lion. 

li I am poured out like water, and 
all my bones are out of joint: my 
heart is like wax ; it is melted in the 
midst of my bowels. 

15 My strength is dried up like a pot 
sherd ; and my tongue cleave th to my 
jaws; and thou hast brought me into 
the dust of death. 

16 For dogs have compassed me : the 
assembly of the wicked have inclosed 
me : they pierced my hands and my 
feet. 

17 I may tell all my bones : they look 
and stare upon me. 

18 They part my garments among 
them, and cast lots upon my vesture. 

19 But be not thou far from me, O 
Lord : O my strength, haste thee to 
help me. 

20 Deliver my soul from the sword ; 
my darling from the power of the dog. 

21 Save me from the lion's mouth : 
for thou hast heard me from the horns 
of the unicorns. 

22 I will declare thy name unto my 
brethren : in the midst of the congre- 
gation will I praise thee. 

23 Ye that fear the Lord, praise him | 
all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him ? 
and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel. 

24 For he hath not despised nor ab- 
horred the affliction of the afflicted ; 
neither hath he hid his face from him ; 
but when he cried unto him, he heard. 

25 My praise shall be of thee in the 
great congregation : I will pay my 
vows before them that fear him. 

26 The meek shall eat and be satis= 
fled : they shall praise the Lord that 
seek him : your heart shall live for 
ever. 

27 All the ends of the world shall re- 
member and turn unto the Lord : and 
all the kindreds of the nations shall 
worship before thee. 

28 For the kingdom is the Lord's : 
and he is the governor among the na- 
tions. 

29 All they that be fat upon earth 
shall er,t and worship : all they that 
go down to the dust shall bow before 
him : and none can keep alive his own 
soul. 

30 A seed shall serve him ; it shall be 
accounted to the Lord for a genera- 
tion. 

31 They shall come, and shall declare 
his righteousness unto a people that 
shall be born, that he hath done this. 

psalm xxm. 

David's confidence in God's grace. 
A Psalm of David. 

THE Lord is my shepherd ; I shall 
not want. 
2 He maketh me to lie down in green 
pastures : he leadeth me beside tiie 
still waters. 

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PSALMS, XXIV. 



in prayer* 



3 He restoreth my soul : he leadeth 
me in the paths of righteousness for 
his name's sake. 

4 Yea, though I walk through the 
valley of the shadow of death, I will 
fear no evil : for thou art with me ; 
thy rod and thy staff they comfort 
me. 

5 Thou preparest a table before me 
in the presence of mine enemies : thou 
anointest my head with oil ; my cup 
runneth over. 

6 Surely goodness and mercy shall 
follow me all the days of my life : 
and I will dwell in the house of the 
Lord for ever. 

PSALM XXIV. 

1 God's lordship in the world. 3 The citizens of 
his spiritual kingdom. 1 An exhortation to re- 
ceive him. 

A Psalm of David. 

THE earth is the Lord's, and the 
fulness thereof; the world, and 
they that dwell therein. 

2 For he hath founded it upon the 
seas, and established it upon the 
floods. 

3 Who shall ascend into the hill of 
the Lord? or who shall stand in his 
holy place ! 

4 He that hath clean hands, and a 
pure heart ; who hath not lifted up 
his soul unto vanity, nor sworn de- 
ceitfully. 

5 He shall receive the blessing from 
the Lord, and righteousness from the 
God of his salvation. 

6 This is the generation of them 
that seek him, that seek thy face, O 
Jacob. Selah. 

7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates ; 
and be ye lifted up, ye everlasting 
doors \ and the King of glory shall 
come in. 

8 Who is this King of glory ? The 
Lord strong and mighty, the Lord 
mighty in battle. 

9 Lift up your heads, O ye gates ; 
even lift them up, ye everlasting 
doors ; and the King of glory shall 
come in. 

10 Who is this King of glory? The 
Lord of hosts, he is the King or glory. 
Selah. 

PSALM XXV. 

1 David's confidence in prayer. 7 He prayeth 
for remission of sins, 16 and for help in af- 
fliction. 

A Psalm of David. 

UNTO thee, O Lord, do I lift up my 
soul. 

2 O my God, I trust in thee : let me 
not be ashamed, let not mine enemies 
triumph over me. 

3 Yea, let none that wait on thee be 
ashamed : let them be ashamed which 
transgress without cause. 

4 Shew me thy ways, O Lord ; teach 
me thy paths. 

5 Lead me in thy truth, and teach 
me : for thou art the God of my salva- 
tion ; on thee do I wait all the day. 

6 Remember, O Lord, thy tender 

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mercies and thy lovingkindnesses ; for 
they have been ever of old. 

7 Remember not the sins of my 
youth, nor my transgressions : accord 
ing to thy mercy remember thou me 
for thy goodness' sake, O Lord. 

8 Good and upright. is the Lord. 
therefore will he teach sinners in the 
way. 

9 The meek will he guide in judg- 
ment : and the meek will he teach his 
way. 

10 All the paths of the Lord are 
mercy and truth unto such as keep 
his covenant and his testimonies. 

11 For thy name's sake, O Lord, par- 
don mine iniquity : for it is great. 

12 What man is ne that feareth the 
Lord* him shall he teach in the way 
that he shall choose. 

13 His soul shall dwell at ease ; and 
his seed shall inherit the earth. 

14 The secret of the Lord is with 
them that fear him ; and he will shew 
them his covenant. 

15 Mine eyes are ever toward the 
Lord ; for he shall pluck my feet out 
of the net. 

16 Turn thee unto me, and have 
mercy upon me ; for I am desolate 
and afflicted. 

17 The troubles of my heart are en- 
larged : O bring thou me out of my 
distresses. 

18 Look upon mine affliction and 
my pain ; and forgive all my sins. 

19 Consider mine enemies ; for they 
are many ; and they hate me with 
cruel hatred. 

20 O keep my soul, and deliver me : 
let me not be ashamed ; for I put my 
trust in thee. 

21 Let integrity and uprightness pre- 
serve me ; for I wait on thee. 

22 Redeem Israel, O God, out of all 
his troubles. 

PSALM XXVI. 

David resorteth unto God in confidence of hi* 
integrity. 

A Psalm of David. 

JUDGE me, O LORD; for I have 
walked in mine integrity : I have 
trusted also in the Lord ; therefore 1 
shall not slide. 

2 Examine me, O Lord, and prove 
me ; try my reins and my heart. 

3 For thy lovingkindness is before 
mine eyes : and I have walked in thy 
truth. 

4 I have not sat with vain persons s 
neither will I go in with dissemblers. 

5 I have hated the congregation of 
evil doers; and will not sit with the 
wicked 

6 I will wash mine hands in inno- 
cency : so will I compass thine altar, 
O Lord : 

7 That I may publish with the voice 
of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy 
wondrous works. 

8 Lord, I have loved the habitation 
of thy house, and the place where 
thine honour dwelleth. 



David's faith, 



PSALMS, XXX. 



in God's protection. 



9 Gather not in> soul with sinners, 
nor my life with bloody men : 

10 In whose hands is mischief, and 
their right hand is full of bribes. 

11 But as for me, I will walk in mine 
integrity: redeem me, and be merciful 
unto me. 

12 My foot standeth in an even place : 
in the congregations will I bless the 
Lord. 

PSALM XXVTL 

1 David sustaineth his faith by the power of God, 4 

by his love to the service of Qod, 9 by prayer. 

A Psalm of David. 

THE Lord is my light and my sal- 
vation ; whom shall I fear ? the 
Lord is the strength of my life; of 
whom shall I be afraid? 

2 When the wicked, even mine ene- 
mies and my foes, came upon me to eat 
up my flesh, they stumbled and fell. 

3 Though a nost should encamp 
against me, my heart shall not fear : 
though war should rise against me, in 
this will I be confident. 

4 One thing have I desired of the 
Lord, that will I seek after ; that 1 
may dwell in the house of the Lord 
all the days of my life, to behold the 
beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in 
his temple. 

5 For in the time of trouble he shall 
hide me in his pavilion : in the secret 
of his tabernacle shall he hide me ; he 
shall set me up upon a rock. 

6 And now shall mine head be lifted 
up above mine enemies round about 
me : therefore will I offer in his taber- 
nacle sacrifices of joy ; I will sing, yea, 
I will sing praises unto the Lord. 

7 Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my 
voice : have mercy also upon me, and 
answer me. 

8 When thou saidst, Seek ye my face ; 
my heart said unto thee, Thy face, 
Lord, wall I seek. 

9 Hide not thy face far from me ; 

Sut not thy servant away in anger: 
nou hast been my help; leave me 
not, neither forsake me, O God of my 
salvation. 

10 When my father and my mother 
forsake me, then the Lord will take 
me up. 

11 Teach me thy way, O Lord, and 
lead me in a plain path, because of 
mine enemies. 

12 Deliver me not over unto the will 
of mine enemies: for false witnesses 
are risen up against me, and such as 
breathe out cruelty. 

13 1 had fainted, unless I had believed 
to see the goodness of the Lord in the 
land of the living. 

14 Wait on the Lord : be of good 
courage, and he shall strengthen thine 
heart : wait, I say, on the Lord. 

PSALM XXvTEL 

1 David prayeth earnestly against his enemies. 6 
He blesseth God. 9 He prayeth for the people. 

A Psalm of David. 

ITNTO thee will I cry, O Lord my 
j rock ; be not silent to me : lest, if 



thou be silent to me, I become like 
them that go down into the pit. 

2 Hear the voice of my supplications s 
when I cry unto thee, when I lift up 
my hands toward thy holy oracle. 

3 Draw me not away with the wick 
ed, and with the workers of iniquity, 
which speak peace to their neighbours, 
but mischief is in their hearts. 

1 Give them according to their deeds, 
and according to the wickedness or 
their endeavours : give them after the 
work of their hands ; render to them 
their desert. 

5 Because they regard not the works 
of the Lord, nor the operation of his 
hands, he shall destroy them, and not 
build them up. 

6 Blessed be the Lord, because he hath 
heard the voice of my supplications. 

7 The Lord is my strength and my 
shield : my heart trusted in him, and J 
am helped : therefore my heart great 
ly rejoiceth ; and with my song will 1 
praise him. 

8 The Lord is their strength, and he 
is the saving strength of his anointed. 

9 Save thy people, and bless thine 
inheritance : reed them also, and lift 
them* up for ever. 

PSALM XXLX. 

1 David exhorteth princes to give glory to God, 8 by 
reason of his power, 11 and protection of hi* 
people. 

A Psalm of David. 

GrvTE unto the Lord, O ye mighty, 
give unto the Lord glory ana 
strength. 

2 Give unto the Lord the glory due 
unto his name ; worship the Lord in 
the beauty of holiness. 

3 The voice of the Lord is upon the 
waters : the God of glory thundereth : 
the Lord is upon many waters. 

4 The voice of the Lord is powerful ; 
the voice of the Lord is full or majesty. 

5 The voice of the Lord breaketh the 
cedars ; yea, the Lord breaketh the 
cedars of Lebanon. 

6 He maketh them also to skip like a 
calf ; Lebanon and Sirion like a young 
unicorn. 

7 The voice of the Lord divideth the 
flames of fire. 

8 The voice of the Lord shaketh the 
wilderness ; the Lord shaketh the wil- 
derness of Kadesh. 

9 The voice of the Lord maketh the 
hinds to calve, and discovereth the 
forests : and in his temple doth every 
one speak of his glory. 

10 The Lord sitteth upon the flood ; 
yea, the Lord sitteth King for ever. 

11 The Lord will give strength unto 
his people ; the Lord will bless his 
people with peace. 

PSALM XXX. 

1 David praiseth God for his deliverance. 4 He e*< 
horteth others to praise him by example of God* 
dealing with him. 

A. Psalm and Song at the dedication of the hou**. 
of David. 

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David craveth 



PSAXMS, XXXI. 



God's lielp. 



I WILL extol thee, O Lord ; for thou 
hast lifted me up, and hast not 
made my foes to rejoice over me. 

2 O Lord my God, I cried unto thee, 
and thou hast healed me. 

3 O Lord, thou hast brought up my 
soul from the grave : thou hast kept 
me alive, that I should not go down to 
the pit. 

4 Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of 
his, and give thanks at the remem- 
brance of his holiness. 

5 For his anger endureth but a mo- 
ment ; in his favour is life : weeping 
may endure for a night, but joy cometh 
in the morning. 

6 And in my prosperity I said, I shall 
never be moved. 

7 Lord, by thy favour thou hast 
made my mountain to stand strong : 
thou didst hide thy face, and I was 
troubled. 

8 I cried to thee, O Lord ; and unto 
the Lord I made supplication. 

9 What profit is there in my blood, 
when I go down to the pit ? Shall the 
dust praise thee? shall it declare thy 
truth? 

10 Hear, O Lord, and have mercy 
upon me : Lord, be thou my helper. 

11 Thou hast turned for me my 
mourning into dancing : thou hast put 
off my sackcloth, and girded me with 
gladness ; 

13 To the end that my glory may 
sing praise to thee, and not be silent. 

Lord my God, I will give thanks un- 
to thee for ever. 

PSALM XXXI. 

1 David shewing his confidence in God craveth his 
help. 1 lie rejoiceth in his mercy. 9 He prayeth 
in his calamity. 19 He praiseth God for his 
goodness. 

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 

IN thee, O Lord, do I put my trust ; 
let me never be ashamed : deliver 
me in thy righteousness. 

2 Bow down thine ear to me ; deliver 
me speedily : be thou my strong rock, 
for a house of defence to save me. 

3 For thou art my rock and my for- 
tress ; therefore for thy name's sake 
lead me, and guide me. 

4 Pull me out of the net that they 
have laid privily for me : for thou art 
my strength. 

5 Into thine hand I commit my spir- 
it : thou hast redeemed me, O Lord 
God of truth. 

6 I have hated them that regard 
lying vanities : but I trust in the Lord. 

7 I will be glad and rejoice in thy 
mercy : for thou hast considered my 
trouble ; thou hast known my soul in 
adversities ; 

8 And hast not shut me up into the 
hand of the enemy : thou hast set my 
feet in a large room. 

9 Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for 
I am in trouble : mine eye is consumed 
with grief, yea, my soul and my belly. 

10 For my life is spent with grief, 
and my years with sighing : my 

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strength faileth because of mine in 
iquity, and my bones are consumed. 

11 I was a reproach among all mine 
enemies, but especially among my 
neighbours, and a fear to mine ac- 
quaintance : they that did see me 
without fled from me. 

12 I am forgotten as a dead man out 
of mind : I am like a broken vessel. 

13 For I have heard the slander of 
many : fear teas on every side : while 
they took counsel together against me, 
they devised to take away my life. 

14 But I trusted in thee, O Lord : 1 
said. Thou art my God. 

15 My times are in thy hand : deliver 
me from the hand of mine enemies, 
and from them that persecute me. 

16 Make thy face to shine upon thy 
servant : save me for thy mercies' 
sake. 

17 Let me not be ashamed, O Lord \ 
for I have called upon thee : let the 
wicked be ashamed, and let them be 
silent in the grave. 

18 Let the lying lips be put to si 
lence ; which speak grievous things 
proudly and contemptuously against 
the righteous. 

19 Oh how great is thy goodness, 
which thou hast laid up for them that 
fear thee ; which thou hast wrought 
for them that trust in thee before the 
sons of men ! 

20 Thou shalt hide them in the secret 
of thy presence from the pride of man % 
thou shalt keep them secretly in a pa- 
vilion from the strife of tongues. 

21 Blessed be the Lord : for he hath 
shewed me his marvellous kindness in 
a strong city. 

22 For I said in my haste, I am cut off 
from before thine eyes : nevertheless 
thou heardest the voice of my suppli- 
cations when I cried unto thee. 

23 O love the Lord, all ye his saints s 
for the Lord preserveth the faithful, 
and plentifully rewardeth the proud 
doer. 

24 Be of good courage, and he shall 
strengthen your heart, all ye that 
hope in the Lord. 

PSALM XXXII. 

1 Blessedness consisteth in remission of sins. 3 
Confession of sins giveth ease to the conscience. 
8 God's promises bring joy. 

A Psalm of David, Maechil. 

BLESSED is he whose transgression 
is forgiven, whose sin is covered. 

2 Blessed is the man unto whom the 
Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in 
whose spirit there is no guile. 

3 When I kept silence, my bones 
waxed old through my roaring all the 
day long. 

4 For day and night thy hand was 
heavy upon me : my moisture is turned 
into the drought of summer. Selah. 

5 I acknowledged my sin unto thee, 
and mine iniquity have I not hid. 1 
said, I will confess my transgressions 
unto the Lord ; and thou- f orgavest 
the iniquity of my sin. Selah. 



David praiseth 



PSALMS, XXXIV. 



God's goodness 



6 For this shall every one that is god- 
ly pray unto thee in a time when thou 
niayest be found : surely in the floods 
of great waters they shall not come 
nigh unto him. 

7 Thou art my hiding place; thou 
shalt preserve me from trouble ; thou 
shalt compass me about with songs of 
deliverance. Selah. 

8 I will instruct thee and teach thee 
in the way which thou shalt go : I wall 
guide thee with mine eye. 

9 Be ye not as the horse, or as the 
mule, which have no understanding: 
whose mouth must be held in with bit 
and bridle, lest they come near unto 
thee. 

10 Many sorrows shall be to the wick- 
ed : but he that trusteth in the Lord, 
mercy shall compass him about. 

11 Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, 
ye righteous : and shout for joy, all ye 
that are upright in heart. 

PSALM XXXIII. 

1 God is to be praised for his goodness, 6 for his 
power, 12 and for his providence. 20 Confidence 
is to be placed in God. 

REJOICE in the Lord, O ye right- 
eous : for praise is comely for the 
upright. 

2 Praise the Lord with harp : sing 
unto him with the psaltery ana an in- 
strument of ten strings. 

3 Sing unto him a new song; play 
skilfully with a loud noise. 

4 For the word of the Lord is right ; 
and all his works are done in truth. 

5 He loveth righteousness and judg- 
ment : the earth is full of the goodness 
of the Lord. 

6 By the word of the Lord were the 
heavens made ; and all the host of 
them by the breath of his motith. 

7 He gathereth the waters of the sea 
together as a heap : he layeth up the 
depth in storehouses. 

8 Let all the earth fear the Lord : let 
all the inhabitants of the world stand 
in awe of him. 

9 For he spake, and it was done ; he 
commanded, and it stood fast. 

10 The Lord bringeth the counsel of 
the heathen to nought : he maketh the 
devices of the people of none effect. 

11 The counsel of the Lord standeth 
for ever, the thoughts of his heart to 
all generations. 

12 Blessed is the nation whose God is 
the Lord; and the people whom he 
hath chosen for his own inheritance. 

13 The Lord looketh from heaven ; 
he beholdeth all the sons of men. 

' 14 From the place of his habitation 
he looketh upon all the inhabitants of 
the earth. 

15 He fashioneth their hearts alike ; 
he considereth all their works. 

16 There is no king saved by the mul- 
titude of a host : a mighty man is not 
delivered by much strength. 

17 A horse is a vain thing for safety : 
neither shall he deliver any by his 
great strength. 



18 Behold, the eye of the Lord is up 
on them that fear him, upon them that 
hope in his mercy ; 

19 To deliver their soul from death v 
and to keep them alive in famine. 

20 Our soul waiteth for the Lord : he 
is our help and our shield. 

21 For our heart shall rejoice in him, 
because we have trusted in his holy 
name. 

22 Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon 
us, according as we hope in thee. 

PSALM XXXTV. 

1 David praiseth God, and exhorteth others thereto 
by his experience. 8 They are blessed that trust 
in God. 11 He exhorteth to the fear of God, 
15 The privileges of the righteous. 

A Psalm of David, when he changed his behav* 
iour before Abimelech; who drove him uway s 
and he departed. 

I WILL bless the Lord at all times : 
his praise shall continually be in my 
mouth. 

2 My soul shall make her boast in the 
Lord : the humble shall hear thereof, 
and be glad. 

3 O magnify the Lord with me, and 
let us exalt his name together. 

4 I sought the Lord, and he heard 
me, and delivered me from all my 
fears. 

5 They looked unto him, and were 
lightened : and their faces were not 
ashamed. 

6 This poor man cried, and the Lord 
heard him, and saved him out of all his 
troubles. 

7 The angel of the Lord encampeth 
round about them that fear him, and 
delivereth them. 

8 O taste and see that the Lord is 
good : blessed is the man that trusteth 
in him. 

9 O fear the Lord, ye his saints i for 
there is no want to them that fear him. 

M The young lions do lack, and suf- 
fer hunger: but they that seek the 
Lo:aD shall not want any good thing. 

1>. Come, ye children, hearken unto 
me : I will teach you the fear of the 
Lord. 

12 What man is he that desireth life> 
and loveth many days, that he may 
see good? 

13 Keep thy tongue from eviL and 
thy lips from speaking guile. 

14 Depart from evil, and do good; 
seek peace, and pursue it. 

15 The eyes of the Lord are upon the 
righteous, and his ears are open unto 
their cry. 

16 The face of the Lord is against 
them that do evil, to cut off the re- 
membrance of them from the earth. 

17 the righteous cry, and the Lord 
heareth, and delivereth them out of 
all their troubles. 

18 The Lord is nigh unto them that 
are of a broken heart ; and saveth 
such as be of a contrite spirit. 

19 Many are the afflictions of the 
righteous: but the Lord delivereth 
him out of them all. 

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David complaineth 



PSALMS, XXXV. 



of his enemies. 



20 He keepeth all his bones : not one 
of them is broken. 

21 Evil shall slay the wicked : and 
they that hate the righteous shall be 
desolate. 

22 The Lord redeemeth the soul of 
Ms servants : and none of them that 
trust in him shall be desolate. 

PSALM XXXV. 

1 David prayeth for his own safety, and his ene- 
mies' confusion. 11 He complaineth of their 
wrongful dealing. 22 Thereby he inciteth Ood 
against them. 

A Psalm of David. 

PLEAD my cause, O Lord, with 
them that strive with me : fight 
against them that fight against me. 

2 Take hold of shield and buckler, 
and stand up for mine help. 

3 Draw out also the spear, and stop 
the way against them that persecute 
me : say unto my soul, I am thy sal- 
vation. 

4 Let them be confounded and put 
to shame that seek after my soul : let 
them be turned back and brought to 
confusion that devise my hurt. 

5 Let them be as chaff before the 
wind : and let the angel of the Lord 
chase them. 

6 Let their way be dark and slip- 
pery : and let the angel of the Lord 
persecute them. 

7 For without cause have they hid 
for me their net in a pit, which with- 
out cause they have digged for my 
soul. 

8 Let destruction come upon him at 
unawares ; and let his net that he hath 
hid catch himself: into that very de- 
struction let him fall. 

9 And my soul shall be joyful in the 
Lord: it shall rejoice in his salva- 
tion. 

10 All my bones shall say, Lord, who 
is like unto thee, which deliverest the 
poor from him that is too strong for 
him, yea, the poor and the needy from 
him that spoileth him ! 

11 False witnesses did rise up ; they 
laid to my charge things that I knew 
not. 

12 They rewarded me evil for good 
to the spoiling of my soul. 

13 But as for me, when they were 
sick, my clothing was sackcloth : I 
humbled my soul with fasting; and 
my prayer returned into mine own 
bosom. 

14 I behaved myself as though he 
had been my friend or brother: I 
bowed down heavily, as one that 
mourneth for his mother. 

15 But in mine adversity they re- 
joiced, and gathered themselves to- 
gether: yea, the abjects gathered 
themselves together against me, and 
I knew it not ; they did tear me, and 
ceased not : 

16 With hypocritical mockers in 
feasts, they gnashed upon me with 
their teeth. 

17 Lord, how long wilt thou look 

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on? rescue my soul from their de 
structions, my darling from the 
lions. 

18 I will give thee thanks in the 
great congregation : I will praise thee 
among much people. 

19 Let not them that are mine ene 
mies wrongfully rejoice over me : net 
ther let them wink with the eye that 
hate me without a cause. 

20 For they speak not peace: but 
they devise deceitful matters against 
them that are quiet in the land. 

21 Yea, they opened their mouth 
wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, 
our eye hath seen it. 

22. This thou hast seen, O Lord : 
keep not silence : O Lord, be not far 
from me. 

23 Stir up thyself, and avrake to my 
judgment, even unto my cause, my 
God and my Lord. 

24 Judge me, O Lord my God, ac- 
cording to thy righteousness ; and let 
them not rejoice over me. 

25 Let them not say in their hearts. 
Ah, so would we have it : let them no£ 
say. We have swallowed him up. 

26 Let them be ashamed and brought 
to confusion together that rejoice at 
mine hurt : let them be clothed with 
shame and dishonour that magnify 
themselves against me. 

27 Let them shout for joy, and be 
glad, that favour my righteous cause ; 

tea, let them say continually, Let the 
ord be magnified, which hath pleas- 
ure in the prosperity of his servant. 

28 And my tongue shall speak of thy 
righteousness and of thy praise all the 
day long. 

PSALM XXXVI. 

1 The grievous estate of the wicked. 5 The excel- 
lency of Ood's mercy. 10 David prayeth for fa- 
vour to Ood's children. 

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David ths 
servant of the Lord. 

THE transgression of the wicked 
saith within my heart, that there 
is no fear of God before his eyes. 

2 For he flattereth himself in his 
own eyes, until his iniquity be found 
to be hateful. 

8 The words of his mouth are iniq- 
uity and deceit: he hath left off to 
be wise, and to do good. 

4 He deviseth mischief upon bis bed ; 
he setteth himself in a way that is not 
good ; he abhorreth not evil. 

5 Thy mercy, O Lord, is in the heav- 
ens : and thy faithfulness reacheth un- 
to the clouds. 

6 Thy righteousness is like the great 
mountains ; thy judgments are a great 
deep : O Lord, thou preservest man 
and beast. 

7 How excellent is thy lovingkind- 
ness, O God ! therefore the children of 
men put their trust under the shadow 
of thy wings. 

8 They shall be abundantly satisfied 
with the fatness of thy house ; and 
thou shalt make them drink of the 
river of thy pleasures. 



Different estate of 



PSALMS, XXXVIII. the godly ana the wicked, 



9 For with thee is the fountain of 
Elf e : in thy light shall we see light. 

10 O continue thy lovingkindness 
onto them that know thee; and thy 
righteousness to the upright in heart. 

11 Let not the foot of pride come 
against me, and let not the hand of 
the wicked remove me. 

12 There are the workers of iniqui- 
ty fallen: they are cast down, and 
shall not be able to rise. 

PSALM XXXVII. 

David penuadeth to patience and confident* in 
God, by the different estate of the godly and the 
wicked. 

A Psalm of David. 

FRET not thyself because of evil 
doers, neither be thou envious 
against the workers of iniquity. 

2 For they shall soon be cut down 
like the grass, and wither as the green 
herb. 

3 Trust in the Lord, and do good ; so 
shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily 
thou shalt be fed. 

4 Delight thyself also in the Lord ; 
and he shall give thee the desires of 
thine heart. 

5 Commit thy way unto the Lord ; 
trust also in him ; and he shall bring 
it to pass. 

6 And he shall bring forth thy right- 
eousness as the light, and thy judg- 
ment as the noonday. 

7 Rest in the Lord, and wait patient- 
ly for him : fret not thyself because of 
aim who prospereth in his way, be- 
cause of the man who bringeth wicked 
devices to pass. 

8 Cease from anger, and forsake 
wrath : fret not thyself in any wise 
to do evil. 

9 For evil doers shall be cut off : but 
those that wait upon the Lord, they 
shall inherit the earth. 

10 For yet a little while, and the 
wicked shall not be: yea. thou shalt 
diligently consider his place, and it 
shall not be. 

11 But the meek shall inherit the 
earth ; and shall delight themselves in 
the abundance of peace. 

12 The wicked plotteth against the 
lust, and gnasheth upon him with his 

13 The Lord shall laugh at him : for 
he seeth that his day is coming. 

14 The wicked have drawn out the 
sword, and have bent their bow, to 
cast down the poor and needy, ana to 
slay such as be of upright conversation. 

15 Their sword snail enter into their 
own heart, and their bows shall be 
broken. 

16 A little that a righteous man hath 
is better than the riches of many 
wicked. 

17 For the arms of the wicked shall 
be broken : but the Lord upholdeth 
the righteous. 

18 The Lord knoweth the days of the 
apright: and their inheritance shall 
be for ever. 



19 They shall not be ashamed in the 
evil time : and in the days of famine 
they shall be satisfied. 

20 But the wicked shall perish, and 
the enemies of the Lord shall be as the 
fat of lambs : they shall consume ; into 
smoke shall they consume away. 

21 The wicked borroweth, and payeth 
not again : but the righteous sheweth 
mercy, and giveth. 

22 For such as be blessed of him shall 
inherit the earth ; and they that be 
cursed of him shall be cut off. 

23 The steps of a good man are or- 
dered by the Lord : and he delighteth 
in his way. 

24 Though he fall, he shall not be ut- 
terly cast down : for the Lord uphold- 
eth him with his hand. 

25 I have been young, and now am 
old ; yet have I not seen the right- 
eous forsaken, nor his seed begging 
bread. 

26 He is ever merciful, and lendeth ; 
and his seed is blessed. 

27 Depart from evil, and do good ; 
and dwell for evermore. 

28 For the Lord loveth judgment,, 
and f orsaketh not his saints ; they are 
preserved for ever : but the seed of the 
wicked shall be cut off. 

29 The righteous shall inherit the 
land, and dwell therein for ever. 

30 The mouth of the righteous speak- 
eth wisdom, and his tongue talketh of 
judgment. 

31 The law of his God is in his heart ; 
none of his steps shall slide. 

32 The wicked watcheth the right- 
eous, and seeketh to slay him. 

33 The Lord will not leave him in 
his hand, nor condemn him when he 
is judged. 

34 Wait on the Lord, and keep his 
way, and he shall exalt thee to inher- 
it the land : when the wicked are cut 
off, thou shalt see it. 

35 I have seen the wicked in great 
power, and spreading himself like a 
green bay tree. 

36 Yet he passed away, and, lo, he 
was not : yea, I sought him, but he 
could not be found. 

37 Mark the perfect man, and behold 
the upright : for the end of that man 
is peace. 

38 But the transgressors shall be de- 
stroyed together: the end of the 
wicked shall be cut off. 

39 But the salvation of the righteous 
is of the Lord : he is their strength in 
the time of trouble. 

40 And the Lord shall help them, 
and deliver them : he shall deliver 
them from the wicked, and save 
them, because they trust in him. 

PSALM XXXV11L 

David moveth Qod to take compassion of his pitiful 

case. 

A Psalm of Bavid, to bring to remembrance. 

OLORD, rebuke me not in thy 
wrath : neither chasten me in thy 
hot displeasure. 

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David's pitiful case. 



PSALMS, XXXIX. 



2 For thine arrows stick fast in me, 
and thy hand presseth me sore. 

8 There is no soundness in my flesh 
because of thine anger; neither is 
there any rest in my bones because of 
my sin. 

4 For mine iniquities are gone over 
mine head : as a heavy burden they 
are too heavy for me. 

5 My wounds stink and are corrupt 
because of my foolishness. 

6 I am troubled ; I am bowed down 
greatly ; I go mourning all the day 
long. 

7 For my loins are filled with a loath- 
some disease : and there is no sound- 
ness in my flesh. 

8 I am feeble and sore broken : I 
have roared by reason of the dis- 
quietness of my heart. 

9 Lord, all my desire is before thee ; 
and my groaning is not hid from thee. 

10 My heart panteth, my strength 
faileth me : as for the light of mine 
eyes, it also is gone from me. 

11 My lovers and my friends stand 
aloof from my sore ; and my kinsmen 
stand afar off. 

12 They also that seek after my life 
lay snares for me ; and they that seek 
my hurt speak mischievous things, 
and imagine deceits all the day long. 

13 But I, as a deaf man, heard not ; 
and I was as a dumb man that open- 
eth not his mouth. 

14 Thus I was as a man that heareth 
not, and in whose mouth are no re- 
proofs. 

15 For in thee, O Lord, do I hope : 
thou wilt hear, O Lord my God. 

16 For I said, Hear me, lest other- 
wise they should reioice over me : 
when my foot slippeth, they magnify 
themselves against me. 

17 For I am ready to halt, and my 
sorrow is continually before me. 

18 For I will declare mine iniquity ; 
I will be sorry for my sin. 

19 But mine enemies are lively, and 
they are strong: and they that hate 
me wrongfully are multiplied. 

20 They also that render evil for 

food are mine adversaries ; because I 
ollow the thing that good is. 

21 Forsake me not, O Lord : O my 
God, be not far from me. 

22 Make haste to help me, O Lord 
my salvation. 

PSALM xxxrx. 

1 David's care of his thoughts. 4 The considera- 
tion of the brevity and vanity of life, 7 the rever- 
ence of Qod's judgments, 10 and prayer, are his 
bridles of impatiency. , 

To the chief Musician, even to Jeduthun, A Psalm 
of David. 

1SAID, I will take heed to my ways, 
that I sin not with my tongue : I 
will keep my mouth with a bridle, 
while the wicked is before me. 

2 1 was dumb with silence, I held 
my peace, even from good ; and my 
gorrow was stirred. 
8 My heart was hot within me ; while 
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then 



I was musing the fire burned 
spake I with my tongue, 

4 Lord, make me to know mine end, 
and the measure of my days, what it 
is ; that I may know how frail I am. 

5 Behold, thou hast made my days 
as a handbreadth ; and mine age is 
as nothing before thee : verily every 
man at his best state is altogether 
vanity. Selah. 

6 Surely every man walketh in a 
vain shew : surely they are disquiet 
ed in vain : he heapeth up riches, and 
knoweth not who shall gather them. 

7 And now, Lord, what wait I fori 
my hope is in thee. 

8 Deliver me from all my transgres- 
sions: make me not the reproach of 
the foolish. 

9 I was dumb, I opened not my 
mouth ; because thou didst it. 

10 Remove thy stroke away from 
me : I am consumed by the blow of 
thine hand. 

11 When thou with rebukes dost cor- 
rect man for iniquity, thou makest his 
beauty to consume away like a moth t 
surely every man is vanity. Selah. 

12 Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give 
ear unto my cry ; hold not thy peace 
at my tears : for I am a stranger with 
thee, and a sojourner, as all my fa- 
thers were. 

13 O spare me, that I may recover 
strength, before I go hence, and be no 
more. 

PSALM XL. 

1 The benefit of confidence in Ood. 6 Obedience i* 
the best sacrifice. 11 The sense of David's evi 
inftameth his prayer. 
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 

I WAITED patiently for the Lord: 
and he inclined unto me, and heard 
my cry. 

2 He brought me up also out of a 
horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and 
set my feet upon a rock, and establish- 
ed my goings. 

3 And he hath put a new song in 
my mouth, even praise unto our God : 
many shall see it, and fear, and shall 
trust in the Lord. 

4 Blessed is that man that maketh the 
Lord his trust, and respecteth not the 
proud, nor such as turn aside to lies. 

5 Many, O Lord my God, are thy 
wonderful works which thou hast done, 
and thy thoughts which are to us-ward : 
they cannot be reckoned up in order 
unto thee : if I would declare and speak 
of them, they are more than can be 
numbered. 

6 Sacrifice and offering thou didst 
not desire ; mine ears hast thou open- 
ed : burnt offering and sin offering 
hast thou not required. 

7 Then said I, Lo, I come : in the vol- 
ume of the book it is written of me, 

8 I delight to do thy will, O my God 
yea, thy law is within my heart. 

9 I have preached righteousness in 
the great congregation : lo, I have 
not refrained my lips, O Lord, thow 
knowest. 



&00VS care of the poor. 



PSALMS, XLIII. 



David's trust in Oo& 



10 I have not hid thy righteousness 
within my heart ; I have declared thy 
faithfulness and thy salvation : I have 
not concealed thy lovingkindness and 
thy truth from the great congrega- 
tion. 

11 Withhold not thou thy tender 
mercies from me, O Lord : let thy 
lovingkindness and thy truth contin- 
ually preserve me, 

12 For innumerable evils have com- 
passed me about : mine iniquities have 
taken hold upon me, so that I am not 
able to look up ; they are more than 
the hairs of mme head : therefore my 
heart faileth me. 

13 Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me : 

Lord, make haste to help me. 

14 Let them be ashamed and con- 
founded together that seek after my 
soul to destroy it ; let them be driven 
backward and put to shame that wish 
me evil. 

15 Let them be desolate for a reward 
of their shame that say unto me, 
Aha, aha. 

16 Let all those that seek thee rejoice 
and be glad in thee : let such as love 
thy salvation say continually, The 
Lord be magnified. 

17 But I am poor and needy ; yet the 
Lord thinketh upon me : thou art my 
help and my deliverer ; make no tarry- 
ing, O my God. 

PSALM XLI. 

1 God's tare of the poor. 4 David complaineth of 
his enemies' treachery. 10 He fieeth to God for 
succour. 

To the chief Musician, A. Psalm of David. 

BLESSED is he that considereth the 
poor : the Lord will deliver him 
in time of trouble. 

2 The Lord will preserve him, and 
keep him alive ; and he shall be blessed 
upon the earth : and thou wilt not de- 
liver him unto the will of his enemies. 

3 The Lord will strengthen him upon 
the bed of languishing : thou wilt make 
all his bed in his sickness. 

4 I said, Lord, be merciful unto me : 
heal my soul ; for I have sinned against 
thee. 

5 Mine enemies speak evil of me, 
When shall he die, and his name 
perish ? 

6 And if he come to see me, he speak- 
eth vanity : his heart gathereth iniqui- 
ty to itself ; when he goeth abroad, he 
telleth it. 

7 All that hate me whisper together 
against me : against me do they devise 
Miy hurt. 

8 An evil disease, say they, cleaveth 
fast unto him : and now that he lieth 
he shall rise up no more. 

9 Yea. mine own familiar friend, in 
whom I trusted, which did eat of my 
bread, hath lifted up his heel against 
me. 

10 But thou, O Lord, be merciful 
unto me, and raise me up, that 1 may 
requite them. 

11 By this I know that thou favour- 



est me, because mine enemy doth no& 
triumph over me. 

12 And as for me, thou upholdest m» 
in mine integrity, and settest me be 
fore thy face for ever. 

13 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel 
from everlasting, and to everlasting 
Amen, and Amen. 

PSALM XLII. 

1 David's zeal to serve 6od in the temple. 5 J7» 
encourageth his soul to trust in God. 

To the chief Musician, Maschil, for the sens o> 
Korah. 

AS the hart panteth after the water 
. brooks, so panteth my soul after 
thee, O God. 

2 My soul thirsteth for God, for the 
living God : when shall I come and 
appear before God? 

3 My tears have been my meat day 
and night, while they continually say 
unto me, Where is thy God ? 

4 When I remember these things, 1 
pour out my soul in me : for I had 1 ' 
gone with the multitude, I went with 
them to the house of God, with the 
voice of joy and praise, with a mul 
titude that kept holyday. 

5 Why art thou cast down, O my 
soul! and tchy art thou disquieted in 
me ? hope thou in God : for 1 shall yet 
praise him for the help of his counte 
nance. 

6 O my God, my soul is cast down 
within me : therefore will I remember 
thee from the land of Jordan, and ot 
the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar. 

7 Deep calleth unto deep at the noise 
of thy waterspouts : all thy waves and 
thy billows are gone over me. 

8 Yet the Lord will command his lov 
ingkindness in the daytime, and in the 
night his song .shall be with me, and 
my prayer unto the God of my life. 

9 I will say unto God my rock, Why 
hast thou forgotten me! why go 1 
mourning because of the oppression 
of the enemy? 

10 As with a sword in my bones, mine 
enemies reproach me ; while they say 
daily unto me, Where is thy God ? 

11 Why art thou cast down, O my 
soul ? and why art thou disquieted 
within me ? hope thou in God : for 1 
shall yet praise nim, who is the health 
of my countenance, and my God. 

PSALM XLIII. 

1 David, praying to be restored to the tempi* 
promiseth to serve God joyfully. 5 He en 
courageth his soul to trust in God. 

JUDGE me, O God, and plead my 
cause against an ungodly nation 
O deliver me from the deceitful and 
unjust man. 

2 For thou art the God of my 
strength : why dost thou cast me off r 
why go I mourning because of the 
oppression of the enemy ? 

3 O send out thy light and thy truth 
let them lead me ; let them bring me 
unto thy holy hill, and to thy taber 
nacles. 

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Of Christ's kingdom. 



4 Then will I go unto the altar of 
Gk>d, unto God my exceeding joy : yea, 
upon the harp will I praise thee, God 
my God. 

5 Why art thou cast down, O my 
bouII and why art thou disquieted 
within me ? hope in God : for I shall 
yet praise him, who is the health of 
my countenance, and my God. 

PSALM XLTV. 

1 The church, in memory of former favours, 7 
complaineth of their present evils. 17 Professing 
her integrity, 23 she fervently prayeth for suc- 
cour. 

To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, 

Maschil. 

WE have heard with our ears, O 
God, our fathers have told us, 
what work thou didst in their days, in 
the times of old. 

2 How thou didst drive out the hea- 
then with thy hand, and plantedst 
them ; how thou didst afflict the peo- 
ple, and cast them out. 

3 For they got not the land in posses- 
sion by their own sword, neither did 
their own arm save them : but thy 
right hand, and thine arm, and the 
light of thy countenance, because 
thou hadst a favour unto them. 

4 Thou art my King, O God: com- 
mand deliverances for Jacob. 

5 Through thee will we push down 
our enemies : through thy name will 
we tread them under that rise up 
against us. 

6 Fqr I will not trust in my bow, nei- 
ther shall my sword save me. 

7 But thou hast saved us from our 
enemies, and hast put them to shame 
that hated us. 

8 In God we boast all the day long, 
and praise thy name for ever. Selah. 

9 But thou hast cast off, and put us 
to shame ; and goest not forth with 
our armies. 

10 Thou makest us to turn back from 
the enemy : and they which hate us 
3poil for themselves. 

11 Thou hast given us like sheep ap- 
pointed for meat ; and hast scattered 
us among the heathen. 

12 Thou sellest thy people for 
nought, and dost not increase thy 
wealth by their price. 

13 Thou makest us a reproach to our 
neighbours, a scorn and a derision to 
them that are round about us. 

14 Thou makest us a byword among 
the heathen, a shaking of the head 
among the people. 

15 My confusion is continually before 
me, and the shame of my face hath 
covered me, 

HJ For the voice of him that re- 
proacheth and blasphemeth ; by rea- 
son of the enemy and avenger. 

17 All this is come upon us ; yet have 
we not forgotten thee, neither have we 
dealt falsely in thy covenant. 

18 Our heart is not turned back, nei- 
ther have our steps declined from thy 
▼ay; 

4fi6 



19 Though thou hast sore broken us 
in the place of dragons, and covered 
us with the shadow of death. 

20 If we have forgotten the name of 
our God, or stretched out our hands to 
a strange god ; 

21 Shall not God search this out ? for 
he knoweth the secrets of the heart. 

22 Yea, for thy sake are we killed all 
the day long ; we are counted as sheep 
for the slaughter. 

23 Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord ? 
arise, cast us not off for ever. 

24 Wherefore hidest thou thy face, 
and forgettest our affliction and our 
oppression ? 

25 For our soul is bowed down to 
the dust : our belly cleaveth unto the 
earth. 

26 Arise for our help, and redeem us 
for thy mercies' sake. 

PSALM XLV. 

1 The majesty and grace of Christ's kingdom. 10 
The duty of the church, and the benefits thereof. 

To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, for the 
sons of Korah, Maschil, A Song of loves. 

MY heart is inditing a good matter : 
I speak of the things which I 
have made touching the King : my 
tongue is the pen of a ready writer. 

2 Thou art fairer than the children 
of men : grace is poured into thy lips ; 
therefore God hath blessed thee for 
ever. 

3 Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O 
most Mighty, with thy glory and thy 
majesty. 

4 And in thy majesty ride prosper- 
ously, because of truth and meekness 
and righteousness ; and thy right hand 
shall teach thee terrible things. 

5 Thine arrows are sharp in the heart 
of the King's enemies; whereby the 
people fall under thee. 

6 Thy throne, O God, is for ever and 
ever : the sceptre of thy kingdom is a 
right sceptre. 

7 Thou lovest righteousness, and hat- 
est wickedness : therefore God, thy 
God, hath anointed thee with the oil of 
gladness above thy fellows. 

8 All thy garments smell of myrrh, 
and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory 
palaces, whereby they have made thee 
glad. 

9 Kings' daughters were among thy 
honourable women : upon thy right 
hand did stand the queen in gold of 
Ophir. 

10 Hearken, O daughter, and con- 
sider, and incline thine ear; forget 
also thine own people, and thy father's 
house ; 

11 So shall the King greatly desire 
thy beauty : for he is thy Lord ; and 
worship thou him. 

12 And the daughter of Tyre shall be 
there with a gift ; even the rich among 
the people shall entreat thy favour. 

13 The King's daughter is all glori 
ous within : her clothing is of wrought 
gold. 

14 She shall be brought unto the 



Confidence of the church. PSAX.MS, XLIX. Privileges of the church. 

King in raiment of needlework : the 
virgins her companions that follow 
her shall be brought unto thee. 

15 With gladness and rejoicing shall 
they be brought : they shall enter into 
the King's palace. 

16 Instead of thy fathers shall be 
thy children, whom thou mayest make 
princes in all the earth. 

17 I will make thy name to be re- 
membered in all generations : there- 
Core shall the people praise thee for 
ever and ever. 



PSALM XLVL 

1 The confidence which the church hath in God. 
8 An exhortation to behold it. 

To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A 
Song upon Alaraoth. 

GOD is our refuge and strength, a 
very present help in trouble. 

2 Therefore will not we fear, though 
the earth be removed, and though the 
mountains be carried into the midst of 
the sea ; 

3 Though the waters thereof roar 
and be troubled, though the mount- 
ains shake with the swelling thereof. 
Selah. 

4 There is a river, the streams where- 
of shall make glad the city of God, the 
holy place of the tabernacles of the 
Most High. 

5 God is in the midst of her ; she shall 
not be moved : God shall help her, and 
that right early. 

6 The heathen raged, the kingdoms 
were moved : he uttered his voice, the 
earth melted. 

7 The Lord of hosts is with us ; the 
God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah. 

8 Come, behold the works of the 
Lord, what desolations he hath made 
in the earth. 

9 He maketh wars to cease unto the 
end of the earth ; he breaketh the 
bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder ; 
he burneth the chariot in the fire. 

10 Be still, and know that I am God : 
I will be exalted among the heathen, I 
will be exalted in the earth. 

11 The Lord of hosts is with us ; the 
God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah. 

PSALM XLVH. 

The nations are exhorted cheerfully to entertain 
the kingdom of Christ. 

To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of 
Korah. 

OCLAP your hands, all ye people : 
shout unto God with the voice of 
triumph. 

2 For the Lord most high is terrible ; 
he is a, great King over all the earth. 

3 He shall subdue the people under 
as, and the nations under our feet. 

4 He shall choose our inheritance for 
as, the excellency of Jacob whom he 
loved. Selah. 

5 God is gone up with a shout, the 
Lord with the sound of a trumpet. 

6 Sing praises to God, sing praises : 
sing praises unto our King, sing 
praises. 



7 For God is the King of all the 
earth : sing ye praises with under- 
standing. 

8 God reigneth over the heathen : 
God sitteth upon the throne of his 
holiness. 

9 The princes of the people are gath- 
ered together, even the people of the 
God of Abraham : for the shields of 
the earth belong unto God : he is great- 
ly exalted. 

PSALM XLVIIL 

The ornaments and privileges of the church. 
A Song and Psalm for the sons of Korah. 

GREAT is the Lord, and greatly to 
be praised in the city of our God, 
in the mountain of his holiness. 

2 Beautiful for situation, the joy of 
the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the 
sides of the north, the city of the great 
King. 

3 God is known in her palaces for a 
refuge. 

4 For, lo, the kings were assembled, 
they passed by together. 

5 They saw it, and so they mar 
veiled ; they were troubled, and hasted 
away. 

6 Fear took hold upon them there, 
and pain, as of a woman in travail. 

7 Thou breakest the ships of Tar 
shish with an east wind. 

8 As we have heard, so have we seen 
in the city of the Lord of hosts, in 
the city of our God : God will establish 
it for ever. Selah. 

9 We have thought of thy loving- 
kindness, O God, in the midst of thy 
temple. 

10 According to thy name, O God, so 
is thy praise unto the ends of the 
earth : thy right hand is full of right- 
eousness. 

11 Let mount Zion rejoice, let the 
daughters of Judah be glad, because 
of thy judgments. 

12 Walk about Zion, and go round 
about her : tell the towers thereof. 

13 Mark ye well her bulwarks, con- 
sider her palaces ; that ye may tell it 
to the generation f ollowing. 

14 For this God is our God for ever 
and ever: he will be our guide even 
unto death. 

PSALM XLIX. 

1 An earnest persuasion to build the faith of res- 
urrection, not on worldly power, but on Ood, 
16 Worldly prosperity is not to be admired. 

To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons 
of Korah. 

HEAR this, all ye people ; give ear, 
all ye inhabitants of the world : 

2 Both low and high, rich and poor, 
together. 

3 My mouth shall speak of wisdom ; 
and the meditation or my heart shall 
be of understanding. 

4 I will incline mine ear to a parable : 
I will open my dark saying upon the 
harp. 

5 Wherefore should I fear in the 
days of evil, when the iniquity of my 
heels shall compass me about ! 

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PSALMS, L. 



in tlxe churahi 



6 They that trust in their wealth, 
and boast themselves in the multitude 
of their riches ; 

7 None of them can by any means 
redeem his brother, nor give to God a 
ransom for him : 

8 (For the redemption of their soul is 
precious, and it ceaseth for ever :) 

9 That he should still live for ever, 
and not see corruption. 

10 For he seeth that wise men die, 
likewise the fool and the brutish per- 
son perish, and leave their wealth to 
others. 

11 Their inward thought is, that their 
houses shall continue for ever, and 
their dwellingplaces to all genera- 
tions ; they call their lands after their 
own names. 

12 Nevertheless man being in honour 
abideth not : he is bike the beasts that 
perish. 

13 This their way is their folly : yet 
their posterity approve their sayings. 
Selah. 

14 Like sheep they are laid in the 
errave ; death snail feed on them ; and 
the upright shall have dominion over 
them in the morning ; and their beau- 
ty shall consume in the grave from 
their dwelling. 

15 But God will redeem my soul from 
the power of the grave : for he shall 
receive me. Selah. 

16 Be not thou afraid when one is 
made rich, when the glory of his house 
is increased ; 

17 For when he dieth he shall carry 
nothing away : his glory shall not de- 
scend after him. 

18 Though while he lived he blessed 
his soul, (and men will praise thee, 
when thou doest well to thyself ) 

19 lie shall go to the generation of 
his fathers; they shall never see 
light. 

20 Man that is in honour, and un- 
ci erstandeth not, is like the beasts that 
perish. 

PSALM L. 

1 The majesty of God in the church. 6 His 
order to gather saints. 7 The pleasure of God 
is not in ceremonies, 14 but in sincerity of obe- 
dience. 

A Psalm of Asaph. 

THE mighty God, even the Lord, 
hath spoken, and called the earth 
from the rising of the sun unto the 
going down thereof. 

2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beau- 
ty. God hath shined. 

3 Our God shall come, and shall 
not keep silence : a fire shall devour 
before him, and it shall be very tem- 
pestuous round about him. 

i He shall call to the heavens from 
above, and to the earth, that he may 
judge his people. 

6 Gather my saints together unto 
me ; those that have made a covenant 
with me by sacrifice. 

6 And the heavens shall declare his 
righteousness : for God is judge him- 
self. Selah. 

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7 Hear, O my people, and I will 
speak ; O Israel, and I will testify 
against thee : I am God, even thv 
God. 

8 I will not reprove thee for thy 
sacrifices or thy ournt offerings, to 
have been continually before me. 

9 I will take no bullock out of thy 
house, nor he goats out of thy folds : 

10 For every beast of the forest is 
mine, and the cattle upon a thousand 
hills. 

11 I know all the fowls of the mount- 
ains : and the wild beasts of the field 
are mine. 

12 If I were hungry, I would not tell 
thee : for the world is mine, and the 
fulness thereof. 

13 Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or 
drink the blood of goats ! 

14 Offer unto God thanksgiving ; and 
pay thy vows unto the Most High : 

15 And call upon me in the day of 
trouble : I will deliver thee, and thou 
shalt glorify me. 

16 But unto the wicked God saith 
What hast thou to do to declare my 
statutes, or that thou shouldest take 
my covenant in thy mouth ? 

17 Seeing thou hatest instructions 
and castest ray words behind thee. 

18 When thou sawest a thief, then 
thou consentedst with him, and hast 
beenpartaker with adulterers. 

19 Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and 
thy tongue frameth deceit. 

20 Thou sittest and speakest against 
thy brother ; thou slanderest thine 
own mother's son. 

21 These things hast thou done, and 
I kept silence ; thou thoiightest that I 
was altogether such a one as thyself ; 
but I will reprove thee, and set them in 
order before thine eyes. 

22 Now consider this, ye that forget 
God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there 
be none to deliver. 

23 Whoso offereth praise glorifleth 
me,: and to him that ordereth his con- 
versation aright will I shew the salva- 
tion of God. 

PSALM LL 

1 David prayeth for remission of sins, whereof he 
maketh a deep confession. 6 He prayeth for 
sanctif cation. 16 God delighteth not in sacrU 
fice, but in sincerity. 18 He prayeth for tht 
church. 

To the chief MnRician, A Psalm of David, when 
Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he 
had gone in to Bath-sheba. 

HAVE mercy upon me, O God, ac- 
cording to f hy lovingkindness . 
according unto the multitude of thy 
tender mercies blot out my transgres- 
sions. 

2 Wash me thoroughly from mine 
iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin 

3 For I acknowledge my transgres- 
sions : and my sin is ever before me. 

4 Against thee, thee only, have I sin 
ned, and done this evil in thy sight 
that thou mightest be justified wheE 
thou speakest, and be clear when thov 
judgest. 



David confesseth his sins. PSALMS, LIV. Corrupiion of mankind 



5 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; 
and in sin did my mother conceive 
me. 

6 Behold, thou desirest truth in the 
inward parts : and in the hidden part 
thou shalt make me to know wis- 
dom. 

7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall 
be clean : wash me, and I shall be 
whiter than snow. 

8 Make me to hear joy and gladness ; 
that the bones which thou hast broken 
may rejoice. 

9 Hide thy face from my sins, and 
blot out all mine iniquities. 

10 Create in me a clean heart, O 
God ; and renew a right spirit within 
me. 

11 Cast me not away from thy pres- 
ence ; and take not thy Holy Spirit 
from me. 

13 Restore unto me the joy of thy 
salvation ; and uphold me with thy free 
Spirit. 

13 Then will I teach transgressors thy 
ways ; and sinners shall be converted 
unto thee. 

14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, 
O God, thou God of my salvation : and 
my tongue shall sing aloud of thy 
righteousness. 

15 O Lord, open thou my lips ; and 
my mouth shall shew forth thy praise. 

16 For thou desirest not sacrifice ; 
else would I give it : thou delightest 
not in burnt offering. 

17 The sacrifices of God are a broken 
spirit : a broken and a contrite heart, 

God, thou wait not despise. 

18 Do good in thy good pleasure unto 
Zion : build thou the wails of Jerusa- 
lem. 

iy Then shalt thou be pleased with 
the sacrifices of righteousness, with 
burnt offering and whole burnt offer- 
ing : then shall they offer bullocks up- 
on thine altar. 

PSALM LII. 

1 David, condemning the spitefulness of Doeg, 
prophesieth hi* destruction. 6 The righteous 
shall rejoice at it. 8 David, upon his confidence 
in Qod's mercy, gtveth thanks. 

To the chief Musician, Maschil, A Psalm of Da- 
rid, when Doeg the Edomite came and told 
Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the 
house of Ahimelech. 

WHY boastest thou thyself in mis- 
chief, O mighty man ? the good- 
ness of God endureth continually. 

2 Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs ; 
like a sharp razor, working deceit- 
fully. 

3 Thou lovest evil more than good ; 
and lying rather than to speak right- 
eousness. Selah. 

4 Thou lovest all devouring words, O 
thou deceitful tongue. 

5 God shall likewise destroy thee for 
ever, he shall take thee away, and 
pluck thee out of thy dwellingplace, 
and root thee out of the land of the 
living. Selah. 

6 The righteous also shall see, and 
ifear, and shall laugh at him : 



7 Lo, this is the man that made not 
God his strength ; but trusted in the 
abundance of his riches, and strength- 
ened himself in his wickedness. 

8 But I am like a green olive tree in 
the house of God : Itrust in the mercy 
of God for ever and ever. 

9 I will praise thee for ever, because 
thou hast done it : and I will wait on 
thy name ; for it is good before thy 
saints. 

PSALM LIIL 

1 David describeth the corruption of a natvrat 
man. 4 He convinceth the wicked by the light of 
their own conscience. 6 He ghneth m the sal' 
vation of God. 

To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschii s 
A Psalm of David. 

THE fool hath said in his heart, 
There is no God. Corrupt are 
they, and have done abominable in- 
iquity : there is none that doeth 
good. 

2 God looked down from heaven 
upon the children of men, to see if 
there were any that did understand, 
that did seek God. 

3 Every one of them is gone back 
they are altogether become filthy 
there is none that doeth good, no, 
not one. 

4 Have the workers of iniquity no 
knowledge ? who eat up my people as 
they eat bread : they have not called 
upon God. 

5 There were they in great fear v 
where no fear was : for God hath scat- 
tered the bones of him that encampeth 
against thee: thou hast put them to 
shame, because God hath despised 
them. 

6 Oh that the salvation of Israel were 
come out of Zion ! When God bringeth 
back the captivity of his people, Jacob 
shall rejoice, ana Israel snail be glad- 

PSALM LIV. 

1 David, complaining of the Ziphim, prayeth fot 
salvation. 4 Upon his confidence in God's help 
he promiseth sacrifice. 

To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, A 
Psalm of David, when the Ziphim came and 
said to Saul, Doth not David hide himself with 
us 7 

SAVE me, O God, by thy name, and 
judge me by thy strength. 

2 Hear my prayer, O God ; give ear 
to the words of my mouth. 

3 For strangers are risen up against 
me, and oppressors seek after my 
soul : they nave not set God before 
them. Selah. 

4 Behold, God is mine helper : the 
Lord is with them that uphold my 
soul. 

5 He shall reward evil unto mine en 
emies : cut them off in thy truth. 

6 I will freely sacrifice unto thee : 1 
will praise thy name, O Lord ; for it is 
good. 

7 For he hath delivered me out of all 
trouble : and mine eye hath seen hi* 
desire upon mine enemies. 

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David complaineth 



PSALMS, LV. 



of his enemies* 



PSALM LV. 



1 David in his prayer complaineth of his fearful 
ease. 9 He prayeth against his enemies, of 
whose wickedness and treachery he complaineth. 
16 He comforteth himself in God's preservation 
of him, and confusion of his enemies. 

To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, A 
Psalm of David. 

GIVE ear to my prayer, O God ; and 
hide not thyself from my supplica- 
tion. 

2 Attend unto me, and hear me : I 
mourn in my complaint, and make a 
noise ; 

3 Because of the voice of the enemy, 
because of the oppression of the wick- 
ed : for they cast iniquity upon me, 
and in wratn they hate me. 

4. My heart is sore pained within me : 
and the terrors or death are fallen 
upon me. 

5 Fearfulness and trembling are 
come upon me, and horror hath over- 
whelmed me. 

6 And I said, Oh that I had wings 
like a dove ! for then would I fly away, 
and be at rest. 

7 Lo, then would I wander far off, 
and remain in the wilderness. Selah. 

8 I would hasten my escape from the 
windy storm and tempest. 

9 Destroy, O Lord, and divide their 
tongues : for I have seen violence and 
strife in the city. 

10 Day and night they go about it 
upon the walls thereof : mischief also 
and sorrow are in the midst of it. 

11 Wickedness is in the midst there- 
of : deceit and guile depart not from 
her streets. 

12 For it was not an enemy that re- 
proached me ; then I could have borne 
tt : neither was it he that hated me 
that did magnify himself against me ; 
then I would have hid myself from 
him : 

13 But it was thou, a man mine equal, 
my guide, and mine acquaintance. 

14 We took sweet counsel together, 
and walked unto the house of God in 
company. 

15 Let death seize upon them, and let 
them go down quick into hell : for 
wickedness is in their dwellings, and 
among them. 

16 As for me, I will call upon God ; 
and the Lord shall save me. 

17 Evening, and morning, and at 
noon, will I pray, and cry aloud : and 
he shall hear my voice. 

18 He hath delivered my soul in 
peace from the battle that was against 
me : for there were many with me. 

19 God shall hear, and afflict them, 
even he that abideth of old. Selah. 
Because they have no changes, there- 
fore they fear not God. 

20 He hath put forth his hands 
against such as be at peace with him : 
he hath broken his covenant. 

21 The words of his mouth were 
smoother than butter, but war was in 
his heart : his words were softer than 
oil, yet were they drawn swords. 

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22 Cast thy burden upon the Lorix 
and he shall sustain thee : he shall 
never suffer the righteous to be 
moved. 

23 But thou, O God, shalt bring them 
down into the pit of destruction : 
bloody and deceitful men shall not 
live out half their days; but I will 
trust in thee. 

PSALM LVI. 

1 David, praying to God in confidence of his word, 
complaineth of his enemies. 9 He professeth hit 
confidence in God's word, and promiseth to praise 
him. 

To the chief Musician upon Jonath-slem-recho- 
kim, Michtam of David, when the Philistine* 
took him in Oath. 

BE merciful unto me, O God: for 
man would swallow me up ; he 
fighting daily oppresseth me. 

2 Mine enemies would daily swallow 
me up: for they be many that fight 
against me, O thou Most High. 

3 What time I am afraid, I will trust 
in thee. 

4 In God I will praise his word, In 
God I have put my trust; I will not 
fear what flesh can do unto me. 

5 Every day they wrest my words : all 
their thoughts are against me for eviL 

6 They gather themselves together s 
they hide themselves, they mark my 
steps, when they wait for my souL 

7 Shall they escape by iniquity! in 
thine anger cast down the people, O 
God. 

8 Thou tellest my wanderings: put 
thou my tears into thy bottle : are they 
not in thy book! 

9 When I cry unto thee, then shall 
mine enemies turn back : this I know j 
for God is for me. 

10 In God will I praise his word : m 
the Lord will I praise his word. 

11 In God have I put my trust : I will 
not be afraid what man can do unto 
me. 

12 Thy vows are upon me, O God : 1 
will render praises unto thee. 

13 For thou hast delivered my soul 
from death : wilt not thou deliver my 
feet from falling, that I may walk be- 
fore God in the light of the living! 

PSALM LVII. 

1 David in prayer fleeing unto God complaineth of 
his dangerous case. 7 He encourageth himself tc 
praise God. 

To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, Michtam of 
David, when he fled from Saul in the cave. 

BE merciful unto me, O God, be mer- 
ciful unto me : for my soul trust- 
eth in thee : yea, in the shadow of thy 
wings will I make my refuge, until 
these calamities be overpast. 

2 I will cry unto God most high ; unto 
God that perf ormeth all things for me, 

3 He shall send from heaven, and 
save me from the reproach of him 
that would swallow me up. Selah. 
God shall send forth his mercy and 
his truth. 

4 My soul is among lions : and I lie 
even among them that are set on flre f 



David prayeth God 



PSALMS, LX. 



to save hirrtc 



even the sons of men, whose teeth are 
spears and arrows, and their tongue a 
sharp sword. 

5 Be thou exalted, O God, above the 
heavens ; let thy glory be above all the 
earth. 

6 They have prepared a net for my 
steps ; my soul is bowed down : they 
have digged a pit before me, into the 
midst whereof they are fallen them- 
selves. Selah. 

7 My heart is fixed, O God, my heart 
is fixed : I will sing and give praise. 

8 Awake up, my glory : awake, psal- 
tery and harp : I myself will awake 

9 1 will praise thee, O Lord, among 
the people : I will sing unto thee 
among the nations. 

10 For thy mercy is great unto the 
heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds. 

11 Be thou exalted, O God, above the 
heavens : let thy gloiy be above all the 
earth. 

PSALM LVIH. 

1 David reproveth wicked judges, 3 describeth the 
nature of the wicked, 6 devoteth them to God's 
judgments, 10 whereat the righteous shall rejoice. 

To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, Michtam of 
David. 

DO ye indeed speak righteousness, 
O congregation ? do ye judge up- 
rightly, O ye sons of men ? 

2 Yea, in heart ye work wickedness ; 
ye weigh the violence of your hands in 
the earth. 

3 The wicked are estranged from the 
womb : they go astray as soon as they 
be born, speaking lies. 

4 Their poison is like the poison of a 
serpent : they are like the deaf adder 
that stoppeth her ear ; 

5 Which will not hearken to the voice 
of charmers, charming never so wisely. 

6 Break their teeth, O God, in their 
mouth : break out the great teeth of 
the young lions, O Lord. 

7 Let them melt away as waters which 
run continually : when he bendeth his 
bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as 
cut in pieces. 

8 As a snail which melteth, let every 
one of them pass away : like the un- 
timely birth of a woman, that they 
may not see the sun. 

9 Before your pots can feel the 
thorns, he shall take them away as 
with a whirlwind, both living, and 
in his wrath. 

10 The righteous shall rejoice when 
he seeth the vengeance : he shall wash 
his feet in the blood of the wicked. 

11 So that a man shall say, Verily 
there is a reward for the righteous : 
verily he is a God that judgeth in the 
earth. 

PSALM LIX. 

£ David prayeth to be delivered from his enemies. 
6 He complaineth of their cruelty. 6 He trusteth 
in Ood. 11 He prayeth against them. 16 He 
praueth Ood. 

Tc the chief Musician, Al-taschith, Michtam of 
David ; when Saul Bent, and they watched the 
house to kill him. 



DELIVER me from mine enemies 
O my God : defend me from them 
that rise up against me. 

2 Deliver me from the workers of in 
iquity, and save me from bloody men. 

3 For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul 
the mighty are gathered against me ■ 
not for my transgression, nor for my 
sin, O Lord. 

4 They run and prepare themselves 
without my fault : awake to help me< 
and behold. 

6 Thou therefore, O Lord God of 
hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit 
all the heathen : be not merciful to 
any wicked transgressors. Selah. 

6 They return at evening : they make 
a noise like a dog, and go round about 
the city. 

7 Behold, they belch out with then 
mouth : swords are in their lips : for 
who, say they, doth hear? 

8 But thou, O Lorl>, shalt lg,ugh at 
them ; thou shalt have all the heathec 
in derision. 

9 Because of his strength will I wait 
upon thee : for God is my defence. 

10 The God of my mercy shall pre 
vent me : God shall let me see my de 
sire upon mine enemies. 

11 Slay them not, lest my people for- 
get : scatter them by thy power ; and! 
bring them down. O Lord our shield. 

12 For the sin or their mouth and the 
words of their lips let them even be 
taken in their pride : and for cursing 
and lying which they speak. 

13 Consume them in wrath, consume 
them, that they may not be .- and lei 
them know that God ruleth in Jacot 
unto the ends of the earth. Selah. 

14 And at evening let them return j 
and let them make a noise like a dog, 
and go round about the city. 

15 Let them wander up and down foa 
meat, and grudge if they be not satis 
fled. 

16 But I will sing of thy power ; yea. 
I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the 
morning : for thou hast been my de 
fence and refuge in the day or mj 
trouble. 

17 Unto thee, O my strength, will J 
sing : for God is my defence, and the 
God of my mercy. 

PSALM LX 

1 David, complaining to God of former judgment, t 
now, upon better hope, prayeth for deliverance 
6 Comforting himself in God's promises, At 
eraveth that help whereon he trusteth. 

To the chief Musician upon Shushan-eduth 
Michtam of David, lo teach ; when he strov* 
with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah 
when Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the 
valley of salt twelve thousand. 

OGOD, thou hast cast us off, thou 
hast scattered us, thou hast beec 
displeased ; O turn thyself to us again 

2 Thou hast made the earth to trem 
ble ; thou hast broken it : heal the 
breaches thereof; for it shaketh. 

3 Thou hast shewed thy people hard! 
things : thou hast made us to drink the 
wine of astonishment. 

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Davids confidence in God PSALMS, LX1. 



His thirst for Godo 



1 Thou hast given a banner to them 
;hat fear thee, that it may be display- 
ed because of the truth. Selah. 

5 That thy beloved may be deliver- 
ed ; save with thy right hand, and hear 
me. 

6 God hath spoken in his holiness; 
E will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, 
*nd mete out the valley of Succoth. 

7 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is 
mine ; Ephraim also is the strength 
of mine head ; Judah is my lawgiver ; 

8 Moab is my washpot ; over Edom 
will I cast out my shoe : Philistia, 
triumph thou because of me. 

9 Who will bring me into the strong 
sity ? who will lead me into Edom ? 

10 Wilt not thou, O God, which hadst 
™ast us off ? and thou, O God, which 
iidst not go out with our armies? 

11 Give us help from trouble: for 
^ain is the help of man. 

12 Through God we shall do valiant- 
ly : for he it is that shall tread down 
aur enemies. 

PSALM LXI. 

1 David fteeth to God upon his former experience. 

4 He voweth perpetual service unto him, because 

of his promises. 
To the chief Musician upon Neginah, A Psalm of 
David. 

HEAR my cry, O God ; attend unto 
my prayer. 

2 From the end of the earth will I 
cry unto thee, when my heart is over- 
whelmed : lead me to the rock that is 
laigher than I. 

3 For thou hast been a shelter for me, 
and a strong tower from the enemy. 

4 I will abide in thy tabernacle for 
ever : I will trust in the covert of thy 
wings. Selah. 

6 For thou, O God, hast heard my 
tows : thou hast given me the heritage 
}f those that fear thy name. 

6 Thou wilt prolong the king's life : 
znd his years as many generations. 

7 He shall abide before God for ever : 
9 prepare mercy and truth, which may 
preserve him. 

8 So will I sing praise unto thy name 
for ever, that I may daily perform my 

TOWS. 

PSALM LXIL 

1 David professing- his confidence in God discour- 
ageth his enemies. 5 In the same confidence he 
encourageth the godly. 9 No trust is to be put in 
worldly things. 11 Power and mercy belong to 
Qod. 

to the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of 
David. 

TRULY my soul waiteth upon God : 
from him cometh my salvation. 

2 He only is my rock and my salva- 
tion ; he is my defence ; I shall not be 
greatly moved. 

3 How long will ye imagine mischief 
against a man ? ye shall be slain all of 
you : as a bowing wall shall ye be, and 
sa a tottering: fence. 

4 They only consult to cast him down 
from his excellency : they delight in 
lies : they bless with their mouth, but 
ytey curse inwardly. Selah. 

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5 My soul, wait thou only upon God 5 
for my expectation is from him. 

6 He only is my rock and my salva- 
tion : he is my defence ; I shall not be 
moved. 

7 In God is my salvation and my glo- 
ry : the rock of my strength, and my 
refuge, is in God. 

8 Trust in him at all times ; ye peo- 
ple, pour out your heart before him % 
God is a refuge for us. Selah. 

9 Surely men of low degree are vani- 
ty, and men of high degree are a lie % 
to be laid in the balance, they are alto- 
gether lighter than vanity. 

10 Trust not in oppression, and be- 
come not vain in robbery : if riches in- 
crease, set not your heart upon them. 

11 God hath spoken once ; twice have 
I heard this ; that power belongeth un- 
to God. 

12 Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth 
mercy : for thou renderest to every 
man according to his work. 

PSALM LXIII. 

1 David's thirst for Ood. 4 His manner of bless* 
ing God. 9 His confidence of his enemies' d# 
struction, and his own safety. 

A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilder^ 
ness of Judah. 

OGOD. thou art my God ; early will 
I seek thee : my soul thirsteth for 
thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry 
and thirsty land, where no water is ; 

2 To see thy power and thy glory, so 
as I have seen thee in the sanctuary. 

3 Because thy lovingkindness is bet- 
ter than life, my lips shall praise thee. 

4 Thus will I bless thee while I live % 
I will lift up my hands in thy name. 

5 My soul shall be satisfied as with 
marrow and fatness ; and my mouth 
shall praise thee with joyful lips: 

6 When I remember thee upon my 
bed, and meditate on thee in the night 
watches. 

7 Because thou hast been my help, 
therefore in the shadow of thy wings 
will I rejoice. 

8 My soul f olloweth hard after thee ; 
thy right hand upholdeth me. 

9 But those that seek my soul, to de- 
stroy it, shall go into the lower parts 
of the earth. 

10 They shall fall by the sword : they 
shall be a portion for foxes. 

11 But the king shall rejoice in God ; 
every one that sweareth by him shall 
glory : but the mouth of them that 
speak lies shall be stopped. 

PSALM LXrV. 

1 David prayeth for deliverance, complaining of 
his enemies. 7 He promiseth himself to see such 
an evident destruction of his enemies, as th« 
righteous shall rejoice at it. 

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 

HEAR my voice, O God, in my 
prayer : preserve my life from 
fear of the enemy. 

2 Hide me from the secret counsel ol 
the wicked ; from the insurrection of? 
the workers of iniquity : , 



David praiseth God 



PSALMS, LXVI. 



for his grace,, 



8 Who whet their tongue like a 
gword, and bend their bows to shoot 
their arrows, even bitter words : 

4 That they may shoot in secret at 
the perfect : suddenly do they shoot 
at him, and fear not. 

5 They encourage themselves in an 
evil matter : they commune of laying 
snares privily ; they say, Who shall see 
them? 

6 They search out iniquities; they 
accomplish a diligent search : both the 
inward thought of every one of them, 
and the heart, is deep. 

7 But God shall shoot at them with 
an arrow ; suddenly shall they be 
wounded. 

8 So they shall make their own 
tongue to fall upon themselves: all 
that see them shall flee away. 

9 And all men shall fear, and shall 
declare the work of God ; for they 
shall wisely consider of his doing. 

10 The righteous shall be glad in the 
Lord, and shall trust in him ; and all 
the upright in heart shall glory. 

PSALM LXV. 

1 David praiseth God for his grace. 4 The bless- 
edness of God's chosen by reason of benefits. 

To the chief Musician, A Psalm and Song of Da- 
vid. 

PRAISE waiteth for thee, O God, in 
Zion : and unto thee shall the vow 
be performed. 

2 O thou that hearest prayer, unto 
thee shall all flesh come. 

8 Iniquities prevail against me : as 
for our transgressions, thou shalt 
purge them away. 

4 Blessed is the man whom thou 
choosest, and causest to approach un- 
to thee, that he may dwell in thy 
courts : we shall be satisfied with the 
goodness of thy house, even of thy 
noly temple. 

5 By terrible things in righteousness 
wilt thou answer us, O God of our sal- 
vation ; who art the confidence of all 
the ends of the earth, and of them that 
are afar off upon the sea : 

6 Which by his strength setteth fast 
the mountains ; being girded with 
power : 

7 Which stilleth the noise of the seas, 
the noise of their waves, and the tu- 
mult of the people. 

8 They also that dwell in the utter- 
most parts are afraid at thy tokens : 
thou makest the outgoings of the 
morning and evening to rejoice. 

9 Thou visitest the earth, and water- 
est it -. thou greatly enrichest it with 
the river of God, which is full of water : 
thou preparest them corn, when thou 
hast so provided for it. 

10 Thou waterest the ridges thereof 
abundantly : thou settlest the furrows 
thereof : thou makest it soft with 
showers : thou blessest the springing 
thereof. 

11 Thou crown est the year with 
thy goodness ; and thy paths drop 
fatness. 



12 They drop upon the pastures of 
the wilderness : and the little hills re- 
joice on every side. 

13 The pastures are clothed with 
flocks; the valleys also are covered 
over with corn; they shout for joy 9 
they also sing. 

PSALM LXVI. 

1 David exhorteth to praise God, 5 to observe hi* 
great works, 8 to bless him for his gracious bent' 
fits. 12 He voweth for himself religious service to 
God. 16 He declareth God's special goodness to 
himself. 

To the chief Musician, A Song or Psalm. 

MAKE a joyful noise unto God, all 
ye lands : 

2 Sing forth the honour of his name 
make his praise glorious. 

3 Say unto God, How terrible art 
thou in thy works ! through the great- 
ness of thy power shall thine enemies 
submit themselves unto thee. 

4 All the earth shall worship thee* 
and shall sing unto thee ; they shall 
sing to thy name. Selah. 

5 Come and see the works of God; 
he is terrible in his doing toward the 
children of men. 

6 He turned the sea into dry land\; 
they went through the flood on foot s 
there did we rejoice in him. 

7 He ruleth by his power for ever j 
his eyes behold the nations : let not 
the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah. 

8 O bless our God, ye people, and 
make the voice of his praise to be 
heard : 

9 Which holdeth our soul in life, 
and suffereth not our feet to be 
moved. 

10 For thou, O God, hast proved 
us : thou hast tried us, as silver is 
tried. 

11 Thou broughtest us into the net ; 
thou laidst affliction upon our loins. 

12 Thou hast caused men to ride 
over our heads ; we went through fire 
and through water : but thou brought- 
est us out into a wealthy place. 

13 I will go into thy house with 
burnt offerings : I will pay thee my 
vows. 

14 Which my lips have uttered, and 
my mouth hath spoken, when 1 was 
in trouble. 

15 I will offer unto thee burnt sac- 
rifices of fatlings, with the incense of 
rams : I will offer bullocks with goats. 
Selah. 

16 Come and hear, all ye that fear 
God, and I will declare what he hath 
done for my soul. 

17 I cried unto him with my 
mouth, and he was extolled with my 
tongue. 

18 If I regard iniquity in my heart, 
the Lord will not hear me : 

19 But verily God hath heard me; 
he hath attended to the voice of my 
prayer. 

20 Blessed be God, which hath not 
turned away my prayer, nor his mer 
cy from me. 

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An exhortation 



PSALMS, LXVII. 



to praise God, 



PSALM LXVII. 



1 A prayer for the enlargement of Qod's kingdom, 3 
to the joy of the people, 6 and the increase of 
Qod's blessings. 

To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm or 
Song. 

GOD be merciful unto us, and bless 
us; and cause bis face to shine 
upon us ; Selah. 

2 That thy way may be known upon 
earth, thy saving health among all 
nations. 

3 Let the people praise thee, O God ; 
let all the people praise thee. 

4 O let the nations be glad and sing 
for joy : for thou shalt judge the peo- 
ple righteously, and govern the na- 
tions upon earth. Selah. 

5 Let the people praise thee, O God ; 
let all the people praise thee. 

6 Then snail the earth yield her in- 
crease ; and God, even our own God, 
shall bless us. 

7 God shall bless us ; and all the 
ends of the earth shall fear him. 

PSALM LXYIII. 

1 A prayer at the removing of the ark. 4 An ex- 
hortation to praise God for his mercies, 7 for his 
care of the church, 19 for his great works. 

To the chief Musician, A Psalm or Song of David. 

LET God arise, let his enemies be 
scattered : let them also that hate 
him flee before him. 

2 As smoke is driven away, so drive 
them away : as wax melteth before 
the fire, so let the wicked perish at 
the presence of God. 

3 But let the righteous be glad ; let 
them rejoice before God : yea, let 
them exceedingly rejoice. 

4 Sing unto God, sing praises to his 
name : extol him that rideth upon the 
heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice 
before him. 

5 A father of the fatherless, and a 

i'udge of the widows, is God in his 
loly habitation. 

6 God setteth the solitary in fami- 
lies : he bringeth out those which are 
bound with chains : but the rebellious 
dwell in a dry land. 

7 O God, when thou wentest forth 
before thy people, when thou didst 
march through the wilderness ; Selah : 

8 The earth shook, the heavens also 
dropped at the presence of God : even 
Sinai itself was moved at the presence 
of God, the God of Israel. 

9 Thou, O God, didst send a plen- 
tiful rain, whereby thou didst con- 
firm thine inheritance, when it was 
weary. 

10 Thy congregation hath dwelt 
therein : thou, O God, hast prepared 
of thy goodness for the poor. 

11 The Lord gave the word : great 
was the company of those that pub- 
lished it. 

12 Kings of armies did flee apace : 
and she that tarried at home divided 
the spoiL 

13 Though ye have lain among the 
foots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a 

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dove covered with silver, and her 
feathers with yellow gold. 

14 When the Almighty scattered 
kings in it, it was white as snow in 
Salmon. 

15 The hill of God is as the hill of 
Bashan ; a high hill as the hill of Ba- 
shan. 

16 Why leap ye, ye high hills * this is 
the hill which God desireth to dwell 
in ; yea, the Lord will dwell in it for 
ever. 

17 The chariots of God are twenty 
thousand, even thousands of angels : 
the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, 
in the holy place. 

18 Thou hast ascended on high, thou 
hast led captivity captive : thou hast 
received gifts for men ; yea, for the re- 
bellious also, that the Lord God might 
dwell among them. 

19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily 
loadeth us with benefits, even the God 
of our salvation. Selah. 

20 He that is our God is the God of 
salvation ; and unto God the Lord be- 
long the issues from death. 

21 But God shall wound the head of 
his enemies, and the hairy scalp of 
such a one as goeth on still in his tres- 
passes. 

22 The Lord said, I will bring again 
from Bashan, I will bring my people 
again from the depths of the sea : 

23 That thy foot may be dipped in 
the blood of thine enemies, and the 
tongue of thy dogs in the same. 

24 They have seen thy goings, O God -, 
even the goings of my God, my King, 
in the sanctuary. 

25 The singers went before, the play- 
ers on instruments followed after; 
among them were the damsels playing 
with timbrels. 

26 Bless ye God in the congregations, 
even the Lord, from the fountain of 
Israel. 

27 There is little Benjamin with their 
ruler, the princes of Judah and their 
council, the princes of Zebulun, and 
the princes of Naphtali. 

28 Thy God hath commanded thy 
strength : strengthen, O God, that 
which thou hast wrought for us. 

29 Because of thy temple at Jerusa- 
lem shall kings bring presents unto 
thee. 

30 Rebuke the company of spearmen, 
the multitude of the bulls, with the 
calves of the people, till every one sub- 
mit himself with pieces of silver : scat- 
ter thou the people that delight in 
war. 

31 Princes shall come out of Egypt ; 
Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her 
hands unto God. 

32 Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of 
the eartn ; O sing praises unto the 
Lord ; Selah : 

33 To him that rideth upon the heav 
ens of heavens, which were of old ; lo ; 
he doth send out his voice, and that a 
mighty voice. 

34 Ascribe ye strength unto God 



David eomplaineth 



PSALMS, LXX. 



of his affliction. 



his excellency is over Israel, and his 
strength is in the clouds. 

35 O God, thou art terrible out of thy 
holy places : the God of Israel is he 
that giveth strength and power unto 
his people. Blessed be God. 

PSALM T.xrr. 

1 David eomplaineth of hi* affliction. 13 He pray- 
eth for deliverance. 22 He devoteth his enemies 
to destruction. 30 He praiseth God with thanks- 
giving. 

To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, A 
Psalm of David. 

SAVE me, O God ; for the waters are 
come in unto my souL 

2 I sink in deep mire, where there is 
no standing : I am come into deep wa- 
ters, where the floods overflow me. 

3 I am weary of my crying: my 
throat is dried : mine eyes fail while I 
wait for my God. 

4 They that hate me without a cause 
are more than the hairs of mine head : 
they that would destroy me, being 
mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty : 
then I restored that which I took not 
away. 

5 O God, thou knowest my foolish- 
ness ; and my sins are not hid from 
thee. 

6 Let not them that wait on thee, O 
Lord God of hosts, be ashamed for my 
sake : let not those that seek thee be 
confounded for my sake, O God of Is- 
rael. 

7 Because for thy sake I have borne 
reproach ; shame hath covered my 
face. 

8 I am become a stranger unto my 
brethren, and an alien unto my moth- 
er's children. 

9 For the zeal of thine house hath 
eaten me up ; and the reproaches of 
them that reproached thee are fallen 
upon me. 

10 When I wept, and chastened my 
soul with fasting, that was to my re- 
proach. 

11 I made sackcloth also my gar- 
ment; and I became a proverb to 
them. 

12 They that sit in the gate speak 
against me ; and I was the song of the 
drunkards. 

13 But as for me, my prayer is unto 
thee, O Lord, in an acceptable time : 
O God, in the multitude of thy mercy 
hear me, in the truth of thy salvation. 

14 Deliver me out of the mire, and 
let me not sink : let me be delivered 
from them that hate me, and out of 
the deep waters. 

15 Let not the waterflood overflow 
me, neither let the deep swallow me 
up, and let not the pit shut her mouth 
upon me. 

16 Hear me, O Lord ; for thy loving- 
kindness is good : turn unto me ac- 
cording to the multitude of thy tender 
mercies. 

11 And hide not thy face from thy 
ieiA ant ; for I am in trouble : hear me 
speedily. 



18 Draw nigh unto my soul, and re- 
deem it : deliver me because of mine 
enemies. 

19 Thou hast known my reproach, 
and my shame, and my dishonour: 
mine adversaries are all before thee. 

20 Reproach hath broken my heart ; 
and I am full of heaviness : and I look- 
ed for some to take pity, but there was 
none ; and for comforters, but I found 
none. 

21 They gave me also gall for my 
meat ; and in my thirst they gave me 
vinegar to drink. 

22 Let their table become a snare be- 
fore them : and that which should have 
been for their welfare, let it become a 
trap. 

23 Let their eyes be darkened, that 
they see not ; and make their loins 
continually to shake. 

24 Pour out thine indignation upon 
them, and let thy wrathful anger take 
hold of them. 

25 Let their habitation be desolate ; 
and let none dwell in their tents. 

26 For they persecute him whom thou 
hast smitten ; and they talk to the grief 
of those whom thou hast wounded. 

27 Add iniquity unto their iniquity : 
and let them not come into thy right- 
eousness. 

28 Let them be blotted out of the 
book of the living, and not be writ- 
ten with the righteous. 

29 But I am poor and sorrowful : let 
thy salvation, O God, set me up on 
high. 

30 I will praise the name of God 
with a song, and will magnify him 
with thanksgiving. 

31 This also shall please the Lord 
better than an ox or bullock that hath 
horns and hoofs. 

32 The humble shall see this, and be 
glad : and your heart shall live that 
seek God. 

33 For the Lord heareth the poor, 
and despiseth not his prisoners. 

34 Let the heaven and earth praise 
him, the seas, and every thing that 
moveth therein. 

35 For God will save Zion, and will 
build the cities of Judah : that they 
may dwell there, and have it in pos- 
session. 

36 The seed also of his servants shall 
inherit it : and they that love his name 
shall dwell therein. 

PSALM LXX. 

David soliciteth God to the speedy destruction of 
the wicked, and preservation of the godly. 

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, to 
bring to remembrance. 

lifAKE haste, O God, to deliver me ; 
JJ-L make haste to help me, O Lord. 

2 Let them be ashamed and confound- 
ed that seek after my soul : let them be 
turned backward, and put to confu- 
sion, that desire my hurt. 

3 Let them be turned back for a re- 
ward of their shame that say, Aha, aha, 

4 Let all those that seek thee rejoice 

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PSALMS, LXXI. 



in God's favour, 



and be glad in thee : and let such as 
love thy salvation say continually, Let 
God be magnified. 

5 But 1 am poor and needy ; make 
haste unto me, O God : thou art my 
help and my deliverer ; O Lord, make 
no tarrying. 

PSALM LXXI. 

1 David, in confidence of faith, and experience 
of God'$ favour, prayeth both for himself, and 
against the enemies of his soul. 14 He promis- 
eth constancy. 17 He prayeth for perseverance. 
19 He praiseth Ood, and promiseth to do it cheer- 
fully. 

IN thee, O Lord, do I put my trust : 
let me never be put to confusion. 

2 Deliver me in thy righteousness, 
and cause me to escape : incline thine 
ear unto me, and save me. 

3 Be thou my strong habitation, 
whereunto I may continually resort : 
thou hast given commandment to 
save me ; for thou art my rock and 
my fortress. 

4 Deliver me, O my God, out of the 
hand of the wicked, out of the hand 
of the unrighteous and cruel man. 

5 For thou art my hope, O Lord God : 
thou art my trust from my youth. 

6 By thee have I been holden up from 
the womb : thou art he that took me 
out of my mother's bowels : my praise 
shall be continually of thee. 

7 I am as a wonder unto many ; but 
thou art my strong refuge. 

8 Let my mouth be filled with thy 
praise and with thv honour all the day. 

9 Cast me not off in the time of old 
age ; forsake me not when my strength 
faileth. 

10 For mine enemies speak against 
me ; and they that lay wait for my 
soul take counsel together, 

11 Saying, God hath forsaken him : 
persecute and take liim ; for there is 
none to deliver him. 

12 O God, be not far from me : O my 
God, make haste for my help. 

13 Let them be confounded and con- 
sumed that are adversaries to my soul ; 
let them be covered with reproach and 
dishonour that seek my hurt. 

14 But I will hope continually, and 
will yet praise thee more and more. 

15 My mouth shall shew forth thy 
righteousness and thy salvation all 
the day ; for I know not the numbers 
thereof. 

16 I will go in the strength of the 
Lord God : I will make mention of thy 
righteousness, even of thine only. 

17 O God, thou hast taught me from 
my youth: and hitherto have I de- 
clared thy wondrous works. 

18 Now also when I am old and gray- 
headed, O God, forsake me not ; until I 
have shewed thy strength unto this 
generation, and thy power to every 
one that is to come. 

19 Thy righteousness also, O God, is 
very high, who hast done great things : 
O God, who is like unto thee ! 

20 Thou, which hast shewed me great 
<$oid sore troubles, shalt quicken me 

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again, and shalt bring me up again 
from the depths of the earth. 

21 Thou shalt increase my greatness, 
and comfort me on every side. 

22 I will also praise thee with the 
psaltery, even thy truth, O niv God 
unto thee will I sing with the harp, G 
thou Holy One of Israel. 

23 My lips shall greatly rejoice when 
I sing unto thee ; and my soul, which 
thou hast redeemed. 

24 My tongue also shall talk of thy 
righteousness all the day long : for 
they are confounded, for they are 
brought unto shanig, that seek my 
hurt. 

PSALM LXXII. 

1 David, praying for Solomon, sheweth the good- 
ness and glory of his, in type, and in truth, of 
Christ's kingdom. 18 He blesseth God. 

A Psalm for Solomon. 

GIVE the king thy judgments, O 
God, and thy righteousness unto 
the king's son. 

2 He shall judge thy people with 
righteousness, and thy poor with judg 
ment. 

3 The mountains shall bring peace to 
the people, and the little hills, by rights 
eousness. 

4 He shall judge the poor of the peo- 
ple, he shall save the children of the 
needy, and shall break in pieces the 
oppressor. 

5 They shall fear thee as long as the 
sun and moon endure, throughout all 
generations. 

6 He shall come down like rain upon 
the mown grass : as showers that water 
the earth. 

7 In his days shall the righteous 
flourish ; and abundance of peace so 
long as the moon endureth. 

8 He shall have dominion also from 
sea to sea, and from the river unto the 
ends of the earth. 

9 They that dwell in the wilderness 
shall bow before him ; and Ins enemies 
shall lick the dust. 

10 The kings of Tarshish and of the 
isles shall bring presents : the kings of 
Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts. 

11 Yea, all kings shall fall down be- 
fore him : all nations shall serve him. 

12 For he shall deliver the needy 
when he crieth ; the poor also, and him 
that hath no helper. 

13 He shall spare the poor and needy s 
and shall save the souls of the needy. 

14 He shall redeem their soul from 
deceit and violence : and precious 
shall their blood be in his sight. 

15 And he shall live, and to him shall 
be given of the gold of Sheba : prayer 
also shall be made for him continual- 
ly ; and daily shall he be praised. 

16 There snail be a handful of corn 
in the earth upon the top of the 
mountains ; the fruit thereof shall 
shake like Lebanon : and they of the 
city shall flourish like grass of the 
earth. 

17 His name shall endure for ever - 
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Prosperity of the wicked. PSALMS, LXX1V. Desolation of the sanctuary* 



the sun : and men shall be blessed in 
him : all nations shall call him blessed. 

18 Blessed be the Lord God, the God 
of Israel, who only doeth wondrous 
things. 

19 And blessed be his glorious name 
for ever : and let the whole earth be 
filled with his glory. Amen, and Amen. 

20 The prayers of David the son of 
Jesse are ended. 

PSALM LXXHI. 

1 The prophet, prevailing in a temptation, 2 shew- 
eth the occasion thereof, the prosperity of the 
wicked. 13 The wound given thereby, diffidence. 
15 The victory over it, knowledge of God's pur- 
pose, in destroying of the wicked, and sustaining 
the righteous. 

A Psalm of Asaph. 

TRULY God is good to Israel, even 
to such as are of a clean heart. 

2 But as for me, my feet were almost 
gone ; my steps had well nigh slipped. 

3 For 1 was envious at the foolish, 
when I saw the prosperity of the 
wicked. 

4 For there are no bands in their 
death : but their strength is firm. 

5 They are not in trouble as other 
an en ; neither are they plagued like 
other men. 

6 Therefore pride compasseth them 
about as a chain ; violence covereth 
ifchem as a garment. 

7 Their eyes stand out with fatness : 
ihey have more than heart could wish. 

8 They are corrupt, and speak wick- 
©dly concerning oppression: they speak 
ioftily. 

9 They set their mouth against the 
tieavens, and their tongue walketh 
through the earth. 

10 Therefore his people return hith- 
er : and waters of a full cup are wrung 
out to them. 

11 And they say. How doth God 
know ? and is there knowledge in the 
Most High? 

12 Behold, these are the ungodly, who 
prosper in the world ; they increase in 
riches. 

13 Verily I have cleansed my heart in 
vain, and washed my hands in inno- 
cency. 

14 For all the day long have I been 
plagued, and chastened every morn- 
ing. 

15 If I say, I will speak thus ; behold, 
1 should offend against the generation 
of thy children. 

16 when I thought to know this, it 
was too painful for me ; 

17 Until I went into the sanctuary of 
Sod ; then understood I their end. 

18 Surely thou didst set them in slip- 
pery places : thou castedst them down 
Into destruction. 

19 How are they brought into desola- 
tion, as in a moment ! they are utterly 
consumed with terrors. 

20 As a dream when one awaketh ; 
so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou 
ahalt despise their image. 

21 Thus my heart was grieved, and I 
*»as pricked in my reins. 



22 So foolish was I, and ignorant : I 
was as a beast before thee. 

23 Nevertheless I am continually 
with thee : thou hast holden me by 
my right hand. 

24 Thou shalt guide me with thy coun- 
sel, and afterward receive me to glory. 

25 Whom have I in heaven but thee t 
and there is none upon earth that I 
desire besides thee. 

26 My flesh and my heart faileth : 
but God is the strength of my heart, 
and my portion for ever. 

27 For, lo, they that are far from 
thee shall perish : thou hast destroyed 
all them that go a whoring from thee. 

28 But it is good for me to draw 
near to God : I have put my trust in 
the Lord God, that I may declare all 
thy works. 

PSALM LXXrV. 

1 The prophet complaineth of the desolation of the 
sanctuary. 10 He moveth God to help in censid= 
eration of his power, 18 of his reproachful ene= 
mies, of his ehtldren, and of his covenant. 
Maschil of Asaph. 

OGOD, why hast thou cast us off for 
ever ? why doth thine anger smoke 
against the sheep of thy pasture ? 

2 Remember thy congregation, which 
thou hast purchased of old ; the rod 
of thine inheritance, which thou hast 
redeemed ; this mount Zion, wherein 
thou hast dwelt. 

3 Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual 
desolations ; even all that the enemy 
hath done wickedly in the sanctuary. 

4 Thine enemies roar in the midst of 
thy congregations ; they set up their 
ensigns for signs. 

5 A man was famous according as 
he had lifted up axes upon the thick 
trees. 

6 But now they break down the 
carved work thereof at once with 
axes and hammers. 

7 They have cast fire into thy sanc- 
tuary, they have defiled by casting 
down the dwellingplace of thy name 
to the ground. 

8 They said in their hearts, Let us 
destroy them together: they have 
burned up all the synagogues of God 
in the land. 

9 We see not our signs: there is no 
more any prophet . neither is there 
among us any that knoweth how long. 

10 O God, how long shall the adver- 
sary reproach? shall the enemy blas- 
pheme thy name for ever * 

11 Why withdrawest thou thy hand, 
even thy right hand ? pluck it out or 
thy bosom. 

12 For God is my King of old, 
working salvation in the midst of 
the earth. 

13 Thou didst divide the sea by thy 
strength : thou brakest the heads of 
the dragons in the waters. 

14 Thou brakest the heads of levia= 
than in pieces, and gavest him to be 
meat to the people inhabiting the wil 
derness. 

15 Thou didst cleave the fountain 

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PSALMS, LXXV. Combat unth diffidence. 



and the flood : thou driedst up mighty 
rivers. 

16 The day is thine, the night also is 
thine : thou hast prepared the light 
and the sun. 

17 Thou hast set all the borders of 
the earth: thou hast made summer 
and winter. 

18 Remember this, that the enemy 
hath reproached, O Lord, and that 
the foolish people have blasphemed 
thy name. 

19 O deliver not the soul of thy tur- 
tledove unto the multitude of the 
wicked: forget not the congregation 
of thy poor for ever. 

20 Have respect unto the covenant : 
for the dark places of the earth are 
full of the habitations of cruelty. 

21 O let not the oppressed return 
ashamed : let the poor and needy 
praise thy name. 

22 Arise, O God, plead thine own 
cause : remember now the foolish 
man reproacheth thee daily. 

23 Forget not the voice of thine ene- 
mies : the tumult of those that rise up 
a+ainst thee increaseth continually. 

PSALM LXXV. 

1 The prophet praiseth Ood. 2 He promiseth to 
judge uprightly. 4 He rebuketh the proud by 
consideration of Ood's providence. 9 He praiseth 
God, and promiseth to execute justice. 

To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, A Psalm 
or Song of Asaph. 

UNTO thee, O God, do we give 
thanks, unto thee do we give 
thanks : for that thy name is near 
thy wondrous works declare. 

2 When I shall receive the congre- 
gation I will judge uprightly. 

3 The earth ana all the inhabitants 
thereof are dissolved: I bear up the 
pillars of it. Selah. 

4 I said unto the fools, Deal not 
foolishly : and to the wicked, Lift 
not up the horn : 

5 Lift not up your horn on high : 
speak not with a stiff neck. 

6 For promotion cometh neither 
from the east, nor from the west, 
nor from the south. 

7 But God ts the judge : he putteth 
down one, and setteth up another. 

8 For in the hand of the Lord there 
is a cup, and the wine is red ; it is full 
of mixture ; and he poureth out of the 
same : but the dregs thereof, all the 
wicked of the earth shall wring them 
out, and drink them. 

9 But I will declare for ever ; I will 
sing praises to the God of Jacob. 

10 All the horns of the wicked also 
will I cut off; but the horns of the 
righteous shall be exalted. 

PSALM LXXVL 

I A declaration of Qo""s majesty in the church- 
11 An exhortation to serve him reverently. 

To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm or 
Song of Asaph. 

FI Judah is God known : his name is 
great in Israel. 

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2 In Salem also is his tabernacle; and 
his dwellingplace in Zion. 

3 There brake he the arrows of the 
bow. the shield, and the sword, and the 
battle. Selah. 

4 Thou art more glorious and excel* 
lent than the mountains of prey. 

5 The stouthearted are spoiled, they 
have slept their sleep: and none ol 
the men of might have found their 
hands. 

6 At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob* 
both the chariot and horse are cast 
into a dead sleep. 

7 Thou, even thou, art to be feared t 
and who may stand in thy sight when 
once thou art angry * 

8 Thou didst cause judgment to be 
heard from heaven ; the earth f eared £ 
and was still, 

9 When God arose to judgment, to 
save all the meek of the earth. Selah 

10 Surely the wrath of man shall 
praise thee : the remainder of wrath 
shalt thou restrain. 

11 Vow, and pay unto the Lord your 
God : let all that be round about him 
bring presents unto him that ought to 

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12 He shall cut off the spirit of 
princes : he is terrible to the kings off 
the earth. 

PSALM LXXVIL 

1 The psalmist sheweth what fierce combat he ha& 
with diffidence. 10 The victory which he had I j> 
consideration of God's great and gracious workt 

To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm oti 
Asaph. 

I CRIED unto God with my voice 
even unto God with my voice ; and 
he gave ear unto me. 

2 In the day of my trouble I sought 
the Lord : my sore ran in the nights 
and ceased not : my soul refused to be 
comforted. 

3 I remembered God, and was trou 
bled : I complained, and my spirit wag 
overwhelmed. Selah. 

4 Thou holdest mine eyes waking : 1 
am so troubled that I cannot speak. 

5 I have considered the days of old £ 
the years of ancient times. 

6 I call to remembrance my song in 
tke night : I commune with mine own 
heart: and my spirit made diligent 
search. 

7 Will the Lord cast off for ever ? and 
will he be favourable no more t 

8 Is his mercy clean gone for ever! 
doth his promise fail for evermore ? 

9 Hath God forgotten to be gracious ! 
hath he in anger shut up his tender 
mercies ? Selah. 

10 And I said, This is my infirmity ; 
but I will remember the years of the 
right hand of the Most High. 

11 I will remember the works of the 
Lord : surely I will remember thy 
wonders of old. 

12 I will meditate also of all thy 
work, and talk of thy doings. 

13 Thy way, O God, is in the sanctu- 
ary : who is so great a God as our God I 

14 Thou art the God that doest woe- 



Story of God's wrath PSALMS, LXXV1I1. against the disobedient^ 



ders : thou hast declared thy strength 
among the people. 

15 Thou hast with thine arm redeem- 
ed tny people, the sons of Jacob and 
Joseph. Selah. 

16 The waters saw thee, O God, the 
waters saw thee ; they were afraid : the 
depths also were troubled. 

17 The clouds poured out water : the 
skies sent out a sound : thine arrows 
also went abroad. 

18 The voice of thy thunder was in 
the heaven: the lightnings lightened 
the world : the earth trembled and 
shook. 

19 Thy way is in the sea, and thy path 
in the great waters, and thy footsteps 
are not known. 

20 Thou leddest thy people like a 
flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron. 

PSALM LXXVTII. 

1 An exhortation both to learn and to preach the 
law of Ood. 9 The story of God's wrath igainst 
the incredulous and disobedient. 67 The Israel- 
ites being rejected, Ood chose Judah, Zion, and 
David. 

Maschil of Asaph. 

(^ rVE ear, O my people, to my law : 
T incline your ears to the words of 
my mouth. 

2 I will open ray mouth in a parable : 
1 will utter dark sayings of old : 

3 Which we have heard and known, 
and our fathers have told us. 

4 We will not hide them from their 
children, shewing to the generation to 
come the praises of the Lord, and his 
strength, and his wonderful works 
Uihat he hath done. 

5 For he established a testimony in 
Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, 
which he commanded our fathers, that 
they should make them known to 
i&heir children: 

6 That the generation to come might 
know them, even the children which 
should be born ; who should arise and 
declare them to their children : 

7 That they might set their hope in 
God, and not forget the works of God, 
but keep his commandments : 

8 And might not be as their fathers, 
a stubborn and rebellious generation ; 
a generation that set not their heart 
aright, and whose spirit was not stead- 
fast with God. 

9 The children of Ephraim, being 
armed, and carrying dows, turned 
back in the day of battle. 

10 They kept not the covenant of 
God, and refused to walk in his law ; 

11 And forgat his works, and his 
wonders that he had shewed them. 

12 Marvellous things did he in the 
gight of their fathers, in the land of 
Egypt, in the field of Zoan. 

13 He divided the sea, and caused 
Shem to pass through ; and he made 
She waters to stand as a heap. 

14 In the daytime also he led them 
with a cloud, and all the night with a 
Eight of fire. 

16 He clave the rocks in the wilder- 



ness, and gave them drink as out of the 
great depths. 

16 He brought streams also out of 
the rock, and caused waters to run 
down like rivers. 

17 And they sinned yet more against 
him by provoking the Most High in 
the wilderness. 

18 And they tempted God in their 
heart by asking meat for their lust. 

19 Yea, they spake against God ; they 
said, Can God furnish a table in the 
wilderness ? 

20 Behold, he smote the rock, that 
the waters gushed out, and the streams 
overflowed; can he give bread also? 
can he provide flesh for his people ! 

21 Therefore the Lord heard this. 
and was wroth : so a fire was kindled 
against Jacob, and anger also came up 
against Israel ; 

22 Because they believed not in God, 
and trusted not in his salvation : 

23 Though he had commanded the 
clouds from above, and opened the 
doors of heaven, 

24 And had rained down manna upon 
them to eat, and had given them of 
the corn of heaven. 

25 Man did eat angels' food : he sent 
them meat to the full. 

26 He caused an east wind to blow 
in the heaven : and by his power he 
brought in the south wind. 

27 He rained flesh also upon them as 
dust, and feathered fowls like as the 
sand of the sea : 

28 And he let it fall in the midst of 
their camp, round about their habita- 
tions. 

29 So they did eat, and were well 
filled : for ne gave them their own 
desire ; 

30 They were not estranged from 
their lust : but while their meat was 
yet in their mouths, 

31 The wrath of God came upon 
them, and slew the fattest of , them i 
and smote down the chosen men of 
Israel. 

32 For all this they sinned still, 
and believed not for his wondrous 
works. 

33 Therefore their days did he con 
sume in vanity, and their years in 
trouble. 

34 When he slew them, then they 
sought him : and they returned and 
inquired early after God. 

35 And they remembered that God 
was their Rock, and the high God 
their Redeemer. 

36 Nevertheless they did flatter him 
with their mouth, and they lied unto 
him with their tongues. 

37 For their heart was not right with 
him, neither were they steadfast in his 
covenant. 

38 But he, being full of compassion, 
forgave their iniquity, and destroyed 
them not : yea, many a time turned he 
his anger away, and did not stir up all 
his wrath. 

39 For he remembered that they were 

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but flesh ; a wind that passeth away, 
and cometh not again. 

40 How oft did they provoke him in 
the wilderness, and grieve him in the 
desert ! 

41 Yea, they turned back and tempt- 
ed God, and limited the Holy One of 
Israel. 

42 They remembered not his hand, 
nor the day when he delivered them 
from the enemy : 

43 How he had wrought his signs in 
Egypt, and his wonders in the field of 
Zoan : 

44 And had turned their rivers into 
blood ; and their floods, that they 
could not drink. 

45 He sent divers sorts of flies among 
them, which devoured them ; and 
frogs, which destroyed them. 

46 He gave also their increase unto 
the caterpillar, and their labour unto 
the locust. 

47 He destroyed their vines with hail, 
and their sycamore trees with frost. 

48 He gave up their cattle also to the 
hail, and their flocks to hot thunder- 
bolts. 

49 He cast upon them the fierceness 
of his anger, wrath, and indignation, 
and trouble, by sending evil angels 
among them. 

50 He made a way to his anger; he 
spared not their soul from death, but 
gave their life over to the pestilence ; 

51 And smote all the firstborn in 
Egypt ; the chief of their strength in 
the tabernacles of Ham : 

52 But made his own people to gro 
forth like sheep, and guidea them in 
the wilderness like a flock. 

53 And he led them on safely, so that 
they feared not: but the sea over- 
whelmed their enemies. 

54 And he brought them to the 
border of his sanctuary, even to this 
mountain, which his right hand had 
purchased. 

55 He cast out the heathen also be- 
fore them, and divided them an inher- 
itance by line, and made the tribes of 
Israel to dwell in their tents. 

56 Yet they tempted and provoked 
the most high God, and kept not his 
testimonies : 

57 But turned back, and dealt un- 
faithfully like their fathers: they 
were turned aside like a deceitful 
bow. 

58 For they provoked him to anger 
with their high places, and moved him 
to jealousy with their graven images. 

59 When God heard this, he was 
wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel : 

60 So that he forsook the tabernacle 
of Shiloh, the tent which he placed 
among men ; 

61 And delivered his strength into 
captivity, and his glory into the ene- 
my's hand. 

62 He gave his people over also unto 
the sword ; and was wroth with his 
inheritance. 

63 The fire consumed their young 

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men; and their maidens were no4 
given to marriage. 

64 Their priests fell by the sword 
and their widows made no lamenta 
tion. 

65 Then the Lord awaked as one out 
of sleep, and like a mighty man that 
shouteth by reason of wine. 

66 And he smote his enemies in the 
hinder parts : he put them to a per 
petual reproach. 

67 Moreover he refused the taber 
nacle of Joseph, and chose not the 
tribe of Ephraim: 

68 But chose the tribe of Judah, the 
mount Zion which he loved. 

69 And he built his sanctuary like 
high palaces, like the earth which he 
hath established for ever. 

70 He chose David also his servant, 
and took him from the sheepf olds : 

71 From following the ewes great 
with young he brought him to feed 
Jacob his people, and Israel his inher- 
itance. 

72 So he fed them according to the 
integrity of his heart; and guided 
them by the skilfulness of his hands. 

PSALM LXXIX 

1 The psalmist complaineth of the desolation oj 
Jerusalem. 8 He prayeth for deliverance, 13 and 
promiseth thankfulness. 

A Psalm of Asaph. 

OGOD, the heathen are come into 
thine inheritance ; thy holy tem- 
ple have they defiled ; they have laid 
Jerusalem on heaps. 

2 The dead bodies of thy servants 
have they given to be meat unto the 
fowls of the heaven, the flesh of thy 
saints unto the beasts of the earth. 

3 Their blood have they shed like wa- 
ter round about Jerusalem ; and there 
was none to bury them. 

4 We are become a reproach to our 
neighbours, a scorn and derision to 
them that are round about us. 

5 How long, Lord ? wilt thou be an- 
gry for ever ! shall thy jealousy burn 
like fire? 

6 Pour out thy wrath upon the hea- 
then that have not known thee, and 
upon the kingdoms that have not 
called upon thy name. 

7 For they have devoured Jacob, and 
laid waste his dwellingplace. 

8 O remember not against us former 
iniquities : let thy tender mercies 
speedily prevent us ; for we are 
brought very low. 

9 Help us, O God of our salvation, for 
the glory of thy name : and deliver us, 
and purge away our sins, for thy 
name's sake. 

10 Wherefore should the heathen 
say, Where is their God? let him be 
known among the heathen in our 
sight by the revenging of the blood 
of thy servants which is shed. 

11 Let the sighing of the prisoner 
come before thee; according to the 
greatness of thy power preserve thou 
those that are appointed to die ; 



Miseries of the church. PSALMS, LXXXII. Exhortation to praise* 

12 And render unto our neighbours 
sevenfold into their bosom their re- 
proach, wherewith they have re- 
proached thee, O Lord. 

13 So we thy people and sheep of thy 
pasture will give thee thanks for ever : 
we will shew forth thy praise to all 
generations. 

PSALM LXXX. 

1 The psalmist in his prayer complaineth of the 
miseries of the church. 8 God's former favours 
are turned into judgments. 14 He prayeth for 
deliverance. 



To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim-Eduth, 
A Psalm of Asaph. 

GIVE ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou 
that leadest Joseph like a flock ; 
thou that dwellest between the cheru- 
bim, shine forth. 

2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and 
Manasseh stir up thy strength, and 
come and save us. 

3 Turn us again, O God, and cause 
thy face to shine; and we shall be 
saved. 

I O Lord God of hosts, how long wilt 
thou be angry against the prayer of 
thy people ? 

5 Thou feedest them with the bread 
of tears ; and givest them tears to 
drink in great measure. 

6 Thou makest us a strife unto our 
neighbours : and our enemies laugh 
among themselves. 

7 Turn us again, O God of hosts, and 
cause thy face to shine ; and we shall 
be saved. 

8 Thou hast brought a vine out of 
Egypt : thou hast cast out the heathen, 
and "planted it. 

9 Thou preparedst room before it, 
and didst cause it to take deep root, 
and it filled the land. 

10 The hills were covered with the 
shadow of it, and the boughs thereof 
were like the goodly cedars. 

II She sent out her boughs unto 
the sea, and her branches unto the 
river. 

12 Why hast thou then broken down 
her hedges, so that all they which pass 
by the way do pluck her ? 

13 The boar out of the wood doth 
waste it, and the wild beast of the 
field doth devour it. 

li Return, we beseech thee, O God 
of hosts : look down from heaven, 
and behold, and visit this vine ; 

15 And the vineyard which thy right 
hand hath planted, and the branch 
that thou madest strong for thyself. 

16 It is burned with fire, it is cut 
down : they perish at the rebuke of 
thy countenance. 

17 Let thy hand be upon the man 
of thy right hand, upon the son of 
man whom thou madest strong for 
thyself. 

18 So will not we go back from thee : 
quicken us, and we will call upon thy 
name. 

19 Turn us again, O Lord God of 
hosts, cause thy face to shine ; and we 
ghall be saved. 

16 



PSALM LXXXI. 

1 An exhortation to a solemn praising of Ood. 4 
God challengeth that duty by reason of his bene- 
fits. 8 God, exhorting to obedience, complaineth 
of their disobedience, which proveth their own 
hurt. 

To the chief Musician upon Oittith, A Psalm of 
Asaph. 

SING aloud unto God our strength : 
make a joyful noise unto the God 
of Jacob. 

2 Take a psalm, and bring hither the 
timbrel, the pleasant harp with the 
psaltery. 

3 Blow up the trumpet in the new 
moon, in the time appointed, on our 
solemn feast day. 

4 For this was a statute for Israel, 
and a law of the God of Jacob. 

5 This he ordained in Joseph for a 
testimony, when he went out through 
the land of Egypt : where I heard a 
language that I understood not. 

6 1 removed his shoulder from the 
burden : his hands were delivered 
from the pots. 

7 Thou calledst in trouble, and I de- 
livered thee ; I answered thee in the 
secret place of thunder : I proved thee 
at the waters of Meribah. Selah. 

8 Hear, O my people, and I will test- 
ify unto thee : O Israel, if thou wilt 
hearken unto me ; 

9 There shall no strange god be in 
thee ; neither shalt thou worship any 
strange god. 

10 I am the Lord thy God, which 
brought thee out of the land of Egypt : 
open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it. 

11 But my people would not hearken 
to my voice ; and Israel would none of 
me. 

12 So I gave them up unto their own 
hearts' lust : and they walked in their 
own counsels. 

13 Oh that my people had hearkened 
unto me, and Israel had walked in my 
ways! 

14 1 should soon have subdued their 
enemies, ard turned my hand against 
their adversaries. 

15 The haters of the Lord should 
have submitted themselves unto him : 
but their time should have endured 
for ever. 

16 He should have fed them also 
with the finest of the wheat : and with 
honey out of the rock should I have 
satisfied thee. 

PSALM LXXXII. 

1 The psalmist, having exhorted the judges, 5 and 
reproved their negligence, 8 prayeth God to judge. 

A Pealm of Asaph. 

C> OD standeth in the congregation 
T of the mighty ; he judgeth among 
the gods. 

2 How long will ye judge unjustly, 
and accept the persons of the wicked t 
Selah. 

3 Defend the poor and fatherless : do 
justice to the afflicted and needy. 

4 Deliver the poor and needy : rid 
them out of the hand of the wicked. 

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A complaint to God. PSALMS, LXXXIII. Prayer for his mercies. 

5 They know not, neither will they 
understand ; they walk on in dark- 
ness : all the foundations of the earth 
are out of course. 

6 I have said, Ye are gods ; and all 
of you are children of the Most High. 

7 But ye shall die like men, and fall 
like one of the princes. 

8 Arise, O God, judge the earth : for 
thou shalt inherit all nations. 

PSALM LXXXIII. 

1 A complaint to God of the enemies' conspiracies. 

9 A prayer against them that oppress the church. 

A Song or Psalm of Asaph. 

KEEP not thou silence. O God : hold 
not thy peace, and be not still, O 
God. 

2 For, lo, thine enemies make a tu- 
mult : and they that hate thee have 
lifted up the head. 

3 They have taken crafty counsel 
against thy people, and consulted 
against thy hidden ones. 

4 They have said, Come, and let us 
cut them off from being a nation ; that 
the name of Israel may be no more in 
remembrance. 

6 For they have consulted together 
with one consent : they are confeder- 
ate against thee: 

6 The tabernacles of Edom, and the 
Ishmaelites ; of Moab, and the Hagar- 
enes; 

7 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek ; 
the Philistines with the inhabitants or 
Tyre; 

8 Assur also is joined with them : 
they have holpen the children of Lot. 
Selah. 

9 Do unto them as unto the Midian- 
ites ; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the 
brook of Kison : 

10 WTiich perished at En-dor : they 
became as dung for the earth. 

11 Make their nobles like Oreb, and 
like Zeeb : yea, all their princes as 
Zebah, and as Zalmunna : 

12 Who said, Let us take to our- 
selves the houses of God in possession. 

13 O my God, make them like a wheel ; 
as the stubble before the wind. 

14 As the fire burneth a wood, and 
as the flame setteth the mountains on 
fire; 

15 So persecute them with thy tem- 
pest, and make them afraid with thy 
storm. 

16 Fill their faces with shame ; that 
they may seek thy name, O Lord. 

17 Let them be confounded and 
troubled for ever ; yea, let them be put 
to shame, and perish : 

18 That men may know that thou, 
whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art 
the Most High over all the earth. 

PSALM LXXXTV. 

1 The prophet, longing for the communion of the 
sanctuary, 4 sheweth how blessed they are that 
dwell therein. 8 He prayeth to be restored unto 
it. 

To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm for 
the sons of Korah. 

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HOW amiable are thy tabernacles> 
O Lord of hosts ! 

2 My soul longeth, yea, even faint- 
eth for the courts of the Lord : my 
heart and my flesh crieth out for the 
living God. 

3 Yea, the sparrow hath found a 
house, and the swallow a nest for 
herself, where she may lay her young, 
even thine altars, O Lord of hosts, my 
King, and my God. 

4 Blessed are they that dwell in thy 
house : they will be still praising 
thee. Selah. 

5 Blessed is the man whose strength 
is in thee ; in whose heart are the 
ways of them. 

6 Tf7io passing through the valley of 
Baca malce it a well ; the rain also 
fllleth the pools. 

7 They go from strength to strength, 
every one of them in Zion appeareth 
before God. 

8 O Lord God of hosts, hear my 
prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. 
Selah. 

9 Behold, O God our shield, and look 
upon the face of thine anointed. 

10 For a day in thy courts is better 
than a thousand. I had rather be a 
doorkeeper in the house of my God, 
than to dwell in the tents of wicked- 
ness. 

11 For the Lord God fa a sun and 
shield : the Lord will give grace and 

glory : no good thing will he with- 
old from them that walk uprightly. 

12 O Lord of hosts, blessed is the 
man that trusteth in thee. 

PSALM LXXXV. 

1 The psalmist, out of the experience of former 
mercies, prayeth for the continuance thereof. 8 
He prumiseth to wait thereon, out of confidence 
of God's goodness. 

To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of 
Korah. 

LORD, thou hast been favourable un- 
to thy land : thou hast brought 
back the captivity of Jacob. 

2 Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of 
thy people ; thou hast covered aD 
their sin. Selah. 

3 Thou hast taken away all thy 
wrath : thou hast turned th yself from 
the fierceness of thine anger. 

4 Turn us, O God of our salvation, 
and cause thine anger toward us to 
cease. 

5 Wilt thou be angry with us for 
ever ! wilt thou draw out thine anger 
to all generations ! 

6 Wilt thou not revive us again s 
that thy people may rejoice in thee! 

7 Shew us thy mercy, O Lord, and 
grant us thy salvation. 

8 I will hear what God the Lord 
will speak : for he will speak peace 
unto his people, and to his saints : 
but let them not turn again to folly. 

9 Surely his salvation is nigh them 
that fear him ; that glory may dweU 
in our land. 

10 Mercy and truth are met to- 



Confidence of 



PSALMS, LXXXVII1. 



God's goodness. 



f ether ; righteousness and peace have 
issed each other. 

11 Truth shall spring out of the 
earth ; and righteousness shall look 
down from heaven. 

12 Yea, the Lord shall give that 
which is good ; and our land shall 
yield her increase. 

13 Righteousness shall go before 
him ; and shall set us in the way of 
his steps. 

PSALM LXXXVL 

1 David strengtheneth his prayer by the conscience 
of his religion, 5 by the goodness and power of 
Ood. 11 He desireth the continuance of former 
grace. 14 Complaining of the proud, he craveth 
some token of Ood's goodness. 

A Prayer of David. 

BOW down thine ear, O Lord, hear 
me : for I am poor and needy. 

2 Preserve my ooul ; for I am holy : 

thou my God, save thy servant that 
trusteth in thee. 

3 Be merciful unto me, O Lord : for 

1 cry unto thee daily. 

4 Rejoice the soul of thy servant : 
for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up 
my soul. 

5 For thou, Lord, art good, and ready 
to forgive ; and plenteous in mercy 
unto all them that call upon thee. 

6 Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer ; 
and attend to the voice of my suppli- 
cations. 

7 In the day of my trouble I will call 
upon thee : for thou wilt answer me. 

8 Among the gods there is none like 
unto thee, O Lord ; neither are there 
any works like unto thy works. 

9 All nations whom thou hast made 
shall come and worship before thee, O 
Lord ; and shall glorify thy name- 

10 For thou art great, and doest won- 
drous things : thou art God alone. 

11 Teach me thy way, O Lord ; I will 
walk in thy truth : unite my heart to 
fear thy name. 

12 I will praise thee, O Lord my God, 
with all my heart : and I will glorify 
thy name for evermore. 

13 For great is thy mercy toward me : 
and thou hast delivered my soul from 
the lowest hell. 

14 O God, the proud are risen against 
me, and the assemblies of violent men 
have sought after my soul ; and have 
not set thee before them. 

15 But thou, O Lord, art a God full 
of compassion, and gracious, longsuf- 
fering, and plenteous in mercy and 
truth. 

16 O turn unto me, and have mercy 
upon me ; give thy strength unto thy 
servant, and save the son of thine 
handmaid. 

17 Shew me a token for good ; that 
they which hate me may see it, and 
be ashamed : because thou, Lord, hast 
holpen me, and comforted me. 

PSALM LXXXVII. 

1 The nature and glory of the church. 4 The in- 
crease, honour, and comfort of the members 
thereof. 
A Psalm or Song for the sons of Koran. 



HIS foundation is in the holy mount- 
ains. 

2 The Lord loveth the gates of Zion 
more than all the dwellings of Jacob. 

3 Glorious things are spoken of thee, 
O city of God. Selah. 

4 I will make mention of Rahab and 
Babylon to them that know me : be- 
hold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiop- 
ia ; this man was born there. 

5 And of Zion it -*hall be said, This 
and that man was born in her : and 
the Highest himself shall establish 
her. 

6 The Lord shall count, when he 
writeth up the people, that this man 
was born there. Selah. 

7 As well the singers as the players 
on instruments shall be there : all my 
springs are in thee. 

PSALM LXXXVIII. 

A prayer containing a grievous complaint. 
A Song or Psalm for the sons of Koran, to the 
chief Musician upon Mahalath Leannoth, Mas- 
chil of Heman the Ezrahite. 

OLORD God of my salvation, I have 
cried day and night before thee : 

2 Let my prayer come before thee : 
incline thine ear unto my cry ; 

3 For my soul is full of troubles : 
and my life draweth nigh unto the 
grave. 

4 I am counted with them that go 
down into the pit : I am as a man that 
hath no strength : 

5 Free among the dead, like the slain 
that lie in the grave, whom thou re- 
memberest no more : and they are cut 
off from thy hand. 

6 Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, 
in darkness, in the deeps. 

7 Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and 
thou hast afflicted me with all thy 
waves. Selah. 

8 Thou hast put away mine acquaint- 
ance far from me ; thou hast made me 
an abomination unto them : lam shut 
up, and I cannot come forth. 

9 Mine eye mourneth by reason of 
affliction : Lord, I have called daily 
upon thee, I have stretched out my 
hands unto thee. 

10 Wilt thou shew wonders to the 
dead ? shall the dead arise and praise 
thee ? Selah. 

11 Shall thy lovingkindness be de- 
clared in the grave ! or thy faithful- 
ness in destruction ? 

12 Shall thy wonders be known in the 
dark ? and thy righteousness in the 
land of f orgetfulness ? 

13 But unto thee have I cried, O 
Lord ; and in the morning shall my 
prayer prevent thee. 

14 Lord, why castest thou off my 
soul ? why hidest thou thy face from 
me! 

15 I am afflicted and ready to die 
from my youth up : while I suffer thy 
terrors I am distracted. 

16 Thy fierce wrath goeth over me ; 
thy terrors have cut me off. 

17 They came round about me daily 

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God's promises of 



PSALMS, LXXXIX. 



favour to David* 



like water ; they compassed me about 
together. 

18 Lover and friend hast thou put far 
from me, and mine acquaintance into 
darkness. 

PSALM LXXXIX 

1 The psalmist praiseth God for kis covenant, 5 for 
his wonderful power, 15 for the care of his church, 

19 for his favour to the kingdom of David. 38 
Then complaining of contrary events, 46 he ex- 
postulateth, prayeth, and blesseth God. 

Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite. 

I WILL sing of the mercies of the 
Lord for ever : with my mouth will 
I make known thy faithfulness to all 
generations. 

2 For I have said, Mercy shall be built 
up for ever : thy faithfulness shalt 
thou establish in the very heavens. 

3 I have made a covenant with my 
chosen, I have sworn unto David my 
servant, 

4 Thy seed will I establish for ever, 
and build up thy throne to all genera- 
tions. Selah. 

5 And the heavens shall praise thy 
wonders, O Lord : thy faithfulness also 
in the congregation of the saints. 

6 For who in the heaven can be com- 
pared unto the Lord ? who among the 
sons of the mighty can be likened unto 
the Lord ? 

7 God is greatly to be feared in the 
assembly of the saints, and to be had 
in reverence of all them that are about 
him. 

8 O Lord God of hosts, who is a 
strong Lord like unto thee ? or to thy 
faithfulness round about thee ? 

9 Thou rulest the raging of the sea : 
when the waves thereof arise, thou 
stillest them. 

10 Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, 
as one that is slain ; thou hast scatter- 
ed thine enemies with thy strong arm. 

11 The heavens are thine, the earth 
also is thine : as for the world and the 
fulness thereof, thou hast founded 
them. 

12 The north and the south thou hast 
created them : Tabor and Hermon 
shall rejoice in thy name. 

13 Thou hast a mighty arm : strong is 
thy hand, and high is thy right hand. 

14 Justice and judgment are the hab- 
itation of thy throne : mercy and truth 
shall go before thy face. 

15 Blessed is the people that know 
the joyful sound : they shall walk, O 
Lord, in the light of thy countenance. 

16 In thy name shall they rejoice all 
the day : and in thy righteousness 
shall they be exalted. 

17 For thou art the glory of their 
strength : and in thy favour our horn 
shall be exalted. 

18 For the Lord is our defence ; and 
the Holy One of Israel is our King. 

19 Then thou spakest in vision to thy 
Holy One, and saidst, I have laid help 
upon one that is mighty; I have exalt- 
ed one chosen out of the people. 

20 I have found David my servant; 
with my holy oil have I anointed him : 

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21 With whom my hand shall be 
established : mine arm also shall 
strengthen him. 

22 The enemy shall not exact upon 
him ; nor the son of wickedness afflict 
him. 

23 And I will beat down his foes be- 
fore his face, and plague them that 
hate him. 

24 But my faithfulness and my mercy 
shall be with him : and in my name 
shall his horn be exalted. 

25 I will set his hand also in the sea, 
and his right hand in the rivers. 

26 He shall cry unto me, Thou art 
my Father, my God, and the Rock of 
my salvation. 

27 Also I will make him my firstborn, 
higher than the kings of the earth. 

28 My mercy will I keep for him for 
evermore, and my covenant shall stand 
fast with him. 

29 His seed also will I make to endure 
for ever, and his throne as the days of 
heaven. 

30 If his children forsake my law, 
and walk not in my judgments ; 

31 If they break my statutes, and 
keep not my commandments ; 

32 Then will I visit their transgres- 
sion with the rod, and their iniquity 
with stripes. 

33 Nevertheless my lovingkindness 
will I not utterly take from him, nor 
suffer my faithfulness to fail. 

34 My covenant will I not break, nor 
alter the thing that is gone out of my 
lips. 

35 Once have I sworn by my holiness 
that I will not lie unto David. 

36 His seed shall endure for ever, and 
his throne as the sun before me. 

37 It shall be established for ever as 
the moon, and as a faithful witness in 
heaven. Selah. 

38 But thou hast cast off and abhor- 
red, thou hast been wroth with thine 
anointed. 

39 Thou hast made void the covenant 
of thy servant : thou hast profaned his 
crown by casting it to the ground. 

40 Thou hast broken down all his 
hedges ; thou hast brought his strong 
holds to ruin. 

41 All that pass by the way spoil him : 
he is a reproach to his neighbours. 

42 Thou hast set up the right hand of 
his adversaries ; thou hast made all his 
enemies to rejoice. 

43 Thou hast also turned the edge of 
his sword, and hast not made him to 
stand in the battle. 

44 Thou hast made his glory to cease, 
and cast his throne down to the 
ground. 

45 The days of his youth hast thou 
shortened : thou hast covered him 
with shame. Selah. 

46 How long, Lord? wilt thou hide 
thyself for ever * shall thy wrath burn 
like fire * 

47 Remember how short my time is : 
wherefore hast thou made all men in 
vain! 



Qf human fragility. 



PSALMS, XCI1. 



State of the godly. 



48 What man is he that liveth, and 
shall not see death? shall he deliver 
his soul from the hand of the grave ? 
Selah. 

49 Lord, where are thy former lov- 
ingkindnesses, which thou swarest un- 
to David in thy truth ? 

50 Remember, Lord, the reproach of 
thy servants ; how I do bear in my 
bosom the reproach of all the mighty 
people ; 

51 Wherewith thine enemies have re- 

Eroached, O Lord ; wherewith they 
ave reproached the footsteps of thine 
anointed. 

52 Blessed be the Lord for evermore. 
Amen, and Amen. 

PSALM XC. 

1 Moses, setting forth Qod's providence, 3 com- 
plaineth of human fragility, 7 divine chastise- 
ments, 10 and brevity of life. 12 He prayeth for 
the knowledge and sensible experience of God's 
good providence. 

A Prayer of Moses the man of God. 

LORD, thou hast been our dwelling- 
place in all generations. 

2 Before the mountains were brought 
forth, or ever thou hadst formed the 
earth and the world, even from ever- 
lasting to everlasting, thou art God. 

3 Thou turnest man to destruction ; 
and sayest, Return, ye children of 
men. 

4 For a thousand years in thy sight 
are but as yesterday when it is past, 
and as a watch in the night. 

5 Thou carriest them away as with a 
flood ; they are as a sleep : in the 
morning they are like grass which 
groweth up. 

6 In the morning it flourisheth, and 
groweth up ; in the evening it is cut 
down, and withereth. 

7 For we are consumed by thine 
anger, and by thy wrath are we trou- 
bled. 

8 Thou hast set our iniquities before 
thee, our secret sins in the light of thy 
countenance. 

9 For all our days are passed away in 
thy wrath : we spend our years as a 
tale that is told. 

10 The days of our years are three- 
score years and ten ; and if by reason 
of strength they be fourscore years, 
yet is their strength labour and sor- 
row ; for it is soon cut off, and we fly 
away. 

11 Who knoweth the power of thine 
anger ? even according to thy fear, so 
is thy wrath. 

12 So teach us to number our days, 
that we may apply our hearts unto 
wisdom. 

13 Return, O Lord, how long? and 
let it repent thee concerning thy serv- 
ants. 

14 O satisfy us early with thy mer- 
cy ; that we may rejoice and be glad 
all our days. 

15 Make us glad according to the days 
wherein thou hast afflicted us, and the 
years wherein we have seen evil. 



16 Let thy work appear unto thy 
servants, and thy glory unto their 
children. 

17 And let the beauty of the Lord 
our God be upon us : and establish 
thou the work of our hands upon us ; 
yea, the work of our hands establish 
thou it. 

PSALM XCI. 

1 The state of the godly. 3 Their safety. 9 Their 
habitation. 11 Their servants. 14 Their friend ; 
with the effects of them all. 

HE that dwelleth in the secret place 
of the Most High shall abide un- 
der the shadow of the Almighty. 

2 I will say of the Lord, He is my 
refuge and my fortress : my God ; in 
him will I trust. 

3 Surely he shall deliver thee from 
the snare of the fowler, and from the 
noisome pestilence. 

4 He shall cover thee with his feath 
ers, and under his wings shalt thou 
trust : his truth shall be thy shield and 
buckler. 

5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the 
terror by night ; nor for the arrow 
that flieth by day ; 

6 Nor for the pestilence that walk 
eth in darkness ; nor for the destruc- 
tion that wasteth at noonday. 

7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, 
and ten thousand at thy right hand ; 
but it shall not come nigh thee. 

8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou 
behold and see the reward of the 
wicked. 

9 Because thou hast made the Lord, 
lohich is my refuge, even the Most 
High, thy habitation ; 

10 There shall no evil befall thee, 
neither rhall any plague come nigh 
thy dwelling. 

11 For he shall give his angels charge 
over thee, to keep thee in all thy 
ways. 

12 They shall bear thee up in their 
hands, lest thou dash thy foot againsfe 
a stone. 

13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and 
adder : the y6ung lion and the dragon 
shalt thou trample under feet. 

14 Because he hath set his love up- 
on me, therefore will I deliver him : I 
will set him on high, because he hath 
known my name. 

15 He shall call upon me, and I will 
answer him : I will be with him in 
trouble ; I will deliver him, and honour 
him. 

16 With long life will I satisfy him, 
and shew him my salvation. 

PSALM XCT1. 

1 The prophet exhorteth to praise God, 4 for his 
great works, 6 for his judgments on the wicked, 
10 and fur his goodness to the godly. 

A Psalm or Song for the sabbath day. 

JT is a good thing to give thanks 
unto the Lord, and to sing praises 
unto thy name, O Most High : 

2 To shew forth thy lovmgkindness 
in the morning, and thy faithfulness 
every night, 

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Christ's kingdom. 



PSALMS, XCIII. Blessedness of affliction. 



3 Upon an instrument of ten strings, 
and upon the psaltery ; upon the harp 
with a solemn sound. 

4 For thou, Lord, hast made me glad 
through thy work : I will triumph in 
the works of thy hands. 

5 O Lord, how great are thy works ! 
and thy thoughts are very deep. 

6 A brutish man knoweth not ; nei- 
ther doth a fool understand this. 

7 When the wicked spring as the 
grass, and when all the workers of in- 
iquity do nourish ; it is that they shall 
be destroyed for ever: 

8 But thou, Lord, art most high for 
evermore. 

9 For, lo, thine enemies, O Lord, for, 
lo, thine enemies shall perish ; all 
the workers of iniquity shall be scat- 
tered. 

10 But my horn shalt thou exalt like 
the horn of a unicorn : I shall be 
anointed with fresh oil. 

11 Mine eye also shall see my desire 
on mine enemies, and mine ears shall 
hear my desire of the wicked that rise 
up against me. 

12 The righteous shall nourish like 
the palm tree : he shall grow like a 
cedar in Lebanon. 

13 Those that be planted in the house 
of the Lord shall flourish in the courts 
of our God. 

14 They shall still bring forth fruit 
in old age ; they shall be fat and flour- 
ishing ; 

15 To shew that the Lord is upright : 
he is my rock, and there is no unright- 
eousness in him. 

PSALM XCIII. 

The majesty, power, and holiness of Christ's king- 
dom. 

THE Lord reigneth, he is clothed 
with majesty ; the Lord is clothed 
with strength, wherewith he hath gird- 
ed himself: the world also is stablish- 
ed, that it cannot be moved. 

2 Thy throne is established of old : 
thou art from everlasting. 

3 The floods have lifted up, O Lord, 
the floods have lifted up their voice ; 
the floods lift up their waves. 

4 The Lord on high is mightier than 
the noise of many waters, yea, than 
the mighty waves of the sea. 

5 Thy testimonies are very sure : ho- 
liness becometh thine house, O Lord, 
for ever. 

PSALM XCIV. 

1 The prophet, calling for justice, complaineth of 
tyranny and impiety. 8 He teacheth God's prov- 
idence. 12 He sheuoeth the blessedness of afflic- 
tion. 16 God is the defender of the afflicted. 

OLORD God, to whom vengeance 
belongeth ; O God, to whom venge- 
ance belongeth, shew thyself. 

2 Lift up thyself, thou Judge of the 
earth : render a reward to the proud. 

3 Lord, how long shall the wicked, 
how long shall the wicked triumph ? 

4 How long shall they utter and 
speak hard things ? and all the work- 
ers of iniquity boast themselves ! 

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5 They break in pieces thy people, 

Lord, and afflict thine heritage. 

6 ffhey slay the widow and the stran- 
ger, and murder the fatherless. 

7 Yet they say, The Lord shall not 
see, neither shall the God of Jacob 
regard it. 

8 Understand, ye brutish among the 
people : and ye fools, when will ye be 
wise? 

9 He that planted the ear, shall he 
not hear? he that formed the eye, 
shall he not see? 

10 He that chastiseth the heathen, 
shall not he correct ? he that teacheth 
man knowledge, shall not he know f 

11 The Lord knoweth the thoughts 
of man, that they are vanity. 

12 Blessed is the man whom thou 
chastenest, O Lord, and teachest him 
out of thy law ; 

13 That thou may est give him rest 
from the days of adversity, until the 
pit be digged for the wicked. 

14 For the Lord will not cast off his 
people, neither will he forsake his in- 
heritance. 

15 But judgment shall return unto 
righteousness : and all the upright in 
heart shall follow it. 

16 Who will rise up for me against 
the evil doers? or who will stand up 
for me against the workers of in- 
iquity ? 

17 Unless the Lord had been my help, 
my soul had almost dwelt in silence. 

18 When I said, My foot slippeth ; 
thy mercy, O Lord, held me up. 

19 In the multitude of my thoughts 
within me thy comforts delight my 
soul. 

20 Shall the throne of iniquity have 
fellowship with thee, which frameth 
mischief by a law ? 

21 They gather themselves together 
against the soul of the righteous, and 
condemn the innocent blood. 

22 But the Lord is my defence ; and 
my God is the rock of my refuge. 

23 And he shall bring upon them 
their own iniquity, and snail cut them 
off in their own wickedness ; yea, the 
Lord our God shall cut them off. 

PSALM XCV. 

1 An exhortation to praise God, 3 for his greatness, 
6 and for his goodness, 8 and not to tempt him. 

OCOME, let us sing unto the Lord : 
let us make a joyful noise to the 
Rock of our salvation. 

2 Let us come before his presence 
with thanksgiving, and make a joyful 
noise unto him with psalms. 

3 For the Lord is a great God, and a 
great King above all gods. 

4 In his hand are the deep places of 
the earth : the strength of the hills is 
his also. 

5 The sea is his, and he made it : and 
his hands formed the dry land. 

6 O come, let us worship and bow 
down : let us kneel before the Lord 
our maker. 

7 For he is our God ; and we are the 



Exhortation to 



PSALMS, XCIX. 



praise God* 



people of his pasture, and the sheep 
of his hand. To day if ye will hear his 
voice, 

8 Harden not your heart, as in the 
provocation, and as in the day of 
temptation in the wilderness : 

9 When your fathers tempted me, 
proved me, and saw my work. 

10 Forty years long was I grieved 
with this generation, and said, It is a 
people that do err in their heart, and 
they have not known my ways : 

11 Unto whom I sware in my wrath 
that they should not enter into my 

PSALM XCVI. 

1 An exhortation to praise God, 4 for his great- 
ness, 8 for his kingdom, 11 for his general judg- 
ment. 

OSING unto the Lord a new song : 
sing unto the Lord, all the earth. 

2 Sing unto the Lord, bless his name ; 
shew forth his salvation from day to 
day. 

3 Declare his glory among the hea- 
then, his wonders among all people. 

4 For the Lord is great, and greatly 
to be praised : he is to be feared above 
all gods. 

5 For all the gods of the nations are 
idols : but the Lord made the heavens. 

6 Honour and majesty are before 
him : strength and beauty are in his 
sanctuary. 

7 Give unto the Lord, O ye kindreds 
of the people, give unto the Lord 
glory and strength. 

8 Give unto the Lord the glory due 
unto his name : bring an offering, and 
come into his courts. 

9 O worship the Lord in the beauty 
of holiness : fear before him, all the 
earth. 

10 Say among the heathen that the 
Lord reigneth : the world also shall 
be established that it shall not be 
moved : he shall judge the people 
righteously. 

11 Let the heavens rejoice, and let 
the earth be glad ; let the sea roar, 
and the fulness thereof. 

12 Let the field be joyful, and all that 
is therein : then shall all the trees of 
the wood reioice 

13 Before the Lord : for he cometh, 
for he cometh to judge the earth : he 
shall judge the world with righteous- 
ness, and the people with his truth. 

PSALM XCVII. 

1 The majesty of God's kingdom. 7 The church 
rejoiceth at God's judgments upon idolaters. 
10 An exhortation to godliness and gladness. 

THE Lord reigneth; let the earth 
rejoice ; let the multitude of isles 
be glad thereof. 

2 Clouds and darkness are round 
about him : righteousness and judg- 
ment are the habitation of his throne. 

3 A fire goeth before him, and burn- 
etii up his enemies round about. 

4 His lightnings enlightened the 
world : the earth saw, and trembled. 

5 The hills melted like wax at the 



presence of the Lord, at the presence 
of the Lord of the whole earth. 

6 The heavens declare his righteous- 
ness, and aU the people see his glory. 

7 Confounded be all they that serve 
graven images, that boast themselves 
of idols : worship him, all ye gods. 

8 Zion heard, and was glad ; and the 
daughters of Judah rejoiced because 
of thy judgments, O Lord. 

9 For thou. Lord, art high above all 
the earth : thou art exalted far above 
all gods. 

10 Ye that love the Lord, hate evil : 
he preserveth the souls of his saints : 
he delivereth them out of the hand of 
the wicked. 

11 Light is sown for the righteous, 
and gladness for the upright in heart. 

12 Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous ; 
and give thanks at the remembrance 
of his holiness. 

PSALM XCVIII. 

1 The psalmist exhorteth the Jews, 4 the Gentile*, 
7 and all the creatures to praise God. 

A Psalm. 

OSING unto the Lord a new song ; 
for he hath done marvellous 
things : his right hand, and his holy 
arm, hath gotten him the victory. 

2 The Lord hath made known his 
salvation : his righteousness hath he 
openly shewed in the sight of the hea- 
then. 

3 He hath remembered his mercy 
and his truth toward the house of 
Israel : all the ends of the earth have 
seen the salvation of our God. 

4 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord. 
all the earth : make a loud noise, ana 
rejoice, and sing praise. 

5 Sing unto the Lord with the harp ; 
with the harp, and the voice of a 
psalm. 

6 With trumpets and sound of cornet 
make a joyful noise before the Lord, 
the King. 

7 Let the sea roar, and the fulness 
thereof; the world, and they that 
dwell therein. 

8 Let the floods clap their hands : let 
the hills be joyful together 

9 Before the Lordj for he cometh 
to judge the earth : with righteousness 
shall he judge the world, and the peo- 
ple with equity. 

PSALM XCIX. 

1 The prophet, setting forth the kingdom of God in 
Zion, 5 exhorteth all, by the example of fore- 
fathers, to worship God at his holy hill. 

THE Lord reigneth ; let the people 
tremble : he sitteth between the 
cherubim ; let the earth be moved. 

2 The Lord is great in Zion ; and he 
is high above all the people. 

3 Let them praise thy great and terri- 
ble name ; for it is holy. 

4 The king's strength also loveth 
judgment ; thou dost establish equity, 
thou executest judgment and right- 
eousness in Jacob. 

5 Exalt ye the Lord our God, and 

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Exhortation to praise God. PSALMS, C. 



The prophet's complaint, 



worship at his footstool ; for he is 
holy. 

6 Moses and Aaron among his priests, 
and Samuel among them that call upon 
his name ; they called upon the Lord, 
and he answered them. 

7 He spake unto them in the cloudy 
pillar : they kept his testimonies, and 
the ordinance that he gave them. 

8 Thou answeredst them, O Lord our 
God : thou wast a God that f orgavest 
them, though thou tookest vengeance 
of their inventions. 

9 Exalt the Lord our God, and wor- 
ship at his holy hill ; for the Lord our 
God is holy. 

PSALM C. 

1 An exhortation to praise God cheerfully, 3 for his 
greatness, 4 and for his power, 

A Psalm of praise. 

MAKE a joyful noise unto the Lord, 
all ye lands. 

2 Serve the Lord with gladness : come 
before his presence with singing. 

3 Know ye that the Lord he is God : 
it is he that hath made us, and not we 
ourselves ; we are his people, and the 
sheep of his pasture. 

4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiv- 
ing, and into his courts with praise : be 
thankful unto him, and bless his name. 

5 For the Lord is good ; his mercy is 
everlasting ; and his truth endureth to 
all generations. 

PSALM CI. 

David maketh a vow and profession of godliness. 
A Psalm of David. 

I WILL sing of mercy and judgment : 
unto thee. O Lord, will I sing. 

2 I will behave myself wisely in a 
perfect way. O when wilt thou come 
unto me ? I will walk within my house 
with a perfect heart. 

8 I will set no wicked thing before 
mine eyes : I hate the work of them 
that turn aside ; it shall not cleave 
to me. 

4 A froward heart shall depart from 
me : I will not know a wicked person. 

5 Whoso privily slandereth his neigh- 
bour, him will I cut off : him that hath 
a high look and a proud heart will not 
I suffer. 

6 Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful 
of the land, that they may dwell with 
me : he that walketh in a perfect way, 
he shall serve me. 

7 He that worketh deceit shall not 
dwell within my house : he that telleth 
lies shall not tarry in my sight. 

8 I will early destroy all the wicked 
of the land ; that I may cut off all wick- 
ed doers from the city of the Lord. 

PSALM CII. 

1 The prophet in his prayer maketh a grievous com- 
plaint. 12 He taketh comfort in the eternity and 
mercy of God. 18 The mercies of God are to be 
recorded. 23 He sustaineth his weakness by the 
unchangeableness of God. 

A Prayer of the afflicted, when be is overwhelm- 
ed, and ponreth oat his complaint before the 
Lobs. 

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HEAR my prayer, O Lord, and let 
my cry come unto thee. 

2 Hide not thy face from me in the 
day when I am in trouble ; incline thine 
ear unto me : in the day when I ea U 
answer me speedily. 

3 For my days are consumed like 
smoke, and my bones are burned as a 
hearth. 

4 My heart is smitten, and withered 
like grass ; so that I forget to eat my 
bread. 

5 By reason of the voice of my groan 
ing my bones cleave to my skin. 

6 I am like a pelican of the wilder 
ness : I am like an owl of the desert. 

7 I watch, and am as a sparrow alone 
upon the housetop. 

8 Mine enemies reproach me all the 
day ; and they that are mad against 
me are sworn against me. 

9 For I have eaten ashes like bread s 
and mingled my drink with weeping, 

10 Because of thine indignation ana 
thy wrath : for thou hast lifted me up ; 
and cast me down. 

11 My days are like a shadow that de= 
clineth ; and I am withered like grass. 

12 But thou, O Lord, shalt endure 
for ever ; and thy remembrance unto 
all generations. 

13 Thou shalt arise, and have mercy 
upon Zion : for the time to favour her s 
yea, the set time, is come. 

14 For thy servants take pleasure in 
her stones, and favour the dust there 
of. 

15 So the heathen shall fear the name 
of the Lord, and all the kings of the 
earth thy glory. 

16 When the Lord shall build up 
Zion, he shall appear in his glory. 

17 He will regard the prayer of the 
destitute, and not despise their prayer 

18 This shall be written for the gen 
eration to come : and the people which 
shall be created shall praise the Lord. 

19 For he hath looked down from the 
height of his sanctuary ; from heaven 
did the Lord behold the earth ; 

20 To hear the groaning of the pris 
oner ; to loose those that are appoint 
ed to death ; 

21 To declare the name of the Lord 
in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem ; 

22 When the people are gathered to 
gether, and the kingdoms, to serve the 
Lord. 

23 He weakened my strength in th^ 
way ; he shortened my days. 

24 I said, O my God, take me not away 
in the midst of my days : thy years are 
throughout all generations. 

25 Of old hast thou laid the founda- 
tion of the earth : and the heavens are 
the work of thy hands. 

26 They shall perish, but thou shalt 
endure : yea, all of them shall wax old 
like a garment ; as a* vesture shalt 
thou change them, and they shall be 
changed : 

27 But thou art the same, and thy 
years shall have no end. 

28 The children of thy servants shaU 



A meditation upon God's PSALMS, CIV. majesty and providence _ 



continue, and their seed shall be estab- 
lished before thee. 

PSALM CIH. 

1 An exhortation to bless God for his mercy, 15 and 
for the constancy thereof. 

A Psalm of David. 

BLESS the Lord, O my soul .- and 
all that is within me, bless his holy 
name. 

2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and for- 
get not all his benefits : 

3 Who f orgiveth all thine iniquities ; 
who healeth all thy diseases ; 

4 Who redeemeth thy life from de- 
struction ; who crowneth thee with 
lovingkindness and tender mercies ; 

5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with 
good things ; so that thy youth is re- 
newed like the eagle's. 

6 The Lord executeth righteousness 
and judgment for all that are oppress- 
ed. 

7 He made known his ways unto Mc- 
ses, his acts unto the children of Israel. 

8 The Lord is merciful and gracious, 
slow to anger, and plenteous m mercy. 

9 He will nfet always chide : neither 
will he keep h is anger for ever. 

10 He hath not dealt with us after our 
3ins ; nor rewarded us according to our 
Iniquities. 

11 For as the heaven is high above 
the earth, so great is his mercy toward 
them that fear him. 

12 As far as the east is from the west, 
so far hath he removed our transgres- 
sions from us. 

13 Like as a father pitieth his chil- 
dren, so the Lord pitieth them that 
fear nim. 

14 For he knoweth our frame ; he 
remembereth that we are dust. 

15 As for man, his days are as grass : 
as a flower of the field, so he flourish- 
eth. 

U For the wind passeth over it, and 
It is gone ; and the place thereof shall 
know it no more. 

17 But the mercy of the Lord is from 
everlasting to everlasting upon them 
that fear him, and his righteousness 
unto children's children ; 

18 To such as keep his covenant, and 
to those that remember his command- 
ments to do them. 

19 The Lord hath prepared his throne 
in the heavens ; and his kingdom rul- 
eth over all. 

20 Bless the Lord, ye his angels, that 
excel in strength, that do his com- 
mandments, hearkening unto the voice 
of his word. 

21 Bless ye the Lord, all ye his 
hosts ; ye ministers of his, that do his 
pleasure. 

22 Bless the Lord, all his works in 
all places of his dominion : bless the 
Lord, O my soul. 

PSALM civ. 

I A meditation upon the mighty power, 7 and won- 
derful providence of Ood. 31 God's glory is eter- 
nal, 33 The prophet ooweth perpetually to praise 
God. 

16* 



BLESS the Lord, O my soul. O 
Lord my God, thou art very 
great; thou art clothed with honour 
and majesty : 

2 Who coverest thyself with light as 
with a garment : who stretchest out 
the heavens like a curtain : 

3 Who layeth the beams of his cham- 
bers in the waters : who maketh the 
clouds his chariot : who walketh upon 
the wings of the wind : 

4 Who maketh his angels spirits ; his 
ministers a naming fire : 

5 TF7io laid the foundations of the 
earth, that it should not be removed 
for ever. 

6 Thou coveredst it with the deep 
as with a garment : the waters stood 
above the mountains. 

7 At thy rebuke they fled ; at the 
voice of thy thunder they hasted 
away. 

8 They go up by the mountains ; 
they go down by the valleys unto the 
place which thou hast founded for 
them. 

9 Thou hast set a bound that they 
may not pass over ; that they turn not 
again to cover the earth. 

10 He sendeth the springs into the 
valleys, which run among the hills. 

11 They give drink to every beast of 
the field : the wild asses quench their 
thirst. 

12 By them shall the fowls of the 
heaven have their habitation, which 
sing among the branches. 

13 He watereth the hills from his 
chambers : the earth is satisfied with 
the fruit of thy works. 

14 He causeth the grass to grow for 
the cattle, and herb for the service of 
man .- that he may bring forth food out 
of the earth ; 

15 And wine that maketh glad the 
heart of man, and oil to make his face 
to shine, and bread which strengthen- 
eth man's heart. 

16 The trees of the Lord are full of 
sap ; the cedars of Lebanon, which he 
hath planted ; 

17 Where the birds make their nests : 
as for the stork, the fir trees are her 
house. 

18 The high hills are a refuge for 
the wild goats ; and the rocks for the 
conies. 

19 He appointed the moon for sea- 
sons : the sun knoweth his going 
down. 

20 Thou makest darkness, and it is 
i-ight: wherein all the beasts of the 
forest do creep forth. 

21 The young lions roar after their 
prey, and seek their meat from God. 

22 The sun ariseth, they gather them- 
selves together, and lay them down in 
their dens. 

23 Man goeth forth unto his work 
and to his labour until the evening. 

24 O Lord, how manifold are thy 
works ! in wisdom hast thou made 
them all : the earth is full of thy 
riches. 

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PSALMS, CV. Abraham, over Joseph, &c. 



25 So is this great and wide sea, 
wherein are things creeping innumer- 
able, both small and great beasts. 

26 There go' the ships : there is that 
leviathan, whom thou hast made to 
play therein. 

27 These wait all upon thee ; that, 
thou mayest give them their meat in 
due season. 

28 That thou givest them they gath- 
er : thou openest thine hand, they are 
filled with good. 

29 Thou hidest thy face, they are 
troubled : thou takest away their 
breath, they die, and return to their 
dust. 

30 Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they 
are created : and thou renewest the 
face of the earth. 

31 The glory of the Lord shall en- 
dure for ever : the Lord shall rejoice 
in his works. 

32 He looketh on the earth, and it 
trembleth : he toucheth the hills, and 
they smoke. 

33 I will sing unto the Lord as long 
as I live : I will sing praise to my God 
while I have my being. 

34 My meditation of him shall be 
sweet: I will be glad in the Lord. 

36 Let the sinners be consumed out 
of the earth, and let the wicked be no 
more. Bless thou the Lord, O my soul. 
Praise ye the Lord. 

PSALM CV. 

1 An exhortation to praise God, and to seek out his 
works. 7 The story of God's providence over 
Abraham, 16 over Joseph, 23 over Jacob in Egypt, 
26 over Moses delivering the Israelites, 37 over 
the Israelites brought out of Egypt, fed in the 
wilderness, and planted in Canaan. 

OGIVE thanks unto the Lord ; call 
upon his name : make known his 
deeds among the people. 

2 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto 
him : talk ye of all nis wondrous 
works. 

3 Glory ye in his holy name : let the 
heart of them rejoice that seek the 
Lord. 

4 Seek the Lord, and his strength : 
seek his face evermore. 

5 Remember his marvellous works 
that he hath done; his wonders, and 
the judgments of his mouth ; 

6 ye seed of Abraham his servant, 
ye children of Jacob his chosen. 

7 He is the Lord our God : his judg- 
ments are in all the earth. 

8 He hath remembered his covenant 
for ever, the word which he command- 
ed to a thousand generations. 

9 Which covenant he made with Abra- 
ham, and his oath unto Isaac ; 

10 And confirmed the same unto Ja- 
cob for a law, and to Israel for an ever- 
lasting covenant : 

11 Saying, Unto thee will I give the 
land of Canaan, the lot of your inherit- 
ance: 

12 When they were but a few men in 
number ; yea, very few, and strangers 
in it. 

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13 When they went from one nation 
to another, from one kingdom to an 
other people ; 

14 He suffered no man to do them 
wrong : yea, he reproved kings for 
their sakes ; 

15 Saying, Touch not mine anointed, 
and do my prophets no harm. 

16 Moreover he called for a famine 
upon the land : he brake the whole 
staff of bread. 

17 He sent a man before them, even 
Joseph, who was sold for a servant : 

18 Whose feet they hurt with fetters : 
he was laid in iron : 

19 Until the time that his word came : 
the word of the Lord tried him. 

20 The king sent and loosed him ; 
even the ruler of the people, and let 
him go free. 

21 He made him lord of his house, 
and ruler of all his substance : 

22 To bind his princes at his pleas- 
ure ; and teach his senators wisdom. 

23 Israel also came into Egypt ; and 
Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham. 

24 And he increased his people great- 
ly ; and made them stronger than their 
enemies. 

25 He turned their heart to hate his 
people, to deal subtilely with his serv- 
ants. 

26 He sent Moses his servant ; and 
Aaron whom he had chosen. 

27 They shewed his signs among 
them, and wonders in the land of 
Ham. 

28 He sent darkness, and made it 
dark ; and they rebelled net against 
his word. 

29 He turned their waters into blood, 
and slew their fish. 

30 Their land brought forth frogs in 
abundance, in the chambers of their 
kings. 

31 He spake, and there came divers 
sorts of flies, and lice in all their 
coasts. 

32 He gave them hail for rain, and 
flaming fire in their land. 

33 He smote their vines also and their 
fig trees ; and brake the trees of their 
coasts. 

34 He spake, and the locusts came, 
and caterpillars, and that without 
number, 

35 And did eat up all the herbs in 
their land, and devoured the fruit of 
their ground. 

36 He smote also all the firstborn 
in their land, the chief of all their 
strength. 

37 He brought them forth also with 
silver and gold : and there was not one 
feeble person among their tribes. 

38 Egypt was glad when they depart- 
ed: for the fear of them fell upon 
them. 

39 He spread a cloud for a covering ; 
and fire to give light in the night. 

40 The people asked, and he brought 
quails, and satisfied them with the 
bread of heaven. 

41 He opened the rock, and the wa 



Israel's rebellions. 



PSALMS, CVI. 



and God's mercieso 



ters gushed out ; they ran in the dry 
places like a river. 

42 For he remembered his holy 
promise, and Abraham his servant. 

43 And he brought forth his people 
with joy, and his chosen with glad- 
ness : 

44 And gave them the lands of the 
heathen : and they inherited the la- 
bour of the people ; 

45 That they might observe his stat- 
utes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the 
Lord. 

PSALM CVI. 

1 The p-almist exhorteth to praise God. 4 Be 
prayeth for pardon of sin, as God did with the 
fathers. 7 The story of the people's rebellion, 
and God's mercy. 47 He concludeth with prayer 
and praise. 

PRAISE ye the Lord. O give thanks 
unto the Lord ; for he is good : for 
his mercy endureth for ever. 

2 Who can utter the mighty acts of 
the Lord ? who can shew forth all his 
praise ? 

3 Blessed are they that keep judg- 
ment, and he that doeth righteous- 
ness at all times. 

4 Remember me, O Lord, with the 
favour that thou bear est unto thy peo- 
ple : O visit me with thy salvation ; 

5 That I may see the good of thy 
chosen, that I may rejoice in the glad- 
ness of thy nation, that I may glory 
with thine inheritance. 

6 We have sinned with our fathers, 
we have committed iniquity, we have 
done wickedly. 

7 Our fathers understood not thy 
wonders in Egypt ; they remembered 
not the multitude of thy mercies ; but 
provoked him at the sea, even at the 
Red sea. 

8 Nevertheless he saved them for his 
name's sake, that he might make his 
mighty power to be known. 

9 He rebuked the Red sea also, and it 
was dried up : so he led them through 
the depths, as through the wilderness. 

10 And he saved them from the hand 
of him that hated them, and redeemed 
them from the hand of the enemy. 

11 And the waters covered their ene- 
mies : there was not one of them left. 

12 Then believed they his words ; 
they sang his praise. 

13 They soon f orgat his works ; they 
waited not for his counsel : 

14 But lusted exceedingly in the 
wilderness, and tempted God in the 
desert. 

15 And he gave them their request ; 
but sent leanness into their soul. 

16 They envied Moses also in the 
camp, and Aaron the saint of the 
Lord. 

17 The earth opened and swallowed 
up Dathan, and covered the company 
or Abiram. 

18 And a fire was kindled in their 
company; the flame burned up the 
wicked. 

19 They made a calf in Horeb, and 
worshipped the molten image. 



20 Thus they changed their glory 
into the similitude of an ox that eat- 
eth grass. 

21 They forgat God their saviour, 
which had done great things in 
Egypt: 

22 Wondrous works in the land of 
Ham, and terrible things by the Red 
sea. 

23 Therefore he said that he would 
destroy them, had not Moses his cho- 
sen stood before him in the breach, 
to turn away his wrath, lest he should 
destroy them. 

24 Yea, they despised the pleasant 
land, they believed not his word : 

25 But murmured in their tents, and 
hearkened not unto the voice of the 
Lord. 

26 Therefore he lifted up his hand 
against them, to overthrow them in 
the wilderness : 

27 To overthrow their seed also 
among the nations, and to scatter 
them in the lands. 

28 They joined themselves also unto 
Baal-peor, and ate the sacrifices of the 
dead. 

29 Thus they provoked him to anger 
with their inventions : and the plague 
brake in upon them. 

30 Then stood uq Phinehas, and exe- 
cuted judgment: and so the plague 
was stayed. 

31 And that was counted unto him 
for righteousness unto all genera- 
tions for evermore. 

32 Th^y angered him also at the wa- 
ters of strife, so that it went ill with 
Moses for their -sakes : 

33 Because they provoked his spirit, 
so that he spake unadvisedly with his 
lips. 

34 They did not destroy the nations, 
concerning whom the Lord command- 
ed them : 

35 But were mingled among the hea- 
then, and learned their works. 

36 And they served their idols : 
which were a snare unto them. 

37 Yea, they sacrificed their sons and 
their daughters unto devils, 

38 And shed innocent blood, even the 
blood of their sons and of their daugh- 
ters, whom they sacrificed unto the 
idols of Canaan : and the land was 
polluted with blood. 

39 Thus were they defiled with their 
own works, and went a whoring with 
their own mventions. 

40 Therefore was the wrath of the 
Lord kindled against his people, in- 
somuch that he abhorred his own in- 
heritance. 

41 And he gave them into the hand 
of the heathen ; and they that hated 
them ruled over them. 

42 Their enemies also oppressed 
them, and they were brought into 
subjection under their hand. 

43 Many times did he deliver them ; 
but they provoked him with their 
counsel, and were brought low for 
their iniquity. 

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God's providence 



PSALMS, CVII. 



over all. 



44 Nerertheless he regarded their 
affliction, when he heard their cry : 

46 And he remembered for them his 
covenant, and repented according to 
the multitude of his mercies. 

46 He made them also to be pitied of 
all those that carried them captives. 

47 Save us, O Lord our God, and 
gather us from among the heathen, to 
give thanks unto thy holy name, and 
to triumph in thy praise. 

48 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel 
from everlasting to everlasting : and 
let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye 
the Lord. 

PSALM CVII. 

1 The psalmist exhorteth the redeemed, in praising 
Ood, to observe his manifold providence, 4 over 
travellers, 10 over captives, 17 over sick men, 23 
over seamen, 33 and in divers varieties of life. 

OGIVE thanks unto the Lord, for 
he is good : for his mercy endureth 
for ever. 

2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say 
so, whom he hath redeemed from the 
hand of the enemy ; 

3 And gathered them out of the lands, 
from the east, and from the west, from 
the north, and f^oim the south. 

4 They wanderePd- in the wilderness 
in a solitary way ; they found no city 
to dwell in. w* 

5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul 
fainted in them. 

6 Then they cried unto the Lord in 
their trouble, and he delivered them 
out of their distresses.-- 

7 And he led them forth by the right 
way, that they rnighJ|fijS> to a city of 
liabitation. mf- 

8 Oh that men would praise the Lord 
for his goodness, and for his wonder- 
ful works to the children of men ! 

9 For he satisfieth the longing soul, 
and filleth the hungry soul with good- 
ness. 

10 Such as sit in darkness and in the 
shadow of death, being bound in afflic- 
tion and iron ; 

11 Because they rebelled against the 
words of God, and contemned the 
counsel of the Most High : 

12 Therefore he brought down their 
heart with labour ; they fell down, and 
there was none to help. 

13 Then they cried unto the Lord in 
their trouble, and he saved them out 
of their distresses. 

14 He brought them out of darkness 
and the shadow of death, and brake 
their bands in sunder. 

15 Oh that men would praise the 
Lord for his goodness, and for his 
wonderful works to the children of 
men ! 

16 For he hath broken the gates of 
brass, and cut the bars of iron in sun- 
der. 

17 Fools, because of their transgres- 
sion, and because of their iniquities, 
are afflicted. 

18 Their soul abhorreth all manner 
of meat ; and they draw near unto the 
gates of death. 

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19 Then they cry unto the Lord in 
their trouble, and he saveth them out 
of their distresses. 

20 He sent his word, and healed 
them, and delivered them from their 
destructions. 

21 Oh that men would praise the Lord 
for his goodness, and for his wonder 
f ul works to the children of men ! 

22 And let them sacrifice the sacri 
fices of thanksgiving, and declare his 
works with rejoicing. 

23 They that go down to the sea in 
ships, that do business in great waters -, 

24 These see the works of the Lord, 
and his wonders in the deep. 

25 For he commandeth, and raiseth 
the stormy wind, which lif teth up the 
waves thereof. 

26 They mount up to the heaven, they 
go down again to the depths : their 
soul is melted because of trouble. 

27 They reel to and fro, and stagger 
like a drunken man, and are at their 
wit's end. 

28 Then they cry unto the Lord in 
their trouble, and he bringeth them 
out of their distresses. 

29 He maketh the storm a calm, so 
that the waves thereof are still. 

30 Then are they glad because they 
be quiet ; so he bringeth them unto 
their desired haven. 

31 Oh that men would praise the 
Lord for his goodness, and for his 
wonderful works to the children of 
men ! 

32 Let them exalt him also in the 
congregation of the people, and praise 
him in the assembly of the elders. 

33 He turneth rivers into a wilder- 
ness, and the watersprings into dry 
ground ; 

34 A fruitful land into barrenness, 
for the wickedness of them that dwell 
therein. 

35 He turneth the wilderness into a 
standing water, and dry ground into 
watersprings. 

36 And there he maketh the hungry 
to dwell, that they may prepare a city 
for habitation ; 

37 And sow the fields, and plant vine- 
yards, which may yield fruits of in- 
crease. 

38 He blesseth them also, so that they 
are multiplied greatly ; and suff eretn 
not their cattle to decrease. 

39 Again, they are minished and 
brought low through oppression, af- 
fliction, and sorrow. 

40 He poureth contempt upon 
princes, and causeth them to wander 
in the wilderness, where there is no 
way. 

41 Yet setteth he the poor on high 
from affliction, and maketh him fam- 
ilies like a flock. 

42 The righteous shall see it, and re- 
joice: and all iniquity shall stop her 
mouth. 

43 Whoso is wise, and will observe 
these things, even they shall under- 
stand the lovingkindness of the Lord, 



David devoteth 



PSALMS, CX. 



his enemieSc 



PSALM CVHI. 

1 David encourageth himself to praise God. 5 He 
vrayeth for God's assistance according to his 
promise. 11 His confidence in God's help. 
A Song or Psalm of David. 

OGOD, my heart is fixed ; I will 
sing: and give praise, even with 
my glory. 

2 Awake, psaltery and harp : I myself 
will awake early. 

3 I will praise thee, O Lord, among 
the people : and I will sing praises un- 
to thee among the nations. 

1 For thy mercy is great above the 
heavens : and thy truth reacheth unto 
the clouds. 

5 Be thou exalted, O God, above the 
heavens : and thy glory above all the 
earth ; 

6 That thy beloved may be delivered : 
save with thy right hand, and answer 
me. 

7 God hath spoken in his holiness ; 
I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, 
and mete out the valley of Succoth. 

8 Gilead is mine ; Manasseh is mine ; 
Ephraim also is the strength of mine 
head ; Judah is my lawgiver ; 

9 Moab is my washpot ; over Edom 
will I cast out my shoe ; over Philistia 
will I triumph. 

10 Who wall bring me into the strong 
city ? who will lead me into Edom ? 

11 Wilt not thou, O God, who hast 
cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God, 
go forth with our hosts? 

12 Give us help from trouble : for 
vain is the help of man. 

13 Through God we shall do valiant- 
ly : for he it is that shall tread do wit 
our enemies. * 

PSALM CIX. 

1 David, complaining of his slanderous enemies, 
under the person of Judas devoteth them. 16 He 
stieweth their sin. 21 Complaining of his own 
misery, he prayeth for help. 29 He promiseth 
thankfulness. 

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 

HOLD not thy peace, O God of my 
praise ; 

2 For the mouth of the wicked and 
the mouth of the deceitful are opened 
against me : they have spoken against 
me with a lying tongue. 

3 They compassed me about also with 
words of hatred ; and fought against 
me without a cause. 

1 For my love they are my adversa- 
ries : but 1 give myself unto prayer. 

5 And they have rewarded me evil 
for good, and hatred for my love. 

6 Set thou a wicked man over him : 
and let Satan stand at his right hand. 

7 When he shall be judged, let him 
be condemned : and let his prayer be- 
come sin. 

8 Let his days be few ; and let an- 
other take his office. 

9 Let his children be fatherless, and 
his wife a widow. 

10 Let his children, be continually 
vagabonds, and beg: let them seek 
their bread also out of their desolate 
places. 



11 Let the extortioner catch all that 
he hath ; and let the strangers spoil his 
labour. 

12 Let there be none to extend mercy 
unto him : neither let there be any to 
favour his fatherless children. 

13 Let his posterity be cut off ; and 
in the generation following let their 
name be blotted out. 

11 Let the iniquity of his fathers be 
remembered with the Lord ; and let 
not the sin of his mother be blotted 
out. 

15 Let them be before the Lord con- 
tinually, that he may cut off the mem- 
ory of them from the earth. 

16 Because that he remembered not 
to shew mercy, but persecuted the 
poor and needy man, that he might 
even slay the broken in heart. 

17 As he loved cursing, so let it come 
unto him : as he delighted not in bless- 
ing, so let it be far from him. 

18 As he clothed himself with cursing 
like as with his garment, so let it come 
into his bowels like water, and like oil 
into his bones. 

19 Let it be unto him as the garment 
which covereth him„and for a girdle 
wherewith he is girded continually. 

20 Let this be the reward of mine ad- 
versaries from the Lord, and of them 
that speak evil against my soul. 

21 But do thou for me, O God the 
Lore' , for thy namefe sake : because 
thy mercy is good, deliver thou me. 

22 For I am poor and needy, and my 
heart is wounded within me. 

23 I am gone like the shadow when 
it declineth : I am tossed up and down 
as the locust. ^ 

21 My knees are weak through fast- 
ing ; and my flesh faileth of fatness. 

25 I became also a reproach unto 
them : when they looked upon me they 
shaked their heads. 

26 Help me, O Lord my God : O save 
me according to thy mercy : 

27 That they may know that this is 
thy hand ; that thou, Lord, hast done it. 

28 Let them curse, but bless thou t 
when they arise, let them be ashamed ; 
but let thy servant rejoice. 

29 Let mine adversaries be clothed 
with shame ; and let them cover them- 
selves with their own confusion, as 
with a mantle. 

30 I will greatly praise the Lord 
with my mouth ; yea, I will praise 
him among the multitude. 

31 For he shall stand at the right 
hand of the poor, to save him from 
those that condemn his soul. 

PSALM CX. 

1 The kingdom, 4 the priesthood, 5 the conquest, 
7 and the passion of Christ. 

A Psalm of David. 

THE Lord said unto my Lord. Sit 
thou at my right hand, until I 
make thine enemies thy footstool. 

2 The Lord shall send the rod of thy 
strength out of Zion : rule thou in the 
midst of thine enemies. 
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Exhortations to 



PSALMS, CXI. 



praise God* 



3 Thy people shall be willing in the 
day of thy power, in the beauties of ho- 
liness from the womb of the morning : 
thou hast the dew of thy youth. 

4 The Lord hath sworn, and will not 
repent, Thou art a priest for ever after 
the order of Melchizedek. 

5 The Lord at thy right hand shall 
strike through kings in the day of his 
wrath. 

6 He shall judge among the heathen, 
he shall fill the places with the dead 
bodies ; he shall wound the heads over 
many countries. 

7 He shall drink of the brook in the 
way : therefore shall he lift up the 
head. 

PSALM CXI. 

1 The psalmist by his example inciteth others to 
praise God for his glorious, 5 and gracious 
works. 10 The fear of God breedeth true wisdom. 

PRAISE ye the Lord. I will praise 
the Lord with my whole heart, 
in the assembly of the upright, and in 
the congregation. 

2 The works of the Lord are great, 
sought out of all them that have pleas- 
ure therein. 

3 His M-ork is honourable and glori- 
ous : and his righteousness endureth 
for ever. 

4 He hath made his wonderful works 
to be remembered : the Lord is gra- 
cious and full of compassion. 

5 He hath given meat unto them that 
fear him : he will ever be mindful of 
his covenant. 

6 He hath shewed his people the 
power of his works, that he may give 
them the heritage of the heathen. 

7 The works of his hands are verity 
and judgment ; all his commandments 
are sure. 

8 They stand fast for ever and ever, 
and are done in truth and upright- 
ness. 

9 He sent redemption unto his peo- 
ple : he hath commanded his covenant 
for ever: holy and reverend is his 
name. 

10 The fear of the Lord is the begin- 
ning of wisdom : a good understand- 
ing nave all they that do his command- 
ments : his praise endureth for ever. 

PSALM CXII. 

1 Godliness hath the promises of this life, 4 and of 
the life to come. 10 The prosperity of the godly 
shall be an eyesore to the wicked. 

PRAISE ye the Lord. Blessed is the 
man that feareth the Lord, that 
delighteth greatly in his command- 
ments. 

2 His seed shall be mighty upon 
earth : the generation of the upright 
shall be blessed. 

3 Wealth and riches shall be in his 
house : and his righteousness endur- 
eth for ever. 

4 Unto the upright there ariseth 
light in the darkness : he is gracious, 
and full of compassion, and right- 
eous. 

6 A good man sheweth favour, and 
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lendeth : he will guide his affairs with 
discretion. 

6 Surely he shall not be moved for 
ever: the righteous shall be in ever- 
lasting remembrance. 

7 He shall not be afraid of evil 
tidings : his heart is fixed, trusting 
in the Lord. 

8 His heart is established, he shall 
not be afraid, until he see his desire 
upon his enemies. 

9 He hath dispersed, he hath given 
to the poor; his righteousness endur- 
eth for ever ; his horn shall be exalted 
with honour. 

10 The wicked shall see it, and be 
grieved ; he shall gnash with his teeth, 
and melt away : the desire of the wick- 
ed shall perish. 

psalm cxin. 

1 An exhortation to praise God for his excellency. 
6 for his mercy. 

PRAISE ye the Lord. Praise, O ye 
servants of the Lord, praise the 
name of the Lord. 

2 Blessed be the name of the Lord 
from this time forth and for evermore. 

3 From the rising of the sun unto the 
going down of the same the Lord's 
name is to be praised. 

4 The Lord is high above all nations, 
and his glory above the heavens. 

» 5 Who is like unto the Lord our God, 
who dwelleth on high, 

6 Who humbleth himself to behold 
the things that are in heaven, and in 
the earth ! 

7 He raiseth up the poor out of the 
dust, and lifteth the needy out of the 
dunghill : 

8 That he may set him with princes, 
even with the princes of his people. 

9 He maketh the barren woman to 
keep house, and to be a joyful mother 
of children. Praise ye the Lord. 

PSALM CXIV. 

An exhortation, by the example of the dumb creat- 
ures, to fear God in his church. 

WHEN Israel went out of Egypt, 
the house of Jacob from a pecH 
pie of strange language ; 

2 Judah was his sanctuary, and Is- 
rael his dominion. 

3 The sea saw it, and fled : Jordan 
was driven back. 

4 The mountains skipped like rams, 
and the little hills like lambs. 

5 What ailed thee, O thou sea, that 
thou fleddest ! thou Jordan, that thou 
wast driven back ? 

6 Ye mountains, that ye skipped bike 
rams ; and ye little hills, like lambs ! 

7 Tremble, thou earth, at the pres- 
ence of the Lord, at the presence of 
the God of Jacob ; 

8 Which turned the rock into a 
standing water, the flint into a fount- 
ain of waters. 

PSALM CXV. 

1 Because God is truly glorious, 4 and idols art 
vanity, 9 he exhorteth to confidence in God. 19 
God is to be blessed for his blessings. 



Professions of 



PSALMS, CXV1II. 



love to Ooda 



NOT unto us, O Lord, not unto us, 
but unto thy name give glory, for 
thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake. 

2 Wherefore should the heathen say, 
Where is now their God ? 

3 But our God is in the heavens : he 
hath done whatsoever he hath pleased. 

4 Their idols are silver and gold, the 
work of men's hands. 

5 They have mouths, but they speak 
not : eyes have they, but they see not : 

6 They have ears, but they hear not : 
noses have they, but they smell not : 

7 They have hands, but they handle 
not: feet have they, but they walk 
not: neither speak they through 
their throat. 

8 They that make them are like 
unto them ; so is every one that 
trusteth in them. 

9 O Israel, trust thou in the Lord : 
he is their help and their shield. 

10 O house of Aaron, trust in the 
Lord: he is their help and their 
shield. 

11 Ye that fear the Lord, trust in 
the Lord : he is their help and their 
shield. 

12 The Lord hath been mindful of 
us : he will bless us ; he will bless the 
house of Israel ; he will bless the house 
of Aaron. 

13 He will bless them that fear the 
Lord, both small and great. 

14 The Lord shall increase you more 
and more, you and your children. 

15 Ye are blessed of the Lord which 
made heaven and earth. 

16 The heaven, even the heavens, are 
the Lord's : but the earth hath he 
given to the children of men. 

17 The dead praise not the Lord, 
neither any that go down into si- 

18 But we will bless the Lord from 
this time forth and for evermore. 
Praise the Lord. 

PSALM CXYI. 

1 The psalmist professeth his love and duty to Ood 
for his deliverance. 12 He studieth to be thank- 
ful. 

I LOVE the Lord, because he hath 
heard my voice and my supplica- 
tions. 

2 Because he hath inclined his ear 
unto me, therefore will I call upon 
him as long as, I live. 

3 The sorrows of death compassed 
me, and the pains of hell gat hold up- 
on me : I found trouble and sorrow. 

4 Then called I upon the name of 
the Lord; O Lord, I beseech thee, 
deliver my soul. 

5 Gracious is the Lord, and right- 
eous ; yea, our God is merciful. 

6 The Lord preserveth the simple : I 
was brought low, and he helped me. 

7 Return unto thy rest, O my soul ; 
for the Lord hath dealt bountifully 
with thee. 

8 For thou hast delivered my soul 
from death, mine eyes from teal's, and 
my feet from falling. 



9 I will walk before the Lord in the 
land of the living. 

10 I believed, therefore have I spok 
en : I was greatly afflicted : 

11 I said in my haste, All men are 
liars. 

12 What shall I render unto the 
Lord for all his benefits toward me I 

13 I will take the cup of salvation 9 
and call upon the name of the Lord. 

14 I will pay my vows unto the Lord 
now in the presence of all his people. 

15 Precious in the sight of the Lord 
is the death of his saints. 

16 O Lord, truly I am thy servant ; 
I am thy servant, and the son of thine 
handmaid : thou hast loosed my bonds. 

17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice 
of thanksgiving, and will call upon 
the name of the Lord. 

18 1 will pay my vows unto the Lord 
now in the presence of all his people 

19 In the courts of the Lord's house, 
in the midst of thee, O Jerusalenio 
Praise ye the Lord. 

psalm cxvn. 

An exhortation to praise God for his mercy and 
truth. 

O PRAISE the Lord, all ye nations : 
praise him, all ye people. 
2 For his merciful kindness is great 
toward us : and the truth of the Lord 
endureth for ever. Praise ye the Lord 

PSALM CXVHI. 

1 An exhortation to praise God for his mercy. 5 
The psalmist by his experience sheweth hou> rood 
it is to trust in God. 19 Under the type of tht 
psalmist the coming of Christ in his kingdom i* 
expressed. 

OGIVE thanks unto the Lord ; for 
he is good : because his mercy en- 
dureth for ever. 

2 Let Israel now say, that his mercy 
endureth for ever. 

3 Let the house of Aaron now say, 
that his mercy endureth for ever. 

4 Let them now that fear the Lord 
say, that his mercy endureth for ever. 

5 I called upon the Lord in distress : 
the Lord answered me, and set me in 
a large place. 

6 The Lord is on my side ; I will not 
fear : what can man do unto me 1 

7 The Lord taketh my part with 
them that help me : therefore shall I 
see my desire upon them that hate me. 

8 It is better to trust in the Lord 
than to put confidence in man. 

9 It is better to trust in the Lord 
than to put confidence in princes. 

10 All nations compassed me about : 
but in the name of the Lord will I de- 
stroy them. 

11 They compassed me about; yea s 
they compassed me about : but in the 
name of the Lord I will destroy them. 

12 They compassed me about like 
bees ; they are quenched as the fire of 
thorns : for in the name of the Lord I 
will destroy them. 

13 Thou hast thrust sore at me that 
I might fall : but the Lord helped me. 

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Sundry prayers, 



PSALMS, CXIX. 



praises, and 



14 The Lord is my strength and song, 
and is become my salvation. 

15 The voice of rejoicing and salva- 
tion is in the tabernacles of the right- 
eous : the right hand of the Lord do- 
eth valiantly. 

16 The rignt hand of the Lord is ex- 
alted : the right hand of the Lord do- 
eth valiantly. 

17 I shall not die, but live, and de- 
clare the works of the Lord. 

18 The Lord hath chastened me sore : 
but he hath not given me over unto 
death. 

19 Open to me the gates of right- 
eousness : I will go into them, and I 
will praise the Lord : 

20 This gate of the Lokd, into which 
the righteous shall enter. 

21 I will praise thee : for thou hast 
heard me, and art become my salva- 
tion. 

22 The stone which the builders re- 
fused is become the head stone of the 
corner. 

23 This is the Lord's doing ; it is 
marvellous in our eyes. 

24 This is the day which the Lord 
hath made ; we will rejoice and be 
glad in it. 

25 Save now, I beseech thee, O Lord : 

Lord, I beseech thee, send now pros- 
perity. 

26 Blessed be he that cometh in the 
name of the Lord : we have blessed 
you out of the house of the Lord. 

27 God is the Lord, which hath shew- 
ed us light : bind the sacrifice with 
cords, even unto the horns of the altar. 

28 Tnou art my God, and I will praise 
thee : thou, art my God, I will exalt 
thee. 

29 O give thanks unto the Lord ; for 
he is good : for his mercy endureth for 
ever. 

PSALM cxrx. 

This ptalm eontaineth sundry prayers, praises, and 
professions of obedience. 

ALEPH. 

BLESSED are the undefiled in the 
way, who walk in the law of the 
Lord. 

2 Blessed are they that keep his test- 
imonies, and that seek him with the 
whole heart. 

3 They also do no iniquity: they walk 
in his ways. 

4 Thou hast commanded us to keep 
thy precepts diligently. 

5 O that my ways were directed to 
keep thy statutes ! 

6 Then shall I not be ashamed, when 

1 have respect unto all thy command- 
ments. 

7 I will praise thee with uprightness 
of heart, when I shall have learned thy 
righteous judgments. 

8 I will keep thy statutes : O forsake 
me not utterly. 

BETH. 

9 Wherewithal shall a young man 
cieanse his way ! by taking heed there- 
to according to thy word. 

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10 With my whole heart have 1 
sought thee : O let me not wander 
from thy commandments. 

11 Thy word have I hid in mine 
heart, that I might not sin against 
thee. 

12 Blessed art thou, O Lord : teach 
me thy statutes. 

13 With my lips have I declared all 
the judgments of thy mouth. 

14 I have rejoiced in the way of thy 
testimonies, as much as in all riches. 

15 I will meditate in thy precepts, 
and have respect unto thy ways. 

16 I will delight myself in thy stat- 
utes: I will not forget thy word. 

GTMEL. 

17 Deal bountifully with thy servant, 
that I may live, and keep thy word. 

18 Open thou mine eyes, that I may 
behold wondrous things out of thy 
law. 

19 I am a stranger in the earth : hide 
not thy commandments from me. 

20 My soul breaketh for the longing 
that it hath unto thy judgments at all 
times. 

21 Thou hast rebuked the proud that 
are cursed, which do err from thy 
commandments. 

22 Remove from me reproach and 
contempt ; for I have kept thy testi- 
monies. 

23 Princes also did sit and speak 
against me : but thy servant did medi- 
tate in thy statutes. 

24 Thy testimonies also are my de- 
light, and my counsellors. 

DALETH. 

25 My soul cleaveth unto the dust : 
quicken thou me according to thy 
word. 

26 1 have declared my ways, and thou 
heardest me : teach me thy statutes. 

27 Make me to understand the way 
of thy precepts : so shall I talk of thy 
wondrous works. 

28 My soul melteth for heaviness : 
strengthen thou me according unto 
thy word. 

29 Remove from me the way of lying : 
and grant me thy law graciously. 

30 I have chosen the way of truth : 
thy judgments have 1 laid before me. 

31 1 have stuck unto thy testimonies : 
O Lord, put me not to shame. 

32 I will run the way of thy com- 
mandments, when thou shalt enlarge 
my heart. 

HE. 

33 Teach me, O Lord, the way of thy 
statutes; and I shall keep it unto the 
end. 

34 Give me understanding, and I shall 
keep thy law ; yea, I shall observe it 
with my whole heart. 

35 Make me to go in the path of thy 
commandments ; for therein do I de- 
light. 

36 Incline my heart unto thy testimo- 
nies, and not to covetousness. 

37 Turn away mine eyes from behold- 
ing vanity ; and quicken thou me in 
thy way. 



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obedience, 



38 Stablish thy word unto thy serv- 
ant, who is devoted to thy fear. 

39 Turn away my reproach which I 
fear : for thy judgments are good. 

40 Behold, I have longed after thy 
precepts : quicken me in thy righteous- 
ness. 

VAU. 

41 Let thy mercies come also unto 
me, O Lord, even thy salvation, ac- 
cording to thy word. 

42 So shall I have wherewith to an- 
swer him that reproacheth me : for 1 
trust in thy word. 

43 And take not the word of truth 
utterly out of my mouth ; for I have 
hoped in thy judgments. 

44 So shall I keep thy law continually 
for ever and ever. 

45 And I will walk at liberty : for I 
seek thy precepts. 

46 I will speak of thy testimonies also 
before kings, and will not be ashamed. 

47 And I will delight myself in thy 
commandments, which I have loved. 

48 My hands also will I lift up unto 
thy commandments, which I have 
loved ; and I will meditate in thy stat- 
utes. 

ZAIN. 

49 Remember the word unto thy 
servant, upon which thou hast caused 
me to hope. 

50 This is my comfort in my afflic- 
tion : for thy word hath quickened 
me. 

51 The proud have had me greatly in 
derision : yet have I not declined from 
thy law. 

62 I remembered thy judgments of 
old. O Lord ; and have comforted my- 
self. 

53 Horror hath taken hold upon me 
because of the wicked that forsake thy 
law. 

54 Thy statutes have been my songs 
in the house of my pilgrimage. 

55 I have remembered thy name, O 
Lord, in the night, and have kept thy 
law. 

56 This I had, because I kept thy pre- 
cepts. 

CHETH. 

57 Thou art my portion, O Lord : 
I have said that 1 would keep thy 
words. 

58 I entreated thy favour with my 
whole heart : be merciful unto me ac- 
cording to thy word. 

59 I thought on my ways, and turned 
my feet unto thy testimonies. 

60 I made haste, and delayed not to 
keep thy commandments. 

61 The ban i* of the wicked have 
robbed me : but I have not forgotten 
thy law. 

62 At midnight I will rise to give 
thanks unto thee because of thy right- 
eous judgments. 

63 1 am a companion of all them that 
fear thee, and of them that keep thy 
precepts. 

64 The earth, O Lord, is full of thy 
mercy : teach me thy statutes. 



TETH. 

65 Thou hast dealt well with thy serv 
ant, O Lord, according unto thy word. 

66 Teach me good judgment and 
knowledge : for I have believed thy 
commandments. 

67 Before I was afflicted I went astray 
but now have I kept thy word. 

68 Thou art good, and doest good ; 
teach me thy statutes. 

69 The proud have forged a lie against 
me : but I will keep thy precepts with 
my whole heart. 

70 Their heart is as fat as grease : but 
I delight in thy law. 

71 It is good for me that I have been 
afflicted ; that I might learn thy stat- 
utes. 

72 The law of thy mouth is better 
unto me than thousands of gold and 
silver. 

JOD. 

73 Thy hands have made me and fash- 
ioned me : give me understanding, that 
I may learn thy commandments. 

74 They that fear thee will be glad 
when they see me ; because I have 
hoped in thy word. 

75 I know, O Lord, that thy judg- 
ments are right, and that thou in faith- 
fulness hast afflicted me. 

76 Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kind- 
ness be. for my comfort, according to 
thy word unto thy servant. 

77 Let thy tender mercies come unto 
me, that I may live : for thy law is my 
delight. 

78 Let the proud be ashamed ; for 
they dealt perversely with me without 
a cause : but I will meditate in thy pre- 
cepts. 

79 Let those that fear thee turn unto 
me, and those that have known thy 
testimonies. 

80 Let my heart be sound in thy stat- 
utes ; that I be not ashamed. 

CAPH. 

81 My soul fainteth for thy salvation : 
but I hope in thy word. 

82 Mine eyes fail for thy word, say- 
ing, When wilt thou comfort me ? 

83 For I am become like a bottle in 
the smoke ; yet do I not forget thy 
statutes. 

84 How many are the days of thy 
servant ? when wilt thou execute judg- 
ment on them that persecute me ? 

85 The proud have digged pits for 
me, which are not after thy law. 

86 All thy commandments are faith- 
ful : they persecute me wrongfully ; 
help thou me. 

87 They had almost consumed me up- 
on earth ; but I forsook not thy pre- 
cepts. 

88 Quicken me after thy lovingkind- 
ness ; so shall I keep the testimony of 
thy mouth. 

LAMED. 

89 For ever, O Lord, thy word is set 
tied in heaven. 

90 Thy faithfulness is unto all gen 
erations : thou hast established the 
earth, and it abideth. 

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praises, ana 



91 They continue this day according 
to thine ordinances : for all are thy 
servants. 

92 Unless thy law had been my de- 
lights, I should then have perished in 
mine affliction. 

93 I will never forget thy precepts : 
for with them thou hast quickened 
me. 

94 I am thine, save me ; for I have 
sought thy precepts. 

95 The wicked have waited for me to 
destroy me : but I will consider thy 
testimonies. 

96 I have seen an end of all perfec- 
tion : but thy commandment is exceed- 
ing broad. 

MEM. 

97 how love I thy law! it is my 
meditation all the day. 

98 Thou through thy commandments 
hast made me wiser than mine ene- 
mies : for they are ever with me. 

99 I have more understanding than 
all my teachers: for thy testimonies 
are my meditation. 

100 I understand more than the an- 
cients, because I keep thy precepts. 

101 I have refrained my feet from 
every evil way, that I might keep 
thy word. 

102 I have not departed from thy 
judgments : for thou hast taught me. 

103 How sweet are thy words unto 
my taste ! yea, sweeter than honey to 
my mouth. 

104 Through thy precepts I get un- 
derstanding: therefore I hate every 
false way. 

NUN. 

105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, 
and a light unto my path. 

106 I have sworn, and I will perform 
it, that I will keep thy righteous judg- 
ments. 

107 I am afflicted very much : quicken 
me, O Lord, according unto thy word. 

108 Accept, I beseech thee, the free- 
will offerings of my mouth, O Lord, 
and teach me thy judgments. 

109 My soul is continually in my 
hand : yet do I not forget thy law. 

110 The wicked have laid a snare for 
me : yet I erred not from thy precept3. 

111 Thy testimonies have I taken as 
a heritage for ever : for they are the 
rejoicing of my heart. 

112 I have inclined mine heart to per- 
form thy statutes always, even unto 
the end. 

SAMECH. 

113 1 hate vain thoughts : but thy law 
do I love. 

114 Thou art my hiding place and my 
shield : 1 hope in thy word. 

115 Depart from me, ye evil doers: 
for I will keep the commandments of 
my God. 

116 Uphold me according unto thy 
word, that I may live : and let me not 
be ashamed of my hope. 

117 Hold thou me up, and I shall be 
safe : and I will have respect unto thy 
statutes continually. 

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118 Thou hast trodden down all them 
that err from thy statutes : for their 
deceit is falsehood. 

119 Thou puttest away all the wicked 
of the earth like dross : therefore 1 
love thy testimonies. 

120 My flesh trembleth for fear of 
thee; and I am afraid of thy judg 
ments. 

AIN. 

121 I have done judgment and jus- 
tice : leave me not to mine oppress- 
ors. 

122 Be surety for thy servant for 
good: let not the proud oppress me. 

123 Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, 
and for the word of thy righteous- 
ness. 

124 Deal with thy servant according 
unto thy mercy, and teach me thy 
statutes. 

125 I am thy servant ; give me under 
standing, that I may know thy test! 
monies. 

126 It is time for thee, Lord, to work * 
for they have made void thy law. 

127 Therefore I love thy command 
ments above gold ; yea, above fine 
gold. 

128 Therefore I esteem all thy pre- 
cepts concerning all things to be right , 
and I hate every false way. 

PE. 

129 Thy testimonies are wonderful 
therefore doth my soul keep them. 

130 The entrance of thy words giveth 
light; it giveth understanding untc 
the simple. 

131 I opened my mouth, and panted 
for I longed for thy commandments. 

132 Look thou upon me, and be mer 
cif ul unto me, as thou usest to do unto 
those that love thy name. 

133 Order my steps in thy word : and 
let not any iniquity have dominion 
over me. 

134. Deliver me from the oppression 
of mian : so will I keep thy precepts. 

135 Make thy face to shine upon thy 
servant ; and teach me thy statutes. 

136 Rivers of waters run down mine 
eyes, because they keep not thy law. 

TZADDL 

137 Righteous art thou, O Lord, and 
upright are thy judgments. 

138 Thy testimonies that thou hast 
commanded are righteous and very 
faithful. 

139 My zeal hath consumed me, be- 
cause mine enemies have forgotten 
thy words. 

140 Thy word is very pure : therefore 
thy servant loveth it. 

141 I am small and despised: yet do 
not I forget thy precepts. 

142 Thy righteousness is an everlast- 
ing righteousness, and thy law is the 
truth. 

143 Trouble and anguish have taken 
hold on me : yet thy commandments 
are my delights. 

144 The righteousness of thy testi- 
monies is everlasting : give me under' 
standing, and I shall live. 



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PSALMS, CXXI1. 



obedience* 



KOPH. 

145 I cried with my whole heart; 
hear me, O Lord : I will keep thy stat- 
utes. 

146 I cried unto thee ; save me, and I 
shall keep thy testimonies. 

147 I prevented the dawning of the 
morning, and cried: I hoped in thy 
word. 

148 Mine eyes prevent the night 
watches, that I might meditate in thy 
word. 

149 Hear my voice according unto 
thy lovingkindness : O Lord, quicken 
me according to thy judgment. 

150 They draw nigh that follow after 
mischief : they are far from thy law. 

151 Thou art near, O Lord ; and all 
thy commandments are truth. 

152 Concerning thy testimonies, I 
have known of old that thou hast 
founded them for ever. 

RESH. 

153 Consider mine affliction, and de- 
liver me : for I do not forget thy law. 

154 Plead my cause, and deliver me : 
quicken me according to thy word. 

155 Salvation is far from the wicked : 
for they seek not thy statutes. 

156 Great are thy tender mercies, O 
Lord : quicken me according to thy 
judgments. 

157 Many are my persecutors and 
mine enemies; yet do I not decline 
from thy testimonies. 

158 I beheld the transgressors, and 
was grieved ; because they kept not 
thy word. 

159 Consider how I love thy pre- 
cepts : quicken me, O Lord, according 
to thy lovingkindness. » 

160 Thy word is true from the begin- 
ning : and every one of thy righteous 
judgments endureth for ever. 

SCHIN. 

161 Princes have persecuted me with- 
out a cause : but my heart standetn in 
awe of thy word. 

162 I rejoice at thy word, as one that 
flndeth great spoil. 

163 I hate and abhor lying : but thy 
law do I love. 

164 Seven times a day do I praise 
thee, because of thy righteous judg- 
ments. 

165 Great peace have they which 
love thy law : and nothing shall offend 
them. 

166 Lord, I have hoped for thy salva- 
tion, and done thy commandments. 

167 My soul hath kept thy testimo- 
nies ; and I love them exceedingly. 

168 I have kept thy precepts and 
thy testimonies : for all my ways are 
before thee. 

TAU. 

189 Let my cry come near before 
thee, O Lord : give me understanding 
according to thy word. 

170 Let my supplication come before 
thee : deliver me according to thy 
word. 

171 My lips shall utter praise, when 
Shou hast taught me thy statutes. 



172 My tongue M all speak of thy 
word : for all thy commandments are 
righteousness. 

173 Let thine hand help me ; for I 
have chosen thy precepts. 

174 I have longed for thy salvation, 

Lord ; and thy law is my delight. 

175 Let my soul live, and it shall 

E raise thee; and let thy judgments 
elp me. 

176 I have gone astray like a lost 
sheep : seek thy servant ; for I do not 
forget thy commandments. 

PSALM CXX. 

1 David prayeth against Doeg, 3 reproveth hi* 
tongue, 5 complaineth of his necessary conversa- 
tion with the wicked. 

A Song of degrees. 

IN my distress I cried unto the Lord, 
and he heard me. 

2 Deliver my soul, O Lord, from 
lying lips, and from a deceitful 
tongue. 

3 What shall be given unto thee ! or 
what shall be done unto thee, thou 
false tongue? 

4 Sharp arrows of the mighty, with 
coals of juniper. 

5 Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, 
that I dwell in the tents of Kedar ! 

6 My soul hath long dwelt with him 
that hateth peace. 

7 I am for peace : but when I speak, 
they are for war. 

PSALM CXXI. 

The great safety of the godly, who put their trust 
in God's protection. 

A Song of degrees. 

I WILL lift up mine eyes unto the 
hills, from whence cometh my help. 

2 My help cometh from the Lord, 
which made heaven and earth. 

3 He will not suffer thy foot to be 
moved : he that keepeth thee will not 
slumber. 

4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall 
neither slumber nor sleep. 

5 The Lord is thy keeper : the Lord 
is thy shade upon thy right hand. 

6 The sun shall not smite thee by day, 
nor the moon by night. 

7 The Lord shall preserve thee from 
all evil : he shall preserve thy soul 

8 The Lord shall preserve thy going 
out and thy coming in from this time 
forth, and even for evermore. 

PSALM CXXII. 

1 David professeth his joy for the church, 6 and 
prayeth for the peace thereof. 

A Song of degrees of David. 

I WAS glad when they said unto 
me, Let us go into the house of 
the Lord. 

2 Our feet shall stand within thy 
gates, O Jerusalem. 

3 Jerusalem is builded as a city that 
is compact together : 

4 Whither the tribes go up, the tribes 
of the Lord, unto the testimony of 
Iftrael, to give thanks unto the name 
of the Lord. 

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The church blesseth God. PSALMS, CXX1II. Virtue of God's blessing 

5 As for such as turn aside unto theii 
crooked ways, the Lord shall lead them 
forth with the workers of iniquity : but 
peace shall be upon Israel. 

PSALM CXXVI. 

1 The church, celebrating her incredible return out 
of captivity, 4 prayeth for, and prophesieth the 
good success thereof. 

A Song of degrees. 

WHEN the Lord turned again the 
captivity of Zion, we were like 
them that dream. 

2 Then was our mouth filled with 
laughter, and our tongue with sing- 
ing : then said they among the hea- 
then, The Lord hath done great 
things for them. 

3 The Lord hath done great things 
for us ; whereof we are glad. 

4 Turn again our captivity, O Lord s 
as the streams in the south. 

5 They that sow in tears shall reap 
in joy. 

6 He *that goeth forth and weepeth, 
bearing precious seed, shall doubtS ess 
come again with rejoicing, bringing 
his sheaves with him. 

PSALM CXXVII. 

1 The virtue of Ood's blessing. 3 Good children 
. are his gift. 
A Song of degrees for Solomon. 

EXCEPT the Lord build the house, 
i they labour in vain that build it 
except the Lord keep the city, the 
watchman waketh but in vain. 

2 It is vain for you to rise up early, 
to sit up late, to eat the bread or 
sorrows : for so he giveth his beloved 



5 For there are set thrones of judg- 
ment, the thrones of the house of Da- 
vid. 

6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem : 
they shall prosper that love thee. 

7 Peace be within thy walls, and pros- 
perity within thy palaces. 

8 For my brethren and companions' 
sakes, I will now say, Peace be within 
thee. 

9 Because of the house of the Lord 
our God I will seek thy good. 

PSALM CXXIII. 

1 The godly profess their confidence in God, 3 and 

pray to be delivered from contempt. 

A Song of degrees. 

UNTO thee lift I up mine eyes, O 
thou that dwellest in the heavens. 

2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look 
unto the hand of their masters, and as 
the eyes of a maiden unto the hand 
of her mistress ; so our eyes wait upon 
the Lord our God, until that he have 
mercy upon us. 

3 Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have 
mercy upon us : for we are exceeding- 
ly rilled with contempt. 

4 Our soul is exceedingly filled with 
the scorning of those that are at ease, 
and with the contempt of the proud. 

PSALM CXXTV. 

The church blesseth God for a miraculous de- 
liverance. 
A Song of degrees of David. 

IF it had not been the Lord who was 
on our side, now may Israel say ; 

2 If it had not been the Lord who was 
on our side, when men rose up against 
us: 

3 Then they had swallowed us up 
quick, when their wrath was kindled 
against us : 

4 Then the waters had overwhelmed 
us, the stream had gone over our soul : 

5 Then the proud waters had gone 
over our soul. 

6 Blessed be the Lord, who hath not 
given us as a prey to their teeth. 

7 Our soul is escaped as a bird out of 
the snare of the fowlers : the snare is 
broken, and we are escaped. 

8 Our help is in the name of the Lord, 
who made heaven and earth. 

PSALM CXXV. 

1 The safety of such as trust in God. 4 A prayer 
for the godly, and against the wicked. 

A Song of degrees. 

THEY that trust in the Lord shall 
be as mount Zion, which cannot be 
removed, but abideth for ever. 

2 As the mountains are round about 
Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about 
his people from henceforth even for 
ever. 

3 For the rod of the wicked shall not 
rest upon the lot of the righteous ; lest 
the r - hteous put forth their hands 
unto iniquity. 

4 Do good, O Lord, unto those that 
be good, and to them that are upright 
in their hearts. 

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sleep. 

3 Lo, children are a heritage of the 
Lord : and the fruit of the womb is 
his reward. 

4 As arrows are in the hand of a 
mighty man; so are children of the 
youth. 

5 Happy is the man that hath his 
quiver full of them : they shall not 
be ashamed, but they shall speak with 
the enemies in the gate. 

PSALM CXXVIIL 

The sundry blessings which follow them that fear 
God. 

A Song of degrees. 

BLESSED is every one that feareth 
the Lord ; that walketh in his 
ways. 

2 For thou shalt eat the labour of 
thine hands : happy shalt thou be, and 
it shall be well with thee. 

3 Thy wife shall be as & fruitful vine 
by the sides of thine house : thy chil- 
dren like olive plants round about thy 
table. 

4 Behold, that thus shall the man be 
blessed that feareth the Lord. 

5 The Lord shall bless thee out of 
Zion : and thou shalt see the good 
of Jerusalem all the days of thy 
life. 

6 Yea, thou shalt see thy children's 
children, and peace upon IsraeL 



David 1 s care 



PSALMS, CXXXIV. 



for the ark. 



PSALM CXXIX. 

1 An exhortation to praise God for saving Israel in 
their great afflictions. 5 The haters of the church 
are cursed. 

A Song of degrees. 

MANY a time have they afflicted me 
from my youth, may Israel now 
say: 

2 Many a time have they afflicted me 
from my youth: yet they have not 
prevailed against me. 

3 The ploughers ploughed upon my 
back : they made long their furrows. 

4 The Lord is righteous : he hath cut 
asunder the cords of the wicked. 

5 Let them all be confounded and 
turned back that hate Zion. 

6 Let them be as the grass upon the 
housetops, which withereth afore it 
groweth up : 

7 Wherewith the mower filleth not 
his hand ; nor he that bindeth sheaves 
his bosom. 

8 Neither do they which go by say, 
The blessing of the Lord be upon 
you : we bless you in the name of the 
Lord. 

PSALM CXXX 

1 The psalmist professeth his hope in prayer, 5 and 
his patience in hope. 7 He exhorteth Israel to 
hope in God. 

A Song of degrees. 

OUT of the depths have I cried unto 
thee, O Lord. 

2 Lord, hear my voice : let thine 
ears be attentive to the voice of my 
supplications. 

3 If thou, Lord, shouldest mark in- 
iquities, O Lord, who shall stand ? 

4 But there is forgiveness with thee, 
that thou mayest be feared. 

5 I wait for the Lord, my soul doth 
wait, and in his word do I hope. 

6 My soul waiteth for the Lord more 
than they that watch for the morn- 
ing: I say, more than they that 
watch for the morning. 

7 Let Israel hope in the Lord: for 
with the Lord there is mercy, and 
with him is plenteous redemption. 

8 And he shall redeem Israel from 
all his iniquities. 

PSALM CXXXI. 

I David, professing his humility, 3 exhorteth Israel 
to hope in God. 

A Song of degrees of David. 

LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor 
i mine eyes lofty : neither do I ex- 
ercise myself in great matters, or in 
things too high for me. 

2 Surely I have behaved and quieted 
myself, as a child that is weaned of his 
mother : my soul is even as a weaned 
child. 

3 Let Israel hope in the Lord from 
henceforth and for ever. 

PSALM CXXXIL 

3 David in his prayer commendeth unto God the 
religious care he had for the ark. 8 His prayer 
St the removing of the ark, 11 with « repetition 
tf God's promises. 

A Song of degrees 



LORD, remember David, and all his 
i afflictions : 

2 How he sware untc the Lord, and 
vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob ; 

3 Surely I will not come into the 
tabernacle of my house, nor go up 
into my bed ; 

4 I will not give sleep to mine eyes. 
or slumber to mine eyelids, 

5 Until I find out a place for the 
Lord, a habitation for the mighty 
God of Jacob. 

6 Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah : we 
found it in the fields of the wood. 

7 We will go into his tabernacles : we 
will worship at his footstool. 

8 Arise, O Lord, into thy rest ; thou, 
and the ark of thy strength. 

9 Let thy priests be clothed with 
righteousness ; and let thy saints 
shout for joy. 

10 For thy servant David's sake turn 
not away the face of thine anointed. 

11 The Lord hath sworn in truth un 
to David ; he will not turn from it ; Of 
the fruit of thy body will I set upon 
thy throne. 

12 If thy children will keep my cov 
enant and my testimony that I shall 
teach them, their children shall also 
sit upon thy throne for evermore. 

13 For the Lord hath chosen Zion ; 
he hath desired it for his habitation. 

14 This is my rest for ever : here will 
I dwell ; for I have desired it. 

15 I will abundantly bless her pro- 
vision: I will satisfy her poor with 
bread. 

16 I will also clothe her priests with 
salvation : and her saints shall shout 
aloud for joy. 

17 There will I make the horn of Da- 
vid to bud : I have ordained a lamp for 
mine anointed. 

18 His enemies will I clothe with 
shame : but upon himself shall his 
crown flourish. 

PSALM CXXXHI. 

The benefit of the communion of saints. 
A Song of degrees of David. 

BEHOLD, how good and how pleas- 
ant it is for brethren to dwell to- 
gether in unity ! 

2 It is like the precious ointment up- 
on the head, that ran down upon the 
beard, even Aaron's beard : that went 
down to the skirts of his garments ; 

3 As the dew of Hermon, and as the 
dew that descended upon the mount- 
ains of Zion : for there the Lord com- 
manded the blessing, even life for 
evermore. 

PSALM CXXXIV. 

An exhortation to bless God. 
A Song of degrees. 

BEHOLD, bless ye the Lord, all ye 
servants of the Lord, which by 
night stand in the house of the Lord. 

2 Lift up your hands in the sanctu- 
ary, and bless the Lord. 

3 The Lord that made heaven and 
earth bless thee out of Zion. 

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Exhortation to praise 



PSALMS, CXXXV. 



God for his mercies^ 



PSALM CXXXV. 

1 An exhortation to praise God for his mercy, 5 for 
his power, 8 for Ms judgments. 15 The vanity 
of idols. 19 An exhortation to bless God. 

PRAISE ye the Lord. Praise ye the 
name of the Lord ; praise him, O 
ye servants of the Lord. 

2 Ye that stand in the house of the 
Lord, in the courts of the house of our 
God, 

3 Praise the Lord ; for the Lord is 
good : sing praises unto his name ; for 
it is pleasant. 

4 For the Lord hath chosen Jacob 
unto himself, and Israel for his pecul- 
iar treasure. 

5 For I know that the Lord is great, 
and that our Lord is above all gods. 

6 Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that 
did he in heaven, and in earth, in the 
seas, and all deep places. 

7 He causeth the vapours to ascend 
from the ends of the earth ; he maketh 
lightnings for the rain ; he bringeth 
the wind out of his treasuries. 

8 Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, 
both of man and beast. 

9 Who sent tokens and wonders into 
the midst of thee, O Egypt, upon Pha- 
raoh, and upon all his servants. 

10 Who smote great nations, and 
slew mighty kings ; 

11 Sihon king of the Amorites. and 
Og king of Bashan, and all the king- 
doms of Canaan : 

12 And gave their land for a heritage, 
a heritage unto Israel his people. 

13 Thy name, O Lord, endureth for 
ever ; and thy memo ial, O Lord, 
throughout all generations. 

14 For the Lord will judge his peo- 
ple, and he will repent himself con- 
cerning his servants. 

15 The idols of the heathen are silver 
and gold, the work of men's hands. 

16 They have mouths, but they speak 
not ; eyes have they, but they see not ; 

17 They have ears, but they hear not ; 
neither is there any breath in their 
mouths. 

18 They that make them are like un- 
to them : so is every one that trusteth 
in them. 

19 Bless the Lord, O house of Israel : 
bless the Lord, O house of Aaron : 

20 Bless the Lord, O house of Levi : 
ye that fear the Lord, bless the Lord. 

21 Blessed be the Lord out of Zion, 
which dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise 
ye the Lord. 

PSALM CXXXVI. 

An exhortation to give thanks to God for particu- 
lar mercies. 

OGIVE thanks unto the Lord ; for 
he is good : for his mercy endureth 
for ever. 

2 O give thanks unto the God of 
gods : For his mercy endureth for ever. 

3 O give thanks to the Lord of lords : 
for his mercy endureth for ever. 

4 To him who alone doeth great won- 
ders : for his mercy endureth for ever. 

5 To him that by wisdom made the 

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heavens : for his mercy endureth for 
ever. 

6 To him that stretched out the earth 
above the waters : for his mercy en 
dureth for ever. 

7 To him that made great lights % for 
his mercy endureth for ever : 

8 The sun to rule by day: for his 
mercy endureth for ever: 

9 The mcon and stars to rule by 
night : for his mercy endureth for 
ever. 

10 To him that smote Egypt in their 
firstborn : for his mercy endureth for 
ever : 

11 And brought out L^ael from 
among them : for his mercy endureth 
for ever : 

12 With a strong hand, and with a 
stretched out arm : for his mercy en- 
dureth for ever. 

13 To him which divided the Red sea 
into parts : for his mercy endureth for 
ever: 

14 And made Israel to pass through 
the midst of it : for his mercy endur 
eth for ever : 

15 But overthrew Pharaoh and his 
host in the Red sea : for his mercy en- 
dureth for ever. 

16 To him which led his people 
through the wilderness : for his mercy 
endureth for ever. 

17 To him which smote great kings ; 
for his mercy endureth for ever : 

18 And slew famous kings : for his 
mercy endureth for ever: 

19 Sihon king of the Amorites: for 
his mercy endureth for ever : 

20 And Og the king of Bashan : for 
his mercy endureth for ever : 

21 And gave their land for a herit- 
age : for his mercy endureth for ever ; 

22 Even a heritage unto Israel his 
servant : for his mercy endureth for 
ever. 

23 Who remembered us in our low 
estate : for his mercy endureth for 
ever : 

24 And hath redeemed us from our 
enemies : for his mercy endureth for 
ever. 

25 Who giveth food to all flesh : for 
his mercy endureth for ever. 

26 O give thanks unto the God of 
heaven: for his mercy endureth for 
ever 

psalm cxxxvn. 

1 The constancy of the Jews in captivity. 7 The 
prophet curseth Edom and Babel. 

BY the rivers of Babylon, there we 
sat down, yea, we wept, when we 
remembered Zion. 

2 We hanged our harps upon the wil- 
lows in the midst thereof. 

3 For there they that carried us away 
captive required of us a song ; and 
they that wasted us required of us 
mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs 
of Zion. 

4 How shall we sing the Lord's song 
in a strange land ! 

5 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let 
my right hand forget her cunning 



God's allseeing 



PSALMS, CXL. 



providence. 



6 If I do not remember thee, let my 
tongue cleave to the roof of my 
mouth ; if I prefer not Jerusalem 
above my chiei joy. 

7 Remember, Lord, the children of 
Edom in the day of Jerusalem ; who 
said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foun- 
dation thereof. 

8 O daughter of Babylon, who art to 
be destroyed ; happy shall he be, that 
rewardeth thee as thou hast served us. 

9 Happy shall he be, that taketh and 
dasheth thy little ones against the 
stones. 

PSALM CXXXVIH. 

1 David praiseth Ood for the truth of his word. 

4 He prophesieth that the kings of the earth shall 
praise God. 7 He professeth his confidence in 
God. 

A Psalm of David. 

I WILL praise thee with my whole 
heart : before the gods will I sing 
praise unto thee. 

2 I will worship toward thy holy 
temple, and praise thy name for thy 
lovingkindness and for thy truth : for 
thou hast magnified thy word above 
all thy name. 

3 In the day when I cried thou an- 
sweredst me, and strengthenedst me 
with strength in my souL 

1 All tht- kings of the earth shall 

Braise thee, O Lord, when they hear 
le words of thy mouth. 

5 Yea, they shall sing in the ways of 
the Lord : for great is the glory of the 

Lord. 

8 Though the Lord be high, yet hath 
he respect unto the lowly : but the 
proud he knoweth afar off. 

7 Though I walk in the midst of trou- 
ble, thou wilt revive me : thou shalt 
stretch forth thine hand against the 
wrath of mine enemies, and thy light 
hand shall save me. 

8 The Lord will perfect that which 
concerneth me : thy mercy, O Lord, 
endureth for ever : forsake not the 
works of thine own hands. 

PSALM CXXXIX. 

1 David praiseth God for his allseeing providence, 
17 and for his infinite mercies. 19 He defieth 
the wicked. 23 He prayeth for sincerity. 
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 

OLORD, thou hast searched me, and 
known me. 

2 Thou knowest my downsitting and 
mine uprising ; thou understandest 
my thought afar off. 

3 Thou compassest my path and my 
lying down, and art acquainted with 
all my ways. 

4 For there is not a word in my 
tongue, but, lo, O Lord, thou knowest 
it altogether. 

5 Thou hast beset me behind and be- 
fore, and laid thine hand upon me. 

6 Such knowledge is too wonderful 
for me ; it is high, I cannot attain un- 
to it. 

7 Whither shall I go from thy Spirit ! 
or whither shall I nee from thy pres- 
ence! 



8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art 
there : if I make my bed in hell, be- 
hold, thou art there. 

9 If I take the wings of the morning, 
and dwell in the uttermost parts of the 
sea; t 

10 Even there shall thy hand lead 
me, and thy right hand shall hold 
me. 

11 If I say, Surely the darkness shall 
cover me ; even the night shall be light 
about me. 

12 Yea, the darkness hideth not from 
thee ; but the night shineth as the 
day : the darkness and the light are 
both alike to thee. 

13 For thou hast possessed my reins t 
thou hast covered me in my mother's 
womb. 

14 I will praise thee; for I am fear- 
fully and wonderfully made : marvel- 
lous are thy works ; and that my soul 
knoweth right well. 

15 My substance was not hid from 
thee, when I was made in secret, and 
curiously wrought in the lowest parts 
of the earth. 

16 Thine eyes did see my substance, 
yet being unperfect ; and in thy book 
all my members were written, which in 
continuance were fashioned, when as 
yet there was none of them. 

17 How precious also are thy thoughts 
unto me, O God ! how great is the sum 
of them ! 

18 If I should count them, they are 
more in number than the sand : when 
I awake, I am still with thee. 

19 Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, 

God : depart from me therefore, ye 
bloody men. 

20 For they speak against thee wick- 
edly, and thine enemies take thy name 
in vain. 

21 Do not I hate them, O Lord, that 
hate thee ? and am not I grieved with 
those that rise up against thee ? 

22 I hate them with perfect hatred ; 

1 count them mine enemies. 

23 Search me, O God, and know 
my heart: try me, and know my 
thoughts : 

24 And see if there be any wicked 
way in me, and lead me in the way 
everlasting. 

PSALM CXL. 

1 David prayeth to be delivered from Saul and 
Doeg. 8 He prayeth against them. 12 He com- 
forteth himself by confidence in God. 

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 

DELIVER me, O Lord, from the 
evil man: preserve me from the 
violent man ; 

2 Which imagine mischiefs in their 
heart ; continually are they gathered 
together for war. 

3 They have sharpened their tongues 
like a serpent ; adders' poison is under 
their lips. Selah. 

4 Keep me, O Lord, from the hands 
of the wicked ; preserve me from the 
violent man ; wno have purposed to 
overthrow my goings. 

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in prayer 



5 The proud have hid a snare for me, 
and cords ; they have spread a net by 
the way side ; they have set gins for 
me. Selah. 

6 I said unto the Lord, Thou art my 
God : hear the voice of my supplica- 
tions, O Lord. 

7 O God the Lord, the strength of my 
salvation, thou hast covered my head 
in the day of battle. 

8 Grant not, O Lord, the desires of 
the wicked : further not his wicked de- 
vice ; lest they exalt themselves. Selah. 

9 As for the head of those that com- 
pass me about, let the mischief of their 
own lips cover them. 

10 Let burning coals fall upon them : 
let them be cast into the fire ; into deep 
pits, that they rise not up again. 

11 Let not an evil speaker be estab- 
lished in the earth : evil shall hunt the 
violent man to overthrow him. 

12 I know that the Lord will main- 
tain the cause of the afflicted, and the 
right of the poor. 

13 Surely the righteous shall give 
thanks unto thy name : the upright 
shall dwell in thy presence. 

PSALM CXLL 

I David prayeth that his suit may be acceptable, 3 
hit conscience sincere, 7 and his life safe from 
snares. 

A Psalm of David. 

LORD, I cry unto thee : make haste 
i unto me ; give ear unto my voice, 
when I cry unto thee. 

2 Let ray prayer be set forth before 
thee as incense ; and the lifting up of 
my hands as the evening sacrifice. 

3 Set a watch, O Lord, before my 
mouth ; keep the door of my lips. 

4 Incline not my heart to any evil 
thing, to practise wicked works with 
men that work iniquity : and let me 
not eat of their dainties. 

5 Let the righteous smite me ; it shall 
he a kindness : and let him reprove me : 
it shall be an excellent oil, which shall 
not break my head : for yet my prayer 
also shall be in their calamities. 

6 When their judges are overthrown 
In stony places, they shall hear my 
words ; for they are sweet. 

7 Our bones are scattered at the 
grave's mouth, as when one cutteth 
and cleaveth wood upon the earth. 

8 But mine eyes are unto thee, O 
God the Lord : in thee is my trust ; 
leave not my soul destitute. 

9 Keep me from the snares which 
they have laid for me, and the gins 
of the workers of iniquity. 

10 Let the wicked fall into their own 
nets, whilst that I withal escape. 

PSALM CXLII. 

David sheweth that in his trouble all his comfort 
was in prayer unto God. 

MaschH of David ; A Prayer when he was in the 
cave. 

I. CRIED unto the Lord with my 
voice ; with my voice unto the Lord 
iid I make my supplication. 

5CM 



2 I poured out my complaint be 
fore him; I shewed before him my 
trouble. 

3 When my spirit was overwhelmed 
within me, then thou knewest my 
path. In the way wherein I walked 
nave they privily laid a snare for 
me. 

4 I looked on my right hand, and be- 
held, but there was no man that would 
know me : refuge failed me ; no man 
cared for my soul. 

5 I cried unto thee, O Lord : I said, 
Thou art my refuge and my portion in 
the land of the living. 

6 Attend unto my cry ; for I am 
brought very low : deliver me from 
my persecutors ; for they are stronger 
than I. 

7 Bring my soul out of prison, that 
I may praise thy name : the righteous 
shall compass me about ; for thou 
shalt deal oountif ully with me. 

PSALM CXLIII. 

1 David prayeth for favour in judgment. 3 He 
complaineth of his griefs. 5 He strengtheneth 
his faith by meditation and prayer. 7 He pray' 
eth for grace, 9 for deliverance, 10 for sancttfi" 
cation, 12 for destruction of hi* enemies. 
A Psalm of David. 

HEAR my prayer, O Lord, give ear 
to my supplications : in thy faith- 
fulness answer me, and in thy right 
eousness. 

2 And enter not into judgment with 
thy servant : for in thy sight shall no 
man living be justified. 

3 For the enemy hath persecuted my 
soul ; he hath smitten my life down to 
the ground ; he hath made me to dwell 
in darkness, as those that have been 
long dead. 

i Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed 
within me ; my heart within me is des- 
olate. 

5 I remember the days of old ; 1 
meditate on all thy works ; I muse on 
the work of thy hands. 

6 I stretch forth my hands unto 
thee : my soul thirsteth after thee, as 
a thirsty land. Selah. 

7 Hear me speedily, O Lord ; my 
spirit f aileth : hide not thy face from 
me, lest I be like unto them that go 
down into the pit. 

8 Cause me to hear thy lovingkind- 
ness in the morning ; for in thee do I 
trust : cause me to know the way 
wherein I should walk ; for I lift up 
my soul unto thee. 

9 Deliver me, O Lord, from mine 
enemies: I flee unto thee to hide 
me. 

10 Teach me to do thy will ; for thou 
art my God : thy Spirit is good -, lead 
me into the land of uprightness. 

11 Quicken me, O Lord, for thy 
name's sake : for thy righteousness 1 
sake bring my soul out of trouble. 

12 And of thy mercy cut off mine 
enemies, and destroy all them that 
afflict my soul : for I am thy serv 
ant. 



David blesseth God. 



PSALMS, CXLV1. God's goodness extolled. 



PSALM CXLIV. 

I David bletseth God for his mercy both to htm 
and to man. 5 He prayeth that God would pow- 
erfully deliver him from his enemies. 9 He 
promiseth to praise God. 11 He prayeth for the 
happy state of the kingdom. 

A Psalm of David. 

BLESSED be the Lord my strength, 
which teacheth my hands to war, 
and my fingers to fight : 

2 My goodness*, and my fortress ; my 
high tower, and my deliverer; my 
shield, and he in whom I trust ; who 
subdueth my people under me. 

3 Lord, what is man, that thou takest 
knowledge of him ! or the son of man, 
that thou makest account of him ! 

4 Man is like to vanity : his days are 
as a shadow that passeth away. 

6 Bow thy heavens, O Lord, and 
come down : touch the mountains, and 
they shall smoke. 

6 Cast forth lightning, and scatter 
them : shoot out thine arrows, and de- 
stroy them. 

7 Send thine hand from above ; rid 
me, and deliver me out of great wa- 
ters, from the hand of strange chil- 
dren ; 

8 Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and 
their right hand is a right hand of 
falsehood. 

9 I will sing a new song unto thee, O 
God : upon a psaltery and an instru- 
ment of ten strings will I sing praises 
unto thee. 

10 It is he that giveth salvation unto 
kings : who delivereth David his serv- 
ant from the hurtful sword. 

11 Rid me, and deliver me from the 
hand of strange children, whose 
mouth speaketh vanity, and their 
right hand is a right hand of false- 
hood : 

12 That our sons may be as plants 
grown up in their youth; that our 
daughters may be as corner stones, 
polished after the similitude of a pal- 
ace : 

13 That our garners may be full, 
affording all manner of store ; thai 
our sheep may bring forth thousands 
and ten thousands in our streets : 

14 That our oxen may be strong to 
labour, that there be no breaking in, 
nor going out; that there be no com- 
plaining in our streets. 

15 Happy is that people, that is in 
such a case : yea, happy is that people, 
whose God is the Lord. 

PSALM CXLV. 

1 David praiseth God for his fame, 8 for his good- 
ness, 11 for his kingdom, 14 for his providence, 
17 for his saving mercy. 

David's Psalm of praise. 

1WTLL extol thee, my God O King: 
and I will bless thy name for ever 
and ever. 

2 Every day will I bjess thee ; and I 
will praise thy name for ever and ever. 

3 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be 
praised ; and his greatness is unsearch- 
able. 



4 One generation shall praise thy 
works to another, and shall declare 
thy mighty acts. 

5 I- will speak of the glorious honour 
of thy majesty, and or thy wondrous 
works. 

6 And men shall speak of the might 
of thy terrible acts : and I will declare 
thy greatness. 

7 They shall abundantly utter the 
memory of thy great goodness, and 
shall sing of thy righteousness. 

8 The Lord is gracious, and full of 
compassion ; slow to anger, and of 
great mercy. 

9 The Lord is good to all : and his 
tender mercies are over all his works. 

10 All thy works shall praise thee, 

Lord ; and thy saints shall bless 
thee. 

11 They shall speak of the glory of 
thy kingdom, and talk of thy power ; 

12 To make known to the sons of 
men his mighty acts, and the glorious 
majesty of his kingdom. 

13 Thy kingdom is an everlasting 
kingdom, and thy dominion endureth 
throughout all generations. 

14 The Lord upholdeth all that fall, 
and raise th up all those that be bowed 
down. 

15 The eyes of all wait upon thee ; 
and thou givest them their meat in 
due season. 

16 Thou openest thine hand, and sat- 
isfiest the desire of every living thing. 

17 The Lord is righteous in all his 
ways, and holy in all his works. 

18 The Lord is nigh unto all them 
that call upon him, to all that call up 
on him in truth. 

19 He will fulfil the desire of them 
that fear him : he also will hear their 
cry, and will save them. 

20 The Lord preserveth all them that 
love him : but all the wicked will he 
destroy. 

21 My mouth shall speak the praise 
of the Lord : and let all flesh bless his 
holy name for ever and ever. 

PSALM CXLVI. 

1 The psalmist voweth perpetual praises to God. 
3 He exhorteth not to trust in man. 5 God, for 
his power, justice, mercy, and kingdom, is only 
worthy to be trusted. 

PRAISE ye the Lord. Praise the 
Lord, O my soul. 

2 While 1 live will I praise the Lord : 
I will sing praises unto my God while I 
have any being. 

3 Put not your trust in princes, nor 
in the son of man, in whom there is no 
help. 

i His breath goeth forth, he return- 
eth to his earth ; in that very day his 
thoughts perish. 

5 Happy is he that hath the God of 
Jacob for his help, whose hope is in 
the Lord his God: 

6 Which made heaven, and earth, the 
sea, and all that therein is : which 
keepeth truth for ever : 

7 Which executeth judgment for the 

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PSALMS, CXL VII. 



praise God* 



oppressed : which giveth food to the 
hungry. The Lord looseth the prison- 
ers: 

8 The Lord openeth the eyes of the 
blind : the Lord raiseth them that are 
bowed down : the Lord loveth the 
righteous : 

9 The Lord preserveth the strangers ; 
he relieveth the fatherless and widow : 
but the way of the wicked he turneth 
upside down. 

10 The Lord shall reign for ever, 
even thy God, O Zion, unto all genera- 
tions. Praise ye the Lord. 

PSALM CXLVII. 

1 The prophet exhorteth to praise God for his care 
of the church, 4 his power, 6 and his mercy : 7 
to praise him for his providence : 12 to praise 
him for his blessings upon the kingdom, 15 for 
his power over the meteors, 19 and for his ordi- 
nances in the church. 

PRAISE ye the Lord : for it is good 
to sing praises unto our God ; for it 
is pleasant ; and praise is comely. 

2 The Lord doth build up Jerusalem : 
he gathereth together the outcasts of 
Israel. 

3 He healeth the broken in heart, and 
bindeth up their wounds. 

4 He telleth the number of the 
stars ; he calleth them all by their 
names. 

5 Great is our Lord, and of great 
power : his understanding is infinite. 

6 The Lord lifteth up the meek : 
he casteth the wicked down to the 
ground. 

7 Sing unto the Lord with thanks- 
giving ; sing praise upon the harp 
unto our God : 

8 Who covereth the heaven with 
clouds, who prepareth rain for the 
earth, who maketh grass to grow 
upon the mountains. 

9 He giveth to the beast his food, and 
to the young ravens which cry. 

10 He delighteth not in the strength 
of the horse : he taketh not pleasure 
in the legs of a man. 

11 The Lord taketh pleasure in them 
that fear him, in those that hope in his 
mercy. 

12 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem ; 
praise thy God, O Zion. 

13 For he hath strengthened the bars 
of thy gates ; he hath hlessed thy chil- 
dren within thee. 

14 He maketh peace in thy borders, 
and filleth thee with the finest of the 
wheat. 

15 He sendeth forth his command- 
ment upon earth : his word runneth 
very swiftly. 

16 He giveth snow like wool: he 
scattereth the hoar frost like ashes. 

17 He casteth forth his ice like mor- 
sels : who can stand before his cold ? 

18 He sendeth out his word, and melt- 
eth them : he causeth his wind to blow, 
and the waters flow. 

19 He sheweth his word unto Jacob, 
his statutes and his judgments unto 
Israel. 

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20 He hath not dealt so with any na 
tion : and as for his judgments, they 
have not known them. Praise ye the 
Lord. 

PSALM CXLVIII. 

1 The psalmist exhorteth the celestial, 1 the terres^ 
trial, 11 and the rational creatures to praise God, 

PRAISE ye the Lord. Praise ye 
the Lord from the heavens : praise 
him in the heights. 

2 Praise ye him, all his angels : praise 
ye him, all his hosts. 

3 Praise ye him, sun and moon : 
praise him, all ye stars of light. 

4 Praise him, ye heavens of heav- 
ens, and ye waters that be above the 
heavens. 

5 Let them praise the name of the 
Lord : for he commanded, and they 
were created. 

6 He hath also stablished them for 
ever and ever : he hath made a decree 
which shall not pass. 

7 Praise the Lord from the earth, ye 
dragons, and all deeps : 

8 Fire, and hail ; snow ; and vapour $ 
stormy wind fulfil ling his word : 

9 Mountains, and all hills; fruitful 
trees, and all cedars : 

10 Beasts, and all cattle; creeping 
things, and flying fowl : 

11 Kings of the earth, and all pea 
pie ; princes, and all judges of the 
earth : 

12 Both young men, and maidens ; 
old men, and children : 

13 Let them praise the name of the 
Lord : for his name alone is excel- 
lent ; his glory is above the earth and 
heaven. 

14 He also exalteth the horn of his 
people, the praise of all his saints ; even 
of the children of Israel, a people near 
unto him. Praise ye the Lord. 

PSALM CXLIX. 

1 The prophet exhorteth to praise God for his love 
to the church, 5 and for that power which he hath 
given to the church. 

PRAISE ye the Lord. Sing unto the 
Lord a new song, and his praise in 
the congregation of saints. 

2 Let Israel rejoice in him that made 
him : let the children of Zion be joy- 
ful in their King. 

3 Let them praise his name in the 
dance : let them sing praises unto him 
with the timbrel ana harp. 

4 For the Lord taketh pleasure in 
his people : he will beautify the meek 
with salvation. 

5 Let the saints be joyful in glory ; 
let them sing aloud upon their beds. 

6 Let the high praises of God be in 
their mouth, and a twoedged sword in 
their hand ; 

7 To execute vengeance upon the 
heathen, and punishments upon the 
people ; 

8 To bind their kings with chains, 
and their nobles with fetters of iron ; 

9 To execute upon them the judg 
ment written : this honour have all his 
saints. Praise ye the Lord. 



The use of 



PROVERBS, II. 



the proverbs* 



PSALM CL. 

1 An exhortation to praise God, 3 with all kind of 
instruments. 

PRAISE ye the Lord. Praise God 
in his sanctuary : praise him in the 
firmament of his power. 

2 Praise him for his mighty acts : 
praise him according to his excellent 
greatness. 

3 Praise him with the sound of the 



trumpet : praise him with the psaltery 
and harp. 

4 Praise him with the timbrel and 
dance: praise him with stringed in- 
struments and organs. 

5 Praise him upon the loud cymbals s 
praise him upon the high sounding 
cymbals. 

6 Let every thing that hath breath 
praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord. 



THE PROVERBS. 



CHAPTER I. 

1 The use of the proverbs. 7 An exhortation to 
fear God, and believe his word. 10 To avoid 
the enticings of sinners. 20 Wisdom complain- 
eth of ■ her contempt. 24 She threateneth her 
contemners. 

THE Proverbs of Solomon the son of 
David, king of Israel ; 

2 To know wisdom and instruction ; 
to perceive the words of understand- 
ing; 

3 To receive the instruction of 
wisdom, justice, and judgment, and 
equity ; 

4 To give subtilty to the simple, to the 
young man knowledge and discretion. 

5 A wise man will near, and will in- 
crease learning ; and a man of under- 
standing shall attain unto wise coun- 
sels : 

6 To understand a proverb, and the 
Interpretation ; the words of the wise, 
and thei r dark sayings. 

7 1 The fear of the Lord is the be- 
ginning of knowledge : but fools de- 
spise wisdom and instruction. 

8 My son, hear the instruction of thy 
father, and forsake not the law of thy 
mother : 

9 For they shall be an ornament of 
grace unto thy head, and chains about 
thy neck. 

10 1 My son, if sinners entice thee, 
consent thou not. 

11 If they say, Come with us, let us 
lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily 
for the innocent without cause : 

12 Let us swallow them up alive as 
the grave ; and whole, as those that go 
down into the pit : 

13 We shall find all precious sub- 
stance, we shall fill our houses with 
spoil : 

14 Cast in thy lot among us ; let us 
all have one purse : 

15 My son, walk not thou in the way 
with them ; refrain thy foot from their 
path: 

16 For their feet run to evil, and 
make haste to shed blood. 

17 Surely in vain the net is spread in 
the sight of any bird. 

18 And they lay wait for their oum 
blood ; they lurk privily for their oum 
lives. 

19 So are the ways of every one that 
Is greedy of gain ; which taketh away 
the life of the owners thereof. 



20 f Wisdom crieth without ; she ut> 
tereth her voice in the streets : 

21 She crieth in the chief place of con- 
course, in the openings of the gates ; in 
the city she uttereth her words, saying, 

22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye 
love simplicity ? and the scorners de- 
light in their scorning, and fools hate 
knowledge ? 

23 Turn you at my reproof : behold, I 
will pour out my spirit unto you, I 
will make known my words unto you. 

24 If Because I have called, and ye 
refused ; I have stretched out my 
hand, and no man regarded ; 

25 But ye have set at nought all my 
counsel, and would none of my re- 
proof : 

26 I also will laugh at your calamity 5 
I will mock when your fear cometh ; 

27 When your fear cometh as desola- 
tion, and your destruction cometh as a 
whirlwind ; when distress and anguish 
cometh upon you. 

28 Then shall they call upon me, but 
I will not answer ; they shall seek me 
early, but they shall not find me : 

29 For that they hated knowledge, 
and did not choose the fear of the 
Lord : 

30 They would none of my counsel : 
they despised all my reproof. 

31 Therefore shall they eat of the 
fruit of their own way, and be filled 
with their own devices. 

32 For the turning away of the simple 
shall slay them, and the prosperity of 
fools shall destroy them. 

33 But whoso hearkeneth unto me 
shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet 
from fear of evil. 

CHAPTER n. 

1 Wisdom promiseth godliness to her children, 10 
and safety from evil company, 20 and direction 
in good ways. 

MY son, if thou wilt receive my 
words, and hide my command- 
ments with thee ; 

2 So that thou incline thine ear unto 
wisdom, and apply thine heart to un- 
derstanding ; 

3 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, 
and lif test up thy voice for understand- 
ing ; 

4 If thou seekest her as silver, and 
searchest for her as for hid treasures ; 

5 Then shalt thou understand the fear 

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PROVERBS, III. 



oftvisdom, 



of the Lord, and find the knowledge of 
God. 

6 For the Lord giveth wisdom : out 
of his mouth cometh knowledge and 
understanding. 

7 He layeth up sound wisdom for the 
righteous : he is a buckler to them that 
walk uprightly. 

8 He keepeth the paths of judgment, 
and preserveth the way of his saints. 

9 Then shalt thou understand right- 
eousness, and judgment, and equity; 
yea, every good path. 

10 f when wisdom entereth into 
thine heart, and knowledge is pleas- 
ant unto thy soul ; 

11 Discretion shall preserve thee, un- 
derstanding shall keep thee : 

12 To deliver thee from the way of the 
evil man, from the man that speaketh 
froward things ; 

13 Who leave the paths of upright- 
ness, to walk in the ways of darkness ; 

14 Who rejoice to do evil, and delight 
in the f rowardness of the wicked ; 

15 Whose ways are crooked, and they 
froward in their paths : 

16 To deliver thee from the strange 
woman, even from the stranger which 
flattereth with her words ; 

17 Which forsaketh the guide of her 
youth, and forgetteth the covenant of 
her God. 

18 For her house inclineth unto 
death, and her paths unto the dead. 

19 None that go unto her return 
again, neither take they hold of the 
paths of life. 

20 That thou mayest walk in the way 
of good men, and keep the paths of the 
righteous. 

21 For the upright shall dwell in the 
land, and the perfect shall remain in it. 

22 But the wicked shall be cut off 
from the earth, and the transgressors 
shall be rooted out of it. 

CHAPTER IH. 

1 An exhortation to obedience, 5 to faith, 7 to mor- 
tification, 9 to devotion, 11 to patience. 13 The 
happy gain of wisdom. 19 The power, 21 and the 
benefits of wisdom. 27 An exhortation to chari- 
tableness, 30 peaceableness, 31 and contentedness. 
33 The cursed state of the wicked. 

MY son, forget not my law ; but let 
thine heart keep my command- 
ments : 

2 For length of days, and long life, 
and peace, shall they add to thee. 

3 Let not mercy and truth forsake 
thee : bind them about thy neck ; write 
them upon the table of thine heart : 

4 So shalt thou find favour and good 
understanding in the sight of God and 
man. 

5 1 Trust in the Lord with all thine 
heart ; and lean not unto thine own 
understanding. 

6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, 
and he shall direct thy paths. 

7 f Be not wise in thine own eyes : 
fear the Lord, and depart f rom evil. 

8 It shall be health to thy navel, and 
marrow to thy bones. 

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9 Honour the Lord with thy sub 
stance, and with the flrstfruits of all 
thine increase : 

10 So shall thy barns be filled with 
plenty, and thy presses shall burst out 
with new wine. 

11 H My son, despise not the chasten 
ing of the Lord ; neither be weary of 
his correction : 

12 For whom the Lord loveth he cor* 
recteth ; even as a father the son in 
whom he delighteth. 

13 Ti Happy is the man that flndeth 
wisdom, and the man that getteth un- 
derstanding : 

14 For the merchandise of it is better 
than the merchandise of silver, and 
the gain thereof than fine gold. 

15 She is more precious than rubies s 
and all the things thou canst desire 
are not to be compared unto her. 

16 Length of days is in her right 
hand ; and in her left hand riches and 
honour. 

17 Her ways are ways of pleasant- 
ness, and all her paths are peace. 

18 She is a tree of life to them that 
lay hold upon her : and happy is every- 
one that retaineth her. 

19 The Lord by wisdom hath founded 
the earth ; by understanding hath he 
established the heavens. 

20 By his knowledge the depths are 
broken up, and the clouds drop down 
the dew. 

21 1 My son, let not them depart 
from thine eyes : keep sound wisdom 
and discretion : 

22 So shall they be life unto thy soul, 
and grace to tlry neck. 

23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way 
safely, and thy foot shall not stumble. 

24 When thou liest down, thou shalt 
not be afraid : yea, thou shalt lie 
down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. 

25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, nei- 
ther of the desolation of the wicked, 
when it cometh. 

26 For the Lord shall be thy confix 
dence, and shall keep thy foot from 
being taken. 

27 If Withhold not good from them 
to whom it is due, when it is in the 
power of thine hand to do it. 

28 Say not unto thy neighbour. Go. 
and come again, and to morrow I will 
give ; when thou hast it by thee. 

29 Devise not evil against thy neigh- 
bour, seeing he dwelleth securely Dy 
thee. 

30 f Strive not with a man without 
cause, if he have done thee no harm. 

31 1 Envy thou not the oppressor, 
and choose none of his ways. 

32 For the froward is abomination to 
the Lord : but his secret is with the 
righteous. 

33 1 The curse of the Lord is in the 
house of the wicked : but he blessetb 
the habitation of the just. 

34 Surely he scorneth the scorners 
but he giveth grace unto the lowly. 

35 The wise shall inherit glory : but 
shame shall be the promotion of fools 



(Exhortation to the 



PROVERBS, V. 



study of wisdom* 



CHAPTER IV. 

1 Solomon, to persuade obedience, 3 sheweth what 
instruction he had of his parents, 5 to study wis- 
dom, 14 and to shun the path of the wicked. 20 
He exhorteth to faith, 23 and sanctification. 

HEAR, ye children, the instruction 
of a rather, and attend to know 
understanding. 

2 For I give you good doctrine, for- 
sake ye not my law. 

3 For I was my father's son, tender 
and only beloved in the sight of my 
mother. 

4 He taught me also, and said unto 
me, Let thine heart retain my words : 
keep my commandments, and live. 

5 Get wisdom, get understanding : 
forget it not ; neither decline from the 
words of my mouth. 

6 Forsake her not, and she shall pre- 
serve thee : love her, and she shall 
keep thee. 

7 Wisdom is the principal thing; 
therefore get wisdom : and with all 
thy getting get understanding. 

8 Exalt her, and she shall promote 
thee : she shall bring thee to honour, 
when thou dost embrace her. 

9 She shall give to thine head an or- 
nament of grace : a crown of glory 
shall she deliver to thee. 

10 Hear, O my son, and receive my 
sayings ; and the years of thy life shall 
be many. 

11 I have taught thee in the way of 
wisdom ; I have led thee in right 
paths. 

12 When thou goest, thy steps shall 
not be straitened ; and when thou run- 
nest, thou shalt not stumble. 

13 Take fast hold of instruction ; let 
her not go : keep her ; for she is thy 
life. 

14 f Enter not into the path of the 
wicked, and go not in the way of evil 
men. 

15 Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from 
it, and pass away. 

16 For they sleep not, except they 
have done mischief ; and their sleep is 
taken away, unless they cause some to 
fall. 

17 For they eat the bread of wicked- 
ness, and drink the wine of violence. 

18 But the path of the just is as the 
shining light, that shineth more and 
more unto the perfect day. 

19 The way or the wicked is as dark- 
ness: they know not at what they 
stumble. * 

20 1 My son, attend to my words ; in- 
cline thine ear unto my sayings. 

21 Let them not depart from thine 
eyes ; keep them in the midst of thine 
heart. 

22 For they are life unto those that 
find them, and health to all their flesh. 

23 f Keep thy heart with all dili- 
gence ; for out of it are the issues of 

24 Put away from thee a froward 
mouth, and perverse lips put far from 
ihee. 

25 Let thine eyes look right on, and 



let thine eyelids look straight before 
thee. 

26 Ponder the path of thy feet, and 
let all thy ways be established. 

27 Turn not to the right hand nor to 
the left : remove thy foot from evil. 

CHAPTER V. 

1 Solomon exhorteth to the study of wisdom. 3 He 
sheweth the mischief of whoredom and riot. 15 
He exhorteth to contentedness, liberality, and 
chastity. 22 The wicked are overtaken with their 
own sins. 

MY son, attend unto my wisdom, 
and bow thine ear to my under- 
standing : 

2 That thou mayest regard discretion, 
and that thy lips may keep knowledge. 

3 1 For the lips of a strange woman 
drop as a honeycomb, and her mouth 
is smoother than oil : 

4 But her end is bitter as wormwood, 
sharp as a twoedged sword. 

5 Her feet go down to death; her 
steps take hold on hell. 

6 Lest thou shouldest ponder the 
path of life, her ways are moveable, 
that thou canst not know them. 

7 Hear me now therefore, O ye chil- 
dren, and depart not from the words 
of my mouth. 

8 Remove thy way far from her, and 
come not nigh the door of her house : 

9 Lest thou give thine honour unto 
others, and thy years unto the cruel : 

10 Lest strangers be filled with thy 
wealth ; and thy labours be in the 
house of a stranger; 

11 And thou mourn at the last, when 
thy flesh and thy body are consumed, 

12 And say, How have I hated instruc- 
tion, and my heart despised reproof ; 

13 And have not obeyed the voice of 
my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to 
them that instructed me ! 

14 I was almost in all evil in the 
midst of the congregation and assem- 
bly. 

15 1 Drink waters out of thine own 
cistern, and running waters out of 
thine own well. 

16 Let thy fountains be dispersed 
abroad, and rivers of waters in the 
streets. 

17 Let them be only thine own, and 
not strangers' with thee. 

18 Let thy fountain be blessed : and 
rejoice with the wife of thy youth. 

19 Let her be as the loving hind and 
pleasant roe ; let her breasts satisfy 
thee at all times ; and be thou ravished 
always with her love. 

20 And why wilt thou, my son, be rav- 
ished with a strange woman, and em- 
brace the bosom of a stranger ? 

21 For the ways of man are before 
the eyes of the Lord, and he ponder- 
eth all his goings. 

22 IF His own iniquities shall take the 
wicked himself, and he shall be holden 
with the cords of his sins. 

23 He shall die without instruction § 
and in the greatness of his folly he 
shall go astray. 

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Against suretiship, &c. PROVERBS, VI. Mischief s of whoredom, 

26 For by means of a whorish woman 
a man is brought to a piece of bread 
and the adulteress will hunt for the 
precious life. 

27 Can a man take Are in his bosom } 
and his clothes not be burned ? 

28 Can one go upon hot coals, and 
his feet not be burned ? 

29 So he that goeth in to his neigh 
hour's wife ; whosoever toucheth her 
shall not be innocent. 

30 Men do not despise a thief, if he 
steal to satisfy his soul when he is 
hungry ; 

31 But if he be found, he shall restore 
sevenfold ; he shall give all the sub 
stance of his house. 

32 But whoso committeth adultery 
with a woman lacketh understanding i 
he that doeth it destroyeth his own 
soul. 

33 A wound and dishonour shall he 
get ; and his reproach shall not be 
wiped away. 

34 For jealousy is the rage of a man ; 
therefore he will not spare in the day 
of vengeance. 

35 He will not regard any ransom ; 
neither will he rest content, though 
thou givest many gifts. 



CHAPTER VI. 

1 Against suretishtp, 6 idleness, 12 and mischiev- 
o-usness. 16 Seven things hateful to God. 20 The 
blessings of obedience. 25 The mischiefs of 
whoredom. 

MY son, if thou be surety for thy 
friend, if thou hast stricken thy 
hand with a stranger, 

2 Thou art snared with the words of 
thy mouth, thou art taken with the 
words of thy mouth. 

3 Do this now, my son, and deliver 
thyself, when thou art come into the 
hand of thy friend ; go, humble thy- 
self, and make sure thy friend. 

I Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor 
slumber to thine eyelids. 

5 Deliver thyself as a roe from the 
hand of the hunter, and as a bird from 
the hand of the fowler. 

6 1 Go to the ant, thou sluggard ; 
consider her ways, and be wise :• 

7 Which having no guide, overseer, 
or ruler, 

8 Provideth her meat in the summer, 
and gathereth her food in the harvest. 

9 How long wilt thou sleep, O slug- 
gard ? when wilt thou arise out of thy 
sleep ! 

10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, 
a little folding of the hands to sleep : 

II So shall thy poverty come as one 
that travelleth, and thy want as an 
armed man. 

12 1 A naughty person, a wicked 
man, walketh with a fro ward mouth. 

13 He winketh with his eyes, he 
speaketh with his feet, he teacheth 
with his fingers ; 

14 Frowardness is in his heart, he 
deviseth mischief continually ; he 
soweth discord. 

15 Therefore shall his calamity come 
suddenly ; suddenly shall he be bro- 
ken without remedy. 

16 1f These six things doth the Lord 
hate ; yea, seven are an abomination 
unto him : 

17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and 
hands that shed innocent blood, 

18 A heart that deviseth wicked 
imaginations, feet that be swift in 
running to mischief, 

19 A false witness that speaketh lies, 
and he that soweth discord among 
brethren. 

20 Tl My son, keep thy father's com- 
mandment, and forsake not the law of 
thy mother : 

21 Bind them continually upon thine 
heart, and tie them about thy neck. 

22 When thou goest, it shall lead 
thee ; when thou sleepest, it shall keep 
thee ; and when thou awakest, it shall 
talk with thee. 

23 For the commandment is a lamp ; 
and the law is light ; and reproofs of 
instruction are the way of lire : 

24 To keep thee from the evil woman, 
from the flattery of the tongue of a 
strange woman. 

25 Lust not after her beauty in thine 
heart ; neither let her take thee with 
her eyelids. 

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CHAPTER VII. 

1 Solomon persuadeth to a sincere and kind famth 
iarity with wisdom. 6 In an example of his own 
experience, he sheweth 10 the cunning of a whore t 
22 and the desperate simplicity of a young wan- 
ton. 24 He dehorteth from such wickedness. 

MY son, keep my words, and lay up 
my commandments with thee. 

2 Keep my commandments, and live ; 
and my law as the apple of thine 
eye. 

3 Bind them upon thy fingers, write 
them upon the table of thine heart. 

4 Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sis- 
ter; and call understanding thy kins- 
woman : 

5 That they may keep thee from the 
strange woman, from the stranger 
which flattereth with her words. 

6 1 For at the window of my house I 
looked through my casement, 

7 And beheld among the simple ones, 
I discerned among the youths, a young 
man void of understanding, 

8 Passing through the street near her 
corner ; and he went the way to her 
house, 

9 In the twilight, in the evening, in 
the black and dark nigfct : 

10 And, behold, there met him a wo- 
man with the attire of a harlot, and 
subtile of heart. 

11 (She is loud and stubborn; her 
feet abide not in her house : 

12 Now is she without, now in the 
streets, and lieth in wait at every cor- 
ner.) 

13 So she caught him, and kissed him, 
and with an impudent face said unto 
him, 

14 I have peace offerings with me ; 
this day have I paid my vows. 

15 Therefore came I forth to meet 



The benefits and 



PROVERBS, IX. 



eternity of wisdom t 



thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I 
have found thee. 

16 I have decked my bed with cover- 
ings of tapestry, with carved works, 
with fine linen of Egypt. 

17 I have perfumed my bed with 
myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. 

18 Come, let us take our fill of love 
until the morning : let us solace our- 
selves with loves. 

19 For the good man is not at home, 
he is gone a long journey : 

20 He hath taken a bag of money 
with him, and will come home at the 
day appointed. 

21 With her much fair speech she 
caused him to yield, with the flatter- 
ing of her lips she forced him. 

22 He goeth after her straightway, as 
an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a 
fool to the collection of the stocks ; 

23 Till a dart strike through his liv- 
er ; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and 
knoweth not that it is for his life. 

24 If Hearken unto me now there- 
fore, O ye children, and attend to the 
words of my mouth. 

25 Let not thine heart decline to her 
ways, go not astray in her paths. 

26 For she hath cast down many 
wounded : yea, many strong men have 
been slain by her. 

27 Her house is the way to hell, going 
down to the chambers of death. 

CHAPTER VIII. 

1 The fame, 6 and evidence of wisdom. 10 The ex- 
cellency, 12 the nature, 15 the power, 18 the riches, 
22 and the eternity of wisdom. 32 Wisdom is to 
be desired for the blessedness it bringeth. 

DOTH not wisdom cry ? and under- 
standing put forth her voice? 

2 She standeth in the top of high 
places, by the way in the places of the 
paths. 

3 She crieth at the gates, at the entry 
of the city, at the coming in at the 
doors : 

i Unto you, O men, I call ; and my 
voice is to the sons of man. 

6 O ye simple, understand wisdom : 
and, ye fools, be ye of an understand- 
ing heart. 

6 Hear ; for I will speak of excellent 
things ; and the opening of my lips 
shall be right things. 

7 For my mouth shall speak truth ; 
and wickedness is an abomination to 
my lips. 

8 All the words of my mouth are in 
righteousness ; there is nothing fro- 
ward or perverse in them. 

9 They are all plain to him that un- 
derstandeth, and right to them that 
find knowledge. 

10 Receive my instruction, and not 
silver ; and knowledge rather than 
choice gold. 

11 For wisdom is better than rubies 
and all the things that may be desired 
are not to be compared to it. 

12 I wisdom dwell with prudence, 
and And out knowledge of witty in- 
ventions. 



13 The fear of the Lord is to hate 
evil : pride, and arrogancy, and the 
evil way, and the froward mouth, do 
I hate. 

li Counsel is mine, and sound wis 
dom : I am understanding ; 1 have 
strength. 

15 By me kings reign, and princes 
decree justice. 

16 By me princes rule, and nobles, 
even all the judges of the earth. 

17 I love them that love me ; and 
those that seek me early shall find 
me. 

18 Riches and honour are with me j 
yea, durable riches and righteousness. 

19 My fruit is better than gold, yea, 
than fine gold ; and my revenue than 
choice silver. 

20 I lead in the way of righteousness, 
in the midst of the paths of judgment : 

21 That I may cause those that love 
me to inherit substance; and I will 
fill their treasures. 

22 The Lord possessed me in the be 
ginning of his way, before his works 
of old. 

23 I was set up from everlasting, 
from the beginning, or ever the earth 
was. 

24 When there were no depths, I was 
brought forth ; when there were no 
fountains abounding with water. 

25 Before the mountains were settled, 
before the hills was I brought forth : 

26 While as yet he had not made 
the earth, nor the fields, nor the 
highest part of the dust of the world. 

27 When he prepared the heavens, I 
was there : when he set a compass 
upon the face of the depth : 

28 When he established the clouds 
above : when he strengthened the 
fountains of the deep : 

29 When he gave to the sea his de- 
cree, that the waters should not pass 
his commandment : when he appoint- 
ed the foundations of the earth : 

30 Then I was by him, as one brought 
up with him : and I was daily Ms de- 
light, rejoicing always before him ; 

31 Rejoicing in the habitable part of 
his earth ; and my delights were with 
the sons of men. 

32 Now therefore hearken unto me, 

ye children : for blessed are they 
that keep my ways. 

33 Hear instruction, and be wise, and 
refuse it not. 

34 Blessed is the man that heareth 
me, watching daily at my gates, wait- 
ing at the posts of my doors. 

35 For whoso findeth me findeth life, 
and shall obtain favour of the Lord. 

36 But he that sinneth against me 
wrongeth his own soul : all they that 
hate me love death. 

CHAPTER IX. 

1 The discipline, 4 and doctrine of wisdom. IS The 

custom, 16 and error of folly. 

WISDOM hath builded her house, 
she hath hewn out her seven pil 
lars : 

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Moral virtues, and 



PROVERBS, X. 



their contrary trices. 



2 She hath killed her beasts ; she 
hath mingled her wine ; she hath also 
furnished her table. 

3 She hath sent forth her maidens : 
she crieth upon the highest places of 
the city, 

4 Whoso is simple, let him turn in 
hither : as for him that wanteth un- 
derstanding, she saith to him, 

5 Come, eat of my bread, and drink 
of the wine which I have mingled. 

6 Forsake the foolish, and live ; and 
go in the way of understanding. 

7 He that reproveth a scorner get- 
teth to himself shame : and he that 
rebuketh a wicked man getteth him- 
self a blot. 

8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate 
thee : rebuke a wise man, and he will 
love thee. 

9 Give instruction to a wise man. 
and he will be yet wiser : teach a just 
man, and he will increase in learning. 

10 The fear of the Lord is the begin- 
ning of wisdom : and the knowledge 
of the Holy is understanding. 

11 For by me thy days shall be mul- 
tiplied, and the years of thy life shall 
be increased. 

12 If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise 
for thyself : but if thou scornest, thou 
alone shalt bear it. 

13 1 A foolish woman is clamorous : 
she is simple, and knoweth nothing. 

14 For she sitteth at the door of her 
house, on a seat in the high places of 
the city, 

15 To call passengers who go right 
on their ways : 

16 Whoso is simple, let him turn in 
hither : and as for him that wanteth 
understanding, she saith to him, 

17 Stolen waters are sweet, and bread 
eaten in secret is pleasant. 

18 But he knoweth not that the dead 
are there ; and that her guests are in 
the depths of hell. 

CHAPTER X. 

From this chapter to the Jive and twentieth are sun- 
dry observations of moral virtues, and their con- 
trary vices. 

THE Proverbs of Solomon. A wise 
son maketh a glad father : but a 
foolish son is the heaviness of his 
mother. 

2 Treasures of wickedness profit 
nothing : but righteousness delivereth 
from death. 

3 The Lord will not suffer the soul of 
the righteous to famish : but he cast- 
eth away the substance of the wicked. 

4 He beeometh poor that dealeth 
with a slack hand : but the hand of the 
diligent maketh rich. 

5 He that gathereth in summer is a 
wise son : but he that sleepeth in har- 
vest is a son that causeth shame. 

6 Blessings are upon the head of the 
just ; but violence covereth the mouth 
of the wicked. 

7 The memory of the just is bJessed s 
?>ut the name of the wicked shall rot. 

8 The wise in heart will receive com- 

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mandments : but a prating fool shall 
fall. 

9 He that walketh uprightly walketh 
surely: but he that perverteth his 
ways shall be known. 

10 He that winketh with the eye caus; 
eth sorrow: but a prating fool shall 
fall. 

11 The mouth of a righteous man is 
a well of life : but violence covereth 
the mouth of the wicked. 

12 Hatred stirreth up strifes: but 
love covereth all sins. 

13 In the lips of him that hath under- 
standing wisdom is found : but a rod is 
for the back of him that is void of un- 
derstanding. 

14 Wise men lay up knowledge : but 
the mouth of the foolish is near de- 
struction. 

15 The rich man's wealth is his strong 
city : the destruction of the poor is 
their poverty. 

16 The labour of the righteous tend- 
eth to life : the fruit of the wicked to 
sin. 

17 He is in the way of life that keep- 
eth instruction : but he that ref useth 
reproof erreth. 

18 He that hideth hatred with lying 
lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is 
a fool. 

19 In the multitude of words there 
wanteth not sin : but he that refrain= 
eth his lips is wise. 

20 The tongue of the just is as choice 
silver : the heart of the wicked is little 
worth. 

21 The lips of the righteous feed 
many : but fools die for want of wis- 
dom. 

22 The blessing of the Lord, it mak= 
eth rich, and he addeth no sorrow with 
it. 

23 It is as sport to a fool to do mis= 
chief: but a man of understanding 
hath wisdom. 

24 The fear of the wicked, it shall 
come upon him : but the desire of the 
righteous shall be granted. 

25 As the whirlwind passeth, so is the 
wicked no more : but the righteous is 
an everlasting foundation. 

26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as 
smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard 
to them that send him. 

27 The fear of the Lord prolongeth 
days : but the years of the wicked shall 
be shortened. 

28 The hope of the righteous shall be 
gladness : but the expectation of the 
wicked shall perish. 

29 The way of the Lord is strength 
to the upright : but destruction shall 
be to the workers of iniquity. 

30 The righteous shall never be re- 
moved : but the wicked shall not in 
habit the earth. 

31 The mouth of the just bringeth 
forth wisdom : but thefroward tongue 
shall be cut out. 

32 The lips of the righteous know 
what is acceptable : but the mouth of! 
the wicked speaketh frowardness. 



Moral virtues, and 



PROVERBS, XII. 



their contrary vices. 



CHAPTER XI. 

A FALSE balance is abomination to 
the Lord : but a just weight is his 
delight. 

2 When pride cometh, then com- 
eth shame : but with the lowly is wis- 
dom. 

3 The integrity of the upright shall 
guide them : but the perverseness of 
transgressors shall destroy them. 

4 Riches profit not in the day of 
wrath: but righteousness delivereth 
from death. 

5 The righteousness of the perfect 
shall direct his way: but the wicked 
shall fall by his own wickedness. 

6 The righteousness of the upright 
shall deliver them : but transgressors 
shall be taken in their ovm naughti- 
ness. 

7 When a wicked man dieth, his ex- 
pectation shall perish : and the hope of 
unjust men perisheth. 

8 The righteous is delivered out of 
trouble, and the wicked cometh in his 
stead. 

9 A hypocrite with his mouth de- 
stroyeth his neighbour : but through 
knowledge shall the just be delivered. 

10 When it goeth well with the right- 
eous, the city rejoiceth : and when the 
wicked perish, there is shouting. 

11 By the blessing of the upright the 
city is exalted : but it is overthrown by 
the mouth of the wicked. 

12 He that is void of wisdom despis- 
eth his neighbour : but a man of un- 
derstanding holdeth his peace. 

13 A talebearer revealeth secrets : but 
he that is of a faithful spirit conceal- 
eth the matter. 

14 Where no counsel is, the people 
fall : but in the multitude of counsel- 
lors there is safety. 

15 He that is surety for a stranger 
shall smart for it : and he that hateth 
suretiship is sure. 

16 A gracious woman retaineth hon- 
our : and strong men retain riches. 

17 The merciful man doeth good to 
his own soul : but he that is cruel trou- 
bleth his own flesh. 

18 The wicked worketh a deceitful 
work : but to him that soweth right- 
eousness shall be a sure reward. 

19 As righteousness tendeth to life ; 
so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to 
his own death. 

20 They that are of a froward heart 
are abomination to the Lord : but 
such as are upright in their way are 
his delight. 

21 Though hand join in hand, the 
wicked shall not be unpunished : but 
the seed of the righteous shall be de- 
livered. 

22 As a jewel of gold in a swine's 
snout, so is a fair woman which is 
without discretion. 

23 The desire of the righteous is only 
good : but the expectation of the wick- 
ed is wrath. 

24 There is that scattereth, and yet 
lacreaseth % and there is that withhold- 

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eth more than is meet, but it tendeth 
to poverty. 

25 The liberal soul shall be made fat i 
and he that watereth shall be watered 
also himself. 

26 He that withholdeth corn, the 
people shall curse him : but blessing 
shall be upon the head of him that 
selleth it. 

27 He that diligently seeketh good 
procureth favour : but he that seeketh 
mischief, it shall come unto him. 

28 He that trusteth in his riches 
shall fall : but the righteous shall 
flourish as a branch. 

29 He that troubleth his own house 
shall inherit the wind : and the fool 
shall be servant to the wise of heart. 

30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree 
of life ; and he that winneth souls is 
wise. 

31 Behold, the righteous shall be 
recompensed in the earth : much 
more the wicked and the sinner. 

CHAPTER XLT. 

WHOSO loveth instruction loveth 
knowledge : but he that hateth 
reproof is brutish. 

2 A good man obtaineth favour of 
the Lord : but a man of wicked de- 
vices will he condemn. 

3 A man shall not be established by 
wickedness : but the root of the right- 
eous shall not be moved. 

4 A virtuous woman is a crown to 
her husband : but she that maketh 
ashamed is as rottenness in his bones. 

5 The thoughts of the righteous are 
right : but the counsels of the wicked 
are deceit. 

6 The words of the wicked are to lie 
in wait for blood : but the mouth of 
the upright shall deliver them. 

7 The wicked are overthrown, and 
are not : but the house of the right> 
eous shall stand. 

8 A man shall be commended accord- 
ing to his wisdom : but he that is of a 
perverse heart shall be despised. 

9 He that is despised, and hath a 
servant, is better than he that honour- 
eth himself, and lacketh bread. 

10 A righteous man regardeth the 
life of his beast : but the tender mer- 
cies of the wicked are cruel. 

11 He that tilleth his land shall be sat= 
isfied with bread : but he that f olloweth 
vain persons is void of understanding, 

12 The wicked desireth the net of 
evil men : but the root of the right- 
eous yieldeth fruit. 

13 The wicked is snared by the trans- 
gression of his lips : but the just shall 
come out of trouble. 

14 A man shall be satisfied with good 
by the fruit of his mouth : and the rec- 
ompense of a man's hands shall be 
rendered unto him. 

15 The way of a fool is right in hig 
own eyes : but he that hearkeneth un- 
to counsel is wise. 

16 A fool's wrath is presently known 
but a prudent man covereth shame, 

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17 He that speaketh truth sheweth 
t orth righteousness : but a false wit- 
ness deceit. 

18 There is that speaketh like the 
piercings of a sword : but the tongue 
of the wise is health. 

19 The lip of truth shall be estab- 
lished for ever: but a lying tongue 
is but for a moment. 

20 Deceit is in the heart of them that 
imagine evil : but to the counsellors of 
peace is joy. 

21 There shall no evil happen to the 
just : but the wicked shall be filled 
with mischief. 

22 Lying lips are abomination to the 
Lord : but they that deal truly are his 
delight. 

23 A prudent man concealeth knowl- 
edge : but the heart of fools proclaim- 
eth foolishness. 

24 The hand of the diligent shall 
bear rule : but the slothful shall be 
under tribute. 

25 Heaviness in the heart of man 
maketh it stoop : but a good word 
maketh it glad. 

26 The righteous is more excellent 
than his neighbour: but the way of 
the wicked seduceth them. 

27 The slothful man roasteth not 
that which he took in hunting: but 
the substance of a diligent man is 
precious. 

28 In the way of righteousness is 
life ; and in the pathway thereof there 
is no death. 

CHAPTER XIII. 

A WISE son heareth his father's in- 
struction : but a scorner heareth 
not rebuke. 

2 A man shall eat good by the fruit 
of his mouth : but the soul of the 
transgressors shall eat violence. 

8 He that keepeth his mouth keepeth 
his life : but he that openeth wide his 
lips shall have destruction. 

4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, 
and hath nothing : but the soul of the 
diligent shall be made fat. 

5 A righteous man hateth lying : but 
a wicked man is loathsome, and com- 
eth to shame. 

6 Righteousness keepeth him that is 
upright in the way : but wickedness 
overthroweth the sinner. 

7 There is that maketh himself rich, 
yet hath nothing \ there is that maketh 
himself poor, yet hath great riches. 

8 The ransom of a man's life are his 
riches : but the poor heareth not re- 
buke. 

9 The light of the righteous rejoic- 
eth : but the lamp of the wicked shall 
be put out. 

10 Only by pride cometh contention : 
but with the well advised is wisdom. 

11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be 
diminished : but he that gathereth by 
labour shall increase. 

12 Hope deferred maketh the heart 
sick : but when the desire cometh, it is 
ft tree of life. 

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13 Whoso despiseth the word shall be 
destroyed : but he that feareth the 
commandment shall be rewarded. 

14 The law of the wise is a fountain 
of life, to depart from the snares of 
death. 

15 Good understanding giveth fa 
vour: but the way of transgressors 
is hard. 

16 Every prudent man dealeth with 
knowledge : but a fool layeth open his 
folly. 

17 A wicked messenger falleth into 
mischief : but a faithful ambassador 
is health. 

18 Poverty and shame shall be to 
him that refuseth instruction : but 
he that regardeth reproof shall be 
honoured. 

19 The desire accomplished is sweet 
to the soul : but it is abomination to 
fools to depart from evil. 

20 He that walketh with wise men 
shall be wise : but a companion of 
fools shall be destroyed. 

21 Evil pursueth sinners : but to the 
righteous good shall be repaid. 

22 A good man leaveth an inherit- 
ance to his children's children : and 
the wealth of the sinner is laid up for 
the just. 

23 Much food is in the tillage of the 
poor : but there is that is destroyed for 
want of judgment. 

24 He that spareth his rod hateth his 
son: but he that loveth him chasten- 
eth him betimes. 

25 The righteous eateth to the satis- 
fying of his soul : but the belly of the 
wicked shall want. 

CHAPTER XIV. 

EVERY wise woman buildeth her 
house : but the foolish plucketh it 
down with her hands. 

2 He that walketh in his uprightness 
feareth the Lord : but he that is per- 
verse in his ways despiseth him. 

3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod 
of pride : but the lips of the wise shall 
preserve them. 

4 Where no oxen are, the crib is 
clean : but much increase is by the 
strength of the ox. 

5 A faithful witness will not lie : but 
a false witness will utter lies. 

6 A scorner seeketh wisdom, and find 
eth it not : but knowledge is easy unto 
him that understandeth. 

7 Go from the presence of a foolish 
man, when thou perceivest not in him 
the lips of knowledge. 

8 The wisdom of the prudent is to 
understand his way : but the folly of 
fools is deceit. 

9 Fools make a mock at sin : but 
among the righteous there is favour. 

10 The heart knoweth his own bitter- 
ness ; and a stranger doth not inter 
meddle with his joy. 

11 The house of the wicked shall be 
overthrown : but the tabernacle of the 
upright shall flourish. 

12 There is a way which seemetfc 



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their contrary vices. 



right unto a man ; but the end thereof 
are the ways of death. 

13 Even in laughter the heart is sor- 
rowful ; and the end of that mirth is 
heaviness. 

14 The backslider in heart shall be 
filled with his own ways : and a good 
man shall be satisfied, from himself. 

15 The simple believeth every word : 
but the prudent man looketh well to 
his going. 

16 A wise man f eareth, and depaiteth 
from evil : but the fool rageth, and is 
confident. 

17 He that is soon angry dealeth fool- 
ishly : and a man of wicked devices is 
hated. 

18 The simple inherit folly : but the 
prudent are crowned with knowledge. 

19 The evil bow before the good ; and 
the wicked at the gates of the right- 
eous. 

• 20 The poor is hated even of his own 
neighbour: but the rich hath many 
friends. 

21 He that despiseth his neighbour 
sinneth : but he that hath mercy on 
the poor, happy is he. 

22 Do they not err that devise evil ? 
but mercy and truth shall be to them 
that devise good. 

23 In all labour there is profit : but 
the talk of the lips tendeth only to 
penury. 

24 The crown of the wise is their 
riches : but the foolishness of fools 
is folly. 

25 A true witness delivereth souls : 
but a deceitful witness speaketh lies. 

26 In the fear of the Lord is strong 
confidence : and his children shall have 
a place of refuge. 

27 The fear of the Lord is a fount- 
ain of life, to depart from the snares 
of death. 

28 In the multitude of people is the 
king's honour : but in the want of peo- 
ple is the destruction of the prince. 

29 He that is slow to wrath is of 
great understanding: but he that is 
hasty of spirit exalteth folly. 

30 A sound heart is the life of the 
flesh : but envy the rottenness of the 
bones. 

31 He that oppresseth the poor re- 
proacheth his Maker : but he that hon- 
oureth him hath mercy on the poor. 

32 The wicked is driven away in his 
wickedness : but the righteous hath 
hope in his death. 

33 Wisdom resteth in the heart of 
him that hath understanding : but 
that which is in the midst of fools is 
made known. 

34 Righteousness exalteth a nation : 
but sin is a reproach to any people. 

35 The king's favour is toward a 
wise servant i but his wrath is against 
him that causeth shame. 

CHAPTER XV. 
4 SOFT answer turneth away 
S\ wrath : but grievous words stir 
ap anger. 



2 The tongue of the wise usetb 
knowledge aright : but the mouth of 
fools poureth out foolishness. 

3 The eyes of the Lord are in every 
place, beholding the evil and the 
good. 

4 A wholesome tongue is a tree of 
life : but perverseness therein is a 
breach in the spirit. 

5 A fool despiseth his father's in 
struction : but he that regardeth re- 
proof is prudent. 

6 In the house of the righteous is 
much treasure : but in the revenues of 
the wicked is trouble. 

7 The lips of the wise disperse knowl 
edge : but the heart of the foolish 
doeth not so. 

8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an 
abomination to the Lord : but the 
prayer of the upright is his delight. 

9 The way of the wicked is an abom- 
ination unto the Lord : but he loveth 
him that followeth after righteous- 
ness. 

10 Correction is grievous unto him 
that forsaketh the way: and he that 
hateth reproof shall die. 

11 Hell and destruction are before 
the Lord: how much more then the 
hearts of the children of men ? 

12 A scorner loveth not one that re- 
proveth him : neither will he go unto 
the wise. 

13 A merry heart maketh a cheerful 
countenance : but by sorrow of the 
heart the spirit is broken. 

14 The heart of him that hath un- 
derstanding seeketh knowledge : but 
the mouth of fools feedeth on foolish- 
ness. 

15 All the days of the afflicted are 
evil : but he that is of a merrj- heart 
hath a continual feast. 

16 Better is little with the fear of 
the Lord, than great treasure and 
trouble therewith. 

17 Better is a dinner of herbs where 
love is, than a stalled ox and hatred 
therewith. 

18 A wrathful man stirreth up strife : 
but he that is slow to anger appeaseth 
strife. 

19 The way of the slothful man is as 
a hedge of thorns : but the way of the 
righteous is made plain. 

20 A wise son maketh a glad fa- 
ther : but a foolish man despiseth his 
mother. 

21 Folly is joy to him that is desti- 
tute of wisdom : but a man of under- 
standing walketh uprightly. 

22 Without counsel purposes are dis- 
appointed : but in the multitude of 
counsellors they are established. 

23 A man hath joy by the answer of 
his mouth : and a word spoken in due 
season, how good is it ! 

24 The way of life is above to the 
wise, that lie may depart from h U 
beneath. 

25 The Lord will destroy the house 
of the proud : but he will establish the 
border of the widow. 

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26 The thoughts of the wicked are 
an abomination to the Lord : but the 
words of the pure are pleasant words. 

27 He that is greedy of gain trou- 
bleth his own house ; but he that hat- 
eth gifts shall live. 

28 The heart of the righteous studi- 
eth to answer : but the mouth' of the 
wicked poureth out evil things. 

29 The Lord is far from the wicked ; 
but he heareth the prayer of the right- 
eous. 

30 The light of the eyes rejoiceth the 
heart : ana a good report maketh the 
bones fat. 

31 The ear that heareth the reproof 
of life abideth among the wise. 

32 He that refuseth instruction de- 
spiseth his own soul : but he that 
heareth reproof getteth understand- 
ing. 

33 The fear of the Lord is the in- 
struction of wisdom ; and before hon- 
our is humility. 

CHAPTER XVI. 

THE preparations of the heart in 
man, and the answer of the tongue, 
is from the Lord. 

2 All the ways. of a man are clean in 
his own eyes ; but the Lord weigheth 
the spirits. 

3 Commit thy works unto the Lord, 
and thy thoughts shall be estab- 
lished. 

4 The Lord hath made all things for 
himself : yea, even the wicked for the 
day of evil. 

i Every one that is proud in heart is 
an abomination to the Lord : though 
hand join in hand, he shall not be 
unpunished. 

6 By mercy and truth iniquity is 
purged : and by the fear of the Lord 
men depart from evil. 

7 When a man's ways please the 
Lord, he maketh even his enemies to 
be at peace with him. 

8 Better is a little with righteousness, 
than great revenues without right. 

9 A man's heart deviseth his way : 
but the Lord directeth his steps. 

10 A divine sentence is in the lips of 
the king : his mouth transgresseth not 
in judgment. 

11 A just weight and balance are the 
Lord's : all the weights of the bag are 
his work. 

12 It is an abomination to kings to 
commit wickedness : for the throne is 
established by righteousness. 

13 Righteous lips are the delight of 
kings ; and they love him that speak- 
eth right. 

14 The wrath of a king is as messen- 
gers of death : but a wise man will 
pacify it. 

15 In the light of the king's coun- 
tenance is life ; and his favour is as a 
cloud of the latter rain. 

16 How much better is it to get wis- 
dom than gold ! and to get under- 
standing rather to be chosen than 
silver! 

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17 The highway of the upright is to 
depart from evil : he that keepeth hie 
way preserveth his soul. 

18 Pride goeth before destruction, 
and a haughty spirit before a fall. 

19 Better it is to be of an humble 
spirit with the lowly, than to divide 
the spoil with the proud. 

20 He that handleth a matter wisely 
shall find good : and whoso trusteth in 
the Lord, happy is he. 

21 The wise in heart shall be called 
prudent : and the sweetness of the lips 
mcreaseth learning. 

22 Understanding is a wellspring of 
life unto him that hath it : but the in- 
struction of fools is folly. 

23 The heart of the wise teacheth his 
mouth, and addeth learning to his lips» 

24 Pleasant words are as a honey- 
comb, sweet to the soul, and health to 
the bones. 

25 There is a way that seemeth right 
unto a man ; but the end thereof are 
the ways of death. 

26 He that laboureth, laboureth for 
himself ; for his mouth craveth it of 
him. 

27 An ungodly man diggeth up evil ; 
and in bis lips there is as a burning 
fire. 

28 A f roward man soweth strife : and 
a whisperer separateth chief friends. 

29 A violent man enticeth his neigh- 
bour, and leadeth him into the way 
that is not good. 

30 He shutteth his eyes to devise 
f roward things: moving his lips he 
bringeth evil to pass. 

31 The hoary head is a crown of 
glory, if it be found in the way of 
righteousness. 

32 He that is slow to anger is better 
than the mighty ; and he that ruleth 
his spirit than he that taketh a city. 

33 The lot is cast into the lap ; but the 
whole disposing thereof is of the Lord, 

CHAPTER XVII. 

BETTER id a dry morsel, and quiet- 
ness therewith, than a house full 
of sacrifices with strife. 

2 A wise servant shall have rule over 
a son that causeth shame, and shall 
have part of the inheritance among 
the brethren. 

3 The fining pot is for silver, and the 
furnace for gold I but the Lord trieth 
the hearts. 

4 A wicked doer giveth heed to false 
lips; and a liar giveth ear to a 
naughty tongue. 

5 Whoso mocketh the poor reproach- 
eth his Maker : and he that is glad at 
calamities shall not be unpunished. 

6 Children's children are the crown 
of old men ; and the glory of children 
are their fathers. 

7 Excellent speech becometh not a 
fool : much less do lying lips a prince. 

8 A gift is as a precious stone in the 
eyes of him that hath it : whitherso- 
ever it turneth, it prospereth. 

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seeketh love ; but he tha/t repeateth a 
matter separateth very friends. 

10 A reproof entereth more into a 
wise man than a hundred stripes into 
a fool. 

11 An evil man seeketh only rebelK 
ion : therefore a cruel messenger shall 
be sent against him. 

12 Let a bear robbed of her whelps 
meet a man, rather than a fool in his 
folly. 

13 Whoso rewardeth evil for good, 
evil shall not depart from his house. 

14 The beginning of strife is as when 
one letteth out water : therefore leave 
off contention, before it be meddled 
with. 

15 He that justifieth the wicked, and 
he that condemneth the just, even 
they both are abomination to the 
Lord. 

16 Wherefore is there a price in the 
hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he 
hath no heart to it f 

17 A friend loveth at all times, and a 
brother is born for adversity. 

18 A man void of understanding 
striketh hands, and becometh surety 
in the presence of his friend. 

19 He loveth transgression that 
loveth strife : and he that exalteth 
his gate seeketh destruction. 

20 He that hath a fro ward heart find- 
eth no good : and he that hath a per- 
verse tongue f alleth into mischief. 

21 He that begetteth a fool doeth it 
to his sorrow : and the father of a fool 
hath no joy. 

22 A merry heart doeth good like a 
medicine : but a broken spirit drieth 
the bones. 

23 A wicked man taketh a gift out of 
the bosom to pervert the ways of judg- 
ment. 

24 Wisdom is before him that hath 
understanding ; but the eyes of a fool 
are in the ends of the earth. 

25 A f oolish son is a grief to his fa- 
ther, and bitterness to Tier that bare 
him. 

26 Also to punish the just is not good, 
nor to strike princes for equity. 

27 He that hath knowledge spareth 
his words : and a man of understand- 
ing is of an excellent spirit. 

28 Even a fool, when he holdeth his 
peace, is counted wise : and he that 
shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of 
understanding. 

CHAPTER XVTII. 

THROUGH desire a man, having sep" 
arated himself, seeketh and inter- 
meddle th with all wisdom. 

2 A fool hath no delight in under- 
standing, but that his heart may dis- 
cover itself. 

3 When the wicked cometh, then Com- 
eth also contempt, and with ignominy 
reproach. 

4 The words of a man's mouth are as 
deep waters, and the wellspring of wis- 
dom as a flowing brook. 

5 It is not good to accept the person 



of the wicked, to overthrow the right 
ecus in judgment. 

6 A fool's lips enter into contention,, 
and his mouth calleth for strokes. 

7 A fool's mouth is his destructions 
and his lips are the snare of his soul. 

8 The words of a talebearer are as 
wounds, and they go down into the in 
nermost parts or the belly. 

9 He also that is slothful in his work 
is brother to him that is a great waster. 

10 The name of the Lord is a strong 
tower : the righteous runneth into it, 
and is safe. 

11 The rich man's wealth is his strong 
city, and as a high wall in his own con^ 
ceit. 

12 Before destruction the heart of 
man is haughty ; and before honour is 
humility. 

13 He that answereth a matter before 
he heareth it, it is folly and shame un= 
to him. 

14 The spirit of a man will sustain his 
infirmity ; but a wounded spirit who 
can bear? 

15 The heart of the prudent getteth 
knowledge; and the ear of the wise 
seeketh knowledge. 

16 A man's gift maketh room for him 
and bringeth him before great men. 

17 He that is first in his own cause 
seemeth just ; but his neighbour com 
eth and searcheth him. 

18 The lot causeth contentions to 
cease, and parteth between the mighty, 

19 A brother offended is harder to be 
tbon than a strong city : and their con 
tentions are like the bars of a castle. 



mouth ; and with 
lips shall he be 

are in the power 
they that love it 



20 A man's belly shall be satisfied 
with the fruit of his 
the increase of his 
filled. 

21 Death and life 
of the tongue : and 
shall eat the fruit thereof, 

22 Whoso findeth a wife findeth a 
good thing, and obtaineth favour of 
the Lord. 

23 The poor useth entreaties ; but the 
rich answereth roughly. 

24 A man that hath friends must shew 
himself friendly : and there is a friend 
that sticketh closer than a brother. 

CHAPTER XIX. 

BETTER is the poor that walketh in 
his integrity, than he that is per- 
verse in his lips, and is a fool. 

2 Also, that the soul be without knowl= 
edge, it is not good ; and he that hast- 
eth with his feet sinneth. 

3 The foolishness of man perverteth 
his way : and his heart f retteth against 
the Lord. 

4 Wealth maketh many friends ; but 
the poor is separated from his neigh- 
bour. 

5 A false witness shall not be unpun- 
ished ; and he that speaketh lies shall 
not escape. 

6 Many will entreat the favour of the 

Erince : and every man is a friend to 
im that giveth gifts. 
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7 All- the brethren of the poor do hate 
him : how much more do his friends go 
far from him? he pursueth them with 
words, yet they are wanting to him. 

8 He that getteth wisdom loveth his 
own soul : he that keepeth understand- 
ing shall find good. 

9 A false witness shall not be unpun- 
ished ; and he that speaketh lies shall 
perish. 

10 Delight is not seemly for a fool ; 
much less for a servant to have rule 
over princes. 

11 The discretion of a man deferreth 
hi3 anger ; and it is his glory to pass 
over a transgression. 

12 The king's wrath is as the roaring 
of a lion ; but his favour is as dew upon 
the grass. 

13 A foolish son is the calamity of his 
father : and the contentions of a wife 
are a continual dropping. 

14 House and riches are the inherit- 
ance of fathers : and a prudent wife is 
from the Lord. 

15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep 
sleep ; and an idle soul shall suffer 
hunger. 

16 He that keepeth the command- 
ment "keepeth his own soul ; but he 
that despiseth his ways shall die. 

17 He that hath pity upon the poor 
lendeth unto the Lord ; and that which 
he hath given will he pay him again. 

18 Chasten thy son while there is 
hope, and let not thy soul spare for his 
crying. 

19 A man of great wrath shall suffer 
punishment : for if thou deliver him, 
yet thou must do it again. 

20 Hear counsel, and receive in- 
struction, that thou mayest be wise 
in thy latter end. 

21 There are many devices in a man's 
heart ; nevertheless the counsel of the 
Lord, that shall stand. 

22 The desire of a man is his kindness : 
and a poor man is better than a liar. 

23 The fear of the Lord tendeth to 
life : and he that hath it shall abide sat- 
isfied ; he shall not be visited with evil. 

24 A slothful man hideth his hand in 
his bosom, and will not so much as 
bring it to his mouth again. 

25 Smite a scorner, and the simple 
will beware : and reprove one that 
hath understanding, and he will un- 
derstand knowledge. 

26 He that wasteth his father, and 
chaseth away his mother, is a son that 
causeth shame, and bringeth reproach. 

27 Cease, my son, to hear the in- 
struction that causeth to err from the 
words of knowledge. 

28 An ungodly witness scorneth judg- 
ment : and the mouth of the wicked 
devoureth iniquity. 

29 Judgments are prepared for scorn- 
srs, and stripes for the back of fools. 

CHAPTER XX. 

T17TNTS is a mocker, strong drink 
VV is raging: and whosoever is de- 
ceived thereby is not wise. 
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2 The fear of a king is as the roaring 
of a lion : whoso provoketh him to an- 
ger sinneth against his own soul. 

3 It is an honour for a man to cease 
from strife : but every fool will be 
meddling. 

4 The sluggard will not plough by 
reason of the cold ; therefore shall he 
beg in harvest, and have nothing. 

5 Counsel in the heart of man is like 
deep water ; but a man of understand- 
ing will draw it out. 

6 Most men will proclaim every one 
his own goodness : but a faithful man 
who can find ? 

7 The just man walketh in his integri 
ty : his children are blessed after him. 

8 A king that sitteth in the throne of 
judgment scattereth away all evil with 
his eyes. 

9 Who can say, I have made my heart 
clean, I am pure from my sin ? 

10 Divers weights, and divers meas 
ures, both of them are alike abomina 
tion to the Lord. 

11 Even a child is known by his do- 
ings, whether his work be pure, and 
whether it be right. 

12 The hearing ear, and the seeing 
eye, the Lord hath made even both of 
them. 

13 Love not sleep, lest thou come to 
poverty : open thine eyes, and thoti 
shalt be satisfied with bread. 

14 It is naught, it is naught, saith the 
buyer : but when he is gone his way, 
then he boasteth. 

15 There is gold, and a multitude of 
rubies : but the lips of knowledge are 
a precious jewel. 

16 Take his garment that is surety for 
a stranger : and take a pledge of him 
for a strange woman. 

17 Bread of deceit is sweet to a man ; 
but afterwards his mouth shall be 
filled with gravel. 

18 Every purpose is established, by 
counsel : and with good advice make 
war. 

19 He that goeth about as a talebear- 
er revealeth secrets : therefore meddle 
not with him that flattereth with hie 
lips. t 

20 Whoso curseth his father or his 
mother, his lamp shall be put out in 
obscure darkness. 

21 An inheritance may be gotten hast- 
ily at the beginning ; but the end 
thereof shall not be blessed. 

22 Say not thou, I will recompense 
evil; but wait on the Lord, and he 
shall save thee. 

23 Divers weights are an abomination 
unto the Lord ; and a false balance i» 
not good. 

24 Man's goings are of the Lord , 
how can a man then understand his 
own way ? 

25 It is a snare to the man who de- 
voureth that which is holy, and after 
vows to make inquiry. 

26 A wise king scattereth the wicked, 
and bringeth the wheel over them. 

27 The spirit of man is the candle a£ 



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the Lord, searching: all the inward 
parts of the belly. 

28 Mercy and truth preserve the 
king; : and his throne is upholden by 
mercy. 

29 The glory of young men is their 
strength: and the beauty of old men 
is the gray head. 

80 The blueness of a wound cleans- 
eth away evil : so do stripes the inward 
parts of the belly. 



CHAPTER XXL 



of 



THE king's heart is in the hand 
the Lord, as the rivers of wa- 
ter : he turneth it whithersoever he 
will. 

2 Every way of a man is right in his 
own eyes °. but the Lord pondereth the 
hearts. 

3 To do justice and judgment is more 
acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. 

4 A high look, and a proud heart, and 
the ploughing of the wicked, is sin. 

5 The thoughts of the diligent tend 
only to plenteousness ; but of every 
one thai is hasty only to want. 

6 The getting of treasures by a lying 
tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro 
of them that seek death. 

7 The robbery of the wicked shall 
destroy them ; because they refuse to 
do judgment. 

8 The way of man is froward and 
strange : but as for the pure, his work 
is right. 

9 It is better to dwell in a corner 
of the housetop, than with a brawling 
woman in a wide house. 

10 The soul of the wicked desireth 
evil : his neighbour findeth no favour 
in his eyes. 

11 When the scorner is punished, 
the simple is made wise : and when 
the wise is instructed, he receiveth 
knowledge. 

12 The righteous man wisely consid- 
ereth the house of the wicked : but 
God overthroweth the wicked for their 
wickedness. 

13 Whoso stoppeth his ears at the 
cry of the poor, he also shall cry him- 
self, but shall not be heard. 

14 A gift in secret pacifieth anger : 
and a reward in the bosom, strong 
wrath. 

15 It is joy to the just to do judg- 
ment : but destruction shall be to the 
workers of iniquity. 

16 The man that wandereth out of 
the way of understanding shall remain 
in the congregation of the dead. 

17 He that loveth pleasure shall be 
a poor man : he that loveth wine and 
oil shall not be rich. 

18 The wicked shall be a ransom for 
the righteous, and the transgressor 
for the upright. 

19 It is better to dwell in the wil- 
derness, than with a contentious and 
an anqrry woman. 

20 There is treasure to be desired 
and oil in the dwelling of the wise ; 
but a foolish man spendeth it up. 



21 He that followeth after righteous 
ness and mercy findeth life, righteous 
ness, and honour. 

22 A wise man scaleth the city of 
the mighty, and casteth down the 
strength of the confidence thereof. 

23 Whoso keepeth his mouth and 
his tongue, keepeth his soul from 
troubles. 

24 Proud and haughty scorner is his 
name, who dealeth in proud wrath. 

25 The desire of the slothful killeth 
him ; for his hands refuse to labour. 

26 He coveteth greedily all the day 
long: but the righteous giveth and 
spareth not. 

27 The sacrifice of the wicked is 
abomination : how much more, when 
he bringeth it with a wicked mind ? 

28 A false witness shall perish : but 
the man that heareth speaketh con- 
stantly. 

29 A wicked man harden eth his face % 
but as for the upright, he directeth 
his way. 

30 There is no wisdom nor under- 
standing nor counsel against the Lord. 

31 The horse is prepared against the 
day of battle : but safety is of the Lord. 

CHAPTER XXII. 

A GOOD name is rather to be chosen 
than great riches, and loving fa- 
vour rather than silver and gold. 

2 The rich and poor meet together : 
the Lord is the maker of them all. 

3 A prudent man f oreseeth the evil, 
and hideth himself: but the simple 
pass on, and are punished. 

4 By humility and the fear of the 
Lord are riches, and honour, and life. 

5 Thorns and snares are in the way 
of the froward : he that doth keep 
his soul shall be far from them. 

6 Train up a child in the way he 
should go : and when he is old, he 
will not depart from it. 

7 The rich ruleth over the poor, and 
the borrower is servant to the lender. 

8 He that soweth iniquity shall reap 
vanity : and the rod of his anger shall 
fail. 

9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall 
be blessed ; for he giveth of his bread 
to the poor. 

10 Cast out the scorner, and conten- 
tion shall go out; yea, strife and re- 
proach shall cease. 

11 He that loveth pureness of heart, 
for the grace of his lips the king shall 
be his friend. 

12 The eyes of the Lord preserve 
knowledge ; and he overthroweth the 
words of the transgressor. 

13 The slothful man saith, There is 
a lion without, I shall be slain in the 
streets. 

14 The mouth of strange women is 
a deep pit : he that is abhorred of the 
Lord shall fall therein. 

15 Foolishness is bound in the heart 
of a child ; but the rod qf correction 
shall drive it far from him. 

16 He that oppresseth the poor to 

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their contrary vices 



increase his riches, and he that giveth 
to the rich, shall surely come to want. 

17 Bow down thine ear, and hear the 
words of the wise, and apply thine 
heart unto my knowledge. 

18 For it is a pleasant thing* if thou 
keep them within thee ; they shall 
withal be fitted in thy lips. 

19 That thy trust may be in the Lord, 
I have made known to thee this day, 
even to thee. 

20 Have not I written to thee excel- 
lent things in counsels and knowledge, 

21 That I might make thee know the 
certainty of the words of truth ; that 
thou mightest answer the words of 
truth to them that send unto thee * 

22 Rob not the poor, because he is 
poor : neither oppress the afflicted in 
the gate : 

23 For the Lord will plead their 
cause, and spoil the soul of those that 
spoiled them. 

24 Make no friendship with an angry 
snan ; and with a furious man thou 
aha It not go ; 

26 Lest thou learn his ways, and get 
a snare to thy soul. 

26 Be not thou one of them that 
strike hands, or of them that are 
sureties for debts. 

27 If thou hast nothing to pay, why 
should he take away thy bed from un- 
ier thee ? 

28 Remove not the ancient land- 
mark, which thy fathers ha ye set. 

29 Seest thou a man dilige?it in his 
business ? he shall stand before kings ; 
he shall not stand before mean men. 

CHAPTER XXIII. 

WHEN thou sittest to eat with a 
ruler, consider diligently what 
is before thee: 

2 And put a knife to thy throat* if 
thou be a man given to appetite. 

3 Be not desirous of his dainties : for 
they are deceitful meat. 

4 Labour not to be rich : cease from 
thine own wisdom. 

5 Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that 
which is not? for riches certainly 
make themselves wings ; they fly 
away as an eagle toward heaven. 

6 Eat thou not the bread of him that 
hath an evil eye, neither desire thou 
his dainty meats : 

7 For as he thinketh in his heart, so 
is he : Eat and drink, saith he to thee • 
but his heart is not with thee. 

8 The morsel which thou hast eaten 
ehalt thou vomit up, and lose thy 
sweet words. 

9 Speak not in the ears of a fool : 
£or he will despise the wisdom of 
thy words. 

10 Remove not the old landmark ; 
and enter not into the fields of the 
fatherless : 

11 For their Redeemer is mighty ; he 
shall plead their cause with thee. 

12 Apply thine heart unto instruc- 
tion, and thine ears to the words of 
knowledge. 

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13 Withhold not correction from the 
child : for if thou beatest him with the 
rod, he shall not die. 

14 Thou shalt beat him with the rod s 
and shalt deliver his soul from hell. 

15 My son, if thine heart be wise, my 
heart shall rejoice, even mine. 

16 Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when 
thy lips speak right things. 

17 Let not thine heart envy sinners i 
but be thou in the fear of the Lord all 
the day long. 

18 For surely there is an end , and 
thine expectation shall not be cut off. 

19 Hear thou, my son, and be wise, 
and guide thine heart in the way. 

20 Be not among winebibbers 5 
among riotous eaters of ilesh : 

21 For the drunkard and the glutton 
shall come to poverty : and drowsiness 
shall clothe a man with rags. 

22 Hearken unto thy father that be- 
gat thee, and despise not thy mother 
when she is old. 

23 Buy the truth, and sell it not-, 
also wisdom, and instruction, and un- 
derstanding. 

24 The father of the righteous shall 
greatly rejoice : and he that begetteth 
a wise child shall have joy of him. 

25 Thy father and thy mother shall 
be glad, and she that bare thee shall 
rejoice. 

26 My son, give me thine heart, and 
let "thine eyes observe my ways. 

27 For a whore is a deep ditch ; and 
a strange woman is a narrow pit. 

28 She also lieth in wait as for a 
prey, and in crease th the transgress- 
ors among men. 

29 Who hath woe? who hath sor- 
row? who hath contentions? who 
hath babbling? who hath wounds 
without cause? who hath redness of 
eyes? 

30 They that tarry long at the wine j 
they that go to seek mixed wine. 

31 Look not thou upon the wine 
when it is red, when it giveth his 
colour in the cup, when it moveth 
itself aright. 

32 At the last it biteth like a serpent, 
and stingeth like an adder. -» 

33 Thine eyes shall behold strange 
women, and thine heart shall utter 
perverse things. 

34 Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth 
down in the midst of the sea, or as he 
that lieth upon the top of a mast. 

35 They have stricken me, shalt thou 
say, and I was not sick ; they have 
beaten me, and I felt it not : when 
shall I awake ? I will seek it yet again, 

CHAPTER XXIV. 

BE not thou envious against evil 
men, neither desire to be with 
them : * 

2 For their heart studieth destruc- 
tion, and their lips talk of mischief. 

3 Through wisdom is a house build= 
ed ; and by understanding it is estab- 
lished : 

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PROVERBS, XXV. Sundry moral maxims. 



bers be filled with all precious and 
pleasant riches. 

6 A wise man is strong ; yea, a man 
of knowledge increaseth strength. 

6 For by wise counsel thou shalt 
make thy war : and in multitude of 
counsellors there is safety. 

7 Wisdom is too high for a fool : he 
openeth not his mouth in the gate. 

8 He that deviseth to do evil shall be 
called a mischievous person'. 

9 The thought of foolishness is sin : 
and the scorner is an abomination to 
men. 

10 If thou faint in the day of advers- 
ity, thy strength is smalL 

11 If thou forbear to deliver them 
that are drawn unto death, and those 
that are ready to be slain; 

12 If thou sayest, Behold, we knew 
it not ; doth not he that pondereth the 
heart consider it ? and he that keep- 
eth thy soul, doth not he know it f and 
shall not he render to every man ac- 
cording to his works? 

13 My son, eat thou honey, because 
it is good ; and the honeycomb, which 
is sweet to thy taste : 

14 So shall the knowledge of wisdom 
be unto thy soul : when thou hast 
found it, then there shall be a reward. 
And thy expectation shall not be cut 
off. 

15 Lay not wait, O wicked man, 
against the dwelling of the righteous ; 
spoil not his resting place s 

16 For a just man falleth seven times, 
And riseth up again : but the wicked 
shall fall into mischief. 

17 Rejoice not when thine enemy fall- 
eth, and let not thine heart be glad 
when he stumbleth : 

18 Lest the Lord see it, and it dis- 
please him, and he turn away his 
wrath from him. 

19 Fret not thyself because of evil 
men, neither be thou envious at the 
wicked ; 

20 For there shaL be no reward to 
the evil man ; the candle of the wicked 
shall be put out. 

21 My son, fear thou the Lord and 
the king : and meddle not with them 
Shat are given to change : 

22 For their calamity shall rise sud- 
denly ; and who knoweth the ruin of 
them both? 

23 These things also belong to the 
wise. It is not good to have respect of 
persons in judgment. 

24 He that saith unto the wicked, 
Thou art righteous ; him shall the peo* 
pie curse, nations shall abhor him : 

25 But to them that rebuke him shall 
be delight, and a good blessing shall 
come upon them. 

26 Every man shall kiss his lips that 
giveth a right answer. 

27 Prepare thy work without, and 
make it fit for thyself in the field ; 
and afterwards build thine house. 

28 Be not a witness against thy neigh- 
bour without cause ; and deceive not 
with thy lips. 

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29 Say not, I will do so to him as he 
hath done to me : I will render to the 
man according to his work. 

30 I went by the field of the slothfuL 
and by the vineyard of the man void 
of understanding; 

31 And, lo, it was all grown over with 
thorns, ana nettles had covered the 
face thereof, and the stone wall there- 
of was broken down. 

32 Then I saw, and considered it 
well : I looked upon it, and received 
instruction. 

33 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, 
a little folding of the hands to sleep : 

34 So shall thy poverty come as one 
that travelleth ; and thy want as an 
armed man. 

CHAPTER XXV. 

1 Observations about kings, 8 and about avoiding 
causes of quarrels, and sundry causes thertoj. 

THESE are also proverbs of Solo- 
mon, which the men of Hezekiah 
king of Judah copied out. 

2 It is the glory of God to conceal a 
thing : but the honour of kings is to 
search out a matter. 

3 The heaven for height, and the 
earth for depth, and the heart of kings 
is unsearchable. 

4 Take away the dross from the siL 
ver, and there shall come forth a ves- 
sel for the finer. 

5 Take away the wicked from before 
the king, and his throne shall be estate 
lished in righteousness. 

6 Put not forth thyself in the pres- 
ence of the king, and stand not in the 
place of great men : 

7 For better it is that it be said unto 
thee, Come up hither; than that thou 
shouldest be put lower in the presence 
of the prince whom thine eyes have 
seen. 

8 Go not forth hastily to strive, lest 
thou know not what to do in the end 
thereof, when thy neighbour hath put 
thee to shame. 

9 Debate thy cause with thy neigh- 
bour himself; and discover not a se- 
cret to another : 

10 Lest he that heareth it put thee 
to shame, and thine infamy turn not 
away. 

11 A word fitly spoken is like apples 
of gold in pictures of silver. 

12 As an earring of gold, and an or- 
nament of fine gold, so is a wise re- 
prover upon an obedient ear. 

13 As the cold of snow in the time of 
harvest, so is a faithful messenger to 
them that send him : for he ref resheth 
the soul of his masters. 

14 Whoso boasteth himself of a false 
gift is like clouds and wind without 
rain. 

15 By long forbearing is a prince per- 
suaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the 
bone. 

16 Hast thou found honey? eat so 
much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou 
be filled therewith, and vomit it. 

17 Withdraw thy foot from thy 

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and observations, 



neighbour's house ; lest he be weary 
of thee, and so hate thee. 

18 A man that beareth false witness 
against his neighbour is a maul, and a 
sword, and a sharp arrow. 

19 Confidence in an unfaithful man 
in time of trouble is like a broken 
tooth, and a foot out of joint. 

20 As he that taketh away a garment 
in cold weather, and as vinegar upon 
nitre, so is he that singeth songs to a 
heavy heart. 

21 If thine enemy be hungry, give 
him bread to eat ; and if he be thirsty, 
give him water to drink : 

22 For thou shalt heap coals of fire 
upon his head, and the Lord shall re- 
ward thee. 

23 The north wind driveth away rain : 
so doth an angry countenance a back- 
biting tongue. 

2d It is better to dwell in the corner 
of the housetop, than with a brawling 
woman and in a wide house. 

25 As cold waters to a thirsty soul, 
so is good news from a far country. 

26 A righteous man falling down be- 
fore the wicked is as a troubled fount- 
ain, and a corrupt spring. 

27 It is not good to eat much honey : 
30 for men to search their own glory is 
not glory. 

28 He that hath no rule over his own 
spirit is like a city that is broken 
down, and without walls. 

CHAPTER XXVI. 

I Observations about fools, 13 about sluggards, 17 
and about contentious busylodies. 

AS snow in summer, and as rain in 
A harvest, so honour is not seemly 
for a fool. 

2 As the bird by wandering, as the 
swallow by flying, so the curse cause- 
less shall not come. 

3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for 
the ass, and a rod for the fool's back. 

4 Answer not a fool according to his 
folly, lest thou also be like unto him. 

5 Answer a fool according to his 
folly, lest he be wise in his own con- 
ceit. 

6 He that sendeth a message by the 
hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and 
drinketh damage. 

7 The legs of the lame are not equal : 
so is a parable in the mouth of fools. 

8 As he that bindeth a stone in a 
sling, so is he that giveth honour to a 
fool. 

9 As a thorn goeth up into the hand 
of a drunkard, so is a parable in the 
mouth of fools. 

10 The great God that formed all 
things both rewardeth the fool, and re- 
wardeth transgressors. 

11 As a dog retumeth to his vomit, 
so a fool returneth to his folly. 

12 Seest thou a man wise in his own 
conceit ? there is more hope of a fool 
Shan of him. 

13 The slothful man saith, There is a 
lion in the way ; a Hon is in the streets. 

14 As the door turneth upon his 

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hinges, so doth the slothful upon his 
bed. 

15 The slothful hideth his hand in 
his bosom \ it grieveth him to bring it 
again to his mouth. 

16 The sluggard is wiser in his own 
conceit than seven men that can render 
a reason. 

17 He that passeth by, and meddleth 
with strife belonging not to him, is like 
one that taketh a dog by the ears. 

18 As a mad man who casteth fire- 
brands, arrows, and death, 

19 So is the man that deceiveth his 
neighbour, and saith, Am not I in 
sport ? 

20 Where no wood is, there the fire 

goeth out: so where there is no tale- 
earer, the strife ceaseth. 

21 As coals are to burning coals, and 
wood to fire ; so is a contentious man 
to kindle strife. 

22 The Words of a talebearer are aa 
wounds, and they go down into the in- 
nermost; parts of the belly. 

23 Burning lips and a wicked heart 
are like a potsherd covered with silver 
dross. 

24 He that hateth dissembleth with 
his lips, and layeth up deceit within 
him ; 

25 When he speaketh fair, believe 
him not : for there are seven abomina- 
tions in his heart. 

26 Whose hatred is covered by deceit, 
his wickedness shall be shewed before 
the whole congregation. 

27 Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall 
therein : and he that rolleth a stone^ 
it will return upon him. 

28 A lying tongue hateth those that 
are afflicted by it; and a flattering 
mouth worketh rum. 

CHAPTER XXVII. 

1 Observations of self love, 5 of true love, 11 of core 
to avoid offences, 23 and of the household care. 

BOAST not thyself of to morrow 5 
for thou k no west not what a day 
may bring forth. 

2 Let another man praise thee, and 
not thine own mouth ; a stranger, and 
not thine own lips. 

3 A stone is heavy, and the sand 
weighty ; but a fool's wrath is heavier 
than them both. 

4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is out 
rageous ; but who is able to stand be 
fore envy » 

5 Open rebuke is better than secret 
love. 

6 Faithful are the wounds of a 
friend ; but the kisses of an enemy 
are deceitful. 

7 The full soul loatheth a honey- 
comb ; but to the hungry soul every 
bitter thing is sweet. 

8 As a bird that wandereth from her 
nest, so is a man that wandereth from 
his place. 

9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the 
heart : so doth the sweetness of a 
man's friend by hearty counsel. 

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Moral maxims 



PROVERBS, XXVIII. 



and observations* 



friend, forsake not ; neither go into 
thy brother's house in the day of thy 
calamity : for better is a neighbour 
that is near than a brother far off. 

11 My son, be wise, and make my 
heart glad, that I may answer him 
that reproacheth me. 

12 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, 
and hideth himself ; but the simple 
pass on, and are punished. 

13 Take his garment that is surety 
for a stranger, and take a pledge of 
him for a strange woman. 

14 He that blesseth his friend with a 
loud voice, rising early in the morning, 
it shall be counted a curse to him. 

15 A continual dropping in a very 
rainy day and a contentious woman 
are alike. 

16 Whosoever hideth her hideth the 
wind, and the ointment of his right 
hand, which bewrayeth itself. 

17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man 
sharpeneth the countenance of his 
friend. 

18 Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall 
eat the fruit thereof : so he that wait- 
eth on his master shall be honoured. 

19 A.S in water face answereth to 
face, so the heart of man to man. 

20 Hell and destruction are never 
full ; so the eyes of man are never 
satisfied. 

21 As the fining pot for silver, and 
the furnace for gold ; so is a man to 
his praise. 

22 Though thou should est bray a 
fool in a mortar among wheat with a 
pestle, yet will not his foolishness de- 
part from him. 

23 Be thou diligent to know the 
state of thy flocks, and look well to 
thy herds: 

24 For riches are not for ever : and 
doth the crown endure to every gen- 
eration ! 

25 The hay appeareth, and the ten- 
der grass sheweth itself, and herbs of 
the mountains are gathered. 

26 The lambs are for thy clothing, 
and the goats are the price of the 
field. 

27 And thou shalt have goats' milk 
enough for thy food, for the food of 
thy household, and for the mainte- 
nance for thy maidens. 

CHAPTER XXYHI. 

General observations of impiety and religious in* 
tegrity. 

THE wicked flee when no man pur- 
sueth : but the righteous are bold 
as a lion. 

2 For the transgression of a land 
many are the princes thereof : but by 
a man of understanding and knowl- 
edge the state thereof shall be pro- 
longed. 

3 A poor man that oppresseth the 
poor is like a sweeping rain which 
leaveth no food. 

4 They that forsake the law praise 
the wicked : but such as keep the law 
contend with them. 



5 Evil men understand not judg- 
ment: but they that seek the Lobd 
understand all things. 

6 Better is the poor that walketh in 
his uprightness, than he that is per- 
verse in his ways, though he be rich. 

7 Whoso keepeth the law is a wise 
son : but he that is a companion of 
riotous men shameth his father. 

8 He that by usury and unjust gain 
increaseth his substance, he shall gath- 
er it for him that will pity the poor. 

9 He that turneth away his ear from 
hearing the law, even his prayer shall 
be abomination. 

10 Whoso causeth the righteous to 
go astray in an evil way, he shall fall 
himself into his own pit : but the up- 
right shall have good things in pos- 
session. 

11 The rich man is wise in his own 
conceit ; but the poor that hath un- 
derstanding searcneth him out. 

12 When righteous men do rejoice, 
there is great glory : but when the 
wicked rise, a man is hidden. 

13 He that covereth his sins shall 
not prosper: but whoso « confesseth 
and f orsaketh them shall have mercy. 

14 Happy is the man that feareth 
always : but he that hardeneth his 
heart shall fall into mischief. 

15 As a roaring lion, and a ranging 
bear; so is a wicked ruler over the 
poor people. 

16 The prince that wanteth under- 
standing is also a great oppressor : but 
he that nateth covetousness shall pro- 
long his days. 

17 A man that doeth violence to the 
blood of any person shall flee to the 
pit ; let no man stay Mm. 

18 Whoso walketh uprightly shall be 
saved : but he that is perverse in his 
ways shall fall at once. 

19 He that tilleth his land shall have 
plenty of bread : but he that follow eth 
after vain persons shall have poverty 
enough. 

20 A faithful man shall abound with 
blessings: but he that maketh haste 
to be rich shall not be innocent. 

21 To have respect of persons is not 
good : for, for a piece of bread that 
man will transgress. 

22 He that hasteth to be rich hath 
an evil eye, and considereth not that 
poverty shall come upon him. 

23 He that rebuketh a man, after- 
wards shall find more favour than be 
that flattereth with the tongue. 

24 Whoso robbeth his father or his 
mother, and saith, It is no transgres- 
sion ; the same is the companion of a 
destroyer. 

25 He that is of a proud heart stirreth 
up strife : but he that putteth his trust 
in the Lord shall be made fat. 

26 He that trusteth in his own heart 
is a fool : but whoso walketh wisely, 
he shall be delivered. 

27 He that giveth unto the poor shall 
not lack : but he that hideth his eyes 
shall have many a curse. 

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28 When the wicked rise, men hide 
themselves : but when they perish, the 
righteous increase. 

CHAPTER XXIX. 

1 Observations of public government, 15 and of 
private. 22 Of anger, pride, thievery, cowardice, 
and corruption. 

HE, that being often reproved hard- 
eneth his neck, shall suddenly be 
destroyed, and that without remedy. 

2 When the righteous are in author- 
ity, the people rejoice : but when the 
wicked beareth rule, the people 
mourn. 

3 Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his 
father : but he that keepeth company 
with harlots spendeth his substance. 

4 The king by judgment establisheth 
the land : but he that receiveth gifts 
overthroweth it. 

6 A man that flattereth his neigh- 
bour spreadeth a net for his feet. 

6 In the transgression of an evil man 
there is a snare : but the righteous 
doth sing and rejoice. 

7 The righteous considereth the 
cause of the poor: but the wicked 
regard eth not to know it. 

8 Scornful men bring a city into a 
snare : but wise men turn away wrath. 

9 If a wise man contendeth with a 
foolish man, whether he rage or 
laugh, there is no rest. 

10 The bloodthirsty hate the up- 
right : but the just seek his soul. 

11 A fool uttereth all his mind : but a 
wise man keepeth it in till afterwards. 

12 If a ruler hearken to lies, all his 
servants are wicked. 

13 The poor and the deceitful man 
meet together : the Lord lighteneth 
both their eyes. 

14 The king that faithfully judgeth 
the poor, his throne shall be estab- 
lished for ever. 

15 The rod and reproof give wisdom : 
but a child left to himself bringeth his 
mother to shame. 

16 When the wicked are multiplied, 
transgression increaseth: but the 
righteous shall see their fall. 

17 Correct thy son, and he shall give 
thee rest , yea, he shall give delight 
unto thy soul. 

18 Where there is no vision, the peo- 
ple perish : but he that keepeth the 
law, happy is he. 

19 A servant will not be corrected by 
words : for though he understand he 
will not answer. 

20 Seest thou a man that is hasty in 
his words? there is more hope of a 
fool than of him. 

21 He that delicately bringeth up his 
servant from a child shall have him 
become his son at the length. 

22 An angry man stirreth up strife, 
and a furious man aboundeth in trans- 
gression. 

23 A man's pride shall bring him 
low: but honour shall uphold the 
humble in spirit. 

24 Whoso is partner with a thief 

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hateth his own soul : he hearetb 
cursing, and bewrayeth it not. 

25 The fear of man bringeth a snare . 
but whoso putteth his trust in the 
Lord shall be safe. 

26 Many seek the ruler's favour ; but 
every man's judgment cometh from 
the Lord. 

27 An unjust man is an abomination 
to the just : and he that is upright in 
the way is abomination to the wicked. 

CHAPTER XXX. 

1 Agur's confession of his faith. 1 The two points 
of kis prayer. 10 The meanest are not to be 
wronged. 11 Four wicked generations. 15 Four 
things insatiable. 17 Parents are not to be de- 
spised. 18 Four things hard to be known. 21 
Four things intolerable. 24 Four things exceed- 
ing wise. 29 Four things stately. 32 Wrath is 
to be prevented. 

THE words of Agur the son of Ja- 
keh, even the prophecy : the man 
spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel 
and Ucal, 

2 Surely I am more brutish than any 
man, and have not the understanding 
of a man. 

3 I neither learned wisdom, nor have 
the knowledge of the holy. 

4 Who hath ascended up into heaven, 
or descended ? who hath gathered the 
wind in his fists * who hath bound the 
waters in a garment? who hath estab- 
lished all the ends of the earth ? what 
is his name, and what is his son's 
name, if thou canst tell ? 

5 Every word of God is pure : he is a 
shield unto them that put their trust 
in him. 

6 Add thou not unto his words, lest 
he reprove thee, and thou be found a 
liar. 

7 Two things have I required of thee ; 
deny me them not before I die : 

8 Remove far from me vanity and 
lies; give me neither poverty nor 
riches ; feed me with food convenient 
for me : * 

9 Lest I be full, and deny thee, and 
say, Who is the Lord? or lest I be 
poor, and steal, and take the name 
of my God in vain. 

10 Accuse not a servant unto his 
master, lest he curse thee, and thou 
be found guilty. 

11 There is a generation that curseth 
their father, and doth not bless their 
mother. 

12 There is a generation that are 
pure in their own eyes, and yet is not 
washed from their filthiness. 

13 There is a generation, O how lofty- 
are their eyes ! and their eyelids are 
lifted up. 

14 There is a generation, whose teeth 
are as swords, and their jaw teeth as 
knives, to devour the poor from otf 
the earth, and the needy from among 
men. 

15 The horseleech hath two daugh- 
ters, crying, Give, give. There are 
three things that are never satisfied, 
yea, four things say not, It is enough : 

16 The grave ; and the barren womb ; 



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PROVERBS, XXXI, cJiastity and temperance. 



the earth that is not filled with wa- 
ter ; and the fire that saith not, It is 
enough. 

17 The eye that mocketh at his far 
ther, and despiseth to obey his moth- 
er, the ravens of the valley shall pick 
it out, and the young eagles shall eat 
it. 

18 Tli ere be three things which are 
too wonderful for me, yea, four which 
I know not : 

19 The way of an eagle in the air ; the 
way of a serpent upon a rock ; the way 
of a ship in the midst of the sea ; and 
the way of a man with a maid. 

20 Such is the way of an adulterous 
woman ; she eateth, and wipeth her 
mouth, and saith, I have done no wick- 
edness. 

21 For three things the earth is dis- 
quieted, and for four which it cannot 
bear : 

22 For a servant when he reigneth ; 
and a fool when he is filled with 
meat ; 

23 For an odious wovian when she 
is married ; and a handmaid that is 
heir to her mistress. 

24 There be four things which are 
little upon the earth, but they are 
exceeding wise : 

25 The ants are a people not strong, 
yet they prepare their meat in the 
summer ; 

26 The conies are but a feeble folk, 
yet make they their houses in the 
rocks ; 

27 The locusts have no king, yet go 
they forth all of them by bands ; 

28 The spider taketh hold with her 
hands, and is in kings' palaces. 

29 There be three things which go 
well, yea, four are comely in going : 

30 A lion, which is strongest among 
beasts, and turneth not away for 
any ; 

31 A greyhound : a he goat also ; and 
a king, against whom there is no rising 
up. 

32 If thou hast done foolishly in 
lifting up thyself, or if thou hast 
thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy 
mouth. 

33 Surely the churning of milk bring- 
eth forth butter, ana the wringing 
of the nose bringeth forth blood : so 
the forcing of wrath bringeth forth 
strife. 

CHAPTER XXXI. 

1 Lemuel's lesson of chastity and temperance. 6 
The afflicted are to be comforted and defended. 
10 The praise and properties of a good wife. 

rpHE words of king Lemuel, the 
J. prophecy that his mother taught 
him. 

2 What, my son ? and what, the son 
of my womb ? and what, the son of my 
vows? 

3 Give not thy strength unto wo- 
men, nor thy ways to that which de- 
stroyeth kings. 

4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it 
is not for kings to drink wine ; nor 
for princes strong drink : 



5 Lest they drink, and forget the 
law, and pervert the judgment of 
any of the afflicted. 

6 Give strong drink unto him that is 
ready to perish, and wine unto those 
that be of heavy hearts. 

7 Let him drink, and forget his 
poverty, and remember his misery no 
more. 

8 Open thy mouth for the dumb in 
the cause of all such as are appointed 
to destruction. 

9 Open thy mouth, judge righteous- 
ly, and plead the cause of the poor 
and needy. 

10 <ft Who can find a virtuous woman ? 
for her price is far above rubies. 

11 The heart of her husband doth 
safely trust in her, so that he shall 
have no need of spoil. 

12 She will do him good and not evil 
all the days of her life. 

13 She seeketh wool, and flax, and 
worketh willingly with her hands. 

14 She is like the merchants' ships ; 
she bringeth her food from afar. 

15 She riseth also while it is yet 
night, and giveth meat to her house- 
hold, and a portion to her maidens. 

16 She considereth a field, and buy- 
eth it : with the fruit of her hands sue 
planteth a vineyard. 

17 She girdeth her loins with strength, 
and strengtheneth her arms. 

18 She perceiveth that her merchan- 
dise is good : her candle goeth not 
out by night. 

19 She layeth her hands to the spin- 
dle, and her hands hold the distaff. 

20 She stretcheth out her hand to 
the poor ; yea, she reacheth forth her 
hands to the needy. 

21 She is not afraid of the snow for 
her household : for all her household 
are clothed with scarlet. 

22 She maketh herself coverings of 
tapestry ; her clothing is silk and 
purple. 

23 Her husband is known in the 
gates, when he sitteth among the eld- 
ers of the land. 

24 She maketh fine linen, and selleth 
it; and delivereth girdles unto the 
merchant. 

25 Strength and honour are her 
clothing; and she shall rejoice in 
time to come. 

26 She openeth her mouth with wis- 
dom ; and in her tongue is the law of 
kindness. 

27 She looketh well to the ways of 
her household, and eateth not the 
bread of idleness. 

28 Her children arise up, and call her 
blessed ; her husband also, and he 
praiseth her. 

29 Many daughters have done virtu- 
ously, but thou excellest them all. 

30 Favour is deceitful, and beauty 
is vain : but a woman that f eareth the 
Lord, she shall be praised. 

31 Give her of the fruit of her hands ; 
and let her own works praise her in 
the grates. 

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OR, TEE PREACHER. 



CHAPTER I. 

i The Preacher sheweth that all human courses 
are tain • 4 because the creatures are restless in 
their courses, 9 they bring forth nothing new, 
and all old things are forgotten, 12 and because 
he hath found it so in the studies of wisdom. 

THE words of the Preacher, the son 
of David, king in Jerusalem. 

2 Vanity of vanities, saiththe Preach- 
er, vanity of vanities ; all is vanity. 

3 What profit hath a man of all his 
labour which he taketh under the 
sun? 

I One generation passeth away, and 
another generation cometh : but the 
earth abideth for ever. 

5 The sun also ariseth, and the sun 
goeth down, and hasteth to his place 
where he arose. 

6 The wind goeth toward the south, 
and turneth about unto the north ; it 
whirleth about continually, and the 
wind returneth again according to his 
circuits. 

7 All the rivers run into the sea ; yet 
the sea is not full : unto the place from 
whence the rivers come, thither they 
return again. 

8 All things are full of labour ; man 
cannot utter it : the eye is not satis- 
fied with seeing, nor the ear filled 
with hearing. 

9 The thing that hath been, it is that 
which shall be ; and that which is 
done is that which shall be done : and 
there is no new thing under the sun. 

10 Is there any thing whereof it 
may be said, See, this is new ? it hath 
been already of old time, which was 
before us. 

II There is no remembrance of for- 
mer things; neither shall there be 
any remembrance of things that are 
to come with those that shall come 
after. 

12 If I the Preacher was king over 
Israel in Jerusalem. * 

13 And I gave my heart to seek and 
search out by wisdom concerning all 
things that are done under heaven : 
this sore travail hath God given to 
the sons of man to be exercised there- 
with. 

H I have seen all the works that are 
done under the sun ; and, behold, all 
is vanity and vexation of spirit. 

15 That which is crooked cannot be 
made straight: and that which is 
wanting cannot be numbered. 

16 I communed with mine own heart, 
saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, 
and have gotten more wisdom than all 
they that have been before me in Jeru- 
salem : yea, my heart had great expe- 
rience of wisdom and knowledge. 

17 And I gave my heart to know 
wisdom, and to know madness and 
folly : I perceived that this also is 
vexation of spirit. 

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18 For in much wisdom is mucft 
grief : and he that increaseth knowi= 
edge increaseth sorrow. 

CHAPTER H. 

1 The vanity of human courses in the works of 
pleasure. 12 Though the wise be better than the 
fool, yet both have one event. 18 The vanity ofhu~ 
man labour, in leaving it they know not to whom. 
24 Nothing better than joy in our labour ,= but 
that is God's gift. 

I SAID in mine heart, Go to now, I 
will prove thee with mirth; there- 
fore enjoy pleasure ; and, behold, this 
also is vanity. 

2 I said of laughter, h is mad : and 
of mirth, What doeth it ? 

3 I sought in mine heart to give my= 
self unto wine, yet acquainting mine 
heart with wisdom ; ana to lay hold on 
folly, till I might see what was that 
good for the sons of men, which they 
should do under the heaven all the 
days of their life. 

4 I made me great works ; I builded 
me houses ; I planted me vineyards ; 

5 I made me gardens and orchards, 
and I planted trees in them of all kind 
of fruits : 

6 I made me pools of water, to water 
therewith the wood that bringeth 
forth trees : 

7 I got me servants and maidens, 
and had servants born in my house : 
also I had great possessions of great 
and small cattle above all that were 
in Jerusalem before me : 

8 I gathered me also silver and gold, 
and the peculiar treasure of kings and 
of the provinces : I gat me men singers 
and women singers, and the delights 
of the sons of men, as musical instru= 
rnents, and that of all sorts. 

9 So 1 was great, and increased more 
than all that were before me in Jeru- 
salem : also my wisdom remained with 
me. 

10 And whatsoever mine eyes desired 
I kept not from them, I withheld not 
my heart from any joy ; for my heart 
rejoiced in all my lahour : and this 
was my portion of all my labour. 

11 Then I looked on all the works 
that my hands had wrought, and on 
the labour that I had laboured to do : 
and, behold, all was vanity and vexa- 
tion of spirit, and there was no profit 
under the sun. 

12 1 And I turned myself to behold 
wisdom, and madness, and folly : for 
what can the man do that cometh 
after the king ! even that which hath 
been already done. 

13 Then I saw that wisdom excelleth 
folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. 

14 The wise man's eyes are in his 
head ; but the fool walketh in dark- 
ness : and I myself perceived also that 
one event happeneth to them alL 



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every thing. 



15 Then said I in my heart. As it hap- 
peneth to the fool, so it happeneth 
even to me ; and why was I then more 
wise ? Then I said in my heart, that 
this also is vanity. 

16 For there is no remembrance of 
the wise more than of the fool for 
ever ; seeing that which now is in the 
days to come shall all be forgotten. 
And how dieth the wise man f as the 
fool. 

17 Therefore I hated life ; because 
the work that is wrought under the 
sun is grievous unto me : for all is 
vanity and vexation of spirit. 

18 1 Yea, I hated all my labour 
which I had taken under the sun : 
because I should leave it unto the 
man that shall be after me. 

19 And who knoweth whether he 
shall be a wise man or a fool? yet 
shall he have rule over all my labour 
wherein I have laboured, and where- 
in I have shewed myselr wise under 
the sun. This is also vanity. 

20 Therefore I went about to cause 
my heart to desnair of all the labour 
which I took under the sun. 

21 For there is a man whose labour 
is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and 
in equity ; yet to a man that hath 
not laboured therein shall he leave 
it for his portion. This also is van- 
ity and a great evil. 

22 For what hath man of all his 
labour-, and of the vexation of his 
heart, wherein he hath laboured 
under the sun ? 

23 For all his days are sorrows, 
and his travail grief ; yea, his heart 
taketh not rest in the night. This is 
also vanity. 

24 1 There is nothing better for a 
man, than that he should eat and 
drink, and that he should make his 
soul enjoy good in his labour. This 
also I saw, that it tvas from the hand 
of God. 

25 For who can eat, or who else 
can hasten hereunto, more than 1 ? 

26 For God giveth to a man that 
is good in his sight, wisdom, and 
knowledge, and joy : but to the sin- 
ner he giveth travail, to gather and 
to heap up, that he may give to him 
that is good before God. This also 
is vanity and vexation of spirit. 

CHAPTER III. 

1 By the necessary change of times, vanity is added 
to human travail. 11 There is an emcttllency in 
God's works. 16 But as for man, God shall judge 
his works there, and here he shall be like a beast. 

HPO every thing there is a season, 
A and a time to every purpose un- 
der the heaven : 

2 A time to be born, and a time to 
die ; a time to plant, and a time to 
pluck up that which is planted ; 

3 A time to kill, and a time to heal ; 
a time to break down, and a time to 
build up ; 

4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh ; 
a time to mourn, and a time to dance ; 



5 A time to cast away stones, and 
a time to gather stones together ; a 
time to embrace, and a time to re- 
frain from embracing; 

6 A time to get, and a time to lose ; a 
time to keep, and a time to cast away . 

7 A time to rend, and a time to 
sew ; a time to keep silence, and a 
time to speak ; 

8 A time to love, and a time to hate ; 
a time of war, and a time of peace. 

9 What profit hath he that work- 
eth in that wherein he laboureth? 

10 I have seen the travail, which 
God hath given to the sons of men 
to be exercised in it. 

11 He hath made every thing beau- 
tiful in his time : also he hath set the 
world in their heart, so that no man 
can find out the work that God maketh 
from the beginning to the end. 

12 I know that there is no good in 
them, but for a man to rejoice, and 
to do good in his life. 

13 And also that every man should 
eat and drink, and enjoy the good of 
all his labour, it is the gift of God. 

14 I know that, whatsoever God 
doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing 
can be put to it, nor any thing taken 
from it : and God doeth it, that men 
should fear before him. 

15 That which hath been is now ; and 
that which is to be hath already been ; 
and God requireth that which is past. 

16 % And moreover I saw under the 
sun the place of judgment, that wick- 
edness was there ; and the place of 
righteousness, that iniquity was there. 

17 I said in mine heart, God shall 
judge the righteous and the wicked : 
for there is a time there for every 
purpose and for every work. 

18 I said in mine heart concerning 
the estate of the sons of men, that 
God might manifest them, and that 
they might see that they themselves 
are beasts. 

19 For that which befalleth the 
sons of men befalleth beasts; even 
one thing befalleth them : as the 
one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, 
they have all one breath ; so that a 
man hath no preeminence above a 
beast : for all is vanity. 

20 All go unto one place ; all are of 
the dust, and all turn to dust again. 

21 Who knoweth the spirit of man 
that goeth upward, and the spirit of 
the beast that goeth downward to 
the earth ? 

22 Wherefore I perceive that there 
is nothing better, than that a man 
should rejoice in his own works; for 
that 'is his portion : for who shall bring 
him to see what shall be after him ? 

CHAPTER IV. 

1 Vanity is increased unto men by oppression, 4 hf 
envy, 5 by idleness, 7 by covetousness, 9 by solita« 
riness, 13 by wilfulness. 

SO I returned, and considered all 
the oppressions that are done un- 
der the sun : and behold the tears of 

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ECCLESIASTES, V. 



divine service. 



such as were oppressed, and they had 
no comforter ; and on the side of their 
oppressors there was power ; but they 
had no comforter. 

2 Wheref ore I praised the dead which 
are already dead, more than the living 
which are yet alive. 

3 Yea, better is he than both they, 
which hath not yet been, who hath not 
seen the evil work that is done under 
the sun. 

4 1 Again, I considered all travail, 
and every right woi'k, that for this 
a man is envied of his neighbour. 
This is also vanity and vexation of 
spirit. 

5 The fool foldeth his hands togeth- 
er, and eateth his own flesh. 

6 Better is a handful with quietness, 
than both the hands full with travail 
and vexation of spirit. 

7 1 Then I returned, and I saw vanity 
under the sun. 

8 There is one alone, and there is not 
a second ; yea, he hath neither child 
nor brother : yet is there no end of all 
his labour ; neither is his eye satisfied 
with riches ; neither saith he, For 
whom do I labour, and bereave my 
soul of good ? This is also vanity, 
yea, it is a sore travail. 

9 1 Two are better than one; be- 
cause they have a good reward for 
their labour. 

10 For if they fall, the one will lift 
up his fellow : but woe to him that 
is alone when he falleth ; for he hath 
not another to help him up. 

11 Again, if two lie together, then 
they have heat : but how can one be 
warm alone f 

12 And if one prevail against him, 
two shall withstand him ; and a three- 
fold cord is not quickly broken. 

13 1 Better is a poor and a wise 
child, than an old and foolish king, 
who will no more be admonished. 

14 For out of prison he cometh to 
reign ; whereas also he that is born 
in his kingdom becometh poor. 

15 I considered all the living which 
walk under the sun, with the second 
child that shall stand up in his stead. 

16 There is no end of all the people, 
even of all that have been before 
them : they also that come after shall 
not rejoice in him. Surely this also 
is vanity and vexation of spirit. 

CHAPTER V. 

1 Vanities in divine service, 8 in murmuring 
against oppression, 9 and in riches. 18 Joy in 
riches is the gift of God. 

KEEP thy foot when thou goest to 
the house of God, and be more 
ready to hear, than to give the sacri- 
fice of fools : for they consider not 
that they do evil. 

2 Be not rash with thy mouth, and 
let not thine heart be hasty to utter 
any thing before God : for God is in 
heaven, and thou upon earth : there- 
fore let thy- words be few. 

3 For a dream cometh through the 

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multitude of business; and a fool's 
voice is Jcnown by multitude of words. 

4 When thou vowest a vow unto 
God, defer not to pay it ; for he hath 
no pleasure in fools : pay that which 
thou hast vowed. 

5 Better is it that thou shouldest not 
vow, than that thou shouldest vow and 
not pay. 

6 Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy 
flesh to sin ; neither say thou before 
the angel, that it was an error : where- 
fore should God be angry at thy voice, 
and destroy the work of thine hands ? 

7 For in the multitude of dreams 
and many words there are also divers 
vanities : but fear thou God. 

8 If If thou seest the oppression of 
the poor, and violent perverting of 
judgment and justice in a province, 
marvel not at the matter : for he that 
is higher than the highest regardeth ; 
and there be higher than they. 

9 1 Moreover the profit of the earth 
is for all : the king himself is served 
by the field. 

10 He that loveth silver shall not 
be satisfied with silver ; nor he that 
loveth abundance with increase : this 
is also vanity. 

11 When goods increase, they are 
increased that eat them : and what 
good is there to the owners thereof, 
saving the beholding of them with 
their eyes? 

12 The sleep of a labouring man is 
sweet, whether he eat little or much : 
but the abundance of the rich will not 
suffer him to sleep. 

13 There is a sore evil which I have 
seen under the sun, namely, riches 
kept for the owners thereof to their 
hurt. 

14 But those riches perish by evil 
travail : and he begetteth a son, and 
there is nothing in his hand. 

15 As he came forth of his mother's 
womb, naked shall he return to go as 
he came, and shall take nothing of his 
labour, which he may carry away in 
his hand. 

16 And this also is a sore evil, that 
in all points as he came, so shall he 

go : and what profit hath he that 
ath laboured for the wind? 

17 All his days also he eateth in 
darkness, and he hath much sorrow 
and wrath with his sickness. 

18 1 Behold that which 1 have seen : 
it ,is good and comely for one to eat 
and to drink, and to enjoy the good 
of all his labour that he taketh un- 
der the sun all the days of his life, 
which God giveth him : for it is his 
portion. 

19 Every man also to whom God 
hath given riches and wealth, and 
hath given him power to eat thereof, 
and to take his portion, and to re- 
joice in his labour ; this is the gift 
of God. 

20 For he shall not much remember 
the days of his life ; because God an- 
swereth him in the joy of his heart. 



Vanity of riches 



EUCLESIASTES, VII. 



without use 



CHAPTER VI. 

1 The vanity of riches without use. 3 Of chil- 
dren, 6 and old age without riches. 9 The van- 
ity of sight and wandering desires. 11 The 
conclusion of vanities. 

SPHERE is an evil which I have seen 
A under the sun, and it is common 
among men : 

2 A man to whom God hath given 
riches, wealth, and honour, so that he 
wanteth nothing for his soul of all 
that he desireth, yet God giveth him 
not power to eat thereof, but a stran- 
ger eateth it : this is vanity, and it is 
an evil disease. 

3 "H If a man beget a hundred chil- 
dren, and live many years, so that the 
days of his years be many, and his 
soul be not filled with good, and also 
that he have no burial ; I say, that an 
untimely birth is better than he. 

4 For he cometh in with vanity, and 
departeth in darkness, and his name 
shall be covered with darkness. 

5 Moreover he hath not seen the sun, 
nor known any thing: this hath more 
rest than the other. 

6 *li Yea, though he live a thousand 
years twice told, yet hath he seen no 
good : do not all go to one place ! 

7 All the labour of man is for his 
mouth, and yet the appetite is not 
filled. 

8 For what hath the wise more than 
the fool? what hath the poor, that 
knoweth to walk before the living? 

9 1 Better is the sight of the eyes 
than the wandering of the desire : this 
is also vanity and vexation of spirit. 

10 That which hath been is named 
already, and it is known that it is 
man: neither may he contend with 
him that is mightier than he. 

11 *§ Seeing there be many things 
that increase vanity, what is man the 
better ? 

12 For who knoweth what is good for 
man in this life, all the days of his vain 
fife which he spendeth as a shadow? 
for who can tell a man what shall be 
after him under the sun? 

CHAPTER VII. 

1 Remedies against vanity are, a good name, 
2 mortification, 7 patience, 11 wisdom. 23 The 
difficulty of getting wisdom. 

A GOOD name is better than pre- 
jttl cious ointment; and the day of 
death than the day of one's birth. 

2 % It is better to go to the house of 
mourning, than to go to the house of 
feasting : for that is the end of all 
men ; and the hiving will lay it to his 
heart. 

3 Sorrow is better than laughter : 
for by the sadness of the countenance 
the heart is made better. 

4 The heart of the wise is in the 
house of mourning ; but the heart of 
fools is in the house of mirth. 

5 It is better to hear the rebuke of 
the wise, than for a man to hear the 
song of fools. 

6 For as the crackling of thorns 



under a pot, so is the laughter of the 
fool : this also is vanity. 

7 *[ Surely oppression maketh a wise 
man mad ; and a gift destroyeth the 
heart. 

8 Better is the end of a thing than 
the beginning thereof : and the pa 
tient in spirit is better than the proud 
in spirit. 

9 Be not hasty in thy spirit to be 
angry : for anger resteth in the bosom 
of fools. 

10 Say not thou, What is the cattse 
that the former days were better than 
these ? for thou dost not inquire wise- 
ly concerning this. 

11 1 Wisdom is good with an in- 
heritance : and by it there is profit to 
them that see the sun. 

12 For wisdom is a defence, and 
money is a defence : but the excel- 
lency of knowledge is. that wisdom 
giveth life to them that have it. 

13 Consider the work of God : for 
who can make that straight, which he 
hath made crooked ? 

14 In the day of prosperity be joy- 
ful, but in the day of adversity con- 
sider : God also hath set the one over 
against the other, to the end that man 
should find nothing after him. 

15 All things have I seen in the days 
of my vanity : there is a just man 
that perisheth in his righteousness, 
and there is a wicked man that pro- 
longeth his life in his wickedness. 

16 Be not righteous over much, nei- 
ther make thyself over wise : why 
shouldest thou destroy thyself! 

17 Be not over much wicked, nei- 
ther be thou foolish : why shouldest 
thou die before thy time ? 

18 It is good that thou shouldest take 
hold of this ; yea, also from this with- 
draw not thine hand : for he that fear- 
eth God shall come forth of them all. 

19 Wisdom strengtheneth the wise 
more than ten mighty men which are 
in the city. 

20 For there is not a just man upon 
earth, that doeth good, and sinneth 
not. 

21 Also take no heed unto all words 
that are spoken ; lest thou hear thy 
servant curse thee : 

22 For oftentimes also thine own 
heart knoweth that thou thyself like- 
wise hast cursed others. 

23 % All this have I proved by wis- 
dom : I said, I will be wise ; but it 
was far from me. 

24 That which is far off, and exceed- 
ing deep, who can find it out! 

25 I applied mine heart to know, and 
to search, and to seek out wisdom, and 
the reason of things, and to know the 
wickedness of folly, even of foolish- 
ness and madness : 

26 And I find more bitter than death 
the woman, whose heart is snares and 
nets, and her hands as bands : whoso 

Eleaseth God shall escape from her; 
ut the sinner shall be taken by her. 

27 Behold, this have I found, saitb 

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Kings are to 



ECCLESIA8TES, VDlo 



be respected. 



She Preacher, counting one by one, to 
fflnd out the account ; 

28 Which yet my soul seeketh, but 
I find not : one man among a thou- 
sand have I found ; but a woman 
among all those have I not found. 

29 Lo, this only have I found, that 
God hath made man upright ; but they 
Slave sought out many inventions. 

CHAPTER VIII. 

1 Kings are greatly to be respected. 6 The divine 
providence is to be observed. 12 It is better with 
the godly in adversity, than with the wicked in 
prosperity. 16 The work of God is unsearchable. 

WHO is as the wise man ? and who 
knoweth the interpretation of a 
foiling? a man's wisdom maketh his 
(face to shine, and the boldness of his 
face shall be changed. 

2 I counsel thee to keep the king's 
commandment, and that in regard of 
the oath of God. 

3 Be not hasty to go out of his sight : 
stand not in an evil thing ; for he doeth 
whatsoever pleaseth him. 

4 Where the word of a king is, there 
€s power : and who may say unto him, 
What doest thou ? 

5 Whoso keepeth the commandment 
shall feel no evil thing : and a wise 
man's heart discerneth both time and 
Judgment. 

6 1 Because to every purpose there is 
time and judgment, therefore the mis- 
ery of man is great upon him. 

7 For he knoweth not that which 
shall be : for who can tell him when it 
ghall be ! 

8 There is no man that hath power 
over the spirit to retain the spirit ; nei- 
ther hath he power in the day of death : 
and there is no discharge in that war ; 
neither shall wickedness deliver those 
that are given to it. 

9 All this have I seen, and applied 
nny heart unto every work that is done 
under the sun : there is a time where- 
in one man ruleth over another to his 
own hurt. 

10 And so I saw the wicked buried, 
who had come and gone from the place 
of the holy, and they were forgotten 
in the city where they had so done : 
this is also vanity. 

11 Because sentence against an evil 
work is not executed speedily, there- 
fore the heart of the sons of men is 
fully set in them to do evil. 

12 ^ Though a sinner do evil a hun- 
dred times, and his days be prolonged, 
yet surely I know that it shall be well 
with them that fear God, which fear 
before him : 

13 But it shall not be well with the 
wicked, neither shall he prolong his 
days, which are as a shadow ; because 
lie feareth not before God. 

11 There is a vanity which is done 
rapon the earth ; that there be just 
men, unto whom it happeneth accord- 
ing to the work of the wicked ; again, 
there be wicked men, to whom it hap- 
peneth according to the work of the 
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righteous : I said that this also is van 
ity. 

15 Then I commended mirth, because 
a man hath no better thing under the 
sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to 
be merry : for that shall abide with 
him of his labour the days of his life, 
which God giveth him under the sun. 

16 % When I applied mine heart to 
know wisdom, and to see the business 
that is done upon the earth : (for also 
there is that neither day nor night 
seeth sleep with his eves :) 

17 Then I beheld all the work of God, 
that a man cannot find out the work 
that is done under the sun : because 
though a man labour to seek it out, 
yet he shall not find it ; yea further 5 
though a wise man think to know it\ 
yet shall he not be able to find it. 

CHAPTER IX 

1 Like things happen to good and bad. 4 There i$ 
a necessity of death unto men. 1 Comfort is all 
their portion in this life. 11 God's providence 
ruleth over all. 13 Wisdom is better than 
strength. 

FOR all this I considered in my 
heart even to declare all this, that 
the righteous, and the wise, and their 
works, are in the hand of God : no man 
knoweth either love or hatred by all 
that is before them. 

2 All things come alike to all: there 
is one event to the righteous, and to 
the wicked ; to the good and to the 
clean, and to the unclean ; to him that 
sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth 
not : as is the good, so is the sinner \ 
and he that sweareth, as he that fear- 
eth an oath. 

3 This is an evil among all things 
that are done under the sun, that there 
is one event unto all : yea, also the 
heart of the sons of men is full of evil, 
and madness is in their heart while 
they live, and after that they go to the 
dead. 

4 f For to him that is joined to ah 
the living there is hope : for a living 
dog is better than a dead lion. 

5 For the living know that they shall 
die : but the dead know not any thing ; 
neither have they any more a reward 5 
for the memory of them is forgotten. 

6 Also their love, and their hatred, 
and their envy, is now perished ; nei- 
ther have they any more a portion for 
ever in any thing that is done under 
the sun. 

7 1 Go thy way, eat thy bread with 
joy, and drink thy wine with a merry 
heart; for God now accepteth thy 
works. 

8 Let thy garments be always white 3 
and let thy head lack no ointment. 

9 Live joyfully with the wife whom 
thou lovest all the days of the life of 
thy vanity, which he hath given thee 
under the sun, all the days of thy 
vanity : for that is thy portion in this 
life, and in thy labour which thou 
takest under the sun. 

10 Whatsoever thy hand findeth to 



Observations of 



ECCLESIASTES, XI. 



wisdom and folly. 



do, do it with thy might ; for there is 
no work, nor device, nor knowledge, 
nor wisdom, in the grave, whither 
thou goest. 

11 If I returned, and saw under the 
sun, that the race is not to the swift, 
nor the battle to the strong, neither 
yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches 
to men of understanding, nor yet fa- 
vour to men of skill ; but time and 
chance happeneth to them all. 

12 For man also knoweth not his 
time : as the fishes that are taken in 
an evil net, and as the birds that are 
caught in the snare ; so are the sons 
of men snared in an evil time, when 
it falleth suddenly upon them. 

13 % This wisdom have I seen also 
under the sun, and it seemed great 
unto me: 

14 There was a little city, and few 
men within it ; and there came a great 
king against it, and besieged it, and 
built great bulwarks against it. 

15 Now there was found in it a poor 
wise man, and he by his wisdom de- 
livered the city ; yet no man remem- 
bered that same poor man. 

16 Then said I, "Wisdom is better 
than strength : nevertheless the poor 
man's wisdom is despised, and his 
words are not heard. 

17 The words of wise men are heard 
In quiet more than the cry of him that 
ruleth among fools. 

18 Wisdom is better than weapons of 
war : but one sinner destroyed a much 
good. 

CHAPTER X 

2 Observations of wisdom and folly : 16 of riot, 
* 16 slothfulness, 19 and money. 20 Men's thoughts 
of kings ought to be reverent. 

DEAD flies cause the ointment of 
the apothecary to send forth a 
stinking savour : so doth a little folly 
him that is in reputation for wisdom 
and honour. 

2 A wise man's heart is at his right 
hand ; but a fool's heart at his left. 

3 Yea also, when he that is a fool 
walketh by the way, his wisdom fail- 
eth him, and he saith to every one that 
he is a fool. 

4 If the spirit of the ruler rise up 
against thee, leave not thy place ; for 
yielding pacifieth great offences. 

5 There is an evil which I have seen 
under the sun, as an error which pro- 
ceedeth from the ruler : 

6 Folly is set in great dignity, and 
the rich sit in low place. 

7 I have seen servants upon horses, 
and princes walking as servants upon 
the earth. 

8 He that diggeth a pit shall fall into 
it ; and whoso breaketh a hedge, a ser- 
pent shall bite him. 

9 Whoso removeth stones shall be 
Irart therewith ; and he that cleaveth 
wood shall be endangered thereby. 

10 If the iron be blunt, and he do not 
whet the edge, then must he put to 
more strength i but wisdom is profit- 
able to direct. 



11 Surely the serpent will bite with= 
out enchantment ; and a babbler is no 
better. 

12 The words of a wise man's mouth 
are gracious ; but the lips of a fool 
will swallow up himself. 

13 The beginning of the words of his 
mouth is foolishness : and the end of 
his talk is mischievous madness. 

14 A fool also is full of words : a man 
cannot tell what shall be ; and what 
shall be after him, who can tell him! 

15 The labour of the foolish wearieth 
every one of them, because he know° 
eth not how to go to the city. 

16 *lf Woe to thee, O land, when thy 
king is a child, and thy princes eat 
in the morning ! 

17 Blessed art thou, O land, when thy 
king is the son of nobles, and thy 
princes eat in due season, for strengths 
and not for drunkenness ! 

18 1 By much slothfulness the build- 
ing decayeth ; and through idleness of 
the hands the house droppeth through. 

19 If A feast is made for laughter-, 
and wine maketh merry : but money 
answereth all things. 

20 % Curse not the king, no not In 
thy thought ; and curse not the rich 
in thy bedchamber : for a bird of the 
air shall carry the voice, and that 
which hath wings shall tell the mat= 
ter. 

CHAPTER XI. 

1 Directions for charity. "7 Death in life, 9 and 
the day of judgment in the days of youth, are to 
be thought on. 

CAST thy bread upon the waters i 
for thou shalt find it after many 
days. 

2 Give a portion to seven, and also to 
eight ; for thou knowest not what evil 
shall be upon the earth. 

3 If the clouds be full of rain, they 
empty themselves upon the earth : and 
if the tree fall toward the south, or 
toward the north, in the place where 
the tree falleth, there it shall be. 

4 He that observeth the wind shall 
not sow i and he that regardeth the 
clouds shall not reap. 

5 As thou knowest not what is the 
way of the spirit, nor how the bones 
do grow in the womb of her that is 
with child : even so thou knowest not 
the works of God who maketh all. 

6 In the morning sow thy seed, and 
in the evening withhold not thine 
hand : for thou knowest not whether 
shall prosper, either this or that, or 
whether they both shall be alike good. 

7 If Truly the light is sweet, and a 

Eleasant thing it is for the eyes to 
ehold the sun : 

8 But if a man live many years, and 
rejoice in them all ; yet let him re- 
member the days of darkness ; for 
they shall be many. All that cometh 
is vanity. 

9 % Rejoice, O young man, in thy 
youth ; and let tny heart cheer thee 
in the days of thy youth, and walk 
in the ways of thine heart, and in th« 

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The cnurch's love 



SOLOMON'S SONG, I. 



3ight of thine eyes: but know thou, 
that for all these things God will bring 
thee into judgment. 

10 Therefore remove sorrow from 
thy heart, and put away evil from 
ifchy flesh: for childhood and youth 
are vanity. 

CHAPTER XII. 

1 The Creator is to be remembered in due time. 8 
The Preacher's care to edify. 13 The fear of 
Qod is the chief antidote of vanity* 

REMEMBER now thy Creator in the 
days of thy youth, while the evil 
days come not, nor the years draw 
nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no 
pleasure in them ; 

2 While the sun, or the light, or the 
moon, or the stars, be not darkened, 
nor the clouds return after the rain : 

3 In the day when the keepers of 
the house shall tremble, and the strong 
men shall bow themselves, and the 
grinders cease because they are few, 
and those that look out of the windows 
be darkened, 

4 And the doors shall be shut in the 
streets, when the sound of the grind- 
ing is low. and he shall rise up at the 
voice of the bird, and all the daugh- 
ters of music shall be brought low ; 

5 Also when they shall be afraid of 
that whxch is high, and fears shall be in 
the way, and the almond tree shall 
flourish, and the grasshopper shall 
be a burden, and desire shall fail : 
because man goeth to his long home, 



unto Christ, 

and the mourners go about the 
streets : 

6 Or ever the silver cord be loosed 
or the golden bowl be broken, or the 
pitcher be broken at the fountain, or 
the wheel broken at the cistern. 

7 Then shall the dust return to th© 
earth as it was : and the spirit shall' 
return unto God who gave it. 

8 t Vanity of vanities, saith the 
Preacher; all is vanity. 

9 And moreover, because the Preach 
er was wise, he still taught the people 
knowledge ; yea, he gave good heed 
and sought out, and set in order manj 
proverbs. 

10 The Preacher sought to find out 
acceptable words : and that which teas 
written was upright, even words of 
truth. 

11 The words of the wise are a* 
goads, and as nails fastened by the 
masters of assemblies, which are given 
from one shepherd. 

12 And further, by these, my son, be 
admonished : of making many book^ 
there is no end ; and much study is a 
weariness of the flesh. 

13 % Let us hear the conclusion -oi 
the whole matter : Fear God, and keep 
his commandments : for this is the 
whole duty of man. 

14 For God shall bring every work 
into judgment, with every secret 
thing, whether it be good, or whether 
it be evil. 



THE SONG OF SOLOMON. 



CHAPTER I. 

£ The church's love unto Christ. 5 She confesseth 
her deformity, "7 and prayeth to he directed to his 
flock. 8 Christ directeth her to the shepherds' 
tents-. 9 and shewing his love to her, 11 giveth 
her gracious promises. 12 The church and 
Christ congratulate one another. 

THE Song of songs, which is Solo- 
mon's. 

2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of 
Ms mouth i for thy love is better than 
wine. 

3 Because of the savour of thy good 
ointments thy name is as ointment 

{>oured forth, therefore do the virgins 
ove thee. 

4 Draw me, we will run after thee : 
the King hath brought me into his 
chambers : we will be glad and rejoice 
in thee, we will remember thy love 
more than wine : the upright love 
thee. 

5 I am black, but comely, O ye 
daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents 
of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon. 

6 Look not upon me, because I am 
black, because the sun hath looked 
upon me : my mother's children were 
angry with me; they made me the 
keeper of the vineyards ; but mine 
own vineyard have I not kept. 

7 Tell me, O thou whom my soul 

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loveth, where thou feedest, where, 
thou makest thy flock to rest at noon : 
for why should I be as one that turcv 
eth aside by the flocks of thy com^ 
panions ? 

8 U If thou know not, O thou fair- 
est among women, go thy way forth 
by the footsteps of the flock, and feedl 
thy kids beside the shepherds' tents. 

9 I have compared thee, O my love £ 
to a company of horses in Pharaoh's 
chariots. 

10 Thy cheeks are comely with row* 
of jewels, thy neck with chains of gold, 

11 We will make thee borders of 
gold with studs of silver. 

12 1 While the King sitteth at hig 
table, my spikenard sendeth forth the 
smell thereof. 

13 A bundle of myrrh is my well 
beloved unto me ; he shall lie all 
night betwixt my breasts. 

14 My beloved is unto me as a clus- 
ter of camphire in the vineyards off 
En-gedi. 

15 Behold, thou art fair, my love? 
behold, thou art fair ; thou hasi 
doves' eyes. 

16 Behold, thou art fair, my beloved^ 
yea, pleasant : also our bed ts green. 

17 The beams of our house are cedar, 
and our rafters of fir. 



The church glorieth SOLOMON'S SONG, IV. 



in Christ. 



CHAPTER n. 

2 The mutual love of Christ and his church. 8 
The hope, 10 and calling of the church. 14 
Christ's care of *h« church. 16 The profession 
of the church, her faith and hope. 

I AM the rose of Sharon, and the lily 
of the valleys. 

2 As the lily among thorns, so is my 
love among the daughters. 

8 As the apple tree among the trees 
of the wood, so is my beloved among 
the sons. I sat down under his shad- 
ow with great delight, and his fruit 
was sweet to my taste. 

4 He brought me to the banqueting 
house, and his banner over me was 
love. 

5 Stay me with flagons, comfort me 
with apples -. for I am sick of love. 

6 His left hand is under my head, 
and his right hand doth embrace me. 

7 I charge you, O ye daughters of Je- 
rusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds 
of the field, that ye stir not up, nor 
awake my love, till he please. 

8 1 The voice of my beloved ! behold, 
he cometh leaping upon the mount- 
ains, skipping upon the hills. 

9 My beloved is like a roe or a 
young hart : behold, he standeth be- 
hind our wall, he looketh forth at the 
windows, shewing himself through the 
lattice. 

10 My beloved spake, and said unto 
me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and 
some away. 

11 For, lo, the winter is past, the rain 
ts over ana gone ; 

12 The flowers appear on the earth ; 
the time of the singing of birds is 
come, and the voice of the turtle is 
heard in our land ; 

13 The fig tree putteth forth her 
Screen figs, and the vines with the 
fender grape give a good smell. Arise, 
my love, my fair one, and come away. 

14 f O my dove, that art in the 
clefts of the rock, in the secret places 
of the stairs, let me see thy counte- 
nance, let me hear thy voice ; for 
sweet ts thy voice, and thy counte- 
nance is comely. 

15 Take us the foxes, the little foxes, 
that spoil the vines: for our vines 
have tender grapes. 

16 If My beloved is mine, and I am 
his : he feedeth among the lilies. 

17 Until the day break, and the shad- 
ows flee away, turn, my beloved, and 
be thou like a roe or a young hart 
upon the mountains of Bether. 

CHAPTER III. 

1 The church's fight and victory in temptation. 6 
The church glorieth in Christ. 

BY night on my bed I sought him 
whom my soul loveth : I sought 
Mm, but I found him not. 

2 I will rise now, and go about the 
sity in the streets, and in the broad 
ways I will seek him whom my soul 
Koveth : I sought him, but I found him 
aot. 
8 The watchmen that go about the 



city found me ; to whom I said, Saw ye 
him whom my soul loveth ? 

4 ilt was but a little that I passed 
from them, but I found him whom my 
soul loveth i I held him, and would not 
let him go, until I had brought him 
into my mother's house, and into the 
chamber of her that conceived me. 

5 I charge you, O ye daughters of Je- 
rusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds 
of the field, that ye stir not up, nor 
awake my love, till he please. 

6 1 Who is this that cometh out of 
the wilderness like pillars of smoke s 
perfumed with myrrh and frankin- 
cense, with all powders of the mer- 
chant ? 

7 Behold his bed, which is Solomon's s 
threescore valiant men are about it, or 
the valiant of Israel. 

8 They all hold swords, being expert 
in war : every man hath his sword 
upon his thigh because of fear in the 
night. 

9 King Solomon made himself a char* 
iot of the wood of Lebanon. 

10 He made the pillars thereof of 
silver, the bottom thereof of gold, 
the covering of it of purple, the midst 
thereof being paved with love, for the 
daughters of Jerusalem. 

11 Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion, 
and behold king Solomon with the 
crown wherewith his mother crowned 
him in the day of his espousals, and in 
the day of the gladness of his heart. 

CHAPTER IV. 

1 Christ setteth forth the graces of the church 8 
He sheweth his love to her. 16 The church pray^- 
eth to be made fit for his presence. 

BEHOLD, thou art fair, my loves 
behold, thou art fair ; thou hast 
doves' eyes within thy locks : thy hair 
is as a flock of goats, that appear 
from mount Gilead. 

2 Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep 
that are even shorn, which came up 
from the washing; whereof every 
one bear twins, and none is barren 
among them. 

3 Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, 
and thy speech ts comely : thy temples 
are like a piece of a pomegranate with- 
in thy locks. 

4 Thy neck is like the tower of 
David builded • for an armoury, 
whereon there hang a thousand 
bucklers, all shields of mighty men. 

5 Thy two breasts are like two 
young roes that are twins, which 
feed among the lilies. 

6 Until the day break, and the 
shadows flee away, I will get me to 
the mountain of myrrh, and to the 
hill of frankincense. 

7 Thou art all fair, my love ; there 
is no spot in thee. 

8 "ft Come with me from Lebanon^ 
my spouse, with me from Lebanon a 
look from the top of Amana, from 
the top of Shenir and Hermon, from 
the lions' dens, from the mountain? 
of the leopards. 

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Description of Christ. SOLOMON'S SONG, V. The church's faith. 



9 Thou hast ravished my heart, my 
Bister, my spoiise; thou hast ravish- 
ed ray heart with one of thine eyes, 
with one chain of thy neck. 

10 How fair is thy love, my sister, 
my spouse ! how much better is thy 
love than wine! and the smell of 
thine ointments than all spices I 

11 Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the 
honeycomb : honey and milk are under 
thy tongue ; and the smell of thy gar- 
ments is like the smell of Lebanon. 

12 A garden inclosed is my sister, 
my spouse ; a spring shut up, a fount- 
ain sealed. 

13 Thy plants are an orchard of 
pomegranates, with pleasant fruits ; 
camphire, with spikenard, 

14 Spikenard and saffron ; calamus 
and cinnamon, with all trees of frank- 
incense ; myrrh and aloes, with all 
the chief spices : 

15 A fountain of gardens, a well of iiv- 
ing waters, and streams from Lebanon. 

16 If Awake, O north wind ; and 
come, thou south ; blow upon my 

farden, that the spices thereof may 
ow out. Let my beloved come into 
his garden, and eat his pleasant 
fruits. 

CHAPTER V. 

1 Christ awaketh the church with his calling. 2 
The church having a taste of Christ's love is szck 
of love. 9 A description of Christ by his graces. 

I AM come into my garden, my sis- 
ter, my spouse : I have gathered 
my myrrh with my spice ; I have 
?aten my honeycomb with my honey ; 
I have drunk my Avine with my miik : 
eat, O friends ; drink, yea, drink 
abundantly, O beloved. 

2 11 sleep, but my heart waketh : it 
is the voice of my beloved that knock- 
sth, saying, Open to me, my sister, my 
love, my dove, my undefiled : for my 
head is filled with dew, and my locks 
with the drops of the night. 

3 I have put off my coat ; how shall 
I put it on ? I have washed my feet ; 
how shall I defile them? 

4 My beloved put in his hand by the 
hole of the door, and my bowels were 
moved for him. 

5 I rose up to open to my beloved ; 
and my hands dropped with myrrh, 
and my fingers with sweet smelling 
myrrh, upon the handles of the 
lock. 

6 I opened to my beloved ; but my 
beloved had withdrawn himself, and 
was gone : my soul failed when he 
spake : I sought him, but I could not 
find him ; I called him, but he gave 
me no answer. 

7 The watchmen that went about the 
city found me, they smote me, they 
wounded me ; the keepers of the walls 
Sook away my vail from me. 

8 I charge you, O daughters of Je- 
rusalem, it ye find my beloved, that 
ye tell him, that I am sick of love. 

9 1 What is thy beloved more than 
another beloved, O thou fairest among 
moment what is thy beloved more 

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than another beloved, that thou dos* 
so charge us? 

10 My beloved is white and ruddy s 
the chiefest among ten thousand. 

11 His head is as the most flna 
gold ; his locks are bushy, and black 
as a raven : 

12 His eyes are as the eyes of doves 
by the rivers of waters, washed with 
milk, and fitly set : 

13 His cheeks are as a bed of spices t 
as sweet flowers: his lips like lilieSf 
dropping sweet smelling myrrh : 

14 His hands are as gold rings set 
with the beryl: his belly is as bright 
ivory overlaid with sapphires: 

15 His legs are as pillars of marble, 
set upon sockets or fine gold s his; 
countenance is as Lebanon, excellent 
as the cedars : 

16 His mouth is most sweet : yea. he 
is altogether lovely. This is my belov 
ed, and this is my friend, O daughters 
of Jerusalem. 

CHAPTER VL 

1 The church professeth her faith in Christ, t 
Christ sheweth the grace* of the church, 10 ani 
his love toward* her. 

WHITHER is thy beloved gone. 
O thou fairest among women $ 
whither is thy beloved turned aside - 
that we may seek him with thee. 

2 My beloved is gone down into his 
garden, to the beds of spices, to feed ir 
the gardens, and to gather lilies. 

3 I am my beloved's, and my beloved 
is mine : he feedeth among tne lilies. 

4 1 Thou art beautiful, O my love, 
as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, ter 
rible as an army with banners. 

5 Turn away thine eyes from me, 
for they have overcome me : thy 
hair is as a flock of goats that ap- 
pear from Gilead : 

6 Thy teeth are as a flock of sheep 
which go up from the washing, where 
of every one beareth twins, and then 
is not one barren among them. 

7 As a piece of a pomegranate ar* 
thy temples within thy locks. 

8 There are threescore queens, anci 
fourscore concubines, and virgins 
without number. 

9 My dove, my undefiled is but one \ 
she is the only one of her mother, she 
is the choice one of her that bare her. 
The daughters saw her, and blessed 
her ; yea, the queens and the concu- 
bines, and they praised her. 

10 f Who is she that looketh fortfc 
as the morning, fair as the moon s 
clear as the sun, and terrible as an 
army with banners ? 

11 I went down into the garden off 
nuts to see the fruits of the valley s 
and to see whether the vine flourish- 
ed, and the pomegranates budded. 

12 Or ever 1 was aware, my soul made 
me like the chariots of Ammi-nadib. 

13 Return, return, O Shulamite ; re- 
turn, return, that we may look upoc 
thee. What will ye see in the Shu- 
lamite? As it were the company c& 
two armies 



0er love to Christ. 



ISAIAH, L 



Vehemency of lovt. 



CHAPTER VII. 

3 A further description of the church's graces. 
10 The church professeth her faith and desire. 

HOW beautiful are thy feet with 
shoes, O prince's (laughter! the 
joints of thy thighs are like jewels, 
the work of the hands of a cunning 
workman. 

2 Thy navel is like a round goblet, 
which wanteth not liquor: thy belly 
is like a heap of wheat set about 
with lilies. 

3 Thy two breasts are like two 
young roes that are twins. 

4 Thy neck is as a tower of ivory ; 
thine eyes like the fishpools in Hesh- 
bon, by the gate of Bath-rabbim : thy 
nose is as the tower of Lebanon 
which looketh toward Damascus. 

5 Thine head upon thee is like Carmel, 
and the hair of thine head like purple ; 
fche King is held in the galleries. 

6 How fair and how pleasant art 
tihou, O love, for delights! 

7 This thy stature is like to a palm tree, 
and thy breasts to clusters of grapes. 

8 I said, I will go up to the palm 
tree, I will take hold of the boughs 
thereof: now also thy breasts shall 
be as clusters of the vine, and the 
-3m ell of thy nose like apples ; 

9 And the roof of thy mouth like 
the best wine for my beloved, that 
goeth down sweetly, causing the lips 
of those that are asleep to speak. 

10 t I am my beloved's, and his 
desire is toward me. 

11 Come, my beloved, let us ^o 
forth into the field ; let us lodge in 
the villages. 

12 Let us get up early to the vine- 
yards ; let us see if the vine flourish, 
whether the tender grape appear, ana 
tihe pomegranates bud forth : there 
will I give thee my loves. 

13 The mandrakes give a smell, 
and at our gates are all manner of 

Fleasant fruits, new and old, which 
have laid up for thee, O my be- 
loved. 

CHAPTER VIII. 

1 The love of the church to Christ- 6 The vehe- 
mency of love. 8 The calling of the Gentiles. 

14 The church prayeth for Christ's corning. 

OTHAT thou wert as my brother, 
that sucked the breasts of my^ 



mother! when I should find thet 
without, I would kiss thee ; yea, li 
should not be despised. 

2 I would lead thee, and bring the€ 
into my mother's house, who would 
instruct me : I would cause thee to 
drink of spiced wine of the juice off 
my pomegranate. 

3 His left hand should be under my 
head, and his right hand should em- 
brace me. 

4 I charge you, O daughters of Je 
rusalem, that ye stir not up, no? 
awake my love, until he please. 

5 Who is this that cometh up from 
the wilderness, leaning upon he;r 
beloved? I raised thee up unde? 
the apple tree : there thy mothei 
brought thee forth ; there she brougfc : 
thee forth that bare thee. 

6 *[[ Set me as a seal upon thine heart 
as a seal upon thine arm : for love i& 
strong as death ; jealousy is cruel as the 
grave : the coals thereof are coals of 
fire, which hath a most vehement flame. 

7 Many waters cannot quench love 
neither can the floods drown it : if & 
man would give all the substance of 
his house for love, it would utterly 
be contemned. 

8 iT We have a little sister, and! 
she hath no breasts: what shall ws 
do for our sister in the day when 
she shall be spoken for? 

9 If she be a wall, we will build 
upon her a palace of silver: and iff 
she be a door, we will inclose heir 
with boards of cedar. 

10 I am a wall, and my breasts like 
towers: then was I in his eyes ae 
one that found favour. 

11 Solomon had a vineyard at Baai 
hamon ; he let out the vineyard untc 
keepers ; every one for the fruit 
thereof was to bring a thousand 
pieces of silver. 

12 My vineyard, which is mine, is 
before me : thou, O Solomon, must 
have a thousand, and those that keep 
the fruit thereof two hundred. 

13 Thou that dwellest in the gas- 
dens, the companions hearken to thy 
voice : cause me to hear it. 

14 ^f Make haste, my beloved, and 
be thou like to a roe or to a young 
hart upon the mountains of spices* 



THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET 



ISAIAH. 



CHAPTER L 

S Isaiah complaineth of Judah for her rebellion. 
& He tamenteth her judgments. 10 He upbraid- 
tth their whole service. 16 He exhorteth to re- 
pentance, with promises and threatenings. 21 
Bewailing their wickedness, he denounceth God's 
judgments 25 He promiseth grace, 28 and 
fhreateneth destruction to the wicked. 

THE vision of Isaiah the son of 
Araoz, widen he saw concerning 



Judah and Jerusalem in the days ok 
Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, 
kings of Judah. 

2 Hear, O heavens, and give ear, C 
earth : for the Lord hath spoken ; 1 
have nourished and brought up chili 
dren, and they have rebelled against 
me, 

3 The ox knoweth his owner, and; 
the ass his master's crib : but Igr«.s- T 

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iExhortatlon to repentance. ISAIAH, II. 



Of Christ's kingdom. 



doth not know, my people doth not 
consider. 

I Ah sinful nation, a people laden 
with iniquity, a seed of evil doers, 
shildren that are corrupters : they 
have forsaken the Lord, they have 
provoked the Holy One of Israel unto 
anger, they are gone away backward; 

5 1 Why should ye be stricken any 
more ? ye will revolt more and more : 
the whole head is sick, and the whole 
heart faint. 

6 From the sole of the foot even unto 
$he head there is no soundness in it ; 
but wounds, and bruises, and putrify- 
Ing sores : they have not been closed, 
aeither bound up, neither mollihed 
with ointment. 

7 Your country is desolate, your cit- 
ies are burned with fire : your land, 
strangers devour it in your presence, 
and it is desolate, as overthrown by 
strangers. 

8 And the daughter of Zion is left 
as a cottage in a vineyard, as a lodge 
In a garden of cucumbers, as a be- 
sieged city. 

9 Except the Lord of hosts had left 
onto us a very small remnant, we 
should have been as Sodom, ana we 
should have been like unto Gomor- 
rah. 

10 1 Hear the word of the Lord, ye 
rnilers of Sodom ; give ear unto the 

aw of our God, ye people of Gomor- 
rah. 

II To what purpose is the multitude 
5f your sacrifices unto me I saitj. the 
Lord : I am full of the burnt offerings 
Df rams, and the fat of fed beasts ; 
and I delight not in the blood of bull- 
ocks, or of lambs, or of he goats. 

12 When ye come to appear before 
aie, who hath required this at your 
land, to tread my courts ? 

13 Bring no more vain oblations ; in- 
3ense is an abomination unto me ; 
she new moons and sabbaths, the call- 
ing of assemblies, I cannot away with ; 
it is iniquity, even the solemn meet- 
ing. 

14 Your new moons and your ap- 
pointed feasts my soul hateth : they 
are a trouble unto me ; I am weary to 
i>ear them. 

15 And when ye spread forth your 
ihands, I will hide mine eyes from you ; 
yea, when ye make many prayers, I 
will not hear : your hands are full of 
blood. 

16 1 Wash ye, make you clean ; put 
away the evil of your doings from De- 
fore mine eyes ; cease to do evil ; 

17 Learn to do well ; seek judgment, 
relieve the oppressed, judge the fa- 
therless, plead for the widow. 

18 Come now, and let us reason to- 
gether, saith the Lord : though your 
sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white 
as snow ; though they be red like crim- 
son, they shalJ be as wool. 

19 If ye be willing and obedient, ye 
shall eat the good of the land : 

80 But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall 
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be devoured with the sword : for the 
mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. 

21 If How is the faithful city become 
a harlot ! it was full of judgment g 
righteousness lodged in it ; but now 
murderers. 

22 Thy silver is become dross, thy 
wine mixed with water : 

23 Thy princes are rebellious, and! 
companions of thieves : every one 
loveth gifts, and followeth after re- 
wards : they judge not the fatherlesSj 
neither doth the cause of the widow 
come unto them. 

24 Therefore saith the Lord, the Lore 
of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, Ah. 
I will ease me of mine adversaries, and 
avenge me of mine enemies. 

25 f And I will turn my hand upom 
thee, and purely purge away thy drosSe 
and take away all thy tin : 

26 And I will restore thy judges ag 
at the first, and thy counsellors as at 
the beginnings afterward thou shalfc 
be called. The city of righteousness^ 
the faithful city. 

27 Zion shall be redeemed with judg= 
ment, and her converts with right- 
eousness. 

28 % And the destruction of the trans- 
gressors and of the sinners shall d* 
together, and they that forsake the 
LoRr ball be consumed. 

29 For they shall be ashamed of the 
oaks which ye have desired, and ye 
shall be confounded for the gardens 
that ye have chosen. 

30 For ye shall be as an oak whose 
leaf- fadeth, and as a garden that hatfe 
no water. 

31 And the strong shall be as tow, 
and the maker of it as a spark, and 
they shall both burn together, and! 
none shall quench them. 

CHAPTER IL 

1 Isaiah provhesielh the coming of Christ's king- 
dom. 6 Wickedness is the cause of God's for*, 
saking. 10 He exhorteth to fear, because e>f 
the powerful effects of God's majesty. 

THE word that Isaiah the son of 
Amoz saw concerning Judah and 
Jerusalem. 

2 And it shall come to pass in the 

iast days, that the mountain of the 
LORD'S house shall be established in 
the top of the mountains, and shall be 
exalted above the hills; and all na° 
tions shall flow unto it. 

3 And many people shall go and say, 
Come ye, and let us go up to the 
mountain of the Lord, to the house 
of the God of Jacob ; and he will 
teach us of his ways, and we will 
walk in his paths: for out of Zion 
shall go forth the law, and the word 
of the Lord from Jerusalem. 

£ And he shall judge among the na- 
tions, and shall rebuke many people § 
and they shall beat their swords into 
ploughshares, and. their spears into 
pruninghooks : nation shall not lift up 
sword against nation, neither shall 
they learn war any more. 



Ihe calamities 



ISAIAH, III. 



coming upon Judah 



6 O house of Jacob, come ye, and let 
us walk in the light of the Lord. 

6 ^f Therefore thou hast forsaken 
Shy people the house of Jacob, be- 
cause they be replenished from the 
east, and are soothsayers like the Phi- 
listines, and they please themselves in 
the children of strangers. 

7 Their land also is full of silver 
and gold, neither is there any end of 
their treasures ; their land is also full 
of horses, neither is there any end of 
their chariots . 

8 Their land also is full of idols ; 
they worship the work of their own 
hands, that which their own fingers 
Slave made: 

9 And the mean man boweth down, 
and the great man humbleth himself : 
tiheref ore forgive them not. 

10 "1 Enter into the rock, and hide 
thee in the dust, for fear of the Lord, 
and for the glory of his majesty. 

11 The lofty looks of man shall be 
Crumbled, and the haughtiness of men 
shall be bowed down; and the Lord 
alone shall be exalted in that day. 

12 For the day of the Lord of hosts 
shall be upon every one that is proud 
and lofty, and upon every one that is 
Sifted up; and he shall be brought 
low: 

13 And upon all the cedars of Leba- 
non, that are high and lifted up, and 
upon all the oaks of Bashan, 

14 And upon all the high mount- 
ains, and upon all the hills that are 
lifted up, 

15 And upon every high tower, and 
upon every fenced wall, 

16 And upon all the ships of Tarshish, 
and upon all pleasant pictures. 

17 And the loftiness of man shall be 
bowed down, and the haughtiness of 
men shall be made low ; and the Lord 
alone shall be exalted in that day. 

18 And the idols he shall utterly 
abolish. 

19 And they shall go into the holes 
of the rocks, and into the caves of 
the earth, for fear of the Lord, and 
for the glory of his majesty, when he 
ariseth to shake terribly the earth. 

20 In that day a man shall cast his 
idols of silver, and his idols of gold, 
which they made each one for himself 
to worship, to the moles and to the 
bats; 

21 To go into the clefts of the rocks, 
and into the tops of the ragged rocks, 
for fear of the Lord, and for the glory 
of his majesty, when he ariseth to 
shake terribly the earth. 

22 Cease ye from man, whose breath 
is in his nostrils : for wherein is he to 
be accounted of ? 

CHAPTER in. 

£ The great confusion which Cometh by sin. 9 The 
impudency of the people. 12 The oppression and 
covetousness of the rulers. 16 The judgments 
which shall be for the pride of the women. 

FOR, behold, the Lord, the Lord of 
hosts, doth take away from Jeru- 



salem and from Judah the stay and 
the staff, the whole stay of bread, 
and the whole stay of water, 

2 The mighty man, and the man of 
war, the judge, and the prophet, and 
the prudent, and the ancient, 

3 The captain of fifty, and the hon 
ourable man, and the counsellor, and 
the cunning artificer, and the eloquent 
orator. 

4 And I will give children to be 
their princes, and babes shall rule 
over them. 

5 And the people shall be oppressed 9 
every one by another, and every one 
by his neighbour: the child shall 
behave himself proudly against the 
ancient, and the base against the hon= 
ourable. 

6 When a man shall take hold of his 
brother of the house of his father, 
saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou 
our ruler, and let this ruin be under 
thy hands 

7 In that day shall he swear, saying s 
I will not be a healer ; for in my house 
is neither bread nor clothing : make 
me not a ruler of the people. 

8 For Jerusalem is ruined, and Ju- 
dah is fallen : because their tongue 
and their doings are against the Lord s 
to provoke the eyes of his glory. 

9 If The shew of their countenance' 
doth witness against them ; and they 
declare their sin as Sodom, they hide 
it not. Woe unto their soul ! for they 
have rewarded evil unto themselves. 

10 Say ye to the righteous, that it 
shall be well with him : for they shall 
eat the fruit of their doings. 

11 Woe unto the wicked ! it shall be 
ill with him: for the reward of hie 
hands shall be given him. 

12 1 As for my people, children are 
their oppressors, and women rul6 
over them. O my people, they which 
lead thee cause thee to err, and de= 
stroy the way of thy paths. 

13 The Lord standeth up to plead., 
and standeth to judge the people. 

14 The Lord will enter into judg- 
ment with the ancients of his people, 
and the princes thereof : for ye have 
eaten up the vineyard ; the spoil of 
the poor is in your houses. 

15 What mean ye that ye beat my 
people to pieces, and grind the faces 
of the poor? saith the Lord God of 
hosts. 

16 ^ Moreover the Lord saith, Be 
cause the daughters of Zion are 
haughty, and walk with stretched 
forth hecks and wanton eyes, walk- 
ing and mincing as they go, and mak- 
ing a tinkling with their feet : 

17 Therefore the Lord will smite 
with a scab the crown of the head of 
the daughters of Zion, and the Lord 
will discover their secret parts. 

18 In that day the Lord will take 
away the bravery of their tinkling 
ornaments about their feet, and their 
cauls, and their round tires like the 
moon, 

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&od's judgments 



ISAIAH, IV. 



upon sinner* 



19 The chains, and the bracelets, and 
the mufflers, 

20 The bonnets, and the ornaments of 
the legs, and the headbands, and the 
tablets, and the earringSj 

21 The rings, and nose jewels, 

22 The changeable suits of apparel, 
and the mantles, and the wimples, and 
the crisping pins, 

23 The glasses, and the fine linen, and 
the hoods, and the vails. 

24 And it shall come to pass, that in- 
stead of sweet smell there shall be 
stink ; and instead of a girdle a rent ; 
and instead of well set hair baldness ; 
and instead of a stomacher a girding 
of sackcloth ; and burning instead of 
beauty. 

25 Thy men shall fall by the sword, 
and thy mighty in the war. 

26 And her gates shall lament and 
mourn ; and she being desolate shall 
sit upon the ground. 

CHAPTER YV. 

in the extremity of evils, Christ's kingdom shall 
be a sanctuary. 

\ N D in that day seven women shall 
xiL take hold of one man, saying,. We 
will eat our own bread, and wear our 
own apparel ; only let us be called by 
thy name, to take away our reproach. 

2 In that day shall the branch of the 
Lord be beautiful and glorious, and 
the fruit of the earth shall be excellent 
and comely for them that are escaped 
of Israel. 

3 And it shall come to pass, that he 
that is left in Zion, and he that re- 
maineth in Jerusalem, shall be called 
holy, even every one that is written 
among the living in Jerusalem : 

4 When the Lord shall have washed 
away the filth of the daughters of 
Zion, and shall have purged the blood 
of Jerusalem from the midst thereof 
by the spirit of judgment, and by the 
spirit of burning. 

5 And the Lord will create upon 
every dwellingplace of mount Zion, 
and upon her assemblies, a cloud and 
smoke by day, and the shining of a 
flaming fire by night : for upon all 
the glory shall be a defence. 

6 And there shall be a tabernacle for 
a shadow in the daytime from the 
heat, and for a place of refuge, and 
for a covert from storm and from 
rain. 

CHAPTER V. 

I Under the parable of a vineyard Ood exeuseth his 
severe judgment. 8 His judgments upon covet* 
ousness, 11 upon lasciviousness, 13 upon impiety, 
20 and upon injustice. 26 The executioners of 
God's judgments. 

N'OW will I sing to my well beloved 
a song of my beloved touching 
his vineyard. My well beloved hath 
a vineyard in a very fruitful hill : 

2 And he fenced it, and gathered out 
the stones thereof, and planted it with 
the choicest vine, and built a tower in 
the midst of it, and also made a wine- 
press therein : and he looked that it I 
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should bring forth grapes, and 1$ 
brought forth wild grapes. 

3 And now, O inhabitants of Jerusa 
lem, and men of Judah, judge, 1 pray 
you, betwixt me and my vineyard. 

4 What could have been done more 
to my vineyard, that I have not done 
in it ? wherefore, when I looked that 
it should bring forth grapes, brought 
it forth wild grapes f 

5 And now go to; I will tell you 
what I will do to my vineyard t 1 wilJ 
take away the hedge thereof, and it 
shall be eaten up ; and break down 
the wall thereof, and it shall be trod- 
den down : 

6 And I will lay it waste : it shall not 
be pruned, nor digged ; but there shaM 
come up briers and thorns : I will alse 
command the clouds that they rain no 
rain upon it. 

7 For the vineyard of the Lord of 
hosts is the house of Israel, and the 
men of Judah his pleasant plant i andi 
he looked for judgment, but behold* 
oppression ; for righteousness, but be- 
hold a cry. 

8 1 Woe unto them that join house 
to house, that lay field to field, till 
there be no place, that they may be 
placed alone in the midst of th© 
earth ! 

9 In mine ears said the Lord of 
hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be 
desolate, even great and fair, without 
inhabitant. 

10 Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall! 
yield one bath, and the seed of a ho- 
mer shall yield an ephah. 

11 1| Woe unto them that rise up 
early in the morning, that they may 
follow strong drink ; that continue 
until night, till wine inflame them ! 

12 And the harp and the viol, the 
tabret and pipe, and wine, are it 
their feasts : but they regard not the 
work of the Lord, neither consider 
the operation of his hands. 

13 1 Therefore my people are gon* 
into captivity, because they have nc 
knowledge : and their honourable 
men are famished, and their multi 
tude dried up with thirst. 

14= therefore hell hath enlarged 
herself, and opened her mouth with 
out measure : and their glory, and 
their multitude, and their pomp, and 
he that rejoiceth, shall descend into 
it. 

15 And the mean man shall be 
brought down, and the mighty max 
shall be humbled, and the eyes otf 
the lofty shall be humMed: 

16 But the Lord of josts shall b* 
exalted in judgment, and God that 
is holy shall be sanctified in right 

GOIISTIGSS 

17 Then shall the lambs feed afte? 
their manner, and the waste places 
of the fat ones shall strangers eat, 

18 Woe unto them that draw in- 
iquity with cords of vanity, and ato 
as it were with a cart rope j 

19 That say, Let him make sujeest 



Xsaiah's vision 



ISAIAH, VII. 



of GocVs glory. 



and hasten his work, that we may 
see it: and let the counsel of the 
Holy One of Israel draw nigh and 
come, that we may know it ! 

20 ^ Woe unto them that call evil 
good, and good evil ; that put dark- 
ness for light, and light for dark- 
ness ; that put bitter for sweet, and 
sweet for bitter! 

21 Woe unto them that are wise in 
their own eyes, and prudent in their 
own sight! 

22 Woe unto them that are mighty 
to drink wine, and men of strength 
to mingle strong drink: 

23 Which justify the wicked for 
reward, and take away the righteous- 
ness of the righteous from him ! 

24 Therefore as the fire devoureth 
the stubble, and the flame consumeth 
the chaff, so their root shall be as 
rottenness, and their blossom shall 
go up as dust because they have 
cast away the law of the Lord of 
hosts, and despised the word of the 
Holy One of Israel. 

25 Therefore is the anger of the 
Lord kindled against his people, and 
he hath stretched forth his hand 
against them, and hath smitten 
them : and the hills did tremble, and 
5 heir carcasses were torn in the midst 
t)f the streets. For all this his anger 
ta not turned away, but his hand is 
stretched out still. 

26 ^ And he will lift up an ensign 
3o the nations from far, and will hiss 
anto them from the end of the earth : 
and, behold, they shall come with 
speed swiftly: 

27 None shall be weary nor stumble 
among them; none shall slumber nor 
sleep; neither shall the girdle of 
their loins be loosed, nor the latchet 
of their shoes be broken : 

28 Whose arrows are sharp, and all 
their bows bent, their horses' hoofs 
shall be counted hike flint, and their 
wheels like a whirlwind : 

29 Their roaring shall be like a Hon, 
they shall roar like young lions ; yea, 
they shall roar, and lay hold of the 
orey, and shall carry it away safe, 
and none shall deliver it. 

30 And in that day they shall roar 
*gainst them like the roaring of the 
etea : and if one look unto the land, 
behold darkness and sorrow; and 
the light is darkened in the heavens 
thereof. 

CHAPTER VL 

\ Isaiah, in a vision of the Lord in his glory, 5 fte- 
ing terrified, is confirmed for his message. 9 He 
sheweth the obstinacy of the people unto their 
desolation. 13 A remnant shall be saved. 

Ff the year that king Uzziah died 
I saw also the Lord sitting upon 
a, throne, high and lifted up, and his 
Jrain filled the temple. 

2 Above it stood the seraphim : each 
one had six wings ; with twain he 
isovered his face, and with twain he 
covered his feet, and with twain he 
■lid fly. 



3 And one cried unto another, and 
said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord 
of hosts : the whole earth is full ot 
his glory. 

4 And the posts of the door moved 
at the voice of him that cried, and 
the house was filled with smoke. 

5 If Then said I, Woe is me ! for 1 
am undone; because I am a man of 
unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst 
of a people of unclean lips : for mine 
eyes have seen the King, the Lord 
of hosts. 

6 Then flew one of the seraphim 
unto me, having a live coal in his 
hand, which he had taken with the 
tongs from off the altar : 

7 And he laid it upon my mouth, 
and said, Lo, this hath touched thy 
lips; and thine iniquity is taken 
away, and thy sin purged. 

8 Also I heard the voice of the Lord s 
saying, Whom shall I send, and who 
will go for u- * ''lien said I, Here am 
I ; send me. 

9 % And he said 2 Go, and tell this 
people, Hear ye indeed, but under= 
stand not ; and see ye indeed, but 
perceive not. 

10 Make the heart of this people 
fat, and make their ears heavy, and 
shut their eyes ; lest they see with 
their eyes, and hear with their ears, 
and understand with their heart, and 
convert, and be healed. 

11 Then said I, Lord, how long ? And 
he answered, Until the cities be wast- 
ed without inhabitant, and the houses 
without man,, and the land be utterly 
desolate, 

12 And the Lord have removed men 
far away, and there be a great forsak- 
ing in the midst of the land. 

13 IT But yet in it shall be a tenth, 
and it shall return, and shall be eat- 
en : as a teil tree, and as an oak, 
whose substance is in them, when 
they cast their leaves: so the holy 
seed shall be the substance thereof. 

CHAPTER VTL 

1 Ahaz, being troubled with fear of Rezin and 
Pekah, is comforted by Isaiah. 10 Ahaz, having 
liberty to choose a sign, and refusing it, hath for 
s sign, Christ promised. 17 His judgment is 
prophesied lo come by Assyria. 

ND it came to pass in the days of 
Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son 
of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin 
the king of Syria, and Pekah the son 
of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up 
toward Jerusalem to war against it, 
but could not prevail against it. 

2 And it was told the house of Da- 
vid, saying, Syria is confederate with 
Ephraim. And his heart was moved, 
and the heart of his people, as the 
trees of the wood are moved with th© 
wind. 

3 Then said the Lord unto Isaiah, 
Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thosL 
and Shear-iashub thy son, at the end 
of the conduit of the upper pooL to 

of the fullers field; 
5&) 



the highway 



Christ promised. 



ISAIAH, VIII. Prophecy against Israel* 



4 And say unto him, Take heed, and 
be quiet ; fear not, neither be faint- 
hearted for the two tails of these 
smoking- firebrands, for the fierce an- 
ger of Rezin with Syria, and of the 
son of Rernaliah. 

5 Because Syria, Ephraim, and the 
son of Rernaliah, have taken evil 
counsel against thee, saying, 

6 Let us go up against Judah, and 
vex it, and let us make a breach 
therein for us, and set a king in the 
midst of it, even the son of Tabeal : 

7 Thus saith the Lord God, It shall 
not stand, neither shall it come to 
pass. 

8 For the head of Syria is Damascus, 
and the head of Damascus is Rezin; 
and within threescore and five years 
shall Ephraim be broken, that it be 
not a people. 

9 And the head of Ephraim is Sama- 
ria, and the head of Samaria is Rema- 
liah's son. If ye will not believe, surely 
ye shall not be established. 

10 t Moreover the Lord spake again 
unto Ahaz, saying, 

11 Ask thee a sign of the Lord thy 
God ; ask it either in the depth, or in 
the height above. 

12 But Ahaz said, I will not ask, nei- 
ther will I tempt the Lord. 

13 And he said. Hear ye now, O 
house of David; Is it a small thing 
for you to weary men, but will ye 
weary my God also ? 

14 Therefore the Lord himself shall 
give you a sign ; Behold, a virgin 
shall conceive, and bear a son, and 
shall call his name Immanuel. 

15 Butter and honey shall he eat, 
that he may know to refuse the 
evil, and choose the good. 

16 For before the child shall know to 
refuse the evil, and choose the good, 
the land that thou abhorrest shall be 
forsaken of both her kings. 

17 1 The Lord shall bring upon 
thee, and upon thy people, and upon 
thy father's house, days that have 
not come, from the day that Ephra- 
im departed from Judah ; even the 
king of Assyria. 

18 And it shall come to pass in that 
day, that the Lord shall hiss for the 
fly that is in the uttermost part of 
the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee 
that is in the land of Assyria. 

19 And they shall come, and shall 
rest all of them in the desolate val- 
leys, and in the holes of the rocks, 
and upon all thorns, and upon all 
bushes. 

20 In the same day shall the Lord 
shave with a razor that is hired, 
namely, by them beyond the river, by 
the king of Assyria, the head, and the 
hair of the feet : and it shall also con- 
sume the beard. 

21 And it shall come to pass in that 
day, that a man shall nourish a young 
cow and two sheep ; 

22 And it shall come to pass, for the 
febundance of milk that they shall 

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give, he shall eat butter : for butter 
and honey shall every one eat that 
is left in the land. 

23 And it shall come to nass in that 
day, that every place shall be, where 
there were a thousand vines at & 
thousand silverlings, it shall even be 
for briers and thorns. 

24 With arrows and with bows shall 
men come thither; because all the 
land shall become briers and thorns. 

25 And on all hills that shall be dig 
ged with the mattock, there shall not 
come thither the fear of briers and 
thorns : but it shall be for the send= 
ing forth of oxen, and for the tread 
ing of lesser cattle. 

CHAPTER VHL 

1 In Maher-shalal-hash-baz, he prophesieth thai 
Syria and Israel shall be subdued by Assyria. Si 
Judah likewise for their infidelity. 9 God's judg^ 
ments shall be unresistible. 11 Comfort shall be 
to them that fear God. 19 Great afflictions tc 
idolaters. 

MOREOVER the Lord said unto me, 
Take thee a great roll, and write 
in it with a man's pen concerning 
Maher-shalal-hash-baz. 

2 And I took unto me faithful wit- 
nesses to record, Uriah the priest 
and Zechariah the son of Jebere* 
chiah. 

3 And I went unto the prophetess: 
and she conceived, and bare a son, 
Then said the Lord to me, Call hie 
name Maher-shalal-hash-baz. 

4 For before the child shall have 
knowledge to cry, My father, and my 
mother, the riches of Damascus and 
the spoil of Samaria shall be taken 
away before the king of Assyria. 

5 IT The Lord spake also unto me 
again, saying, 

6 Forasmuch as this people refusett 
the waters of Shiloah that go softly,, 
and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's 
son ; 

7 Now therefore, behold, the Lord 
bringeth up upon them the waters of 
the river, strong and many, even the 
king of Assyria, and all his glory : and 
he shall come up over all his channels, 
and go over all his banks : 

8 And he shall pass through Judah =, 
he shall overflow and go over, he 
shall reach even to the neck ; and the 
stretching out of his wings shall fill 
the breadth of thy land, O ImmanueL 

9 IT Associate yourselves, O ye peo- 
ple, and ye shall be broken in pieces ; 
and give ear, all ye of far countries % 

fird yourselves, and ye shall be bro- 
en in pieces ; gird yourselves, and ye 
shall be broken in pieces. 

10 Take counsel together, and it 
shall come to nought ; speak the 
word, and it shall not stand : for God 
is with us. 

11 1 For the Lord spake thus to me 
with a strong hand, and instructed 
me that I should not walk in the way 
of this people, saying, 

12 Say ye not, A confederacy, to all 
them to whom this people shall say 



Jjflictions to idolaters, 



ISAIAH, IX. 



Of the birth of Christy 



A confederacy ; neither fear ye their 
fear, nor be afraid. 

13 Sanctify the Lord of hosts him- 
self ; and let him be your fear, and 
let him be your dread. 

14 And he shall be for a sanctuary ; 
but for a stone of stumbling- and for 
a rock of offence to both the houses 
of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to 
the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 

15 And many among them shall 
stumble, and fall, and be broken, and 
be snared, and be taken. 

16 Bind up the testimony, seal the 
law among my disciples. 

17 And I will wait upon the Lord, 
that hideth his face from the house 
of Jacob, and I will look for him. 

18 Behold, I and the children whom 
the Lord hath given me are for signs 
and for wonders in Israel from the 
Lord of hosts, which dwelleth in 
mount Zion. 

19 If And when they shall say unto 
you, Seek unto them that have famil- 
iar spirits, and unto wizards that 
peep and that mutter : should not a 

Seople seek unto their God? for the 
ving to the dead ? 

20 To the law and to the testimony : 
if they speak not according to this 
word, it ts because there is no light 
In them. 

21 And they shall pass through it, 
hardly bestead and hungry : and it 
shall come to pass, that when they 
shall be hungry, they shall fret them- 
selves, and curse their king and their 
God, and look upward. 

22 And they shall look unto the 
earth; and behold trouble and dark- 
ness, dimness of anguish ; and they 
shall be driven to darkness. 

CHAPTER IX. 

1 What joy shall b« in the midst of afflictions, by 
the kingdom and birth of Christ. 8 The judg- 
ments upon Israel for their pride, 13 for their 
hypocrisy, 18 and for their irnpenitency. 

NEVERTHELESS the dimness shall 
not be such as icas in her vexa- 
tion, when at the first he lightly af- 
flicted the land of Zebulun, and the 
land of Naphtali, and afterward did 
more grievously afflict her by the way 
of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee 
of the nations. 

2 The people that walked in darkness 
have seen a great light : they that dwell 
in the land of the shadow of death, 
upon them hath the light shined. 

3 Thou hast multiplied the nation, 
and not increased the joy : they joy 
before thee according to the joy in 
harvest, and as men rejoice when 
they divide the spoil. 

4 For thou hast broken the yoke of 
his burden, and the staff of his shoul- 
der, the rod of his oppressor, as in 
the day of Midian. 

5 For every battle of the warrior is 
with confused noise, and garments 
roiled in blood ; but this shall be with 
burning and fuel of fire. 



6 For unto us a child is born, unto 
us a son is given : and the govern- 
ment shall be upon his shoulder : and 
his name shall be called Wonderful, 
Counsellor, The mighty God, The 
everlasting Father, The Prince of 
Peace. 

7 Of the increase of his government 
and peace there shall be no end, upon 
the throne of David, and upon his 
kingdom, to order it, and to establish 
it with judgment and with justice 
from henceforth even for ever. The 
zeal of the Lord of hosts will per- 
form this. 

8 1 The Lord sent a word into 
Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Is- 
rael. 

9 And all the people shall know, even 
Ephraim and the inhabitant of Sama- 
ria, that say in the pride and stout- 
ness of heart, 

10 The bricks are fallen down, but 
we will build with hewn stones : the 
sycamores are cut down, but we will 
change them into cedars. 

11 Therefore the Lord shall set up 
the adversaries of Rezin against him, 
and join his enemies together ; 

12 The Syrians before, and the Phi- 
listines behind ; and they shall devour 
Israel with open mouth. For all this 
his anger is not turned away, but his 
hand is stretched out still. 

13 ^[ For the people turneth n ot unto 
him that smiteth them, neither do 
they seek the Lord of hosts. 

14 Therefore the Lord will cut off 
from Israel head and tail, branch and 
rush, in one day. 

15 The ancient and honourable, he is 
the head ; and the prophet that teach- 
eth lies, he is the tail. 

16 For the leaders of this people 
cause them to err ; and they that are 
led of them are destroyed. 

17 Therefore the Lord shall have no 
ioy in their young men, neither shall 
have mercy on their fatherless and 
widows : for every one is a hypocrite 
and an evil doer, and every mouth 
speaketh folly. For all this his anger 
is not turned away, but his hand is 
stretched out still. 

18 1 For wickedness burneth as the 
fire : it shall devour the briers and 
thorns, and shall kindle in the thick- 
ets of the forest, and they shall mount 
up like the hf ting up of smoke. 

19 Through the wrath of the Lord 
of hosts is the land darkened, and 
the people shall be as the fuel of 
the fire : no man shall spare his 
brother. 

20 And he shall snatch on the light 
hand, and be hungry ; and he shall eat 
on the left hand, and they shall not be 
satisfied : they shall eat every man the 
flesh of his own arm : 

21 Manasseh, Ephraim ; and Ephra- 
im, Manasseh : and they together shall 
be against Judah. For all this his an- 
ger is not turned away, but his hand is 
stretched out still. 

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The fall of 



ISAIAH, X. 



Assyria foresheum. 



CHAPTER X. 

1 The woe of tyrants. 5 Assyria, the rod of hypo- 
crites, for his pride shall be broken. 20 A rem- 
nant of Israel shall be saved. 24 Israel is com- 
forted with promise of deliverance from Assyria. 

WOE unto them that decree unright- 
eous decrees, and that write grie v- 
ousness which they have prescribed ; 

2 To turn aside the needy from judg- 
ment, and to take away the right from 
the poor of my people, that widows 
may be their prey, and that they may 
rob the fatherless ! 

3 And what will ye do in the day of 
visitation, and in the desolation which 
shall come from far ? to whom will ye 
flee tor help ! and where will ye leave 
your glory! 

4 Without me they shall bow down 
under the prisoners, and they shall fall 
under the slain. For all this his anger 
is not turned away, but his hand is 
stretched out still. 

5 If O Assyrian, the rod of mine an- 
ger, and the staff in their hand is mine 
indignation. 

6 Twill send him against a hypocrit- 
ical nation, and against the people of 
mv wrath will I give him a charge, to 
take the spoil, and to take the prey, 
and to tread them down like the mire 
of the streets. 

7 Howbeit he meaneth not so, nei- 
ther doth his heart think so ; but it is 
in his heart to destroy and cut off na- 
tions not a few. 

8 For he saith, Are not my princes 
altogether kings! 

9 Ts not Calno as Carchemish ! is not 
Hamath as Arpad! is not Samaria as 
Damascus ! 

10 As my hand hath found the king- 
doms of the idols, and whose graven 
images did excel them of Jerusalem 
and of Samaria ; 

11 Shall I not, as I have done unto 
Samaria and her idols, so do to Jeru- 
salem and her idols! 

12 Wherefore it shall come to pass, 
that, when the Lord hath performed 
his whole work upon mount Zion and 
on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of 
the stout heart of the king of Assyria, 
and the glory of his high looks. 

13 For he saith, By the strength of 
my hand I have done it, and by my 
wisdom ; for I am prudent : and I have 
removed the bounds of the people, 
and have robbed their treasures, and 
I have put down the inhabitants like 
a valiant man : 

14 And my hand hath found as a nest 
the riches of the people : and as one 
gatherefch eggs that are left, have I 
gathered all the earth ; and there was 
none that moved the wing, or opened 
the mouth, or peeped. 

to Shall the axe boast itself against 
him that heweth therewith? or shall 
the saw magnify itself against him 
that shaketh it? as if the rod should 
shake itself against them that lift it 
up, or as if the staff should lift up 
itself, as if it were no wood. 
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16 Therefore shall the Lord, the Lorr> 
of hosts, send among his fat ones lean 
ness ; and under his glory he shall kin 
die a burning like the burning of & 
fire. ^^ 

17 And the light of Israel shall be 
for a fire, and his Holy One for a 
flame : and it shall burn and devour 
his thorns and his briers in one day ; 

18 And shall consume the glory of 
his forest, and of his fruitful field, 
both soul and body : and they shall be' 
as when a standardbearer fainteth. 

19 And the rest of the trees of his- 
forest shall be few, that a child may 
write them. 

20 If And it shall come to pass in 
that day, that the remnant of Israel, 
and such as are escaped of the house 
of Jacob, shall no more again stay 
upon him that smote them ; but shall 
stay upon the Lord, the Holy One of 
Israel, in truth. 

21 The remnant shall return, even 
the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty 
God. 

22 For though thy people Israel be 
as the sand or the sea, yet a remnant 
of them shall return : the consump- 
tion decreed shall overflow with right- 

COU.SI1GSS 

23 For the Lord God of hosts shall 
make a consumption even determin- 
ed, in the midst of all the land. 

24 ^f Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God of hosts, O my people that dwell- 
est in Zion, be not afraid of the As- 
syrian : he shall smite thee with a rod 5 
and shall lift up his staff against thee ( 
after the manner of Egypt. 

25 For yet a very little while, and' 
the indignation shall cease, and mine 
anger in their destruction. 

26 And the Lord of hosts shall stir 
up a scourge for him according to the 
slaughter of Midian at the rock of 
Oreb : and as his rod was upon the 
sea, so shall he lift it up after the man- 
ner of Egypt. 

27 And it shall come to pass in that 
day, that his burden shall be taken 
away from off thy shoulder, and his 
yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke 
shall be destroyed because of the 
anointing. 

28 He is come to Aiath, he is passed 
to Migron ; at Michmash he hath laid 
up his carriages : 

29 They are gone over the passage ; 
they have taken up their lodging at 
Geba ; Raman is afraid ; Gibeah of 
Saul is fled. 

30 Lift up thy voice, O daughter of 
Gallim : cause it to be heard unto 
Laish, O poor Anathoth. 

31 Madmenah is removed ; the in- 
habitants of Gebim gather themselves 
to flee. 

32 As yet shall he remain at Nob that 
day : he shall shake his hand against 
the mount of the daughter of Zion> 
the hill of Jerusalem. 

33 Behold, the Lord, the Lord of 
hosts, shall lop the bough with terror 



The kingdom of Christ. 



ISAIAH, XIII. 



A joyful thanksgiving. 



and the high ones of stature shall be 
hewn down, and the haughty shall be 
humbled. 

84 And he shall cut down the thick- 
ets of the forest with iron, and Leba- 
non shall fall by a mighty one. 

CHAPTER XL 

1 The peaceable kingdom of the Branch out of the 
root of Jesse. 10 The victorious restoration of 
Israel, and vocation of the Oentiles. 

AND there shall come forth a rod 
out of the stem of Jesse, and a 
Branch shall grow out of his roots : 

2 And the Spirit of the Lord shall 
rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom 
and understanding, the spirit of coun- 
sel and might, the spirit of knowledge 
and of the fear of the Lord ; 

3 And shall make him of quick un- 
derstanding in the fear of the Lord : 
and he shall not judge after the sight 
of his eyes, neither reprove after the 
hearing of his ears : 

4 But with righteousness shall he 
Judge the poor, and reprove with equi- 
ty for the meek of the earth : and he 
shall smite the earth with the rod of 
his mouth, and with the breath of his 
lips shall he slay the wicked. 

5 And righteousness shall be the gir- 
dle of his loins, and faithfulness the 
girdle of his reins. 

6 The wolf also shall dwell with the 
lamb, and the leopard shall lie down 
with the kid ; and the calf and the 
young lion and the fatling together ; 
and a little child shall lead them. 

7 And the cow and the bear shall 
feed ; their young ones shall lie down 
together : and the lion shall eat straw 
like the ox. 

8 And the sucking child shall play 
on the hole of the asp, and the weaned 
child shall put his hand on the cocka- 
trice' den. 

9 They shall not hurt nor destroy in 
all my holy mountain : for the earth 
shall be full of the knowledge of the 
Lord, as the waters cover the sea. 

10 1[ And in that day there shall be 
a root of Jesse, which shall stand for 
an ensign of the people ; to it shall 
the Gentiles seek : and his rest shall 
be glorious. 

11 And it shall come to pass in that 
day, that the Lord shall set his hand 
again the second time to recover the 
remnant of his people, which shall be 
left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, 
and from Pathros, and from Cush, and 
from Elam, and from Shinar, and 
from Hamath, and from the islands of 
the sea. 

12 And he shall set up an ensign for 
the nations, and shall assemble the 
outcasts of Israel, and gather together 
the dispersed of Judah from the four 
corners of the earth. 

13 The envy also of Ephraim shall 
depart, and the adversaries of Judah 
shall be cut off : Ephraim shall not 
envy Judah, and Judah shall not vex 
Ephrai m. 



14 But they shall fly upon the shoul 
ders of the Philistines toward the 
west; they shall spoil them of the 
east together : they shall lay their 
hand upon Edom and Moab; and the 
children of Ammon shall obey them. 

15 And the Lord shall utterly de- 
stroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea , 
and with his mighty wind shall he 
shake his hand over the river, and 
shall smite it in the seven streams, 
and make men go over dryshod. 

16 And there shall be a highway for 
the remnant of his people, which shah 
be leftj from Assyria ; like as it was to 
Israel in the day that he came up out 
of the land of Egypt. 

CHAFrER XII. 

A joyful thanksgiving of the faithful for the 
mercies of God. 

AN D in that day thou shalt say, O 
. Lord, I will praise thee : though 
thou wast angry with me, thine anger 
is turned away, and thou comf ortedst 
me. 

2 Behold, God is my salvation : 1 
will trust, and not be afraid : for the 
Lord JEHOVAH is my strength and 
my song ; he also is become my sal 
vation. 

3 Therefore with joy shall ye draw 
water out of the wells of salvation. 

4 And in that day shall ye say, 
Praise the Lord, call upon his name, 
declare his doings among the people, 
make mention that his name is ex 
alted. 

5 Sing unto the Lord ; for he hath 
done excellent things : this is known 
in all the earth. 

6 Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant 
of Zion : for great is the Holy One of 
Israel in the midst of thee. 

CHAPTER XIII. 

1 Ood mustereth the armies of his wrath. 6 He 
threateneth to destroy Babylon by the Medes. IS* 
The desolation of Babylon. 

THE burden of Babylon, which Isa- 
iah the son of Amoz did see. 

2 Lift ye up a banner upon the high 
mountain, exalt the voice unto them, 
shake the hand, that they may go into 
the gates of the nobles. 

3 I have commanded my sanctified 
ones, I have also called my mighty 
ones for mine anger, even them that 
rejoice in my highness. 

4 The noise of a multitude in the 
mountains, like as of a great people ; 
a tumultuous noise of the kingdoms 
of nations gathered together: the 
Lord of hosts mustereth the host of 
the battle. 

5 They come from a far country, 
from the end of heaven, even the 
Lord, and the weapons of his indigna- 
tion, to destroy the whole land. 

6 1 Howl ye ; for the day of the 
Lord is at hand : it shall come as a 
destruction from the Almighty. 

7 Therefore shall all hands be faint, 
and every man's tieart shall melt : 

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Babylon threatened. 



ISAIAH, XIV. 



Restoi ation of Israek 



8 And they shall be afraid : pangs 
and sorrows shall take hold of them ; 
they shall be in pain as a woman that 
travaileth : they shall be amazed one 
at another ; their faces shall be as 
flames. 

9 Behold, the day of the Lord com- 
eth, cruel both with wrath and fierce 
anger, to lay the land desolate : and 
he shall destroy the sinners thereof 
out of it. 

10 For the stars of heaven and the 
constellations thereof shall not give 
their light : the sun shall be darkened 
in his going forth, and the moon shall 
not cause her light to shine. 

11 And I will punish the world for 
their evil, and the wicked for their in- 
iquity ; and I will cause the arrogancy 
oi the proud to cease, and will lay low 
the haughtiness of the terrible. 

12 I will make a man more precious 
than fine gold ; even a man than the 
golden wedge of Ophir. 

13 Therefore I will shake the heav- 
ens, and the earth shall remove out 
of her place, in the wrath of the 
Lord of hosts, and in the day of his 
fierce anger. 

14 And it shall be as the chased roe, 
and as a sheep that no man taketh 
up : they shall every man turn to his 
own people, and flee every one into 
his own land. 

15 Every one that is found shall be 
thrust through; and every one that 
is joined unto them shall fall by the 
sword. 

16 Their children also shall be dash- 
ed to pieces before their eyes ; their 
houses shall be spoiled, and their wives 
ravished. 

17 Behold, I wiii stir up the Medes 
against them, which shall not regard 
silver ; and as for gold, they shall not 
delight in it. 

18 Their bows also shall dash the 
young men to pieces ; and they shall 
nave no pity on the fruit of the womb ; 
their eye shall not spare children. 

19 ^ And Babylon, the glory of king- 
doms, the beauty of the Chaldees' ex- 
cellency, shall be as when God over- 
threw Sodom and Gomorrah. 

20 It shall never be inhabited, neither 
shall it be dwelt in from generation to 
generation : neither shall the Arabian 
pitch tent there ; neither shall the 
shepherds make their fold there. 

21 But wild beasts of the desert shall 
lie there; and their houses shall be 
full of doleful creatures ; and owls 
shall dwell there, and satyrs shall 
dance there. 

22 And the wild beasts of the islands 
shall cry in their desolate houses, and 
dragons in their pleasant palaces : and 
her time is near to come, and her 
days shall not be prolonged. 

CHAPTER XIV. 

2 God's merciful restoration of Israel. 4 Their 
triumphant insultation over Babel. 24 God's 
purpose against Assyria. 29 Palestina is 
threatened, 

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FOR the Lord will have mercy on 
Jacob, and will yet choose Israel 
and set them in their own land : and 
the strangers shall be joined with 
them, and they shall cleave to the 
house of Jacob. 

2 And the people shall take them, 
and bring them to their place : ana 
the house of Israel shall possess theni 
in the land of the Lord for servants 
and handmaids : and they shall take 
them captives, whose captives they 
were ; and they shall rule over their 
oppressors. 

3 And it shall come to pass in the 
day that the Lord shall give thee 
rest from thy sorrow, and trom thy 
fear, and from the hard bondage 
wherein thou wast made to serve, 

4 % That thou shalt take up this 
proverb against the king of Babylon, 
and say, How hath the oppressor 
ceased! the golden city ceased! 

5 The Lord hath broken the staft 
of the wicked, and the sceptre of the 
rulers. 

6 He who smote the people in 
wrath with a continual stroke, he 
that ruled the nations in anger, is 
persecuted, and none hindereth. 

7 The whole earth is at rest, and 
is quiet: they break forth into sing- 
ing. 

8 Yea, the fir trees rejoice at thee s 
and the cedars of Lebanon, saying.^ 
Since thou art laid down, no feller 
is come up against us. 

9 Hell from beneath is moved for 
thee to meet thee at thy coming : it 
stirreth up the dead for thee, even 
all the chief ones of the earth ; it 
hath . raised up from their thrones 
all the kings of the nations. 

10 All they shall speak and say un 
to thee, Art thou also become weak 
as we I art thou become like untc 
us! 

11 Thy pomp is brought down to 
the grave, ana the noise of thy viols i 
the worm is spread under thee, and 
the worms cover thee. 

12 How art thou fallen from heav= 
en, O Lucifer, son of the morning! 
how art thou cut down to the 
ground, which didst weaken the na- 
tions ! 

13 For thou hast said in thine heart„ 
I will ascend into heaven, I will ex- 
alt my throne above the stars of 
God : I will sit also upon the mount 
of the congregation, in the sides of 
the north : 

14 I will ascend above the heights 
of the clouds ; I will be like the Most 
High. 

15 Yet thou shalt be brought down 
to hell, to the sides of the pit. 

16 They that see thee shall narrow- 
ly look upon thee, and consider thee, 
saying, Is this the man that mads 
the earth to tremble, that did shake 
kingdoms ; 

17 That made the world as a wilder= 
ness, and destroyed the cities there- 



The lamentable 



ISAIAH, XVI. 



state of Moabc 



ot ; that opened not the house of his 
prisoneis? 

18 All the kings of the nations, even 
all of them, lie in glory, every one 
In his own house. 

19 But thou art cast out of thy grave 
iike an abominable branch, and as the 
raiment of those that are slain, thrust 
through with a sword, that go down 
to the stones of the pit ; as a carcass 
trodden under feet. 

20 Thou shalt not be joined with them 
!n buriaJ, because thou hast destroyed 
thy land, and slain thy people : the seed 
of evil doers shall never be renowned. 

21 Prepare slaughter for his chil- 
dren for the iniquity of their fa- 
thers ; that they do not rise, nor 
possess the land, nor fill the face of 
the world with cities. 

22 For I will rise up against them, 
saith the Lord of hosts, and cut off 
from Babylon the name, and rem- 
nant, and son, and nephew, saith the 
Lord. 

28 I will also make it a possession 
for the bittern, and pools of water : 
and I will sweep it with the besom 
of destruction, saith the Lord of 
hosts. 

24 % The Lord of hosts hath sworn, 
saying. Surely as I have thought, 
so shall it come to pass ; and as I 
have purposed, so shall it stand : 

25 That I will break the Assyrian in 
my land, and upon my mountains tread 
him under foot : then shall his yoke 
depart from off them, and his burden 
depart from off their shoulders. 

26 This is the purpose that is pur- 
posed upon the whole earth: and 
this is the hand that is stretched 
out upon all the nations. 

27 For the Lord of hosts hath pur- 
posed, and who shall disannul it i 
and his hand is stretched out, and 
who shall turn it back ? 

28 In the year that king Ahaz died 
was this burden. 

29 ^ Rejoice not thou, whole Pal- 
estina, because the rod of him that 
smote thee is broken : for out of 
the serpent's root shall come forth 
a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a 
fiery flying serpent. 

30 And the firstborn of the poor shall 
feed, and the needy shall lie down in 
safety : and I will kill thy root with 
famine, and he shall slay thy remnant. 

31 Howl, O gate ; cry, O city ; thou, 
whole Palestina, art dissolved : for 
there shall come from the north a 
smoke, and none shall be alone in 
his appointed times. 

32 what shall one then answer the 
messengers of the nation* That the 
Lord hath founded Zion, and the 
poor of his people shall trust in it. 

CHAPTER XV. 

The lamentable state of Moab. 

THE burden of Moab. Because in 
the night Ar of Moab is laid 
yaste, and brought to silence ; be- 
18 



cause in the night Kir of Moab is 
laid waste, and brought to silence : 

2 He is gone up to Bajith, and t<j 
Dibon, the high places, to weep s 
Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over 
Medeba : on all their heads shall bt 
baldness, and every beard cut off. 

3 In their streets they shall gird 
themselves with sackcloth : on the 
tops of their houses, and in their 
streets, every one shall howl, weep= 
ing abundantly. 

4 And Heshbon shall cry, and Elea- 
leh ; their voice shall be heard even 
unto Jahaz : therefore the armed 
soldiers of Moab shall cry out \ his 
life shall be grievous unto him. 

5 My heart shall cry out for Moab ; 
his fugitives shall flee unto Zoar, a 
heifer of three years old : for by the 
mounting up of Luhith with weeping 
shall they go it up ; for in the way 
of Horonaim thej shall raise up a 
cry of destruction. 

6 For the waters of Nimrim shall be 
desolate : for the hay is withered 
away, the grass faileth, there is no 
green thing. 

7 Therefore the abundance they have 
gotten, and that which they have laid 
up, shall they carry away to the brook 
or the willows. 

8 For the cry is gone round about 
the borders of Moab ; the howling 
thereof unto Eglaim, and the howling 
thereof unto Beer-elim. 

9 For the waters of Dimon shall be 
full of blood: for I will bring more 
upon Dimon, lions upon him that es- 
capeth of Moab, and upon the rem- 
nant of the land. 

CHAPTER XVI. 

1 Moab is exhorted to yield obedience to Christ's 
kingdom. 6 Moab is threatened for her prxde. 9 
The prophet bewaileth her. 12 The judgment of 
Moab. 

SEND ye the lamb to the ruler of the 
land from Sela to the wilderness, 
unto the mount of the daughter of 
Zion. 

2 For it shall be, that, as a wander- 
ing bird cast out of the nest, so the 
daughters of Moab shall be at the 
fords of Arnon. 

3 Take counsel, execute judgment; 
make thy shadow as the night in the 
midst of the noonday ; hide the out= 
casts ; bewray not him that wander- 
eth. 

£ Let mine outcasts dwell with thee, 
Moab ; be thou a covert to them from 
the face of the spoiler : for the extor- 
tioner is at an end, the spoiler ceaseth, 
the oppressors are consumed out 01 
the land. 

5 And in mercy shall the throne 
be established : and he shall sit upon 
it in truth in the tabernacle of David, 
judging, and seeking judgment, and 
hasting righteousness. 

6 If We have heard of the pride of 
Moab ; he is very proud : even of his 
haughtiness, and his pride, and his 
wrath : but his lies shall not be so. 

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Byria and Israel 



ISAIAH, XVII. 



are threatened* 



7 Therefore shall Moab howl for 
Moab. every one shall howl: for the 
foundations of Kir-hareseth shall ye 
mourn ; surely they are stricken. 

8 For the fields of Heshbon languish, 
and the vine of Sibmah : the lords of 
the heathen have broken down the 
principal plants thereof, they are 
come even unto Jazer, they wandered 
through the wilderness : her branches 
are stretched out, they are gone over 
the sea. 

9 If Therefore I will bewail with 
the weeping of Jazer the vine of Sib- 
mah ; I will water thee with my tears, 

Heshbon, and Elealeh : for the 
shouting for thy summer fruits and 
for thy narvest is fallen. 

10 And gladness is taken away, and 
joy out of the plentiful field ; and in 
the vineyards there shall be no sing- 
ing, neither shall there be shouting : 
the treaders shall tread out no wine 
in their presses ; I have made their 
vintage snouting to cease. 

11 Wherefore my bowels shall sound 
like a harp for Moab, and mine inward 
parts for Kir-haresh. 

12 1 And it shall come to pass, when 
it is seen that Moab is weary on the 
high place, that he shall come to his 
sanctuary to pray ; but he shall not 
prevail. 

13 This is the word that the Lord 
hath spoken concerning Moab since 
that time. 

14 But now the Lord hath spoken, 
saying, Witliin three years, as the 

Sears of a hireling, and the glory of 
[oab shall be contemned, with all 
that great multitude ; and the rem- 
nant shall be very small and feeble. 

CHAPTER XVII. 

1 Syria and Israel are threatened. 6 A remnant 
shall forsake idolatry. 9 The rest thall be 
plagued for their impiety. 1'2 Ttt woe of Is- 
rael's enemies. 

THE burden of Damascus. Behold, 
Damascus is taken away from 
being a city, and it shall be a ruinous 
heap. 

2 The cities of Aroer are forsaken : 
they shall be for flocks, which shall 
lie down, and none shall make them 
afraid. 

3 The fortress also shall cease from 
Ephraim, and the kingdom from Da- 
mascus, and the remnant of Syria; 
they shall be as the glory of the chil- 
dren of Israel, saith the Lord of hosts. 

4 And in that day it shall come to 
pass, that the glory of Jacob shall be 
made thim and the fatness of his flesh 
shall wax lean. 

5 And it shall be as when the harvest- 
man gathereth the com, and reapeth 
the ears with his arm ; and it shall be 
as he that gathereth ears in the valley 
of Rephaim. 

6 1 Yet gleaning grapes shall be left 
fin it, as the shaking of an olive tree, 
tr*o or three berries in the top of the 
uppermost bough, four or five in the 

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outmost fruitful branches thereof 
saith the Lord God of Israel. 

7 At that day shall a man look to big 
Maker^and his eyes shall have respect 
to the Holy One of Israel. 

8 And he shall not look to the altars s 
the work of his hands, neither shall re= 
spect that which his fingers have made, 
either the groves, or the images. 

9 If In that day shall his strong cities 
be as a forsaken bough, and an upper- 
most branch, which they left because 
of the children of Israel : and there 
shall be desolation. 

10 Because thou hast forgotten the 
God of thy salvation, and hast not 
been mindful of the Rock of thy 
strength, therefore shalt thou plant 
pleasant plants, and shalt set it with 
strange slips : 

11 In the day shalt thou make thy 
plant to grow, and in the morning 
shalt thou make thy seed to flourish ; 
but the narvest shall be a heap in the 
day of grief and of desperate sor- 
row. 

12 H Woe to the multitude of many 
people, which make a noise like the 
noise of the seas ; and to the rushing 
of nations, that make a rushing like 
the rushing of mighty waters ! 

13 The nations shall rush like the 
rushing of many waters : but God 
shall rebuke them, and they shall 
flee far off, and shall be chased as 
the chaff of the mountains before 
the wind, and like a rolling thing be- 
fore the whirlwind. 

14 And behold at eveningtide trou- 
ble; and before the morning he is 
not. This is the portion of them that 
spoil us, and the lot of them that rob 
us. 

CHAPTER XVni. 

1 Ood in care of his people will destroy the Ethu 
opians. 7 An access thereby shall grow unto the 
church. 

WOE to the land shadowing with 
wings, which is beyond the riv- 
ers of Ethiopia : 

2 That sendeth ambassadors by the 
sea, even in vessels of bulrushes upon 
the waters, saying, Go, ye swift mes- 
sengers, to a nation scattered and 
peeled, to a people terrible from 
their beginning hitherto ; a nation 
meted out and trodden down, whose 
land the rivers have spoiled ! 

3 All ye inhabitants of the world- 
and dwellers on the earth, see ye y 
when he lifteth up an ensign on the 
mountains ; and when he bloweth $ 
trumDet, hear ye. 

4 For so the Lord said unto me, I 
will take my rest, and I will consid 
er in my dwellingplace like a clear 
heat upon herbs, and like a cloud c£ 
dew in the heat of harvest. 

5 For afore the harvest, when the 
bud is perfect, and the sour grape i§ 
ripening in the flower, he shall both 
cut off the sprigs with pruninghooks, 
and take away and cut down tfe£ 
branches* 



Confusion of Egypt* 



ISAIAH, XX. 



The calling of Egypto 



6 They shall be left together unto 
she fowls of the mountains, and to 
ihe beasts of the earth : and the fowls 
shall summer upon them, and all the 
beasts of the earth shall winter upon 
ihem. 

7 1 In that time shall the present 
be brought unto the Lord of hosts 
of a people scattered and peeled, and 
from a people terrible from their be- 
ginning- hitherto ; a nation meted out 
and trodden under foot, whose land 
the rivers have spoiled, to the place 
of the name of the Lord of hosts, 
the mount Zion. 

CHAPTER XIX. 

i The confusion of Egypt. 11 The foolishness of 
their princes. 18 The calling of Egypt to the 
church. 23 The covenant of Egypt, Assyria, and 
Israel. 

THE burden of Egypt. Behold, the 
Lord rideth upon a swift cloud, 
and shall come into Egypt : and the 
Mols of Egypt shall be moved at his 
presence, and the heart of Egypt 
shall melt in the midst of it. 

2 And I will set the Egyptians 
against the Egyptians: and they 
shall fight every one against his 
brother, and every one against his 
neighbour; city against city, and 
kingdom against kingdom. 

3 And the spirit of Egypt shall fail 
in the midst thereof; and I will de- 
stroy the counsel thereof: and they 
shall seek to the idols, and to the 
charmers, and to them that have 
familiar spirits, and to the wizards. 

4 And the Egyptians will I give 
over into the hand of a cruel lord ; 
and a fierce king shall rule over 
them, saith the Lord, the Lord of 
hosts. 

5 And the waters shall fail from 
the sea, and the river shall be 
vasted and dried up. 

6 And they shall turn the rivers 
far away ; and the brooks of defence 
shall be emptied and dried up : the 
reeds and flags shall wither. 

7 The paper reeds by the brooks. 
by the mouth of the brooks, and 
Bvery thing sown by the brooks, 
Bhall wither, be driven away, and 
be no more. 

8 The fishers also shall mourn, and 
All they that cast angle into the 
brookc shall lament, and they that 
spread nets upon the waters shall 
languisho 

9 Moreover they that work in fine 
Sax, and they that weave networks, 
:5hall be confounded. 

10 And they shall be broken In the 
ipurposes thereof, all that make 
tUuices and ponds for fish. 

H If Surely the princes of Zoan 
&re fools, the counsel of the wise 
counsellors of Pharaoh is become 
brutish how gay ye unto Pharaoh, 
I am the son of the wise, the son of 
ancient kings? 

*$ Where a^e they » where are thy 



wise men ? and let them tell thee now, 
and let them know what the Lord or 
hosts hath purposed upon Egypt. 

13 The princes of Zoan are become 
fools, the princes of Noph are do 
ceived; they have also seduced 
Egypt, even they that are the stay 
of the tribes thereof. 

14 The Lord hath mingled a per 
verse spirit in the midst thereof \ 
and they have caused Egypt to err 
in every work thereof, as a drunken 
man staggereth in his vomit. 

15 Neither shall there be any work 
for Egypt, which the head or tail, 
branch or rush, may do. 

16 In that day shall Egypt be like 
unto women : and it shall be afraid 
and fear because of the shaking of 
the hand of the Lord of hosts, which 
he shaketh over it. 

17 And the land of Judah shall be a 
terror unto Egypt, every one that 
maketh mention thereof shall be 
afraid in himself, because of the coun 
sel of the Lord of hosts, which he 
hath determined against it. 

18 1 In that day shall five cities in 
the land of Egypt speak the language 
of Canaan, and swear to the Lord of 
hosts ; one shall be called, The city of 
destruction. 

19 In that day shall there be an altar 
to the Lord in the midst of the land 
of Egypt, and a pillar at the border 
thereof to the Lord. 

20 And it shall be for a sign and for 
a witness unto the Lord of hosts in 
the land of Egypt : for they shall cry 
unto the Lord because of the oppress- 
ors, and he shall send them a saviour, 
and a great one, and he shall deliver 
them. 

21 And the Lord shall be known to 
Egypt, and the Egyptians shall know 
the Lord in that day, and shall do sac- 
rifice and oblation ; yea, they shall 
vow a vow unto the Lord, and per- 
form it. 

22 And the Lord shall smite Egypt % 
he shall smite and heal it : and they 
shall return even to the Lord, and he 
shall be entreated of them, and shall 
heal them. 

23 1 In that day shall there be a 
highway out of Egypt to Assyria, and 
the Assyrian shall come into Egypt s 
and the Egyptian into Assyria, and the 
Egyptians shall serve with the Assyr- 
ians. 

24 In that day shall Israel be the 
third with Egypt and with Assyria, 
even a blessing in the midst of the 
lands 

25 Whom the Lord of hosts shall 
bless, saying, Blessed be Egypt my peo 

Ele, and Assyria the work of my 
ands, and Israel mine inheritance*, 

CHAPTER XX 

A typo prefiguring the shameful captivity of Egypt 
and Ethiopia. 

IN the year that Tartan came unto 
Ashdod s (when Sargon the king of 
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the fall of Babylon. 



iSAJAH, XXL 



The invasion of Jewry 



Assyria sent him,) and fought against 
Ashdod, and took it ; 

2 At the same time spake the Lord 
by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go 
and loose the sackcloth from off thy 
loins, and put off thy shoe from thy 
foot. And he did so, walking naked 
and barefoot. 

3 And the Lord said, like as my serv 
ant Isaiah hath* walked naked and 
barefoot three years for a sign and 
wonder upon Egypt and upon Ethi- 
opia ; 

4 So shall the king of Assyria lead 
away the Egyptians prisoners, and the 
Ethiopians captives, young and old, 
naked and barefoot, even with their 
buttocks uncovered, to the shame of 
Egypt. 

5 And they shall be afraid and 
ashamed of Ethiopia their expecta- 
tion, and of Egypt their glory. 

6 And the inhabitant of this isle 
shall say in that day, Behold, such is 
our expectation, whither we flee for 
help to be delivered from the king of 
Assyria : and how shall we escape ! 

CHAPTER XXI. 

1 Tht prophet, bewailing the captivity of his peo' 
pie, teeth in a vision the fall of Babylon by the 
Medes mnd Persians. 11 Edom, scorning the 
prophet, is moved to repentance 13 The set time 
of Arabia's calamity. 

THE burden of the desert of the sea. 
As whirlwinds in the south pass 
through ■ so it cometh from the desert, 
from a terrible land. 

2 A grievous vision is declared unto 
me ; The treacherous dealer dealeth 
treacherously, and the spoiler spoil- 
eth. Go up, O Elam : besiege, O Media : 
all the sighing thereof have I made to 
eease. 

3 Therefore are my loins filled with 
pain : pangs have taken hold upon me, 
as the pangs of a woman that travail- 
eth : I was bowed down at the hearing 
of it; I was dismayed at the seeing 
of it. 

4 My heart panted, fearfulness af- 
frighted me : the night of my pleasure 
hath he turned into fear unto me. 

5 Prepare the table, watch in the 
watchtower, eat, drink : arise, ye 
princes, and anoint the shield. 

6 For thus hath the Lord said unto 
me, Go, set a watchman, let him de- 
clare what he seeth. 

7 And he saw a chariot with a couple 
of horsemen, a chariot of asses, and a 
chariot of camels ; and he hearkened 
diligently with much heed : 

8 And ne cried, A lion : My lord, I 
stand continually upon the watch- 
tower in the daytime, and I am set 
in my ward whole nights: 

9 And, behold, here cometh a chariot 
of men, with a couple of horsemen. 
And he answered and said, Babylon is 
fallen, is fallen ; and all the graven 
images of her gods he hath broken 
unto the ground. 

10 O my threshing, and the corn of 

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my floor : that which I have heard off 
the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, 
have I declared unto you. 

11 f The burden of Dumah. He call 
eth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what 
of the night ? Watchman, wnat of the 
night ? 

12 The watchman said, The morning 
cometh, and also the night : if ye will 
inquire, inquire ye : return, come. 

13 1 The burden upon Arabia. In 
the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O 
ye travelling companies of Dedanim. 

li The inhabitants of the land of Te- 
nia brought water to him that was 
thirsty, they prevented with their 
bread him that fled. 

15 For they fled from the swords, 
from the drawn sword, and from the 
bent bow, andrfrom the grievousnesg 
of war. 

16 For thus hath the Lord said unto 
me, Within a year, according to the 
years of a hireling, and all the glory 
of Kedar shall fail: 

17 And the residue of the number 
of archers, the mighty men of the 
children of Kedar, shall be diminish 
ed : for the Lord God of Israel hath 
spoken it. 

CHAPTER XXIL 

1 The prophet lamenteth the invasion of Jewry b$ 
the Persians. 8 He reproveth their human wis 
dom and worldly joy. 15 He prophesieth Shebna't 
deprivation, 20 and Eliahim, prefiguring tht 
kingdom of Chrtst, his substitution. 

THE burden of the valley of vision 
What aileth thee now, that thou 
art wholly gone up to the housetops ? 

2 Thou that art full of stirs, a tu 
multuous city, a joyous city : thy slain 
vien are not slain with the sword, nor 
dead in battle. 

3 All thy rulers are fled together 
they are bound by the archers : all 
that are found in thee are bound to 
gether, which have fled from far. 

1 Therefore said I, Look away from 
me ; I will weep bitterly, labour not 
to comfort me, because of the spoiling 
of the daughter of my people. 

5 For it is a day of trouble, and of 
treading down, and of perplexity by 
the Lord God of hosts in the valley of 
vision, breaking down the walls, and 
of crying to the mountains. 

6 And Elam bare the quiver with 
chariots of men and horsemen, and 
Kir uncovered the shield. 

7 And it shall come to pass, that thy 
choicest valleys shall be full of char- 
iots, and the horsemen shall set them- 
selves in array at the gate. 

8 f And he discovered the covering 
of Judah, and thou didst look in that 
day to the armour of the house of the 
forest. 

9 Ye have seen also the breaches of 
the city of David, that they are many : 
and ye gathered together the waters 
of the lower pool. 

10 And ye have numbered the houses 
of Jerusalem, and the houses have ye 
broken down to fortify the walL 



Shebna's downfall. 



ISAIAH, XXIII. The overthrow of Tyre, 



11 Ye made also a ditch between the 
$wo walls for the water of the old 
pool : but ye have not looked unto the 
maker thereof, neither had respect un- 
to him that fashioned it long ago. 

12 And in that day did the Lord God 
of hosts call to weeping, and to mourn- 
ing, and to baldness, and to girding 
with sackcloth : 

13 And behold joy and gladness, slay- 
ling oxen, and killing sheep, eating 
flesh, and drinking wine : let us eat 
and drink ; for to morrow we shall die. 

14 And it was revealed in mine ears 
by the Lord of hosts, Surely this in- 
iquity shall not be purged from you 
till ye die, saith the Lord God of 
hosts. 

15 1 Thus saith the Lord God of 
liosts, Go, get thee unto this treasurer, 
<sven unto Shebna, which is over the 
house, and say, 

16 What hast thou here, and whom 
hast thou here, that thou hast hewed 
thee out a sepulchre here, as he that 
Iieweth him out a sepulchre on high, 
and that graveth a habitation for him- 
self in a rock ? 

17 Behold, the Lord will carry thee 
away with a mighty captivity, and 
will surely cover thee. 

18 He will surely violently turn and 
toss thee like a ball into a large coun- 
try : there shalt thou die, and there 
the chariots of thy glory shall be the 
shame of thy lord's house. 

19 And I will drive thee from thy 
station, and from thy state shall he 
pull thee down. 

20 1 And it shall come to pass in 
that day, that I will call my servant 
Eliakim the son of Hilkiah : 

21 And I will clothe him with thy 
robe, and strengthen him with thy 
girdle, and I will commit thy govern- 
ment into his hand : and he shall be a 
father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, 
and to the house of Judah. 

22 And the key of the house of Da- 
d will I lay upon his shoulder ; so he 

shall open, and none shall shut; and 
he shall shut, and none shall open. 

23 And I will fasten him as a nail in 
a sure place ; and he shall be for a glo- 
rious throne to his father's house. 

24 And they shall hang upon him 
all the glory of his father's house, 
the offspring and the issue, all ves- 
sels of small quantity, from the ves- 
sels of cups, even to all the vessels of 
flagons. 

25 In that day, saith the Lord of 
hosts, shall the nail that is fastened 
in the sure place be removed, and be 
cut down, and fall; and the burden 
that was upon it shall be cut off : for 
the Lord hath spoken it. 

CHAPTER XXITL 

1 Th» miteroble overthrow of Tyre. 17 Their 
unhappy return. 

THE burden of Tyre. Howl, ye 
ships of Tarshish ; for it is laid 
waetej, so that there is no house, no 



entering in: from the land of Chit 
tim it is revealed to them. 

2 Be still, ye inhabitants of th6 
isle; thou whom the merchants of 
Zidon, that pass over the sea, have 
replenished. 

3 And by great waters the seed of 
Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her 
revenue ; and she is a mart of nations. 

4 Be thou ashamed, O Zidon : for the 
sea hath spoken, even the strength of 
the sea, saying, I travail not, nor bring 
forth children, neither do I nourish up 
young men, nor bring up virgins. 

5 As at the report concerning Egypt c 
so shall they be sorely pained at the 
report of Tyre. 

6 Pass yo over to Tarshish ; howl, ye 
inhabitants of the isle. 

7 Is this your joyous city, whose an= 
tiquity is of ancient days? her own 
feet shall carry her afar off to so- 
journ. 

8 Who hath taken this counsel 
against Tyre, the crowning city, 
whose merchants are princes, whose 
traffickers are the honourable of the 
earth? 

9 The Lord of hosts hath purposed 
it, to stain the pride of all glory, and 
to bring into contempt all the hon- 
ourable of the earth. 

10 Pass through thy land as a river, 
O daughter of Tarshish : there is no 
more strength. 

11 He stretched out his hand over 
the sea, he shook the kingdoms : the 
Lord hath given a commandment 
against the merchant city, to destroy 
the strong holds thereof. 

12 And he said, Thou shalt no more 
rejoice, O thou oppressed virgin, 
daughter of Zidon : arise, pass over to 
Chittim ; there also shalt thou have 
no rest. 

13 Behold the land of the Chaldeans 5 
this people was not, till the Assyrian 
founded it for them that dwell in the 
wilderness : they set up the towers 
thereof, they raised up the palaces 
thereof ; and he brought it to ruin. 

14 Howl, ye ships of Tarshish : for 
your strength is laid waste. 

15 And it shall come to pass in that 
day, that Tyre shall be forgotten sev- 
enty years, according to the days of 
one king: after the end of seventy 
years shall Tyre sing as a harlot. 

16 Take a narp, go about the city, 
thou harlot that hast been forgotten \ 
make sweet melody, sing many songs s 
that thou may est be remembered. 

17 1 And it shall come to pass after 
the end of seventy years, that the 
Lord will visit Tyre, and she shall 
turn to her hire, and shall commit 
fornication with all the kingdoms of 
the world upon the face of the earth. 

18 And her merchandise and her hire 
shall be holiness to the Lord : it shall 
not be treasured nor laid up ; for her 
merchandise shall be for them that 
dwell before the Lord, to eat suffl 
ciently, and for durable clothing 

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Judgments of God 



ISAIAH, XXIV. 



upon the land 



CHAPTER XXIV. 

I The doleful judgments of God upon the land. 18 
.A remnant shall joyfully praise him. 16 Ood in 
his judgments shall advance his kingdom. 

BEHOLD, the Lord maketh the 
earth empty, and maketh it waste, 
and turneth it upside down, and scat- 
fcereth abroad the inhabitants thereof. 

2 And it shall be, as with the people, 
so with the priest ; as with the serv- 
ant, so with his master ;• as with the 
maid, so with her mistress ; as with 
the buyer, so with the seller ; as with 
the lender, so with the borrower ; as 
with the taker of usury, so with the 
giver of usury to him. 

3 The land shall be utterly emptied, 
and utterly spoiled : for the Lord hath 
spoken this word. 

4 The earth mourneth and fadeth 
away, the world languisheth and fad- 
eth away, the haughty people of the 
earth do languish. 

5 The earth also is defiled under the 
inhabitants thereof; because they have 
transgressed the laws, changed the 
ordinance, broken the everlasting cov- 
enant. 

6 Therefore hath the curse devoured 
the earth, and they that dwell therein 
are desolate : therefore the inhabit- 
ants of the earth are burned, and few 
men left. 

7 The new wine mourneth, the vine 
languisheth, all the merryhearted do 
sigh. 

8 The mirth of tabrets eeaseth, the 
noise of them that rejoice endeth, the 
joy of the harp eeaseth. 

9 They shall not drink wine with a 
song ; strong drink shall be bitter to 
them that drink it. 

10 The city of confusion is broken 
down : every house is shut up, that no 
man may come in. 

11 There is a crying for wine in the 
streets ; all joy is darkened, the mirth 
of the land is gone. 

12 In the city is left desolation, and 
the gate is smitten with destruction. 

13 i When thus it shall be in the 
midst of the land among the people, 
there shall be as the shaking of an 
olive tree, and as the gleaning grapes 
when the vintage is done. 

H They shall lift up their voice, they 
3hall sing for the majesty of the Lord, 
they shall cry aloud from the sea. 

15 Wherefore glorify ye the Lord in 
the fires, even the name of the Lord 
God of Israel in the isles of the sea. 

16 1 From the uttermost part of the 
earth have we heard songs z even glory 
>io the righteous. But I said, My lean- 
ness, my leanness, woe unto me ! the 
treacherous dealers have dealt treach- 
erously ; yea, the treacherous dealers 
laave dealt very treacherously. 

17 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, 
zre upon thee, O inhabitant of the 
earth. 

18 And it shall come to pass, that he 
who fleeth from the noise of the fear 
shall fan into the pit? and he that 

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cometh up out of the midst of the pit 
shall be taken in the snare: for the 
windows from on high are open, and 
the foundations of the earth do shake. 

19 The earth is utterly broken down, 
the earth is clean dissolved, the earth 
is moved exceedingly. 

20 The earth shall reel to and fro 
like a drunkard, and shall be removed 
like a cottage ; and the transgression 
thereof shall be heavy upon it ; and 
it shall fall, and not rise again. 

21 And it shall come to pass in that 
day, that the Lord shall punish the 
host of the high ones that are on 
high, and the kings of the earth up= 
on the earth. 

22 And they shall be gathered to- 
gether, as prisoners are gathered in 
the pit, and shall be shut up in the 
prison, and after many days shall 
they be visited. 

23 Then the moon shall be confound- 
ed, and the sun ashamed, when the 
Lord of hosts shall reign in mount 
Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before 
his ancients gloriously. 

CHAPTER XXV. 

1 The prophet praiseth Ood, for his judgments, 5 
for his saving benefits, 9 and for his victorious 
salvation. 

OLORD, thou art my God ; I will 
exalt thee, I will praise thy name ; 
for thou hast done wonderful things / 
thy counsels of old are faithfulness 
and truth. 

2 For thou hast made of a city a 
heap ; of a def enced city a ruin : a 
palace of strangers to be no city ; it 
shall never be built. 

3 Therefore shall the strong people 
glorify thee, the city of the terrible 
nations shall fear thee. 

4 For thou hast been a strength to 
the poor, a strength to the needy in 
his distress, a refuge from the storm, 
a shadow from the heat, when the 
blast of the terrible ones is as a storm 
against the walL 

5 Thou shalt bring down the noise 
of strangers, as the heat in a dry 
place ; even the heat with the shadow 
of a cloud : the branch of the terrible 
ones shall be brought low. 

6 1 And in this mountain shall the 
Lord of hosts make unto all people 
a feast of fat things, a feast of wines 
on the lee3, of fat things full of mar- 
row, of wines on the lees well re- 
fined. 

7 And he will destroy in this mount- 
ain the face of the covering cast over 
all people, and the vail that is spread 
over all nations. 

8 He will swallow op death In vic- 
tory -, and the Lord God will wipe 
away tears from off all faces » and 
the rebuke of his people shall he take 
away from off all the earths for tha 
Lord hath spoken it. 

9 1 And it shall be said In thai 
day. Lo, this is our God ; we have 
waited for him 4 and he will save us 



A. song inciting to 



ISAIAH, XXVII. 



confidence in God? 



we have waited for 
glad and rejoice in 



this is the Lord ; 
him, we will be 
his salvation. 

10 For in this mountain shall the 
hand of the Lord rest, and Moab 
shall be trodden down under him, 
even as straw is trodden down for 
the dunghill. 

11 And he shall spread forth his 
hands in the midst of them, as he 
that swimmeth spreadeth forth his 
hands to swim : and he shall bring 
down their pride together with the 
spoils of their hands. 

12 And the fortress of the high fort 
of thy walls shall he bring down, lay 
low, and bring to the ground, even to 
the dust. 

CHAPTER XXVL 

1 A song- inciting- to confidence in God, 5 for his 
judgments, 12 and for his favour to his people. 
20 An exhortation to wait on God. 

FJ that day shall this song be sung 
in the land of Judah ; we have a 
strong city ; salvation will God ap- 
point for walls and bulwarks. 

2 Open ye the gates, that the right- 
eous nation which keepeth the truth 
may enter in. 

3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect 
peace, whose mind is stayed on thee : 
because he trusteth in thee. 

4 Trust ye in the Lord for ever : for 
In the Lord JEHOVAH is everlasting 
strength. 

5 % For he bringeth down them 
that dwell on high ; the lofty city, he 
layeth it low; he layeth it 'low, even 
to the ground ; he bringeth it even to 
the dust. 

6 The foot shall tread it down, even 
the feet of the poor, and the steps of 
the needy. 

7 The way of the just is uprightness : 
thou, most upright, dost weigh the 
path of the just. 

8 Yea, in the way of thy judgments, 
O Lord, have we waited for thee ; the 
desire of our soul is to thy name, and 
to the remembrance of thee. 

9 With my soul have I desired thee 
in the night ; yea, with my spirit 
within me will I seek thee early : for 
when thy judgments are in the earth, 
the inhabitants of the world will learn 
righteousness. 

10 Let favour be shewed to the wick- 
ad, yet will he not learn righteousness : 
In the land of uprightness will he deal 
unjustly, and will not behold the maj- 
esty of the Lord. 

11 Lord, when thy hand is lifted up, 
fihey will not see : but they shall see, 
and be ashamed for their envy at the 
people ; yea, the fire of thine enemies 
shall devour them. 

12 If Lord, thou wilt ordain peace for 
^28 : for thou also hast wrought all our 
vorks in us. 

IS O Lord our God, other lords be- 
sides thee have had dominion over us ; 
b%t by thee only will we make mention 
kI thy name. 

M They are dead, they shall not live ; 



they are deceased, they shall not rise i 
therefore hast thou visited and de- 
stroyed them, and made all their mem= 
ory to perish. 

15 Thou hast increased the nation, O 
Lord, thou hast increased the nationj 
thou art glorified : thou hadst removed 
it far unto all the ends of the earth. 

16 Lord, in trouble have they visited 
thee ; they poured out a prayer when 
thy chastening was upon them. 

17 Like as a woman with child, that 
draweth near the time of her deliv- 
ery, is in pain, and crieth out in her 
pangs ; so have we been in thy sights 

Lord. 

18 We have been with child, we 
have been in pain, we have as it 
were brought forth wind; we have 
not wrought any deliverance in the 
earth; neither have the inhabitants 
of the world fallen. 

19 Thy dead men shall live, together 
with my dead body shall they arise, 
Awake and sing, ye that dwell in 
dust: for thy dew is as the dew of 
herbs, and the earth shall cast out 
the dead. 

20 1 Come, my people, enter thou 
into thy chambers, and shut thy 
doors about thee : hide thyself as it 
were for a little moment, until the 
indignation be overpast. 

21 For, behold, the Lord cometh out 
of his place to punish the inhabit- 
ants of the earth for their iniquity s 
the earth also shall disclose her blood, 
and shall no more cover her slain. 

CHAPTER xxvrr. 

1 The care of God over his vineyard. 7 His chas= 
tisements differ from judgments. 12 The church 
of Jews and Gentiles. 

IN that day the Lord with his sore 
and great and strong sword shall 
punish leviathan the piercing ser- 
pent, even leviathan that crooked 
serpent j and he shall slay the dragon 
that is in the sea. 

2 In that day sing ye unto her, A 
vineyard of red wine. 

3 I the Lord do keep it ; I will wa= 
ter it every moment : lest any hurt it, 

1 will keep it night and day. 

4 Fury ts not in me : who would set 
the briers and thorns against me in 
battle! I would go through them, I 
would burn them together. 

5 Or let him take hold of my 
strength, that he may make peace 
with me ; and he shall make peace 
with me. 

6 He shall cause them that come off 
Jacob to take root : Israel shall blos= 
som and bud, and fill the face of th© 
world with fruit. 

7 If Hath he smitten him, as hs 
smote those that smote him ! or is hs 
slain according to the slaughter oi 
them that are slain by him ? 

8 In measure, when it shootetib 
forth, thou wilt debate with it : he 
stayeth his rough wind in the day oti 
the east wind. 

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Ephraim threatened. ISAIAH, XXVIII. 



Christ is promised* 



9 By this therefore shall the iniquity 
of Jacob be purged ; and this is all the 
fruit to take away his sin ; when he 
maketh all the stones of the altar as 
chalkstones that are beaten in sun- 
der, the groves and images shall not 
stand up. 

10 Yet the defenced city shall be 
desolate, and the habitation forsaken, 
and left like a wilderness : there shall 
the calf feed, and there shall he lie 
down, and consume the branches 
thereof. 

11 When the boughs thereof are 
withered, they shall be broken off: 
the women come, and set them on 
fire ; for it is a people of no under- 
standing : therefore he that made 
them will not have mercy on them, 
and he that formed them will shew 
them no favour. 

12 H And it shall come to pass in 
that day, that the Lord shall beat 
off from the channel of the river 
unto the stream of Egypt, and ye 
shall be gathered one by one, O ye 
children of Israel. 

13 And it shall come to pass in that 
day, that the great trumpet shall be 
blown, and they shall come which 
were ready to perish in the land of 
Assyria, and the outcasts in the land 
of Egypt, and shall worship the Lord 
in the holy mount at Jerusalem. 

CHAPTER XXVIII. 

2 The prophet threateneth Ephraim for their pride 
and drunkenness. 5 The residue shall be advanced 
in the kingdom of Christ. 7 He rebuketh their 
error. 9 Their untowardness to learn, 14 and 
their security. 16 Christ the sure foundation is 
promised. 18 Their security shall be tried. 23 
They are incited to the consideration of God's 
discreet providence. 

WOE to the crown of pride, to the 
drunkards of Ephraim, whose 
glorious beauty is a fading flower, 
which are on the head of the fat 
valleys of them that are overcome 
with wine ! 

2 Behold, the Lord hath a mighty 
and strong one, which as a tempest 
of hail and a destroying storm, as a 
flood of mighty waters overflowing, 
shall cast down to the earth with the 
hand. 

3 The crown of pride, the drunkards 
of Ephraim, shall be trodden under 
feet: 

4 And the glorious beauty, which is 
on the head of the fat valley, shall be 
a fading flower, and as the hasty fruit 
before the summer | which when he 
that looketh upon it seeth, while it 
is yet in his hand he eateth it up. 

5 1 In that day shall the Lord of 
hosts be for a crown of glory, and 
(for a diadem of beauty, unto the 
residue of his people, 

6 And for a spirit of judgment to 
Mm that sitteth in judgment, and for 
strength to them that turn the battle 
bo the gate. 

7 1 But they also have erred through 
wine, and through strong drink are 

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out of the way ; the priest and the 
prophet have erred through strong 
drink, they are swallowed up of wine, 
they are out of the way through 
strong drink ; they err in vision, they 
stumble in judgment. 

8 For all tables are full of vomit and 
filthiness, so that there is no place 
clean. 

9 If Whom shall he teach knowledge » 
and whom shall he make to under= 
stand doctrine ? them that are weaned 
from the milk, and drawn from the 
breasts. 

10 For precept must be upon precept, 
precept upon precept ; line upon line, 
line upon line ; here a little, and there 
a little : 

11 For with stammering lips and 
another tongue will he speak to this 
people. 

12 To whom he said, This is the rest 
wherewith ye may cause the weary to 
rest ; and this is the refreshing : yet 
they would not hear. 

13 But the word of the Lord wag 
unto them precept upon precept, pre- 
cept upon precept ; line upon line, line 
upon line ; here a little, and there a 
little; that they might go, and fall 
backward, and be broken, and snared, 
and taken. 

14 T Wherefore hear the word of the 
Lord, ye scornful men, that rule this 
people which is in Jerusalem. 

15 Because ye have said, We have 
made a covenant with death, and 
with hell are we at agreement ; when 
the overflowing scourge shall pass 
through, it shall not come unto us s 
for we have made lies our refuge, 
and under falsehood have we hid 
ourselves * 

16 f Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foun- 
dation a stone, a tried stone, a pre- 
cious corner stone, a sure founda- 
tion : he that belie veth shall not make 
haste. 

17 Judgment also will I lay to the 
line, and righteousness to the plum= 
met : and the hail shall sweep away 
the refuge of lies, and the waters shall 
overflow the hiding place. 

18 1[ And your covenant with death 
shall be disannulled, and your agree- 
ment with hell shall not stand ; when 
the overflowing scourge shall pass 
through, then ye shall be trodden 
down by it. 

19 From the time that it goeth forth 
it shall take you : for morning by 
morning shall it pass over, by day 
and by night : and it shall be a vex- 
ation only to understand the report. 

20 For the bed is shorter than that 
a man can stretch himself on it : and 
the covering narrower than that he 
can wrap himself in it. 

21 For the Lord shall rise up as in 
mount Perazim, he shall be wroth as 
in the valley of Gibeon, that he may 
do his work, his strange work ; ano 
bring to pass his act, his strange act. 



Sod's heavy judgment 



ISAIAH, XXIX. 



upon Jerusalem,, 



22 Now therefore be ye not mockers, 
lest your bands be made strong : for I 
have heard from the Lord God of 
hosts a consumption, even determined 
upon the whole earth. 

23 *[ Give ye ear, and hear my voice ; 
hearken, and hear my speech. 

24 Doth the ploughman plough all 
day to sow? doth he open and break 
the clods of his ground ? 

25 When he hath made plain the face 
thereof, doth he not cast abroad the 
fitches, and scatter the cummin, and 
east in the principal wheat and the 
appointed barley and the rye in their 
place ? 

26 For his God doth instruct him to 
discretion, and doth teach him. 

27 For the fitehes are not threshed 
with a threshing instrument, neither 
is a cart wheel turned about upon the 
eummin ; but the fitches are beaten 
out with a staff, and the cummin with 
a rod. 

28 Bread corn is bruised ; because he 
will not ever be threshing it, nor break 
it with the wheel of his cart, nor bruise 
it with his horsemen. 

29 This also cometh forth from the 
Lord of hosts, which is wonderful in 
counsel, and excellent in working. 

CHAPTER XXIX. 

1 Ood's heavy judgment upon Jerusalem. 1 The 
unsatiableness of her enemies. 9 The senseless- 
ness, 13 and deep hypocrisy of the Jews. 18 A 
promise of sanctification to the godly. 

WOE to Ariel, to Ariel, th9 city 
where David dwelt ! add ye year 
to year ; let them kill sacrifices. 

2 Yet I will distress Ariel, and there 
shall be heaviness and sorrow : and it 
shall be unto me as Ariel. 

3 And I will camp against thee round 
about, and will lay siege against thee 
with a mount, and I will raise forts 
against thee. 

1 And thou shalt be brought down, 
and shalt speak out of the ground, 
and thy speech shall be low out of 
the dust, and thy voice shall be, as 
of one that hath a familiar spirit, 
out of the ground, and thy speech 
shall whisper out of the dust. 

5 Moreover the multitude of thy 
Strangers shall be like small dust, 
and the multitude of the terrible 
ones shall be as chaff that passeth 
away : yea, it shall be at an instant 
suddenly. 

6 Thou shalt be visited of the Lord 
of hosts with thunder, and with earth- 
quake, and great noise, with storm 
and tempest, and the flame of devour- 
ing fire. 

7 % And the multitude of all the na- 
tions that fight against Ariel, even all 
that fight against her and her muni- 
tion, and that distress her, shall be as 
a dream of a night vision. 

8 It shall even be as when a hungry 
man dreameth, and, beholdj he eat- 
eth ; but he awaketh, and his soul is 
empty: or as when a thirsty man 

18* 



dreameth, and, behold, he drinketh \ 
but he awaketh, and, behold, he is 
faint, and his soul hath appetite : so 
shall the multitude of all the nations 
be, that fight against mount Zion. 

9 1 Stay yourselves, and wonder i 
cry ye out, and cry : they are drunk 
en, but not with wine ; they stagger, 
but not with strong drink. 

10 For the Lord hath poured out 
upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and 
hath closed your eyes : the prophets 
and your rulers, the seers hath he 
covered. 

11 And the vision of all is become 
unto you as the words of a book that 
is sealed, which men deliver to one 
that is learned, saying, Read this. I 
pray thee : and he saith, I cannot ; for 
it is sealed : 

12 And the book is delivered to him 
that is not learned, saying, Read this- 
I pray thee : and he saith, I am not 
learned. 

13 1[ Wherefore the Lord said, For= 
asmuch as this people draw near me 
with their mouth, and with their lips 
do honour me, but have removed their 
heart far from me, and their fear 
toward me is taught by the precept 
of men : 

li Therefore, behold, I will proceed 
to do a marvellous work among this 
people, even a marvellous work and a 
wonder : for the wisdom of their wise 
men shall perish, and the understand- 
ing of their prudent men shall be hid^ 

15 Woe unto them that seek deep to 
hide their counsel from the Lord, and 
their works are in the dark, and they 
say, Who seeth us ? and who knoweth 
us? 

16 Surely your turning of things 
upside down shall be esteemed as the 
potter's clay : for shall the work say 
of him that' made it, He made me not ! 
or shall the thing framed say of him 
that framed it, He had no under- 
standing ? 

17 7s it not yet a very little while, 
and Lebanon shall be turned into a 
fruitful field, and the fruitful field 
shall be esteemed as a forest ? 

18 IT And in that day shall the deaf 
hear the words of the book, and the 
eyes of the blind shall see out of ob- 
scurity, and out of darkness. 

19 The meek also shall increase their 
joy in the Lord, and the poor among 
men shall rejoice in the Holy One of 
Israel. 

20 For the terrible one is brought 
to nought, and the scorner is con- 
sumed, and all that watch for iniquity 
are cut off : 

21 That make a man an offender for 
a word, and lay a snare for him that 
reproveth in the gate, and turn aside 
the just for a thing of nought. 

22 Therefore thus saith the Lord, 
who redeemed Abraham, concerning 
the house of Jacob, Jacob shall not 
now be ashamed, neither shall hte 
face now wax pale. 

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The people threatened. 



ISAIAH, XXX. God's mercies to his church. 



23 But when he seeth his children, 
the work of mine hands, in the midst 
of him, they shall sanctify my name, 
and sanctify the Holy One or Jacob, 
and shall fear the God of Israel. 

24 They also that erred in spirit shall 
come to understanding:, and they that 
murmured shall learn doctrine. 

CHAPTER XXX 

1 The prophet threateneth the people for their 
confidence in Egypt, 8 and contempt of God's 
word. 18 God's mercies towards his church. 
27 God's wrath, and the people's joy, in the 
destruction of Assyria. 

WOE to the rebellious children, 
saith the Lord, that take coun- 
sel, but not of me ; and that cover 
with a covering, but not of my Spirit, 
that they may add sin to sin : 

2 That walk to go down into Egypt, 
and have not asked at my mouth ; to 
strengthen themselves in the strength 
of Pharaoh, and to trust in the shad- 
ow of Egypt ! 

3 Therefore shall the strength of Pha- 
raoh be your shame, and the trust in 
the shadow of Egypt your confusion. 

4 For his princes were at Zoan, and 
his ambassadors came to Hanes. 

5 They were all ashamed of a peo- 
ple that could not profit them, nor be 
a help nor profit, but a shame, and 
also a reproach. 

6 The burden of the beasts of the 
south : Into the land of trouble and 
anguish, from whence come the young 
and old lion, the viper and fiery fly- 
ing serpent, they will carry their 
riches upon the shoulders of young 
asses, and their treasures upon the 
bunches of camels, to a people that 
shall not profit them. 

7 For the Egyptians shall help in 
vain, and to no purnose : therefore 
have I cried concerning this, Their 
strength is to sit still. 

8 1 Now go, write it before them in 
a table, and note it in a book, that it 
may be for the time to come for ever 
and ever : 

9 That this is a rebellious people, 
lying children, children that will not 
hear the law or the Lord : 

10 Which say to the seers, See not ; 
and to the prophets, Prophesy not 
unto us right things, speak unto us 
smooth things, prophesy deceits : 

11 Get you out of the way, turn aside 
out of the path, cause the Holy One 
of Israel to cease from before us. 

12 Wherefore thus saith the Holy 
One of Israel, Because ye despise this 
word, and trust in oppression and per- 
versene^s, and stay thereon : 

13 Therefore this iniquity shall be to 
you as a breach ready to fall, swelling 
out in a high wall, whose breaking 
cometh suddenly at an instant. 

14 And he shall break it as the 
breaking of the potters' vessel that is 
broken in pieces ; he shall not spare : 
so that there shall not be found in 
the bursting of it a sherd to take fire 

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from the hearth, or to take water 
withal out of the pit. 

15 For thus saith the Lord God, the 
Holy One of Israel ; In returning and 
rest shall ye be saved ; in quietness and 
in confidence shall be your strength s 
and ye would not. 

16 But ye said, No ; for we will flee 
upon horses ; therefore shall ye flee • 
and, We will ride upon the swift ; 
therefore shall they that pursue you 
be swift. 

17 One thousand shall flee at the re- 
buke of one; at the rebuke of five 
shall ye flee : till ye be left as a bea- 
con upon the top of a mountain, and 
as an ensign on a hill. 

18 ^f And therefore will the Lord 
wait, that he may be gracious unto 
you, and therefore will he be exalted, 
that he may have mercy upon yous 
for the Lord is a God of j adgment : 
blessed are all they that wait for 
him. 

19 For the people shall dwell in 
Zion at Jerusalem : thou shalt weep 
no more : he will be very gracious un- 
to thee at the voice of thy cry ; when 
he shall hear it, he will answer thee. 

20 And though the Lord give you the 
bread of adversity, and the water of 
affliction, yet shall not thy teachers 
be removed into a corner any more, 
but thine eyes shall see thy teach- 
ers : 

21 And thine ears shall hear a word 
behind thee, saying, This is the way, 
walk ye in it, when ye turn to the 
right hand, and when ye turn to the 
left. 

22 Ye shall defile also the covering of 
thy graven images of silver, and the 
ornament of thy molten images of 
gold : thou shalt cast them away as a 
menstruous cloth ; thou shalt say un- 
to it, Get thee hence. 

23 Then shall he give the rain of 
thy seed, that thou shalt sow the 
ground withal ; and bread of the in- 
crease of the earth, and it shall be fat 
and plenteous : in that day shall thy 
cattle feed in large pastures. 

24 The oxen likewise and the young 
asses that ear the ground shall eat 
clean provender, which hath been 
winnowed with the shovel and with 
the fan. 

25 And there shall be upon every 
high mountain, and upon every high 
hill, rivers and streams of waters in 
the day of the great slaughter, when 
the towers fall. 

26 Moreover the light of the moon 
shall be as the bight of the sun, and 
the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, 
as the light of seven days, in the day 
that the Lord bindeth up the breach 
of his people, and healeth the stroke 
of their wound. 

27 1 Behold, the name of the Lord 
cometh from far, burning with his an- 

fer, and the burden thereof is heavy t 
is lips are full of indignation, and 
his tongue as a devouring fire: 







Of trusting to Egypt. 

28 And his breath, as an overflowing 
stream, shall reach to the midst or' the 
neck, to sift the nations with the sieve 
of canity : and there shall be a bridle 
in the jaws of the people, causing them 
to err. 

29 Ye shall have a song, as in the 
night when a holy solemnity is kept ; 
and gladness of heart, as when one 
goeth with a pipe to come into the 
mountain of the Lord, to the Mighty 
One of Israel. 

30 And the Lord shall cause his glo- 
rious voice to be heard, and shall sheAv 
the lighting down of his arm, with the 
indignation of his anger, and with the 
flame of a devouring Are, with scatter- 
ing, and tempest, and hailstones. 

31 For through the voice of the Lord 
shall the Assyrian be beaten down, 
which smote with a rod. 

32 And in every place where the 
grounded staff shall pass, which the 
Lord shall lay upon him, it shall be 
with tabrets and harps : and in battles 
of shaking will he fight with it. 

33 For Tophet is ordained of old; 
yea. for the king it is prepared ; he 
hath made it deep and large : the pile 
thereof is fire and much wood; the 
bi-eath of the Lord, like a stream of 
brimstone, doth kindle it. 

CHAPTER XXXI. 

1 The prophet sheweth the curfed folly in trusting 
to Egypt, and forsaking of God. 6 He exhorteth 
to conversion. 8 He sheweth the fall of Assyria. 

WOE to them that go down to 
Egypt for help; and stay on 
corses, and trust in chariots, because 
they are many ; and in horsemen, be- 
cause they are very strong ; but they 
look not unto the Holy One of Israel, 
neither seek the Lord ! 

2 Yet he also is, wise, and will bring 
evil, and will not call back his words : 
but will arise against the house of 
the evil doers, and against the help of 
them that work iniquity. 

3 Now the Egyptians are men, and 
not God ; and their horses flesh, and 
not spirit. When the Lord shall 
stretch out his hand, both he that 
helpeth shall fall, and he that is holp- 
en shall fall down, and they all shall 
fail together. 

4 For thus hath the Lord spoken 
unto me, Like as the lion and the 
young lion roaring on his prey, when 
a multitude of shepherds is called 
forth against him, he will not be afraid 
of their voice, nor abase himself for 
the noise of them: so shall the Lord 
of hosts come down to fight for mount 
Zion, and for the hill thereof. 

5 As birds flying, so will the Lord 
of hosts defend Jerusalem ; defending 
also he will deliver it; and passing 
over he will preserve it. 

6 ^f Turn ye unto him from whom 
the children of Israel have deeply 
revolted. 

7 For in that day every man shall 
east away his idols of silver, and his 



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ISAIAH, XXXII. 



Of Christ's kingdom. 

idols of gold, which your own hands 
have made unto you for a sin. 

8 If Then shall the Assyrian fall with 
the sword, not of a mighty man ; and 
the sword, not of a mean man, shall 
devour him : but he shall flee from 
the sword, and his young men shall 
be discomfited. 

9 And he shall pass over to his 
strong hold for fear, and his princes 
shall be afraid of the ensign, saith the 
Lord, whose fire is in Zion, and his 
furnace in Jerusalem. 

CHAPTER XXXII. 

1 The blessings of Christ's kingdom. 9 Desolation 
is foreshewn. 15 Restoration is promised to suc° 
ceed. 

BEHOLD, a King shall reign in 
righteousness, and princes shall 
rule in judgment. 

2 And a man shall be as a hiding 
place from the wind, and a covert 
from the tempest ; as rivers of water 
in a dry place, as the shadow of a 
great rock in a weary land. 

3 And the eyes of them that see shall 
not be dim, and the ears of them that 
hear shall hearken. 

i The heart also of the rash shall 
understand knowledge, and the tongue 
of the stammerers shall be ready to 
speak plainly. 

5 The vile person shall be no more 
called liberal, nor the churl said to be 
bountiful. 

6 For the vile person will speak vil- 
lany, and his heart wall work iniquity, 
to practise hypocrisy, and to utter 
error against the Lord, to make empty 
the soul of the hungry : and he will 
cause the drink of the thirsty to fail. 

7 The instruments also of the churl 
are evil : he deviseth wicked devices 
to destroy the poor with lying words, 
even when the needy speaketh right. 

8 But the liberal deviseth liberal 
things; and by liberal things shall 
he stand. 

9 If Rise up, ye women that are at 
ease ; hear my voice, ye careless daugh- 
ters ; give ear unto my speech. 

10 Many days and years shall ye be 
troubled, ye careless women : for the 
vintage shall fail, the gathering shall 
not come. 

11 Tremble, ye women that are at 
ease ; be troubled, ye careless ones : 
strip you, and make you bare, and gird 
sackcloth upon ycur loins. 

12 They shall lament for the teats, 
for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful 
vine. 

13 Upon the land of my people shall 
come up thorns and briers ; yea, upon 
all the houses of joy in the joyous 
city: 

14 Because the palaces shall bo for- 
saken.; the multitude of the city shall 
be left ; the forts and towers shall be 
for dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, 
a pasture of flocks ; 

15 Until the Spirit be poured upon us 
from on high, and the wilderness be & 

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Judgments against the ISAIAH, XXXIII. enemies of the church. 



fruitful field, and the fruitful field be 
sounted for a forest. 

16 Then judgment shall dwell in the 
wilderness, and righteousness remain 
in the fruitful field. 

17 And the work of righteousness 
shall be peace ; and the effect of right- 
eousness, quietness and assurance for 
ever. 

18 And my people shall dwell in a 

Seaceable habitation, and in sure 
wellings, and in quiet resting places ; 

19 When it shall hail, coming down 
on the forest ; and the city shall be 
low in a low place. 

20 Blessed are ye that sow beside all 
waters, that send forth thither the feet 
of the ox and the ass. 

CHAPTER XXXIII. 

1 God's judgments against the enemies of the 
church. 13 The privileges of the godly. 

WOE to thee that spoilest, and thou 
icast not spoiled ; and dealest 
treacherously, and they dealt not 
treacherously with thee ! when thou 
shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be 
spoiled ; and when thou shalt make 
an end to deal treacherously, they 
shall deal treacherously with thee. 

2 O Lord, be gracious unto us ; we 
have waited for thee : be thou their 
arm every morning, our salvation also 
in the time of trouble. 

3 At the noise of the tumult the peo- 
Dle fled ; at the lifting up of thyself 
the nations were scattered. 

4 And your spoil shall be gathered 
like the gathering of the caterpillar : 
as the running to and fro of locusts 
shall he run upon them. 

6 The Lord is exalted ; for he dwell- 
ath on high : he hath filled Zion with 
judgment and righteousness. 

6 And wisdom and knowledge shall 
be the stability of thy times, and 
strength of salvation : the fear of the 
Lord is his treasure. 

7 Behold, their valiant ones shall cry 
without : the ambassadors of peace 
shall weep bitterly. 

8 The highways lie waste, the way- 
faring man ceaseth : he hath broken 
the covenant, he hath despised the 
cities, he regardeth no man. 

9 The earth raourneth and languish- 
eth : Lebanon is ashamed and hewn 
down : Sharon is like a wilderness ; 
and Bashan and Carmel shake off 
their fruits. 

10 Now will I rise, saith the Lord ; 
now will I be exalted ; now will I lift 
up myself. 

11 Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall 
bring forth stubble : your breath, as 
fire, shall devour you. 

12 And the people shall be as the 
burnings of lime : as thorns cut up 
shall they be burned in the fire. 

13 1 Hear, ye that are far off, what I 
have done ; and, ye that are near, 
acknowledge my might. 

14 The sinners in Zion are afraid ; 
iSearfulness hath surprised the hypo- 

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crites. Who among us shall dwell 
with the devouring fire? who among 
us shall dwell with everlasting burn 
ings! 

15 He that walketh righteously f 
and speaketh uprightly ; he that de- 
spiseth the gain of oppressions, that 
shaketh his hands from holding of 
bribes, that stoppeth his ears from 
hearing of blood, and shutteth his 
eyes from seeing evil; 

16 He shall dwell on high ; his 
place of defence shall be the muni 
tions of rocks : bread shall be given 
him ; his waters shall be sure. 

17 Thine eyes shall see the King 
in his beauty : they shall behold the 
land that is very far off. 

18 Thine heart shall meditate ter= 
ror. Where is the scribe ? where is 
the receiver? where is he that 
counted the towers ? 

19 Thou shalt not see a fierce peo 
pie, a people of a deeper speech thaEi 
thou canst perceive ; of a stammer- 
ing tongue, that thou canst not un 
derstand. 

20 Look upon Zion, the city of our 
solemnities : thine eyes shall see Je- 
rusalem a quiet habitation, a taber- 
nacle that shall not be taken down, 
not one of the stakes thereof shall 
ever be removed, neither shall any 
of the cords thereof be broken. 

21 But there the glorious Lord wiU 
be unto us a place of broad rivers 
and streams ; wherein shall go nc 
galley with oars, neither shall gal 
lant ship pass thereby. 

22 For the Lord is our judge, the 
Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord U 
our King ; he will save us. 

23 Thy tacklings are loosed ; they 
could not well strengthen their 
mast ; they could not spread the 
sail : then i3 the prey of a great 
spoil divided ; the lame take the 
prey. 

24 And the inhabitant shall not 
say, I am sick : the people that 
dwell therein shall be forgiven their 
iniquity. 

CHAPTER XXXIV. 

1 The judgments wherewith God revengetk hu 
church. 11 The desolation of her enemies. 1ft 
The certainty of the prophecy. 

COME near, ye nations, to hear \ 
and hearken, ye people : let the 
earth hear, and all that is therein j 
the world, and all things that come 
forth of it. 

2 For the indignation of the Lord 
is upon all nations, and his fury up 
on all their armies : he hath utterly 
destroyed them, he hath delivered 
them to the slaughter. 

3 Their slain also shall be cast out 
and their stink shall come up out 01 
their carcasses, and the mountains 
shall be melted with their blood. 

4 And all the host of heaven shall! 
be dissolved, and the heavens shall* 
be rolled together as a scroll : and 
all their host shall fall down, as the 



Flourishing of 



ISAIAH, XXXVI. 



Christ's kingdom,, 



leaf falleth off from the vine, and 
as a falling 1 fig from the fig 1 tree. 

5 For my sword shall be bathed in 
heaven : behold, it shall come down 
upon Idumea, and upon the people 
of my curse, to judgment. 

6 The sword of the Lord is filled 
with blood, it is made fat with fat- 
ness, and with the blood of lambs 
and goats, with the fat of the kid- 
neys of rams : for the Lord hath a 
sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great 
slaughter in the land of Idumea. 

7 And the unicorns shall conie 
down with them, and the bullocks 
with the bulls; and their land shall 
be soaked with blood, and their dust 
made fat with fatness. 

8 For it is the day of the Lord's 
vengeance, and the year of recom- 
penses for the controversy of Zion. 

9 And the streams thereof shall 
be turned into pitch, and the dust 
thereof into brimstone, and the land 
thereof shall become burning pitch. 

10 It shall not be quenched night 
nor day ; the smoke thereof shall 
go up for ever: from generation to 
generation it shall lie waste; none 
shall pass through it for ever and 
ever. 

11 1" But the cormorant and the 
bittern shall possess it ; the owl also 
and the raven shall dwell in it : and 
he shall stretch out upon it the line 
of confusion, and the stones of empti- 
ness. 

12 They shall call the nobles there- 
of to the kingdom, but none shall 
be there, and all her princes shall 
be nothing. 

13 And thorns shall come up in her 

Fialaces, nettles and brambles in the 
ortresses thereof : and it shall be a 
habitation of dragons, and a court 
for owls. 

14 The wild beasts of the desert 
shall also meet with the wild beasts 
of the island, and the satyr shall cry 
to his fellow ; the screech owl also 
shall rest there, and find for herself 
a place of rest. 

15 There shall the great owl make 
her nest, and lay, and hatch, and 
gather under her shadow : there 
shall the vultures also be gathered, 
every one with her mate. 

16 % Seek ye out of the book of the 
Lord, and read : no one of these shall 
fail, none shall want her mate : for 
my mouth it hath commanded, and 
his spirit it hath gathered them. 

17 And he hath cast the lot for 
them, and his hand hath divided it 
unto them by line : they shall pos- 
sess it for ever, from generation to 
generation shall they dwell therein. 

CHAPTER XXXV. 

1 The joyful flourishing of Christ's kingdom. S 
The weak are encouraged by the virtues and 
privileges of the gospel. 

THE wilderness and the solitary 
place shall be glad for them ; 



and the desert shall rejoice, and 
blossom as the rose. 

2 It shall blossom abundantly, and 
rejoice even with joy and singing: 
the glory of Lebanon shall be given 
unto it, the excellency of Carmel and 
Sharon ; they shall see the glory of the 
Lord, and the excellency or our God. 

3 l Strengthen ye the weak hands, 
and confirm the feeble knees. 

4 Say to them that are of a fearful 
heart, Be strong, fear not : b*:hold 6 
your God will come with vengeance. 
even God with a recompense ; ne will 
come and save you. 

5 Then the eyes of the blind shall 
be opened, and the ears of the deaf 
shall be unstopped. 

6 Then shall the lame man leap as a 
hart, and the tongue of the dumb 
sing : for in the wilderness shall wa- 
ters break out, and streams in the 
desert. 

7 And the parched ground shall 
become a pool, and the thirsty land 
springs of water : in the habitation 
of dragons, where each lay, shall be 
grass with reeds and rushes. 

8 And a highway shall be there* 
and a way, and it shall be called The 
way of holiness ; the unclean shall 
not pass over it ; but it shall be fo? 
those : the wayfaring men, though 
fools, shall not err therein. 

9 No lion shall be there, nor any 
ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it 
shall not be found there ; but the re- 
deemed shall walk there: 

10 And the ransomed of the Lord 
shall return, and come to Zion with 
songs and everlasting joy upon their 
heads : they shall obtain joy and glad 
ness, and sorrow and sighing shall 
flee away. 

CHAPTER XXXVI. 

1 Sennacherib invadeth Judah. 4 Rabshakeh, sen, 
by Sennacherib, by blasphemous persuasions so- 
liciteth the people to revolt. 22 His words are 
told to Hesekiah. 

NOW it came to pass m the four- 
teenth year of king Hezekiah } 
that Sennacherib king of Assyria 
came up against all the defenced cit- 
ies of Judan, and took them. 

2 And the king of Assyria sent Rab- 
shakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem 
unto king Hezekiah with a great 
army. And he stood by the conduit 
of the upper pool in the highway of 
the fuller's field. 

3 Then came forth unto him Elia- 
kim, Hilkiah's son, which was over 
the house, and Shebna the scribe, 
and Joah, Asaph's son, the recorder. 

4 1 And Rabshakeh said unto them, 
Say ye now to Hezekiah, Thus saith 
the great king, the king of Assyria, 
What confidence is this wherein thou 
trustest ? 

5 I say, sayest thou, (but they are 
but vain words) I have counsel and 
strength for war : now on whom dost 
thou trust, that thou rebellest against 
me! 

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Blasphemous message 



ISAIAH, XXXVII. 



of Rabshakeh; 



6 Lo, thou trustest in the staff of 
&his broken reed, on Egypt ; whereon 
if a man lean, it will go into his 
hand, and pierce it : so is Pharaoh 
king of Egypt to all that trust in 
him. 

7 But if thou say to me, We trust 
In the Lord our God : is it not he, 
whose high places and whose altars 
Hezekiah hath taken away, and said 
to Judah and to Jerusalem, Ye shall 
worship before this altar? 

8 Now therefore give pledges, I 
pray thee, to my master the king of 
Assyria, and I will give thee two 
thousand horses, if thou be able on 
thy part to set riders upon them. 

9 How then wilt thou turn away 
the face of one captain of the least 
of my master's servants, and put thy 
trust on Egypt for chariots and for 
horsemen ? 

10 And am I now come up without 
the Lord against this land to destroy 
it? the Lord said unto me, Go up 
against this land, and destroy it. 

11 1 Then said Eliakim and Shebna 
and Joah unto Rabshakeh, Speak, 1 
pray thee, unto thy servants in the 
Syrian language ; for we understand 
if : and speak not to us in the Jews' 
language, in the ears of the people 
that are on the wall. 

12 *H But Rabshakeh said, Hath my 
master sent me to thy master and to 
thee to speak these words? hath he 
not sent me to the men that sit upon 
the wall, that they may eat their own 
dung, and drink their own piss with 
you? 

13 Then Rabshakeh stood, and cried 
with a loud voice in the Jews' lan- 
guage, and said, Hear ye the words 
of the great king, the king of As- 
syria. 

li Thus saith the king, Let not Hez- 
ekiah deceive you : for he shall not 
be able to deliver you. 

15 Neither let Hezekiah make you 
trust in the Lord, saying, The Lord 
will surely deliver us : this city shall 
not be delivered into the hand of the 
king of Assyria 

16 Hearken not to Hezekiah : for 
thus saith the king of Assyria, Make 
an agreement with me by a present, 
and come out to me : and eat ye ev- 
ery one of his vine, and every one of 
his fig tree, and drink ye every one 
the waters of his own cistern ; 

17 Until I come and take you away 
to a land like your own land, a land 
of corn and wine, a land of bread and 
vineyards. 

18 Beware lest Hezekiah persuade 
you. saying, The Lord will deliver us. 
Hath any of the gods of the nations 
delivered his *and out of the hand of 
the kin^r of Assyria? 

19 Where are the gods of Hamath 
and Arphaa? where are the gods of 
Sepharvaim ? and have they delivered 
Samaria out of my hand ? 

20 Who are they among all the gods 

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of these lands, that have delivered 
their land out of my hand, that the 
Lord should deliver Jerusalem out 
of my hand? 

21 But they held their peace, and 
answered him not a word : for the 
king's commandment was, saying, 
Answer him not. 

22 «i[ Then came Eliakim, the son 
of Hilkiah, that was over the house- 
hold, and Shebna the scribe, and 
Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, 
to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, 
and told him the words of Rab- 
shakeh. 

CHAPTER XXX VII. 

1 Hezekiah mourning sendeth to Isaiah to pray for 
them. 6 Isaiah comforteth them. 8 Sennacherib, 
going to encounter Tirhakah, sendeth a blasphe^ 
mous letter to Hezekiah. 14 Hezekiah's prayer, 
21 Isaiah' s prophecy of the pride and destruction 
of Sennacherib, and the good of Zion. 3(3 An tingei 
slayeth the Assyrians. 37 Sennacherib is stairs 
at Nineveh by his own sons. 

AND it came to pass, when king 
. Hezekiah heard it. that he rent 
his clothes, and covered himself with 
sackcloth, and went into the house 
of the Lord. 

2 And he sent Eliakim, who was 
over the household, and Shebna the 
scribe, and the elders of the priests, 
covered with sackcloth, unto Isaiah 
the prophet the son of Amoz. 

3 And they said unto him, Thus 
saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of 
trouble, and of rebuke, and of bias- 
phemy : for the children are come 
to the birth, and there is not 
strength to bring forth. 

4 It may be the Lord thy God will 
hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom 
the king of Assyria his master hath 
sent to reproach the living God, and 
will reprove the words which the 
Lord thy God hath heard : wherefore 
lift up thy prayer for the remnant 
that is left. 

5 So the servants of king Hezekiati 
came to Isaiah. 

6 If And Isaiah said unto them,, 
Thus shall ye say unto your master. 
Thus saith the Lord, Be not afraid 
of the words that thou hast heard, 
wherewith the servants of the king 
of Assyria have blasphemed me. 

7 Behold, I will send a blast upon 
him, and he shall hear a rumour, and 
return to his own land 5 and I will 
cause him to fall by the sword in his 
own land. 

8 | So Rabshakeh returned, and 
found the king of Assyria warring 
against Libnah : for he had heara 
that he was departed from La^ 
chish. 

9 And he heard say concerning Tir- 
hakah king of Ethiopia, He is come 
forth to make war with thee, Andi 
when he heard it, he sent messes 
gers to Hezekiah, saying, 

10 Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah 
king of Judah, saying, Let not thy 
God, in whom thou trustest, deceive 



Esaiah's prophecy. 



ISAIAH, XXXVIII. 



Sennacherib is slain, 



thee, saying:, Jerusalem shall not be 
given into the hand of the king of 
"Assyria. 

11 Behold, thou hast heard what 
the kings of Assyria have done to 
all lands by destroying them utterly ; 
and shalt thou be delivered ? 

12 Have the gods of the nations de- 
livered them which my fathers have 
destroyed, as Gozan, and Haran, and 
Rezeph, and the children of Eden 
whicn were in Telassar? 

13 Where is the king of Hamath, 
and the king of Arphad, and the 
king of the city of Sepharvaim, He- 
na, and Ivah ? 

11 If And Hezekiah received the 
letter from the hand of the messen- 
gers, and read it : and Hezekiah went 
up unto the house of the Lord, and 
spread it before the Lord. 

15 And Hezekiah prayed unto the 
Lord, saying, 

16 O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, 
that dwellest between the cherubim, 
thou art the God, even thou alone, 
of all the kingdoms of the earth : 
thou hast made heaven and earth. 

17 Incline thine ear, O Lord, and 
hear; open thine eyes, O Lord, and 
see : and hear all the words of Sen- 
nacherib, which hath sent to re- 
proach the living God. 

18 Of a truth, Lord, the kings of 
Assyria have laid waste all the na- 
tions, and their countries, 

19 And have cast their gods into 
the fire : for they were no gods, but 
the work of men's hands, wood and 
stone: therefore they have destroyed 
them. 

20 Now therefore, O Lord our God, 
save us from his hand, that all the 
kingdoms of the earth may know 
that thou art the Lord, even thou 
only. 

21 % Then Isaiah the son of Amoz 
sent unto Hezekiah, saying, Thus 
saith the Lord God of Israel, "Where- 
as thou hast prayed to me against 
Sennacherib king of Assyria: 

22 This is the word which the Lord 
hath spoken concerning him ; The 
virgin, the daughter or Zion, hath 
despised thee, and laughed thee to 
scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem 
Uiath shaken her head at thee. 

23 Whom hast thou reproached and 
blasphemed! and agjainst whom hast 
thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up 
Shine eyes on high? even against the 
Holy One of IsraeL 

24 By thy servants hast thou re- 
proached the Lord, and hast said, By 
*he multitude of my chariots am I 
come up to the height of the mount- 
ains, to the sides of Lebanon ; and I 
will cut down the tall cedars there- 
of, and the choice fir trees thereof : 
and I will enter into the height of 
Ms border, and the forest of his 
DarmeL 

25 I have digged, and drunk water ; 
?vnd with the sole of my feet have I 



dried up all the rivers of the besieged 
places. 

26 Hast thou not heard long ago, 
how I have done it; and of ancient 
times, that I have formed it? now 
have I brought it to pass, that thou 
shouldest be to lay waste defenced 
cities into ruinous heaps. 

27 Therefore their inhabitants were of 
small power, they were dismayed and 
confounded : they were as the grass of 
the field, and as the green herb, as the 
grass on the housetops, and as corn 
blasted before it be grown up. 

28 But I know thy abode, and thy 
going out, and thy coming in, and thy 
rage against me. 

29 Because thy rage against me, and 
thy tumult, is come up into mine ears, 
therefore will I put my hook in thy 
nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and 
I will turn thee back by the way by 
which thou earnest. 

30 And this shall be a sign unto thee 9 
Ye shall eat this year such as groweth 
of itself ; and the second year that 
which springeth of the same : and in 
the third year sow ye, and reap, and 
plant vineyards, and eat the fruit 
thereof. 

31 And the remnant that is escaped 
of the house of Judah shall again take 
root downward, and bear truit up- 
ward : 

32 For out of Jerusalem shall go 
forth a remnant, and they that es- 
cape out of mount Zion : the zeal of 
the Lord of hosts shall do this. 

33 Therefore thus saith the Lord con- 
cerning the king of Assyria, He shall 
not come into this city, nor shoot an 
arrow there, nor comu before it with 
shields, nor cast a bank against it. 

34 By the way that he came, by the 
same shall he return, and shall not 
come into this city, saith the Lord, 

35 For I will defend this city to sa ve 
it for mine own sake, and for my 
servant David's sake. 

36 Then the angel of the Lord went 
forth, and smote in the camp of the 
Assyrians a hundred and fourscore 
and five thousand : and when they 
arose early in the morning, behold, 
they were all dead corpses. 

37 II So Sennacherib king of Assyria 
departed, and went and returned, and 
dwelt at Nineveh. 

38 And it came to pass, as he was 
worshipping in the house of Nisroch 
his god, that Adrammelech and Sha- 
rezer his sons smote him with the 
sword ; and they escaped into the land 
of Armenia : and Esar-haddon his so© 
reigned in his stead. 

CHAPTER XXXV JUL 

1 Heaekiah, having received a message of death, 
by prayer hath his life lengthened. 8 The t>tm 
goeth ten degrees backward, for a sign of *<t«J 
promise. 9 His song of thanksgiving. 

IN those days was Hezekiah sick 
unto death. And Isaiah the prop&= 
et the son of Amoz came unto him-, 
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Hezekiah' s 



ISAIAH, XXXIX. 



thanksgiving 



and said unto him, Thus saith the 
Lord, Set thine house in order: for 
thou shalt die, and not live. 

2 Then Hezekiah turned his face to- 
ward the wall, and prayed unto the 
Lord, 

3 And said, Remember now, O Lord, 
1 beseech thee, how I have walked be- 
fore thee in truth and with a perfect 
heart, and have done that which is 
good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept 
sore. 

4 1 Then came the word of the Lord 
%o Isaiah, saying", 

5 Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus 
saith the Lord, the God of David thy 
father, I have heard thy prayer, I have 
seen thy tears : behold, I will add unto 
thy days fifteen years. 

6 And I will deliver thee and this 
city out of the hand of the king of 
Assyria : and I will defend this city. 

7 And this shall be a sign unto thee 
from the Lord, that the Lord will do 
this thing that he hath spoken ; 

8 Behold. I will bring again the shad- 
ow of the degrees, which is gone down 
In the sun dial of Ahaz, ten degrees 
backward. So the sun returned ten 
degrees, by which degrees it was gone 
down. 

9 1[ The writing of Hezekiah king of 
Judah, when he had been sick, and 
was recovered of his sickness : 

10 I said in the cutting off of my 
days, I shall go to the gates of the 
grave : I am deprived of the residue 
of my years. 

11 I said, I shall not see the Lord, 
even the Lord, in the land of the liv- 
ing : I shaH behold man no more with 
the inhabitants of the world. 

12 Mine age is departed, and is re- 
moved from me as a shepherd's tent : 
I have cut off like a weaver my life : 
he will cut me off with pining sick- 
ness : from day even to night wilt thou 
make an end of me. 

13 I reckoned till morning, that, as 
a lion, so will he break all my bones : 
from day even to night wilt thou make 
an end of me. 

14 Like a crane or a swallow, so did 
I chatter : I did mourn as a dove : 
mine eyes fail toith looking upward : O 
Lord, I am oppressed ; undertake for 
me. 

15 What shall I say? he hath both 
spoken unto me, and himself hath 
done it : I shall go softly all my years 
in the bitterness of my soul. 

16 O Lord, by these things men live, 
and in all these things is the life or 
my spirit : so wilt thou recover me, 
and make me to live. 

17 Behold, for j>eace I had great bit- 
terness; but thou hast in love to my 
soul delivered it from the pit of cor- 
ruption : for thou hast cast all my sins 
behind thy back. 

18 For the grave cannot praise thee, 
death cannot celebrate thee : they that 
go down into the pit cannot hope for 
$hy truth. 

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19 The living, the living, he shali 
praise thee, as I do this day : the 
rather to the children shall make 
known thy truth. 

20 The Lord was ready to save me : 
therefore we will sing my songs to the 
stringed instruments all the days of 
our life in the house of the Lord. 

21 For Isaiah had said, Let them 
take a lump of figs, and lay it for 
a plaster upon the boil, and he shall 
recover. 

22 Hezekiah also had said, What in 
the sign that I shall go up to th6 
house of the Lord ? 

CHAPTER XXXIX. 

1 Merodach-baladan, sending to visit Hezekiah ft«= 
cause of the wonder, hath notice of his treasures. 

. 3 Isaiah, understanding thereof, fvretelleth th» 
Babylonian captivity. 

AT that time Merodach-baladan, the 
. son of Baladan, king of Babylon s 
sent letters and a present to Heze- 
kiah r for he had heard that he had 
been sick, and was recovered. 

2 And Hezekiah was glad of them s 
and shewed them the house of hie 
precious things, the silver, and the 
gold, and the spices, and the precious 
ointment, and all the house of hig 
armour, and all that was found in his 
treasures : there was nothing in his 
house, nor in all his dominion, that 
Hezekiah shewed them not. 

3 1 Then came Isaiah the prophet 
unto king Hezekiah, and said unto 
him, What said these men ? and from 
whence came they unto thee! And 
Hezekiah said, They are come from 
a far country unto me, even from 
Babylon. 

4 Then said he, What have they seen 
in thine house? And Hezekiah an- 
swered, All that is in mine house ha^e 
they seen: there is nothing amoiig 
my treasures that I have not shewed 
them. 

5 Then said Isaiah to Hezekiah, Hear 
the word of the Lord of hosts : 

6 Behold, the days come, that all 
that is in thine house, and that which 
thy fathers have laid up in store until 
this day, shall be carried to Babylon : 
nothing shall be left, saith the Lord. 

7 And of thy sons that shall issue 
from thee, which thou shalt beget; 
shall they take away ; and they shall 
be eunuchs in the palace of the king 
of Babylon. 

8 Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, 
Good is the word of the Lord which 
thou hast spoken. He said moreover s 
For there shall be peace and truth in 
my days. 

CHAPTER XL. 

1 The promulgation of the gospel. 3 The preach- 
ing of John Baptist. 9 The preaching of the- 
apostles. 12 The prophet by the omnipotency of 
God, 18 and his incomparableness, 26 comforteth 
the people. 

COMFORT ye, comfort ye my peo- 
ple, saith your God. 
2 Speak ye comfortably to Jerusa 



Bod's omnipotency 



ISAIAH, XLI. 



and incomparableness 



lem, and cry unto her, that her war- 
faro is accomplished, that her in- 
iquity is pardoned : for she hath re- 
ceived of the Lord's hand double for 
all her sins. 

3 If The voice of him that crieth in 
the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of 
the Lord, make straight in the desert 
h highway for our God. 

I Every valley shall be exalted, and 
every mountain and hill shall be made 
low : and the crooked shall be made 
straight, and the rough places plain : 

5 And the glory of the Lord shall.be 
revealed, and all flesh shall see it to- 
gether : for the mouth of the Lord 
Eath spoken it. 

6 The voice said, Cry. And he said, 
"What shall I cry ? All flesh is grass, 
and all the goodliness thereof is as 
die flower of the field : 

7 The grass withereth, the flower 
fadeth ; because the spirit of the Lord 
bloweth upon it : surely the people is 
grass. 

8 The grass withereth, the flower 
fadeth : but the word of our God 
shall stand for ever. 

9 1i O Zion, that bringest good ti- 
dings, get thee up into the high 
mountain ; O Jerusalem, that bring- 
est good tidings, lift up thy voice 
with strength ; lift it up, be not 
afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, 
Behold your God! 

10 Behold, the Lord God will come 
with strong hand, and his arm shall 
rule for him : behold, his reward is 
with him, and his work before him. 

II He shall feed his flock like a shep- 
herd : he shall gather the lambs with 
his arm, and carry them in his bosom, 
and shall gently lead those that are 
with young. 

12 If Who hath measured the waters 
in the hollow of his hand, and meted 
out heaven with the span, and com- 
prehended the dust of the earth in 
a measure, and weighed the mount- 
ains in scales, and the hills in a bal- 
ance ? 

13 Who hath directed the Spirit of 
the Lord, or being his counsellor hath 
taught him ? 

14 With whom took he counsel, and 
who instructed him, and taught him 
in the path of judgment, and taught 
him knowledge, and shewed to him 
the way of understanding? 

15 Behold, the nations are as a drop 
of a bucket, and are counted as the 
small dust of the balance : behold, 
he taketh up the isles as a very little 
thing. 

16 And Lebanon is not sufficient to 
burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient 
for a burnt offering. 

17 All nations before him are as 
nothing ; and they are counted to him 
less than nothing, and vanity. 

18 ^[ To whom then will ye liken 
God ? or what likeness will ye compare 
unto him ? 

19 The workman melteth a graven 



image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it 
over with gold, and casteth silver 
chains. 

20 He that is so impoverished that he 
hath no oblation chooseth a tree that 
will not rot ; he seeketh unto him a 
cunning workman to prepare a graven 
image, that shall not be moved. 

21 Have ye not known ? have ye not 
heard ? hath it not been told you from 
the beginning? have ye not under- 
stood from the foundations of the 
earth ? 

22 It is he that sitteth upon the circle 
of the earth, and the inhabitants ther& 
of are as grasshoppers ; that stretcheth 
out the heavens as a curtain, and 
spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell 
in : 

23 That bringeth the princes to noth- 
ing ; he maketh the judges of the 
earth as vanity. 

21 Yea, they shall not be planted ; 
yea, they shall not be sown ; yea, their 
stock shall not take root in the earth : 
and he shall also blow upon them, and 
they shall wither, and the whirlwind 
shall take them away as stubble. 

25 To whom then will ye liken .me, or 
shall I be equal? saith the Holy One. 

26 Lift up your eyes on high, and 
behold who hath created these things, 
that bringeth out their host by num- 
ber : he calleth them all by names by 
the greatness of his might, for that Ke 
is strong in power ; not one f aileth. 

27 Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and 
speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from 
the Lord, and my judgment is passed 
over from my God ? 

28 TI Hast thou not known? hast 
thou not heard, that the everlasting 
God, the Lord, the Creator of the 
ends of the earth, fainteth not, nei- 
ther is weary? there is no searching 
of his understanding. 

29 He giveth power to the faint ; and 
to them that have no might he increas- 
eth strength. 

30 Even the youths shall faint and be 
weary, and the young men shall utter- 
ly fall : 

31 But they that wait upon the Lord 
shall renew their strength ; they shall 
mount up with wings as eagles ; they 
shall run, and not be weary ; and they 
shall walk, and not faint. 

CHAPTER XLI. 

1 God expostulated with his people, about his mer* 
cies to the church, 10 about his promises, 21 and 
about the vanity of idols. 

KEEP silence before me, O islands ; 
and let the people renew their 
strength: let them come near; then 
let them speak : let us come near 
together to judgment. 

2 Who raised up the righteous man 
from the ea^t, called him to his foot, 
gave the nations before him, and 
made him rule over kings? he gave 
them as the dust to his sword, and 
as driven stubble to his bow. 

3 He pursued them, and passed 

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ISAIAH, XLII. 



with his people, 



safely ; even by the way that he had 
not gone with his feet. 

4 Who hath wrought and done it, 
sailing the generations from the be- 
ginning? I the Lord, the first, and 
with the last; I am he. 

5 The isles saw it, and feared ; the 
ends of the earth were afraid, drew 
near, and came. 

6 They helped every one his neigh- 
bour ; and every one said to his broth- 
er, Be of good courage. 

7 So the carpenter encouraged the 
goldsmith, and he that smootheth 
with the hammer him that smote the 
anvil, saying, It is ready for the sol- 
dering : and he fastened it with nails, 
that it should not be moved. 

8 But thou, Israel, art my servant, 
Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed 
of Abraham my friend. 

9 Thou whom I have taken from the 
ends of the earth, and called thee from 
the chief men thereof, and said unto 
thee, Thou art my servant ; I have 
chosen thee, and not cast thee away. 

10 TI Fear thou not ; for I am with 
thee : be not dismayed ; for I am thy 
God : I will strengthen thee ; yea, I will 
help thee ; yea, I will uphold thee with 
the right hand of my righteousness. 

11 Behold, all they that were in- 
censed against thee shall be ashamed 
and confounded : they shall be as 
nothing ; and they that strive with 
thee shall perish. 

12 Thou shalt seek them, and shalt 
not find them, even them that con- 
tended with thee : they that war 
against thee shall be as nothing, and 
as a tiling of nought. 

13 For I the Lord thy God will hold 
thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear 
not ; I will help thee. 

14 Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and 
ye men of Israel ; I will help thee, 
saith the Lord, and thy Redeemer, 
the Holy One of Israel. 

15 Behold, I will make thee a new 
sharp threshing instrument having 
teeth: thou shalt thresh the mount- 
ains, and beat them small, and shalt 
make the hills as chaff. 

16 Thou shalt fan them, and the wind 
shall carry them away, and the whirl- 
wind shall scatter them : and thou 
shalt rejoice in the Lord, and shalt 
glory in the Holy One of Israel. 

17 When the poor and needy seek 
water, and there is none, and their 
tongue faileth for thirst, I the Lord 
will hear them, I the God of Israel 
will not forsake them. 

18 I will open rivers in high places, 
and fountains in the midst of the 
valleys : I will make the wilderness 
a pool of water, and the dry land 
springs of water. 

19 I will plant in the wilderness the 
cedar, the shittah tree, a*hd the myr- 
tle, and the oil tree ; I will set in the 
desert the fir tree, and the pine, and 
the box tree together: 

20 That they may see, and know, 

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and consider, and understand to 
gether, that the hand of the Lord 
hath done this, and the Holy One 
of Israel hath created it. 

21 Produce your cause, saith the 
Lord ; bring forth your strong 
reasons, saith the King of Jacob. 

22 Let them bring them forth, and 
shew us what shall happen : let them 
shew the former things, what they 
be, that we may consider them, and 
know the latter end of them; or de- 
clare us things for to come. 

23 Shew the things that are to 
come hereafter, that we may know 
that ye are gods : yea, do good, or 
do ■ evil, that we may be dismayed, 
and behold it together. 

24 Behold, ye are of nothing, and 
your work of nought: an abomina- 
tion is he that chooseth you. 

25 I have raised up one from the 
north, and he shall come : from the 
rising of the sun shall he call upon 
my name : and he shall come upon 
princes as upon mortar, and as the 
potter treadeth clay. 

26 Who hath declared from the be- 
ginning, that we may know? and 
beforetime, that we may say, He is 
righteous? yea, there is none that 
sheweth, yea, there is none that de- 
clareth, yea, there is none that hear- 
eth your words. 

27 The first shall say to Zion, Be- 
hold, behold them : and I will give 
to Jerusalem one that bringeth g'ood 
tidings. 

28 For I beheld, and there was no 
man ; even among them, and there 
was no counsellor, that, when I asked 
of them, could answer a word. 

29 Behold, they are all vanity ; their 
works are nothing : their molten im- 
ages are wind and confusion. 

CHAPTER XLII. 

1 The office of Christ, graced with meekness and 
constancy. 5 God's promise unto Kim. 10 An 
exhortation to praise God for his gospel. 17 He 
reproveth the people of incredulity. 

BEHOLD my servant, whom I up- 
hold ; mine elect, in whom my 
soul delighteth ; I have put my 
Spirit upon him : he shall bring forth 
judgment to the Gentiles. 

2 He shall not cry. nor lift up, nor 
cause his voice to be heard in the 
street. 

3 A bruised reed shall he not break, 
and the smoking flax shall he not 
quench : he shall bring forth judg- 
ment unto truth. 

4 He shall not fail nor be dis- 
couraged, till he have set judgment 
in the earth : and the isles shall wait 
for his law. 

5 f Thus saith God the Lord, he 
that created the heavens, and stretch- 
ed them out; he that spread forth 
the earth, and that which cometh 
out of it ; he that giveth breath unto 
the people upon it, and spirit to 
them that walk therein: 



God's promise. 



ISAIAH, XLIII. 



The church comforted* 



6 I the Lord have called thee in 
righteousness, and will hold thine 
tiand, and will keep thee, and give 
thee for a covenant of the people, 
for a light of the Gentiles ; 

7 To open the blind eyes, to bring 
out the prisoners from the prison, 
and them that sit in darkness out 
of the prison house. 

8 1 am the Lord ; that is my name : 
and my glory will I not give to an- 
other, neither my praise to graven 
images. 

9 Behold, the former things are 
come to pass, and new things do I 
declare : before they spring forth I 
tell you of them. 

10 Sing unto the Lord a new song, 
and his praise from the end of the 
earth, ye that go down to the sea, 
and all that is therein ; the isles, and 
the inhabitants thereof. 

11 Let the wilderness and the cities 
thereof lift up their voice, the vil- 
lages that Kedar doth inhabit : let 
the inhabitants of the rock sing, let 
them shout from the top of the 
mountains. 

12 Let them give glory unto the 
Lord, and declare his praise in the 
islands. 

13 The Lord shall go forth as a 
mighty man, he shall stir up jeal- 
ousy like a man of war : he shall 
cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail 
against his enemies. 

14 I have long time holden ray 
peace ; I have been still, and refrain- 
ed myself : now will I cry like a trav- 
ailing woman ; I will destroy and 
devour at once. 

15 I will make waste mountains and 
hills, and dry up all their herbs ; and 
I will make the rivers islands, and I 
will dry up the pools. 

16 And I will bring the blind by a 
way that they knew not ; I will lead 
them in paths that they have not 
known : T will make darkness light 
before them, and crooked things 
straight. These things will I do unto 
them, and not forsake them. 

17 1 They shall be turned back, 
they shall be greatly ashamed, that 
trust in graven images, that say to 
the molten images, "i e are our gods. 

18 Hear, ye deaf ; and look, ye 
blind, that ye may see. 

19 Who is blind, but my servant ! or 
deaf, as my messenger that I sent? 
who is blind as he that is perfect, and 
blind as the Lord's servant ? 

20 Seeing many things, but thou 
observest not; opening the ears, but 
he heareth not. 

21 The Lord is well pleased for his 
righteousness' sake ; he will magnify 
the law, and make it honourable. 

22 But this is a people robbed and 
spoiled : they are all of them snared 
In holes, and they are hid in prison 
bouses : they are for a prey, and none 
delivereth ; for a spoil, and none saith, 
Restore. ^. 



23 "Who among you will give ear to 
this? who will hearken and hear for 
the time to come ? 

24 Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and 
Israel to the robbers? did not the 
Lord, he against whom we have sin- 
ned ? for they would not walk in his 
ways, neither were they obedient un= 
to his law. 

25 Therefore he hath poured upon 
him the fury of his anger, and the 
strength of battle : and it hath set 
him on Are round about, yet he knew 
not ; and it burned him, yet he laid 
it not to heart. 

CHAPTER XLIII. 

1 The Lord cnmforteth the church with his prom- 
ises. 8 He appealeth to the people for witness of 
his omnipotency . 14 He foretelleth them the de* 
struction of Babylon, 18 and his wonderful de' 
liverance of his people. 22 He reprovelh the 
people as inexcusable. 

BUT now thus saith the Lord that 
created thee, O Jacob, and he that 
formed thee, O Israel, Fear not : for I 
have redeemed thee, I have called thee 
by thy name ; thou art mine. 

2 When thou passest through the 
waters, I will be with thee ; and 
through the rivers, they shall not 
overflow thee : when thou walkest 
through the fire, thou shalt not be 
burned ; neither shall the flame kindle 
upon thee. 

3 For I am the Lord thy God, the 
Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour : I 
gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia, 
and Seba for thee. 

4 Since thou wast precious in my 
sight, thou hast been honourable, and 
I have loved thee: therefore will I 

five men for thee, and people for thy 
fe. 

5 Fear not ; for I am with thee : I 
will bring thy seed from the east, and 
gather thee from the west : 

6 I will say to the north, Give up 5 
and to the south, Keep not back : 
bring my sons from far, and my 
daughters from the ends of the earth ; 

7 Even every one that is called by my 
name ; for I have created him for my 
glory, I have formed him ; yea, I have 
made him. 

8 1 Bring forth the blind people that 
have eyes, and the deaf that have 
ears. 

9 Let all the nations be gathered to- 
gether, and let the people be assem- 
bled : who among them can declare 
this, and shew us former things? let 
them bring forth their witnesses, that 
they may be justified : or let them 
hear, and say, It is truth. 

10 Ye are my witnesses, saith the 
Lord, and my servant whom I have 
chosen ; that ye may know and be- 
lieve me, and understand that I am 
he : before me there was no God 
formed, neither shall there be after 
me. 

11 1, even I, am the Lord ; and beside 
me there is no saviour. 
12 I have declared, and have saved, 
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ISAIAH, XLIV. 



The church comfortea\ 



and I have shewed, when there was no 
strange god among you : therefore ye 
are my witnesses, saith the Lord, that 
I am God. 

13 Yea, before the day was I am he ; 
and there is none that can deliver out 
of mv hand: I will work, and who 
shall let it ? 

14 If Thus saith the Lord, your Re- 
deemer, the Holy One of Israel ; For 
your sake I have sent to Babylon, and 
nave brought down all their nobles, 
and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in 
the ships. 

15 I am the Lord, your Holy One* the 
Creator of Israel, your King. 

16 Thus saith the Lord, which mak- 
eth a way in the sea, and a path in the 
mighty waters ; 

17 Which bringeth forth the chariot 
and horse, the army and the power ; 
they shall lie down together, they 
shall not rise : they are extinct, they 
are quenched as tow. 

18 1 Remember ye not the former 
things, neither consider the things of 
old. 

19 Behold, I will do a new thing ; 
now it shall spring forth ; shall ye not 
know it ? I will even make a way in the 
wilderness, and rivers in the desert. 

20 The beast of the field shall honour 
me, the dragons and the owls : because 
I give waters in the wilderness, and 
rivers in the desert, to give drink to 
my people, my chosen. 

21 This people have I formed for my- 
self ; they shall shew forth my praise, 

22 If But thou hast not called upon 
me, O Jacob ; but thou hast been 
weary of me, O Israel. 

23 Thou hast not Drought me the 
small cattle of thy burnt offerings ; 
neither hast thou honoured me with 
thy sacrifices. I have not caused thee 
to serve with an offering, nor wearied 
thee with incense. 

24 Thou hast bought me no sweet 
cane with money, neither hast thou 
filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices : 
but thou hast made me to serve with 
thy sins, thou hast wearied me with 
thine iniquities. 

25 I, even I, am he that blotteth out 
thy transgressions for mine own sake, 
and will not remember thy sins. 

26 Put me in remembrance : let us 

Slead together : declare thou, that 
iou mayest be justified. 

27 Thy first father hath sinned, and 
thy teachers have transgressed against 
me. 

28 Therefore I have profaned the 
princes of the sanctuary, and have 
given Jacob to the curse, and Israel 
to reproaches. 

CHAPTER XLIV. 

1 God comforteth the church with his promises. 7 
The vanity of idols, 9 and folly of idol makers. 
21 He exhorteth to praise God for his redemption 
and omnipotency. 

"V7T3T now hear, O Jacob my serv- 
X ant; and Israel, whom I have 
•chosen ? 

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2 Thus saith the Lord that made 
thee, and formed thee from the womb, 
which will help thee ; Fear not, O Ja 
cob, my servant ; and thou, Jesnurun, 
whom I have chosen. 

3 For I will pour water upon hina 
that is thirsty, and floods upon the 
dry ground : I will pour my Spirit 
upon thy seed, and my blessing upou 
thine offspring : 

4 And they shall spring up as among 
the grass, as willows by the water 
courses. 

5 One shall say, I am the Lord's \ 
and another shall call himself by the 
name of Jacob ; and another shall sub- 
scribe with his hand unto the Lord. 
and surname himself by the name or 
Israel. 

6 Thus saith the Lord the King of 
Israel, and his Redeemer the Lord of 
hosts ; I am the first, and I am the 
last ; and besides me there is no God, 

7 And who, as I, shall call, and shall 
declare it, and set it in order for me. 
since I appointed the ancient people! 
and the things that are coming, and 
shall come, let them shew unto them 

8 Fear ye not, neither be afraid : 
have not I told thee from that time v 
and have declared it f ye are even 
my witnesses. Is there a God besides 
me? yea, there is no God; I know 
not any. 

9 If They that make a graven image 
are all of them vanity ; and their de- 
lectable things shall not profit ; and 
they are their own witnesses ; they 
see not, nor know ; that they may be 
ashamed. 

10 Who hath formed a god, or molt- 
en a graven image that is profitable 
for nothing ! 

11 Behold, all his fellows shall be 
ashamed ; and the workmen, they 
are of men : let them all be gathered 
together, let them stand up ; yet they 
shall fear, and they shall be ashamed 
together. 

12 The smith with the tongs both 
worketh in the coals, and fashionetfe 
it with hammers, and worketh it with 
the strength of his arms : yea, he is 
hungry, and his strength faileth : he 
drinketh no water, and is faint. 

13 The carpenter stretcheth out his 
rule: he marketh it out with a line; 
he fitteth it with planes, and he mark- 
eth it out with the compass, and mak- 
eth it after the figure of a man, ac- 
cording to the beauty of a man ; that 
it may remain in the house. 

14 He heweth him down cedars, and 
taketh the cypress and the oak, which 
he strengtheneth for himself among 
the trees of the forest : he planteth as. 
ash, and the rain doth nourish it. 

15 Then shall it be for a man tc 
burn : for he will take thereof, and 
warm himself; yea, he kindleth it t 
and baketh bread ; yea, he maketh a 
god, and worshippeth it; he maketh 
it a graven image, and faileth down 
thereto. m 



FoUy of idol makers. 



ISAIAH, XLV. 



Cyrus called* 



16 He burnetii part thereof in the 
fire ; with part thereof he eateth flesh ; 
he roasteth roast, and is satisfied : yea, 
he warmeth himself, and saith, Aha, I 
am warm, I have seen the fire : 

17 And the residue thereof he mak- 
eth a god, even his graven image : he 
falleth down unto it, and worshippeth 
it, and prayeth unto it, and saith, De- 
liver me ; for thou art my god. 

18 They have not known nor under- 
stood : for he hath shut their eyes, 
that they cannot see ; and their hearts, 
that they cannot understand. 

19 And none considereth in his 
heart, neither is there knowledge nor 
understanding to say, I have burned 
part of it in the fire : yea, also I have 
baked bread upon the coals thereof; 
I have roasted flesh, and eaten it : and 
shall I make the residue thereof an 
abomination ? shall I fall down to the 
stock of a tree? 

20 He feedeth on ashes : a deceived 
heart hath turned him aside, that he 
cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is 
there not a lie in my right hand ? 

21 "ft Remember these, O Jacob and 
terael ; for thou art my servant : I 
have formed thee ; thou art my serv- 
ant : O Israel, thou shalt not be for- 
gotten of me. 

22 I have blotted out, as a thick 
©loud, thy transgressions, and, as a 
cloud, thy sins : return unto me ; for 
1 have redeemed thee. 

23 Sing, O ye heavens ; for the Lord 
hath done it : shout, ye lower parts of 
the earth : break forth into singing, 
ye mountains, O forest, and every 
tree therein : for the Lord hath re- 
deemed Jacob, and glorified himself 
in Israel. 

?A Thus saith the Lord, thy Redeem- 
er, and he that formed thee from the 
womb, I am the Lord that maketh all 
things ; that stretcheth forth the heav- 
ens alone ; that spreadeth abroad the 
earth by myself ; 

25 That f rustrateth the tokens of the 
Uars, and maketh diviners mad ; that 
turneth wise men backward, and mak- 
eth their knowledge foolish ; 

26 That confirmeth the word of his 
servant, and performeth the counsel 
of his messengers ; that saith to Jeru- 
salem, Thou shalt be inhabited ; and to 
the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built, 
and I will raise up the decayed places 
thereof : 

27 That saith to the deep, Be dry, 
and I will dry up thy rivers : 

28 That saith of Cyrus, He is my 
shepherd, and shall perform all my 
pleasure : even saying to Jerusalem, 
Thou shalt be built ; and to the temple, 
Thy foundation shall be laid. 

CHAPTER XLV. 

* Qod calleth Cyrus for his church's sake. 5 By 
his omnipotence he challengeth obedience. 20 He 
eonvinctth the idols of vanity by his saving power. 

THUS saith the Lord to his anoint- 
ed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I 



have holden, to subdue nations before 
him ; and I will loose the loins of 
kings, to open before him the two- 
leaved gates ; and the gates shall not 
be shut ; 

2 I will go before thee, and make the 
crooked places straight : 1 will break 
in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in 
sunder the bars of iron : 

3 And I will give thee the treasures 
of darkness, and hidden riches of se- 
cret places, that thou mayest'know 
that I, the Lord, which call thee by thy 
name, am the God of Israel. 

4= For Jacob my servant's sake, and 
Israel mine elect, I have even called 
thee by thy name : I have surnamed 
thee, though thou hast not known me. 

511 am the Lord, and there is none 
else, there is no God besides me; 1 

firded thee, though thou hast not 
nown me; 

6 That they may know from the 
rising of the sun, and from the west> 
that there is none besides me. I am 
the Lord, and there is none else. 

7 I form the light, and create dark 
ness : I make peace, and create evil 
I the Lord do all these things. 

8 Drop down, ye heavens, from 
above, and let the skies pour down 
righteousness : let the earth open, and 
let them bring forth salvation, and 
let righteousness spring up together $ 
I the Lord have created it. 

9 Woe unto him that striveth with 
his Maker! Let the potsherd strive 
with the potsherds of the earth. Shall 
the clay say to him that fashioneth it, 
What makest thou? or thy work, He 
hath no hands? 

10 Woe unto him that saith unto his 
father, What begettest thou ? or to the 
woman, What hast thou brought 
forth ? 

11 Thus saith the Lord, the Holy One 
of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of 
things to come concerning my sons, 
and concerning the work or my hands 
command ye me. 

12 I have made the earth, and cre- 
ated man upon it : I, even my hands, 
have stretched out the heavens, and all 
their host have I commanded. 

13 I have raised him up in righteous- 
ness, and I will direct all his ways : he 
shall build my city, and he shall let go 
my captives, not for price nor reward, 
saith the Lord of hosts. 

14 Thus saith the Lord, The labour 
of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia 
and of the Sabeans, men of stature, 
shall come over unto thee, and they 
shall be thine : they shall come after 
thee ; in chains they shall come over, 
and they shall fall down unto thee, 
they shall make supplication unto 
thee, saying, Surely God is in thee \ 
and there is none else, there is no 
God. 

15 Verily thou art a God that hidest 
thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour. 

16 They shall be ashamed, and also 
confounded, all of them ; they shall go 

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ISAIAH, XL VI. 



compared with Goa c 



to confusion together that are makers 
of idols. 

17 But Israel shall be saved in the 
Lord with an everlasting salvation : 
ye shall not be ashamed nor confound- 
ed world without end. 

18 For thus saith the Lord that cre- 
ated the heavens ; God himself that 
formed the earth and made it ; he 
hath established it, he created it not 
in vain, he formed it to be inhabited : 
I am the Lord, and there is none else. 

19 I have not spoken in secret, in a 
dark place of the earth : I said not 
unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me 
in vain : I the Lord speak righteous- 
ness, I declare things that are right. 

20 If Assemble yourselves and come ; 
draw near together, ye that are es- 
caped of the nations : they have no 
knowledge that set up the wood of 
their graven image, and pray unto a 
god that cannot save. 

21 Tell ye, and bring them near ; yea, 
let them take counsel together : who 
hath declared this from ancient time ? 
who hath told it from that time ? have 
not I the Lord? and there is no God 
else beside me ; a just God and a Sav- 
iour ; there is none beside me. 

22 Look unto me, and be ye saved, 
all the ends of the earth: for I am 
God, and there is none else. 

23 I have sworn by myself, the word 
Is gone out of my mouth in righteous- 
ness, and shall not return, That unto 
me every knee shall bow, every tongue 
shall swear. 

24 Surely shall one say, In the Lord 
have I righteousness and strength : 
even to him shall men come ; and all 
that are incensed against him shall be 
ashamed. 

25 In the Lord shall all the seed of 
Israel be justified, and shall glory. 

CHAPTER XLVI. 

i The idols of Babylon could not save themselves. 
8 God saveth his people to the end. 5 Idols are 
not comparable to God for power, 12 or present 
salvation. 

BEL boweth down, Nebo stoopeth; 
their idols were upon the beasts, 
and upon the cattle : your carriages 
were heavy laden ; they are a burden 
to the weary beast. 

2 They stoop, they bow down to- 

f ether; they could not deliver the 
urden, but themselves are gone into 
captivity. 

3 1 Hearken unto me, O house of 
Jacob, and all the remnant of the 
house of Israel, which are borne by 
me from the belly, which are carried 
from the womb : 

4 And even to your old age I am he ; 
and even to hoar hairs will I carry 
you: I have made, and I will bear; 
even I will carry, and will deliver 
you. 

5 1[ To whom will ye liken me, and 
snake me equal, and compare me, that 
we may be like ! 

6 They lavish gold out of the bag, 

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and weigh silver in the balance, and 
hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it 
a god ; they fall down, yea, they wor= 
ship. 

7 They bear him upon the shoulder, 
they carry him, and set him in his 
place, and he standeth; from big 
place shall he not remove: yea, one 
shall cry unto him, yet can he not an- 
swer, nor save him out of his trouble. 

8 Remember this, and shew your- 
selves men: bring it again to mind s 

ye transgressors. 

9 Remember the former things of 
old : for I am God, and there is none 
else ; I am God, and there is none 
like me, 

10 Declaring the end from the be- 
ginning, and from ancient times the 
things that are not yet done, saying s 
My counsel shall stand, and I will dc 
all my pleasure : 

11 Calling a ravenous bird from the 
east, the man that executeth my coun 
sel from a far country : yea, I have 
spoken it, I will also bring it to pass i 

1 have purposed it, I will also do it. 

12 % Hearken unto me, ye stout= 
hearted, that are far from righteous- 
ness: 

13 I bring near my righteousness $ 
it shall not be far off, and my salva- 
tion shall not tarry : and I will place 
salvation in Zion for Israel my glory, 

CHAPTER XLVn. 

1 God' 8 judgment upon Babylon and Chaldea, tlfof 
their unmercifulness, 7 pride, 10 and overbold*- 
ness, 11 shall be unresistible. 

COME down, and sit in the dust, O 
virgin daughter of Babylon, sit 
on the ground : there is no throne, O 
daughter of the Chaldeans : for thou 
shalt no more be called tender and 
delicate. 

2 Take the millstones, and grind 
meal: uncover thy locks, make bare 
the leg, uncover the thigh, pass over 
the rivers. 

3 Thy nakedness shall be uncovered^ 
yea, thy shame shall be seen : I will 
take vengea,nce, and I will not meet 
thee as a man. 

4 As for our Redeemer, the Lord of 
hosts is his name, the Holy One of 
Israel. 

5 Sit thou silent, and get thee into 
darkness, O daughter of the Chalde- 
ans : for thou shalt no more be call- 
ed, The lady of kingdoms. 

6 jl was wroth with my people, I 
have polluted mine inheritance, and 
given them into thine hand: thou 
didst shew them no mercy ; upon the 
ancient hast thou very heavily laid 
thy yoke. 

7 f And thou saidst, I shall be a 
lady for ever : so that thou didst not 
lay these things to thy heart, neither 
didst remember the latter end of it, 

8 Therefore hear now this, thou that 
art given to pleasures : that dwellesu 
carelessly, that sayest in thine heart. 
I am, and none else besides me; f 



&od revealeth 



ISAIAH, XLVIIL 



his prophecieSo 



shall not sit as a widow, neither shall 
1 know the loss of children : 

9 But these two things shall come 
fco thee in a moment in one day, the 
loss of children, and widowhood : they 
shall come upon thee in their perfec- 
tion for the multitude of thy sor- 
ceries, and for the great abundance 
of thine enchantments. 

10 f For thou hast trusted in thy 
wickedness: thou hast said, None 
seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy 
knowledge, it hath perverted thee ; 
and thou hast said in thine heart, I 
am, and none else besides me. 

11 1 Therefore shall evil come upon 
thee ; thou shalt not know from 
whence it riseth : and mischief shall 
fall upon thee ; thou shalt not be able 
to put it off: and desolation shall 
©ome upon thee suddenly, which thou 
shalt not know. 

12 Stand now with thine enchant- 
ments, and with the multitude of thy 
sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured 
from thy youth ; if so be thou shalt 
be able to profit, if so be thou mayest 
orevail. 

13 Thou art wearied in the multi- 
to.de of thy counsels. Let now the as- 
trologers, the stargazers, the monthly 
prognosticators, stand up, and save 
Ihee f rom these things that shall come 
upon thee. 

li Behold, they shall be as stubble ; 
tine fire shall burn them ; they shall 
mot deliver themselves from the power 
of the flame : there shall not be a coal 
to warm at, nor fire to sit before it. 

15 Thus shall they be unto thee with 
whom thou hast laboured, even thy 
merchants, from thy youth: they 
shall wander every one to his quar- 
ter ; none shall save thee. 

CHAPTER XLVIIL 

£ God, to convince the people of their foreknown 
obstinacy, revealed his prophecies. 9 He saveth 
them for his own sake. 12 He exhorteth them to 
obedience, because of his power and providence. 

16 He lamentech their backwardness. 20 He pow- 
erfully delivereth his out of Babylon. 

HEAR ye this, O house of Jacob, 
which are called by the name of 
Israel, and are come forth out of the 
waters of Judah, which swear by the 
name of the Lord, and make mention 
of the God of Israel, but not in truth, 
nor in righteousness. 

2 For they call themselves of the 
holy city, and stay themselves upon 
the God of Israel : The Lord of hosts 
is his name. 

8 I have declared the former things 
from the beginning; and they went 
forth out of my mouth, and I shewed 
them ; I did them suddenly, and they 
uame to pass. 

4 Because I knew that thou art ob- 
stinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, 
and thy brow brass ; 

5 I have even from the beginning 
declared it to thee ; before it came to 
glass I shewed it thees lest thou 



shouldest say, Mine idol hath done 
them ; and my graven image, and 
my molten image, hath commanded 
them. 

6 Thou hast heard, see all this ; and 
will not ye declare it ? I have snewed 
thee new things from this time, even 
hidden things, and thou didst not 
know them. 

7 They are created now, and no> 
from the beginning ; even before the 
day when thou heardest them not \ 
lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew 
them. 

8 Yea, thou heardest not ; yea, thou 
knewest not ; yea, from that time that 
thine ear was not opened : for I knew 
that thou wouldest deal very treacher- 
ously, and wast called a transgressor 
from the womb. 

9 ^ For my name's sake will I defer 
mine anger, and for my praise will 1 
refrain for thee, that I cut thee not 
off. 

10 Behold, I have refined thee, but 
not with silver ; I have chosen thee in 
the furnace of affliction. 

11 For mine own sake, even for mine 
own sake, will I do it : for how should 
my name be polluted ? and I will not 
give my glory unto another. 

12 1 Hearken unto me, O Jacob and 
Israel, my called ; I am he ; I am the 
first, I also am the last. 

13 Mine hand also hath laid the 
foundation of the earth, and my right 
hand hath spanned the heavens : when 
I call unto them, they stand up to- 
gether. 

14 All ye, assemble yourselves, and 
hear? which among them hatn de- 
clared these things f The Lord hath 
loved him : he will do his pleasure on 
Babylon, and his arm shall be on the 
Chaldeans. 

15 I, even I, have spoken ; yea, I have 
called him : I have brought him, and 
he shall make his way prosperous. 

16 1 Come ye near unto me, hear ye 
this ; I have not spoken in secret from 
the beginning ; from the time that it 
was, there am I : and now the Lord 
God, and his Spirit, hath sent me. 

17 Thus saith the Lord, thy Redeem- 
er, the Holy One of Israel ; I am the 
Lord thy God which teacheth thee 
to profit, which leadeth thee by the 
way that thou shouldest go. 

18 O that thou hadst hearkened to 
my commandments ! then had thy 
peace been as a river, and thy right- 
eousness as the waves of the sea: 

19 Thy seed also had been as the 
sand, and the offspring of thy bowels 
like the gravel thereof; his name 
should not have been cut off nor de- 
stroyed from before me. 

20 f Go ye forth of Babylon, flee ye 
from the Chaldeans, with a voice of 
singing declare ye, tell this, utter it 
even to the end of the earth ; say ye. 
The Lord hath redeemed his servant 
Jacob. 

21 And they thirsted not when he led 

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ISAIAH, XL1X. 



the Gentiles,, 



them through the deserts .- he caused 
the waters to flow out of the rock for 
them : he clave the rock also, and the 
waters gushed out. 

22 There is no peace, saith the Lord, 
unto the wicked. 

CHAPTER XUX. 

1 Christ, being sent to the Jews, complaineth of 
them. 5 He is sent to the Gentiles with gracious 
promises. 13 God's love is perpetual to his 
church. 18 The ample restoration of the church. 
24 The powerful deliverance out of captivity. 

LISTEN, O isles, unto me ; and 
hearken, ye people, from far ; The 
Lord hath called me from the womb ; 
from the bowels of my mother hath 
he made mention of my name. 

2 And he hath made my mouth like 
a sharp sword ; in the shadow of his 
hand hath he hid me, and made me a 

Eolished shaft ; in his quiver hath he 
id me ; 

3 And said unto me, Thou art my 
servant, O Israel, in whom I will be 
glorified. 

4 Then I said, I have laboured in 
vain, I have spent my strength for 
nought, and in vain : yet surely my 
judgment is with the Lord, and my 
work with my God. 

6 1 And now, saith the Lord that 
formed me from the womb to be his 
servant, to bring Jacob again to him, 
Though Israel be not gathered, yet 
shall I be glorious in the eyes of the 
Lord, and my God shall be my 
strength. 

6 And he said, It is a light thing that 
thou shouldest be my servant to raise 
up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore 
the preserved of Israel : I will also 
give thee for a light to the Gentiles, 
that thou mayest be my salvation unto 
the end of the earth. 

7 Thus saith the Lord, the Redeemer 
of Israel, and his Holy One, to him 
whom man despiseth, to him whom 
the nation abhorreth, to a servant 
of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, 
princes also shall worship, because of 
the Lord that is faithful, and the Holy 
One of Israel, and he shall choose 
thee. 

8 Thus saith the Lord, In an accept- 
able time have I heard thee, and in a 
day of salvation have I helped thee : 
and I will preserve thee, and give thee 
for a covenant of the people, to estab- 
lish the earth, to cause to inherit the 
desolate heritages ; 

9 That thou mayest say to the pris- 
oners, Go forth ; to them that are in 
darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall 
feed in the ways, and their pastures 
shall be in all high places. 

10 They shall not hunger nor thirst ; 
neither shall the heat nor sun smite 
them : for he that hath mercy on them 
shall lead them, even by the springs 
©f water shall he guide them. 

11 And I will make all my mountains 
a way, and my highways shall be ex- 
alted. 

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12 Behold, these shall come from far s 
and, lo, these from the north and from 
the west ; and these from the land of 
Sinim. 

13 % Sing, O heavens ; and be joyful,, 
O earth ; and break forth into singing, 
O mountains : for the Lord hath com 
f orted his people, and will have mercy 
upon his afflicted. 

14 But Zion said, The Lord hath for- 
saken me, and my Lord hath forgoth 
ten me. 

15 Can a woman forget her sucking 
child, that she should not have com= 
passion on the son of her womb 1 yea. 
they may forget, yet will I not forged 
thee. 

16 Behold, I have graven thee upon 
the palms of my hands ; thy walls are 
continually before me. 

17 Thy children shall make haste; 
thy destroyers and they that made 
thee waste shall go forth of thee. 

18 1 Lift up thine eyes round about, 
and behold : all these gather them- 
selves together, and come to thee. 
As I live, saith the Lord, thou shalt 
surely clothe thee with them all, as 
with an ornament, and bind them 
on thee, as a bride doeth. 

19 For thy waste and thy desolate 
places, and the land of thy destruc- 
tion, shall even now be too narrow 
by reason of the inhabitants, and 
they that swallowed thee up shall 
be far away. 

20 The children which thou shalt 
have, after thou hast lost the other, 
shall say again in thine ears. The 
place is too strait for me : give place 
to me that I may dwell. 

21 Then shalt thou say in thine heart. 
Who hath begotten me these, seeing l 
have lost my children, and am deso~ 
late, a captive, and removing to and 
fro? and who hath brought up these! 
Behold, I was left alone ; these, where 
had they been? 

22 Thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I 
will lift up mine hand to the Gentiles, 
and set up my standard to the people ; 
and they shall bring thy sons in their 
arms, and thy daughters shall be car- 
ried upon their shoulders. 

23 And kings shall be thy nursing 
fathers, and their queens thy nursing 
mothers : they shall bow down to thee 
with their face toward the earth, and 
lick up the dust of thy feet : and thou 
shalt know that I am the Lord : for 
they shall not be ashamed that wait 
for me. 

24 1 Shall the prey be taken from 
the mighty, or the lawful captive de- 
livered ? 

25 But thus saith the Lord, Even the 
captives of the mighty shall be taken 
away, and the prey of the terrible 
shall be delivered : for I will contend 
with him that contendeth with thee, 
and I will save thy children. 

26 And I will feed them that oppress 
thee with their own flesh ; tyid they 
shall be drunken with their owe 



An exhortation 



ISAIAH, LI. 



to trust in God. 



blood, as with sweet wine : and all 
flesh shall know that I the Lord am 
thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the 
Mighty One of Jacob. 

CHAPTER L. 

1 Christ sheweth that the dereliction of the Jews is 
not to be imputed to him, by his ability to save, 
6 by hts obedience in that work, 1 and by his con- 
fidence in that assistance. 10 An exhortation to 
trust in God, and not in ourselves. 

THUS saith the Lord, Where is the 
bill of your mother's divorcement, 
whom I have put away? or which of 
my creditors is it to whom I have sold 
you ? Behold, for your iniquities have 
ye sold yourselves, and for your trans- 
gressions is your mother put away. 

2 Wherefore, when I came, was there 
no man ? when I called, was there none 
to answer? Is my hand shortened at 
all, that it cannot redeem ? or have I 
no power to deliver? behold, at my 
rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the 
rivers a wilderness : their fish stink- 
eth. because there is no water, and 
dieth for thirst. 

3 1 clothe the heavens with blackness, 
and I make sackcloth their covering. 

4 The Lord God hath given me the 
tongue of the learned, that I should 
knew how to speak a word in season 
to him that is weary : he wakeneth 
morning by morning, he wakeneth 
mine ear to hear as the learned. 

6 % The Lord God hath opened mine 
ear, and I was not rebellious, neither 
turned away back. 

6 I gave my back to the sm iters, 
and my cheeks to them that plucked 
off the hair : I hid not my face 
from shame and spitting. 

7 f For the Lord God will help me ; 
therefore shall I not be confounded : 
therefore have I set my face like a 
flint, and I know that I shall not be 
ashamed. 

8 He is near that justifieth me ; who 
will contend with me? let us stand 
together : who is mine adversary ? 
let him come near to me. 

9 Behold, the Lord God will help me ; 
who is he that shall condemn me ? lo, 
they all shall wax old as a garment ; 
the moth shall eat them up. 

10 % Who is among you that fear- 
eth the Lord, that obeyeth the 
voice of his servant, that walketh in 
darkness, and hath no light? let him 
trust in the name of the Lord, and 
Btay upon his God. 

11 Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, 
that compass yourselves about with 
sparks : walk m the fight of your 
fire, and in the sparks that ye have 
kindled. This shall ye have of mine 
hand ; ye shall lie down in sorrow. 

CHAPTER LL 

2 An exhortation, after the pattern of Abraham, 
to trust in Christ, 3 by reason of his comfort- 
mble promises, 4 of his righteous salvation, 7 
and man's mortality. 9 Christ by his sanctified 
mrm defendeth his from the fear of man. 17 
He bewaileth the afflictions of Jerusalem, 21 and 
fpromuetb deliverance. 



HEARKEN to me, ye that follow 
after righteousness, ye that seek 
the Lord : look unto the rock whence 
ye are hewn, and to the hole of the 
pit whence ye are digged. » 

2 Look unto Abraham your father, 
and unto Sarah that bare you : for I 
called him alone, and blessed him, 
and increased him. 

3 For the Lord shall comfort Zion ; 
he will comfort all her waste places ; 
and he will make her wilderness like 
Eden, and her desert like the garden 
of the Lord ; joy and gladness shall 
be found therein, thanksgiving, and 
the voice of melody. 

4 *H Hearken unto me, my people; 
and give ear unto me, O my nation : 
for a law shall proceed from me, 
and I will make my judgnient to 
rest for a light of the people. 

5 My righteousness is near ; my 
salvation is gone forth, and mine 
arms shall judge the people ; the 
isles shall wait upon me, and on 
mine arm shall they trust. 

6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens, 
and look upon the earth beneath s 
for the heavens shall vanish away 
like smoke, and the earth shall wax 
old like a garment, and they that 
dwell therein shall die in like man- 
ner: but my salvation shall be for 
ever, and my righteousness shall not 
be abolished. 

7 T Hearken unto me, ye that know 
righteousness, the people in whose 
heart is my law ; fear ye not the re- 
proach of men, neither be ye afraid 
of their revilings. 

8 For the moth shall eat them up 
like a garment, and the worm shall 
eat them like wool : but my right- 
eousness shall be for ever, and my 
salvation from generation to genera- 
tion. 

9 1 Awake, awake, put on strength, 
O arm of the Lord ; awake, as in 
the ancient days, in the genera- 
tions of old. Art thou not it that 
hath cut Rahab, and wounded the 
dragon ? 

10 Art thou not it which hath 
dried the sea, the waters of the 
great deep ; that hath made the 
depths of the sea a way for the ran- 
somed to pass over ? 

11 Therefore the redeemed of the 
Lord shall return, and come with 
singing unto Zion ; and everlasting 
joy shall be upon their head : they 
shall obtain gladness and joy ; and 

snail 



and mourning 



flee 



sorrow 
away. 

12 I, even I, am he that comforteth 
you : who art thou, that thou should' 
est be afraid of a man that shall die. 
and of the son of man which shall 
be made as grass; 

13 And forgettest the Lord thy 
Maker, that hath stretched forth the 
heavens, and laid the foundations 
of the earth ; and hast feared con 
tinually every dav because of the 

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ISAIAH, LII. 



of Christ's kingdom,. 



fury of the oppressor, as if he were 
ready to destroy? and where is the 
fury of the oppressor? 

14 The captive exile hasteneth that 
he may be loosed, and that he should 
not die in the pit, nor that his bread 
should fail. 

15 But I am the Lord thy God, that 
divided the sea, whose waves roared : 
The Lord of hosts is his name. 

16 And I have put my words in 
thy mouth, and I have covered thee 
in the shadow of mine hand, that I 
may plant the heavens, and lay the 
foundations of the earth, and say 
unto Zion, Thou art my people. 

17 1 Awake, awake, stand up, O 
Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the 
hand of the Lord the cup of his 
fury ; thou hast drunken the dregs 
of the cup of trembling, and wrung 
them out. 

18 There is none to guide her 
among all the sons whom she hath 
brought forth ; neither is there any 
that taketh her by the hand of all 
the sons that she hath brought up. 

19 These two things are come unto 
thee; who shall be sorry for thee? 
desolation, and destruction, and the 
famine, and the sword: by whom 
shall I comfort thee? 

20 Thy sons have fainted, they lie 
at the nead of all the streets, as a 
wild bull in a net : they are full of 
the fury of the Lord, the rebuke of 
thy God. 

21 IT Therefore hear now this, thou 
afflicted, and drunken, but not with 
wine : 

22 Thus saith thy Lord the Lord, 
and thy God that pleadeth the cause 
of his people. Behold, I have taken 
out of thine hand the cup of trem- 
bling, even the dregs of the cup of 
my fury ; thou shalt no more drink 
it again : 

23 But I will put it into the hand 
of them that afflict thee ; which 
have said to thy soul, Bow down, 
that we may go over : and thou hast 
laid thy body as the ground, and 
as the street, to them that went 
over. 

CHAPTER LIL 

1 Christ persuadeth the church to believe his free 
redemption, 1 to receive the ministers thereof, 9 
to joy in the power thereof , 11 and to free them- 
selves from bondage. 13 Christ's kingdom shall 
be exalted. 

AWAKE, awake, put on thy strength, 
. O Zion ; put on thy beautiful gar- 
ments, O Jerusalem, the holy city : for 
henceforth there shall no more come 
into thee the uncircumcised and the 
unclean. 

2 Shake thyself from the dust ; arise, 
and sit down, O Jerusalem : loose thy- 
self from the bands of thy neck, O 
captive daughter of Zion. 

3 For thus saith the Lord, Ye have 
sold yourselves for nought ; and ye 
shall be redeemed without money. 

4 For thus saith the Lord God, My 

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people went down aforetime into 
Egypt to sojourn there; and the 
Assyrian oppressed them without 
cause. 

5 Now therefore, what have I here, 
saith the Lord, that my people is 
taken away for nought? they that 
rule over them make them to howl, 
saith the Lord ; and my name contin- 
ually every day is blasphemed. 

6 Therefore my people shall know 
my name: therefore they shall know 
in that day that I am he that doth 
speak : behold, it is I. 

7 1[ How beautiful upon the mount- 
ains are the feet of him that bringeth 
good tidings, that publisheth peace 5 
that bringeth good tidings of good, 
that publisheth salvation; that saith 
unto Zion, Thy God reigneth ! 

8 Thy watchmen shall lift up the 
voice ; with the voice together shall 
they sing : for they shall see eye to 
eye, when the Lord shall bring again 
Zion. 

9 1 Break forth into joy, sing togeth- 
er, ye waste places of Jerusalem : for 
the Lord hath comforted his people, 
he hath redeemed Jerusalem. 

10 The Lord hath made bare his holy 
arm in the eyes of all the nations ; and 
all the ends of the earth shall see the 
salvation of our God. 

11 f Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out 
from thence, touch no unclean thing,' 
go ye out of the midst of her ; be ye 
clean, that bear the vessels of the 
Lord. 

12 For ye shall not go out with haste, 
nor go by flight : for the Lord will go 
before you ; and the God of Israel unU 
be your rearward. 

13 1 Behold, my servant shall deal 
prudently, he shall be exalted and ex= 
tolled, and be very high. 

14 As many were astonied at thee ? 
his visage was so marred more than 
any man, and his form more than the 
sons of men : 

15 So shall he sprinkle many nations ? 
the kings shall shut their mouths at 
him : for that which had not been told 
them shall they see ; and that which 
they had not heard shall they con- 
sider. 

CHAPTER LIII. 

1 The prophet, complaining of incredulity, exeusetk 
the scandal of the cross, 4 by the benefit of hit 
passion, 10 and the good success thereof. 

WHO hath believed our report! 
and to whom is the arm of 
the Lord revealed? 

2 For he shall grow up before him as 
a tender plant, and as a root out of a 
dry ground: he hath no form nor 
comeliness ; and when we shall see 
him, there is no beauty that we 
should desire him. 

3 He is despised and rejected of 
men ; a man of sorrows, and ac- 
quainted with grief : and we hid as it 
were our faces from hiin ; he was de- 
spised, and we esteemed him not. 

4 If Surely he hath borne our griefs. 



The church 



ISAIAH, LV. 



is comforted* 



and carried our sorrows ; yet we did 
esteem him stricken, smitten of God, 
and afflicted. 

5 But he was wounded for our trans- 
gressions, he was bruised for our in- 
iquities : the chastisement of our 
peace was upon him; and with his 
stripes we are healed. 

6 All we like sheep have gone 
astray ; we have turned every one to 
his own way ; and the Lord hath 
laid on him the iniquity of us all. 

7 He was oppressed, and he was af- 
flicted, yet he opened not his mouth : 
he is brought as a lamb to the slaugh- 
ter, and as a sheep before her shear- 
ers is dumb, so he openeth not his 
mouth. 

8 He was taken from prison and 
from judgment: and who shall de- 
clare his generation? for he was cut 
off out of the land of the living: for 
the transgression of my people was 
he stricken. 

9 And he made his grave with the 
wicked, and with the rich in his 
death; because he had done no vio- 
lence, neither was any deceit in his 
mouth. 

10 1 Yet it pleased the Lord to 
bruise him ; he hath put him to 
grief : when thou shalt make his soul 
an offering for sin, he shall see his 
seed, he snail prolong his days, and 
the pleasure or the Lord shall pros- 
per m his hand. 

11 He shall see of the travail of his 
soul, and shall be satisfied : by his 
knowledge shall my righteous serv- 
ant justify many ; for he shall bear 
their iniquities. 

12 Therefore will I divide him a 
portion with the great, and he shall 
divide the spoil with the strong : be- 
cause he hath poured out his soul un- 
to death : and he was numbered with 
the transgressors; and he bare the 
sin of many, and made intercession 
for the transgressors. 

CHAPTER LIT. 

E The prophet, for the comfort of the Gentiles, 
prophesieth the amplitude of their church, 4 their 
safety, 6 their certain deliverance out of affliction, 
11 their fair edification, 15 and their sure pres- 
ervation. 

SING, O barren, thou that didst 
not bear ; break forth into sing- 
ing, and cry aloud, thou that didst 
not travail with child : for more are 
the children of the desolate than the 
children of the married wife, saith 
the Lord. 

2 Enlarge the place of thy tent, 
and let them stretch forth the cur- 
tains of thine habitations : spare not, 
lengthen thy cords, and strengthen 
thy stakes ; 

3 For thou shalt break forth on 
the right hand and on the left ; and 
thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles, 
and make the desolate cities to be 
*.nhabited. 

4 Fear not ; for thou shalt not be 



ashamed : neither be thou confound- 
ed ; for thou shalt not be put to 
shame : for thou shalt forget the 
shame of thy youth, and shalt not 
remember the reproach of thy wid- 
owhood any more. 

5 For thy Maker is thine husband] 
The Lord of hosts is his name ; ana 
thy Redeemer the Holy One of Isra- 
el ; The God of the whole earth shall 
he be called. 

6 For the Lord hath called thee as 
a woman forsaken and grieved in 
spirit, and a wife of youth, when 
thou wast refused, saith thy God. 

7 For a small moment have I for- 
saken thee ; but with great mercies 
will I gather thee. 

8 In a little wrath I hid my face 
from thee for a moment ; but with 
everlasting kindness will I have 
mercy on thee, saith the Lord thy 
Redeemer. 

9 For this is as the waters of Noah 
unto me : for as I have sworn that 
the waters of Noah should no more 
go over the earth ; so have I sworn 
that I would not be wroth with thee, 
nor rebuke thee. 

10 For the mountains shall depart, 
and the hills be removed ; but my 
kindness shall not depart from thee, 
neither shall the covenant of my 
peace be removed, saith the Lord 
that hath mercy oh thee. 

11 1^ O thou afflicted, tossed with 
tempest, and not comforted, behold, 
I will lay thy stones with fair col- 
ours, and lay thy foundations with 
sapphires. 

12 And I will make thy windows of 
agates, and thy gates of carbuncles* 
and all thy borders of pleasant stones. 

13 And all thy children shall be 
taught of the Lord ; and great shall 
be the peace of thy children. 

14 In righteousness shalt thou be 
established : thou shalt be far from 
oppression ; for thou shalt not fear : 
and from terror ; for it shall n$b 
come near thee. 

15 Behold, they shall surely gather 
together, but not by me : whosoever 
shall gather together against thee 
shall fall for thy sake. 

16 Behold, I have created the smith 
that bloweth the coals in the fire, and 
that bringeth forth an instrument 
for his work ; and I have created 
the waster to destroy. 

17 % No weapon that is formed 
against thee shall prosper ; and every 
tongue that shall rise against thee 
in judgment thou shalt condemn, 
This is the heritage of the servants 
of the Lord, and their righteousness 
is of me, saith the Lord. 

CHAPTER LV. 

1 The prophet, with the promises of Christ, calleth 
to faith, 6 and to repentance. 8 The happy *««= 
cess of them that believe. 

HO, every one that thirsteth, come 
ye to the waters, and he that 
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A gracious invitation. 



ISAIAH, LVI. 



Of blind watchmen. 



hath no money ; come ye, buy, and 
eat ; yea, come, buy wine ana milk 
without money and without price. 

2 Wherefore do ye spend money 
for that which is not bread ? and 
your labour for that which satisfleth 
not? hearken diligently unto me, 
and eat ye that which is good, and 
let your soul delight itself in fat- 
ness. 

3 Incline your ear, and come unto 
me : hear, and your soul shall live ; 
and I will make an everlasting cov- 
enant with you, even the sure mercies 
of David. 

* Behold, I have given him for a 
witness to the people, a leader and 
commander to the people. 

5 Behold, thou shalt call a nation 
that thou knowest not, and nation? 
that knew not thee shall run unto 
thee, because of the Lord thy God, 
and for the Holy One of Israel ; for 
he hath glorified thee. 

6 *[ Seek ye the Lord while he may 
be found, call ye upon him while he 
is near : 

7 Let the wicked forsake his way, 
and the unrighteous man his 
thoughts : and let him return unto 
the Lord, and he will have mercy 
upon him ; and to our God, for he 
will abundantly pardon. 

8 fl For my thoughts are not your 
thoughts, neither are your ways my 
way?, saith the Lord. 

9 For as the heavens are higher 
than the earth, so are my ways high- 
er than your ways, and my thoughts 
than your thoughts. 

10 For as the rain cometh down, 
and the snow from heaven, and re- 
turneth not thither, but watereth the 
earth, and maketh it bring forth and 
bud, that it may give seed to the 
sower, and bread to the eater : 

U So shall my word be that goeth 
forth out of my mouth ■ it shall not 
return unto me void, but it shall ac- 
complish that which I please, and it 
shall prosper in the thing whereto I 
sent it. 

12 For ye shall go out with joy, and 
be led forth with peace : the mount- 
ains and the hills shall break forth 
before you into singing, and all the 
trees of the field shall clap their 
hands. 

13 Instead of the thorn shall come 
up the fir tree, and instead of the 
brier shall come up the myrtle tree : 
and it shall be to the Lord for a 
name, for an everlasting sign that 
shall not be cut off. 

CHAPTER LVI. 

1 The prophet exhorteth to sanctiftcation. S He 
promiseth it shall be general without respect of 
persons. 9 He inveigheth against blind watch- 
men. 

THUS saith the Lord, Keep ye judg- 
ment, and do justice : for my sal- 
vation is near to come, and my right- 
eousness to be revealed. 

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2 Blessed is the man that doeth this, 
and the son of man that layeth hold 
on it ; that keepeth the sabbath from 
polluting it, and keepeth his hand 
from doing any evil. 

3 % Neither let the son of the stran- 
ger, that hath joined liimself to the 
Lord, speak, saying, The Lord hath 
utterly separated me from his people : 
neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I 
am a dry tree. 

4 For thus saith the Lord unto the 
eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and 
choose th" things that please me, and 
take hold of my covenant ; 

5 Even unto them will I give in 
mine house and within my walls a 
place and a name better than of sons 
and of daughters : I will give them 
an everlasting name, that shall not 
be cut off. 

6 Also the sons of the stranger, that 
ioin themselves to the Lord, to serve 
him, and to love the name of the 
Lord, to be his servants, every one 
that keepeth the sabbath from pol- 
luting it, and taketh hold of my cov- 
enant ; 

7 Even them will I bring to my holy 
mountain, and make them joyful in 
my house of prayer : their burnt of- 
ferings and their sacrifices shall be 
accepted upon mine altar ; for mine 
house shall be called a house of 
praver for all people. 

8 The Lord God which gathereth the 
outcasts of Israel saith, Yet will I 
gather others to him, besides those 
that are gathered unto him. 

9 f All ye beasts of the field, come 
to devour, yea, all ye beasts in the 
forest. 

10 His watchmen are blind : thev 
are all ignorant, they are all dumb 
dogs, they cannot bark ; sleeping, 
lying down, loving to slumber. 

11 Yea, they are greedy dogs which 
can never have enough, and they are 
shepherds that cannot understand : 
they all look to their own way, every 
one for his gain, from his quarter. 

12 Come ye, say they, I will fetch 
wine, and we will fill ourselves 
with strong drink ; and to morrow 
shall be as this day, and much more 
abundant. 

CHAPTER LVII. 

1 The blessed death of the righteous. 3 Ood re- 
proveth the Jews for their whorish idolatry. IS 
He giveth evangelical promises to the penitent. 

THE righteous perisheth, and no 
man layeth it to heart : and mer- 
ciful men are taken away, none con- 
sidering that the righteous is taken 
away from the evil to come. 

2 He shall enter into peace : they 
shall rest in their beds, each one walk- 
ing in his uprightness. 

3 1 But draw near hither, ye sons of 
the sorceress, the seed of the adulter- 
er and the whore. 

4 Against whom do ye sport your- 
selves ? against whom make ye a wide 
mouth, and draw out the tongue! art 



Promises to the penitent. ISAIAH, LVIII. 



Hypocrisy reprovedo 



ye not children of transgression, a 
seed of falsehood, 

5 Inflaming yourselves with idols 
under every green tree, slaying the 
children in the valleys under the 
clefts of the rocks? 

6 Among the smooth stones of the 
stream is thy portion ; they, they are 
thy lot : even to them hast thou 
poured a drink offering, thou hast 
offered a meat offering. Should I re- 
ceive comfort in these! 

7 Upon a lofty and high mountain 
hast thou set thy bed : even thither 
wentest thou up to offer sacrifice. 

8 Behind the doors also and the 

gosts hast thou set up thy remem- 
rance : for thou hast discovered 
thyself to another than me, and art 
gone up ; thou hast enlarged thy bed, 
and made thee a covenant with them ; 
thou lovedst their bed where thou 
sawest it. 

9 And thou Aventest to the king with 
ointment, and didst increase thy per- 
fumes, and didst send thy messengers 
far off, and didst debase thyself even 
unto hell. 

10 Thou art wearied in the great- 
ness of thy way ; yet saidst thou not. 
There is no hope : thou hast found 
the life of thine hand ; therefore thou 
wast not grieved. 

11 And of whom hast thou been 
afraid or feared, that thou hast lied, 
and hast not remembered me, nor 
laid it to thy heart? have not I held 
my peace even of old, and thou fear- 
est me not? 

12 I will declare thy righteousness, 
and thy works ; for they shall not, 
profit thee. 

13 IT When thou criest, let thy com- 
panies deliver thee ; but the wind 
shall carry them all away; vanity 
shall take them: but he that putteth 
his trust in me shall possess the 
land, and shall inherit my holy 
mountain ; 

H And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye 
up, prepare the way, take up the 
stumbhngblock out of the way of my 
people. 

15 For thus saith the high and lofty 
One that inhabiteth eternity, whose 
name is Holy ; I dwell in the high and 
holy place, with him also that is of a 
contrite and humble spirit, to revive 
the spirit of the humble, and to revive 
the heart of the contrite ones. 

16 For I will not contend for ever, 
neither will I be always wroth : for 
the spirit should fail before me, and 
the souls which I have made. 

17 For the iniquity of his covetous- 
ness was I wroth, and smote him : I 
hid me, and was wroth, and he went 
on f rowardiy in the way of his heart. 

18 I have seen his ways, and will 
heal him : I will lead him also, and 
restore comforts unto him and to his 
mourners. 

19 I create the fruit of the lips; 
Peace, peace to him that is far off, and 



to him that is near, saith the Lord; 
and I will heal him. 

20 But the wicked are like the trou- 
bled sea, when it cannot rest, whose 
waters cast up mire and dirt. 

21 There is no peace, saith my God, to 
the wicked. 

CHAPTER LVIII. 

1 The prophet, being sent to reprove hypocrisy, 3 
expresseth a counterfeit fast and a true. 6 He 
declareth what promises are due unto godliness, 
13 and to the keeping of the sabbath- 

CRY aloud, spare not, lift up thy 
voice like a trumpet, and shew my 
Eeople their transgression, and the 
ouse of Jacob their sins. 

2 Yet they seek me daily, and de- 
light to know my ways, as a nation 
that did righteousness, and forsook 
not the ordinance of their God : they 
ask of me the ordinances of justice ; 
they take delight in approaching to 
God. 

3 % Wherefore have we fasted, say 
they, and thou seest not? wherefore 
have we afflicted our soul, and thou 
takest no knowledge ? Behold, in the 
day of your fast ye find pleasure, and 
exact all your labours. 

4 Behold, ye fast for strife and de- 
bate, and to smite with the fist of 
wickedness: ye shall not fast as 
do this day, to make your voice to 
heard on high. 

5 Is it such a fast that I have chosen ! 
a day for a man to afflict his soul ! ia 
it to bow down his head as a bulrush, 
and to spread sackcloth and ashes 
under him f wilt thou call this a fast, 
and an acceptable day to the Lord ? 

6 Is not this the fast that I have 
chosen? to loose the bands of wick- 
edness, to undo the heavy burdens, 
and to let the oppressed go free, and 
that ye break every yoke ? 

7 Is it not to deal thy bread to the 
hungry, and that thou bring the poor 
that are cast out to thy house ! when 
thou seest the naked, that thou cover 
him ; and that thou hide not thyself 
from thine own flesh? 

8 f Then shall thy light break forth 
as the morning, and thine health 
shall Spring forth speedily : and thy 
righteousness shall go before thee ; 
the glory of the Lord shall be thy 
rearward. 

9 Then shalt thou call, and the Lord 
shall answer ; thou shalt cry, and he 
shall say, Here I am. If thou take 
away from the midst of thee the yoke, 
the putting forth of the finger, and 
speaking vanity ; 

10 And if thou draw out thy soul to 
the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted 
soul ; then shall thy light rise in ob- 
scurity, and thy darkness be as the 
noonday : 

11 And the Lord shall guide thee 
continually, and satisfy thy soul in 
drought, and make fat thy bones : and 
thou shalt be like a watered garden, 
and like a spring of water, whose 
waters fail not. 

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ISAIAH, LIX. 



Salvation only of God. 



12 And they that shall be of thee 
shall build the old waste places : thou 
shalt raise up the foundations of many 
generations ; and thou shalt be call- 
ed, The repairer of the breach, The 
restorer of paths to dwell in. 

13 H If thou turn away thy foot 
from the sabbath, from doing thy 
pleasure on my holy day ; and call 
the sabbath a delight, the holy of the 
Lord, honourable ; and shalt honour 
him, not doing thine own ways, nor 
finding thine own pleasure, nor speak- 
ing thine own words : 

14 Then shalt thou delight thyself 
in the Lord ; and I will cause thee 
to ride upon the high places of the 
earth, and feed thee with the heritage 
of Jacob thy father : for the mouth 
of the Lord hath spoken it. 

CHAPTER LIX. 

1 The damnable nature of sin. 3 The sins of the 
Jews. 9 Calamity is for sin. 16 Salvation is 
only of Ood. 20 The covenant of the Redeemer. 

BEHOLD, the Lord's hand is not 
shortened, that it cannot save ; 
neither his ear heavy, that it cannot 
hear : 

2 But your iniquities have separated 
between you and your God, and your 
sins have hid his face from you, that 
he will not hear. 

3 For your hands are defiled with 
blood, and your fingers with iniq- 
uity ; your lips have spoken lies, 
your tongue hath muttered perverse- 
ness. 

4 None calleth for justice, nor any 

{)leadeth for truth : they trust in van- 
ty , and speak lies ; they conceive mis- 
chief, and bring forth iniquity. 

5 They hatch cockatrice' eggs, and 
weave the spider's web : he that eat- 
eth of their eggs dieth, and that 
which is crushed breaketh out into 
a viper. 

6 Their webs shall not become gar- 
ments, neither shall they cover them- 
selves with their works : their works 
are works of iniquity, and the act of 
violence is in their hands. 

7 Their feet run to evil, and they 
make haste to shed innocent blood : 
their thoughts are thoughts of iniq- 
uity ; wasting and destruction are in 
their paths. 

8 The way of peace they know not ; 
and there is no judgment in their go- 
ings : they have made them crooked 
paths ; whosoever goeth therein shall 
not know peace. 

9 % Therefore is judgment far from 
us, neither doth justice overtake us : 
we wait for light, but behold obscuri- 
ty ; for brightness, but we walk in 
darkness. 

10 We grope for the wall like the 
blind, ana we grope as if we had no 
eyes : we stumble at noonday as in the 
night; we are in desolate places as 

'• dead men. 

11 We roar all like bears, and mourn 
sore like doves : we look for judg- 

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ment, but there is none ; for salvation, 
but it is far off from us. 

12 For our transgressions are multi- 
plied before thee, and our sins test- 
ify against us : for our transgressions 
are with us ; and as for our iniquities, 
we know them ; 

13 In transgressing and lying against 
the Lord, and departing away from 
our God, speaking oppression and re- 
volt, conceiving and uttering from 
the heart words of falsehood. 

14 And judgment is turned away 
backward, and justice standeth afar 
off : for truth is fallen in the street, 
and equity cannot enter. 

15 Yea, truth f aileth ; and he that 
departeth from evil maketh himself 
a prey : and the Lord saw it, and it 
displeased him that there was no judg- 
ment. 

16 i And he saw that there was no 
man, and wondered that there was 
no intercessor: therefore his arm 
brought salvation unto him ; and his 
righteousness, it sustained him. 

17 For he put on righteousness as a 
breastplate, and a helmet of salvation 
upon his head ; and he put on the gar- 
ments of vengeance for clothing, and 
was clad with zeal as a cloak. 

18 According to their deeds, accord- 
ingly he will repay, fury to his adver- 
saries, recompense to his enemies ; to 
the islands he will repay recompense. 

19 So shall they fear the name of 
the Lord from the west, and his glory 
from the rising of the sun. When the 
enemy shall come in like a flood, the 
Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a stand- 
ard against him. 

20 f And the Redeemer shall come 
to Zion, and unto them that turn 
from transgression in Jacob, saith the 
Lord. 

21 As for me, this is my covenant 
with them, saith the Lord ; My Spirit 
that is upon thee, and my words which 
I have put in thy mouth, shall not de- 
part out of thy mouth, nor out of the 
mouth of thy seed, nor out of the 
mouth of thy seed's seed, saith the 
Lord, from henceforth and for ever. 

CHAPTER LX. 

1 The glory of the church in the abundant access of 
the Gentiles, 15 and the great blessings after a 
short affiiclion. 

ARISE, shine ; for thy light is come, 
J\. and the glory of the Lord is risen 
upon thee. 

2 For, behold, the darkness shall 
cover the earth, and gross darkness 
the people : but the Lord shall arise 
upon thee, and his glory shall be seen 
upon thee. 

3 And the Gentiles shall come to thy 
light, and kings to the brightness of 
thy rising. 

4 Lift up thine eyes round about, 
and see : all they gather themselvee 
together, they come to thee : thy son** 
shall come from far, and thy daugh 
ters shall be nursed at thy side. 



The church's glory. 



ISAIAH, LXI. 



The office of Christ, 



5 Then thou shalt see, and flow to- 
gether, and thine heart shall fear, and 
be enlarged ; because the abundance 
of the sea shall be converted unto thee, 
the forces of the Gentiles shall come 
unto thee. 

6 The multitude of camels shall cov- 
er thee, the dromedaries of Midian 
and Ephah ; all they from Sheba shall 
come : they shall bring gold and in- 
cense ; and they shall shew forth the 
praises of the Lord. 

7 All the flocks of Kedar shall be 
gathered together unto thee, the rams 
of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee : 
they shall come up with acceptance on 
mine altar, and I will glorify the house 
of my glory. 

8 who are these that fly as a cloud, 
and as the doves to their windows ? 

9 Surely the isles shall wait for me, 
and the ships of Tarshish first, to 
bring thy sons from far, their silver 
and their gold with them, unto the 
name of the Lord thy God, and to the 
Holy One of Israel, because he hath 
glorified thee. 

10 And the sons of strangers shall 
build up thy walls, and their kings 
shall minister unto thee : for in my 
wrath I smote thee, but in my favour 
have I had mercy on thee. 

11 Therefore thy gates shall be open 
continually ; they shall not be shut 
day nor night ; that men may bring 
unto thee the forces of the Gentiles, 
and that their kings may be brought. 

12 For the nation and kingdom that 
will not serve thee shall perish ; yea, 
those nations shall be utterly wasted. 

13 The glory of Lebanon shall come 
unto thee, the fir tree, the pine tree, 
and the box together, to beautify the 
place of my sanctuary ; and I will 
make the place of my feet glorious. 

14 The sons also of them that afflict- 
ed thee shall come bending unto thee ; 
and all they that despised thee shall 
bow themselves down at the soles of 
thy feet ; and they shall call thee. 
The city of the Lord, The Zion of 
the Holy One of Israel. 

15 Whereas thou hast been forsaken 
and hated, so that no man went 
through thee, I will make thee an 
eternal excellency, a joy of many 
generations. 

16 Thou shalt also suck the milk of 
the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast 
of kings : and thou shalt know that I 
the Lord am thy Saviour and thy Re- 
deemer, the Mighty One of Jacob. 

17 For brass I will bring gold, and for 
Iron I will bring silver, and for wood 
brass, and for stones iron : I will also 
make thy officers peace, and thine ex- 
actors righteousness. 

18 Violence shall no more be heard in 
thy land, wasting nor destruction with- 
in thy borders ; but thou shalt call thy 
walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise. 

19 The sun shall be no more thy light 
by day ; neither for brightness shall 
the moon give light unto thee : but 



the Lord shall be unto thee an ever- 
lasting light, and thy God thy glory. 

20 Thy sun shall no more go down ; 
neither shall thy moon withdraw it- 
self : for the Lord shall be thine ever- 
lasting light, and the days of thy 
mourning shall be ended. 

21 Thy people also shall be all right- 
eous : they shall inherit the land for 
ever, the branch of my planting, the 
work of my hands, that I may be 
glorified. 

22 A little one shall become a thou- 
sand, and a small one a strong nation : 
I the Lord will hasten it in his time. 

CHAPTER LXI. 

1 The office of Christ. 4 The forwardness, 1 and 
blessings of the faithful. 

THE Spirit of the Lord God is up- 
on me ; because the Lord hath 
anointed me to preach good tidings 
unto the meek ; ne hath sent me to 
bind up the brokenhearted, to pro- 
claim liberty to the captives, and the 
opening of the prison to them that 
are bound; 

2 To proclaim the acceptable year of 
the Lord, and the day of vengeance of 
our God ; to comfort all that mourn ; 

3 To appoint unto them that mourn 
in Zion, to give unto them beauty 
for ashes, the oil of joy for mourn- 
ing, the garment of praise for the 
spirit of heaviness ; that they might 
be called Trees of righteousness, The 

Slanting of the Lord, that he might 
e glorified. 

£ If And they shall build the old 
wastes, they shall raise up the former 
desolations, and they shall repair the 
waste cities, the desolations of many 
generations. 

5 And strangers shall stand and feed 
your flocks, and the sons of the alien 
shall be your ploughmen and your 
vinedressers. 

6 But ye shall be named the Priests 
of the Lord : men shall call you the 
Ministers of our God : ye shall eat the 
riches of the Gentiles, and in their 
glory shall ye boast yourselves. 

7 1 For your shame ye shall have 
double ; and for confusion they shall 
rejoice in their portion : therefore in 
their land they shall possess the 
double : everlasting joy shall be unto 
them. 

8 For I the Lord love judgment, I 
hate robbery for burnt offering ; and 
I will direct their work in truth, and 
I will make an everlasting covenant 
with them. 

9 And their seed shall be known 
among the Gentiles, and their off- 
spring among the people : all that see 
them shall acknowledge them, that 
they are the seed which the Lord 
hath blessed. 

10 I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, 
my soul shall be joyful in my God ; 
for he hath clothed me with the gar- 
ments of salvation, he hath covered 
me with the robe of righteousness, 

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ISAIAH, LXII. 



for the church 



as a bridegroom decketh himself with 
ornaments, and as a bride adorneth 
herself with her jewels. 

11 For as the earth bringeth forth 
her bud, and as the garden causeth 
the things that are sown in it to 
spring forth ; so the Lord God will 
cause righteousness and praise to 
spring forth before all the nations. 

CHAPTER LXII. 

1 The fervent desire of the prophet to confirm the 
church in God's promises. 5 The office of the 
ministers (unto which they are incited) in preach- 
ing- the gospel, 10 and preparing the people 
thereto. 

FOR Zion's sake will I not hold my 
peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I 
will not rest, until the righteousness 
thereof go forth as brightness, and 
the salvation thereof as a lamp that 
burneth. 

2 And the Gentiles shall see thy 
righteousness, and all kings thy 
glory : and thou shalt be called by 
a new name, which the mouth of 
the Lord shall name. 

3 Thou shalt also be a crown of glory 
in the hand of the Lord, and a royal 
diadem in the hand of thy God. 

4 Thou shalt no more be termed 
Forsaken; neither shall thy land any 
more be termed Desolate : but thou 
shalt be called Hephzi-bah, and thy 
land Beulah : for the Lord delight- 
eth in thee, and thy land shall be 
married. 

5 1 For as a young man marrieth a 
virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee : 
and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over 
the bride, so shall thy God rejoice 
over thee. 

6 I have set watchmen upon thy 
walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never 
hold their peace day nor night : ye 
that make mention of the Lord, keep 
not silence 

7 And give him no rest, till he estab- 
lishj and till he make Jerusalem a 
praise in the earth. 

8 The Lord hath sworn by his right 
hand, and by the arm of his strength, 
Surely I will no more give thy corn to 
be meat for thine enemies; and the 
sons of the stranger shall not drink 
thy wine, for the which thou hast 
laboured : 

9 But they that have gathered it 
shall eat it, and praise the Lord ; and 
they that have brought it together 
shall drink it in the courts of my 
holiness. 

10 If Go through, go through the 
gates ; prepare ye the way of the peo- 
ple ; cast up, cast up the highway ; 
gather out the stones ; lift up a stand- 
ard for the people. 

11 Behold, the Lord hath proclaimed 
unto the end of the world, Say ye to 
the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy 
salvation cometh ; behold, his reward 
is with him, and his work before him. 

12 And they shall call them, The 
holy people, The redeemed of the 

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Lord : and thou shalt be called, Sought* 
out, A city not forsaken. 

CHAPTER LXHL 

1 Christ sheweth who he is, 2 what his victory ov*, 
his enemies, 7 and what his mercy toward hit 
church. 10 In his just wrath he remembereth hui 
free mercy. 15 The church in their prayer, 1? 
and complaint, profess their faith, 

WHO is this that cometh from 
Edom, with dyed garments from 
Bozrah? this that is glorious in his 
apparel, travelling in the greatness otf 
his strength! I that speak in right 
eousness, mighty to save. 

2 Wherefore art thou red in thin® 
apparel, and thy garments bike him 
that treadeth in the winefat? 

3 I have trodden the winepress 
alone; and of the people there was 
none with me : for I will tread them 
in mine anger, and trample them in 
my fury ; and their blood shall b® 
sprinkled upon my garments, and I 
will stain all my raiment. 

4 For the day of vengeance is ias 
mine heart, and the year of my re- 
deemed is come. 

5 And I looked, and there was non® 
to help ; and I wondered that there 
was none to uphold : therefore mins 
own arm brought salvation unto me j 
and my fury, it upheld me. 

6 Ana I will tread down the people 
in mine anger, and make them drunk 
in my fury, and I will bring dowm 
their strength to the earth. 

7 If I will mention the lovingkind- 
nesses of the Lord, and the praises of 
the Lord, according to all that th® 
Lord hath bestowed on us, and th® 

freat goodness toward the house of 
srael, which he hath bestowed om 
them according to his mercies, and 
according to the multitude of his 
lovingkindnesses. 

8 For he said, Surely they are my 

Eeople, children that will not lie : so 
e was their Saviour. 

9 In all their affliction he was affliet= 
ed, and the Angel of his presence 
saved them : in nis love and in his 
pity he redeemed them ; and he bare 
them, and carried them all the days 
of old. 

10 If But they rebelled, and vexed} 
his Holy Spirit : therefore he was 
turned to be their enemy, and he 
fought against them. 

11 Then he remembered the days of 
old, Moses, and his people, saying. 
Where is he that brought them up out 
of the sea with the shepherd of hie 
flock? where is he that put his Holy 
Spirit within him? 

12 That led them by the right hand 
of Moses with his glorious arm, divid- 
ing the water before them, to make 
himself an everlasting name ? 

13 That led them through the dee$ 
as a horse in the wilderness, that they 
should not stumble ? 

14 As a beast goeth down into th® 
valley, the Spirit of the Lord caused 1 



the church 



ISAIAH, LXV. 



prayeth to God, 



trim to rest, so didst thou lead thy 
people, to make thyself a glorious 
name. 

15 ^ Look down from heaven, and 
behold from the habitation of thy 
holiness and of thy glory : where is 
thy zeal and thy strength, the sound- 
ing of thy bowels and of thy mercies 
toward me ? are they restrained ? 

16 Doubtless thou art our Father, 
though Abraham be ignorant of us, 
and Israel acknowledge us not : thou, 

Lord, art our Father, our Re- 
deemer ; thy name is from everlast- 
ing. 

17 1 O Lord, why hast thou made us 
to err from thy ways, and hardened 
our heart from thy fear ? Return for 
thy servants' sake, the tribes of thine 
inheritance. 

18 The people of thy holiness have 
possessed it but a little while i our 
adversaries have trodden down thy 
sanctuary. 

19 We are thine: thou never barest 
anile over them ; they were not called 
fey thy name. 

CHAPTER LXIV. 

1 The church prayeth for the illustration of Ood's 
power. 6 Celebrating God's mercy, it maketh 
confession of their natural corruptions. 9 It 
complaineth of their affliction. 

OH that thou wouldest rend the 
heavens, that thou wouldest come 
down, that the mountains might flow 
down at thy presence, 

2 As when the melting fire burneth, 
the fire causeth the waters to boil, to 
make thy name known to thine adver- 
saries, that the nations may tremble 
at thy presence ! 

8 When thou didst terrible things 
which we looked not for, thou earnest 
down, the mountains flowed down at 
Shy presence. 

4 For since the beginning of the 
world men have not heard, nor per- 
ceived by the ear, neither hath the 
eye seen, O God, besides thee, what 
he hath prepared for him that wait- 
eth for him. 

5 Thou meetest him that rejoiceth 
and worketh righteousness, those 
that remember thee in thy ways : 
behold, thou art wroth; for we have 
sinned: in those is continuance, and 
we shall be saved. 

6 But we are all as an unclean 
thing, and all our righteousnesses 
are as filthy rags; and we all do 
fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, 
like the wind, have taken us away. 

7 And there is none that calleth 
upon thy name, that stirreth up 
himself to take hold of thee: for 
thou hast hid thy face from us, and 
hast consumed us, because of our 
iniquities. 

8 But now, O Lord, thou art our 
Father; we are the clay, and thou 
our potter; and we all are the work 
of thy hand. 

9 if Be not wroth very sore, O 
Lord, neither remember iniquity for 

19 



ever: behold, see, we beseech the© 
we are all thy people. 

10 Thy holy cities are a wilderness;, 
Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a 
deso?ation. 

11 Our holy and our beautiful 
house, where our fathers praised 
thee, is burned up with fire : and all 
our pleasant things are laid waste. 

12 Wilt thou refrain thyself for 
these things, O Lord ? wilt thou hold 
thy peace, and afflict us very sore ? 

CHAPTER LXV. 

1 The calling of the Gentiles. 2 The Jews, for 
their incredulity, idolatry, and hypocrisy, art 
rejected. 8 A remnant shall be saved. 11 Judg° 
ments on the wicked, and blessings on the godly-. 
17 The blessed state of the new Jerusalem. 

I AM sought of them that asked not 
for me; I am found of them that 
sought me not: I said ? Behold me, 
behold me, unto a nation that was 
not called by my name. 

2 I have spread out my hands all 
the day unto a rebellious people, 
which walketh in a way that was no* 
good, after their own thoughts ; 

3 A people that provoketh me to 
anger continually to my face ; that 
sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth 
incense upon altars of brick ; 

4 Which remain among the graves, 
and lodge in the monuments: which 
eat swine's flesh, and broth or abom- 
inable things is in their vessels ; 

5 Which say, Stand by thyself, 
come not near to me; for I am 
holier than thou. These are a smoke 
in my nose, a fire that burneth all 
the day. 

6 Behold, it is written before me; 
I will not keep silence, but will rec- 
ompense, even recompense into their 
bosom, 

7 Your iniquities, and the iniquities 
of your fathers together, saith the 
Lord, which have burned incense up- 
on the mountains, and blasphemed 
me upon the hills : therefore will I 
measure their former work into 
their bosom. 

8 1 Thus saith the Lord, As the 
new wine is found in the cluster, 
and one saith. Destroy it not; for a 
blessing is in it : so will 1 do for my 
servants' sake, that I may not de- 
stroy them all. 

9 And I will bring forth a seed out 
of Jacob, and out of Judah an in- 
heritor of my mountains: and mine 
elect shall inherit it, and my serv- 
ants shall dwell there. 

10 And Sharon shall be a fold of 
flocks, and the valley of Achor a place 
for the herds to lie down in, for my 
people that have sought me. 

11 1 But ye are they that forsake 
the Lord, that forget my holy 
mountain, that prepare a table for 
that troop, and that furnish the 
drink offering unto that number. 

12 Therefore will I number you to 
the sword, and ye shall all bow 

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Of the new Jerusalem. 



ISAIAH, LXVI. God's gracious benefits. 



down to the slaughter : because when 
I called, ye did not answer ; when I 
spake, ye did not hear; but did evil 
before mine eyes, and did choose 
that wherein I delighted not. 

13 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God, Behold, my servants shall eat, 
but ye shall be hungry : behold, my 
servants shall drink, but ye shall be 
thirsty : behold, my servants shall 
rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed : 

H Behold, my servants shall sing 
for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for 
sorrow of heart, and shall howl for 
vexation of spirit. 

15 And ye skall leave your name 
for a curse unto my chosen : for the 
Lord God shall slay thee, and call 
his servants by another name : 

16 That he who blesseth himself in 
the earth shall bless himself in the 
God of truth ; and he that sweareth 
in the earth shall swear by the 
God of truth ; because the former 
troubles are forgotten, and because 
they are hid from mine eyes. 

17 t For, behold, I create new 
heavens and a new earth : and the 
former sball not be remembered, nor 
come into mind. 

18 But be ye glad and rejoice for 
ever in that which I create : for, be- 
hold. I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, 
and her people a joy. 

19 And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, 
and joy in my people : and the voice 
of weeping shall be no more heard 
in her, nor the voice of crying. 

20 There shall be no more thence 
an infant of days, nor an old man 
that hath not filled his days : for the 
child shall die a hundred years old ; 
but the sinner being a hundred years 
old shall be accursed. 

21 And they shall build houses, and 
inhabit them; and they shall, plant 
vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. 

22 They shall not build, and another 
inhabit ; they shall not plant, and an- 
other eat : for as the days of a tree 
are the days of my people, and mine 
elect shall* long enjoy the work of 
their hands. 

23 They shall not labour in vain, nor 
bring forth for trouble ; for they are 
the seed of the blessed of the Lord, 
and their offspring with them. 

24 And it shall come to pass, that be- 
fore they call, I will answer ; and while 
they are yet speaking, I will hear. 

25 The wolf and the lamb shall feed 
together, and the lion shall eat straw 
like the bullock : and dust shall be the 
serpent's meat. They shall not hurt 
nor destroy in all my holy mountain, 
saith the Lord. 

CHAPTER LXVI. 

1 The glorious God will be served in humhle 
sincerity. 5 He comfurteth the humhle with the 
marvellous generation, 10 and with the gracious 
benefits of the church. 15 God's severe judg- 
ments againxt the wicked. 19 The Gentiles shall 
have a holy church, 24 and see the damnation of 
the wicked. 

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THUS saith the Lord, The heaven is 
my throne, and the earth is my 
footstool : where is the house that ye 
build unto me ? and where is the place 
of my rest ? 

2 For all those things hath mine 
hand made, and all those things have 
been, saith the Lord : but to this man 
will I look, even to him that is poor 
and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth 
at my word. 

3 He that killeth an ox is as if he 
slew a man ; he that sacrificeth a 
lamb, as if he cut off a dog's neck ; 
he that offereth an oblation, as if he 
offered swine's blood ; he that burn- 
etii incense, as if he blessed an idol. 
Yea, they have chosen their own ways, 
and their soul delighteth in their 
abominations. 

4 I also will choose their delusions, 
and will bring their fears upon them ; 
because when I called, none did an- 
swer ; when I spake, they did not 
hear : but they did evil before mine 
eyes, and chose that in which I de- 
lighted not. 

5 % Hear the word of the Lord, ye 
that tremble at his word ; Your breth- 
ren that hated you, that cast yon out 
for my name's sake, said, Let tne Lord 
be glorified : but he shall appear to 
your joy, and they shall be ashamed. 

6 A voice of noise from the city, a 
voice from the temple, a voice of the 
Lord that rendereth recompense to 
his enemies. 

7 Before she travailed, she brought 
forth ; before her pain came, she was 
delivered of a man child. 

8 Who hath heard such a thing ! who 
hath seen such things? Shall the 
earth be made to bring forth in one 
day? or shall a nation be born at 
once ? for as soon as Zion travailed, 
she brought forth her children. 

9 Shall I bring to the birth, and not 
cause to bring forth ? saith the Lord : 
shall I cause to bring forth, and shut 
the womb f saith thy God. 

10 Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and 
be glad with her, all ye that love her : 
rejoice for joy with her, all ye that 
mourn for her : 

11 That ye may suck, and be satis- 
fled with the breasts of her consola- 
tions ; that ye may milk out, and be 
delighted with the abundance of her 

glory- 

12 For thus saith the Lord, Behold, 
I will extend peace to her like a river, 
and the glory of the Gentiles like a 
flowing stream : then shall ye suck, ye 
shall be borne upon her sides, and be 
dandled upon her knees. 

13 As one whom his mother eom- 
forteth, so will I comfort you ; and ye 
shall be comforted in Jerusalem. 

14 And when ye see this, your heart 
shall rejoice, and your bones shall 
flourish like an herb : and the hand 
of the Lord shall be known toward 
his servants, and his indignation to- 
ward his enemies. 



The time and 



JEREMIAH, I. 



calling of Jeremiah* 



15 For, behold, the Lord will come 
with fire, and with his chariots like 
a whirlwind, to render his anger with 
fury, and his rebuke with names of 
fire. 

16 For by fire and by his sword will 
the Lord plead with all flesh : and the 
slain of the Lord shall be many. 

17 They that sanctify themselves, 
and purify themselves in the gardens 
behind one tree in the midst, eating 
swine's flesh, and the abomination, 
and the mouse, shall be consumed 
together, saith the Lord. 

18 For I know their works and their 
thoughts: it shall come, that I will 
gather all nations and tongues ; and 
they shall come, and see my glory. 

19 And I will set a sign among them, 
and I will send those that escape of 
them unto the nations, to Tarsnish, 
Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to 
Tubal.and Javan, to the isles afar off, 
that have not heard my fame," neither 
have seen my glory ; and they shall 
declare my glory among the Gen- 
tiles. 

20 And they shall bring all your 



brethren for an offering unto the 
Lord out of all nations upon horses, 
and in chariots, and in litters, and 
upon mules, and upon swift beasts, 
to my holy mountain Jerusalem, saith 
the Lord, as the children of Israel 
bring an offering in a clean vessel 
into the house of the Lord. 

21 And I will also take of them for 

Eriests an$ for Levites, saith the 
ORD. 

22 For as the new heavens and the 
new earth, which I will make, shall 
remain before me, saith the Lord, so 
shall your seed and your name re- 
main. 

23 And it shall come to pass, that 
from one new moon to another, and 
from one sabbath to another, shall all 
flesh come to worship before me, saith 
the Lord. 

2i And they shall go forth, and look 
upon the carcasses of the men that 
have transgressed against me : for 
their worm shall not die, neither 
shall their fire be quenched ; and 
they shall be an abhorring unto all 
flesh. 



THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET 

JEREMIAH. 



CHAPTER I. 

1 The time, 3 and the calling of Jeremiah. 11 His 
prophetical visions of an almond rod and a seeth- 
ing pot. 15 His heavy message against Judah. 
17 God encourageth him with hi* promise of as- 
sistanee. 

THE words of Jeremiah the son of 
Hflkiah, of the priests that were 
in Anathoth in the land of Benja- 
min: 

2 To whom the word of the Lord 
came in the days of Josiah the son 
of Amon king of Judah, in the thir- 
teenth year of his reign. 

3 It came also in the days of Jehoia- 
kim the son of Josiah king of Judah, 
unto the end of the eleventh year or 
Zedekiah the son of Josiah king of 
Judah, unto the carrying away of Je- 
rusalem captive in the fifth month. 

i Then the word of the Lord came 
unto me, saying, 

5 Before I formed thee in the belly 
I knew thee ; and before thou earnest 
forth out of the womb I sanctified 
thee, and I ordained thee a prophet 
unto the nations. 

6 Then said I, Ah, Lord God ! behold, 
I cannot speak : for I am a child. 

7 *|j But the Lord said unto me, Say 
not, I am a child : for thou shalt go 
to all that I shall send thee, and 
whatsoever I command thee thou 
shalt speak. 

8 Be not afraid of their faces : for T 
am with thee to deliver thee, saith 
the Lord. 

9 Then the Lord put forth his hand. 



and touched my mouth. And the Lord 
said unto me, Behold, I have put my 
words in thy mouth. 

10 See ; I have this day set thee over 
the nations and over the kingdoms, 
to root out, and to pull down, and to 
destroy, and to throw down, to build, 
and to plant. 

11 H Moreover the word of the Lord 
came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what 
seest thou ? And I said, I see a rod of 
an almond tree. 

12 Then said the Lord unto me, Thou 
hast well seen : for I will hasten my 
word to perform it. 

13 And the word of the Lord came 
unto me the second time, saying, 
What seest thou! And I said, I see 
a seething pot; and the face thereof 
is toward the north. 

li Then the Lord said unto me. Out 
of the north an evil shall break forth 
upon all the inhabitants of the land. 

15 For, lo, I will call all the families 
of the kingdoms of the north, saith 
the Lord ; and they shall come, and 
they shall set every one his throne at 
the entering of the gates of Jerusa- 
lem, and against all the walls thereof 
round about, and against all the cities 
of Judah. 

16 And I will utter my judgments 
against them touching all their wick- 
edness, who have forsaken me, and 
have burned incense unto other gods, 
and worshipped the works of their 
own hands. 

17 f Thou therefore gird up thy 

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God expostulateth 



JEREMIAH, II. 



with the Jews* 



loins, and arise, and speak unto 
them all that I command thee : be 
not dismayed at their faces, lest I 
confound thee before them. 

18 For, behold, I have made thee 
this day a defenced city, and an 
iron pillar, and brazen walls against 
the whole land, against the kings of 
Judah, against the princes thereof, 
against the priests thereof, and 
against the people of thciand. 

19 And they shall fight against thee ; 
but they shall not prevail against thee ; 
for I am with thee, saith the Lord, to 
deliver thee. 

CHAPTER H. 

1 Ood, having shewed hit former kindness, expostu- 
lateth with the Jews their causeless revolt, 9 be- 
yond any example. 14 They are the causes of 
their own calamities. 20 The sins of Judah- 31 
Her confidence is rejected. 

MOREOVER the word of the Lord 
came to me, saying, 

2 Go and cry in the ears of Jeru- 
salem, saying. Thus saith the Lord ; 
I remember thee, the kindness of thy 
youth, the love of thine espousals, 
when thou wentest after me in the 
wilderness, in a land that was not 
sown. 

3 Israel was holiness unto the Lord, 
and the firstfruits of his increase : all 
that devour him shall offend; evil 
shall come upon them, saith the 
Lord. 

4 Hear ye the word of the Lord, O 
house of Jacob, and all the families 
of the house of Israel: 

5 IT Thus saith the Lord, What in- 
iquity have your fathers found in 
me. that they are gone far from me, 
and have walked after vanity, and are 
become vain ? 

6 Neither said they, Where is the 
Lord that brought us up out of the 
land of Egypt, that led us through 
the wilderness, through a land of des- 
erts and of pits, through a land of 
drought, and of the shadow of death, 
through a land that no man passed 
through, and where no man dwelt? 

7 And I brought you into a plentiful 
country, to eat the fruit thereof and 
the goodness thereof; but when ye 
entered, ye defiled my land, and made 
mine heritage an abomination. 

8 The priests said not, Where is the 
Lord! and they that handle the law 
knew me not : the pastors also trans- 
gressed against me, and the prophets 
prophesied by Baal, and walked after 
things that do not profit. 

9 If Wherefore I will yet plead with 
you, saith the Lord, and with your 
children's children will I plead. 

10 For pass over the isles of Chittim. 
and see ; and send unto Kedar, and 
consider diligently, and see if there 
be such a thing. 

11 Hath a nation changed their gods, 
which are yet no gods ! but my people 
have changed their glory for that 
which doth not profit. 

12 Be astonished, O ye heavens, at 

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this, and be horribly afraid, be ye 
very desolate, saith the Lord. 

13 For my people have committed 
two evils ; they have forsaken me the 
fountain of living waters, and hewed 
them out cisterns, broken cisterns, 
that can hold no water. 

14 ^i Is Israel a servant! is he a 
homeborn slave f why is he spoiled ? 

15 The young lions roared upon him. 
and yelled, and they made nis land 
waste : his cities are burned without 
inhabitant. 

16 Also the children of Noph and 
Tahapanes have broken the crown 
of thy head. 

17 Hast thou not procured this unto 
thyself, in that thou hast forsaken the 
Lord thy God, when he led thee by 
the way ? 

18 And now what hast thou to do 
in the way of Egypt, to drink the 
waters of Sihor? or what hast thou 
to do in the way of Assyria, to 'drink 
the waters of the river? 

19 Thine own wickedness shall cor- 
rect thee, and thy backslidings shall 
reprove thee : know therefore and see 
that it is an evil thing and bitter, that 
thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, 
and that my fear is not in thee, saith 
the Lord God of hosts. 

20 1 For of old time I have broken 
thy yoke, and burst thy bands ; and 
thou saidst, I will not transgress; 
when upon every high hill and under 
every green tree thou wanderest, 
playing the harlot. 

21 Yet I had planted thee a noble 
vine, wholly a right seed : how then 
art thou turned into the degenerate 
plant of a strange vine unto me? 

22 For though thou wash thee with 
nitre, and take thee much soap, yet 
thine iniquity is marked before me, 
saith the Lord God. 

23 How canst thou say, I am not pol- 
luted, I have not gone after Baalim ! 
See thy way in the valley, know what 
thou hast done : thou art a swift drom- 
edary traversing her ways ; 

24 A wild ass used to the wilderness, 
that snuff eth up the wind at her pleas- 
ure ; in her occasion who can turn her 
away ? all they that seek her will not 
weary themselves ; in her month they 
shall find her. 

25 Withhold thy foot from being un- 
shod, and thy throat from thirst : but 
thou saidst. There is no hope : no-; for 
I have loved strangers, and after them 
will I go. 

26 As the thief is ashamed when he is 
found, so is the house of Israel asham- 
ed ; they, their kings, their princes, 
and their priests, and their prophets, 

27 Saying to a stock, Thou art my 
father; and to a stone, Thou hast 
brought me forth: for they have 
turned their back unto me, and not 
their face : but in the time of their 
trouble they will say, Arise, and save 
us. 

28 But where are thy gods that thou 



Promises made 



JEREMIAD in. 



to the penitento 



hast made thee! let them arise, if 
they can save thee in the time of thy 
trouble : for according to the number 
of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah. 

29 Wherefore will ye plead with me ? 
ye all have transgressed against me, 
saith the Lord. 

30 In vain have I smitten your chil- 
dren ; they received no correction : 
your own sword hath devoured your 
prophets, like a destroying lion. 

31 f O generation, see ye the word 
of the Lord. Have I been a wilder- 
ness unto Israel ! a land of darkness ? 
wherefore say my people, We are 
lords; we will come no more unto 
thee? 

32 Can a maid forget her ornaments, 
or a bride her attire ! yet my people 
have forgotten me days without 
number. 

33 Why trimmest thou thy way to 
seek love? therefore hast thou also 
taught the wicked ones thy ways. 

34 Also in thy skirts is found the 
blood of the souls of the poor inno- 
cents: I have not found it by secret 
search, but upon all these. 

35 Yet thou sayest, Because I am in- 
nocent, surely his anger shall turn 
from me. Behold, I will plead with 
thee, because thou sayest, I have not 
sinned. 

36 Why gaddest thou about so much 
to change thy way? thou also shalt 
be ashamed of Egypt, as thou wast 
ashamed of Assyria. 

37 Yea, thou shalt go forth from 
him, and thine hands upon thine 
head : for the Lord hath rejected 
thy confidences, and thou shalt not 
prosper in them. 

CHAPTER III. 

1 God , s -great mercy in Judah's vile whoredom. 6 
Judah is worse than Israel. 12 The promises of 
the gospel to the penitent. 20 Israel reproved, 
and called by God, maheth a solemn confession 
of their sins. 

THEY say, If a man put away his 
wife, and she go from him, and 
become' another man's, shall he re- 
turn unto her again? shall not that 
land be greatly polluted? but thou 
hast played the harlot with many 
lovers ; yet return again to me, saith 
the Lord. 

2 Lift up thine eyes unto the high 

g laces, and see where thou hast not 
een lain with. In the ways hast 
thou sat for them, as the Arabian in 
the wilderness ; and thou hast pol- 
luted the land with thy whoredoms 
and with thy wickedness*. 

3 Therefore the showers have been 
withholden, and there hath been no lat- 
ter rain ; and thou hadst a whore's fore- 
head, thou refusedst to be ashamed. 

1 Wilt thou not from this time cry 
unto me, My father, thou art the 
guide of my youth! 

5 Will he reserve his anger for 
ever ? will he keep it to the end ! Be- 
hold, thou hast spoken and done 
evil things as thou couldest. 



6 If The Lord said also unto me in 
the days of Josiah the king, Hast 
thou seen that which backsliding Is 
rael hath done? she is gone up upon 
every high mountain and under 
every green tree, and there hath 
played the harlot. 

7 And I said after she had done all 
these things, Turn thou unto me. 
But she returned not. And her 
treacherous sister Judah saw it. 

8 And I saw, when for all the causes 
whereby backsliding Israel commit 
ted adultery, I had put her away, 
and given her a bill of divorce ; yet 
her treacherous sister Judah feared 
not, but went and played the harlot 
also. 

9 And it came to pass through the 
lightness of her whoredom, that she 
defiled the land, and committed adul 
tery with stones and with stocks. 

10 And yet for all this her treach 
erous sister Judah hath not turned 
unto me with her whole heart, but 
feignedly, saith the Lord. 

11 And the Lord said unto me, The 
backsliding Israel hath justified her- 
self more than treacherous Judah. 

12 If Go and proclaim these words to- 
ward the north, and say, Return, 
thou backsliding Israel, saith the 
Lord ; and I will not cause mine an- 

f;er to fall upon you : for I am merci- 
ul, saith the Lord, and I will not 
keep anger for ever. 

13 Only acknowledge thine iniquity, 
that thou hast transgressed against 
the Lord thy God, and hast scattered 
thy ways to' the strangers under ev- 
ery green tree, and ye have not obey- 
ed my voice, saith the Lord. 

11 Turn, O backsliding children, 
saith the Lord ; for I am married un- 
to you : and I will take you one of a 
city, and two of a family, and I will 
bring you to Zion : 

15 And I will give you pastors ac- 
cording to mine heart, which shall 
feed you with knowledge and under- 
standing. 

16 And it shall come to pass, when 
ye be multiplied and increased in the 
land, in those days, saith the Lord, 
they shall say no more, The ark of 
the covenant of the Lord : neither 
shall it come to mind ; neither shall 
they remember it ; neither shall they 
visit it; neither shall that be done 
any more. 

17 At that time they shall call Jeru- 
salem the throne of the Lord ; and 
all the nations shall be gathered un- 
to it, to the name of the Lord, to Je- 
rusalem : neither shall they walk any 
more after the imagination of their 
evil heart. 

18 In those days the house of Judah 
shall walk with the house of Israel, 
and they shall come together out or 
the land of the north to the land that 
I have given for an inheritance unto 
your fathers. 

19 But I said, How shall I put the© 

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Judah exhorted 



JEREMIAH, IV. 



to repentance* 



tmong the children, and give thee a 
pleasant land, a goodly heritage of 
the hosts of nations ! and I said, Thou 
su.alt call me, My father ; and shalt 
not turn away from me. 

20 1 Surely as a wife treacherously 
departeth from her husband, so have 
ye dealt treacherously with me, O 
house of Israel, saith the Lord. 

21 A voice was heard upon the high 
places, weeping and supplications of 
the children of Israel : i'or they have 
perverted their way, and they have 
forgotten the Lord their God. 

22 Return, ye backsliding children, 
and I will heal your backslidings, 
Behold, we come unto thee ; for thou 
art the Lord our God. 

23 Truly in vain is salvation hoped 
for from the hills, and from the mul- 
titude of mountains: truly in the 
Lord our God is the salvation of Is- 
rael. 

24 For shame hath devoured the 
labour of our fathers from our 

South; their flocks and their herds, 
leir sons and their daughters. 

25 We lie down in our shame, and 
our confusion covereth us : for we 
have sinned against the Lord our 
God. we and our fathers, from our 
youth even unto this day, and have 
not obeyed the voice of the Lord 
our God. 

CHAPTER IV. 

1 Ood calleth Israel by his promise. 3 He exhort- 
eth Judah to repentance by fearful judgments. 
19 A grievous lamentation for the miseries of 
Judah. 

IF thou wilt return, O Israel, saith 
the Lord, return unto me : and if 
thou wilt put away thine abomina- 
tions out of my sight, then shalt thou 
not remove. 

2 And thou shalt swear, The Lord 
liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in 
righteousness ; and the nations shall 
bless themselves in him, and in him 
shall they glory. 

3 1 For thus saith the Lord to the 
men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break 
up your fallow ground, and sow not 
among thorns. 

4 Circumcise yourselves to the Lord, 
and take away the foreskins of your 
heart, ye men of Judah and inhabit- 
ants of Jerusalem ; lest my fury come 
forth like fire, and burn that none can 

Suench it, because of the evil of your 
oings. 

5 Declare ye in Judah, and publish 
in Jerusalem ; and say, Blow ye the 
trumpet in the land: cry, gather 
together, and say, Assemble your- 
selves, and let us go into the de- 
fenced cities. 

6 Set up the standard toward Zion : 
retire, stay not ; for I will bring evil 
from the north, and a great destruc- 
tion. 

7 The lion is come up from his 
thicket, and the destroyer of the Gen- 
tiles is on his way ; he is gone forth 
€rom his place to make thy land deso- 

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late ; and thy cities shall be laid waste, 
without an inhabitant. 

8 For this gird you with sackcloth, 
lament and howl : for the fierce anger 
of the Lord is not turned back from 
us. 

9 And it shall come to pass at that 
day. saith the Lord, that the heart of 
the king shall perish, and the heart of 
the princes ; and the priests shall be 
astonished, and the prophets shall 
wonder. 

10 Then said I, Ah, Lord God ! surely 
thou hast greatly deceived this people 
and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have 
peace; whereas the sword reacheth 
unto the soul. 

11 At that time shall it be said to 
this people and to Jerusalem, A dry 
wind of the high places in the wilder- 
ness toward the daughter of my peo- 
ple, not to fan, nor to cleanse, 

12 Even a full wind from those places 
shall come unto me : now also will I 
give sentence against them. 

13 Behold, he shall come up as 
clouds, and his chariots shall be as a 
whirlwind : his horses are swifter 
than eagles. Woe unto us ! for we are 
spoiled. 

14 O Jerusalem, wash thine heart 
from wickedness, that thou mayest 
be saved. How long shall thy vain 
thoughts lodge within thee? 

15 For a voice declareth from Dan. 
and publisheth affliction from mount 
Ephraim. 

16 Make ye mention to the nations : 
behold, publish against Jerusalem, that 
watchers come from a far country, 
and give out their voice against the 
cities of Judah. 

17 As keepers of a field, are they 
against her round about ; because she 
hath been rebellious against me, saith 
the Lord. 

18 Thy way and thy doings have pro- 
cured these things unto thee ; this is 
thy wickedness, because it is bitter, 
because it reacheth unto thine heart. 

19 ^ My bowels, my bowels! I am 
pained at my very heart ; my heart 
maketh a noise in me ; I cannot hold 
my peace, because thou hast heard, 
O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, 
the alarm of war. 

20 Destruction upon destruction is 
cried ; for the whole land is spoiled : 
suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my 
curtains in a moment. 

21 How long shall I see the standard, 
and hear the sound of the trumpet f 

22 For my people is foolish, they 
have not known me ; they are sottish 
children, and they have none under- 
standing : they are wise to do evil, but 
to do good they have no knowledge. 

23 I Deheld the earth, and, lo, it was 
without form, and void ; and the 
heavens, and they had no light. 

24 I beheld the mountains, and, lo« 
they trembled, and all the hills moveel 
lightly. 

25 I beheld, and, lo, there was va> 



Qod 's judgments 



JEREMIAH, V. 



upon the Jews^ 



man, and all the birds of the heavens 
were fled. 

26 1 beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place 
'axis a wilderness, and all the cities 
thereof were broken down at the pres- 
ence of the Lord, and by his fierce 
Binsrer. 

27 For thus hath the Lord said, The 
whole land shall be desolate ; yet will 
I not make a full end. 

28 For this shall the earth mourn, 
and the heavens above be black : be- 
cause I have spoken it, I have pur- 
posed it, and will not repent, neither 
will I turn back from it. 

29 The whole city shall flee for the 
noise of the horsemen and bowmen ; 
they shall go into thickets, and climb 
up upon the rocks : every city shall 
be forsaken, and not a man dwell 
therein. 

30 And when thou art spoiled, what 
wilt thou do ? Though thou clothest 
thyself with crimson, though thou 
deckest thee with ornaments of gold, 
though thou rentest thy face with 
painting, in vain shalt thou make thy- 
self fair ; thy lovers will despise thee, 
they will seek thy life. 

31 For I have heard a voice as of a 
woman in travail, and the anguish as 
of her that bringeth forth her first 
child, the voice of the daughter of 
Zion, that bewaileth herself, that 
spreadeth her hands, saying, woe is 
me now ! for my soul is wearied be- 
cause of murderers. 

CHAPTER V. 

1 The judgments of God upon the Jews, for their 
perverseness, 7 for their adultery, 10 for their im- 
piety, 19 for their contempt of God, 25 and for 
their great corruption in the civil state, 30 and 
ecclesiastical. 

RUN ye to and fro through the 
streets of Jerusalem, and see now, 
and know, and seek in the broad 

S laces thereof, if ye can find a man, 
'. there be any that executeth judg- 
ment, that seeketh the truth ; and I 
will pardon it. 

2 And though they say, The Lord 
liveth ; surely they swear falsely. 

3 O Lord, are not thine eyes upon 
the truth? thou hast stricken them, 
but they have not grieved ; thou hast 
consumed them, but they have re- 
fused to receive correction : they 
have made their faces harder than 
a rock ; they have refused to return. 

1 Therefore I said, Surely these are 
poor ; they are foolish : for they 
know not the way of the Lord, nor 
the judgment of their God. 

5 I will get me unto the great men, 
and will speak unto them ; for they 
have known the way of the Lord, 
and the judgment of their God : but 
these have altogether broken the 
yoke, and burst the bonds. 

6 Wherefore a lion out of the forest 
shall slay them, and a wolf of the 
evenings shall spoil them, a leopard 
shall watch over their cities : every 
une that goeth out thence shall be 



torn in pieces: because their trans- 
gressions are many, and their back- 
slidings are increased. 

7 1 How shall I pardon thee for 
this ? thy children have forsaken me, 
and sworn by them that are no gods % 
when I had fed them to the fulL 
they then committed adultery, an I 
assembled themselves by troops in 
the harlots' houses. 

8 They were as fed horses in the 
morning : every one neighed after 
his neighbour's wife. 

9 Shall I not visit for these things T 
saith the Lord : and shall not my 
soul be avenged on such a nation as 
this* 

10 "IT Go ye up upon her walls, and 
destroy ; but make not a full end % 
take away her battlements ; for they 
are not the Lord's. 

11 For the house of Israel and the 
house of Judah have dealt very treach- 
erously against me, saith the Lord. 

12 They have belied the Lord, and 
said, It is not he; neither shall evil 
come upon us ; neither shall we see 
sword nor famine : 

13 And the prophets shall become 
wind, and the word is not in them: 
thus shall it be done unto them. 

14 Wherefore thus saith the Lord 
God of hosts, Because ye speak this 
word, behold, I will make my words 
in thy mouth fire, and this people 
wood, and it shall devour them. 

15 Lo, I will bring a nation upon 
you from far, O house of Israel, saith 
the Lord : it is a mighty nation, it is 
an ancient nation, a nation whose 
language thou knowest not, neither 
understandest what they say. 

16 Their quiver is as an open sepul- 
chre, they are all mighty men. 

17 And they shall eat up thine har- 
vest and thy bread, which thy sons 
and thy daughters should eat : they 
shall eat up thy flocks and thine 
herds : they shall eat up thy vines 
and thy fig trees : they shall impover- 
ish thy fenced cities, wherein thou 
trustedst, with the sword. 

18 Nevertheless in those days, saith 
the Lord, I will not make a full end 
with you. 

19 If And it shall come to pass, when 
ye shall say, Wherefore doeth the 
Lord our God all these things unto 
us? then shalt thou answer them. 
Like as ye have forsaken me, and 
served strange gods in your land, so 
shall ye serve strangers in a land that 
is not yours. 

20 Declare this in the house of Ja 
cob, and publish it in Judah, saying; 

21 Hear now this, O foolish people^ 
and without understanding ; which 
have eyes, and see not; which have 
ears,and hear not : 

22 Fear ye not me ? saith the Lord ; 
will ye not tremble at my presence, 
which have placed the sand for the 
bound of the sea by a perpetual de- 
cree, that it cannot pass it • axw? 

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JEREMIAH, VI. 



God's judgments* 



though the waves thereof toss them- 
selves, yet can they not prevail ; 
though they roar, yet can they not 
pass over it? 

23 But this people hath a revolting 
and a rebellious heart ; they are re- 
volted and gone. 

24 Neither say they in their heart, 
Let us now fear the Lord our God, 
that giveth rain, both the former and 
the latter, in his season : he reserveth 
unto us the appointed weeks of the 
harvest. 

25 *i\ Your iniquities have turned 
away these things, and your sins have 
withholden good things from you. 

26 For among my people are found 
wicked men : they lay wait, as he 
chat setteth snares ; they set a trap, 
they catch men. 

27 As a cage is full of birds, so are 
their houses full of deceit : therefore 
they are become great, and waxen 
rich. 

28 They are waxen fat, they shine : 
yea. they overpass the deeds of the 
wicked : they judge not the cause, 
the cause of the fatherless, yet they 
prosper ; and the right of the needy 
do they not judge. 

29 Shall I not visit for these things f 
saith the Lord : shall not my soul be 
avenged on such a nation as this ? 

30 i A wonderful and horrible thing 
t8 committed in the land ; 

31 The prophets prophesy falsely, 
and the priests bear rule by their 
means ; and my people love to have it 
so : and what will ye do in the end 
thereof ? 

CHAPTER VI. 

I The enemies sent against Judah 4 encourage 
themselves. 6 God setteth them on work because 
of their sins. 9 The prophet lamenteth the judg- 
ments of God because of their sins. 18 He pro- 
claimeth God's wrath. 26 He calleth the people 
to mourn for the judgment on their sins. 

OYE children of Benjamin, gath- 
er yourselves to flee out or the 
midst of Jerusalem, and blow the 
trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a sign 
of fire in Beth-haccerem : for evil 
appeareth out of the north, and great 
destruction. 

2 I have likened the daughter of 
Zion to a comely and delicate wo- 
man. 

3 The shepherds with their flocks 
shall come unto her ; they shall pitch 
their tents against her round about ; 
they shall reed every one in his 
place. 

4 Prepare ye war against her ; arise, 
and let us go up at noon. Woe unto 
tirs ! for the day goeth away, for the 
shadows of the evening are stretched 
out. 

5 Arise, and let us go by night, and 
Let us destroy her palaces. 

6 ^[ For thus hath the Lord of 
hosts said, Hew ye down trees, and 
east a mount against Jerusalem : this 
is the city to be visited ; she is whol- 
ly oppression in the midst of her. 

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7 As a fountain casteth out her wa- 
ters, so she casteth out her wicked- 
ness: violence and spoil is heard In 
her; before me continually is grief 
and wounds. 

8 Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, 
lest my soul depart from thee ; lest 
I make thee desolate, a land not in^ 
habited. 

9 1 Thus saith the Lord of hosts s 
They shall thoroughly glean the rem- 
nant of Israel as a vine : turn back 
thine hand as a grapegatherer into 
the baskets. 

10 To whom shall I speak, and give 
warning, that they may hear? Be- 
hold, their ear is uncircumcised, and 
they cannot hearken : behold, the 
word of the Lord is unto them a re- 
proach ; they have no delight in it. 

11 Therefore I am full of the fury 
of the Lord ; I am weary with hold= 
ing in : I will pour it out upon the 
children abroad, and upon the as- 
sembly of young men together: ioi 
even the husband with the wife shall 
be taken, the aged with him that is 
full of days. 

12 And their houses shall be turn- 
ed unto others, with their fields and 
wives together : for I will stretch out 
my hand upon the inhabitants of the 
land, saith the Lord. 

13 For from the least of them even 
unto the greatest of them every one 
is given to covetousness ; and from 
the prophet even unto the priest ev- 
ery one dealeth falsely. 

14 They have healed also the hurt 
of the daughter of my people slight- 
ly, saying, Peace, peace ; when there 
is no peace. 

15 Were they ashamed when they 
had committed abomination? nay. 
they were not at all ashamed, nei- 
ther could they blush ; therefore they 
shall fall among them that fall : at 
the time that I visit them they shall 
be cast down, saith the Lord. 

16 Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye 
in the ways, and see, and ask for the 
old paths, where is the good way, 
and walk therein, and ye shall find 
rest for your souls. But they said, 
We will not walk therein. 

17 Also I set watchmen over yoUj 
saying, Hearken to the sound of the 
trumpet. But they said, We will not 
hearken. 

18 f Therefore hear, ye nations, and 
know, O congregation, what is among 
them. 

19 Hear, O earth : behold, I will 
bring evil upon this people, even the 
fruit of their thoughts, because they 
have not hearkened unto my words, 
nor to my law, but rejected it. 

20 To what purpose cometh there 
to me incense from Sheba, and the 
sweet cane from a far country ? your 
burnt offerings are not acceptable* 
nor vour sacrifices sweet unto me. 

21 Therefore thus saith the Lord, Be- 
hold, I will lay stumblingblocks before 



The Jews catted 



JEREMIAH, Vll. 



to repentance 



this people, and the fathers and the 
sons together shall fall upon them ; the 
neighbour and hir friend shall perish. 

22 Thus saith tne Lord, Behold, a 
people cometh from the north coun- 
try, and a great nation shall be raised 
from the sides of the earth. 

23 They shall lay hold on bow and 
spear ; they are cruel, and have no 
mercy ; their voice roareth like the 
sea; and they ride upon horses, set 
in array as men for war against thee, 

daughter of Zion. 

24 We have heard the fame there- 
of : our hands wax feeble: anguish 
hath taken hold of us, and pain, as 
af a woman in travail. 

25 Go not forth into the field, nor 
walk by the way ; for the sword of 
the enemy and fear is on every side. 

26 % O daughter of my people, gird 
ihee with sackcloth, and wallow thy- 
self in ashes : make thee mourning, 
as for an only son, most bitter lam- 
entation : for the spoiler shall sud- 
denly come upon us. 

27 I have set thee for a tower and 
a fortress among my people, that 
thou mayest know and try their way. 

28 They are all grievous revolters, 
walking with slanders : they are brass 
and iron ; they are all corrupters. 

29 The bellows are burned, the lead 
Is consumed of the Are ; the founder 
aielteth in vain : for the wicked are 
aot plucked away. 

30 Reprobate silver shall men. call 
Jhera, because the Lord hath rejected 
ihem. 

CHAPTER VII. 

1 Jeremiah is sent to call for true repentance, to 
prevent the Jews 1 captivity. 8 He rejecteth their 
vain confidence, 12 by the example of Shiloh. 17 
He threateneth them for their idolatry. 21 He 
rejecteth the sacrifices of the disobedient. 29 He 
exhorteth to mourn for their abominations in 
Tophet, 32 and the judgments for the same. 

THE word that came to Jeremiah 
from the Lord, saying, 

2 Stand in the gate of the Lord's 
house, and proclaim there this word, 
and say, Hear the word of the Lord, 
all ye of Judah, that enter in at these 
gates to worship the Lord. 

3 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the 
God of Israel, Amend your ways and 
four doings, and I will cause you to 
dwell in this place. 

i Trust ye not in lying words, say- 
ing, The temple of the Lord, The 
temple of the Lord, The temple of 
the Lord, are these. 

6 For if ye thoroughly amend your 
ways and your doings ; if ye thorough- 
ly execute judgment between a man 
and his neighbour; 

6 If ye oppress not the stranger, the 
fatherless, and the widow, and shed 
mot innocent blood in this place, nei- 
ther walk after other gods to your 
hurt; 

7 Then will I cause you to dwell in 
£Ms place, in the land that I gave to 
four fathers, for ever and ever. 

1*1* 



8 U Behold, ye trust in lying words,, 
that cannot profit. 

9 Will ye steal, murder, and commit 
adultery, and swear falsely, and burn 
incense unto Baal, and walk after 
other gods whom ye know not ; 

10 And come and stand before me in 
this house, which is called by my 
name, and say, We are delivered to 
do all these abominations ? 

11 Is this house, which is called by 
my name, become a den of robbers in 
your eyes? Behold, even I have seen 
it, saith the Lord. 

12 But go ye now unto my place 
which was in Shiloh, where I sec my 
name at the first, and see what I did 
to it for the wickedness of my people 
Israel. 

13 And now, because ye have done 
all these works, saith the Lord, and 
I spake unto you, rising up early and 
speaking, but ye heard not; and I 
called you, but ye answered not ; 

14 Therefore will I do unto this 
house, which is called by my name, 
wherein ye trust, and unto the place 
which I gave to you and to your fa= 
thers, as I have done to Shiloh. 

15 And I will east you out of my sight, 
as I have cast out all your brethren^ 
even the whole seed of Ephraim. 

16 Therefore pray not thou for this 
people, neither lift up cry nor prayer 
for them, neither make intercession 
to me : for I will not hear thee. 

17 1 Seest thou not what they do in 
the cities of Judah and in the streets 
of Jerusalem? 

18 The children gather wood, and the 
fathers kindle the fire, and the women 
knead their dough, to make cakes to 
the queen of heaven, and to pour out 
drink offerings unto other gods, that 
they may provoke me to anger. 

19 Do they provoke me to anger? 
saith the Lord : do they not proroke 
themselves to the confusion of their 
own faces? 

20 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God ; Behold, mine anger and my 
fury shall be poured out upon this 
place, upon man, and upon beast, and 
upon the trees of the field, and upon 
the fruit of the ground ; and it shall 
burn, and shall not be quenched. 

21 f Thus saith the Lord of hosts, 
the God of Israel ; Put your burnt 
offerings unto your sacrifices, and eat 
flesh. 

22 For I spake not unto your fathers^ 
nor commanded them in the day that 
I brought them out of the land of 
Egypt, concerning burnt offerings of 
sacrifices : 

23 But this thing commanded I them, 
saying, Obey my voice, and I will be 
your God, and ye shall be my people ; 
and walk ye in all the ways that I havs 
commanded you, that it may be welS 
unto you. 

24 But they hearkened not, nor in= 
clined their ear, but walked in the 
counsels and in the imagination of 

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JEREMIAH, VIII. 



of the JewSc 



their evil heart, and went backward, 
and not forward. 

25 Since the day that your fathers 
came forth out or the land of Egypt 
unto this day, I have even sent unto 
you all my servants the prophets, 
daily rising up early and sending 
them ; 

26 Yet they hearkened not unto me, 
nor inclined their ear, but hardened 
their neck % they did worse than their 
fathers. 

27 Therefore thou shalt speak all 
these words unto them ; but they will 
not hearken to thee : thou shalt also 
call unto them ; but they will not 
answer thee. 

28 But thou shalt say unto them, 
This is a nation that obeyeth not the 
voice of the Lord their God, nor re- 
ceiveth correction : truth is perished, 
and is cut off from their mouth. 

29 1 Cut off thine hair, O Jerusalem, 
and cast it away, and take up a lam- 
entation on high places ; for the Lord 
hath rejected and forsaken the gen- 
eration of his wrath. 

30 For the children of Judah have 
done evil in my sight, saith the Lord : 
they have set their abominations in 
the house which is called by my name, 
to pollute it. 

31 And they have built the high 

f>laces of Tophet, which is in the val- 
ey of the son of Hinnom, to burn 
their sons and their daughters in the 
fire ; which I commanded them not, 
neither came it into my heart. 

32 f Therefore, behold, the days 
come, saith the Lord, that it shall no 
more be called Tophet, nor The val- 
ley of the son of Hinnom, but The 
valley of slaughter : for they shall 
bury in Tophet, till there be no place. 

33 And the carcasses of this people 
shall be meat for the fowls of the 
heaven, and for the beasts of the 
earth ; and none shall fray them 
away. 

34 Then will I cause to cease from 
the cities of Judah, and from the 
streets of Jerusalem, the voice of 
mirth, and the voice of gladness, the 
voice of the bridegroom, and the 
voice of the bride: for the land shall 
be desolate. 

CHAPTER VIII. 

1 The calamity of the Jews, both dead and alive. 
4 He upbraideth their foolish and shameless im- 
penitency. 13 He sheweth their grievous judg- 
ment, 18 and bewaileth their desperate estate. 

AT that time, saith the Lord, they 
. shall bring out the bones of the 
kings of Judah, and the bones of his 
princes, and the bones of the priests, 
and the bones of the prophets, and 
the bones of the inhabitants of Jeru- 
salem, out of their graves : 

2 And they shall spread them before 
the sun, and the moon, and all the 
host of heaven, whom they have 
loved, and whom they have served, 
and after whom they have walked, 
and whom they have sought, and 
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Avhom they have worshipped : they 
shall not be gathered, nor be buried ( ° 
they shall be for dung upon the face 
of the earth. 

3 And death shall be chosen rathei 
than life by all the residue of them 
that remain of this evil family, which 
remain in all the places whither I 
have driven them, saith the Lord of 
hosts. 

4 1 Moreover thou shalt say unto 
them, Thus saith the Lord; Shall 
they fall, and not arise ? shall he turn 
away, and not return ? 

5 Why then is this people of Jerusa- 
lem slidden back by a perpetual back= 
sliding ? they hold fast deceit, they re- 
fuse to return. 

6 I hearkened and heard, but they 
spake not aright : no man repented 
him of his wickedness, saying, What 
have I done ? every one turned to hig 
course, as the horse rusheth into the 
battle. 

7 Yea, the stork in the heaven know= 
eth her appointed times ; and the tur- 
tie and the crane and the swallow ob 
serve the time of their coming; but 
my people know not the judgment of 
the Lord. 

8 How do ye say, We are wise, and 
the law of the Lord is with us? Lo, 
certainly in vain made he it ; the pen 
of the scribes is in vain. 

9 The wise men are ashamed, they 
are dismayed and taken : lo, they have 
rejected the word of the Lord; and 
what wisdom is in them? 

10 Therefore will I give their wives 
unto others, and their fields to them 
that shall inherit them : for every one 
from the least even unto the greatest 
is given to covetousness, from the 
prophet even unto the priest every 
one dealeth falsely. 

11 For they have healed the hurt of 
the daughter of my people slightly s 
saying, Peace, peace ; when there is 
no peace. 

12 Were they ashamed when they 
had committed abomination ? nay s 
they were not at all ashamed, neither 
could they blush ; therefore snail they 
fall among them that fall : in the time 
of their visitation they shall be cast 
down, saith the Lord. 

13 f I will surely consume them s 
saith the Lord: there shall be no 
grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig 
tree, and the leaf shall fade ; and the 
things that I have given them shall 
pass away from them. 

14 Why do we sit still? assemble 
yourselves, and let us enter into the 
defenced cities, and let us be silent 
there : for the Lord our God hath put 
us to silence, and given us water of 
gall to drink, because we have sinned 
against the Lord. 

15 We looked for peace, but no good 
came ; and for a time or health, and 
behold trouble ! 

16 The snorting of his horses was 
heard from Dan : the whole land 



Lamentation for 



JEREMIAH, IX. 



their stnBc 



trembled at the sound of the neigh- 
ing of his strong ones ; for they are 
come, and have devoured the land. 
and all that is in it; the city, and 
those that dwell therein. 

17 For, behold, I will send serpents, 
cockatrices, among you, which will 
not be charmed, and they shall bite 
you, saith the Lord. 

18 If When 1 would comfort myself 
against sorrow, my heart is faint in 
me. 

19 Behold the voice of the cry of 
the daughter of my people because of 
them that dwell in a far country : 7s 
not the Lord in Zion ! is not her king 
in her ! Why have they provoked me 
to anger with their graven images, 
and with strange vanities ! 

20 The harvest is past, the summer 
is ended, and we are not saved. 

21 For the hurt of the daughter of 
my people am I hurt ; 1 am black ; 
astonishment hath taken hold on 
me. 

22 Is there no balm in Gilead? is 
there no physician there ! why then 
is not the health of the daughter of 
my people recovered ? 

CHAPTER IX. 

I Jeremiah lamenteth the Jews /or their manifold 
sins, 9 and for their judgment. 12 Disobedience 
is the cause of their bitter calamity. 17 He ex- 
horteih to mourn for their destruction, 23 and to 
trust not in themselves, but in God* 25 He 
threateneth both Jews and Gentiles. 

OH that my head were waters, and 
mine eyes a fountain of tears, 
that I might weep day and night 
for the slain of the daughter of my 
people ! 

2 Oh that I had in the wilderness a 
lodging place of wayfaring men ; that 
I might leave my people, and go from 
them ! for they be all adulterers, an 
assembly of treacherous men. 

3 And they bend their tongues like 
their bow for lies : but they are not 
valiant for the truth upon the earth ; 
for they proceed from evil to evil, 
and they know not me, saith the 
Lord. 

1 Take ye heed every one of his 
neighbour, and trust ye not in any 
brother: for every brother will utter- 
ly supplant, and every neighbour will 
walk with slanders. 

5 And they will deceive every one 
his neighbour, and will not speak the 
truth : they have taught their tongue 
to speak lies, and weary themselves 
to commit iniquity. 

6 Thine habitation is in the midst of 
deceit; through deceit they refuse to 
know me, saith the Lord. 

7 Therefore thus saith the Lord of 
nosts. Behold, I will melt them, and 
try them ; for how shall I do for the 
daughter of my people ! 

8 Their tongue is as an arrow shot 
out •, it speaketh deceit : one speaketh 
peaceably to his neighbour with his 
mouth, but in heart he layeth his 
wait, 



9 % Shall I not visit them for these 
things f saith the Lord : shall not my 
soul be avenged on such a nation as 
this! 

10 For the mountains will I take up 
a weeping and wailing, and for the 
habitations of the wilderness a lam- 
entation, because they are burned up, 
so that none can pass through them. 
neither can men hear the voice 01 
the cattle : both the fowl of the heav- 
ens and the beast are fled ; they are 
gone. 

11 And I will make Jerusalem heaps, 
and a den of dragons , and I will make 
the cities of Judah desolate, without 
an inhabitant. 

12 1 Who is the wise man, that may 
understand this! and who is he to 
whom the mouth of the Lord hath 
spoken, that he may declare it, for 
what the land perisheth and is burned 
up like a wilderness, that none pass- 
eth through ! 

13 And the Lord saith, Because they 
have forsaken my law which I set be- 
fore them, and have not obeyed my 
voice, neither walked therein ; 

14 But have walked after the imag- 
ination of their own heart, and after 
Baalim, which their fathers taught 
them : 

15 Therefore thus saith the Lord of 
hosts, the God of Israel ; Behold, I 
will feed them, even this people, with 
wormwood, and give them water of 
gall to drink. 

16 I will scatter them also among 
the heathen, whom neither they nor 
their fathers have known : and I will 
send a sword after them, till I have 
consumed them. 

17 1 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, 
Consider ye, and call for the mourn- 
ing women, that they may come ; and 
send for cunning women, that they 
may come : 

18 And let them make haste, and 
take up a wailing for us, that our eyes 
may run down with tears, and our 
eyelids gush out with waters. 

19 For a voice of wailing is heard 
out of Zion, How are we spoiled ! we 
are greatly confounded, because we 
have forsaken the land, because our 
dwellings have cast us out. 

20 Yet hear the word of the Lord, O 
ye women, and let your ear receive 
the word of his mouth, and teach 
your daughters wailing, and every one 
her neighbour lamentation. 

21 For death is come up into our 
windows, and is entered into our pal- 
aces, to cut off the children from 
without, and the young men from 

22 Speak,Thus saith the Lord, Even 
the carcasses of men shall fall as dung 
upon the open field, and as the hand- 
ful after the harvestman, and none 
shall gather them. 

23 i Thus saith the Lord, Let not 
the wise man glory in his wisdom, 
neither let the mighty man glory in 

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Unequal comparison 



JEREMIAH, X. 



of God and idols^ 



Ms might, let not the rich man glory 
in his riches : 

24 But let him that glorieth glory in 
this, that he understandeth and know- 
eth me, that I am the Lord which 
exercise lovingkindness, judgment, 
and righteousness, in the earth : for 
in these things I delight, saith the 
Lord. 

25 If Behold, the days come, saith 
the Lord, that I will punish all them 
which are circumcised with the uncir- 
cumcised ; 

26 Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and 
the children of Ammon, and Moab, 
and all that are in the utmost corners, 
that dwell in the wilderness : for all 
these nations are uncircumeised, and 
all the house of Israel are uncircum- 
eised in the heart. 

CHAPTER X. 

S The unequal comparison of God and idols. 17 
The prophet e.rhorteth to flee from the calamity 
to come. 19 He lamenteth the spoil of the taber- 
nacle by foolish pastors. 23 He maketh an hum- 
ble supplication. 



EAR ye the word which the Lord 
speaketh unto you, O house of Is- 



H 

rael 

2 Thus saith the Lord, Learn not the 
way of the heathen, and be not dis- 
mayed at the signs of heaven ; for the 
heathen are dismayed at them. 

3 For the customs of the people 
are vain : for one cutteth a tree out 
of the forest, the work of the hands 
of the workman, with the axe. 

4 They deck it with silver and with 
gold ; they fasten it with nails and 
with hammers, that it move not. 

5 They are upright as the palm 
tree, but speak not : they must needs 
be borne, because they cannot go. 
Be not afraid of them ; for they can- 
not do evil, neither also is it in 
them to do good. 

6 Forasmuch as there is none like 
unto thee, O Lord ; thou art great, 
and thy name is great in might. 

7 Who would not fear thee, O King 
of nations? for to thee doth it ap- 

ftertain : forasmuch as among all 
he wise men of the nations, and in 
all their kingdoms, there is none like 
unto thee. 

8 But they are altogether brutish 
and foolish: the stock is a doctrine 
of vanities. 

9 Silver spread into plates is 
brought from Tarshish, and gold 
from Uphaz, the work of the work- 
man, and of the hands of the found- 
er : blue and purple is their clothing : 
they are all the work of cunning 
men. 

10 But the Lord is the true God, 
he is the living God, and an ever- 
lasting King : at his Avrath the earth 
shall tremble, and the nations shall 
not be able to abide his indigna- 
tion. 

11 Thus shall ye say unto them, 
The gods that have not made the 

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heavens and the earth, even they 
shall perish from the earth, and 
from under these heavens. 

12 He hath made the earth bv his 

Sower, he hath established the world 
y his wisdom, and hath stretched 
out the heavens by his discretion. 

13 When he uttereth his voice E 
there is a multitude of waters in 
the heavens, and he causeth the 
vapours to ascend from the ends of 
the earth ; he maketh lightnings 
with rain, and bringeth forth the 
wind out of his treasures. 

14 Every man is brutish in his 
knowledge: every founder is con- 
founded by the graven image : for 
his molten image is falsehood, and 
there is no breath in them. 

15 They are vanity, and the work 
of errors : in the time of their visita 
tion they shall perish. 

16 The portion of Jacob is not like 
them : for he is the former of all 
things; and Israel is the rod of hig 
inheritance : The Lord of hosts is 
his name. 

17 If Gather up thy wares out ot 
the iand, O inhabitant of the for 
tress. 

18 For thus saith the Lord, Behold, 
I will sling out the inhabitants of the 
land at this once, and will distress 
them, that they may find it so. 

19 If Woe is me for my hurt! my 
wound is grievous : but I said, Truly 
this is a grief, and I must bear it. 

20 My tabernacle is spoiled, and al3 
my cords are broken : my children 
are gone forth of me, and they are 
not : there is none to stretch forth 
my tent any more, and to set up my 
curtains. 

21 For the pastors are become 
brutish, and have not sought the 
Lord : therefore they shall not pros- 
per, and all their flocks shall be scat* 
tered. 

22 Behold, the noise of the bruit is 
come, and a great commotion out 
of the north country, to make the 
cities of Judah desolate, and a den 
of dragons. 

23 f O Lord, I know that the way 
of man is not in himself : it is not 
in man that walketh to direct his 
steps. 

24 O Lord, correct me, but with 
judgment; not in thine anger, lest 
thou bring me to nothing. 

25 Pour out thy fury upon the 
heathen that know thee not, and up- 
on the families that call not on thy 
name : for they have eaten up Jacob, 
and devoured him, and consumed 
him, and have made his habitation) 
desolate. 

CHAPTER XL 

1 Jeremiah proclaimeth Qod's covenant, 8 rebuketH 
the Jews' disobeying; thereof, 11 prophesieti: 
evils to come upon them, 18 and upon the ra«? 
of Anathoth, for conspiring to kill Jeremiah. 

THE word that came to Jereml«fc 
from the Lord, saying* 



Jeremiah proclaimeth 



J EREMIAH, XII. 



God's covenant*, 



2 Hear ye the words of this cov- 
enant, and speak unto the men of 
Judah, and to the inhabitants of Je- 
rusalem ; 

3 And say thou unto them, Thus 
saith the Lord God of Israel ; Cursed 
be the man that obeyeth not the 
words of this covenant, 

4 Which 1 commanded your fathers 
in the day that I brought them forth 
out of the land of Egypt, from the 
iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, 
and do tuem, according to all which 
I command you : so shall ye be my 
people, and I will be your God : 

5 That I may perform the oath 
which I have sworn unto your fa- 
thers, to give them a land flowing 
with milk and honey, as it is this 
day. Then answered I, and said, So 
be it, O Lord. 

6 Then the Lord said unto me, 
Proclaim all these words in the 
cities of Judah, and in the streets 
of Jerusalem, saying, Hear ye the 
words of this covenant, and do 
$hem. 

7 For I earnestly protested unto 
your fathers in the day that I 
brought them up out of the land of 
Egypt, even unto this day, rising 
early and protesting, saying, Obey 
my voice. 

8 Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined 
their ear, but walked every one in 
the imagination of their evil heart : 
therefore I will bring upon them all 
the words of this covenant, which 
I commanded them to do ; but they 
did them not. 

9 And the Lord said unto me, A con- 
spiracy is found among the men of 
Judah, and among the inhabitants of 
Jerusalem. 

10 They are turned back to the in- 
iquities of their forefathers, which 
refused to hear my words ; and they 
went after other gods to serve them : 
the house of Israel and the house 
of Judah have broken my covenant 
which I made with their fathers. 

11 % Therefore thus saith the Lord, 
Behold, I will bring evil upon them, 
which they shall not be able to es- 
cape; and though they shall cry un- 
to me, I will not hearken unto them. 

12 Then shall the cities of Judah and 
inhabitants of Jerusalem go, and cry 
unto the gods unto whom they offer 
incense : but they shall not save them 
at all in the time of their trouble. 

13 For according to the number of 
thy cities were thy gods, O Judah ; 
and according to the number of the 
streets of Jerusalem have ye set up 
altars to that shameful thing, even 
altars to burn incense unto BaaL 

li Therefore pray not thou for this 
people, neither lift up a cry or prayer 
for them : for I will not hear them in 
the time that they cry unto me for 
their trouble. 

16 What hath my beloved to do in 
mine house, seeing she hath wrought 



lewdness with many, and the holy 
flesh is passed from thee? when thou 
doest evil, then thou rejoicest. 

16 The Lord called thy name, A 

freen olive tree, fair, ana of goodly 
ruit: with the noise of a great tu- 
mult he hath kindled fire upon its, 
and the branches of it are broken. 

17 For the Lord of hosts, that plant- 
ed thee, hath pronounced evil against 
thee, for the evil of the house of Is- 
rael and of the house of Judah, 
which they have done against them- 
selves to provoke me to anger ill 
offering incense unto Baal. 

18 f And the Lord hath given me 
knowledge of it, and I know it : than 
thou shewedst me their doings. 

19 But I was like a lamb or an ox 
that is brought to the slaughter ; and 
I knew not that they had devised de- 
vices against me, saying, Let us de- 
stroy the tree with the fruit thereof, 
and let us cut him off from the land 
of the living, that his name may be 
no more remembered. 

20 But, O Lord of hosts, that ^"udgest 
righteously, that triest the reins and 
the heart, let me see thy vengeance 
on them : for unto thee have I re- 
vealed my cause. 

21 Therefore thus saith the Lord of 
the men of Anathoth, that seek thy 
life, saying, Prophesy not in the name 
of the Lord, that thou die not by our 
hand : 

22 Therefore thus saith the Lord of 
hosts, Behold, I will punish them : the 
young men shall die by the sword; 
their sons and their daughters shall 
die by famine : 

23 And there shall be no remnant olf 
them: for I will bring evil upon the 
men of Anathoth, even the year of 
their visitation. 

CHAPTER Xn. 

1 Jeremiah, complaining of the Kicked' s prosper ~ 
ity, by faith seeth their ruin. 5 God admonish-' 
eth him of his brethren's treachery against hitn s 
7 and lamenteth his heritage. 14 He promiseth 
to the penitent return from captivity. 

RIGHTEOUS art thou, O Lord. 
when I plead with thee: yet 
let me talk with thee of thy judg- 
ments : Wherefore doth the way of 
the wicked prosper? wherefore are 
all they happy that deal very treach- 
erously ? 

2 Thou hast planted them, yea, 
they have taken root : they grow, 
yea, they bring forth fruit: thou 
art near in their mouth, and far 
from their reins. 

3 But thou, O Lord, knowest me: 
thou hast seen me, and tried mine 
heart toward thee : pull them out 
like sheep for the slaughter, and pre- 
pare them for the day of slaughter. 

1 How long shall the land mourn, 
and the herbs of every field wither, 
for the wickedness of them thai 
dwell therein? the beasts are con- 
sumed, and the birds ; because they 
said, He shall not see our last end, 

mi 



The type of 



JEREMIAH, XIII. 



a linen girdle 



5 1 If thou hast run with the foot- 
men, and they have wearied thee, 
then how canst thou contend with 
horses! and if in the land of peace, 
wherein thou trustedst, they wearied 
thee, then how wilt thou do in the 
swelling of Jordan? 

6 For even thy brethren, and the 
house of thy father, even they have 
dealt treacherously with thee; yea, 
they have called a multitude after 
thee: believe them not. though they 
speak fair words unto ihee. 

7 If I have forsaken mine house, I 
have left mine heritage ; I have given 
the dearly beloved of my soul into 
the hand of her enemies. 

8 Mine heritage is unto me as a lion 
in the forest ; it crieth out against me : 
therefore have I hated it. 

9 Mine heritage is unto me as a 
speckled bird, the birds round about 
are against her ; come ye. assemble 
all the beasts of the field, come to 
devour. 

10 Many pastors have destroyed my 
vineyard, they have trodden my por- 
tion under foot, they have made my 
pleasant portion a desolate wilder- 
ness. 

11 They have made it desolate, and 
being desolate it mourneth unto me ; 
the whole land is made desolate, be- 
cause no man layeth it to heart. 

12 The spoilers are come upon all 
high places through the wilderness : 
for the sword of the Lord shall de- 
vour from the one end of the land 
even to the other end of the land : 
no flesh shall have peace. 

13 They have sown w r heat, but shall 
reap thorns : they have put them- 
selves to pain, but shall not profit : 
and they shall be ashamed of your 
revenues because of the fierce anger 
of the Lord. 

14 1 Thus saith the Lord against 
all mine evil neighbours, that touch 
the inheritance which I nave caused 
my people Israel to inherit ; Behold, 
I will pluck them out of their land, 
and pluck out the house of Judah 
from among them. 

15 And it shall come to pass, after 
that I have plucked them out I will 
return, and have compassion on 
them, and will bring tnem again, 
every man to his heritage, and every 
man to his land. 

16 And it shall come to pass, if 
they will diligently learn the ways 
of my people, to swear by my name, 
The Lord liveth; as they taught my 
people to swear by Baal ; then shall 
they be built in the midst of my 
people. 

17 But if they will not obey, I will 
utterly pluck up and destroy that na- 
tion, saith the Lord. 

CHAPTER XUL 

1 In the type of a (men girdle, hidden at Ew 
phrates, Bod prefigureth the deittruetion of hit 
peovle 12 Under the parable of the bottles filled 

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with vine he foretell'th their drunkenness in 
misery. 15 He exhorteth to prevent their futun 
judgments. 22 He sheweth their abomination* 
are the cause thereof. 

r FHUS saith the Lord unto me, Gc 
JL and get thee a linen girdle, and 
put it upon thy ioins, and put it not 
in water. 

2 So I got a girdle according to the 
word of the Lord, and put it on my 
loins. 

3 And the word of the Lord came 
unto me the second time, saying, 

4 Take the girdle that thou hast 
got, which is upon thy loins, and 
arise, go to Euphrates, and hide it 
there in a hole of the rock. 

5 So I went, and hid it by Euphrates, 
as the Lord commanded me. 

6 And it came to pass after many 
days, that the Lord said unto me, 
Arise, go to Euphrates, and take the 
girdle from thence, which I com- 
manded thee to hide there. 

7 Then I went to Euphrates, and 
digged, and took the girdle from the 
place where I had hid it : and, behold, 
the girdle was marred, it was profit- 
able for nothing. 

8 Then the word of the Lord came 
unto me, saying. 

9 Thus saith the Lord, After this 
manner will I mar the pride of Judah 
and the great pride of Jerusalem. 

10 This evil people, which refuse to 
hear my words, which walk in the 
imagination of their heart, and walk 
after other gods, to serve them, and 
to worship them, shall even be as 
this girdle, which is good for noth- 
ing. 

11 For as the girdle cleaveth to the 
loins of a man, so have 1 caused to 
cleave unto me the whole house of 
Israel and the whole house of Judah, 
saith the Lord; that they might be 
unto me for a people, and for a 
name, and for a praise, and for a 
glory : but they would not hear. 

12 1 Therefore thou shalt speak 
unto them this word ; Thus saith the 
Lord God of Israel, Every bottle 
shall be filled with wine : and they 
shall say unto thee, Do we not cer- 
tainly know that every bottle shall 
be filled with wine? 

13 Then shalt thou say unto them. 
Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will 
fill all the inhabitants of this land, 
even the kings that sit upon David's 
throne, and the priests, and the 

Jrophets, and all the inhabitants of 
erusalem, with drunkenness. 

14 And I will dash them one against 
another, even the fathers and the 
sons together, saith the Lord: I will 
not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, 
but destroy them. 

15 % Hear ye, and give ear; be not 
proud : for the Lord nath spoken. 

16 Give glory to the Lord your 
God, before he cause darkness, and 
before your feet stumble upon the 
dark mountains, and, while ye loot 



The grievous famine. 



JEREMIAH, XIV. 



Of lying prophets,. 



for light, he turn it into the shadow 
of death, and make it gross dark- 
ness. 

17 But if ye will not hear it, my 
soul shall weep in secret places for 
your pride ; ana mine eye shall weep 
sore, and run down with tears, be- 
cause the Lord's flock is carried 
away captive. 

18 Say unto the king and to the 
queen, Humble yourselves, sit down : 
tor your principalities shall come 
down, even the crown of your glory. 

19 The cities of the south shall be 
shut up, and none shall open them, : 
Judah shall be carried away captive 
all of it, it shall be wholly carried 
away captive. 

20 Lift up your eyes, and behold 
them that come from the north : 
where is the flock that was given 
thee, thy beautiful flock ? 

21 What wilt thou say when he 
shall punish thee? for thou hast 
taught them to be captains, and as 
chief over thee: shall not sorrows 
take thee, as a woman in travail? 

22 *[f And if thou say in thine heart, 
Wherefore come these things upon 
me? For the greatness of thine in- 
iquity are thy skirts discovered, and 
thy heels made bare. 

23 Can the Ethiopian change his 
skin, or the leopard his spots? then 
may ye also do good, that are accus- 
tomed to do evil. 

24 Therefore will I scatter them as 
the stubble that passeth away by the 
wind of the wilderness. 

25 This is thy lot, the portion of thy 
measures from me, saith the Lord ; 
because thou hast forgotten me, and 
trusted in falsehood. 

26 Therefore will I discover thy 
skirts upon thy face, that thy shame 
may appear. 

27 I have seen thine adulteries, and 
thy neighings, the lewdness of thy 
whoredom, and thine abominations 
on the hills in the fields. Woe unto 
thee, O Jerusalem ! wilt thou not be 
made clean ? when shall it once be f 

CHAPTER XTV. 

1 The grievous famine 7 eauseth Jeremiah to 
pray. 10 The Lord will not be entreated for the 
people. 13 Lying prophets are no excuse for 
them. 17 Jeremiah is moved to complain for 
them. 

THE woud of the Lord that came to 
Jeremiah concerning the dearth. 

2 Judah mourneth, and the gates 
thereof languish ; they are black unto 
the ground ; and the cry of Jerusalem 
is gone up. 

3 And their nobles have sent their 
little ones to the waters : they came 
to the pits, and found no water ; they 
returned with their vessels empty ; 
they were ashamed and confounded, 
ana covered their heads. 

£ Because the ground is chapped, 
for there was no rain in the earth, 
the ploug-hmen were ashamed, they 
covered their heads. 



calved in the 
because there 



5 Yea, the hind also 
field, and forsook it, 
was no grass. 

6 And the wild asses did stand in 
the high places, they snuffed up the 
wind like dragons ; their eyes did fail, 
because there was no grass. 

7 If O Lord, though our iniquities 
testify against us, do thou it for thy 
name's sake : for our backslidings are 
many ; we have sinned against thee. 

8 O the hope of Israel, the Saviour 
thereof in time of trouble, why should^ 
est thou be as a stranger in the land, 
and as a wayfaring man that turneth 
aside to tarry for a night ? 

9 Why shouldest thou be as a man 
astonished, as a mighty man that can- 
not save ? yet thou, O Lord, art in 
the midst of us, and we are called by 
thy name ; leave us not. 

10 If Thus saith the Lord unto this 
people, Thus have they loved to wan- 
der, they have not refrained their feet, 
therefore the Lord doth not accept 
them ; he will now remember their 
iniquity, and visit their sins. 

11 Then said the Lord unto me. Pray 
not for this people for their good. 

12 When they fast, I will not hear 
their cry ; and when they offer burnt 
offering and an oblation, I will not ac- 
cept them : but I will consume them 
by the sword, and by the famine, and 
by the pestilence. 

13 f Then said I, Ah, Lord God ! be- 
hold, the prophets say unto them, Ye 
shall not see the sword, neither shall 
ye have famine ; but I will give you 
assured peace in this place. 

14 Then the Lord said unto me, The 

Frophets prophesy lies in my name : 
sent them not, neither have I com- 
manded them, neither spake unto 
them : they prophesy unto you a false 
vision and divination, and a thing 
of nought, and the deceit of their 
heart. 

15 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
concerning the prophets that prophesy 
in my name, and I sent them not, yet 
they say, Sword and famine shall not 
be in this land ; By sword and famine 
shall those prophets be consumed. 

16 And the people to whom they 
prophesy shall be cast out in the 
streets of Jerusalem, because of the 
famine and the sword ; and they shall 
have none to bury them, them, their 
wives, nor their sons, nor their daugh- 
ters : for I will pour their wickedness 
upon them. 

17 1 Therefore thou shalt say this 
word unto them ; Let mine eyes run 
down with tears night and day, and 
let them not cease : for the virgin 
daughter of my people is broken with 
a great breach, with a very grievous 
blow. 

18 If I go forth into the field, then 
behold the slain with the sword ! and 
if I enter into the city, then behold 
them that are sick with famine ! yea, 
both the prophet and the priest gc 

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The Jews 1 rejection e 



JEREMIAH, XV. Jeremiah's complains 



about into a land that they know 
not. 

19 Hast thou utterly rejected Judah ? 
hath thy soul loathed Zion ? why hast 
thou smitten us, and there is no heal- 
ing: for us ? we looked for peace, and 
there is no good ; and for the time of 
healing, and behold trouble ! 

20 We acknowledge, O Lord, our 
wickedness, and the iniquity of our 
fathers : for we have sinned against 
thee. 

21 Do not abhor us, for thy name's 
sake ; do not disgrace the throne of 
thy glory : remember, break not thy 
covenant with us. 

22 Are there any among the vanities 
of the Gentiles that can cause rain ? or 
can the heavens give showers? Art 
not thou he, O Lord our God ? there- 
fore we will wait upon thee : for thou 
hast made all these things. 

CHAPTER XV. 

1 The utter rejection and manifold judgments of 
the Jews. 10 Jeremiah, complaining of their 
spite, receiveth a promise for himstlf, 12 and a 
threatening for them. 15 Hz prayeth, 19 and re- 
ceioeth a gracious promise. 

THEN said the Lord unto me. 
Though Moses and Samuel stood 
before me. yet my mind could not be 
toward this people: cast them out of 
my sight, and let them go forth. 

2 And it shall come to pass, if they 
say unto thee, Whither shall we go 
forth? then thou shalt tell them, 
Thus saith the Lord ; Such as are for 
death, to death ; and such as are for 
the sword, to the sword ; and such as 
are for the famine, to the famine ; 
and such as are for the captivity, to 
the captivity. 

3 And I will appoint over them four 
kinds, saith the Lord : the sword to 
slay, and the dogs to tear, and the 
fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of 
the earth, to devour and destroy. 

4 And I will cause them to be re- 
moved into all kingdoms of the 
earth, because of Manasseh the son 
of Hezekiah king of Judah, for that 
which he did in Jerusalem. 

5 For who shall have pity upon thee, 
O Jerusalem? or who shall bemoan 
thee? or who shall go aside to ask 
how thou doest ? 

6 Thou hast forsaken me, saith the 
Lord, thou art gone backward : there- 
fore will I stretch out my hand against 
thee, and destroy thee; I am weary 
with repenting. 

7 And I will fan them with a fan in 
the gates of the land ; I will bereave 
them of children, I will destroy my 
people, since they return not from 
their ways. 

8 Their widows are increased to me 
above the sand of the seas : I have 
brought upon them against the 
mother of the young men a spoiler 
at noonday : I have caused him, to 
fall upon it suddenly, and terrors 
»ipon the city. 

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9 She that hath borne seven Ian 
guisheth : she hath given up the 
ghost ; her sun is gone down while it 
was yet day : she hath been ashamed 
and confounded : and the residue of 
them will I deliver to the sword be- 
fore their enemies, saith the Lord. 

10 1 Woe is me, my mother, that 
thou hast borne me a man of strife 
and a man of contention to the whole 
earth! 1 have neither lent on usury, 
nor men have lent to me on usury \ 
yet every one of them doth curse me. 

11 The Lord said, Verily it shall be 
well with thy remnant ; verily I will 
cause the enemy to entreat thee well 
in the time of evil and in the time of 
affliction. 

12 Shall iron break the northern iron 
and the steel ? 

13 Thy substance and thy treasures 
will I give to the spoil without price, 
and that for all thy sins, even in all 
thy borders. 

14 And I will make thee to pass with 
thine enemies into a land which thou 
knoweet not : for a fire is kindled in 
mine anger, which shall burn upon 
you. 

15 If O Lord, thou knowest : remem- 
ber me, and visit me, and revenge me 
of my persecutors ; take me not away 
in thy longsuffering : know that for 
thy sake I have suffered rebuke. 

16 Thy words were found, and I did 
eat them ; and thy word was unto me 
the joy and rejoicing of mine heart s 
for I am called by thy name, O Lord 
God of hosts. 

17 I sat not in the assembly of the 
mockers, nor rejoiced ; I sat alone be- 
cause of thy hand : for thou hast 
filled me with indignation. 

18 Why is my pain perpetual, and 
my wound incurable, which refuseth 
to be healed ? wilt thou be altogether 
unto me as a liar, and as waters that 
fail? 

19 1 Therefore thus saith the Lord s 
If thou return, then will I bring thee 
again, and thou shalt stand before 
me : and if thou take forth the pre- 
cious from the vile, thou shalt be aa 
my mouth : let them return unto thee \ 
but return not thou unto them. 

20 And I will make thee unto this 
people a fenced brazen wall : and 
they shall fight against thee, but they 
shall not prevail against thee : for I 
am with thee to save thee and to de- 
liver thee, saith the Lord. 

21 And I will deliver thee out of the 
hand of the wicked, and I will redeem 
thee out of the hand of the terrible. 

CHAPTER XVL 

1 The prophet, under the types of abstaining from 
marriage, from houses of mourning and feasU 
ing, foresheweth the utter ruin of the Jews, 1C 
because they were worse than their fathers. 14 
Their return from captivity shaU be strange* 
than their deliverance out of Egypt. 16 &oi 
will doubly recompense their idolatry. 

THE word of the Lord came alsc 
unto me, saying, 



The ruin of the 



JEREMIAH, XVII. 



Jews foretold 



2 Thou shalt not take thee a wife, 
aeither shalt thou have sons nor 
daughters in this place. 

3 For thus saith the Lord concerning 
the sons and concerning the daughters 
that are born in this place, and con- 
cerning their mothers that bare them, 
and concerning their fathers that be- 
gat them in this land; 

4 They shall die of grievous deaths ; 
they shall not be lamented ; neither 
shall they be buried ; but they shall 
be as dung upon the face of the 
earth : and they shall be consumed 
by the sword, and by famine ; and 
their carcasses shall be meat for the 
fowls of heaven, and for the beasts 
of the earth. 

5 For thus saith the Lord, Enter not 
into the house of mourning, neither 

fo to lament nor bemoan them : for 
have taken away my peace from 
this people, saith the Lord, even lov- 
ingkindness and mercies. 

6 Both the great and the small shall 
die in this land : they shall not be 
buried, neither shall men lament for 
them, nor cut themselves, nor make 
themselves bald for them : 

7 Neither shall men tear themselves 
for them in mourning, to comfort 
them for the dead ; neither shall men 
give them the cup of consolation to 
drink for their father or for their 
mother. 

8 Thou shalt not also go into the 
house of feasting, to sit with them to 
fiat and to drink. 

9 For thus saith the Lord of hosts, 
•the God of Israel ; Behold, I will 
cause to cease out of this place in 
your eyes, and in your days, the 
voice of mirth, and the voice of glad- 
ness, the voice of the bridegroom, 
and the voice of the bride. 

10 1[ And it shall come to pass, when 
thou shalt shew this people all these 
words, and they shall say unto thee, 
Wherefore hath the Lord pronounced 
all this great evil against us ? or what 
is ,our iniquity ? or what is our sin 
that we have committed against the 
Lord our God? 

11 Then shalt thou say unto them, 
Because your fathers have forsaken 
me, saith the Lord, and have walked 
after other gods, and have served 
them, and have worshipped them, and 
have forsaken me, and nave not kept 
my law ; 

12 And ye have done worse than 
your fathers ; for, behold, ye walk 
every one after the imagination of 
his evil heart, that they may not 
hearken unto me: 

13 Therefore will I cast you out of 
this land into a land that ye know 
not, neither ye nor your fathers ; and 
there shall ye serve other gods day 
and night; where I will not shew you 
favour. 

14 1 Therefore, behold, the days 
come, saith the Lord, that it shall no 
more be said, The Lord liveth, that 



brought up the children of Israel out 
of the land of Egypt ; 

15 But, The Lord liveth, that brought 
up the children of Israel from the 
land of the north, and from all the 
lands whither he had driven them : 
and I will bring them again into 
their land that I gave unto their fa 
thers. 

16 1 Behold, I will send for many 
fishers, saith the Lord, and they shall 
fish them ; and after will I send for 
many hunters, and they shall hunt 
them from every mountain, and from 
every hill, and out of the holes of the 
rocks. 

17 For mine eyes are upon all their 
ways : they are not hid from my face, 
neither is their iniquity hid from mine 
eyes. 

18 And first I will recompense their 
iniquity and their sin double ; because 
they have defiled my land, they have 
filled mine inheritance with the car 
casses of their detestable and abom 
inable things. 

19 O Lord, my strength, and my for- 
tress, and my refuge in the day of af- 
fliction, the Gentiles shall come unto 
thee from the ends of the earth, and 
shall say ? Surely our fathers have in 
herited lies, vanity, and things where 
in there is no profit. 

20 Shall a man make gods unto him 
self, and they are no gods ? 

21 Therefore, behold, I will this once 
cause them to know, I will cause them 
to know mine hand and my might; 
and they shall know that my name is 
The Lord. 

CHAPTER XVII. 

1 The captivity of Judah for her sin. 5 Trust x% 
man is cursed, 7 in God is blessed. 9 The d» 
ceitful heart cannot deceive God. 12 The salvo< 
tion of God. 15 The prophet complaineth of tht 
mockers of his prophecy. 19 He is sent to r»= 
new the covenant in hallowing the sabbath. 

THE sin of Judah is written with & 
pen of iron, and witli the point of 
a diamond : it is graven upon the ta 
ble of their heart, and upon the horns 
of your altars ; 

2 Whilst their children remember 
their altars and their groves by the 
green trees upon the high hills. 

3 O my mountain in the field, I 
will give thy substance and all thy 
treasures to the spoil, and thy high 

E laces for sin, throughout all thy 
orders. 

4 And thou, even thyself, shalt dis- 
continue from thine heritage that 1 
gave thee; and I will cause thee to 
serve thine enemies in the land which 
thou knowest not : for ye have kindled 
a fire in mine anger, which shall burn 
for ever. 

5 1 Thus saith the Lord ; Cursed be 
the man that trusteth in man, and 
maketh flesh his arm, and whos6 
heart departeth from the Lord. 

6 For he shall be like the heath in 
the desert, and shall not see when 
good cometh ; but shall inhabit th«? 

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JEREMIAH, XVIII. 



to be hallovjed, 



parched places in the wilderness, in a 
salt land and not inhabited. 

7 Blessed is the man that trusteth 
In the Lord, and whose hope the Lord 
is. 

8 For he shall be as a tree planted 
by the waters, and that spreadeth out 
her roots by the river, and shall not 
9ee when heat coraeth, but her leaf 
shall be green ; and shall not be care- 
ful in the year of drought, neither 
shall cease from yielding fruit. 

9 % The heart is deceitful above all 
(things ,' and desperately wicked : who 
can know it ? 

10 I the Lord search the heart, I try 
the reins, even to give every man ac- 
cording to his ways, and according 
to the fruit of his doings. 

11 As the partridge sitteth on eggs, 
and hatcheth them not ; so he that 
getteth riches, and not by right, shall 
leave them in the midst of his days, 
and at his end shall be a fool. 

12 1 A glorious high throne from 
the beginning is the place of our sanc- 
tuary. 

13 O Lord, the hope of Israel, all 
that forsake thee shall be ashamed, 
and they that depart from me shall 
be written in the earth, because they 
have forsaken the Lord, the fount- 
ain of living waters. 

14 Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be 
healed ; save me, and 1 shall be saved : 
for thou art my praise. 

15 IT Behold, they say unto me, 
Where is the word of the Lord ! let it 
come now. 

16 As for me, I have not hastened 
from being a pastor to follow thee : 
neither have I desired the woful day ; 
thou knowest : that which came out or 
my lips was right before thee. 

17 Be not a terror unto me : thou art 
my hope in the day of evil. 

18 Let them be confounded that per- 
secute me, but let not me be confound- 
ed : let them be dismayed, but let not 
me be dismayed : bring upon them the 
day of evil, and destroy them with 
double destruction. 

19 % Thus said the Lord unto me ; 
Go and stand in the gate of the chil- 
dren of the people, whereby the kings 
of Judah come in, and by the which 
they go out, and in all the gates of 
Jerusalem ; 

20 And say unto them, Hear ye the 
word of the Lord, ye kings of Judah, 
and all Judah, and all the inhabitants 
of Jerusalem, that enter in by these 
gates : 

21 Thus saith the Lord; Take heed 
to yourselves, and bear no burden on 
the sabbath day, nor bring it in by the 
gates of Jerusalem ; 

22 Neither carry forth a burden out 
of your houses on the sabbath day, 
neither do ye any work, but hallow ye 
the sabbath day, as I commanded your 
fathers. 

23 But they obeyed not, neither in- 
clined their ear, but made their neck 

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stiff, that they might not hear, nor 
receive instruction. 

24 And it shall come to pass, if ve 
diligently hearken unto me, saith the 
Lord, to bring in no burden through 
the gates of this city on the sabbath 
day, but hallow the sabbath day, to do 
no work therein ; 

25 Then shall there enter into the 
gates of this city kings and princes 
sitting upon the throne of David, 
riding in chariots and on horses, they y 
and their princes, the men of Judah, 
and the inhabitants of Jerusalem : ana 
this city shall remain for ever. 

26 And they shall come from the 
cities of Judah, and from the places 
about Jerusalem, and from the land of 
Benjamin, and from the plain, and 
from the mountains, and from the 
south, bringing burnt offerings, and 
sacrifices, and meat offerings, and 
incense, and bringing sacrifices of 
praise, unto the house of the Lord. 

27 But if ye will not hearken unto 
me to hallow the sabbath day, and not 
to bear a burden, even entering in at 
the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath 
day ; then will I kindle a fire in the 
gates thereof, and it shall devour the 

Ealaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not 
e quenched. 

CHAPTER XVIIL 

1 Under the type of a potter is shewed Ood's ansa- 
lute power in disposing of nations. 11 Judge 
ments threatened to Judah for her strange revolt 
18 Jeremiah prayeth against his conspirators. 

T^HE word which came to Jeremiah 
A from the Lord, saying, * 

2 Arise, and go down to the potter's 
house, and there I will cause thee to 
hear my words. 

3 Then I went down to the potter's 
house, and, behold, he wrought a work 
on the wheels. 

4 And the vessel that he made of 
clay was marred in the hand of the 
potter : so he made it again another 
vessel, as seemed good to the potter 
to make it. 

5 Then the word of the Lord came 
to me. saying, 

6 O house of Israel, cannot I do with 
you as this potter? saith the Lord, 
Behold, as the clay is in the potter's 
hand, so are ye in mine hand, house 
of Israel. 

7 At what instant I shall speak con- 
cerning a nation, and concerning a 
kingdom, to pluck up, and to puli 
down, and to destroy it ; 

8 If that nation, against whom I 
have pronounced, turn from their evil. 
I will repent of the evil that I thought 
to do unto them. 

9 And at what instant I shall speak 
concerning a nation, and concerning 
a kingdom, to build and to plant it ; 

10 If it do evil in my sight, that it 
obey not my voice, then I will repent 
of the good, wherewith I said I would 
benefit them. 

11 If Now therefore go to, speak tc 
the men of Judah, and to the inhabit 



The desolation of 



JEREMIAH, XIX. 



the Jews foreshewn. 



ants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith 
the Lord ; Behold, I frame evil against 
you, and devise a device against you : 
return ye now every one from his evil 
way, and make your ways and your 
doings good. 

12 And they said, There is no hope : 
but we will walk after our own de- 
vices, and we will every one do the 
imagination of his evil heart. 

13 Therefore thus saith the Lord ; Ask 
ye now among the heathen, who hath 
heard such things : the virgin of Israel 
hath done a very horrible thing. 

14 Will a man leave the snow of 
Lebanon which cometh from the rock 
of the field 1 or shall the cold flowing 
waters that come from another place 
be forsaken ? 

15 Bec?_u c e my people hath forgotten 
me, they have burned incense to van- 
ity, ana they have caused them to 
stumble in their ways from the ancient 
paths, to walk in paths, in a way not 
cast up ; 

16 To make their land desolate, and 
a perpetual hissing; every one that 
passeth thereby shall be astonished, 
and wag his head. 

17 I wfl] scatter them as with an east 
wind before the enemy ; I will shew 
them the back, and not the face, in the 
day of their calamity. 

18 % Then said they, Come, and let 
as devise devices against Jeremiah ; 
for the law shall not perish from the 
priest, nor counsel from the wise, 
nor the word from the prophet. 
Come, and let us smite him with the 
tongue, and let us not give heed to 
any of his words. 

19 Give heed to me, O Lord, and 
hearken to the voice of them that 
contend with me. 

20 Shall evil be recompensed for good ? 
for they have digged a pit for my soul. 
Remember that I stood before thee to 
speak good for them, and to turn away 
thy wrath from them. 

21 Therefore deliver up their chil- 
dren to the famine, and pour out 
their blood by the force of the sword ; 
and let their wives be bereaved of 
their children, and be widows ; and 
let their men be put to death ; let 
their young men be slain by the 
sword m battle. 

22 Let a cry be heard from their 
houses, when thou shalt bring a troop 
suddenly upon them: for they have 
digged a pit to take me, and hid 
snares for my feet. 

23 Yet, Lord, thou knowest all their 
counsel against me to slay me: for- 
give not their iniquity, neither blot 
out their sin from thy sight, but let 
them be overthrown before thee ; deal 
thus with them in the time of thine 
anger. 

CHAPTER XIX. 

Under" the type of breaking a potter's vessel is fore- 
shewed the desolation of the Jews for their sins. 

THUS saith the Lord, Go and get a 
potter's earthen bottle, and take 



of the ancients of the people, and of 
the ancients of the priests; 

2 And go forth unto the valley of 
the son of Hinnom, which is by the 
entry of the east gate, and proclaim 
there the words that I shall tell thee : 

3 And say, Hear ye the word of 
the Lord, O kings of Judah, and in= 
habitants of Jerusalem ; Thus saith 
the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel ; 
Behold, I will bring evil upon this 

Elace, the which whosoever heareth, 
is ears shall tingle. 

4 Because they have forsaken me. 
and have estranged this place, and 
have burned incense in it unto other 
gods, whom neither they nor their 
fathers have known, nor the kings 
of Judah, and have filled this place 
with the blood of innocents ; 

5 They have built also the high 
places of Baal, to burn their sons 
with fire for burnt offerings unto 
Baal, which I commanded not, nor 
spake it, neither came it into my 
mind : 

6 Therefore, behold, the days come, 
saith the Lord, that this place shall 
no more be called Tophet, nor The 
valley of the son of Hinnom, but The 
valley of slaughter. 

7 And I will make void the counsel 
of Judah and Jerusalem in this 

Elace; and I will cause them to fall 
y the sword before their enemies, 
and by the hands of them that seek 
their lives : and their carcasses will 
I give to be meat for the fowls of 
the heaven, and for the beasts of the 
earth. 

8 And I will make this city desolate, 
and a hissing ; every one that pass- 
eth thereby shall be astonished and 
hiss, because of all the plagues there- 
of. 

9 And I will cause them to eat the 
flesh of their sons and the flesh of 
their daughters, and they shall eat 
every one the flesh of his friend in 
the siege and straitness, wherewith 
their enemies, and they that seek 
their lives, shall straiten them. 

10 Then shalt thou break the bottle 
in the sight of the men that go with 
thee, 

11 And shalt say unto them, Thus 
saith the Lord of hosts ; Even so will 
I break this people and this city, as 
one breaketh a potter's vessel, that 
cannot be made whole again : and 
they shall bury them in Tophet, till 
there be no place to bury. 

12 Thus will I do unto this place, 
saith the Lord, and to the inhabit- 
ants thereof, and even make this city 
as Tophet : 

13 And the houses of Jerusalem,* 
and the houses of the kings of Judah, 
shall be defiled as the place of To- 
phet, because of all the nouses upon 
whose roofs they have burned incense 
unto all the host of heaven, and have 
poured out drink offerings unto 
other gods. 

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Pashur's fearful doom. JEREMIAH, XX. Jeremiah's complaint 

ing, Peradventure he will be enticed, 
and we shall prevail against him, ana 
we shall take our revenge on him. 

11 But the Lord is with me aa & 
mighty terrible one : therefore my 
persecutors shall stumble, and they 
shall not prevail : they shall be greatly 
ashamed ; for they shall not prosper : 
their everlasting confusion shall never 
be forgotten. 

12 But, O Lord of hosts, that triest 
the righteous, and seest the reins and 
the heart, let me see thy vengeance 
on them : for unto thee have I opened 
my cause. 

13 Sing unto the Lord, praise ye the 
Lord : for he hath delivered the soul 
of the poor from the hand of evil 
doers. 

14 1 Cursed be the day wherein I 
was born : let not the day wherein 
my mother bare me be blessed. 

15 Cursed be the man who brought 
tidings to my father, saying, A man 
child is born unto thee ; vuiaking him 
very glad. 

16 And let that man be as the cities 
which the Lord overthrew, and re- 
pented not : and let him hear the cry 
in the morning, and the shouting at 
noontide ; 

17 Because he slew me not from the 
womb ; or that my mother might have 
been my grave, and her womb to be 
always great with me. 

18 Wherefore came I forth out of 
the womb to see labour and sorrow, 
that my days should be consumed 
with shame? 

CHAPTER XXI. 

1 Zedekiah sendeth to Jeremiah to inquire the event 
of Nebuchadrezzar's war. 3 Jeremiah foretell' 
eth a hard siege and miserable captivity. 8 H* 
counselleth the people to fall to the Chaldeans, 
11 and uphraideth the king's house. 

HPHE word which came unto Jere- 
JL miah from the Lord, when king 
Zedekiah sent unto him Pashur the 
son of Melchiah, and Zephaniah the 
son of Maaseiah the priest, saying, 

2 Inquire, I pray thee, of the Lord 
for us ; for Nebuchadrezzar king of 
Babylon maketh war against us : if sc 
be that the Lord will deal with us 
according to all his wondrous works, 
that he may go up from us. 

3 ^ Then said Jeremiah unto them f 
Thus shall ye say to Zedekiah : 

4 Thus saith the Lord God of Israel \ 
Behold, I will turn back the weapons 
of war that are in your hands, where- 
with ye fight against the king of Baby- 
lon, and against the Chaldeans, which 
besiege you without the walls, and I 
will assemble them into the midst of 
this city. 

5 And I myself will fight against you 
with an outstretched hand and with a 
strong arm, even in anger, and in fury, 
and in great wrath. 

6 And I will smite the inhabitants 
of this city, both man and beast : they 
shall die or a great pestilence. 

7 And afterward, saith the Lord, I 



14 Then came Jeremiah from To- 

Shet, whither the Lord had sent him 
> prophesy ; and he stood in the 
court of the Lord's house, and said 
to all the people, 

15 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the 
God of Israel ; Behold, I will bring 
upon this city and upon all her towns 
all the evil that I have pronounced 
against it, because they nave hard- 
ened their necks, that they might not 
hear my words. 

CHAPTER XX. 

1 Pashur, smiting Jeremiah, receiveth a new 
name, and a fearful doom. 7 Jeremiah com- 
plaineth of contempt, 10 of treachery, 14 and of 
his birth. 

kTOW Pashur the son of Immer 
the priest, who was also chief 

governor in the house of the Lord, 
eard that Jeremiah prophesied these 
things. 

2 Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the 
prophet, and put him in the stocks 
that were in the high gate of Benja- 
min, which was by the house of the 
Lord. 

3 And it came to pass on the mor- 
row, that Pashur brought forth Jere- 
miah out of the stocks. Then said 
Jeremiah unto him, The Lord hath 
not called thy name Pashur, but Ma- 
gor-missabib. 

4 For thus saith the Lord, Behold, I 
will make thee a terror to thyself, and 
to all thy friends : and they shall fall 
by the sword of their enemies, and 
thine eyes shall behold it : and I will 

five all Judah into the hand of the 
ing of Babylon, and he shall carry 
them captive into Babylon, and shall 
slay them with the sword. 

5 Moreover I will deliver all the 
strength of this city, and all the la- 
bours thereof, and all the precious 
things thereof, and all the treasures 
of the kings or Judah will I give into 
the hand or their enemies, which shall 
spoil them, and take them, and carry 
them to Babylon. 

6 And thou, Pashur, and all that dwell 
In thine house, shall go into captivity : 
and thou shalt come to Babylon, and 
mere thou shalt die, and shalt be 
buried there, thou, and all thy friends, 
to whom thou hast prophesied lies. 

7 \\ O Lord, thou hast deceived me, 
and I was deceived : thou art stronger 
than I, and hast prevailed : I am in de- 
rision aaiiy, every one mocketh me. 

8 For since I spake, I cried out. I 
cried violence and spoil •. because the 
word of the Lord was made a reproach 
unto me, and a derision, daily. 

9 Then I said, I will not make men- 
tion of him, nor speak any more in his 

* name. But his word was in mine heart 
as a burning fire shut up in my bones, 
and I was weary with forbearing, and 
I could not stay. 

10 If For 1 heard the defaming of 
many, fear on every side. Report, say 
they, and we will report it. All my 
familiars watched for my halting, say- 

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JEREMIAH, XXII. 



of Shallum, d?o 



will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, 
and his servants, and the people, and 
such as are left in this city from the 
pestilence, from the sword, and from 
the famine, into the hand of Nebu- 
chadrezzar king of Babylon, and into 
the hand of their enemies, and into 
the hand of those that seek their life : 
and he shall smite them with the edge 
of the sword ; he shall not spare them, 
neither have pity, nor have mercy. 

8 1 And unto this people thou shalt 
say, Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I 
set before you the way of life, and 
the way of death. 

9 He that abideth in this city shall 
die by the sword ? and by the famine, 
and by the pestilence : but he that 
goeth out, and falleth to the Chal- 
deans that besiege you, he shall live, 
and his life shall be unto him for a 
prey. 

10 For I have set my face against 
this city for evil, and not for good, 
saith the Lord : it shall be given into 
the hand of the king of Babylon, and 
he shall burn it with fire. 

11 1 And touching the house of the 
Icing of Judah, say, Hear ye the word 
of the Lord ; 

12 O house of David, thus saith the 
Lord ; Execute judgment in the morn- 
ing, and deliver him that is spoiled 
out of the hand of the oppressor, lest 
my fury go out like fire, and burn 
that none can quench it, because of 
the evil of your doings. 

13 Behold, I am against thee, O in- 
habitant of the valley, and rock of 
the plain, saith the Lord ; which say, 
Who shall come down against us* or 
who shall enter into our habitations ? 

14 But I will punish you according 
to the fruit of your doings, saith 
the Lord : and I will kindle a fire in 
the forest thereof, and it shall de- 
vour all things round about it. 

CHAPTER XXH. 

I He exhorteth to repentance, witk promises and 
threats. 10 The judgment of Shallum, 13 of Je- 
hoiakim, 20 and of Coniah. 

THUS saith the Lord ; Go down to 
the house of the king of Judah, 
and speak there this word, 

2 And say, Hear the word of the 
Lord, O king of Judah, that sittest 
upon the throne of David, thou, and 
thy servants, and thy people that en- 
ter in by these gates : 

3 Thus saith the Lord ; Execute ye 
judgment and righteousness, and de- 
liver the spoiled out of the hand of 
the oppressor: and do no wrong, do 
no violence to the stranger, the fa- 
therless, nor the widow, neither shed 
innocent blood in this place. 

4 For if ye do this thing indeed, 
then shall there enter in by the gates 
of this house kings sitting upon the 
throne of David, riding in chariots 
and on horses, he, and his servants, 
*nd his people. 

6 But if ye will not hear these 



words, I swear by myself, saith the 
Lord, that this house shall become a 
desolation. 

6 For thus saith the Lord unto the 
king's house of Judah ; Thou art Gil 
ead unto me, and the head of Leba 
non .- yet surely I will make thee a 
wilderness, and cities which are not 
inhabited. 

7 And I will prepare destroyers 
against thee, every one with his 
weapons : and they shall cut down 
thy choice cedars, and cast them 
into the Are. 

8 And many nations shall pass by 
this city, and they shall say every 
man to his neighbour, Wherefore 
hath the Lord done thus unto this 
great city ? 

9 Then they shall answer, Because 
they have forsaken the covenant of 
the Lord their God, and worshipped 
other gods, and served them. 

10 1 Weep ye not for the dead, nel= 
ther bemoan him ; but weep sore for 
him that goeth away : for he shall 
return no more, nor see his native 
country. 

11 For thus saith the Lord touching 
Shallum the son of Josiah king of Ju- 
dah, which reigned instead of Josiah 
his father, which went forth out of 
this place ; He shall not return thither 
any more : 

12 But he shall die in the place 
whither they have led him captive 9 
and shall see this land no more. 

13 1 Woe unto him that buildetb 
his house by unrighteousness, and 
his chambers by wrong; that useth 
his neighbour's service without wa- 
ges, and giveth him not for his 
work ; 

11 That saith, I will build me a 
wide house and large chambers, and 
cutteth him out windows ; and it is 
ceiled with cedar, and painted with 
vermilion. 

15 Shalt thou reign, because thois 
closest thyself in cedar? did not thy 
father eat and drink, and do judg 
ment and justice, and then it was 
well with him? 

16 He judged the cause of the poor 
and needy ; then it was well with 
him : was not this to know me ? saith 
the Lord. 

17 But thine eyes and thine heart 
are not but for thy covetousness, 
and for to shed innocent blood, and 
for oppression, and for violence, to 
do it. 

18 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
concerning Jehoiakim the Son of Jo- 
siah king of Judah; They shall not 
lament for him, saying, Ah my broth 
er ! or, Ah sister ! they shall not la 
ment for him, saying, Ah lord! or, 
Ah his glory ! 

19 He shall be buried with the burial 
of an ass, drawn and cask forth be 
yond the gates of Jerusalem. 

20 IT Go up to Lebanon, and cry \ 
and -lift up thy voice in Bashan, and 

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Christ is promised* 



cry from the passages: for all thy 
lovers are destroyed. 

21 I spake unto thee in thy prosper- 
ity ; but thou saidst, I will not hear. 
This hath been thy manner from thy 
youth, that thou obeyedst not my 
voice. 

22 The wind shall eat up all thy pas- 
tors, and thy lovers shall go into cap- 
tivity : surely then shalt thou be 
ashamed and confounded for all thy 
wickedness. 

23 O inhabitant of Lebanon, that 
makest thy nest in the cedars, how 
gracious shalt thou be when pangs 
come upon thee, the pain as of a 
woman in travail ! 

24 As I live, saith the Lord, though 
Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of 
Judah were the signet upon my right 
hand, yet would I pluck thee thence ; 

25 And I will give thee into the hand 
of them that seek thy life, and into 
the hand of them whose face thou 
fearest, even into the hand of Nebu- 
chadrezzar king of Babylon, and into 
the hand of the Chaldeans. 

26 And I will cast thee out, and thy 
mother that bare thee, into another 
country, where ye were not born ; 
and there shall ye die. 

27 But to the land whereunto they 
desire to return, thither shall they 
not return. 

28 Is this man Coniah a despised 
broken idol » is he a vessel wherein 
is no pleasure? wherefore are they 
cast out, he and his seed, and are 
cast into a land which they know 
not? 

29 O earth, earth, earth, hear the 
word of the Lord. 

30 Thus saith the Lord, Write ye 
this man childless, a man that shall 
not prosper in his days : for no man 
of his seed shall prosper, sitting up- 
on the throne of David, and ruling 
any more in Judah. 

CHAPTER XXIIL 

l He prophesieth a restoration of the scattered 
flock. 5 Christ shall rule and save them. 9 
Against false prophets, S3 and mockers of the 
true prophets. 

WOE be unto the pastors that de- 
stroy and scatter the sheep of 
my pasture ! saith the Lord. 

2 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God of Israel against the pastors 
that feed my people ; Ye have scat- 
tered my flock, and driven them 
away, and have not visited them : 
behold, I will visit upon you the evil 
of your doings, saith the Lord. 

3 And I will gather the remnant of 
my flock out of all countries whither 
I have driven them, and will bring 
them again to their folds; and they 
shall be fruitful and increase. 

4 And I will set up shepherds over 
them whioh shall feed them : and 
they shall fear no more, nor be 
dismayed, neither shall they be lack- 
ing, saith the Lord. 

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5 IT Behold, the days come, saith 
the Lord, that I will raise unto Da- 
vid a righteous Branch, and a King 
shall reign and prosper, and shall 
execute judgment and justice in the 
earth. 

6 In his days Judah shall be saved, 
and Israel shall dwell safely : ana 
this is his name whereby he shall be 
called, THE LORD OUR RIGHT- 
EOUSNESS. 

7 Therefore, behold, the days come-, 
saith the Lord, that they shall no> 
more say, The Lord liveth, which 
brought up the children of Israel" 
out of the land of Egypt ; 

8 But, The Lord liveth, which 
brought up and which led the seed 
of the house of Israel out of the 
north country, and from all coun- 
tries whither I had driven them ? 
and they shall dwell in their own 
land. 

9 If Mine heart within me is bro- 
ken because of the prophets ; all my 
bones shake : I am like a drunken 
man, and like a man whom wine 
hath overcome, because of the Lord, 
and because of the words of his holi- 
ness 

10 For the land is full of adul 
terers; for because of swearing the 
land mourneth ; the pleasant placee 
of the wilderness are dried up, and 
their course is evil, and their force 
is not right. 

11 For Doth prophet and priest are 
profane; yea, in my house have J 
found their wickedness, saith the 
Lord. 

12 Wherefore their way shall be 
unto them as slippery ways in the 
darkness : they snail be driven on, 
and fall therein : for I will bring 
evil upon them, even the year of 
their visitation, saith the Lord. 

13 And I have seen folly in the 
prophets of Samaria; they proph 
esied in Baal, and caused my peo 
pie Israel to err. 

14 I have seen also in the prophets- 
of Jerusalem a horrible thing : they 
commit adultery, and walk in lies ; 
they strengthen also the hands of 
evil doers, that none doth return 
from his wickedness : they are all 
of them unto me as Sodom, and the 
inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah. 

15 Therefore thus saith the Lord- 
of hosts concerning the prophets; 
Behold, I will feed them with worm- 
wood, and make them drink the^ 
water of gall : for from the proph- 
ets of Jerusalem is profaneness gone 
forth into all the land. 

16 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, 
Hearken not unto the words of the 
prophets that prophesy unto you ; 
they make you vain : they speak a 
vision of their own heart, and not 
out of the mouth of the Lord. 

17 They say still unto them that, 
despise me, The Lord hath said, Ye- 
shall have peace ; and they say untc « 



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JEREMIAH, XXIV. 



false prophets 



every one that walketh after the 
imagination of his own heart, No 
evil shall come upon you. 

18 For who hath stood in the coun- 
sel of the Lord, and hath perceived 
and heard his word ? Who hath 
marked his word, and heard it ? 

19 Behold, a whirlwind of the 
Lord is gone forth in fury, even a 
grievous whirlwind : it shall fall 
grievously upon the head of the 
wicked. 

20 The anger of the Lord shall not 
return, until he have executed, and 
till he have performed the thoughts 
of his heart : in the latter days ye 
shall consider it perfectly. 

21 I have not sent these prophets, 
yet they ran: I have not spoken to 
them, yet they prophesied. 

22 But if they had stood in my 
counsel, and had caused my people 
to hear my words, then they should 
have turned them from their evil 
way, and from the evil of their 
doings. 

23 Am I a God at hand, saith the 
Lord, and not a God afar off ? 

24 Can any hide himself in secret 
places that I shfill not see him ? 
saith the Lord. Do not I fill heaven 
and earth ? saith the Lord. 

25 I have heard what the proph- 
ets said, that prophesy lies m my 
name, saying, I nave dreamed, I have 
dreamed. 

26 How long shall this be in the 
heart of the prophets that prophesy 
lies? yea, they are prophets of the 
deceit of their own heart ; 

27 Which think to cause my people 
to forget my name by their dreams, 
which they tell every man to his 
neighbour, as their fathers have for- 
gotten my name for Baal. 

28 The prophet that hath a dream, 
let him tell a dream ; and he that 
hath my word, let him speak my word 
faithfully. What is the chaff to the 
wheat* saith the Lord. 

29 Is not my word like as a fire? 
saith the Lord ; and like a hammer 
that breaketh the rock in pieces? 

30 Therefore, behold, I am against 
the prophets, saith the Lord, that 
steal my words every one from his 
neighbour. 

31 Behold, I am against the prophets, 
saith the Lord, that use their tongues, 
and say, He saith. 

32 Behold, I am against them that 
prophesy false dreams, saith the Lord, 
and do tell them t and cause my peo- 

Ele to err by their lies, and by their 
ghtness; yet I sent them not, nor 
commanded them : therefore they 
shall not profit this people at all, 
saith the Lord. 

33 1 And when this people, or the 
prophet, or a priest, shall ask thee, 
saymg, What is the burden of the 
Lord ? thou shalt then say unto them, 
What burden? I will even forsake 
you, saith the Lord. 



34 And as for the prophet, and th© 
priest, and the people, that shall say. 
The burden of the Lord, I will even 
punish that man and his house. 

35 Thus shall ye say every one to 
his neighbour, and every one to his 
brother, What hath the Lord an- 
swered? and, What hath the Lord 
spoken ? 

36 And the burden of the Lord shall 
ye mention no more ; for every man's 
word shall be his burden : for ye hav6 
perverted the words of the living God s 
of the Lord of hosts our God. 

37 Thus shalt thou say to the prophet c 
What hath the Lord answered thee? 
and, What hath the Lord spoken ? 

38 But since ye say, The burden of 
the Lord ; therefore thus saith the 
Lord ; Because ye say this word, The 
burden of the Lord, and I have sent 
unto you, saying, Ye shall not say s 
The burden of the Lord ; 

39 Therefore, behold, I, even I, will 
utterly forget you, and I will forsake 
you, and the city that I gave you and 
your fathers, and cast you out of my 
presence : 

40 And I will bring an everlasting 
reproach upon you, and a perpetual 
shame, which shall not be forgotten. 

CHAPTER XXTV. 

1 Under the type of good and bad figs, 4 he fore< 
sheweth the restoration of them that were in 
captivity, 8 and the desolation of Zedekiah ani 
the rest. 

THE Lord shewed me, and, behold t 
two baskets of figs were set before 
the temple of the Lord, after that 
Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had 
carried away captive Jeconiah the 
son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and 
the princes of Judah, with the carpen 
ters and smiths, from Jerusalem, and 
had brought them to Babylon. 

2 One basket had very good figs, even 
like the figs that are first ripe : and 
the other basket had very naughty 
figs, which could not be eaten, they 
were so bad. 

3 Then said the Lord unto me, What 
seest thou, Jeremiah? And I said. 
Figs ; the good figs, very good ; and 
the evil, very evil, that cannot be 
eaten, they are so evil. 

4 If Again the word of the Lore 
came unto me, saying, 

5 Thus saith the Lord, the God of 
Israel ; Like these good figs, so will I 
acknowledge them that are carried 
away captive of Judah, whom I have 
sent out of this place into the land of 
the Chaldeans for their good. 

6 For I will set mine eyes upon them 
for good, and I will bring them again 
to this land: and I will build them, 
and not pull them down; and I will 
plant them, and not pluck them up. 

7 And I will give them a heart to 
know me, that I am the Lord ; and 
they shall be my people, and I will be 
their God : for they snail return unto 
me with their whole heart. 

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JEREMIAH, XXV. 



captivity foretold 



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8 1 And as the evil figs, which can- 
not be eaten, they are so evil ; surely 
thus saith the Lord, So will I give 
Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his 
princes, and the residue of Jerusalem, 
that remain in this land, and them 
that dwell in the land of Egypt : 

9 And I will deliver them to be re- 
moved into all the kingdoms of the 
earth for their hurt, to be a reproach 
and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in 
all places whither I shall drive them. 

10 And I will send the sword, the 
famine, and the pestilence, among 
them, till they be consumed from off 
the land that I gave unto them and to 
their fathers. 

CHAPTER XXV. 

1 Jeremiah reproving the Jews' disohedience to the 
prophets, 8 foretelleth the seventy years' captivity, 
12 and after that, the destruction of Babylon. 15 
Under the type of a cup of wine he foresheweth 
the destruction of all nations. 34 The howling 
of the shepherds. 

THE word that came to Jeremiah 
concerning all the people of Ju- 
dah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim 
the son of Josiah king of Judah, that 
teas the first year of Nebuchadrezzar 
iking of Babylon ; 

2 The which Jeremiah the prophet 
spake unto all the people of Judah, 
and to all the inhabitants of Jerusa- 
lem, saying, 

3 From the thirteenth year of Josiah 
the son of Amon king of Judah, even 
onto this day, that is the three and 
twentieth year, the word of the Lord 
kath come unto me, and I have spoken 
unto you, rising early and speaking ; 
out ye have not hearkened. 

1 And the Lord hath sent unto you 
all his servants the prophets, rising 
Barly and sending them ; but ye have 
not hearkened, nor inclined your ear 
to hear. 

5 They said, Turn ye again now 
every one from his evil way, and from 
the evil of your doings, and dwell in 
the land that the Lord hath given 
onto you and to your fathers for ever 
and ever : 

6 And go not after other gods to 
serve them, and to worship them, and 
provoke me not to anger with the 
works of your hands ; and I will do 
you no hurt. 

7 Yet ye have not hearkened unto 
me, saith the Lord; that ye might 
provoke me to anger with the works 
of your hands to your own hurt. 

8 *H Therefore thus saith the Lord 
of hosts ; Because ye have not heard 
my words, 

9 Behold, I will send and take all the 
families or the north, saith the Lord, 
and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Baby- 
lon, my servant, and will bring them 
against this land, and against the in- 
habitants thereof, and against all these 
nations round about, arid will utterly 
destroy them, and make them an as- 
tonishment, and a hissing, and per- 
oetual desolations. 

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10 Moreover I will take from them 
the voice of mirth, and the voice of 
gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, 
and the voice of the bride, the sound 
of the millstones, and the light of the 
candle. 

11 And this whole land shall be a 
desolation, and an astonishment ; and 
these nations shall serve the king of 
Babylon seventy years. 

12 1 And it shall come to pass, when 
seventy years are accomplished, thai 
I will punish the king of Babylon, 
and that nation, saith the Lord, for 
their iniquity, and the land of the 
Chaldeans, and will make it perpetual 
desolations. 

13 And I will bring upon that land 
all my words which I have pronounced 
against it, even all that is written in 
this book, which Jeremiah hath proph 
esied against ail the nations. 

14 For many nations and great kings 
shall serve themselves of them also? 
and I will recompense them according 
to their deeds, and according to the 
works of their own hands. 

15 1[ For thus saith the Lord God 
of Israel unto me ; Take the winecup 
of this fury at my h'and, and cause all 
the nations, to whom I send thee, to 
drink it. 

16 And they shall drink, and be 
moved, and be mad, because of the 
sword that I will send among them. 

17 Then took I the cup at the Lord's 
hand, and made all the nations to 
drink, unto whom the Lord had sent 
me: 

18 To wit, Jerusalem, and the cities 
of Judah, and the kings thereof, and 
the princes thereof, to make them a 
desolation, an astonishment, a hissing, 
and a curse ; as it is this day ; 

19 Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his 
servants, and his princes, and all his 
people ; 

20 And all the mingled people, and 
all the kings of the land of Uz, and 
all the kings of the land of the Phi- 
listines, and Ashkelon, and Azzah, and 
Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod, 

21 Edom, and Moab, and the children 
of Ammon, 

22 And all the kings of Tyrus, and all 
the kings of Zidon, and the kings of 
the isles which are beyond the sea, 

23 Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and 
all that are in the utmost corners, 

2i And all the kings of Arabia, and 
all the kings of the mingled people 
that dwell in the desert, 

25 And all the kings of Zimri, and all 
the kings of Elam, and all the kings of 
the Medes, 

26 And all the kings of the north 
far and near, one with another, and 
all the kingdoms of the world, which 
are upon the face of the earth: and 
the king of Sheshach shall drink after 
them. 

27 Therefore thou shalt say unto 
them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, 
the God of Israel; Drink ye, and 'be 



Jeremiah exhorteth 



JEREMIAH, XXVI. 



to repentance, 



drunken, and spew, and fall, and rise 
no more, because of the sword which 
I will send among you. 

28 And it shall be, if they refuse to 
take the cup at thine hand to drink, 
then shalt thou say unto them, Thus 
saith the Lord of hosts ; Ye shall cer- 
tainly drink. 

29 For, lo, I begin to bring evil on 
the city which is called by my name, 
and should ye be utterly unpunished ! 
Ye shall not be unpunished: for I 
will call for a sword upon all the in- 
habitants of the earth, saith the Lord 
of hosts. 

30 Therefore prophesy thou against 
them all these words, and say unto 
them, The Lord shall roar from on 
high, and utter his voice from his holy 
habitation : he shall mightily roar up- 
on his habitation ; he shall give a 
shout, as they that tread the grapes, 
against all the inhabitants of the 
earth. 

31 A noise shall come even to the 
ends of the earth ; for the Lord hath 
a controversy with the nations : he 
will plead with all flesh ; he will give 
them that are wicked to the sword, 
saith the Lord. 

32 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Be- 
hold, evil shall go forth from nation 
to nation, and a great whirlwind 
shall be raised up from the coasts 
of the earth. 

33 And the slain of the Lord shall be 
at that day from one end of the earth 
even unto the other end of the earth : 
they shall not be lamented, neither 

gathered, nor buried ; they shall be 
ung upon the ground. 

34 1 Howl, ye shepherds, and cry ; 
and wallow yourselves in the ashes, 
ye principal of the flock: for the 
days of your slaughter and of your 
dispersions are accomplished ; and ye 
shall fall like a pleasant vessel. 

35 And the shepherds shall have no 
way to flee, nor the principal of the 
flock to escape. 

36 A voice of the cry of the shep- 
herds, and a howling of the principal 
of the flock, shall be heard : for the 
Lord hath spoiled their pasture. 

37 And the peaceable habitations are 
cut down because of the fierce anger 
of the Lord. 

38 He hath forsaken his covert, as 
the lion : for their land is desolate be- 
cause of the fierceness of the oppres- 
sor, and because of his fierce anger. 

CHAPTER XXVI. 

I Jeremiah by promises and threatenings exhorteth 
to repentance. 8 He is therefore apprehended, 10 
and arraigned. 12 His apology. 16 He is quit 
in judgment, by the example of Micah, 20 and of 
Urtjah, 24 and by the care of Akikam. 

IN the beginning of the reign of Je- 
hoiakim the son of Josiah king of 
Judah came this word from the Lord, 
saying, 

2 Thus saith the Lord ; Stand in the 
fflourt of the Lord's house, and speak 



unto all the cities of Judah, which 
come to worship in the Lord's house, 
all the words that I command thee to 
speak unto them ; diminish not a 
word: 

3 If so be they will hearken, and turn 
every man from his evil way, that 1 
may repent me of the evil, which 1 
purpose to do unto them because of 
the evil of their doings. 

4 And thou shalt say unto them, 
Thus saith the Lord ; If ye will not 
hearken to me, to walk in my law, 
which I have set before you, 

5 To hearken to the words of my 
servants the prophets, whom I sent 
unto you, both rising up early, and 
sending them, but ye have not heark- 
ened : 

6 Then will I make this house like 
Shiloh, and will make this city a curse 
to all the nations of the earth. 

7 So the priests and the prophets 
and all the people heard Jeremiah 
speaking these words in the house 
of the Lord. 

8 T[ Now it came to pass, when Jere- 
miah had made an end of speaking 
all that the Lord had commanded 
him to speak unto all the people, that 
the priests and the prophets and al) 
the people took him, saying, Thou 
shalt surely die. 

9 Why hast thou prophesied in the 
name of the Lord, saying, This house 
shall be like Shtfoh, and this city shall 
be desolate without an inhabitant? 
And all the people were gathered 
against Jeremiah in the house of the 
Lord. 

10 1 When the princes of Judah 
heard these things, then they came 
up from the king's house unto the 
house of the Lord, and sat down in 
the entry of the new gate of the 
Lord's house. 

11 Then spake the priests and the 
prophets unto the princes and to all 
the people, saying, This man is wor- 
thy to die ; for he hath prophesied 
against this city, as ye have heard 
with your ears. 

12 i Then spake Jeremiah unto all 
the princes and to all the people, 
saying. The Lord sent me to prophesy 
against this house and against this 
city all the words that ye have heard. 

13 Therefore now amend your ways 
and your doings, and obey the voice 
of the Lord your God ; and the Lord 
will repent him of the evil that he 
hath pronounced against you. 

14 As for me, behold, I am in your 
hand : do with me as seemeth good 
and meet unto you. 

15 But know ye for certain, that if ye 
put me to death, ye shall surely bring 
innocent blood upon yourselves, and 
upon this city, and upon the inhabit- 
ants thereof : for of a truth the Lord 
hath sent me unto you to speak all 
these words in your ears. 

16 IT Then said the princes and aB 
the people unto the priests and to the- 

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bonds and yokes. 



prophets ; This man is not worthy to 
die : for he hath spoken to us in the 
name of the Lord our God. 

17 Then rose up certain of the elders 
of the land, and spake to all the as- 
sembly of the people, saying, 

18 Micah the Morasthite prophesied 
in the days of Hezekiah king of Ju- 
dah, and spake to all the people of 
Judah, saying, Thus saith the Lord 
of hosts ; Zion shall be ploughed like 
a field, and Jerusalem shall become 
heaps, and the mountain of the house 
as the high places of a forest. 

19 Did Hezekiah king of Judah and 
all Judah put him at all to death ? did 
he not fear the Lord, and besought 
the Lord, and the Lord repented him 
of the evil which he had pronounced 
against them? Thus might we pro- 
cure great evil against our souls. 

20 And there was also a man that 
prophesied in the name of the Lord, 
Urijah the son of Shemaiah of Kirjath- 
jearim, who prophesied against this 
city and against this land according 
to all the words of Jeremiah : 

21 And when Jehoiakim the king, 
with all his mighty men, and all the 
princes, heard his words, the king 
sought to put him to death : but when 
Urijah heard it, he was afraid, and 
fled, and went into Egypt ; 

22 And Jehoiakim the king sent men 
Into Egypt, namely, Elnathan the son 
of Achbor, and certain, men with him 
into Egypt. 

23 And they fetched forth Urijah out 
of Egypt, and brought him unto Je- 
hoiakim the king ; who slew him with 
the sword, and cast his dead body into 
the graves of the common people. 

24 Nevertheless, the hand of Ahikam 
the son of Shaphan was with Jeremi- 
ah, that they should not give him into 
the hand or the people to put him to 
death. 

CHAPTER XXVII. 

1 Under the type of bonds and yokes he prophesieth 
the subduing of the neighbour kings unto Neb- 
uchadnezzar. 8 He exhorteth them to yield, 
and not to believe the false prophets. 12 The 
tike he doeth to Zedekiah. 19 He foretelleth, the 
remnant of the vessels shall be carried to Babylon, 
and there continue until the day of visitation. 

IN the beginning of the reign of Je- 
hoiakim the son of Josiah king of 
Judah came this word unto Jeremiah 
from the Lord, saying, 

2 Thus saith the Lord to me ; Make 
thee bonds and yokes, and put them 
upon thy neck, 

3 And send them to the king of 
Edom, and to the king of Moab, and 
to the king of the Ammonites, and to 
the king of Tyrus, and to the king of 
Zidon, by the hand of the messengers 
which come to Jerusalem unto Zede- 
kiah king of Judah ; 

4 And command them to say unto 
their masters. Thus saith the Lord of 
hosts, the God of Israel ; Thus shall ye 
«ay unto your masters ; 

5 I have made the earth, the man 

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and the beast that are upon the 
ground, by my great power and by 
my outstretched arm, and have given 
it unto whom it seemed meet unto 
me. 

6 And now have I Kiven all these 
lands into the hand of Nebuchadnez- 
zar the king of Babylon, my servant ; 
and the beasts of the field have I 
given him also to serve him. 

7 And all nations shall serve hirm 
and his son, and his son's son, until 
the very time of his land come : and 
then many nations -and great kings 
shall serve themselves of him. 

8 And it shall come to pass, that the 
nation and kingdom which will not 
serve the same Nebuchadnezzar the 
king of Babylon, and that will not 
put their neck under the yoke of the 
king of Babylon, that nation will I 
punish, saith the Lord, with the sword, 
and with the famine, and with the pest- 
ilence, until I have consumed them 
by his hand. 

9 Therefore hearken not ye to your 
prophets, nor to your diviners, nor 
to your dreamers, nor to your en- 
chanters, nor to your sorcerers, which 
speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not 
serve the king of Babylon: 

10 For they prophesy a lie unto you> 
to remove you far from your land \ 
and that I should drive you out, and 
ye should perish. 

11 But the nations that bring their 
neck under the yoke of the king of 
Babylon, and serve him, those will I 
let remain still in their own land, 
saith the Lord ; and they shall till it k 
and dwell therein. 

12 1[ I spake also to Zedekiah king of 
Judah according to all these words, 
saying, Bring your necks under the 
yoke of the king of Babylon^ and 
serve him and his people, and live. 

13 Why will ye die, thou and thy 
people, by the sword, by the famine v 
and by the pestilence, as the Lore 
hath spoken against the nation that 
will not serve the king of Babylon! 

14 Therefore hearken not unto the 
words of the prophets that speak un 
to you, saying, Ye shall not serve the 
king of Babylon : for they prophesy a 
lie unto you. 

15 For I have not sent them, saith 
the Lord, yet they prophesy a he in 
my name ; that I might drive you out, 
and that ye might perish, ye, and the 
prophets that prophesy unto you. 

16 Also I spake to the priests and to 
all this people, saying, Thus saith the 
Lord ; Hearken not to the words of 
your prophets that prophesy unto you, 
saying, Behold, the vessels of the 
Lord's house shall now shortly be 
brought again from Babylon : for they 
prophesy a lie unto you. 

17 Hearken not unto them ; serve 
the king of Babylon, and live : where- 
fore should this city be laid waste ? 

18 But if they be prophets, and if 
the word of the Lord be with them 



False prophecy 



JEREMIAH, XXIX. 



of Hanantaho 



let them now make intercession to 
the Lord of hosts, that the vessels 
which are left in the house of the 
Lord, and in the house of the king 
of Judah, and at Jerusalem, go not 
to Babylon. 

19 f For thus saith the 'Lord of 
hosts concerning the pillars, and con- 
cerning the sea, and concerning the 
bases, and concerning the residue of 
the vessels that remain in this city, 

20 Which Nebuchadnezzar king of 
Babylon took not, when he carried 
away captive Jeconiah the son of Je- 
Loiakim king of Judah from Jerusa- 
lem to Babylon, and all the nobles of 
Judah and Jerusalem ; 

21 Yea, thus saith the Lord of hosts, 
the God of Israel, concerning the ves- 
sels that remain in the house of the 
Lord, and in the house of the king of 
Judah and of Jerusalem : 

22 They shall be carried to Babylon, 
and there shall they be until the day 
that I visit them, saith the Lord ; then 
will I bring them up, and restore them 
•Jo this place. 

CHAPTER XXVIII. 

9 Hananiah prophesipfh falsely the return of the 
vessels, and of Jeconiah. 5 Jeremiah, wishing it 
to be true, sheweth that the event will declare who 
are true prophets. 10 Hananiah breaketh Jere* 
miah's yoke. 12 Jeremiah telleth of an iron yoke, 
16 and foretelleth Hananiah's death. 

AN D it came to pass the same year, 
. in the beginning of the reign of 
3edekiah king of Judah, in the 
fourth year, and in the fifth month, 
that Hananiah the son of Azur the 
prophet, which was of Gibeon, spake 
unto me in the house of the Lord, 
in the presence of the priests and of 
all the people, saying, 

2 Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, 
the God or Israel, saying, I have bro- 
ken the yoke of the king of Babylon. 

3 Within two full years will I bring 
again into this place all the vessels of 
the Lord's house, that Nebuchadnez- 
zar king of Babylon took away from 
this place, and carried them to Bab- 
ylon : 

1 And I will bring again to this 
place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim 
king of Judah, with all the captives 
of Judah, that went into Babylon, 
saith the Lord : for I will break the 
yoke of the king of Babylon. 

5 1 Then the prophet Jeremiah said 
anto the prophet Hananiah in the 
presence rf the priests, and in the 

Bresence of all the people that stood 
l the house of the Lord, 

6 Even the prophet Jeremiah said, 
Amen : the Lord do so : the Lord 
perform thy words which thou hast 
prophesied, to bring again tho ves- 
sels of the Lord's house, and all that 
Is carried away captive, from Bab- 
7lon into this place. . 

7 Nevertheless, hear thou now this 
jrord that I speak in thine ears, and 
rJn the ears of all the people ; 

* The prophets that have been be- 



fore me and before thee of old proph- 
esied both against many countries, 
and against great kingdoms, of war, 
and of evil, and of pestilence. 

9 The prophet which prophesieth 
of peace, when the word of the proph- 
et shall come to pass, then shall the 

Erophet be known, that the Lord 
ath truly sent him. 

10 If Then Hananiah the prophet 
took the yoke from off the prophet 
Jeremiah's neck, and brake it. 

11 And Hananiah spake in the pres- 
ence of all the people, saying, Thus 
saith the Lord : Even so will I break 
the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of 
Babylon from the neck of all nations 
within the space of two full years. 
And the prophet Jeremiah went his 
way. 

12 t Then the word of the Lord 
came unto Jeremiah the prophet, 
after that Hananiah the propnet had 
broken the yoke from off the neck 
of the prophet Jeremiah, saying, 

13 Go and tell Hananiah, saying, 
Thus saith the Lord ; Thou hast bro- 
,ken the yokes of wood ; but thou 
shait make for them yokes of iron, 

14 For thus saith the Lord of hosts s 
the God of Israel ; I have put a yoke 
of iron upon the neck of all these na- 
tions, that they may serve Nebuchad- 
nezzar king of Babylon ; and they 
shall serve him : and 1 have given 
him the beasts of the field also. 

15 If Then said the prophet Jeremiah 
unto Hananiah the prophet, Hear 
now, Hananiah ; The Lord hath not 
sent thee ; but thou makest this peo- 
ple to trust in a lie. 

16 Therefore thus saith the Lord ; 
Behold, I will cast thee from off the 
face of the earth : this year thou 
shalt die, because thou hast taught 
rebellion against the Lord. 

17 So Hananiah the . prophet died 
the same year in the seventh month, 

CHAPTER XXIX. 

1 Jeremiah sendeth a letter to the captives in Bob* 
ylon, to be quiet there, 8 and not to believe the 
dreams of their prophets, 10 and that they shall 
return with grace after seventy years. 15 Ha 
foretelleth the destruction of the rest for their 
disobedience. 20 He sheweth the fearful end of 
Ahab and Zedekiah, two lying prophets. 24 Sheni' 
aiah wrtteth a letter against Jeremiah. 30 Jere» 
miah readetk his doom. 

NOW these are the words of the 
letter that Jeremiah the proph- 
et sent from Jerusalem unto the resi- 
due of the elders which were carried 
away captives, and to the priests, 
and to the prophets, and to all the 
people whom Nebuchadnezzar had 
carried away captive from Jerusalem 
to Babylon ; 

2 (Alter that Jeconiah the king, 
and the queen, and the eunuchs, the 
princes or Judah and Jerusalem, and 
the carpenters, and the smiths, were 
departed from Jerusalem ;) 

3 By the hand of Elasah the son of 
Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of 

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Jeremiah's letter 



JEREMIAH, XXIX. 



to the captives* 



Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Ju- 
dah sent unto Babylon to Nebuchad- 
nezzar king of Babylon) saying, 

4 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the 
God of Israel, unto all that are car- 
ried away captives, whom I have 
caused to be carried away from Je- 
rusalem unto Babylon ; , 

5 Build ye houses, and dwell in 
them ; and plant gardens, and eat the 
fruit of them ; 

6 Take ye wives, and beget sons and 
daughters ; and take wives for your 
sons, and give your daughters to 
husbands, that they may bear sons 
and daughters ; that ye may be in- 
creased there, and not diminished. 

7 And seek the peace of the city 
whither I have caused you to be car- 
ried away captives, and pray unto 
the Lord for it: for in the peace 
thereof shall ye have peace. 

8 H For thus saith the Lord of hosts, 
the God of Israel ; Let not your proph- 
ets and your diviners, that be in the 
midst of you, deceive you, neither 
hearken to your dreams which ye 
cause to be dreamed. 

9 For they prophesy falsely unto you 
in my name : I have not sent them, 
saith the Lord. 

10 f For thus saith the Lord, That 
after seventy years be accomplished 
at Babylon I will visit you, and per- 
form my good word toward you, in 
causing you to return to this place. 

11 For I know the thoughts that I 
think toward you, saith the Lord, 
thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to 
give you an expected end. 

12 Then shall ye call upon me, and 
ye shall go and pray unto me, and I 
will hearken unto you. 

13 And ye shall seek me, and find 
me, when ye shall search for me with 
all your heart. 

14 And I will be found of you, saith 
the Lord : and I will turn away your 
captivity, and I will gather you from 
all the nations, and from all the places 
whither I have driven you, saith the 
Lord : and I will bring you again into 
the place whence I caused you to be 
carried away captive. 

15 1 Because ye have said, The Lord 
hath raised us up prophets in Baby- 
lon ; 

16 Know that thus saith the Lord of 
the king that sitteth upon the throne 
of David, and of all the people that 
dwelleth in this city, and of your 
brethren that are not gone forth with 
you into captivity ; 

17 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; 
Behold, I will send upon them the 
sword, the famine, and the pestilence, 
and will make them like vile figs, that 
cannot be eaten, they are so evil. 

18 And I will persecute them with 
the sword, with the famine ? and with 
the pestilence, and will deliver them 
to be removed to a*ll the kingdoms of 
fche earth, to be a curse, and an as- 
tonishment, and a hissing, and a re- 

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F roach, among all the nations whither 
have driven them : 

19 Because they have not hearkened 
to my words, saith the Lord, which I 
sent unto them by my servants the 
prophets, rising up early and sending 
them; but ye would not hear, saith 
the Lord. 

20 *[f Hear ye therefore the word 
of the Lord, all ye of the captivity, 
whom I have sent from Jerusalem to 
Babylon : 

21 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the 
God of Israel, of Ahab the son of Kol- 
aiah, and of Zedekiah the son of Ma- 
aseiah, which prophesy a lie unto you 
in my name; Behold, I will deliver 
them into the hand of Nebuchadrez- 
zar king of Babylon ; and he shall 
slay them before your eyes ; 

22 And of them shall be taken up a 
curse by all the captivity of Judafa 
which are in Babylon, saying, The 
Lord make thee like Zedekiah and 
like Ahab, whom" the king of Babylon 
roasted in the fire; 

23 Because they have committed vil- 
lany in Israel, and have committed 
adultery with their neighbours' wives, 
and have spoken lying words in my 
name, which I have not commanded 
them ; even I know, and am a witness^ 
saith the Lord. 

24 1" Thus shalt thou also speak tc 
Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying, 

25 Thus speaketh the Lord of hostSj 
the God of Israel, saying, Because 
thou hast sent letters in thy name 
unto all the people that are at Jeru- 

alem, and to Zephaniah the son of 
Maaseiah the priest, and to all the 
priests, saying, 

26 The Lord hath made thee priest 
in the stead of Jehoiada the priest, 
that ye should be officers in the house 
of the Lord, for every man that is 
mad, and maketh himself a prophet^ 
that thou shouldest put him in prison, 
and in the stocks. 

27 Now therefore why hast thon 
not reproved Jeremiah of Anathoth, 
which maketh himself a prophet tc 
you? 

28 For therefore he sent unto us in 
Babylon, saying, This captivity is long : 
build ye houses, and dwell in them; 
and plant gardens, and eat the fruit 
of them. 

29 And Zephaniah the priest read 
this letter in the ears or Jeremiah 
the prophet. 

30 f Then came the word of the Lorx 
unto Jeremiah, saying, 

31 Send to ali them of the captivity, 
saying, Thus saith the Lord concern- 
ing Shemaiah the Nehelamite ; Be- 
cause that Shemaiah hath prophesied 
unto you, and I sent him not, and he 
caused you to trust in a lie : 

32 Therefore thus saith the Lordj 
Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the 
Nehelamite, and his seed : he shall not 
have a man to dwell among this peo- 
ple ; neither shall he behold the good 



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Jacob is comforted. 



J BRBMIAH, XXXI. Restoration of Israek 



that I will do for my people, saith the 
Lord ; because he hath taught rebell- 
ion against the Lord. 

CHAPTER XXX. 

i God sheweth Jeremiah the return of the Jews. 
4 After their trouble they shall have deliverance. 
10 He comforteth Jacob. 18 Their return shall be 
gracious. 20 Wrath shall fall on the wicked. 

tT»HE word that came to Jeremiah 
JL from the Lord, saying, 

2 Thus speaketh the Lord God of 
Csrael, saying. Write thee all the 
words that I have spoken unto thee 
in a book. 

3 For, lo, the days come, saith the 
Lord, that I will bring again the cap- 
tivity of my people Israel and Judah, 
saith the Lord : and I will cause them 
to return to the land that I gave to 
fcheir fathers, and they shall possess it. 

4 f And these are the words that 
the Lord spake concerning Israel 
and concerning Judah. 

5 For thus saith the Lord ; We have 
heard a voice of trembling, of fear, 
and not of peace. 

6 Ask ye now, and see whether a man 
doth travail with child ? wherefore do 
I see every man with his hands on his 
loins, as a woman in travail, and all 
faces are turned into paleness ! 

7 Alas ! for that day is great, so that 
none is like it : it is even the time of 
Jacob's trouble ; but he shall be saved 
out of it. 

8 For it shall come to pass in that 
day, saith the Lord of hosts, that I 
will break his yoke from off thy neck, 
and will burst thy bonds, and stran- 
gers shall no more serve themselves 
of him : 

9 But they shall serve the Lord their 
God, and David their king, whom I 
will raise up unto them. 

10 H Therefore fear thou not, O my 
servant Jacob, saith the Lord ; neither 
be dismayed, O Israel : for, lo, I will 
save thee from afar, and thy seed from 
the land of their captivity ; and Jacob 
shall return, and shall be in rest, and 
be quiet, and none shall make him 
afraid. 

11 For I am with thee, saith the 
Lord, to save thee : though I make a 
full end of all nations whither I have 
scattered thee, yet will I not make a 
full end of thee ; but I will correct 
thee in measure, and will not leave 
thee altogether unpunished. 

12 For thus saith the Lord, Thy 
bruise *a incurable, and thy wound 
is grievous. 

13 There is none to plead thy cause, 
that thou mayest be bound up : thou 
hast no healing medicines. 

14 All thy lovers have forgotten 
thee ; they seek thee not ; for I have 
wounded thee with the wound of an 
enemy, with the chastisement of a 
cruel one, for the multitude of thine 
Iniquity ; because thy sins were in- 
sreased. 

15 Why criest thou for thine afflic- 



tion? thy sorrow is incurable for the 
multitude of thine iniquity: because 
thy sins were increased, I have done 
these things unto thee. 

16 Therefore all they that devour 
thee shall be devoured ; and all thine 
adversaries, every one of them, shall 
go into captivity ; and they that spoil 
thee shall he a spoil, and all that prey 
upon thee will I give for a prey. 

17 For I will restore health unto 
thee, and I will heal thee of thy 
wounds, saith the Lord ; because they 
called thee an Outcast, saying, This is 
Zion, whom no man seeketh after. 

18 i Thus saith the Lord ; Behold, I 
will bring again the captivity of Ja- 
cob's tents, and have mercy on his 
dwellingplaces ; and the city shall be 
builded upon her own heap, and the 
palace shall remain after the manner 
thereof. 

19 And out of them shall proceed 
thanksgiving and the voice of them 
that make merry : and I will multiply 
them, and they shall not be few ; I will 
also glorify them, and they shall not 
be small. 

20 Their children also shall be as 
aforetime, and their congregation 
shall be established before me, and I 
will punish all that oppress them. 

21 And their nobles shall be of them- 
selves, and their governor shall pro- 
ceed from the midst of them ; and I 
will cause him to draw near, and he 
shall approach unto me : for who is 
this that engaged his heart to ap- 
proach unto me? saith the Lord. 

22 And ye shall be my people, and I 
will be your God. 

23 Behold, the whirlwind of the Lord 
goeth forth with fury, a continuing 
whirlwind : it shall fall with pain upon 
the head of the wicked. 

24 The fierce anger of the Lord shall 
not return, until he have done it, and 
until he have performed the intents of 
his heart: in the latter days ye shall 
consider it. 

CHAPTER XXXL 

1 The restoration of Israel. 10 The publication 
thereof. 15 Rachel mourning is comforted. 18 
Ephraim repenting is brought home again. 22 
Christ is promised. 27 His care over the church. 
31 His new covenant. 35 The stability, 38 and 
amplitude of the church. 

AT the same time, saith the Lord, 
. will I be the God of all the fami- 
lies of Israel, and they shall be my 
people. 

2 Thus saith the Lord, The people 
which were left of the sword found 
grace in the wilderness; even Israel, 
when I went to cause him to rest. 

3 The Lord hath appeared of old un- 
to me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee 
with an everlasting love : therefore 
with lovingkindness have I drawn thee. 

4 Again I will build thee, and thou 
shalt De built, O virgin of Israel : thou 
shalt again be adorned with thy tab- 
rets, and shalt go forth in the dances 
of them that make merry. 

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JEREMIAH, XXXI. 



Christ is promised 



5 Thou shalt yet plant vines upon the 
mountains of Samaria: the planters 
shall plant, and shall eat them as com- 
mon things. 

6 For there shall be a day, that the 
watchmen upon the mount Ephraim 
shall cry, Arise ye, and let us go up to 
Zion unto the Lord our God. 

7 For thus saith the Lord ; Sing with 
gladness for Jacob, and shout among 
the chief of the nations : publish ye, 
praise ye, and say, O Lord, save thy 
people, the remnant of Israel. 

8 Behold, I will bring them from the 
north country, and gather them from 
the coasts of the earth, and with them 
the blind and the lame, the woman 
with child and her that travaileth 
with child together : a great company 
shall return thither. 

9 They shall come with weeping, and 
with supplications will I lead them : I 
will cause them to walk by the rivers 
of waters in a straight way, wherein 
they shall not stumble : for I am a 
father to Israel, and Ephraim is my 
firstborn. 

10 f Hear the word of the Lord, O 
ye nations, and declare it in the isles 
afar off 2 and say, He that scattered 
Israel will gather him, and keep him, 
as a shepherd doth his flock. 

11 For the Lord hath redeemed Ja- 
cob, and ransomed him from the hand 
of him that was stronger than he. 

12 Therefore they shall come and 
sing: in the height of Zion, and shall 
flow together to the goodness of the 
Lord, for wheat, and for wine, and 
for oil. and for the young of the flock 
and oi the herd : and their soul shall 
be as a watered garden; and they 
shall not sorrow any more at all. 

13 Then shall the virgin rejoice in 
the dance, both young men and old 
together : for I will turn their mourn- 
ing into joy, and will comfort them, 
and make them rejoice from their 
sorrow. 

14 And I will satiate the soul of the 
priests with fatness, and my people 
shall be satisfied with my goodness, 
saith the Lord. 

15 If Thus saith the Lord; A voice 
was heard in Raman, lamentation, 
and bitter weeping; Rachel weeping 
for her children refused to be com- 
forted for her children, because they 
were not. 

16 Thus saith the Lord ; Refrain thy 
voice from weeping, and thine eyes 
from tears : for thy work shall be 
rewarded, saith the Lord; and they 
shall come again from the land of 
the enemy. 

17 And there is hope in thine end, 
saith the Lord, that thy children shall 
come again to their own border. 

18 *[ I have surely heard Ephraim 
bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast 
chastised me, and I was chastised, as 
a buhock unaccustomed to the yoke: 
turn thou me. and I shall be turned ; 
for thou art the Lord my God. 

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19 Surely after that I was turned, 1 
repented; and after that I was in- 
structed, I smote upon my thigh : I 
was ashamed, yea, even confounded, 
because I did bear the reproach or 
my youth. 

20 Is Ephraim my dear son ! is he a 
pleasant child! for since I spake 
against him. I do earnestly remember 
him still : therefore my bowels are 
troubled for him ; I will surely have 
mercy upon him, saith the Lord. 

21 Set thee up waymarks, make thee 
high heaps: set thine heart toward 
the highway, even the way which thou 
wentest : turn again, O virgin of Is 
rael, turn again to these thy cities. 

22 % How long wilt thou go about, O 
thou backsliding daughter! for the 
Lord hath created a new thing in the 
earth, A woman shall compass a man. 

23 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the 
God of Israel ; As yet they shall use 
this speech in the land of Judah and 
in the cities thereof when I shall 
bring again their captivity ; The Lord 
bless thee. O habitation of justice s 
and mountain of holiness. 

24 And there shall dwell in Judah 
itself, and in all the cities thereof 
together, husbandmen, and they that 
go forth with flocks. 

25 For I have satiated the weary 
soul, and I have replenished every 
sorrowful soul. 

26 Upon this I awaked, and beheld t 
and my sleep was sweet unto me. 

27 1f Behold, the days come, saith 
the Lord, that I will sow the house 
of Israel and the house of Judah with 
the seed of man, and with the seed 
of beast. 

28 And it shall come to pass, that like 
as I have watched over them, to pluck 
up, and to break down, and to thro v 
down, and to destroy, and to afflict; 
so will I watch over them, to build, 
and to plant, saith the Lord. 

29 In those days they shall say n6 
more, The fathers have eaten a sour 
grape, and the children's teeth are 
set on edge. 

30 But every one shall die for his 
own iniquity : every man that eateth 
the sour grape, his teeth shall be set 
on edge. 

31 If Behold, the days come, saith the 
Lord, that I will make a new cove- 
nant with the house of Israel, and 
with the house of Judah : 

32 Not according to the covenant 
that I made with their fathers, in 
the day that I took them by the 
hand to bring them out of the land 
of Egypt; which my covenant they 
brake, although I was a husband unto 
them, saith the Lord : 

33 But this shall be the covenant 
that I will make with the house of 
Israel ; After those days, saith the 
Lord, I will put my law in their in- 
ward parts, and write it in their 
hearts ; and will be their God, and 
they shall be my people. 



Jeremiah buyeta 



JEREMIAH, XXXII. 



HanameeVs fields 



34 And they shall teach no more 
every man his neighbour, and every 
man his brother, saying, Know the 
Lord : for they shall all know me, 
from the least of them unto the 

featest of them, saith the Lord : for 
will forgive their iniquity, and I 
will remember their sin no more. 

35 f Thus saith the Lord, which 
giveth the sun for a light by day. 
and the ordinances of the moon and 
of the stars for a light by night, 
which divideth the sea when the 
waves thereof roar; The Lord of 
hosts is his name : 

36 If those ordinances depart from 
before me, saith the Lord, then the 
seed of Israel also shall cease from 
being a nation before me for ever. 

37 Thus saith the Lord ; If heaven 
above can be measured, and the 
foundations of the earth searched out 
beneath, I will also cast off all the 
seed of Israel for all that they have 
done, saith the Lord. 

38 1 Behold, the days come, saith 
the Lord, that the city shall be built 
to the Lord from the tower of Hanan- 
eel unto the gate of the corner. 

39 And the measuring line shall yet 

go forth over against it upon the hill 
areb, and shall compass about to 
Goath. 

40 And the whole valley of the dead 
bodies, and of the ashes, and all the 
fields unto the brook of Kidron, unto 
the corner of the horse gate toward 
the east, shall be holy unto the Lord ; 
it shall not be plucked up, nor thrown 
down any more for ever. 

CHAPTER XXXII. 

1 Jeremiah, being imprisoned by Zedekiah for hit 
prophecy, 6 buyeth Hanameel's field. 13 Baruch 
must preserve the evidences, as tokens of the peo~ 
pie's return. 16 Jeremiah in his prayer com- 
plaineth to God. 26 God confirmeth the captivity 
for their sins, 36 and promiseth a gracious re- 
turn. 

THE word that came to Jeremiah 
from the Lord in the tenth year 
of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was 
the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrez- 
sar. 

2 For then the king of Babylon's 
army besieged Jerusalem : and Jere- 
miah the prophet was shut up in the 
court of the prison, which was in the 
king of Judah's house. 

3 For Zedekiah king of Judah had 
shut him up, saying, Wherefore dost 
thou prophesy, and say, Thus saith the 
Lord, Behold, I will give this city into 
the hand of the king of Babylon, and 
he shall take it ; 

4 And Zedekiah king of Judah shall 
not escape out of the hand of the Chal- 
deans, but shall surely be delivered 
into the hand of the king of Babylon, 
and shall speak with him mouth to 
mouth, and his eyes shall behold his 
eyes; 

5 And he shall lead Zedekiah to Bab- 
ylon, and there shall he be until 1 visit 
Mm, p-aith the Lord : though ye fight 



with the ' Chaldeans, ye shall not 
prosper ? 

6 1 And Jeremiah said, The word of 
the Lord came unto me, saying, 

7 Behold, Hanameel the son of Shal 
lum thine uncle shall come unto the* 
saying, Buy thee my field that is ir 
Anathoth : for the right of redemption 
is thine to buy it. 

8 So Hanameel mine uncle's son 
came to me in the court of the prison 
according to the word of the Lord, 
and said unto me, Buy my field, I pray 
thee, that is in Anathoth, which is in 
the country of Benjamin : for the 
right of inheritance is thine, and the 
redemption is thine ; buy it for thy- 
self. Then I knew that this was the 
word of the Lord. 

9 And I bought the field of Hanam- 
eel my uncle's son, that was in Ana- 
thoth, and weighed him the money, 
even seventeen shekels of silver. 

10 And I subscribed the evidence, 
and sealed it. and took witnesses, and 
weighed him the money in the balances. 

11 So I took the evidence of the pur- 
chase, both that which was sealed ac- 
cording to the law and custom, and 
that which was open : 

12 And I gave the evidence of the 
purchase unto Baruch the son of Ne- 
riah, the son of Maaseiah, in the sight 
of Hanameel mine uncle's son, and in 
the presence of the witnesses that 
subscribed the book of the purchase, 
before all the Jews that sat in the 
court of the prison. 

13 f And I charged Baruch before 
them, saying, 

14 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the 
God of Israel ; Take these evidences, 
this evidence of the purchase, both 
which is sealed, and this evidence 
which is open ; and put them in an 
earthen vessel, that they may continue 
many days. 

15 For thus saith the Lord of hosts, 
the God of Israel; Houses and fields 
and vineyards shall be possessed again 
in this land. 

16 If Now when I had delivered the 
evidence of the purchase unto BaruCh 
the son of NeriaJi, I prayed unto the 
Lord, saying, 

17 Ah Lord God ! behold, thou hast 
made the heaven and the earth by thy 
great power and stretched out arm, 
and there is nothing too hard for 
thee: 

18 Thou shewest lovingkindness unto 
thousands, and recompensest the in- 
iquity of the fathers into the bosom 
of their children after them: The 
Great, The Mighty God, The Lord of 
hosts, is his name ; 

19 Great in counsel, and mighty in 
work : for thine eyes are open upon 
all the ways of the sons of men, to 
give every one according to his ways, 
and according to the fruit of his 
doings : 

20 Which hast set signs and wonders 
in the land of Egypt, even unto this 

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God promiseth 



day, and in Israel, and among other 
men ; and hast made thee a name, as 
at this day ; 

21 And hast brought forth thy people 
Israel out of the land of Egypt with 
signs, and with wonders, and with a 
strong hand, and with a stretched out 
arm, and with great terror ; 

22 And hast given them this land, 
which thou didst swear to their fa- 
thers to give them, a land flowing 
with milk and honey ; 

23 And tLey came in, and possessed 
it; but they obeyed not thy voice, 
neither walked in thy law ; they have 
done nothing of all that thou com- 
mandedst them to do : therefore thou 
hast caused all this evil to come upon 
them. 

24 Behold the mounts, they are come 
unto the city to take it; and the city 
is given into the hand of the Chalde- 
ans that fight against it ? because of the 
sword, and of the famine, and of the 
pestilence : and what thou hast spok- 
en is come to pass ; and, behold, thou 
seest it. 

25 And thou hast said unto me, O 
Lord God, Buy thee the field for 
money, and take witnesses ; for the 
city is given into the hand of the 
Chaldeans. 

26 1 Then came the word of the 
Lord unto Jeremiah, saying, 

27 Behold, I am the Lord, the God 
of all flesh : is there any thing too 
hard for me ? 

28 Therefore thus saith the Lord; 
Behold, I will give this city into the 
hand of the Chaldeans, and into the 
hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Bab- 
ylon, and he shall take it : 

29 And the Chaldeans, that fight 
against this city, shall come and set 
fire on this city, and burn it wnth the 
houses, upon whose roofs they have 
offered incense unto Baal, and poured 
out drink offerings unto other gods, 
to provoke me to anger. 

30 For the children of Israel and the 
children of Judah have only done evil 
before me from their youth : for the 
children of Israel have only provoked 
me to anger with the work of their 
hands, saith the Lord. 

31 For this city hath been to me 
as a provocation of mine anger and 
of my fury from the day that they 
built it even unto this day, that 
I should remove it from before my 
face : 

32 Because of all the evil of the chil- 
dren of Israel and of the children of 
Judah, which they have done to pro- 
voke me to anger, they, their kings, 
their princes, their priests, and their 
prophets, and the men of Judah, and 
the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 

33 And they have turned unto me 
the back, and not the face though I 
taught them, rising up early and 
teaching them, yet they have not 
hearkened to receive instruction. 

34 But they set their abominations 

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in the hou«»e, which is called by my 
name, to d. file it. 

35 And they built the high places of 
Baal, which are in the valley of the 
son of Hinnom, to cause their sons 
and their daughters to pass through 
the fire unto Molech ; which I com- 
manded them not, neither came it 
into my mind, that they should dc 
this abomination, to cause Judah to 
sin. 

36 1 And now therefore thus saith 
the Lord, the God of Israel, concern- 
ing this city, whereof ye say, It shall 
be delivered into the hand of the king 
of Babylon by the sword, and by the 
famine, and by the pestilence ; 

37 Behold, I will gather them out of 
all countries, whither I have driven 
them in mine anger, and in my fury, 
and in great wrath; and I will bring 
them again unto this place, and 1 
will cause them to dwell safely : 

38 And they shall be my people, and 
I will be their God : 

39 And I will give them one heart, 
and one way, that they may fear me 
for ever, for the good of them, and 
of their children after them : 

10 And I will make an everlasting 
covenant with them, that I will not 
turn away from them, to do them 
good ; but I will put my fear in their 
hearts, that they shall not depart from 
me. 

11 Yea, I will rejoice over them to 
do them good, and I will plant them 
in this land assuredly with my whole 
heart and with my whole souL 

42 For thus saith the Lord ; Like aa 
I have brought all this great evil 
upon this people, so will I bring upon 
them all the good that I have prom- 
ised them. 

43 And fields shall be bought in this 
land, whereof ye say, It is desolate 
without man or beast ; it is given 
into the hand of the Chaldeans. 

44 Men shall buy fields for money, 
and subscribe evidences, and seal 
them, and take witnesses in the land 
of Benjamin, and in the places about 
Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, 
and in the cities of the mountains, 
and in the cities of the valley, and 
in the cities of the south : for I will 
cause their captivity to return, saith 
the Lord. 

CHAPTER XXXHL 

1 God promiseth to the captivity a gracious return, 
9 a joyful state, 12 a settled government, 15 Christ 
the Branch of righteousness, 17 a continuance of 
kingdom and priesthood, 20 and a stability of 
a blessed seed. 

\TOREOVER the word of the Lord 
1YJ. came unto Jeremiah the second 
time, while he was yet shut up in the 
court of the prison, saying, 

2 Thus saith the Lord the maker 
thereof, the Lord that formed it, to 
establish, it ; The Lord is his name ; 

3 Call unto me, and I will answer 
thee, and shew thee great and mighty 
things, which thou knowest not. 



a. gracious return. 



JEREMIAH, XXXIV. 



Christ promised 



I For thus saith the Lord, the God 
of Israel, concerning the houses of 
this city, and concerning the houses 
of the kings of Judah, which are 
thrown down by the mounts, and by 
the sword; 

5 They come to fight with the Chal- 
deans, but it is to All them with the 
dead bodies of men, whom I have 
slain in mine anger and in my fury, 
bind for all whose wickedness I have 
hid my face from this city. 

6 Behold, I will bring it health and 
cure, and I will cure them, and will 
reveal unto them the abundance of 
peace and truth. 

7 And I will cause the captivity of 
Judah and the captivity of Israel to 
return, and will build tnem, as at the 
first. 

8 And I will cleanse them from all 
their iniquity, whereby they have 
sinned against me ; and I will par- 
don all their iniquities, whereby 
they have sinned, and whereby they 
have transgressed against me. 

9 1 And it shall be to me a name 
of joy, a praise and an honour be- 
fore all the nations of the earth, 
which shall hear all the good that I 
do unto them : and they shall fear 
and tremble for all the goodness and 
for all the prosperity that I procure 
unto it. 

10 Thus saith the Lord ; Again there 
shall be heard in this place, which 
ye say shall be desolate without man 
and without beast, even in the cities 
of Judah, and in the streets of Jeru- 
salem, that are desolate, without 
man, and without inhabitant, and 
without beast, 

II The voice of joy, and the voice 
of gladness, the voice of the bride- 
groom, and the voice of the bride, 
the voice of them that shall say, 
Praise the Lord of hosts: for the 
Lord is good; for his mercy en- 
dureth for ever: and of them that 
shall bring the sacrifice of praise 
into the house of the Lord. For I 
will cause to return the captivity of 
the land, as at the first, saith the 
Lord. 

12 Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; 
Again in this place, which is desolate 
without man and without beast, and 
in all the cities thereof, shall be a 
habitation of shepherds causing their 
flocks to lie down. 

13 In the cities of the mountains, 
in the cities of the vale, and in the 
cities of the south, and in the land 
of Benjamin, and in the places about 
Jerusalem, and in the cities of Ju- 
dah, shall the flocks pass again under 
the hands of him that telleth them, 
saith the Lord. 

14 Behold, the days come, saith the 
Lord, that I will perform that good 
thing which I have promised unto 
the house of Israel and to the house 
of Judah. 

15 1 In those days, and at that time, 

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will I cause the Branch of righteous- 
ness to grow up unto David ; and he 
shall execute judgment and right 
eousnese in the land. 

16 In those days shall Judah be 
saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell 
safely : and this is the name where- 
with she shall be called, The Lore> 
our Righteousness. 

17 Tf For thus saith the Lord ; David 
shall never want a man to sit upon 
the throne of the house of Israel ; 

18 Neither shall the priests the Le- 
vites want a man before me to offer 
burnt offerings, and to kindle meat 
offerings, and to do sacrifice contin- 
ually. 

19 1 And the word of the Lord came 
unto Jeremiah, saying, 

20 Thus saith the Lord ; If ye can 
break my covenant of the day, and 
my covenant of the night, and that 
there should not be day and night 
in their season ; 

21 Then may also my covenant be 
broken with David my servant, that 
he should not have a son to reign 
upon his throne; and with the Le- 
vites the priests, my ministers. 

22 As the host of heaven cannot be 
numbered, neither the sand of the 
sea measured; so will I multiply the 
seed of David my servant, and the 
Levites that minister unto me. 

23 Moreover the word of the Lord 
came to Jeremiah, saying, 

24 Considerest thou not what thie 
people have spoken, saying, The two 
families which the Lord hath cho- 
sen, he hath even cast them off ! thus 
they have despised my people, that 
they should be no more a nation be- 
fore them. 

25 Thus saith the Lord ; If my cov- 
enant be not with day and night, and 
if I have not appointed the ordi- 
nances of heaven and earth ; 

26 Then will I cast away the seed of 
Jacob, and David my servant, so that 
I will not take any of his seed to be 
rulers over the seed of Abraham { 
Isaac, and Jacob : for I will cause 
their captivity to return, and have 
mercy on them. 

CHAPTER XXXIV. 

1 Jeremiah prophesieth the captivity of Zedekiak 
and the city. 8 The princes and the people hav- 
ing dismissed their bondservants, contrary to the 
covenant of Ood, reassume them. 12 Jeremiah, 
for their disobedience, giveth them and Zedekiah 
into the hands of their enemies. 

THE word which came unto Jere- 
miah from the Lord, when Neb- 
uchadnezzar king of Babylon, and all 
his army, and all the kingdoms of 
the earth of his dominion, and all 
the people, fought against Jerusa- 
lem, and against all the cities thereof 
saying, 

2 Thus saith the Lord, the God of 
Israel ; Go and speak to Zedekiak 
king of Judah, and tell him. Thus 
saith the Lord ; Behold, I will give 
this city into the hand of the king 
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The captivity of 



JEREMIAH, XXXV. 



Zedekiah foretold, 



of Babylon, and he shall burn it with 
fflre: 

3 And thou shalt not escape out of 
his hand, but shalt surely be taken, 
and delivered into his hand ; ana 
thine eyes shall behold the eyes of 
the king of Babylon, and he shall 
speak with thee mouth to mouth, 
and thou shalt go to Babylon. 

4 Yet hear the word of the Lord, O 
Zedekiah king of Judah ; Thus saith 
the Lord of thee, Thou shalt not die 
by the sword ; 

6 But thou shalt die in peace : and 
with the burnings of thy fathers, the 
former kings which were before thee, 
so shall they burn odours for thee ; 
and they will lament thee, saying, 
Ah lord ! for I have pronounced the 
word, saith the Lord. 

6 Then Jeremiah the prophet spake 
all these words unto Zedekiah king of 
Judah in Jerusalem, 

7 When the king of Babylon's army 
fought against Jerusalem, and against 
all the cities of Judah that were left, 
against Lachish, and against Azekah : 
for these defenced cities remained of 
the cities of Judah. 

8 1! This is the word that came unto 
Jeremiah from the Lord, after that 
the king Zedekiah had made a cov- 
enant with all the people which were 
at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty unto 
them ; 

9 That every man should let his 
manservant, and every man his maid- 
servant, being a Hebrew or a Hebrew- 
ess, go free; that none should serve 
himself of them, to wit, of a Jew his 
brother. 

10 Now when all the princes, and all 
the people, which had entered into 
the covenant, heard that every one 
should let his manservant, and every 
one his maidservant, go free, that 
none should serve themselves of them 
any more ; then they obeyed, and let 
them go. 

11 But afterwards they turned, and 
caused the servants and the hand- 
maids, whom they had let go free, to 
return, and brought them into sub- 
jection for servants and for hand- 
maids. 

12 *[ Therefore the word of the Lord 
came to Jeremiah from the Lord, say- 
ing* 

13 Thus saith the Lord, the God of 
Ism el; I made a covenant with your 
fathers in the day that I brought them 
forth out of the land of Egypt, out of 
the house of bondmen, saying, 

14 At the end of seven years let ye 
go every man his brother a Hebrew, 
which hath been sold unto thee ; and 
when he hath served thee six years, 
thou shalt let him go free from thee : 
but your fathers hearkened not unto 
me, neither inclined their ear. 

15 And ye were now turned, and had 
done right in my sight, in proclaim- 
ing liberty every man to his neigh- 
bour ; and ye had made a covenant be- 

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fore me in the house which is called 
by my name : 

16 But ye turned and polluted my 
name, and caused every man his serv 
ant, and every man his handmaid, 
whom he had set at liberty at their 
pleab are, to return, and brought them 
into subjection, to be unto you for 
servants and for handmaids. 

17 Therefore thus saith the Lord ; 
Ye have not hearkened unto me, in 
proclaiming liberty, every one to his 
brother, and every man to his neigh- 



bour : behold, I proclaim a liberty for 
you, saith the Lord, to the sword, to 
the pestilence, and to the famine ; and 
I will make you to be removed into 
all the kingdoms of the earth. 

18 And I will give the men that 
have transgressed my covenant, which 
have not performed the words of the 
covenant which they had made be- 
fore me, when they cut the calf in 
twain, and passed between the parts 
thereof, 

19 The princes of Judah, and the 
princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, 
and the priests, and all the people of 
the land, which passed between the 
parts of the calf ; 

20 I will even give them into the 
hand of their enemies, and into the 
hand of them that seek their life : and 
their dead bodies shall be for meat 
unto the fowls of the heaven, and to 
the beasts of the earth. 

21 And Zedekiah king of Judah and 
his princes will I give into the hand 
of their enemies, and into the hand of 
them that seek their lif e, and into the 
hand of the king of Babylon's army, 
which are gone up from you. - 

22 Behold, I will command, saith the 
Lord, and cause them to return to 
this city ; and they shall fight against 
it, and take it, and burn it with fire «• 
and I will make the cities of Judah a 
desolation without an inhabitant. 

CHAPTER XXXV. 

1 By the obedience of the Rechabites, 12 Jeremiah 
eondemneth the disobedience of the Jews. 18 
Ood blesseth the Rechabites for their obedience. 

THE word which came unto Jere- 
miah from the Lord, in the days 
of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king 
of Judah, saying, 

2 Go unto the house of the Rechab- 
ites, and speak unto them, and bring 
them into the house of the Lord, into 
one of the chambers, and give them 
wine to drink. 

3 Then I took Jaazaniah the son of 
Jeremiah, the son of Habaziniah, and 
his brethren, and all his sons, and the 
whole house of the Rechabites ; 

4 And I brought them into the house 
of the Lord, into the chamber of the 
sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a 
man of God, which was by the cham 
ber of the princes, which teas above 
the chamber of Maaseiah the son of 
Shallum, the keeper of the door : 

5 And I set before the sons of tine 



k, 



The obedience of 



JEREMIAH, XXXVI. 



the Rechabites* 



house of the Rechabites pots full of 
wine, and cups ; and I said unto them, 
Drink ye wine. 

6 But they said, We will drink no 
wine : for Jonadab the son of Rechab 
our father commanded us, saying, Ye 
shall drink no wine, neither ye, nor 
your sons for ever : 

7 Neither shall ye build house, nor 
sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have 
any : but all your days ye shall dwell 
in tents ; that ye may live many days 
in the land where ye be strangers. 

8 Thus have we obeyed the voice of 
Jonadab the son of Rechab our father 
in all that he hath charged us, to 
drink no wine all our days, we, our 
wives, our sons, nor our daughters ; 

9 Nor to build houses for us to dwell 
in ; neither have we vineyard, nor 
field, nor seed : 

10 But we have dwelt in tents, and 
have obeyed, and done according to 
all that Jonadab our father command- 
ed us. 

11 But it came to pass, when Nebu- 
chadrezzar king of Babylon came up 
into the land, that we said, Come, and 
let us go to Jerusalem for fear of the 
army of the Chaldeans, and for fear of 
the army of the Syrians : so we dwell 
at Jerusalem. 

12 1 Then came the word of the Lord 
unto Jeremiah, saying, 

13 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the 
God of Israel: Go and tell the men 
of Judah and the inhabitants of Jeru- 
salem, Will ye not receive instruction 
to hearken to my words? saith the 
Lord. 

14 The words of Jonadab the son of 
Rechab, that he commanded his sons 
not to drink wine, are performed ; for 
unto this day they drink none, but 
obey their father's commandment : 
notwithstanding I have spoken unto 
you, rising early and speaking; but 
ye hearkened not unto me. 

15 I have sent also unto you all my 
servants the prophets, rising up early* 
and sending them, saving, Return ye 
now every man from his evil way, and 
amend your doings, and go not after 
other gods to serve them, and ye 
shall dwell in the land which I have 
given to you and to your fathers : but 
ve have not inclined your ear, nor 
hearkened unto me. 

16 Because the sons of Jonadab the 
son of Rechab have performed the 
commandment of their father, which 
he commanded them ; but this people 
hath not hearkened unto me : 

17 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God of hosts, the God of Israel ; Be- 
hold, I will bring upon Judah and 
upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem 
all the evil that I have pronounced 
against them : because I have spoken 
unto them, but they have not heard ; 
and I have called unto them, but they 
have not answered. 

i8 If And Jeremiah said unto the 
house of the Rechabites, Thus saith 



the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel ; 
Because ye have obeyed the com- 
mandment of Jonadab your father ( 
and kept all his precepts, and done 
according unto all that he hath com- 
manded you ; 

19 Therefore thus saith the Lord of 
hosts, the God of Israel ; Jonadab the 
son of Rechab shall not want a man 
to stand before me for ever. 

CHAPTER XXXVL 

1 Jeremiah causeth Baruch to write his ppephecy % 
5 and publicly to read it. 11 The princes, having 
intelligence thereof by Michaiah, send Jehvdi to 
fetch the roll, and read it. 19 They will Baruch 
to hide himself and Jeremiah. 20 The king Je- 
hoiatim, being: certified thereof, heareth part of 
it, and burneth the roll. 27 Jeremiah denounce 
eth his judgment. 32 Baruch writeth a new 
copy. 

A ND it came to pass in the fourth 
J\. year of Jehoiakim the son of 
Josiah king of Judah, that this word 
came unto Jeremiah from the Lord. 
saying, 

2 Take thee a roll of a book, and 
write therein all the words that 1 
have spoken unto thee against Israel, 
and against Judah, and against all the 
nations, from the day I spake unto 
thee, from the days of Josiah, even 
unto this day. 

3 It may be that the house of Judah 
will hear all the evil which I purpose 
to do unto them ; that they may re- 
turn every man from his evil way s 
that I may forgive their iniquity and 
their sin. 

4 Then Jeremiah called Baruch the 
son of Neriah : and Baruch wrote from 
the mouth of Jeremiah all the words 
of the Lord, which he had spoken 
unto him, upon a roll of a book. 

5 And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, 
saying, I am shut up ; I cannot go into 
the house of the Lord : 

6 Therefore go thou, and read in the 
roll, which thou hast written from 
my mouth, the words of the Lord in 
the ears of the people in the Lord's 
house upon the fasting day : and also 
thou shalt read them in the ears of 
all Judah that come out of their 
cities. 

7 It may be they will present their 
supplication before the Lord, and 
will return every one from his evil 
way : for great is the anger and the 
fury that the Lord hath pronounced 
against this people. 

8 And Baruch the son of Neriah did 
according to all that Jeremiah the 
prophet commanded him, reading in 
the book the words of the Lord in the 
Lord's house. 

9 And it came to pass in the fifth 
year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah 
king of Judah, in the ninth month s 
that they proclaimed a fast before the 
Lord to all the people in Jerusalenij 
and to all the people that came from 
the cities of Judah unto Jerusalem. 

10 Then read Baruch in the book the 
wp^ds of Jeremiah in the house of 

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Baruch readeth 



J EREM1AH, XXXVII. a roll of prophecies. 



the Lord, in the chamber of Gemariah 
the son of Shaphan the scribe, in the 
higher court, at the entry of the new 
gate of the Lord's house, in the ears 
of all the people. 

11 H When Michaiah the son of Gem- 
ariah, the son of Shaphan, had heard 
out of the book all the words of the 
Lord. 

12 Then he went down into the 
king's house, into the scribe's cham- 
ber : and, lo, all the princes sat there, 
even Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah 
the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan 
the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the 
son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son 
of Hananiah, and all the princes. 

13 Then Michaiah declared unto 
them all the words that he had 
heard, when Baruch read the book 
in the ears of the people. 

14 Therefore all the princes sent Je- 
hudi the son of Nethaniah, the son of 
Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, unto Ba- 
ruch, saying, Take in thine hand the 
roll wherein thou hast read in the ears 
of the people, and come. So Baruch 
the son of Neriah took the roll in his 
hand, and came unto them. 

15 And they said unto him, Sit down 
now, and read it in our ear3. So Ba- 
ruch read it in their ears. 

16 Now it came to pass, when they 
had heard all the words, they were 
afraid both one and other, and said 
unto Baruch, We will surely tell the 
king of all these words. 

17 And they asked Baruch, saying. 
Tell us now, How didst thou write all 
these words at his mouth ? 

18 Then Baruch answered them, He 
pronounced all these words unto me 
with his mouth, and I wrote them with 
Ink in the book. 

19 Then said the princes unto Baruch. 
Go, hide thee, thou and Jeremiah ; and 
let no man know where ye be. 

20 f And they went in to the king 
Into the court, but they laid up the 
roll in the chamber of Elishama the 
scribe, and told all the words in the 
ears of the king. 

21 So the king sent Jehudi to fetch 
the roll ; and he took it out of Elish- 
ama the scribe's chamber. And Jehu- 
di read it in the ears of the king, and 
In the ears of all the princes which 
stood beside the king. 

22 Now the king sat in the winter 
house in the ninth month : and there 
teas a fire on the hearth burning be- 
fore him. 

23 And it came to pass, that when Je- 
hudi had read three or four leaves, he 
cut it with the penknife, and cast it 
Into the Are that -was on the hearth, 
until all the roll was consumed in the 
Are that was on the hearth. 

24 Yet they were not afraid, nor rent 
their garments, neitJier the king, nor 
any of his servants that heard all these 
words. 

25 Nevertheless Elnathan and Del- 
aiah and Gemariah had made inter- 

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cession to the king that he would not 
burn the roll ; but he would not hear 
them. 

26 But the king commanded Jerahnv 
eel the son of Hammelech, and Sera 
iah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah 
the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the 
scribe and Jeremiah the prophet : but 
the Lord hid them. 

27 H Then the word of the Lord came 
to Jeremiah, after that the king had 
burned the roll, and the words which 
Baruch wrote at the mouth of Jere- 
miah, saying, 

28 Take thee again another roll, and 
write in it all the former words that 
were in the first roll, which Jehoiakim 
the king of Judah hath burned. 

29 And thou shalt say to Jehoiakim 
king of Judah, Thus saith the Lord j 
Thou hast burned this roll, saying, 
Why hast thou written therein, say- 
ing, The king of Babylon shall cer- 
tainly come and destroy this land, 
and shall cause to cease from thence 
man and beast? 

30 Therefore thus saith the Lord of 
Jehoiakim king of Judah ; He shall 
have none to sit upon the throne of 
David : and his dead body shall be cast 
out in the day to the heat, and in the 
night to the frost. . 

31 And I will punish him and his seed 
and his servants for their iniquity j 
and I will bring upon them, and upon 
the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and up- 
on the men of Judah, all the evil that 
I have pronounced against them ; but 
they hearkened not. 

32 1 Then took Jeremiah another 
roll, and gave it to Baruch the scribe, 
the son of Neriah ; who wrote therein 
from the mouth of Jeremiah all the 
words of the book which Jehoiakim 
king of Judah had burned in the flro ; 
and there were added besides untc 
them many like words. 

CHAPTER XXXYIL 

1 The Egyptians having raited the tiege of tht 
Chaldeans, king Zedekiah sendeth to Jeremiah te 
pray for the people. 6 Jeremiah prophesieth thi 
Chaldeans' certain return and victory. 11 He it 
taken for a fugitive, beaten, and put in prison 
16 He assureth Zedekiah of the captivity. 18 En- 
treating for his liberty, he obtaineth some favour 

AND king Zedekiah the son of Jo- 
siah reigned instead of Coniah the 
son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrez- 
zar king of Babylon made king in the 
land of Judah. 

2 But neither he, nor his servants, 
nor the people of the land, did heark- 
en unto the words of the Lord, which 
he spake by the prophet Jeremiah. 

3 And Zedekiah the king sent Jehu- 
cal the son of Shelemiah and Zephani- 
ah the son of Maaseiah the priest to 
the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray 
now unto the Lord our God for us. 

4 Now Jeremiah came in and went 
out among the people : for they had 
not put him into prison. 

5 Then Pharaoh's army was come 
forth out of Egypt: and when the 



Jeremiah's prophecy. JEREMIAH, XXX VIII. Jeremiah imprisoned. 



Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem 
faea;d tidings of them, they departed 
from Jerusalem. 

6 1 Then came the word of the Lord 
unto the prophet Jeremiah, saying 

7 Thus saith the Lord, the God of 
Israel ; Thus shall ye say to the king 
of Judah, that sent you unto me 
to inquire of me ; Behold, Pharaoh's 
army, which is come forth to help 
you, shall return to Egypt into their 
own land. 

8 And the Chaldeans shall come 
again, and fight against this city, and 
take it, and burn it with fire. 

9 Thus saith the Lord ; Deceive not 
yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans shall 
surely depart from us : for they shall 
not depart. 

10 For though ye had smitten the 
whole army of the Chaldeans that 
fight against you, and there remained 
but wounded men among them, yet 
should they rise up every man in his 
tent, and burn this city with fire. 

11 1 And it came to pass, that when 
Jhe army of the Chaldeans was broken 
up from Jerusalem for fear of Phara- 
oh's army, 

12 Then Jeremiah went forth out of 
Jerusalem to go into the land of Ben- 
jamin, to separate himself thence in 
the midst of the people. 

13 And when he was in the gate of 
Benjamin, a captain of the ward was 
there, whose name was Irijah, the son 
of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah ; 
and he took Jeremiah the prophet, 
saying, Thou fallest away to the Chal- 
deans. 

14 Then said Jeremiah, It is false ; I 
fall not away to the Chaldeans. But 
he hearkened not to him : so Irijah 
took Jeremiah, and brought him to 
the princes. 

15 Wherefore the princes were wroth 
with Jeremiah, and smote him, and 
put him in prison in the house of 
Jonathan the scribe ; for they had 
made that the prison. 

16 If When Jeremiah was entered 
Into the dungeon, and into the cabins, 
and Jeremiah had remained there 
many days; 

17 Then Zedekiah the king sent, and 
took him out ; and the king asked him 
secretly in his house, and said, Is there 
any word from the Lord? And Jere- 
miah said, There is : for, said he, thou 
shalt be delivered into the hand of the 
king of Babylon. 

18 Moreover Jeremiah said unto king 
Zedekiah, What have I offended 
against thee, or against thy servants, 
or against this people, that ye have 
put me in prison ! 

19 Where are now your prophets 
which prophesied unto you, saying, 
The king of Babylon shall not come 
against you, nor against this land ! 

20 Therefore hear now, I pray thee, 
O my lord the king : let my supplica- 
tion, I pray thee, be accepted before 
; »hee ; that thou cause me not to return 



to the house of Jonathan the scribes, 
lest I die there. 

21 Then Zedekiah the king com 
manded that they should commit 
Jeremiah into the court of the prison, 
and that they should give him daily 
a piece of bread out of the bakers' 
street, until all the bread in the city 
were spent. Thus Jeremiah remained 
in the court of the prison. 

CHAPTER XXXVTIL 

1 Jeremiah, by a false suggestion, is put into tht 
dungeon of Malckiah. 7 Ebed-melech, by suit, 
getteth him some enlargement. 14 Upon secret 
conference he counselleth the king by yielding tc 
save his life. 24 By the king's instructions h* 
concealelh the conference from the princes. 

THEN Shephatiah the son of Mat- 
tan, and Gedaliah the son o! 
Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shele- 
miah, and Pashur the son of Malchiah, 
heard the words that Jeremiah had 
spoken unto all the people, saying, 

2 Thus saith the Lord, He that re- 
maineth in this city shall die by the 
sword, by the famine, and by the pesti- 
lence : but he that goeth forth to the 
Chaldeans shall live ; for he shall have 
his life for a prey, and shall live. 

3 Thus saith the Lord, This city shall 
surely be given into the hand of the. 
king of Babylon's army, which shall 
take it. 

4 Therefore the princes said unto 
the king, We beseech thee, let this 
man be put to death: for thus he 
weakeneth the hands of the men of 
war that remain in this city, and the 
hands of all the people, in speaking 
such words unto them : for this man 
seeketh not the welfare of this people, 
but the hurt. 

5 Then Zedekiah the king said. Be- 
hold, he is in your hand : for the king 
is not he that can do any tiling against 
you. 

6 Then took they Jeremiah, and cast 
him into the dungeon of Malchiah the 
son of Hammelech, that was in the 
court of the prison : and they let down 
Jeremiah with cords. And in the dun- 

feon there was no water, but mire : so 
eremiah sunk in the mire. 

7 % Now when Ebed-melech the Ethi- 
opian, one of the eunuchs which was 
in the king's house, heard that they 
had put Jeremiah in the dungeon ; the 
king then sitting in the gate of Ben- 
jamin ; 

8 Ebed-melech went forth out of the 
king's house, and spake to the king, 
saying, 

9 My lord the king, these men have 
done evil in all that they have done to 
Jeremiah the prophet, whom they 
have cast into the dungeon ; and he is 
like to die for hunger in the place 
where he is : for there is no more 
bread in the city. 

10 Then the king commanded Ebed- 
melech the Ethiopian, saying, Take 
from hence thirty men with thee, and 
take up Jeremiah the prophet out of 
the dungeon, before he die, 

613 



Jeremiah' s advice 



JEREMIAH, XXXIX. 



to Zedekiah 



11 So Ebed-melech took the men 
with him, and went into the house of 
the king under the treasury, and took 
thence old cast clouts and old rotten 
rags, and let them down by cords into 
the dungeon to Jeremiah. 

12 And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian 
said unto Jeremiah, Put now these 
old cast clouts and rotten rags under 
thine armholes under the cords. And 
Jeremiah did so. 

13 So they drew up Jeremiah with 
cords, and took him up out of the 
dungeon : and Jeremiah remained in 
the court of the prison. 

14 1 Then Zedekiah the king sent, 
and took Jeremiah the prophet unto 
bim into the third entry that is in 
the house of the Lord : and the king 
said unto Jeremiah, I will ask thee a 
thing ; hide nothing from me. 

15 Then Jeremiah said unto Zedeki- 
ah, If I declare it unto thee, wilt thou 
not surely put me to death ? and if I 
give thee counsel, wilt thou not heark- 
en unto me? 

16 So Zedekiah the king sware se- 
cretly unto Jeremiah, saying, As the 
Lord liveth, that made us this soul, 
I will not put thee to death, neither 
will I give thee into the hand of 
these men that seek thy life. 

17 Then said Jeremiah unto Zedeki- 
ah, Thus saith the Lord, the God of 
hosts, the God of Israel ; If thou wilt 
assuredly go forth unto the king of 
Babylon's princes, then thy soul shall 
live, and this city shall not be burned 
with fire ; and thou shalt live, and 
thine house : 

18 But if thou wilt not go forth to 
the king of Babylon's princes, then 
shall this city be given into the hand 
of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn 
it with fire, and thou shalt not escape 
out of their hand. 

19 And Zedekiah the king said unto 
Jeremiah, I am afraid of the Jews 
that are fallen to the Chaldeans, lest 
they deliver me into their hand, and 
they mock me. 

20 But Jeremiah said, They shall not 
deliver thee. Obey, I beseech thee, 
the voice of the Lord, which I speak 
unto thee: so it shall be well unto 
thee, and thy soul shall live. 

21 But if thou refuse to go forth, 
this is the word that the Lord hath 
shewed me: 

22 And, behold, all the women that 
are left in the king of Judah's house 
shall be brought forth to the king of 
Babylon's princes, and those women 
shall say, Thy friends have set thee 
on, and have prevailed against thee : 
thy feet are sunk in the mire, and 
they are turned away back. 

23 So they shall bring out all thy 
wives and thy children to the Chal- 
deans : and thou shalt not escape out 
of their hand, but shalt be taken by 
the hand of the king of Babylon : and 
thou shalt cause this city to be 
{burned with fire. 

614 



24 1 Then said Zedekiah unto Jere 
miah, Let no man know of these 
words, and thou shalt not die. 

25 But if the princes hear that I have 
talked with thee, and they come unto 
thee, and say unto thee, Declare unto 
us now what thou hast said unto the 
king, hide it not from us, and we will 
not put thee to death ; also what the 
king said unto thee : 

26 Then thou shalt say unto them, 1 
presented my supplication before the 
king, that he would not cause me to 
return to Jonathan's house, to die 
there. 

27 Then came all the princes unto 
Jeremiah, and asked him : and he 
told them according to all these 
words that the king had commanded. 
So they left off speaking with him ; 
for the matter was not perceived. 

28 So Jeremiah abode in the court of 
the prison until the day that Jerusa- 
lem was taken : and he was there 
when Jerusalem was taken. 

CHAPTER XXXIX 

1 Jerusalem is taken. 4 Zedekiah is made blind,. 
and sent to Babylon. 8 The city ruinated, 9 th& 
people captivated. 11 Nebuchadrezzar 1 s charge 
for the good usage of Jeremiah. 16 Ood's prom- 
ise to Ebed-melech. 

IN the ninth year of Zedekiah king 
of Judah, in the tenth month, came 
Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and 
all his army against Jerusalem, and 
they besieged it. 

2 And in the eleventh year of Zede- 
kiah, in the fourth month, the ninth 
day of the month, the city was broken 
up. 

3 And all the princes of the king of 
Babylon came in, and sat in the mid- 
dle gate, even Nergal-sharezer, Sam- 
gar-nebo, Sarsechim, Rab-saris, Ner= 
gal-sharezer, Rab-mag, with all the 
residue of the princes of the king of 
Babylon. 

4 i And it came to pass, that when 
Zedekiah the king of Judah saw 
them, and all the men of war, then 
they fled, and went forth out of the 
city by night, by the way of the 
king's garden, by the gate betwixt 
the two walls : and he went out the 
way of the plain. 

5 But the Chaldeans' army pursued 
after them, and overtook Zedekiah in 
the plains of Jericho : and when they 
had taken him, they brought him up 
to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon 
to Riblah in the land of Hamath, 
where he gave judgment upon him. 

6 Then the king of Babylon slew the 
sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his 
eyes : also the king of Babylon slew 
all the nobles of Judah. 

7 Moreover he put out Zedekiah's 
eyes, and bound him with chains, fcc 
carry him to Babylon. 

8 l And the Chaldeans burned the 
king's house, and the houses of the 
people, with fire, and brake down thsz 
walls of Jerusalem, 



The dispersed Jews 



JEREMIAH, XL. 



resort to Gedaliah 



©Then Nebuzar-adan the captain of 
the guard carried away captive into 
Babylon the remnant of the people 
that remained in the city, and those 
that fell away, that fell to him, with 
the rest of the people that remained. 

10 But Nebuzar-adan the captain of 
the guard left of the poor of the peo- 
ple, which had nothing, in the land of 
Judah, and gave them vineyards and 
fields at the same time. 

11 If Now Nebuchadrezzar king of 
Babylon gave charge concerning Jere- 
miah to Nebuzar-adan the captain of 
the guard, saying, 

12 Take him, and look well to him, 
and do him no harm ; but do unto him 
even as he shall say unto thee. 

13 So Nebuzar-adan the captain of 
the guard sent, and Nebushasban, Rab- 
saris, and Nergal-sharezer, Rab-mag, 
and all the king of Babylon's princes ; 

14 Even they sent, and took Jere- 
miah out of the court of the prison, 
and committed him unto Gedaliah the 
son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, 
that he should carry him home : so 
he dwelt among the people. 

15 If Now the word of the Lord 
came unto Jeremiah, while he was 
shut up ia the court of the prison, 
saying, 

16 Go and speak to Ebed-melech the 
Ethiopian, saying, Thus saith the 
Lord of hosts, the God of Israel ; Be- 
hold, I will bring my words upon this 
city for evil, and not for good ; and 
they shall be accomplished in that day 
before thee. 

17 But I will deliver thee in that 
day, saith the Lord; and thou shalt 
not be given into the hand of the 
men of whom thou art afraid. 

18 For I will surely deliver thee, and 
thou shalt not fall by the sword, but 
thy life shall be for a prey unto thee ; 
because thou hast put thy trust in me, 
saith the Lord. 

CHAPTER XL. 

i Jeremiah, being set free by Nebuzar-adan, goeth 
to Gedaliah. 7 The dispersed Jews repair unto 
him. 13 Jokanan revealing Ishmael's conspiracy 
is not believed. 

THE word which came to Jeremiah 
from the Lord, after that Nebu- 
aar-adan the captain of the guard had 
let him go from Ramah, when he had 
taken him being bound in chains 
among all that were carried away 
captive of Jerusalem and Judah, 
which were carried away captive un- 
to Babylon. 

2 And the captain of the guard took 
Jeremiah, and said unto him, The 
Lord thy God hath pronounced this 
evil upon this place. 

8 Now the Lord hath brought it, 
and done according as he hath said . 
because ye have sinned against the 
Lord, and have not obeyed his voice, 
therefore this thing is come upon 
you. 

4 And now, behold, I loose thee this 
lay from the chains which were upon 



thine hand. If it seem good unto 
thee to come with me into Babylon, 
come : and I will look well unto thee : 
but if it seem ill unto thee to come 
with me into Babylon, forbear: be- 
hold, all the land is before thee ; 
whither it seemeth good and con- 
venient for thee to go, thither go. 

5 Now while he was not yet gone 
back, he said, Go back also to Geda- 
liah the son of Ahikam the son of 
Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon 
hatn made governor over the cities 
of Judah, and dwell with him among 
the people : or go wheresoever li 
seemeth convenient unto thee to go. 
So the captain of the guard gave him 
victuals and a reward, and let him 
go. 

6 Then went Jeremiah unto Geda- 
liah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah ; 
and dwelt with him among the people 
that were left in the land. 

7 If Now when all the captains of the 
forces which were in the fields, even 
they and their men, heard that the 
king of Babylon had made Gedaliah 
the son of Ahikam governor in the 
land, and had committed unto hinn 
men, and women, and children, and 
of the poor of the land, of them that 
were not carried away captive to Bab- 
ylon ; 

8 Then they came to Gedaliah to Miz- 
pah, even Ishmael the son of Netha- 
niah, and Johanan and Jonathan the 
sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son 
of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai 
the Netophathite. and Jezaniah the 
son of a Maachathite, they and their 
men. 

9 And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam 
the son of Shaphan sware unto them 
and to their men, saying, Fear not to 
serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the 
land, and serve the king of Babylon, 
and it shall be well with you. 

10 As for me, behold, I will dwell 
at Mizpah, to serve the Chaldeans, 
which will come unto us : but ye, 
gather ye wine, and summer fruits, 
and oil, and put them, in your vessels, 
and dwell in your cities that ye have 
taken. 

11 Likewise when all the Jews that 
were in Moab, and among the Ammon- 
ites, and in Edom, and that were in all 
the countries, heard that the king of 
Babylon had left a remnant of Judah, 
and that he had set over them Geda- 
liah the son of Ahikam the son of 
Shaphan ; 

12 Even all the Jews returned out of 
all places whither they were driven, 
and came to the land of Judah, to 
Gedaliah, unto Mizpah, and gathered 
wine and summer fruits very much. 

13 if Moreover Johanan the son of 
Kareah, and all the captains of the 
forces that were in the fields, came to 
Gedaliah to Mizpah, 

14 And said unto him, Dost thou cer 
tainly know that Baalis the king of the 
Ammonites hath sent Ishmael the soi? 

615 



Ksnrtiael treacherously 



JEREMIAH, XLL 



tcilleth Gedaliahc 



of Nethaniah to slay thee ? But Geda- 
liah the son of Ahikam believed them 
not. 

15 Then Johanan the son of Kareah 
spake to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, 
saying, Let me go, I pray thee, and I 
will slay Ishmael the son of Netha- 
niah, and no man shall know it: 
wherefore should he slay thee, that 
all the Jews which are gathered unto 
thee should be scattered, and the rem- 
nant in Judah perish * 

16 But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam 
said unto Johanan the son of Kareah, 
Thou shalt not do this thing: for 
thou speakest falsely of Ishmael. 

CHAPTER XLL 

1 Ishmael, treacherously killing Gedaliah and 
others, purposeth with the residue to fiee unto the 
Ammonites. 11 Johanan recovereth the captives, 
and mindeth to flee into Egypt. 

NOW it came to pass in the seventh 
month, that Ishmael the son of 
Nethaniah the son of Elishama, of 
the seed royal, and the princes of the 
king, even ten men with him, came 
unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to 
Mizpah ; and there they did eat bread 
together in Mizpah. 

2 Then arose Ishmael the son of 
Nethaniah, and the ten men that 
were with him, and smote Gedaliah 
the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan 
with the sword, and slew him, whom 
the king of Babylon had made gov- 
ernor over the land. 

3 Ishmael also slew all the Jews that 
were with him, even with Gedaliah, at 
Mizpah, and the Chaldeans th^ were 
found there, and the men of war. 

4 And it came to pass the second 
day after he had slain Gedaliah, and 
no man knew it, 

5 That there came certain from She- 
chem, from Shiloh, and from Sama- 
ria, even fourscore men, having their 
beards shaven, and their clothes rent, 
and having cut themselves, with of- 
ferings and incense in their hand, 
to bring them to the house of the 
Lord. 

6 And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah 
went forth from Mizpah to meet 
them, weeping all along as he went : 
and it came to pass, as he met them, 
he said unto them, Come to Gedaliah 
the son of Ahikam. 

7 And it was so, when they came 
into the midst of the city, that Ish- 
mael the son of Nethaniah slew them, 
and cast them into the midst of the 

it, he, and the men that were with 
m. 

8 But ten men were found among 
them that said unto Ishmael, Slay us 
not : for we have treasures in the field, 
of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and 
of honey. So he forbare, and slew 
$hem not among their brethren. 

9 Now the pit wherein Ishmael had 
east all the dead bodies of the men, 
whom he had slain because of Geda- 
ISah. was it which Asa the king had 

616 



made for fear of Baasha king of Is- 
rael : and Ishmael the son or Netha- 
niah filled it with them that wen 
slain. 

10 Then Ishmael carried away cap- 
tive all the residue of the people that 
were in Mizpah, even the king's daugh- 
ters, and all the people that remained 
in Mizpah, whom Nebuzar-adan the 
captain of the guard had committed 
to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam : and 
Ishmael the son of Nethaniah carried 
them away captive, and departed to 
go over to the Ammonites. 

11 1 But when Johanan the son of 
Kareah, and all the captains of the 
forces that -were with him, heard of 
all the evil that Ishmael the son of 
Nethaniah had done, 

12 Then they took all the men, and 
went to fight with Ishmael the son of 
Nethaniah, and found him by the 
great waters that are in Gibeon. 

13 Now it came to pass, that when, 
all the people which were with Ish- 
mael saw Johanan the son of Kareahi 
and all the captains of the forces 
that were with nim, then they were 
glad. 

14 So all the people that Ishmael had 
carried away captive from Mizpah cast 
about and returned, and went unto Jo- 
hanan the son of Kareah. 

15 But Ishmael the son of Nethaniafc 
escaped from Johanan with eight men s 
and went to the Ammonites. 

16 Then took Johanan the son of 
Kareah, and all the captains of the 
forces that were with him, all the 
remnant of the people whom he had 
recovered from Ishmael the son of 
Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after thai 
he had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahi- 
kam, even mighty men of war, and 
the women, and the children, and the 
eunuchs, whom he had brought again 
from Gibeon : 

17 And they departed, and dwelt in 
the habitation of Chimham, which is 
by Beth-lehem, to go to enter into 
Egypt, 

18 Because of the Chaldeans : foi 
they were afraid of them, because 
Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had 
slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, 
whom the king of Babylon made 
governor in the land. 

CHAPTER -XLIL 

1 Johanan desireth Jeremiah to inquire of God 
promising obedience to his will. 7 Jeremiad 
assureth him of safety in Judea, 13 and destruc- 
tion in Egypt. 19 He reproveth their hypocr'sy 
in requiring of the Lord that which they metm<- 
not. 

'"PHEN all the captains of the forces, 
J. and Johanan the son of Kareah 
and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, 
and all the people from the least eves 
unto the greatest, came near, 

2 And said unto Jeremiah the proph 
et. Let, we beseech thee, our suppli 
cation be accepted before thee, and 
pray for us unto the Lord thy God 
even for all this remnant ; (for we ars 



Jeremiah's advice 



JEREMIAH, XL1IL 



to remain in Judea 



left but a few of many, as thine eyes 
do behold us :) 

3 That the Lord thy God may shew 
ua the way wherein we may walk, 
and the thing that we may do. 

4t Then Jeremiah the prophet said 
unto them, I have heard you ; behold, 
I will pray unto the Lord your God 
according to your words ; and it 
shall come to pass, that whatsoever 
thing the Lord shall answer you, I 
will declare it unto you ; I will keep 
nothing back from you. 

5 Then they said to Jeremiah, The 
Lord be a true and faithful witness 
between us, if we do not even accord- 
ing to all things for the which the 
Lord thy God shall send thee to us. 

6 Whether it be good, or whether 
it be evil, we will obey the voice of 
the Lord our God, to whom we send 
thee ; that it may be well with us, 
when we obey the voice of the Lord 
our God. 

7 1 And it came to pass after ten 
days, that the word of the Lord came 
anto Jeremiah. 

8 Then called he Johanan the son 
of Kareah, and all the captains of 
the forces which were with nim, and 
all the people from the least even to 
the greatest, 

9 And said unto them, Thus saith 
the Lord, the God of Israel, unto 
whom ye sent me to present your 
supplication before him ; 

10 If ye will still abide in this land, 
then will I build you, and not pull 
you down ; and I will plant you, and 
not pluck you up : for I repent me 
of the evil that I have done unto 
you. 

11 Be not afraid of the king of Bab- 
ylon, of whom ye are afraid; be not 
afraid of him, saith the Lord : for I 
am with you to save you, and to de- 
liver you from his hand. 

12 And I will shew mercies unto 
you, that he may have mercy upon 
you, and cause you to return to your 
own land. 

13 f But if ye say, We will not dwell 
In this land, neither obey the voice 
of the Lord your God, 

11 Saying, No ; but we will go into 
the land of Egypt, where we shall 
see no war, nor near the sound of 
the trumpet, nor have hunger of 
bread ; and there will we dwell : 

15 And now therefore hear the 
word of the Lord, ye remnant of Ju- 
dah ; Thus saith the Lord of hosts, 
the God of Israel ; If ye wholly set 
your faces to enter into Egypt, and 
go to sojourn there ; 

16 Then it shall come to pass, that 
the sword, which ye feared, shall 
overtake you there in the land of 
Egypt; and the famine, whereof ye 
were afraidj shall follow close after 
f ou there in Egypt ; and there ye 
shall die. 

17 So shall it be with all the men 
$hat set their faces to go into Egypt 

20* 



to sojourn there; they shall die by 
the sword, by the famine, and by 
the pestilence : and none of them 
shall remain or escape from the evil 
that I will bring upon them. 

18 For thus saith the Lord of hosts, 
the God of Israel; As mine anger 
and my fury hath been poured forth 
upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem i 
so shall my fury be poured forth up 
on you, when ye shall enter into 
Egypt : and ye shall be an execration, 
and an astonishment, and a curse, 
and a reproach; and ye shall see 
this place no more. 

19 1 The Lord hath said concerning 
you, O ye remnant of Judah ; Go ye 
not into Egypt : know certainly that 
I have admonished you this day. 

20 For ye dissembled in your hearts, 
when ye sent me unto the Lord your 
God, saying, Pray for us unto the 
Lord our God ; and according unto 
all that the Lord our God shall say, 
so declare unto us, and we will do 
it. 

21 And now I have this day declared 
it to you ; but ye have not obeyed 
the voice of the Lord your God, nor 
any thing for the which he hath sent 
me unto you. 

22 Now therefore know certainly 
that ye shall die by the sword, by 
the famine, and by the pestilence, in 
the place whither ye desire to go and 
to sojourn. 

CHAPTER XLIII. 

1 Johanan, discrediting Jeremiah's prophecy, car° 
rieth Jeremiah and others into Egypt. 8 Jere* 
miuh prophesieth by a type the conquest of Egypt 
hy the Babylonians. 

AN D it came to pass, that when Jer= 
. emiah had made an end of speak- 
ing unto all the people all the words 
of "the Lord their God, for which the 
Lord their God had sent him to them, 
even all these words, 

2 Then spake Azariah the son of 
Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of 
Kareah, and all the proud men, say= 
ing unto Jeremiah, Thou speakest 
falsely : the Lord our God hath not 
sent thee to say, Go not into Egypt 
to sojourn there : 

3 But Baruch the son of Neriah set- 
teth thee on against us, for to deliver 
us into the hand of the Chaldeans, 
that they might put us to death, and 
carry us away captives into Babylon. 

4 So Johanan the son of Kareah, 
and all the captains of the forces, and 
all the people, obeyed not the voice 
of the Lord, to dwell »m the land of 
Judah. 

5 But Johanan the son of Kareah, 
and all the captains of the forces^ 
took all the remnant of Judah, that 
were returned from all nations, 
whither they had been driven, t© 
dwell in the land of Judah ; 

6 Even men, and women, and chil 
dren, and the king's daughters, and 
every person that Nebuzar-adan the 
captain of the guard had left witfe 

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The desolation of Judah JEREMIAH, XLIV. 



for their idolatry 



Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son 
of Shaphan, and Jeremiah the proph- 
et, and Baruch the son of Neiiah. 

7 So they came into the land of 
Egypt : for they obeyed not the voice 
ot the Lord : thus came they even to 
Tab pannes. 

8 i Then came the word of the Lord 
unto Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying, 

9 Take great stones in thine hand, 
and hide them in the clay in the 
brickkiln, which is at the entry of 
Pharaoh's house m Tahpanhes, in the 
sight of the men of Judah ; 

10 And say unto them, Thus saith the 
Lord of hosts, the God of Israel ; Be- 
hold, I will send and take Nebuchad- 
rezzar the king of Babylon, my serv- 
ant, and will set his throne upon these 
stones that I have hid ; and he shall 
spread his royal pavilion over them. 

11 And when he cometh, he shall 
smite the land of Egypt, and deliver 
such as are for death to death 5 and 
such as are for captivity to captivity ; 
and such as are for the sword to the 
sword. 

12 And I will kindle a fire in the 
houses of the gods of Egypt ; and he 
shall burn them, and carry them away 
captives : and he shall array himself 
with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd 
putteth on his garment ; and he shall 
go forth from thence in peace. 

13 He shall break also the images of 
Beth-shemesh, that is in the land of 
Egypt ; and the houses of the gods of 
the Egyptians shall he burn with fire. 

CHAPTER XLIV. 

1 Jeremiah expresseth the desolation of Judah for 
their idolatry. 11 He prophesieth their destruc- 
lion, who commit idolatry in Egypt. 15 The ob- 
stinacy of the Jews. 20 Jeremiah threateneth 
them for the same, 29 and for a sign prophesieth 
the destruction of Egypt. 

THE word that came to Jeremiah 
concerning all the Jews which 
dwell hi the land of Egypt, which 
dwell at Migdol, and at Tahpanhes, 
and at Noph, and in the country of 
Pathros, saying, 

2 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the 
God of Israel ; Ye have seen all the 
evil that I have brought upon Jerusa- 
lem, and upon all the cities of Judah ; 
and, behold, this day they are a deso- 
lation, and no man dwelleth therein ; 

3 Because of their wickedness which 
they have committed to provoke me 
to anger, in that they went to burn 
incense, and to serve other gods, 
whom they knew not, neither they, 
ye, nor your fathers. 

4 Howbeit I sent unto you all my 
servants the prophets, rising early 
and sending them, saying, Oh, do not 
this abominahle thing that I hate. 

5 But they hearkened not, nor in- 
clined their ear to turn from their 
wickedness, to burn no incense unto 
other gods. 

6 Wherefore my fury and mine 
anger was poured forth, and was 

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kindled in the cities of Judah and in 
the streets of Jerusalem ; and they are 
wasted and desolate, as at this day. 

7 Therefore now thus saith the Lord, 
the God of hosts, the God of Israel, 
Wherefore commit ye this great evil 
against your souls, to cut off from 
you man and woman, child and suck- 
ling, out of Judah, to leave you none 
to remain; 

8 In that ye provoke me unto wrath 
with the works of your hands, burning 
incense unto other gods in the land of 
Egypt, whither ye be gone to dwell, 
that ye might cut yourselves off, and 
that ye might be a curse and a re- 
proach among all the nations of the 
earth! 

9 Have ye forgotten the wickedness 
of your fathers, and the wickedness 
of the kings of Judah, and the wicked- 
ness of their wives, and your own 
wickedness, and the wickedness of 
your wives, which they have com 
mitted in the land of Judah, and in 
the streets of Jerusalem ? 

10 They are not humbled even unto 
this day, neither have they feared, 
nor walked in my law, nor in my 
statutes, that I set before you and 
before your fathers. 

11 1 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
of hosts, the God of Israel ; Behold, 
I will set my face against you for 
evil, and to cut off all Judah. 

12 And I will take the remnant of 
Judah, that have set their faces to go 
into the land of Egypt to sojourn 
there, and they shall all be consumed, 
and fall in the land of Egypt ; they 
shall even be consumed by the sword 
and by the famine : they shall die, 
from the least even unto the great- 
est, by the sword and by the famine : 
and they shall be an execration, and 
an astonishment, and a curse, and a 
reproach. 

13 For I will punish them that dweU 
in the land of Egypt, as I have pun- 
ished Jerusalem, by the sword, by the 
famine, and by the pestilence : 

14 So that none of the remnant of 
Judah, which are gone into the land 
of Egypt to sojourn there, shall escape 
or remain, that they should return in- 
to the land of Judah, to the which 
they have a desire to return to dwell 
there : for none shall return but such 
as shall escape. 

15 % Then all the men which knew 
that then* wives had burned incense 
unto other gods, and all the women 
that stood by, a great multitude, even 
all the people that dwelt in the land 
of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jere- 
miah, saying. 

16 As for the word that thou hast 
spoken unto us in the name of the 
Lord, we will not hearken unto thee. 

17 But we will certainly do whatso 
ever thing goeth forth out of our own 
mouth, to burn incense unto the queen 
of heaven, and to pour out drink of 
ferings unto her, as we have done, we, 



The people's idolatry, JEREMIAH, XL VI. 



Baruch comforted. 



and our fathers, our kings, and our 
princes, in the cities of Judah, and in 
the streets of Jerusalem : for then had 
we plenty of victuals, and were well, 
and saw no evil. 

18 But since we left off to burn in- 
tense to the queen of heaven, and to 
pour out drink offerings unto her, we 
nave wanted all things, and have been 
consumed by the sword and by the 
famine. 

19 And when we burned incense to 
the queen of heaven, and poured out 
drink offerings unto her, did we make 
her cakes to worship her, and pour out 
drink offerings unto her, without our 
meni 

20 If Then Jeremiah said unto all the 
people, to the men, and to the women, 
and to all the people which had given 
him that answer, saying, 

21 The incense that ye burned in the 
cities of Judah, and in the streets of 
Jerusalem, ye and your fathers, your 
kings and your princes, and the peo- 
ple of the land, did not the Lord re- 
member them, and came it not into 
his mind ! 

22 So that the Lord could no longer 
bear, because of the evil of your 
doings, and because of the abomina- 
tions which ye have committed ; there- 
fore is your land a desolation, and an 
astonishment, and a curse, without 
an inhabitant, as at this day. 

23 Because ye have burned incense, 
and because ye have sinned against 
the Lord, and have not obeyed the 
voice of the Lord, nor walked in his 
law, nor in his statutes, nor in his 
testimonies ; therefore this evil is 
happened unto you, as at this day. 

24 Moreover Jeremiah said unto all 
the people, and to all the women, Hear 
the word of the Lord, all Judah that 
are in the land of Egypt : 

25 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the 
God of Israel, saying; Ye and your 
wives have both spoken with your 
mouths, and fulfilled with your hand, 
saying. We will surely perform our 
vows that we have vowed, to burn in- 
cense to the queen of heaven, and to 
pour out drink offerings unto her : ye 
will surely accomplish your vows, and 
surely perform your vows. 

26 Therefore hear ye the word of the 
Lord, all Judah that dwell in the land 
of Egypt ; Behold, I have sworn by my 
great name, saith the Lord, that my 
name shall no more be named in the 
mouth of any man of Judah in all the 
land of Egypt, saying, The Lord God 
liveth. 

27 Behold, I will watch over them 
for evil, and not for good: and all 
the men of Judah that are in the 
land of Egypt shall be consumed by 
the sword and by the famine, until 
there be an end of them. 

28 Yet a small number that escape 
the sword shall return out of the 
land of Egypt into the land of Judah ; 
find all the remnant of Judah, that 



are gone into the land of Egypt to 
sojourn there, shall know whose words 
shall stand, mine, or theirs. 

29 1 And this shall be a sign untc 
you, saith the Lord, that I will punish 
you in this place, that ye may know 
that my woras shall surely stand 
against you for evil : 

30 Thus saith the Lord; Behold, 1 
will give Pharaoh-hophra king of 
Egypt into the hand of his enemies, 
and into the hand of them that seek 
his lif e ; as I gave Zedekiah king of 
Judah into the hand of Nebuchadrez- 
zar king of Babylon, his enemy, and 
that sought his hie. 

CHAPTER XLV. 

1 Baruch being dismayed, 4 Jeremiah instructeth 
and comforteth him. 

THE word that Jeremiah the proph- 
et spake unto Baruch the son of 
Neriah, when he had written these 
words m a book at the mouth of Jere- 
miah, in the fourth year of Jehoia- 
kim the son of Josiah king of Judah, 
saying, 

2 Tims saith the Lord, the God of 
Israel, unto thee, O Baruch ; 

3 Thou didst say, Woe is me now! 
for the Lord hath added grief to my 
sorrow ; I fainted in my sighing, and 
I find no rest. 

4 % Thus shalt thou say unto him s 
The Lord saith thus; Behold, thai 
which I have built will I break 
down, and that which I have plant- 
ed I will pluck up, even this whol6 
land. 

5 And seekest thou great things for 
thyself » seek them not : for, behold, 1 
will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the 
Lord : but thy life will I give untc 
thee for a prey in all places whither 
thou goest. 

CHAPTER XLVI. 

1 Jeremiah prophesieth the overthrow of Pharaoh's 
army at Euphrates, 13 and the conquest of Egypt 
by Nebuchadrezzar. 27 He comforteth Jacob in 
their chastisement. 

THE word of the Lord which came 
to Jeremiah the prophet against 
the Gentiles ; 

2 Against Egypt, against the army of 
Pharaoh-necho King of Egypt, which 
was by the river Euphrates in Carche- 
mish, which Nebuchadrezzar king of 
Babylon smote in the fourth year of 
Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of 
Judah. 

3 Order ye the buckler and shield, 
and draw near to battle. 

4 Harness the horses ; and get up, ye 
horsemen, and stand forth with your 
helmets; furbish the spears, and put 
on the brigandines. 

5 Wherefore have I seen them dis- 
mayed and turned away back? and 
their mighty ones are beaten down, 
and are fled apace, and look not back : 
for fear was round about, saith the 
Lord. 

6 Let not the swift flee away, nor 
the mighty man escape; they shall 

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JEREMIAH, XL VII. 



of Egypt foretold, 



stumble, and fall toward the north 
by the river Euphrates. 

7 Who is this that cometh up as a 
flood, whose waters are moved as the 
rivers ? 

8 Egypt riseth up like a flood, and 
his waters are moved like the rivers ; 
and he saith, I will go up, and will 
cover the earth ; I will destroy the city 
and the inhabitants thereof. 

9 Come up, ye horses ; and rage, ye 
chariots; and let the mighty men 
come forth ; the Ethiopians and the 
Libyans, that handle the shield ; and 
the Lydians, that handle and bend the 
bow. 

10 For this is the day of the Lord 
God of hosts, a day of vengeance, that 
he may avenge him of his adversaries : 
and the sword shall devour, and it 
shall be satiate and made drunk with 
their blood : for the Lord God of hosts 
hath a sacrifice in the north country 
by the river Euphrates. 

11 Go up into Gilead, and take balm, 
O virgin, the daughter of Egypt: in 
vain shalt thou use many medicines ; 
for thou shalt not be cured. 

12 The nations have heard of thy 
shame, and thy cry hath filled the 
land : for the mighty man hath stum- 
bled against the mighty, and they are 
fallen both together. 

13 «ff The word that the Lord spake 
to Jeremiah the prophet, how Nebu- 
chadrezzar king of Babylon should 
come arid smite the land of Egypt. 



14 Declare ye in Egypt, and publish 
in Migdol, and publish in Noph and in 
Tahpanhes . say ye, Stand fast, and 
prepare thee ; for the sword shall de- 
vour round about thee. 

15 Why are thy valiant men swept 
away? they stood not, because the 
Lord did drive them. 

16 He made many to fall, yea, one 
fell upon another : and they said, 
Arise, and let us go again to our own 
people, and to the land of our nativ- 
ity, from the oppressing sword. 

17 They did cry there, Pharaoh king 
of Egypt is but a, noise ; he hath passed 
the time appointed. 

18 As I live, saith the King, whose 
name is The Lord of hosts, Surely as 
Tabor z's among the mountains, and 
as Carmel by the sea, so shall he 
come. 

19 O thou daughter dwelling 1 in 
Egypt, furnish thyself to go into cap- 
tivity : for Noph shall be waste and 
desolate without an inhabitant. 

20 Egypt is like a very fair heifer, 
but destruction cometh ; it cometh out 
of the north. 

21 Also her hired men are in the 
midst of her like fatted bullocks ; for 
they also are turned back, and are fled 
away together : they did not stand, be- 
cause the day of their calamity was 
come upon them, and the time of their 
visitation. 

22 The voice thereof shall go like a 
serpent ; for they shall march with an 

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army, and come against her with axes, 
as hewers of wood. 

23 They shall cut down her forest, 
saith the Lord, though it cannot be 
searched ; because they are more than 
the grasshoppers, and are innumer- 
able. 

24 The daughter of Egypt shall be 
confounded ; she shall be delivered 
into the hand of the people of the 
north. 

25 The Lord of hosts, the God of 
Israel, saith ; Behold, I will punish the 

No, and Pharaoh, and 

their gods, and their 

Pharaoh, and all them 

him : 

deliver them into the 

that seek their lives, 



multitude of 
Egypt, with 
kings ; even 
that trust in 

26 And I will 
hand of those 



and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar 
king of Babylon, and into the hand of 
his servants : and afterward it shall be 
inhabited, as in the days of old, saith 
the Lord. 

27 1 But fear not thou, O my servant 
Jacob, and be not dismayed, O Israel : 
for, behold, I will save thee from afar 
off, and thy seed from the land of 
their captivity ; and Jacob shall re- 
turn, and be in rest and at ease, and 
none shall make him afraid. 

28 Fear thou not, O Jacob my serv- 
ant, saith the Lord : for I am with 
thee ; for I will make a full end of all 
the nations whither I have driven 
thee : but I will not make a full end of 
thee, but correct thee in measure ; yet 
will I not leave thee wholly unpun- 
ished. 

CHAPTER XLVII. 

The destruction of the Philistines. 

THE word of the Lord that came to 
Jeremiah the prophet against the 
Philistines, before that Pharaoh smote 
Gaza. 

2 Thus saith the Lord; Behold, wa- 
ters rise up out of the north, and shall 
be an overflowing flood, and shall 
overflow the land, and all that is 
therein ; the city, and them that dwell 
therein : then the men shall cry, and 
all the inhabitants of the land shall 
howl. 

3 At the noise of the stamping of the 
hoofs of his strong horses, at the rush- 
ing of his chariots, and at the rum- 
bling of his wheels, the fathers shall 
not look back to their children for 
feebleness of hands ; 

4 Because of the day that cometh to 
spoil all the Philistines, and to cut off 
from Tyrus and Zidon every helper 
that remaineth: for the Lord will 
spoil the Philistines, the remnant of 
the country of Caphtor. 

5 Baldness is come upon Gaza ; Ash- 
kelon is cut off with the remnant of 
their valley : how long wilt thou cut 
thyself! 

6 O thou sword of the Lord, how 
long will it be ere thou be quiet ? put 
up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and 
be still. 

7 How can it be quiet, seeing the 



T7^e judgment 



JEREMIAH, XL VIII. 



of Moab, 



Lord hath given it a charge against 
Ashkelon, and against the sea shore? 
there hath he appointed it. 

CHAPTER XLVin. 

1 The judgment of Moab, 7 for their pride, 11 for 
their security, 14 for their carnal confidence, 26 
and for their contempt of God and hit people. 
47 The restoration of Moab. 

AGAINST Moab thus saith the Lord 
. of hosts, the God of Israel ; Woe 
unto Nebo ! for it is spoiled : Kiriath- 
aira is confounded and taken : Misgab 
is confounded and dismayed. 

2 There shall be no more praise of 
Moab : in Heshbon they have devised 
evil against it ; come, and let us -cut 
it off from being a nation. Also thou 
shalt be cut down, O Madmen ; the 
sword shall pursue thee. 

3 A voice of crying shall be from 
Horonaim, spoiling and great de- 
struction. 

4 Moab is destroyed ; her little ones, 
have caused a cry to be heard. 

5 For in the going up of Luhith 
continual weeping shall go up ; for 
in the going down of Horonaim the 
enemies have heard a cry of destruc- 
tion. 

6 Flee, save vour lives, and be like 
the heath in the wilderness. 

7 1 For because thou hast trusted in 
thy works and in thy treasures, thou 
shalt also be taken : and Chemosh 
Bhall go forth into captivity with his 
priests and his princes together. 

8 And the spoiler shall come upon 
every city, and no city shall escape : 
the valley also shall perish, and the 
plain shall be destroyed, as the Lord 
hath spoken. 

9 Give wings unto Moab, that it 
may flee and get away : for the cit- 
ies thereof shall be desolate, without 
any to dwell therein. 

10 Cursed be he that doeth the work 
of the Lord deceitfully, and cursed be 
he that keepeth back his sword from 
blood. 

11 f Moab hath been at ease from 
his youth, and he hath settled on his 
lees, and hath not been emptied from 
vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone 
into captivity: therefore his taste re- 
mained in mm, and his scent is not 
changed. 

12 Therefore, behold, the days come, 
saith the Lord, that I will send unto 
him wanderers, that shall cause him 
to wander, and shall empty his ves- 
sels, and break their bottles. 

13 And Moab shall be ashamed of 
Chemosh, as the house of Israel was 
ashamed of Beth-el their confidence. 

14 1 How say ye, We are mighty and 
strong men for the war? 

15 Moab is spoiled, and gone up out 
of her cities, and his chosen young 
men are gone down to the slaughter, 
saith the King, whose name is The 
Lord of hosts. 

16 The calamity of Moab is near to 
some, and his affliction hasteth fast. 



17 All ye that are about him, be- 
moan him ; and all ye that know his 
name, say, How is the strong staff 
broken, and the beautiful rod ! 

18 Thou daughter that dost inhabit 
Dibon, come down from thy glory, 
and sit in thirst ; for the spoiler of 
Moab shall come upon thee, and he 
shall destroy thy strong holds. 

19 O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by 
the way, and espy ; ask him that 
fleeth, and her that escapeth, and 
say, What is done ? 

20 Moab is confounded ; for it is 
broken down : howl and cry ; tell ye 
it in Arnon, that Moab is spoiled, 

21 And judgment is come upon the 

Slain country ; upon Holon, and upon 
ahazah, and upon Mephaath, 

22 And upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, 
and upon Beth-diblathaim, 

23 And upon Kiriathaim, and upon 
Beth-gamul, and upon Beth-meon, 

24 And upon Kerioth, and upon Boz- 
rah, and upon all the cities of the 
land of Moab, far or near. 

25 The horn of Moab is cut off, and 
his arm is broken, saith the Lord. 

26 f Make ye him drunken ; for ha 
magnified himself against the Lord : 
Moab also shall wallow in his vomit, 
and he also shall be in derision. 

27 For was not Israel a derision unto 
thee ? was he found among thieves ? 
for since thou spakest of him, thou 
skippedst for joy. 

28 O ye that dwell in Moab, leave 
the cities, and dwell in the rock, and 
be like the dove that maketh her nest 
in the sides of the hole's mouth. 

29 We have heard the pride of Mo- 
ab, (he is exceeding proud,) his loft- 
iness, and his arrogancy, and his 

gride, and the haughtiness of his 
eart. 

30 I know his wrath, saith the Lord ; 
but it shall not be so ; his lies shaD 
not so effect it. 

31 Therefore will I howl for Moab, 
and I will cry out for all Moab ; mine 
heart shall mourn for the men of 
Kir-heres. 

32 O vine of Sibmah, I will weep for 
thee with the weeping of Jazer : thy 
plants are gone over the sea, they 
reach even to the sea of Jazer : the 
spoiler is fallen upon thy summer 
fruits and upon thy vintage. 

33 And joy and gladness is taken 
from the plentiful field, and from 
the land of Moab ; and I have caused 
wine to fail from the winepresses : 
none shall tread with shouting ; their 
shouting shall be no shouting. 

34 From the cry of Heshbon even un- 
to Elealeh, and even unto Jahaz, have 
they uttered their voice, from Zoar 
even unto Horonaim. as a heifer of 
three years old : for the waters also of 
Nimrim shall be desolate. 

35 Moreover I will cause to cease in 
Moab, saith the Lord, him that offer- 
eth in the high places, and him that 
burneth incense to his gods. 

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of the Ammonites^ 



36 Therefore mine heart shall sound 
for Moab like pipes, and mine heart 
shall sound like pipes for the men of 
Kir-heres : because the riches that he 
hath gotten are perished. 

37 For every head shall be bald, and 
every beard clipped : upon all the 
hands shall be cuttings, and upon the 
ioins sackcloth. 

38 There shall be lamentation gener- 
ally upon all the housetops of Moab, 
and in the streets thereof : for I have 
broken Moab like a vessel wherein is 
no pleasure, saith the Lord. 

39 They shall howh saying, How is it 
broken down ! how nath Moab turned 
the back with shame! so shall Moab 
be a derision and a dismaying to all 
them about him. 

40 For thus saith the Lord; Behold, 
he shall fly as an eagle, and shall 
spread his wings over Moab. 

41 Keriotli is taken, and the strong 
holds are surprised, and the mighty 
men's hearts in Moab at that day 
shall be as the heart of a woman in 
her pangs. 

42 And Moab shall be destroyed from 
being a people, because he hath mag- 
nified himself against the Lord. 

43 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, 
shall be upon thee, O inhabitant of 
Moab, saith the Lord. 

44 He that fleeth from the fear shall 
fall into the pit; and he that getteth 
up out of the pit shall be taken in the 
snare : for I will bring upon it, even 
upon Moab, the year of their visita- 
tion, saith the Lord. 

45 They that fled stood under the 
shadow of Heshbon because of the 
force : but a fire shall come forth out 
of Heshbon, and a flame from the 
midst of Sihon, and shall devour the 
corner of Moab, and the crown of the 
head of the tumultuous ones. 

46 Woe be unto thee, O Moab! the 
people of Chemosh perisheth : for thy 
sons are taken captives, and thy 
daughters captives. 

47 If Yet will I bring again the 
captivity of Moab in the latter days, 
saith the Lord. Thus far is the judg- 
ment of Moab. 

CHAPTER XLIX. 

1 The judgment of the Ammonite*. 6 Their res- 
toration. 7 The judgment of Edom, 23 of Da- 
mascus, 28 of Kedar, 30 of Hazor, 34 and of 
Elam. 39 The restoration of Elam. 

CONCERNING the Ammonites, thus 
saith the Lord ; Hath Israel no 
sons ? hath he no heir ? why then doth 
their kiner inherit Gad, and his people 
dwell in his cities? 

2 Therefore, behold, the days come, 
saith the Lord, that I will cause an 
alarm of war to be heard in Rabbah 
of the Ammonites; and it shall be a 
desolate heap, and her daughters 
shall be burned with fire : then 
shall Israel be heir unto them that 
were his heirs, saith the Lord. 

3 Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoil- 
ed : ciTi ye daughters of Rabbah, gird 

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you with sackcloth ; lament, and run 
to and fro by the hedges ; for th^ir 
king shall go into captivity, and hia 
priests and his princes together. 

4 Wherefore gloriest thou in the 
valleys, thy flowing valley, O back- 
sliding daughter? that trusted in her 
treasures, saying, Who shall come un- 
to me? 

5 Behold, I will bring a fear upon 
thee, saith the Lord God of hosts, 
from all those that be about thee ; 
and ye shall be driven out every man 
right forth ; and none shall gather up 
him that wandereth. 

6 And afterward I will bring again 
the captivity of the children of Am- 
nion, saith the Lord. 

7 1 Concerning Edom, thus saith the 
Lord of hosts ; Is wisdom no more in 
Teman? is counsel perished from the 
prudent? is their wisdom vanished? 

8 Flee ye, turn back, dwell deep, O 
inhabitants of Dedan ; for I will bring 
the calamity of Esau upon him, the 
time that I will visit him. 

9 If grapegatherers come to thee, 
would they not leave some gleaning 
grapes? if thieves by night, they will 
destroy till they have enough. 

10 But I have made Esau bare, I 
have uncovered his secret places, and 
he shall not be able to hide him- 
self : his seed is spoiled, and his 
brethren, and his neighbours, and he 
is not. 

11 Leave thy fatherless children. I 
will preserve them alive ; and let thy 
widows trust in me. 

12 For thus saith the Lord ; Behold, 
they whose judgment was not to 
drink of the cup have assuredly 
drunken; and art thou he that shall 
altogether go unpunished ? thou shalt 
not go unpunished, but thou shalt 
surely drink of it. 

13 For I have sworn by myself, saith 
the Lord, that Bozrah shall become a 
desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a 
curse ; and all the cities thereof shall 
be perpetual wastes. 

14 I have heard a rumour from the 
Lord, and an ambassador is sent unto 
the heathen, saying, Gather ye to- 
gether, and come against her, and 
rise up to the battle. 

15 For, lo, I will make thee small 
among the heathen, and despised 
among men. 

16 Thy terribleness hath deceived 
thee, and the pride of thine heart. O 
thou that dwellest in the clefts of the 
rock, that holdest the height of the 
hill : though thou shouldest make thy 
nest as high as the eagle, I will bring 
thee down from thence, saith the 
Lord. 

17 Also Edom shall be a desolation : 
every one that goeth by it shall be 
astonished, and shall hiss at all the 
plagues thereof. 

18 As in the overthrow of Sodom 
and Gomorrah and the neighbour 
cities thereof, saith the Lord, no 



of Edom, Damascus, 



JEREMIAH, L. 



Kedar, Hazor, dbo. 



man shall abide there, neither shall 
a son of man dwell in it. 

19 Behold, he shall come up like a 
lion from the swelling of Jordan 
against the habitation of the strong : 
but I will suddenly make him run 
away from her : and who is a chosen 
man, that I may appoint over her? 
for who is like me ? and who will ap- 
point me the time? and who is that 
shepherd that will stand before me ? 

30 Therefore hear the counsel of the 
Lord, that he hath taken against 
Edom ; and his purposes, that he 
hath purposed against the inhabit- 
ants of Teman: Surely the least of 
the flock shall draw them out ; sure- 
ly he shall make their habitations 
desolate with them. 

21 The earth is moved at the noise 
of their fall ; at the cry the noise 
thereof was heard in the Red sea. 

22 Behold, he shall come up and fly 
as the eagle, and spread his wings 
over Bozrah : and at that day shall 
the heart of the mighty men of Edom 
be as the heart of a woman in her 
pangs. 

23 1 Concerning Damascus. Hamath 
is confounded, and Arpad ; for they 
have heard evil tidings : they are 
fainthearted ; there is sorrow on the 
sea; it cannot be quiet. 

24 Damascus is waxed feeble, and 
turneth herself to flee, and fear hath 
seized on her: anguish and sor- 
rows have taken her, as a woman in 
travail. 

25 How is the city of praise not 
left, the city of my joy ! 

26 Therefore her young men shall 
fail in her streets, and all the men of 
war shall be cut off in that day, saith 
the Lord of hosts. 

27 And t will kindle a fire in the 
wall of Damascus, and it shall con- 
sume the palaces of Ben-hadad. 

28 1 Concerning Kedar, and concern- 
ing the kingdoms of Hazor, which 
Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon 
shall smite, thus saith the Lord ; Arise 
ye, go up to Kedar, and spoil the men 
of the east. 

29 Their tents and their flocks shall 
they take away : they shall take to 
themselves their curtains, and all 
their vessels, and their camels ; arid 
they shall cry unto them, Fear is 
on everv side 

30 1 Flee, get you far off, dwell 
deep, O ye inhabitants of Hazor, 
saith the Lord ; for Nebuchadrezzar 
king of Babylon hath taken counsel 
against you, and hath conceived a 
purpose against you. 

31 Arise, get you up unto the 
wealthy nation, that dwelleth with- 
out care, saith the Lord, which havo 
neither gates nor bars, which dwell 
alone. 

32 And their camels shall be a booty, 
and the multitude of their cattle a 
spoil : and I will scatter into all winds 
them that are in the utmost corners ; 



and I will bring their calamity from 
all sides thereof, saith the Lord. 

33 And Hazor shall be a dwelling for 
dragons, and a desolation for ever: 
there shall no man abide there, nor 
any son of man dwell in it. 

34 ^ The word of the Lord that 
came to Jeremiah the prophet against 
Elam in the beginning of the reign 
of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying, 

35 Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; Be- 
hold, I will break the bow of Elam, 
the chief of their might. 

36 And upon Elam will I bring the 
four winds from the four quarters of 
heaven, and will scatter them toward 
all those winds; and there shall be 
no nation whither the outcasts of 
Elam shall not come. 

37 For I will cause Elam to be dis- 
mayed before their enemies, and be- 
fore them that seek their life : and I 
will bring evil upon them, even my 
fierce anger, saith the Lord and I 
will send the sword after them, till 
I have consumed them: 

38 And I will set my throne in Elam, 
and will destroy from thence the king 
and the princes, saith the Lord. 

39 1 But it shall come to pass in the 
latter days, that I will bring again the 
captivity of Elam, saith the Lord. 

CHAPTER L. 

1, 9, 21, 35 The judgment of Babylon. 4. 17, 33 
The redemption of Israel. 

r PHE word that the Lord spake 
A against Babylon and against the 
land of the Chaldeans by Jeremiah 
the prophet. 

2 Declare ye among the nations, and 
publish, and set up a standard ; pub- 
lish, and conceal not : say, Babylon 
is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach 
is broken in pieces ; her idols are con- 
founded, her images are broken in 
pieces. 

3 For out of the north there cometh 
up a nation against her, which shall 
make her land desolate, and none 
shall dwell therein : they shall re- 
move, they shall depart, both man 
and beast. 

4 1 In those days, and in that time, 
saith the Lord, the children of Israel 
shall come, they and the children of 
Judah together, going and weeping: 
they shall go, and seek the Lord their 
God. 

5 They shall ask the way to Zion 
with their faces thitherward, saying, 
Come, and let us join ourselves to 
the Lord in a perpetual covenant that 
shall not be forgotten. 

6 My people hath been lost sheep : 
their shepherds have caused them to 
go astray, they have turned them 
away on the mountains : they have 
gone from mountain to hill, they have 
forgotten their resting place. 

7 All that found them have devoured 
them : and their adversaries said, We 
offend not, because they have sinned 
against the Lord, the habitation of 

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justice, even the Lord, the hope of 
their fathers. 

8 Remove out of the midst of Bab- 

?ion, and go forth out of the land of 
he Chaldeans, and be as the he goats 
before the flocks. 

9 ^f For, lo, I will raise and cause to 
come up against Babylon an assembly 
of great nations from the north coun- 
try : and they shall set themselves in 
array against her ; from thence she 
shall be taken : their arrows shall be 
as of a mighty expert man ; none shall 
return in vain. 

10 And Chaldea shall be a spoil : all 
that spoil her shall be satisfied, saith 
the Lord. 

11 Because ye were glad, because 
ye rejoiced, O ye destroyers of mine 
heritage, because ye are grown fat 
as the heifer at grass, and bellow as 
bulls ; 

12 Your mother shall be sore con- 
founded ; she that bare you shall be 
ashamed : behold, the hmdermost of 
the nations shall be a wilderness, a 
dry land, and a desert. 

13 Because of the wrath of the Lord 
it shall not be inhabited, but it shall 
be wholly desolate : every one that 
goeth by Babylon shall be astonished, 
and hiss at all her plagues. 

14 Put yourselves in array against 
Babylon round about : all ye that bend 
the bow, shoot at her, spare no ar- 
rows : for she hath sinned against the 
Lord. 

15 Shout against her round about : 
she hath given her hand : her founda- 
tions are fallen, her walls are thrown 
down : for it is the vengeance of the 
Lord : take vengeance upon her ; as 
she hath done, do unto her. 

16 Cut off the sower from Babylon, 
and him that handleth the sickle in 
the time of harvest : for fear of the 
oppressing sword they shall turn ev- 
ery one to his people, and they shall 
flee every one to his own land. 

17 1 Israel is a scattered sheep ; the 
lions have driven him away : first the 
king of Assyria hath devoured him ; 
and last this Nebuchadrezzar king of 
Babylon hath broken his bones. 

18 Therefore thus saith the Lord of 
hosts, the God of Israel ; Behold, I 
will punish the king of Babylon and 
his land, as I have punished the king 
of Assyria. 

19 And I will bring Israel again to 
his habitation, and he shall feed on 
Carrael and Bashan, and his soul shall 
be satisfied upon mount Ephraim and 
Gilead. 

20 In those days, and in that time, 
saith the Lord, the iniquity of Israel 
shall be sought for, and there shall be 
none ; and the sins of Judah 2 and they ' 
shall not be found : for I will pardon 
them whom I reserve. 

21 1 Go up against the land of Mera- 
thaim, even against it, and against the 
Inhabitants or Pekod : waste and ut- 
terly destroy after them, saith the 
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Lord, and do according to all that 1 
have commanded thee. 

22 A sound of battle is in the land, 
and of great destruction. 

23 How is the hammer of the whole 
earth cut asunder and broken ! how 
is Babylon become a desolation among 
the nations ! 

24 I have laid a snare for thee, and 
thou art also taken, O Babylon, and 
thou wast not aware : thou art found, 
and also caught, because thou hast 
striven against the Lord. 

25 The Lord hath opened his arm- 
oury, and hath brought forth the 
weapons of his indignation : for thi? 
is the work of the Lord God of hosts 
in the land of the Chaldeans. 

26 Come against her from the ut- 
most border, open her storehouses : 
cast her up as heaps, and destroy her 
utterly : let nothing of her be left. 

27 Slay all her bullocks ; let them 
go down to the slaughter : woe unto 
them ! for their day is come, the time 
of their visitation. 

28 The voice of them that flee and 
escape out of the land of Babylon, to 
declare in Zion the vengeance of the 
Lord pur God, the vengeance of his 
temple. 

29 Call together the archers against 
Babylon: all ye that bend the bow. 
camp against it round about; let 
none thereof escape : recompense her 
according to her work ; according to 
all that she hath done, do unto her : 
for she hath beenproud against the 
Lord, against the Holy One of Israel. 

30 Therefore shall her young men 
fall in the streets, and all her men of 
war shall be cut off in that day, saith 
the Lord. 

31 Behold, I am against thee, O thou 
most proud, saith the Lord God of 
hosts : for thy day is come, the time 
that I will visit thee. 

32 And the most proud shall stumble 
and fall, and none shall raise him up : 
and I will kindle a fire in his cities. 
and it shall devour all round about 
him. 

33 f Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; 
The children of Israel and the chil- 
dren of Judah were oppressed togeth- 
er : and all that took them captives 
hold them fast; they refused to let 
them go. 

34 Their Redeemer is strong; The 
Lord of hosts is his name : he shall 
thoroughly plead«their cause, that he 
may give rest to the land, and dis- 
quiet the inhabitants of Babylon. 

35 1 A sword is upon the Chaldeans, 
saith the Lord, and upon the inhabit- 
ants of Babylon, and upon her princes, 
and upon her wise men. 

36 A sword is upon the liars ; and 
they shall dote : a sword is upon her 
mighty men ; and they shall be dis- 
mayed. 

37 A sword is upon their horses, and 
upon their chariots, and upon all the 
mingled people that are in the midst 



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against Babylon. 



of her ; and they shall become as wo- 
men : a sword is upon her treasures ; 
and they shall be robbed. 

38 A drought is upon her waters ; 
and they shall be dried up : for it is 
the land of graven images, and they 
are mad upon their idols. 

39 Therefore the wild beasts of the 
desert with the wild beasts of the isl- 
ands shall dwell there, and the owls 
shall dwell therein : and it shall be 
no more inhabited for ever; neither 
shall it be dwelt in from generation 
to generation. 

40 As God overthrew Sodom and 
Gomorrah and the neighbour cities 
thereof, saith the Lord ; so shall no 
man abide there, neither shall any son 
of man dwell therein. 

41 Behold, a people shall come from 
the north, and a great nation, and 
many kings shall be raised up from 
the coasts of the earth. 

42 They shall hold the bow and the 
lance : they are cruel, and will not 
shew mercy : their voice shall roar 
like the sea, and they shall ride upon 
horses, every one put in array, like a 
man to the battle, against thee, O 
daughter of Babylon. 

43 The king of Babylon hath heard 
the report of them, and his hands 
waxed feeble : anguish took hold of 
him, and pangs as of a woman in 
travail. 

44 Behold, he shall come up like a 
lion from the swelling of Jordan unto 
the habitation of the strong : but I 
will make them suddenly run away 
from her : and who is a chosen man, 
that I may appoint over her ! for who 
is like me! and who will appoint me 
the time! and who is that shepherd 
that will stand before me! 

45 Therefore hear ye the counsel of 
the Lord, that he hath taken against 
Babylon ; and his purposes, that he 
hath purposed against the land of the 
Chaldeans : Surely the least of the 
flock shall draw them out : surely he 
shall make their habitation desolate 
with them. 

46 At the noise of the taking of Baby- 
lon the earth is moved, and the cry is 
heard among the nations. 

CHAPTER LI. 

1 The severe judgment of God against Babylon in 
revenge of Israel. 59 Jeremiah delivereth the 
book of this prophecy to Seraiah, to be cast into 
Euphrates, in token of the perpetual sinking of 
Babylon. 

THUS saith the Lord; Behold, I 
will raise up against Babylon, and 
against them that dwell in the midst 
of them that rise up against me, a de- 
stroying wind ; 

2 And will send unto Babylon fan- 
ners, that shall fan her, and shall 
empty her land : for in the day of 
trouble they shall be against her round 
about. 

3 Against him that bendeth let the 
archer bend his bow, and against him 



that lifteth himself up in his brigan- 
dine : and spare ye not her young 
men ; destroy ye utterly all her host. 

4 Thus the slain shall fall in the land 
of the Chaldeans, and they that are 
thrust through in her streets. 

5 For Israel hath not been forsaken, 
nor Judah of his God, of the Lord of 
hosts; though their land was filled 
with sin against the Holy One of 
Israel. 

6 Flee out of the midst of Babylon, 
and deliver every man his soul : be 
not cut off in her iniquity ; for this is 
the time of the Lord's vengeance ; he 
will render unto her a recompense. 

7 Babylon hath been a golden cup in 
the Lord's hand, that made all the 
earth drunken : the nations have 
drunken of her wine ; therefore the 
nations are mad. 

8 Babylon is suddenly fallen and de- 
stroyed : howl for her ; take balm for 
her pain, if so be she may be healed. 

9 We would have healed Babylon, 
but she is not healed: forsake her, 
and let us go every one into his own 
country : for her judgment reachetb 
unto heaven, and is lifted up even to 
the skies. 

10 The Lord hath brought forth our 
righteousness : come, and let us de- 
clare in Zion the work of the Lord 
our God. 

11 Make bright the arrows ; gather 
the shields : the Lord hath raised up 
the spirit of the kings of the Medes : 
for his device is against Babylon, to 
destroy it ; because it is the venge- 
ance of the Lord, the vengeance of 
his temple. 

12 Set up the standard upon the 
walls of Babylon, make the watch 
strong, set up the watchmen, prepare 
the ambushes : for the Lord hath 
both devised and done that which he 
spake against the inhabitants of Bab- 
ylon. 

IS O thou that dwellest upon many 
waters, abundant in treasures, thine 
end is come, and the measure of thy 
covetousness. 

14 The Lord of hosts hath sworn by 
himself, saying, Surely I will fill thee 
with men, as with caterpillars ; and 
they shall lift up a shout against 
thee. 

15 He hath made the earth by his 

Eower, he hath established the world 
y his wisdom, and hath stretched out 
the heaven by his understanding. 

16 When he uttereth his voice, there 
is a multitude of waters in the heav- 
ens ; and he causeth the vapours to 
ascend from the ends of the earth : 
he maketh lightnings with rain, and 
bringeth forth the wind out of his 
treasures. 

17 Every man is brutish by his 
knowledge ; every founder is con- 
founded by the graven image : for 
his molten image is falsehood, and 
there is no breath in them. 

18 They are vanity, the work of 

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against Babylon? 



errors : in the time of their visita- 
tion they shall perish. 

19 The portion of Jacob is not like 
them ; for he is the former of all 
things : and Israel is the rod of his 
inheritance : The Lord of hosts is his 
name. 

20 Thou art my battle axe and weap- 
ons of war : for with thee will I break 
in pieces the nations, and with thee 
will I destroy kingdoms ; 

21 And with thee will I break in 
pieces the horse and his rider ; and 
with thee will I break in pieces the 
chariot and his rider; 

22 With thee also will I break in 
pieces man and woman ; and with 
thee will I break in pieces old and 
young ; and with thee will I break in 
pieces the young man and the maid ; 

23 I will also break in pieces with 
thee the shepherd and his flock ; and 
with thee will I break in pieces the 
husbandman and his yoke of oxen ; 
and with thee will I break in pieces 
captains and rulers. 

24 And I will render unto Babylon 
and to all the inhabitants of Chaldea 
all their evil that they have done in 
Zion in your sight, saith the Lord. 

25 Behold, I am against thee, O de- 
stroying mountain, saith the Lord, 
which destroyest all the earth : and I 
will stretch out mine hand upon thee, 
and roll thee down from the rocks, 
and will make thee a burnt mountain. 

26 And they shall not take of thee a 
stone for a corner, nor a stone for 
foundations; but tnou shalt be deso- 
late for ever, saith the Lord. 

27 Set ye up a standard in the land, 
blow the trumpet among the nations, 
prepare the nations against her, call 
together against her the kingdoms of 
Ararat, Minni, and Ashchenaz ; ap- 
point a captain against her ; cause 
che horses to come up as the rough 
caterpillars. 

28 Prepare against her the nations 
with the kings of the Medes, the cap- 
tains thereof, and all the rulers there- 
of, and all the land of his dominion. 

29 And the land shall tremble and 
sorrow : for every purpose of the 
Lord shall be performed against 
Babylon, to make the land of Baby- 
lon a desolation without an inhab- 
itant. 

30 The mighty men of Babylon have 
forborne to fight, they have remained 
in their holds: their might hath 
failed ; they became as women : they 
have burned her dwellingplaces ; her 
bars are broken. 

31 One post shall run to meet an- 
other, and one messenger to meet 
another, to shew the king of Babylon 
that his city is taken at one end, 

32 And that the passages are stopped, 
and the reeds they have burned with 
fire, and the men of war are af- 
frighted. 

33 For thus saith the Lord of hosts, 
%he God of Israel : The daughter of 

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Babylon is like a threshingfloor, it is 
time to thresh her : yet a little while, 
and the time of her harvest shall 
come. 

34 Nebuchadrezzar the king of Baby- 
lon hath devoured me, he hath 
crushed me, he hath made me an 
empty vessel, he hath swallowed me 
up like a dragon, he hath filled his 
belly with my delicates, he hath cast 
me out. 

35 The violence done to me and to 
my flesh be upon Babylon, shall the 
inhabitant of Zion say ; and my 
blood upon the inhabitants of Chal 
dea, shall Jerusalem say. 

36 Therefore thus saith the Lordj 
Behold, I will plead thy cause, ana 
take vengeance for thee ; and I will 
dry up her sea, and make her springs 
dry. 

37 And Babylon shall become heaps, 
a dwellingplace for dragons, an as 
tonishment, and a hissing, without an 
inhabitant. 

38 They shall roar together like 
lions : they shall yell as lions' whelps. 

39 In their heat I will make their 
feasts, and I will make them drunken, 
that they may rejoice, and sleep a 
perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith 
the Lord. 

40 I will bring them down like lambs 
to the slaughter, like rams with he 
goats. 

41 How is Sheshach taken ! and how 
is the praise of the whole earth sur- 
prised ! how is Babylon become an as= 
tonishment among the nations ! 

42 The sea is come up upon Babylon s 
she is covered with the multitude of 
the waves thereof. 

43 Her cities are a desolation, a dry 
land, and a wilderness, a land wherein 
no man dwelleth, neither doth any son 
of man pass thereby. 

44 And I will punish Bel in Babylon, 
and I will bring forth out of his mouth 
that which he hath swallowed up : and 
the nations shall not flow together any 
more unto him ; yea, the wall of Baby 
Ion shall fall. 

45 My people, go ye out of the midst 
of her, and deliver ye every man his 
soul from the fierce anger of the 
Lord. 

46 And lest your heart faint, and ye 
fear for the rumour that shall be 
heard in the land ; a rumour shall 
both come one year, and after that 
in another year shall come a rumour, 
and violence in the land, ruler 
against ruler. 

47 Therefore, behold, the days come, 
that I will do judgment upon the 
graven images of Babylon : and her 
whole land shall be confounded, and 
all her slain shall fall in the midst ot 
her. 

48 Then the heaven and the earth, 
and all that is therein, shall sing for 
Babylon: for the spoilers shall come 
unto her from the north, saith the 
Lord, 



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against Babylon., 



19 As Babylon hath caused the slain 
of Israel to fall, so at Babylon shall 
fall the slain of all the earth. 

50 Ye that have escaped the sword, 
aro away, stand not still : remember 
the Lord alar off, uia let Jerusalem 
come into your mind. 

51 We are confounded, because we 
have heard reproach : shame hath 
covered our faces ; for strangers are 
come into the sanctuaries of the 
Lord's house. 

52 Wherefore, behold, the days 
some, saith the Lord, that I will do 
. udgment upon her graven images : 
and through all her land the wound- 
ed shall groan. 

53 Though Babylon should mount 
up to heaven, and though she should 
fortify the height of her strength, 
uet from me shall spoilers come unto 
her, saith the Lord. 

54 A sound of a cry cometh from 
Babylon, and great destruction from 
the land of the Chaldeans : 

55 Because the Lord hath spoiled 
Babylon, and destroyed out of her 
She great voice ; when her waves do 
roar like great waters, a noise of 
their voice is uttered : 

56 Because the spoiler is come upon 
her, even upon Babylon, and ner 
mighty men are taken, every one 
of their bows is broken: for the 
Lord God of recompenses shall sure- 
ly requite. 

57 And I will make drunk her 
princes, and her wise men, her cap- 
tains, and her rulers, and her mighty 
men : and they shall sleep a perpetual 
sleep, and not wake, saith the King, 
whose name is The Lord of hosts. 

58 Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; 
The broad walls of Babylon shall be 
utterly broken, and her high gates 
shall be burned with fire ; and the 
people shall labour in vain, and the 
folk in the fire, and they shall be 
weary. 

59 1 The word which Jeremiah the 
prophet commanded Seraiah the son 
of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah 2 when 
he went with Zedekiah the king of 
Judah into Babylon in the fourth 
year of his reign. And this Seraiah 
tms a quiet prince. 

60 So Jeremiah wrote in a book all 
the evil that should come upon Bab- 
ylon, even all these words that are 
written against Babylon. 

61 And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, 
When thou comest to Babylon, and 
shalt see, and shalt read all these 
words ; 

62 Then shalt thou say. O Lord, 
thou hast spoken against this place, 
to cut it off, that none shall remain 
in it, neither man nor beast, but that 
It shall be desolate for ever. 

63 And it shall be, when thou hast 
made an end of reading this book, 
that thou shalt bind a stone to it, 
*nd cast it into the midst of Eu- 
phrates ; 



64 And thou shalt say, Thus shall 
Babylon sink, and shall not rise from 
the evil that I will bring upon hers 
and they shall be weary. Thus far 
are the words of Jeremiah, 

CHAPTER LIL 

1 Zedekiah rebelleth. 4 Jerusalem is besieged arm 
taken. 8 Zedekiah's sons killed, and his own eye* 
put out. 12 Neluzaradan burnetii and spoilelh 
the city. 24 He carrieth away the captives. 31 
Evil-merodach advancelh Jehoiachin. 

ZEDEKIAH was one and twen- 
ty years old when he began to 
reign, and he reigned eleven years 
in Jerusalem. And his mother's 
name was Hamutal the daughter of 
Jeremiah of Libnah. 

2 And he did that which was evil in 
the eyes of the Lord, according to all 
that Jehoiakim had done. 

3 For through the anger of the 
Lord it came to pass in Jerusalem 
and Judah, till he had cast them out 
from his presence, that Zedekiah re- 
belled against the king of Babylon. 

4 % And it came to pass in the ninth 
year of his reign, in the tenth month, 
in the tenth day of the month, that 
Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon 
came, he and all his army, against Je- 
rusalem, and pitched against it, and 
built forts against it round about. 

5 So the city was besieged unto the 
eleventh year of king Zedekiah. 

6 And in the fourth month, in the 
ninth day of the month, the famine 
was sore in the city, so that there was 
no bread for the people of the land. 

7 Then the city was broken up, and 
all the men of war fled, and went 
forth out of the city by night by the 
way of the gate between the two walls^ 
which was by the king's garden ; (now 
the Chaldeans were by the city round 
about :) and they went by the way of 
the plain. 

8 % But the army of the Chaldeans 

Pursued after the king, and overtook 
edekiah in the plains of Jericho ; 
and all his army was scattered from 
him. 

9 Then they took the king, and car- 
ried him up unto the king of Babylon 
to Riblah in the land of Hamath? 
where he gave iudgment upon him. 

10 And the king of Babylon slew 
the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes : 
he slew also all the princes of Judah 
in Riblah. 

11 Then he put out the eyes of 
Zedekiah ; and the king of Babylon 
boimd him in chains, and carried 
him to Babylon, and put him in 
prison till the day of his death. 

12 H Now in the fifth month, in 
the tenth day of the month, which 
teas the nineteenth year of Nebu- 
chadrezzar king of Babylon, came 
Nebuzar-adan, captain of the guard, 
which served the king of Babylon,, 
into Jerusalem, 

13 And burned the house of the 
Lord, and the king's house; and all 

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and spoiled, 



the houses of Jerusalem, and .all the 
houses of the great men, burned he 
with fire : 

11 And all the army of the Chal- 
deans, that were with the captain of 
the guard, brake down all the walls 
of Jerusalem round about. 

15 Then Nebuzar-adan the captain 
of the guard carried away captive 
certain of the poor of the people, 
and the residue of the people that 
remained in the city, and those that 
fell away, that fell to the king of 
Babylon, and the rest of the mul- 
titude. 

16 But Nebuzar-adan the captain of 
the guard left certain of the poor of 
the land for vinedressers and for 
husbandmen. 

17 Also the pillars of brass that 
were in the house of the Lord, and 
the bases, and the brazen sea that 
was in the house of the Lord, the 
Chaldeans brake, and carried all the 
brass of them to Babylon. 

18 The caldrons also, and the 
shovels, and the snuffers, and the 
bowls, and the spoons, and all the 
vessels of brass wherewith they min- 
istered, took they away. 

19 And the basins, and the firepans, 
and the bowls, and the caldrons, and 
the candlesticks, and the spoons, and 
the cups : ' that which was of gold in 
gold, and that which was of silver 
in silver, took the captain of the 
guard away. 

20 The two pillars, one sea, and 
twelve brazen bulls that were under 
the bases, which king Solomon had 
made in the house of the Lord : the 
brass of all these vessels was with- 
out weight. 

21 And concerning the pillars, the 
height of one pillar was eighteen cu- 
bits ; and a fillet of twelve cubits 
did compass it ; and the thickness 
thereof was four fingers : it was hol- 
low. 

22 And a chapiter of brass was up- 
on it ; and the height of one chap- 
iter was five cubits, with network 
and pomegranates upon the chapi- 
ters round about, all of brass. The 
second pillar also and the pome- 
granates were like unto these. 

23 And there were ninety and six 
pomegranates on a side ; and all the 
pomegranates upon the network were 
a hundred round about. 



24 "(f And the captain of the guard 
took Seraiah the chief priest, and 
Zephaniah the second priest, and the 
three keepers of the door : 

25 He took also out of the city a 
eunuch, which had the charge of the 
men of war ; and seven men of them 
that were near the king's person, 
which were found in the city ; and 
the principal scribe of the host, who 
mustered the people of the land ; and 
threescore men of the people of the 
land, that were found in the midst 
of the city. 

26 So Nebuzar-adan the captain of 
the guard took them, and brought 
them to the king of Babylon to Rib- 
lah. 

27 And the king of Babylon smote 
them, and put them to death in Rib- 
lah in the land of Hamath. Thus 
Judah was carried away captive out 
of his own land. 

28 This is the people whom Nebu- 
chadrezzar carried away captive : in 
the seventh year three thousand 
Jews and three and twenty : 

29 In the eighteenth year of Nebu- 
chadrezzar he carried away captive 
from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty 
and two persons : 

30 In the three and twentieth year 
of Nebuchadrezzar, Nebuzar-adan the 
captain of the guard carried away 
captive of the Jews seven hundred 
forty and five persons: all the per- 
sons were four thousand and six 
hundred. 

31 1 And it came to pass in the 
seven and thirtieth year of the cap- 
tivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah. 
in the twelfth month, in the five and 
twentieth day of the month, that 
Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in 
the first year of his reign, lifted up 
the head of Jehoiachin king of Ju- 
dah, and brought him forth out of 
prison, 

32 And spake kindly unto him, and 
set his throne above the throne of 
the kings that were with him in 
Babylon, 

33 And changed his prison garments : 
and he did continually eat bread before 
him all the days of his life. 

34 And for his diet, there was a 
continual diet given him of the king 
of Babylon, every day a portion un- 
til the day of his death, all the days 
of his life. 



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THE LAMENTATIONS OF JEREMIAH. 



CHAPTER I. 
1 The miserable estate of Jerusalem by reason of 
her sin. 12 She complaineth of her grief, 18 and 
eonfesseth GoC's judgment to be righteous. 

HOW doth the city sit solitary, 
that was full of people ! how is 
she become as a widow"! she that 
was great among the nations, and 

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princess among the -provinces, hou> 
is she become tributary ! 

2 She weepeth sore in the night s 
and her tears are on her cheeks : 
among all her lovers she hath none 
to comfort her: all her fnenas have 
dealt treacherously with her, they 
are become her enemies. 



Jeremiah lament eth 



LAMENTATIONS, 11. Jerusalem's misery* 



3 Judah is gone into captivity be- 
cause of affliction, and because of 
great servitude : she dwelleth among 
the heathen, she findeth no rest : all 
her persecutors overtook her between 
the straits. 

4 The ways of Zion do mourn, be- 
cause none come to the solemn feasts : 
all her gates are desolate : her priests 
sigh, her virgins are afflicted, and she 
is in bitterness. 

5 Her adversaries are the chief, her 
enemies prosper ; for the Lord hath 
afflicted her for the multitude of her 
transgressions : her children are gone 
into captivity before the enemy. 

6 And from the daughter of Zion all 
her beauty is departed : her princes 
are become like harts that find no 
pasture, and they are gone without 
strength before the pursuer. 

7 Jerusalem remembered in the days 
of her affliction and of her miseries 
all her pleasant things that she had in 
the days of old, when her people fell 
into the hand of the enemy, and none 
did help her : the adversaries saw her, 
and did mock at her sabbaths. 

8 Jerusalem hath grievously sinned ; 
therefore she is removed : all that hon- 
oured her despise her, because they 
have seen her nakedness : yea, she 
sigheth, and turneth backward. 

9 Her filthiness is in her skirts ; she 
remembereth not her last end ; there- 
fore she came down wonderfully : she 
had no comforter. O Lord, behold my 
affliction : for the enemy hath magni- 
fied himself. 

10 The adversary hath spread out 
his hand upon all her pleasant things : 
for she hath seen that the heathen 
entered into her sanctuary, whom 
thou didst command that they should 
not enter into thy congregation. 

11 All her people sigh, they seek 
bread ; they have given their pleasant 
things for meat to relieve the soul : 
see, O Lord, and consider ; for I am 
become vile. 

12 1 Is it nothing to you, all ye that 
pass by ? behold, and see if there be 
any sorrow like unto my sorrow, 
which is done unto me, wherewith the 
Lord hath afflicted me in the day of 
his fierce anger. 

13 From above hath he sent fire into 
my bones, and it prevaileth against 
them : he hath spread a net for my 
feet, he hath turned me back : he hath 
made me desolate and faint all the 
day. 

14 The yoke of my transgressions is 
bound by his hand : they are wreathed, 
and come up upon my neck : he hath 
made my strength to fall, the Lord 
hath delivered me into their hands, 
from whom I am not able to rise up. 

15 The Lord hath trodden under foot 
a.11 my mighty men in the midst of me : 
he hath called an assembly against me 
to crush my young men i the Lord 
hath trodden the virgin, the daughter 
©f Judah, as in a winepress. 



16 For these things J weep ; mine eye, 
mine eye runneth down with water, 
because the comforter that should 
relieve my soul is far from me : my 
children are desolate, because the 
enemy prevailed. 

17 Zion spreadeth forth her hands, 
and there is none to comfort her : the 
Lord hath commanded concerning 
Jacob, that his adversaries should be 
round about him : Jerusalem is as a- 
menstruous woman among them. 

18 1 The Lord is righteous; for I 
have rebelled against nis command- 
ment : hear, I pray you, all people, 
and behold my sorrow : my virgins 
and my young men are gone into 
captivity. 

19 I called for my lovers, but they 
deceived me : my priests and mine 
elders gave up the ghost in the city, 
while they sought their meat to re- 
lieve their souls. 

20 Behold, O Lord ; for I am in dis- 
tress : my bowels are troubled ; mine 
heart is turned within me ; for I have 
grievously rebelled : abroad the sword 
bereaveth, at home there is as death. 

21 They have heard that I sigh ; there 
is none to comfort me: all mine ene- 
mies have heard of my trouble ; they 
are glad that thou hast done it : thou 
wilt bring the day that thou hast 
called, and they shall be like unto 
me. 

22 Let all their wickedness come 
before thee ; and do unto them, as 
thou hast done unto me for all my 
transgressions : for my sighs are 
many, and my heart is faint. 

CHAPTER II. 

1 Jeremiah lamenteth the misery of Jerusalem. 
20 He complaineth thereof to God. 

HOW hath the Lord covered the 
daughter of Zion with a cloud in 
his anger, and cast down from heaven 
unto the earth the beauty of Israel, 
and remembered not his footstool in 
the day of his anger ! 

2 The Lord hath swallowed up all the 
habitations of Jacob, and hath not 
pitied : he hath thrown down in his 
wrath the strong holds of the daugh- 
ter of Judah ; he hath brought them 
down to the ground : he hath pol- 
luted the kingdom and the princes 
thereof. 

3 He hath cut off in his fierce anger 
all the horn of Israel : he hath drawn 
back his right hand from before the 
enemy, and he burned against Jacob 
like a flaming fire, which devoureth 
round about. 

4 He hath bent his bow like an en- 
emy : he stood with his right hand as 
an adversary, and slew all that were 
pleasant to the eye in the tabernacle 
of the daughter of Zion : he poured 
out his fury like fire. 

5 The Lord was as an enemy : he 
hath swallowed up Israel, he hath 
swallowed up all her palaces : he 
hath destroyed his strong holds, and 

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Jeremiah lamenteth LAMENTATIONS, III. Jerusalem's misery 



hath increased in the daughter of 
Judah mourning and lamentation. 

6 And he hath violently taken away 
his tabernacle, as if it were of a gar- 
den ; he hath destroyed his places of 
the assembly : the Lord hath caused 
the solemn feasts and sabbaths to be 
forgotten in Zion, and hath despised 
in the indignation of his anger the 
king and the priest. 

7 The Lord hath cast off his altar, he 
hath abhorred his sanctuary, he hath 
given up into the hand of the enemy 
the walls of her palaces; they have 
made a noise in the house of the 
Lord, as in the day of a solemn feast. 

8 The Lord hath purposed to de- 
stroy the wall of the daughter of 
Zion : he hath stretched out a line, 
he hath not withdrawn his hand 
from destroying: therefore he made 
the rampart and the wall to lament ; 
they languished together. 

9 Her gates are sunk into the 
ground ; he hath destroyed and 
broken her bars : her king and her 

{>rinces are among the Gentiles: the 
aw is no more; her prophets also 
find no vision from the Lord. 

10 The elders of the daughter of 
Zion sit upon the ground, and keep 
silence : they have cast up dust upon 
their heads ; they have girded them- 
selves with sackcloth : the virgins of 
Jerusalem hang down their heads to 
the ground. 

11 Mine eyes do fail with tears, my 
bowels are troubled, my liver is 
poured upon the earth, for the de- 
struction of the daughter of my peo- 
ple ; because the children and the 
sucklings swoon in the streets of the 
city. 

12 They say to their mothers, Where 
is corn and wine ? when they swooned 
as the wounded in the streets of the 
city, when their soul was poured out 
into their mothers' bosom. 

13 What thing shall I take to wit- 
ness for thee? what thing shall I 
liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusa- 
lem? what shall I equal to thee, that 
I may comfort thee, O virgin daugh- 
ter of Zion? for thy breach is great 
like the sea : who can heal thee ? 

14 Thy prophets have seen vain and 
foolish things for thee : and they have 
not discovered thine iniquity, to turn 
away thy captivity ; but have seen for 
thee false burdens and causes of ban- 
ishment. 

15 All that pass by clap their hands 
at thee ; they hiss and wag their head 
at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, 
Is this the city that men call The per- 
fection of beauty, The joy of the whole 
earth? 

16 All thine enemies have opened 
their mouth against thee: they hiss 
and gnash the teeth : they say, We 
have swallowed her up : certainly this 
is the day that we looked for ; we 
have found, we have seen it. 

17 The Lord hath done that which 

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he had devised ; he hath fulfilled hig 
word that he had commanded in the 
days of old : he hath thrown down, 
and hath not pitied : and he hath 
caused thine enemy to rejoice over 
thee, he hath set up the horn of 
thine adversaries. 

18 Their heart cried unto the Lord. 

wall of the daughter of Zion, lei 
tears run down like a river day and 
night: give thyself no rest; let not, 
the apple of thine eye cease. 

19 Arise, cry out in the night : m 
the beginning of the watches pour 
out thine heart like water before the 
face of the Lord : lift up thy hands 
toward him for the life of thy young 
children, that faint for hunger in the 
top of every street. 

20 1 Behold, O Lord, and consider 
to whom thou hast done this. Shall 
the women eat their fruit, and chil- 
dren of a span long? shall the priest 
and the prophet be slain in the sanc- 
tuary of the Lord ? 

21 The young and the old lie on the 
ground in the streets : my virgins 
and my young men are fallen by the 
sword ; thou nast slain them in the 
day of thine anger ; thou hast killed s 
and not pitied. 

22 Thou hast called as in a solemn 
day my terrors round about, so that 
in the day of the Lord's anger none 
escaped nor remained : those that I 
have swaddled and brought up hath 
mine enemy consumed. 

CHAPTER in. 

1 The faithful bewail their calamities. 22 By th» 
mercies of God they nourish their hope. 87 The? 
acknowledge God's justice. 65 They pray for de° 
liverance, 64 and vengeance on their enemies. 

I AM the man that hath seen afflic- 
tion by the rod of his wrath. 

2 He hath led me, and brought me 
into darkness, but not into light. 

3 Surely against me is he turned; 
he turneth his hand against me all 
the day. 

4 My flesh and my skin hath he made 
old ; he hath broken my bones. 

5 He hath builded against me, and 
compassed me with gall and travail. 

6 He hath set me in dark places, as 
they that be dead of old. 

7 He hath hedged me about, that 1 
cannot get out: he hath made my 
chain heavy. 

8 Also when I cry and shout, he 
shutteth out my prayer. 

9 He hath inclosed my ways with 
hewn stone; he hath made my paths 
crooked. 

10 He taas unto me as a bear ly- 
ing in wait, and as a lion in secret 
places. 

11 He hath turned aside my ways., 
and pulled me in pieces: he hath 
made me desolate. 

12 He hath bent his bow, and set 
me as a mark for the arrow. 

13 He hath caused the arrows of hi? 
quiver to enter into my reins. 



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LAMENTATIONS, IV. 



their calamities c 



14 I was a derision to all my peo- 
ple ; and their song all the day. 

15 He hath filled me with bitter- 
ness, he hath made me drunken with 
wormwood. 

16 He hath also broken my teeth 
with gravel stones, he hath covered 
me with ashes. 

1? And thou hast removed my soul 
far off from peace : I forgat pros- 
perity. 

18 And I said, My strength and my 
hope is perished from the Lord: 

19 Remembering mine affliction and 
my misery, the wormwood and the 
gall. 

20 My soul hath them still in re- 
membrance, and is humbled in me. 

21 This I recall to my mind, there- 
fore have I hope. 

22 1f It is of the Lord's mercies that 
we are not consumed, because his 
compassions fail not. 

23 They are new every morning : 
great is thy faithfulness. 

24 The Lord is my portion, saith 
my soul ; therefore will I hope in him. 

25 The Lord is good unto them that 
wait for him, to the soul that seeketh 
him. 

26 It is good that a man should 
both hope and quiet] y wait for the 
salvation of the Lord. 

27 It is good for a man that he 
bear the yoke in his youth. 

28 He sitteth alone and keepeth si- 
lence, because he hath borne it upon 
him. 

29 He putteth his mouth in the 
dust ; if so be there may be hope. 

30 He giveth his cheek to him that 
smiteth him : he is filled full with re- 
proach. 

31 For the Lord will not cast off for 
ever: 

82 But though he cause grief, yet 
will he have compassion according 
to the multitude of his mercies. 

33 For he doth not afflict willingly, 
nor grieve the children of men. 

34 To crush under his feet all the 
prisoners of the earth, 

35 To turn aside the right of a man 
before the face of the Most High, 

36 To subvert a man in his cause, 
the Lord approveth not. 

37 % Who is he that saith, and it 
cometh to pass, when the Lord com- 
mandeth it not? 

38 Out of the mouth of the Most 
High proceedeth not evil and good ? 

39 Wherefore doth a living man 
complain, a man for the punishment 
of his sins? 

40 Let us search and try our ways, 
and turn again to the Lord. 

41 Let us lift up our heart with 
our hands unto God in the heavens. 

42 We have transgressed and have 
rebelled : thou hast not pardoned. 

43 Thou hast covered with anger, 
and persecuted us : thou hast slain, 
thou hast not pitied. 

44 Thou hast covered thyself with 



a cloud, that our prayer should not 
pass through. 

45 Thou hast made us as the off- 
scouring and refuse in the midst of 
the people. 

46 All our enemies have opened 
their mouths against us. 

47 Fear and a snare is come upon 
us, desolation and destruction. 

48 Mine eye runneth down with riv- 
ers of water for the destruction of 
the daughter of my people. 

49 Mine eye trickletn down, and ceas- 
eth not, without any intermission, 

50 Till the Lord look down, and be- 
hold from heaven. 

51 Mine eye affecteth mine heart s 
because of all the daughters of my 
city. 

52 Mine enemies chased me sore 4 
like a bird, without cause. 

53 They have cut off my life in the 
dungeon, and cast a stone upon me. 

54 Waters flowed over mine headj 
then I said, I am cut off. 

55 *f I called upon thy name, O 
Lord, out of the low dungeon. 

56 Thou hast heard my voice : hide 
not thine ear at my breathing, at 
my cry. 

57 Thou drewest near in the day 
that I called upon thee : thou saidst, 
Fear not. 

58 O Lord, thou hast pleaded the 
causes of my soul ; thou hast re- 
deemed my life. 

59 O Lord, thou hast seen my 
wrong : judge thou my cause. 

60 Thou hast seen all their venge- 
ance and all their imaginations 
against me. 

61 Thou hast heard their reproach, 

Lord, and all their imaginations 
against me ; 

62 The lips of those that rose up 
against me, and their device against 
me all the day. 

63 Behold their sitting down, and 
their rising up ; I am their music. 

64 ^[ Render unto them a recom- 
pense, O Lord, according to the work 
of their hands. 

65 Give them sorrow of heart, thy 
curse unto them. 

66 Persecute and destroy them in 
anger from under the heavens of the 
Lord. 

CHAPTER IV. 

1 Zion bewaileth her pitiful estate. 13 She con* 
fesseth her sins. 21 Edom is threatened. 23 
Zion is comforted. 

HOW is the gold become dim ! how 
is the most fine gold changed? 
the stones of the sanctuary are pour 
ed out in the top of every street. 

2 The precious sons of Zion, com- 
parable to fine gold, how are they 
esteemed as earthen pitchers, the 
work of the hands of the potter \ 

3 Even the sea monsters draw out 
the breast, they give suck to theii 
young ones : the daughter of my peo- 
ple is become cruel, like the ostriches 
in the wilderness. 

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Mon bewaileth 



LAMENTATIONS, V. 



her pitiful estate. 



4 The tongue of the sucking child 
cleaveth to the roof of his mouth 
for thirst : the young children ask 
bread, and no man breaiseth it unto 
them. 

5 They that did feed delicately are 
desolate in the streets : they that 
were brought up in scarlet embrace 
dunghills. 

6 For the punishment of the iniquity 
of the daughter of my people is great- 
er than the punishment or the sin of 
Sodom, that was overthrown as in a 
moment, and no hands stayed on 
her. 

7 Her Nazarites were purer than 
snow, they were whiter than milk, 
they were more ruddy in body than 
rubies, their polishing was of sap- 
phire : 

8 Their visage is blacker than a coal ; 
they are not known in the streets : 
fiheir skin cleaveth to their bones ; it 
is withered, it is become like a stick. 

9 They that be slain with the sword 
are better than they that be slain with 
hunger : for these pine away, stricken 
through for want of the fruits of the 
ffleld. 

10 The hands of the pitiful women 
have sodden their own children : they 
were their meat in the destruction of 
the daughter of my people. 

11 The Lord hath accomplished his 
fury ; he hath poured out his fierce an- 
ger, and hath kindled a fire in Zion, 
and it hath devoured the foundations 
thereof. 

12 The kings of the earth, and all the 
Inhabitants of the world, would not 
have believed that the adversary and 
the enemy should have, entered into 
the gates of Jerusalem. 

13 1 For the sins of her prophets, 
nnd the iniquities of her priests, that 
have shed the blood of the just in 
the midst of her, 

li They have wandered as blind men 
in the streets, they have polluted 
themselves with blood, so that men 
could not touch their garments. 

15 They cided unto them, Depart ye ; 
it is unclean . depart, depart, touch 
not: when they fled away and wan- 
dered, they said among the heathen, 
They shall no more sojourn there. 

16 The anger of the Lord hath di- 
vided them ; he will no more regard 
them : they respected not the persons 
of the priests, they favoured not the 
elders. 

17 As for us, our eyes as yet failed 
for our vain help : in our watching 
we have watched for a nation that 
could not save us. 

18 They hunt our steps, that we can- 
aot go in our streets : our end is near, 
our days are fulfilled ; for our end is 
come. 

19 Our persecutors are swifter than 
the eagles of the heaven : they pur- 
sued us upon the mountains, they 
laid wait for us in the wilderness. 

SO The breath of oui nostrils, the 
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anointed of the Lord, was taken in 
their pits, of whom we said, Under 
his shadow we shall live among the 
heathen. 

21 f Rejoice and be glad, O daughter 
of Edom, that dwellest in the land of 
Uz ; the cup also shall pass through 
unto thee : thou shalt be drunken, and 
shalt make thyself naked. 

22 ^1 The punishment of thine iniq- 
uity is accomplished, O daughter off 
Zion ; he will no more carry thee 
away into captivity : he will visii 
thine iniquity, O daughter of £dom° 
he will discover thy sins. 

CHAPTER V. 

A pitiful complaint of Zion in prayer unto Ood- 

REMEMBER, O Lord, what is come 
upon us: consider, and behold 
our reproach. 

2 Our inheritance is turned to strain 
gers, our houses to aliens. 

3 We are orphans and fatherless, our 
mothers are as widows. 

i We have drunken our water for 
money ; our wood is sold unto us. 

5 Our necks are under persecution % 
we labour, and have no rest. 

6 We have given the hand to the 
Egyptians, and to the Assyrians, to 
be satisfied with bread. 

7 Our fathers have sinned, and are 
not ; and we have borne their iniqut 
ties. 

8 Servants have ruled over us : there 
is none that doth deliver us out off 
their hand. 

9 We gat our bread with the perU 
of our lives, because of the sword off 
the wilderness. 

10 Our skin was black like an oven, 
because of the terrible famine. 

11 They ravished the women in Zion, 
and the maids in the cities of Judah. 

12 Princes are hanged up by their 
hand: the faces of elders were not 
honoured. 

13 They took the young men to 
grind, and the children tell under 
the wood. 

li The elders have ceased from the 
gate : the young men from their 
music. 

15 The joy of our heart is ceased 5 
our dance is turned into mourning, 

16 The crown is fallen from our 
head j woe unto us, that we have 
sinned ! 

17 For this our heart is faint; for 
these things our eyes are dim. 

18 Because of the mountain of Zion, 
which is desolate, the foxes walk upon 
it. 

19 Thou, O Lord, remainest for ever? 
thy throne from generation to gen* 
eration. 

20 Wherefore dost thou forget us 
for ever, and forsake us so long time ? 

21 Turn thou us unto thee, O Lord., 
and we shall be turned ; renew our 
days as of old. 

22 But thou hast utterly rejected 
us ; thou art very wroth against us 



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THE BOOK OF THE PEOPHET 

EZEKIEL. 



CHAPTERS 

4, The time of EteHel's prophecy at Chebar. 4 
Bis vision of four cherubim, 15 of the four 
wheels, 28 and of the glory of Oed. 

NOW it came to pass in the thirti- 
eth year, in the fourth month, in 
the fifth day of the month, as I was 
among the captives by the river of 
Chebar, that the heavens were opened, 
and I saw visions of God. 

2 In the fifth day of the month, 
which was the fifth year of king Je- 
hoiachin's captivity, 

8 The word of the Lord came ex- 
pressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son 
of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans 
by the river Chebar ; and the hand of 
the Lord was there upon him. 

4 If And I looked, and, behold, a 
whirlwind came out of the north, a 
great cloud, and a fire infolding it- 
self, and a brightness was about it, 
and out of the midst thereof as the 
colour of amber, out of the midst of 
the fire. 

6 Also out of the midst thereof came 
the likeness of four living creatures. 
And this was their appearance ; they 
had the likeness of a man. 

6 And every one had four faces, and 
©very one had four wings. 

7 And their feet were straight feet ; 
and the sole of their feet was like the 
sole of a calf's foot : and they sparkled 
like the colour of burnished brass. 

8 And they had the hands of a man 
ander their wings on their four sides ; 
and they four had their faces and their 
wings. 

9 Their wings were joined one to an- 
other ; they turned not when they 
went; they went every one straight 
forward. 

10 As for the likeness of their faces, 
they four had the face of a man, and 
the face of a lion, on the right side : 
and they four had the face of an ox 
on the left side ; they four also had 
the face of an eagle. 

11 Thus were their faces : and their 
wings were stretched upward ; two 
wings of every one were joined one 
to another, and two covered their 
bodies. 

12 And they went every one straight 
forward : whither the spirit was to go, 
they went ; and they turned not when 
they went. 

13 As for the likeness of the living 
creatures, their appearance was like 
burning coals of fire, and like the ap- 
pearance of lamps: it went up and 
aown among the living creatures ; and 
the fire was bright, and out of the fire 
went forth lightning. 

14 And the living creatures ran and 
yeturned as the appearance of a flash 
sf lightning. 

flfi ^j Now as I beheld the living creat- 



ures, behold one wheel upon the eartfe 
by the living creatures, with his four 
faces. 

16 The appearance of the wheels and 
their work was like unto the colour 
of a beryl : and they four had one like- 
ness : and their appearance and their 
work was as it were a wheel in the 
middle of a wheel. 

17 When they went, they went upon 
their four sides : and they turned not 
when they went. 

18 As for their rings, they were so 
high that they were dreadful ; and 
their rings ivere full of eyes round 
about them four. 

19 And when the living creatures 
went, the wheels went by them : and 
when the living creatures were lifted 
up from the earth, the wheels were 
lifted up. 

20 Whithersoever the spirit was to 
go, they went, thither was their spirit 
to go ; and v the wheels were lifted up 
over against them : for the spirit of 
the living creature was in the wheels. 

21 When those went, these went ; and 
when those stood, these stood ; and 
when those were lifted up from the 
earth, the wheels were lifted up over 
against them : for the spirit of the liv 
ing creature was in the wheels. 

22 And the likeness of the firmament 
upon the heads of the living creature 
was as the colour of the terrible crys- 
tal, stretched forth over their heads 
above. 

23 And under the firmament were 
their wings straight, the one toward 
the other : every one had two, which 
covered on this side, and every one 
had two, which covered on that side s 
their bodies. 

24 And when they went, I heard the 
noise of their wings, like the noise of 
great waters, as the voice of the Ab 
mighty, the voice of speech, as the 
noise of a host : when they stood, they 
let down their wings. 

25 And there was a voice from the 
firmament that was over their heads v 
when they stood, and had let down 
their wings. 

26 If And above the firmament that 
was over their heads was the likeness 
of a throne, as the appearance of a 
sapphire stone : and upon the likeness 
of the throne was the likeness as the 
appearance of a man above upon it. 

27 And I saw as the colour of am 
ber, as the appearance of fire round 
about within it, from the appearance 
of his loins even upward, and from 
the appearance of his loins even down 
ward, I saw as it were the appearanc* 
of fire, and it had brightness round 
about. 

28 As the appearance of the bow 
that is in the cloud in the dav of ram 

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EzekieVs commission. 



EZEKIBL, II. 



God encourageth him* 



Its 



so was the appearance of the bright- 
ness round about. This was the ap- 
pearance of the likeness of the glory 
of the Lord. And when I saw it : I 
fell upon my face, and I heard a voice 
of one that spake. 

CHAPTER II. 

1 Esekiel's commission. 6 His instruction. 9 The 
roll of his heavy prophecy. 

AND he said unto me, Son of man. 
. stand upon thy feet, and I will 
speak unto thee. 

2 And the spirit entered into me 
when he spake unto me, and set me 
upon my feet, that I heard him that 
spake unto me. 

3 And he said unto me, Son of man, 
I send thee to the children of Israel, 
to a rebellious nation that hath rebel- 
led against me : they and their fathers 
have transgressed against me, even 
unto this very day. 

4 For they are impudent children 
and stiffhearted. I do send thee unto 
them ; and thou shalt say unto them, 
Thus saith the Lord God. 

5 And they, whether they will hear, 
or whether they will forbear, (for 
they are a rebellious house,) yet shall 
know that there hath been a prophet 
among them. 

6 If And thou, son of man, be not 
afraid of them, neither be afraid of 
their words, though briers and thorns 
be with thee, and thou dost dwell 
among scorpions : be not afraid of 
their words, nor be dismayed at their 
looks, though they be a rebellious 
house. 

7 And thou shalt speak my words 
unto them, whether they will hear, 
or whether they will forbear : for they 
are most rebellious. 

8 But thou, son of man, hear what I 
say unto thee ; Be not thou rebellious 
like that rebellious house : open thy 
mouth, and eat that I give thee. 

9 If And when I looked, behold, a 
hand was sent unto me ; and, lo, a roll 
of a book was therein ; 

10 And he spread it before me ; and 
it icas written within and without : 
and there teas written therein lamen- 
tations, and mourning, and woe. 

CHAPTER HI. 

1 Ezekiel eateth the roll. 4 God encourageth him. 
15 God sheweth him the rule of prophecy. 22 God 
shutteth and openeth tj%e prophet's mouth. 

MOREOVER he said unto me, Son 
of man, eat that thou findest ; eat 
this roll, and go speak unto the house 
of Israel. 

2 So I opened my mouth, and he 
caused me to eat that roll. 

3 And he said unto me, Son of man, 
cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bow- 
els with this roll that I give thee. 
Then did I eat it ; and it was in my 
mouth as honey for sweetness. 

i If And he said unto me, Son of man, 
go, get thee unto the house of Israel, 
euid speak with mv words unto them. 
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5 For thou art not sent to a people 
of a strange speech and of a hard lan- 
guage, but to the house of Israel ; 

6 Not to many people of a strange 
speech and of a hard language, whose 
words thou canst not understand. 
Surely, had I sent thee to them, they 
would have hearkened unto thee. 

7 But the house of Israel will not 
hearken unto thee ; for they will not 
hearken unto me : for all the house of 
Israel are impudent and hardhearted. 

8 Behold, I have made thy face 
strong against their faces, and thy 
forehead strong against their fore- 
heads. 

9 As an adamant harder than flint 
have I made thy forehead : fear them 
not, neither be dismayed at their 
looks, though they be a rebellious 
house. 

10 Moreover he said unto me, Son 
of man, all my words that I shall speak 
unto thee receive in thine heart, and 
hear with thine ears. 

11 And go, get thee to them of the 
captivity, unto the children of thy 
people, and speak unto them, and tell 
them. Thus saith the Lord God ; 
whether they will hear, or whether 
they will forbear. 

12 Then the spirit took me up, and 
I heard behind me a voice of a great 
rushing, saying, Blessed be the glory 
of the Lord from his place. 

13 I heard also the noise of the wings 
of the living creatures that touched 
one another, and the noise of the 
wheels over against them, and a noise 
of a great rushing. 

11 So the spirit lifted me up, and 
took me away, and I went in Ditter- 
ness. in the heat of my spirit; but 
the hand of the Lord was strong up- 
on me. 

15 1 Then I came to them of the cap- 
tivity at Tel-abib, that dwelt by the 
river of Chebar, and I sat where they 
sat, and remained there astonished 
among them seven days. 

16 And it came to pass at the end of 
seven days, that the word of the Lord 
came unto me, saying, 

17 Son of man, I have made thee a 
watchman unto the house of Israel; 
therefore hear the word at my mouth, 
and give them warning from me. 

18 When I say unto the wicked, Thou 
shalt surely die ; and thou givest him 
not warning, nor speakest to warn the 
wicked from his wicked way, to save 
his life ; the same wicked man shall 
die in his iniquity ; but his blood will 
I require at thine hand. 

19 Yet if thou warn the wicked, and 
he turn not from his wickedness, nor 
from his wicked way, he shall die in 
his iniquity ; but thou hast delivered 
thy soul. 

20 Again, When a righteous man 
doth turn from his righteousness, and 
commit iniquity, and I lay a stum- 
blingblock before him, he shall die : 
because thou hast not given him wan*' 



Type of a siege. 



EZEK1BL, V. 



Hardness of the famine. 



inpr, he shall die in his sin, and his 
righteousness which he hath done 
shall not be remembered : but his 
blood will I require at thine hand. 

21 Nevertheless, if thou warn the 
righteous man, that the righteous sin 
not, and he doth not sin, he shall 
surely live, because he is warned ; also 
thou hast delivered thy soul. 

22 "If And the hand of the Lord was 
there upon me ; and he said unto me, 
Arise, go forth into the plain, and I 
will there talk with thee. 

23 Then I arose, and went forth into 
the plain: and, behold, the glory of 
the Lord stood there, as the glory 
which I saw by the river of Chebar : 
and I fell on my face. 

24 Then the spirit entered into me, 
and set me upon my feet, and spake 
with me, and said unto me, Go, shut 
thyself within thine house. 

25 But thou, O son of man, behold, 
they shall put bands upon thee, and 
shall bind thee with them, and thou 
shalt not go out among them : 

26 And I will make thy tongue cleave 
Jo the roof of thy mouth, that thou 
shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to 
them a reprover : for they are a rebell- 
ious house. 

27 But when I speak with thee, I will 
open thy mouth, and thou shalt say 
unto them, Thus saith the Lord God ; 
He that heareth, let him hear ; and he 
(chat forbeareth, let him forbear : for 
they are a rebellious house. 

CHAPTER IV. 

4 Under the type of a siege is shewed the time from 
the defection of Jeroboam to the captivity. 9 By 
the provision of the siege, is shewed the hardness 
of the famine. 

THOU also, son of man, take thee 
a tile, and lay it before thee, and 
portray upon it the city, even Jerusa- 
lem : 

2 And lay siege against it, and build 
a fort against it, and cast a mount 
against it ; set the camp also against 
it, and set battering rams against it 
round about. 

3 Moreover take thou unto thee an 
iron pan, and set it for a wall of iron 
between thee and the city : and set thy 
face against it, and it shall be besieged, 
and thou shalt lay siege against it. 
This shall be a sign to the nouse of 
Israel. 

4 Lie thou also upon thy left side, 
and lay the iniquity of the house of 
Israel upon it : according to the num- 
ber of the days that thou shalt he 
upon it thou shalt bear their in- 
iquity. 

, 5 For I have laid upon thee the 
years of their iniquity, according to 
the number of the days, three hun- 
dred and ninety days : so shalt thou 
bear the iniquity of the house of Is- 
rael. 

6 And when thou hast accomplished 
them, lie again on thy right side, and 
^hou shalt bear the iniquity of the 



house of Judah forty days: I have 
appointed thee each day for a year. 

7 Therefore thou shalt set thy face 
toward the siege of Jerusalem, and 
thine arm shall be uncovered, and 
thou shalt prophesy against it. 

8 And, behold, I will lay bands upon 
thee, and thou shalt not turn thee 
from one side to another, till thou hast 
ended the days of thy siege. 

9 1 Take thou also unto thee wheat, 
and barley, and beans, and lentiles, 
and millet, and fitches, and put them 
in one vessel, and make thee bread 
thereof, according to the number of 
the days that thou shalt lie upon thy 
side ; three hundred and ninety days 
shalt thou eat thereof. 

10 And thy meat which thou shalt 
eat shall be by weight, twenty shekels 
a day : from time to time shalt thou 
eat it. 

11 Thou shalt drink also water by 
measure, the sixth part of a hin : from 
time to time shalt thou drink. 

12 And thou shalt eat it as barley 
cakes, and thou shalt bake it with 
dung that cometh out of man, in their 
sight. 

13 And the Lord said, Even thus 
shall the children of Israel eat their 
defiled bread among the Gentiles, 
whither I will drive them. 

U Then said I, Ah Lord God! be- 
hold, my soul hath not been polluted : 
for from my youth up even till now 
have I not eaten of that which dieth 
of itself, or is torn in pieces ; neither 
came there abominable flesh into my 
mouth. 

15 Then he said unto me, Lo, I have 
given thee cow's dung for man's dung, 
and thou shalt prepare thy bread 
therewith. 

16 Moreover he said unto me, Son of 
man, behold, I will break the staff of 
bread in Jerusalem : and they shall eat 
bread by weight, and with care ; and 
they shall drink water by measure, 
and with astonishment : 

17 That they may want bread and 
water, and be astonied one with an- 
other, and consume away for their 
iniquity. 

CHAPTER V. 

1 Under the type of hair, 6 is shewed the judgment 
of Jerusalem for their rebellion, 12 by famine, 
sword, and dispersion. 

AND thou, son of man, take thee a 
.. sharp knife, take thee a barber's 
razor, and cause it to pass upon thine 
head and upon thy beard : then take 
thee balances to weigh, and divide 
the hair. 

2 Thou shalt burn with fire a third 
part in the midst of the city, when 
the days of the siege are fulfilled : and 
thou shalt take a third part, and smite 
about it with a knife : and a third part 
thou shalt scatter in the wind ; and I 
will draw out a sword after them. 

3 Thou shalt also take thereof a few 
in number, and bind them in thy 
skirts. 

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Judgment of Jerusalem. 



EZEKIBL, VL 



Judgment of Israel. 



i Then take of them again, and cast 
them into the midst of the fire, and 
burn them in the fire ; for thereof 
shall a fire come forth into all the 
house of Israel. 

5 j, Thus saith the Lord God ; This is 
Jerusalem : I have set it in the midst 
of the nations and countries that are 
round about her. 

6 And she hath changed my judg- 
ments into wickedness more than the 
nations, and my statutes more than 
the countries that are round about 
her : for they have refused my judg- 
ments and my statutes; they have not 
walked in them. 

7 Therefore thus saith the Lord God ; 
Because ye multiplied more than the 
nations that are round about you, and 
have not walked in my statutes, nei- 
ther have kept my judgments, neither 
have done according to the judgments 
of the nations that are round about 
you ; 

8 Therefore thus saith the Lord God : 
Behold, I, even I, am against thee, and 
will execute judgments in the midst of 
thee in the sight of the nations. 

9 And I will do in thee that which I 
have not done, and whereunto I will 
not do any more the like, because of 
all thine abominations. 

10 Therefore the fathers shall eat the 
sons in the midst of thee, and the 
sons shall eat their fathers ; and I 
will execute judgments in thee, and 
the whole remnant of thee will I scat- 
ter into all the winds. 

11 Wherefore, as I live, saith the 
Lord God ; Surely, because thou hast 
defiled my sanctuary with all thy 
detestable things, and with all thine 
abominations, therefore will I also 
diminish thee ; neither shall mine eye 
spare, neither will I have any pity. 

12 11 A third part of thee shall die 
with the pestilence, and with famine 
shall they be consumed in the midst 
of thee : and a third part shall fall 
by the sword round about thee ; and 
I will scatter a third part into all the 
winds, and I will draw out a sword 
after them. 

13 Thus shall mine anger be accom- 
plished, and I will cause my fury to 
rest upon them, and I will be com- 
forted : and they shall know that I 
the Lord have spoken it in my zeal, 
when I have accomplished my fury 
in them. 

14 Moreover I will make thee waste, 
and a reproach among the nations 
that are round about thee, in the 
sight of all that pass by. 

15 So it shall be a reproach and a 
taunt, an instruction and an astonish- 
ment unto the nations that are round 
about thee, when I shall execute judg- 
ments in thee in anger and in fury 
and in furious rebukes. I the Lord 
have spoken it. 

16 When I shall send upon them the* 
evil arrows of famine, which shall be 
for their destruction, and which I will 

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send to destroy you : and I will in 
crease the famme upon you, and will 
break your staff of bread : 

17 So will I send upon you famine 
and evil beasts, and they shall bereave 
thee ; and pestilence and blood shall 
pass through thee ; and I will bring 
the sword upon thee. I the Lord have 
spoken it. 

CHAPTER VI. 

1 The judgment of Israel for their idolatry. 8 A 
remnant shall be blessed. 11 The faithful art 
exhorted to lament their calamities. 

AND the word of the Lord came 
. unto me, saying, 

2 Son of man, set thy face toward 
the mountains of Israel, and prophesy 
against them, 

3 And say. Ye mountains of Israel s 
hear the word of the Lord God ; Thus 
saith the Lord God to the mountains 
and to the hills, to the rivers and to 
the valleys; Behold, I, even I, will 
bring a sword upon you, and I will 
destroy your high places. 

4 And your altars shall be desolate, 
and your images shall be broken : and 
I will cast down your slain men before 
your idols. 

5 And I will lay the dead carcasses of 
the children of Israel before their 
idols ; and I will scatter your bones 
round about your altars. 

6 In all your dwellingplaces the cities 
shall be laid waste, and the high places 
shall be desolate ; that your altars may 
be laid waste and made desolate, and 
your idols may be broken and cease 4 
and your images may be cut down^ 
and your works may be abolished. 

7 And the slain shall fall in the midst 
of you, and ye shall know that I am 
the Lord. 

8 If Yet will I leave a remnant, that 
ye may have some that shall escape 
the sword among the nations, when 
ye shall be scattered through the 
countries. 

9 And they that escape of you shall 
remember me among the nations 
whither they shall be carried cap- 
tives, because I am broken with their 
whorish heart, which hath departed 
from me, and with their eyes, which 
go a whoring after their idols: and 
they shall loathe themselves for the 
evils which they have committed in 
all their abominations. 

10 And they shall know that I am 
the Lord, and that I have not said in 
vain that I would do this evil unto 
them. 

11 IT Thus saith the Lord God ; Smite 
with thine hand, and stamp with thy 
foot, and say, Alas for all the evil 
abominations of the house of Israel? 
for they shall fall by the sword, by the 
famine, and by the pestilence. 

12 He that is far off shall die of the 
pestilence ; and he that is near shali 
fall by the sword ; and he that remain 
eth and is besieged shall die by the 
famine : thus will I accomplish my 
fury upon them. 



Thefinai 



EZEKIBL, VII. 



desolation of Israeh 



13 Then shall ye know that I am the 
Lord, when their slain men shall be 
among their idols round about their 
altars, upon every high hill, in all the 
tops of the mountains, and under 
every green tree, and under every 
thicK oak, the place where they did 
offer sweet savour to all their idols. 

14 So will I stretch out my hand 
upon them, and make the land deso- 
late, yea, more desolate than the wil- 
derness toward Diblath, in all their 
habitations : and they shall know that 
I am the Lord. 

CHAPTER VII. 

4 The final desolation of Israel. 36 The mournful 
repentance of them that escape. 20 The enemies 
defile the sanctuary because of the Israelites 1 
abominations. 23 Under the type of a chain is 
shewed their miserable captivity. 

MOREOVER the word of the Lord 
came unto me, saying, 

2 Also, thou son of man, thus saith 
the Lord God unto the land of Is- 
rael; An end, the end is come upon 
the four corners of the land. 

3 Now is the end come upon thee, 
and I will send mine anger upon thee, 
and will judge thee according to thy 
ways, and will recompense upon thee 
all thine abominations. 

4 And mine eye shall not spare thee, 
aeither will 1 have pity: but I will 
recompense thy ways upon thee, and 
thine abominations shall be in the 
midst of thee : and ye shall know that 
I am the Lord. 

6 Thus saith the Lord God ; An evil, 
an only evil, behold, is come. 

6 An end is come, the end is come : 
(t watcheth for thee ; behold, it is 
come. 

7 The morning is come unto thee, O 
thou that dwellest in the land : the 
time is come, the day of trouble is 
aear, and not the sour ding again of 
the mountains. 

8 Now will I shortly pour out my 
fury upon thee, and accomplish mine 
anger upon thee : and I will judge 
thee according to thy ways, and will 
recompense thee for all thine abom- 
inations. 

9 And mine eye shall not spare, nei- 
ther will I have pity : I will recom- 
pense thee according to thy ways and 
thine abominations that are in the 
midst of thee.; and ye shall know 
that I am the Lord that smiteth. 

10 Behold the day, behold, it is come : 
the morning is gone forth ; the rod 
hath blossomed, pride hath budded. 

11 Violence is risen up into a rod of 
wickedness : none of them shall re- 
main, nor of their multitude, nor of 
any of theirs: neither shall there be 
wailing for them. 

12 The time is come, the day draw- 
eth near : let not the buyer rejoice, 
nor the seller mourn : for wrath is 
upon all the multitude thereof. 

13 For the seller shall not return to 
that which is sold, although they were 
yet alive ; for the vision is touching 



the whole multitude thereof, which 
shall not return ; neither shall any 
strengthen himself in the iniquity of 
his life. 

14 They have blown the trumpet, 
even to make all ready ; but none 
goeth to the battle : for my wrath is 
upon all the multitude thereof. 

15 The sword is without, and the 
pestilence and the famine within : he 
that is in the field shall die with the 
sword ; and he that is in the city, 
famine and pestilence shall devour 
him. 

16 1 But they that escape of them 
shall escape, and shall oe on the 
mountains like doves of the valleys, 
all of them mourning, every one tor 
his iniquity. 

17 All hands shall be feeble, and all 
knees shall be weak as water. 

18 They shall also gird themselves 
with sackcloth, and horror shall cover 
them ; and shame shall be upon all 
faces, and baldness upon all their 
heads. 

19 They shall cast their silver in 
the streets, and their gold shall be 
removed : their silver and their gold 
shall not be able to deliver them in 
the day of the wrath of the Lord: 
they shall not satisfy their souls* 
neither fill their bowels : because it 
is the stumblingblock of their in- 
iquity. 

20 1[ As for the beauty of his orna- 
ment, he set it in majesty : but they 
made the images of their abomina- 
tions and of their detestable things 
therein: therefore have I set it far 
from them. 

21 And I will give it into the hands 
of the strangers for a prey, and to 
the wicked of the earth for a spoil; 
and they shall pollute it. 

22 My face will I turn also from 
them, and they shall pollute my secret 
place : for the robbers shall enter into 
it, and defile it. 

23 *|f Make a chain: for the land is 
full of bloody crimes, and the city is 
full of violence. 

24 Wheref ore I will bring the worst 
of the heathen, and they shall possess 
their houses: I will also make the 

Komp of the strong to cease ; and their 
oly places shall be defiled. 

25 Destruction cometh ; and they 
shall seek peace, and there shall be 
none. 

26 Mischief shall come upon mis- 
chief, and rumour shall be upon ru- 
mour ; then shall they seek a vision 
of the prophet ; but the law shall 
perish from the priest, and counsel 
from the ancients. 

27 The king shall mourn, and the 
prince shall be clothed with desola- 
tion, and the hands of the people of 
the land shall be troubled : I will do 
unto them after their way. and ac- 
cording to their deserts will I .judge 
them ; and they shall know that I 
am the Lord. 

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The various idolatry 

CHAPTER VIII. 

1 Egekiel, m a vision of God at Jerusalem, 6 is 
shewed the image of jealousy, 7 the chambers of 
imagery, 13 the mourners for Tammuz, 15 the 
worshippers towards the sun. 18 God's wrath 
for their idolatry. 

AND it came to pass in the sixth 
. year, in the sixth month, in the 
fifth day of the month, as I sat in 
mine house, and the elders of Judah 
sat before me, that the hand of the 
Lord God fell there upon me. 

2 Then I beheld, and lo a likeness 
as the appearance of fire : from the 
appearance of his loins even down- 
ward, ftre; and from his loins even 
upward, as the appearance of bright- 
ness, as the colour of amber. 

3 And he put forth the form of a 
hand, and took me by a lock of 
mine head ; and the spirit lifted 
me up between the earth and the 
heaven, and brought me in the vi- 
sions of God to Jerusalem, to the 
door of the inner gate that looketh 
toward the north ; where icas the 
seat of the image of jealousy, which 
provoketh to -jealousy. 

4 And, behold, the glory of the God 
of Israel was there, according to the 
vision that I saw in the plain. 

5 1 Then said he unto me, Son of 
man, lift up thine eyes now the way 
toward the north. So I lifted up 
mine eyes the way toward the north, 
and behold northward at the gate or 
the altar this image of jealousy in 
the entry. 

6 He said furthermore unto me, 
Son of man. seest thou what they 
do! even the great abominations 
that the house or Israel committeth 
here, that I should go far off from 
my sanctuary? but turn thee yet 
again, and thou shalt see greater 
abominations. 

7 if A.nd he brought me to the door 
of the court; and when I looked, be- 
hold a hole in the wall. 

8 Then said he unto me, Son of man, 
dig now in the wall : and when I had 
digged in the wall, behold a door. 

9 And he said unto me, Go in, and 
behold the wicked abominations that 
they do here. 

10 So I went in and saw ; and be- 
hold every form of creeping things, 
and abominable beasts, and all the 
idols of the house of Israel, portrayed 
upon the wall round about. 

11 And there stood before them 
seventy men of the ancients of the 
house of Israel, and in the midst of 
them stood Jaazaniah the son of 
Shaphan, with every man his censer 
in his hand ; and a thick cloud of 
incense went up. 

12 Then said he unto me, Son of 
man, hast thou seen what the an- 
cients of the house of Israel do in 
the dark, every man in the cham- 
bers of his imagery? for they say. 
The Lord seeth us not; the Lord 
hath forsaken the earth, 

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EZEKIEL, VIII. practised in Jerusalem. 

13 1 He said also unto me, Toix 
thee yet again, and thou shalt see 
greater abominations that they do. 

14 Then he brought me to the door 
of the gate of the Lord's house 
which was toward the north ; and, 
behold, there sat women weeping for 
Tammuz. 

15 If Then said he unto me, Hast 
thou seen this, O son of man? turn 
thee yet again, and thou shalt see 
greater abominations than these. 

16 And he brought me into the in- 
ner court of the Lord's house, and. 
behold, at the door of the temple of 
the Lord, between the porch and 
the altar, were about five and twenty 
men, with their backs toward the 
temple of the Lord, and their faces 
toward the east ; and they worship- 
ped the sun toward the east. 

17 if Then he said unto me. Hast 
thou seen this. O son of man ? Is it 
a light thing to the house of Judah 
that they commit the abominations 
which they commit here? for they 
have filled the land with violence, and 
have returned to provoke me to 
anger: and, lo, they put the branch 
to their nose. 

18 Therefore will I also deal in fury : 
mine eye shall not spare, neither will 
I have pity : and though they cry in 
mine ears with a loud voice, yet will 
I not hear them. 

CHAPTER IX. 

1 A vision, whereby is skewed the preservation of 
some, 6 and the destruction #/ the rest. 8 God 
cannot be entreated for them. 

HE cried also in mine ears with a 
loud voice, saying, Cause them 
that have charge over the city to 
draw near, even every man with his 
destroying weapon in his hand. 

2 And, behold, six men came from 
the way of the higher gate, which 
lieth toward the north, and every man 
a slaughter weapon in his hand; and 
one man among them was clothed 
with linen, with a writer's inkhorn 
by his side: and they went in, and 
stood beside the brazen altar. 

3 And the glory of the God of Israel 
was gone up from the cherub, where- 
upon he was, to the threshold of the 
house. And he called to the man 
clothed with linen, which had the 
writer's inkhorn by his side ; 

1 And the Lord said unto him, 
Go through the midst of the city, 
through the midst of Jerusalem, and 
set a mark upon the foreheads of 
the men that sigh and that cry for 
all the abominations that be done in 
the midst thereof. 

5 if And to the others he said in mine 
hearing. Go ye after him through the 
city, and smite: let not your eye 
spare, neither have ye pity : 

6 Slay utterly old and young, both 
maids, and little children, and wo- 
men : but come not near any man 
upon whom is the mark ; and begin 



IfiSk. 



The vision of the 



EZEKIBL, XI. 



coals offire % dbc* 



at my sanctuary. Then they began 
at the ancient men which were be- 
fore the house. 

7 And he said unto them, Defile the 
house, and fill the courts with the 
slain : go ye forth. And they went 
forth, and slew in the city. 

8 t And it came to pass, while they 
were slaying them, and I was left, that 
I fell upon my face, and cried, and 
said. Ah Lord God ! wilt thou destroy 
all the residue of Israel in thy pouring 
out of thy fury upon Jerusalem ? 

9 Then said he unto me, The iniquity 
of the house of Israel and Judah is ex- 
ceeding great, and the land is full of 
blood, and the city full of perverse- 
ness : for they say, The Lord hath 
forsaken the earth, and the Lord 
seeth not. 

10 And as for me also, mine eye 
shall not spare, neither will I have 
pity, but I will recompense their way 
upon their head. 

11 And, behold, the man clothed with 
linen, which had the inkhorn by his 
side, reported the matter, saying, I 
have done as thou hast commanded 



me. 



CHAPTER X. 



1 The vision of the coals of fire, to be scattered over 
the city. 8 The vision of the cherubim. 

THEN I looked, and, behold, in the 
firmament that was above the 
head of the cherubim there appeared 
over them as it were a sapphire stone, 
as the appearance of the likeness of a 
throne. 

2 And he spake unto the man clothed 
with linen, and said, Go in between 
the wheels, even under the cherub, 
and fill thine hand with coals of fire 
from between the cherubim, and scat- 
ter them over the city. And he went 
in in my sight. 

3 Now the cherubim stood on the 
right side of the house, when the 
man went in ; and the cloud filled 
the inner court. 

4 Then the glory of the Lord went 
up from the cherub, and stood over 
the threshold of the house; and the 
house was filled with the cloud, and 
the court was full of the brightness 
of the Lord's glory. 

5 And the sound of the cherubim's 
wings was heard even to the outer 
court, as the voice of the Almighty 
God when he speaketh. 

6 And it came to pass, that when he 
had commanded the man clothed with 
linen, saying. Take fire from between 
the wheels, from between the cheru- 
bim 5 then he went in, and stood beside 
the wheels. 

7 And one cherub stretched forth his 
hand from between the cherubim unto 
the fire that was between the cheru- 
bim, and took thereof, and put it into 
the hands of him that was clothed with 
linen ; who took it, and went out. 

8 1 And there appeared in the cheru- 
bim the form of a man's hand under 
their wings. 



9 And when I looked, behold the 
four wheels by the cherubim, one 
wheel by one cherub, and another 
wheel by another cherub : and the 
appearance of the wheels was as the 
colour of a beryl stone. 

10 And as for their appearances, they 
four had one likeness, as if a wheel 
had been in the midst of a wheel. 

11 When they went, they went upon 
their four sides ; they turned not as 
they went, but to the place whither 
the head looked they followed it; 
they turned not as they went. 

12 And their whole body, and their 
backs, and their hands, and their 
wings, and the wheels, were full of 
eyes round about, even the wheels 
that they four had. 

13 As for the wheels, it was cried 
unto them in my hearing, O wheel. 

14 And every one had four faces 
the first face was the face of a 
cherub, and the second face teas the 
face or a man, and the third the 
face of a lion, and the fourth the 
face of an eagle. 

15 And the cherubim were lifted up. 
This is the living creature that I saw 
by the river of Chebar. 

16 And when the cherubim went, the 
wheels went by them : and when the 
cherubim lifted up their wings to 
mount up from the earth, the same 
wheels also turned not from beside 
them. 

17 When they stoodj these stood; 
and when they were lifted up, these 
lifted up themselves also: for the 
spirit of the living creature was in 
them. 

18 Then the glory of the Lord de- 

Earted from off the threshold of the 
ouse, and stood over the cherubim. 

19 And the cherubim lifted up their 
wings, and mounted up from the earth 
in my sight : when they went out, the 
wheels also were beside them, and 
every one stood at the door of the 
east gate of the Lord's house ; and 
the glory of the God of Israel was 
over them above. 

20 This is the living creature that 
I saw under the God of Israel by the 
river of Chebar ; and I knew that they 
were the cherubim. 

21 Every one had four faces apiece, 
and every one four wings ; and the 
likeness of the hands of a man was un- 
der their wings. 

22 And the likeness of their faces 
was the same faces which I saw by the 
river of Chebar, their appearances and 
themselves : they went every one 
straight forward. 

CHAPTER XL 

1 The presumption of the princes. 4 Their sin 
and judgment. 13 EzeHel complaining, God 
sheweth him his purpose in saving a remnant^ 
21 and punishing the wicked. 22 The glory of 
God leaveth the city. 24 Ezekiel is returned to 
the captivity. 

MOREOVER the spirit lifted me 
up, and brought me unto the 
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The presumption 



EZEKlBL, XII. 



of the princes. 



east gate of the Lord's house, which 
looketh eastward : and behold at the 
door of the gate five and twenty men ; 
among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son 
of Azur, and Pelatian the son of Bena- 
iah, princes of the people. 

2 Then said he unto me, Son of man, 
these are the men that devise mischief, 
and give wicked counsel in this city : 

3 Which say, It is not near ; let us 
build houses : this city is the caldron, 
and we be the flesh. 

i IT Therefore prophesy against them, 
prophesy, O son of man. 

5 And the Spirit of the Lord fell 
upon me, and said unto me. Speak ; 
Thus saith the Lord; Thus have ye 
said, O house of Israel : for I know the 
things that come into your mind, 
every one of them. 

6 Ye have multiplied your slain in 
this city, and ye have tilled the streets 
thereof with the siain. 

7 Therefore thus saith the Lord God ; 
Your slain whom ye have laid in the 
midst of it, they are the flesh, and 
this city is the caldron : but I will 
bring you forth out of the midst of it. 

8 Ye have feared the sword ; and I 
will bring a sword upon you, saith the 
Lord God. 

9 And I will bring you out of the 
midst thereof, and deliver you into 
the hands of strangers, and will exe- 
cute judgments among you. 

10 Ye shall fall by the sword ; I will 
judge you in the border of Israel ; and 
ye shall know that I am the Lord. 

11 This city shall not be your cal- 
dron, neither shall ye be the flesh in 
the midst thereof ; but I will judge 
you in the border of Israel : 

12 And ye shall know that I am the 
Lord : for ye have not walked in my 
statutes, neither executed my judg- 
ments, but have done after the man- 
ners of the heathen that are round 
about you. 

13 % And it came to pass, when I 
prophesied, that Pelatiah the son of 
Benaiah died. Then fell I down upon 
my face, and cried with a loud voice, 
and said. Ah Lord God! wilt thou 
make a full end of the remnant of 
Israel? 

li Again the word of the Lord came 
unto me, saying, 

15 Son of man, thy brethren, even 
thy brethren, the men of thy kindred, 
and all the house of Israel wholly, are 
they unto whom the inhabitants of 
Jerusalem have said. Get you far from 
the Lord : unto us is this land given 
in possession. 

16 Therefore say, Thus saith the 
Lord God ; Although I have cast them 
far off among the heathen, and al- 
though I have scattered them among 
the countries, yet will I be to them as a 
little sanctuary in the countries where 
they shall come. 

17 Therefore say, Thus saith the 
Lord God; I will even gather you 
from the people, and assemble you 

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out of the countries where ye have 
been scattered, and I will give you the 
land of Israel. 

18 And they shall come thither, and 
they shall take away all the detesta- 
ble things thereof and all the abom- 
inations thereof from thence. 

19 And I will give them one heart, 
and I will put a new spirit within you ; 
and I will take the stony heart out of 
their flesh, and will give them a heart 
of flesh : 

20 That they may walk in my statutes, 
and keep mine ordinances, and do 
them : and they shall be my people, 
and I will be their God. 

21 But as for them whose heart walk- 
eth after the heart of their detestable 
things and their abominations, I will 
recompense their way upon their own 
heads, saith the Lord God. 

22 f Then did the cherubim lift up 
their wings, and the wheels beside 
them ; and the glory of the God of Is- 
rael was over them above. 

23 And the glory of the Lord went 
up from the midst of the city, and 
stood upon the mountain which is on 
the east side of the city. 

24 ^T Afterwards the spirit took me 
up ? and brought me in a vision by the 
Spirit of God into Chaldea, to them 
or the captivity. So the vision that I 
had seen went up from me. 

25 Then I spake unto them of the 
captivity all the things that the Lord 
had shewed me. 

CHAPTER XII. 

1 The type of Ezekiel's removing. 8 It shewed 
the captivity of Zedekiah. 17 Ezekiel's trem- 
bling sheweth the Jews' desolation. 21 Th* 
Jews' presumptuous proverb is reproved. 26 Th* 
speediness of the vision. 

THE word of the Lord also came 
unto me, saying, 

2 Son of man, thou dwellest in the 
midst of a rebellious house, which 
have eyes to see, and see not; they 
have ears to hear, and hear not : for 
they are a rebellious house. 

3 Therefore, thou son of man, pre- 
pare thee stuff for removing, and re- 
move by day in their sight ; and thou 
shalt remove from thy place to an- 
other place in their sight : it may be 
they will consider, though they be a 
rebellious house. 

4 Then shalt thou bring forth thy 
stuff by day in their sight, as stuff for 
removing : and thou shalt go forth at 
even in their sight, as they that go 
forth into captivity. 

5 Dig thou through the wall in their 
sight, and carry out thereby. 

6 In their sight shalt thou bear it up- 
on thy shoulders, and carry it forth in 
the twilight : thou shalt cover thy face, 
that thou see not the ground : for I 
have set thee for a sign unto the house 
of Israel. 

7 And I did so as I was commanded , 
I brought forth my stuff by day, as 
stuff for captivity, and in the even 
I digged through the wall with mine 



The captivity of 



EZEKIEL, XIII. 



Zedekiah typified 



hand ; I brought it forth in the twi- 
light, and I bare it upon my shoulder 
in their sight. 

8 If And in the morning came the 
word of the Lord unto me, saying, 

9 Son of man, hath not the house of 
Israel, the rebellious house, said unto 
thee, What doest thou ? 

10 Say thou unto them, Thus saith 
the Lord God ; This burden concern- 
eth the prince in Jerusalem, and all 
the house of Israel that are among 
them. 

11 Say, I am your sign: like as I 
have done, so snail it be done unto 
them : they shall remove and go into 
captivity. 

12 And the prince that is among 
them shall bear upon his shoulder in 
the twilight, and snail go forth : they 
shall dig through the wall to carry 
out thereby : he shall cover his face, 
that he see not the ground with his 
eyes. 

13 My net also will I spread upon 
him, and he shall be taken in my 
snare : and I will bring him to Bab- 
ylon to the land of the Chaldeans ; 
yet shall he not see it, though he 
shall die there. 

14 And I will scatter toward every 
wind all that are about him to help 
him, and all his bands; and I will 
draw out the sword after them. 

15 And they shall know that I am 
the Lord, when I shall scatter them 
among the nations, and disperse them 
in the countries. 

16 But I will leave a few men of them 
from the sword, from the famine, and 
from the pestilence ; that they may de- 
clare all their abominations among the 
heathen whither they come ; and they 
shall know that I am the Lord. 

17 1 Moreover the word of the Lord 
came to me, saying, 

18 Son of man, eat thy bread with 
quaking, and drink thy water with 
trembling and with carefulness ; 

19 And say unto the people of the 
land. Thus saith the Lord God of the 
inhabitants of Jerusalem, and of the 
land of Israel ; They shall eat their 
bread with carefulness, and drink 
their water with astonishment, that 
her land may be desolate from all 
that is therein, because of the vio- 
lence of all them that dwell therein. 

20 And the cities that are inhabited 
shall be laid waste, and the land shall 
be desolate ; and ye shall know that I 
am the Lord. 

21 1 And the word of the Lord came 
unto me, saying, 

22 Son of man, what is that proverb 
that ye have in the land of Israel, say- 
ing, The days are prolonged, and every 
vision f aileth ? 

23 Tell them therefore, Thus saith 
the Lord God ; I will make this prov- 
erb to cease, and they shall no more 
use it as a proverb in Israel; but say 
unto them, The days are at hand, and 
yhe effect of every vision. 

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24 For there shall be no more any 
vain vision nor nattering divination 
within the house of Israel. 

25 For I am the Lord : I will speak^ 
and the word that I shall speak shall 
come to pass ; it shall be no more 

Erolonged: for in your days, O re 
ellious house, will I say the word, 
and will perform it, saith the Lord 
God. 

26 1 Again the word of the Lord 
came to me, saying, 

27 Son or man, behold,, they of the 
house of Israel say, The vision that he 
seeth is for many days to come, and 
he prophesieth of the times that are 
far off. 

28 Therefore say unto them. Thus 
saith the Lord God ; There shall none 
of my words be prolonged any more, 
but the word which I have spoken 
shall be done, saith the Lord God. 

CHAPTER XILX 

1 The reproof of lying prophets, 10 and their ttn* 
tempered mortar. 17 Of prophetesses and their 
pillows. 

AND the word of the Lord came 
. unto me, saying, 

2 Son of man, prophesy against the 
prophets of Israel that prophesy, and 
say thou unto them that prophesy out 
of their own hearts, Hear ye the word 
of the Lord ; 

3 Thus saith the Lord God; Woe 
unto the foolish prophets, that fol- 
low their own spirit, and have seen 
nothing ! 

4 O Israel, thy prophets are like the 
foxes in the deserts. 

5 Ye have not gone up into the gaps, 
neither made up the hedge for the 
house of Israel to stand in the battle 
in the day of the Lord. 

6 They have seen vanity and lying 
divination, saying. The Lord saith % 
and the Lord hath not sent them s 
and they have made others to hope 
that they would confirm the word. 

7 Have ye not seen a vain vision, 
and have ye not spoken a lying 
divination, whereas ye say, The Lord 
saith it ; albeit I have not spoken % 

8 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God ; Because ye have spoken vanity, 
and seen lies, therefore, behold, I 
am against you, saith the Lord God. 

9 And mine hand shall be upon the 
prophets that see vanity, and that 
divine lies : they shall not be in the 
assembly of my people, neither shall 
they be written in the writing of the 
house of Israel, neither shall they 
enter into the land of Israel; and 
ye shall know that I am the Lord 
God. 

10 % Because, even because they 
have seduced my people, saying. 
Peace ; and there was no peace ; and 
one built up a wall, and, lo, others 
daubed it with untempered mortar : 

11 Say unto them which daub it 
with untempered mortar, that it shall 
fall: there shall be an overflowing 

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EZEK.EL, XIV. Exhortation to repentance. 



shower; and ye, O great hailstones, 
ghall fall ; and a stormy wind shall 
rend it. 

12 Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall 
it not be said unto you, Where is 
the daubing wherewith ye have 
daubed it f 

13 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God ; I will even rend it with a 
stormy wind in my fury ; and there 
shall be an overflowing shower in 
mine anger, and great hailstones in 
my fury to consume it. 

14 So will I break down the wall 
that ye have daubed with untem- 
pered mortar, and bring it down to 
the ground, so that the foundation 
thereof shall be discovered, and it 
shall fall, and ye shall be consumed 
in the midst thereof : and ye shall 
know that I am the Lord. 

15 Thus will I accomplish my wrath 
upon the wall, and upon them that 
have daubed it with untempered 
mortar, and will say unto you, The 
wall is no more, neither they that 
daubed it ; 

16 To wit, the prophets of Israel 
which prophesy concerning Jerusa- 
lem, and which see visions of peace 
for her, and there is no peace, saith 
the Lord God. 

17 1 Likewise, thou son of man, set 
thy face against the daughters of 
thy people, which prophesy out of 
their own heart ; and prophesy thou 
against them, 

18 And say, Thus saith the Lord 
God ; Woe to the women that sew pil- 
lows to all armholes, and make ker- 
chiefs upon the head of every stat- 
ure to hunt souls ! Will ye hunt the 
souls of my people, and will. ye save 
the souls alive that come unto you ? 

19 And will ye pollute me among 
my people for nandfuls of barley and 
for pieces of bread, to slay the souls 
that should not die, and to save the 
souls alive that should not live, by 
your lying to my people that hear 
your lies? 

20 Wherefore thus saith the Lord 
God ; Behold, I am against your pil- 
lows, wherewith ye there hunt the 
souls to make them fly, and I will 
tear them from your arms, and will 
let the souls go, even the souls that 
ye hunt to make them fly. 

21 Your kerchiefs also will I tear, 
and deliver my people out of your 
hand, and they snail be no more in 
your hand to be hunted ; and ye shall 
know that I am the Lord. 

22 Because with lies ye have made 
the heart of the righteous sad, whom 
I have not made sad ; and strength- 
ened the hands of the wicked, that 
he Should not return from his wick- 
ed way, by promising him life ; 

23 Therefore ye shall see no more 
vanity, nor divine divinations : for I 
will deliver my people out of your 
hand : and ye shall know that I am 
the Lord. 

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CHAPTER XTV. 

1 God answereth idolaters according to their own 
heart. 6 They are exhorted to repent, for fear 
of judgments, by means of seduced prophets 
12 Qod's irrevocable sentence of famine, 15 of 
noisome beasts, 17 of the sword, 19 and of pestx 
lence. 22 A remnant shall be reserved for exam- 
ple of others. 

I^HEN came certain of the elders 
. of Israel unto me, and sat before 
me. 

2 And the word of the Lord came 
unto me, saying, 

3 Son of man, these men have set 
up their idols in their heart, and 
put the stumblingblock of their in 
lquity before their face : should I be 
inquired of at all by them? 

I Therefore speak unto them, and 
say unto them, Thus saith the Lord 
God ; Every man of the house of 
Israel that setteth up his idols in 
his heart, and putteth the stumbling 
block of his iniquity before his face, 
and cometh to the prophet; I the 
Lord will answer him that cometh, 
according to the multitude of his 
idols ; 

5 That I may take the house of Is- 
rael in their own heart, because they 
are all estranged from me through 
their idols. 

6 1[ Therefore say unto the house 
of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God; 
Repent, and turn yourselves from 
your idols ; and turn away your faces 
from all your abominations. 

7 For every one of the house of 
Israel, or of the stranger that so- 
iourneth in Israel, which separateth 
himself from me, and setteth up his 
idols in his heart, and putteth the 
stumblingblock of his iniquity before 
his face, and cometh to a prophet 
to inquire of him concerning me-; I 
the Lord will answer him by my- 
self : 

8 And I will set my face against 
that man, and will make him a sign 
and a proverb, and I will cut him 
off from the midst of my people ; 
and ye shall know that I am the 
Lord. 

9 And if the prophet be deceived 
when he hath spoken a thing, I the 
Lord have deceived that prophet, 
and I will stretch out my hand upon 
him, and will destroy him from the 
midst of my people Israel. 

10 And they shall bear the punish- 
ment of their iniquity : the punish- 
ment of the prophet snail be even as 
the punishment of him that seeketh 
unto him; 

II That the house of Israel may go 
no more astray from me, neither be 
polluted any more with all their trans- 
gressions : out that they may be my 
people, and I may be their God, saith 
the Lord God. 

12 f The word of the Lord came 
again to me, saying, 

13 Son of man, when the land sin 
neth against me by trespassing grie^ 



The rejection 



EZEKIBX,, XVI. 



of Jerusalem* 



ously, then will I stretch out mine 
hand upon it, and will break the staff 
of the bread thereof, and will send 
famine upon it, and will cut off man 
and beast from it : 

11 Though these three men, Noah, 
Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should 
deliver but their own souls by their 
righteousness, saith the Lord God. 

15 ^ If I cause noisome beasts to 
pass through the land, and they spoil 
it, so that it be desolate, that no man 
may pass through because of the 
beasts : 

16 Though these three men were in 
it, as I live, saith the Lord God, they 
shall deliver neither sons nor daugh- 
ters ; they only shall be delivered, but 
the land shall be desolate. 

17 Tf Or if I bring a sword upon that 
land, and say, Sword, go through the 
land ; so that I cut off man and beast 
from it : 

18 Though these three men were in 
it, as I live, saith the Lord God, they 
shall deliver neither sons nor daugh- 
ters, but they only shall be delivered 
themselves. 

19 If Or if I send a pestilence into 
that land, and pour out my fury upon 
it in blood, to cut off from it man and 
beast : 

20 Though Noah, Daniel, and Job, 
were in it, as I live, saith the Lord 
God, they shall deliver neither son 
nor daughter ; they shall but deliver 
their own souls by their righteous- 
ness. 

21 For thus saith the Lord God ; How 
much more when I send my four sore 
judgments upon Jerusalem, the sword, 
and the famine, and the noisome 
beast, and the pestilence, to cut off 
from it man and beast? 

22 f Yet, behold, therein shall be 
left a remnant that shall be brought 
forth, both sons and daughters : be- 
hold, they shall come forth unto you, 
and ye shall see their way and their 
doings : and ye shall be comforted 
concerning the evil that I have 
brought upon Jerusalem, even con- 
cerning all that I have brought upon 
it. 

23 And they shall comfort you, when 
ye see their ways and their doings : 
and ye shall know that I have not 
done without cause all that I have 
done in it, saith the Lord God. 

CHAPTER XV. 

1 By the unfitness of the vine branch for any work 
6 is shewed the rejection of Jerusalem. 

AND the word of the Lord came 
- unto me, saying, 

2 Son of man, What is the vine tree 
more than any tree, or than a branch 
which is among the trees of the 
forest ? 

3 Shall wood be taken thereof to do 
any work ? or will wen take a pin of it 
to hang any vessel thereon ? 

4 Behold, it is cast into the fire for 
fuel ; the fire devoureth both the ends 



of it, and the midst ©f it is burned. Is 
it meet for any work ? 

5 Behold, when it was whole, it was 
meet for no work : how much less 
shall it be meet yet for any work, 
when the fire hath devoured it, and it 
is burned ? 

6 1 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God ; As the vine tree among the trees 
of the forest, which I have given to 
the fire for fuel, 8© will I give the 
inhabitants of Jerusalem. 

7 And I will set my face against 
them ; they shall go out from one fire, 
and another fire shall devour them $ 
and ye shall know that I ant the Lord, 
when I set my face against them. 

8 And I will make the land desolate, 
because they have committed a tres- 
pass, saith the Lord God. 

CHAPTER XVI. 

1 Under the similitude of a wretched infant is 
shewed the natural state of Jerusalem. 6 God's 
extraordinary love towards her. 15 Her mon" 
streus whoredom. 35 Her grievous judgment. 44 
Her sin, matching her mother, and exceeding her 
sisters, Sodom and Samaria, calleth for judg* 
ments. 60 Mercy is promised her in the end, 

AGAIN the word of the Lord* came 
. unto me, saying, 

2 Son of man, cause Jerusalem to 
know her abominations, 

3 And say, Thus saith the Lord God 
unto Jerusalem; Thy birth and thy 
nativity is of the land of Canaan ; thy 
father was an Amorite, and thy 
mother a Hittite. 

4 And as for thy nativity, in the day 
thou wast born thy navel was not cut, 
neither wast thou washed in water to 
supple thee; thou wast not salted at 
all, nor swaddled at all. 

5 None eye pitied thee, to do any of 
these unto thee, to have compassion 
upon thee ; but thou wast cast out in. 
the open field, to the loathing of thy 
person, in the day that thou wast 
born. 

6 1 And when I passed by thee, and 
saw thee polluted in thine own blo#d, 
I said unto thee when thou least in thy 
blood, Live ; yea, I said unto thee when 
thou icast in thy blood, Live. 

7 I have caused thee to multiply as 
the bud of the field, and thou hast 
increased and waxen great, and thou 
art come to excellent ornaments : thy 
breasts are fashioned, and thine hair 
is grown, whereas thou wast naked 
and bare. 

8 Now when I passed by thee, and 
looked upon thee, behold, thy time 
was the time, of love ; and I spread 
my skirt over thee, and covered thy 
nakedness : yea, I sware unto thee, 
and entered into a covenant with 
thee, saith the Lord God, and thou 
becamest mine. 

9 Then washed I thee with water ; 
ea, I thoroughly washed away thy 
lood from thee, and I anointed thee 

with oil. 

10 I clothed thee also with broidered 

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The whoredoms 



EZEKIEL, XVI. 



of Jerusalem, 



work, and shod thee with badgers' 
skin, and I girded thee about with tine 
linen, and I covered thee with silk. 

11 I decked thee also with orna- 
ments, and I put bracelets upon thy 
hands, and a chain on thy neck. 

12 And I put a jewel on thy fore- 
head, and earrings in thine ears, and 
a beautiful crown upon thine head. 

13 Thus wast thou decked with gold 
and silver; and thy raiment was of 
fine linen, and silk, and broidered 
work ; thou didst eat fine flour, and 
honey, and oil ; and thou wast exceed- 
ing beautiful, and thou didst prosper 
into a kingdom. 

11 And thy renown went forth 
among the heathen for thy beauty : 
for it was perfect through my come- 
liness, which I had put upon thee, saith 
the Lord God. 

15 1 But thou didst trust in thine 
own beauty, and playedst the harlot 
because of thy renown, and pouredst 
out thy fornications on every one that 
passed by ; his it was. 

16 And of thy garments thou didst 
take, and deckedst thy high places 
with, divers colours, and playedst the 
harlot thereupon : the like things shall 
not come, neither shall it be so. 

17 Thou hast also taken thy fair jew- 
els of ray gold and of my silver, which 
I had given thee, and madest to thy- 
self images of men, and didst commit 
whoredom with them, 

18 And tookest thy broidered gar- 
ments, and coveredst them : and thou 
hast set mine oil and mine incense be- 
fore them. 

19 My meat also which I gave thee, 
fine flour, and oil, and honey, where- 
with I fed thee, thou hast even set it 
before them for a sweet savour : and 
thus it was, saith the Lord God. 

20 Moreover thou hast taken thy 
sons and thy daughters, whom thou 
bast borne unto me, and these hast 
thou sacrificed unto them to be de- 
voured. Is this of thy whoredoms a 
small matter, 

21 That thou hast slain my children, 
and delivered them to cause them to 
pass through the fire for them ? 

22 And in all thine abominations and 
thy whoredoms thou hast not remem- 
bered the days of thy youth, when 
thou wast naked and bare, and wast 
polluted in thy blood. 

23 And it came to pas3 after all thy 
wickedness, (woe, woe unto thee ! saith 
the Lord God,) 

24 That thou hast also built unto thee 
an eminent place, and hast made thee 
a high place in every street. 

25 Thou hast built thy high place at 
every head of the way, and hast made 
thy beauty to be abhorred, and hast 
opened thy feet to every one that 
passed by, and multiplied thy whore- 
doms. 

26 Thou hast also committed forni- 
cation with the Egyptians thy neigh- 
bours, great of flesh ; and hast in- 

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creased thy whoredoms, to provoke 
me to anger. 

27 Behold, therefore I have stretched 
out my hand over thee, and have di- 
minished thine ordinary food, and de- 
livered thee unto the will of them 
that hate thee, the daughters of the 
Philistines, which are ashamed of thy 
lewd way. 

28 Thou hast played the whore also 
with the Assyrians, because thou wast 
unsatiable ; yea, thou hast played the 
harlot with them, and yet couldest 
not be satisfied. 

29 Thou hast moreover multiplied 
thy fornication in the land of Canaan 
unto Chaldea ; and yet thou wast not 
satisfied herewith. 

30 How weak is thine heart, saith the 
Lord God, seeing thou doest all these 
things, the work of an imperious 
whorish woman ; 

31 In that thou buildest thine emi- 
nent place in the head of every way, 
and makest thine high place in every 
street ; and hast not been as a harlot, 
in that thou scornest hire ; 

32 But as a wife that committeth 
adultery, which taketh strangers in- 
stead of her husband! 

33 They give gifts to all whores : but 
thou givest thy gifts to all thy lovers, 
and hirest them, that they may come 
unto thee on every side for thy whore- 
dom. 

31 And the contrary is in thee from 
other women in thy whoredoms, where- 
as none followeth thee to commit 
whoredoms : and in that thou givest a 
reward, and no reward is given unto 
thee, therefore thou art contrary. 

35 1 Wherefore, O harlot, hear the 
word of the Lord : 

36 Thus saith the Lord God; Be- 
cause thy filthiness was poured out, 
and thy nakedness discovered through 
thy whoredoms with thy lovers, and 
with all the idols of thy abominations, 
and by the blood of thy children, 
which thou didst give unto them ; 

37 Behold, therefore I will gather all 
thy lovers, with whom thou hast taken 
pleasure, and all them that thou hast 
loved, with all them that thou hast 
hated ; I will even gather them round 
about against thee, and will discover 
thy nakedness unto them, that they 
may see all thy nakedness. 

38 And I will judge thee, as women 
that break wedlock and shed blood 
are judged ; and I will give thee 
blood in fury and jealousy. 

39 And I will also give thee into 
their hand, and they shall throw 
down thine eminent place, and shall 
break down thy high places: they 
shall strip thee also of thy clothes, 
and shall take thy fair jewels, and 
leave thee naked and bare. 

40 They shall also bring up a com- 
pany against thee, and they shall 
stone thee with stones, and thrust 
thee through with their swords. 

41 And they shall burn thine houses 



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for judgmentSo 



with fire, and execute judgments 
upon thee in the sight of many wo- 
men: and I will cause thee to cease 
from playing the harlot, and thou 
also shalt give no hire any more. 

42 So will I make my fury toward 
thee to rest, and my jealousy shall 
depart from thee, and I will be quiet, 
and will be no more angry. 

43 Because thou hast not remember- 
ed the days of thy youth, but hast 
fretted me in all these things ; behold, 
therefore I also will recompense thy 
way upon thine head, saith the Lord 
God : and thou shalt not commit this 
lewdness above all thine abomina- 
tions. 

44 «[f Behold, every one that useth 
proverbs snail use this proverb against 
thee, saying, As is the mother, so is 
her daughter. 

45 Thou art thy mother's daughter, 
that loatheth her husband and her 
children; and thou art the sister of 
thy sisters, which loathed their hus- 
bands and their children : your moth- 
er was a Hittite, and your father an 
Amorite. 

46 And thine elder sister is Samaria, 
she and her daughters that dwell at 
thy left hand : and thy younger sister, 
that dwelleth at thy right hand, is 
Sodom and her daughters. 

47 Yet hast thou not walked after 
their ways, nor done after their abom- 
inations : but, as if that were a very 
little thing, thou wast corrupted more 
than they in all thy ways. 

48 As I live, saith the Lord God, 
Sodom thy sister hath not done, she 
nor her daughters, as thou hast done, 
thou and thy daughters. 

49 Behold, this was the iniquity of 
thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of 
bread, and abundance of idleness was 
in her and in her daughters, neither 
did she strengthen the hand of the 
poor and needy. 

50 And they were haughty, and com- 
mitted abomination before me : there- 
fore I took them away as I saw good. 

51 Neither hath Samaria committed 
half of thy sins ; but thou hast mul- 
tiplied thine abominations more than 
they, and hast justified thy sisters in 
all thine abominations which thou 
hast done. 

52 Thou also, which hast judged thy 
sisters, bear thine own shame for thy 
sins that thou hast committed more 
abominable than they : they are more 
righteous than thou : yea, be thou con- 
founded also, and bear thy shame, in 
that thou hast justified thy sisters. 

53 When I shall bring again their 
captivity, the captivity of Sodom and 
her daughters, and the captivity of 
Samaria and her daughters, then ivill 
I bring again the captivity of thy cap- 
tives in the midst of them : 

54 That thou may est bear thine own 
shame, and may est be confounded in 
all that thou hast done, in that thou 
art a comfort unto them. 



55 When thy sisters, Sodom and her 
daughters, shall return to their for- 
mer estate, and Samaria and her 
daughters shall return to their former 
estate, then thou and thy daughters 
shall return to your former estate. 

56 For thy sister Sodom was not 
mentioned by thy mouth in the day 
of thy pride, 

57 Before thy wickedness was dis- 
covered, as at the time of thy reproach 
of the daughters of Syria, and all that 
are round about her, the daughters 
of the Philistines, which despise thee 
round about. 

58 Thou hast borne thy lewdness 
and thine abominations, saith the 
Lord. 

59 For thus saith the Lord God ; 1 
will even deal with thee as thou hast 
done, which hast despised the oath in 
breaking the covenant. 

60 % Nevertheless, I will remember 
my covenant with thee in the days of 
thy youth, and I will establish unto 
thee an everlasting covenant. 

61 Then thou shalt remember thy 
ways, and be ashamed, when thou 
shalt receive thy sisters, thine elder 
and thy younger : and I will give them 
unto thee for daughters, but not by 
thy covenant. 

62 And I will establish my covenant 
with thee ; and thou shalt know that 
I am the Lord : 

63 That thou mayest remember, and 
be confounded, and never open thy 
mouth any more because of thy shame, 
when I am pacified toward thee for all 
that thou hast done, saith the Lord 
God. 

CHAPTER XVII. 

1 Under the parable of two eagles and a vine, 11 a 
shewed God's judgment upon Jerusalem for re° 
volting from Babylon to Egypt. 22 God promts* 
eth to plant the cedar of the gospel. 

AND the word of the Lord came 
. unto me, saying, 

2 Son of man, put forth a riddle, 
and speak a parable unto the house 
of Israel ; 

3 And say, Thus saith the Lord God , 
A great eagle with great wings, long 
winged, full of feathers, which had 
divers colours, came unto Lebanon, 
and took the highest branch of the 
cedar : 

4 He cropped off the top of his young 
twigs, and carried it into a land of 
traffiek ; he set it in a city of mer> 
chants. 

5 He took also of the seed of the 
land, and planted it in a fruitful 
field ; he placed it by great waters^ 
and set it as a willow tree. 

6 And it grew, and became a spread- 
ing vine of low stature, whose branch- 
es turned toward him, and the roots 
thereof were under him t so it became 
a vine, and brought forth branches, 
and shot forth sprigs. 

7 There was also another great eagle 
with great wings and many feathers i 
and, behold, this vine did bend hm 

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EZEKIEL, XVIII. 



upon Jerusalem. 



foots toward him, and shot forth her 
branches toward him, that he might 
water it by the furrows of her planta- 
tion. 

8 It was planted in a good soil by 
«rreat waters, that it might bring forth 
branches, and that it might bear fruit, 
shat it might be a goodly vine. 

9 Say thou, Thus saith the Lord God ; 
tShall it prosper? shall he not pull up 
the roots thereof, and cut off the 
fruit thereof, that it wither? it shall 
wither in all the leaves of her spring, 
«ven without great power or many 
people to pluck it up by the roots 
thereof. 

10 Yea, behold, being planted, shall 
it prosper ? shall it not utterly wither, 
when the east wind toucheth it? it 
shall wither in the furrows where it 
grew. 

11 IT Moreover the word of the Lord 
came unto me, saying, 

12 Say now to the rebellious house, 
Know ye not what these things mean f 
tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon 
is come to Jerusalem, and hath taken 
the king thereof, and the princes 
thereof, and led them with him to 
Babylon : 

13 And hath taken of the king's seed, 
and made a covenant with him, and 
Siath taken an oath of him : he hath 
also ta ken the mighty of the land : 

14 That the kingdom might be base, 
that it might not lift itself up, but that 
by keeping of his covenant it might 
stand. 

15 But he rebelled against him in 
sending his ambassadors into Egypt, 
that they might give him horses ana 
much people. Shall he prosper ? shall 
he escape that doeth such things f or 
shall he break the covenant, and be 
delivered ? 

16 As I live, saith the Lord God, 
surely in the place where the king 
dwelleth that made him king, whose 
oath he despised, and whose covenant 
he brake, even with him in the midst 
of Babylon he shall die. 

17 Neither shall Pharaoh with his 
mighty army and great company 
make for him in the war, by casting 
up mounts, and building forts, to 
«ut off many persons : 

18 Seeing he despised the oath by 
breaking the covenant, when, lo, he 
had given his hand, and hath done all 
these things, he shall not escape. 

19 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God ; As I live, surely mine oath that 
he hath despised, and my covenant 
that he hath broken, even it will I 
recompense upon his own head. 

20 And I will spread my net upon 
him, and he shall be taken in my. 
snare, and I will bring him to Baby- 
lon, and will plead with him there 
for his trespass that he hath tres- 
passed against me. 

21 And all his fugitives with all his 
bands shall fall by the sword, and 
they that remain shall be scattered 

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toward all winds: and ye shall know 
that I the Lord have spoken it. 

22 f Thus saith the Lord God ; I win 
also take of the highest branch of the 
high cedar, and will set it ; I will crop 
off from the top of his young twigs a 
tender one, and will plant it upon a 
high mountain and eminent : 

23 In the mountain of the height of 
Israel will I plant it: and it shall 
bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, 
and be a goodly cedar : and under it 
shall dwell all fowl of every wings 
in the shadow of the branches thereof 
shall they dwell. 

24 And all the trees of the field shall 
know that I the Lord have brought 
down the high tree, have exalted the 
low tree, have dried up the green 
tree, and have made the dry tree to 
nourish : I the Lord have spoken and 
have done it. 

CHAPTER XVIII. 

1 God nproveth the unjust parable of sour grape** 
5 He shewelh how he dealeth with a just father l 
10 with a wicked son of a just father : 14 with m 
just son of a wicked father : 19 with a wicked 
man repenting : 24 with a just man revolting. 

25 He defendeth his justice, 31 and exhorteth to 
repentance. 

THE word of the Lord came unto 
me again, saying, 

2 What mean ye, that ye use this 
proverb concerning the land of Israel, 
saying, The fathers have eaten sour 
grapes, and the children's teeth are 
set on edge? 

3 As I live, saith the Lord God, ye 
shall not have occasion any more to 
use this proverb in Israel. 

4 Behold, all souls are mine ; as the 
soul of the father, so also the soul of 
the son is mine : the soul that sinneth, 
it shall die. 

5 % But if a man be just, and do that 
which is lawful and right, 

6 And hath not eaten upon the 
mountains, neither hath lifted up his 
eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, 
neither hath defiled his neighbour's 
wife, neither hath come near to a men- 
struous woman, 

7 And hath not oppressed any, but 
hath restored to the debtor his pledge, 
hath spoiled none by violence, hath 
given his bread to the hungry, and 
hath covered the naked with a gar 
ment ; 

8 He that hath not given forth upon 
usury, neither hath taken any in- 
crease, that hath withdrawn his hand 
from iniquity, hath executed true 
judgment between man and man, 

9 Hath walked in my statutes, and 
hath kept my judgments, to deal 
truly ; he is just, he shall surely live, 
saith the Lord God. 

10 ^ If he beget a son that is a rob- 
ber, a shedder of blood, and that doeth 
the like to any one of these things, 

11 And that doeth not any of those 
duties, but even hath eaten upon the 
mountains, and denied his neigh- 
bour's wife, 



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EZEKIBL, XIX. Lamentation for IsraeL 



12 Hath oppressed the poor and 
needy, hath spoiled by violence, hath 
not restored the pledge, and hath 
lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath 
committed abomination, 

13 Hath given forth upon usury, and 
hath taken increase : shall he then 
live ? he shall not live i he hath done 
all these abominations ; he shall surely 
die ; his blood shall be upon him. 

14 1 Now, lo, if he beget a son, that 
seeth all his father's sins which he 
hath done, and considereth, and doeth 
not such like, 

15 That hath not eaten upon the 
mountains, neither hath lifted up his 
eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, 
hath not defiled his neighbour's wife, 

16 Neither hath oppressed any, hath 
not withholden the pledge, neither 
hath spoiled by violence, but hath 
given his bread to the hungry, and 
hath covered the naked with a gar- 
ment, 

17 That hath taken off his hand from 
the poor, that hath not received usury 
nor increase, hath executed my judg- 
ments, hath walked in my statutes ; 
he shall not die for the iniquity of his 
father, he shall surely live. 

18 As for his father, because he 
cruelly oppressed, spoiled his brother 
by violence, and did that which is 
not good among his people, lo, even 
he shall die in his iniquity. 

19 1 Yet say ye, Why ! doth not the 
son bear the iniquity of the father ? 
When the son hath done that which 
is lawful and right, and hath kept 
all my statutes, and hath done them, 
he shall surely live. 

20 The soul that sinneth, it shall die. 
The son Khali not bear the iniquity of 
the father, neither shall the father 
bear the iniquity of the son : the 
righteousness of the righteous shall 
be upon him, and the wickedness of 
the wicked shall be upon him. 

21 But if the wicked will turn from 
all his sins that he hath committed, 
and keep all my statutes, and do that 
which is lawful and right, he shall 
surely live, he shall not die. 

22 All his transgressions that he hath 
committed, they shall not be men- 
tioned unto him : in his righteousness 
that he hath done he shall live. 

23 Have I any pleasure at all that the 
wicked should die! saith the Lord 
GrOD: and not that he should return 
from his ways, and live? 

24 T But when the righteous turneth 
away front his righteousness, and com- 
mitteth iniquity, and doeth according 
to all the abominations that the wick- 
ed man doeth, shall he live? All his 
righteousness that he hath done shall 
not be mentioned : in his trespass that 
he hath trespassed, and in his sin that 
he hath sinned, in them shall he die. 

25 f Yet ye say, The way of the Lord 
is not equal. Hear now, O house of 
Israel ; Is not my way equal ! are not 
your ways unequal ! 



26 When a righteous man turneth 
away from his righteousness, and com- 
mitteth iniquity, and dieth in them^ 
for his iniquity that he hath done shall 
he die. 

27 Again, when the wicked man turn- 
eth away from his wickedness that he 
hath committed, and doeth that which 
is lawful and right, he shall save his 
soul alive. 

28 Because he considereth, and turn- 
eth away from all his transgressions 
that he hath committed, he shall sure- 
ly live, he shall not die. 

29 Yet saith the house of Israel, The 
way of the Lord is not equal. O house 
of Israel, are not my ways equal i aro 
not your ways unequal? 

30 Therefore 1 will judge you, O 
house of Israel, every one according 
to his ways, saith the Lord God. Re- 
pent, and turn yourselves from all 
your transgressions ; so iniquity shall 
not be your ruin. 

31 % Cast away from you all your 
transgressions, whereby ye have trans- 
gressed ; and make you a new heart 
and a new spirit : for why will ye die, 

house of Israel? 

32 For 1 have no pleasure in the 
death of him that aieth, saith the 
Lord God : wherefore turn your 
selves, and live ye. 

CHAPTER XIX. 

1 A lamentation for the princes of Israel, under 
the parable of lions' whelps taken in a pit, 1C 
and for Jerusalem, under the parable of a wastes 
vine. 

MOREOVER, take thou up a lamen- 
tation for the princes of Israel, 

2 And say, What is thy mother ? A 
lioness : she lay down among lions, 
she nourished her whelps among 
young lions. 

3 And she brought up one of her 
whelps : it became a young lion, and 
it learned to catch the prey ; it de- 
voured men. 

4 The nations also heard of him ; 
he was taken in their pit, and they 
brought him with chains unto the 
land of Egypt. 

5 Now when she saw that she had 
waited, and her hope was lost, then 
she took another of her whelps, and 
made him a young lion. 

6 And he went up and down among 
the lions, he became a young lion, and 
learned to catch the prey, and de- 
voured men. 

7 And he knew their desolate pal- 
aces, and he laid waste their cities ; 
and the land was desolate, and the 
fulness thereof, by the noise of his 
roaring. 

8 Then the nations set against him 
on every side from the provinces, and 
spread their net over him : he was 
taken in their pit. 

9 And they put him in ward in 
chains, and brought him to the king 
of Babylon: they brought him intc 
holds, that his voice should no mor» 

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EZEKIEL, XX. 



IsraeVs rebellionSo 



toe heard upon the mountains of 
Israel. 

10 1 Thy mother is like a vine in thy 
tolood, planted by the waters : she was 
fruitful and full of branches by reason 
of many waters. 

11 And she had strong rods for the 
sceptres of them that bare rule, and 
her stature was exalted among the 
thick branches, and she appeared in 
her height with the multitude of her 
branches. 

12 But she was plucked up in fury, 
she was cast down to the ground, and 
the east wind dried up her fruit : her 
strong rods were broken and with- 
ered ; the fire consumed them. 

13 And now she is planted in the 
wilderness, in a dry and thirsty 
ground. 

14 And fire is gone out of a rod of 
her branches, which hath devoured her 
fruit, so that she hath no strong rod 
to be a sceptre to rule. This is a 
lamentation, and shall be for a lamen- 
tation. 

CHAPTER XX. 

1 Qod refuseth to be consulted by the elders of Is- 
rael. 5 He sheweth the story of their rebellions 
m Egypt, 10 in the wilderness, 27 and in the land. 
S3 lie promiseth to gather them by the gospel. 45 
Under the name of a forest he sheweth the de- 
struction of Jerusalem. 

A N D it came to pass in the seventh 
j£\. year, in the firth month, the tenth 
day of the month, that certain of the 
.elders of Israel came to inquire of the 
Lord, and sat before me. 

2 Then came the word of the Loud 
anto me, saying, 

3 Son of man, speak unto the elders 
of Israel, and say unto them, Thus 
saith the Lord God ; Are ye come to 
inquire of me ! As I live, saith the 
Lord God, I will not be inquired of by 
you. 

4 Wilt thou judge them, son of man, 
wilt thou judge them f cause them 
to know the abominations of their 
fathers : 

5 1 And say unto them, Thus saith 
the Lord God ; In the day when I chose 
Israel, and lifted up mine hand unto 
the seed of the house of Jacob, and 
made myself known unto them in the 
land of Egypt, when I lifted up mine 
hand unto them, saying, I am the 
Lord your God ; 

6 In the day that I lifted up mine 
hand unto them, to bring them forth 
of the land of Egypt into a land that 
I had espied for them, flowing with 
milk and honey, which is the glory of 
all lands : 

7 Then said I unto them, Cast ye 
«tway every man the abominations of 
Ms eyes, and defile not yourselves with 
fihe idols of Egypt: I am the Lord 
your God. 

8 But they rebelled against me, and 
would not hearken unto me they did 
not every man cast away the abomina- 
tions of their eyes, neither did they 
forsake the idols of Egypt : then I 

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said, I will pour out my fury upon 
them, to accomplish my anger against 
them in the midst of the land of 
Egypt. 

9 But I wrought for my name's sake s 
that it should not be polluted before 
the heathen, among whom they were, 
in whose sight I made myself known 
unto them, in bringing them forth out 
of the land of Egypt. 

10 Tf Wherefore I caused them to go 
forth out of the land of Egypt, and 
brought them into the wilderness. 

11 And I gave them my statutes, and 
shewed them my judgments : which if 
a man do, he shall even live m them. 

12 Moreover also I gave them my 
sabbaths, to be a sign between me and 
them, that they might know that I am 
the Lord that sanctify them. 

13 But the house of Israel rebelled 
against me in the wilderness : they 
walked not in my statutes, and they 
despised my judgments, which if a 
man do, he shall even live in them; 
and my sabbaths they greatly pol= 
luted : then I said, I would pour out 
my fury upon them in the wilderness, 
to consume them. 

14 But I wrought for my name's 
sake, that it should not be polluted 
before the heathen, in whose sight I 
brought them out. 

15 Yet also I lifted up ray hand unto 
them in the wilderness, that I would 
not bring them into the land which I 
had given them, flowing with milk and 
honey, which is the glory of all 
lands ; 

16 Because they despised my judg- 
ments, and walked not in my statutes, 
but polluted my sabbaths : for their 
heart went after their idols. 

17 Nevertheless mine eye spared 
them from destroying them, neither 
did I make an end of them in the 
wilderness. 

18 But I said unto their children in 
the wilderness, Walk ye not in the 
statutes of your fathers, neither ob- 
serve their judgments, nor defile your- 
selves with their idols : 

19 I am the Lord your God ; walk in 
my statutes, and keep my judgments, 
and do them ; 

20 And hallow my sabbaths; and 
they shall be a sign between me and 
you, that ye may know that I am the 
Lord your God. 

21 Notwithstanding, the children re- 
belled against me : they walked not 
in my statutes, neither kept my judg- 
ments to do them, which if a man 
do, he shall even live in them ; they 
polluted my sabbaths : then I said, I 
would pour out my fury upon them, 
to accomplish my anger against them 
in the wilderness. 

22 Nevertheless I withdrew mine 
hand, and wrought for my name's 
sake, that it should not be polluted in 
the sight of the heathen, in whose 
sight I brought them forth. 

23 I lifted up mine hand unto them 



Tlireats mixed 



EZEK1EL, XXI. 



with promises,. 



4J30 in the wilderness, that I would 
scatter them among the heathen, and 
disperse them through the countries ; 

24 Because they had not executed 
my judgments, tat had despised my 
statutes, and had polluted my sab- 
baths, and their eyes were after their 
fathers' idols. 

25 Wherefore I gave them also stat- 
utes that were not good, and judg- 
ments whereby they should not live ; 

26 And I polluted them in their own 
gifts, in that they caused to pass 
through the fire all that openeth the 
womb, that I might make them deso- 
late, to the end that they might know 
that I am the Lord. 

27 If Therefore, son of man, speak 
unto the house or Israel, and say unto 
them ? Thus saith the Lord God ; Yet 
in this your fathers have blasphemed 
me, in that they have committed a 
trespass against me. 

28 For when I had brought them 
into the land, for the which I lifted 
up mine hand to give it to them, then 
they saw every high hill, and all the 
thick trees, and they offered there 
their sacrifices, and there they pre- 
sented the provocation of their offer- 
ing : there also they made their sweet 
savour, and poured out there their 
drink offerings. 

29 Then I said unto them, What is 
the high place whereunto ye go ? And 
the name thereof is called. Bam ah un- 
to this day. 

30 Wherefore say unto the house of 
Israel, Thus saith the Lord God; Are 
ye polluted after the manner of your 
fathers? and commit ye whoredom 
after their abominations ? 

31 For when ye offer your gifts, when 
ye make your sons to pass through 
:he fire, ye pollute yourselves with all 
your idols, even unto this day : and 
shall I be inquired of by you. O house 
of Israel? As I live, saith the Lord 
3od, I will not be inquired of by you. 

32 And that which Cometh into your 
mind shall not be at all, that ye say, 
We will be as the heathen, as the fam- 
ilies of the countries, to serve wood 
and stone. 

33 If As I live, saith the Lord God, 
surely with a mighty hand, and with 
a stretched out arm, and with fury 
poured out, will I rule over you : 

34 And I will bring you out from 
the people, and will gather you out 
of the countries wherein ye are scat- 
tered, with a mighty hand, and with 
a stretched out arm, and with fury 
poured out. 

35 And I will bring you into the 
wilderness of the people, and there 
will I plead with you face to face. 

36 Like as I pleaded with your fa- 
■aers in the wilderness of the land 
'it Egypt, so will I plead with you, 
mith the Lord God. 

37 And I will cause you to pass 
binder the rod, and I will bring you 
Into the bond of the covenant : 

21* 



38 And I will purge out from 
among you the rebels, and them 
that transgress against me : I will 
bring them forth out of the country 
where they sojourn, and they shall 
not enter into the land of Israel; 
and ye shall know that I am the 
Lord. 

39 As for you, O house of Israel, 
thus saith the Lord God ; Go ye, serve 
ye every one his idols, and hereafter 
also, if ye will not hearken unto me : 
but pollute ye my holy name no 
more with your gifts, and with your 
idols. 

40 For in mine holy mountain, in 
the mountain of the height of Israel, 
saith the Lord God, there shall all the 
house of Israel, all of them in the land, 
serve me : there will I accept them, 
and there will I require your offer- 
ings, and the firstfruits of your obla- 
tions, with all your holy things. 

41 1 will accept you with your sweet 
savour, when I bring 'you out from 
the people, and gather you out of the 
countries wherein ye have been scat^ 
tered ; and I will be sanctified in you 
before the heathen. 

42 And ye shall know that I am the 
Lord, when I shall bring you into the 
land of Israel, into the country for 
the which I lifted up mine hand to 
give it to your fathers. 

43 And there shall ye remember your 
ways, and all your doings, wherein ye 
have been defiled ; and ye shall loathe 
yourselves in your own sight for all 
your evils that ye have committed. 

44 And ye shall know that lorn the 
Lord, when I have wrought with you 
for my name's sake, not according to 
your wicked ways, nor according to 
your corrupt doings, O ye house of 
Israel, saith the Lord God. 

45 Ti Moreover the word of the Lord 
came unto me, saying, 

46 Son of man, set thy face toward 
the south, and drop thy word toward 
the south, and prophesy against the 
forest of the south field ; 

47 And say to the forest of the south, 
Hear the word of the Lord ; Thus 
saith the Lord God ; Behold, I will 
kindle a fire in thee, and it snail de- 
vour every green tree in thee, and 
every dry tree : the flaming flame 
shall not be quenched, and all faces 
from the south to the north shall be 
burned therein. 

48 And all flesh shall see that I the 
Lord have kindled it : it shall not be 
quenched. 

49 Then said I, Ah Lord God ! they 
say of me, Doth he not speak para= 
bles? 

CHAPTER XXL 

1 Eze\iel prophesieth against Jerusalem with, e 
sign of sighing. 8 The sharp and bright sword, 
18 against Jerusalem, 25 against the kingdom? 
28 and against the Ammonites. 

AND the word of the Lord came 
unto me, saying, 
2 Son of man, set thy face toward 
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Of the sharp 



BZEKIEL, XXI. 



and bright sword* 



Jerusalem, and drop thy word toward 
the holy places, and prophesy against 
the land of Israel, 

3 And say to the land of Israel, Thus 
saith the Lord ; Behold, I am against 
thee, and will draw forth my sword 
out of his sheath, and will cut off from 
thee the righteous and the wicked. 

i Seeing then that I will cut off from 
thee the righteous and the wicked, 
therefore shall my sword go forth out 
of his sheath against all flesh from the 
south to the uorth : 

5 That all flesh may know that I the 
Lord have drawn forth my sword out 
of his sheath : it shall not return any 
more. 

6 Sigh therefore, thou son of man, 
with the breaking of thy loins ; and 
with bitterness sigh before their eyes. 

7 And it shall be, when they say un- 
to thee, Wherefore sighest thou ? that 
thou shalt answer, For the tidings, be- 
cause it cometh : and every heart shall 
melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and 
every spirit shall faint, and all knees 
shall be weak as water: behold, it 
cometh, and shall be brought to pass, 
saith the Lord God. 

8 f Again the word of the Lord 
came unto me, saying, 

9 Son of man, prophesy, and say, 
Thus saith the Lord ; Say, A sword, 
a sword is sharpened, and also fur- 
bished : 

10 It is sharpened to make a sore 
slaughter ; it is furbished that it may 
ghtter : should we then make mirth ! 
it contemneth the rod of my son, as 
every tree. 

11 And he hath given it to be fur- 
bished, that it may be handled : this 
sword is sharpened, and it is fur- 
bished, to give it into the hand of 
the slayer. 

12 Cry and howl, son of man : for it 
shall be upon my people, it shall be 
upon all the princes of Israel : terrors 
by reason of the sword shall be upon 
my people : smite therefore upon thy 
thigh. 

13 Because it is a trial, and what if 
the sword contemn even the rod? it 
shall be no more, saith the Lord God. 

14 Thou therefore, son of man, 
prophesy, and smite thine hands to- 
gether, and let the sword be doubled 
the third time, the sword of the slain : 
it is the sword of the great men that 
are slain, which entereth into their 
privy chambers. 

15 I have set the point of the sword 
against all their gates, that their heart 
may faint, and their ruins be multi- 
plied : ah ! it is made bright, it is 
wrapped up for the slaughter. 

16 Go thee one way or other, either 
on the right hand, or on the left, 
whithersoever thy face is set. 

17 I will also smite mine hands to- 
gether, and I will cause my fury to 
rest: I the Lord have said it. 

18 f The word of the Lord came 
unto me again, saying, 

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19 Also, thou son of man, appoint 
thee two ways, that the sword of the 
king of Babylon may come: both 
twain shall come forth out of one 
land : and choose thou a place, 
choose it at the head of the way to 
the city. 

20 Appoint a way, that the sword 
may come to Rabbath of the Ammon- 
ites, and to Judah in Jerusalem the 
defenced. 

21 For the king of Babylon stood at 
the parting of the way, at the head of 
the two ways, to use divination : he 
made his arrows bright, he consulted 
with images, he looked in the liver. 

22 At his right hand was the divina- 
tion for Jerusalem, to appoint cap- 
tains, to open the mouth in the slaugh- 
ter, to lift up the voice with shouting, 
to appoint battering rams against the 
gates, to cast a mount, and to build 
a fort. 

23 And it shall be unto them as a 
false divination in their sight, to them 
that have sworn oaths : but he will 
call to remembrance the iniquity, 
that they may be taken. 

24 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God ; Because ye have made your 
iniquity to be remembered, in that 
your transgressions are discovered, 
so that in all your doings your sins 
do appear; because, I say, that ye are 
come to remembrance, ye shall be 
taken with the hand. 

25 1 And thou, profane wicked prince 
of Israel, whose day is come, when in- 
iquity shall have an end, 

26 Thus saith the Lord God ; Remove 
the diadem, and take off the crown ; 
this shall not be the same : exalt him 
that is low, and abase him that is 
high. 

27 I will overturn, overturn, over- 
turn it : and it shall be no more, un- 
til he come whose right it is ; and I 
will give it him. 

28 if And thou, son of man, prophesy 
and say, Thus saith the Lord God con- 
cerning the Ammonites, and concern- 
ing their reproach ; even say thou, The 
sword, the sword is drawn : for the 
slaughter it is furbished, to consume 
because of the glittering : 

29 While they see vanity unto thee, 
while they divine a lie unto thee, to 
bring thee upon the necks of them that 
are slain, or the wicked, whose day is 
come, when their iniquity shall have 
an end. 

30 Shall I cause it to return into his 
sheath? I will judge thee in the 
place where thou wast created, in the 
land of thy nativity. 

31 And I will pour out mine indigna- 
tion upon thee ; I will blow against 
thee in the fire of my wrath, and de- 
liver thee into the hand of brutish 
men, and skilful to destroy. 

32 Thou shalt be for fuel to the fire ; 
thy blood shall be in the midst of the 
land ; thou shalt be no more remem- 
bered : for I the Lord have spoken it. 



Jerusalem's sins. 



EZEKIEL, XXII. 



General corruption* 



CHAPTER XXII. 

1 A catalogue of sins in Jerusalem. 13 God will 
burn them as dross in his furnace. 23 The gen- 
eral corruption of prophets, priests, princes, and 
people. 

MOREOVER the word of the Lord 
came unto me, saying, 

2 Now, thou son of man, wilt thou 
judge, wilt thou judge the bloody- 
city ? yea, thou shalt shew her all her 
abominations. 

3 Then say thou, Thus saith the Lord 
God ; The city sheddeth blood in the 
midst of it, that her time may come, 
and maketh idols against herself to 
defile herself. 

4 Thou art become guilty in thy 
blood that thou hast shed ; and hast 
defiled thyself in thine idols which 
thou hast made ; and thou hast caused 
thy days to draw near, and art come 
even unto thy years : therefore have 
I made thee a reproach unto the 
heathen, and a mocking to all coun- 
tries. 

5 Those that be near, and those that 
be far from thee, shall mock thee, 
which art infamous and much vexed. 

6 Behold, the princes of Israel, every 
one were in thee to their power to 
shed blood. 

7 In thee have they set light by fa- 
ther and mother : in the midst of thee 
have they dealt by oppression with 
the stranger : in thee have they vexed 
the fatherless and the widow. 

8 Thou hast despised mine holy 
things, and hast profaned my sab- 
baths. 

9 In thee are men that carry .tales 
to shed blood : and in thee they eat 
upon the mountains : in the midst of 
thee they commit lewdness. 

10 In thee have they discovered their 
fathers' nakedness : in thee have they 
humbled her that was set apart for 
pollution. 

11 And one hath committed abomin- 
ation with his neighbour's wife ; and 
another hath lewdly defiled his daugh- 
ter in law ; and another in thee hath 
humbled his sister, his father's daugh- 
ter. 

12 In thee have they taken gifts to 
shed blood ; thou hast taken usury 
and increase, and thou hast greedily 
gained of thy neighbours by extor- 
tion, and hast forgotten me, saith the 
Lord God. 

13 % Behold, therefore I have smit- 
ten mine hand at thy dishonest gain 
which thou hast made, and at thy 
blood which hath been in the midst 
of thee. 

li Can thine heart endure, or can 
thine hands be strong, in the days 
that I shall deal with thee? I the 
Lord have spoken it, and will do it. 

15 And I will scatter thee among the 
heathen, and disperse thee in the 
countries, and will consume thy filthi- 
ness out of thee. 

16 And thou shalt take thine inher- 
itance in thyself in the sight of the 



heathen, and thou shalt know that 1 
am the Lord. 

17 And the word of the Lord came 
unto me, saying, 

18 Son of man, the house of Israel is 
to me become dross : all they are brass, 
and tin, and iron, and lead, in the 
midst of the furnace; they are even 
the dross of silver. 

19 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God ; Because ve are all become dross, 
behold, therefore I will gather you 
into the midst of Jerusalem. 

20 As they gather silve^ and brass, 
and iron, and lead, and tin, into the 
midst of the furnace, to blow the fire 
upon it, to melt it ; so will I gather 
you in mine anger and in my fury, 
and I will leave you there, and melt 
you. 

21 Yea, I will gather you, and blow 
upon you in the fire of my wrath, and 
ye shall be melted in the midst there- 
of. 

22 As silver is melted in the midst of 
the furnace, so shall ye be melted in 
the midst thereof ; and ye shall know 
that I the Lord have poured out my 
fury upon you. 

23 If And the word of the Lord came 
unto me, saying, 

24 Son of man, say unto her, Thou 
art the land that is not cleansed, nor 
rained upon in the day of indignation. 

26 There is a conspiracy of her 
prophets in the midst thereof, like a 
roaring lion ravening the prey : they 
have devoured souls ; they have taken 
the treasure and precious things ; they 
have made her many widows in the 
midst thereof. 

26 Her priests have violated my law, 
and have profaned mine holy things ; 
they have put no difference between 
the holy and profane, neither have 
they shewed difference between the 
unclean and the clean, and have hid 
their eyes from my sabbaths, and I 
am profaned among them. 

27 Her princes in the midst thereof 
are like wolves ravening the prey, to 
shed blood, and to destroy souls, to 
get dishonest gain. 

28 And her prophets have daubed 
them with untempered mortar, seeing 
vanity, and divining lies unto them, 
saying, Thus saith the Lord God, when 
the Lord hath not spoken. 

29 The people of the land have used 
oppression, and exercised robbery , and 
have vexed the poor and needy : yea, 
they, have oppressed the stranger 
wrongfully. 

30 And I sought for a man among 
them, that should make up the hedge, 
and stand in the gap before me for 
the land, that I should not destroy 
it: but I found none. 

31 Therefore have I poured out mine 
indignation upon them ; I have con- 
sumed them with the fire of my 
wrath: their own way have I recom- 

Eensed upon their heads, saith the 
ord God. 

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The whoredoms of 



EZBKIEL, XXIII. Aholah and Aholibah, 



CHAPTER XXIIL 

1 The whoredoms of Aholah and Aholibah. 22 
Aholibah is to be plagued by her lovers. 36 The 
prophet reproveth the adulteries of them both, 45 
and sheweth their judgments. 

THE word oC the Lord came again 
unto me, saying, 

2 Son of man, there were two wo- 
men, the daughters of one mother: 

3 And they committed whoredoms 
tn Egypt ; they committed whore- 
doms in their youth : there were 
their breasts pressed, and there they 
bruised the teats of their virginity. 

4 And the names of them were Aho- 
lah the elder, and Aholibah her sister : 
and they were mine, and they bare 
sons and daughters. Thus were their 
names ; Samaria is Aholah, and Jeru- 
salem Aholibah. 

5 And Aholah played the harlot 
when she was mine ; and she doted 
on her lovers, on the Assyrians her 
neighbours, ' 

6 Which were clothed with blue, cap- 
tains and rulers, all of them desirable 
young men, horsemen riding upon 
horses. 

7 Thus she committed her whore- 
doms with them, with all them that 
were the chosen men of Assyria, and 
with all on whom she doted : with 
all their idols she denied herself. 

8 Neither left she her whoredoms 
brought from Egypt : for in her youth 
they lay with her, and they bruised 
the breasts of her virginity, and 
poured their whoredom upon her. 

9 Wherefore I have delivered her 
into the hand of her lovers, into the 
hand of the Assyrians, upon whom 
she doted. 

10 These discovered her nakedness : 
they took her sons and her daughters, 
and slew her with the sword : and she 
became famous among women; for 
they had executed judgment upon 
her. 

11 And when her sister Aholibah saw 
this, she was more corrupt in her in- 
ordinate love than she, and in her 
whoredoms more than her sister in 
her whoredoms. 

12 She doted upon the Assyrians 
her neighbours, captains and rulers 
clothed most gorgeously, horsemen 
riding upon horses, all of them de- 
sirable young men. 

13 Then I saw that she was denied, 
that they took both one way, 

14 And that she increased her. whore- 
doms : for when she saw men portrayed 
upon the wall, the images of the Chal- 
deans portrayed with vermilion, 

15 Girded with girdles upon their 
loins, exceeding in dyed attire upon 
their heads, all of them princes to 
look to, after the manner of the 
Babylonians of Chaldea, the land of 
their nativity : 

16 And as soon as she saw them 
with her eyes, she doted upon them, 
and sent messengers unto them into 
Chaldea. 

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17 And the Babylonians.came to her 
into the bed of love, and they defiled 
her with their whoredom, and she was 
polluted with them, and her mind was 
alienated from them. 

18 So she discovered her whoredoms, 
and discovered her nakedness: then 
my mind was alienated from her, like 
as my mind was alienated from her 
sister. 

19 Yet she multiplied her whoredoms, 
in calling to remembrance the days oi 
her youth, wherein she had played the 
harlot in the land of Egypt. 

20 For she doted upon their para- 
mours, whose flesh is as the flesh of 
asses, and whose issue is like the 
issue of horses. 

21 Thus thou calledst to remem- 
brance the lewdness of thy youth, in 
bruising thy teats by the Egyptians 
for the paps of thy youth. 

22 f Therefore, O Aholibah, thus 
saith the Lord God; Behold, I will 
raise up thy lovers against thee, from 
whom thy mind is alienated, and I 
will bring them against thee on every 
side ; 

23 The Babylonians, and all the Chal 
deans, Pekod, and Shoa, and Koa, and 
all the Assyrians with them : all of 
them desirable young men, captains 
and rulers, great lords and renowned, 
all of them riding upon horses. 

24 And they shall come against thee 
with chariots, wagons, and wheels, 
and with an assembly of people, whim 
shall set against thee buckler and 
shield and helmet round about : and 
I will set judgment before them, and 
they shall judge thee according to 
their judgments. 

25 And I will set my jealousy against 
thee, and they shall deal furiously 
with thee : they shall take away thy 
nose and thine ears ; and thy rem 
nant shall fall by the sword : they 
shall take thy sons and thy daugh 
ters ; and thy residue shall be de- 
voured by the fire. 

26 They shall also strip thee out of 
thy clothes, and take away thy fair 
jewels. 

27 Thus will I make thy lewdness to 
cease from thee, and thy whoredom 
brought from the land of Egypt : so 
that thou shalt not lift up thine eyes 
unto them, nor remember Egypt any 
more. 

28 For thus saith the Lord God ; Be- 
hold, I will deliver thee into the hand 
of them whom thou hatest, into the 
hand of them from whom thy mind is 
alienated : 

29 And they shall deal with thee 
hatefully, and shall take away all thy 
labour, and shall leave thee naked 
and bare : and the nakedness of thy 
whoredoms shall be discovered, both 
thy lewdness and thy whoredoms. 

30 I will do these things unto thee, 
because thou hast gone a whoring 
after the heathen, and because thou 
art polluted with their idols. 



Their judgment. 



EZEKIEL, XXIV. Jerusalem's destruction^ 



81 Thou hast walked in the way of 
thy sister: therefore will I give her 
cup into thine hand. 

32 Thus saith the Lord God ; Thou 
shalt drink of thy sister's cup deep 
and large: thou shalt be laughed to 
scorn and had in derision ; it contain- 
eth much. 

33 Thou shalt be filled with drunken- 
ness and sorrow, with the cup of aston- 
ishment and desolation, with the cup 
of thy sister Samaria. 

34 Thou shalt even drink it and 
6uck it out, and thou shalt break the 
sherds thereof, and pluck off thine 
own breasts : for I have spoken it, 
saith the Lord God. 

35 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God ; Because thou hast forgotten me, 
and cast me behind thy back, there- 
fore bear thou also thy lewdness and 
thy whoredoms. 

36 f The Lord said moreover unto 
me ; Son of man, wilt thou judge Aho- 
lah and Aholibah? yea, declare unto 
them their abominations ; 

37 That they have committed adul- 
tery, and blood is in their hands, and 
with their idols have they committed 
adultery, and have also caused their 
eons, whom they bare unto me, to pass 
for them through the fire, to devour 
them. 

38 Moreover this they have done un- 
to me : they have defiled my sanctuary 
in the same day, and have profaned 
my sabbaths. 

39 For when they had slain their 
children to their idols, then they came 
the same day into my sanctuary to 

Srofane it ; and, lo, thus have they 
one in the midst of mine house. 

40 And furthermore, that ye have 
sent for men to come from far, unto 
whom a messenger was sent; and, lo, 
they came : for whom thou didst wash 
thyself, paintedst thy eyes, and deck- 
edst thyself with ornaments, 

41 And satest upon a stately bed, and 
a table prepared before it, whereupon 
thou hast set mine incense and mine 
oil. 

42 And a voice of a multitude being 
at ease was with her : and with the 
men of the common sort were brought 
Sabeans from the wilderness, which 

Eut bracelets upon their hands, and 
eautiful crowns upon their heads. 

43 Then said I unto her that was old 
in adulteries, Will they now commit 
whoredoms with her, and she with 
them f 

44 Yet they went in unto her, as 
they go in unto a woman that play- 
eth the harlot : so went they in unto 
Aholah and unto Aholibah, the lewd 
women. 

45 IT And the righteous men, they 
shall judge them after the manner of 
adulteresses, and after the manner 
of women that shed blood ; because 
they arefcidulteresses, and blood is in 
their hands. 

46 For thus saith the Lord God ; I 



will bring up a company upon them, 
and will give them to be removed and 
spoiled. 

47 And the company shall stone them 
with stones, ana dispatch them with 
their swot ds ; they shall slay their 
sons and their daughters, and burn up 
their houses with fire. 

48 Thus will I cause lewdness to 
cease out of the land, that all wo- 
men may be taught not to do after 
your lewdness. 

49 And they shall recompense your 
lewdness upon you, and ye shall bear 
the sins of your idols : and ye shall 
know that I am the Lord God. 

CHAPTER XXIV. 

1 Under the parable of a boiling pot, 6 is shewed 
the irrevocable destruction of Jerusalem. 15 By 
the sign of Ezekiel not mourning for the death 
of his wife, 19 is shewed the calamity of the Jews 
to be beyond all sorrow. 

AGAIN in the ninth year, in the 
. tenth month, in the tenth day of 
the month, the word of the Lord came 
unto me, saying, 

2 Son of man, write thee the name 
of the day, even of this same day : the 
king of Babylon set himself against 
Jerusalem this same day. 

3 And utter a parable unto the rebell- 
ious house, and say unto them, Thus 
saith the Lord God ; Set on a pot. set 
it on, and also pour water into it : 

4 Gather the pieces thereof into it, 
even every good piece, the thigh, and 
the shoulder ; fill it with the choice 
bones. 

5 Take the choice of the flock, and 
burn also the bones under it, and make 
it boil well, and let them seethe the 
bones of it therein. 

6 *j[ Wherefore thus saith the Lord 
God; Woe to the bloody city, to the 
pot whose scum is therein, and whose 
scum is not gone out of it ! bring it out 
piece by piece ; let no lot fall upon it. 

7 For her blood is in the midst of 
her ; she set it upon the top of a 
rock ; she poured it not upon the 
ground, to cover it with dust ; 

8 That it might cause fury to come 
up to take vengeance ; I have set her 
blood upon the top of a rock, that it 
should not be covered. 

9 Therefore thus saith the Lord God \ 
Woe to the bloody city! I will even 
make the pile for fire great. 

10 Heap on wood, kindle the fire, 
consume the flesh, and spice it well, 
and let the bones be burned. 

11 Then set it empty upon the coals 
thereof, that the brass of it may be 
hot, and may burn, and that the filth- 
iness of it may be molten in it, that 
the scum of it may be consumed. 

12 She hath wearied harself with lies, 
and her great scum went not forth out 
of her : her scum shall be in the fire. 

13 In thy filthiness is lewdness : be- 
cause I have purged thee, and thou 
wast not purged, thou shalt not be 
purged from thy filthiness any more, 

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God's vengeance on 



EZEKIEL, XXV. 



the Ammonites, dba* 



till I have caused my fury to rest upon 
thee. 

14 I the Lord have spoken it: it 
shall come to pass, and I will do it ; I 
will not go back, neither will I spare, 
neither will I repent ; according; to 
thy ways, and according to thy do- 
ings, shall they judge thee, saith the 
Lord God. 

15 If Also the word of the Lord 
came unto me, saying, 

16 Son of man, behold, I take away 
from thee the desire of thine eyes 
with a stroke : yet neither shalt thou 
mourn nor weep, neither shall thy 
tears run down. 

17 Forbear to cry, make no mourn- 
ing for the dead, bind the tire of thine 
head upon thee, and put on thy shoes 
upon thy feet, and cover not thy lips, 
and eat not the bread of men. 

18 So I spake unto the people in the 
morning : and at even my wife died ; 
and I did in the morning as I was com- 
manded. 

19 % And the people said unto me, 
Wilt thou not tell us what these things 
are to us, that thou doest so f 

20 Then I answered them, The word 
of the Lord came unto me, saying, 

21 Speak unto the house of Israel, 
Thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I 
will profane my sanctuary, the excel- 
lency of your strength, the desire of 
your eyes, and that which your soul 
pitieth ; and your sons and your 
daughters whom ye have left shall 
fall by the sword. 

22 And ye shall do as I have done : 
ye shall not cover your lips, nor eat 
the bread of men. 

23 And your tires shall be upon your 
heads, and your shoes upon your feet : 
ye shall not mourn nor weep ; but ye 
shall pine away for your iniquities, 
and mourn one toward another. 

24 Thus Ezekiel is unto you a sign : 
according to all that he hath done 
shall ye do : and when this cometh, 
ye shall know that I am the Lord 
God. 

25 Also, thou son of man, shall it not 
be in the day when I take from them 
their strength, the joy of their glory, 
the desire of their eyes, and that 
whereupon they set their minds, 
their sons and their daughters, 

26 That he that escapeth in that day 
shall come unto thee, to cause thee to 
hear it with thine ears? 

27 In that day shall thy mouth be 
opened to him which is escaped, and 
thou shalt speak, and be no more 
dumb : and thou shalt be a sign unto 
them ; and they shall know that I am 
the Lord. 

CHAPTER XXV. 

1 Ood's vengeance, for their tnsolency against the 
Jews, upon the Ammonites ; 8 upon Moab and 
Seir; 12 upon Edom, 15 and upon the Philis- 
tines. 

THE word of the Lord came again 
unto me, saying, 
2 Son of man, set thy face against 
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the Ammonites, and prophesy against 
them ; 

3 And say unto the Ammonites, Hear 
the word of the Lord God ; Thus saith 
the Lord God ; Because thou saidst. 
Alia, against my sanctuary, when i£ 
was profaned ; and against the land 
of Israel, when it was desolate ; and 
against the house of Judah, when they 
went into captivity ; 

4 Behold, therefore I will deliver 
thee to the men of the east for a 
possession, and they shall- set their 
palaces in thee, and make their dwell- 
ings in thee : they shall eat thy fruit, 
and they shall drink thy milk. 

5 And I will make Rabbah a stable 
for camels, and the Ammonites a 
couching place for flocks: and ye 
shall know that I am the Lord. 

6 For thus saith the Lord God ; Be- 
cause thou hast clapped thine hands, 
and stamped with the feet, and re- 
joiced in heart with all thy despite 
against the land of Israel ; 

7 Behold, therefore I will stretch out 
mine hand upon thee, and will deliver 
thee for a spoil to the heathen ; and I 
will cut thee off from the people, and 
I will cause thee to perish out or the 
countries : 1 will destroy thee ; and 
thou shalt know that I am the Lord. 

8 1 Thus saith the Lord God; Be- 
cause that Moab and Seir do say, Be- 
hold, the house of Judah is like unto 
all the heathen ; 

9 Therefore, behold, I will open the 
side of Moab from the cities, from his 
cities which are on his frontiers, the 
glory of the country, Beth-jeshimoth, 
Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim, 

10 Unto the men of the east with 
the Ammonites, and will give them 
in possession, that the Ammonites 
may not be remembered among the 
nations. 

11 And I will execute judgments 
upon Moab; and they shall know 
that I am the Lord. 

12 1 Thus saith the Lord God ; Be- 
cause that Edom hath dealt against 
the house of Judah by taking venge- 
ance, and hath greatly offended, and 
revenged himself upon them ; 

13 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God ; I will also stretch out mine 
hand upon Edom, and will cut off 
man and beast from it ; and I will 
make it desolate from Teman ; and 
they of Dedan shall fall by the 
sword. 

14 And I will lay my vengeance up- 
on Edom by the hand of my people 
Israel : and they shall do in Edom 
according to mine anger and accord- 
ing to my fury ; and they shall know 
my vengeance, saith the Lord God. 

15 f Thus saith the Lord God ; Be- 
cause the Philistines have dealt by 
revenge, and have taken vengeance 
with a despiteful heart, to destroy it 
tor the old hatred ; ft 

16 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God ; Behold, I will stretch out mine 



Tyrus threatened. 



EZEKIEL, XXVII. 



Her rich supply „ 



hand upon the Philistines, and I will 
cut off the Cherethim, and destroy 
the remnant of the sea coast. 

17 And I will execute great venge- 
ance upon them with furious re- 
bukes ; and they shall know that I 
am the Lord, when I shall lay my 
vengeance upon them. 

CHAPTER XXVI. 

1 Tyrus, for insulting against Jerusalem, is 
threatened. 7 The power of Nebuchadrezzar 
against her. 15 The mourning and astonish' 
ment of the sea at her fall. 

AND it came to pass in the elev- 
. enth year, in the first day of the 
month, that the word of the Lord 
came unto me, saying, 

2 Son of man, because that Tyrus 
hath said against Jerusalem, Aha, 
she is broken that was the gates of 
the people ; she is turned unto me ; 
I shall be replenished, now she is 
laid waste : 

3 Therefore thus saith the ' Lord 
God ; Behold, I am against thee, O 
Tyrus, and will cause many nations 
to come up against thee, as the sea 
causeth his waves to come up. 

4 And they shall destroy the walls 
of Tyrus, and break down her tow- 
ers : I will also scrape her dust from 
her, and make her like the top of 
a rock. 

5 It shall be a place for the spread- 
ing of nets in the midst of the sea : 
for I have spoken it, saith the Lord 
God : and it shall become a spoil to 
the nations. 

6 And her daughters which are in 
the field shall be slain by the sword ; 
and they shall know that I am the 
Lord. 

7 1f For thus saith the Lord God ; 
Behold, I will bring upon Tyrus Neb- 
uchadrezzar king of Babylon, a king 
of kings, from the north, with horses, 
and with chariots, and with horse- 
men, and companies, and much 
people. 

8 He shall slay with the sword thy 
daughters in the field : and he shall 
make a fort against thee, and cast a 
mount against thee, and lift up the 
buckler against thee. 

9 And he shall set engines of war 
against thy walls, and with his axes 
he shall break down thy towers. 

10 By reason of the abundance of 
his horses their dust shall cover 
thee : thy walls shall shake at the 
noise of the horsemen 2 and of the 
wheels, and of the chariots, when he 
shall enter into thy gates, as men 
enter into a city wherein is made a 
forosi-CiL. 

11 With the hoofs of his horses 
shall he tread down all thy streets : 
he shall slay thy people by the 
sword, and thy strong garrisons shall 
go down to the ground. 

12 And they shall make a spoil of 
thy riches, and make a prey of thy 
merchandise : and they shall break 



down thy walls, and destroy thy 
pleasant nouses : and they shall lay 
thy stones and thy timber and thy 
dust in the midst of the water. 

13 And I will cause the noise of thy 
songs to cease: and the sound of 
thy harps shall be no more heard. 

14 And I will make thee like the 
top of a rock : thou shalt be a place 
to spread nets upon ; thou shalt be 
built no more : for I the Lord have 
spoken it, saith the Lord God. 

15 f Thus saith the Lord God to 
Tyrus ; Shall not the isles shake at 
the sound of thy fall, when the 
wounded cry, when the slaughter is 
made in the midst of thee? 

16 Then all the princes of the sea 
shall come down from their thrones, 
and lay away their robes, and put 
off their broidered garments : they 
shall clothe themselves with trem- 
bling ; they shall sit upon the 
ground, and shall tremble at every 
moment, and be astonished at thee. 

17 And they shall take up a lamen- 
tation for thee, and say to thee, How 
art thou destroyed, that wast inhab- 
ited of seafaring men, the renowned 
city, which wast strong in the sea, 
she and her inhabitants, which cause 
their terror to be on all that haunt 
it! 

18 Now shall the isles tremble in 
the day of thy fall: yea, the isles 
that are in the sea shall be troubled 
at thy departure. 

19 For thus saith the Lord God ; 
When I shall make thee a desolate 
city, like the cities that are not in- 
habited ; when I shall bring up the 
deep upon thee, and great waters 
shall cover thee ; 

20 When I shall bring thee down 
with them that descend into the pit. 
with the people of old time, and shall 
set thee in the low parts of the earth, 
in places desolate of old, with them 
that go down to the pit, that thou be 
not inhabited ; and I shall set glory in 
the land of the living ; 

21 I will make thee a terror, and 
thou shalt be no more : though thou 
be sought for, yet shalt thou never be 
found again, saith the Lord God. 

CHAPTER XXVU. 

1 The rich supply of Tyrus. 26 The great and an= 
recoverable fall thereof. 

THE word of the Lord came again 
unto me, saying, 

2 Now, thou son of man, take up a 
lamentation for Tyrus ; 

3 And say unto Tyrus, O thou that 
art situate at the entry of the sea, 
which art a merchant of the people 
for many isles, Thus saith the Lord 
God ; O Tyrus, thou hast said, I am of 
perfect beauty. 

4 Thy borders are in the midst of the 
seas, thy builders have perfected thy 
beauty. 

5 They have made all thy ship boards 
of fir trees of Senir : they have taken 

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BZEKIEL, XXVIII. 



fall of Tyrus, 



cedars from Lebanon to make masts 
for thee. 

6 Of the oaks of Bashan have they 
made thine oars ; the company of the 
Ashurites have made thy benches 
of ivory, brought out of the isles of 
Chittim. 

7 Fine linen with broidered work 
from Egypt was that which thon 
spreadest forth to be thy sail ; blue 
and purple from the isles of Elishah 
was that which covered thee. 

8 The inhabitants of Zidon and Ar- 
vad were thy mariners : thy wise men, 
O Tyrus, that were in thee, were thy 
pilots. 

9 The ancients of Gebal and the wise 
men thereof were in thee thy calkers : 
all the ships of the sea with their mar- 
iners were in thee to occupy thy mer- 
chandise. 

10 They of Persia and of Lud and of 
Phut were in thine army, thy men of 
war : they hanged the shield and 
helmet in thee ; they set forth thy 
comeliness. 

11 The men of Arvad with thine 
army were upon thy walls round 
about, and the Gammadim were in thy 
towers : they hanged their shields 
upon thy walls round about; they 
have made thy beauty perfect. 

12 Tarshish teas thy merchant by 
reason of the multitude of all kind of 
riches ; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, 
they traded in thy fairs. 

13 Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they 
were thy merchants : they traded the 
persons of men. and vessels of brass in 
thy market. 

14 They of the house of Togarmah 
traded in thy fairs with horses and 
horsemen and mules. 

15 The men of Dedan were thy mer- 
chants ; many isles were the mer- 
chandise of thine hand : they brought 
thee for a present, horns of ivory and 
ebony. 

16 Syria was thy merchant by reason 
of the multitude of the wares of thy 
making : they occupied in thy fairs 
with emeralds, purple, and broidered 
work, and fine linen, and coral, and 
agate. 

17 Judah, and the land of Israel, they 
were thy merchants: they traded in 
thy market wheat of Minnith, and 
Pannag, and honey, and oil, and 
balm. 

18 Damascus vias thy merchant in 
the multitude of the wares of thy 
making, for the multitude of all 
riches ; in the wine of Helbon, and 
white wool. 

19 Dan also and Javan going to 
and fro occupied in thy fairs : bright 
iron, cassia, and calamus, were in thy 
market. 

20 Dedan was thy merchant in pre- 
cious clothes for chariots. 

21 Arabia, and all the princes of 
Kedar, they occupied with thee in 
lambs, and rams, and goats : in these 
were they thy merchants. 

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22 The merchants of Sheba and Ra 
amah, they were thy merchants : they 
occupied in thy fairs with chief of ail 
spices, and with all precious stones; 
and gold. 

23 Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, the 
merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Ohil- 
mad, were thy merchants. 

24 These were thy merchants in all 
sorts of things, in blue clothes, and 
broidered work, and in chests of 
rich apparel, bound with cords, and 
made of cedar, among thy mer- 
chandise. 

25 The ships of Tarshish did sing of 
thee in thy market : and thou wast 
replenished, and made very glorious 
in the midst of the seas. 

26 1 Thy rowers have brought thee 
into great waters : the east wind 
hath broken thee in the midst of the 
seas. 

27 Thy riches, and thy fairs, thy 
merchandise, thy mariners, and thy 
pilots, thy calkers, and the occupiers 
of thy merchandise, and all thy men 
of war, that are in thee, and in all thy 
company which is in the midst of thee, 
shall fall into the midst of the seas in 
the day of thy ruin. 

28 The suburbs shall shake at the 
sound of the cry of thy pilots. 

29 And all that handle the oar, the 
mariners, and all the pilots of the sea, 
shall come down from their ship3, 
they shall stand upon the land ; 

30 And shall cause their voice to be 
heard against thee, and shall cry bit- 
terly, and shall cast up dust upon their 
heads, they shall wallow themselves in 
the ashes : 

31 And they shall make themselves 
utterly bald for thee, and gird them 
with sackcloth, and they shall weep 
for thee with bitterness of heart and 
bitter wailing. 

32 And in their wailing they shall 
take up a lamentation for thee, and 
lament over thee, saying, What city 
is like Tyrus, like the destroyed in 
the midst of the sea? 

33 When thy wares went forth out 
of the seas, thou fllledst many peo- 
ple ; thou didst enrich the kings of 
the earth with the multitude of thy 
riches and of thy merchandise. 

34 In the time when thou shalt be 
broken by the seas in the depths of 
the waters, thy merchandise and ail 
thy company in the midst of thee 
shall fail. 

35 All the inhabitants of the isles 
shall be astonished at thee, and their 
kings shall be sore afraid, they shall 
be troubled in their countenance. 

36 The merchants among the people 
shall hiss at thee ; thou shalt be a 
terror, and never shalt be any more. 

CHAPTER XXVm. 

1 God's judgment upon the prince of Tyrus for 
his sacrilegious pride. 11 A lamentation of his 
great glory corrupted by sin. 20 The judgment 
of Zidon. 24 The restoration of Israel. 



God's judgment upon 



EZEKIEL, XXIX. 



the prince of Tyrut 



THE word of the Lord came again 
unto me, saying, 

2 Son of man, say unto the prince 
of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord God ; 
Because thine heart is lifted up, and 
thou hast said, I am a god, I sit in 
the seat of God, in the midst of the 
seas ; yet thou art a man, and not 
God, though thou set thine heart as 
the heart of God: 

3 Behold, thou art wiser than Dan- 
iel ; there is no secret that they can 
hide from thee : 

4 With thy wisdom and with thine 
understanding thou hast gotten thee 
riches, and hast gotten gold and sil- 
ver into thy treasures : 

5 By thy great wisdom and by thy 
traffick hast thou increased thy riches, 
and thine heart is lifted up because of 
thy riches : 

6 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God; Because thou hast set thine 
heart as the heart of God ; 

7 Behold, therefore I will bring 
strangers upon thee, the terrible of 
the nations : and they shall draw 
their swords against the beauty of 
thy wisdom, and they shall defile thy 
brightness. 

8 They shall bring thee down to the 
pit, and thou shalt die the deaths of 
ihem that are slain in the midst of 
the seas. 

9 Wilt thou yet say before him that 
slayeth thee, I am God ? but thou 
shalt be a man, and no God, in the 
hand of him that slayeth thee. 

10 Thou shalt die the deaths of the 
uncircumcised by the hand of stran- 

Eers : for I have spoken it, saith the 
ord God. 

11 f Moreover the word of the Lord 
came unto me, saying, 

12 Son of man, take up a lamenta- 
tion upon the king of Tyrus, and say 
unto him, Thus saith the Lord God ; 
Thou sealest up the sum, full of wis- 
dom, and perfect in beauty. 

13 Thou hast been in Eden the gar- 
den of God ; every precious stone was 
thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and 
the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and 
the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, 
and the carbuncle, and gold : the 
workmanship of thy tabrets and of 
thy pipes was prepared in thee in the 
day that thou wast created. 

14 Thou art the anointed cherub 
that covereth ; and I have set thee so : 
thou wast upon the holy mountain of 
God ; thou hast walked up and down 
in the midst of the stones of fire. 

15 Thou wast perfect in thy ways 
from the day that thou wast created, 
till iniquity was found in thee. 

16 By the multitude of thy mer- 
chandise they have filled the midst of 
thee with violence, and thou hast 
sinned : therefore I will cast thee as 
profane out of the mountain of God : 
and I will destroy thee, O covering 
cherub, from the midst of the stones 
of fire. 



17 Thine heart was lifted up because 
of thy beauty, thou hast corruptee 
thy wisdom by reason of thy bright 
ness : I will cast thee to the ground,. 
I will lay thee before kings, that they 
may behold thee. 

18 Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries 
by the multitude of thine iniquitieSj 
by the iniquity of thy traffick ; there- 
fore will I Dring forth a fire from the 
midst of thee, it shall devour thee, 
and I will bring thee to ashes upon 
the earth in the sight of all them 
that behold thee. 

19 All they that know thee among 
the people snail be astonished at thee 
thou shalt be a terror, and never 
shalt thou be any more. 

20 \ Again the word of the Lord 
came unto me, saying, 

21 Son of man, set thy face against 
Zidon, and prophesy against it, 

22 And say, Thus saith the Lord 
God ; Behold, I am against thee, O 
Zidon ; and I will be glorified in the 
midst of thee : and they shall know 
that I am the Lord, when I shall 
have executed judgments in her, and 
shall be sanctified in her. 

23 For I will send into her pesti- 
lence, and blood into her streets ; and 
the wounded shall be judged in the 
midst of her by the sword upon her 
on every side ; and they shall know 
that I am the Lord. 

24 f[ And there shall be ho more a 
pricking brier unto the house of Is- 
rael, nor any grieving thorn of all 
that are round about them, that de- 
spised them ; and they shall know 
that I am the Lord God. 

25 Thus saith the Lord God ; When 
I shall have gathered the house of Is- 
rael from the people among whom 
they are scattered, and shall be sancti- 
fied in them in the sight of the hea- 
then, then shall they dwell in their 
land that I have given to my servant 
Jacob. 

26 And they shall dwell safely there- 
in, and shall build houses, and plant 
vineyards ; yea, they shall dwell with 
confidence, when I have executed 
judgments upon all those that de- 
spise them round about them ; and 
they shall know that I am the Lord 
their God. 

CHAPTER XXIX. 

1 The judgment of Pharaoh for his treachery to 
Israel. 8 The desolation of Egypt. 13 The res° 
toration thereof after forty years. 17 Egypt the 
reward of Nebuchadrezzar. 21 Israel shall b$ 
restored. 

IN the tenth year, in the tenth month, 
in the twelfth day of the month, 
the word of the Lord came unto me, 
saying, 

2 Son of man, set thy face against 
Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy 
against him, and against all Egypt : 

3 Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord 
God ; Behold, I am against thee, Pha- 
raoh king of Egypt, the great dragon 
that lieth in the midst of his rivers 

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EZEKLEL, XXX. 



of Egypt 



which hath said, My river is mine own, 
and I have made it for myself. 

i But I will put hooks in thy jaws, 
and I will cause the fish of thy rivers 
to stick unto thy scales, and I will 
bring: thee up out of the midst of thy 
rivers, and all the fish of thy rivers 
shall stick unto thy scales. 

6 And I will leave thee thrown into 
the wilderness, thee and all the fish of 
thy rivers: thou shalt fall upon the 
open fields ; thou shalt not be brought 
together, nor gathered : I have given 
thee for meat to the beasts of the field 
and to the fowls of the heaven. 

6 And all the inhabitants of Egypt 
shall know that I am the Lord, be- 
cause they have been a staff of reed 
to the house of Israel. 

7 When they took hold of thee by 
thy hand, thou didst break, and rend 
all their shoulder: and when they 
leaned upon thee, thou brakest, and 
madest all their loins to be at a stand. 

8 1 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
GOD; Behold, I will bring a sword 
upon thee, and cut off man and beast 
out of thee. 

9 And the land of Egypt shall be 
desolate and waste ; and they shall 
know that I am the Lord : because he 
hath said, The river is mine, and I 
have made it. 

10 Behold, therefore I am against 
thee, and against thy rivers, and 
I will make the land of Egypt utter- 
ly waste and desolate, from the tower 
of Syene even unto the border of 
Ethiopia. 

11 No foot of man shall pass through 
It, nor foot of beast shall pass through 
it, neither shall it be inhabited forty 
years. 

12 And I will make the land of Egypt 
desolate in the midst of the countries 
that are desolate, and her cities among 
the cities that are laid waste shall be 
desolate f orty years : and I will scatter 
the Egyptians among the nations, and 
will disperse them through the coun- 
tries. 

13 1[ Yet thus saith the Lord God ; 
At the end of forty years will I gather 
the Egyptians from the people whither 
they were scattered : 

14 And I will bring again the cap- 
tivity of Egypt, and will cause them to 
return into the land of Pathros, into 
the land of their habitation ; and they 
shall be there a base kingdom. 

15 It shall be the basest of the king- 
doms ; neither shall it exalt itself any 
more above the nations : for I will 
diminish them, that they shall no 
more rule over the nations. 

16 And it shall be no more the confi- 
dence of the house of Israel, which 
bringeth their iniquity to remem- 
brance, when they shall look after 
them : but they shall know that I am 
the Lord God. 

17 if And it came to pass in the sev- 
en and twentieth year, in the first 
month, in the first day of the month, 

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the word of the Lord came unto me, 
saying, 

18 Son of man, Nebuchadrezzar king 
of Babylon caused his army to serve 
a great service against Tyrus : every 
head was made bald, and every shoul- 
der was peeled : yet had he no wages, 
nor his army, for Tyrus, for the serv- 
ice that he had served against it : 

19 Therefore thus saith the Lord God ; 
Behold, I will give the land of Egypt 
unto Nebuchadrezzar king of Baby- 
lon ; and he shall take her multitude, 
and take her spoil, and take her prey ; 
and it shall be the wages for his 
army. 

20 I have given him the land of 
Egypt for his labour wherewith he 
served against it, because they 
wrought for me, saith the Lord God. 

21 If In that day will I cause the 
horn of the house of Israel to bud 
forth, and I will give thee the open- 
ing of the mouth in the midst of 
them ; and they shall know that I am 
the Lord. 

CHAPTER XXX. 

1 The desolation of Egypt and her helpers. 20 
The arm of Babylon shall be strengthened to 
break the arm of Egypt. 

r r , HE word of the Lord came again 
JL unto me, saying, 

2 Son of man, prophesy and say, 
Thus saith the Lord God ; Howl ye, 
Woe worth the day ! 

3 For the day is near, even the day 
of the Lord is near, a cloudy day ; it 
shall be the time of the heathen. 

4 And the sword shall come upon 
Egypt, and great pain shall be in Ethi- 
opia, when the slain shall fall in Egypt, 
and they shall take away her multi- 
tude, and her foundations shall be 
broken down. 

5 Ethiopia, and Libya, and Lydia, and 
all the mingled people, and Chub, and 
the men of the land that is in league, 
shall fall with them by the sword. 

6 Thus saith the Lord ; They also that 
uphold Egypt shall fall ; and the pride 
of her power shall come down : from 
the tower of Syene shall they fall in it 
by the sword, saith the Lord God. 

7 And they shall be desolate in the 
midst of the countries that are deso- 
late, and her cities shall be in the midst 
of the cities that are wasted. 

8 And they shall know that I am the 
Lord, when I have set a fire in Egypt, 
and when all her helpers shall be de- 
stroyed. 

9 In that day shall messengers go 
forth from me in ships to make the 
careless Ethiopians afraid, and great 
pain shall come upon them, as in the 
day of Egypt : for, lo, it cometh. 

10 Thus saith the Lord God ; I will 
also make the multitude of Egypt to 
cease by the hand of Nebuchadrezzar 
king of Babylon. 

11 He and his people with him, the 
terrible of the nations, shall be 
brought to destroy the land: and 



and her helpers. 



EZEKIEL, XXXI. 



Fall of Assyria, 



they shall draw their swords against 
Egypt, and fill the land with the 
slain. 

12 And I will make the rivers dry, 
and sell the land into the hand or 
the wicked : and I will make the land 
waste, and all that is therein, by the 
hand of strangers : I the Lord have 

13 Thus 'saith the Lord God: I will 
also destroy the idols, and I will cause 
their images to cease out of Noph ; and 
there shall be no more a prince of the 
land of Egypt : and I will put a fear in 
the land of Egypt. 

14 And I will make Pathros desolate, 
and will set fire in Zoan, and will exe- 
cute judgments in No. 

15 And I will pour my fury upon Sin, 
the strength or Egypt ; and I "will cut 
off the multitude of No. 

16 And I will set fire in Egypt : Sin 
shall have great pain, and No shall be 
rent asunder, and Noph sJuill have 
distresses daily. 

17 The young men of Aven and of Pi- 
beseth shall fall by the sword : and 
these cities shall go into captivity. 

18 At Tehaphnehes also the day shall 
be darkened, when I shall break there 
the yokes of Egypt : and the pomp of 
her strength shall cease in her : as for 
her, a cloud shall cover her, and her 
daughters shall go into captivity. 

19 Thus will I execute judgments in 
Egypt : and they shall know that I am 
the Lord. 

20 % And it came to pass in the elev- 
enth year, in the first month, in the 
seventh day of the month, that the 
word of the Lord came unto me, 
saying, 

21 Son of man, I have broken the 
arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt ; and, 
lo, it shall not be bound up to be 
healed, to put a roller to bind it, to 
make it strong to hold the sword. 

22 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God; Behold, I am against Pharaoh 
king of Egypt, and will break his 
arms, the strong, and that which 
was broken ; and I will cause the 
sword to fall out of his hand. 

23 And I will scatter the Egyptians 
among the nations, and will disperse 
them through the countries. 

24 And I will strengthen the arms of 
the king of Babylon, and put my 
sword in his hand: but I will break 
Pharaoh's arms, and he shall groan 
before him with the groanings of a 
deadly wounded man. 

26 But I will strengthen the arms of 
the king of Babylon, and the arms of 
Pharaoh shall fall down; and they 
shall know that I am the Lord, 
when I shall put my sword into the 
hand of the king of Babylon, and 
he shall stretch it out upon the land 
of Egypt. 

26 And I will scatter the Egyptians 
among the nations, and disperse them 
among the countries ; and they shall 
know that I am the Lord. 



CHAPTER XXXI. 

1 A relation unto Pharaoh, 3 of the glory of As- 
syria, 10 and the fall thereof for pride. 18 The 
like destruction of Egypt. 

AN D it came to pass in the eleventh 
. year, in the third month, in the 
first day of the month, that the word 
of the Lord came unto me, saying, 

2 Son of man, speak unto Pharaoh 
king of Egypt, and to his multitude 5 
Whom art thou like in thy greatness ? 

3 % Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar 
in Lebanon with fair branches, and 
with a shadowing shroud, and of a 
high stature ; and his top was among 
the thick boughs. 

4 The waters made him great, the 
deep set him up on high with her riv- 
ers running round about his plants, 
and sent out her little rivers unto all 
the trees of the field. 

5 Therefore his height was exalted 
above all the trees of the field, and 
his boughs were multiplied, ana his 
branches became long because of the 
multitude of waters, when he shot 
forth. 

6 All the fowls of heaven made their 
nests in his boughs, and under his 
branches did all the beasts of the field 
bring forth their young, and under his 
shadow dwelt all great nations. 

7 Thus was he fair in his greatness, 
in the length of his branches : for his 
root was by great waters. 

8 The cedars in the garden of God 
could not hide him : the fir trees 
were not like his boughs, and the 
chesnut trees were not like his 
branches ; not any tree in the gar- 
den of God was like unto him in 
his beauty. 

9 I have made him fair by the mul- 
titude of his branches ; so that all the 
trees of Eden, that were in the gar- 
den of God, envied him. 

10 % Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God ; Because thou hast lifted up 
thyself in height, and he hath shot 
up his top among the thick boughs, 
and his heart is lifted up in his 
height ; 

11 I have therefore delivered him 
into the hand of the mighty one of 
the heathen ; he shall surely deal with 
him : I have driven him out for his 
wickedness. 

12 And strangers, the terrible of the 
nations, have cut him off, and have 
left him : upon the mountains and in 
all the valleys his branches are fall- 
en, and his boughs are broken by all 
the rivers of the land ; and all the 
people of the earth are gone down 
from his shadow, and have left him. 

13 Upon his ruin shall all the fowls 
of the heaven remain, and all the 
beasts of the field shall be upon his 
branches : 

14 To the end that none of all the 
trees by the waters exalt themselves 
for their height, neither shoot up 
their top among the thick boughs, 
neither their trees stand up in their 

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EZEKiEL, XXXII. 



for the fearful 



height, all that drink water : for they 
are all delivered unto death, to the 
nether parts of the earth, in the 
midst of the children of men, with 
them that go down to the pit. 

15 Thus saith the Lord God ; In the 
day when he went down to the grave 
I caused a mourning : I covered the 
deep for him, and I restrained the 
floods thereof, and the great waters 
were stayed i und I caused Lebanon 
to mourn for him, and all the trees 
of the field fainted for him. 

16 I made the nations to shake at 
the sound of his fall, when I cast 
him down to hell with them that 
descend into the pit : and all the 
trees of Eden, the choice and best 
of Lebanon, all that drink water, 
shall be comforted in the nether 
parts of the earth. 

17 They also went down into hell 
with him, unto them that be slain 
with the sword ; and they that -were 
his arm, that dwelt under his shad- 
ow in the midst of the heathen. 

18 1 To whom art thou thus like 
in glory and in greatness among the 
trees of Eden? yet shalt thou be 
brought down with the trees of 
Eden unto the nether parts of the 
earth : thou shalt lie in the midst of 
the uncircumcised with them that be 
slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh 
and all his multitude, saith the Lord 

* God. 

CHAPTER XXXII. 

1 A lamentation for the fearful fall of Egypt. 11 
The sword of Babylon snail destroy it. 17 It 
shall be brought down to hell, among all the un- 
circumcised nations. 

AN D it came to pass in the twelfth 
. year, in the twelfth month, in 
the first day of the month, that the 
word of the Lord came unto me, 
saying, 

2 Son of man, take up a lamenta- 
tion for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and 
say unto him, Thou art like a young 
lion of the nations, and thou art as a 
whale in the seas : and thou earnest 
forth with thy rivers, and troubledst 
the waters with thy feet, and foul- 
edst their rivers. 

3 Thus saith the Lord God ; I will 
therefore spread out my net over 
thee with a company of many peo- 
ple ; and they shall bring thee up 
in my net. 

i Then will I leave thee upon the 
land, I will cast thee forth upon the 
open field, and will cause all the 
fowls of the heaven to remain up- 
on thee, and I will fill the beasts of 
the whole earth with thee. 

5 And I will lay thy flesh upon the 
mountains, and fill the valleys with 
thy height. 

6 I will also water with thy blood 
the land wherein thou swimmest, 
even to the mountains ; and the riv- 
ers shall be full of thee. 

7 And when I shall put thee out, I 
will cover the heaven, and make 

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the stars thereof dark ; I will cover 
the sun with a cloud, and the moon 
shall not give her bight. 

8 All the bright lights of heaven 
will I make dark over thee, and set 
darkness upon thy land, saith the 
Lord God. 

9 I will also vex the hearts of 
many people, when I shall bring thy 
destruction among the nations, into 
the countries which thou hast not 
known. 

10 Yea, I will make many people 
amazed at thee, and their kings shall 
be horribly afraid for thee, when I 
shall brandish my sword before 
them ; and they shall tremble at ev- 
ery moment, every man for his own 
Life, in the day of thy fall. 

11 1 For thus saith the Lord God ; 
The sword of the king of Babylon 
shall come upon thee. 

12 By the swords of the mighty wil) 
I cause thy multitude to fall, the ter 
rible of the nations, all of them : and 
they shall spoil the pomp of Egypt, 
and all the multitude thereof shall be 
destroyed. 

13 I will destroy also all the beasts 
thereof from beside the great waters ; 
neither shall the foot of man trouble 
them any more, nor the hoofs of 
beasts trouble them. 

14 Then will I make their waters 
deep, and cause their rivers to run 
like oil, saith the Lord God. 

15 When I shall make the land of 
Egypt desolate, and the country shall 
be destitute of that whereof it was 
full, when I shall smite all them that 
dwell therein, then shall they know 
that I am the Lord. 

16 This is the lamentation wherewith 
they shall lament her : the daughters 
of the nations shall lament her : they 
shall lament for her, even for Egypt, 
and for all her multitude, saith the 
Lord God. 

17 1 It came to pass also in the 
twelfth year, in the fifteenth day of 
the month, that the word of the 
Lord came unto me, saying. 

18 Son of man, wail for the multi- 
tude of Egypt, and cast them down, 
even her, and the daughters of the 
famous nations, unto the nether parts 
of the earth, with them that go down 
into the pit. 

19 Whom dost thou pass in beauty ? 
go down, and be thou laid with the 
uncircumcised. 

20 They shall fall in the midst of 
them that are slain by the sword : she 
is delivered to the sword : draw her 
and all her multitudes. 

21 The strong among the mighty 
shall speak to him out of the midst 
of hell with them that help him : 
they are gone down, they lie uncir- 
cumcised, slain by the sword. 

22 Asshur is there and all her com- 
pany : his graves are about him : all 
of them slain, fallen by the sword : 

23 Whose graves are set in the sides 



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Duty of a watchman. 



of the pit, and her company is round 
about her grave; all of them slain, 
fallen by the sword, which ' caused 
terror in the land of the living-. 

24 There is Elam and all her multi- 
tude round about her grave ; all of 
them slain, fallen by the sword, which 
are gone down uncircumcised into 
the nether parts of the earth, which 
caused their terror in the land of the 
living; yet have they borne their 
shame with them that go down to 
the pit. 

25 They have set her a bed in the 
midst or the slain with all her multi- 
tude : her graves are round about 
him : all of them uncircumcised, slain 
by the sword : though their terror 
was caused in the land of the living, 
yet have they borne their shame with 
them that go down to the pit : he is 
put in the midst of them that be slain. 

26 There is Meshech, Tubal, and all 
her multitude : her graves are round 
about him : all of them uncircum- 
cised, slain by the sword, though 
they caused their terror in the land 
of the living. 

27 And they shall not lie with the 
mighty that are fallen of the uncir- 
cumcised, which are gone down to 
hell with their weapons of war : and 
they have laid their swords under 
their heads, but their iniquities shall 
be upon their bones, though they 
were the terror of the mighty in the 
land of the living. 

28 Yea, thou shalt be broken in the 
midst of the uncircumcised, and shalt 
lie with them that are slain with the 
sword. 

29 There is Edom, her kings, and all 
her princes, which with their might 
are laid by them that xoere slain by 
the sword : they shall lie with the 
uncircumcised, and with them that 
go down to the pit. 

30 There be the princes of the north, 
all of them, and all the Zidonians, 
which are gone down with the slain ; 
with their terror they are ashamed 
of their might ; and they lie uncir- 
cumcised with them that be slain by 
the sword, and bear their shame with 
them that go down to the pit. 

31 Pharaoh shall see them, and shall 
be comforted over all his multitude, 
even Pharaoh and all his army slain 
by the sword, saith the Lord God. 

32 For I have caused my terror in 
the land of the living : and he shall 
be laid in the midst of the uncircum- 
cised with them that are slain with 
the sword, even Pharaoh and all his 
multitude, saith the Lord God. 

CHAPTER XXXm. 

I According to the duty of a watchman, in warning 
the people, 7 Ezekiel is admonished of his duty. 
10 God sheweth the justice of his ways towards 
the penitent, and towards revolters. 17 He main- 
tsineth his justice. 21 Upon the news of the 
inking of Jerusalem he prophesieth the desolation 
of the land. 30 Ood's judgment upon the mock- 
tr« of the prophets. 



AGAIN the word of the Lord came 
unto me, saying, 

2 Son of man, speak to the children 
of thy people, and say unto them, 
When I bring the sword upon a land, 
if the people of the land take a man 
of their coasts, and set him for their 
watchman : 

3 If when he seeth the sword come 
upon the land, he blow the trumpet, 
and warn the people ; 

4 Then whosoever heareth the sound 
of the trumpet, and taketh not warn- 
ing ; if the sword come, and take him 
away, his blood shall be upon his own 
head. 

5 He heard the sound of the trumpet, 
and took not warning ; his blood shall 
be upon him. But he that taketh 
warning shall deliver his souL 

6 But if the watchman see the sword 
come, and blow not the trumpet, and 
the people be not warned ; if the 
sword come, and take any person 
from among them, he is taken away 
in his iniquity ; but his blood will I 
require at the watchman's hand. 

7 If So thou, O son of man, I have 
set thee a watchman unto the house 
of Israel ; therefore thou shalt hear 
the word at my mouth, and warn 
them from me. 

8 When I say unto the wicked, O 
wicked man, thou shalt surely die ; 
if thou dost not speak to warn the 
wicked from his way, that wicked 
man shall die in his iniquity ; but his 
blood will I require at thine hand. 

9 Nevertheless, if thou warn the 
wicked of his way to turn from it ; if 
he do not turn from his way, he shall 
die in his iniquity ; but thou hast de- 
livered thy soul. 

10 Therefore, O thou son of man, 
speak unto the house of Israel ; Thus 
ye speak, saying, If our transgressions 
and our sins be upon us, and we pine 
away in them, how should we then 
live! 

11 Say unto them, As I live, saith 
the Lord God, I have no pleasure in 
the death of the wicked ; but that the 
wicked turn from his way and live : 
turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways ; 
for why will ye die, O house of Is- 
rael ? 

12 Therefore, thou son of man, say 
unto the children of thy people, The 
righteousness of the righteous shall 
not deliver him in the day of his trans- 
gression : as for the wickedness of the 
wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the 
day that he turneth from his wicked- 
ness ; neither shall the righteous be 
able to live for his righteousness in 
the day that he sinneth. 

13 When I shall say to the righteous. 
that he shall surely live ; if he trust 
to his own righteousness, and commit 
iniquity, all his righteousnesses shall 
not be remembered ; but for his in- 
iquity that he hath committed, he 
shall die for it. 

11 Again, when I say unto the wicked, 
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EZEK1BL, XXXIV. 



Shepherds reproved. 



Thou shalt surely die ; if he turn 
from his sin, and do that which is 
lawful and right ; 

15 If the wicked restore the pledge, 
give again that he had robbed, walk 
in the statutes of life, without com- 
mitting iniquity ; he shall surely live, 
he shall not die. 

16 None of his sins that he hath 
committed shall be mentioned unto 
him : he hath done that which is law- 
ful and right ; he shall surely live. 

17 1 Yet the children of thy people 
say, The way of the Lord is not equal : 
but as for them, their way is not 
equal. 

18 When the righteous turneth from 
his righteousness, and committeth in- 
iquity, he shall even die thereby. 

19 But if the wicked turn from his 
wickedness, and do that which is 
lawful and right, he shall live thereby. 

20 "H Yet ye say, The way of the Lord 
is not equal. O ye house of Israel, I 
will judge you every one after his 
ways. 

21 \ And it came to pass in the 
twelfth year of our captivity, in the 
tenth month, in the fifth day of the 
month, that one that had escaped out 
of Jerusalem came unto me, saying, 
The city is smitten. 

22 Now the hand of the Lord was 
upon me in the evening, afore he that 
was escaped came ; and had opened 
my mouth, until he came to me in the 
morning ; and my mouth was opened, 
and I was no more dumb. 

23 Then the word of the Lord came 
unto me, saying, 

24 Son or man, they that inhabit 
those wastes of the land of Israel 
speak, saying, Abraham was one, and 
he inherited the land : but we are 
many ; the land is given us for in- 
heritance. 

25 Wherefore say unto them, Thus 
saith the Lord God ; Ye eat with the 
blood, and lift up your eyes toward 
your idols, and shed blood : and shall 
ye possess the land! 

26 Ye stand upon your sword, ye 
work abomination, and ye defile every 
one his neighbour's wife : and shall ye 
possess the land ? 

27 Say thou thus unto them, Thus 
saith the Lord God ; As I live, surely 
they that are in the wastes shall fall 
by the .sword, and him that is in the 
open field will I give to the beasts to 
be devoured, and they that be in the 
forts and in the caves shall die of the 
pestilence. 

28 For I will lay the land most deso- 
late, and the pomp of her strength 
Shall cease ; and the mountains of Is- 
rael shall be desolate, that none shall 
pass through. 

29 Then shall they know that I am 
the Lord, when I have laid the land 
most desolate, because of all their 
abominations which they have com- 
mitted. 

30 1 Also, thou son of man, the chil- 

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dren of thy people still are talking 
against thee by the walls and in the 
doors of the houses, and speak one to 
another, every one to his brother, say- 
ing, Come, I pray you, and hear what 
is the word that cometh forth from 
the Lord. 

31 And they come unto thee as the 
people cometh, and they sit before 
thee as my people, and they hear thy 
words, but they will not do them : for 
with their mouth they shew much 
love, but their heart goeth after their 
covetousness. 

32 And, lo, thou art unto them as a 
very lovely song of one that hath a 
pleasant voice, and can play well on an 
instrument : for they hear thy words, 
but they do them not. 

33 And when this cometh to pass, 
(lo, it will come,) then shall they 
know that a prophet hath been among 
them. 

CHAPTER XXXTV. 

1 A reproof of the shepherds 7 God's judgment 
against them. 11 His providence for his flock-. 
20 The kingdom of Christ. 

AND the word of the Lord came 
. unto me, saying, 

2 Son of man, prophesy against the 
shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say 
unto them, Thus saith the Lord God 
unto the shepherds; Woe be to the 
shepherds of Israel that do feed them- 
selves ! should not the shepherds feed 
the flocks? 

3 Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you 
with the wool, ye kill them that are 
fed : but ye feed not the flock. 

4 The diseased have ye not strength- 
ened, neither have ye healed that 
which was sick, neither have ye bound 
up that which was broken, neither 
have ye brought again that which was 
driven away, neither have ye sought 
that which was lost ; but with force 
and with cruelty have ye ruled them. 

5 And they were scattered, because 
there is no shepherd : and they became 
meat to all the beasts of the field, 
when they were scattered. 

6 My sheep wandered through all the 
mountains, and upon every high Mil : 
yea, my flock was scattered upon al) 
the face of the earth, and none did 
search or seek after them. 

7 1 Therefore, ye shepherds, hear 
the word of the Lord ; 

8 As I live, saith the Lord God, surely 
because my flock became a prey, and 
my flock became meat to every beast 
of the field, because there was no shep- 
herd, neither did my shepherds search 
for my flock, but the shepherds fed 
themselves, and fed not my flock ; 

9 Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear 
the word of the Lord ; 

10 Thus saith the Lord God ; Behold. 
I am against the shepherds ; and I will 
require my flock at their hand, and 
cause them to cease from feeding the 
flock : neither shall the shepherds feed 
themselves any more ; for I will de- 



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EZEKIEL, XXXV. Judgment of mount Seir. 



liver my fiock from their mouth, that 
they may not be meat for them. 

11 1 For thus saith the Lord God ; 
Behold, I, even I, will both search my 
sheep, and seek them out. 

12 As a shepherd seeketh out his 
flock in the day that he is among his 
sheep that are scattered ; so will I seek 
out my sheep, and will deliver them 
out of all places where they have been 
scattered in the cloudy and dark day. 

13 And I will bring them out from 
the people, and gather them from the 
countries, and will bring them to their 
own land, and feed them upon the 
mountains of Israel by the rivers, and 
in all the inhabited places of the 
country. 

14 I will feed them in a good pasture, 
and upon the high mountains of Israel 
shall their fold be : there shall they lie 
in a good fold, and in a fat pasture 
shall they feed upon the mountains of 
Israel. 

15 I will feed my flock, and I will 
cause them to lie down, saith the Lord 
God. 

16 I wall seek that which was lost, 
and bring again that which was driven 
away, and will bind up that which was 
broken, and will strengthen that 
which was sick : but I will destroy the 
fat and the strong; I will feed them 
with judgment. 

17 And as for you, O my flock, thus 
saith the Lord God ; Behold, I judge 
between cattle»and cattle, between the 
rams and the he goats. 

18 Seemeth it a small thing unto you 
to have eaten up the good pasture, but 
ye must tread down with your feet the 
residue of your pastures ? and to have 
drunk of the deep waters, but ye must 
foul the residue with your feet ? 

19 And as for my flock, they eat that 
which ye have trodden with your feet ; 
and they drink that which ye have 
fouled with your feet. 

20 If Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God unto them ; Behold, I, even I, will 
judge between the fat cattle and be- 
tween the lean cattle. 

21 Because ye have thrust with side 
and with shoulder, and pushed all the 
diseased with your horns, till ye have 
scattered them abroad; 

22 Therefore will I save my flock, 
and they shall no more be a prey ; 
and I will judge between cattle and 
cattle. 

23 And I will set up one Shepherd 
over them, and he shall feed them, 
even my servant David ; he shall feed 
them, and he shall be their shepherd. 

24 And I the Lord will be their God, 
and my servant David a prince among 
them ; I the Lord have spoken it. 

25 And I will make with them a cove- 
nant of peace, and will cause the evil 
beasts to cease out of the land : and 
they shall dwell safely in the wilder- 
ness, and sleep in the woods. 

26 And I will make them and the 
places round about my hill a blessing ; 



and I will cause the shower to come 
down in his season ; there shall be 
showers of blessing. 

27 And the tree of the field shall 
yield her fruit, and the earth shall 
yield her increase, and they shall be 
safe in their land, and shall know that 
I am the Lord, when I have broken 
the bands of their yoke, and delivered 
them out of the hand of those that 
served themselves of them. 

28 And they shall no more be a prey 
to the heathen, neither shall the beast 
of the land devour them ; but they 
shall dwell safely, and none shall make 
them afraid. 

29 And I will raise up for them a 
plant of renown, and they shall be no 
more consumed with hunger in the 
land, neither bear the shame of the 
heathen any more. 

30 Thus shall they know that I the 
Lord their God am with them, and 
that they, even the house of Israel, are 
my people, saith the Lord God. 

31 And ye my flock, the flock of my 
pasture, are men, and I am your God, 
saith the Lord God. 

CHAPTER XXXV. 

The judgment of mount Seir for their hatred oj 
Israel. 

MOREOVER the word of the Lord 
came unto me, saying, 

2 Son of man, set thy face against 
mount Seir, and prophesy against it, 

3 And say unto it, Thus saith the 
Lord God; Behold, O mount Seir, I 
am against thee, and I will stretch 
out mine hand against thee, and I 
will make thee most desolate. 

4 1 will lay thy cities waste, and thou 
shalt be desolate, and thou shalt know 
that I am the Lord. 

5 Because thou hast had a perpetual 
hatred, and hast shed the blood of the 
children of Israel by the force of the 
sword in the time of their calamity, 
in the time that their iniquity had an 
end : 

6 Therefore, as I live, saith the 
Lord God, I will prepare thee unto 
blood, and blood shall pursue thee : 
since thou hast not hated blood, even 
blood shall pursue thee. 

7 Thus will I make mount Seir most 
desolate, and cut off from it him that 
passeth out and him that returneth. 

8 And 1 will fill his mountains with 
his slain men : in thy hills, and in thy 
valleys, and in all thy rivers, shall they 
fall that are slain with the sword. 

9 I will make thee perpetual desola- 
tions, and thy cities shall not return : 
and ye shall know that I am the Lord. 

10 Because thou hast said, These 
two nations and these two countries 
shall be mine, and we will possess it ; 
whereas the Lord was there : 

11 Therefore, an I live, saith the Lord 
God, I will even do according to thine 
anger, and according to thine envy, 
which thou hast used out of thy ha- 
tred against them ; and I will make 

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EZEKIEL, XXXVI. 



Israel comforted. 



myself known among thein, when I 
have judged thee. 

12 And thou shalt know that I am 
the Lord, and that I have heard all 
thy blasphemies which thou hast 
spoken against the mountains of Is- 
rael, saying, They are laid desolate, 
they are given us to consume. 

13 Thus with your mouth ye have 
boasted against me, and have multi- 
plied your words against me : I have 
heard them. 

14 Thus saith the Lord God ; When 
the whole earth rejoiceth, I will make 
thee desolate. 

15 As thou didst rejoice at the inher- 
itance of the house of Israel, because 
it was desolate, so will I do unto thee : 
thou shalt be desolate, O mount Seir, 
and all Idumea, even all of it : and 
they shall know that I am the Lord. 

CHAPTER XXXVI. 

I The land of Israel is comforted, both by destruc- 
tion of the heathen, who spitefully used it, 8 and 
by the blessings of God promised unto it. J 6 Is- 
rael was rejected for their sin, 21 and shall be 
restored without their desert. 25 The blessings 
of Christ's kingdom. 

ALSO, thou son of man, prophesy 
. unto the mountains of Israel, and 
gay, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the 
word of the Lord : 

2 Thus saith the Lord God ; Because 
the enemy hath said against you, Aha, 
even the ancient high places are ours 
tn possession : 

3 Therefore prophesy and say, Thus 
saith the Lord God ; Because they 
have made you desolate, and swal- 
lowed you up on every side, that ye 
might be a possession unto the resi- 
due of the heathen, and ye are taken 
up in the lips of talkers, and are an 
Infamy of the people : 

4 Therefore, ye mountains of Israel, 
hear the word of the Lord God ; Thus 
saith the Lord God to the mountains 
and to the hills, to the rivers and to 
the valleys, to the desolate wastes and 
to the cities that are forsaken, which 
became a prey and derision to the 
residue of the heathen that are round 
about ; 

5 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God ; Surely in the fire of my jeal- 
ousy have I spoken against the resi- 
due of the heathen, and against all 
Idumea, which have appointed my 
land into their possession with the 
joy of all their heart, with despiteful 
minds, to cast it out for a prey. 

6 Prophesy therefore concerning the 
land of Israel, and say unto the mount- 
ains and to the hiils, to the rivers 
and to the valleys, Thus saith the 
Lord God ; Behold, I- have spoken 
In my jealousy and in my fury, be- 
cause ye have borne the shame of the 
heathen : 

7 Therefore thus saith the Lord God ; 
I have lifted up mine hand, Surely the 
heathen that are about you, they shall 
bear th«ir shame. 

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8 f But ye, O mountains of Israel, ye 
shall shoot forth your branches, and 
yield your fruit to my people of Is- 
rael -, for they are at hand to come. 

9 For, behold, I am for you, and I 
will turn unto you, and ye shall be 
tilled and sown : 

10 And 1 will multiply men upon 
you, all the house of Israel, even all 
of it : and the cities shall be inhab- 
ited, and the wastes shall be builded : 

11 And I will multiply upon you man 
and beast ; and they shall increase and 
bring fruit : and I will settle you after 
your old estates, and will do better un- 
to you than at your beginnings : and 
ye shall know that I am the Lord. 

12 Yea, I will cause men to walk 
upon you, even my people Israel ; and 
they snail possess thee, and thou shalt 
be their inheritance, and thou shalt 
no more henceforth bereave them of 
men. 

13 Thus saith the Lord God; Be- 
cause they say unto you, Thou land 
devourest up men, and hast bereav- 
ed thy nations ; 

14 Therefore thou shalt devour 
men no more, neither bereave thy 
nations any more, saith the Lord 
God. 

15 Neither will I cause men to hear 
in thee the shame of the heathen 
any more, neither shalt thou bear 
the reproach of the people any more, 
neither shalt thou cause thy nations 
to fall any more, saith the Lord 
God. 

16 % Moreover the word of the 
Lord came unto me, saying, 

17 Son of man, when the house of 
Israel dwelt in their own land, they 
defiled it by their own way and by 
their doings : their way was before 
me as the uncleanness of a removed 
woman. 

18 Wherefore I poured my fury up- 
on them for the blood that they had 
shed upon the land, and for their 
idols wherewith they had polluted 
it: 

19 And I scattered them among the 
heathen, and they were dispersed 
through the countries : according to 
their way and according to their do- 
ings I judged them. 

20 And when they entered unto the 
heathen, whither they went, they 
profaned my holy name, when they 
said to them, These are the people 
of the Lord, and are gone forth out 
of his land. 

21 1 But I had pity for mine holy 
name, which the house of Israel had 
profaned among the heathen, whith- 
er they went. 

22 Therefore say unto the house of 
Israel, Thus saith the Lord God ; I 
do not this for your sakes, O house 
of Israel, but for mine holy name's 
sake, which ye have profaned among 
the heathen, whither ye went. 

23 And I will sanctify my great 
name, which was profaned among 



Blessings of 



BZEKIEL, XXXVII. 



ChrisVs kingdom. 



the heathen, which ye have profaned 
in the midst of them ; and the hea- 
then shall know that I am the Lord, 
saith the Lord God, when I shall be 
sanctified in you before their eyes. 

24 For I will take you from among 
the heathen, and gather you out or 
all countries, and will bring you into 
your own land. 

25 T Then will I sprinkle clean wa- 
ter upon you, and ye shall be clean : 
from all your filthiness, and from all 
your idols, will I cleanse you. 

26 A new heart also will I give 
you, and a new spirit will I put 
within you : and I will take away 
the stony heart out of your flesh, 
and I will give you a heart of 
flesh. 

27 And I will put my Spirit within 
you, and cause you to walk in my 
statutes, and ye shall keep my judg- 
ments, and do them,. 

28 And ye shall dwell in the land 
that I gave to your fathers ; and ye 
shall be my people, and I will be 
your God. 

29 I will also save you from all 
your uncleannesses : and I will call 
for the corn, and will increase it, 
and lay no famine upon you. 

30 And I will multiply the fruit of 
the tree, and the increase of the 
field, that ye shall receive no more 
reproach or famine among the hea- 
then. 

31 Then shall ye remember your 
own evil ways, and your doings that 
were not good, and shall loathe your- 
selves in your own sight for your 
iniquities and for your abomina- 
tions. 

32 Not for your sakes do I this, 
saith the Lord God, be it known 
unto you : be ashamed and con- 
founded for your own ways, O 
house of Israel. 

33 Thus saith the Lord God ; In the 
day that I shall have cleansed you 
from all your iniquities I will also 
cause you to dwell in the cities, and 
the wastes shall be builded. v 

34 And the desolate land shall be 
tilled, whereas it lay desolate in the 
sight of all that passed by. 

35 And they shall say, This land 
that was desolate is become like the 
garden of Eden ; and the waste and 
desolate and ruined cities are become 
fenced, and are inhabited. 

36 Then the heathen that are left 
round about you shall know that I 
the Lord build the ruined places, 
and plant that that was desolate : I 
the Lord have spoken it, and I will 
do it. 

37 Thus saith the Lord God ; I will 
yet for this be inquired of by the 
house of Israel, to do it for them ; I 
will increase them with men like a 
rtoek. 

38 As the holy flock, as the flock of 
Jerusalem in her solemn feasts ; so 
shall the waste cities be filled with 



flocks of men : and they shall know 
that I am the Lord. 

CHAPTER XXXVII. 

1 By the resurrection of dry bones, 11 the dead 
hope of Israel is revived. 15 By the uniting of 
two sticks, 18 is shewed the incorporation of 
Israel into Judah. 20 The promises of Christ's- 
kingdom. 

THE hand of the Lord was upon 
me, and carried me out in the 
Spirit of the Lord, and set me down 
in the midst of the valley which was 
full of bones, 

2 And caused me to pass by them 
round about : and, behold, there were 
very many in the open valley ; and, 
lo, they were very dry. 

3 And he said unto me, Son of 
man, can these bones live! And I 
answered, O Lord God, thou knowest. 

4 Again he said unto me, Prophesy 
upon these bones, and say unto 
them, O ye dry bones, hear the word 
of the Lord. 

5 Thus saith the Lord God unto 
these bones ; Behold, I will cause 
breath to enter into you, and ye 
shall live : 

6 And I will lay sinews upon you, 
and will bring up flesh upon you ? 
and cover you with skin, and put 
breath in you, and ye shall live i 
and ye shall know that I am the 
Lord. 

7 So I prophesied as I was command- 
ed : and as I prophesied, there was a 
noise, and behold a shaking, and the 
bones came together, bone to his 
bone. 

8 And when I beheld, lo, the sinew& 
a.nd the flesh came up upon them, and 
the skin covered them above : but 
there was no breath in them. 

9 Then said he unto me, Prophesy 
unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, 
and say to the wind, Thus saith the 
Lord God ; Come from the four winds, 
O breath, and breathe upon these slain, 
that they may live. 

10 So I prophesied as he commanded 
me, and the breath came into them, 
and they lived, and stood up upon 
their feet, an exceeding great army. 

11 % Then he said unto me, Son of 
man, these bones are the whole house 
of Israel : behold, they say. Our bones 
are dried, and our hope is lost : we 
are cut off for our parts. 

12 Therefore prophesy and say unto 
them, Thus saith the Lord God ; Be- 
hold, O my people, I will open your 
graves, and cause you to come up out 
of your graves, and bring you into the 
land of Israel. 

13 And ye shall know that I am the 
Lord, when I have opened your 
graves, O my people, and brought 
you up out of your graves, 

14 And shall put my Spirit in you, 
and ye shall live, and I shall place you 
in your own land : then shall ye know 
that I the Lord have spoken it, and 
performed it, saith the Lord. 

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EZEKIBL, XXXVIII. 



Israel and Judah. 



15 1f The word of the Lord came 
again unto me, saying, 

16 Moreover, thou son of man, take 
thee one stick, and write upon it, For 
Judah, and for the children of Israel 
his companions : then take another 
stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, 
the stick of Ephraim, and for all the 
house of Israel his companions : 

17 And join them one to another into 
one stick ; and they shall become one 
in thine hand. 

18 1 And when the children of thy 
people shall speak unto thee, saying, 
Wilt thou not shew us what thou 
meanest by these? 

19 Say unto them, Thus saith the 
Lord God ; Behold, I will take the 
stick of Joseph, which is in the hand 
of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel 
his fellows, and will put them with 
him, even with the stick of Judah, 
and make them one stick, and they 
shall be one in mine hand. 

20 1 And the sticks whereon thou 
writest shall be in thine hand before 
their eyes. 

21 And say unto them, Thus saith the 
Lord God ; Behold, I will take the 
children of Israel from among the 
heathen, whither they be gone, and 
will gather them on every side, and 
bring them into their own land : 

22 And I will make them one nation 
in the land upon the mountains of Is- 
rael ; and one king shall be king to 
them all : and they shall be no more 
two nations, neither shall they be di- 
vided into two kingdoms any more 
at all : 

23 Neither shall they defile them- 
selves any more with their idols, nor 
with their detestable things, nor with 
any of their transgressions : but I will 
save them out of all their dwelling- 
places, wherein they have sinned, 
and will cleanse them : so shall they 
be my people, and I will be their 
God. 

24 And David my servant shall be 
king over them ; and they all shall 
have one shepherd : they shall also 
walk in my judgments, and observe 
my statutes, and do them. 

25 And they shall dwell in the land 
that I have given unto Jacob my serv- 
ant, wherein your fathers have dwelt ; 
and they shall dwell therein, even they, 
and their children, and their children's 
children for ever : and my servant Da- 
vid shaU be their prince for ever. 

26 Moreover I will make a covenant 
of peace with them ; it shall be an ever- 
lasting covenaut with them : and I will 
place them, and multiply them, and 
will set my sanctuary in the midst of 
them for evermore. 

27 My tabernacle also shall be with 
them : yea, I will be their God, and 
they shall be my people. 

28 And the heathen shall know that 
I the Lord do sanctify Israel, when 
my sanctuary shall be in the midst of 
them for evermore. 

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CHAPTER XXXVIII. 

1 The army, 8 and malice of Gog. 14 Ood't judg* 
ment against htm. 

AND the word of the Lord came 
unto me, saying, 

2 Son of man, set thy face against 
Gog, the land of Magog, the chief 
prince of Meshech and Tubal, and 
prophesy against him, 

3 And say, Thus saith the Lord 
God ; Behold, I am against thee, O 
Gog, the chief prince or Meshech and 
Tubal : 

4 And I will turn thee back, and put 
hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring 
thee forth, and all thine army, horses 
and horsemen, all of them clothed 
with all sorts of armour, even a great 
company with bucklers and shields, 
all of them handling swords : 

5 Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with 
them ; all of them with shield and 
helmet : 

6 Gomer, and all his bands; the 
house of Togarmah of the north quar- 
ters, and all his bands : and many 
people with thee. 

7 Be thou prepared, and prepare for 
thyself, thou, and all thy company 
that are assembled unto thee, and be 
thou a guard unto them. 

8 If After many days thou shalt be 
visited : in the latter years thou shalt 
come into the land that is brought 
back from the sword, and is gathered 
out of many people, against the 
mountains of Israel, which have been 
always waste : but it is brought forth 
out of the nations, and they shall 
dwell safely all of them. 

9 Thou shalt ascend and come like a 
storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to 
cover the land, thou, and all thy 
bands, and many people with thee. 

10 Thus saith the Lord God : It shall 
also come to pass, that at the same 
time shall things come into thy mind, 
and thou shalt think an evil thought : 

11 And thou shalt say, I will go up 
to the land of unwalled villages ; I will 
go to them that are at rest, that dwell 
safely, all of them dwelling without 
walls, and having neither bars nor 
gates, 

12 To take a spoil, and to take a prey ; 
to turn thine hand upon the desolate 
places that are now inhabited, and 
upon the people that are gathered out 
of the nations, which have gotten cat- 
tle and goods, that dwell in the midst 
of the land. 

13 Sheba, and Dedan, and the mer- 
chants of Tarshish, with all the young 
lions thereof, shad say unto thee, Art 
thou come to take a spoil? hast thou 
gathered thy company to take a prey ? 
io carry away silver and gold, to take 
away cattle and goods, to take a 
great spoil? 

14 If Therefore, son of man, prophe- 
sy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the 
Lord God ; In that day when my peo- 
ple of Israel dwelleth safely, shalt 
thou not know it f 



God's judgment 



EZEKIEL, XXXIX. 



upon Gog. 



15 And thou shalt come from thy 
place out of the north parts, thou, and 
many people with thee, all of them 
riding upon horses, a great company, 
and a mighty army : 

16 And thou shalt come up against 
my people of Israel, as a cloud to 
cover the land ; it shall be in the lat- 
ter days, and I will bring thee against 
tny land, that the heathen may Know 
rae, when I shall be sanctified in thee, 
O Gog, before their eyes. 

17 Thus saith the Lord God ; Art thou 
he of whom I have spoken in old time 
by my servants the prophets of Israel, 
which prophesied in those days many 
years, that I would bring thee against 
them ! 

18 And it shall come to pass at the 
same time when Gog shall come 
against the land of Israel, saith the 
Lord God, that my fury shall come up 
in my face. 

19 For in my jealousy and in the fire 
of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in 
that day there shall be a great shak- 
ing in the land of Israel ; 

20 So that the fishes of the sea, and 
the fowls of the heaven, and the 
beasts of the field, and all creeping 
things that creep upon the earth, and 
all the men that are upon the face of 
the earth, shall shake at my presence, 
and the mountains shall be thrown 
down, and the steep places shall fall, 
and every wall shall fall to the 
ground. 

21 And I will call for a sword against 
him throughout all my mountains, 
saith the Lord God : every man's 
sword shall be against his brother. 

22 And I will plead against him with 
pestilence and with blood ; and I will 
rain upon him, and upon his bands, 
and upon the many people that are 
with him, an overflowing rain, and 
great hailstones, fire, and brimstone. 

23 Thus will I magnify myself, and 
sanctify myself ; and I will be known 
in the eyes of many nations, and they 
-shall know that I am the Lord. 

CHAPTER XXXIX. 

•1 Qod's judgment upon Gog. 8 Israel's victory. 
11 Bog's burial in Hamon-gog* 17 The feast of 
the fowls. 23 Israel, having been plagued for 
'their sins, shall be gathered again with eternal 
favour. 

THEREFORE, thou son of man, 
prophesy against Gog, and say, 
Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I 
am against thee, O Gog, the chief 
•prince of Meshech and Tubal : 

2 And I will turn thee back, and 
leave but the sixth part of thee, and 
will cause thee to come up from the 
north parts, and will bring thee upon 
the mountains of Israel : 

3 And I will smite thy bow out of thy 
left hand, and will cause thine arrows 
to fall out of thy right hand. 

1 Thou shalt fall upon the mountains 
of Israel, thou, and all thy bands, and 
the people that is with thee- I will 



give thee unto the ravenous birds of 
every sort, and to the beasts of the 
field, to be devoured. 

5 Thou shalt fall upon the open field : 
for I have spoken it, saith the Lord 
God. 

6 And I will send a fire on Magog, 
and among them that dwell carelessly 
in the isles : and they shall know that 
I am the Lord. 

7 So will I make my holy name 
known in the midst of my people Is- 
rael; and I will not let them pollute 
my holy name any more : and the 
heathen shall know that I am the 
Lord, the Holy One in Israel. 

8 If Behold, it is come, and it is done, 
saith the Lord God ; this is the day 
whereof I have spoken. 

9 And they that dwell in the cities 
of Israel shall go forth, and shall set 
on fire and burn the weapons, both the 
shields and the bucklers, the bows and 
the arrows, and the handstaves, and 
the spears, and they shall burn them 
with fire seven years : 

10 So that they shall take no wood 
out of the field, neither cut down any 
out of the forests ; for they shall burn 
the weapons with fire : and they shall 
spoil those that spoiled them, and rob 
those that robbed them, saith the Lord 
God. 

11 IT And it shall come to pass in 
that day, that I will give unto Gog 
a place there of graves in Israel, the 
valley of the passengers on the east 
of the sea; and it shall stop the noses 
of the passengers : and there shall 
they bury Gog and all his multitude : 
and they shall call it, The valley of 
Hamon-gog. 

12 And seven months shall the house 
of Israel be burying of them, that they 
may c" eanse the land. 

13 Yea, all the people of the land 
shall bury them ; and it shall be to 
them a renown the day that I shall 
be glorified, saith the Lord God. 

14 And they shall sever out 'men 
of continual employment, passing 
through the land, to bury with the 
passLJigers those that remain upon 
the face of the earth, to cleanse it : 
after the end of seven months shall 
they search. 

15 And the passengers that pass 
through the land, when any seeth a 
man's bone, then shall he set up a 
sign by it, till the buriers have buried 
it in the valley of Hamon-gog. 

16 And also the name of the city 
shall be Hamonah. Thus shall they 
cleanse the land. 

17 f And, thou son of man, thus 
saith the Lord God ; Speak unto every 
feathered fowl, and to every beast of 
the field, Assemble yourselves, and 
come ; gather yourselves on every side 
to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for 
you, even a great sacrifice upon the 
mountains of Israel, that ye may eat 
flesh, and drink blood. 

18 Ye shall eat the flesh of the 

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EZEKIEL, XL. 



of the temptec 



mighty, and drink the blood of the 
princes of the earth, of rams, of lambs, 
and of goats, of bullocks, all of them 
fatlings of Bashan. 

19 And ye shall eat fat till ye be full, 
and drink blood till ye be drunken, of 
my sacrifice which I have sacrificed 
for you. 

20 Thus ye shall be filled at my table 
with horses and chariots, with mighty 
men, and with all men of war, saith 
the Lord God. 

21 And I will set my glory among 
the heathen, and all the heathen shall 
see my judgment that I have exe- 
cuted, and my hand that I have laid 
upon them. 

22 So the house of Israel shall know 
that I am the Lord their God from 
that day and forward. 

23 *H And the heathen shall know 
that the house of Israel went into 
captivity for their iniquity : because 
they trespassed against me, therefore 
hid I my face from them, and gave 
them into the hand of their enemies ; 
so fell they all by the sword. 

24 According to their uncleanness 
and according to their transgressions 
have I done unto them, and hid my 
fa<^e from them. 

25 Therefore tlrns saith the Lord 
God ; Now will I bring again the cap- 
tivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon 
the whole house of Israel, and will be 
jealous for my holy name ; 

26 After that they have borne their 
shame, and all their trespasses where- 
by they have trespassed against me, 
when they dwelt safely in their land, 
and none made them afraid. 

27 When I have brought them again 
from the people, and gathered them 
out of their enemies' lands, and am 
sanctified in them in the sight of many 
nations ; 

28 Then shall they know that I am 
the Lord their God, which caused 
them to be led into captivity among 
the 'heathen : but I have gathered 
them unto their own land, and 
have left none of them any more 
there. 

29 Neither will I hide my face any 
more from them : for I have poured 
out my Spirit upon the house of Is- 
rael, saith the Lord God. 

CHAPTER XL. 

1 The time, manner, and end of the vision. 6 The 
description of the east gate, 20 of the north gate, 
24 of the south gate, 32 of the east gate, 35 and of 
the north gate. 39 Eight tables. 44 The cham- 
bers. 48 The porch of the house. 

IN the five and twentieth year of our 
captivity, in the beginning of the 
year, in the tenth day of the month, 
in the f ourteenth year after that the 
city was smitten, in the selfsame day 
the hand of the Lord was upon me, 
and brought me thither. 

2 In the visions of God brought 
he me into the land of Israel, and set 
me upon a very high mountain, by 
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which was as the frame of a city on 
the south. 

3 And he brought me thither, and, 
behold, there was a man, whose ap- 

Eearance was like the appearance of 
rass, with a line of flax in his hand, 
and a measuring reed ; and he stood 
in the gate. 

4 And the man said unto me, Son of 
man, behold with thine eyes, and hear 
with thine ears, and set thine heart 
upon all that I shall shew thee ; for to 
the intent that I might shew them 
unto thee art thou brought hither; 
declare all that thou seest to the house 
of Israel. 

5 And behold a wall on the outside 
of the house round about, and in the 
man's hand a measuring reed of six 
cubits long by the cubit and a hand- 
breadth : so he measured the breadth 
of the building, one reed; and the 
height, one reed. 

6 % Then came he unto the gate 
which looketh toward the east, and 
went up the stairs thereof, and 
measured the threshold of the gate, 
which was one reed broad ; and the 
other threshold of the gate, which 
was one reed broad. 

7 And every little chamber was one 
reed long, and one reed broad ; and 
between the little chambers were five 
cubits ; and the threshold of the gate 
by the porch of the gate within was 
one reed. 

8 He measured also the porch of 
the gate within, one reed. 

9 Then measured he the porch of 
the gate, eight cubits ; and the posts 
thereof, two cubits; and the porch 
of the gate was inward. 

10 And the little chambers of the 
gate eastward were three on this side 5 
and three on that side ; they three 
were of one measure r and the posts 
had one measure on this side and on 
that side. 

11 And he measured the breadth of 
the entry of the gate, ten cubits ; and 
the length of the gate, thirteen cu- 
bits. 

12 The space also before the little 
chambers was one cubit on this side. 
and the space was one cubit on that 
side : and the little chambers were 
six cubits on this side, and six cu- 
bits on that side. 

13 He measured then the gate from 
the roof of one little chamber to the 
roof of another: the breadth was 
five and twenty cubits, door against 
door. 

14 He made also posts of threescore 
cubits, even unto the post of the 
court round about the gate. 

15 And from the face of the gate 
of the entrance unto the face of the 
porch of the inner gate were fifty 
cubits. 

16 And there were narrow windows 
to the little chambers, and to their 
posts within the gate round about s 
and likewise to the arches : and wiij^ 



Description of 



EZEKIJSL,, XL. 



the gates* 



dows were round about inward : and 
upon each post were palm trees. 

17 Then brought he me into the out- 
ward court, and, lo, there were cham- 
bers, and a pavement made for the 
court round about : thirty chambers 
were upon the pavement. 

18 And the pavement by the side of 
the gates over against the length of 
the gates was the lower pavement. 

19 Then he measured the breadth 
from the forefront of the lower gate 
unto the forefront of the inner court 
without, a hundred cubits eastward 
and northward. 

20 1 And the gate of the outward 
court that looked toward the north, 
he measured the length thereof, and 
the breadth thereof. 

21 And the little chambers thereof 
were three on this side and three on 
that side; and the posts thereof and 
the arches thereof were after the 
measure of the first gate : the length 
thereof tvas fifty cubits, and the 
breadth five and twenty cubits. 

22 And their windows, and their 
arches, and their palm trees, were 
after the measure of the gate that 
looketh toward the east; and they 
went up unto it by seven steps ; and 
the arches thereof were before them. 

23 And the gate of the inner court 
was over against the gate toward the 
north, and toward the east ; and he 
measured from gate to gate a hun- 
dred cubits. 

24 ^f After that he brought me to- 
ward the south, and behold a gate 
toward the south : and he measured 
the posts thereof, and the arches 
thereof, according to these measures. 

25 And there were windows in it and 
in the arches thereof round about, 
like those windows : the length was 
fifty cubits, and the breadth five and 
twenty cubits. 

26 And there were seven steps to go 
up to it, and the arches thereof were 
before them : and it had palm trees, 
one on this side, and another on that 
side, upon the posts thereof. 

27 And there was a gate in the inner 
court toward the south : and he meas- 
ured from gate to gate toward the 
south a hundred cubits. 

28 And he brought me to the inner 
court by the south gate : and he 
measured the south gate according 
to these measures ; 

29 And the little chambers thereof, 
and the posts thereof, and the arches 
thereof, according to these measures : 
and there were windows in it and in 
the arches thereof round about: it 
was fifty cubits long, and five and 
twenty cubits broad. 

30 And the arches round about were 
five and twenty cubits long, and five 
cubits broad. 

31 And the arches thereof were to- 
ward the outer court ; and palm trees 
were upon the posts thereof : and 
the going up to it had eight steps. 



32 TI And he brought me into the 
inner court toward the east : and he 
measured the gate according to these 
measures. 

33 And the little chambers thereof, 
and the posts thereof, and the arches 
thereof, were according to these meas- 
ures : and there were windows therein 
and in the arches thereof round 
about: it was fifty cubits long, and 
five and twenty cubits broad. 

34 And the arches thereof were to- 
ward the outward court ; and palm 
trees were upon the posts thereof, on 
this side, and on that side : and the 
going up to it had eight steps. 

35 1 And he brought me to the 
north gate, and measured it accord- 
ing to these measures; 

36 The little chambers thereof, the 
posts thereof, and the arches thereof, 
and the windows to it round about: 
the length was fifty cubits, and the 
breadth five and twenty cubits. 

37 And the posts thereof were to- 
ward the outer court ; and palm trees 
were upon the posts thereof, on this 
side, and on that side : and the going 
up to it had eight steps. 

38 And the chambers and the en= 
tries thereof were by the posts of 
the gates, where they washed the 
burnt offering. 

39 1 And in the porch of the gate 
were two tables on this side, and two 
tables on that side, to slay thereon 
the burnt offering and the sin offer- 
ing and the trespass offering. 

40 And at the side without, as one 
goeth up to the entry of the north 
gate, were two tables ; and on the 
other side, which was at the porch 
of the gate, were two tables. 

41 Four tables were on this side, 
and four tables on that side, by the 
side of the gate ; eight tables, where- 
upon they slew their sacrifices. 

42 And the four tables were of 
hewn stone for the burnt offering, 
of a cubit and a half long, and a 
cubit and a half broad, and one cu- 
bit high : whereupon also they laid 
the instruments wherewith they slew 
the burnt offering and the sacrifice. 

43 And within were hooks, a hand 
broad, fastened round about : and up- 
on the tables was the flesh of the 
offering. 

44 % And without the inner gate 
were the chambers of the singers in 
the inner court, which tvas at the 
side of the north gate ; and their 
prospect was toward the south : one 
at the side of the east gate having 
the prospect toward the north. 

45 And he said unto me, This cham- 
ber, whose prospect is toward the 
south, is for the priests, the keepers 
of the charge of the house. 

46 And the chamber whose pros- 
pect is toward the north is for the 
priests, the keepers of the charge of 
the altar: these are the sons of Za- 
dok among the sons of Levi, which 

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The parts of 



EZEKIEL, XLI. 



the temple* 



come near to the Lord to minister 
onto him. 

47 So he measured the court, a hun- 
dred cubits long, and a hundred cu- 
bits broad, foursquare ; and the altar 
that was before the house. 

48 H And he brought me to the 
porch of the house, and measured 
each post of the porch, Ave cubits 
on this side, and five cubits on that 
side : and the breadth of the gate 
was three cubits on this side, and 
three cubits on that side. 

49 The length of the porch was 
twenty cubits, and the breadth elev- 
en cubits ; and he brought me by the 
steps whereby they went up to it: 
and there were pillars by the posts, 
one on this side, and another on that 
side. 

CHAPTER XLI. 

The measures, parts, chambers, and ornaments of 
the temple. 

AFTERWARD he brought me to the 
. temple, and measured the posts, 
six cubits broad on the one side, and 
six cubits broad on the other side, 
which was the breadth of the tab- 
ernacle. 

2 And the breadth of the door was 
ten cubits ; and the sides of the door 
were five cubits on the one side, and 
five cubits on the other side : and he 
measured the length thereof, forty 
cubits, and the breadth, twenty cu- 
bits. 
/ 3 Then went he inward, and meas- 
ured the post of the door, two cu- 
bits ; and the door, six cubits ; and 
the breadth of the door, seven cu- 
bits. 

4 So he measured the length there- 
of, twenty cubits ; and the breadth, 
twenty cubits, before the temple : and 
he said unto me, This is the most 
holy place. 

5 After he measured the wall of the 
house, six cubits ; and the breadth 
of every side chamber, four cubits, 
round about the house on every 
side. 

6 And the side chambers were 
three, one over another, and thirty 
in order; and they entered into the 
wall which was of the house for the 
side chambers round about, that they 
might have hold, but they had not 
hold in the wall of the house. 

7 And there was an enlarging, and 
a winding about still upward to the 
side chambers : for the winding about 
of the house went still upward round 
about the house : therefore the 
breadth of the house xoas still up- 
ward, and so increased from the low- 
est chamber to the highest by the 
midst. 

8 I saw also the height of the house 
round about: the foundations of the 
side chambers were a full reed of six 
great cubits. 

9 The thickness of the wall, which 
was for the side chamber without, 
was five cubits: and that which was 

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left was the place of the side cham- 
bers that were within. 

10 And between the chambers teas 
the wideness of twenty cubits round* 
about the house on every side. 

11 And the doors of the side cham 
bers were toward the place that tuae- 
left, one door toward the north, and? 
another door toward the south : and 
the breadth of the place that was left* 
was five cubits round about. 

12 Now the building that woe be- 
fore the separate place at the end to- 
ward the west was seventy cubits- 
broad ; and the wall of the building 
was five cubits thick round about, 
and the length thereof ninety cu- 
bits. 

13 So he measured the house, a mm* 
dred cubits long ; and the separate 
place, and the building, with the walls' 
thereof, a hundred cubits long ; 

14 Also the breadth of the face of the 
house, and of the separate place to- 
ward the east, a hundred cubits. 

15 And he measured the length of 
the building over against the separate 
place which was behind it, and the 
galleries thereof on the one side and; 
on the other side, a hundred eubits s 
with the inner temple, and the porches 
of the court ; 

16 The door posts, and the narrow 
windows, and the galleries round 
about on their three stories, over 
against the door, ceiled with wood' 
round about, and from the ground up 
to the windows, and the windows were 
covered ; 

17 To that above the door, even unto 
the inner house, and without, and by 
all the wall round about within and 
without, by measure. 

18 And it was made with cherubim 
and palm trees, so that a palm tree 
was between a cherub and a cherub ? 
and every cherub had two faces ; 

19 So that the face of a man was 
toward the palm tree on the one side, 
and the face of a young lion toward 
the palm tree on the other side : it 
was made through all the house round 
about. 

20 From the ground unto above the 
door were cherubim and palm trees 
made, and on the wall of the temple. 

21 The posts of the temple were 
squared, and the face of the sanctu- 
ary ; the appearance of the one as the 
appearance of the other. 

22 The altar of wood was three cubits 
high, and the length thereof two 
cubits ; and the corners thereof, and 
the length thereof, and the walls 
thereof, were of wood : and he said 
unto me, This is the table that is be- 
fore the Lord. 

23 And the temple and the sanctuary 
had two doors. 

24 And the doors had two leaves 
apiece, two turning leaves ; two leaves 
for the one door, and two leaves for 
the other door. 

25 And there were made on them, ob 



The priests' chambers. 



EZEKIEL, XLII1. 



The outward court* 



the doors of the temple, cherubim and 

f»alm trees, like as were made upen 
he walls ; and there were thick planks 
upon the face of the porch without. 

26 And there were narrow windows 
and palm trees on the one side and 
on the other side, on the sides of the 
porch, and upon the side chambers of 
the house, and thick planks. 

CHAPTER XLII. 

] The chambers for the priests. 13 The use there- 
of. 19 The measures of the outward court. 

THEN he brought me forth into the 
outer court, the way toward the 
north : and he brought me into the 
chamber that was over against the 
separate place, and which was before 
the building toward the north. 

2 Before the length of a hundred 
cubits was the north door, and the 
breadth was fifty cubits. 

3 Over against the twenty cubits 
which were for the inner <aburt, and 
over against the pavement which was 
for the outer court, was gallery 
against gallery in three stories. 

4 And before the chambers was a 
walk of ten cubits breadth inward, a 
way of one cubit; and their doors 
toward the north. 

5 Now the upper chambers were 
shorter: for the galleries were higher 
than these, than the lower, and than 
the middlemost of the building. 

6 For they icere in three stones, but 
had not pillars as the pillars of the 
courts: therefore the building was 
straitened more than the lowest and 
the middlemost from the ground. 

7 And the wall that was without over 
against the chambers, toward the 
outer court on the forepart of the 
chambers, the length thereof was fif ty 
cubits. 

8 For the length of the chambers 
that were in the outer court v:as fifty 
cubits : and, lo, before the temple were 
a hundred cubits. 

9 And from under these chambers 
was the entry on the east side, as one 
goeth into them from the outer 
court. 

10 The chambers were in the thick- 
ness of the wall of the court toward 
the east, over against the separate 
place, and over against the building. 

11 And the way before them was 
like the appearance of the chambers 
which were toward the north, as long 
as they, and as broad as they : and all 
their goings out were both according 
to their fashions, and according to 
their doors. 

12 And according to the doors of 
the chambers that were toward the 
south was a door in the head of the 
way, even the way directly before the 
wall toward the east, as one entereth 
into them. 

13 1 Then said he unto me, The 
north chambers and the south cham- 
bers, which are before the separate 
place, they be holy chambers, where 



the priests that approach unto the 
Lord shall eat the most holy things s 
there shall they lay the most holy 
things, and the meat off ering, and the 
sin offering, and the trespass offering ; 
for the place is holy. 

14 When the priests enter therein, 
then shall they not go out of the holy 
place into the outer court, but there 
they shall lay their garments wherein 
they minister ; for they are holy ; and 
shall put on other garment^ and shall 
approach to those things which are for 
the people. 

15 Now when he had made an end 
of measuring the inner house, he 
brought me forth toward the gate 
whose prospect is toward the east, and 
measured it round about. 

16 He measured the east side with 
the measuring reed, five hundred 
reeds, with the measuring reed round 
about. 

17 He measured the north side, five 
hundred reeds, with the measuring 
reed round about. 

18 He measured the south side, five 
hundred reeds, with the measuring 
reed. 

19 f He turned about to the west 
side, and measured five hundred 
reeds, with the measuring reed. 

20 He measured it by the four 
sides : it had a wall round about, five 
hundred reeds long, and five hun- 
dred broad, to make a separation be- 
tween the sanctuary and the pro- 
fane place. 

CHAPTER XLIII. 

1 The returning of the glery of God into the 
temple. 7 The sin of Israel hindered Bod's 
presence. 10 The prophet exhorteth them to 
repentance, and observation of the law of the 
house. 13 The measures, 18 and the ordinances 
of the altar. 

AFTERWARD he brought me to 
i the gate, even the gate that look- 
eth toward the east : 

2 And, behold, the glory of the God 
of Israel came from the way of the 
east: and his voice was like a noise 
of many waters : and the earth shined 
with his glory. 

3 And it was according to the ap- 
pearance of the vision which I saw. 
even according to the vision that 1 
saw when I came to destroy the 
city : and the visions were like the 
vision that I saw by the river Che- 
bar; and I fell upon my face. 

4 And the glory of the Lord came 
into the house by the way of the 
gate whose prospect is toward the 
east. 

5 So the spirit took me up, and 
brought me into the inner court; 
and, behold, the glory of the Lord 
filled the house. 

6 And I heard him speaking unto 
me out of the house ; and the man 
stood by me. 

7 1 And he said unto me. Son of 
man, the place of my throne, and 
the place of the soles of my feet r 

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EZEKIEL, XLIV. 



of the altar o 



where I will dwell in the midst of 
the children of Israel for ever, and 
my holy name, shall the house of Is- 
rael no more defile, neither they, nor 
their kings, by their whoredom, nor 
by the carcasses of their kings in 
their high places. 

8 In their setting of their thresh- 
old by my thresholds, and their post 
by my posts, and the wall between 
me and them, they have even denied 
my holy name by their abomina- 
tions that they have committed : 
wherefore I have consumed them in 
mine anger. 

9 Now let them put away their 
whoredom, and the carcasses of their 
kings, far from me, and I will dwell 
in the midst of them for ever. 

10 IT Thou son of man, shew the 
house to the house of Israel, that 
they may be ashamed of their iniqui- 
ties : and let them measure the pat- 
tern. 

11 And if they be ashamed of all 
that they have done, shew them the 
form of the house, and the fashion 
thereof, and the goings out thereof, 
and the comings in thereof, and all 
the forms thereof, and all the ordi- 
nances thereof, and all the forms 
thereof j and all the laws thereof : 
and write it in their sight, that they 
may keep the whole form thereof, 
and all the ordinances thereof, and 
do them. 

12 This is the law of the house ; 
Upon the top of the mountain the 
whole limit thereof round about shall 
be most holy. Behold, this is the law 
of the house. 

13 1 And these are the measures of 
the altar after the cubits : The cubit 
is a cubit and a handbreadth ; even 
the bottom shall be a cubit, and the 
breadth a cubit, and the border 
thereof by the edge thereof round 
about shall he a span ; and this shall 
be the higher place of the altar. 

14 And from the bottom upon the 

ground even to the lower settle shall 
e two cubits, and the breadth one 
cubit ; and from the lesser settle even 
to the greater settle shall be four cu- 
bits, and the breadth one cubit. 

15 So the altar shall be four cubits ; 
and from the altar and upward shall 
be four horns. 

16 And the altar shall be twelve cu- 
bits long, twelve broad, square in 
the four squares thereof. 

17 And the settle shall be fourteen 
cubits long and fourteen broad in 
the four squares thereof ; and the 
border about it shall be half a cubit ; 
and the bottom thereof shall be a 
cubit about ; and his stairs shall look 
toward the east. 

18 ^[ And he said unto me, Son of 
man, thus saith the Lord God ; These 
are the ordinances of the altar in 
the day when they shall make it, to 
offer burnt offerings thereon, and to 
sprinkle blood thereon. 

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19 And thou shalt give to the 
priests the Levites that be of the 
seed of Zadok, which approach unto 
me, to minister unto me. saith the 
Lord God, a young bullock for a sin 
offering. 

20 And thou shalt take of the blood 
thereof, and put it on the four horns 
of it, and on the four corners of the 
settle, and upon the border round 
about : thus shalt thou cleanse and 
purge it. 

21 Thou shalt take the bullock 
also of the sin offering, and he shall 
burn it in the appointed place of 
the house, without the sanctuary. 

22 And on the second day thou 
shalt offer a kid of the goats with- 
out blemish for a sin offering ; and 
they shall cleanse the altar, as they 
did cleanse it with the bullock. 

23 When thou hast made an end of 
cleansing it, thou shalt offer a young 
bullock without blemish, and a ram 
out of the flock without blemish. 

24 And thou shalt offer them before 
the Lord, and the priests shall cast 
salt upon them, and they shall offer 
them up for a burnt offering unto 
the Lord. 

25 Seven days shalt thou prepare 
every day a goat for a sin offering : 
they shall also prepare a young bull- 
ock, and a ram out of the flock, with- 
out blemish. 

26 Seven days shall they purge the 
altar and purify it ; and they shall 
consecrate themselves. 

27 And when these days are expired, 
it shall be, that upon the eighth day. 
and .so forward, the priests shall 
make your burnt offerings upon the 
altar, and your peace offerings ; and 
I will accept you, saith the Lord God. 

CHAPTER XLIV. 

1 The east gate assigned only to the prince. 4 Th* 
priests reproved for polluting of the sanctuary. 
9 Idolaters uncapable of the priest's office. 15 
The sons of Zadok are accepted thereto. 17 Or= 
dmances for the priests. 

THEN he brought me back the way 
of the gate of the outward sanc- 
tuary which looketh toward the east ; 
and it was shut. 

2 Then said the Lord unto me; 
This gate shall be shut, it shall not 
be opened, and no man shall enter in 
by it : because the Lord the God of 
Israel hath entered in by it, therefore 
it shall be shut. 

3 It is for the prince ; the prince, he 
shall sit in it to eat bread before the 
Lord ; he shall enter by the way of 
the porch of that gate, and shall go 
out by the way of the same. 

4 1 Then brought he me the way of 
the north gate before the house : and 
I looked, and, behold, the glory of 
the Lord filled the house of the 
Lord : and I fell upon my face. 

5 And the Lord said unto me, Son 
of man, mark well, and behold with 
thine eyes, and hear with thine ea*^ 



Ordinances for 



EZBKIEL, XLV. 



the priests. 



all that I say unto thee concerning 
all the ordinances of the house of the 
Lord, and all the laws thereof ; and 
mark well the entering 1 in of the 
house, with every going forth of the 
sanctuary. 

6 And thou shalt say to the rebell- 
ious, even to the house of Israel, 
Thus saith the Lord God ; O ye house 
of Israel, let it suffice you of all your 
abominations, 

7 In that ye have brought into my 
sanctuary strangers, uncircumcised 
in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, 
to be in my sanctuary, to pollute it, 
even my house, when ye offer my 
bread, the fat and the blood, and 
they have broken my covenant be- 
cause of all your abominations. 

8 And ye have not kept the charge 
of mine holy things : but ye have set 
keepers of my charge in my sanctu- 
ary for yourselves. 

9 f Thus saith the Lord God; No 
stranger, uncircumcised in heart, nor 
uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into 
my sanctuary, of any stranger that is 
ajnong the children of Israel. 

10 And the Levites that are gone 
away far from me, when Israel went 
astray, which went astray away from 
me after their idols ; they shall even 
bear their iniquity. 

11 Yet they shall be ministers in 
my sanctuary, having charge at the 
gates of the house, and ministering 
to the house : they shall slay the 
burnt offering and the sacrifice for 
the people, and they shall stand be- 
fore them to minister unto them. 

12 Because they ministered unto 
them before their idols, and caused 
the house of Israel to fall into in- 
iquity; therefore have I lifted up 
mine hand against them, saith the 
Lord God, and they shall bear their 
iniquity. 

13 And they shall not come near 
unto me, to do the office of a priest 
unto me, nor to come near to any of 
my holy things, in the most holy 
place: but they shall bear their 
shame, and their abominations which 
they have committed. 

14 But I will make them keepers of 
the charge of the house, for all the 
service thereof, and for all that shall 
be done therein. 

15 IF But the priests the Levites, 
the sons of Zadok, that kept the 
charge of my sanctuary when the 
children of Israel went astray from 
me, they shall come near to me to 
minister unto me, and they shall 
stand before me to offer unto me the 
fat and the blood, saith the Lord God : 

16 They shall enter into my sanctu- 
ary, and they shall come near to my 
table, to minister unto me, and they 
shall keep my charge. 

17 1 And it shall come to pass, that 
when they enter in at the gates of 
the inner court, they shall be clothed 
with linen garments ; and no wool 

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shall come upon them, while they 
minister in the gates of the inner 
court, and within. 

18 They shall have linen bonnets 
upon their heads, and shall have 
linen breeches upon their loins ; they 
shall not gird themselves with any 
thing that causeth sweat. 

19 And when they go forth into the 
outer court, even into the outer court 
to the people, they shall put off their 
garments wherein they ministered, 
and lay them in the holy chambers, 
and they shall put on other gar 
ments; and they shall not sanctify 
the people with their garments. 

20 Neither shall they shave their 
heads, nor suffer their locks to grow 
long ; they shall only poll their heads, 

21 Neither shall any priest drink 
wine, when they enter into the inner 
court. 

22 Neither shall they take for their 
wives a widow, nor her that is put 
away : but they shall take maidens of 
the seed of the house of Israel, or a 
widow that had a priest before. 

23 And they shall teach my people 
the difference between the holy and 

Erofane, and cause them to discern 
etween the unclean and the clean. 

24 And in controversy they shall 
stand in judgment ; and they shall 
judge it according to my judgments ; 
and they shall keep my laws and my 
statutes in all mine assemblies ; and 
they shall hallow my sabbaths. 

25 And they shall come at no dead 
person to defile themselves : but for 
father, or for mother, or for son, or 
for daughter, for brother, or for sister 
that hath had no husband, they may 
defile themselves. 

26 And after he is cleansed, they 
shall reckon unto him seven days. 

27 And in the day that he goeth into 
the sanctuary, unto the inner court, to 
minister in the sanctuary, he shall offer 
his sin offering, saith the Lord God. 

28 And it shall be unto them for an 
inheritance ; I am their inheritance : 
and ye shall give them no possession 
in Israel ; I am their possession. 

29 They shall eat the meat offering, 
and the sin offering, and the trespass 
offering ; and every dedicated thing 
in Israel shall be theirs 

30 And the first of all the firstfruits 
of all things, and every oblation of all. 
of every sort of your oblations, shall 
be the priest's : ye shall also give unto 
the priest the first of your dough, that 
he may cause the blessing to rest in 
thine house. 

31 The priests shall not eat of any 
thing that is dead of itself, or torn, 
whether it be fowl or beast. 

CHAPTER XLV. 

1 The portion of land for the sanctuary, 6 for the 
city, 7 and for the prince. 9 Ordinances for the 
prince. 

MOREOVER, when ye shall divide 
by lot the land for inheritance, yo 
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EZEKIEL, XLV1. 



the prince 



shall offer an oblation unto the Lord, 
a holy portion of the land : the length 
shall be the length of five and twenty 
thousand reeds, and the breadth shall 
be ten thousand. This shall be holy in 
all the borders thereof round about. 

2 Of this there shall be for the sanc- 
tuary five hundred in length, with five 
hundred in breadth, square round 
about ; and fifty cubits round about 
for the suburbs thereof. 

3 And of this measure shalt thou 
measure the length of five and twenty 
thousand, and the breadth of ten thou- 
sand : and in it shall be the sanctuary 
and the most holy place. 

4 The holy portion of the land shall 
be for the priests the ministers of the 
sanctuary, which shall come near to 
minister unto the Lord : and it shall 
be a place for their houses, and a holy 
place for the sanctuary. 

6 And the five and twenty thousand 
of length, and the ten thousand of 
breadth, shall also the Levites, the 
ministers of the house, have for them- 
selves, for a possession for twenty 
chambers. 

6 ^[ And ye shall appoint the posses- 
sion of the city five thousand broad, 
and five and twenty thousand long, 
over against the oblation of the holy 
portion : it shall be for the whole 
house of Israel. 

7 1 And a portion shall be for the 
prince on the one side and on the 
other side of the oblation of the holy 
portion, and of the possession of the 
city, before the oblation of the holy 
portion, and before the possession of 
the city, from the west side westward, 
and from the east side eastward : ana 
the length shall be over against one 
of the portions, from the west border 
unto the east border. 

8 In the land shall be his possession 
in Israel : and my princes shall no 
more oppress my people ; and the rest 
of the land shall they give to the 
house of Israel according to their 
tribes. 

9 1 Thus saith the Lord God ; Let it 
suffice you, O princes of Israel : re- 
move violence and spoil, and execute 
judgment and justice, take away your 
exactions from my people, saith the 
Lord God. 

10 Ye shall have just balances, and a 
Just ephah, and a just bath. 

11 The ephah and the bath shall be 
of one measure, that the bath may 
contain the tenth part of a homer, 
and the ephah the tenth part of a 
homer : the measure thereof shall be 
after the homer. 

12 And the shekel shall be twenty 
gerahs: twenty shekels, five and 
twenty shekels, fifteen shekels, shall 
be your maneh. 

13 This is the oblation that ye shall 
offer ; the sixth part of an ephah of a 
homer of wheat, and ye shall give the 
sixth part of an ephah of a homer of 
barley : 

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14 Concerning the ordinance of oil, 
the bath of oil, ye shall offer the tenth 

Eart of a bath out of the cor, ichieh is a 
omer of ten baths ; for ten baths are 
a homer : 

15 And one lamb out of the flock, out 
of two hundred, out of the fat pa& 
tures of Israel ; for a meat offering, 
and for a burnt offering, and for 
peace offerings, to make reconcilia- 
tion for them, saith the Lord God. 

16 All the people of the land shall 
give this oblation for the prince in 
Israel. 

17 And it shall be the prince's part 
to give burnt offerings, and meat 
offerings, and drink offerings, in the 
feasts, and in the new moons, and in 
the sabbaths, in all solemnities of the 
house of Israel : he shall prepare the 
sin offering, and the meat offering, 
and the burnt offering, and the peace 
offerings, to make reconciliation for 
the house of Israel. 

18 Thus saith the Lord God ; In the 
first month, in the first day of the 
month, thou shalt take a young bull- 
ock without blemish, and cleanse the 
sanctuary : 

19 And the priest shall take of the 
blood of the sin offering, and put it 
upon the posts of the house, and 
upon the four corners of the settle 
or the altar, and upon the posts of 
the gate of the inner court. 

20 And so thou shalt do the seventh 
day of the month for every one that 
erreth, and for him that is simple ; 
so shall ye reconcile the house. 

21 In the first month, in the four- 
teenth day of the month, ye shall 
have the passover, a feast of seven 
days ; unleavened bread shall be 
eaten. 

22 And upon that day shall the 
prince prepare for himself and for 
all the people of the land a bullock 
for a sin offering. 

23 And seven days of the feast he 
shall prepare a burnt offering to the 
Lord, seven bullocks and seven rams 
without blemish daily the seven days ; 
and a kid of the goats daily for a sin 
offering. 

24 And he shall prepare a meat offer- 
ing of an ephah for a bullock, and an 
epnah for a ram, and a hin of oil for 
an ephah. 

25 In the seventh month, in the fif 
teenth day of the month, shall he 
do the like in the feast of the seven 
days, according to the sin offering, 
according to the burnt offering, and 
according to the meat offering, and 
according to the oil. 

CHAPTER XLVI. 

1 Ordinances for the prince in his worship, 9 and 
for the people. 16 An order for the prince's r'n« 
heritance. 19 The courts for boiling and baking. 

r P HITS saith the Lord God ; The gate 

J. of the inner court that looketh 

toward the east shall be shut the six 

working days ; but on the sabbath it 



and people 



EZEK1EL, XL VII. 



in their worship^ 



shall be opened, and in the day of the 
new moon it shall be opened. 

2 And the prinee shall enter by the 
way of the porch of that gate with- 
out, and shall stand by the post of 
the prate, and the priests shall pre- 
pare his buz*nt offering- and his peace 
offering's, and he shall worship at the 
threshold of the gate : then he shall 
go forth ; but the gate shall not be 
shut until the evening. 

3 Likewise the people of the land 
shall worship at the door of this gate 
before the Lord in the sabbaths and 
in the new moons. 

4 And the burnt offering that the 
prince shall offer unto the Lord in 
the sabbath day shall be six lambs 
without blemish, and a ram without 
blemish. 

5 And the meat offering shall be an 
ephah for a ram, and the meat offer- 
ing for the lambs as he shall be able 
to give, and a hin of oil to an ephah. 

6 And in the day of the new moon 
it shall be a young bullock without 
blemish, and six lambs, and a ram : 
they shall be without blemish. 

7 And he shall prepare a meat offer- 
ing, an ephah for a bullock, and an 
ephah for a ram, and for the lambs 
according as his hand shall attain 
unto, and a hin of oil to an ephah. 

8 And when the prince shall enter, 
lie shall go in by the way of the 
porch of that gate, and he shall go 
forth by the way thereof. 

9 1 But when the people of the land 
shall come before the Lord in the 
solemn feasts, he that entereth in by 
the way of the north gate to wor- 
ship shall go out by the way of the 
south gate : and he that entereth by 
the way or the south gate shall go 
forth by the way of the north gate : 
he shall not return by the way of the 
gate whereby he came in, but shall 
go forth over against it. 

10 And the prince in the midst of 
them, when they go in, shall go in ; 
and when they go forth, shall go 
forth. 

11 And in the feasts and in the so- 
lemnities the meat offering shall be 
an ephah to a bullock, and an ephah 
to a ram, and to the lambs as he 
is able to give, and a hin of oil to an 
ephah. 

12 Now when the prince shall pre- 
pare a voluntary burnt offering or 

Eeace offerings voluntarily unto the 
ord, one shall then open him the 
gate that looketh toward the east, 
and he shall prepare his burnt offer- 
ing and his peace offerings, as he 
did on the sabbath day : then he shall 
go forth; and after his going forth 
one shall shut the gate. 

IS Thou shalt daily prepare a burnt 
offering unto the Lord of a lamb of 
the first year without blemish : thou 
shalt prepare it every morning. 

14 And thou shalt prepare a meat 
offering for it every morning, the 



sixth part of an ephah, and the third 
part of a hin of oil, to temper with 
the fine flour ; a meat offering contin 
ually by a perpetual ordinance unto 
the Lord. 

15 Thus shall they prepare the lamb, 
and the meat offering, and the oil. 
every morning for a continual burnt 
offering. 

16 M Thus saith the Lord God ; If 
the prince give a gift unto any of 
his sons, the inheritance thereof shall 
be his sons' ; it shall be their pos- 
session by inheritance. 

17 But if he give a gift of his inher- 
itance to one of his servants, then it 
shall be his to the year of liberty ; 
after, it shall return to the prince: 
but his inheritance shall be his sons' 
for them. 

18 Moreover the prince shall not 
take of the people's inheritance by 
oppression, to thrust them out of 
their possession ; but he shall give his 
sons inheritance out of his own pos- 
session ; that my people be not scat- 
tered every man from his possession. 

19 If After he brought me through 
the entry, which teas at the side of 
the gate, into the holy chambers of 
the priests, which looked toward the 
north : and, behold, there was a place 
on the two sides westward. 

20 Then said he unto me, This is the 
place where the priests shall boil the 
trespass offering and the sin offering, 
where they shall bake the meat of- 
fering ; that they bear them not out 
into the outer court, to sanctify the 
people. 

21 Then he brought, me forth into 
the outer court, and caused me to 
pass by the four corners of the court ; 
and, behold, in every corner of the 
court there was a court. 

22 In the four corners of the court 
there were courts joined of forty cu- 
bits long and thirty broad : these four 
corners were of one measure. 

23 And there was a row of building 
round about in them, round about 
them four, and it was made with 
boiling places under the rows round 
about. 

24 Then said he unto me, These are 
the places of them that boil, where 
the ministers of the house snail boil 
the sacrifice of the people. 

CHAPTER XLVIL 

1 The vision of the holy waters. 6 The virtue oj 
them. 13 The borders of the land. 22 The di- 
vision of it by lot. 

AFTERWARD he brought me again 
. unto the door of the house ; and, 
behold, waters issued out from un- 
der the threshold of the house east- 
ward : for the forefront of the house 
stood toicard the east, and the waters 
came down from under, from the 
right side of the house, at the south 
side of the altar. 

2 Then brought he me out of the 
way of the gate northward, and led 
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EZEKIEL, XL VIII. 



holy waters 



me about the way without unto the 
outer gate by the way that looketh 
eastward ; and, behold, there ran out 
waters on the right side. 

3 And when the man that had the 
line in his hand went forth eastward, 
he measured a thousand cubits, and 
he brought me through the waters ; 
che waters were to the ankles. 

4 Again he measured a thousand, 
and brought me through the waters ; 
the waters were to the knees. Again 
he measured a thousand, and brought 
me through ; the waters were to the 
loins. 

5 Afterward he measured a thou- 
sand ; and it was a river that I could 
not pass over: for the waters were 
risen, waters to swim in, a river that 
could not be passed over. 

6 1 And he said unto me. Son of 
man, hast thou seen this f Then he 
brought me, and caused me to return 
to the brink of the river. 

7 Now when I had returned, behold, 
at the bank of the river were very 
many trees on the one side and on 
the other. 

8 Then said he unto me, These wa- 
ters issue out toward the east coun- 
try, and go down into the desert, and 
go into the sea : which being brought 
forth into the sea, the waters shall be 
healed. 

9 And it shall come to pass, that ev- 
ery thing that liveth, which moveth, 
whithersoever the rivers shall come, 
shall live : and there shall be a very 
great multitude of fish, because these 
waters shall come thither: for they 
shall be healed ; and every thing 
shall live whither the river cometh. 

10 And it shall come to pass, that 
the fishers shall stand upon it from 
En-gedi even unto En-eglaim ; they 
shall be a place to spread forth nets ; 
their fish shall be according to their 
kinds, as the fish of the great sea, 
exceeding many. 

11 But the miry places thereof and 
the marshes thereof shall not be 
healed ; they shall be given to salt. 

12 And by the river upon the bank 
thereof, on this side and on that side, 
shall grow all trees for meat, whose 
leaf shall not fade, neither shall the 
fruit thereof be consumed : it shall 
bring forth new fruit according to 
his months, because their waters they 
issued out of the sanctuary : and the 
fruit thereof shall be for meat, and 
the leaf thereof for medicine. 

13 1 Thus saith the Lord God ; This 
shall be the border, whereby ye shall 
inherit the land according to the 
twelve tribes of Israel : Joseph shall 
have two portions. 

14 And ye shall inherit it, one as 
well as another : concerning the 
which I lifted up mine hand to 

S've it unto your fathers : and this 
nd shall fall unto you for inher- 
itance. 
16 And this shall be the border of 
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the land toward the north side, from 
the great sea, the way of Hethlon, ae 
men go to Zedad ; 

16 Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which 
is between the border of Damascus 
and the border of Hamath; Hazar- 
hatticon, which is by the coast of 
Hauran. 

17 And the border from the sea shall 
be Hazar-enan, the border of Damas- 
cus, and the north northward, and the 
border of Hamath. And this is the 
north side. 

18 And the east side ye shall meas- 
ure from Hauran, and from Damas- 
cus, and from Gilead, and from the 
land of Israel by Jordan, from the 
border unto the east sea. And this 
is the east side. 

19 And the south side southward, 
from Taraar even to the waters of 
strife in Kadesh, the river to the 
great sea. And this is the south side 
southward. 

20 The west side also shall be the 
great sea from the border, till a man 
come over against Hamath. This is 
the west side. 

21 So shall ye divide this land un- 
to you according to the tribes of Is- 
rael. 

22 1f And it shall come to pass, that 
ye shall divide it by lot for an inher 
itance unto you, and to the strangers 
that sojourn among you, which shall 
beget children among you : and they 
shall be unto you as born in the coun= 
try among the children of Israel ; 
they shall have inheritance with you 
among the tribes of Israel. 

23 And it shall come to pass, tliat in 
what tribe the stranger sojourneth, 
there shall ye give him his inherit- 
ance, saith the Lord God. 

CHAPTER XLVIII. 

1, 23 The portions of the twelve tribes, 8 of the 
sanctuary, 16 of the city and suburbs, 21 and of 
the prince. 30 The dimensions and gates of the 
city. 

NOW these are the names of the 
tribes. From the north end to 
the coast of the way of Hethlon, as 
one goeth to Hamath, Hazar-enan, the 
border of Damascus northward, to 
the coast of Hamath; for these are 
hi3 sides east and west ; a portion for 
Dan. 

2 And by the border of Dan, from 
the east side unto the west side, a 
portion for Asher. 

3 And by the border of Asher, from 
the east side even unto the west side s 
a portion for Naphtali. 

4 And by the border of Naphtali, 
from the east side unto the west side, 
a portion for Manasseh. 

5 And by the border of Manasseh, 
from the east side unto the west side s 
& portion for Ephraim. 

6 And by the border of Ephraim. 
from the east side even unto the west 
side, a portion for Reuben. 

7 And by the border of Reuben, from 



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twelve tribe&c 



the east side unto the west side, a 
portion for Judah. 

8 1 And by the border of Judah, from 
the east side unto the west side, shall 
be the offering which ye shall offer 
of five and twenty thousand reeds in 
breadth, and in length as one of the 
other parts, from the east side unto the 
west side : and the sanctuary shall be 
in the midst of it. 

9 The oblation that ye shall offer 
unto the Lord shall be of five and 
twenty thousand in length, and of ten 
thousand in breadth. 

10 And for them, even for the priests, 
shall be this holy oblation ; toward the 
north five and twenty thousand in 
length, and toward the west ten thou- 
sand in breadth, and toward the east 
ten thousand in breadth, and toward 
the south five and twenty thousand 
in length: and the sanctuary of the 
Lord shall be in the midst thereof. 

11 It shall be for the priests that are 
sanctified of the sons of Zadok ; which 
have kept my charge, which went not 
astray when the children of Israel 
went astray, as the Levites went 
astray. 

12 And this oblation of the land that 
is offered shall be unto them a thing 
most holy by the border of the Le- 
vites. 

13 And over against the border of 
the priests, the Levites shall have five 
and twenty thousand in length, and 
ten thousand in breadth : all the 
length shall be five and twenty thou- 
sand, and the breadth ten thousand. 

14 And they shall not sell of it, nei- 
ther exchange, nor alienate the first- 
fruits of the land : for it is holy unto 
the Lord. 

15 f And the five thousand, that are 
left in the breadth over against the 
five and twenty thousand, shall be a 
profane place for the city, for dwell- 
ing, and for suburbs : and the city 
shall be in the midst thereof. 

16 And these shall be the measures 
thereof ; the north side four thousand 
and five hundred, and the south side 
four thousand and five hundred, and 
on the east side four thousand and 
five hundred, and the west side four 
thousand and five hundred. 

17 And the suburbs of the city shall 
be toward the north two hundred and 
fifty, and toward the south two hun- 
dred and fifty, and toward the east 
two hundred and fifty, and toward 
the west two hundred and fifty. 

18 And the residue in length over 
against the oblation of the holy por- 
tion shall be ten thousand eastward, 
and ten thousand westward : and it 
shall be over against the oblation of 
the holy portion ; and the increase 
thereof shall be for food unto them 
that serve the city. 

19 And they that serve the city shall 
serve it out of all the tribes of Israel. 



20 All the oblation shall be five and 
twenty thousand by five and twenty 
thousand : ye shall offer the holy ob 
lation foursquare, with the possession 
of the city. 

21 1 And the residue shall be for the 
prince, on the one side and on the 
other of the holy oblation, and of the 
possession of the city, over against the 
five and twenty thousand of the obla- 
tion toward the east border, and west- 
ward over against the five and twenty 
thousand toward the west border s 
over against the portions for the 
prince : and it shall be the holy obla 
tion ; and ihe sanctuary of the house 
shall be in the midst thereof. 

22 Moreover, from the possession of 
the Levites, and from the possession 
of the city, being in the midst of that 
which is the prince's, between the 
border of Judah and the border of 
Benjamin, shall be for the prince. 

23 As for the rest of the tribes, from 
the east side unto the west side, Ben 
jamin shall have a portion. 

24 And by the border of Benjamin,, 
from the east side unto the west side, 
Simeon shall have a portion. 

25 And by the border of Simeon, 
from the east side unto the west side, 
Issachar a portion. 

26 And by the border of Issachar, 
from the east side unto the west side, 
Zebulun a portion. 

27 And by the border of Zebulun, 
from the east side unto the west side, 
Gad a portion. 

28 And by the border of Gad, at the 
south side southward, the border shall 
be even from Tamar unto the waters 
of strife in Kadesh, and to the river 
toward the great sea. 

29 This is the land which ye shall 
divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel 
for inheritance, and these are their 
portions, saith the Lord God. 

30 f And these are the goings out of 
the city on the north side, four thou- 
sand and five hundred measures. 

31 And the gates of the city shall be 
after the names of the tribes of Israel : 
three gates northward : one gate of 
Reuben, one gate of Judah, one gate 
of Levi. 

32 And at the east side four thou- 
sand and five hundred : and three 
gates ; and one gate of Joseph, one 
gate of Benjamin, one gate of Dan. 

33 And at the south side four thou- 
sand and five hundred measures t 
and three gates ; one gate of Simeon, 
one gate of Issachar, one gate of Zeb- 
ulun. 

34 At the west side four thousand 
and five hundred, with their three 
gates ; one gate of Gad, one gate of 
Asher, one gate of Naphtali. 

35 It was round about eighteen thou- 
sand measures : and the name of the 
city from that day shall be, The Lord 
is there. 

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THE BOOK OF DANIEL. 



CHAPTER I. 

I Jehoiakim's captivity. 3 Ashpenaz taketh Dan- 
iel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. 8 They 
refusing the king's portion do prosper with pulse 
and water. 17 Their excellency in wisdom. 

IN the third year of the reign of Je- 
hoiakim king of Judah came Nebu- 
chadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jeru- 
salem, and besieged it. 

2 And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king 
of Judah into his hand, with part of 
the vessels of the house of God : which 
he carried into the land of Shinar to 
the house of his god ; and he brought 
the vessels into the treasure house of 
his god. 

3 ^ And the king spake unto Ashpe- 
naz the master of his eunuchs, that 
he should bring certain of the chil- 
dren of Israel, and of the king's seed, 
and of the princes ; 

4 Children in whom was no blemish, 
but well favoured, and skilful in all 
wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, 
and understanding science, and such 
as had ability in them to stand in the 
king's palace, and whom they might 
teach the learning and the tongue 
of the Chaldeans. 

5 And the king appointed them a 
daily provision of the king's meat, 
and or the wine which he drank : so 
nourishing them three years, that at 
the end thereof they might stand be- 
fore the king. 

6 Now among these were of the chil- 
dren of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, 
Mishael, and Azariah : 

7 Unto whom the prince of the eu- 
nuchs gave names : for he gave unto 
Daniel the name of Belteshazzar ; and 
to Hananiah, of Shadrach ; and to 
Mishael, of Meshach ; and to Azariah, 
of Abed-nego. 

8 \ But Daniel purposed in his heart 
that he would not defile himself with 
the portion of the king's meat, nor 
with the wine which he drank : there- 
fore he requested of the prince of the 
eunuchs that he might not defile 
himself. 

9 Now God had brought Daniel into 
favour and tender love with the prince 
of the eunuchs. 

10 And the prince of the eunuchs 
said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the 
king, who hath appointed your meat 
and your drink : for why should he 
see your faces worse liking than the 
children which are of your sort ? then 
shall ye make me endanger my head 
to the king. 

11 Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom 
the prince of the eunuchs had set 
over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and 
Azariah, 

12 Prove thy servants, I beseech 
thee, ten days ; and let them give us 
pulse to eat, and water to drink. 

13 Then let our countenances be 
looked upon before thee, and the 

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countenance of the children that ea$ 
of the portion of the king's meat : and 
as thou seest, deal with thy servants. 

14 So he consented to them in this 
matter, and proved them ten days. 

15 And at the end of ten days their 
countenances appeared fairer and fat- 
ter in flesh than all the children 
which did eat the portion of the 
king's meat. 

16 Thus Melzar took away the por= 
tion of their meat, and the wine that 
they, should drink ; and gave them 
pulse. 

17 IT As for these four children, God 
gave them knowledge and skill in 
all learning and wisdom : and Dan- 
iel had understanding in all visions 
and dreams. 

18 Now at the end of the days that 
the king had said he should bring 
them in, then the prince of the eu- 
nuchs brought them in before Nebu- 
chadnezzar. 

19 And the king communed with 
them ; and among them all was found 
none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael,- 
and Azariah : therefore stood they be- 
fore the king. 

20 And in all matters of wisdom and 
understanding, that the king inquired 
of them, he found them ten times bet- 
ter than all the magicians and astrolo- 
gers that were in all his realm. 

21 And Daniel continued even unto 
the first year of king Cyrus. 

CHAPTER II. 

1 Nebuchadnezzar, forgetting his dream, re<juireth 
it of the Chaldeans, by promises and threaten* 
ings. 10 They acknowledging their inability are 
judged to die. 14 Daniel obtaining some respite 
findeth the dream. 19 He blesseth God. 24 He 
staying the decree is brought to the king. 31 The 
dream. 36 The interpretation. 46 Daniel's 
advancement. 

AN D in the second year of the reign 
. of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnez- 
zar dreamed dreams, wherewith his 
spirit was troubled, and his sleep 
brake from him. 

2 Then the king commanded to call 
the magicians, and the astrologers, 
and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, 
for to shew the king his dreams. So 
they came and stood before the king. 

3 And the king said unto them, I 
have dreamed a dream, and my spirit 
was troubled to know the dream. 

i Then spake the Chaldeans to the 
king in Syriac, O king, live for ever : 
tell thy servants the dream, and we 
will shew the interpretation. 

5 The king answered and said to the 
Chaldeans, The thing is gone from 
me : if ye will not make known unto 
me the dream, with the interpretation 
thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and 
your houses shall be made a dunghill. 

6 But if ye shew the dream, and the 
interpretation thereof, ye shall receive 
of me gifts and rewards and great 



Nebuchadnezzar's dream DANIEL, II. 



is revealed to Daniek 



honour : therefore shew me the dream, 
and the interpretation thereof. 

7 They answered again and said, 
Let the king tell his servants the 
dream, and we will shew the inter- 
pretation of it. 

8 The king answered and said, I 
know of certainty that ye would gain 
the time, because ye see the thing is 
gone from me. 

9 But if ye will not make known 
unto me the dream, there is but one 
decree for you : for ye have prepared 
lying and corrupt words to speak be- 
fore me, till the time be changed : 
therefore tell me the dream, and I 
shall know that ye can shew me the 
interpretation thereof. 

10 1 The Chaldeans answered be- 
fore the king, and said, There is not 
a man upon the earth that can shew 
the king's matter: therefore there is 
no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked 
such things at any magician, or as- 
trologer, or Chaldean. 

11 And it is a rare thing that the 
king requireth, and there is none 
other that can shew it before the king, 
except the gods, whose dwelling is not 
with flesh. 

12 For this cause the king was angry 
and very furious, and commanded to 

' destroy all the wise men of Babylon. 

13 And the decree went forth that 
the wise men should be slain ; and 
they sought Daniel and his fellows to 
be slain. 

14 1 Then Daniel answered with 
counsel and wisdom to Arioch the 
captain of the king's guard, which 
was gone forth to slay the wise men 
of Babylon : 

15 He answered and said to Arioch 
the king's captain. Why is the decree 
so hasty from the king ? Then Arioch 
made the thing known to Daniel. 

16 Then Daniel went in, and desired 
of the king that he would give him 
time, and that he would shew the 
king the interpretation. 

17 Then Daniel went to his house, and 
made the thing known to Hananiah, 
Mishaei, and Azariah, his companions : 

18 That they would desire mercies of 
the God of heaven concerning this 
secret; that Daniel and his fellows 
should not perish with the rest of the 
wise men or Babylon. 

19 f Then was the secret revealed 
unto Daniel in a night vision. Then 
Daniel blessed the God of heaven. 

20 Daniel answered and said, Blessed 
be the name of God for ever and ever : 
for wisdom and might are his : 

21 And he changeth the times and 
the seasons : he removeth kings, and 
setteth up kings : he giveth wisdom 
unto the wise, and knowledge to them 
that know understanding : 

22 He revealeth the deep and secret 
things : he knoweth what is in the dark- 
ness, and the light dwelleth with him. 

23 I thank thee, and praise thee, O 
thou God of my fathera, who hast 



given me wisdom and might, and 
hast made known unto me now what 
we desired of thee : for thou hast 
noiv made known unto us the king's 
matter. 

24 % Therefore Daniel went in unto 
Arioch, whom the king had ordained 
to destroy the wise men of Babylon ; 
he went and said thus unto him ; De- 
stroy not the wise men of Babylon; 
bring me in before the king, and I 
will shew unto the king the interpret- 
ation. 

25 Then Arioch brought in Daniel 
before the king in haste, and said thus 
unto him, I have found a man of the 
captives of Judah, that will make 
known unto the king the interpreta- 
tion. 

26 The king answered and said to 
Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, 
Art thou able to make known unto me 
the dream which I have seen, and the 
interpretation thereof ? 

27 Daniel answered in the presence 
of the king, and said, The secret which 
the king hath demanded cannot the 
wise men, the astrologers, the magi= 
cians, the soothsayers, shew unto the 

kin ^ ; , , , , 

28 But there is a God in heaven that 

revealeth secrets, and maketh known 
to the king Nebuchadnezzar what 
shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, 
and the visions of thy head upon thy 
bed, are these ; 

29 As for thee, O king, thy thoughts 
came into thy mind upon thy bed, 
what should come to pass hereafter : 
and he that revealeth secrets maketh 
known to thee what shall come to pass,, 

30 But as for me, this secret is not 
revealed to me for any wisdom that I 
have more than any living, but for 
their sakes that shall make known the 
interpretation to the king, and that 
thou mightest know the thoughts of 
thy heart. 

31 f Thou, O king, sawest, and be- 
hold a great image. This great image, 
whose brightness was excellent, stood 
before thee ; and the form thereof was 
terrible. 

32 This image's head was of fine 

gold, his breast and his arms of silver, 
is belly and his thighs of brass, 

33 His legs of iron, his feet part of 
iron and part of clay. 

M Thou sawest till that a stone was 
cut out without hands, which smote the 
image upon his feet that were of iron 
and clay, and brake them to pieces. 

35 Then was the iron, the clay, the 
brass, the silver, and the gold, broken 
to pieces together, and became like 
the chaff of the summer threshing 
floors; and the wind carried them 
away, that no place was found for 
them : and the stone that smote the 
imaere became a great mountain, and 
filled the whole earth. 

36 If This is the dream ; and we will 
tell the interpretation thereof before 
the king. 

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Daniel's advancement. 



DANIEL, III. Nebuchadnezzar's image. 



37 Thou, king, art a king of kings : 
for the God of heaven hath given thee 
a kingdom, power, and strength, and 
glory. 

38 And wheresoever the children of 
men dwell, the beasts of the field and 
the fowls of the heaven hath he given 
into thine hand, and hath made thee 
ruler over them all. Thou art this 
head of gold. 

39 And after thee shall arise another 
kingdom inferior to thee, and another 
third kingdom of brass, which shall 
bear rule over all the earth. 

40 And the fourth kingdom shall be 
strong as iron : forasmuch as iron 
breaketh in pieces and subdueth all 
things : and as iron that breaketh all 
these, shall it break in pieces and 
bruise. 

41 And whereas thou sawest the feet 
and toes, part of potters' clay, and 
part of iron, the kingdom shall be 
divided ; but there shall be in it of 
the strength of the iron, forasmuch as 
thou sawest the iron mixed with miry 
clay. 

42 And as the toes of the feet were 
part of iron, and part of clay, so the 
kingdom shall be partly strong, and 
partly broken. 

43 And whereas thou sawest iron 
mixed with miry clay, they shall 
mingle themselves with the seed of 
men : but they shall not cleave one to 
another, even as iron is not mixed 
with clay. 

44 And in the days of these kings 
shall the God of heaven set up a king- 
dom, which shall never be destroyed : 
and the kingdom shall not be left to 
other people, but it shall break in 
pieces and consume all these king- 
doms, and it shall stand for ever. 

45 Forasmuch as thou sawest that 
the stone was cut out of the mountain 
without hands, and that it brake in 
pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the 
silver, and the gold ; the great God 
hath made known to the king what 
shall come to pass hereafter : and the 
dream is certain, and the interpreta- 
tion thereof sure. 

46 "| Then the king Nebuchadnezzar 
fell upon his face, and worshipped 
Daniel, and commanded that they 
should offer an oblation and sweet 
odours unto him. 

47 The king answered unto Daniel, 
and said, Of a truth it is, that your 
God is a God of gods, and a Lord of 
kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing 
thou couldest reveal this secret. 

48 Then the king made Daniel a 
great man, and gave him many great 
gifts, and made him ruler over the 
whole province of Babylon, and chief 
of the governors over all the wise men 
of Babylon. 

49 Then Daniel requested of the king, 
and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and 
Abed-nego, over the affairs of the 

f>rovince of Babylon ■ but Daniel sat 
n the gate of the king. 
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CHAPTER III. 

1 Nebuchadnezzar dedicateth a golden image in 
Dura. 8 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego are 
accused for not worshipping the image. 13 77>ey> 
being threatened, make a good confession. It 
God delivereth them out of the furnace. 26 NebU' 
chadnezzar seeing the miracle blesseth God. 

NEBUCHADNEZZAR the king made 
an image of gold, whose height 
was threescore cubits, and the breadth 
thereof six cubits : he set it up in the 
plain of Dura, in the province of 
Babylon. 

2 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king 
sent to gather together the princes, 
the governors, and the captains, the 
judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, 
the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the 
provinces, to come to the dedication 
of the image which Nebuchadnezzar 
the king had set up. 

3 Then the princes, the governors, 
and captains, the judges, the treas- 
urers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and 
all the rulers of the provinces, were 
gathered together unto the dedication 
of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the 
king had set up ; and they stood before 
the image that Nebuchadnezzar had 
set up. 

4 Then a herald cried aloud, To you 
it is commanded, O people, nations, 
and languages, 

5 That at what time ye hear the- 
sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sack- 
but, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds 
of music, ye fall down and worship 
the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar 
the king hath set up : 

6 And whoso falleth not down and 
worshippeth shall the same hour be 
cast into the midst of a burning fiery 
furnace. 

7 Therefore at that time, when all 
the people heard the sound of the cor- 
net, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and 
all kinds of music, all the people, the 
nations, and the languages, fell down' 
and worshipped the golden image that 
Nebuchadnezzar the King had set up. 

8 If Wherefore at that time certain 
Chaldeans came near, and accused the 
Jews. 

9 They spake and said to the king 
Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever. 

10 Thou, O king, hast made a decree, 
that every man that shall hear the 
sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sack 
but, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all 
kinds of music, shall fall down and 
worship the golden image : 

11 And whoso falleth not down and 
worshippeth, that he should be cast 
into the midst of a burning fiery 
furnace. 

12 There are certain Jews whom thou 
hast set over the affairs of the prov- 
ince of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, 
and Abed-nego; these men, O king, 
have not regarded thee : they serve- 
not thy gods, nor worship the golden- 
image which thou hast set up. 

13 j Then Nebuchadnezzar in his> 
rage and fury commanded to bring' 



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Shadrach, &c. 



DANIEL, IV. 



delivered.. 



Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. 
Then they brought these men before 
the king. 

14 Nebuchadnezzar spake and said 
unto them, Is it true, O Shadrach, Me- 
shach, and Abed-nego ? do not ye serve 
my gods, nor worship the golden 
image which I have set up ? 

15 Now if ye be ready that at what 
time ye hear the sound of the cornet, 
flute, harp, sack but, psaltery : and dul- 
cimer, and all kinds of music, ye fall 
down and worship the image which I 
have made; well: but if ye worship 
not, ye shall be cast the same hour into 
the midst of a burning fiery furnace ; 
and who is that God that shall deliver 
you out of my hands ? 

16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-ne- 
go, answered and said to the king, O 
Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful 
to answer thee in this matter. 

17 If it be so, our God whom we serve 
is able to deliver us from the burning 
fiery furnace, and he will deliver tts 
out of thine hand, O king. 

18 But if not, be it Known unto thee, 
O king, that we will not serve thy 
gods, nor worship the golden image 
which thou hast set up. 

19 ^[ Then was Nebuchadnezzar full 
of fury, and the form of his visage was 
changed against Shadrach, Meshach, 
and Abed-nego : therefore he spake, 
and commanded that they should heat 
the furnace one seven times more than 
it was wont to be heated. 

20 And he commanded the most 
mighty men that toere in his army to 
bind Shadrach, Meshach. and Abed- 
nego, and to cast them into the burn- 
ing fiery furnace. 

21 Then these men were bound in 
their coats, their hosen, and their hats, 
and their other garments, and were 
cast into the midst of the burning 
fiery furnace. 

22 Therefore because the king's com- 
mandment was urgent, and the fur- 
nace exceeding hot, the flame of the 
fire slew those men that took up Sha- 
drach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. 

23 And these three men, Shadrach, 
Meshach, and Abed-nego. fell down 
bound into the midst of the burning 
fiery furnace. 

24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king 
was astonied, and rose up in haste, 
and spake, and said unto his counsel- 
lors, Did not we cast three men bound 
into the midst of the fire? They an- 
swered and said unto the king, True, 
Oking. 

25 He answered and said, Lo, I see 
four men loose, walking in the midst 
of the fire, and they have no hurt ; 
and the form of the fourth is like the 
Son of God. 

26 If Then Nebuchadnezzar came 
near to the mouth of the burning 
fiery furnace, and spake, and said, 
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednearo, 
ye servants of the most high God, 
come forth, and come hither. Then 

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Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, 
came forth of the midst of the fire. 

27 And the princes, governors, and 
captains, and the king's counsellors, 
being gathered together, saw these 
men, upon whose bodies the fire had 
no power, nor was a hair of their 
head singed, neither were their coats 
changed, nor the smell of fire had 
passed on them. 

28 Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and 
said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, 
Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath 
sent his angel, and delivered his serv- 
ants that trusted in him, and have 
changed the king's word, and yielded 
their bodies, that they might not serve 
nor worship any god, except their 
own God. 

29 Therefore I make a decree, That 
every people, nation, and language, 
which speak any thing amiss agains-« 
the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and 
Abed-nego, shall be cut in pieces, and 
their houses shall be made a dunghill : 
because there is no other God that 
can deliver after this sort. 

30 Then the king promoted Sha- 
drach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, in the 
province of Babylon. 

CHAPTER IV. 

1 Nebuchadnezzar confesseth God's kingdom, 4 
maketh relation of his dreams, which the magi* 
cians could not interpret. 8 Daniel heareth the 
dream. 19 He interpreteth it. 28 The story of 
the event. 

NEBUCHADNEZZAR the king, unto 
all people, nations, and languages, 
that dwell in all the earth ; Peace be 
multiplied unto you. 

2 I thought it good to shew the 
signs and wonders that the high God 
hath wrought toward me. 

3 How great are his signs ! and how 
mighty are his wonders ! his kingdom 
is an everlasting kingdom, and his 
dominion is from generation to gen- 
eration. 

4 IT I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in 
mine house, and flourishing in my 
palace : 

5 I saw a dream which made me 
afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed 
and the visions of my head troubled 
me. 

6 Therefore made I a decree to bring 
in all the wise men of Babylon before 
me, that they might make known unto 
me the interpretation of the dream. 

7 Then came in the magicians, the 
astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the 
soothsayers : and I told the dream be- 
fore them ; but they did not make 
known unto me the interpretation 
thereof. 

8 1 But at the last Daniel came in be- 
fore me, whose name teas Belteshaz- 
zar, according to the name of my god, 
and in whom is the spirit of the holy 
gods : and before him T told the dream, 
saying, 

*9 O Belteshazzar, master of the ma 

gicians, because I know that the spirit 

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of the holy gods is in thee, and no se- 
cret troubleth thee, tell me the vi- 
sions of my dream that I have seen, 
and the interpretation thereof. 

10 Thus were the visions of mine 
head in my bed ; I saw, and behold a 
tree in the midst of the earth, and 
the height thereof was great. 

11 The tree grew, and was strong, 
and the height thereof reached unto 
heaven, ana the sight thereof to the 
end of all the earth : 

12 The leaves thereof were fair, and 
the fruit thereof much, and in it was 
meat for all : the beasts of the field 
had shadow under it, and the fowls 
of the heaven dwelt in the boughs 
thereof, and all flesh was fed of it. 

13 I saw in the visions of my head up- 
on my bed, and, behold, a watcher and 
a holy one came down from heaven ; 

14 He cried aloud, and said thus, 
Hew down the tree, and cut off his 
branches, shake off his leaves, and 
scatter his fruit: let the beasts get 
away from under it, and the fowls 
from his branches : 

15 Nevertheless, leave the stump of 
his roots in the earth, even with a 
band of iron and brass, in the tender 
grass of the field : and let it be wet 
with the dew of heaven, and let his 
portion be with the beasts in the grass 
of the earth : 

16 Let his heart be changed from 
man's, and let a beast's heart be given 
unto him ; and let seven times pass 
over him. 

17 This matter is by the decree of the 
watchers, and the demand by the word 
of the holy ones : to the intent that 
the living may know that the Most 
High ruleth in the kingdom of men, 
and giveth it to whomsoever he will, 
and setteth up over it the basest of 
men. 

18 This dream I king Nebuchadnez- 
zar have seen. Now thou, O Belte- 
shazzar, declare the interpretation 
thereof, forasmuch as all the wise men 
of my kingdom are not able to make 
known unto me the interpretation : 
but thou art able ; for the spirit of the 
holy gods is in thee. 

19 If Then Daniel, whose name was 
Belteshazzar, was astonied for one 
hour, and his thoughts troubled him. 
The king spake, and said, Belteshazzar, 
let not the dream, or the interpreta- 
tion thereof, trouble thee. Belteshazzar 
answered and said, My lord, the dream 
be to them that hate thee, and the inter- 
pretation thereof to thine enemies. 

20 The tree that thou sawest, which 
grew, and was strong, whose height 
reached unto the heaven, and the sight 
thereof to all the earth ; 

21 Whose leaves were fair, and the 
fruit thereof much, and in it was meat 
for all ; under which the beasts of the 
field dwelt, and upon whose branches 
the fowls of the heaven had their hab- 
itation : 

22 It is thou, O king, that art grown 

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and become strong : for thy greatness 
is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, 
and thy dominion to the end of the 
earth. 

23 And whereas the king saw a watch- 
er and a holy one coming down from 
heaven, and saying, Hew the tree 
down, and destroy it ; yet leave the 
stump of the roots thereof in the 
earth, even with a band of iron and 
brass, in the tender grass of the field ; 
and let it be wet with the dew of heav- 
en, and let his portion be with the 
beasts of the field, till seven times pass 
over him . 

24 This is the interpretation, O king s 
and this is the decree of the Most 
High, which is come upon my lord 
the king : 

25 That they shall drive thee from 
men, and thy dwelling shall be with 
the beasts of the field, and they shall 
make thee to eat grass as oxen, and 
they shall wet thee' with the dew of 
heaven, and seven times shall pass over 
thee, till thou know that the Most High 
ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giv- 
eth it to whomsoever he will. 

26 And whereas they commanded to 
leave the stump of the tree roots; thy 
kingdom shall be sure unto thee, after 
that thou shalt have known that the 
heavens do rule. 

27 Wherefore, O king, let my coun- 
sel be acceptable unto thee, and break 
off thy sins by righteousness, and 
thine iniquities by shewing mercy to 
the poor ; if it may be a lengthening 
of thy tranquillity. 

28 l All this came upon the king 
Nebuchadnezzar. 

29 At the end of twelve months he 
walked in the palace of the kingdom 
of Babylon. 

30 The king spake, and said, Is not 
this great Babylon, that I have built 
for the house of the kingdom by the 
might of my power, and for the hon- 
our of my majesty ? 

31 While the word was in the king's 
mouth, there fell a voice from heav- 
en, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to 
thee it is spoken ; The kingdom is de- 
parted from thee. 

32 And they shall drive thee from 
men, and thy dwelling shall be with 
the beasts of the field : they shall 
make thee to eat grass as oxen, and 
seven times shall pass over thee, until 
thou know that the Most High ruleth 
in the kingdom of men, and giveth it 
to whomsoever he will. 

33 The same hour was the thing ful- 
filled upon Nebuchadnezzar : and he 
was driven from men, and did eat 
grass as oxen, and his body was wet 
with the dew of heaven, till his hairs 
were grown like eagles' feathers, and 
his nails like birds' dates. 

34 And at the end of the days I Neb- 
uchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto 
heaven, and mine understanding re- 
turned unto me, and I blessed the 
Most High, and I praised and hon- 



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on the wall. 



oured him that liveth for ever, whose 
dominion is an everlasting dominion, 
and his kingdom is from generation 
to generation : 

35 And all the inhabitants of the 
earth are reputed as nothing : and he 
doeth according to his will in the 
army of heaven, and among the in- 
habitants of the earth : and none can 
stay his hand, or say unto him, What 
doest thou? 

36 At the same time my reason re- 
turned unto me ; and for the glory of 
my kingdom, mine honour and bright- 
ness returned unto me ; and my coun- 
sellors and my lords sought unto me ; 
and I was established in my kingdom, 
and excellent majesty was added un- 
to me. 

37 Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and 
extol and honour the King of heaven, 
all who:<e works are truth, and his 
ways judgment : and those that walk 
in pride he is able to abase. 

CHAPTER V. 

1 Belshazzar's impious feast. 5 A handwriting, 
unknown to the magicians, troutileth the king. 
10 At the commendation of the queen Daniel is 
brought. 17 He, reproving the king of pride and 
idolatry, 25 readeth and interpreteth the writing. 
30 The monarchy is translated to the Medes. 

BELSHAZZAR the king made a 
great feast to a thousand of his 
lords, and drank wine before the thou- 
sand. 

2 Belshazzar, while he tasted the 
wine, commanded to bring the golden 
and silver vessels which his father 
Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the 
temple Avhich was in Jerusalem ; that 
the king and his princes, his wives and 
his concubines, might drink therein. 

3 Then they brought the golden ves- 
sels that were taken out or the tem- 
ple of the house of God which was 
at Jerusalem ; and the king and his 
princes, his wives and his concubines, 
drank in them. 

4 They drank wine, and praised the 
gods or gold, and of silver, of brass, 
of iron, of wood, and of stone. 

5 ^f In the same hour came forth 
fingers of a man's hand, and wrote 
over against the candlestick upon the 
plaster of the wall of the king's pal- 
ace : and the king saw the part of 
the hand that wrote. 

6 Then the king's countenance was 
changed, and his thoughts troubled 
him, so that the joints of his loins 
were loosed, and his knees smote one 
against another. 

7 The king cried aloud to bring in 
the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and 
the soothsayers. And the king spake, 
and said to the wise men of Babylon, 
Whosoever shall read this writing, 
*> d shew me the interpretation there- 
of, shall be clothed with scarlet, and 
have a chain of gold about his neck, 
and shall be the third ruler in the 
kingdom. 

8 Then came in all the king's wise 
men: but they could not read the 



writing, nor make known to the king 
the interpretation thereof. 

9 Then was king Belshazzar greatly 
troubled, and his countenance was 
changed in him, and his lords were 
astonied. 

10 1 Now the queen, by reason of the 
words of the king and his lords, came 
into the banquet house : and the 
queen spake and said, O king, live for 
ever : let not thy thoughts trouble thee, 
nor let thy countenance be changed : 

11 There is a man in thy kingdom, in 
whom is the spirit of the holy gods ; 
and in the days of thy father light 
and understanding and wisdom, like 
the wisdom of the gods, was found in 
him ; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar 
thy father, the king, I say, thy father, 
made master of the magicians, astrol- 
ogers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers ; 

12 Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, 
and knowledge, and understanding, 
interpreting of dreams, and shewing 
of hard sentences, and dissolving or 
doubts, were found in the same Dan- 
iel, whom the king named Belteshaz- 
zar : now let Daniel be called, and he 
will shew the interpretation. 

13 Then was Daniel brought in before 
the king. And the king spake and said 
unto Daniel, Art thou that Daniel, 
which art of the children of the cap- 
tivity of Judah, whom the king my 
father brought out of Jewry? 

14 I have even heard of thee, that the 
spirit of the gods is in thee, and that 
light and understanding and excellent 
wisdom is found in thee. 

15 And now the wise men, the astrol- 
ogers, have been brought in before 
me, that they should read this writing, 
and make known unto me the inter- 
pretation thereof : but they could not 
shew the interpretation of the thing : 

16 And I have heard of thee, that 
thou canst make interpretations, and 
dissolve doubts : now if thou canst read 
the writing, and make known to me the 
interpretation thereof, thou shalt be 
clothed with scarlet, and have a chain 
of gold about thy neck, and shalt be 
the third ruler in the kingdom. 

17 1 Then Daniel answered and said 
before the king, Let thy gifts be to 
thyself, and give thy rewards to an- 
other ; yet I will read the writing un- 
to the king, and make known to him 
the interpretation. 

18 O thou king, the most high God 
gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a 
kingdom, and majesty, and glory, 
and honour: 

19 And for the majesty that he gave 
him, all people, nations, and lan- 
guages, trembled and feared before 
him : whom he would he slew ; and 
whom he would he kept alive ; and 
whom he would he set up ; and whom 
he would he put down. 

20 But when his heart was lifted up, 
and his mind hardened in pride, he 
was deposed from his kingly throne, 
and they took his glory from him : 

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into the lions 7 den, 



21 And he was driven from the sons 
of men ; and his heart was made like 
the beasts, and his dwelling teas with 
the wild asses : they fed him with 
grass like oxen, and his body was wet 
with the dew of heaven ; till he knew 
that the most high God ruled in the 
kingdom of men, and that he appoint- 
eth over it whomsoever he will. 

22 And thou his son, O Belshazzar, 
hast not humbled thine heart, though 
thou k newest all this ; 

23 But hast lifted up thyself against 
the Lord of heaven ; and they have 
brought the vessels of his house be- 
fore thee, and thou and thy lords, thy 
wives and thy concubines, have drunk 
wine in them : and thou hast praised 
the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, 
Iron, wood, and stone, which see not, 
nor hear, nor know : and the God in 
whose hand thy breath 18, and whose 
are all thy ways, hast thou not glori- 
fied : . 

24 Then was the part of the hand 
sent from him ; and this writing was 
written. 

25 Tl And this is the writing that 
was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, 
UPHARSIN. 

26 This is the interpretation of the 
thing : MENE ; God hath numbered 
thy kingdom, and finished it. 

27 TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the 
balances, and art found wanting. 

28 PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, 
and given to the Medes and Persians. 

29 Then commanded Belshazzar, and 
they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and 
put a chain of gold about his neck, 
and made a proclamation concerning 
him, that ho should be the third ruler 
In the kingdom. 

30 If In that night was Belshazzar the 
king of the Chaldeans slain. 

31 And Darius the Median took the 
kingdom, being about threescore and 
two years old. 

CHAPTER VI. 

1 Daniel is made chief of the presidents. 4 They 
conspirtntr against him obtain an idolatrous de- 
cree. 10 Daniel, accused of the breach thereof, 
is cast into the lions' den. IS Daniel is saved. 
24 His adversaries deveured, 25 and Ood magni- 
fied by a decree. 

IT pleased Darius to set over the 
kingdom a hundred and twenty 
princes, which should be over the 
whole kingdom ; 

2 And over these three presidents ; of 
whom Daniel teas first : that the princes 
might give accounts unto them, and 
the king should have no damage. 

3 Then this Daniel was preferred 
above the presidents and princes, be- 
cause an excellent spirit was in him. 
and the king thought to set him over 
the whole realm. 

4 f Then the presidents and princes 
sought to find occasion against Daniel 
concerning the kingdom ; but they 
could find none occasion nor fault ; for 
asmuch as he was faithful, neither was 
there any error or fault found in him. 

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5 Then said these men, We shall not 
find any occasion against this Daniel, 
except we find it against him con 
cerning the law of his God. 

6 Then these presidents and princes 
assembled together to the king, and 
said thus unto him, King Darius, live 
for ever. 

7 All the presidents of the kingdom, 
the governors, and the princes, the 
counsellors, and the captains, have 
consulted together to establish a roy 
al statute, and to make a firm decree, 
that whosoever shall ask a petition 
of any God or man for thirty days, 
save of thee, O king, he shall Tbe cast 
into the den of lions. 

8 Now, O king, establish the decree, 
and sign the writing, that it be not 
changed, according to the law of the 
Medes and Persians, which altereth 
not. 

9 Wherefore king Darius signed the 
writing and the decree. 

10 % Now when Daniel knew that the 
writing was signed, he went into his 
house ; and, his windows being open 
in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he 
kneeled upon his knees three times a 
day, and prayed, and gave thanks be- 
fore his God, as he did aforetime. 

11 Then these men assembled, and 
found Daniel praying and making 
supplication before his God. 

12 Then they came near, and spake 
before the king concerning the king's 
decree; Hast thou not signed a ae- 
cree, that every man that shall ask 
a petition of any God or man within 
thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall 
be cast into the den of lions ! The king 
answered and said. The thing is true, 
according to the law of the Medes and 
Persians, which altereth not. 

13 Then answered they and said be- 
fore the king, That Daniel, which is of 
the children of the captivity of Judah, 
regardeth not thee, O king, nor the de- 
cree that thou hast signed, but maketh 
his petition three times a day. 

14 Then the king, when he heard 
these words, was sore displeased with 
himself, and set his heart on Daniel to 
dedver him : and he laboured till the 
going down of the sun to deliver him. 

15 Then these men assembled unto 
the king, and said unto the king, 
Know, king, that the law of the 
Medes and Persians is, That no de- 
cree nor statute which the king es- 
tablished may be changed. 

16 Then the king commanded, and 
they brought Daniel, and cast him 
into the den of lions. Now the king 
spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God 
whom thou servest continually, he will 
deliver thee. 

17 And a stone was brought, and laid 
upon the mouth of the den ; and the 
king sealed it with his own signet, and 
with the signet of his lords ; that the 
purpose might not be changed con- 
cerniiig Daniel. 

18 f Then the king went to his palace 



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The interpretation. 



and passed the night fasting : neither 
were instruments of music brought be- 
fore him : and his sleep went from him. 

19 Then the king arose very early in 
the morning, and went in haste unto 
the den of lions. 

20 And when he came to the den, he 
cried with a lamentable voice unto 
Daniel : and the king spake and said to 
Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living 
God, is thy God, whom thou servest 
continually, able to deliver thee from 
the lions ? 

21 Then said Daniel unto the king, O 
king, live tor ever. 

22 My God hath sent his angel, and 
hath shut the lions' mouths, that they 
have not hurt me: forasmuch as be- 
fore him innocency was found in me; 
and also before tnee, O king, have I 
done no hurt. 

23 Then was the king exceeding glad 
for him, and commanded that they 
should take Daniel up out of the den. 
So Daniel was taken up out of the den, 
and no manner of hurt was found up- 
on him, because he believed in his God. 

24 1 And the king commanded, and 
they brought those men which had ac- 
cused Daniel, and they cast them into 
the den of lions, them, their children, 
and their wives ; and the lions had the 
mastery of them, and brake all their 
bones in pieces or ever they came at 
the bottom of the den. 

25 f Then king Darius wrote unto all 

Seople, nations, and languages, that 
well in ail the earth ; Peace be multi- 
plied unto you. 

26 I make a decree, That in every do- 
minion of my kingdom men tremble 
and fear before the God of Daniel : for 
he is the living God, and steadfast for 
ever, and his kingdom that which shall 
not be destroyed, and his dominion 
shall be even unto the end. 

27 He deli vereth and rescueth, and he 
worketh signs and wonders in heaven 
and in earth, who hath delivered Dan- 
iel from the power of the lions. 

28 So this Daniel prospered in the 
reign of Darius, and in the reign of 
Cyrus the Persian. 

CHAPTER VII. 

1 Daniel's Vision of four beasts. 9 Of God's king- 
dom. 16 The interpretation thereof. 

IN the first year of Belshazzar king 
of Babylon, Daniel had a dream and 
visions of his head upon his bed : then 
he wrote the dream, and told the sum 
of the matters. 

2 Daniel spake and said, I saw in 
my vision by night, and, behold, the 
four winds of the heaven strove upon 
the great sea. 

3 And four great beasts came up from 
the sea, diverse one from another. 

4 The first was like a lion, and had 
eagle's wings : I beheld till the wings 
thereof were plucked, and it was lift- 
ed up from the earth, and made 
stand upon the feet as a man, and a 
man's heart was given to it. 



5 And behold another beast, a sec- 
ond, like to a bear, and it raised up 
itself on one side, and it had three 
ribs in the mouth of it between the 
teeth of it: and they said thus unto 
it, Arise, devour much flesh. 

6 After this I beheld, and lo an- 
other, like a leopard, which had upon 
the back of it four wings of a fowl ; 
the beast had also four heads; and 
dominion was given to it. 

7 After this I saw in the night 
visions, and behold a fourth beast, 
dreadful and terrible, and strong ex- 
ceedingly ; , and it had great iron 
teeth : it devoured and brake in 
pieces, and stamped the residue with 
the feet of it: and it was diverse 
from all the beasts that were before 
it ; and it had ten horns. 

8 I considered the horns, and, be- 
hold, there came up among them an- 
other little horn, before whom there 
were three of the first horns plucked 
up by the roots : and, behold, in this 
horn were eyes like the eyes of man, 
and a mouth speaking great things. 

■ 9 If I beheld till the thrones were 
cast down, and the Ancient of days did 
sit, whose garment was white as snow, 
and the hair of his head like the pure 
wool : his throne was like the fiery 
flame, and his wheels as burning Are. 

10 A flery stream issued and came 
forth from before him : thousand 
thousands ministered unto him, and 
ten thousand times ten thousand 
stood before him : the judgment was 
set, and the books were opened. 

11 I beheld then, because of the 
voice of the great words which the 
horn spake : I beheld even till the 
beast was slain, and his body destroy- 
ed, and given to the burning flame. 

12 As concerning the rest of the 
beasts, they had their dominion 
taken away : yet their lives were 
prolonged for a season and time. 

13 I saw in the night visions, and, 
behold, one like the Son of man 
came with the clouds of heaven, and 
came to the Ancient of days, and 
they brought him near before him. 

14 And there was given him domin- 
ion, and glory, and a kingdom, that 
all people, nations, and languages, 
should serve him : his dominion is 
an everlasting dominion, which shall 
not pass away, and his kingdom that 
which shall hot be destroyed. 

15 | I Daniel was grieved in my 
spirit in the midst of my body, and 
the visions of my head troubled me. 

16 I came near unto one of them that 
stood by, and asked him the truth of 
all this. So he told me, and made me 
know the interpretation of the things. 

17 These great beasts, which are 
four, are four kings, which shall arise 
out of the earth. 

18 But the saints of the Most High 
shall take the kingdom, and possess 
the kingdom for ever, even for ever 
and ever. 

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19 Then I would know the truth of 
the fourth beast, which was diverse 
from all the others, exceeding dread- 
ful, whdse teeth were of iron, and 
his nails of brass ; which devoured, 
brake in pieces, and stamped the res- 
idue with his feet ; 

20 And of the ten horns that were in 
his head, and of the other which came 
up, and before whom three fell ; even 
of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth 
that spake very great things, whose 
look was more stout than his fellows. 

21 I beheld, and the same horn 
made war with the saints, and pre- 
vailed against them-; 

22 Until the Ancient of days came, 
and judgment was given to the saints 
of the Most High ; and the time came 
that the saints possessed the kingdom. 

23 Thus he said, The fourth beast 
shall be the fourth kingdom upon 
earth, which shall be diverse from 
all kingdoms, and shall devour the 
whole earth, and shall tread it down, 
and break it in pieces. 

24 And the ten horns out of this 
kingdom are ten kings that shall 
arise : and another shall rise after 
them ; and he shall be diverse from the 
first, and he shall subdue three kings. 

25 And he shall speak great words 
against the Most High, and shall 
wear out the saints of the Most High, 
and think to change times and laws : 
and they shall be given into his 
hand until a time and times and the 
dividing of time. 

26 But the judgment shall sit, and 
they shall take away his dominion, to 
consume and to destroy it unto the 
end. 

27 And the kingdom and dominion, 
and the greatness of the kingdom 
under the whole heaven, shall be 
given to the people of the saints of 
the Most High, whose kingdom is an 
everlasting kingdom, and all domin- 
ions shall serve and obey him. 

28 Hitherto is the end of the mat- 
ter. As for me Daniel, my cogita- 
tions much troubled me, and my 
countenance changed in me : but I 
kept the matter in my heart. 

CHAPTER VIII. 

1 Daniel's vision of the ram and he goat. 13 The 
two thousand three hundred days of sacrifice.- 
15 Gabriel comforteth Daniel, and interpreteth 
the vision. 

IN the third year of the reign of king 
Belshazzar a vision appeared unto 
me, even unto me Daniel, after that 
which appeared unto me at the first. 

2 And I saw in a vision; and it 
came to pass, when I saw, that I was at 
Shushan in the palace, which is in the 
province of Elam ; and I ^aw in a vi- 
sion, and I was by the river of Ulai. 

3 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and 
saw, and, behold, there stood before 
the river a ram which had two 
horns : and the two horns were high ; 
but one was higher than the other, 
and the higher came up last. 

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4 I saw the ram pushing westward, 
and northward, and southward ; so 
that no beasts might stand before 
him, neither was there any that could 
deliver out of his hand ; but he did ac- 
cording to his will, and became great, 

5 And as I was considering, behold, 
a he goat came from the west on the 
face of the" whole earth, and touch- 
ed not the ground : and the goat had 
a notable horn between his eyes. 

6 And he came to the ram that 
had two horns, which I had seen 
standing before the river, and ran 
unto him in the fury of his power. 

7 And I saw him come close unto 
the ram, and he was moved with 
choler against him, and smote the 
ram, and brake his two horns : and 
there was no power in the ram to 
stand before him, but he cast him 
down to the ground, and stamped up- 
on him : and there was none that could 
deliver the ram out of his hand. 

8 Therefore the he goat waxed very 
great : and when he was strong, the 
great horn was broken ; and for it 
came up four notable ones toward 
the four winds of* heaven. 

9 And out of one of them came forth 
a little horn, which waxed exceeding 
great, toward the south, and toward 
the east, and toward the pleasant land. 

10 And it waxed great, even to the 
host of heaven ; and it cast down 
some of the host and of the stars to the 
ground, and stamped upon them. 

11 Yea, he magnified himself even to 
the prince of the host, and by him the 
daily sacrifice was taken away, and the 
place of his sanctuary was cast down. 

12 And a host was given him 
against the daily sacrifice by reason 
or transgression, and it cast down 
the truth to the ground ; and it prac- 
tised, and prospered. 

13 *f Then I heard one saint speaking, 
and another saint said unto that cer- 
tain saint which spake, How long shall 
be the vision concerning the daily sac- 
rifice, and the transgression of desola- 
tion, to give both the sanctuary and 
the host to be trodden under foot ! 

14 And he said unto me, Unto two 
thousand and three hundred days ; 
then shall the sanctuary be cleansed. 

15 If And it came to pass, when I, 
even I Daniel, had seen the vision, 
and sought for the meaning, then, 
behold, there stood before me as the 
appearance of a man. 

16 And I heard a man's voice be- 
tween the banks of Ulai, which called, 
and said, Gabriel, make this man to 
understand the vision. . 

17 So he came near where I stood : 
and when he came, I was afraid, and 
fell upon my face : but he said unto 
me, Understand, O son of man : for at 
the time of the end shall be the vision. 

18 Now as he was speaking with 
me, I was in a deep sleep on my 
face toward the ground : but he 
touched me, and set me upright. 



DanieVs confession, 



DANIEL, IX. 



and prayer. 



19 And he said, Behold, I will make 
thee know what shall be in the last 
end of the indignation: for at the 
time appointed the end shall be. 

20 The ram which thou sawest hav- 
ing two horns are the kings of Me- 
dia and Persia. 

21 And the rough goat is the king 
of Grecia: and the great horn that 
is between his eyes is the first king. 

22 Now that being broken, whereas 
four stood up for it, four kingdoms 
shall stand up out or the nation, but 
not in his power. 

23 And in the latter time of their 
kingdom, when the transgressors are 
come to the full, a king of fierce 
countenance, and understanding dark 
sentences, shall stand up. 

24 And his power shall De mighty, but 
not by his own power : and ne shall 
destroy wonderfully, and shall pros- 
per, and practise, and shall destroy 
the mighty and the holy people. 

25 And through his policy also he 
shall cause craft to prosper in his 
hand ; and he shall magnify himself 
in his heart, and by peace shall de- 
stroy many : he shall also stand up 
against the Prince of princes ; but 
he shall be broken without hand. 

26 And the vision of the evening 
and the morning which was told is 
true: wherefore shut thou up the vi- 
sion ; for it shall be for many days. 

27 And I Daniel fainted, and was sick 
certain days ; afterward I rose up, and 
did the king's business ; and I was as- 
tonished at the vision, but none under- 
stood it. 

CHAPTER IX. 

1 Daniel, considering the time of the captivity, 3 
maketh confession of sins, 16 and prayeth for 
the restoration of Jerusalem. 20 Gabriel in- 
formeth him of the seventy weeks. 

IN the first year of Darius the son 
of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the 
Medes, which was made king over 
the realm of the Chaldeans ; 

2 In the first year of his reign, I 
Daniel understood by books the num- 
ber of the years, whereof the word of 
the Lord came to Jeremiah the proph- 
et, that he would accomplish seventy 
years in the desolations of Jerusalem. 

3 % And I set my face unto the Lord 
God, to seek by prayer and supplica- 
tions, with fasting, and sackcloth, and 
ashes : 

i And I prayed unto the Lord my 
God, and made my confession, and 
said, O Lord, the great and dreadful 
God, keeping the covenant and mercy 
to them that love him, and to them 
that keep his commandments; 

5We have sinned, and have committed 
iniquity, and have done wickedly, and 
have rebelled, even by departing from 
thy precepts and from thy judgments : 

6 Neither have we hearkened unto 
thy servants the prophets, which 
spake in thy name to our kings, our 
princes, and our fathers, and to all 
the people of the land. 



7 O Lord, righteousness belongeth 
unto thee, hut unto us confusion of 
faces, as at this day; to the men of 
Judah, and to the inhabitants of Je- 
rusalem, and unto all Israel, that are 
near, and that are far off, through all 
the countries whither thou hast driv- 
en them, because of their trespass that 
they have trespassed against thee. 

8 O Lord, to us belongeth confusion 
of face, to our kings, ^o our princes, 
and to our fathers, because we have 
sinned against thee. 

9 To the Lord our God belong mer- 
cies and forgivenesses, though we 
have rebelled against him ; 

10 Neither have we obeyed the 
voice of the Lord our God, to walk 
in his laws, which he set before us by 
his servants the prophets. 

11 Yea, all Israel have transgressed 
thy law, even by departing, that they 
might not obey thy voice ; therefore 
the curse is poured upon us, and the 
oath that is written in the law of 
Moses the servant of God, because we 
have sinned against him. 

12 And he hath confirmed his wordSa 
which he spake against us, and against 
our judges that judged us, by bring- 
ing upon us a great evil : for under 
the w r hole heaven hath not been done 
as hath been done upon Jerusalem. 

13 As it is written in the law of Mo- 
ses, all this evil is come upon us : yet 
made we not our prayer before the 
Lord our God, that we might turn 
from our iniquities, and understand 
thy truth. 

14 Therefore hath the Lord watched 
upon the evil, and brought it upon us % 
for the Lord our God is righteous in 
all his works which he doeth : for we 
obeyed not his voice. 

15 And now, O Lord our God, that 
hast brought thy people forth out of 
the land of Egypt with a mighty 
hand, and hast gotten thee renown, 
as at this day ; we have sinned, we 
have done wickedly. 

16 y. O Lord, according to all thy 
righteousness, I beseech thee, let 
thine anger and thy fury be turned 
away from thy city Jerusalem, thy 
holy mountain : because for our sins, 
and for the iniquities of our fathers, 
Jerusalem and thy people are become 
a reproach to all that are about us. 

17 Now therefore, O our God, hear 
the prayer of thy servant, and his 
supplications, and cause thy face to 
shine upon thy sanctuary that is des- 
olate, for the Lord's sake. 

18 O my God, incline thine ear, and 
hear ; open thine eyes, and behold our 
desolations, and the city which is 
called by thy name : for we do not 
present our supplications before thee 
for our righteousnesses, but for thy 
great mercies. 

19 O Lord, hear ; O Lord, forgive ; O 
Lord, hearken and do ; defer not, for 
thine own sake, O my God : for thy city 
and thy people are called by thy name. 

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DANIEL, X. 



Daniel is comfortedc 



20 1 And while I was speaking, and 
praying, and confessing my sin and the 
sin of my people Israel, and presenting 
my supplication before the Lord my 
God for the holy mountain of my God ; 

21 Yea, while I was speaking in 

?rayer, even the man Gabriel, whom 
had seen in the vision at the be- 
ginning, being caused to fly swiftly, 
touched me about the time of the 
evening oblation. 

22 And he informed me, and talked 
with me, and said, O Daniel, I am 
now come forth to give thee skill 
and understanding. 

23 At the beginning of thy supplica- 
tions the commandment came forth, 
and I am come to shew thee; for 
thou art greatly beloved : therefore 
understand the matter, and consider 
the vision. 

2i Seventy weeks are determined 
upon thy people and upon thy holy 
city, to tinish the transgression, and 
to make an end of sins, and to 
make reconciliation for iniquity, and 
to bring in everlasting righteousness, 
and to seal up the vision and proph- 
ecy, and to anoint the Most Holy. 

25 Know therefore and understand, 
that from the going forth of the com- 
mandment to restore and to build Je- 
rusalem, unto the Messiah the Prince, 
shall be seven weeks, and threescore 
and two weeks : the street shall be 
built again, and the wall, even in 
troublous times. 

26 And after threescore and two 
weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but 
not for himself : and the people of 
the prince that shall come shall de- 
stroy the city and the sanctuary ; 
and the end thereof shall be with a 
flood, and unto the end of the war 
desolations are determined. 

27 And he shall confirm the covenant 
with many for one week : and in the 
midst of the week he shall cause the 
sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and 
for the overspreading of abominations 
he shall make it desolate, even until 
the consummation, and that deter- 
mined shall be poured upon the 
desolate. 

CHAPTER X. 

1 Daniel having humbled himself seeth a vision. 
10 Being troubled with /ear he is comforted by 
the angel. 

IN the third year of Cyrus king of 
Persia a thing was revealed unto 
Daniel, whose name was called Belte- 
shazzar ; and the thing was true, but 
the time appointed was long : and he 
understood the thing, and had under- 
standing of the vision. 

2 In those days I Daniel was mourn- 
ing three full weeks. 

3 I ate no pleasant bread, neither 
came flesh nor wine in my mouth, 
neither did I anoint myself at all, till 
three whole weeks were fulfilled. 

i And in the four and twentieth day 
of the first month, as I was by the side 
of the great river, which is Hiddekel ; 
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5 Then 1 lifted up mine eyes, and 
looked, and behold a certain man- 
clothed in linen, whose loins were 
girded with fine gold of Uphaz : 

6 His body also was like the beryl, 
and his face as the appearance of light- 
ning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and 
his arms and his feet like in colour 
to polished brass, and the voice of his 
words like the voice of a multitude. 

7 And I Daniel alone saw the vision s 
for the men that were with me saw 
not the vision; but a great quaking 
fell upon them, so that they fled to 
hide themselves. 

8 Therefore I was left alone, and saw 
this great vision, and there remained 
no strength in me : for my comeliness 
was turned in me into corruption, and 
I retained no strength. 

9 Yet heard I the voice of his words : 
and when I heard the voice of his 
words, then was I in a deep sleep 
on my face, and my face toward the 
ground. 

10 1 And, behold, a hand touched 
me, which set me upon my knees and 
upon the palms of my hands. 

11 And he said unto me, O Daniel, 
a man greatly beloved, understand the 
words that I speak unto thee, and 
stand upright : for unto thee am I now 
sent. And when he had spoken this 
word unto me, I stood trembling. 

12 Then said he unto me, Fear not, 
Daniel : for from the first day thai 
thou didst set thine heart to under- 
stand, and to chasten thyself before 
thy God, thy words were heard, and I 
am come for thy words. 

13 But the prince of the kingdom of 
Persia withstood me one and twenty 
days : but, lo, Michael, one of the chief 
princes, came to help me ; and I remain- 
ed there with the kings of Persia. 

li Now I am come to make thee un- 
derstand what shall befall thy people 
in the latter days; for yet the vision i& 
for many days. 

15 And when he had spoken such 
words unto me, I set my face toward, 
the ground, and I became dumb. 

16 And, behold, one like the simili- 
tude of the sons of men touched my 
lips : then I opened my mouth, ana 
spake, and said unto him that stood 
before me, O my lord, by the vision 
my sorrows are turned upon me, and 
I have retained no strength. 

17 For how can the servant of this my 
lord talk with this my lord ? for as 
for me, straightway there remained 
no strength in me, neither is there 
breath left in me. 

18 Then there came again and 
touched me one like the appearance of 
a man, and he strengthened me, 

19 And said, O man greatly beloved, 
fear not : peace be unto thee ; be 
strong, yea, be strong. And when he 
had spoken unto me, I was strength- 
ened, and said, Let my lord speak ; for 
thou hast strengthened me. 

20 Then said he, Knowest thou 



Overthrow of Persia. 



DANIEL, XI. 



Leagues and conflicts. 



wherefore I come unto thee ? and now 
will I return to fight with the prince 
of Persia : and when I am gone forth, 
lOj the prince of Grecia shall come. 

21 But I will shew thee that which is 
noted in the Scripture of truth: and 
there is none that holdeth with me in 
these things, but Michael your prince. 

CHAPTER XI. 

1 The overthrow of Persia by the ting- of Grecia. 
5 Leagues and conflicts between the kings of the 
south and of the north. 30 The invasion and 
tyranny of the Romans. 

ALSO I in the first year of Darius 
. the Mede, even I, stood to confirm 
and to strengthen him. 

2 And now will I shew thee the truth. 
Behold, there shall stand up yet three 
kings in Persia ; and the fourth shall 
be far richer than they all : and by his 
strength through his riches he shall 
stir up all against the realm of Grecia. 

3 And a mighty king shall stand up, 
that shall rule with great dominion, 
and do according to his will. 

4 And when he shall stand up, his 
kingdom shall be broken, and shall be 
divided toward the four winds of 
heaven ; and not to his posterity, nor 
according to his dominion which he 
ruled : for his kingdom shall be pluck- 
ed up, even for others besides those. 

5 1 And the king of the south shall 
be strong, and one of his princes ; and 
he shall be strong above mm, and have 
dominion ; his dontinion shall be a 
great dominion. 

6 And in the end of years they shall 

ioin themselves together; for the 
:ing's daughter of the south shall 
come to the king of the north to make 
an agreement : but she shall not retain 
the power of the arm ; neither shall he 
stand, nor his arm : but she shall be 
given up, and they that brought her. 
and he that begat her, and ne that 
strengthened her in these times. 

7 But out of a branch of her roots 
shall one stand up in his estate, which 
shall come with an army, and shall 
enter into the fortress or the king of 
the north, and shall deal against them, 
and shall prevail : 

8 And snail also carry captives into 
Egypt their gods, with their princes, 
and with their precious vessels of sil- 
ver and of gold ; and he shall continue 
more years than the king of the north. 

9 So the king of the south shall come 
into his kingdom, and shall return into 
his own land. 

10 But his sons shall be stirred up, 
and shall assemble a multitude of 
great forces : and one shall certainly 
come, and overflow, and pass through : 
then shall he return, and be stirred 
up, even to his fortress. 

11 And the king of the south shall be 
moved with choler, and shall come 
forth and fight with him, even with the 
king of the north : and he shall set 
forth a great multitude ; but the mul- 
titude shall be given into his hand. 



12 And when he hath taken away the 
multitude, his heart shall be lifted up ; 
and he shall cast down many ten thou- 
sands : but he shall not be strength- 
ened by it. 

13 For the king of the north shall re- 
turn, and shall set forth a multitude 
greater than the former, and shall cer- 
tainly come after certain years with a 
great army and with much riches. 

14 And in those times there shall 
many stand up against the king of the 
south : also the robbers of thy people 
shall exalt themselves to establish the 
vision ; but they shall fall. 

15 So the king of the north shall 
come, and cast up a mount, and take 
the most fenced cities : and the arms 
of the south shall not withstand, nei- 
ther his chosen people, neither shall 
there be any strength to withstand. 

16 But he that cometh against him 
shall do according to his own will, and 
none shall stand before him : and he 
shall stand in the glorious land, which 
by his hand shall be consumed. 

17 He shall also set his face to enter 
with the strength of his whole king- 
dom, and upright ones with him ; thus 
shall he do : and he shall give him the 
daughter of women, corrupting her; 
but she shall not stand on his side, nei- 
ther be for him. 

18 After this shall he turn his face 
unto the isles, and shall take many : 
but a prince for his own behalf shall 
cause the reproach offered by him to 
cease ; without his own reproach he 
shall cause it to turn upon him. 

19 Then he shall turn his face toward 
the fort of his own land : but he shall 
stumble and fall, and not be found. 

20 Then shall stand up in his estate a 
raiser of taxes in the glory of the king- 
dom : but within few days he shall be de- 
stroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle. 

21 And in his estate shall stand up 
a vile person, to whom they shall not 
give the honour of the kingdom : but 
he shall come in peaceably, and obtain 
the kingdom by flatteries. 

22 And with the arms of a flood shall 
they be overflown from before him, 
and shall be broken; yea, also the 
prince of the covenant. 

23 And after the league made with 
him he shall work deceitfully : for he 
shall come up, and shall become strong 
with a small people. 

24 He shall enter peaceably even up- 
on the fattest places of the province ; 
and he shall do that which his fathers 
have not done, nor his fathers' fathers ; 
he shall scatter among them the prey, 
and spoil, and riches : yea, and he shall 
forecast his devices against the strong 
holds, even for a time. 

25 And he shall stir up his power and 
his courage against the king of the 
south with a great army ; and the king 
of the south shall be stirred up to bat- 
tle with a very great and mighty army : 
but he shall not stand : for they shall 
forecast devices against him. 

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DANIEL, XII. 



tyranny of the Romans* 



26 Yea, they that feed of the portion 
of his meat shall destroy him, and his 
army shall overflow : and many shall 
fall down slain. 

27 And both these kings' hearts shall 
be to do mischief, and they shall speak 
lies at one table ; but it shall not pros- 
per: for yet the end shall be at the 
time appointed. * 

28 Then shall he return into his land 
with great riches ; and his heart shall 
be against the holy covenant ; and he 
shall do exploits, and return to his own 
land. 

29 At the time appointed he shall re- 
turn, and come toward the south ; but 
it shall not be as the former, or as the 
latter. 

30 If For the ships of Chittim shall 
come against him : therefore he shall 
be grieved, and return, and have in- 
dignation against the holy covenant : 
so shall he do; he shall even return, 
and have intelligence with them that 
forsake the holy covenant. 

31 And arms shall stand on his part, 
and they shall pollute the sanctuary of 
strength, and snail take away the daily 
sacrifice, and they shall place the 
abomination that maketh desolate. 

32 And such as do wickedly against 
the covenant shall he corrupt by flatter- 
ies : but the people that do know their 
God shall be strong, and do exploits. 

33 And they that understand among 
the people shall instruct many : yet 
they shall fall by the sword, and by 
flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many 
days. 

34 Now when they shall fall, they shall 
be holpen with a little help : but many 
shall cleave to them with flatteries. 

35 And some of them of understand- 
ing shall fall, to try them, and to 
purge, and to make them white, even 
to the time of the end : because it is 
yet for a time appointed. 

36 And the king shall do according 
to his will ; and he shall exalt himself, 
and magnify himself above every god, 
and shall speak marvellous things 
against the God of gods, and shall 
prosper till the indignation be accom- 
plished : for that that is determined 
shall be done. 

37 Neither shall he regard the God 
of his fathers, nor the desire of wo- 
men, nor regard any god : for he shall 
magnify himself above all. 

38 But in his estate shall he honour 
the God of forces: and a god whom 
his fathers knew not shall he honour 
with gold, and silver, and with pre- 
cious stones, and pleasant things. 

39 Thus shall he do in the most 
strong holds with a strange god, 
whom he shall acknowledge and in- 
crease with glory : and he shall cause 
them to rule over many, and shall di- 
vide the land for gain. 

40 And at the time of the end shall 
the king of the south push at him : 
and the king of the north shall come 
against him like a whirlwind, with 

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chariots, and with horsemen, and with 
many ships ; and he shall enter ijito 
the countries, and shall overflow and 
pass over. 

41 He shall enter also into the glorious 
land, and many countries shall be over- 
thrown : but these shall escape out of 
his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the 
ch^f of the children of Ammon. 

42 He shall stretch forth his hand 
also upon the countries : and the land 
of Egypt shall not escape. 

43 But he shall have power over the 
treasures of gold and of silver, and 
over all the precious things of Egypt : 
and the Libyans and the Ethiopians 
shall be at his steps. 

44 But tidings out of the east and out 
of the north shall trouble him : there- 
fore he shall go forth with great fury 
to destroy, and utterly to make away 
many. 

45 And he shall plant the tabernacles 
of his palace betw r een the seas in the 
glorious holy mountain ; yet he shall 
come to his end, and none shall help 
him. 

CHAPTER XII. 

1 Michael shall deliver Israel from their troubles. 
5 Daniel is informed of the times. 

AN D at that time shall Michael stand 
. up, the great prince which stand- 
eth for the children of thy people : and 
there shall be a time of trouble, such 
as never was since there was a nation 
even to that same time : and at that 
time thy people shall be delivered, ev- 
ery one that shall be found written in 
the book. 

2 And many of them that sleep in the 
dust of the earth shall awake, some to 
everlasting life, and some to shame 
and everlasting contempt. 

3 And they that be wise shall shine 
as the brightness of the firmament 5 
and they that turn many to righteous- 
ness, as the stars for ever and ever. 

4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the 
words, and seal the book, even to the 
time of the end : many shall run to and 
fro, and knowledge shall be increased. 

5 "[[ Then I Daniel looked, and, be- 
hold, there stood other two, the one 
on this side of the bank of the river, 
and the other on that side of the bank 
of the river. 

6 And one said to the man clothed in 
linen, which was upon the waters of 
the river, How long shall it be to the 
end of these wonders? 

7 And I heard the man clothed in 
linen, which teas upon the waters of 
the river, when he held up his right 
hand and his left hand unto heaven, 
and sware by him that liveth for ever, 
that it shall be for a time, times, and 
a half ; and when he shall have accom- 

Elished to scatter the power of the 
oly people, all these things shall be 
finished. 

8 And I heard, but I understood not s 
then said I, O my Lord, what shall be 
the end of these things ? 

9 And he said, Go thy way, Daniel 1 



The idolatry 



HOSEA, II. 



of the people. 



for the words are closed up and sealed 
till the time of the end. 

10 Many shall be purified, and made 
white, and tried ; but the wicked shall 
do wickedly : and none of the wicked 
shall understand; but the wise shall 
understand. 

11 And from the time that the daily 
sacrifice shall be taken away, and the 



abomination that maketh desolate set 
up, there shall be a thousand two hun- 
dred and ninety days. 

12 Blessed is he that waiteth, and 
cometh to the thousand three hundred 
and five and thirty days. 

13 But go thou thy way till the end 
be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in 
thy lot at the end of the days. 



HOSEA. 



CHAPTER I. 



I Hosea, to shew God's judgment for spiritual 
whoredom, taketh Gomer, 4 and hath by her Jez- 
reel, 6 Lo-ruhamah, 8 and Lo-ammi. 10 The 
restoration of Judah and Israel. 

THE word of the Lord that came 
unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in 
the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and 
Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the 
days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, 
king of Israel. 

2 The beginning of the word of the 
Lord by Hosea. And the Lord said 
to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife 
of whoredoms and children of whore- 
doms : for the land hath committed 

Ereat whoredom, departing from the 
ORD. 

3 So he went and took Gomer the 
daughter of Diblaim ; which conceiv- 
ed, and bare him a son. 

i And the Lord said unto him, Call 
his name Jezreel ; for yet a little 
while, and I will avenge the blood of 
Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and 
will cause to cease the kingdom of the 
house of Israel. 

5 And it shall come to pass at that 
day, that I will break the bow of Is- 
rael in the valley of Jezreel. 

6 If And she conceived again, and 
bare a daughter. And God said unto 
him, Call her name Lo-ruhamah : for 
I will no more have mercy upon the 
house of Israel; but I will utterly 
take them away. 

7 But I will have mercy upon the 
house of Judah, and will save them by 
the Lord their God, and will not save 
them by bow, nor by sword, nor by bat- 
tle, by horses, nor by horsemen. 

8 1 Now when she had weaned Lo- 
ruhamah, she conceived, and bare a 
son. 

9 Then said God, Call his name Lo- 
ammi : for ye are not my people, and 
I will not be your God. 

10 1 Yet the number of the children 
of Israel shall be as the sand of the 
sea, which cannot be measured nor 
numbered ; and it shall come to pass, 
that in the place where it was said 
unto them, Ye are not my people, 
there it shall be said unto them, Ye 
are the sons of the living God. 

11 Then shall the children of Judah 
and the children of Israel be gathered 
together, and appoint themselves one 
head, and they shall come up out of 



the land : for great shall be the day of 
Jezreel. 

CHAPTER II. 

1 The idolatry of the people. 6 God's judgment! 
against them. 14 His promises of reconciliation 
with them. 

SAY ye unto your brethren, Ammi ; 
and to your sisters, Ruhamah. 

2 Plead with your mother, plead; 
for she is not my wife, neither am I 
her husband : let her therefore put 
away her whoredoms out of her sight, 
and her adulteries from between ner 
breasts ; 

3 Lest I strip her naked, and set her 
as in the day that she was born, and 
make her as a wilderness, and set 
her like a dry land, and slay her with 
thirst. 

i And I will not have mercy upon 
her children ; for they be the children 
of whoredoms. 

5 For their mother hath played the 
harlot : she that conceived them hath 
done shamefully ; for she said, I will 
go after my lovers, that give me my 
bread and my water, my wool and my 
flax, mine oil and my drink. 

6 f Therefore, behold, I will hedge 
up thy way with thorns, and make a 
wall, that she shall not find her paths. 

7 And she shall follow after her 
lovers, but she shall not overtake 
them ; and she shall seek them, but 
shall not find them : then shall she say, 
I will go and return to my first hus- 
band ; for then was it better with me 
than now. 

8 For she did not know that I gave 
her corn, and wine, and oil, and mul- 
tiplied her silver and gold, ahich they 
prepared for Baal. 

9 Therefore will I return, and take 
away my corn in the time thereof, 
and my wine in the season thereof, 
and will recover my wool and my flax 
given to cover her nakedness. 

10 And now will I discover her 
lewdness in the sight of her lovers, 
and none shall deliver her out of mine 
hand. 

11 I will also cause all her mirth to 
cease, her feast days, her new moons, 
and her sabbaths, and all her solemn 
feasts. 

12 And I will destroy her vines and 
her fig trees, whereof she hath said, 
These are my rewards that my lovers 
have given me : and I will make them 

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HOSEA, III. 



the priest* 



a forest, and the beasts of the field 
shall eat them. 

13 And I will visit upon her the days 
of Baalim, wherein she burned in- 
cense to them, and she decked herself 
with her earrings and her jewels, and 
she went after her lovers, and forgat 
me, saith the Lord. 

14 *j[ Therefore, behold, I will allure 
her, and bring her into the wilderness, 
and speak comfortably unto her. 

15 And I will give her her vineyards 
from thence, and the valley of Achor 
for a door of hope : and she shall sing 
there, as in the days of her youth, 
and as in the day when she came up 
out of the land of Egypt. 

16 And it shall be at that day, saith 
the Lord, that thou shalt call me Ishi ; 
and shalt call me no more Baali. 

17 For I will take away the names of 
Baalim out of her mouth, and they 
shall no more be remembered by 
their name. 

18 And in that day will I make a cov- 
enant for them with the beasts of the 
field, and with the fowls of heaven, 
and with the creeping things of the 
ground : and I will break the bow and 
the sword and the battle out of the 
earth, and will make them to lie 
down safely. 

19 And I will betroth thee unto me 
for ever ; yea, I will betroth thee unto 
me in righteousness, and in judgment, 
and in lovingkindness, and in mercies. 

20 I will even betroth thee unto me 
in faithf ulness : and thou shalt know 
the Lord. 

21 And it shall come to pass in that 
day, 1 will hear, saith the Lord, I will 
hear the heavens, and they shall hear 
the earth ; 

22 And the earth shall hear the corn, 
and the wine, and the oil; and they 
shall hear Jezreel. 

23 And I will sow her unto me in the 
earth ; and I will have mercy upon 
her that had not obtained mercy ; and 
I will say to them which were not my 
people, Thou art my people ; and they 
shall say, Thou art my God. 

CHAPTER III. 

1 By the expiation of an adulteress, 4 is shewed the 
desolation of Israel before their restoration. 

THEN said the Lord unto me, Go 
yet, love a woman beloved of her 
friend, yet an adulteress, according to 
the love of the Lord toward the chil- 
dren of Israel, who look to other gods, 
and love flagons of wine. 

2 So I bought her to me for fifteen 
pieces of silver, and for a homer of 
barley, and a half homer of barley : 

3 And I said unto her,Thou shalt abide 
for me many days ; thou shalt not play 
the harlot, and thou shalt not be for 
another man : so will I also be for thee. 

4 For the children of Israel shall 
abide many days without a king, and 
without a prince, and without a sacri- 
fice, and without an image, and with- 
out an ephod, and without teraphim : 

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5 Afterward shall the children of Is- 
rael return, and seek the Lord their 
God, and David their king ; and shab 
fear the Lord and his goodness in the 
latter days. 

CHAPTER IV. 

1 Ood's judgments against the sins of the people, 6 
and of the priests, 12 and against their idolatry 
15 Judak is exhorted to take warning by Israel's 
calamity. 

HEAR the word of the Lord, ye 
children of Israel : for the Lord 
hath a controversy with the inhabit- 
ants of the land, because there is no 
truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of 
God in the land. 

2 By swearing, and lying, and kill- 
ing, and stealing, and committing 
adultery, they break out, and blood 
toucheth blood. 

3 Therefore shall the land mourn, 
and every one that dwelleth therein 
shall languish, with the beasts of the 
field, and with the fowls of heaven, 
yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be 
taken away. 

4 Yet let no man strive, nor reprove 
another : for thy people are as they 
that strive with the priest. 

5 Therefore shalt thou fall in the day, 
and the prophet also shall fall with 
thee in the night, and I will destroy 
thy mother. 

6 % My people are destroyed for lack 
of knowledge : because thou hast re- 
jected knowledge, I will also reject 
thee, that thou shalt be no priest to 
me : seeing thou hast forgotten the 
law of thy God, I will also forget thy 
children. 

7 As they were increased, so they 
sinned against me : therefore will I 
change their glory into shame. 

8 They eat up the sin of my people, 
and they set their heart on their in- 
iquity. 

9 And there shall be, like people, like 
priest : and I will punish them for their 
ways, and reward them their doings. 

10 For they shall eat, and not have 
enough : they shall commit whoredom, 
and shall not increase : because they 
have left off to take heed to the Lord. 

11 Whoredom and wine and new 
wine take away the heart. 

12 H My people ask counsel at their 
stocks, and their staff declareth unto 
them : for the spirit of whoredoms 
hath caused them to err, and they have 
gone a whoring from under their God. 

13 They sacrifice upon the tops of the 
mountains, and burn incense upon the 
hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, 
because the shadow thereof is good : 
therefore your daughters shall com- 
mit whoredom, and your spouses shall 
commit adultery. 

14 I will not punish your daughters 
when they commit whoredom, nor 
your spouses when they commit adul- 
tery : for themselves are separated 
with whores, and they sacrifice with 
harlots: therefore the people thai 
doth not understand shall fall. 



txttft people. 



HOSEA, VII. Exhortation to repentance. 



15 f Though thou, Israel, play the 
harlot, yet let not Judah offend ; and 
come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye 
up to Betn-aven, nor swear, The Lord 
liveth. 

16 For Israel slideth back as a back- 
sliding heifer : now the Lord will feed 
them as a lamb in a large place. 

17 Ephraim is joined to idols : let 
him alone. 

18 Their drink is sour: they have 
committed whoredom continually : her 
rulers with shame do love, Give ye. 

19 The wind hath bound her up in 
her wings, and they shall be ashamed 
because or their sacrifices. 

CHAPTER V. 

1 Qod's judgments against the priests, the people, 
and the princes of Israel, for their manifold sins, 
16 until they repent. 

HEAR ye this, O priests ; and 
hearken, ye house of Israel ; and 
five ye ear, O house of the king ; 
or judgment is toward you, because 
ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and 
a net spread upon Tabor. 

2 And the revolters are profound to 
make slaughter, though I have been 
a rebnker of them all. 

3 I know Ephraim, and Israel is not 
hid from me : for now, O Ephraim, 
thou committest whoredom, and Is- 
rael is defiled. 

I They will not frame their doings 
to turn unto their God : for the spirit 
of whoredoms is in the midst of them, 
and they have not known the Lord. 

5 And the pride of Israel doth test- 
ify to his face : therefore shall Israel 
and Ephraim fall in their iniquity ; 
Judah also shall fall with them. 

6 They shall go with their flocks 
and with their herds to seek the 
Lord ; but they shall not find him ; he 
hath withdrawn himself from them. 

7 They have dealt treacherously 
against the Lord ; for they have be- 
gotten strange children : now shall 
a month devour them with their por- 
tions. 

8 Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and 
the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at 
Beth-aven ? after thee, O Benjamin. 

9 Ephraim shall be desolate in the 
day of rebuke : among the tribes of 
Israel have I made known that which 
shall surely be. 

10 The princes of Judah were like 
them that remove the bound : there- 
fore I will pour out my wrath upon 
them like water. 

II Ephraim is oppressed and broken 
in judgment, because he willingly 
walked after the commandment. 

12 Therefore will I be unto Ephraim 
as a moth, and to the house of Ju- 
dah as rottenness. 

13 When Ephraim saw his sickness, 
and Judah saw his wound, then went 
Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to 
kmg Jareb: yet could he not heal 
you, nor cure you of your wound. 

U For I will be unto Ephraim as a 



lion, and as a young lion to the house 
of Judah : I, even I, will tear and go 
away ; I will take away, and none 
shall rescue him. 

15 T[ I will go and return to my 
place, till they acknowledge their of- 
fence, and seek my face : in their 
affliction they will seek me early. 

CHAPTER VI. 

1 An exhortation to repentance. 4 A complaint of 
their untowardness and iniquity. 

COME, and let us return unto the 
Lord: for he hath torn, and he 
will heal us; he hath smitten, and 
he will bind us up. 

2 After two days will he revive us : 
in the third day he will raise us up, 
and we shall live in his sight. 

3 Then shall we know, if we follow on 
to know the Lord : his going forth is 
prepared as the morning ; and he shall 
come unto us as the rain, as the latter 
and former rain unto the earth. 

4 1f O Ephraim, what shall I do un- 
to thee! O Judah, what shall I do 
unto thee! for your goodness is as 
a morning cloud, and as the early 
dew it goeth away. 

5 Therefore have I hewed them by 
the prophets; I have slain them by 
the words of my mouth : and thy 
judgments are as the light that go* 
eth forth. 

6 For I desired mercy, and not sac- 
rifice ; and the knowledge of God 
more than burnt offerings. 

7 But they like men have trans- 
gressed the covenant : there have 
they dealt treacherously against me. 

8 Gilead is a city of tnem that work 
iniquity, and is polluted with blood. 

9 And as troops of robbers wait for 
a man, so the company of priests 
murder in the way by consent: for 
they commit lewdness. 

10 I have seen a horrible thing in the 
house of Israel : there is the whore- 
dom of Ephraim, Israel is defiled. 

11 Also, O Judah, he hath set a 
harvest for thee, when I returned 
the captivity of my people. 

CHAPTER VII. 

1 A reproof of manifold sins. 11 God's wrath 
against them for their hypocrisy. 

WHEN I would have healed Israel, 
then the iniquity of Ephraim 
was discovered, and the wickedness 
of Samaria : for they commit false- 
hood ; and the thief cometh in, and the 
troop of robbers spoileth without. 

2 And they consider not in their 
hearts that I remember all their 
wickedness : now their own doings 
have beset them about; they are be- 
fore my face. 

3 They make the king glad with 
their wickedness, and the princes 
with their lies. 

4 They are all adulterers, as an ov- 
en heated by the baker, who ceaseth 
from raising after he hath kneaded 
the dough, until it be leavened. 

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HOSEA, VIII. 



for idolatry* 



5 In the day of our king, the 

Srinces have made him sick with 
ottles of wine ; he stretched out his 
hand with scorners. 

6 For they have made ready their 
heart like an oven, while they lie 
in wait : their baker sleepeth all the 
night ; in the morning it burneth as 
a flaming fire. 

7 They are all hot as an oven, and 
have devoured their judges all their 
kings are fallen : there is none among 
them that calleth unto me. 

8 Ephraim, he hath mixed himself 
among the people ; Ephraim is a cake 
not turned. 

9 Strangers have devoured his 
strength, and he knoweth it not : yea, 
gray nairs are here and there upon 
him, yet he knoweth not. 

10 And the pride of Israel testifieth to 
his face : and they do not return to the 
Lord their God, nor seek him for all 
this. 

11 1 Ephraim also is like a silly dove 
without heart : they call to Egypt, 
they go to Assyria. 

12 when they shall go, I will spread 
my net upon them ; I will bring them 
down as the fowls of the heaven ; I will 
chastise them, as their congregation 
hath heard. 

13 Woe unto them ! for they have fled 
from me : destruction unto them ! be- 
cause they have transgressed against 
me : though I have redeemed them, 
yet they have spoken lies against me. 

14 And they have not cried unto me 
with their heart, when they howled 
upon their beds : they assemble them- 
selves for corn and wine, and they re- 
bel against me. 

15 Though I have bound and 
strengthened their arms, yet do they 
imagine mischief against me. 

16 They return, but not to the Most 
High : they are like a deceitful bow : 
their princes shall fall by the sword 
for the rage of their tongue : this shall 
be their derision in the land of Egypt. 

CHAPTER VIII. 

1, 12 Destruction is threatened for their impiety, 6 
and idolatry. 

CfET the trumpet to thy mouth. He 
A3 shall come as an eagle against the 
house of the Lord, because they have 
transgressed my covenant, and tres- 
passed against my law. 

2 Israel shall cry unto me, My God, 
we know thee. 

3 Israel hath cast off the thing that is 
good : the enemy shall pursue him. 

4 They have set up kings, but not by 
me : they have made princes, and I 
knew it not : of their silver and their 
gold have they made them idols, that 
they may be cut off. 

5 1 Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast 
thee off ; mine anger is kindled against 
them : how long will it be ere they at- 
tain to innocency ? 

6 For from Israel was it also : the 
workman made it ; therefore it is not 

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God : but the calf of Samaria shall be 
broken in pieces. 

7 For they have sown the wind, and 
they shall reap the whirlwind : it hath 
no stalk : the bud shall yield no meal : 
if so be it yield, the strangers shali 
swallow it up. 

8 Israel is swallowed up : now shall 
they be among the Gentiles as a vessel 
wherein is no pleasure. 

9 For they are gone up to Assyria, a 
wild ass alone by himself : Ephraim 
hath hired lovers. 

10 Yea, though they have hired 
among the nations, now will I gather 
them, and they shall sorrow a little for 
the burden of the king of princes. 

11 Because Ephraim hath made many 
altars to sin, altars shall be unto him 
to sin. 

12 I have written to him the great 
things of my law, but they were count- 
ed as a strange thing. 

13 They sacrifice flesh for the sacri- 
fices of mine offerings, and eat it; but 
the Lord accepteth them not ; now will 
he remember their iniquity, and visit 
their sins : they shall return to Egypt. 

14 For Israel hath forgotten his 
Maker, and buildeth temples ; and Ju- 
dah hath multiplied fenced cities : but 
I will send a fire upon his cities, and it 
shall devour the palaces thereof. 

CHAPTER IX. 

The distress and captivity of Israel for their tint 
and idolatry. 

REJOICE not, O Israel, for joy, as 
other people : for thou hast gone a 
whoring from thy God, thou hast loved 
a reward upon every cornfloor. 

2 The floor and the winepress shall 
not feed them, and the new wine shall' 
fail in her. 

3 They shall not dwell in the Lord's 
land ; but Ephraim shall return to 
Egypt, and they shall eat unclean 
things in Assyria. 

4 They shall not offer wine offerings 
to the Lord, neither shall they be 
pleasing unto him: their sacrifices 
shall be unto them as the bread of 
mourners ; all that eat thereof shall be 
polluted : for their bread for their soul- 
shall not come into the house of the 
Lord. 

5 What will ye do in the solemn day, 
and in the day of the feast of the Lord ? 

6 For, lo, they are gone because of 
destruction : Egypt shall gather them 
up, Memphis shall bury them : the 
pleasant places for their silver, nettles 
shall possess them : thorns shall be in 
their tabernacles. 

7 The days of visitation are come, the 
days of recompense are come ; Israel 
shall know it: the prophet is a fool, 
the spiritual man is mad, for the mul- 
titude of thine iniquity, and the great 
hatred. 

8 The watchman of Ephraim was with 
my God : but the prophet is a snare of 
a fowler in all his ways, and hatred i» 
the house of his God. 



Israel is reproved 



HOSEA, XI. 



and threatened. 



9 They have deeply corrupted them- 
selves, as in the days of Gibeah : there- 
fore he will remember their iniquity, 
ne will visit their sins. 

10 I found Israel like grapes in the 
wilderness ; I saw your fathers as the 
first ripe in the fig tree at her first 
time : but they went to Baal-peor, and 
separatedthemselves unto that shame ; 
and their abominations were according 
as they loved. 

11 As for Ephraim, their glory shall 
fly away like a bird, from the birth, 
and from the womb, and from the 
conception. 

12 Though they bring up their chil- 
dren, yet will I bereave them, that there 
shall not be a man left : yea, woe also 
to them when 1 depart f rom them ! 

13 Ephraim, as I saw Tyrus, is plant- 
ed in a pleasant place : but Ephraim 
shall bring forth his children to the 
murderer. 

14 Give them, O Lord : what wilt 
thou give? give them a miscarrying 
womb and dry breasts. 

15 All their wickedness is in Gilgal : 
for there I hated thorn : for the wick- 
edness of their doings I will drive them 
out of mine house, I will love them no 
more : all their princes are revoltexs. 

16 Ephraim is smitten, their root is 
dried up, they shall bear no fruit : yea, 
though they bring forth, yet will I slay 
evert, the beloved fruit of their womb. 

17 My God will cast them away, be- 
cause they did not hearken unto him : 
and they shall be wanderers among 
the nations. 

CHAPTER X. 

Israel is reproved and threatened for their im- 
piety and idolatry. 

ISRAEL is an empty vine, he bring- 
eth forth fruit unto himself: ac- 
cording to the multitude of his fruit 
he hath increased the altars ; accord- 
ing to the goodness of his land they 
have made goodly images. 

2 Their heart is divided ; now shall 
they be found faulty : he shall break 
down their altars, he shall spoil their 
images. 

3 For now they shall say, "We have no 
king, because we feared not the Lord ; 
what then should a king do to us ? 

4 They have spoken words, swearing 
falsely in making a covenant : thus 
judgment springeth up as hemlock in 
the furrows of the field. 

5 The inhabitants of Samaria shall 
fear because of the calves of Beth- 
aven : for the people thereof shall 
mourn over it, and the priests thereof 
that rejoiced on it, for the glory there- 
of, because it is departed from it. 

6 It shall be also carried unto Assyria 
for a present to king Jareb : Ephraim 
shall receive shame, and Israel shall 
be ashamed of his own counsel. 

7 As for Samaria, her king is cut off 
as the foam upon the water. 

8 The high places also of Aven, the 
sin of Israel, shall be destroyed : the 
thorn and the thistle shall come up on 



their altars ; and they shall say to the 
mountains, Cover us ; and to the hills, 
Fall on us. 

9 O Israel, thou hast sinned from the 
days of Gibeah : there they stood : the 
battle in Gibeah against the children 
of iniquity did not overtake them. 
.10 It is in my desire that I should 
chastise them ; and the people shall be 
gathered against them, when they shall 
bind themselves in their two furrows. 

11 And Ephraim is as a heifer that 
is taught, and loveth to tread out the 
corn ; but I passed over upon her fair 
neck : I will make Ephraim to ride ; 
Judah shall plough, and Jacob shall 
break his clods. 

12 Sow to yourselves in righteous- 
ness, reap in mercy ; break up your 
fallow ground : for it is time .to seek 
the Lord, till he come and rain right 
eousness upon you. 

13 Ye have ploughed wickedness, ye 
have reaped iniquity ; ye have eaten 
the fruit of lies : because thou didst 
trust in thy way, in the multitude of 
thy mighty men. 

14 Therefore shall a tumult arise 
among thy people, and all thy for- 
tresses shall be spoiled, as Shalman 
spoiled Beth-arbel in the day of battle : 
the mother was dashed in pieces upon 
her children. 

15 So shall Beth-el do unto you be- 
cause of your great wickedness : in a 
morning shall the king of Israel utter- 
ly be cut off. 

CHAPTER XL 

1 The ingratitude of Israel unto God for his benefits, 
5 His judgment. 8 God's mercy toward them. 

WHEN Israel was a child, then 1 
loved him, and called my son out 
of Egypt. 

2 As they called them, so they went 
from them : they sacrificed unto Baal- 
im, and burned incense to graven im- 
ages. 

3 I taught Ephraim also to go, tak- 
ing them by their arms; but they 
knew not that I healed them. 

4 I drew them with cords of a man, 
with bands of love : and I was to them 
as they that take off the yoke on their 
jaws, and I laid meat unto them. 

5 % He shall not return into the land 
of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his 
king, because they refused to return. 

6 And the sword shall abide on his 
cities, and shall consume his branches, 
and devour them, because of their own 
counsels. 

7 And my people are bent to back- 
sliding from me : though they called 
them to the Most High, none at all 
would exalt him. 

8 How shall I give thee up, Ephraim ? 
how shall I deliver thee, Israel! how 
shall I make thee as Admah? how 
shall I set thee as Zeboim ? mine heart 
is turned within me, my repentings 
are kindled together. 

9 I will not execute the fierceness of 
mine anger, I will not return to destroy 
Ephraim : for I am God, and not man \ 

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Promise of God's mercy. 



fche Holy One in the midst of thee : and 
I will not enter into the city. 

10 They shall walk after the Lord : 
he shall roar like a lion : when he shall 
roar, then the children shall tremble 
from the west. 

11 They shall tremble as a bird out 
of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land 
of Assyria : and I will place them In 
their houses, saith the Lord. 

12 Ephraim compasseth me about 
with lies, and the house of Israel with 
deceit : but Judah yet ruleth with God, 
and is faithful with the saints. 

CHAPTER XII. 

L A reproof of Ephraim, Judah, and Jacob. 3 By 
former favours he exhorteth to repentance. 7 
Ephraim's sins provoke God. 

EPHRAIM feedeth on wind, and fol- 
loweth after the east wind : he 
daily increaseth lies and desolation; 
and they do make a covenant with the 
Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt. 

2 The Lord hath also a controversy 
with Judah, and will punish Jacob ac- 
cording to his ways ; according to his 
doings will he recompense him. 

3 1 He took his brother by the heel 
In the womb, and by his strength he 
had power with God : 

4 Yea, he had power over the angel, 
and prevailed : he wept, and made sup- 
plication unto him : he found him in 
Beth-el, and there he spake with us ; 

5 Even the Lord God of hosts ; the 
Lord is his memorial. 

6 Therefore turn thou to thy God : 
keep mercy and judgment, and wait 
on thy Goo continually. 

7 *|[ He is a merchant, the balances of 
deceit are in his hand : he loveth to 
oppress. 

8 And Ephraim said, Yet I am become 
rich, I have found me out substance : 
in all my labours they shall find none 
iniquity in me that were sin. 

9 And I that am the Lord thy God 
from the land of Egypt will yet make 
thee to dwell in tabernacles, as in the 
days of the solemn feast. 

10 I have also spoken by the proph- 
ets, and I have multiplied visions, and 
used similitudes, by the ministry of 
the prophets. 

11 Is there iniquity in Gilead ? surely 
they are vanity : they sacrifice bullocks 
in Gilgal ; yea, their altars are as heaps 
in the furrows of the fields. 

12 And Jacob fled into the country 
of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, 
and for a wife he kept sheep. 

13 And by a prophet the Lord 
brought Israel out of Egypt, and by 
a prophet was he preserved. 

14 Ephraim provoked him to anger 
most bitterly : therefore shall he leave 
his blood upon him, and his reproach 
shall his Lord return unto him. 

CHAPTER XIII. 

i Ephraim's glory, by reason of idolatry, vanish- 
eth. 5 God's anger for their unkindness. 9 A 
promise of God's mercy. 15 A judgment for 
rebellion. 

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WHEN Ephraim spake trembling, 
he exalted himself in Israel ; but 
when he offended in Baal, he died. 

2 And now they sin more and more, 
and have made them molten images or 
their silver, and idols according to 
their own understanding, all of it the 
work of the craftsmen : they say of 
them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss 
the calves. 

3 Therefore they shall be as the morn- 
ing cloud, and as the early dew that 
passeth away, as the chaff that is driv- 
en with the whirlwind out of the floor, 
and as the smoke out of the chimney. 

4 Yet I am the Lord thy God from 
the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know 
no god but me : for there is no saviour 
beside me. 

5 IF I did know thee in the wilder- 
ness, in the land of great drought. 

6 According to their pasture, so were 
they filled ; they were filled, and their 
heart was exalted ; therefore have they 
forgotten me. 

7 Therefore I will be unto them aa 
a lion : as a leopard by the way will I 
observe them : 

8 I will meet them as a bear that is 
bereaved of her whelps, and will rend 
the caul of their heart, and there will 
I devour them like a lion: the wild 
beast shall tear them. 

9 10 Israel, thou hast destroyed thy° 
self ; but in me is thine help. 

10 I will be thy king : where is any 
other that may save thee in all thy 
cities? and thy judges of whom thou 
saidst, Give me a king and princes ? 

11 I gave thee a king in mine anger, 
and took him away in my wrath. 

12 The iniquity of Ephraim is bound 
up ; his sin is hid. 

13 The sorrows of a travailing woman 
shall come upon him : he is an unwise 
son; for he should not stay long in 
the place of the breaking forth of 
children. 

14 I will ransom them from the power 
of the grave ; I will redeem them from 
death : O death, I will be thy plagues ; 

grave, I will be thy destruction : re- 
pentance shall be hid from mine eyes. 

15 IT Though he be fruitful among his 
brethren, an east wind shall come, 
the wind of the Lord shall come up 
from the wilderness, and his spring 
shall become dry, and his fountain 
shall be dried up : he shall spoil the 
treasure of all pleasant vessels. 

16 Samaria shall become desolate; 
for she hath rebelled against her God : 
they shall fall by the swcrd : their in- 
fants shall be dashed in pieces, and 
their women with child shall be ripped 
up. 

CHAPTER XIV. 

1 An exhortation to repentance. 4 A promise of 

God's blessing. 

O ISRAEL, return unto the Lord 
thy God ; for thou hast fallen by 
thine iniquity. 

2 Take with you words, and turn to 
the Lord : say unto him, Take away all 



Joel prescribeth 



JO$L, II. 



a fast for complaint* 



iniquity, and receive us graciously : so 
will we render the calves of our lips. 

3 Asshur shall not save us ; we will 
not ride upon horses : neither will we 
say any more to the work of our 
hands, Ye are our gods : for in thee the 
fatherless flndeth mercy. 

4H I will heal their backsliding, I 
will love them freely : for mine anger 
is turned away from him. 

5 1 will be as the dew unto Israel : he 
shall grow as the lily, and cast forth 
his roots as Lebanon. 

6 His branches shall spread, and his 
beauty shall be as the olive tree, and 
Ms smell as Lebanon. 



7 They that dwell under his shadow 
shall return ; they shall revive as the 
corn, and grow as the vine : the scent 
thereof shall be as the wine of Leba- 
non. 

8 Ephraim shall say. What have I to 
do any more with idols ? I have heard 
him, and observed him : I am like a 
green fir tree. From me is thy fruit 
found. 

9 Who is wise, and he shall under- 
stand these things ? prudent, and he 
shall know them ? for the ways of the 
Lord are right, and the just shall walk 
in them : but the transgressors shal] 
fall therein. 



JOEL. 



CHAPTER I. 

1 Joel, declaring sundry judgments of God, exhort- 
eth to observe them, 8 and to mourn. 14 He pre~ 
scribeth a fast for complaint. 

THE word of the Lord that came to 
Joel the son of Pethuel. 

2 Hear this, ye old men, and give ear, 
all ye inhabitants of the land. Hath 
this been in your days, or even in the 
days of your fathers ! 

3 Tell ye your children of it, and let 
your children tell their children, and 
their children another generation. 

4 That which the palmerworm hath 
left hath the locust eaten ; and that 
which the locust hath left hath the 
cankerworm eaten ; and that which 
the cankerworm hath left hath the 
caterpillar eaten. 

5 Awake, ye drunkards, and weep ; 
and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, be- 
cause of the new wine ; for it is cut off 
from your mouth. 

6 For a nation is come up upon my 
land, strong, and without number, 
whose teeth are the teeth of a Hon. 
and he hath the cheek teeth of a great 
lion. 

7 He hath laid my vine waste, and 
barked my fig tree : he hath made it 
clean bare, and cast it away ; the 
branches thereof are made white. 

8 1 Lament like a virgin girded with 
sackcloth for the husband of her youth. 

9 The meat offering and the drink 
offering is cut off from the house of 
the Lord ; the priests, the Lord's min- 
isters, mourn. 

10 The field is wasted, the land mourn- 
eth ; for the corn is wasted : the new 
wine is dried up, the oil languisheth. 

11 Be ye ashamed, O ye husbandmen ; 
howl, O ye vinedressers, for the wheat 
and for the barley; because the har- 
vest of the field is perished. 

12 The vine is dried up, and the fig 
tree languisheth; the pomegranate 
tree, the palm tree also, and the apple 
tree, even all the trees of the field, are 
withered : because joy is withered 
%way from the sons of men. 

S3 Gird yourselves, and lament, ye 



priests : howl, ye ministers of the 
altar : come, lie all night in sackcloth, 
ye ministers of my God : for the meat 
offering and the drink offering is with* 
hold en from the house of your God. 

11 1 Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn 
assembly, gather the elders and all the 
inhabitants of the land into the house 
of the Lord your God, and cry unto 
the Lord 

15 Alas for the day ! for the day of 
the Lord is at hand, and as a destruc- 
tion from the Almighty shall it come. 

16 Is not the meat cut off before our 
eyes, yea, joy and gladness from the 
house of our God ? 

17 The seed is rotten under their 
clods, the garners are laid desolate, the 
barns are broken down ; for the corn 
is withered. 

18 How do the beasts groan! the 
herds of cattle are perplexed, because 
they have no pasture ; yea, the flocks 
of sheep are made desolate. 

19 O Lord, to thee will I cry : for the 
fire hath devoured the pastures of the 
wilderness, and the flame hath burned 
all the trees of the field. 

20 The beasts of the field cry also 
unto thee : for the rivers of waters are 
dried up, and the fire hath devoured 
the pastures of the wilderness. 

CHAPTER IL 

1 He sheweth unto Zion the terribleness of God's 
judgment. 12 He exhorteth to repentance, 15 
prescribeth a fast, 18 promiseth a blessing there- 
on. 21 He comforteth Zion with present, 2b ana 
future blessings. 

BLOW ye the trumpet in Zion, and 
sound an alarm in my holy mount- 
ain : let all the inhabitants of the land 
tremble : for the day of the Lord Com- 
eth, for it is nigh at hand ; 

2 A day of darkness and of gloomi- 
ness, a day of clouds and of thick 
darkness, as the morning spread upon 
the mountains: a great people and a 
strong ; there hath not been ever the 
like, neither shall be any more after 
it, even to the years of many genera- 
tions. 

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A blessing promised. 



3 A fire devoureth before them ; and 
behind them a flame burneth : the land 
is as the garden of Eden before them, 
and behind them a desolate wilderness ; 
yea, and nothing' shall escape them. 

4 The appearance of them is as the 
appearance of horses ; and as horse- 
men, so shall they run. 

5 like the noise of chariots on the 
tops of mountains shall they leap, 
like the noise of a flame of fire that 
devoureth the stubble, as a strong 
people set in battle array. 

6 Before their face the people shall 
be much pained : all faces shall gather 
blackness. 

7 They shall run like mighty men ; 
they shall climb the wall like men of 
war ; and they shall march every one 
on his ways, and they shall not break 
their ranks : 

8 Neither shall one thrust another ; 
they shall walk every one in his path : 
and when they fall upon the sword, 
they shall not be wounded. 

9 They shall run to and fro in the 
city ; they shall run upon the wall, 
they shall climb up upon the houses ; 
they shall enter in at the windows 
like a thief. 

10 The earth shall quake before 
them ; the heavens shall tremble : the 
sun and the moon shall be dark, and 
the stars shall withdraw their shining : 

11 And the Lord shall utter his voice 
before his army : for his camp is very 
great : for he is strong that executetn 
his word : for the day of the Lord is 
great and very terrible ; and who can 
abide it? 

12 TI Therefore also now, saith the 
Lord, turn ye even to me with all 
your heart, and with fasting, and with 
Weeping, and with mourning : 

13 And rend your heart, and not your 
garments, and turn unto the Lord your 
God : for he is gracious and merciful, 
slow to anger, and of great kindness, 
and repenteth him of the evil. 

14 Who knoweth if he will return 
and repent, and leave a blessing be- 
hind him ; even a meat offering and 
a drink offering unto the Lord your 
God? 

15 Tf Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanc- 
tify a fast, call a solemn assembly : 

16 Gather the people, sanctify the 
congregation, assemble the elders, 
gather the children, and those that 
suck the breasts : let the bridegroom 
go forth of his chamber, and the bride 
out of her closet. 

17 Let the priests, the ministers of 
the Lord, weep between the porch and 
the altar, and let them say, Spare thy 

Eeople, O Lord, and give not thine 
eritage to reproach, that the heathen 
should rule over them : wherefore 
should they say among the people, 
Where is their God ? 

18 If Then will the Lord be jealous 
for his land, and pity his people. 

19 Yea, the Lord will answer and 
say unto his people, Behold, I will 

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send you corn, and wine, and oil, and 
ye shall be satisfied therewith : and I 
will no more make you a reproach 
among the heathen : 

20 But I will remove far off from you 
the northern army, and will drive him 
into a land barren and desolate, with 
his face toward the east sea, and his 
hinder part toward the utmost sea, 
and his stink shall come up, and his 
ill savour shall come up, because he 
hath done great things. 

21 If Fear not, O land ; be glad and 
rejoice : for the Lord will do great 
things. 

22 Be not afraid, ye beasts of the 
field : for the pastures of the wilder- 
ness do spring, for the tree beareth 
her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do 
yield their strength. 

23 Be glad then, ye children of Zion, 
and rejoice in the Lord your God : for 
he hath given you the former rain 
moderately, and he will cause to come 
down for you the rain, the former 
rain, and the latter rain in the first 
month. 

24 And the floors shall be full of 
wheat, and the fats shall overflow with 
wine and oil. - 

25 And I will restore to you the 
years that the locust hath eaten, the 
cankerworm, and the caterpillar, and 
the palmerworm, my great army 
which I sent among you. 

26 And ye shall eat in plenty, and 
be satisfied, and praise the name of 
the Lord your God, that hath dealt 
wondrously with you : and my people 
shall never be ashamed. 

27 And ye shall know that I am in 
the midst of Israel, and that I am the 
Lord your God, and none else : and 
my people shall never be ashamed. 

28 1 And it shall come to pass after- 
ward, that I will pour out my Spirit 
upon all fiesh ; and your sons and 
your daughters shall prophesy, your 
old men shall dream dreams, your 
young men shall see visions : 

29 And also upon the servants and 
upon the handmaids in those days 
will I pour out my Spirit. 

30 And I will shew wonders in the 
heavens and in the earth, blood, and 
fire, and pillars of smoke. 

31 The sun shall be turned into dark- 
ness, and the moon into blood, before 
the great and the terrible day of the 
Lord come. 

32 And it shall come to pass, that 
whosoever shall call on the name of 
the Lord shall be delivered : for in 
mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be 
deliverance, as the Lord hath said, 
and in the remnant whom the Lord 
shall call. 

CHAPTER m. 

1 Qod's judgments against the enemies of his peo- 
ple. 9 God will be known in his judgment. 18 
His blessing upon the church. 

FOR, behold, in those days, and in 
that time, when I shall bring again 
the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem, 



God" 1 's judgments upon 



AMOS, I. 



the people's enemies, 



2 I will also gather all nations, and 
will bring them down into the valley 
of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with 
them there for my people and for my 
heritage Israel, whom they have scat- 
tered among the nations, and parted 
my land. 

3 And they have cast Jots for my peo- 
ple ; and nave given a boy for a har- 
lot, and sold a girl for wine, that they 
might drink. 

4 Yea, and what have ye to do with 
me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the 
coasts of Palestine ? will ye render me 
a recompense? and if ye recompense 
me, swiftly and speedily will I return 
your recompense upon your own head ; 

5 Because ye have taken my silver 
and my gold, and have carried into 
your temples my goodly pleasant 
things : 

6 The children also of Judah and the 
children of Jerusalem have ye sold un- 
to the Grecians, that ye might remove 
them far from their border. 

7 Behold, I will raise them out of the 
place whither ye have sold them, and 
will return your recompense upon 
your own head : 

8 And I will sell your sons and your 
daughters into the hand of the chil- 
dren of Judah, and they shall sell them 
to the Sabeans, to a people far off : for 
the Lord hath spoken it. 

9 1 Proclaim ye this among the Gen- 
tiles ; Prepare war, wake up the mighty 
men, let all the men of war draw near ; 
let them come up : 

- 10 Beat your ploughshares into 
swords, and your pruninghooks into 
spears : let the weak say, I am strong. 
11 Assemble yourselves, and come, all 
ye heathen, and gather yourselves to- 
gether round about : thither cause thy 
mighty ones to come down, O Lord. 



12 Let the heathen be wakened, and 
come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat ; 
for there will I sit to judge all the hea- 
then round about. 

13 Put ye in the sickle, for the har- 
vest is ripe : come, get you down ; for 
the press is full, the fats overflow ; for 
their wickedness is great. 

14 Multitudes, multitudes in the val- 
ley of decision : for the day of the 
Lord is near in the valley of deci- 
sion. 

15 The sun and the moon shall be 
darkened, and the stars shall with- 
draw their shining. 

16 The Lord also shall roar out of 
Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusa- 
lem ; and the heavens and the earth 
shall shake : but the Lord will be the 
hope of his people, and the strength of 
the children of Israel. 

17 So shall ye know that I am the 
Lord your God dwelling in Zion, my 
holy mountain : then shall Jerusalem 
be holy, and there shall no strangers 
pass through her any more. 

18 TI And it shall come to pass in that 
day, that the mountains shall drop 
down new wine, and the hills shall flow 
with milk, and all the rivers of Judah 
shall flow with waters, and a fountain 
shall come forth of the house of the 
Lord, and shall water the valley of 
Shittim. 

19 Egypt shall be a desolation, and 
Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, 
for the violence against the children 
of Judah, because they have shed inno° 
cent blood in their land. 

20 But Judah shall dwell for ever, 
and Jerusalem from generation to 
generation. 

21 For I will cleanse their blood that 
I have not cleansed : for the Lord 
dwelleth in Zion. 



AMOS. 



CHAPTER I. 



1 Amos theweth God's judgment upon Syria, 6 upon 
the Philistines, 9 upon Tyrus, 11 upon Edom, 13 
upon Ammon. 

THE words of Amos, who was among 
the herdmen of Tekoa, which he 
flaw concerning Israel in the days of 
Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days 
of Jeroboam the son of Joash king 
of Israel, two years before the earth- 
quake. 

2 And he said, The Lord will roar 
from Zion, and utter his voice from 
Jerusalem ; and the habitations of the 
•shepherds shall mourn, and the top 
of Carmel shall wither. 

3 Thus saith the Lord ; For three 
-transgressions of Damascus, and for 
four, I will not turn away the punish- 
ment thereof ; because they have 
threshed Gilead with threshing instru- 
ments of iron : 

1 But I will send a fire into the house 



of Hazael, which shall devour the pal= 
aces of Ben-hadad. 

5 I will break also the bar of Damas- 
cus, and cut off the inhabitant from 
the plain of A ven, and him that holdeth 
the sceptre from the house of Eden ; 
and the people of Syria shall go into 
captivity unto Kir, saith the Lord. 

6 T Thus saith the Lord : For three 
transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I 
will not turn away the punishment 
thereof ; because they carried away 
captive the whole captivity, to deliver 
them up to Edom : 

7 But I will send a fire on the wall of 
Gaza, which shall devour the palaces 
thereof : 

8 And I will cut off the inhabitant 
from Ashdod, and him that holdeth 
the sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will 
turn mine hand against Ekron : and 
the remnant of the Philistines shall 
perish, saith the Lord God. 

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AMOS, II. His judgment against Israel 



9 If Thus saith the Lord ; For three 
transgressions of Tyrus, and for four, 
I will not turn away the punishment 
thereof ; because they delivered up 
the whole captivity to Edom, and 
remembered not the brotherly cov- 
enant : 

10 But I will send a fire on the wall 
of Tyrus, which shall devour the pal- 
aces thereof. 

11 ^i Thus saith the Lord ; For three 
transgressions of Edom, and for four, 
I will not turn away the punishment 
thereof ; because he did pursue his 
brother with the sword, and did cast 
off all pity, and his anger did tear per- 
petually, and he kept his wrath for 
ever: 

12 But I will send a fire upon Teman, 
which shall devour the palaces of Boz- 
rah. 

13 1 Thus saith the Lord ; For three 
transgressions of the children of Am- 
nion, and for four, I will not turu away 
the punishment thereof; because they 
have ripped up the women with child, 
of Gilead, that they might enlarge 
their border: 

14 But I will kindle a fire in the wall 
of Rabbah, and it shall devour the pal- 
aces thereof, with shouting in the day 
of battle, with a tempest in the day of 
the whirlwind : 

15 And their king shall go into captiv- 
ity, he and his princes together, saith 
the Lord. 

CHAPTER II. 

] God's wrath against Moab, 4 upon Judah, 6 and 
upon Israel. 9 Qod complaineth of their un~ 
thankfulness. 

THUS saith the Lord; For three 
transgressions of Moab, and for 
four. I will not turn away the punish- 
ment thereof ; because he burned the 
bones of the king of Edom into lime : 

2 But I will send a fire upon Moab, 
and it shall devour the palaces of Kir- 
ioth : and Moab shall die with tumult, 
with shouting, and with the sound of 
the trumpet : 

3 And I will cut off the judge from 
the midst thereof, and will slay all the 

Erinces thereof with him, saith the 
ORD. 

4 t Thus saith the Lord ; For three 
transgressions of Judah, and for four, 
I will not turn away the punishment 
thereof ; because they have despised 
the law of the Lord, and have not 
kept his commandments, and their lies 
caused them to err, after the which 
their fathers have walked : 

5 But I will send a fire upon Judah, 
and it shall devour the palaces of Jeru- 
salem. 

6 1 Thus saith the Lord ; For three 
transgressions of Israel, and for four, 
I will not turn away the punishment 
thereof ; because they sold the right- 
eous for silver, and the poor for a pair 
of shoes ; 

7 That pant after the dust of the earth 
on the head of the poor, and turn aside 
the way of the meek : and a man and 

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his father will go in unto the samt 
maid, to profane my holy name: 

8 And they lay themselves down upon 
clothes laid to pledge by every altar, 
and they drink the wine of the con- 
demned in the house of their god. 

9 *H Yet destroyed I the Amorite be- 
fore them, whose height was like the 
height of the cedars, and he was strong 
as the oaks ; yet I destroyed his fruit 
from above, and his roots froi** be- 
neath. 

10 Also I brought you up from the 
land of Egypt, and led you forty years 
through the wilderness, to possess the 
land of the Amorite. 

11 And I raised up of your sons for 

Srophets, and of your young men for 
azarites. Is it not even thus, O ye 
children of Israel? saith the Lord. 

12 But ye gave the Nazarites wine to 
drink ; and commanded the prophets, 
saying, Prophesy not. 

13 Behold, I am pressed under you, 
as a cart is pressed that is full of 
sheaves. 

14 Therefore the flight shall perish 
from the swift, and the strong shall not 
strengthen his force, neither shall the 
mighty deliver himself : 

15 Neither shall he stand that han- 
dleth the bow : and he that is swift of 
foot shall not deliver himself: neither 
shall he that rideth the horse deliver 
himself. 

IS And he that is courageous among 
the mighty shall flee away naked in 
that day, saith the Lord. 

CHAPTER IIL 

1 The necessity of God's judgment against Israel, 
9 The publication of it, with the causes thereof. 

HEAR this word that the Lord 
hath spoken against you, O chil- 
dren of Israel, against the whole fami- 
ly which I brought up from the land of 
Egypt, saying. 

2 You only have I known of all the 
families of the earth : therefore I will 
punish you for all your iniquities. 

3 Can two walk together, except they 
be agreed ? 

4 Will a lion roar in the forest, when 
he hath no prey? will a young lion 
cry out of his den, if he have taken 
nothing ? 

5 Can a bird fall in a snare upon the 
earth, where no gin is for him ? shall 
one take up a snare from the earth, 
and have taken nothing at all? 

6 Shall a trumpet be blown in the 
city, and the people not be afraid ? 
shall there be evil in a city, and the 
Lord hath not done it f 

7 Surely the Lord God will do noth- 
ing, but ne revealeth his secret unto 
his servants the prophets. 

8 The lion hath roared, who will not 
fear ? the Lord God hath spoken, who 
can but prophesy? 

9 1 Publish in the palaces at Ashdod, 
and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, 
and say,Assemble yourselves upon the 
mountains of Samaria, and behold the 



Israel reproved 



AMOS, V. 



for divers sins. 



great tumults in the midst thereof, and 
the oppressed in the midst thereof. 

10 For they know not to do right, 
saith the Lord, who store up violence 
and robbery in their palaces. 

11 Therefore thus saith the Lord 
God ; An adversary there shall be even 
round about the land ; and he shall 
bring down thy strength from thee, 
and thy palaces shall be spoiled. 

12 Thus saith the Lord ; As the shep- 
herd taketh out of the mouth of the 
lion two legs, or a piece of an ear ; so 
shall the children of Israel be taken out 
that dwell in Samaria in the corner of 
a bed, and in Damascus in a couch. 

13 Hear ye, and testify in the house 
of Jacob, saith the Lord God, the God 
of hosts, 

14 That, in the day that I shall visit 
the transgressions of Israel upon him, 
I will also visit the altars of Beth-el : 
and the horns of the altar shall be cut 
off, and fall to the ground. 

15 And I will smite the winter house 
with the summer house ; and the 
houses of ivory shall perish, and the 
great houses shall have an end, saith 
the Lord. 

CHAPTER TV. 

1 Be reproveth Israel for oppression, 4 for idola- 
try, 6 and for their incorrigibleness. 

HEAR this word, ye kine of Bashan, 
that are in the mountain of Sa- 
maria, which oppress the poor, which 
crush the needy, which say to their 
masters, Bring, and let us drink. 

2 The Lord God hath sworn by his 
holiness, that, lo, the days shall come 
upon you. that he will take you away 
with hooks, and your posterity with 
fishhooks. 

3 And ye shall go out at the breaches, 
every cow at that which is before her ; 
and ye shall cast them into the palace, 
saith the Lord. 

4 1 Come to Beth-el, and transgress ; 
at Gilgal multiply transgression ; and 
bring your sacrifices every morning, 
and your tithes after three years : 

5 And offer a sacrifice of thanksgiv- 
ing with leaven, and proclaim and 

Sublish the free offerings : for this 
keth you, O ye children of Israel, 
saith the Lord God. 

6 1 And I also have given you clean- 
ness of teeth in all your cities, and 
want of bread in all your places : yet 
have ye not returned unto me, saith 
the Lord. 

7 And also I have withholden the rain 
from you, when there were yet three 
months to the harvest : and I caused it 
to rain upon one city, and caused it 
not to rain upon another city : one 
piece was rained upon, and the piece 
whereupon it rained not withered. 

8 So two or three cities wandered un- 
to one city, to drink water ; but they 
were not satisfied : yet have ye not re- 
turned unto me, saith the Lord. 

9 I have smitten you with blasting 
and mildew .- when your gardens and 
your vineyards and your fig trees and 



your olive trees increased, the palmer- 
worm devoured them : yet have ye not 
returned unto me, saith the Lord. 

10 I have sent among you the pesti- 
lence after the manner of Egypt : your 
young men have I slain with the 
sword, and have taken away your 
horses ; and I have made the stink of 
your camps to come up unto your 
nostrils : yet have ye not returned un- 
to me, saith the Lord. 

11 1 have overthrown some of you, as 
God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, 
and ye were as a firebrand plucked out 
of the burning : yet have ye not re- 
turned unto me, saith the Lord. 

12 Therefore thus will I do unto thee, 

Israel: and because I will do this 
unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O 
Israel. 

13 For, lo, he that formeth the 
mountains, and createth the wind, 
and declareth unto man what is his 
thought, that maketh the morning 
darkness, and treadeth upon the high 
places or the earth, The Lord, The 
God of hosts, is his name. 

CHAPTER V. 

1 A lamentation for Israel. 4 An exhortation to 
repentance. 21 God rejecteth their hypocritical 
service. 

HEAR ye this word which I take 
up against you, even a lamenta- 
tion, O house of Israel. 

2 The virgin of Israel is fallen ; she 
shall no more rise : she is forsaken 
upon her land ; there is none to raise 
her up. 

3 For thus saith the Lord God ; The 
city that went out by a thousand shall 
leave a hundred, and that which went 
forth by a hundred shall leave ten, to 
the house of Israel. 

4 T[ For thus saith the Lord unto 
the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and 
ye shall live : 

5 But seek not Beth-el, nor enter into 
Gilgal, and pass not to Beer-sheba : for 
Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, 
and Beth-el shall come to nought. 

6 Seek the Lord, and ye shall live; 
lest he break out like fire in the house 
of Joseph, and devour it, and there be 
none to quench it in Beth-el. 

7 Ye who turn judgment to worm- 
wood, and leave off righteousness in 
the earth, 

8 Seek him that maketh the seven 
stars and Orion, and turneth the shad- 
ow of death into the morning, and 
maketh the day dark with night : that 
calleth for the waters of the sea, and 
poureth them out upon the face of the 
earth : The Lord is his name : 

9 That strengthened the spoiled 
against the strong, so that the spoiled 
shall come against the fortress. 

10 They hate him that rebuketh in 
the gate, and they abhor him that 
speaketh uprightly. 

11 Forasmuch therefore as your 
treading is upon the poor, and ye take 
from him burdens of wheat : ye have 

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AMOS, VI. 



plagued with desolation^ 



built houses of hewn stone, but ye 
shall not dwell in them ; ye have plant- 
ed pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not 
drink wine of them. 

12 For I know your manifold trans- 
gressions and your mighty sins : they 
afflict the just, they take a bribe, and 
they turn aside the poor in the gate 
from their right. 

13 Therefore the prudent shall keep 
silence in that time ; for it is an evil 
time. 

14 Seek good, and not evil, that ye 
may live : and so the Lord, the God 
of. hosts, shall be with you, as ye have 
spoken. 

15 Hate the evil, and love the good, 
and establish judgment in the gate : 
it may be that the Lord God of hosts 
will be gracious unto the remnant of 
Joseph. 

16 Therefore the Lord, the God of 
hosts, the Lord, saith thus ; Wailing 
shall be in all streets : and they shall 
say in all the highways, Alas ! alas ! 
and they shall call the husbandman to 
mourning, and such as are skilful of 
lamentation to wailing. 

17 And in all vineyards shall be wail- 
ing : for I will pass through thee, saith 
the Lord. 

18 Woe unto you that desire the day 
of the Lord ! to what end is it for 
you ? the day of the Lord is darkness, 
and not light. 

19 As if a man did flee from a lion, 
and a bear met him; or went into the 
house, and leaned his hand on the 
wall, and a serpent bit him. 

20 Shall not the day*of the Lord 
be darkness, and not light ? even very 
dark, and no brightness in it ? 

21 If 1 hate, I despise your feast days, 
and I will not smell m your solemn 
assemblies. 

22 Though ye offer me burnt offerings 
and your meat oiferings, I will not ac- 
cept them; neither will I regard the 
peace offerings of your fat beasts. 

23 Take thou away from me the noise 
of thy songs; for I will not hear the 
melody of thy viols. 

24 But let judgment run down as 
waters, and righteousness as a mighty 
stream. 

25 Have ye offered unto me sacrifices 
and offerings in the wilderness forty 
years, O house of Israel ? 

26 But ye have borne the tabernacle 
of your Moloch and Chiun your im- 
ages, the star of your god, which ye 
made to yourselves. 

27 Therefore will I cause you to go 
into captivity beyond Damascus, saith 
the Lord, whose name is The God of 
hosts. 

CHAPTER VI. 

1 The wantonness of Israel, 7 shall be plagued 
with desolation, 12 and their incorngibleness. 

TT7"OE to them that are at ease in 
»" Zion, and trust in the mountain 
ot Samaria, which are named chief of 
the nations, to whom the house of Is- 
rael came ! 

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2 Pass ye unto Calneh, and see ; and 
from thence go ye to Hamath the 
great : then go down to Gath of the 
Philistines : be they better than these 
kingdoms? or their border greater 
than your border? 

3 Ye that put far away the evil day f 
and cause the seat of violence to come 
near; 

4 That lie upon beds of ivory, and 
stretch themselves upon their couch es s 
and eat the lambs out of the flock, and 
the calves out of the midst of the stall , 

5 That chant to the sound of the viol, 
and invent to themselves instruments 
of music, like David ; 

6 That drink wine in bowls, and, 
anoint themselves w r ith the chief 
ointments : but they are not grieved 
for the affliction of Joseph. 

7 ^ Therefore now shall they go cap 
tive with the first that go captive, and 
the banquet of them that stretched 
themselves shall be removed. 

8 The Lord God hath sworn by him 
self, saith the Lord the God of hosts, 1 
abhor the excellency of Jacob, and 
hate his palaces : therefore will 1 deliv 
er up the city with all that is therein. 

9 And it shall come to pass, if there 
remain ten men in one house, that 
they shall die. 

10 And a man's uncle shall take him 
up, and he that burneth him, to bring 
out the bones out of the house, ana 
shall say unto him that is by the sides 
of the house, 7s there yet any with 
thee ? and he shall say, No. Then shall 
he say, Hold thy tongue : for we may 
notmake mention of the name of the 
Lord. 

11 For, behold, the Lord command 
eth, and he will smite the great house 
with breaches, and the little house 
with clefts. 

12 % Shall horses run upon the rock? 
will one plough there with oxen? for 
ye have turned judgment into galL 
and the fruit of righteousness into 
hemlock : 

13 Ye which rejoice in a thing of 
nought, which say, Have we not taken 
to us horns by our own strength ? 

14 But, behold, I will raise up against 
you a nation, O house of Israel, saitb 
the Lord the God of hosts ; and they 
shall afflict you from the entering in 
of Hamath unto the river of the wil- 
derness. 

CHAPTER VII. 

1 The judgments of the grasshoppers, 4 and of the 
fire, are diverted by the prayer of Amos. 7 By the 
wall of a plumbline is signified the rejection of Is- 
rael. 10 Amaziah complaineth of Amos. 14 Amot 
sheweth his calling, 16 and Amaziah's judgment 

THUS hath the Lord God shewed 
unto me ; and, behold, he formed 
grasshoppers in the beginning of the 
shooting up of the latter growth ; and, 
lo, it was the latter growth after the 
king's mowings. > 

2 And it came to pass, that when 
they had made an end of eating the 
grass of the land, then I said, O Lord 



Israel's rejection signified. AMOS, IX. 



Israel's end typified. 



God, forgive, I beseech thee ; by whom 
shall Jacob arise? for he is small. 

3 The Lord repented fortius : It shall 
not be, saith the Lord. 

4. T Thus hath the Lord God shewed 
unto me : and, behold, the Lord God 
called to contend by fire, and it de- 
voured the great deep, and did eat 
up a part. 

5 Then said I, O Lord God, cease, I 
beseech thee : by whom shall Jacob 
arise ? for he is smrll. 

6 The Lord repented for this : This 
also shall not be, saith the Lord God. 

7 If Thus he shewed me : and, behold, 
the Lord stood upon a wall made by 
a plumbline, with a plumbline in his 
hand. 

8 And the Lord said unto me, Amos, 
•vhat seest thou ? And I said, A plumb- 
line. Then said the Lord, Behold, I 
will set a plumbline in the midst of 
my people Israel : I will not again 
pass by them any more : 

9 And the high places of Isaac shall 
be desolate, and the sanctuaries of Is- 
rael shall be laid waste ; and I will rise 
against the house of Jeroboam with 
the sword. 

10 "([ Then Amaziah the priest of 
Beth-el sent to Jeroboam king of Is- 
rael, saying, Amos hath conspired 
against thee in the midst of the 
house of Israel : the land is not able 
to bear all his words. 

11 For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam 
shall die by the sword, and Israel 
shall surely be led away captive out 
of their own land. 

12 Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O 
thou seer, go, ttee thee away into the 
?and of Judah, and there eat bread, 
and prophesy there : 

13 But prophesy not again any more 
at Beth-el : for it is the king's chapel, 
and it is the king's court. 

14 % Then answered Amos, and said 
to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither 
was I a prophet's son; but I was a 
herdman, and a gatherer of sycamore 
fruit: 

15 And the Lord took me as I followed 
the flock, and the Lord said unto me, 
Go, prophesy unto my people Israel. 

16 % Now therefore hear thou the 
word of the Lord : Thou sayest. Proph- 
esy not against Israel, and drop not 
thy word against the house of Isaac. 

17 Therefore thus saith the Lord ; 
Thy wife shall be a harlot in the city, 
and thy sons and thy daughters shall 
fall by the sword, and thy land shall be 
divided by line ; and thou shalt die in 
a polluted land : and Israel shall surely 
go into captivity forth of his land. 

CHAPTER VLTI. 

1 By a basket of summer fruit is shewed the pro- 
pinquity of Israel's end. 4 Oppression is re- 
proved. 11 A famine of the word threatened. 

THUS hath the Lord God shewed 
unto me : and behold a basket of 
summer fruit. 
2 And he said, Amos, what seest thou ? 



And I said, A basket of summer fruit, 
Then said the Lord unto me, The end is 
come upon my people of Israel ; I will 
not again pass by them any more, 

3 And the songs of the temple shall 
be howlingsin that day, saith the Lord 
God : there shall be many dead bodies 
in every place ; they snail cast them 
forth with silence. 

4 1 Hear this, O ye that swallow up 
the needy, even to make the poor of 
the land to fail, 

5 Saying, When will the new moon 
be gone, that we may sell corn ? and 
the sabbath, that we may set forth 
wheat, making the ephah small, and 
the shekel great, and falsifying the 
balances by deceit? 

6 That we may buy the poor for sil 
ver, and the needy for a pair of shoes ; 
yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat ? 

7 The Lord hath sworn by the excel- 
lency of Jacob, Surely I will never for- 
get any of their works. 

8 Shall not the land tremble for this, 
and every one mourn that dwelleth 
therein? and it shall rise up wholly 
as a flood ; and it shall be cast out and 
drowned, as by the flood of Egypt. 

9 And it shall come to pass in that 
day, saith the Lord God, that 1 will 
cause the sun to go down at noon, and 
I will darken the earth in the clear 
day: 

10 And I will turn your feasts into 
mourning, and ail your songs into lam-= 
entation ; and I will bring up sackcloth 
upon all loins, and baldness upon every 
head ; and I will make it as the mourn= 
ing of an only son, and the end thereof 
as a bitter day. 

11 ^f Behold, the days come, saith the 
Lord God, that I will send a famine in 
the land, not a famine of bread, nor a 
thirst for water, but of hearing the 
words of the Lord : 

12 And they shall wander from sea to 
sea, and from the north even to the 
east, they shall run to and fro to seek 
the word of the Lord, and shall not 
find it. 

13 In that day shall the fair virgins 
and young men faint for thirst. 

11 They that swear by the sin of Sa- 
maria, and say, Thy god, O Dan, liveth ; 
and, The manner of Beer-sheba liveth ; 
even they shall fall, and never rise up 
again. 

CHAPTER IX. 

1 The certainty of the desolation. 11 The restore 
inp of the tabernacle of David. 

T SAW the Lord standing upon the 
-L altar : and he said, Smite the lintel 
of the door, that the posts may shake i 
and cut them in the head, all of them ; 
and I will slay the last of them with 
the sword : he that fleeth of them shall 
not flee away, and he that escapeth of 
them shall not be delivered. 

2 Though they dig into hell, thence 
shall mine hand take them ; though 
they c^imb up to heaven, thence will I 
bring them down : 

3 And though they hide themselves 

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27i« destruction of Edom, 



0BAD1AH. 



for their pride, dto 



in the top of Carmel. I will search and 
take them out thence : and though 
they be hid from my sight in the bot- 
tom o/ the sea, thence will I command 
the serpent, and he shall bite them : 

i Ana though they go into captivity 
before their enemies, thence will ] 
command the sword, and it shall slay 
them : and I will set mine eyes upon 
them for evil, and not for good. 

5 And the Lord God of hosts is he 
that toucheth the land, and it shall 
melt, and all that dwell therein shall 
mourn : and it shall rise up wholly 
like a flood ; and shall be drowned, as 
by the flood of Egypt. 

6 It is he that buildeth his stories in 
the heaven, and hath founded his 
troop in the earth ; he that calleth for 
the waters of the sea, and poureth 
them out upon the face of the earth : 
The Lord is his name. 

7 Are ye not as children of the Ethi- 
opians unto me, O children of Israel ? 
saith the Lord. Have not I brought 
up Lsrael out of the land of Egypt ! 
and the Philistines from Caphtor, and 
the Syrians from Kir ? 

8 Behold, the eyes of the Lord God 
are upon the sinful kingdom, and I 
will destroy it from off the face of the 
earth ; saving that I will not utterly 
destroy the house of Jacob, saith the 
Lord. 



9 For, lo, I will command, and I wili 
sift the house of Israel among all na- 
tions like as com is sifted in a sieve, 
yet shall not the least grain fall upon 
the earth. 

10 All the sinners of my people shall 
die by the sword, which say, The evil 
shall not overtake nor prevent us. 

11 1 In that dav will I raise up the 
tabernacle of David that is fallen, and 
close up the breaches thereof ; and 
will raise up his ruins, and I will build 
it as in the days of old : 

12 That they may possess the rem 
nant of Edom, and or all the heathen, 
which are called by my name, saith the 
Lord that doeth this. 

13 Behold, the days come, saith the 
Lord, that the ploughman shall over- 
take the reaper, and the treader of 
grapes him that soweth seed ; and the 
mountains shall drop sweet wine, and 
all the hills shall melt. 

14 And I will bring again the cap- 
tivitv of my people of Israel, and they 
shall build the waste cities, and inhabit 
them ; and they shall plant vineyards 
and drink the wine thereof ; thev shall 
also make gardens, and eat the fruit of 
them. 

15 And I will plant them upon their 
land, and they shall no more oe pulled 
up out of their land which I have 
given them, saith the Lord thy God, 



OBADIAH. 



1 Tk* 4t»trustion of Edom, 3 for their pride, 10 
and for their wrong unto Jacoo. 17 Tke taxa- 
tion and Bictorj of Jacob. 

THE vision of Obadiah. Thus saith 
the Lord God concerning Edom ; 
We have heard a rumour from the 
Lord, and an ambassador is sent 
among the heathen, Arise ye, and let 
us rise up against her in battle. 

2 Behold, I have made thee small 
among the heathen : thou art greatly 
despised 

3 IT The pride of thine heart hath de- 
ceived thee, thou that dwellest in the 
clefts of the rock, whose habitation is 
high : that saith in his heart, Who 
shall bring me down to the ground ! 

4 Though thou exalt thyself as the 
eagle, and though thou set thy r 
among the stars, thence will I bring 
thee down, saith the Lord. 

5 If thieves came to thee, if robbers 
bv night, rhow art thou cut off !) would 
they "not have stolen till they had 
enough ? if the errapesratherers came to 
thee,would they not leave some grapes ! 

6 How are the things of Esau search- 
ed out ! how are his hidden things 
sought up ! 

-.11 the men of thy confederacy 
have brought thee even to the border : 
the men that were at peace with^thee 
have deceived thee, and prevailed 
against thee ; they that eat thy bread 
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have laid a wound under thee : there it, 
none understanding in him. 

8 Shall I not in that day, saith the 
Lord, even destroy the wise men out 
of Edom, and understanding out of the 
mount of Esau! 

9 And thy mighty men, O Teman, 
shall be dismayed, to the end that 
every one of the mount of Esau may 
be cut off by slaughter. 

10 "T For thy violence against thy 
brother Jacob shame shall cover thee, 
and thou shalt be cut off for ever. 

11 In the day that thou stoodest on 
the other side, in the day that the 
strangers carried away captive his 
forces, and foreigners entered into hia 
gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem, 
even thou wast as one of them. 

12 But thou shouldest not have look- 
ed on the day of thy brother in the day 
that he became a stranger ; neither 
shouldest thou have rejoiced over the 
children of Judah in the day of their 
destruction : neither shouldest thou 
have spoken proudly in the day of dis- 
tress. 

13 Thou shouldest not have entered 
into the gate of my people in the day 
of their calamitv : yea. thou shouldest 
not have looked on their affliction in 
the day of their calamity, nor have laid 
hands on their substance in the day of 
their calamity ; 



JonaJt. cast 



JONAH, II. 



into the sea. 



14 Neither ahouldest thou have stood 
In the croesway, to out off those of his 
that did escape ; neither shouldest 
thou have delivered up those of his 
that did remain in the day of dis- 
tress. 

15 For the day of the Lord is near 
upon all the heathen : as thou hast 

■?, it shall be done unto thee ; thy 
reward shall return upon thine own 
head. 

16 For as ye have drunk upon my 

tain, so shall a 
drink continually ; yea, they shall 
drink, and they shall i /;wil 

hall be as though they had 

! 

upon mount Zion shall be 
deirrenusce. and there shall be . 

o f Jacob shall pos- 
sess th^ir y.- 
IS And the h j shall be a 



fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, 
ana the house of Esau for stubbie, and 
they shall kindle in them, and de- 
li ; and there shall not be any re- 
maining of the house of Esau \ for the 
ith spoken tt. 

19 And £&«y of the south shall possess 
the mount or Esau ; and ffcej/ o/ the 
plain, the Philistines : and they shall 
possess the fields of Ephraim, and the 
fields of Samaria : and Eenjaniin shall 
possess Gilead 

20 And the captivity of this ho-* ■/. 
the children of Israel afcofl powgaa 

of the Qanaanites, men Dnto Zare- 
phath ; an 3 otivitv of Jer 

h ft in a , , shall possess the 

es of tt th. 

21 And saviours shall come up on 
it Zion to judge the mount of 

and the kingdom shall be the 
LORD'S. 



JONAH. 



CHAPTER L 

1 Jon*k, tent tt Stneieh, Jltetk to Tarthith. 4 /7* 
is hewraftd by a Ump'Jtt, 11 tkm\»n int« the tta, 
17 mnd rmaWi-mtd. 6f sJUk. 

NOW the word of the Lord came un- 
to Jonah the son of Am ittai . say bag. 

2 Arise, go to Nineveh, that g 
city, and cry against it ; for their m 
edness Is come-up before me. 

3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tar- 
shish from the presence of the Lord 
and went down to Joppa ; and he found 
a ship going to TarshLsh : so he paid 
the fare thereof, and went down into 
it, to go with them unto TarshLsh from 
toe pre of the Lord. 

4 f B Lord a great 
wind into th* sea, and there ws I a 
mighty tempest in the po that 
the ship wan like to be broken. 

i Then the man; ^re afraid, and 

cried every m a . s god, t 

forth the wares that were in the ahip 

1 of them. But 
ah was g i urn into the sides 

.'ie ship , and he lay, and was fast 

e shipmaster carne to him. and 

unto him, What meanest thon, O 

I ari-e pon thy God, if so 

•-ill think upon us, that 

7 And they said every one to his fel- 

i let us cast lots, ths 
know - ;3e this evil is 

upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot 
fell upon Jonah. 

8 Then said they unto him, Tell us, 
we pray thee, for whose cause thi 

is upon us ; What is thine occupation ? 
a n d w fa enee c o m est thou? •' « t h y 

country rhatpe rt thou"? 

5 And he paid unto I am a Ke- 
■<- ; and I fear the Lord, the God of 

heaven, which hath made the sea and 
the dry land, 

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10 Then were the men exceedingly 
afraid, and said unto him, Why hast 
thou done this ? For the men k 
that he fled from the presence of the 
Lord, because he had told them. 

11 «f The:, -aid they unto him. What 
shall we io unto thee, that tne sea 
may be calm unto us? for the sea 
wrought, and was tempestuo . 

12 And he said unto them, Take me 
up, and cast rne forth into the pea \ 

uall the tea be calm unto j 
for I know that for my sake this 
great tempest ft uoon y 
" 13 Nevertheless the men rowed hard 
to bring i£ to the land ; but they 
for the sea /at, and 

was tempestuous against them. 

14 Win -. they cried unto the 

Lord, and said, We beseech thee, 
Lord, we beseech thee, let us not per- 
ish for this man's life, and lay 
upon us innocent blood : for thou, 
Lord hast lone as it pleased 

la So thej took up Jonah, ar 
him forth into the sea : and the sea 
--A iror i gfng. 

16 Then the men feared the L*">rd 

;d a sacrifice 
> tne Lord, and made ro 

17 J Nov,- the Lord had pre oared 
a irrao.t fish to swa c op Jonah. 
And Jonah was in the belly of the 
fish three days and three nights. 

CHAPTER IT. 

I T-5 priyer of Jcnah. 10 i7* u ie/ioire/i 
th>>fcsk. 

I' 1 HEN Jonah prayed unto the L' 
his God out of th ! ily, 

2 And said, I cried by reason of 
mine affliction unto the Lo,- 

earu rne : out of the beliy of hell 
cried I, o.nd thou heardest rny writes. 

3 For thou I cast rne into the 
deep, in the midst of the seas ; and the 



Jonah preacheth 



JONAH, III. 



to the Ninevites. 



floods compassed me about : all thy bil- 
lows and thy waves passed over me. 

4 Then I said, I am cast out of thy 
sight ; yet I will look again toward 
thy holy temple. 

5 The waters compassed me about, 
even to the soul : the depth closed me 
round about, the weeds were wrapped 
about my head. 

6 I went down to the bottoms of the 
mountains ; the earth with her bars 
was about me for ever : yet hast thou 
brought up my life from corruption, O 
Lord my God. 

7 When my soul fainted within me I 
remembered the Lord : and my prayer 
came in unto thee, into thine holy 
temple. 

8 They that observe lying vanities 
forsake their own mercy. 

9 But I will sacrifice unto thee with 
the voice of thanksgiving ; I will pay 
that that I have vowed. Salvation is 
of the Lord. 

10 If And the Lord spake unto the fish, 
and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry 
land. 

CHAPTER III. 

1 Jenah, sent again, preacheth to the Ninevites. 
5 Upon their repentance, 10 God repenteth. 

AND the word of the Lord came 
. unto Jonah the second time, say- 
ing, 

2 Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great 
city, ana preach unto it the preaching 
that I bid thee. 

3 So Jonah arose, and went unto Nin- 
eveh, according to the word of the 
Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceeding 
great city of three days' journey. 

4 And Jonah began to enter into the 
city a day's journey, and he cried, and 
said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall 
be overthrown. 

5 If So the people of Nineveh believed 
God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on 
sackcloth, from the greatest of them 
even to the least of them. 

6 For word came unto the king of 
Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, 
and he laid his robe from him, ana 
covered him with sackcloth, and sat in 
ashes. 

7 And he caused it to be proclaimed 
and published through Nineveh by the 
decree of the king and his nobles, say- 
ing, Let neither man nor beast, herd 
nor flock, taste any thing : let them 
not feed, nor drink water : 

8 But let man and beast be covered 
with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto 
God : yea, let them turn every one 



from his evil way ? and from the vio- 
lence that is in their hands. 

9 Who can tell if God will turn and 
repent, and turn away from his fierce 
anger, that we perish not ? 

10 % And God saw their works, that 
they turned from their evil way ; and 
God repented of the evil, that he had 
said that he would do unto them ; and 
he did it not. 

CHAPTER IV. 

1 Jonmh, repining at God's mercy, 4 is reproved by 
the type of a gourd. 




said, I pray thee, O Lord, was not this 
my saying, when I was yet in my coun- 
try ? Therefore I fled before unto Tar- 
shish : for I knew that thou art a gra- 
cious God, and merciful, slow to anger, 
and of great kindness, and repentesi 
thee of the evil. 

3 Therefore now, O Lord, take, I be- 
seech thee, my life from me ; for it is 
better for me to die than to live. 

4 1 Then said the Lord, Doest thou 
well to be angry ! 

5 So Jonah went out of the city, and 
sat on the east side of the city, and 
there made him a booth, and sat under 
it in the shadow, till he might see what 
would become of the city. 

6 And the Lord God prepared a 

fourd, and made it to come up over 
onah, that it might be a shadow 
over his head, to deliver him from 
his grief. So Jonah was exceeding 
glad of the gourd. 

7 But God prepared a worm when 
the morning rose the next day, and it 
smote the gourd that it withered. 

8 And it came to pass, when the sun 
did arise, that God prepared a vehe- 
ment east wind ; and the sun beat upon 
the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and 
wished in himself to die, and said, It 
is better for me to die than to live. 

9 And God said to Jonah, Doest thou 
well to be angry for the gourd « And 
he said, I do w r ell to be angry, even un- 
to death. 

10 Then said the Lord, Thou hast had 

Eity on the gourd, for the which thou 
ast not laboured, neither madest it 
grow ; which came up in a night, and 
perished in a night : 

11 And should not I spare .Nineveh, 
that great city, wherein are more than 
sixscore thousand persons that cannot 
discern between their right hand and 
their left hand ; and also much cattle ? 



MICAH. 



CHAPTER I. 

1 Mieah sheweth the wrath of God against Jacob 
for idolatry. 10 He exhorteth to mourning . 

THE word of the Lord that came to 
Micah the Morasthite in the days 
of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings 
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of Judah, which he saw concerning 
Samaria and Jerusalem. 

2 Hear, all ye people ; hearken, O 
earth, and all that therein is : and let 
the Lord God be witness against you, 
the Lord from his holy temple. 



Against oppression. 



MICAH, III. 



A promise of restoration. 



3 For. behold, the Lord cometh forth 
out of his place, and will come down, 
and tread upon the high places of the 
earth. 

4 And the mountains shall be molten 
under him, and the valleys shall be 
cleft, as wax before the fire, and as Uhe 
waters that are poured down a steep 
place. 

5 For the transgression of Jacob is 
all this, and for the sins of the house 
of Israel. What is the transgression 
of Jacob ? is it not Samaria ? and what 
are the high places of Judah ? are they 
not Jerusalem ? 

G Therefore I will make Samaria as 
a heap of the field, and as plantings 
of a vineyard : and I will pour down 
the stones thereof into the valley, and 
I will discover the foundations thereof. 

7 And all the graven images thereof 
shall be beaten to pieces, and all the 
hires thereof shall be burned with the 
fire, and all the idols thereof will I lay 
desolate : for she gathered it of the 
hire of a harlot, and they shall return 
to the hire of a harlot. 

8 Therefore I will wail and howl, I 
will go stripped and naked : I will 
make a wailing like the dragons, and 
mourning as the owls. 

9 For her wound is incurable ; for it 
is come unto Judah ; he is come unto 
the gate of my people, even to Jerusa- 
lem. 

10 If Declare ye it not at Gath, weep 
ye not at all : in the house of Aphran 
roll thyself in the dust. 

11 Pass ye away, thou inhabitant of 
Saphir, having thy shame naked : the 
inhabitant of Zaanan came not forth 
in the mourning of Beth-ezel ; he shall 
receive of you his standing. 

12 For the inhabitant of Maroth wait- 
ed carefully for good : but evil came 
down from the Lord unto the gate of 
Jerusalem. , 

13 O thou inhabitant of Lachish, bind 
the chariot to the swift beast : she is 
the beginning of the sin to the daugh- 
ter of Zion : for the transgressions of 
Israel were found in thee. 

14 Therefore shalt thou give presents 
to Moresheth-gath : the houses of Ach- 
zib shall be a lie to the kings of Israel. 

15 Yet will I bring an heir unto thee, 

inhabitant of Mareshah : he shall 
come unto Adullam the glory of Israel. 

16 Make thee bald, and poll thee for 
thy delicate children ; enlarge thy bald- 
ness as the eagle ; for they are gone 
into captivity from thee. 

CHAPTER n. 

1 Against oppression. 4 .4 lamentation. 7 A re- 
proof of injustice and idolatry. 12 A promise 
of restoring Jacob. 

WOE to them that devise iniquity, 
and work evil upon their beds ! 
when the morning is light, they prac- 
tise it, because it is in the power of 
their hand. 

2 And they covet fields, and take them 
by violence ; and houses, and take them 



away : so they oppress a man and his 
house, even a man and his heritage. 

3 Therefore thus saith the Lord ; Be 
hold, against this family do I devise an 
evil, from which ye shall not remove 
your necks ; neither shall ye go haught 
lly : for this time is evil. 

4 1 In that day shall one take up a 
parable against you, and lament with 
a doleful lamentation, and say, We be 
utterly spoiled : he hath changed the 
portion of my people : how hath he 
removed it from me ! turning away he 
hath divided our fields. 

5 Therefore thou shalt have none 
that shall cast a cord by lot in the 
congregation of the Lord. 

6 Prophesy ye not, say they to them 
that prophesy : they shall not prophe- 
sy to them, that they shall not take 
shame. 

7 10 thou that art named The bouse 
of Jacob, is the Spirit of the Lord 
straitened ? are these his doings ! do 
not my words do good to him that 
walketh uprightly ? 

8 Even of late my people is risen up 
as an enemy : ye pull off the robe with 
the garment from them that pass by 
securely as men averse from war. 

9 The women of my people have ye 
cast out from their pleasant houses ; 
from their children have ye taken 
away my glory for ever. 

10 Arise ye, and depart ; for this is 
not your rest: because it is polluted, 
it shall destroy you, even with a sore 
destruction. 

11 If a man walking in the spirit and 
falsehood do lie, saying, I will proph- 
esy unto thee of wine and of strong 
drink ; he shall even be the prophet 
of this people. 

12 1 I will surely assemble, O Jacob, 
all of thee ; I will surely gather the 
remnant of Israel ; I will put them to- 
gether as the sheep of Bozrah, as the 
flock in the midst of their fold : they 
shall make great noise by reason of 
the multitude of men. 

13 The breaker is come up before 
them : they have broken up, and have 
passed through the gate, and are gone 
out by it ; and their king shall pass be- 
fore them, and the Lord on the head 
of them. 

CHAPTER m. 

1 The cruelty of the princes. 5 The falsehood of 
the prophets. 8 The security of them both. 

AND I said, Hear, I pray you, O 
. heads of Jacob, and ye prinoes of 
the house of Israel ; Is it not for you 
to know judgment ? 

2 Who hate the good, and love the 
evil ; who pluck off their skin from 
off them, and their flesh from off 
their bones; 

3 Who also eat the flesh of my peo- 
ple, and flay their skin from off them ; 
and they break their bones, and chop 
them in pieces, as for the pot, and as 
flesh within the caldron. 

4 Then shall they cry unto the Lord, 
but he will not hear them : he will even 

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The glory of the church. 



MICAH, IV. 



Tlie birth of Christ, 



hide his face from them at that time, 
as they have behaved themselves ill in 
their doings. 

5 1 Thus saith the Lord concerning 
the prophets that make my people err, 
that bite with their teeth, and cry, 
Peace ; and he that putteth not into 
their mouths, they even prepare war 
against him : 

6 Therefore night shall be unto you, 
that ye shall not nave a vision ; and it 
shall be dark unto you, that ye shall 
not divine ; and the sun shall go down 
over the prophets, and the day shall 
be dark over them. 

7 Then shall the seers be ashamed, 
and the diviners confounded : yea, 
they shall all cover their lips ; for 
there is no answer of God. 

8 1 But truly I am full of power by 
the Spirit of the Lord, and of judg- 
ment, and of might, to declare unto 
Jacob his transgression, and to Israel 
his sin. 

9 Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of 
the house of Jacob, and princes of the 
house of Israel, that abhor judgment, 
and pervert all equity. 

10 They build up zion with blood, 
and Jerusalem with iniquity. 

11 The hcad3 thereof judge for re- 
ward, and the priests thereof teach for 
hire, and the prophets thereof divine 
for money : yet will they lean upon the 
Lord, and say, Is not the Lord among 
U3 ? none evil can come upon us. 

12 Therefore shall Zion for your sake 
be ploughed as a field, and Jerusalem 
shall become heaps, and the mountain 
of the house as the high places of the 
forest. 

CHAPTER IV. 

1 The glory, 3 peace, 8 kingdom, 11 and victory of 
the church. 

BUT in the last days it shall come 
to pass, that the mountain of the 
house of the Lord shall be established 
in the top of the mountains, and it 
shall be exalted above the hills ; and 
people shall flow unto it. 

C And many nations shall come, and 
say, Come, and let us go up to the 
mountain of the Lord, and to the 
house of the God of Jacob ; and he 
will teach us of his ways, and we will 
walk in his paths : for the law shall 
go forth of Zion, and the word of the 
Lord from Jerusalem. 

3 If And he shall judge among many 
people, and rebuke strong nations afar 
off ; and they shall beat their swords 
into ploughshares, and their spears 
into pruninghooks : nation shall not 
lift up a sword against nation, neither 
shall they learn war any more. 

1 But they shall sit every man under 
his vine and under his fig tree ; and 
none shall make them afraid : for 
the mouth of the Lord of hosts hath 
spoken it. 

5 For all people will walk every one 
in the name of his god, and we will 
walk in the name of the Lord our 
God for ever and ever. 
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6 In that day, saith the Lord, will I 
assemble her that halteth, and I will 
gather her that is driven out, and her 
that I have afflicted ; 

7 And I will make her that halted a 
remnant, and her that was cast far off 
a strong nation : and the Lord shall 
reign over them in mount Zion from 
henceforth, even for ever. 

8 If And thou, O tower of the flock, 
the strong hold of the daughter of Zi- 
on, unto thee shall it come, even the 
first dominion; the kingdom shall 
come to the daughter of Jerusalem. 

9 Now why dost thou cry out aloud ? 
is there no King in thee ? is thy coun- 
sellor perished ? for pangs have taken 
thee as a woman in travail. 

10 Be in pain, and labour to bring 
forth, O daughter of Zion, like a wo- 
man in travail : for now shalt thou go 
forth out of the city, and thou shalt 
dwell in the field, and thou shalt go 
even to Babylon ; there 'shalt thou be 
delivered ; there the Lord shall redeem 
thee from the hand of thine enemies. 

11 1 Now also many nations are gath- 
ered against thee, that say, Let her be 
defiled, and let our eye look upon Zion. 

12 But they know not the thoughts 
of the Lord, neither understand they 
his counsel : for he shall gather them 
as the sheaves into the floor. 

13 Arise and thresh, O daughter of 
Zion : for I will make thine horn iron, 
and I will make thy hoofs brass : and 
thou shalt beat in pieces many people : 
and I will consecrate their gain unto 
the Lord, and their substance unto 
the Lord of the whole earth. 

CHAPTER V. 

1 The birth of Christ. 4 His kingdom. 8 His 
conquest. 

NOW gather thyself in troops, O 
daughter of troops : he hath laid 
siege against us : they shall smite the 
judge of Israel with a rod upon the 
cheek. 

2 But thou, Beth-lehem Ephratah, 
though thou be little among the thou- 
sands of Judah, yet out of thee shall 
he come forth unto me that is to be 
ruler in Israel ; whose goings forth 
have been from of old, from everlast- 
ing. 

3 Therefore will he give them up, un- 
til the time that she which travaileth 
hath brought forth : then the remnant 
of his brethren shall return unto the 
children of Israel. 

i 1 And he shall stand and feed in the 
strength of the Lord, in the majesty 
of the name of the Lord his God ; and 
they shall abide : for now shall he be 
great unto the endt of the earth. 

5 And this man shall be the peace, 
when the Assyrian shall come into our 
land : and when he shall tread in our 

Salaces, then shall we raise against 
im seven shepherds, and eight princi- 
pal men. 

6 And they shall waste the land of As- 
syria with the sword, and the land of 



God's controversy. 



MICAH, VII. 



The church's complaint* 



Nimrod in the entrances thereof : thus 
shall he deliver us from the Assyrian, 
when he cometh into our land, and 
when he treadeth within our borders. 

7 And the remnant of Jacob shall be 
in the midst of many people as a dew 
from the Lord, as the showers upon 
the grass, that tarrieth not for man, 
nor waiteth for the sons of men. 

8 Tf And the remnant of Jacob shall 
be among the Gentiles in the midst of 
many people, as a lion among the 
beasts of the forest, as a young lion 
among the flocks of sheep : who, if he 
?o through, both treadeth down, and 
teareth in pieces, and none can deliver. 

9 Thine hand shall be lifted up upon 
thine adversaries, and all thine ene- 
mies shall be cut off. 

10 And it shall come to pass in that 
day, saith the Lord, that I will cut off 
thy horses out of the midst of thee, 
and I will destroy thy chariots : 

11 And I will cut off the cities of thy 
land, and throw down all thy strong 
holds : 

12 And I will cut off witchcrafts out 
of thine hand ; and thou shalt have no 
more soothsayers : 

13 Thy graven images also will I cut 
off, and thy standing images* out of the 
midst of thee ; and thou shalt no more 
worship the work of thine hands. 

14 And I will pluck up thy groves 
out of the midst of thee : so will I de- 
stroy thy cities. 

15 And I will execute vengeance in 
angerand fury upon the heathen, such 
as they have not heard. 

CHAPTER VI. 

1 Ood's controversy for unkindness, 6 for igno- 
ranee, 10 for injustice, 16 and for idolatry. 

HEAR ye now what the Lord saith ; 
Arise, contend thou before the 
mountains, and let the hills hear thy 
voice. 

2 Hear ye, O mountains, the Lord's 
controversy, and ye strong founda- 
tions of the earth : for the Lord hath 
a controversy with his people, and he 
will plead with Israel. 

3 O my people, what have I done un- 
to thee? and wherein have I wearied 
thee ? testify against me. 

4 For I brought thee up out of the 
land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out 
of the house of servants ; and I sent 
before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam. 

5 O my people, remember now what 
Balak king of Moab consulted.and what 
Balaam the son of Beor answered him 
from Shittim untoGilgal ; that ye may 
know the righteousness of the Lord. 

6 If Wherewith shall I come before 
the Lord, and bow myself before the 
high God? shall I come before him 
with burnt offerings, with calves of 
a year old ? 

7 Will the Lord be pleased with thou- 
sands of rams, or with ten thousands 
of rivers of oil ? shall I give my first- 
born for my transgression, the fruit of 
my body for the sin of my soul 1 



8 He hath shewed thee, O man, what 
is good ; and what doth the Lord re- 
quire of thee, but to do justly, and to 
love mercy, and to walk humbly with 
thy God ? 

9 The Lord's voice crieth unto the 
city, and the man of wisdom shall see 
thy name : hear ye the rod, and who 
hath appointed it. 

10 If Are there yet the treasures of 
wickedness in the house of the wicked, 
and the scant measure that is abom- 
inable ? 

11 Shall I count them pure with the 
wicked balances, and with the bag of 
deceitful weights ? 

12 For the rich men thereof are f uD 
of violence, and the inhabitants there- 
of have spoken lies, and their tongue 
is deceitful in their mouth. 

13 Therefore also will I make thee 
sick in smiting thee, in making thee 
desolate because of thy sins. 

14 Thou shalt eat, but not be satis- 
fied ; and thy casting down shall be in 
the midst of thee ; and thou shalt take 
hold, but shalt not deliver; and that 
which thou deliverest will I give up 
to the sword. 

15 Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not 
reap ; thou shalt tread the olives, but 
thou shalt not anoint thee with oil -, 
and sweet wine, but shalt not drink 
wine. 

16 If For the statutes of Omri are 
kept, and all the works of the house 
of Ahab, and ye walk in their coun- 
sels ; that I should make thee a deso- 
lation, and the inhabitants thereof a 
hissing: therefore ye shall bear the 
reproach of my people. 

CHAPTER VII. 

1 The church, complaining of her small number, 3 
and the general corruption, 5 pulteth her confi- 
dence not in man, but in God. 8 She triumphtth 
over her enemies. 14 God comforteth her by 
promises, 16 by confusion of the enemies, 18 and 
by his mercies, 

WOE is me ! for I am as when they 
have gathered the summer fruits, 
as the grape gleanings of the vintage s 
there is no cluster to eat : my soul de- 
sired the first ripe fruit. 

2 The good man is perished out of 
the earth ; and there is none upright 
among men : they all lie in wait for 
blood -, they hunt every man his broth- 
er with a net. 

3 If That they may do evil with both, 
hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and 
the judge asketh for a reward ; and the 
great man, he uttereth his mischiev- 
ous desire : so they wrap it up. 

4 The best of them is as a brier : the- 
most upright is sharper than a thori- 
hedge : the day of thy watchmen and 
thy visitation cometh ; now shall be 
their perplexity. 

5 1 Trust ye not in a friend, put ye 
not confidence in a guide : keep the 
doors of thy mouth from her that 
lieth in thy bosom. 

6 For the son dishonoureth the fa- 
ther, the daughter riseth up against 

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The majesty of God in 



NAHUM, I. 



goodness to his people. 



her mother, the daughter in law 
against her mother in law ; a man's 
enemies are the men of his own 
house. 

7 Therefore I will look unto the 
Lord ; I will wait for the God of my 
salvation : my God will hear me. 

8 t Rejoice not against me, O mine 
enemy : when I fall, I shall arise ; 
when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall 
be a light unto me. 

9 I will bear the indignation of the 
Lord, because I have sinned against 
him, until he plead my cause, and exe- 
cute judgmeat for me : he will bring 
me forth to the light, and I shall be- 
hold his righteousness. 

10 Then she that is mine enemy shall 
see it, and shame shall cover her which 
said unto me, Where is the Lord thy 
God ? mine eyes shall behold her : now 
shall she be trodden down as the mire 
of the streets. 

11 In the day that thy walls are to be 
built, in that day shall the decree be 
far removed. 

12 In that day also he shall come even 
to thee from Assyria, and from the for- 
tified cities, and from the fortress even 
to the river, and from sea to sea, and 
from mountain to mountain. 

13 Notwithstanding, the land shall be 



desolate because of them that dwell 
therein, for the fruit of their doings. 

14 T Feed thy people with thy rod, 
the flock of thine heritage, which 
dwell solitarily in the wood, in the 
midst of Carmel : let them feed in Ba- 
shan and Gilead, as in the days of old. 

15 According to the days of thy com- 
ing out of the land of Egypt will I 
shew unto him marvellous things. 

16 IT The nations shall see and be con- 
founded at all their might : they shall 
lay their hand upon their mouth, their 
ears shall be deaf. 

17 They shall lick the dust like a ser- 

Eent, they shall move out of their 
oles like worms of the earth : they 
shall be afraid of the Lord our God, 
and shall fear because of thee. 

18 Who is a God like unto thee, that 
pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the 
transgression of the remnant of his 
heritage ? he retaineth not his anger for 
ever, because he delighteth in mercy. 

19 He will turn again, he will have 
compassion upon us: he will subdue 
our iniquities ; and thou wilt cast all 
their sins into the depths of the sea. 

20 Thou wilt perform the truth to Ja- 
cob, and the mercy to Abraham, which 
thou hast sworn unto our fathers from 
the days of old. 



NAHUM. 



CHAPTER I. 



The majesty of God in goodness to his people, and 
severity against his enemies. 

THE burden of Nineveh. The book 
of the vision of Nahum the El- 
koshite. 

2 God is jealous, and the Lord re- 
vengeth ; the Lord revengeth, and is 
furious ; the Lord will take vengeance 
on his adversaries, and he reserveth 
wrath for his enemies. 

3 The Lord is slow to anger, and 
great in power, and will not at all ac- 
quit the wicked : the Lord hath his way 
in the whirlwind and in the storm, and 
the clouds are the dust of his feet. 

4 He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it 
dry, and drieth up all the rivers : Ba- 
shan languisheth, and Carmel, and the 
flower of Lebanon languisheth. 

5 The mountains quake at him, and 
the hills melt, and the 'earth is burned 
at his presence, yea, the world, and all 
that dwell therein. 

6 Who can stand before his indigna- 
tion? and who can abide in the fierce- 
ness of his anger? his fury is poured 
out like fire, and the rocks are thrown 
down by him. 

7 The Lord is good, a strong hold 
in the day of trouble ; and he know- 
eth them that trust in him. 

8 But with an overrunning flood he 
will make an utter end of the place 
thereof, and darkness shall pursue his 
enemies. 

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9 What do ye imagine against the 
Lord ? he will make an utter end ; afflic- 
tion shall not rise up the second time. 

10 For while they be folden together 
as thorns, and while they are drunken 
as drunkards, they shall be devoured 
as stubble fully dry. 

11 There is one come out of thee, 
that imagineth evil against the Lord, 
a wicked counsellor. 

12 Thus saith the Lord ; Though they 
be quiet, and likewise many, yet thus 
shall they be cut down, when he shall 
pass through. Though I have afflicted 
thee, I will afflict thee no more. 

13 For now will I break his yoke 
from off thee, and will burst thy bonds 
in sunder. 

14 And the Lord hath given a com- 
mandment concerning thee, that no 
more of thy name be sown : out of the 
house of thy gods will I cut off the 
graven image and the molten image i I 
will make thy grave ; for thou art vile. 

15 Behold upon the mountains the 
feet of him that bringeth good ti- 
dings, that publisheth peace ! O Ju- 
dah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform 
thy vows: for the wicked shall no 
more pass through thee ; he is utterly 
cut off. 

CHAPTER II. 

The fearful and victorious armies of Qo4 against 
Nineveh. 

TTE that dasheth in pieces is come 
XI up before thy face : keep the mu- 



The miserable ruin 



NAHUM, III. 



of Nineveh foretold. 



nition, watch the way, make thy loins 
strong, fortify thy power mightily. 

2 For the Lord hath turned away the 
excellency of Jacob, as the excellency 
of Israel : for the emptiers have emp- 
tied them out, and marred their vine 
branches. 

3 The shield of his mighty men is 
made red, the valiant men are in scar- 
let : the chariots shall be with flaming 
torches in the day of his preparation, 
and the fir trees shall be terribly 
shaken. 

4 The chariots shall rage in the 
streets, they shall justle one against 
another in the bread ways : they shall 
seem like torches, they shall run like 
the lightnings. 

5 He shall recount his worthies : 
they shall stumble in their walk ; they 
shall make haste to the wall thereof, 
and the defence shall be prepared. 

6 The gates of the rivers shall be 
opened, and the palace shall be dis- 
solved. 

7 And Huzzab shall be led away cap- 
tive, she shall be brought up, and her 
maids shall lead her as with the voice 
of doves, tabering upon their breasts. 

8 But Nineveh is of old like a pool of 
water : yet they shall flee away. Stand, 
stand, shall they cry ; but none shall 
look back. 

9 Take ye the spoil of silver, take the 
spoil of gold : for there is none end of 
the store and glory out of all the 
pleasant furniture. 

10 She is empty, and void, and waste : 
and the heart melteth, and the knees 
smite together, and much pain is in all 
loins, and the faces of them all gather 
.blackness. 

11 Where is the dwelling of the lions, 
and the feeding place of the young 
lions, where the lion, even the old 
lion, walked, and the lion's whelp, and 
none made them afraid ! 

12 The lion did tear in pieces enough 
for his whelps, and strangled for his 
lionesses, and filled his Tioles with 
prey, and his dens with ravin. 

13 Behold, I am against thee, saith 
the Lord of hosts, and I will burn her 
chariots in the smoke, and the sword 
shall devour thy young lions: and I 
will cut off thy prey from the earth, 
and the voice of thy messengers shall 
no more be heard. 

CHAPTER III. 

The muerable ruin of Nineveh. 

WOE to the bloody city ! it is all 
full of lies and robbery ; the prey 
departeth not ; 

2 The noise of a whip, and the noise 
of the rattling of the wheels, and of 
the prancing horses, and of the jump- 
ing chariots. 

3 The horseman lifteth up both the 
bright sword and the glittering spear : 
and there is a multitude of slain, and 
a great number of carcasses ; and there 
is none end of their corpses; they 
stumble upon their corpses : 



4 Because of the multitude of the 
whoredoms of the well favoured har- 
lot, the mistress of witchcrafts, that 
selleth nations through her whore- 
doms, and families through her witch- 
crafts. 

5 Behold, I am against thee, saith the 
Lord of hosts ; and I will discover thy 
skirts upon thy face, and I will shew 
the nations thy nakedness, and the 
kingdoms thy shame. 

6 And I will cast abominable filth 
upon thee, and make thee vile, and 
will set thee as a gazingstock. 

7 And it shall come to pass, that all 
they that look upon thee shall flee 
from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid 
waste : who will bemoan her? whence 
shall I seek comforters for thee ? 

8 Art thou better than populous No, 
that was situate among the rivers, that 
had the waters round about it, whose 
rampart was the sea, and her wall was 
from the sea! 

9 Ethiopia and Egypt were her 
strength, and it was infinite ; Put and 
Lubim were thy helpers. 

10 Yet axis she carried away, she went 
into captivity : her young children also 
were dashed in pieces at the top of all 
the streets : and they cast lots for her 
honourable men, and all her great men 
were bound in chains. 

11 Thou also shalt be drunken : thou 
shalt be hid, thou also shalt seek 
strength because of the enemy. 

12 All thy strong holds shall be like 
fig trees with the first ripe figs : if they 
be shaken, they shall even fall into the 
mouth of the eater. 

13 Behold, thy people in the midst 
of thee are women : the gates of thy 
land shall be set wide open unto thine 
enemies : the fire shall devour thy 
bars. 

14 Draw thee waters for the siege, 
fortify thy strong holds : go into clay, 
and tread the mortar, make strong the 
brickkiln. 

15 There shall the fire devour thee : 
the sword shall cut thee off, it snail 
eat thee up like the cankerworm : 
make thyself many as the canker- 
worm, make thyself many as the lo- 
custs. 

16 Thou hast multiplied thy mer- 
chants above the stars of heaven : the 
cankerworm spoileth, and fleeth away. 

17 Thy crowned are as the locusts, 
and thy captains as the great grass- 
hoppers, which camp in the hedges in 
the cold day, but when the sun ariseth 
they flee away, and their place is not 
known where they are. 

18 Thy shepherds slumber, O king of 
Assyria : thy nobles shall dwell in the 
dust : thy people is scattered upon the 
mountains, and no man gathereth 
them. 

19 There is no healing of thy bruise ; 
thy wound is grievous : all that hear 
the bruit of thee shall clap the hands 
over thee: for upon whom hath not 
thy wickedness passed continually ! 

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HABAKKUK. 



CHAPTER I. 

1 Unto Habakkukt complaining of the inn/tiity of 
the land, 6 is shewed the fearful vengeance 'hy the 
Chaldeans. 12 He complameth that vengeance 
should be executed by them who are far worse. 

THE burden which Habakkuk the 
prophet did see. 

2 O Lord, how long shall 1 cry, and 
thou wilt not hear ! even cry out unto 
thee of violence, and thou wilt not 
save ! 

3 Why dost thou shew me iniquity, 
and cause me to behold grievance ? for 
spoiling and violence are before me : 
and there are that raise up strife and 
contention. 

4 Therefore the law is slacked, and 
judgment doth never go forth : for the 
wicked doth compass about the right- 
eous ; therefore wrong judgment pro- 
ceedeth. 

5 If Behold ye among the heathen, 
and regard, and wonder marvellously : 
for I will work a work in your days, 
which ye will not believe, though it be 
told you. 

6 For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, 
that bitter and hasty nation, which 
shall march through the breadth of 
the land, to possess the dwellingplaces 
that are not theirs. 

7 They are terrible and dreadful : 
their judgment and their dignity shall 
proceed of themselves. 

8 Their horses also are swifter than 
the leopards, and are more fierce than 
the evening wolves: and their horse- 
men shall spread themselves, and their 
horsemen shall come from far ; they 
shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to 
eat. 

9 They shall come all for violence : 
their faces shall sup up as the east 
wind, and they shall gather the cap- 
tivity as the sand. 

10 And they shall scoff at the kings, 
and the princes shall be a scorn unto 
them : they shall deride every strong 
hold ; for they shall heap dust, and 
take it. 

11 Then shall his mind change, and 
he shall pass over, and offend, imput- 
ing this his power unto his god. 

12 1 Art thou not from everlasting, 
O Lord my God, mine Holy One ? We 
shall not die. O Lord, thou hast or- 
dained them for judgment ; and, O 
mighty God, thou hast established 
them for correction. 

13 Thou art of purer eyes than to 
behold evil, and canst not look on 
iniquity : wherefore lookest thou up- 
on them that deal treacherously, and 
nolQjst thy tongue when the wicked 
devoureth the man that is more right- 
eous than he ? 

14 And makest men as the fishes of 
the sea, as the creeping things, that 
have no ruler over them ? 

15 They take up all of them with the 
angle, they catch them in their net, 

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and gather them in their drag there 
fore they rejoice and are glad. 

16 Therefore they sacrifice unto their 
net, and burn incense unto their drag t 
because by them their portion is fat, 
and their meat plenteous. 

17 Shall they therefore empty their 
net, and not spare continually to slay 
the nations ? 

CHAPTER II. 

1 Unto Habakkuk, waiting for an answer, is shewed 
that he must wait bp jaith. 5 The judgment up- 
on the Chaldean for unsatiahleness, 9 for covet- 
ousness, 12 for cruelty, 10 for drunkenness, 18 
and for idolatry. 

I WILL stand upon my watch, and 
set me upon the tower, and will 
watch to see what he will say unto 
me, and what 1 shall answer when I 
am reproved. 

2 And the Lord answered me, and 
said, Write the vision, and make it 
plain upon tables, that he may run 
that readeth it. 

3 For the vision is yet for an appoint- 
ed time, but at the end it shall speak, 
and not he s though it tarry, wait for 
it ; because it will surely come, it will 
not tarry. 

4 Behold, his soul which is lifted up 
is not upright in him : but the just 
shall live bv his faith. 

5 ^ Yea also, because he transgress- 
eth by wine, he is a proud man, neither 
keepeth at home, who enlargeth his 
desire as hell, and is as death, and can 
not be satisfied, but gathereth unto 
him all nations, and heapeth unto him 
all people : 

6 Shall not all these take up a parable 
against him, and a taunting proverb 
against him. and say, Woe to him that 
increaseth that which is not his ! how 
long ! and to him that ladeth himself 
with thick clay ! 

7 Shall they not rise up suddenly that 
shall bite thee, and awake that shall 
vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties 
unto them » 

8 Because thou hast spoiled many na- 
tions, all the remnant of the people 
shall spoil thee ; because of men's 
blood, and for the violence of the 
land, of the city, and of all that dwell 
therein. 

9 % Woe to him that coveteth an evil 
covetousness to his house, that he 
may set his nest on high, that he 
may be delivered from the power of 
evii ! 

10 Thou hast consulted shame to thy 
house by cutting off many people, and 
hast sinned against thy soul. 

11 For the stone shall cry out of the 
wall, and the beam out of the timber 
shall answer it. 

12 f Woe to him that buildeth a 
town with blood, and establisheth a 
city by iniquity ! 

13 Behold, is it not of the Lord of 
hosts that the people shall labour in 



Rabakkuk's prayer. 



ZEPHANIAH, I. Confidence of his faith 



Che very fire, and the people shall 
weary themselves for very vanity? 

14 For the earth shall be filled with 
the knowledge of the glory of the 
Lord, as the waters cover the sea. 

15 1 Woe unto him that giveth his 
neighbour drink, that puttest thy 
bottle to him, and makest him drunk- 
en also, that thou mayest look on 
their nakedness ! 

16 Thou art filled with shame for 

f-lory : drink thou also, and let thy 
oreskin be uncovered : the cup of 
the Lord's right hand shall be turned 
unto thee, and shameful spewing shall 
be on thy glory. 

17 For the violence of Lebanon shall 
cover thee, and the spoil of beasts, 
which made them afraid, because of 
linen's blood, and for the violence of 
the land, of the city, and of all that 
dwell therein. 

18 % What profiteth the graven image 
that the maker thereof hath graven 
it ; the molten image, and a teacher of 
lies, that the maker of his work trust- 
eth therein, to make dumb idols? 

19 Woe unto him that saith to the 
wood, Awake ; to the dumb stone. 
Arise, it shall teach ! Behold, it is laid 
over with gold and silver, and there is 
no breath at all in the midst of it. 

20 But the Lord is in his holy tem- 

gle : let all the earth keep silence 
ef ore him. 

CHAPTER III. 

S Habakkuk in his prayer trembleth at God's majes- 
ty. 17 The confidence of his faith. 

A PRAYER of Habakkuk the proph- 
et upon Shigionoth. 

2 O Lord, I have heard thy speech, 
and was afraid : O Lord, revive thy 
work in the midst of the years, in the 
midst of the years make known ; in 
wrath remember mercy. 

3 God came from Teman, and the 
Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. 
His glory covered the heavens, and 
the eartn was full of his praise. 

4 And his brightness was as the 
light ; he had horns coming out of his 
hand : and there was the hiding of his 
power. 

5 Before him went the pestilence, 
and burning coals went forth at his 
feet. 

6 He stood, and measured the earth : 
he beheld, and drove asunder the na- 
tions ; and the everlasting mountains 



were scattered, the perpetual hills did 
bow : his ways are everlasting. 

7 I saw the tents of Cushan in affile 
tion : and the curtains of the land of 
Midian did tremble. 

8 Was the Lord displeased against 
the rivers? teas thine anger against 
the rivers ? was thy wrath against the 
sea, that thou didst ride upon thine 
horses and thy chariots of salvation ! 

9 Thy bow was made quite naked, ac- 
cording to the oaths of the tribes, even 
thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave 
the earth with rivers. 

10 The mountains saw thee, and they 
trembled : the overflowing of the wa- 
ter passed by : the deep uttered his 
voice, and lifted up his hands on high. 

11 The sun and moon stood still in 
their habitation : at the light of thine 
arrows they went, and at the shining 
of thy glittering spear. 

12 Thou didst march through the 
land in indignation, thou didst thresh 
the heathen in anger. 

13 Thou wentest forth for the salva- 
tion of thy people, even for salvation 
with thine anointed ; thou woundedst 
the head out of the house of the wick- 
ed, by discovering the foundation unto 
the neck. Selah. 

14 Thou didst strike through with his 
staves the head of his villages : they 
came out as a whirlwind to scatter 
me : their rejoicing was as to devour 
the poor secretly. 

15 Thou didst walk through the sea 
with thine horses, through the heap of 
great waters. 

16 When I heard, my belly trembled -, 
my lips quivered at the voice : rotten 
ness entered into my bones, and 1 
trembled in myself, that I might rest 
in the day of trouble : when he cometh 
up unto the people, he will invade 
them with his troops. 

17 1 Although the fig tree shall not 
blossom, neither shall fruit be in the 
vines ; the labour of the olive shall 
fail, and the fields shall yield no meat ; 
the flock shall be cutoff from the fold, 
and there shall be no herd in the stalls : 

18 Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I 
will joy in the God of my salvation. 

19 The Lord God is my strength, and 
he will make my feet like hinds' feet, 
and he will make me to walk upon 
mine high places. To the chief singer 
on my stringed instruments. 



ZEPHANIAH. 



CHAPTER I. 

Bod's severe judgment against Judah for du 
vers sins. J 

THE word of the Lord which came 
i. unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, 
the son of Gedaliah, the son of Ama- 
riah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days 
of Josiah the son of Anion, king of 
Judah. 

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2 I will utterly consume all things 
from off the land, saith the Lord. 

3 I will consume man and beast; I 
will consume the fowls of the heaven, 
and the fishes of the sea, and the stum- 
blingblocks with the wicked ; and I 
wHl cut off man from off the land, 
saith the Lord. 

4 I wiU also stretch out mine hand 

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An exhortation 



ZEPHANIAH, II. 



to repentance 



upon Judah, and upon all the inhabit- 
ants of Jerusalem ; and I will cut off 
the remnant of Baal from this place, 
and the name of the Chemarim with 
the priests ; 

5 And them that worship the host of 
heaven upon the housetops ; and them 
that worship and that swear by the 
Lord, and that swear by Malcham ; 

6 And them that are turned back from 
the Lord; and those that have not 
sought the Lord, nor inquired for him. 

7 Hold thy peace at the presence of 
the Lord God : for the day of the Lord 
is at hand : for the Lord hath prepared 
a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests. 

8 And it shall come to pass in the 
day of the Lord's sacrifice, that I will 
punish the princes, and the king's 
children, and all such as are clothed 
with strange apparel. 

9 In the same day also will I punish 
all those that leap on the threshold, 
which fill their masters' houses with 
violence and deceit. 

10 And it shall come to pass in that 
day, saith the Lord, that there shall be 
the noise of a cry from the fish gate, 
and a howling from the second, and 
a great crashing from the hills. 

11 Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, 
for all the merchant people are cut 
down ; all they that bear silver are cut 
off. 

12 And it shall come to pass at that 
time, that I will search Jerusalem with 
candles, and punish the men that are 
settled on their lees : that say in their 
heart, The Lord will not do good, nei- 
ther will he do e-vil. 

13 Therefore, their goods shall be- 
come a booty, and their houses a des- 
olation: they shall also build houses, 
but not inhabit them; and they shall 
plant vineyards, but not drink the 
wine thereof. 

14 The great day of the Lord is near, 
it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the 
voice of the day of the Lord : the 
mighty man shall cry there bitterly. 

15 That day is a day of wrath, a day 
of trouble and distress, a day of waste- 
ness and desolation, a day of darkness 
and gloominess, a day of clouds and 
thick darkness. 

16 A day of the trumpet and alarm 
against the fenced cities, and against 
the high towers. 

17 And I will bring distress upon men, 
that they shall walk like blind men, 
because they have sinned against the 
Lord : and their blood shall be poured 
out as dust, and their flesh as the dung. 

18 Neither their silver nor their gold 
shall be able to deliver them in the day 
of the Lord's wrath; but the whole 
land shall be devoured by the fire of 
his jealousy : for he shall make even a 
speedy riddance of all them that dwell 
in the land. 

CHAPTER II. 

1 An exhortation to repentance. 4 The judgment 
of the Philistines, 8 of Moab and Amman, 12 of 
Ethiopia and Assyria. 

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GATHER yourselves together, yea, 
gather together, O nation not de- 
sired ; 

2 Before the decree bring forth, be- 
fore the day pass as the chaff, before 
the fierce anger of the Lord come 
upon you, before the day of the Lord's 
anger come upon you. 

3 Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of 
the earth, which have wrought his 
judgment; seek righteousness, seek 
meekness : it may be ye shall be hid in 
the day of the Lord's anger. 

4 1 For Gaza shall be forsaken, and 
Ashkelon a desolation : they shall 
drive out Ashdod at the noonday, and 
Ekron shall be rooted up. 

5 Woe unto the inhabitants of the 
sea coast, the nation of the Chereth 
ites ! the word of the Lord is against 
you ; O Canaan, the land of the Philis- 
tines, I will even destroy thee, that 
there shall be no inhabitant. 

6 And the sea coast shall be dwellings 
and cottages for shepherds, and folds 
for flocks. 

7 And the coast shall be for the rem 
nant of the house of Judah ; they shali 
feed thereupon : in the houses of Ash 
kelon shall they lie down in the even 
ing : for the Lord their God shall visit 
them, and turn away their captivity. 

8 11 have heard the reproach of 
Moab, and the revilings of the children 
of Ammon, whereby they have re 
proached my people, and magnified 
themselves against their border. 

9 Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord 
of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely 
Moab shall be as Sodom, and the chil 
dren of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the 
breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a 
perpetual desolation : the residue of 
my people shall spoil them, and the 
remnant of my people shall possess 
them. 

10 This shall they have for their 
pride, because they have reproached 
and magnified themselves against the 
people of the Lord of hosts. 

11 The Lord will be terrible unto 
them : for he will famish all the gods 
of the earth ; and men shall worship 
him, every one from his place, even 
all the isles of the heathen. 

12 1 Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be 
slain by my sword. 

13 And he will stretch out his hand 
against the north, and destroy Assyria f 
and will make Nineveh a desolation, 
and dry like a wilderness. 

14 And flocks shall lie down in the 
midst of her, all the beasts of the na- 
tions : both the cormorant and the 
bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels 
of it ; their voice shall sing in the win- 
dows ; desolation shall be in the thresh- 
olds: for he shall uncover the cedar 
work. 

15 This is the rejoicing city that 
dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, 
I am } and there is none besides me; 
how is she become a desolation, a place 
for beasts to lie down in! every one 



Jerusalem reproved 



HAGGAI, I. 



for divers sins* 



that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag 
his hand. 

CHAPTER III. 

1 A sharp reproof of Jerusalem for divers sins. 
8 An exhortation to wait for the restoration of 
Israel, 14 and to rejoice for their salvation by 
God. 

WOE to her that is filthy and pol- 
luted, to the oppressing city ! 

2 She obeyed not the voice ; she re- 
ceived not correction ; she trusted not 
in the Lord ; she drew not near to her 
God. 

3 Her princes within her are roaring 
lions ; her judges are evening wolves ; 
they gnaw not the bones till the mor- 
row. 

4 Her prophets are light and treach- 
erous persons : her priests have pol- 
luted the sanctuary, they have done 
violence to the law. 

5 The just Lord is in the midst there- 
of ; he will not do iniquity : every 
morning doth he bring his judgment 
to light, he faileth not ; but the unjust 
knoweth no shame. 

6 I have cut off the nations : their 
towers are desolate ; I made their 
streets waste, that none passeth by : 
their cities are destroyed, so that there 
is no man, that there is none inhabit- 
ant. 

7 I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, 
thou wilt receive instruction ; so their 
dwelling should not be cut off, howso- 
ever I punished them : but they rose 
early, and corrupted all their doings. 

8 if Therefore wait ye upon me, saith 
the Lord, until the day that I rise up 
to the prey : for my determination is 
to gather the nations, that I may as- 
semble the kingdoms, to pour upon 
them mine indignation, even all my 
fierce anger: for all the earth shall be 
devoured with the fire of my jealousy. 

9 For then will I turn to the people 
a pure language, that they may all call 
upon the name of the Lord, to serve 
him with one consent. 

10 From beyond the rivers of Ethi- 
opia my suppliants, even the daugh- 



ter of my dispersed, shall bring mine 
offering. 

11 In that day shalt thou not be 
ashamed for all thy doings, wherein 
thou hast transgressed against me : 
for then I will take away out of the 
midst of thee them that rejoice in thy 

Eride, and thou shalt no more be 
aughty because of my holy mountain. 

12 I will also leave in the midst of 
thee an afflicted and poor people, and 
they shall trust in the name or the 
Lord. 

13 The remnant of Israel shall not do 
iniquity, nor speak lies ; neither shall 
a deceitful tongue be found in their 
mouth : for they shall feed and lie 
down, and none shall make them 
afraid. 

14 f Sing, O daughter of Zion ; shout. 
O Israel : be glad and rejoice with all 
the neart, O daughter of Jerusalem. 

15 The Lord hath taken away thy 
judgments, he hath cast out thine ene- 
my : the Kmg of Israel, even the Lord. 
is in the midst of thee : thou shalt not 
see evil any more. 

16 In that day it shall be said to Jeru= 
salem, Fear thou not : and to Zion, Let 
not thine hands be slack. 

17 The Lord thy God in the midst of 
thee is mighty ; he will save, he will 
rejoice over thee with joy ; he will rest 
in his love, he will joy over thee with 
singing. 

18 I will gather them that are sorrow- 
ful for the solemn assembly, who are of 
thee, to whom the reproach of it was a 
burden. 

19 Behold, at that time I will undo 
all that afflict thee : and I will save her 
that halteth, and gather her that was 
driven out ; and I will get them praise 
and fame in every land where they 
have been put to shame. 

20 At that time will I bring you 
again, even in the time that I gather 
you : for I will make you a name and 
a praise among all people of the earth, 
when I turn back your captivity before 
your eyes, saith the Lord. 



HAGGAI. 



CHAPTER I. 

1 Haggai rcproveth the people for neglecting the 
building of the house. 7 He inciteth them to the 
building. 12 He promiseth God's assistance to 
them being forward. 

IN the second year of Darius the king, 
in the sixth month, in the first day 
of the month, came the word of the 
Lord by Haggai the prophet unto 
Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, gov- 
ernor of Judah, and to Joshua the 
son of Josedech, the high priest, say- 
ing, 

2 Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, 
saying, This people say, The time is not 
come, the time that the Lord's house 
should be built. 



3 Then came the word of the Lord 
by Haggai the prophet, saying, 

4 Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in 
your ceiled houses, and this house lie 
waste ? 

5 Now therefore thus saith the Lord 
of hosts ; Consider your ways. 

6 Ye have sown much, and bring in lit- 
tle ; ye eat, but ye have not enough ; ye 
drink, but ye are not filled with drink -, 
ye clothe you, but there is none warm ; 
and he that earneth wages, earneth 
wages to put it into a bag with holes. 

7 1[ Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; 
Consider your ways. 

8 Go up to the mountain, and bring 
wood, and build the house ; and I will 

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HAGGAI, II. 



to build trie temple. 



take pleasure in it, and I will be glori- 
fied, saith the Lord. 

9 Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came 
to little: and when ye brought it 
home, I did blow upon it. Why ? saith 
the Lord of hosts. Because of mine 
house that is waste, and ye run every 
man unto his own house. 

10 Therefore the heaven over you is 
stayed from dew, and the earth is 
stayed from her fruit. 

11 And I called for a drought upon 
the land, and upon the mountains, and 
upon the corn, and upon the new wine, 
and upon the oil, and upon that which 
the ground bringeth forth, and upon 
men, and upon cattle, and upon all the 
labour of the hands. 

12 t Then Zerubbabel the son of She- 
altiel, and Joshua the son of Josedech, 
the high priest, with all the remnant 
of the people, obeyed the voice of the 
Lord their God, and the words of Hag- 
gai the prophet, as the Lord their God 
had sent him, and the people did fear 
before the Lord. 

13 Then spake Haggai the Lord's 
messenger in the Lord's message unto 
the people, saying, I am with you, saith 
the Lord. 

14 And the Lord stirred up the spirit 
of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, 
governor of Judah, and the spirit of 
Joshua the son of Josedech, the high 
priest, and the spirit of all the rem- 
nant of the people ; and they came and 
did work in the house of the Lord of 
hosts, their God, 

15 In the four and twentieth day of 
the aixth month, in the second year of 
Darius the king. 

CHAPTER II. 

£ He eneourageth the peuple to the work, by prom- 
ise of greater glory to the second temple than was 
in the first. 10 In the type of holy things and 
unclean he sheweth their sins hindered the work- 
20 God's promise to Zerubbabel. 

IN the seventh month, in the one and 
twentieth day of the month, came 
the word of the Lord by the prophet 
Haggai, saying, 

2 Speak now to Zerubbabel the son 
of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to 
Joshua the son of Josedech, the high 
priest, and to the residue of the peo- 
ple, saying, 

3 Who is left among you that saw 
this house in her first glory ? and how 
do ye see it now ? is it not in your eyes 
in comparison of it as nothing ? 

4 Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, 
saith the Lord ; and be strong, O Josh- 
ua, son of Josedech, the high priest ; 
and be strong, all ye people of the land, 
saith the Lord, and work : for I am 
with you, saith the Lord of hosts • 

5 According to the word that I cove- 
nanted with you when ye came out of 
Egypt, so my Spirit remaineth among 
you : rear ye not. 

6 For thus saith the Lord of hosts : 
Yet once, it is a little while, and I will 
shake the heavens, and the earth, and 
i$tie sea, and the dry land ; 

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7 And I will shake all nations, and 
the Desire of all nations shall come 
and I will fill this house with glory* 
saith the Lord of hosts. 

8 The silver is mine, and the gold is 
mine, saith the Lord of hosts. 

9 The glory of this latter house shall 
be greater than of the former, saith the 
Lord of hosts : and in this place will 1 
give peace, saith the Lord of hosts. 

10 1 In the four and twentieth day of 
the ninth month, in the second year of 
Darius, came the word of the Lord by 
Haggai the prophet, saying, 

11 Thus saith the Lord ot hosts ; Ask 
now the priests concerning the law, 
saying, 

12 If one bear holy flesh in the skirt 
of his garment, and with his skirt do 
touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil y 
or any meat, shall it be holy ? And the 
priests answered and said, No. 

13 Then said Haggai, If one that is un 
clean by a dead body touch any of these, 
shall it be unclean? And the priests 
answered and said, It shall be unclearu 

14 Then answered Haggai, and said, 
So is this people, and so is this nation 
before me, saith the Lord ; and so is 
every work of their hands ; and that 
which they offer there is unclean. 

15 And now, I pray you, consider, 
from this day and upward, from be 
fore a stone was laid upon a stone in 
the temple of the Lord : 

16 Since those days were, when one 
came to a heap of twenty measures, 
there were but ten : when one came to 
the pressf at for to draw out fifty vessels 
out of the press, there were but twenty, 

17 I smote you with blasting and with 
mildew and with hail in all the laboui-g 
of your hands ; yet ye turned not to 
me, saith the Lord. 

18 Consider now from this day and 
upward, from the four and twentieth 
day of the ninth month, even from the 
day that the foundation of the Lord's 
temple was laid, consider it. 

19 Is the seed yet in the barn ? yea, as 
yet the vine, and the fig tree, and the 
pomegranate, and the olive tree, hath 
not brought forth : from this day will 
I bless you. 

20 ^[ And again the word of the Lord 
came unto Haggai in the four and 
twentieth day of the month, saying, 

21 Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of 
Judah, saying, I will shake the heavens 
and the earth ; 

22 And I will overthrow the throne 
of kingdoms, and I will destroy the 
strength of the kingdoms of the hea 
then ; and I will overthrow the char- 
iots, and those that ride in them ; and 
the horses and their riders shall come 
down, every one by the sword of his 
brother. 

23 In that day, saith the Lord of 
hosts, will I take thee, O Zerubbabelj 
my servant, the son of Shealtiel, saitb 
the Lord, and will make thee as a sig 
net : for l have chosen thee, saith the 
Lord of hosts 



ZECHARIAH. 



CHAPTER I. 

V Zeehartaa exhorteth to repentance. 7 The vision 
of the horses. 12 At the prayer of the angel com- 
fortable promises are made to Jerusalem. 18 The 
vision of the four horns, and the four carpenters. 

XN the eighth month, in the second 
year of Darius, came the word of 
the Lord unto Zechariah, the son of 
Berechiah, the son of Iddo the proph- 
et, saying, 

2 The Lord hath been sore displeased 
with your fathers. 

3 Theref ore say thou unto them, Thus 
saith the Lord of hosts ; Turn ye unto 
me, saith the Lord of hosts, and I will 
turn unto you, saith the Lord of hosts. 

4 Be ye not as your fathers, unto 
whom the former prophets have cried, 
saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; 
Turn ye now from your evil ways, and 
from your evil doings : but they did 
not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith 
the Lord. * 

5 Your fathers, where are they ? and' 
the prophets, do they live for ever ? 

6 But my words and my statutes, 
which I commanded my servants the 
prophets, did they not take hold of 
your fathers? and they returned and 
said, Like as the Lord of hosts thought 
to do unto us, according to our ways, 
and according to our doings, so hath 
he dealt with us. 

7 T[ Upon the four and twentieth day 
of the eleventh month, which is the 
month Sebat, in the second year of Da- 
rius, came the word of the Lord unto 
Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the 
son of Iddo the prophet, saying, 

8 I saw by night, and behold a man 
riding upon a red horse, and he stood 
among the myrtle trees that were in 
the bottom ; and behind him were 
there red horses, speckled, and white. 

9 Then said I, O my lord, what are 
these * And the angel that talked with 
me said unto me, I will shew thee what 
these be. 

10 And the man that stood among the 
myrtle trees answered and said, These 
are they whom the Lord hath sent to 
walk to and fro through the earth. 

11 And they answered the angel of 
the Lord that stood among the myrtle 
trees, and said, We have walked to and 
fro through the earth, and, behold , all 
the earth sitteth still, and is at rest. 

12 1 Then the angel of the Lord an- 
swered and said, O Lord of hosts, how 
long wilt thou not have mercy on Je- 
rusalem and on the cities of Judah, 
against which thou hast had indigna- 
tion these threescore and ten years? 

13 And the Lord answered the angel 
that talked with me with good words 
and comfortable words. 

U So the angel that communed with 
me said unto me, Cry thou, saying, 
Thus saith the Lord of hosts; I am 
jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion 
**ith a great jealousy 6 



15 And I am very sore displeased 
with the heathen that are at ease : for 
I was but a little displeased, and they 
helped forward the affliction. 

16 Therefore thus saith the Lord ; I 
am returned to Jerusalem with mer- 
cies : my house shall be built in it. 
saith the Lord of hosts, and a line shall 
be stretched forth upon Jerusalem. 

17 Cry yet, saying, Thus saith the 
Lord of hosts ; My cities through pros 
perity shall yet be spread abroad ; and 
the Lord shall yet comfort Zion, and 
shall yet choose Jerusalem. 

18 ^ Then lifted I up mine eyes, and 
saw, and behold four horns. 

19 And I said unto the angel that 
talked with me, What be these? And 
he answered me, These are the horns 
which have scattered Judah, Israel, 
and Jerusalem. 

20 And the Lord shewed me four 
carpenters. 

21 Then said I, What come these to 
do? And he spake, saying, These are 
the horns which have scattered Judah, 
so that no man did lift up his head : 
but these are come to fray them, to 
cast out the horns of the Gentiles, 
which lifted up their horn over the 
land of Judah to scatter it. 

CHAPTER II. 

1 God, in the care of Jerusalem, sendeth to meas<- 
ure it. 6 The redemption of Zion. 10 The 
promise of God's presence. 

I LIFTED up mine eyes again, and 
looked, and behold a man with a 
measuring line in his hand. 

2 Then said I, Whither goest thou ? 
And he said unto me. To measure Jeru- 
salem, to see what is the breadth there- 
of, and what is the length thereof. 

3 And, behold, the angel that talked 
with me went forth, and another 
angel went out to meet him, 

4 And said unto him, Run, speak to 
this young man, saying, Jerusalem 
shall be inhabited as towns without 
walls for the multitude of men and 
cattle therein : 

5 For I, saith the Lord, will be unto 
her a wall of fire round about, and will 
be the glory in the midst of her. 

6 *[ Ho, ho, come forth, and flee from 
the land of the north, saith the Lord : 
for I have spread you abroad as the 
four winds of the heaven, saith the 
Lord. 

7 Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwell- 
est with the daughter of Babylon. 

8 For thus saith the Lord of hosts ; 
After the glory hath he sent me unto 
the nations which spoiled you : for he 
that toucheth you, toucheth the apple 
of his eye. 

9 For, behold, I will shake mine hand 
upon them, and they shall be a spoil to 
their servants : and ye shall know that 
the Lord of hosts hath sent me. 

10 f Sing and rejoice, O daughter of 

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ZECHARIAH, III. The golden candlestick. 



Zion : for, lo, I come, and I will dwell 
* in the midst of thee, saith the Lord. 

11 And many nations shall be joined 
to the Lord in that day, and snail be 
my people : and I will dwell in the 
midst or thee, and thou shalt know 
that the Lord of hosts hath sent me 
unto thee. 

12 And the Lord shall inherit Judah 
his portion in the holy land, and shall 
choose Jerusalem again. 

13 Be silent, O all flesh, before the 
Lord ; for he is raised up out of his 
holy habitation. 

CHAPTER in. 

1 Under the type of Joshua, the restoration of the 
church, 8 Christ the Branch is promised. 

AN D he shewed me Joshua tne high 
. priest standing before the angel 
of tne Lord, and Satan standing at 
his right hand to resist him. 

2 And the Lord said unto Satan, The 
Lord rebuke thee, O Satan ; even the 
Lord that hath chosen Jerusalem re- 
buke thee : is not this a brand plucked 
out of the fire * 

3 Now Joshua was clothed with 
filthy garments, and stood before the 
angel. 

4 And he answered and spake unto 
those that stood before him, saying, 
Take away the filthy garments from 
him. And unto him he said, Behold, 
I have caused thine iniquity to pass 
from thee, and I will clothe thee with 
change of raiment. 

5 And I said, Let them set a fair 
mitre upon his head. So they set a 
fair mitre upon his head, and clothed 
him with garments. And the angel of 
the Lord stood by. 

6 And the angel of the Lord protest- 
ed unto Joshua, saying, 

7 Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; If 
thou wilt walk in my ways, and if 
thou wilt keep my charge, then thou 
shalt also judge my house, and shalt 
also keep my courts, and I will give 
thee places to walk among these that 
stand by. 

8 Hear now, O Joshua the high 
priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit 
before thee : for they are men wonder- 
ed at : for, behold, I will bring forth 
my servant the BRANCH. 

9 For behold the stone that I have 
laid before Joshua ; upon one stone 
shall be seven eyes : behold, I will 
engrave the graving thereof, saith the 
Lord of hosts, and I will remove the 
iniquity of that land in one day. 

10 In that day, saith the Lord of 
hosts, shall ye call every man his 
neighbour under the vine and under 
the flg tree. 

CHAPTER IV. 

1 By the golden candlestick is foreshewed the good 
success of Zerubbabel' s foundation. 11 By the 
two olive trees the two anointed ones. 

AND the angel that talked with me 
J\. came again, and waked me, as a 
man that is wakened out of his sleep, 
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2 And said unto me, What seest thou ! 
And I said, I have looked, and behold 
a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl 
upon the top of it, and his seven lamps 
thereon, and seven pipes to the seven 
lamps, which are upon the top thereof : 

3 And two olive trees by it, one upon 
the right side of the bowl, and the 
other upon the left side thereof. 

i So I answered and spake to the 
angel that talked with me, saying, 
What are these, my lord? 

5 Then the angel that talked with me 
answered and said unto me, Knowest 
thou not what these be ? And I said, 
No, my lord. 

6 Then he answered and spake unto 
me, saying, This is the word of the 
Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by 
might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, 
saith the Lord of hosts. 

7 Who art thou, O great mountain ? 
before Zerubbabel thou f-halt become 
a plain : and he shall bring forth the 
headstone thereof with shoutings, cry- 
ing, Grace, grace unto it. 

8 Moreover the word of the Lord 
came unto me, saying, 

9 The hands of Zerubbabel have laid 
the foundation of this house ; his 
hands shall also finish it ; and thou 
shalt know that the Lord of hosts 
hath sent me unto you. 

10 For who hath despised the day of 
small things? for they shall rejoice, 
and shall see the plummet in the hand 
of Zerubbabel with those seven ; they 
are the eyes of the Lord, which run to 
and fro through the whole earth. 

11 H Then answered I, and said unto 
him, What are these two olive trees 
upon the right side of the candlestick 
and upon the left side thereof ? 

12 And I answered again, and said 
unto him, What be these two olive 
branches, which through the two 
golden pipes empty the golden oil out 
of themselves ? 

13 And he answered me and said, 
Knowest thou not what these be f And 
I said, No, my lord. 

14 Then said he, These are the two 
anointed ones, that stand by the Lord 
of the whole earth. 

CHAPTER V. 

1 By the flying roll is shewed the curse of thieves 
and swearers. ' 5 By a woman pressed in an 
ephah, the final damnation of Babylon. 

I"' HEN I turned, and lifted up mine 
eyes, and looked, and behold a fly- 
ing roll. 

2 And he said unto me, What seest 
thou ? And I answered, I see a flying 
roll ; the length thereof is twenty 
cubits, and the breadth thereof ten 
cubits. 

3 Then said he unto me, This is the 
curse that goeth forth over the face of 
the whole earth : for every one that 
stealeth shall be cut off as on this side 
according to it ; and every one that 
sweareth shall be cut off as on that 
side according to it. 



The four chariots. 



ZECHARIAH, VII. 



Hypocrisy reproved. 



4 I will bring it forth, saith the Lord 
of hosts, and it shall enter into the 
house of the thief, and into the house 
of him that sweareth falsely by my 
name : and it shall remain in the midst 
of his house, and shall consume it with 
the timber thereof and the stones 
thereof. 

5 «[ Then the angel that talked with 
me went forth, and said unto me, Lift 
up now thine eyes, and see what is this 
that goeth forth. 

6 And I said, What is it ? And he said, 
This is an ephah that goeth forth. He 
said moreover, This is their resem- 
blance through all the earth. 

7 And, behold, there was lifted up a 
talent of lead : and this is a woman 
that sitteth in the midst of the ephah. 

8 And he said, This is wickedness. 
And he cast it into the midst of the 
ephah ; and he cast the weight of lead 
upon the mouth thereof. 

9 Then lifted I up mine eyes, and 
looked, and, behold, there came out 
two women, and the wind was in their 
wings ; for they had wings like the 
wings of a stork : and they lifted up 
the ephah between the earth and the 
heaven. 

10 Then said I to the angel that talk- 
ed with me, Whither do these bear the 
ephah ? 

11 And he said unto me. To build it 
a house in the land of Shinar i and it 
shall be established, and set there upon 
her own base. 

CHAPTER VI. 

1 The vision of the four chariots. 9 By the crowns 
of Joshua are shewed the temple and kingdom 
of Christ the Branch. 

AND I turned, and lifted up mine 
. eyes, and looked, and, behold, 
there came four chariots out from be- 
tween two mountains ; and the mount- 
ains were mountains of brass. 

2 In the first chariot ivere red horses ; 
and in the second chariot black horses ; 

3 And in the third chariot white 
horses ; and in the fourth chariot griz- 
zled and bay horses. 

4 Then I answered and said unto the 
angel that talked with me, What are 
these, my lord ? 

5 And the angel answered and said un- 
to me, These are the four spirits of the 
heavens, which go forth from standing 
before the Lord of all the earth. 

6 The black horses which are therein 
go forth into the north country ; and 
the white go forth after them ; and the 
grizzled go forth toward the south 
country. 

7 And the bay went forth, and sought 
to go that they might walk to and fro 
through the earth : and he said, Get 
you hence, walk to and fro through 
the earth. So they walked to and fro 
through the earth. 

8 Then cried he upon me, and spake 
unto me, saying. Behold, these that qro 
toward the north country have quieted 
my spirit in the north country. 



9 1 And the word of the Lord came 
unto me, saying, 

10 Take of them of the captivity, even 
of Heldai, of Tobiiah, and of Jedaiah 
which are come from Babylon, and 
come thou the same day, and go into 
the house of Josiah the son of Zepha 
niah ; 

11 Then take silver and gold, and 
make crowns, and set them upon the 
head of Joshua the son of Josedech^ 
the high priest ; 

12 And speak unto him saying, Thus 
speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, 
Behold the man whose name i3 The 
BRANCH ; and he shall grow up ovit 
of his place, and he shall build the 
temple of the Lord : 

13 Even he shall build the temple of 
the Lord ; and he shall bear the glory, 
and shall sit and rule upon his throne - 7 
and he shall be a priest upon his 
throne : and the counsel of peace shall 
be between them both. 

14 And the crowns shall be to Helem, 
and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to 
Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memo : 
rial in the temple of the Lord. 

15 And they that are far off shall 
come and build in the temple of the 
Lord, and ye shall know that the Lord 
of hosts hath sent me unto you. And 
this shall come to pass, if ye will dili 
gently obey the voice or the Lord your 
God. 

CHAPTER VII. 

1 The captives inquire of fasting. 4 Zechanah 
reproveth their fasting. 8 Sin the cause of their 
captivity. 

AND it came to pass in the fourth 
. year of king Darius, that the word 
of the Lord came unto Zechariah in 
the fourth day of the ninth month, 
even in Chisleu ; 

2 When they had sent unto the house 
of God Sherezer and Regem-melech, 
and their men, to pray before the 
Lord, 

3 And to speak unto the priests which 
were in the house of the Lord of hosts, 
and to the prophets, saying, Should I 
weep in the firth month, separating 
myself, as I have done these so many 
years? 

4 IF Then came the word of the Lord 
of hosts unto me, saying, 

5 Speak unto all the people of the 
land, and to the priests, saying, When 
ye fasted and mourned in the fifth 
and seventh month, even those seventy 
years, did ye at all fast unto me, even 
to me? 

6 And when ye did eat, and M'hen ye 
did drink, did not ye eat for yourselves, 
and drink for yourselves f 

7 Shoidd ye not hear the words which 
the Lord hath cried by the former 
prophets, when Jerusalem was inhab- 
ited and in prosperity, and the cities 
thereof round about her, when men in- 
habited the south and the plain ? 

8 If And the word of the Lord came 
unto Zechariah, saying, 

9 Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts 

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The restoration 



ZECHARIAH, VIII. 



of Jerusalem^ 



saying, Execute true judgment, and 
shew mercy and compassions every 
man to his brother : 

10 And oppress not the widow, nor 
the fatherless, the stranger, nor the 
poor; and let none of you imagine 
evil against his brother in your heart. 

11 But they refused to hearken, and 
pulled away the shoulder, and stopped 
their ears, that they should not hear. 

13 Yea, they made their hearts as an 
adamant stone, lest they should hear 
the law, and the words which the Lord 
of hosts hath sent in his Spirit by 
the former prophets : therefore came 
a great wrath from the Lord of hosts. 

13 Therefore it is come to pass, that 
as he cried, and they would not hear ; 
so they cried, and I would not hear, 
saith the Lord of hosts: 

14 But I scattered them with a whirl- 
wind among all the nations whom they 
knew not. Thus the land was desolate 
after them,that no man passed through 
nor returned : for they laid the pleas- 
ant land desolate. 

CHAPTER VIII. 

1 The restoration of Jerusalem. 9 They are en- 
couraged to the building by God's favour to them. 
16 Good works are required of them. 18 Joy and 
enlargement are promised. 

AGAIN the word of the Lord of 
. hosts came to vie, saying, 

2 Thus saith the Lord of nosts ; I 
was jealous for Zion with great jeal- 
ousy, and I was jealous for her with 
great fury. 

3 Thus saith the Lord ; I am re- 
turned unto Zion, and will dwell in 
the midst of Jerusalem : and Jerusa- 
lem shall be called A city of truth; 
and the mountain of the Lord of 
hosts, The holy mountain. 

4 Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; 
There shall yet old men and old wo- 
men dwell m the streets of Jerusa- 
lem, and every man with his staff in 
his hand for very age. 

5 And the streets of the city shall be 
full of boys and girls playing in the 
streets thereof. 

6 Thus saith the Lord of hosts : If it 
be marvellous in the eyes of the rem- 
nant of this people in these days, 
should it also be marvellous in mine 
eyes? saith the Lord of hosts. 

7 Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; Be- 
hold, I will save my people from 
the east country, and from the west 
country ; 

8 And I will bring them, and they 
shall dwell in the midst of Jerusa- 
lem : and they shall be my people, 
and I will be their God, in truth and 
in righteousness. 

9 If Thus saith the Lord of hosts; 
Let your hands be strong, ye that 
hear in these days these words by the 
mouth of the prophets, which were 
in the day that the foundation of the 
house of the Lord of hosts was laid, 
that the temple might be built. 

10 For before these days there was 

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no hire for man, nor any hire for 
beast ; neither was there any peace to 
him that went out or came in because 
of the affliction : for I set all men ev- 
ery one against his neighbour. 

11 But now I will not be unto the 
residue of this people as in the for- 
mer days, saith the Lord of hosts. 

12 For the seed shall be prosperous ; 
the vine shall give her fruit, and the 
ground shall give her increase, and the 
heavens shall give their dew ; and 1 
will cause the remnant of this people 
to possess all these things. 

13 And it shall come to pass, that as 
ye were a curse among the heathen, O 
house of Judah, and house of Israel ; 
so will I save you, and ye shall be a 
blessing : fear not, but let your hands 
be strong. 

14 For thus saith the Lord of hosts , 
As I thought to punish you, when your 
fathers pro voked me to wrath, saith the 
Lord of hosts, and I repented not : 

15 So again have I thought in these 
days to do well unto Jerusalem and to 
the house of Judah : fear ye not. 

16 1 These are the things that ye 
shall do ; Speak ye every man the 
truth to his neighbour ; execute the 
judgment of truth and peace in your 
gates : 

17 And let none of you imagine evil 
in your hearts against his neighbour \ 
and love no false oath : for all these 
are things that I hate, saith the Lord. 

18 If And the word of the Lord of 
hosts came unto me, saying, 

19 Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; The 
fast of the fourth month, and the fast 
of the fifth, and the fast of the sev 
enth, and the fast of the tenth, shall 
be to the house of Judah joy and 
gladness, and cheerful feasts; there- 
fore love the truth and peace. 

20 Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; It 
shall yet come to pass, that there 
shall come people, and the inhabit- 
ants of many cities : 

21 And the inhabitants of one city 
shall go to another, saying, Let us go 
speedily to pray before the Lord, and 
to seek the Lord of hosts: I will go 
also. 

22 Yea, many people and strong na- 
tions shall come to seek the Lord of 
hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before 
the Lord. 

23 Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; In 
those days it shall come to pass, that 
ten men shall take hold out of all 
languages of the nations, even shall 
take hold of the skirt of him that is a 
Jew, saying, We will go with you : for 
we have heard that God is with you. 

CHAPTER IX. 

1 God defendeth his church. Zion is exhorted to 
rejoice for the coming of Christ, and his peacea* 
ble kingdom. ]2 God's promises of victory and 
defence. 

THE burden of the word of the Lord 
in the land of Hadrach, and Da- 
mascus shall be the rest thereof s when 



God defendeth 



ZECHARIAH, X. 



his church 



the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of 
Israel, shall be toward the Lord. 

2 And Hamath also shall border 
thereby ; Tyrus, and Zidon, though 
it be very wise. 

3 And Tyrus lid build herself a 
strong hold, and heaped up silver as 
the dust, and fine gold as the mire of 
the streets. 

i Behold, the Lord will cast her out, 
and he will smite her power in the 
sea ; and she shall be devoured with 
fire. 

6 Ashkelon shall see it, and fear ; 
Gaza also shall see it, and be very sor- 
rowful, and Ekron ; for her expecta- 
tion shall be ashamed ; and the king 
shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon 
shall not be inhabited. 

6 And a bastard shall dwell in Ash- 
dod, and I will cut off the pride of 
the Philistines. 

7 And I will take away his blood out 
of his mouth, and his abominations 
from between his teeth : but he that 
remaineth, even he, shall be for our 
God, and he shall be as a governor in 
Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite. 

8 And I will encamp about mine 
house because of the army, because of 
him that passeth by, and because of 
him that returneth : and no oppressor 
shall pass through them any more : 
for now have I seen with mine eyes. 

9 "If Rejoice greatly, O daughter of 
Zion ; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem : 
behold, thy King cometh unto thee • he 
is just, and having salvation ; lowly, 
and riding upon an ass, and upon a 
colt the foal of an ass. 

10 And I will cut off the chariot from 
Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusa- 
lem, and the battle bow shall be cut 
off : and he shall speak peace unto the 
heathen: and his dominion shall be 
from sea even to sea, and from the 
river even to the ends of the earth. 

11 As for thee also, by the blood of 
thy covenant I have sent forth thy 
prisoners out of the pit wherein is 
no water. 

12 If Turn you to the strong hold, ye 
prisoners of hope : even to day do I 
declare that I will render double unto 
thee ; 

13 When I have bent Judah for me, 
filled the bow with Ephraim, and 
raised up thy sons, O Zion, against 
thy sons, O Greece, and made thee as 
the sword of a mighty man. 

14 And the Lord shall be seen over 
them, and his arrow shall go forth as 
the lightning : and the Lord God shall 
blow the trumpet, and shall go with 
whirlwinds of the south. 

15 The Lord of hosts shall defend 
them ; and they shall devour, and sub- 
due with sling stones ; and they shall 
drink, and make a noise as through 
wine; and they shall be filled like 
bowls, and as the corners of the altar. 

16 And the Lord their God shall save 
them in that day as the flock of his 
people : for they shall be as the stones 



of a crown, lifted up as an ensign upon 
his land. 

17 For how great is his goodness, 
and how great is Ms beauty ! corn 
shall make the young men cheerful^ 
and new wine the maids. 

CHAPTER X. 

1 God is to be sought unto, and not idols. 6 As he 
visited his flock for sin, so he will save and re- 
store them. 

ASK ye of the Lord rain in the time 
. of the latter rain ; so the Lord 
shall make bright clouds, and give 
them showers of rain, to every one 
grass in the field. 

2 For the idols have spoken vanity, 
and the diviners have seen a lie, ana 
have told false dreams ; they comfort 
in vain: therefore they went their 
way as a flock, they were troubled, 
because there was no shepherd. 

3 Mine anger was kindled against the 
shepherds, and I punished the goats : 
for the Lord of hosts hath visited his 
flock the house of Judah, and hath 
made them as his goodly horse in the 
battle. 

4 Out of him came forth the corner, 
out of him the nail, out of him the 
battle bow, out of him every oppressor 
together. 

5 If And they shall be as mighty men, 
which tread down their enemies in the 
mire of the streets in the battle : and 
they shall fight, because the Lord is 
with them, and the riders on horses 
shall be confounded. 

6 And I will strengthen the house of 
Judah, and I will save the house of 
Josepn, and I will bring them again to 
place them ; for I have mercy upon 
them : and they shall be as though 1 
had not cast them off : for I am the 
Lord their God, and will hear them. 

7 And they of Ephraim shall be like a 
mighty man, and their heart shall re- 
joice as through wine : yea, their chil- 
dren shall see it, and be glad ; their 
heart shall rejoice in the Lord. 

8 I will hiss for them, and gather 
them ; for I have redeemed them : and 
they shall increase as they have in- 
creased. 

9 And I will sow them among the peo- 
ple : and they shall remember me in 
far countries ; and they shall live with 
their children, and turn again. 

10 I will bring them again also out 
of the land of Egypt, and gather them 
out of Assyria ; and I will bring them 
into the land of Gilead and Leba- 
non ; and place shall not be found for 
them. 

11 And he shall pass through the sea 
with affliction, and shall smite the 
waves in the sea, and all the deeps of 
the river shall dry up : and the pride 
of Assyria shall be brought down, and 
the sceptre of Egypt shall depart 
away. 

12 And I will strengthen them in the 
Lord ; and they shall walk up and 
down in his name, saith the Lord. 

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Type of a 



ZBCHAR1AH, XI. 



foolish shepherd. 



CHAPTER XI. 

1 The destruction of Jerusalem. 3 The elect being 
cared for, the rest are rejected. 10 The staves of 
Btauty and Bands broken by the rejection of 
Christ. 15 The type and curse of a foolish shep- 
herd. 

OPEN thy doors, O Lebanon, that the 
fire may devour thy cedars. 

2 Howl, fir tree ; for the cedar is fall- 
en ; because the mighty are spoiled : 
howl, ye oaks of Bashan ; for the 
forest of the vintage is come down. 

3 H There is a voice of the howling 
of the shepherds ; for their glory is 
spoiled : a voice of the roaring of 
young lions ; for the pride of Jordan 
is spoiled. 

i Thus saith the Lord my God ; Feed 
the flock of the slaughter ; 

5 Whose possessors slay them, and 
hold themselves not guilty : and they 
that sell them say, Blessed be the 
Lord ; for I am rich : and their own 
shepherds pity them not. 

6 For I will no more pity the inhabit- 
ants of the land, saith the Lord : but, 
lo, I will deliver the men every one in- 
to his neighbour's hand, and into the 
hand of his king : and they shall smite 
the land, and out of their hand I will 
not deliver them. 

7 And I will feed the flock of slaugh- 
ter, even you, O poor of the flock. And 
I took unto me two staves ; the one 1 
called Beauty, and the other I called 
Bands ; and I fed the flock. 

8 Three shepherds also I cut off in 
one month ; and my soul loathed them, 
and their soul also abhorred me. 

9 Then said I, I will not feed you : 
that that dieth, let it die ; and that that 
is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and 
let the rest eat every one the flesh of 
another. 

10 f And I took my staff, even Beauty, 
and cut it asunder, that I might break 
my covenant which I had made with 
all the people. 

11 And it was broken in that day : 
and so the poor of the flock that 
waited upon me knew that it was 
the word of the Lord. 

12 And I said unto them, If ye think 

food, give me my price ; and if not, 
orbear. So they weighed for my 
price thirty pieces of silver. 

13 And the Lord said unto me, Cast 
it unto the potter : a goodly price 
that I was prized at of them. And I 
took the thirty pieces of silver, and 
cast them to the potter in the house 
of the Lord. 

14 Then I cut asunder mine other 
staff, even Bands, that I might break 
the brotherhood between Judah and 
Israel. 

15 1 And the Lord said unto me, 
Take unto thee yet the instruments 
of a foolish shepherd. 

16 For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd 
in the Land, which shall not visit those 
that be cut off, neither shall seek the 
young one, nor heal that that is bro- 
ken, nor feed that that standeth still : 

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but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and 
tear their claws in pieces. 

17 Woe to the idol shepherd that leav 
eth the flock ! the sword shall he upon 
his arm, and upon his right eye i his 
arm shall be clean dried up, and his 
right eye shall be utterly darkened. 

CHAPTER XII. 

1 Jerusalem a cup of trembling to herself, 3 and a 
burdensome stone to her adversaries. 6 The 
victorious restoring of Judah. 9 The repentance 
of Jerusalem. 

THE burden of the word of the Lord 
for Israel, saith the Lord, which 
stretcheth forth the heavens, and lay 
eth the foundation of the earth, and 
formeth the spirit of man within him. 

2 Behold, I will make Jerusalem a 
cup of trembling unto all the people 
round about, when they shall be in the 
siege both against Judah and against 
Jerusalem. 

3 1 And in that day will I make Je 
rusalem a burdensome stone for all 
people : all that burden themselves 
with it shall be cut in pieces, though 
all the people of the earth be gathered 
together against it. 

& In that day, saith the Lord, I will 
smite every horse with astonishment, 
and his rider with madness : and I will 
open mine eyes upon the house of Ju- 
dah, and will smite every horse of the 
people with blindness. 

5 And the governors of Judah shall 
say in their heart, The inhabitants of 
Jerusalem shall be my strength in the 
Lord of hosts their God. 

6 H In that day will I make the gov 
ernors of Judah like a hearth of fire 
among the wood, and like a torch of 
fire in a sheaf ; and they shall devour 
all the people round about, on the right 
hand and on the left : and Jerusalem 
shall be inhabited again in her own 
place, even in Jerusalem. 

7 The Lord also shall save the tents 
of Judah first, that the glory of the 
house of David and the glory of the 
inhabitants of Jerusalem do not mag- 
nify themselves against Judah. 

8 In that day shall the Lord defend 
the inhabitants of Jerusalem ; and he 
that is feeble among them at that day 
shall be as David ; and the house of 
David shall be as God, as the angel of 
the Lord before them. 

9 1 And it shall come to pass in that 
day, that I will seek to destroy all the 
nations that come against Jerusalem. 

10 And I will pour upon the house of 
David, and upon the inhabitants of Je- 
rusalem, the spirit of grace and of sup- 
plications : and they shall look upon 
me whom they have pierced, and they 
shall mourn for him, as one mournetn 
for Ms only son, and shall be in bitter- 
ness for him, as one that is in bitter- 
ness for his firstborn. 

11 In that day shall there be a great 
mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourn- 
ing of Hadadrimmon in the valley of 
Megiddon. 



The fountain 



ZECHARIAH, XIV. 



of purgation. 



12 And the lanu shall mourn, every 
family apart ; the family of the house 
of David apart, and their wives apart ; 
the family of the house of Nathan 
apart, ana their wives apart ; 

13 The family of the house of Levi 
apart, and their wives apart ; the fam- 
ily of Shimei apart, and their wives 
apart ; 

14 All the families that remain, every 
family apart, and their wives apart. 

CHAPTER XIII. 

1 The fountain of purgation for Jerusalem, 2 
from idolatry, and false prophecy. 7 The death 
of Christ, and the trial of a third part. 

IN that day there shall be a fountain 
opened to the house of David and 
to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin 
and for uncleanness. 

2 1 And it shall come to pass in that 
day, saith the Lord of hosts, that I will 
cut off the names of the idols out of 
the land, and they shall no more be re- 
membered : and also I will cause the 
prophets and the unclean spirit to pass 
out of the land. 

3 And it shall come to pass, that when 
any shall yet prophesy, then his father 
and his mother that begat him shall 
say unto him, Thou shalt not live: 
for thou speakest lies in the name of 
the Lord : and his father and his moth- 
er that begat him shall thrust him 
through when he prophesieth. 

4 And it shall come to pass in that 
day, that the prophets shall be ashamed 
every one of his vision, when he hath 
prophesied ; neither shall they wear a 
rough garment to deceive : 

5 But he shall say, I am no prophet, I 
am a husbandman ; for man taught me 
to keep cattle from my youth. 

6 And one shall say unto him, What 
are these wounds in thine hands ? Then 
he shall answer, Those with which I was 
wounded in the house of my friends. 

7 % Awake, O sword, against my Shep- 
herd, and against the man that is my 
fellow, saith the Lord of hosts : smite 
the Shepherd, and the sheep shall be 
scattered : and I will turn mine hand 
upon the little ones. 

8 And it shall come to pass, that in 
all the land, saith the Lord, two parts 
therein shall be cut off and die ; out 
the third shall be left therein. 

9 And I will bring the third part 
through the fire, and will refine them 
as silver is refined, and will try them 
as gold is tried : they shall call on my 
name, and I will hear them : I will say, 
It is my people : and they shall say, 
The Lord is my God. 

CHAPTER XrV. 

1 The destroyers of Jerusalem destroyed. 4 The 
coming of Christ, and the graces of his kingdom. 
12 The plague of Jerusalem's enemies. 16 The 
remnant shall turn to the Lord, 20 and their 
spoils shall be holy. 

BEHOLD, the day of the Lord com- 
eth, and thy spoil shall be divided 
In the midst of thee. 
2 For I will gather all nations against 



Jerusalem to battle ; and the city shall 
be taken, and the houses rifted, and 
the women ravished ; and half of the 
city shall go forth into captivity, and 
the residue of the people shall not be 
cut off from the city. 

3 Then shall the Lord go forth, and 
fight against those nations, as when he 
fought in the day of battle. 

4 1 And his feet shall stand in that 
day upon the mount of Olives, which 
is before Jerusalem on the east, and 
the mount of Olives shall cleave in the 
midst thereof toward the east and to- 
ward the west, and there shall be a veiy 
great valley ; and half of the mountain 
shall remove toward the north, and 
half of it toward the south. 

5 And ye shall flee to the valley of the 
mountains ; for the valley of the mount- 
ains shall reach unto Azal s yea, ye shall 
flee, like as ye fled from before the 
earthquake in the days of Uzziah king 
of Judah : and the Lord my God shall 
come, and all the saints with thee. 

6 And it shall come to pass in that 
day, that the light shall not be clear, 
nor dark : 

7 But it shall be one day which shall 
be known to the Lord, not day, nor 
night : but it shall come to pass, that 
at evening time it shall be light. 

8 And it shall be in that day, that liv= 
ing waters shall go out from Jerusalem; 
half of them toward the former sea, 
and half of them toward the hinder 
sea : in summer and in winter shall 
it be. 

9 And the Lord shall be King over 
all the earth : in that day shall there 
be one Lord, and his name one. 

10 All the land shall be turned as a 
plain from Geba to Rimmon south of 
Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, 
and inhabited in her place, from Ben- 
jamin's gate unto the place of the first 
gate, unto the corner gate, and from 
the tower of Hananeel unto the king's 
winepresses. 

11 And men shall dwell in it, and 
there shall be no more utter destruc- 
tion ; but Jerusalem shall be safely 
inhabited. 

12 "H And this shall be the plague 
wherewith the Lord will smite all the 
people that have fouerht against Jeru- 
salem ; Their flesh shall consume away 
while they stand upon their feet, and 
their eyes shall consume away in their 
holes, and their tongue shall consume 
away in their mouth. 

13 And it shall come to pass in that 
day, that a great tumult from the 
Lord shall be among them ; and they 
shall lay hold every one on the hand 
of his neighbour, and his hand shall 
rise up against the hand of his neigh- 
bour. 

14 And Judah also shall fight at Je- 
rusalem ; and the wealth of all the 
heathen round about shall be gath- 
ered together, gold, and silver, and 
apparel, in great abundance. 

15 And so shall be the plague of the 

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MALACHI, I. 



and profanity t . 



horse, of the mule, of the camel, and 
of the ass, and of all the beasts that 
shall be in these tents, as this plague. 

16 If And it shall come to pass, that 
every one that is left of all the nations 
which came against Jerusalem, shall 
even go up from year to year to wor- 
ship the King, the Lord of hosts, and 
to keep the feast of tabernacles. 

17 And it shall be, that whoso will 
not come up of all the families of the 
earth unto Jerusalem to worship the 
King, the Lord of hosts, even upon 
them shall be no rain. 

18 And if the family of Egypt go 
not up, and come not, that leave no 
rain ; there shall be the plague, 
wherewith the Lord will smite the 



heathen that come not up to keep the 
feast of tabernacles. 

19 This shall be the punishment of 
Egypt, and the punishment of all na 
tions that come not up to keep the 
feast of tabernacles. 

20 1 In that day shall there be upon 
the bells of the horses, HOLINESS 
UNTO THE LORD; and the pots in 
the Lord's house shall be like the 
bowls before the altar. 

21 Yea, every pot in Jerusalem and 
in Judah shall be holiness unto the 
Lord of hosts : and all they that sac- 
rifice shall come and take of them, 
and seethe therein : and in that day 
there shall be no more the Canaanite 
in the house of the Lord of hosts. 



1^ 
CHAPTER I. 

1 Malachi complaineth of Israel's unkindness. 6 
Of their irreligiousness, 12 and profaneness. 

THE burden of the word of the 
Lord to Israel by Malachi. 

2 I have loved you, saith the Lord. 
Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved 
us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother? 
saith the Lord : yet I loved Jacob, 

3 And I hated Esau, and laid his 
mountains and his heritage waste 
for the dragons of the wilderness. 

4 Whereas Edom saith, We are im- 

Eoverished, but we will return and 
uild the desolate places ; thus saith 
the Lord of hosts, They shall build, 
but I will throw down ; and they 
shall call them, The border of wick- 
edness, and, The people against 
whom the Lord hath indignation 
for ever. 

5 And your eyes shall see, and ye 
shall say, The Lord will be magnified 
from the border of Israel. 

6 Tf A son honoureth his father, and 
a servant his master : if then I be a 
father, where is mine honour ? and if 
I be a master, where is my fear ? saith 
the Lord of hosts unto you, O priests, 
that despise my name. And ye say, 
Wherein have we despised thy name ? 

7 Ye offer polluted bread upon mine 
altar ; and ye say, Wherein have we 

Eolluted thee ? In that ye say, The ta- 
le of the Lord is contemptible. 

8 And if ye offer the blind for sac- 
rifice, is it not evil ? and if ye offer 
the lame and sick, is it not evil ? offer 
it now unto thy governor ; will he be 
pleased with thee, or accept thy per- 
son? saith the Lord of hosts. 

9 And now, I pray you, beseech God 
that he will be gracious unto us : this 
hath been by your means : will he re- 

fard your persons ? saith the Lord of 
osts. 

10 Who is there even among you 
that would shut the doors for nought ? 
neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar 
for nought. \ have no pleasure in you, 

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I 



saith the Lord of hosts, neither will 1 
accept an offering at your hand. 

11 For, from the rising of the sun 
even unto the going down of the same, 
my name shall be great among the 
Gentiles ; and in every place incense 
shall be offered unto my name, and a 
pure offering : for my name shall be 
great among the heathen, saith the 
Lord of hosts. 

12 "H But ye have profaned it, in that 
e say, The table of the Lord is pol 

uted ; and the fruit thereof, even his 
meat, is contemptible. 

13 Ye said also, Behold, what a wea- 
riness is it I and ye have snuffed at it, 
saith the Lord of hosts; and ye 
brought that which was torn, and the 
lame, and the sick ; thus ye brought 
an offering: should I accept this of 
your hand ? saith the Lord. 

14 But cursed be the deceiver, which 
hath in his fiock a male, and voweth, 
and sacrificeth unto the Lord a cor- 
rupt thing : for I am a great King, 
saith the Lord of hosts, and my name 
is dreadful among the heathen. 

CHAPTER II. 

1 He sharply reprooeth the priests for neglecting 
their covenant, 11 and the people for idolatry, 14 
for adultery, 17 and for infidelity. 

AN D now, O ye priests, this com 
. mandment is for you. 

2 If ye will not hear, and if ye will 
not lay it to heart, to give glory unto 
my name, saith the Lord of hosts, 1 
will even send a curse upon you, and 1 
will curse your blessings : yea, I have 
cursed them already, because ye do not 
lay it to heart. 

3 Behold, I will corrupt your seed, 
and spread dung upon your faces, even 
the dung of your solemn feasts ; and 
one shall take you away with it. 

i And ye shall know that I have sent 
this commandment unto you, that my 
covenant might be with Levi, saith the 
Lord of hosts. 

5 My covenant was with him of life 



The priests reproved. 



M ALACHI, III. The majesty of Christ- 



and peace ; and I gave them to him for 
the rear wherewith he feared me, and 
was afraid before my name. 

6 The law of truth was in his mouth, 
and iniquity was not found in his lips : 
he walked with me in peace and 
equity, and did turn many away from 
iniquity. 

7 For the priest's lips should keep 
knowledge, and they should seek the 
law at his mouth : for he is the mes- 
senger of the Lord of hosts. 

8 But ye are departed out of the way j 

J re have caused many to stumble at the 
aw; ye have corrupted the covenant 
of Levi, saith the Lord of hosts. 

9 Therefore have I also made you 
contemptible and base before all the 
people, according as ye have not kept 
my ways, but have been partial in the 
law. 

10 Have we not all one father ? hath 
not one God created us ? why do we 
deal treacherously every man against 
his brother, by profaning the covenant 
of our fathers ! 

11 1 Judah hath dealt treacherously, 
and an abomination is committed in 
Israel and in Jerusalem, for Judah 
hath profaned the holiness of the 
Lord which he loved, and hath mar- 
ried the daughter of a strange god. 

12 The Lord will cut off the man that 
doeth this, the master and the scholar, 
out of the tabernacles of Jacob, and 
him that off ereth an offering unto the 
Lord of hosts. 

13 And this have ye done again, cov- 
ering the altar of the Lord with tears, 
with weeping, and with crying out, in- 
somuch that he regardeth not the 
offering any more, or receiveth it with 
good will at your hand. 

14 ^i Yet ye say, Wherefore ? Because 
the Lord hath been witness between 
thee and the wife of thy youth, against 
whom thou hast dealt treacherously : 
yet is she thy companion, and the wife 
of thy covenant. 

15 And did not he make one! Yet 
had he the residue of the Spirit. And 
wherefore one ? That he might seek 
a godly seed. Therefore take heed 
to your spirit, and let none deal 
treacherously against the wife of 
his youth. 

16 For the Lord, the God of Israel, 
saith that he hateth putting away : for 
one covereth violence with his gar- 
ment, saith the Lord of hosts : there- 
fore take heed to your spirit, that ye 
deal not treacherously. 

17 1 Ye have wearied the Lord with 
your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have 
we wearied him t When ye say, Every 
one that doeth evil is good in the 
sight of the Lord, and he delighteth 



in them ; 
tuent? 



or, Where is the God of judg- 
CHAPTER m. 

t Of the messenger, majesty, and grace of Christ. 
7 Of the rebellion, 8 sacrilege, 13 and infidelity 
of the people. 16 The promise of blessing to 
them that fear God. 



BEHOLD, I will send my messenger, 
and he shall prepare the way be 
fore me : and the Lord, whom ye seek, 
shall suddenly come to his temple, even 
the messenger of the covenant, whom 
ye delight in : behold, he shall come, 
saith the Lord of hosts. 

2 But who may abide the day of hia 
coming ! and who shall stand when he 
appeareth? for he is like a refiner's 
fire, and like fullers' soap : 

3 And he shall sit as a refiner and 
purifier of silver : and he shall purify 
the sons of Levi, and purge them as 
gold and silver, that they may offer 
unto the Lord an offering in right- 
eousness. 

4 Then shall the offering of Judah 
and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the 
Lord, as in the days of old, and as in 
former years. 

5 And I will come near to you to 
judgment ; and I will be a swift wit- 
ness against the sorcerers, and against 
the adulterers, and against false swear 
ers, and against those that oppress the 
hireling in his wages, the widow, and 
the fatherless, and that turn aside the 
stranger from his right, and fear not 
me, saith the Lord of hosts. 

6 For I am the Lord, I change not ; 
therefore ye sons of Jacob are not con- 
sumed. 

7 1 Even from the days of your 
fathers ye are gone away from mine 
ordinances, and have not kept them. 
Return unto me, and I will return 
unto you, saith the Lord of hosts. But 
ye said, Wherein shall we return ? 

8 1 Will a man rob God? Yet ye 
have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein 
have we robbed thee ? In tithes and 
offerings. 

9 Ye are cursed with a curse : for 
ye have robbed me, even this whole 
nation. 

10 Bring ye all the tithes into the 
storehouse, that there may be meat in 
mine house, and prove me now here- 
with, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will 
not open you the windows of heav- 
en, and pour you out a blessing, that 
there shall not be room enough to re- 
ceive it. 

11 And I will rebuke the devourer 
for your sakes, and he shall not de- 
stroy the fruits of your ground ; nei- 
ther shall your vine cast her fruit be- 
fore the time in the field, saith the 
Lord of hosts. 

12 And all nations 'shall call you 
blessed : for ye shall be a delightsome 
land, saith the Lord of hosts. 

13 II Your words have been stout 
against me, saith the Lord. Yet ye 
say, What have we spoken so much 
against thee ! 

14 Ye nave said, It is vain to serve 
God : and what profit is it that we have 
kept his ordinance, and that we have 
walked mournfully before the Lord of 
hosts ? 

15 And now we call the proud happy ; 
yea, they that work wickedness are set 

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MALACHI, IV. 



on the wicked. 



up ; yea, they that tempt God are even 
delivered. 

16 % Then they that feared the Lord 
spake often one to another : and the 
Lord hearkened, and heard it, and a 
book of remembrance was written be- 
fore him for them that feared the 
Lord, and that thought upon his name. 

17 And they shall De mine, saith the 
Lord of hosts, in that day when I make 
up my jewels ; and I will spare them, 
as a man spareth his own son that serv- 
eth him. 

18 Then shall ye return, and discern 
between the righteous and the wicked, 
between him that serveth God and him 
that serveth him not. 

CHAPTER IV. 

1 God's judgment on the wicked, 2 and his blessing 
on the good. 4 He exhorteth to the study of the 
law, 6 and telleth of Elijah's coming and office. 

FOR, behold, the day cometh, that 
shall burn as an oven ; and all the 
proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, 
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shall be stubble : and the day that com- 
eth shall burn them up, saith the Lord 
of hosts, that it shall leave them nei- 
ther root nor branch. 

2 If But unto you that fear my name 
shall the Sun of righteousness arise 
with healing in his wings ; and ye 
shall go forth, and grow up as calves 
of the stall. 

3 And ye shall tread down the wick- 
ed ; for they shall be ashes under the 
soles of your feet in the day that I shaD 
do this, saith the Lord of hosts. 

4 1 Remember ye the law of Moses 
my servant, which I commanded unto 
him in Horeb for all Israel, with the 
statutes and judgments. 

5 % Behold, I will send you Elijah the 
prophet before the coming of the great 
and dreadful day of the Lord : 

6 And he shall turn the heart of the 
fathers to the children, and the heart 
of the children to their fathers, lest 
I come and smite the earth with a 
curse. 



THE END OF THE OLD TSSTAlTENTc 



THE 



NEW TESTAMENT 



OF OUR 



LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST: 



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AND REVISED. 



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THE GOSPEL ACCOEDING TO 

ST. MATTHEW. 



CHAPTER I. 

1 The genealogy of Christ from Abraham to Jo- 
seph. 18 He was conceived by the Holy Ghost, 
and born of the Virgin Mary when she was es- 
poused to Joseph. 19 The angel satisfieth the 
misdeeming thoughts of Joseph, and interpreted 
the names of Christ. 

THE book of the generation of Je- 
sus Christ, the son of David, the 
son of Abraham. 

2 Abraham begat Isaac ; and Isaac 
begat Jacob ; and Jacob begat Judas 
and his brethren ; 

3 And Judas begat Phares and Zara 
of Thamar ; and Phares begat Esrom ; 
and Esrom begat Aram ; 

4 And Aram begat Aminadab ; and 
Aminadab begat Naasson ; and Naas- 
son begat Salmon ; 

5 And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab ; 
and Booz begat Obed of Ruth ; and 
Obed begat Jesse ; 

6 And Jesse begat David the king; 
and David the king begat Solomon of 
her that had been the wife of Urias ; 

7 And Solomon begat Roboam ; and 
Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat 
Asa; 

8 And Asa begat Josaphat ; and Josa- 

Bhat begat Joram ; and Joram begat 
>zias; 

9 And Ozias begat Joatham ; and 
Joatham begat Achaz ; and Achaz be- 
gat Ezekias ; 

10 And Ezekias begat Manasses ; and 
Manasses begat Amon; and Am on be- 
gat Josias ; 

11 And Josias begat Jechonias and 
his brethren, about the time they 
were carried away to Babylon: 

12 And after they were brought to 
Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel ; 
and Salathiel begat Zorobabel ; 

13 And Zorobabel begat Abiud ; and 
Abiud begat Eliakim ; and Eliakim 
begat Azor ; 

14 And Azor begat Sadoc ; and Sa- 
doc begat Achim; and Achim begat 
Eliud ; 

15 And Eliud begat Eleazar ; and 
Eleazar begat Matthan ; and Matthan 
begat Jacob ; 

16 And Jacob begat Joseph the hus- 
band of Mary, of whom was born 
Jesus, who is called Christ. 

17 So all the generations from Abra- 
ham to David are fourteen genera- 
tions ; and from David until the car- 
rying away into Babylon are fourteen 
generations; and from the carrying 
away into Babylon unto Christ are 
fourteen generations. 

18 t Now the birth of Jesus Christ 
was on this wise : When as his mother 
Mary was espoused to Joseph, before 



they came together, she was found 
with child of the Holy Ghost. 

19 Then Joseph her husband, being a 
just man, and not willing to make her 
a public example, was minded to put 
her away privily. 

20 But while he thought on these 
things, behold, the angel of the Lord 
appeared unto him in a dream, say- 
ing, Joseph, thou son of David, fear 
not to take unto thee Mary thy wife : 
for that which is conceived in her is 
of the Holy Ghost. 

21 And she shall bring forth a son, 
and thou shalt call his name JESUS: 
for he shall save his people from their 
sins. 

22 Now all this was done, that it 
might be fulfilled which was spoken 
of the Lord by the prophet, saying, 

23 Behold, a virgin shall be with 
child, and shall bring forth a son, and 
they shall call his name Emmanuel, 
which being interpreted is, God with 
us. 

24 Then Joseph being raised from 
sleep did as the angel of the Lord 
had bidden him, and took unto him 
his wife : 

25 And knew her not till she had 
brought forth her firstborn son : and 
he called his name JESUS. 

CHAPTER II. 

1 The wise men out of the east are directed to 
Christ by a star. 11 They worship him, and 
offer their presents. 14 Joseph fleeth into Egypt, 
with Jesus and his mother. 16 Herod slayeth the 
Children : 20 himself dieth. 23 Christ is brought 
back again into Galilee to Nazareth. 

NOW when Jesus was born in Beth- 
lehem of Judea in the days of 
Herod the king, behold, there came 
wise men from the east to Jerusalem, 

2 Saying, Where is he that is born 
King of the Jews? for we have seen 
his star in the east, and are come to 
worship him. 

3 When Herod the king had heard 
these things, he was troubled, and all 
Jerusalem with him. 

4 And when he had gathered all the 
chief priests and scribes of the people 
together, he demanded of them where 
Christ should be born. 

5 And they said unto him, In Beth- 
lehem of Judea i for thus it is written 
by the prophet, 

6 And thou Bethlehem, in the land 
of Juda, art not the least among the 
princes of Juda : for out of thee shall 
come a Governor, that shall rule my 
people Israel. 

7 Then Herod, when he had privily 
called the wise men, inquired of thero 
diligently what time the star appeared 

3 



Herod's cruelty. 



ST. MATTHEW, III. 



John preacheth. 



8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, 
and said, Go and search diligently for 
the young child ; and when ye have 
found him, bring me word again, 
that I may come and worship him 
also. 

9 When they had heard the king, 
they departed ; and, lo, the star, 
which they saw in the east, went be- 
fore them, till it came and stood 
over where the young child was. 

10 When they saw the star, they re- 
joiced with exceeding great joy. 

11 1 And when they were come into 
the house, they saw the young child 
with Mary his mother, and fell down, 
and worshipped him : and when they 
had opened their treasures, they pre- 
sented unto him gifts; gold, and 
frankincense, and myrrh. 

12 And being warned of God in a 
dream that they should not return 
to Herod, they departed into their 
own country another way. 

13 And when they were departed, 
behold, the angel of the Lord appear- 
eth to Joseph in a dream, saying. 
Arise, and take the young child and 
his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be 
thou there until I bring thee word : 
for Herod will seek the young child 
to destroy him. 

14 When he arose, he took the 
young child and his mother by night, 
and departed into Egypt: 

15 And was there until the death of 
Herod : that it might be fulfilled 
which was spoken of the Lord by 
the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt 
have I called my son. 

16 ^[ Then Herod, when he saw that 
he was mocked of the wise men, was 
exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and 
slew all the children that were in 
Bethlehem, and in all the coasts 
thereof, from two years old and un- 
der, according to the time which he 
had diligently inquired of the wise 
men. 

17 Then was fulfilled that which was 
spoken by Jeremy the prophet, say- 
ing, 

18 In Rama was there a voice heard, 
lamentation, and weeping, and great 
mourning, Rachel- weeping for her 
children, and would not be comfort- 
ed, because they are not. 

19 % But when Herod was dead, be- 
hold, an angel of the Lord appeareth 
in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, 

20 Saying, Arise, and take the young 
child and his mother, and go into the 
land of Israel : for they are dead 
which sought the young child's life. 

21 And he arose, and took the young 
child and his mother, and came into 
the land of Israel. 

22 But when he heard that Arche- 
laus did reign in Judea in the room 
of his father Herod, he was afraid to 
go thither : notwithstanding, being 
warned of God in a dream, he turned 
aside into the parts of Galilee : 

23 And he came and dwelt in a city 



called Nazareth : that it might be ful- 
filled which was spoken by the proph- 
ets, He shall be called a Nazarene. 

CHAPTER IIL 

1 John preaeheth ." Jit's office : life, and baptism. 7 
He reprehendetk the Pharisees, 13 and baptigetk 
Christ in Jordan. 

IN those days came John the Bap- 
tist, preaching in the wilderness of 
Judea, 

2 And saying, Repent ye : for the 
kingdom of heaven is at hand. 

3 For this is he that was spoken of 
by the prophet Esaias, saying, The 
voice of one crying in the wilderness, 
Prepare ye the way of the Lord, 
make his paths straight. 

4 And the same John had his rai- 
ment of camel's hair, and a leathern 
girdle about his loins ; and his meat 
was locusts and wild honey. 

5 Then went out to him Jerusalem, 
and all Judea, and all the region 
round about Jordan, 

6 And were baptized of him in Jor- 
dan, confessing their sins. 

7 1 But when he saw many of the 
Pharisees and Sadducees come to his 
baptism, he said unto them, O gener- 
ation of vipers, who hath warned you 
to flee from the wrath to come ? 

8 Bring forth therefore fruits meet 
for repentance : 

9 And think not to say within your- 
selves, We have Abraham to our fa- 
ther : for I say unto you, that God is 
able of these stones to raise up chil- 
dren unto Abraham. 

10 And now also the axe is laid unto 
the root of the trees : therefore every 
tree which bringeth not forth good 
fruit is hewn down, and cast into the 
fire. 

11 I indeed baptize you with water 
unto repentance : but he that cometh 
after me is mightier than I, whose 
shoes I am not worthy to bear: he 
shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, 
and with fire : 

12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he 
will thoroughly purge his floor, and 
gather his wheat into the garner ; but 
he will burn up the chaff with un- 
quenchable fire. 

13 1 Then cometh Jesus from Gali- 
lee to Jordan unto John, to be bap- 
tized of him. 

14 But John forbade him, saying, I 
have need to be baptized of thee, and 
comest thou to me? 

15 And Jesus answering said unto 
him, Suffer it to be so now : for thus 
it becometh us to fulfil all righteous- 
ness. Then he suffered him. 

16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, 
went up straightway out of the wa- 
ter : ana, lo, the heavens were opened 
unto him, and he saw the Spirit of 
God descending like a dove, and 
lighting upon him : 

17 And lo a voice from heaven, say- 
ing, This is my beloved Son, in whom 
I am well pleased. 



•Christ is tempted. 



CHAPTER IV. 



2 Christ fasteth, and is tempted. 11 The angels 
minister unto him. 13 He dwelleth tn Caper- 
naum, 17 beginneth to preach, 18 calleth Peter, 
and Andrew, 21 James, and John, 2S and healeth 
all the diseased. 

'THEN was Jesus led up of the 
J. Spirit into the wilderness to be 
tempted of the devil. 

2 And when he had fasted forty 
days and forty nights, he was after- 
ward a hungered. 

3 And when the tempter came to 
him, he said, If thou be the Son of 
Ood, command that these stones be 
made bread. 

4 But he answered and said, It is 
written, Man shall not live by bread 
alone, but by every word that pro- 
ceedeth out of the mouth of God. 

5 Then the devil taketh him up 
into the holy city, and setteth him 
on a pinnacle of the temple, 

6 And saith unto him, If thou be 
the Son of God, cast thyself down : 
for it is written, He shall give his 
angels charge concerning thee : and 
in their hands they shall bear thee 
up, lest at any time thou dash thy 
foot against a stone. 

7 Jesus said unto him, It is written 
again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord 
thy God. 

8 Again, the devil taketh him up 
into an exceeding high mountain, 
and sheweth him all the kingdoms of 
the world, and the glory of them ; 

9 And saith unto him, All these 
things will I give thee, if thou wilt 
fall down and worship me. 

10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get 
thee hence, Satan : for it is written, 
Thou shalt worship the Lord thy 
God, and him only shalt thou serve. 

11 Then the devil leaveth him, and, 
behold, angels came and ministered 
unto him. 

12 1 Now when Jesus had heard 
that John was cast into prison, he 
departed into Galilee; 

13 And leaving Nazareth, he came 
and dwelt in Capernaum, which is 
upon the sea coast, in the borders of 
Zabulon and Nephthalim : 

14 That it might be fulfilled which 
was spoken by Esaias the prophet, 
saying, 

15 The land of Zabulon, and the 
land of Nephthalim, by the way of 
the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of 
the Gentiles ; 

16 The people which sat in darkness 
saw great light ; and to them which 
sat in the region and shadow of 
death light is sprung up. 

17 f From that time Jesus began to 
preach, and to say, Repent : for the 
kingdom of heaven is at hand. 

18 TT And Jesus, walking: by the sea 
of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon 
called Peter, and Andrew his brother, 
casting a net into the sea : for they 
were fishers. 

19 And he saith unto them, Follow 



ST. MATTHEW, V. He beginneth to preach. 

me, and I will make you fishers of 
men. 

20 And they straightway left their 
nets, and followed him. 

21» And going on from thence, he 
saw other two brethren, James the 
son of Zebedee, and John his brother, 
in a ship with Zebedee their father, 
mending their nets ; anu he called 
them. 

22 And they immediately left the 
ship and their father, and followed 
him. 

23 1 And Jesus went about all Gali- 
lee, teaching in their synagogues, and 
preaching the gospel of the kingdom, 
and healing all manner of sickness 
and all manner of disease among the 
people. 

24 And his fame went throughout 
all Syria : and they brought unto him 
all sick people that were taken with 
divers diseases and torments, and 
those which were possessed with 
devils, and those which were lunatic, 
and those that had the palsy ; and 
he healed them. 

25 And there followed him great 
multitudes of people from Galilee, 
and from Decapolis, and from Jeru- 
salem, and from Judea, and from 
beyond Jordan. 



CHAPTER V. 

1 Christ beginneth his sermon in the mount : 3 
declaring who are blessed, 13 who are the salt 
of the earth, 14 the light of the world, the city 
on a hill, 15 the candle : 17 that he came to ful- 
fil the law. 21 What it is to kill, 27 to commit 
adultery, 33 to swear : 38 exhorteth to suffer 
wrong, 44 to love even our enemies, 48 and to 
labour after perfectness. 

AN D seeing the multitudes, he went 
. up into a mountain s and when 
he was set, his disciples came unto 
him : 

2 And he opened his mouth, and 
taught them, saying, 

3 Blessed are the poor in spirit : for 
theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 

4 Blessed are they that mourn : for 
they shall be comforted. 

5 Blessed are the meek : for they 
shall inherit the earth. 

6 Blessed are they which do hunger 
and thirst after righteousness : for 
they shall be filled. 

7 Blessed are the merciful : for they 
shall obtain mercy. 

8 Blessed are the pure in heart : for 
they shall see God. 

9 Blessed are the peacemakers : for 
they shall be called the children of 
God. 

10 Blessed are they which are per- 
secuted for righteousness' sake : for 
theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 

11 Blessed are ye, when men shall 
revile you, and persecute you, and 
shall say all manner of evil against 
you falsely, for my sake. 

12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad : 
for great is your reward in heaven : 
for so persecuted they the prophets 
which were before you. 

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13 t Ye are the salt of the earth : 
but if the salt have lost his savour, 
wherewith shall it be salted ? it is 
thenceforth good for nothing, but to 
be cast out, and to be trodden under 
foot of men. 

14 Ye are the light of the world. A 
city that is set on a hill cannot be 
hid. 

15 Neither do men light a candle, 
and put it under a bushel, but on a 
candlestick ; and it giveth light unto 
all that are in the house. 

16 Let your light so shine before 
men, that they may see your good 
works, and glorify your Father which 
is in heaven. 

17 1 Think not that I am come 
to destroy the lrw. or the prophets : 
I am not come to destroy, but to 
fulfil. 

18 For verily I say unto you, Till 
heaven and earth pass, one jot or one 
tittle shall in no wise pass from the 
law, till all be fulfilled. 

19 Whosoever therefore shall break 
one of these least commandments, and 
shall teach men so, he shall be called 
the least in the kingdom of heaven : 
but whosoever shall do and teach them, 
the same shall be called great in the 
kingdom of heaven. 

20 For I say unto you. That except 
your righteousness shall exceed the 
righteousness of the scribes and Phari- 
sees, ye shall in no case enter into 
the kingdom of heaven. 

21 1 Ye have heard that it was said 
by them of old time, Thou shalt not 
kill ; and whosoever shall kill shall 
be in danger of the judgment : 

22 But I say unto you, That whoso- 
ever is angry with his brother with- 
out a cause shall be in danger of the 

i'udgment : and whosoever shall say to 
lis brother, Raca, shall be in danger 
of the council: but whosoever snail 
sav, Thou fool, shall be in danger of 
hell fire. 

23 Therefore if thou bring thy gift 
to the altar, and there rememberest 
that thy brother hath aught against 
thee ; 

21 Leave there thy gift before the 
altar, and go thy way ; first be recon- 
ciled to thy brother, and then come 
and offer thy gift. 

25 Agree with thine adversary quick- 
ly, while thou art in the way with him , 
lest at any time the adversary deliver 
thee to the judge, and the judge de- 
liver thee to the officer, and thou be 
cast into prison. 

26 Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt 
by no means come out thence, till thou 
hast paid the uttermost farthing. 

27 i Ye have heard that it was said 
by them of old time, Thou shalt not 
commit adultery : 

28 But I say unto you, That whoso- 
ever looketh on a woman to lust after 
her hath committed adultery with her 
already in his heart. 

29 And if thy right eye offend thee, 

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pluck it out, and cast it from thee : 
for it is profitable for thee that one 
of thy members should perish, and 
not that thy whole body should be 
cast into hell. 

30 And if thy right hand offend thee, 
cut it off, and cast it from thee : for it 
is profitable for thee that one of thy 
members should perish, and not that 
thy whole body should be cast into 
hell. 

3,1 It hath been said, Whosoever shall 
put away his wife, let him give her a 
writing of divorcement : 

32 But I say unto you 2 That whoso- 
ever shall put away his wife, saving for 
the cause of fornication, causeth her 
to commit adultery : and whosoever 
shall marry her that is divorced com 
mitteth adultery. 

33 1 Again, ye have heard that it 
hath been said by them of old time* 
Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but 
shalt perform unto the Lord thine 
oaths : 

34 But I say unto you, Swear not at 
all ; neither by heaven ; for it is God's 
throne : 

35 Nor by the earth ; for it is his 
footstool : neither by Jerusalem ; for 
it is the city of the great King. 

36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy 
head, because thou canst not make 
one hair white or black. 

37 But let your communication be, 
Yea, yea ; Nay, nay : for whatsoever is 
more than these cometh of evil. 

38 ^ Ye have heard that it hath been 
said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth 
for a tooth : 

39 But I say unto you, That ye resist 
not evil : but whosoever shall smite 
thee on thy right cheek, turn to him 
the other also. 

40 And if any man will sue thee at 
the law, and take away thy coat, let 
him have thy cloak also. 

41 And whosoever shall compel thee 
to go a mile, go with him twain. 

42 Give to him that asketh thee, and 
from him that would borrow of thee 
turn not thou away. 

43 1 Ye have heard that it hath been 
said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, 
and hate thine enemy. 

44 But I say unto you, Love your 
enemies, bless them that curse you. 
do good to them that hate you, and 
pray for them which despitefully use 
you, and persecute you ; 

45 That ye may be the children of 
your Father which is in heaven : for 
he maketh his sun to rise on the evil 
and on the good, and sendeth rain on 
the just and on the unjust. 

46 For if ye love them which love 
you, what reward have ye ? do not 
even the publicans the same! 

47 And if ye salute your brethren 
only, what do ye more than others f 
do not even the publicans so? 

48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as 
your Father which is in heaven ip 
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Christ's sermon 



ST. MATTHEW, VII. 



on the mount. 



CHAPTER VI. 

§ Christ continueth his sermon m the mount, 
tpeakmg of alms, 5 prayer, 14 forgiving our 
brethren, 16 fasting, 19 where our treasure is to 
be laid up, 24 of serving God, and mammon : 
26 exhorteth not to be careful for worldly things : 
33 but to seek God's kingdom. 

''PAKE heed that ye do not your 
x alms before men, to be seen of 
them : otherwise ye have no reward 
of your Father which is in heaven. 

2 Therefore when thou doest thine 
alms, do not sound a trumpet before 
thee, as the hypocrites do in the syn- 
agogues and in the streets, that they 
may have glory of men. Verily I say 
unto you, They have their reward. 

3 But when thou doest alms, let not 
thy left hand know what thy right 
hand doeth : 

4 That thine alms may be in secret : 
and thy Father which seeth in secret 
himself shall reward thee openly. 

5 1 And when thou prayest, thou 
ahalt not be as the hypocrites are : 
for they love to pray standing in the 
synagogues and in the corners of the 
streets, that they may be seen of 
men. Verily I say unto you, They 
have their reward. 

6 But thou, when thou prayest, en- 
ter into thy closet, and when thou 
hast shut thy door, pray to thy Fa- 
ther which is in secret ; and thy Fa- 
ther which seeth in secret shall re- 
ward thee openly. 

7 But when ye pray, use not vain 
repetitions, as the heathen do : for 
they think that they shall be heard 
for their much speaking. 

8 Be not ye therefore like unto 
them : for your Father knoweth what 
things ye have need of, before ye 
ask him. 

9 After this manner therefore pray 
ye : Our Father which art in heaven, 
Hallowed be thy name. 

10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be 
done in earth, as it is in heaven. 

11 Give us this day our daily bread. 

12 And forgive us our debts, as we 
forgive our debtors. 

13 And lead us not into temptation, 
but deliver us from evil : For thine is 
the kingdom, and the power, and the 
glory, for ever. Amen. 

14 For if ye forgive men their tres- 
passes, your heavenly Father will also 
forgive you : 

15 But if ye forgive not men their 
trespasses, neither will your Father 
forgive your trespasses. 

16 1 Moreover when ye fast, be 
not, as the hypocrites, of a sad coun- 
tenance: for they disfigure their 
faces, that they may appear unto 
men to fast. Verily I say unto you, 
They have their reward. 

17 But thou, when thou fastest, anoint 
thine head, and wash thy face ; 

18 That thou appear not unto men 
to fast, but unto thy Father which is 
in secret : and thy Father which seeth 
in secret shall reward thee openly. 



19 H" Lay not up for yourselves 
treasures upon earth, where moth 
and rust doth corrupt, and where 
thieves break through and steal : 

20 But lay up for yourselves treas- 
ures in heaven, where neither moth 
nor rust doth corrupt, and where 
thieves do not break through nor 
steal : 

21 For where your treasure is, there 
will your heart be also. 

22 The light of the body is the eye: 
if therefore thine eye be single, thy 
whole body shall be full of light. 

23 But if thine eye be evil, thy 
whole body shall be full of darkness, 
If therefore the light that is in thee 
be darkness, how great is that dark- 
ness! 

24 *|[ No man can serve two masters : 
for either he will hate the one, and 
love the other; or else he will hold 
to the one, and despise the other. 
Ye cannot serve God and mammon. 

25 Therefore I say unto you, Take 
no thought for your life, what ye 
shall eat, or what ye shall drink ; nor 
yet for your body, what ye shall put 
on. Is not the life more than meat, 
and the body than raiment ? 

26 Behold the fowls of the air : ror 
they sow not, neither do they reap, 
nor gather into barns; yet your 
heavenly Father feedeth them. Are 
ye not much better than they ? 

27 Which of you by taking thought 
can add one cubit unto his stature ? 

28 And why take ye thought for 
raimert? Consider the lilies of the 
field, h:>w they grow; they toil not, 
neither do they spin : 

29 And yet I say unto you, That even 
Solomon in all his glory was not ar* 
rayed like one of these. 

30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the 
grass of the field, which to day is, 
and to morrow is cast into the oven, 
shall he not much more clothe you, O 
ye of little faith? 

31 Therefore take no thought, say- 
ing, What shall we eat? or, What 
shall we drink ? or, Wherewithal 
shall we be clothed ? 

32 (For after all these things do the 
Gentiles seek :) for your heavenly 
Father knoweth that ye have need 
of all these things. 

33 But seek ye first the kingdom of 
God, and his righteousness; and all 
these things shall be added unto you. 

34 Take therefore no thought for 
the morrow : for the morrow shall 
take thought for the things of itself. 
Sufficient unto the day is the evil 
thereof. 

CHAPTER VII. 

1 Christ ending his sermon in the mount, reproveth 
rash judgment, 6 forbiddeth to cast holy things to 
dogs, 7 exhorteth to prayer, 13 to enter in at the 
strait gate, 15 to beware of false prophets, 21 not 
to be hearers, but doers of the word : 24 like 
houses builded on a rock, 26 and not on the sand. 

JUDGE not, that ye be not judged. 
2 For with what judgment ye 
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ST. MATTHEW, VIII. sermon on the mount. 



judge, ye shall be judged : and with 
what measure ye mete, it shall be 
measured to you again. 

3 And why beholdest thou the mote 
that is in thy brother's eye, but con- 
siderest not the beam that is in thine 
own eye? 

4 Or how wilt thou say to thy broth- 
er, Let me pull out the mote out of 
thine eye ; and, behold, a beam is in 
thine own eye? 

5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the 
beam out of thine own eye ; and then 
shalt thou see clearly to cast out the 
mote out of thy brother's eye. 

6 "(! Give not that which is holy unto 
the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls 
before swine, lest they trample them 
under their feet, and turn again and 
rend you. 

7 % Ask, and it shall be given you ; 
seek, and ye shall find ; knock, and it 
shall be opened unto you : 

8 For every one that asketh receiv- 
eth ; and he that seeketh findeth ; and 
to him that knocketh it shall be 
opened. 

9 Or what man is there of you, whom 
if his son ask bread, will he give him 
a stone? 

10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give 
him a serpent? 

11 If ye then, being evil, know how 
to give good gifts unto your children, 
how much more shall your Father 
which is in heaven give good things 
to them that ask him? 

12 Therefore all things whatsoever 
ye would that men should do to you, 
do ye even so to them : for this is the 
law and the prophets. 

13 H Enter ye in at the strait gate : 
'or wide is the gate, and broad is the 
way, that leadeth to destruction, and 
many there be which go in thereat : 

14 Because strait is the gate, and 
narrow is the way, which leadeth unto 
life, and few there be that find it. 

15 ^ Beware of false prophets, which 
3ome to you in sheep's clothing, but 
inwardly they are ravening wolves. 

16 Ye shall know them by their 
fruits. Do men gather grapes of 
thorns, or figs of thistles? 

17 Even so every good tree bringeth 
forth good fruit ; but a corrupt tree 
bringeth forth evil fruit. 

18 A good tree cannot bring forth 
evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree 
bring forth good fruit. 

19 Every tree that bringeth not forth 
good fruit is hewn down, and cast into 
the fire. 

20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall 
know them. 

21 H Not every one that saith unto me, 
Lord, Lord, shall enter into the king- 
dom of heaven ; but he that doeth the 
will of my Father which is in heaven. 

22 Many will say to me in that day, 
Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in 
thy name ? and in thy name have cast 
out devils? and in thy name done 
many wonderful works! 

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23 And then will I profess unto them, 

1 never knew you : depart from me, ye 
that work iniquity. 

24 1 Therefore whosoever heareth 
these sayings of mine, and doeth 
them, I will liken him unto a wise 
man, which built his house upon a 
rock : 

25 And the rain descended, and the 
floods came, and the winds blew, and 
beat upon that house ; and it fell not : 
for it was founded upon a rock. 

26 And every one that heareth these 
sayings of mine, and doeth them not, 
shall be likened unto a foolish man, 
which built his house upon the sand : 

27 And the rain descended, and the 
floods came, and the winds blew, and 
beat upon that house ; and it fell : and 
great was the fall of it. 

28 And it came to pass, when Jesus 
had ended these sayings, the people 
were astonished at his doctrine : 

29 For he taught them as one having 
authority, and not as the scribes. 

CHAPTER VIII. 

2 Christ cleanseth the leper, 5 healeth the centw 
rion's servant, 14 Peter's mother in law, 16 and 
many other diseased : 18 sheweth how he is to be 
followed : 23 stilleth the tempest on the sea, 28 
dnveth the devils out of two men possessed, 31 and 
suffereth them to go into the swine. 

TT7HEN he was come down from 
t V the mountain, great multitudes 
followed him. 

2 And, behold, there came a leper 
and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if 
thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. 

3 And Jesus put forth his hand, and 
touched him, saying, I will ; be thou 
clean. And immediately his leprosy 
was cleansed. 

4 And Jesus saith unto him, See 
thou tell no man ; but go thy way, 
shew thyself to the priest, send offer 
the gift that Moses commanded, for a 
testimony unto them. 

5 1 Ana when Jesus was entered into 
Capernaum, there came unto him a 
centurion, beseeching him, 

6 And saying, Lord, my servant lieth 
at home sick of the palsy, grievously 
tormented. 

7 And Jesus saith unto him, I will 
come and heal him. 

8 The centurion answered and said, 
Lord, I am not worthy that thou 
shouldest come under my roof : but 
speak the word only, and my servant 
shall be healed. 

9 For I am a man under authority, 
having soldiers under me : and I say 
to this man, Go, and he goeth ; and 
to another, Come, and he cometh ; 
and to my servant, Do this, and he 
doeth it. 

10 When Jesus heard it, he marvel- 
led, and said to them that followed. 
Verily I say unto you, I have not 
founa so great faith, no, not in IsraeL 

11 And I say unto you, That many 
shall come from the east and west* 
and shall sit down with Abraham, 



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ST. MATTHEW, IX. 



the tempest* 



and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom 
of heaven: 

12 But the children of the kingdom 
shall be cast out into outer darkness : 
there shall be weeping and gnashing 
of teeth. 

13 And Jesus said unto the centurion, 
Go thy way ; and as thou hast believed, 
so be it done unto thee. And his serv- 
ant was healed in the selfsame hour. 

11 ^f And when Jesus was come into 
Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother 
laid, and sick of a fever. 

15 And he touched her hand, and the 
fever left her : and she arose, and 
ministered unto them. 

16 TI When the even was come, they 
brought unto him many that were 
possessed with devils : and he cast 
out the spirits with his word, and 
healed all that were sick : 

17 That it might be fulfilled which 
was spoken by Esaias the prophet, say- 
ing, Himself took our infirmities, and 
bare our sicknesses. 

18 if Now when Jesus saw great mul- 
titudes about him, he gave command- 
ment to depart unto the other side. 

19 And a certain scribe came, and 
said unto him, Master, I will follow 
thee whithersoever thou goest. 

20 And Jesus saith unto him, The 
foxes have holes, and the birds of the 
air have nests ; but the Son of man 
hath not where to lay his head. 

21 And another of his disciples said 
unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go 
and bury my father. 

22 But Jesus said unto him, Follow 
me ; and let the dead bury their dead. 

23 ^[ And when he was entered into 
a ship, his disciples followed him. 

24 And, behold, there arose a great 
tempest in the sea, insomuch that the 
ship was covered with the waves : but 
he was asleep. 

25 And his disciples came to him, 
and awoke him, saying, Lord, save 
us : we perish. 

26 And he saith unto them, Why are 
ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then 
he arose, and rebuked the winds and 
the sea ; and there was a great calm. 

27 But the men marvelled, saying, 
What manner of man is this, that 
even the winds and the sea obey 
him! 

28 1 And when he was come to the 
other side into the country of the 
Gergesenes, there met him two pos- 
sessed with devils, coming out of the 
tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no 
man might pass by that way. 

29 And, behold, they cried out, say- 
ing, What have we to do with thee, 
Jesus, thou Son of God ? art thou come 
hither to torment us before the time ? 

30 And there was a good way off 
from them a herd of many swine 
feeding. 

31 So the devils besought him, say- 
ing, If thou cast us out, suffer us to 
go away into the herd of swine. 

82 And he said unto them, Go. And 



when they were come out, they went 
into the herd of swine : and, behold, 
the whole herd of swine ran violently 
down a steep place into the sea, and 
perished in the waters. 

33 And they that kept them fled, and 
went their ways into the city, and told 
every thing, and what was befallen to 
the possessed of the devils. 

34 And, behold, the whole city came 
out to meet Jesufe : and when they saw 
him, they besought him that he would 
depart out of their coasts. 

CHAPTER IX. 

2 Christ curing one siek of the palsy, 9 calleth M*U 
thew from the receipt of custom, 10 eateth with 
publicans and sinners, 14 defendeth his disciples 
for not fasting, 20 cureth the bloody issue, 23 
raiseth from death Jairus' daughter, 27 giveth 
sight to two blind men, 32 healeth a dumb man 
possessed of a devil, 36 and hath compassion of 
the multitude. 

AND he entered into a ship, and 
. passed over, and came into his 
own city. 

2 And, behold, they brought to him a 
man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed ; 
and Jesus seeing their faith said unto 
the sick of the palsy ; Son, be of good 
cheer ; thy sins be forgiven thee. 

3 And, behold, certain of the scribes 
said within themselves, This man bias- 
phemeth. 

4 And Jesus knowing their thoughts 
said, Wherefore think ye evil in your 
hearts ? 

5 For whether is easier, to say, Thy 
sins be forgiven thee ; or to say, Arise, 
and walk ? 

6 But that ye may know that the Son 
of man hath power on earth to for- 
give sins, (then saith he to the sick 
of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, 
and go unto thine house. 

7 And he arose, and departed to his 
house. 

8 But when the multitudes saw it, 
they marvelled, and glorified God, 
which had given such power unto 
men. 

9 1[ And as Jesus passed forth from 
thence, he saw a man, named Mat- 
thew, sitting at the receipt of custom : 
and he saith unto him, Follow me. 
And he arose, and followed him. 

10 1 And it came to pass, as Jesus 
sat at meat in the house, behold, 
many publicans and sinners came and 
sat down with him and his disciples. 

11 And when the Pharisees saw it, 
they said unto his disciples, Why eat- 
eth your master with publicans and 
sinners ? 

12 But when Jesus heard that, he 
said unto them, They that be whole 
need not a physician, but they that 
are sick. 

13 But go ye and learn what that 
meaneth, I will have mercy, and not 
sacrifice : for I am not come to call 
the righteous, but sinners to repent- 
ance. 

14 1 Then came to him the disciples 
of John, saying, Why do we and the 

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ST. MATTHEW, X. 



Jairus' daughter^ 



Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples 
fast not ! 

15 And Jesus said unto them, Can 
the children of the bridechamber 
mourn, as long as the bridegroom is 
with them! but the days will come, 
when the bridegroom shall be taken 
from them, and then shall they fast. 

16 No man putteth a piece of new 
cloth unto an old garment ; for that 
which is put in to fill it up taketh 
from the garment, and the rent is 
made worse. 

17 Neither do men put new wine in- 
to old bottles : else the bottles break, 
and the wine runneth out, and the 
bottles perish : but they put new wine 
into new bottles, and both are pre- 
served. 

18 T While he spake these things 
unto them, behold, there came a cer- 
tain ruler, and worshipped him, say- 
ing, My daughter is even now dead : 
but come and lay thy hand upon her, 
and she shall live. 

19 And Jesus arose, and followed 
him, and so did his disciples. 

20 1 And, behold, a woman, which 
was diseased with an issue of blood 
twelve years, came behind him, and 
touched the hem of his garment : 

21 For she said within herself, If I 
may but touch his garment, I shall 
be whole. 

22 But Jesus turned him about, and 
when he saw her, he said, Daughter, 
be of good comfort ; thy faith hath 
made thee whole. And the woman 
was made whole from that hour. 

23 And when Jesus came into the 
ruler's house, and saw the minstrels 
and the people making a noise, 

24 He said unto them, Give place : 
for the maid is not dead, but sleep- 
eth. And they laughed him to scorn. 

25 But when the people were put 
forth, he went in, and took her by 
the hand, and the maid arose. 

26 And the fame hereof went abroad 
Into all that land. 

27 If And when Jesus departed 
thence, two blind men followed him, 
crying, and saying, Thou Son of 
David, have mercy on us. 

28 And when he was come into the 
house, the blind men came to him : 
and Jesus saith unto them, Believe 
ye that I am able to do this ? They 
said unto him, Yea, Lord. 

29 Then touched he their eyes, saying, 
According to your faith be it unto you. 

30 And their eyes were opened ; and 
Jesus straitly charged them, saying, 
See that no man know it. 

31 But they, when they were depart- 
ed, spread abroad his fame in all that 
country. 

32 T[ As they went out, behold, they 
brought to him a dumb man possess- 
ed with a devil. 

33 And when the devil was cast out, 
the dumb spake : and the multitudes 
marvelled, saying, It was never so 
seen in Israel. I 

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34 But the Pharisees said, He cast- 
eth out devils through the prince of 
the devils. 

35 And Jesus went about all the cit- 
ies and villages, teaching in their 
synagogues, and preaching the gospel 
of the kingdom, and healing every 
sickness and every disease among the 
people. 

36 f But when he saw the multr- 
tudes, he was moved with compas- 
sion on them, because they fainted, 
and were scattered abroad, as sheep 
having no shepherd. 

37 Then saith he unto his disciples. 
The harvest truly is plenteous, but 
the labourers are few ; 

38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of 
the harvest, that he will send forth 
labourers into his harvest. 

CHAPTER X. 

1 Christ sendeth out his twelve apostles, enablinf 
them with power to do miracles, 5 giveth them 
their charge, teacheth them, 16 comfortelh them 
against persecutions : 40 and promiseth a blest* 
ing to those that receive them. 

AND when he had called unto him 
. his twelve disciples, he gave them 
power against unclean spirits, to cast 
them out, and to heal all manner of 
sickness and« all manner of disease. 

2 Now the names of the twelve 
apostles are these ; The first, Simon, 
who is called Peter, and Andrew his 
brother ; James the son of Zebedee, 
and John his brother ; 

3 Philip, and Bartholomew ; Thomas, 
and Matthew the publican ; James the 
son of Alpheus, and Lebbeus, whose 
surname was Thaddeus ; 

4 Simon the Canaanite, and Judas 
Iscariot, who also betrayed him. 

5 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and 
commanded them, saying, Go not into 
the way of the Gentiles, and into any 
city of the Samaritans enter ye not : 

6 But go rather to the lost sheep of 
the house of Israel. 

7 And as ye go, preach, saying, The 
kingdom of heaven is at hand. 

8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, 
raise the dead, cast out devils : free- 
ly ye have received, freely give. 

9 Provide neither gold, nor silver, 
nor brass in your purses ; 

10 Nor scrip for your journey, nei- 
ther two coats, neither shoes, nor yet 
staves : for the workman is worthy of 
his meat. 

11 And into whatsoever city or town 
ye shall enter, inquire who in it is 
worthy ; and there abide till ye go 
thence. 

12 And when ye come into a house, 
salute it. 

13 And if the house be worthy, let 
your peace come upon it : but if it be 
not worthy, let your peace return to 
you. 

14 And whosoever shall not receive 
you. nor hear your words, when ye de- 
part out of that house or, city, shake 
off the dust of your feet. 



l%e twelve apostles 



ST. MATTHEW, XI. 



receive their charge. 



15 Verily I say unto you, It shall be 
more tolerable for the land of Sodom 
and Gomorrah in the day of judg- 
ment, than for that city. 

16 1 Behold, I send you forth as sheep 
in the midst of wolves : be ye there- 
fore wise as serpents, and harmless as 
doves. 

17 But beware of men : for they will 
deliver you up to the councils, and 
they will scourge you in their syna- 
gogues ; 

18 And ye shall be brought before 
governors and kings for my sake, for 
a testimony against them and the 
Gentiles. 

19 But when they deliver you up, 
take no thought how or what ye shall 
speak : for it shall be given you in 
that same hour what ye shall speak. 

20 For it is not ye that speak, but the 
Spirit of your Father which speaketh 
in you. 

21 And the brother shall deliver up 
the brother to death, and the father 
the child : and the children shall rise 
up against their parents, and cause 
them to be put to death. 

22 And ye shall be hated of all men 
for my name's sake : but he that en- 
dureth to the end shall be saved. 

28 But when they persecute you in 
this city, flee ye into another : for veri- 
ly I say unto you, Ye shall not have 
gone over the cities of Israel, till the 
Son of man be come. 

24 The disciple is not above his mas- 
ter, nor the servant above his lord. 

25 It is enough for the disciple that 
he be as his master, and the servant as 
his lord. If they have called the mas- 
ter of the house Beelzebub, how much 
more shall they call them of his house- 
hold? 

26 Fear them not therefore : for there 
is nothing covered, that shall not be 
revealed ; and hid, that shall not be 
known. 

27 What I tell you in darkness, that 
speak ye in light : and what ye hear in 
the ear, that preach ye upon the house- 
tops. 

28 And fear not them which kill the 
body, but are not able to kill the soul : 
but rather fear him which is able to 
destroy both soul and body in hell. 

29 Are not two sparrows sold for a 
farthing? and one of them shall not 
fall on the ground without your Fa- 
ther. 

30 But the very hairs of your head 
are all numbered. 

31 Fear ye not therefore, ye are of 
more value than many sparrows. 

32 Whosoever therefore shall con- 
fess me before men, him will I con- 
fess also before my Father which is 
in heaven. 

33 But whosoever shall deny me be- 
fore men, him will I also deny before 
my Father which is in heaven. 

34 Think not that I am come to send 
peace on earth: I came not to send 
peace, but a sword. 

24 



35 For I am come to set a man at 
variance against his father, and the 
daughter against her mother, and the 
daughter in law against her mothei 
in law. 

36 And a man's foes shall be they ot 
his own household. 

37 He that loveth father or mother 
more than me is not worthy of me ; 
and he that loveth son or daughter 
more than me is not worthy of me. 

38 And he that taketh n )t his cross s 
and f olloweth after me, is not worthy 
of me. 

39 He that flndeth his life shall lose 
it : and he that loseth his lif e for my 
sake shall find it. 

40 H He that receiveth you receiveth 
me ; and he that receiveth me receiv- 
eth him that sent me. 

41 He that receiveth a prophet in 
the name of a prophet shall receive a 
prophet's reward ; and he that receiv- 
eth a righteous man in the name of a 
righteous man shall receive a right- 
eous man's reward. 

42 And whosoever shall give to drink 
unto one of these little ones a cup of 
cold water only in the name of a dis- 
ciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in 
no wise lose his reward. 

CHAPTER XI. 

2 John sendeth his disciples to Christ. 7 Christ's 
testimony concerning John. 18 The opinion of 
the people, both concerning John and Christ. 20 
Christ upbraideth the unthanhfulness and vnre- 
pentance of Chorazin, Bethsaida, and Caper- 
naum : 25 and praising his Father's wisdom in 
revealing the gospel to the simple, 28 he catleth 
to him all such as feel the burden of their sins. 

AND it came to pass, when Jesus had 
. made an end of commanding his 
twelve disciples, he departed thence to 
teach and to preach in their cities. 

2 Now when John had heard in the 
prison the works of Christ, he sent 
two of his disciples, 

3 And said unto him, Art thou he 
that should come, or do we look for 
another ? 

4 Jesus answered and said unto them, 
Go and shew John again those things 
which ye do hear and see : 

5 The blind receive their sight, and 
the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed* 
and the deaf hear, the dead are raised 
up, and the poor have the gospel 
preached to them. 

6 And blessed is he, whosoever shall 
not be offended in me. 

7 % And as they departed, Jesus be- 
gan to say unto the multitudes con- 
cerning John, What went ye out into 
the wilderness to see ? A reed shaken 
with the wind ? 

8 But what went ye out for to see ? A 
man clothed in soft raiment? behold, 
they that wear soft clothing are in 
kings' houses. 

9 But what went ye out for to see ? 
A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and 
more than a prophet. 

10 For this is he, of whom it is 
written, Behold, I send my messenger 

11 



<JhrisVs testimony 



ST. MATTHEW, XII. 



concerning John, 



before thy face, which shall prepare 
thy way before thee. 

11 Verily I say unto you, Among 
Sheni that are born of women there 
hath not risen a greater than John 
the Baptist : notwithstanding, he that 
is least in the kingdom of heaven is 
greater than he. 

12 And from the days of John the 
Baptist until now the kingdom of 
heaven suffereth violence, and the 
violent take it by force. 

13 For all the prophets and the law 
prophesied until John. 

14 And if ye will receive it, this is 
Elias, which was for to come. 

15 He that hath ears to hear, let him 
hear. 

16 ff But whereunto shall I liken this 
generation? It is like unto children 
sitting in the markets, and calling 
unto their fellows, 

17 And saying, We have piped unto 
you, and ye have not danced ; we have 
mourned unto you, and ye have not 
lamented. 

18 For John came neither eating 
nor drinking, and they say, He hath 
a devil. 

19 The Son of man came eating and 
drinking, and they say, Behold a man 
gluttonous, and a winebiober, a friend 
of publicans and sinners. But wisdom 
is justified of her children. 

20 if Then began he to upbraid the 
cities wherein most of his mighty 
works were done, because they re- 
pented not : 

2.1 Woe unto thee, Chorazin ! woe 
unto thee, Bethsaida ! for if the 
mighty works, which were done in 
you, had been done in Tyre and Si- 
don, they would have repented long 
ago in sackcloth and ashes. 

22 But I say unto you, It shall be 
more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at 
the day of judgment, than for you. 

23 And thou, Capernaum, which art 
exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought 
down to hell : for if the mighty works, 
which have been done in thee, had 
been done in Sodom, it would have 
remained until this day. 

24 But I say unto you, That it shall be 
more tolerable for the land of Sodom 
in the day of judgment, than for thee. 

25 If At that time Jesus answered and 
said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of 
heaven and earth, because thou hast 
hid these things from the wise and 
prudent, and hast revealed them unto 
babes. 

26 Even so, Father ; for so it seemed 
good in thy sight. 

27 All things are delivered unto me 
of my Father : and no man knoweth 
the Son, but the Father ; neither 
knoweth any man the Father, save 
the Son, and he to whomsoever the 
Son will reveal him. 

28 If Come unto me, all ye that la- 
bour and are heavy laden, and I will 
give you rest. 

29 Take my yoke upon you, and 

12 



learn of me ; for I am meek and 
lowly in heart: and ye shall find 
rest unto your souls. 

30 For my yoke is easy, and my bur 
den is light. 

CHAPTER XII. 

1 Christ reproveth the blindness of the Pharisee* 
concerning the breach of the sabbath, 3 by Scrip' 
tures, 9 by reason, 13 and by a miracle. 22 He 
healeth the man possessed that was blind and 
dumb. 31 Blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall 
never be forgiven. 36 Account shall be made of 
idle words. 38 He rebuketh the unfaithful, who 
seek after a sign : 49 and sheweih who is his 
brother, sister, and mother. 

AT that time Jesus went on the sab- 
. bath day through the corn ; and 
his disciples were a hungered, and 
began to pluck the ears of corn, and 
to eat. 

2 But when the Pharisees saw it, 
they said unto him, Behold, thy dis- 
ciples do that which is not lawful to 
do upon the sabbath day. 

3 But he said unto them, Have ye 
not read what David did, when he 
was a hungered, and they that were 
with him ; 

4 How he entered into the house of 
God, and did eat the shewbread, which 
was not lawful for him to eat, neither 
for them which were with him, but 
only for the priests! 

5 Or have ye not read in the law, 
how that on the sabbath days the 

Eriests in the temple profane the sab- 
ath, and are blameless ? 

6 But I say unto you, That in this 
place is one greater than the temple. 

7 But if ye had known what this 
meaneth, I will have mercy, and not 
sacrifice, ye would not have con- 
demned the guiltless. 

8 For the Son of man is Lord even 
of the sabbath day. 

9 And when he was departed thence, 
he went into their synagogue : 

10 If And, behold, there was a man 
which had his hand withered. And 
they asked him, saying, Is it lawful 
to heal on the sabbath days ? that they 
might accuse him. 

11 And he said unto them, What man 
shall there be among you, that shall 
have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit 
on the sabbath day, will he not lay 
hold on it, and lift it out? 

12 How much then is a man better 
than a sheep ? Wherefore it is lawful 
to do well on the sabbath days. 

13 Then saith he to the man, Stretch 
forth thine hand. And he stretched it 
forth ; and it was restored whole, like 
as the other. 

14 H Then the Pharisees went out, 
and held a council against him, how 
they might destroy him. 

15 But when Jesus knew it, he with 
drew himself from thence : and great 
multitudes followed him, and he 
healed them all ; 

16 And charged them that they 
should not make him known : 

17 That it might be fulfilled which 



Of Llasphemy against ST. MATTHEW, XIII. 



the Holy Ghost, 



was spoken by Esaias the prophet, 
saying, 

18 Behold ray servant, whom I have 
chosen ; my beloved, in whom my soul 
is well pleased : I will put my Spirit 
upon him, and he shall shew judgment 
to the Gentiles. 

19 He shall not strive, nor cry ; nei- 
ther shall any man hear his voice in 
the streets. 

20 A bruised reed shall he not break, 
and smoking flax shall he not quench, 
till he send forth judgment unto 
victory. 

21 And in his name shall the Gentiles 
trust. 

22 H Then was brought unto him one 
possessed with a devil, blind, and 
dumb : and he healed him, insomuch 
that the blind and dumb both spake 
and saw. 

23 And all the people were amazed, 
and said, Is not this the Son of 
David ? 

24 But when the Pharisees heard it, 
they said, This fellow doth not cast out 
devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of 
the devils. 

25 And Jesus knew their thoughts, 
and said unto them, Every kingdom 
divided against itself is brought to 
desolation ; and every city or house 
divided against itself shall not stand : 

26 And if Satan cast out Satan, he 
is divided against himself ; how shall 
then his kingdom stand ? 

27 And if I by Beelzebub cast out 
devils, by whom do your children cast 
them out ! therefore they shall be your 
judges. 

28 But if I cast out devils by the 
Spirit of God, then the kingdom of 
God is come unto you. 

29 Or else, how can one enter into a 
strong man's house, and spoil his 
goods, except he first bind the strong 
man? and then he will spoil his 
house. 

30 He that is not with me is against 
me ; and he that gathereth not with 
me scattereth abroad. 

31 1 Wherefore I say unto you, All 
manner of sin and blasphemy shall 
be forgiven unto men : but the blas- 
phemy against the Holy Ghost shall 
not be forgiven unto men. 

32 And whosoever speaketh a word 
against the Son of man, it shall be for- 
given him : but whosoever speaketh 
against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be 
forgiven him, neither in this world, 
neither in the world to come. 

33 Either make the tree good, and 
his fruit good ; or else make the tree 
corrupt, and his fruit corrupt : for the 
tree is known by his fruit. 

34 O generation of vipers, how can 
ye, being evil, speak good things ? for 
out of the abundance of the heart the 
mouth speaketh. 

35 A good man out of the good treas- 
ure of the heart bringeth forth good 
things : and an evil man out of the evil 
treasure bringeth forth evil things. 



36 But I say unto you, That every 
idle word that men shall speak, they 
shall give account thereof in the day 
of judgment. 

37 For by thy words thou shalt be 
justified, and by thy words thou shalt 
be condemned. 

38 If Then certain of the scribes and 
of the Pharisees answered, saying, 
Master, we would see a sign from 
thee. 

39 But he answered and said unto 
them, An evil and adulterous genera- 
tion seeketh after a sign ; and there 
shall no sign be given to it, but the 
sign of the prophet Jonas : 

40 For as Jonas was three days and 
three nights in the whale's belly ; so 
shall the Son of man be three days 
and three nights in the heart of the 
earth. 

41 The men of Nineveh shall rise in 
judgment with this generation, and 
shall condemn it : because they repent- 
ed at the preaching of Jonas ; and, be- 
hold, a greater than Jonas is here. 

42 The queen of the south shall rise 
up in the judgment with this genera- 
tion, and shall condemn it : for she 
came from the uttermost parts of the 
earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon ; 
and, behold, a greater than Solomon is 
here. 

43 When the unclean spirit is gone 
out of a man, he walketh through dry 
places, seeking rest, and findeth none. 

44 Then he saith, I will return into 
my house from whence I came out ; 
and when he is come, he findeth it 
empty, swept, and garnished. 

45 Then goeth he, and taketh with 
himself seven other spirits more wick- 
ed than himself, and they enter in and 
dwell there : and the last state of that 
man is worse than the first. Even so 
shall it be also unto this wicked gen- 
eration. 

46 1 While he yet talked to the 
people, behold, his mother and his 
Drefhren stood without, desiring to 
speak with him. 

47 Then one said unto him, Behold, 
thy mother and thy brethren stand 
without, desiring to speak with thee. 

48 But he answered and said unto 
him that told him, Who is my moth- 
er * and who are my brethren ? 

49 And he stretched forth his hand 
toward his disciples, and said, Behold 
my mother and my brethren ! 

50 For whosoever shall do the will 
of my Father which is in heaven, the 
same is my brother, and sister, and 
mother. 

CHAPTER XIIL 
3 The parable of the sower and the seed : 18 the 
exposition of it. 24 The parable of the tares, 
31 of the mustard seed, 33 of the leaven, 44 of 
the hidden treasure, 45 of the pearl, 47 of the 
drawnet cast into the sea : 63 and how Christ 
is contemned of his own countrymen. 

THE same day went Jesus out of 
the house, and sat by the sea 
side. 

13 



tfarables of the 



ST. MATTHEW, XIII. 



sower, the tares 



2 And great multitudes were gath- 
ered together unto him, so that he 
went into a ship, and sat ; and the 
whole multitude stood on the shore. 

3 And he spake many things unto 
them in parables, saying, Behold, a 
sower went forth to sow ; 

4 And when he sowed, some seeds 
fell by the way side, and the fowls 
came and devoured them up : 

5 Some fell upon stony places, 
where they had not much earth : and 
forthwith they sprung up, because 
they had no deepness of earth : 

6 And when the sun was up, they 
were scorched ; and because they 
had no root, they withered away. 

7 And some fell among thorns : and 
the thorns sprung up, and choked 
them : 

8 But other fell into good ground, 
and brought forth fruit, some a hun- 
dredfold, some sixtyfold, some thir- 
tyfold. 

9 Who hath ears to hear, let him 
hear. 

10 And the disciples came, and said 
unto him, Why speak est thou unto 
them in parables? 

11 He answered and said unto 
them, Because it is given unto you 
to know the mysteries of the king- 
dom of heaven, but to them it is not 
given. 

12 For whosoever hath, to him 
shall be given, and he shall have 
more abundance : but whosoever hath 
not, from him shall be taken away 
even that he hath. 

13 Therefore speak I to them in 
parables : because they seeing see 
not : and hearing they hear not, 
neither do they understand. 

14 And in them is fulfilled the 
prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By 
hearing ye shall hear, and shall not 
understand ; and seeing ye shall see, 
and shall not perceive : 

15 For this people's heart is waxed 
gross, and their ears are dull of hear- 
ing, and their eyes they have closed ; 
lest at any time they should see with 
their eyes, and hear with their ears, 
and should understand with their 
heart, and should be converted, and 
I should heal them. 

16 But blessed are your eyes, for 
they see : and your ears, for they 
hear. 

17 For verily I say unto you, That 
many prophets and righteous men 
have desired to see those things 
which ye see, and have not seen 
them ; and to hear those things 
which ye hear, and have not heard 
them. 

18 1 Hear ye therefore the parable 
of the sower. 

19 When any one heareth the word 
of the kingdom, and understandeth 
it not, then cometh the wicked one, 
and catcheth away that which was 
sown in his heart. This is he which 
received seed by the way side. 

14 



20 But he that received the seed 
into stony places, the same is he that 
heareth the word, and anon with joy 
receiveth it; 

21 Yet hath he not root in himself t 
but dureth for a while : for when 
tribulation or persecution ariseth be- 
cause of the word, by and by he is 
offended. 

22 He also that received seed among 
the thorns is he that heareth the word \ 
and the care of this world, and the de- 
ceitfulness of riches, choke the word t 
and he becometh unfruitful. 

23 But he that received seed into 
the good ground is he that heareth 
the word, and understandeth it , 
which also beareth fruit, and bring- 
eth forth, some a hundredfold, some 
sixty, some thirty. 

24 1 Another parable put he forth 
unto them, saying, The kingdom of 
heaven is likened unto a man which 
sowed good seed in his field : 

25 But while men slept, bis enemy 
came and sowed tares among the 
wheat, and went his way. 

26 But when the blade was sprung 
up, and brought forth fruit, then 
appeared the tares also. 

27 So the servants of the house- 
holder came and said unto him, Sir t 
didst not thou sow good seed in thy 
field ? from whence then hath it 
tares ? 

28 He said unto them, An enemy 
hath done this. The servants said 
unto him, Wilt thou then that we go 
and gather them up? 

29 But he said, Nay ; lest while ye 
gather up the tares, ye root up also 
the wheat with them. 

30 Let both grow together until the 
harvest : and in the time of harvest 
I will say to the reapers, Gather ye 
together first the tares, and bind 
them in bundles to burn them : but 
gather the wheat into my barn. 

31 1 Another parable put he forth 
unto them, saying, The kingdom of 
heaven is like to a grain of mustard 
seed ; which a man took, and sowed 
in his field : 

32 Which indeed is the least of all 
seeds : but when it is grown, it is the 
greatest among herbs, and becometh 
a tree, so that the birds of the air 
come and lodge in the branches 
thereof. 

33 ^[ Another parable spake he unto 
them ; The kingdom of heaven is like 
unto leaven, which a woman took, 
and hid in three measures of meal, 
till the whole was leavened. 

34 All these things spake Jesus un- 
to the multitude in parables ; and 
without a parable spake he not unto 
them : 

35 That it might be fulfilled which 
was spoken by the prophet, saying, J- 
will open my mouth in parables; J 
will utter things which have been 
kept secret from the foundation of 
the world. 



the hidden treasure, t&c. ST. MATTHEW, XIV. John Baptist beheaded. 



36 Then Jesus sent the multitude 
away, and went into the house : and 
his disciples came unto him, saying, 
Declare unto us the parable of the 
tares of the field. 

37 He answered and said unto them, 
He that soweth the good seed is the 
Son of man ; 

38 The field is the world ; the good 
seed are the children of the king- 
dom ; but the tares are the children 
of the wicked one ; 

39 The enemy that sowed them is 
the devil ; the harvest is the end of 
the world ; and the reapers are the 
angels. 

40 As therefore the tares are gather- 
ed and burned in the fire ; so shall it 
be in the end of this world. 

41 The Son of man shall send forth 
his angels, and they shall gather out 
of his Kingdom all things that offend, 
and them which do iniquity ; 

42 And shall cast them into a fur- 
nace of fire : there shall be wailing 
and gnashing of teeth. 

43 Then shall the righteous shine 
forth as the sun in the kingdom of 
their Father. Who hath ears to hear, 
let him hear. 

44 If Again, the kingdom of heaven 
Is like unto treasure hid in a field ; 
the which when a man hath found, 
he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth 
and selleth all that he hath, and buj r - 
eth that field. 

45 1" Again, the kingdom of heaven 
ts like unto a merchantman, seeking 
goodly pearls : 

46 Who, when he had found one 
pearl of great price, went and sold all 
that he had, and bought it. 

47 1 Again, the kingdom of heaven 
is like unto a net, that was cast into 
the sea, and gathered of every kind : 

48 Which, when it was full, they 
drew to shore, and sat down, and gath- 
ered the good into vessels, but cast the 
bad away. 

49 So shall it be at the end of the 
world : the angels shall come forth, 
and sever the wicked from among 
the just, 

50 And shall cast them into the fur- 
nace of fire: there shall be wailing 
and gnashing of teeth. 

51 Jesus saith unto them, Have ye 
understood all these things ? They say 
unto him, Yea, Lord. 

52 Then said he unto them, There- 
fore every scribe which is instructed 
unto the kingdom of heaven, is like 
unto a man that is a householder, 
which bringeth forth out of his treas- 
ure things new and old. 

53 If And it came to pass, that when 
Jesus had finished these parables, he 
departed thence. 

54 And when he was come into his 
own country, he taught them in their 
synagogue, insomuch that they were 
astonished, and said, Whence hath 
this man this wisdom, and these 
mighty works! 



55 Is not this the carpenter's son ? 
is not his mother called Mary? and 
his brethren, James, and Joses, and 
Simon, and Judas? 

56 And his sisters, are they not al) 
with us ? Whence then hath this man 
all these things ? 

57 And they were offended in him 
But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is 
not without honour, save in his own 
country, and in his own house. 

58 And he did not many mighty 
works there because of their un 
belief. 

CHAPTER XTV. 

1 Herod's opinion of Ckrtst. 3 Wherefore John 
Baptist was beheaded. 13 Jesus departeth into a 
desert place i 16 where he feedeth five thousave 
men with five loaves and two fishes : 22 he walk 
eth on the sea to his disciples : 34 and landing at 
Gennesaret, healelh the sick by the touch of th* 
hem of his garment. 

AT that time Herod the tetrarcb 
- heard of the fame of Jesus, 

2 And said unto his servants, This is 
John the Baptist ; he is risen from the 
dead ; and therefore mighty works do 
shew forth themselves in him. 

3 % For Herod had laid hold on 
John, and bound him, and put him 
in prison for Herodias' sake, his broth 
er Philip's wife. 

4 For John said unto him, It is not 
lawful for thee to have her. 

5 And when he would have put 
him to death, he feared the multi 
tude, because they counted him as a 
prophet. 

6 But when Herod's birthday was 
kept, the daughter of Herodias danced 
before them, and pleased Herod. 

7 Whereupon he promised with an 
oath to give her whatsoever she would 
ask. 

8 And she, being before instructed 
of her. mother, said, Give me here 
John Baptist's head in a charger. 

9 And the king was sorry : never- 
theless for the oath's sake, and them 
which sat with him at meat, he com- 
manded it to be given her. 

10 And he sent, and beheaded John 
in the prison. 

11 And his head was brought in a 
charger, and given to the damsel s 
and she brought it to her mother. 

12 And his disciples came, and took 
up the body, and buried it, and went 
and told Jesus. 

13 *j[ When Jesus heard of it, he de- 
parted thence by ship into a desert 

Elace apart : and when the people 
ad heard thereof, they followed him 
on foot out of the cities. 

14 And Jesus went forth, and saw a 
great multitude, and was moved with 
compassion toward them, and he 
healed their sick. 

15 1 And when it was evening, his 
disciples came to him, saying, This is 
a desert place, and the time is now 
past; send the multitude away, that 
they may go into the villages, and 
buy themselves victuals. 

15 



Christ u-alketh 



ST. MATTHEW, XV. 



on the sea* 



16 But Jesus said unto them, They 
need not depart ; give ye them to eat. 

17 And they say unto him, We have 
here but five loaves, and two fishes. 

18 He said, Bring them hither to 
me. 

19 And he commanded the multi- 
tude to sit down on the grass, and 
took the five loaves, and the two 
fishes, and looking up to heaven, he 
blessed, and brake, and gave the 
loaves to his disciples, and the disci- 
ples to the multitude. 

20 And they did all eat, and were 
filled : and they took up of the frag- 
ments that remained twelve baskets 
full. 

21 And they that had eaten were 
about five thousand men, beside 
women and children. 

22 1 And straightway Jesus con- 
strained his disciples to get into a 
ship, and to go before him unto the 
other side, while he sent the multi- 
tudes away. 

23 And when he had sent the multi- 
tudes away, he went up into a mount- 
ain apart to pray : and when the even- 
ing was come, he was there alone. 

24 But the ship was now in the 
midst of the sea, tossed with waves: 
for the wind was contrary. 

25 And in the fourth watch of the 
night Jesus went unto them, walk- 
ing on the sea. 

26 And when the disciples saw him 
walking on the sea, they were trou- 
bled, saying, It is a spirit ; and they 
cried out for fear. 

27 But straightway Jesus spake unto 
them, saying, Be of good cheer ; it is 
I ; be not afraid. 

28 And Peter answered him and 
said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me 
come unto thee on the water. 

29 And he said, Come. And when 
Peter was come down out of the 
ship, he walked on the water, to go 
to Jesus. 

30 But when he saw the wind bois- 
terous, he was afraid ; and beginning 
to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save 
me. 

31 And immediately Jesus stretched 
forth his hand, and caught him. and 
said unto him, O thou of little faith, 
wherefore didst thou doubt ? 

32 And when they were come into 
the ship, the wind ceased. 

33 Then they that were in the ship 
came and worshipped him, saying, Of 
a truth thou art the Son of God. 

34 if And when they were gone 
over, they came into the land of 
Gennesaret. 

35 And v/hen the men of that place 
had knowledge of him, they sent out 
into all that country round about, and 
brought unto him all that were dis- 
eased ; 

36 And besought him that they 
iuight only touch the hem of his gar- 
ment : and as many as touched were 
made perfectly whole. 

16 



CHAPTER XV. 

3 Christ reproveth the scribes and Pharisees for 
transgressing God's commandments through their 
own traditions ; 11 teachelh how that which goeth 
into the mouth doth not defile a man. 21 He heal* 
eth the daughter of the woman of Canaan, 3© 
and other great multitudes : 32 and with seven 
loaves and a few little fishes feedeth four thsu~ 
sand men, beside women and children. 

I^HEN came to Jesus scribes and 
Pharisees, which were of Jerusa- 
lem, saying, 

2 Why do thy disciples transgress 
the tradition of the elders? for they 
wash not their hands when they eat 
bread. 

3 But he answered and said unto 
them, Why do ye also transgress the 
commandment of God by your tra- 
dition ? 

4 For God commanded, saying, Hon- 
our thy father and mother : and, He 
that curseth father or mother, let him 
die the death. 

5 But ye say, Whosoever shall say 
to his father or his mother, It is a 
gift, by whatsoever thou mightest 
be profited by me ; 

6 And honour not his father or his 
mother, he shall be free. Thus have 
ye made the commandment of God 
of none effect by your tradition. 

7 Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias 
prophesy of you, saying, 

8 This people draweth nigh unto me 
with their mouth, and honoureth me 
with their lips ; but their heart is far 
from me. 

9 But in vain they do worship me, 
teaching for doctrines the command- 
ments of men. 

10 1 And he called the multitude, 
and said unto them, Hear, and un- 
derstand : 

11 Not that which goeth into the 
mouth defileth a man ; but that which 
cometh out of the mouth, this defileth 
a man. 

12 Then came his disciples, and said 
unto him, Knowest thou that the 
Pharisees were offended, after they 
heard this saying? 

13 But he answered and said, Every 
plant, which my heavenly Father hath 
not planted, shall be rooted up. 

14 Let them alone : they he blind 
leaders of the blind. And if the blind 
lead the blind, both shall fall into the 
ditch. 

15 Then answered Peter and said 
unto him, Declare unto us this parable. 

16 And Jesus said, Are ye also yet 
without understanding? 

17 Do not ye yet understand, that 
whatsoever entereth in at the mouth 
goeth into the belly, and is cast out 
into the draught? 

18 But those things which proceed 
out of the mouth come forth from the 
heart ; and they defile the man. 

19 For out of the heart proceed evil 
thoughts, murders, adulteries, forni- 
cations, thefts, false witness, blas- 
phemies : 



Christ feedeth 



ST. MATTHEW, XVI. 



four thousand. 



20 These are the things which deflle a 
man : but to eat with unwashen hands 
defileth not a man, 

21 If Then Jesus went thence, and 
departed into the coasts of Tyre and 
Sidon. 

22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan 
came out of the same coasts, and cried 
unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, 
O Lord, thou Son of David ; my daugh- 
ter is grievously vexed with a devil. 

23 But he answered her not a word. 
And his disciples came and besought 
him, saying, Send her away for she 
crieth after us. 

24 But he answered and said, I am 
not sent but unto the lost sheep of the 
house of Israel. 

25 Then came ' she and worshipped 
him, saying, Lord, help me. 

26 But he answered and said, It is 
not meet to take the children's bread, 
and to cast it to dogs. 

27 And she said, Truth, Lord i yet the 
dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from 
their masters' table. 

28 Then Jesus answered and said 
unto her, O woman, great is thy faith : 
be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And 
her daughter was made whole from 
that very hour. 

29 And Jesus departed from thence, 
and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee ; 
and went up into a mountain, and sat 
down there. 

30 And great multitudes came unto 
him, having with them those that were 
lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many 
others, and cast them down at Jesus' 
feet ; and he healed them : 

31 Insomuch that the multitude won- 
dered, when they saw the dumb to 
speak, the maimed to be whole, the 
lame to walk, and the blind to see : 
and they glorified the God of Israel. 

32 If Then Jesus called his disciples 
unto him, and said, I have compassion 
on the multitude, because they con- 
tinue with me now three days, and 
have nothing to eat: and I will not 
send them away fasting, lest they faint 
in the way. 

33 And his disciples say unto him, 
Whence should we nave so much bread 
in the wilderness, as to fill so great a 
multitude ? 

34 And Jesus saith unto them, How 
many loaves have ye ? And they said, 
Seven, and a few little fishes. 

35 And he commanded the multitude 
to sit down on the ground. 

36 And he took the seven loaves and 
the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake 
them, and gave to his disciples, and the 
disciples to the multitude. 

37 And they did all eat, and were 
filled : and they took up of the broken 
meat that was left seven baskets full. 

38 And they that did eat were four 
thousand men, beside women and 
children. 

39 And* he sent away the multitude, 
and took ship, and came into the coasts 
of Magdala. 



CHAPTER XVI. 

1 The Pharisees require a sign. 6 Jesus wamsik 
his disciples of the leaven of the Pharisees and 
Sadducees. 13 The people's opinion of Christ, 
16 and Peter's confession of him. 21 Jesus fore- 
sheweth his death, 23 reproving Peter for &it° 
suading him from it : 24 and admonisheth those 
that will follow htm, to bear the cross. 

THE Pharisees also with the Saddu- 
cees came, and tempting desired 
him that he would shew them a sigm. 
from heaven. 

2 He answered and said unto them, 
When it is evening, ye say, It will he 
fair weather : for the sky is red. 

3 And in the morning, It will be foul 
weather to day : for the sky is red and 
lowering. O ye hypocrites, ye can dis= 
cern the face of the sky ; but can ye 
not discern the signs of the times? 

4 A wicked and adulterous genera- 
tion seeketh after a sign ; and there 
shall no sign be given unto it, but the 
sign of the prophet Jonas. And he 
left them, and departed. 

5 And when his disciples were come 
to the other side, they had forgotten to 
take bread. 

6 If Then Jesus said unto them, Take 
heed and beware of the leaven of the 
Pharisees and of the Sadducees. 

7 And they reasoned among them- 
selves, saying, It is because we have 
taken no bread. 

8 Which when Jesus perceived, he 
said unto them, O ye of little faith, 
why reason ye among yourselves, be- 
cause ye have brought no bread ? 

9 Do ye not yet understand, neither 
remember the five loaves of the five 
thousand, and how many baskets ye 
took up? 

10 Neither the seven loaves of the 
four thousand, and how many bask- 
ets ye took up? 

11 How is it that ye do not under- 
stand that I spake it not to you con- 
cerning bread, that ye should beware 
of the leaven of the Pharisees and 
of the Sadducees ? 

12 Then understood they how that 
he bade them not beware of the leav- 
en of bread, but of the doctrine of 
the Pharisees and of the Sadducees, 

13 If When Jesus came into the 
coasts of Cesarea Philippi, he asked 
his disciples, saying, Whom do men 
say that I, the Son of man, am ? 

14 And they said, Some say thai 
thou art John the Baptist ; some, Ell- 
as ; and others, Jeremias, or one of 
the prophets. 

15 He saith unto them, But whom 
say ye that I am ? 

16 And Simon Peter answered anil 
said. Thou art the Christ, the Son of 
the living God. 

17 And Jesus answered and said un= 
to him, Blessed art thou, Simon Baa*- 
jona : for flesh and blood hath not 
revealed it unto thee, but my Father 
which is in heaven. 

18 And I say also unto thee, Tha3 
thou art Peter, and upon this rock 2 

17 



The transfiguration ST. MATTHEW, XVII. 



of Christ, 



will build my church; and the grates 
of hell shall not prevail against it. 

19 And I will give unto thee the 
keys of the kingdom of heaven : and 
whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth 
shall be bound in heaven ; and what- 
soever thou shalt loose on earth shall 
be loosed in heaven. 

20 Then charged he his disciples 
that they should tell no man that he 
was Jesus the Christ. 

21 H From that time forth began 
Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how 
that he must go unto Jerusalem, and 
suffer many things of the elders 
and chief prierts and scribes, and be 
killed, and be raised again the third 
day. 

22 Then Peter took him, and began 
to rebuke him, saying. Be it far from 
thee, Lord : this shall not be unto 
thee. 

23 But he turned, and said unto Pe- 
ter, Get thee behind me, Satan : thou 
art an offence unto me : for thou sa- 
vourest not the things that be of 
God, but those that be of men. 

24 ^f Then said Jesus unto his disci- 
ples. If any man will come after me, 
let him deny himself, and take up 
Ms cross, and follow me. 

25 For whosoever will save his life 
shall lose it : and whosoever will lose 
Ms life for my sake shall find it. 

26 For what is a man profited, if 
he shall gain the whole world, and 
lose his own soul? or what shall a 
man give in exchange for his soul? 

27 For the Son of man shall come 
3n the glory of his Father with his 
angels ; and then he shall reward ev- 
ery man according to his works. 

28 Verily I say unto you, There be 
some standing here, which shall not 
taste of death, till they see the Son 
of man coming in his kingdom. 

CHAPTER XVII. 

1 The transfiguration of Christ. 14 He healeth the 
lunatic, 22 foretelleth his own passion, 24 and 
payeth tribute. 

AND after six days Jesus taketh 
. Peter, James, and John his broth- 
er, and bringeth them up into a high 
mountain apart, 

2 And was transfigured before them : 
and his face did shine as the sun, 
and his raiment was white as the 
light. 

3 And, behold, there appeared unto 
them Moses and Elias talking with 
Mm. 

4 Then answered Peter, and said 
unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us 
to be here : if thou wilt, let us make 
here three tabernacles ; one for thee, 
and one for Moses, and one for Elias. 

5 While he yet spake, behold, a 
bright cloud overshadowed them : 
ana behold a voice out of the cloud, 
which said, This is my beloved Son, 
in whom I am well pleased ; hear ye 
Mm. 

* And when the disciples heard it, 
X8 



they fell on their face, and were sore 
afraid. 

7 And Jesus came and touched them^ 
and said, Arise, and be not afraid. 

8 And when they had lifted up 
their eyes, they saw no man, save 
Jesus only. 

9 And as they came down from the 
mountain. Jesus charged them, say 
ing, Tell the vision to no man, untD 
the Son of man be risen again from 
the dead. 

10 And his disciples asked Mm, say 
ing, Why then say the scribes that 
Elias must first come? 

11 And Jesus answered and said un 
to them, Elias truly shall first come, 
and restore all things. 

12 But I say unto you, That Elias 
is come already, and they knew him 
not, but have done unto him what 
soever they listed. Likewise shall al 
so the Son of man suffer of them. 

13 Then the disciples understood 
that he spake unto them of John the 
Baptist. 

14 ^ And when they were come tc 
the multitude, there came to him a 
certain man, kneeling down to him s 
and saying, 

15 Lord, have mercy on my son 5 
for he is lunatic, and sore vexed : for 
ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and 
oft into the water. 

16 And I brought him to thy disci 
pies, and they could not cure him. 

17 Then Jesus answered and said, 
O faithless and perverse generation 
how long shall I be with you? how 
long shall I suffer you? bring him. 
hither to me. 

18 And Jesus rebiiked the devil? 
and he departed out of him : and the 
child was cured from that very hour. 

19 Then came the disciples to Jesus 
apart, and said, Why could not we 
cast him out? 

20 And Jesus said unto them, Be- 
cause of your unbelief: for verily I 
say unto you, If ye have faith as a 
grain of mustard seed, ye shall say 
unto this mountain, Remove hence 
to yonder place ; and it shall remove % 
and nothing shall be impossible unto 
you. 

21 Howbeit this kind goeth not out 
but by prayer and fasting. 

22 *r And while they abode in Gali- 
lee, Jesus said unto them, The Son 
of man shall be betrayed into the 
hands of men : 

23 And they shall kill him, and the 
third day he shall be raised again* 
And they were exceeding sorry. 

24 1 And when they were come to 
Capernaum, they that received trib- 
ute money came to Peter, and said f 
Doth not your master pay tribute? 

25 He saith, Yes. And when he was 
come into the house, Jesus prevented 
him, saying, What thinkest thou, Si- 
mon? of whom do the kings of the 
earth take custom or tribute? of 
their own cMldren, or of strangers 1 



How to treat an 



ST. MATTHEW, XVI11. 



offending brother 



26 Peter saith unto him, Of stran- 
gers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are 
the children free. 

27 Notwithstanding, lest we should 
offend them, go thou to the sea, and 
cast a hook, and take up the fish that 
flrst cometh up ; and when thou hast 
opened his mouth, thou shalt And a 
piece of money : that take, and give 
unto them for me and thee. 

CHAPTER XVIII. 

1 Christ warneth his disciples to be humble and 
harmless : 1 to avoid offences, and not to despise 
the little ones : 15 teacheth how we are to deal 
with our brethren, when they offend us : 21 and 
how oft to forgive them : 23 which he setteth 
forth by a parable of the king, that took account 
of his servants, 32 and punished him, who shew- 
ed no mercy to his fellow. 

AT the same time came the disciples 
l.. unto Jesus, saying, Who is the 
greatest in the kingdom of heaven? 

2 And Jesus called a little child un- 
to* him, and set him in the midst of 
fchem, 

3 And said, Verily I say unto you, 
Except ye be converted, and become 
as little children, ye shall not enter 
into the kingdom of heaven. 

4 Whosoever therefore shall hum- 
ble himself as this little child, the 
same is greatest in the kingdom of 
heaven. 

5 And whoso shall receive one such 
little child in my name receiveth 
me. 

6 But whoso shall offend one of 
these little ones which believe in me, 
it were better for him that a mill- 
stone were hanged about his neck, 
and that he were drowned in the 
depth of the sea. 

7 1 Woe unto the world because of 
offences ! for it must needs be that 
offences come ; but woe to that man 
by whom the offence cometh ! 

8 Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot 
offend thee, cut them off, and cast 
them from thee : it is better for thee 
to enter into life halt or maimed, 
rather than having two hands or two 
feet to be cast into everlasting fire. 

9 And if thine eye offend thee, 
pluck it out, and cast it from thee : 
it is better for thee to enter into life 
with one eye, rather than having two 
eyes to be cast into hell fire. 

10 Take heed that ye despise not 
one of these little ones ; for I say un- 
to you, That in heaven their angels 
do always behold the face of my Fa- 
ther which is in heaven. 

11 For the Son of man is come to 
save that which was lost. 

12 How think ye ? if a man have a 
hundred sheep, and one of them be 
gone astray, doth he not leave the 
ninety and nine, and goeth into the 
mountains, and seeketh that which 
is gone astray ? 

13 And if so be that he find it, veri- 
ly I say unto you, he rejoiceth more 
of that sheep, than of the ninety and 
sine which went not astray. 

24* 



? I say not 
times : but. 



14 Even so it is not the will of your 
Father which is in heaven, that one 
of these little ones should perish. 

15 1 Moreover if thy brother shall 
trespass against thee, go and tell him 
his fault between thee and him alone ; 
if he shall hear thee, thou hast gain- 
ed thy brother. 

16 But if he will not hear thee, then 
take with thee one or two more, that in 
the mouth of two or three witnesses 
every word may be established. 

17 And if he shall neglect to hear 
them, tell it unto the church : but if 
he neglect to hear the church, let 
him be unto thee as a heathen man 
and a publican. 

18 Verily I say unto you, Whatso- 
ever ye shall bind on earth shall be 
bound in heaven ; and whatsoever 
ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed 
m heaven. 

19 Again I say unto you, That if 
two of you shall agree on earth as 
touching any thing that they shall 
ask, it shall be done for them of my 
Father which is in heaven. 

20 For where two or three are gath- 
ered together in my name, there am 
I in the midst of them. 

21 1 Then came Peter to him, and 
said, Lord, how oft shall my brother 
sin against me, and I forgive him? 
till seven times ? 

22 Jesus saith unto him 
unto thee, Until seven 
Until seventy times seven. 

23 T Therefore is the kingdom of 
heaven likened unto a certain kings 
which would take account of his 
servants. 

24 And when he had begun to reck- 
on, one was brought unto him, which 
owed him ten thousand talents. 

25 But forasmuch as he had not to 
pay, his lord commanded him to be 
sold, and his wife, and children, and 
all that he had, and payment to be 
made. 

26 The servant therefore fell down, 
and worshipped him, saying, Lord, 
have patience with me, and I will 
pay thee all. 

27 Then the lord of that servant was 
moved with compassion, and loosed 
him, and forgave him the debt. 

28 But the same servant went out, 
and found one of his fellow servants, 
which owed him a hundred pence % 
and he laid hands on him, and took 
him by the throat, saying, Pay me 
that thou owest. 

29 And his fellow servant fell down 
at his feet, and besought him, saying, 
Have patience with me, and I will pay 
thee all. 

30 And he would not : but went and 
cast him into prison, till he should 
pay the debt. 

31 So when his fellow servants saw 
what was done, they were very sorry, 
and came and told unto their lord all 
that *ras done. 

32 Then his lord, after that he had 

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Of divorce 



ST. MATTHEW, XIX. 



and marriage. 



called him, said unto him, O thou 
wicked servant, I forgave thee all 
that debt, because thou desiredst me : 

33 Shouldest not thou also have had 
compassion on thy fellow servant, 
even as I had pity on thee? 

34 And his lord was wroth, and de- 
livered him to the tormentors, till he 
should pay all that was due unto 
him. 

35 So likewise shall my heavenly 
Father do also unto you, if ye from 
your hearts forgive not every one his 
brother their trespasses. 

CHAPTER XIX. 

3 Christ healeth the sick : 3 answereth the Phari- 
sees concerning divorcement : 10 sheweth when 
marriage is necessary : 13 receiveth Utile chil- 
dren : 16 tnstructeth the young man how to attain 
eternal life, 20 and how to be perfect : 23 telleth 
his disciples how hard it is for a rich man to enter 
into the kingdom of God, 27 and promiseth re- 
ward to those that forsake any thing to follow 
him. 

AND it came to pass, that when 
. Jesus had finished these sayings, 
he departed from Galilee, and came 
into the coasts of Judea beyond Jor- 
dan ; 

2 And great multitudes followed 
him ; and ne healed them there. 

3 1 The Pharisees also came unto 
him, tempting him, and saying unto 
him, Is it lawful for a man to put 
away his wife for every cause? 

4 And he answered and said unto 
them, Have ye not read, that he 
which made them at the beginning 
made them male and female, 

5 And said. For this cause shall a 
man leave rather and mother, and 
shall cleave to his wife : and they 
twain shall be one flesh? 

6 Wherefore they are no more twain, 
but one flesh. What therefore God 
hath joined together, let not man 
put asunder. 

7 They say unto him, Why did Moses 
th^n command to give a writing of 
divorcement, and to put her away? 

8 He saith unto them, Moses be- 
cause of the hardness of your hearts 
suffered you to put away your wives : 
but from the beginning it was not 

BO. 

9 And I say unto you, Whosoever 
shall put away his wife, except it 
be for fornication, and shall marry 
another, committeth adultery : and 
whoso marrieth her which is put 
away doth commit adultery. 

10 If His disciples say unto him, If 
the case of the man be so with his 
wife, it is not good to marry. 

11 But he said unto them, All men 
cannot receive this saying, save they 
to whom it is given. 

12 For there are some eunuchs, 
which were so born from their moth- 
er's womb : and there are some 
eunuchs, which were made eunuchs 
of men : and there be eunuchs, which 
have made themselves eunuchs for 
the kingdom of heaven's sake. He 

20 



that is able to receive it, let him 
receive it. 

13 % Then were there brought unto 
him little children, that he should 
put his hands on them, and pray ; 
and the disciples rebuked them. 

li But Jesus said, Suffer little chil- 
dren, and forbid them not, to come 
unto me ; for of such is the kingdom 
of heaven. 

15 And he laid his hands on them, 
and departed thence. 

16 1 And, behold, one came and said 
unto him, Good Master, what good 
thing shall I do, that I may have 
eternal life? 

17 And he said unto him, Why callest 
thou me good « there is none good but 
one, that is, God : but if thou wilt 
enter into life, keep the command- 
ments. 

18 He saith unto him, Which ? Jesus 
said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou 
shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt 
not steal, Thou shalt not bear false 
witness, 

19 Honour thy father and thy moth- 
er : and, Thou shalt love thy neigh- 
hour as thyself. 

20 The young man saith unto him, 
All these things have I kept from my 
youth up : what lack I yet ? 

21 Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt 
be perfect, go and sell that thou hast ? 
and give to the poor, and thou shaft 
have treasure in heaven : and come 
and follow me. 

22 But when the young man heard 
that saying, he went away sorrowful ; 
for he had great possessions. 

23 *f Then said Jesus unto his dis- 
ciples, Verily I say unto you. That a 
rich man shall hardly enter into the 
kingdom of heaven. 

21 And again I say unto you, It is 
easier for a camel to go through the 
eye of a needle, than for a rich man 
to enter into the kingdom of God. 

25 When his disciples heard it, they 
were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who 
then can be saved ? 

26 But Jesus beheld them : and said 
unto them. With men this is impossi- 
ble ; but with God all things are pos- 
sible. 

27 If Then answered Peter and said 
unto him, Behold, we have forsaken 
all, and followed thee ; what shall we 
have therefore ? 

28 And Jesus said unto them, Verily I 
say unto you, That ye which have fol- 
lowed me, in the regeneration when 
the Son of man shall sit in the throne 
of his glory, ye also shall sit upon 
twelve thrones, judging the twelve 
tribes of Israel. 

29 And every one that hath forsaken 
houses, or brethren, or sisters, or fa 
ther, or mother, or wife, or children, 
or lands, for my name's sake, shall re- 
ceive a hundredfold, and shall inherit 
everlasting life. 

30 But many that are first shall be 
last ; and the last shall be first. 



Par-able of 



ST. MATTHEW, XXI. 



the labourers. 



CHAPTER XX. 

1 Christ, by the similitude of the labourers in the 
vineyard, shewtth that God is debtor unto no 
man : 17 foretelleth his passion : 20 by answer- 
ing the mother of Zebtdee's children teacheth his 
disciples to be lowly : 30 and giveth two blind 
men their sight- 

FOR the kingdom of heaven is like 
unto a man that is a householder, 
which went out early in the morning 
to hire labourers into his vineyard. 

2 And when he had agreed with the 
labourers for a penny a day, he sent 
them into his vineyard. 

3 And he went out about the third 
hour, and saw others standing idle in 
the marketplace, 

4 And said unto them ; Go ye also 
into the vineyard, and whatsoever is 
right I will give you. And they went 
their way. 

5 Again he went out about the sixth 
and ninth hour, and did likewise. 

6 And about the eleventh hour he 
went out, and found others standing 
idle, and saith unto them, Why stand 
ye here all the day idle? 

7 They say unto him, Because no 
man hath hired us. He saith unto 
them, Go ye also into the vineyard ; 
and whatsoever is right, that shall ye 
receive. 

8 So when even was come, the lord 
of the vineyard saith unto his steward, 
Call the labourers, and give them their 
hire, beginning from the last unto the 
first. 

9 And when they came that were 
hired about the eleventh hour, they 
received every man a penny. 

10 But when the first came, they sup- 
posed that they should have received 
more; and they likewise received 
every man a penny. 

11 And when they had received it, 
they murmured against the goodman 
of the house, 

12 Saying, These last have wrought 
but one hour, and thou hast made 
them equal unto us, wlrich have borne 
the burden and heat of the day. 

13 But he answered one of them, 
and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong : 
didst not thou agree with me for a 
penny ? 

14 Take that thine is, and go thy 
way : I will give unto this last, even 
as unto thee. 

15 Is it not lawful for me to do what 
I will with mine own? Is thine eye 
evil, because I am good ? 

16 So the la,st shall be first, and the 
first last : for many be called, but few 
chosen. 

17 T And Jesus going up to Jerusa- 
lem took the twelve disciples apart in 
the way, and said unto them, 

18 Behold, we go up to Jerusalem ; 
and the Son of man shall be betrayed 
unto the chief priests and unto the 
scribes, and they shall condemn him 
to death, 

19 And shall deliver him to the Gen- 
tiles to mock, and to scourge, and to 



crucify him: and the third day he 
shall rise again. 

20 1 Then came to him the mother of 
Zebedee's children with her sons, wor- 
shipping him, and desiring a certain 
thing of him. 

21 And he said unto her, What wilt 
thou ? She saith unto him, Grant that 
these my two sons may sit, the one on 
thy right hand, and the other on the 
left, in thy kingdom. 

22 But Jesus answered and said, Ye 
know not what ye ask. Are ye able 
to drink of the cup that I shall drink 
of, and to be baptized with the bap 
tism that I am baptized with? They 
say unto him, We are able. 

23 And he saith unto them, Ye shall 
drink indeed of my cup, and be bap- 
tized with the baptism that I am bap- 
tized with : but to sit on my right 
hand, and on my left, is not mine to 
give, but it shall be given to them for 
whom it is prepared of my Father. 

24 And when the ten heard it, they, 
were moved with indignation against 
the two brethren. 

25 But Jesus called them unto him. 
and said, Ye know that the princes or 
the Gentiles exercise dominion over 
them, and they that are great exercise 
authority upon them. 

26 But it shall not be so among you : 
but whosoever will be great among 
you, let him be your minister ; 

27 And whosoever will be chief 
among you, let him be your servant ; 

28 Even as the Son of man came not 
to be ministered unto, but to minis- 
ter, and to give his life a ransom for 
many. 

29 And as they departed from Jeri- 
cho, a great multitude followed him. 

30 If And, behold, two blind men 
sitting by the way side, when they 
heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, 
saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, 
thou Son of David. 

31 And the multitude rebuked them, 
because they should hold their peace : 
but they cried the more, saying, Have 
mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of 
David. 

32 And Jesus stood still, and called 
them, and said, What will ye that I 
shall do unto you? 

33 They say unto him, Lord, that our 
eyes may be opened. 

34 So Jesus had compassion on them, 
and touched their eyes : and immedi- 
ately their eyes received sight, and 
they followed him. 

CHAPTER XXL 

1 Christ rideth into Jerusalem upon an ass, 15 
driveth the buyers and sellers out of the temple, 
17 curseth the fig tree, 23 pulteth to silence the 
priests and elders, 28 and rebuketh them by the 
similitude of the two sons, 33 and the husband' 
men, who slew such as were sent unto them. 

AND when they drew nigh unto Je- 
. rusalem, and were come to Beth 
phage, unto the mount of Olives, then 
sent Jesus two disciples, 
2 Saying unto them, Go into the 
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Christ's entry 



ST. MATTHEW, XXI. 



into Jerusalem. 



village over against you, and straight- 
way ye shall tind an ass tied, and a 
colt with her: loose them, and bring 
them unto me. 

3 And if any man say aught unto 
you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need 
of them ; and straightway he will send 
them. 

4 All this was done, that it might be 
fulfilled which was spoken by the 
prophet, saying, 

5 Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Be- 
hold, thy King cometh unto thee, 
meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a 
colt the foal of an ass. 

6 And the disciples went, and did as 
Jesus commanded them, 

7 And brought the ass, and the colt, 
and put on them their clothes, and 
they set him thereon. 

8 And a very great multitude spread 
their garments in the way ; others cut 
down branches from the trees, and 
strewed them in the way. 

• 9 And the multitudes that went be- 
fore, and that followed, cried, saying, 
Hosanna to the Son of David : Blessed 
is he that cometh in the name of the 
Lord ; Hosanna in the highest. 

10 And when he was come into Jeru- 
salem, all the city was moved, saying, 
Who is this? 

11 And the multitude said, This is 
Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of 
Galilee. 

12 1 And Jesus went into the temple 
of God, and cast out all them that 
sold and bought in the temple, and 
overthrew the tables of the money 
changers, and the seats of them that 
sold doves, 

13 And said unto them, It is written. 
My house shall be called the house of 
prayer ; but ye have made it a den of 
thieves. 

14 And the blind and the lame came 
to him in the temple ; and he healed 
them. 

15 And when the chief priests and 
scribes saw the wonderful things that 
he did, and the children crying in the 
temple, and saying, Hosanna to the 
Son of David ; they were sore dis- 
pleased, 

16 And said unto him, Hearest thou 
what these say * And Jesus saith unto 
them, Yea ; have ye never read, Out 
of the mouth of babes and sucklings 
thou hast perfected praise ? 

17 1 And he left them, and went out 
of the city into Bethany ; and he 
lodged there. 

18 Now in the morning, as he re- 
turned into the city, he hungered. 

19 And when he saw a fig tree in the 
way, he came to it, and found nothing 
thereon, but leaves only, and said unto 
it, Let no fruit grow on thee hencefor- 
ward for ever. And presently the fig 
tree withered away. 

20 And when the disciples saw it, 
they marvelled, saying, How soon is 
the fig tree withered away ! 

21 Jesus answered and said unto 

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them, Verily I say unto you, If ye 
have faith, and doubt not, ye shall 
not only do this which is done to the 
fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto 
this mountain, Be tnou removed, and 
be thou cast into the sea ; it shall be 
done. 

22 And all things, whatsoever ye 
shall ask in prayer, believing, ye 
shall receive. 

23 f And when he was come into the 
temple, the chief priests and the elders 
of the people came unto him as he was 
teaching, and said, By what authority 
doest thou these things * and who gave 
thee this authority ? 

24 And Jesus answered and said unto 
them, I also will ask you one thing. 
which if ye tell me, 1 in like wise will 
tell you by what authority I do these 
things. 

25 The baptism of John, whence was 
it? from heaven, or of men? And 
they reasoned with themselves, say- 
ing. If we shall say, From heaven ; he 
will say unto us, Why did ye not then 
believe him ? 

26 But if we shall say, Of men ; we 
fear the people ; for all hold John as a 
prophet. 

27 And they answered Jesus, and 
said, We cannot tell. And he said 
unto them, Neither tell I you by what 
authority I do these things. 

28 f But what think ye ? A certain 
man had two sons; and he came to 
the first, and said, Son, go work to 
day in my vineyard. 

29 He answered and said, I will 
not ; but afterward he repented, and 
went. 

30 And he came to the second, and 
said likewise. And he answered and 
said, I go, sir ; and went not. 

31 Whether of them twain did the 
will of his father ? They say unto 
him, The first. Jesus saith unto 
them, Verily 1 say unto you, That 
the publicans and the harlots go into 
the kingdom of God before you. 

32 For John came unto you in the 
way of righteousness, and ye be- 
lieved him not; but the publicans 
and the harlots believed him : and 
ye, when ye had seen it, repented 
not afterward, that ye might believe 
him. 

33 % Hear another parable : There 
w r as a certain householder, which 
planted a vineyard, and hedged it 
round about, and digged a winepress 
in it, and built a tower, and let it 
out to husbandmen, and went into a 
far country : 

34 And when the time of the fruit 
drew near, he sent his servants to 
the husbandmen, that they might 
receive the fruits of it. 

35 And the husbandmen took his 
servants, and beat one, and killed 
another, and stoned another. 

36 Again, he sent other servants 
more than the first : and they did 
unto them likewise. 



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ST. MATTHEW, XXII. 



the king's «on c 



37 But last of all he sent unto them 
his son, saying, They will reverence 
my son. 

38 But when the husbandmen saw 
the son, they said among themselves, 
This is the heir ; come, let us kill 
him, and let us seize on his inherit- 
ance. 

39 And they caught him, and cast 
him out of the vineyard, and slew 
him. 

40 When the lord therefore of the 
vineyard cometh, what will he do 
unto those husbandmen? 

41 They say unto him, He will mis- 
erably destroy those wicked men, 
and will let out his vineyard unto 
other husbandmen, which shall ren- 
der him the fruits in their seasons. 

42 Jesus saith unto them, Did ye 
never read in the Scriptures, The 
stone which the builders rejected, 
the same is become the head of the 
corner : this is the Lord's doing, and 
it is marvellous in our eyes ? 

43 Therefore say I unto you, The 
kingdom of God shall be taken from 
you, and given to a nation bringing 
forth the fruits thereof. 

44 And whosoever shall fall on this 
stone shall be broken : but on whom- 
soever it shall fall, it will grind him 
to powder. 

45 And when the chief priests and 
Pharisees had heard his parables, 
they perceived that he spake of 
them. 

46 But when they sought to lay 
hands on him, they feared the mul- 
titude, because they took him for a 
prophet. 

CHAPTER XXII. 

1 The. parable of the marriage of the king's son. 
9 The vocation of the Gentiles. 12 The punish- 
ment of him that wanted the wedding garment. 
15 Tribute ought to he paid to Cesar. 23 Christ 
confuttth the Sadilvcees for the resurrection : 
34 avswereth the lawyer, which is the first and 
great commandment : 41 and poseth the Phar- 
isees about the Messias. 

AN D Jesus answered and spake unto 
. them again by parables, and said, 

2 The kingdom of heaven is like 
unto a certain king, which made a 
marriage for his son, 

3 And sent forth his servants to 
call them that were bidden to the 
wedding : and they would not come. 

4 Again, he sent forth other serv- 
ants, saying, Tell them which are 
bidden, Behold, I have prepared my 
dinner : my oxen and my fatlings 
are killed, and all things are ready : 
come unto the marriage. 

5 But they made light of it, and 
went their ways, one to his farm, 
another to his merchandise : 

6 And the remnant took his serv- 
ants, and entreated them spitefully, 
and slew them. 

7 But when the king heard thereof, 
he was wroth : and he sent forth his 
armies, and destroyed those mur- 
derers, and burned up their city. 



8 Then saith he to his servants s 
The wedding is ready , but they which 
were bidden were not worthy. 

9 Go ye therefore into the high- 
ways, and as many as ye shall find, 
bid to the marriage. 

10 So those servants went out into 
the highways, and gathered together 
all as many as they found, both bad 
and good : and the wedding was 
furnished with guests. 

11 f And when the king came in 
to see the guests, he saw there a 
man which nad not on a wedding 
garment : 

12 And he saith unto him, Friend, 
how earnest thou in hither not hav- 
ing a wedding garment ? And he was 
speechless. 

13 Then said the king to the serv- 
ants, Bind him hand and foot, and 
take him away, and cast him into 
outer darkness ; there shall be weep- 
ing and gnashing of teeth. 

14 For many are called, but few 
are chosen. 

15 1 Then went the Pharisees, and 
took counsel how they might en- 
tangle him in his talk. 

16 And they sent out unto him 
their disciples with the Herodians, 
saying, Master, we know that thou 
art true, and teachest the way of 
God in truth, neither carest thou 
for any man: for thou regardest not 
the person of men. 

17 Tell us therefore, What thinkest 
thou ? Is it lawful to give tribute 
unto Cesar, or not ? 

18 But Jesus perceived their wick- 
edness, and said, Why tempt ye me, 
ye hypocrites? 

19 Shew me the tribute money. And 
they brought unto him a penny. 

20 And he saith unto them, Whose is 
this image and superscription ? 

21 They say unto him, Cesar's. Then 
saith he unto them, Render therefore 
unto Cesar the things which are Ce- 
sar's ; and unto God the things that 
are God's. 

22 When they had heard these words, 
they marvelled, and left him, and 
went their way. 

23 If The same day came to him the 
Sadducees, which say that there is no 
resurrection, and asked him, 

24 Saying, Master, Moses said, If a 
man die, having no children, hi? 
brother shall marry his wife, and raise 
up seed unto his brother. 

25 Now there were with us seven 
brethren : and the first, when he had 
married a wife, deceased, and, having 
no issue, left his wife unto his 
brother : 

26 Likewise the second # also, and the 
third, unto the seventh. 

27 And last of all the woman died 
also. 

28 Therefore in the resurrection; 
whose wife shall she be of the seven f 
for they all had her. 

29 Jesus answered and said unto 

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The scribes and 



ST. MATTHEW, XXIII. Pharisees reproved. 



them, Ye do err, not knowing the 
Scriptures, nor the power of God. 

30 For in the resurrection they nei- 
ther marry, nor are given in mar- 
riage, but are as the angels of God in 
heaven. 

31 But as touching the resurrection 
of the dead, have ye not read that 
which was spoken unto you by God, 
saying, 

32 I am the God of Abraham, and 
the God of Isaac, and the God of Ja- 
cob ? God is not the God of the dead, 
but of the living. 

33 And when the multitude heard 
this, they were astonished at his doc- 
trine. 

34 % But when the Pharisees had 
heard that he had put the Sadducees 
to silence, they were gathered to- 
gether. 

35 Then one of them, ivhich was a 
lawyer, asked him a question, tempt- 
ing him, and saying, 

36 Master, which is the great com- 
mandment in the law ? 

37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt 
love the Lord thy God with all thy 
heart, and with all thy soul, and with 
all thy mind. 

38 This is the first and great com- 
mandment. 

39 And the second is like unto it, 
Thou shalt love thy neighbour as 
thyself. 

40 On these two commandments 
hang all the law and the prophets. 

41 "If While the Pharisees were gath- 
ered together, Jesus asked them. 

42 Saying, What think ye of Christ ? 
whose son is he ? They say unto him, 
The son of David. 

43 He saith unto them, How then 
doth David in spirit call him Lord, 
saying, 

44 The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit 
thou on my right hand, till I make 
thine enemies thy footstool ? 

45 If David then call him Lord, how 
is he his son ! 

4(5 And no man was able to answer 
him a word, neither durst any man 
from that day forth ask him any more 
questions. 

CHAPTER XXIII. 

1 Christ admonisheth the people to follow the good 
doctrine, not the evil examples, of the scribes and 
Pharisees. 5 His disciples must beware of their 
ambition. 13 He denounceth eight woes against 
their hypocrisy and blindness : 34 and prophesi- 
eth of the destruction of Jerusalem. 

THEN spake Jesus to the multitude, 
and to his disciples, 

2 Saying, The scribes and the Phari- 
sees sit in Moses' seat : 

3 All therefore whatsoever they bid 
you observe, Uiat observe and do ; but 
do not ye after their works : for they 
say, and do not. 

4 For they bind heavy burdens and 
grievous to be borne, and lay them on 
men's shoulders ; but they themselves 
will not move them with one of their 
fingers. 

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5 But all their works they do for 
to be seen of men : they make broad 
their phylacteries, and enlarge the 
borders of their garments, 

6 And love the uppermost rooms at 
feasts, and the chief seats in the syna- 
gogues, 

7 And greetings in the markets, and 
to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi. 

8 But be not ye called Rabbi : for 
one is your Master, even Christ ; and 
all ye are brethren. 

9 And call no man your father upon 
the earth : for one is your Father, 
which is in heaven. 

10 Neither be ye called masters : for 
one is your Master, even Christ. 

11 But he that is greatest among you 
shall be your servant. 

12 And whosoever shall exalt him- 
self shall be abased ; and he that shall 
humble himself shall be exalted. 

13 IT But woe unto you, scribes and 
Pharisees, hypocrites ! for ye shut up 
the kingdom of heaven against men : 
for ye neither go in yourselves, nei- 
ther suffer ye them that are entering 
to go in. 

14 Woe unto you, scribes and Phari- 
sees, hypocrites ! for ye devour wid- 
ows' houses, and for a pretence make 
long prayer : therefore ye shall re- 
ceive the greater damnation. 

15 Woe unto you, scribes and Phari- 
sees, hypocrites ! for ye compass sea 
and land to make one proselyte ; and 
when he is made, ye make him two- 
fold more the child of hell than your- 
selves. 

16 Woe unto you, ye blind guides, 
which say, Whosoever shall swear by 
the temple, it is nothing ; but whoso- 
ever shall swear by the gold of the 
temple, he is a debtor ! 

17 Ye fools and blind : for whether is 
greater, the gold, or the temple that 
sanctifieth the gold? 

18 And, Whosoever shall swear by 
the altar, it is nothing ; but whoso- 
ever sweareth by the gift that is 
upon it, he is guilty. 

19 Ye fools and blind : for whether is 
greater, the gift, or the altar that sanc- 
tifieth the gift ! 

20 Whoso therefore shall swear by 
the altar, sweareth by it, and by all 
things thereon. 

21 And whoso shall swear by the 
temple, sweareth by it, and by him 
that dwelleth therein. 

22 And he that shall swear by heav- 
en, sweareth by the throne of God, 
and by him that sitteth thereon. 

23 Woe unto you, scribes and Phari- 
sees, hypocrites ! for ye pay tithe of 
mint and anise and cummin, and have 
omitted the weightier matters of the 
law, judgment, mercy, and faith : 
these ought ye to have done, and not 
to leave the other undone. 

24 Ye blind guides, which strain at a 
gnat, and swallow a camel. 

25 Woe unto you, scribes and Phari- 
sees, hypocrites ! for ye make clean 



The destruction of 



ST. MATTHEW, XXIV. the temple foretold. 



the outside of the cup and of the 
platter, but within they are full of 
extortion and excess. 

26 Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first 
that which is within the cup and plat- 
ter, that the outside of them may be 
clean also. 

27 Woe unto you, scribes and Phari- 
sees, hypocrites ! for ye are like unto 
whifed sepulchres, which indeed ap- 
pear beautiful outward, but are with- 
in full of dead men's bones, and of all 
uncleanness. 

28 Even so ye also outwardly appear 
righteous unto men, but within ye 
are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. 

29 Woe unto you, scribes and Phari- 
sees, hypocrites ! because ye build the 
tombs of the prophets, and garnish 
the sepulchres of the righteous, 

30 And say, If we had been in the 
days of our fathers, we would not 
have been partakers with them in 
the blood of the prophets. 

31 Wherefore ye be witnesses unto 
yourselves, that ye are the children 
of them which killed the prophets. 

32 Fill ye up then the measure of 
your fathers. 

33 Ye serpents, ye generation of vi- 
pers, how can ye escape the damna- 
tion of hell ? 

34 *[ Wherefore, behold, I send un- 
to you prophets, and wise men, and 
scribes: and some of them ye shall 
kill and crucify ; and some of them 
shall ye scourge in your synagogues, 
and persecute them from city to city : 

35 That upon you may come all 
the righteous blood shed upon the 
earth, from the blood of righteous 
Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son 
of Barachias, whom ye slew between 
the temple and the altar. 

36 Verily I say unto you, All these 
things shall come upon this genera- 
tion. 

37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that 
killest the prophets, and stonest thern 
which are sent unto thee, how often 
would I have gathered thy children 
together, even as a hen gathereth her 
chickens under her wings, and ye 
would not! 

38 Behold, your house is left unto 
you desolate. 

39 For I say unto you, Ye shall not 
see me henceforth, till ye shall say, 
Blessed is he that cometh in the name 
of the Lord. 

CHAPTER XXIV. 

1 Christ foretelleth the destruction of the temple : 
3 what, and how great calamities shall be before 
it: l&khe signs of his coming to judgment. 36 
And because that day and hour is unknown, 42 
we ought to watch like good servants, expecting 
every moment our master's coming. 

AND Jesus went out, and departed 
. from the temple : and his disci- 
ples came to him for to shew him the 
buildings of the temple. 

2 And Jesus said unto them. See ye 
not all these things ! verily I say unto 
you, There shall not be left here one 



stone upon another, that shall not be 
thrown down. 

3 <fl And as he sat upon the mount of 
Olives, the disciples came unto him 
privately, saying, Tell us, when shall 
these things be ? and what shall be the 
sign of thy coming, and of the end of 
the world ? 

4 And Jesus answered and said unto 
them, Take heed that no man deceive 
you. 

5 For many shall come in my name, 
saying, I am Christ ; and shall deceive 
many. 

6 And ye shall hear of wars and ru- 
mours of wars : see that ye be not 
troubled : for all these things must 
come to pass, but the end is not yet. 

7 For nation shall rise against na- 
tion, and kingdom against kingdom % 
and there shall be famines, and pesti- 
lences, and earthquakes, in divers 
places. 

8 All these are the beginning of sor- 
rows. 

9 Then shall they deliver you up to 
be afflicted, and shall kill you : and 
ye shall be hated of all nations for 
my name's sake. 

10 And then shall many be offended, 
and shall betray one another, and 
shall hate one another. 

11 And many false prophets shall 
rise, and shall deceive many. 

12 And because iniquity shall 
abound, the love of many shall wax 
cold. 

13 But he that shall endure unto the 
end, the same shall be saved. 

14 And this gospel of the kingdom 
shall be preached in all the world for 
a witness unto all nations ; and then 
shall the end come. 

15 When ye therefore shall see the 
abomination of desolation, spoken of 
by Daniel the prophet, stand m the 
holy place, (whoso readeth, let him 
understand,) 

16 Then let them which be in Judea 
flee into the mountains : 

17 Let him which is on the house- 
top not come down to take any thing 
out of his house : 

18 Neither let him which is in the 
field return back to take his clothes. 

19 And woe unto them that are with 
child, and to them that give suck in 
those days! 

20 But pray ye that your flight be 
not in the winter, neither on the sab- 
bath day : 

21 For then shall be great tribula- 
tion, such as was not since the begin- 
ning of the world to this time, no, 
nor ever shall be. 

22 And except those days should be 
shortened, there should no flesh be 
saved : but for the elect's sake those 
days shall be shortened. 

23 Then if any man shall say unto 
you, Lo, here is Christ, or there ; be- 
lieve it not. 

24 For there shall arise false 
Christs, and false prophets, and shall 

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ST. MATTHEW, XXV. coming to judgment, 



shew great signs and wonders ; inso- 
much that, if it were possible, they 
shall deceive the very elect. 

25 Behold, I have told you before. 

26 Wherefore if they shall say unto 
you, Behold, he is in the desert ; go 
not forth : behold, he is in the secret 
chambers ; believe it not. 

27 For as the lightning cometh out 
of the east, and shineth even unto 
the west; so shall also the coming 
of the Son of man be. 

28 For wheresoever the sarcass is, 
there will the eagles be gathered to- 
gether. 

29 If Immediately after the tribula- 
tion of those days shall the sun be 
darkened, and the moon shall not 

f;ive her light, and the stars shall 
all from heaven, and the powers of 
the heavens shall be shaken : 

SO And then shall appear the sign 
of the Son of man in heaven : and 
then shall all the tribes of the earth 
mourn, and they shall see the Son of 
man coming in the clouds of heaven 
with power and great glory. 

31 And he shall send his angels with 
a great sound of a trumpet, and they 
8ha.ll gather together his elect from 
the four winds, from one end of 
heaven to the other. 

32 Now learn a parable of the fig 
tree ; When his branch is yet tender, 
and putteth forth leaves, ye know 
that summer is nigh : 

33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see 
all these things, know that it is near, 
even at the doors. 

34 Verily I say unto you, This gen- 
eration shall not pass, till all these 
things be fulfilled. 

35 Heaven and earth shall pass 
away, but my words shall not pass 
away. 

36 If But of that day and hour 
knoweth no man, no, not the angels 
of heaven, but my Father only. 

37 But as the days of Noe were, so 
shall also the coming of the Son of 
man be. 

38 For as in the days that were be- 
fore the flood they were eating and 
drinking, marrying and giving in 
marriage, until the day that Noe en- 
tered into the ark, 

39 And knew not until the flood 
came, and took them all away ; so 
shall also the coming of the Son of 
man be. 

40 Then shall two be in the field ; 
the one shall be taken, and the other 
left. 

41 Two women shall be grinding at 
the mill ; the one shall be taken, and 
the other left. 

42 11 Watch therefore ; for ye know 
not what hour your Lord doth come. 

43 But know this, that if the good- 
man of the house had known in what 
watch the thief would come, he would 
have watched, and would not have 
suffered his house to be broken up. 

** Therefore be ye also ready : for 
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in such an hour as ye think not the 
Son of man cometh. 

45 Who then is a faithful and wise 
servant, whom his lord hath made 
ruler over his household, to give 
them meat in due season? 

46 Blessed is that servant, whom his 
lord when he cometh shall find so 
doing. 

47 verily I say unto you, That he 
shall make him ruler over all his 
goods. 

48 But and if that evil servant shall 
say in his heart, My lord delayeth his 
coming ; 

49 And shall begin to smite his fel- 
low servants, and to eat and drink 
with the drunken ; 

50 The lord of that servant shall 
come in a day when he looketh not 
for him, and in an hour that he is 
not aware of, 

51 And shall cut him asunder, and 
appoint him his portion with the 
hypocrites : there shall be weeping 
and gnashing of teeth. 

CHAPTER XXV. 

1 The parable of the ten virgins, 14 and of the tal- 
ents. 31 Also the description of the last judg- 
ment. 

rpHEN shall the kingdom of heav- 
A en be likened unto ten virgins, 
which took their lamps, and went 
forth to meet the bridegroom. 

2 And five of them were wise, and 
five were foolish. 

3 They that were foolish took their 
lamps, and took no oil with them : 

4 But the wise took oil in their 
vessels with their lamps. 

5 While the bridegroom tarried, they 
all slumbered and slept. 

6 And at midnight there was a cry 
made, Behold, the bridegroom com- 
eth ; go ye out to meet him. 

7 Then all those virgins arose, and 
trimmed their lamps. 

8 And the foolish said unto the wise, 
Give us of your oil ; for our lamps are- 
gone out. 

9 But the wise answered, saying, 
Not so ; lest there be not enough for 
us and you : but go ye rather to them 
that sell, and buy for yourselves. 

10 And while they went to buy, the 
bridegroom came ; and they that were 
ready went in with him to the mar- 
riage : and the door was shut. 

11 Afterward came also the other 
virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to 
us. 

12 But he answered and said, Verily 
I say unto you, I know you not. 

13 Watch therefore ; for ye know 
neither the day nor the hour wherein 
the Son of man cometh. 

14 If For the kingdom, of heaven is 
as a man travelling into a far country, 
who called his own servants, and de- 
livered unto them his goods. 

15 And unto one he gave five tal- 
ents, to another two, and to another 
one ; to every man according to hi? 



Parable of 



ST. MATTHEW, XXVI. 



the talents. 



several ability ; and straightway took 
his journey. 

16 Then he that had received the 
five talents went and traded with 
the same, and made them other five 
talents. 

17 And likewise he that had received 
two, he also gained other two. 

18 But he that had received one 
went and digged in the earth, and 
hid his lord's money. 

19 After a long time the lord of those 
servants cometn, and reckoneth with 
them. 

20 And so he that had received five 
talents came and brought other five 
talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst 
unto me five talents: behold, I have 
gained beside them five talents more. 

21 His lord said unto him, Well done, 
thou good and faithful servant : thou 
hast been faithful over a few things, 
I will make thee ruler over many 
things : enter thou into the joy of 
thy lord. 

22 He also that had received two 
talents came and said, Lord, thou 
deliveredst unto me two talents: be- 
hold, I have gained two other talents 
beside them. 

23 His lord said unto him, Well done, 

food and faithful servant; thou hast 
een faithful over a few things. I will 
make thee ruler over many things: 
enter thou into the joy of thy lord. 

24 Then he which had received the 
one talent came and said, Lord, I 
knew thee that thou art a hard man, 
reaping where thou hast not sown, 
and gathering where thou hast not 
strewed : 

25 And I was afraid, and went and 
hid thy talent in the earth : lo, there 
thou hast that is thine. 

26 His lord answered and said unto 
him, Thou wicked and slothful serv- 
ant, thou knewest that I reap where 
I sowed not, and gather where I have 
not strewed : 

27 Thou oughtest therefore to have 
put my money to the exchangers, and 
then at my coming I should have re- 
ceived mine own with usury. 

28 Take therefore the talent from 
him. and give it unto him which hath 
ten talents. 

29 For unto every one that hath 
shall be given, and he shall have 
abundance: but from him that hath 
not shall be taken away even that 
which he hath. 

30 And cast ye the unprofitable serv- 
ant into outer darkness : there shall 
be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 

31 % When the Son of man shall come 
in his glory, and all the holy angels 
with him, then shall he sit upon the 
throne of his glory : 

32 And before him shall be gathered 
all nations : and he shall separate them 
one from another, as a shepherd di- 
videth his sheep from the goats : 

33 And he shall set the sheep on his 
right hand, but the goats on the left. 



34 Then shall the King say unto them 
on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of 
my Father, inherit the kingdom pre 
pared for you from the foundation of 
the world : 

35 For I was a hungered, and ye 
gave me meat : I was thirsty, and ye 
gave me drink : I was a stranger, and 
ye took me in : 

36 Naked, and ye clothed me : I was 
sick, and ye visited me: I was in pris- 
on, and ye came unto me. 

37 Then shall the righteous answer 
him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee 
a hungered, and fed thee ? or thirsty, 
and gave thee drink ? 

38 When saw we thee a stranger, and 
took thee in? or naked, and clothed 
thee f 

39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in 
prison, and came unto thee ? 

40 And the King shall answer and 
say unto them, Verily I say unto you, 
Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one 
of the least of these my brethren, ye 
have done it unto me. 

41 Then shall he say also unto them 
on the left hand. Depart from me, ye 
cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared 
for the devil and his angels : 

42 For I was a hungered, and ye gave 
me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye 
gave me no drink : 

43 I was a stranger, and ye took me 
not in: naked, and ye clothed me 
not: sick, and in prison, and ye vis- 
ited me not. 

44 Then shall they also answer him, 
saying, Lord, when saw we thee a 
hungered, or athirst, or a stranger, 
or naked, or sick, or in prison, and 
did not minister unto thee ? 

45 Then shall he answer them, say- 
ing, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch 
as ye did it not to one of the least 
of these, ye did it not to me. 

46 And these shall go away into ev- 
erlasting punishment: but the right- 
eous into life eternal. 

CHAPTER XXVI. 

1 The rulers conspire against Christ, 6 The wo* 
man anointeth his head. 14 Jvdas sclleth him. 
17 Christ eateth the passover : 26 instituteth his 
holy supper : 36 prayeth in the garden : 47 and 
being betrayed with a kiss, 57 is carried to Caia= 
phas, 69 and denied of Peter. 

AND it came to pass, when Jesus 
. had finished all these sayings, he 
said unto his disciples, 

2 Ye know that after two days is 
the feast of the passover, and the Son 
of man is betrayed to be crucified. 

3 Then assembled together the chief 
priests, and the scribes, and the eld- 
ers of the people, unto the palace of 
the high priest, who was called Caia- 
phas, 

4 And consulted that they might 
take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him., 

5 But they said, Not on the feast 
day, lest there be an uproar among 
the people. 

6 ^ Mow when Jesus was in Betha- 
ny, in the house of Simon the Jeper 

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€he holy supper. 



ST. MATTHEW, XXVI. 



Christ's agony. 



7 There came unto him a woman 
having an alabaster box of very pre- 
vious ointment, and poured it on his 
head, as he sat at meat. 

8 But when his disciples saw it. they 
had indignation, saying, To what pur- 
pose is this waste? 

9 For this ointment might have 
been sold for much, and given to 
the poor. 

10 When Jesus understood it, he 
gaid unto them, Why trouble ye the 
woman ? for she hath wrought a good 
work upon me. 

11 For ye have the poor always 
with you; but me ye have not al- 
ways. 

12 For in that she hath poured this 
ointment on my body, she did it for 
any burial. 

13 Verily I say unto you, Whereso- 
ever this gospel shall be preached in 
the whole world, there shall also this, 
that this woman hath done, be told 
for a memorial of her. 

14 II Then one of the twelve, called 
Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief 
priests, 

15 And said xinto them, What will ye 
give me, and I will deliver him unto 
you ? And they covenanted with him 
Cor thirty pieces of silver. 

16 And from that time he sought 
opportunity to betray him. 

17 1 Now the first day of the feast 
nf unleavened bread the disciples 
same 'to Jesus, saying unto him, 
Where wilt thou that we prepare for 
chee to eat the passover? 

18 And he said, Go into the city 
to such a man, and say unto him, The 
Master saith, My time is at hand ; I 
will keep the passover at thy house 
with my disciples. 

19 And the disciples did as Jesus 
had appointed them ; and they made 
ready the passover. 

20 Now when the even was come, he 
sat down with the twelve. 

21 And as they did eat, he said, 
Verily I say unto you, that one or 
you shall betray me. 

22 And they were exceeding sorrow- 
ful, and began every one of them to 
3ay unto him, Lord, is it I! 

23 And he answered and said, He 
that dippeth his hand with me in the 
iish, the same shall betray me. 

24 The Son of man goeth as it is 
written of him : but woe unto that 
man by whom the Son of man is be- 
trayed ! it had been good for that 
man if he had not been born. 

25 Then Judas, which betrayed him, 
answered and said, Master, is it 1? 
He said unto him, Thou hast said. 

26 Tf And as they were eating, Jesus 
took bread, and blessed it, and brake 
it, and gave it to the disciples, and 
said, Take, eat ; this is my body. 

27 And he took the cup, and gave 
thanks, and gave it to them, saying, 
Drink ye all of it : 

28 For this is my blood of the new 

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testament, which is shed for many 
for the remission of sins. 

29 But I say unto you, I will not 
drink henceforth of this fruit of the 
vine, until that day when I drink it 
new with you in my Father's king= 
dom. 

30 And when they had sung a 
hymn, they went out into the mount 
of Olives. 

31 Then saith Jesus unto them, All 
ye shall be offended because of me 
this night : for it is written, I will 
smite the Shepherd, and the sheep of 
the flock shall be scattered abroad. 

32 But after I am risen again, I will 
go before you into Galilee. 

33 Peter answered and said unto 
him, Though all men shall be offend- 
ed because of thee, yet will I never 
be offended. 

34 Jesus said unto him, Verily I say 
unto thee, That this night, before the 
cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. 

35 Peter said unto him, Though I 
should die with thee, yet will 1 not 
deny thee. Likewise also said all the 
disciples. 

36 1 Then cometh Jesus with them 
unto a place called Gethsemane, and 
saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here? 
while I go and pray yonder. 

37 And he took with him Peter and 
the two sons of Zebedee, aud began to 
be sorrowful and very heavy. 

38 Then saith he unto them, My 
soul is exceeding sorrowful, even un- 
to death : tarry ye here, and watch 
with me. 

39 And he went a little further, and 
fell on his face, and prayed, saying, 
O my Father, if it be possible, let 
this cup pass from me: nevertheless, 
not as I will, but as thou wilt. 

40 And he cometh unto the disci- 
ples, and findeth them asleep, and 
saith unto Peter, What, could ye not 
watch with me one hour? 

41 Watch and pray, that ye enter 
not into temptation : the spirit in- 
deed is willing, but the flesh is weak. 

42 He went away again the second 
time, and prayed, saying, O my Fa- 
ther, if this cup may not pa«s away 
from me, except I drink it, thy will 
be done. 

43 And he came and found them 
asleep again : for their eyes were 
heavy. 

44 And he left them, and went away 
again, and prayed the third tkne v 
saying the same words. 

45 Then cometh he to his disciples, 
and saith unto them, Sleep on now, 
and take your rest : behold, the hour 
is at hand, and the Son of man is be- 
trayed into the hands of sinners. 

46 Rise, let us be going: behold, he 
is at band that doth betray me. 

47 If And while he yet spake, lo, Ju= 
dar., one of the twelve, came, and with 
him a great multitude with swords 
and staves, from the chief priests 

i and elders of the people. 



Se is betrayed. 



ST. MATTHEW, XXVII. 



Peter's denial, 



48 Now he that betrayed him gave 
them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I 
shall kiss, that same is he ; hold him 
fast. 

49 And forthwith he came to Jesus, 
and said, Hail, Master ; and kissed 
him. 

50 And Jesus said unto him, Friend, 
wherefore art thou come ? Then came 
they, and laid hands on Jesus, and 
took him. 

51 And, behold, one of them which 
were with Jesus stretched out his 
hand, and drew his sword, and struck 
a servant of the high priest, and 
smote off his ear. 

52 Then said Jesus unto him, Put 
up again thy sword into his place : 
for all they that take the sword shall 
perish with the sword. 

53 Thinkest thou that I cannot now 
pray to my Father, and he shall pres- 
ently give me more than twelve le- 
gions of angels ? 

54 But how then shall the Scriptures 
be fulfilled, that thus it must be ? 

55 In that same hour said Jesus to 
the multitudes, Are ye come out as 
against a thief with swords and staves 
for to take me ? I sat daily with you 
teaching in the temple, and ye laid 
no hold on me. 

56 But all this was done, that the 
Scriptures of the prophets might be 
fulfilled. Then all the disciples for- 
sook him, and fled. 

57 % And they that had laid hold on 
Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the 
high priest, where the scribes and the 
elders were assembled. 

58 But Peter followed him afar off 
unto the high priest's palace, and 
went in, and sat with the servants, 
to see the end. 

59 Now the chief priests, and elders, 
and all the council, sought false wit- 
ness against Jesus, to put him to 
death ; 

60 But found none : yea, though 
many false witnesses came, yet found 
they none. At the last came two false 
witnesses, 

61 And said, This fellow said, I am 
able to destroy the temple of God, 
and to build it in three days. 

62 And the high priest arose, and 
said unto him, Answerest thou noth- 
ing? what is it which these witness 
against thee ? 

63 But Jesus held his peace. And 
the high priest answered and said 
unto him, I adjure thee by the living 
God, that thou tell us whether thou 
be the Christ, the Son of God. 

64 Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast 
said : nevertheless I say unto you, 
Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man 
sitting on the right hand of power, 
and coming in the clouds of heaven. 

65 Then the high priest rent his 
clothes, saying, He hath spoken blas- 
phemy ; what further need have we 
of witnesses? behold, now ye have 
heard his blasphemy. 



66 What think ye ? They answered 
and said, He is guilty of death. 

67 Then did they spit in his face r 
and buffeted him ; and others smote 
him with the palms of their hands, 

68 Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou 
Christ, Who is he that smote thee ? 

69 1 Now Peter sat without in the 
palace : and a damsel came unto him. 
saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of 
Galilee. 

70 But he denied before them all, 
saying, I know not what thou sayest. 

71 And when he was gone out into 
the porch, another maid saw him, and 
said unto them that were there, This 
fellow was also with Jesus of Naza- 
reth. 

72 And again he denied with an 
oath, I do not know the man. 

73 And after a while came unto him 
they that stood by, and said to Peter, 
Surely thou also art one of them ; for 
thy speech bewrayeth thee. 

74 Then began he to curse and to 
swear, saying, I know not the man. 
And immediately the cock crew. 

75 And Peter remembered the word 
of Jesus, which said unto him, Before 
the cock crow, thou shalt deny me 
thrice. And he went out, and wept 
bitterly. 

CHAPTER XXVII. 

1 Christ is delivered bound to Pilate. 3 Judo* 
hangeth himself. 19 Pilate, admonished of hi* 
wife, 24 washeth his hands : 26 and looseth 3a 
rabbas. 29 Christ is crowned with thorns, 34 cru- 
cified, 40 reviled, 50 dieth, and is buried: 66 hit 
sepulchre is sealeu, and watched. 

WHEN the morning was come, all 
the chief priests and elders of 
the people took counsel against Jesus 
to put him to death : 

2 And when they had bound him, 
they led him away, and delivered him 
to Pontius Pilate the governor. 

3 1 Then Judas, which had betray- 
ed him, when he saw r that he was 
condemned, repented himself, and 
brought again the thirty pieces of 
silver to the chief priests and elders, 

4 Saying, I have sinned in that I 
have betrayed the innocent blood, 
And they said, What is that to us! 
see thou to that. 

5 And he cast down the pieces of sil- 
ver in the temple, and departed, and 
went and hanged himself. 

6 And the chief priests took the 
silver pieces, and said, It is not 
lawful for to put them into the 
treasury, because it is the price of 
blood. 

7 And they took counsel, and bought 
with them the potter's field, to bury 
strangers in. 

8 Wherefore that field was called. 
The field of blood, unto this day. 

9 Then was fulfilled that which was 
spoken by Jeremy the prophet, say- 
ing, And they took the thirty pieces 
of silver, the price of him that was 
valued, whom they of the children 
of Israel did value ; 

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The crucifiocion and ST. MATTHEW, XXVII. 



death of Christ, 



10 And gave them for the potter's 
field, as the Lord appointed me. 

11 And Jesus stood before the gov- 
ernor: and the governor asked him, 
saying, Art thou the King of the 
Jews? And Jesus said unto him, 
Thou sayest. 

12 And when he was accused of the 
chief priests and elders, he answered 
nothing. 

13 Then said Pilate unto him, Hear- 
est thou not how many things they 
witness against thee ? 

14 And he answered him to never 
a word ; insomuch that the governor 
marvelled greatly. 

15 Now at that feast the governor 
was wont to release unto the people 
a prisoner, whom they would. 

16 And they had then a notable pris- 
oner, called Barabbas. 

17 Therefore when they were gath- 
ered together, Pilate said unto them, 
Whom will ye that I release unto you ? 
Barabbas, or Jesus which is called 
Christ ! 

18 For he knew that for envy they 
had delivered him. 

19 f When he was set down on the 
Judgment seat, his wife sent unto 
niin, saying, Have thou nothing to 
do with that just man : for I have 
suffered many things this day in a 
dream because of him. 

20 But the chief priests and elders 
persuaded the multitude that they 
should ask Barabbas, and destroy 
Jesus. 

21 The governor answered and said 
unto them, Whether of the twain will 
ye that I release unto you ? They said, 
Barabbas. 

22 Pilate saith unto them, What shall 
I do then with Jesus which is called 
Christ? They all say unto him, Let 
him be crucified. 

23 And the governor said, Why, 
what evil hath he done? But they 
cried out the more, saying, Let him 
be crucified. 

24 % When Pilate saw that he could 
prevail nothing, but that rather a 
tumult was made, he took water, and 
washed his hands before the multi- 
tude, saying, I am innocent of the 
blood of this just person : see ye to it. 

25 Then answered all the people, and 
said. His blood be on us, and on our 
children. 

26 ^f Then released he Barabbas unto 
them : and when he had scourged Je- 
sus, he delivered him to be crucified. 

27 Then the soldiers of the governor 
took Jesus into the common hall, and 
gathered unto him the whole band of 
soldiers. 

28 And they stripped him, and put 
on him a scarlet robe. 

29 1 And when they had platted a 
crown of thorns, they put it upon his 
head, and a reed in his right hand : 
and they bowed the knee before him, 
and mocked him, saying, Hail, King 
of the Jews ! 

30 



30 And they spit upon him, and 
took the reed, and smote him on the 
head. 

31 And after that they had mocked 
him, they took the robe off from him, 
and put his own raiment on him, and 
led him away to crucify him. 

32 And as they came out, they found 
a man of Cyrene, Simon by name i 
him they compelled to bear his cross. 

33 And when they were come unto a 
place called Golgotha, that is to say s 
a place of a skull, 

34 1 They gave him vinegar to drink 
mingled with gall : and when he had 
tasted thereof, he would not drink. 

35 And they crucified him, and part= 
ed his garments, casting lots : that it 
might be fulfilled which was spoken 
by the prophet, They parted my gar 
ments among them, and upon my 
vesture did they cast lots. 

36 And sitting down they watched 
him there ; 

37 And set up over his head his accu 
sation written, THIS IS JESUS THE 
KING OF THE JEWS. 

38 Then were there two thieves cruci 
fled with him ; one on the right hand, 
and another on the left. 

39 1 And they that passed by reviled 
him, wagging their heads, 

40 And saying, Thou that destroyest 
the temple, and buildest it in three 
days, save thyself. If thou be the Son 
of God, come down from the cross. 

41 Likewise also the chief priests 
mocking him, with the scribes and 
elders, said, . 

42 He saved others ; himself he can 
not save. If he be the King of Israel, 
let him now come down from the 
cross, and we will believe him'. 

43 He trusted in God ; let him deliver 
him now, if he will have him : for he 
said, I am the Sen of God. 

44 The thieves also, which were cru- 
cified with him, cast the same in his 
teeth. 

45 Now from the sixth hour there 
was darkness over all the land unto 
the ninth hour. 

46 And about the ninth hour Jesus 
cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, 
Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, 
My God, my God, why hast thou for- 
saken me ? 

47 Some of them that stood there, 
when they heard that, said, This man 
calleth for Elias. 

48 And straightway one of them ran, 
and took a sponge, and filled it with 
vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave 
him to drink. 

49 The rest said, Let be, let us see 
whether Elias will come to save him. 

50 If Jesus, when he had cried again 
with a loud voice, yielded up the 
ghost. 

51 And, behold, the vail of the tem 
pie was rent in twain from the top to 
the bottom ; and the earth did quake, 
and the rocks rent ; 

52 And the graves were opened ; an^ 



Christ's resurrection, ST. MATTHEW, XXVIII. 



and appearance, 



many bodies of the saints which slept 
arose, 

53 And came out of the graves after 
his resurrection, and went into the 
holy city, and appeared unto many. 

54 Now when the centurion, and they 
that were with him, watching Jesus, 
saw the earthquake, and those things 
that were done, they feared greatly, 
saying, Truly this was the Son of 
God. 

55 And many women were there be- 
holding afar off, which followed Jesus 
from Galilee, ministering unto him : 

56 Among which was Mary Magda- 
lene, and Mary the mother of James 
and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's 
children. 

57 "When the even was come, there 
came a rich man of Arimathea, named 
Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' 
disciple : 

58 He went to Pilate, and begged the 
body of Jesus. Then Pilate command- 
ed the body to be delivered. 

59 And when Joseph had taken the 
body, he wrapped it in a clean linen 
cloth, 

60 And laid it in his own new tomb, 
which he had hewn out in the rock : 
and he rolled a great stone to the door 
of the sepulchre, and departed. 

61 And there was Mary Magdalene, 
and the other Mary, sitting over 
against the sepulchre. 

62 IT Now the next day, that followed 
the day of the preparation, the chief 
priests and Pharisees came together 
unto Pilate, 

63 Saying, Sir, we remember that 
that deceiver said, while he was yet 
alive, After three days I will rise 
again. 

64 Command therefore that the sep- 
ulchre be made sure until the third 
day, lest his disciples come by night, 
and steal him away, and say unto the 
people, He is risen from the dead : so 
the last error shall be worse than the 
first. 

65 Pilate said unto them, Ye have a 
watch : go your way, make it as sure 
as ye can. 

66 So they went, and made the sepul- 
chre sure, sealing the stone, and set- 
ting a watch. 

CHAPTER XXVJJI. 

i Christ's resurrection is declared by an angel to 
the women. 9 He kimself appeareth unto them. 
11 The high priests give the soldiers money to say 
that he was stolen out of his sepulchre. 16 Christ 
appeareth to his disciples, 19 and sendeth them to 
baptize and teach all nations. 

IN the end of the sabbath, as it be- 
gan to dawn toward the first day of 
the week, came Mary Magdalene and 
the other Mary to see the sepulchre. 



2 And, behold, there was a great 
earthquake : for the angel of the Lord 
descended from heaven, and came and 
rolled back the stone from the door, 
and sat upon it. 

3 His countenance was like lightning, 
and his raiment white as snow : 

4 And for fear of him the keepers 
did shake, and became as dead men. 

5 And the angel answered and said 
unto the women, Fear not ye : for I 
know that ye seek Jesus, which was 
crucified. 

6 He is not here : for he is risen, as 
he said. Come, see the place where 
the Lord lay. 

7 And go quickly, and tell his disci 
pies that he is risen from the dead \ 
and, behold, he goeth before you into 
Galilee ; there shall ye see him : lo, 
I have told you. 

8 And they departed quickly from 
the sepulchre with fear and great joy ; 
and did run to bring his disciples 
word. 

9 T[ And as they went to tell his disci* 
pies, behold, Jesus met them, saying, 
All hail. And they came and held him 
by the feet, and worshipped him. 

10 Then said Jesus unto them, Be 
not afraid : go tell my brethren that 
they go into Galilee, and there shall 
they see me. 

11 If Now when they were going, be- 
hold, some of the watch came into 
the city, and shewed unto the chief 
priests all the things that were done. 

12 And when they were assembled 
with the elders, and had taken coun- 
sel, they gave large money unto the 
soldiers, 

13 Saying, Say ye, His disciples came 
by night, and stole him away while we 
slept. 

14 And if this come to the governor's 
ears, we will persuade him, and se- 
cure you. 

15 So they took the money, and 
did as they were taught : and this 
saying is commonly reported among 
the Jews until this day. 

16 1[ Then the eleven disciples went 
away into Galilee, into a mountain 
where Jesus had appointed them. 

17 And when they saw him, they 
worshipped him : but some doubted. 

18 And Jesus came and spake unto 
them, saying, All power is given un- 
to me in heaven and in earth. 

19 ii Go ye therefore, and teach all 
nations, baptizing them in the name 
of the Father, and of the Son, and of 
the Holy Ghost : 

20 Teaching them to observe all 
things whatsoever 1 have commanded 
you : and, lo, I am with you alway, 
even unto the end of the world. Amen. 

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THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO 



ST. MARK. 



CHAPTER I. 



1 The office of John the Baptist. 9 Jesus is bap- 
Used, 12 tempted, 14 he preachetk . 16 calleth 
Peter, Andrew, James and John : 23 healeth one 
that had a devil, 29 Peter's mother in law, 32 
many diseased persons, 41 and cleanseth the 
leper. 

THE beginning of the gospel of Je- 
sus Christ, the Son of God ; 

2 As it is written in the prophets, 
Behold, I send my messenger before 
thy face, which shall prepare thy way 
before thee. 

3 The voice of one crying in the wil- 
derness, Prepare ye the way of the 
Lord, make his paths straight. 

4 John did baptize in the wilderness, 
and preach the baptism of repentance 
for the remission of sins. 

5 And there went out unto him all 
the land of Judea, and they of Jerusa- 
lem, and were all baptized of him in 
the river of Jordan, confessing their 
gins. 

6 And John was clothed with camel's 
hair, and with a girdle of a skin about 
his loins ; and he did eat locusts and 
wild honey ; 

7 And preached, saying, There com- 
eth one mightier than I after me, the 
iatchet of whose shoes I am not wor- 
thy to stoop down and unloose. 

8 I indeed have baptized you with 
water : but he shall baptize you with 
the Holy Ghost. 

9 And it came to pass in those days, 
that Jesus came from Nazareth of 
Galilee, and was baptized of John in 
Jordan. 

20 And straightway coming up out 
of the water, he saw the heavens open- 
ed, and the Spirit like a dove descend- 
ing upon him : 

11 And there came a voice from 
heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved 
Son, in whom I am well pleased. 

12 And immediately the Spirit driv- 
eth him into the wilderness. 

13 And he was there in the wilderness 
foi"ty days tempted of Satan ; and was 
with the wild beasts; and the angels 
ministered unto him. 

14 Now after that John was put in 
prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preach- 
ing the gospel of the kingdom of God, 

15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, 
and the kingdom of God is at hand : 
repent ye, and believe the gospel. 

16 Now as he walked by the sea of 
Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his 
brother casting a net into the sea : for 
they were fishers. 

17 And Jesus said unto them, Come 
ye after me, and I will make you to 
become fishers of men. 

18 And straightway they forsook 
their nets, and followed him. 

19 And when he had gone a little fur- 
ther thence, he saw James the sow of 

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Zebedee, and John his brother, whc 
also were in the ship mending their 
nets. 

20 And straightway he called them t 
and they left their father Zebedee in 
the ship with the hired servants, and 
went after him. 

21 And they went into Capernaum , 
and straightway on the sabbath day 
he entered into the synagogue, and 
taught. 

22 And they were astonished at his 
doctrine : for he taught them as one 
that had authority, and not as the 
scribes. 

23 And there was in their synagogue 
a man with an unclean spirit ; and he 
cried out, 

24 Saying, Let us alone; what have 
we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Naza- 
reth ? art thou come to destroy us ? 3 
know thee who thou art, the Holy One 
of God. 

25 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, 
Hold thy peace, and come out of him. 

26 And when the unclean spirit had 
torn him, and cried with a loud voice, 
he came out of him. 

27 And they were all amazed, inso- 
much that they questioned among 
themselves, saying, What thing is 
this? what new doctrine is this? for 
with authority commandeth he even 
the unclean spirits, and they do obey 
him. 

28 And immediately his fame spread 
abroad throughout all the region 
round about Galilee. 

29 And forthwith, when they were 
come out of the synagogue, they en- 
tered into the house of Simon and 
Andrew, with James and John. 

30 But Simon's wife's mother lay 
sick of a fever; and anon they tell 
him of her. 

31 And he came and took her by the 
hand, and lifted her up ; and imme- 
diately the fever left her, and she 
ministered unto them. 

32 And at even, when the sun did 
set, they brought unto him all that 
were diseased, and them that were 
possessed with devils. 

33 And all the city was gathered 
together at the door. 

34 And he healed many that were 
sick of divers diseases, and cast out 
many devils; and suffered not the 
devils to speak, because they knew 
him. 

35 And in the morning, rising up a 
great while before day, he went out, 
and departed into a solitary place, 
and there prayed. 

36 And Simon and they that were 
with him followed after him. 

37 And when they had found him, 
they said unto him, All men seek for 
thee. 



The palsy healed. 



ST. MARK, II. 



Matthew is called^ 



38 And he said unto them, Let us 
go into the next towns, that I may 
preach there also : for therefore 
came I forth. 

39 And he preached in their syna- 
gogues throughout all Galilee, and 
cast out devils. 

40 And there came a leper to him, 
beseeching him, and kneeling down 
to him, and saying unto him, If thou 
wilt, thou canst make me clean. 

41 And Jesus, moved with compas- 
sion, put forth his hand, and touched 
him, and saith unto him, I will ; be 
thou clean. 

42 And as soon as he had spoken, 
immediately the leprosy departed 
from him, and he was cleansed. 

43 And he straitly charged him, and 
forthwith sent him away; 

44 And saith unto him, See thou say 
nothing to any man : but go thy way, 
shew thyself to the priest, and offer 
for thy cleansing those things which 
Moses commanded, for a testimony 
unto them. 

45 But he went out, and began to 
publish it much, and to blaze abroad 
the matter, insomuch that Jesus could 
no more openly enter into the city, 
but was without in desert places : and 
they came to him from every quarter. 

CHAPTER IL 

1 Christ healetk one sick of the palsy, 14 calleth 
Matthew from the receipt of custom, 15 eateth 
with publicans and sinners, 18 excuneth his dis- 
ciples for not fasting, 23 and for plucking the 
cars of corn on the sabbath day. 

AND again he entered into Caper- 
naum after some days ; and it was 
noised that he was in the house. 

2 And straightway many were gath- 
ered together, insomuch that there 
was no room to receive them, no, not 
so much as about the door : and he 
preached the word unto them. 

3 And they come unto him, bring- 
ing one sick of the palsy, which was 
borne of four. 

4 And when they could not come 
nigh unto him for the press, they 
uncovered the roof where he was : 
and when they had broken it up, they 
let down the bed wherein the sick 
of the palsy lay. 

5 When Jesus saw their faith, he 
said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, 
thy sins be forgiven thee. 

6 But there were certain of the 
scribes sitting there, and reasoning 
in their hearts, 

7 Why doth this man thus speak 
blasphemies! who can forgive sins 
but God only! 

8 And immediately, when Jesus per- 
ceived in his spirit that they so rea- 
soned within themselves, he said un- 
to them, Why reason ye these things 
in your hearts ! 

9 Whether is it easier to say to the 
sick of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven 
thee; or to say, Arise, and take up 
thy bed, and walks 



10 But that ye may know that the 
Son of man hath power on earth tc 
forgive sins, (he saith to the sick c£ 
the palsy,) 

11 I say unto thee, Arise, and take 
up thy bed, and go thy way intc 
thine house. 

12 And immediately he arose, toofe 
up the bed, and went forth before 
them all ; insomuch that they were 
all amazed, and glorified God, saying s 
We never saw it on this fashion. 

13 And he went forth again by the 
sea side ; and all the multitude re- 
sorted unto him, and he taught them 

14 And as he passed by, he saw Lev* 
the son of Alpheus sitting at the re- 
ceipt of custom, and said unto him, 
Follow me. And he arose and fol- 
lowed him. 

15 And it came to pass, that, as Je 
sus sat at meat in his house, many 
publicans and sinners sat also to- 
gether with Jesus and his disciples : 
for there were many, and they fol- 
lowed him. 

16 And when the scribes and Phari 
sees saw him eat with publicans and 
sinners, they said unto his disciples. 
How is it that he eateth and drink- 
eth with publicans and sinners! 

17 When Jesus heard it, he saith 
unto them, They that are whole have 
no need of the physician, but they 
that are sick : 1 came not to call 
the righteous, but sinners to repent- 
ance. 

18 And the disciples of John and o£ 
the Pharisees used to fast : and they 
come and say unto him, Why do the 
disciples of John and of the Phari- 
sees fast, but thy disciples fast not! 

19 And Jesus said unto them, Can 
the children of the bridechamber 
fast, while the bridegroom is with 
them ! as long as they have the bride- 
groom with them, they cannot fast. 

20 But the days will come, wheE 
the bridegroom shall be taken away 
from them, and then shall they fast 
hi those days. 

21 No man also seweth a piece of 
new cloth on an old garment; else 
the new piece that filled it up taketli 
away from the old, and the rent ie 
made worse. 

22 And no man. putteth new wine 
into old bottles ; else the new wine 
doth burst the bottles, and the wine 
is spilled, and the bottles will be 
marred : but new wine must be put 
into new bottles. 

23 And it came to pass, that he 
went through the corn fields on the 
sabbath day ; and his disciples be- 
gan, as they went, to pluck the earfe 
of corn. 

24 And the Pharisees said unto him 
Behold, why do they on the sabbatii 
day that which is not lawful? 

25 And he said unto them, Have ye 
never read what David did, when he 
had need, and was a hungered, he 
and they that were with himS 

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the twelve 



ST. MARK, III. 



apostles chosen. 



26 How he went into the house of 
9od in the days of Abiathar the 
high priest, and did eat the shew- 
bread. which is not lawful to eat but 
for the priests, and gave also to 
them which were with him? 

27 And he said unto them, The sab- 
bath was made f >r man, and not 
man for the sabbath: 

28 Therefore the Son of man is Lord 
Also of the sabbath* 

CHAPTER III. 

i Christ healeth the withered hand, 10 and many 
other infirmities . 11 rebuketh the unclean 
spirits : 13 chooseth his twelve apostles .- 22 con- 
vinceth the blasphemy of casting out devils by 
Beelzebub : 31 and sheweth who are his brother, 
tister, and mother. 

AN D he entered again into the syn- 
. agogue ; and there was a man 
Jhere which had a withered hand. 

2 And they watched him, whether 
he would heal him on the sabbath 
lay ; that they might accuse him. 

3 And he saith unto the man which 
had the withered hand, Stand forth. 

± And he saith unto them, Is it 
lawful to do good on the sabbath 
lays, or to do evil ? to save life, or 
$o kill ? But they held their peace. 

5 And when he had looked round 
About on them with anger, being 
grieved for the hardness of their 
hearts, he saith unto the man, 
Stretch forth thine hand. And he 
atretched it out : and his hand was 
restored whole as the other. 

6 And the Pharisees went forth, 
«,nd straightway took counsel with 
the Herodians against him, how they 
might destroy him. 

7 But Jesus withdrew himself with 
•ills disciples to the sea : and a great 
multitude from Galilee followed him, 
And from Judea, 

8 And from Jerusalem, and from 
Mumea, and from beyond Jordan ; 
and they about Tyre and Sidon, a 

treat multitude, when they had 
eard what great things he did, 
same unto him. 

9 And he spake to his disciples, 
Shat a small ship should wait on 
him because of the multitude, lest 
they should throng him. 

10 For he had healed many ; inso- 
much that they pressed upon him 
ifor to touch him, as many as had 
plagues. 

11 And unclean spirits, when they 
saw him, fell down before him, and 
•jried, saying, Thou art the Son of 
3od. 

12 And he straitly charged them that 
Shey should not make him known. 

13 And he goeth up into a mount- 
Ain, and calleth unto him whom he 
would : and they came unto him. 

14 And he ordained twelve, that 
;hey should be with him, and that he 
might send them forth to preach, 

15 And to have power to heal sick- 
nesses, and to cast out devils : 

16 And Simon he surnamed Peter ; 

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17 And James the sow of Zebedee„ 
and John the brother of James ; ana 
he surnamed them Boanerges, which 
is, The sons of thunder : 

18 And Andrew, and Philip, and 
Bartholomew, and Matthew, and 
Thomas, and James the son of Al* 
pheus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the 
Canaanite, 

19 And Judas Iscariot, which also 
betrayed him : and they went into a 
house. 

20 And the multitude cometh to* 
gether again, so that they could not 
so much as eat bread. 

21 And when his friends heard of 
it, they went out to lav hold on 
him : for they said, He is beside him- 
self. 

22 H And the scribes which came 
down from Jerusalem said, He hath 
Beelzebub, and by the prince of the 
devils casteth he "out devils. 

23 And he called them unto him, 
and said unto them in parables, How 
can Satan cast out Satan » 

24 And if a kingdom be divided 
against itself, that kingdom cannot 
stand. 

25 And if a house be divided against 
itself, that house cannot stand. 

26 And if Satan rise up against him- 
self, and be divided, he cannot stand, 
but hath an end. 

27 No man can enter into a strong 
man's house, and spoil his goods, ex^ 
cept he will first bind the strong man , 
and then he will spoil his house. 

28 Verily I say unto you, All sins 
shall be forgiven unto the sons of 
men, and blasphemies wherewith so- 
ever thej' shall blaspheme : 

29 But he that shall blaspheme 
against the Holy Ghost hath never 
forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal 
damnation : 

30 Because they said, He hath an 
unclean spirit. 

31 ^[ There came then his brethren 
and his mother, and, standing without, 
sent unto him, calling him. 

32 And the multitude sat about him, 
and they said unto him, Behold, thy 
mother and thy brethren without seek 
for thee. 

33 And he answered them, saying, 
Who is my mother, or my brethren ? 

34 And he looked round about on 
them which sat about him, and said, 
Behold my mother and my brethren 1 

35 For whosoever shall do the will of 
God, the same is my brother, and my 
sister, and mother. 

CHAPTER IY. 

1 The parable of the sower, 14 and the meaning 
thereof. 21 We must communicate the light of 
our knowledge to others. 26 The parable of the 
seed growing secretly, 30 and of the mustard seed, 
35 Christ stilleih the tempest on the sea. 

AN D he began again to teach by the 
sea side : and there was gathered 
unto him a great multitude, so that 
he entered into a ship, and sat in the 



The parable 



ST. MARK, IV. 



of the sower t 



sea . and the whole multitude was by 
the sea on the land. 

2 And he taught them many things 
by parables, and said unto them in his 
doctrine, 

3 Hearken ; Behold, there went out a 
sower to sow : 

4 And it came to pass, as he sowed, 
some fell by the way side, and the 
fowls of the air came and devoured 
it up. 

5 And some fell on stony ground, 
where it had not much earth; and 
immediately it sprang up, because it 
had no depth of earth : 

6 But when the sun was up, it was 
scorched ; and because it had no root, 
it withered away. 

7 And some fell among thorns, and 
the thorns grew up, and choked it, and 
it yielded no fruit. 

8 And other fell on good ground, and 
did yield fruit that sprang up and 
increased, and brought forth, some 
thirty, and some sixty, and some a 
hundred. 

9 And he said unto them, He that 
hath ears to hear, let him hear. 

10 And when he was alone, they 
that were about him with the twelve 
asked of him the parable. 

11 And he said unto them, Unto you 
fit is given to know the mystery of the 
kingdom of God : but unto them that 
are without, all these things are done 
in parables : 

12 That seeing they may see, and not 
perceive 5 and hearing they may hear, 
and not understand ; lest at any time 
they should be converted, and their 
sins should be forgiven them. 

13 And he said unto them. Know ye 
not this parable ? and how then will ye 
know all parables ? 

14 11 The sower soweth the word. 

15 And these are they by the way 
side, where the word is sown; but 
when they have heard, Satan cometh 
immediately, and taketh away the 
word that was sown in their hearts. 

16 And these are they likewise which 
are sown on stony ground ; Avho, when 
they have heard the word, immedi- 
ately receive it with gladness ; 

17 And have no root in themselves, 
and so endure but for a time : after- 
ward, when affliction or persecution 
ariseth for the word's sake, immedi- 
ately they are offended. 

18 And these are they which are 
sown among thorns ; such as hear the 
word, 

19 And the cares of this world, and 
She deceitfulness of riches, and the 
lusts of other things entering in, 
ehoke the word, and it becometh 
unfruitful. 

20 And these are they which are 
sown on good ground : such as hear 
the word, and receive it, and bring 
forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some 
sixty, and some a hundred. 

21 1 And he said unto them, Is a 
oandle brought to be put under a 



bushel, or under a bed? and not to 
be set on a candlestick ? 

22 For there is nothing hid, which 
shall not be manifested ; neither was 
any thing kept secret, but that it 
should come abroad. 

23 If any man have ears to hear, let 
him hear. 

24 And he said unto them, Take heed 
what ye hear. With what measure ye 
mete, it shall be measured to you ; 
and unto you that hear shall more be 
given. 

25 For he that hath, to him shall be 

fiven ; and he that hath not, from 
im shall be taken even that which he 
hath. 

26 1 And he said, So is the kingdom 
of God, as if a man should cast seed 
into the ground ; 

27 And should sleep, and rise night 
and day, and the seed should spring 
and grow up, he knoweth not how. 

28 For the earth bringeth forth fruit 
of herself ; first the blade, then the eai\ 
after that the full corn in the ear. 

29 But when the fruit is brought 
forth, immediately he putteth in the 
sickle, because the harvest is come. 

30 If And he said, Whereunto shall 
we liken the kingdom of God? or 
with what comparison shall we com- 

. pare it ? 

31 It is like a grain of mustard seed, 
which, when it is sown in the earth, 
is less than all the seeds chat be in 
the earth : 

32 But when it is sown, it grow- 
eth up, and becometh greater than 
all herbs, and shooteth out great 
branches ; so that the fowls of the air 
may lodge under the shadow of it. 

33 And with many such parables 
spake he the word unto them, as they 
were able to hear it. 

34 But without a parable spake he 
not unto them : and when they were 
alone, he expounded all things to his 
disciples. 

35 And the same day, when the even 
was come, he saith unto them, Let us 
pass over unto the other side. 

36 And when they had sent away the 
multitude, they took him even as he 
was in the ship. And there were also 
with him other little ships. 

37 And there arose a great storm of 
wind, and the waves beat into the 
ship, so that it was now full. 

38 And he was in the hinder part of 
the ship, asleep on a pillow : and they 
awake him, and say unto him, Master, 
carest thou not that we perish ? 

39 And he arose, and rebuked the 
wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be 
still. And the wind ceased, and there 
was a great calm. 

40 And he said unto them Why are 
ye so fearful? how is it that ye have 
no faith ? 

41 And they feared exceedingly, and 
said one to another, What manner of 
man is this, that even the wind an*? 
the sea obey him ? 

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The legion of 



ST. MARK, V. 



devils cast out. 



CHAPTER V. 



i Christ delivering the possessed of the legion of 
devils, 13 they enter into the swine. 25 He heal- 
eth the woman of the hlvody issue, 35 and raiseth 
from death Jairus' daughter. 

AND they came over unto the other 
. side of the sea, into the country 
of the Gadarenes. 

2 And when he was come out of the 
ship, immediately there met him out 
of the tombs a man with an unclean 
spirit, 

3 Who had his dwelling among the 
tombs ; and no man could bind him, 
no, not with chains : 

4 Because that he had been often 
bound with fetters and chains, and the 
chains had been plucked asunder by 
him, and the fetters broken in pieces : 
neither could any man tame him. 

5 And always, night and day, he was 
in the mountains, and in the tombs, 
ciying, and cutting himself with 
stones. 

6 But when he saw Jesus afar off, 
he ran and worshipped him, 

7 And cried with a loud voice, and 
said, What have I to do with thee, 
Jesus, thou Son of the most high 
God ? I adjure thee by God, that thou 
torment me not. 

8 (For he said unto him, Come out 
of the man, thou unclean spirit.) 

9 And he asked him, What is thy 
name ? And he answered, saying, My 
name is Legion : for we are many. 

10 And he besought him much that 
he would not send them away out of 
the country. 

11 Now there was there nigh unto 
the mountains a great herd of swine 
feeding. 

12 And all the devils besought him, 
saying, Send us into the swine, that we 
may enter into them. 

13 And forthwith Jesus gave them 
leave. And the unclean spirits went 
out, and entered into the swine ; and 
the herd ran violently down a steep 
place into the sea, (they were about 
two thousand,) and were choked in 
the sea. 

14 And they that fed the swine fled, 
and told it in the city, and in the 
country. And they went out to see 
what it was that was done. 

15 And they come to Jesus, and see 
him that was possessed with the 
devil, and had the legion, sitting, and 
clothed, and in his right mind ; and 
they were afraid. 

16 And they that saw it told them 
how it befell to him that was possess- 
ed with the devil, and also concerning 
the swine. 

17 And they began to pray him to 
depart out of their coasts. 

18 And when he was come into the 
ship, he that had been possessed with 
the aevil prayed him that he might be 
with him. 

19 Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, 
but saith unto him, Go home to thy 
friends, and tell them how great 

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things the Lord hath done for thee, 
and hath had compassion on thee. 

20 And he departed, and began to 
publish in Decapolis how great things 
Jesus had done for him : and all men 
did marvel. 

21 And when Jesus was passed over 
again by ship unto the other side, 
much people gathered unto him ; and 
he was nigh unto the sea. 

22 And, behold, there cometh one of 
the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by 
name ; and when he saw him, he fell 
at his feet,* 

23 And besought him greatly, say° 
ing, My little daughter lieth at the 

f)Oint of death : I pray thee, come and 
ay thy hands on her, that she may be 
healed ; and she shall live. 

24 And Jesus went with him ; and 
much people followed him, and 
thronged him. 

25 And a certain woman, which had 
an issue of blood twelve years, 

26 And had suffered manv things of 
many physicians, and had spent all 
that she had, and was nothing bet- 
tered, but rather grew worse, 

27 When she had heard of Jesus, 
came in the press behind, and touch- 
ed his garment. 

28 For she said, If I may touch but 
his clothes, I shall be whole. 

29 And straightway the fountain of 
her blood was dried up; and she felt 
in her body that she was healed of 
that plague. 

30 And Jesus, immediately knowing 
in himself that virtue had gone out of 
him, turned him about in the press, 
and said, Who touched my clothes ? 

31 And his disciples said unto him, 
Thou seest the multitude throncin^ 
thee, and say est thou, Who touched 
me? 

32 And he looked round about to 
see her that had done this thing. 

33 But the woman fearing and trem- 
bling, knowing what was done in her, 
came and fell down before him, and 
told him all the truth. 

34 And he said unto her, Daughter, 
thy faith hath made thee whole ; go 
in peace, and be whole of thy plague, 

35 While he yet spake, there came 
from the ruler of the synagogue's 
house certain which said, Thy daugh- 
ter is dead , why troublest thou the 
Master any further ? 

36 As soon as Jesus heard the word 
that was spoken, he saith unto the 
ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, 
only believe. 

37 And he suffered no man to fol- 
low him, save Peter, and James, and 
John the brother of James. 

38 And he cometh to the house of 
the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth 
the tumult, and them that wept and 
wailed greatly. 

39 And when he was come in, he 
saith unto them, Why make ye this 
ado, and weep? the damsel is not 
dead, but sleepeth. 



Thz twelve sent out. 



ST. MARK, VI. John Baptist beheaded. 



40 And they laughed him to scorn. 
But when he had put them all out, 
he taketh the father and the mother 
of the damsel, and them that were 
with him, and entereth in where the 
damsel was lying. 

41 And he took the damsel by the 
hand, and said unto her, Talitha cu- 
mi ; which is, being interpreted, Dam- 
sel, (I say unto thee,) arise. 

42 And straightway the damsel arose, 
and walked ; for she was of the age of 
twelve years. And they were aston- 
ished with a great astonishment. 

43 And he charged them straitly 
that no man should know it; and 
commanded that something should 
be given her to eat. 

CHAPTER VL 

2 Christ is contemned of his countrymen. 1 He 
giveth the twelve power over unclean spirits. 14 
Divers opinions of Christ. 18 John Baptist is 
beheaded, 29 and buried. 30 The apostles return 
from preaching. 34 The miracle of Jive loaves 
and two fishes. 48 Christ walketh on the sea : 53 
and healetk all that touch him. 

AND he went out from thence, and 
xjl came into his own country ; and 
his disciples follow him. 

2 And when the sabbath day was 
come, he began to teach in the syna- 
gogue: and many hearing him were 
astonished, saying, From whence hath 
this man these things ? and what wis- 
dom is this which is given unto him, 
that even such mighty works are 
wrought by his hands? 

3 Is not this the carpenter, the son 
of Mary, the brother of James, and 
Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and 
are not his sisters here with us ? And 
they were offended at him. 

4 But Jesus said unto them, A proph- 
et is not without honour, but in his 
own country, and among his own kin, 
and in his own house. 

5 And he could there do no mighty 
work, save that he laid his hands up- 
on a few sick folk, and healed them. 

6 And he marvelled because of their 
unbelief. And he went round about 
the villages, teaching. 

7 1 And he called unto him the 
twelve, and began to send them forth 
by two and two ; and gave them pow- 
er over unclean spirits ; 

8 And commanded them that they 
should take nothing for their jour- 
ney, save a staff only ; no scrip, no 
bread, no money in their purse : 

9 But be shod with sandals ; and not 
put on two coats. 

10 And he said unto them, In what 
place soever ye enter into a house, 
there abide till ye depart from that 
place. 

11 And whosoever shall not receive 
you, nor hear you, when ye depart 
thence, shake off the dust under your 
feet for a testimony against them. 
Verily I say unto you, It shall be 
more tolerable for Sodom and Go- 
morrah in the day of judgment, than 
for that city. 



12 And they went out, and preached 
that men should repent. 

13 And they cast out many devils*, 
and anointed with oil many that were 
sick, and healed them. 

14 And king Herod heard of him; 
(for his name was spread abroad ;) 
and he said, That John the Baptist 
was risen from the dead, and there- 
fore mighty works do shew forth 
themselves in him. 

15 Others said, That it is Elias. And 
others said, That it is a prophet, or 
as one of the prophets. 

16 But when Herod heard thereof, 
he said, It is John, whom I beheaded ; 
he is risen from the dead. 

17 For Herod himself had sent forth 
and laid hold upon John, and bound 
him in prison for Herodias' sake, his 
brother Philip's wife ; for he had mar= 
ried her. 

18 For John had said unto Herod, It 
i3 not lawful for thee to have thy 
brother's wife. 

19 Therefore Herodias had a quarrel 
against him, and would have killed 
him ; but she could not : 

20 For Herod feared John, knowing 
that he was a just man and a holy, 
and observed him ; and when he 
heard him, he did many things, and 
heard him gladly. 

21 And when a convenient day was 
come, that Herod on his birthday- 
made a supper to his lords, high cap- 
tains, and chief estates of Galilee ; 

22 And when the daughter of the 
said Herodias came in, and danced, 
and pleased Herod and them that sat 
with him, the king said unto the 
damsel, Ask of me" whatsoever thou 
wilt, and I will give it thee. 

23 And he sware unto her, Whatso- 
ever thou shalt ask of me, I will give 
it thee, unto the half of my kingdom. 

24 And she went forth, and said unto 
her mother, What shall I ask? And 
she said, The head of John the Bap- 
tist. 

25 And she came in straightway with 
haste unto the king, and asked, say- 
ing, I will that thou give me by and 
by in a charger the head of John the 
Baptist. 

26 And the king was exceeding 
sorry ; yet for his oath's sake, and 
for their sakes which sat with him, 
he would not reject her. 

27 And immediately the king sent 
an executioner, and commanded his 
head to be brought : and he went and 
beheaded him iQ the prison, 

28 Ana brought his head in a 
charger, and gave it to the damsel j 
and the damsel gave it to her mother. 

29 And when his disciples heard of it. 
they came and took up his corpse, and 
laid it in a tomb. 

30 And the apostles gathered them- 
selves together unto Jesus, and told 
him all things, both what they had 
done, and what they had taught. 

31 And he said unto them, Come y© 

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Christ feedeth 



ST. MARK, VII. 



five thousand. 



yourselves apart into a desert place, 
and rest a while : for there were many 
coming and going, and they had no 
leisure so much as to eat. 

32 And they departed into a desert 
place by ship privately. 

33 And the people saw them depart- 
ing, and many Knew him, and ran 
afoot thither out of all cities, and 
outwent them, and came together 
unto him. 

34 And Jesus, when he came out, saw 
much people, and was moved with 
compassion toward them, because 
they were as sheep not having a shep- 
herd : and he began to teach them 
many things. 

35 And when the day was now far 
spent, his disciples came unto him, 
and said, This is a desert place, and 
now the time is far passed: 

36 Send them away, that they may 
go into the country round about, and 
into the villages, and buy themselves 
bread . for they have nothing to eat. 

37 He answered and said unto them, 
Give ye them to eat. And they say un- 
to him, Shall we go and buy two hun- 
dred pennyworth of bread, and give 
thetn to eat? 

38 He saith unto them, How many 
loaves have ye ? go and see. And 
when they knew, they say, Five, and 
two fishes. 

39 And he commanded them to make 
all sit down by companies upon the 
green grass. 

40 And they sat down in ranks, by 
hundreds, and by fifties. 

41 And when he had taken the five 
loaves and the two fishes, he looked up 
to heaven, and blessed, and brake the 
loaves, and gave them to his disciples 
to set before them ; and the two fishes 
divided he among them all. 

42 And they did all eat, and were 
filled. 

43 And they took up twelve baskets 
full of the fragments, and of the fishes. 

44 And they that did eat of the loaves 
were about five thousand men. 

45 And straightway he constrained 
his disciples to get into the ship, and 
to go to the other side before unto 
Bethsaida, while he sent away the 
people. 

46 And when he had sent them away, 
he departed into a mountain to prav. 

47 And when even was come, the ship 
was in the midst of the sea, and he 
alone on the land. 

48 And he saw them toiling in row- 
ing ; for the wind was contrary unto 
them : and about the fourth watch of 
the night he cometh unto them, walk- 
ing upon the sea, and would have 
passed by them. * 

49 But when they saw him walking 
upon the sea, they supposed it had 
been a spirit, and cried out : 

50 For they all saw him, and were 
troubled. And immediately he talked 
with them, and saith unto them, Be of 
food cheer : it is I ; be not afraid. 

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51 And he went up unto them into 
the ship; and the wind ceased: and 
they were sore amazed in themselves 
beyond measure, and wondered. 

52 For they considered not the mira- 
cle of the loaves ; for their heart was 
hardened. 

53 And when they had passed over, 
they came into the land of Gennesaretf 
and drew to the shore. 

54 And when they were come out of 
the ship, straightway they knew him, 

55 And ran through that whole re- 
gion round about, and began to carry 
about in beds those that were sick t 
where they heard he was. 

56 And whithersoever he entered, 
into villages, or cities, or country, 
they laid the sick in the streets, and 
besought him that they might touch 
if it were but the border or his gar 
merit : and as many as touched nira 
were made whole. 

CHAPTETi VTI. 

1 The Pharisees find Jaull at the disciples fov 
eating with tin was hen hands. 8 They break the 
commandment of God hy the traditions of men. 
14 Mem defileth not the man. 24 i/e healeih the 
Syrophenician woman's daughter of an unclear 
spirit, 31 and one that was deaf, and stammered 
»n his speech. 

THEN came together unto him the 
Pharisees, and certain of the 
scribes, which came from Jerusalem. 

2 And when they saw 'some of his 
disciples eat bread with defiled, that 
is to say, with unwashen hands, they 
found fault. 

3 For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, 
except they wash their hands oft, eat 
not, holding the tradition of the eld- 
ers. 

4 And when they come from the mark 
et, except they wash, they eat not, 
And n any other things there be, 
which they have received to hold, as 
the washing of cups, and pots, brazen 
vessels, and of tables. 

5 Then the Pharisees and scribes ask 
ed him, Why walk not thy disciples 
accord ng to the tradition of the eld 
ers, but eat bread with unwashen 
hands ? 

6 He answered and said unto them> 
Well hath Esaias prophesied of you 
hypocrites, as it is written, This peo- 
ple honoureth me with their lips, but 
their heart is far from me. 

7 Howbeit in vain do they worship 
me, teaching for doctrines the com- 
mandments or men. 

8 For laying aside the commandment 
of God, ye hold the tradition of men, 
as the washing of pots and cups ; and 
many other such like things ye do. 

9 And he said unto them, Full well 
ye reject the commandment of God, 
that ye may keep your own tradition. 

10 For Moses said, Honour thy father 
and thy mother ; and, Whoso curseth 
father or mother, let him die the 
death : 

11 But ye say, If a man shall say to 
his father or mother, It is Corban t 



Christ healeth 



ST. MARK, VIII. 



the deaf, &e. 



$hat is to say, a gift, by whatsoever 
thou mightest be profited by me ; he 
tthall be free. 

12 And ye suffer him no more to do 
aught for his father or his mother ; 

13 Making the word of God of none 
effect through your tradition, which 

Se have delivered : and many such 
ke things do ye. 

14 1 And when he had called all the 

geople unto him, he said unto them, 
[earken unto me every one of you, 
and understand : 

15 There is nothing from without a 
man, that entering into him can defile 
him : but the things which come out 
of him, those are they that defile the 
man. 

16 If any man have ears to hear, let 
him hear. 

17 And when he was entered into the 
house from the people, his disciples 
asked him concerning the parable. 

18 And he saith unto them, Are ye 
so without understanding also? Do 
ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing 
from without entereth into the man, 
it cannot defile him ; 

19 Because it entereth not into his 
heart, but into the belly, and goeth out 
into the draught, purging all meats ? 

20 And he said. That which cometh 
out of the man, that defileth the man. 

21 For from within, out of the heart 
of men, proceed evil thoughts, adul- 
teries, fornications, murders, 

22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, 
deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blas- 
phemy, pride, foolishness : 

23 All these evil things come from 
within, and defile the man. 

24 t And from thence he arose, and 
went into the borders of Tyre and Si- 
ion, and entered into a house, and 
would have no man know it: but he 
sould not be hid. 

25 For a certain woman, whose young 
laughter had an unclean spirit, heard 
of him, and came and fell at his feet : 

26 The woman was a Greek, a Syro- 
phenician by nation ; and she besought 
him that he would cast forth the devil 
out of her daughter. 

27 But Jesus said unto her, Let the 
children first be filled : for it is not 
meet to take the children's bread, and 
to cast it unto the dogs. 

28 And she answered and gjaid unto 
him, Yes, Lord : yet the dogs under the 
table eat of the children's crumbs. 

29 And he said unto her, For this 
saying go thy way ; the devil is gone 
out of thy daughter. 

30 And when she was come to her 
house, she found the devil gone out, 
and her daughter laid upon the bed. 

31 fj And again, departing from the 
coasts of Tyre and Sid on, he came 
unto the sea of Galilee, through the 
midst of the coasts of Decapolis. 

32 And they bring unto him one that 
was deaf, and had an impediment in 
his speech ; and they beseech him to 
put his hand upon him. 



33 And he took him aside from the 
multitude, and put his fingers into 
his ears, and he spit, and touched his 
tongue ; 

34 And looking up to heaven, he 
sighed, and saith unto him, Ephpha- 
tha, that is, Be opened. 

35 And straightway his ears were 
opened, and the string of his tongue 
was loosed, and he spake plain. 

36 And he charged them that they 
should tell no man : but the more he 
charged them, so much the more a 
great deal they published it; 

37 And were beyond measure aston- 
ished, saying, He hath done all things 
well : he maketh both the deaf to 
hear, and the dumb to speak. 

CHAPTER VIII. 

1 Christ feedeth the people miraculously : 10 r«= 
fuseth to give a sign to the Pharisees : 14 ad- 
monisheth his disciples to beware of the leaven 
of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod : 22 
giveth a blind man his sight: 27 actinowledgeth 
that he is the Christ, who should suffer and rise 
again : 34 and exhorteth to patience in persecu" 
tion for the profession of the gospel. 

IN those days the multitude being 
very great, and having nothing to 
eat, Jesus called his disciples unto 
him, and saith unto them, 

2 I have compassion on the multi- 
tude, because they have now been 
with me three days, and have noth- 
ing to eat : 

3 And if I send them away fasting 
to their own houses, they will faint 
by the way : for divers of them came 
from far. 

4 And his disciples answered him, 
From whence can a man satisfy these 
men with bread here in the wilderness ? 

5 And he asked them, How many 
loaves have ye ? And they said, Seven. 

6 And he commanded the people to 
sit down on the ground : and he took 
the seven loaves, and gave thanks, 
and brake, and gave to his disciples 
to set before them ; and they did set 
them, before the people. 

7 And they had a few small fishes ; 
and he blesfad, and commanded to 
set them als< * before them. 

8 So they did eat, and were filled : 
and they took up of the broken meat 
that was left seven baskets. 

9 And they that had eaten were 
about four thousand: and he sent 
them away. 

10 T[ And straightway he entered 
into a ship with his disciples, and 
came into the parts of Dalmanutha. 

11 And the Pharisees came forth, 
and began to question with him, seek- 
ing of him a sign from heaven, tempt- 
ing him. 

12 And he sighed deeply in his spirit, 
and saith, Why doth this generation 
seek after a sisrn ? verily I say unto 
you, There shall no sign be given un- 
to this generation. 

13 And he left them, and entering 
into the ship again departed to the 
other side. 

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Christ foresheweth 



ST. MARK, IX. 



his own death. 



14 ^i Now the disciples had forgotten 
to take bread, neither had they in the 
ship with them more than one loaf. 

15 And he charged them, saying, 
Take heed, beware of the leaven of 
the Pharisees, and of the leaven of 
Herod. 

16 And they reasoned among them- 
selves, saying, It is because we have 
no bread. 

17 And when Jesus knew it, he saith 
unto them, Why reason ye, because ye 
have no bread? perceive ye not yet, 
neither understand ? have ye your 
heart yet hardened? 

18 Having eyes, see ye not ? and hav- 
ing ears, hear ye not? and do ye not 
remember ? 

19 When I brake the five loaves 
among five thousand, how many bas- 
kets full of fragments took ye up? 
They say unto him, Twelve. 

20 And when the seven among four 
thousand, how many baskets full of 
fragments took ye up? And they 
said, Seven. 

21 And he said unto them, How is 
it that ye do not understand ? 

22 1 And he cometh to Bethsaida; 
and they bring a blind man unto him, 
and besought him to touch him. 

23 And he took the blind man by 
the hand, and led him out of the 
town ; and when he had spit on his 
eyes, and put his hands upon him, 
he asked him if he saw aught. 

24 And he looked up, and said, I see 
men as trees, walking. 

25 After that he put his hands again 
upon his eyes, and made him look up ; 
and he was restored, and saw every 
man clearly. 

26 And he sent him away to his 
house, saying, Neither go into' the 
town, nor tell it to any in the town. 

27 1[ And Jesus went out, and his 
disciples, into the tow^ns of Cesarea 
Philippi : and by the way he asked 
his disciples, saying unto them, Whom 
do men say that I am ? 

28 And they answered, John the Bap- 
tist : but some say, Elias ; and others, 
One of the prophets. 

29 And he saith unto them, But 
whom say ye that I am? And Peter 
answereth and saith unto him, Thou 
art the Christ. 

30 And he charged them that they 
should tell no man of him. 

31 And he began to teach them, 
that the Son of man must suffer 
many things, and be rejected of the 
elders, and of the chief priests, and 
scribes, and be killed, and after three 
days rise again. 

32 And he spake that saying openly. 
And Peter took him, and began to re- 
buke him. 

33 But when he had turned about 
and looked on his disciples, he re- 
buked Peter, saying, Get thee behind 
me, Satan : for thou savourest not the 
things that be of God, but the things 
that be of men. 

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34 *! And when he had called the peo- 
ple unto him with his disciples al^o, he 
said unto them, Whosoever will come 
after me, let him deny himself, and 
take up his cross, and follow me. 

35 For whosoever will save his life 
shall lose it ; but whosoever shall lose 
his life for my sake and the gospel's, 
the same shall save it. 

36 For what shall it profit a man, if 
he shall gain the whole world, and 
lose his own soul ? 

37 Or what shall a man give in ex- 
change for his soul ? 

38 Whosoever therefore shall be 
ashamed of me and of my words, in 
this adulterous and sinful generation, 
of him also shall the Son of man be 
ashamed, when he cometh in the^lory 
of his Father with the holy angels. 

CHAPTER IX. 

2 Jesus is transfigured. 11 He instructeth his dis- 
ciples concerning the coming of Elias : 14 casteth 
forth a dumb and deaf spirit: 30 foretelleth his 
death and resurrection : 33 exhorteth his disci- 
ples to humility: 38 bidding them not to prohibit 
such as be not against them, nor to give offence 
to any of the faithful. 

AND he said unto them, Verily I say 
J\. unto you, That there be some of 
them that stand here, which shall not 
taste of death, till they have seen the 
kingdom of God come -with power. 

2 If And after six days Jesus taketh 
with him Peter, and James, and John, 
and leadeth them up into a high 
mountain apart by themselves : and 
he was transfigured before them. 

3 And his raiment became shining,, 
exceeding white as snow; so as no 
fuller on earth can white them. 

4 And there appeared unto them 
Elias with Moses : and they were talk- 
ing with Jesus. 

5 And Peter answered and said to 
Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be 
here : and let us make three taberna- 
cles ; one for thee, and one for Moses, 
and one for Elias. 

6 For he wist not what to say; for 
they were sore afraid. 

7 And there was a cloud that over- 
shadowed them : and a voice cam© 
out of the cloud, saying, This is my 
beloved Son . hear him. 

8 And suddenly, when they had 
looked round about, they saw no 
man any, more, save Jesus only with 
themselves. 

9 And as they came down from the 
mountain, he charged them that they 
should tell no man what things they 
had seen, till the Son of man were 
risen from the dead. 

10 And they kept that saying with 
themselves, questioning one with an- 
other what the rising from the dead 
should mean. 

11 ^1 And they asked him, saying, 
Why say the scribes that Elias must 
first come ? 

12 And he answered and told them, 
Elias verily cometh first, and restor- 
eth all things ; and how it is written 



A dumb spirit cast out. 



ST. MARK, IX. Exhortation to humility. 



of the Son of man, that he must suffer 
many things, and be set at nought. 

13 But I say unto you, That Elias is 
indeed come, and they have done unto 
him whatsoever they listed, as it is 
written of him. 

XI 1 And when he came to h is disci- 
ples, he saw a great multitude about 
them, and the scribes questioning with 
them. 

15 And straightway all the people, 
when they beheld him, were greatly 
amazed, and running to him saluted 
him. 

16 And he asked the scribes, What 
question ye with them ? 

17 And one of the multitude answer- 
ed and said, Master, I have brought 
unto thee my son, which hath a dumb 
spirit ; 

18 And wheresoever he taketh him, 
he teareth him ; and he foameth, and 
gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth 
away : and I spake to thy disciples 
that they should cast him out ; and 
they could not. 

19 He answereth him, and saith, O 
faithless generation, how long shall I 
be with you ? how long shall I suffer 
you? bring him unto me. 

20 And they brought him unto him : 
and when he saw him, straightway the 
spirit tare him; and he fell on the 
ground, and wallowed foaming. 

21 And he asked his father, How long 
is it ago since this came unto him ? 
And he said. Of a child. 

22 And ofttimes it hath cast him into 
the fire, and into the waters, to de- 
stroy him : but if thou canst do any 
thing, have compassion on us, and 
help us. 

23 Jesus said unto him, If thou canst 
believe, all things are possible to him 
that believeth. 

21 And straightway the father of the 
child cried out, and said with tears, 
Lord, I believe ; help thou mine un- 
belief. 

25 When Jesus saw that the people 
came running together, he rebuked 
the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou 
dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, 
come out of him, and enter no more 
into him. 

26 And the spirit cried, and rent him 
sore, and came out of him : and he 
was as one dead ; insomuch that many 
said. He is dead. 

27 But Jesus took him by the hand, 
and lifted him up ; and he arose. 

28 And when he was come into the 
house, his disciples asked him pri- 
vately, Why could not we cast him 
out? 

29 And he said unto them, This kind 
can come forth by nothing, but by 
prayer and fasting. 

30 1 And they departed thence, and 
passed through Galilee ; and he would 
not that any man should know it. 

31 For he taught his disciples, and 
said unto them, The Son or man is 
delivered into the hands of men, and 



they shall kill him ; and after that he 
is killed, he shall rise the third day. 

32 But they understood not that say- 
ing, and were afraid to ask him. 

33 % And he came to Capernaum : 
and being in the house he asked them, 
What was it that ye disputed among 
yourselves by the way ? 

31 But they held their peace : for by 
the way they had disputed among 
themselves, who should be the great- 
est. 

35 And he sat down, and called the 
twelve, and saith unto them, If any 
man desire to be first, the same shall 
be last of all, and servant of all. 

36 And he took a child, and set him 
in the midst of them: and when he 
had taken him in his arms, he said 
unto them, 

37 Whosoever shall receive one of 
such children in my name, receiveth 
me; and whosoever shall receive me, 
receiveth not me, but him that sent 
me. 

38 IT And John answered him, say- 
ing, Master, we saw one casting out 
devils in thy name, and he followeth 
not us; and we forbade him, because 
he followeth not us. 

39 But Jesus said, Forbid him not : 
for there is no man which shall do a 
miracle in my name, that can lightly 
speak evil of me. 

10 For he that is not against us is on 
our part. 

11 For whosoever shall give you a 
cup of water to drink in my name, 
because ye belong to Christ, verily I 
say unto you, he shall not lose "his 
reward. 

12 And whosoever shall offend one of 
these little ones that believe in me, it 
is better for him that a millstone were 
hanged about his neck, and he were 
cast into the sea. 

13 And if thy hand offend thee, cut 
it off : it is better for thee to enter 
into life maimed, than having two 
hands to go into hell, into the fire 
that never shall be quenched : 

H Where their worm dieth not, and 
the fire is not quenched. 

15 And if thy foot offend thee, cut it 
off : it is better for thee to enter halt 
into life, than having two feet to be 
cast into hell, into the fire that never 
shall be quenched : 

16 Where their worm dieth not, and 
the fire is not quenched. 

17 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck 
it out : it is better for thee to enter in- 
to the kingdom of God with one eye, 
than having two eyes to be cast into 
hell fire : 

18 Where their worm dieth not, and 
the fire is not quenched. 

19 For every one shall be salted with 
fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted 
with salt. 

50 Salt is good : but if the salt have 
lost his saltness, wherewith will ye 
season it? Have salt in yourselves, 
and have peace one with another. 
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Concerning divorcement, ST. MARK, X. 



Tlie danger of riches* 



CHAPTER X. 

2 Christ disputelh with the Pharisees touching di- 
vorcement i 13 blesseth the children that are 
brought unto him : 17 resoloeth a rich man kow he 
may inherit life everlasting : 23 lelleth his dis- 
ciples of the danger of riches : 28 promiseth re- 
wards to them that forsake any thing for the 
gospel: 32 foretelleth his death and resurrection : 
35 biddeth the two ambitious suitors to think 
rather of suffering with him : 46 and restoreth to 
Bartimeus his sight. 

AN D he arose from thence, and com- 
xtl eth into the coasts of Judea by the 
farther side of Jordan : and the people 
rer ort unto him again ; and, as he was 
went, he taught them again. 

2 ^[ And the Pharisees came to him, 
and asked him, Is it lawful for a 
man to put away his wife ? tempting 
him. 

3 And he answered and said unto 
them, What did Moses command you ? 

4 And they said, Moses suffered to 
write a bill of divorcement, and to 
put her away. 

5 And Jesus answered and said unto 
them, For the hardness of your heart 
he wrote you this precept. 

6 But from the beginning of the 
creation God made them male and 
female. 

7 For this cause shall a man leave 
his father and mother, and cleave to 
his wife ; 

8 And they twain shall be one flesh : 
so then they are no more twain, but 
one flesh. 

9 What therefore God hath joined 
together, let not man put asunder. 

10 And in the house his disciples ask- 
ed him again of the same matter. 

11 And he saith unto them, Whoso- 
ever shall put away his wife, and 
marry another, committeth adultery 
against her. 

12 And if a woman shall put away 
her husband, and be married to an- 
other, she committeth adultery. 

13 1 And they brought young chil- 
dren to him, that he should touch 
them ; and his disciples rebuked 
those that brought them. 

14 But when Jesus saw it, he was 
much displeased, and said unto them, 
Suffer the little children to come 
unto me, and forbid them not ; for 
of such is the kingdom of God. 

15 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever 
shall not receive the kingdom of God 
as a little child, he shall not enter 
therein. 

16 And he took them up in his arms, 
put his hands upon them, and blessed 
them. 

17 1 And when he was gone forth 
into the way, there came one run- 
ning, and kneeled to him, and asked 
him, Good Master, what shall I do 
that I may inherit eternal life! 

18 And Jesus said unto him, Why 
callest thou me good? there is none 
good but one, that is, God. 

19 Thou knowept the command- 
ments. Do not commit adultery, Do 
not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear 

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false witness, Defraud not, Honour 
thy father and mother. 

20 And he answered and said unto 
him, Master, all these have I ooserved 
from my youth. 

21 Then Jesus beholding him loved 
him, and said unto him, One thing 
thou lackest: go thy way. sell what> 
soever thou hast, and give to the 
poor, and thou shalt have treasure 
in heaven: and come, take up the 
cross, and follow me. 

22 And he was sad at that saying, 
and went away grieved : for he haa 
great possessions. 

23 1 And Jesus looked round about, 
and saith unto his disciples, How 
hardly shall they that have riches 
enter into the kingdom of God ! 

24 And the disciples were aston 
ished at his words. But Jesus an 
swereth again, and saith unto them v 
Children, how hard is it for them 
that trust in riches to enter into the 
kingdom of God ! 

25 It is easier for a camel to go 
through the eye of a needle, than 
for a rich man to enter into the 
kingdom of God. 

26 And they were astonished out of 
measure, saying among themselves^ 
Who then can be saved ? 

27 And Jesus looking upon them 
saith, With men it is impossible, but 
not with God : for with God all things 
are possible. 

28 1 Then Peter began to say unto 
him, Lo, we have left all, and have 
followed thee. 

29 And Jesus answered and said, 
Verily I say unto you, There is no 
man that hath left house, or breth- 
ren, or sisters, or father, or mother, 
or wife, or children, or lands, for my 
sake, and the gospel's, 

30 But he shall receive a hundredfold 
now in this time, houses, and breth- 
ren, and sisters, and mothers, and 
children, and lands, with persecu- 
tions ; and in the world to come eter- 
nal life. 

31 But many that are first shall be 
last ; and the iast first. 

32 1 And they were in the way go- 
ing up to Jerusalem ; and Jesus went 
before them : and they were amazed \ 
and as they followed, they were afraid. 
And he took again the twelve, and be- 
gan to tell them what things should 
happen unto him, 

33 Saying, Behold, we go up to Jeru- 
salem ; and the Son of man shall be 
delivered unto the chief priests, and 
unto the scribes ; and they shall con- 
demn him to death, and shall deliver 
him to the Gentiles : 

34 And they shall mock him, and 
shall scourge him, and shall spit 
upon him, and shall kill him ; and the 
third day he shall rise again. 

35 1 And James and John, the sons 
of Zebedee, come unto him, saying. 
Master, we would that thou shouldest 
do for us whatsoever we shall desire. 



Christ's entry 



ST. MARK, XI. 



into Jerusalem 



36 And he sail unto them, What 
would ye that 1 should do for you? 

37 They said unto him, Grant unto 
us that we may sit, one on thy right 
hand, and the other on thy left hand, 
in thy glory. 

38 But Jesus said unto them, Ye 
know not what ye ask : can ye drink 
of the cup that I drink of? and be 
baptized with the baptism that I am 
baptized with? 

39 And they said unto him, We can. 
And Jesus said unto them, Ye shall 
indeed drink of the cup that I drink 
of; and with the baptism that I am 
baptized withal shall ye be baptized : 

40 But to sit on my right hand and 
on my left hand is not mine to give ; 
but it shall be given to them for whom 
it is prepared. 

41 And when the ten heard it, they 
began to be much displeased with 
James and John. 

42 But Jesus called them to him, and 
saith unto them, Ye know that they 
which are accounted to rule over the 
Gentiles exercise lordship over them ; 
and their great ones exercise author- 
ity upon them. 

43 But so shall it not be among 
you : but whosoever will be great 
among you, shall be your minister : 

44 Ana whosoever of you will be the 
chiefest, shall be servant of all. 

45 For even the Son of man came 
not to be ministered unto, but to min- 
ister, and to give his life a ransom for 
many. 

46 TF And they came to Jericho : and 
as he went out of Jericho with his dis- 
ciples and a great number of people, 
bund Bartimeus, the son of Timeus, sat 
by the highway side begging. 

47 And when he heard that it was 
Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry 
out, and say, Jesus, thou Son of Da- 
vid, have mercy on me. 

48 And many charged him that he 
should hold his peace : but he cried 
the more a great deal, Thou Son of 
David, have mercy on me. 

49 And Jesus stood still, and com- 
manded him to be called. And they 
call the blind man, saying unto him, Be 
of good comfort, rise ; he'calleth thee. 

50 And he, casting away his gar- 
ment, rose, and came to Jesus. 

51 And Jesus answered and said unto 
him, What wilt thou that I should do 
unto thee ? The blind man said unto 
him, Lord, that I might receive my 
sight. ' 

52 And Jesus said unto him, Go thy 
way j thy faith hath made thee whole. 
And immediately he received his sight, 
and followed Jesus in the way. 

CHAPTER XI. 

1 Christ rideth with triumph into Jerusalem : 
12 eurseth the fruitless leafy tree : 15 purgeth 
the temple : 20 exhorteth his disciples to stead- 
fastness of faith, and to forgive their enemies : 
27 and defendeth the lawfulness of his actions, 
by the witness of John, who was a man sent 
of Gtod. 

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AN D when they came nigh to Jeru= 
. salem, unto Bethphage and Beth- 
any, at the mount of Olives, he 
sendeth forth two of his disciples, 

2 And saith unto them, Go your 
way into the village over against 
you : and as soon as ye be entered 
into it, ye shall find a colt tied, 
whereon never man sat; loose him, 
and bring him. 

3 And if any man say unto you s 
Why do ye this? say ye that the 
Lord hath need of him ; and straight- 
way he will send him hither. 

4 And they went their way, and 
found the colt tied by the door with- 
out in a place where two ways met ; 
and they loose him. 

5 And certain of them that stood 
there said unto them, What do ye, 
loosing the colt? 

6 And they said unto them even as 
Jesus had commanded : and they let 
them go. 

7 And they brought the colt to Je- 
sus, and cast their garments on him ; 
and he sat upon him. 

8 And many spread their garments 
in the way ; and others cut down 
branches off the trees, and strewed 
them in the way. 

9 And they that went before, and 
they that followed, cried, saying, 
Hosanna ; Blessed is he that cometh 
in the name of the Lord : 

10 Blessed be the kingdom of our 
father David, that cometh in the 
name of the Lord : Hosanna in the 
highest. 

11 And Jesus entered into Jerusa- 
lem, and into the temple : and when 
he had looked round about upon ail 
things, and now the eventide was 
come, he went out unto Bethany 
with the twelve. 

12 1 And on the morrow, when 
they were come from Bethany, he 
was hungry : 

13 And seeing a fig tree afar off 
having leaves, he came, if haply he 
might find any thing thereon : and 
when he came to it, he found noth- 
ing but leaves ; for the time of figs 
was not yet. 

14 And Jesus answered and said 
unto it, No man eat fruit of thee 
hereafter for ever. And his disciples 
heard it. 

15 IF And they come to Jerusalem : 
and Jesus went into the temple, and 
began to cast out them that sold 
and bought in the temple, and over- 
threw the tables of the money 
changers, and the seats of them that 
sold doves ; 

16 And would not suffer that any 
man should carry any vessel through 
the temple. 

17 And he taught, saying unto 
them, Is it not written, My house 
shall be called of all nations the 
house of prayer? but ye have made 
it a den of thieves. 

18 And the scribes and chief priests 

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Parable of 



ST. MARK, XII. 



the vineyard. 



heard it, and sought how they might 
destroy him : for they feared him, 
because all the people was astonished 
at his doctrine. 

19 And when even was come, he 
went out of the city. 

20 II And in the morning, as they 
passed by, they saw the fig tree dried 
up from the roots. 

21 And Peter calling to remem- 
brance saith unto him, Master, be- 
hold, the fig tree which thou curs- 
edst is withered away. 

22 And Jesus answering saith unto 
them. Have faith in God. 

23 For verily I say unto you, That 
whosoever shall say unto this mount- 
ain, Be thou removed, and be thou 
cast into the sea; and shall not 
doubt in his heart, but shall believe 
that those things which he saith 
shall come to pass ; he shall have 
whatsoever he saith. 

24 Therefore I say unto you, What 
things soever ye desire, when ye 
pray, believe that ye receive them, 
and ye shall have them. 

25 And when ye stand praying, for- 
give, if ye have aught against any ; that 
your Father also which is in heaven 
may forgive you your trespasses. 

26 But if ye do not forgive, neither 
will your Father which is in heaven 
forgive your trespasses. 

27 1 And they come again to Je- 
rusalem : and as he was walking in 
the temple, .there come to him the 
chief priests, and the scribes, and 
the elders, 

28 And say unto him, By what au- 
thority doest thou these things * and 
who gave thee this authority to do 
these things ? 

29 And Jesus answered and said un- 
to them, I will also ask of you one 
Question, and answer me, and I will 
tell you by what authority I do these 
things. 

30 The baptism of John, was it from 
heaven, or of men ? answer me. 

31 And they reasoned with them- 
selves, saying, If we shall say, From 
heaven ; he will say, Why then did 
ye not believe him? 

32 But if we shall say, Of men ; they 
feared the people : for all men counted 
John, that he was a prophet indeed. 

33 And they answered and said un- 
to Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus 
answering saith unto them, Neither 
do I tell you by what authority 1 do 
these things. 

CHAPTER XII. 

1 In a parable of the vineyard let out to unthankful 
husbandmen, Christ foretelleth the reprobation of 
the Jews, and the calling of the Gentiles. 13 He 
avoideth the snare of the Pharisees and Herodi- 
ans about paying tribute to Cesar : 18 convincelh 
the error of the Sadducees, who denied the resur- 
rection .- 28 resolveth the scribe, who questioned 
of the first commandment : 35 refuteth the opin- 
ion thai the sc-ibes held of Christ: 38 bidding 
the people to beware of their ambition and hypoc- 
risy : 41 and commendeth the poor widow for her 
two mites, above all. 

44 



AND he began to speak unto them 
i. by parables. A certain man 
planted a vineyard, and set a hedge 
about it, and digged a place for the 
winef at, and built a tower, and let it 
out to husbandmen, and went into a 
far country. 

2 And at the season he sent to the 
husbandmen a servant, that he might 
receive from the husbandmen of the 
fruit of the vineyard. 

3 And they caught him, and beat 
him, and sent him away empty. 

4 And again he sent unto them an- 
other servant ; and at him they cast 
stones, and wounded him in the head, 
and sent him away shamefully han- 
dled. 

5 And again he sent another ; and 
him they killed, and many others, 
beating some, and killing some. 

6 Having yet therefore one son, his 
well beloved, he sent him also last 
unto them, saying, They will rever- 
ence my son. 

7 But those husbandmen said among 
themselves, This is the heir ; come, 
let us kill him, and the inheritance 
shall be ours. 

8 And they took him, and killed him, 
and cast him out of the vineyard. 

9 What shall therefore the lord of 
the vineyard do? he will come and 
destroy the husbandmen, and will 
give the vineyard unto others. 

10 And have ye not read this Scrip 
ture ; The stone which the builders 
rejected is become the head of the 
corner : 

11 This was the Lord's doing, and 
it is marvellous in our eyes? 

12 And they sought to lay hold on 
him, but feared the people ; for they 
knew that he had spoken the parable 
against them : and they left him, and 
went their way. 

13 «[ And they send unto him cer- 
tain of the Pharisees and of the He- 
rodians, to catch him in his words. 

14 And when they were, come, they 
say unto him, Master, we know that 
thou art true, and carest for no 
man ; for thou regardest not the per- 
son of men, but teachest the way of 
God in truth: Is it lawful to give 
tribute to Cesar, or not? 

15 Shall we give, or shall we not 
give? But he, knowing their hypoc- 
risy, said unto them, Why tempt ye 
me? bring me a penny, that I may 

16 And they brought it. And he 
saith unto them, Whose is this im- 
age and superscription ? And they 
said unto him, Cesar's. 

17 And Jesus answering said unto 
them, Render to Cesar the things 
that are Cesar's, and to God the 
things that are God's. And they mar- 
velled at him. 

18 1 Then come unto him the Sad- 
ducees, which say there is no resur- 
rection ; and they asked him, saying, 

19 Master, Moses wrote unto us, If 



The scribes refuted. 



ST. MARK, XIII. The widow's two miteSo 



a man's brother die, and leave his 
wife behind him, and leave no chil- 
dren, that his brother should take 
his wife, and raise up seed unto his 
brother. 

20 Now there were seven brethren : 
and the first took a wife, and dying 
left no seed. 

21 And the second took her, and 
died, neither left he any seed : and 
the third likewise. 

22 And the seven had her, and left 
no seed : last of all the woman died 
also. 

23 In the resurrection therefore, 
when they shall rise, whose wife shall 
she be of them! for the seven had 
her to wife. 

24 And Jesus answering said unto 
them, Do ye not therefore err, be- 
cause ye know not the Scriptures, 
neither the power of God ! 

25 For when they shall rise from 
the dead, they neither marry, nor are 
given in marriage ; but are as the 
angels which are in heaven. 

26 And as touching the dead, that 
they rise ; have ye not read in the 
book of Moses, how in the bush .God 
spake unto him, saying, I am the God 
of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, 
and the God of Jacob? 

27 He is not the God of the dead, 
but the God of the living: ye there- 
fore do greatly err. 

28 % And one of the scribes came, 
and having heard them reasoning 
together, and perceiving that he 
had answered them well, asked him. 
Which is the first commandment of 
all? 

29 And Jesus answered him, The 
first of all the commandments is, 
Hear, O Israel ; The Lord our God is 
one Lord : 

30 And thou shalt love the Lord 
thy God with all thy heart, and with 
all thy soul, and with all thy mind, 
and with all thy strength : this is the 
first commandment. 

31 And the second is like, namely 
this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour 
as thyself. There is none other com- 
mandment greater than these. 

32 And the scribe said unto him, 
Well, Master, thou hast said the 
truth : for there is one God ; and 
there is none other but he : 

33 And to love him with all the 
heart, and with all the understand- 
ing, and with all the soul, and with 
all the strength, and to love his 
neighbour as himself, is more than all 
whole burnt offerings and sacrifices. 

34 And when Jesus saw that he an- 
swered discreetly, he said unto him, 
Thou art not far from the kingdom 
of God. And no man after that durst 
ask him any question. 

35 T And Jesus answered and said, 
while he taught in the temple, How 
say the scribes that Christ is the son 
of David! 

36 For David himself said by the 



Holy Ghost, The Lord said to my Lord,, 
Sit thou on my right hand, till I make 
thine enemies thy footstool. 

37 David therefore himself calleth 
him Lord ; and whence is he then his 
son! And the common people heard 
him gladly. 

38 1 And he said unto them in his 
doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which 
love to go in long clothing, and love 
salutations in the marketplaces, 

39 And the chief seats in the syna- 

f;ogues, and the uppermost rooms at 
easts : 

40 Which devour widows' houses, 
and for a pretence make long prayers : 
these shall receive greater damnation. 

41 "!T And Jesus sat over against the 
treasury, and beheld how the people 
cast money into the treasury : and 
many that were rich cast in much. 

42 And there came a certain poor 
widow, and she threw in two mites, 
which make a farthing. 

43 And he called unto him his disci- 
pies, and saith unto them, Verily I 
say unto you, That this poor widow 
hath cast more in, than all they 
which have cast into the treasury : 

44 For all they did cast in of their 
abundance ; but she of her want did 
cast in all that she had, even all her 
living. 

CHAPTER XIII. 

1 Christ foretelleth the destruction of the temple : 9 
the persecutions for the gospel : 10 that the gospel 
must be preached to all nations: 14 that great ca= 
lamities shall happen to the Jews: 24 and the man= 
ner of his coming to judgment: 32 the hour where-* 
of being known to none, every man is to watch and 
pray, that we be not found unprovided, when ha 
cometh to each one particularly by death. 

AND as he went out of the temple, 
one of his disciples saith unto 
him, Master, see what manner of 
stones and what buildings are here! 

2 And Je?us answering said unto 
him, Seest thou these great buildings! 
there shall not be left one stone upon 
another, that shall not be thrown 
down. 

3 And as he sat upon the mount of 
Olives, over against the temple, Pe- 
ter and James and Jolm and Andrew 
asked him privately, 

4 Tell us, when shall these things 
be? and what shall be the sign when 
all these things shall be fulfilled ! 

5 And Jesus answering them began 
to say, Take heed lest any man de- 
ceive you : 

6 For many shall come in my name, 
saying, I am Christ; and shall de- 
ceive many. 

7 And when ye shall hear of wars 
and rumours or wars, be ye not trou- 
bled : for such things must needs be ; 
but the end shall not be yet. 

8 For nation shall rise against na- 
tion, and kingdom against kingdom : 
and there shall be earthquakes in di- 
vers places, and there shall be fam- 
ines and troubles : these are the be- 
ginnings of sorrows. 

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Manner of Christ's 



ST. MARK, XIV. 



coming to judgment. 



9 U But take heed to yourselves: 
for they shall deliver you up to coun- 
cils ; and in the synagogues ye shall 
be beaten : and ye shall be brought 
before rulers and kings for my sake, 
for a testimony against them. 

10 And the gospel must first be pub- 
lished among all nations. 

11 But when they shall lead you. 
and deliver you up, take no thought 
beforehand what ye shall speak, nei- 
ther do ye premeditate : but whatso- 
ever shall be given you in that hour, 
that speak ye : for it is not ye that 
speak, but the Holy Ghost. 

12 Now the brother shall betray the 
brother to death, and the father the 
son ; and children shall rise up against 
their parents, and shall cause them 
to be put to death. 

13 And ye shall be hated of all men 
for my name's sake : but he that shall 
endure unto the end, the same shall 
be saved. 

14 If But when ye shall see the abom- 
ination of desolation, spoken of by 
Daniel the prophet, standing where 
it ought not, (let him that readeth 
understand,) then let them that be in 
Judea flee to the mountains : 

15 And let him that is on the house- 
top not go down into the house, nei- 
ther enter therein, to take any thing 
out of his house : 

16 And let him that is in the field 
not turn back again for to take up 
his garment. 

17 But woe to them that are with 
child, and to them that give suck in 
those days ! 

18 And pray ye that your flight be 
not in the winter. 

19 For in those days shall be afflic- 
tion, such as was not from the begin- 
ning of the creation which God cre- 
ated unto this time, neither shall be. 

20 And except that the Lord had 
shortened those days, no flesh should 
be saved : but for the elect's sake, 
whom he hath chosen, he hath short- 
ened the days. 

21 And then if any man shall say to 
you, Lo, here is Christ ; or, lo, he is 
there ; believe him not : 

22 For false Christs and false proph- 
ets shall rise, and shall shew signs 
and wonders, to seduce, if it were 
possible, even the elect. 

23 But take ye heed .- behold, I have 
foretold you all things. 

24 1 But in those days, after that 
tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, 
and the moon shall not give her light, 

25 And the stars of heaven shall 
fall, and the powers that are in heav- 
en shall be shaken. 

26 And then shall they see the Son 
of man coming in the clouds with 
great power and glory. 

27 And then shall he send his angels, 
and shall gather together his elect 
from the four winds, from the utter- 
most part of the earth to the utter- 
most part of heaven. 

46 



28 Now learn a parable of the fig 
tree : When her branch is yet tender, 
and putteth forth leaves, ye know that 
summer is near : 

29 So ye in like manner, when ye 
shall see these things come to pass, 
know that it is nigh, even at the 
doors. 

30 Verily I say unto you, that this 
generation shall not pass, till all these 
things be done. 

31 Heaven and earth shall pass away : 
but my words shall not pass away. 

32 % But of that day and that hour 
knoweth no man, no, not the angels 
which are in heaven, neither the Son, 
but the Father. 

33 Take ye heed, watch and pray : 
for ye know not when the time is. 

34 For the Son of man is as a man 
taking a far journey, who left his 
house, and gave authority to his serv- 
ants, and to every man his work, and 
commanded the porter to watch. 

35 Watch ye therefore : for ye know 
not when the master of the house 
cometh, at even, or at midnight, or 
at the cockcrowing, or in the morn- 
ing: 

36 Lest coming suddenly he find you 
sleeping. 

37 And what I say unto you I say 
unto all, Watch. 

CHAPTER XIV. 

1 A conspiracy against Christ. 3 Precious ointment 
is poured on kis head by a woman. 10 Judas sell- 
eth his Master for money. 12 Christ himself fore- 
telleth how he shall be betrayed of one of his dis- 
ciples : 22 after the passover prepared, and eaten, 
tnstituteth his supper : 26 declareth aforehand the 
flight of all his disciples, and Peter's denial. 43 
Judas betrayeth him with a hiss. 46 He is appre- 
hended in the garden, 53 falsely accused, and 
impiously condemned of the Jews' countil : 65 
shamefully abused by them : 66 and thrice denied 
of Peter. 

AFTER two days was the feast of 
- the passover, and of unleavened 
bread : and the chief priests and the 
scribes sought how they might take 
him by craft, and put him to death. 

2 But they said, Not on the feast day, 
lest there be an uproar of the people. 

3 % And being in Bethany, in the 
house of Simon the leper, as he sat 
at meat, there came a woman having 
an alabaster box of ointment of spike- 
nard very precious ; and she brake the 
box, and poured it on his head. 

4 And there were some that had in- 
dignation within themselves, and said, 
Why was this waste of the ointment 
made ? 

5 For it might have been sold for 
more than three hundred pence, and 
have been given to the poor. And 
they murmured against her. 

6 And Jesus said, Let her alone ; why 
trouble ye her? she hath wrought a 
good work on me. 

7 For ye have the poor with you 
always, and whensoever ye will ye may 
do them good: but me ye have not 
always. 



The last supper. 



ST. MARK, XIV. 



8 She hath done what she could : she 
Is come af orehand to anoint my body 
to the burying:. 

9 Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever 
this gospel shall be preached through- 
out the whole world, this also that she 
hath done shall be spoken of for a 
memorial of her. 

10 "(f And Judas Iscariot, one of the 
twelve, went unto the chief priests, 
to betray him unto them. 

11 And when they heard it, they were 
glad, and promised to give him money. 
And he sought how he might conven- 
iently betray him. 

12 f And the first day of unleavened 
bread, when they killed the passover. 
his disciples said unto him, Where wilt 
thou that we go and prepare that thou 
mayest eat the passover ? 

13 And he sendeth forth two of his 
disciples, and saith unto them, Go ye 
into the city, and there shall meet you 
a man bearing a pitcher of water : fol- 
low him. 

14 And wheresoever he shall go in, 
say ye to the goodman of the house, 
The Master saith, Where is the guest- 
chamber, where I shall eat the pass- 
over with my disciples? 

15 And he will shew you a large 
upper room furnished and prepared : 
there make ready for us. 

16 And his disciples went forth, and 
came into the city, and found as he 
had said unto them : and they made 
ready the passover. 

17 And in the evening he cometh 
with the twelve. 

18 And as they sat and did eat. Jesus 
said, Verily I say unto you, One of 
you which eateth with me shall be- 
tray me. 

19 And they began to be sorrowful, 
and to say unto him one by one, Is 
it I ? and another said, Is it I ? 

20 And he answered and said unto 
them, It is one of the twelve, that dip- 
peth with me in the dish. 

21 The Son of man indeed goeth, as 
it is written of him : but woe to that 
man by whom the Son of man is be- 
trayed ! good were it for that man if 
he had never been born. 

22 1 And as they did eat, Jesus took 
bread, and blessed, and brake it, and 
gave to them, and said, Take, eat ; this 
Is my body. 

23 And he took the cup, and when he 
had given thanks, he gave it to them : 
and they all drank of it. 

24 And he said unto them, This is my 
blood of the new testament, which is 
shed for many. 

25 Verily I say unto you, I will drink 
no more of the fruit of the vine, until 
that day that I drink it new in the 
kingdom of God. 

26 1 And when they had sung a 
hymn, they went out into the mount 
of Olives. 

27 And Jesus saith unto them, All ye 
shall be offended because of me this 
night : for it is written, I will smite 



Christ 1 s agony. 



be 



the Shepherd, and the sheep shall 
scattered. 

28 But after that I am risen, I will go 
before you into Galilee. 

29 But Peter said unto him, Although 
all shall be offended, yet will not I. 

30 And Jesus saith unto him, Verily 
I say unto thee, That this day, even in 
this night, before the cock crow twice, 
thou shalt deny me thrice. 

31 But he spake the more vehement 
ly, If I should die with thee, I will not 
deny thee in any wise. Likewise also 
said they all. 

32 And they came to a place which 
was named Gethsemane : and he saith 
to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I 
shall pray. 

33 And he taketh with him Peter and 
James and John, and began to be sore 
amazed, and to be very heavy ; 

34 And saith unto them. My soul is 
exceeding sorrowful unto death : tarry 
ye here, and watch. 

35 And he went forward a little, and 
fell on the ground, and prayed that, if 
it were possible, the hour might pass 
from him. 

36 And he said, Abba, Father, all 
things are possible unto thee ; take 
away this cup from me : nevertheless, 
not what I will, but what thou wilt. 

37 And he cometh, and findeth them 
sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, 
sleepest thou ? couldest not thou watch 
one nour? 

38 Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter 
into temptation. The spirit truly is 
ready, but the flesh is weak. 

39 And again he went away, and 
prayed, and spake the same words. 

40 And when he returned, he found 
them asleep again, (for their eyes were 
heavy,) neither wist they what to an- 
swer him. 

41 And he cometh the third time, and 
saith unto them, Sleep on now, and 
take your rest : it is enough, the hour 
is come ; behold, the Son of man is be- 
trayed into the hands of sinners. 

42 Rise up, let us go ; lo, he that be- 
trayeth me is at hand. 

43 1 And immediately, while he yet 
spake, cometh Judas, one of the 
twelve, and with him a great multi- 
tude with swords and staves, from 
the chief priests and the scribes and 
the elders. 

44 And he that betrayed him had 
given them a token, saying, Whom- 
soever I shall kiss, that same is he ; 
take him, and lead him away safely. 

45 And as soon as he was come, he 
goeth straightway to him, and saith, 
Master, Master ; and kissed him. 

46 f And they laid their hands on 
him, and took him. 

47 And one of them that stood by 
drew a sw©rd, and smote a servant of 
the high priest, and cut off his ear. 

48 And Jesus answered and said unto 
them, Are ye come out, as against a 
thief, with swords and with staves to 
take me! 

47 



Peter denieth Christ. 



ST. MARK, XV. 



Christ is scourged. 



49 I was daily with you in the tem- 
ple teaching, and ye took me not : but 
the Scriptures must be fulfilled. 

50 And they all forsook him, and 
fled. 

51 And there followed him a certain 
young man, having a linen cloth cast 
about his naked body ; and the young 
mem laid hold on him : 

52 And he left the linen cloth, and 
fled from them naked. 

53 ^f And they led Jesus away to the 
high priest : and with him were assem- 
bled all the chief priests and the elders 
and the scribes. 

54 And Peter followed him afar off, 
even into the palace of the high priest : 
and he sat with the servants, and 
warmed himself at the fire. 

55 And the chief priests and all the 
council sought for witness against 
Jesus to put him to death ; and found 
none. 

66 For many bare false witness 
against him, but their witness agreed 
not together. 

57 And there arose certain, and bare 
false witness against him, saying, 

58 We heard him say, I will destroy 
this temple that is made with hands, 
and Avithin three days I will build 
another made without hands. 

59 But neither so did their witness 
agree together. 

60 And the high priest stood up in 
the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, 
Answerest thou nothing? what is it 
which these witness against thee ? 

61 But he held his peace, and an- 
swered nothing. Again the high priest 
asked him, and said unto him, Art thou 
the Christ, the Son of the Blessed ? 

62 And Jesus said, I am : and ye shall 
see the Son of man sitting on the 
right hand of power, and coming in 
the clouds of heaven. 

63 Then the high priest rent his 
clothes, and saith, What need we any 
further witnesses? 

64 Ye have heard the blasphemy : 
what think ye? And they all con- 
demned him to be guilty of death. 

65 And some began to spit on him, 
and to cover his face, and to buffet 
him, and to say unto him, Prophesy : 
and the servants did strike him with 
the palms of their hands. 

66 1 And as Peter was beneath in the 
palace, there cometh one of the maids 
of the high priest : 

67 And when she saw Peter warm- 
ing himself, she looked upon him, and 
said. And thou also wast with Jesus 
of Nazareth. 

68 But he denied, saying, I know not, 
neither understand I what thou sayest. 
And he went out into the porch ; and 
the cock crew. 

69 And a maid saw him again, and 
began to say to them that stood by, 
This is one of them. 

70 And he denied it again. And a 
little after, they that stood by said 
again to Peter, Surely thou art one of 

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them : for thou art a Galilean, and thy 
speech agreeth thereto. 

71 But he began to curse and to 
swear, saying, I know not this man of 
whom ye speak. 

72 And the second time the cock 
crew. And Peter called to mind the 
word that Jesus said unto him, Before 
the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny 
me thrice. And when he thought 
thereon, he wept. 

CHAPTER XV. 

1 Jesus brought hound, and accused before Px.ate, 
15 Upon the clamour of the common people, the 
murderer Bar abbas is loosed, and Jesus delivered 
up to be crucified. 17 He is crowned with thorns, 
19 spit on, and mocked . 21 fainteth in bearing: 
his cross . 27 hangeth between two thieves . 29 suf° 
ferelh the triumphing reproaches of the Jews : 
39 but confessed by the centurion to be the Son 
of Ood i 43 and is honourably buried by Joseph. 

AND straightway in the morning 
. the chief priests held a consulta- 
tion with the elders and scribes and 
the whole council, and bound Jesus, 
and carried him away, and delivered 
him to Pilate. 

2 And Pilate asked him, Art thou the 
King of the Jews ? And he answering 
said unto him, Thou sayest it. 

3 And the chief priests accused him 
of many things; but he answered 
nothing. 

4 And Pilate asked him again, say 
ing, Answerest thou nothing ? behold 
how many things they witness against 
thee. 

5 But Jesus yet answered nothing ; 
so that Pilate marvelled. 

6 NOw at that feast he released unto 
them one prisoner, whomsoever they 
desired. 

7 And there was one named Barabbas. 
which lay bound with them that had 
made insurrection with him, who had 
committed murder in the insurrection. 

8 And the multitude crying aloud 
began to desire him to do as he had 
ever done unto them. 

9 But Pilate answered them, saying, 
Will ye that I release unto you the 
King of the Jews? 

10 For he knew that the chief priests 
had delivered him for envy. 

11 But the chief priests moved the 
people, that he should rather release 
Barabbas unto them. 

12 And Pilate answered and said 
again unto them, What will ye then 
that I shall do unto him whom ye call 
the King of the Jews ? 

13 And they cried out again, Crucify 
him. 

14 Then Pilate said unto them. Why, 
what evil hath he done? And they 
cried out the more exceedingly, Cru- 
cify him. 

15 f And so Pilate, willing to con- 
tent the people, released Barabbas un- 
to them, and delivered Jesus, when he 
had scourged him, to be crucified. 

16 And the soldiers led him away 
into the hall, called Pretorium ; and 
they call together the whole band. 



His crucifixion, 



ST. MARK, XVI. 



death, and burial 



17 And they clothed him with purple, 
and platted a crown of thorns, and 
put it about his head, 

18 And began to salute him, Hail, 
King of the Jews ! 

19 And they smote him on the head 
with a reed, and did spit upon him. 
and bowing their knees worshipped 
him. 

20 And when they had mocked him, 
they took off the purple from him, 
and put his own clothes on him, and 
led him out to crucify him. 

21 And they compel one Simon a 
Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out 
of the country, the father of Alexan- 
der and Rufus, to bear his cross. 

22 And they bring him unto the place 
Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, 
The place of a skull. 

23 And they gave him to drink wine 
mingled with myrrh : but he received 
it not. 

24 And when they had crucified him, 
they parted his garments, casting lots 
upon them, what every man should 
take. 

25 And it was the third hour, and 
they crucified him. 

26 And the superscription of his ac- 
cusation was written over, THE KING 
OF THE JEWS. 

27 And with him they crucify two 
thieves ; the one on his right hand, 
and the other on his left. 

28 And the Scripture was fulfilled, 
which saith, And he was numbered 
with the transgressors. 

29 And they that passed by railed on 
him, wagging their heads, and saying, 
Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, 
and buildest it in three days, 

30 Save thyself, and come down from 
the cross. 

31 Likewise also the chief priests 
mocking said among themselves with 
the scribes, He saved others ; himself 
he cannot save. 

32 Let Christ the King of Israel de- 
scend now from the cross, that we may 
see and believe. And they that were 
crucified with him reviled him. 

33 And when the sixth hour was 
come, there' was darkness over the 
whole land until the ninth hour. 

34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried 
with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, 
lama sabachthani ? which is, being in- 
terpreted, My God, my God, why hast 
thou forsaken me ? 

35 And some of them that stood by, 
when they heard it, said, Behold, he 
calleth Elias. 

36 And one ran and filled a sponge 
full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, 
and gave him to drink, saying, Let 
alone ; let us see whether Elias will 
come to take him down. 

37 And Jesus cried with a loud voice, 
and gave up the ghost. 

38 And the vail of the temple was 
rent in twain from the top to the 
bottom. 

39 1 And when the centurion, which 



stood over against him, saw that he 
so cried out, and gave up the ghost, 
he said, Truly this man was the Son 
of God. 

40 There were also women looking on 
afar off : among whom was Mary Mag- 
dalene, and Mary the mother of James 
the less and of Joses, and Salome ; 

41 Who also, when he was in Galilee ; 
followed him, and ministered unto 
him ; and many other women which 
came up with him unto Jerusalem. 

42 ^ And now when the even was 
come, because it was the preparation, 
that is, the day before the sabbath, 

43 Joseph of Arimathea, an honour- 
able counsellor, which also waited for 
the kingdom of God, came, and went 
in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the 
body of Jesus. 

44 And Pilate marvelled if he were 
already dead: and calling unto him 
the centurion, he asked him whether 
he had been any while dead. 

45 And when he knew it of the cen= 
turion, he gave the body to Joseph. 

46 And he bought fine linen, and 
took him down, and wrapped him in. 
the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre 
which was hewn out of a rock, and 
rolled a stone unto the door of the 
sepulchre. 

47 And Mary Magdalene and Mary. 
the mother of Joses beheld where he 
was laid. 

CHAPTER XVI. 

1 An angel declareth the resurrection of Christ to 
three women. 9 Christ himself appeareth tc 
Mary Magdalene : 12 to two going into tht 
country : 14 then to the apostles, 15 whom h« 
sendeth forth to preach the gospel : 19 and as^ 
cendeth into heaven. 

AND when the sabbath was past, 
Mary Magdalene, and Mary the 
mother of James, and Salome, had 
bought sweet spices, that they might 
come and anoint him. 

2 And very early in the morning, the 
first day of the week, they came unto 
the sepulchre at the rising of the sun. 

3 And they said among themselves, 
Who shall roll us away the stone from 
the door of the sepulchre ? 

4 And when they looked, they saw 
that the stone was rolled away : for 
it was very great. 

5 And entering into the sepulchre, 
they saw a young man sitting on the 
right side, clothed in a long white gar« 
ment ; and they were affrighted. 

6 And he saith unto them, Be not 
affrighted : ye seek Jesus of Naza- 
reth, which was crucified : he is risen ; 
he is not here : behold the place where 
they laid him. 

7 But go your way, tell his disciples 
and Peter that he goeth before you 
into Galilee : there shall ye see him, 
as he said unto you. 

8 And they went out quickly, and 
fled from the sepulchre ; for they 
trembled and were amazed : neither 
said they any thing to any man ; for 
they were afraid. 

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The conception of 



ST. LUKE, 1. 



John the Baptist, 



9 U Now when Jesus was risen early 
the first day of the week, he appeared 
first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom 
he had cast seven devils. 

10 And she went and told them that 
had been with him, as they mourned 
and wept. 

11 And they, when they had heard 
that he was alive, and had been seen 
of her, believed not. 

12 U After that he appeared in an 
other form unto two or them, as they 
walked, and went into the country. 

13 And they went and told it unto 
the residue : neither believed they 
them. 

14 % Afterward he appeared unto 
the eleven as they sat at meat, and 
upbraided them with their unbelief 
and hardness of heart, because they 
believed not them which had seen 
him after he was risen. 



15 And he said unto them, Go ye 
into all the world, and preach the 
gospel to every creature. 

16 He that believeth and is baptized 
shall be saved ; but he that believeth 
not shall be damned. 

17 And these signs shall follow them 
that believe ; In my name shall they 
cast out devils ; they shall speak with 
new tongues ; 

18 They shall take up serpents ; and 
if they drink any deadly thing, it shall 
not hurt them ; they shall lay hands 
on the sick, and they shall recover. 

19 1 So then, after the Lord had 
spoken unto them, he was received 
up into heaven, and sat on the right 
hand of God. 

20 And they went forth, and preach- 
ed every where, the Lord working 
with them, and confirming the word 
with signs following. Amen. 



THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO 



ST. LUKE. 



CHAPTER I. 



1 The preface of Luke to his whole gospel. 6 The 
. conception of John the Baptist, 26 and of Christ. 
39 The prophecy of Elisabeth, and of Mary, con- 
cerning Christ. 57 The nativity and circumcis- 
ion of John. 67 The prophecy of Zacharias, both 
of Christ, 76 and of John. 

FORASMUCH as many have taken 
in hand to set forth in order a 
declaration of those things which are 
most surely believed among us, 

2 Even as they delivered them unto 
us, which from the beginning were 
eyewitnesses, and ministers of the 
word ; 

3 It seemed good to me also, hav- 
ing had perfect understanding of all 
things from the very first, to write 
unto thee in order, most excellent 
Theophilus, 

4 That thou mightest know the cer- 
tainty of those things, wherein thou 
hast been instructed. 

5 1 r PHERE was in the days of 

JL Herod, the king of Judea. 
a certain priest named Zacharias, or 
the course of Abia : and his wife was 
of the daughters of Aaron, and her 
name was Elisabeth. 

6 And they were both righteous be- 
fore God, walking in all the com- 
mandments and ordinances of the 
Lord blameless. 

7 And they had no child, because 
that Elisabeth was barren ; and they 
both were now well stricken in years. 

8 And it came to pass, that, while 
he executed the priest's office before 
God in the order of his course, 

9 According to the custom of the 
priest's office, his lot was to burn in- 
cense when he went into the temple 
of the Lord. 

10 And the whole multitude of the 

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people were praying without at the 
time of incense. 

11 And there appeared unto him an 
angel of the Lord standing on the 
right side of the altar of incense. 

12 And when Zacharias saw him, he 
was troubled, and fear fell upon him. 

13 But the angel said unto him, 
Fear not, Zacharias : for thy prayer 
is heard ; and thy wife Elisabeth 
shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt 
call his name John. 

14 And thou shalt have joy and 

fladness ; and many shall rejoice at 
is birth. 

15 For he shall be great in the sight 
of the Lord, and shall drink neither 
wine nor strong drink ; and he shall 
be filled with the Holy Ghost, even 
from his mother's womb. 

16 And many of the children of Is- 
rael shall he turn to the Lord their 
God. 

17 And he shall go before him in 
the spirit and power of Elias, to turn 
the hearts of the fathers to the chil- 
dren, and the disobedient to the wis- 
dom of the just ; to make ready a 
people prepared for the Lord. 

18 And Zacharias said unto the an- 
gel, Whereby shall I know this ? for I 
am an old man, and my wife well 
stricken in years. 

19 And the angel answering said un- 
to him, I am Gabriel, that stand in 
the presence of God ; and am sent to 
speak unto thee, and to shew thee 
these glad tidings. 

20 And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, 
and not able to speak, until the day 
that these things shall be performed^ 
because thou believest not my words 8 
which shall be fulfilled in their sea- 
son. * 



The salutation of Mary. 



ST. LUKE, 1. 



Mary's thanksgiving/, 



21 And the people waited for Zacha- 
fias, and marvelled that he tarried so 
long in the temple. 

22 And when he came out, he could 
not speak unto them : and they per- 
ceived that he had seen a vision in 
the temple ; for he beckoned unto 
them, and remained speechless. 

23 And it came to pass, thatj as soon 
as the days of his ministration were 
accomplished, he departed to his own 
house. 

24 And after those days his wife 
Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself 
five months, saying, 

25 Thus hath the Lord dealt with me 
In the days wherein he looked on me, 
to take away my reproach among men. 

26 And in the sixth month the angel 
Gabriel was sent from God unto a 
city of Galilee, named Nazareth, 

27 To a virgin espoused to a man 
whose name was Joseph, of the house 
of David ; and the virgin's name was 
Mary. 

28 And the angel came in unto her, 
and said, Hail, thou that art highly 
favoured, the Lord is with thee : 
blessed art thou among women. 

29 And when she saw him, she was 
troubled at his saying, and cast in her 
mind what manner of salutation this 
should be. 

30 And the angel said unto her, 
Fear not, Mary : for thou hast found 
favour with God. 

31 And, behold, thou shalt conceive 
In thy womb, and bring forth a son, 
and shalt call his name JESUS. 

32 He shall be great, and shall be 
called the Son of the Highest; and 
the Lord God shall give unto him the 
throne of his father David : 

33 And he shall reign over the house 
of Jacob for ever ; and of his kingdom 
there shall be no end. 

34 Then said Mary unto the angel, 
How shall this be, seeing I know not 
a man? 

35 And the angel answered and said 
unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come 
upon thee, and the power of the 
Highest shall overshadow thee : there- 
fore also that holy thing which shall 
be born of thee shall be called the 
Son of God. 

36 And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, 
she hath also conceived a son in her 
old age ; and this is the sixth month 
with her, who was called barren. 

37 For with God nothing shall be 
impossible. 

38 And Mary said, Behold the hand- 
maid of the Lord ; be it unto me ac- 
cording to thy word. And the angel 
departed from her. 

39 And Mary arose in those days, 
and went into the hill country with 
haste, into a city of Juda ; 

40 And entered into the house of 
Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth. 

41 And it came to pass, that, when 
Elisabeth heard the salutation of 
Mary, the babe leaped in her womb ; 

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and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy 
Ghost : 

42 And she spake out with a loud 
voice, and said, Blessed art thou 
among women, and blessed is the 
fruit of thy womb. 

43 And whence is this to me, that 
the mother of my Lord should come 
to me? 

44 For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy 
salutation sounded in mine ears, the 
babe leaped in my womb for joy. 

45 And blessed is she that believed : 
for there shall be a performance of 
those things which were told her from 
the Lord. 

46 And Mary said, My soul doth mag- 
nify the Lord, 

47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in 
God my Saviour. 

48 For he hath regarded the low 
estate of his handmaiden : for, be- 
hold, from henceforth all generations 
shall call me blessed. 

49 For he that is mighty hath done 
to me great things ; and holy is his 
name. 

50 And his mercy is on them that 
fear him from generation to genera 
tion. 

51 He hath shewed strength with his 
arm ; he hath scattered the proud in 
the imagination of their hearts. 

52 He hath put down the mighty 
from their seats, and exalted them 
of low degree. 

53 He hath filled the hungry with 
good things ; and the rich he hath 
sent empty away. 

54 He hath holpen his servant Israel 3 
in remembrance of his mercy ; 

55 As he spake to our fathers, to 
Abraham, and to his seed for ever. 

56 And Mary abode w r ith her about 
three months, and returned to her 
own house. 

57 Now Elisabeth's full time came 
that she should be delivered ; and she 
brought forth a son. 

58 And her neighbours and her 
cousins heard how the Lord had 
shewed great mercy upon her ; and 
they rejoiced with her. 

59 And it came to pass, that on the 
eighth day they came to circumcise 
the child ; and they called him Zach- 
arias, after the name of his father. 

60 And his mother answered and said, 
Not so ; but he shall be called John. 

61 And they said unto her, There is 
none of thy kindred that is called by 
this name. 

62 And they made signs to his father, 
how he would have him called. 

63 And he asked for a writing table, 
and wrote, saying, His name is John. 
And they marvelled all. 

64 And his mouth was opened im- 
mediately, and his tongue loosed, and 
he spake, and praised God. 

65 And fear came on all that dwelt 
round about them : and all these say- 
ings were noised abroad throughout 
all the hill country of Judea. 

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The nativity and 



ST. LUKE, II. 



circumcision of Christ. 



66 And all they that heard them laid 
them up in their hearts, saying, What 
manner of child shall this be! And 
the hand of the Lord was with him. 

67 And his father Zacharias was filled 
with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, 
saying, 

68 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel ; 
for he hath visited and redeemed his 
people, 

69 And hath raised up a horn of sal- 
vation for us in the house of his serv= 
ant David -, 

70 As he spake by the mouth of his 
holy prophets, which have been since 
the world began : 

71 That we should be saved from our 
enemies, and from the hand of all that 
hate us ; 

72 To perform the mercy promised to 
our fathers, and to remember his holy 
covenant ; 

73 The oath which he sware to our 
father Abraham, 

74 That he would grant unto us, that 
we, being delivered out of the hand of 
our enemies, might serve him without 
fear, 

75 In holiness and righteousness be- 
fore him, all the days of our life. 

76 And thou, child, shalt be called 
the prophet of the Highest : for thou 
shalt go before the face of the Lord 
to prepare his ways; 

77 To give knowledge of salvation 
unto his people by the remission of 
their sins, 

78 Through the tender mercy of our 
God ; whereby the dayspring from on 
high hath visited us, 

79 To give light to them that sit in 
darkness and in the shadow of death, 
to guide our feet into the way of 
peace. 

80 And the child grew, and waxed 
strong in spirit, and was in the des- 
erts till the day of his shewing unto 
Israel. 

CHAPTER II. 

1 Augustus taxeth all the Roman empire. 6 The 
nativity of Christ. 8 One angel relateth it to the 
shepherds : 13 many sing praises to God for it. 
21 Christ is circumcised. 22 Mary purified. 28 
Simeon and Anna prophesy of Christ : 40 who in- 
creaseth in wisdom, 46 questioneth in the temple 
with the doctors, 51 and is obedient to his parents. 

AND it came to pass in those days, 
. that there went out a decree from 
Cesar Augustus, that all the world 
should be taxed. 

2 (And this taxing was first made 
when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) 

3 And all went to be taxed, every one 
into his own city. 

4 And Joseph also went up from Gali- 
lee, out of the city of Nazareth, into 
Judea, unto the city of David, which 
is called Bethlehem, (because he was 
of the house and lineage of David,) 

5 To be taxed with Mary his espoused 
wife, being great with child. 

6 And so it was, that, while they were 
there, the days were accomplished that 
she should be delivered. 

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7 And she brought forth her first 
born son, and wrapped him in swad- 
dling clothes, and laid him in a man- 
ger ; because there was no room for 
them in the inn. 

8 And there were in the same country 
shepherds abiding in the field, keeping 
watch over their flock by- night. 

9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord 
came upon them, and the glory of the 
Lord shone round about them; and 
they were sore afraid. 

10 And the angel said unto them, 
Fear not: for, behold, I bring you 
good tidings or great joy, which snail 
be to all pebple. 

11 For unto you is born this day in 
the city of David a Saviour, which is 
Christ the Lord. 

12 And this shall be a sign unto you ; 
Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swad- 
dling clothes, lying in a manger. 

13 And suddenly there was with the 
angel a multitude of the heavenly 
host praising God, and saying, 

14 Glory to God in the highest, and 
on earth peace, good will toward men, 

15 And it came to pass, as the angels 
were gone away from them into 
heaven, the shepherds said one to an- 
other, Let us now go even unto Beth 
lehem, and see this thing which is 
come to pass, which the Lord hath 
made known unto us. 

16 And they came with haste, and 
found Mary and Joseph, and the babe 
lying in a manger. 

17 Ana when they had seen it, they 
made known abroad the saying which 
was told them concerning this child. 

18 And all they that heard it won- 
dered at those things which were told 
them by the shepherds. 

19 But Mary kept all these things^ 
and pondered them in her heart. 

20 And the shepherds returned, glo 
rifying and praising God for all the 
things that they had heard and seen s 
as it was told unto them. 

21 And when eight days were accom- 
plished for the circumcising of the 
child, his name was called JESUS, 
which was so named of the angel 
before he was conceived in the womb. 

22 And when the days of her purifi- 
cation according to the law of Moses 
were accomplished, they brought him 
to Jerusalem, to present him to the 
Lord ; 

23 (As it is written in the law of the 
Lord, Every male that openeth the 
womb shall be called holy to the 
Lord ;) 

24 And to offer a sacrifice according 
to that which is said in the law of the 
Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two 
young pigeons. 

25 And, behold, there was a man in 
Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon j 
and the same man was just and de- 
vout, waiting for the consolation of 
Israel : and the Holy Ghost was upoc 
him. 

26 And it was revealed unto him by 



Simeoi. prophesieth. 



ST. LUKE, III. 



The preaching of John. 



the Holy Ghost, that he should not see 
death, before he had seen the Lord's 
Christ. 

27 And he came by the Spirit into 
the temple : and when the parents 
brought in the child Jesus, to do for 
him after the custom of the law, 

28 Then took he him up in his arms, 
and blessed God, and said, 

29 Lord, now lettest thou thy serv- 
ant depart in peace, according to thy 
word : 

30 For mine eyes have seen thy sal- 
vation, 

31 Which thou hast prepared before 
the face of all people ; 

32 A light to lighten the Gentiles, and 
the glory of thy people Israel. 

33 And Joseph and his mother mar- 
velled at those things which were 
spoken of him. 

34 And Simeon blessed them, and 
said unto Mary his mother, Behold, 
this child is set for the fall and rising 
again of many in Israel ; and for a 
sign which shall be spoken against ; 

35 (Yea, a sword shall pierce through 
thy own soul also ;) that the thoughts 
of many hearts may be revealed. 

36 And there was one Anna, a proph= 
etess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the 
tribe of Aser : she was of a great age, 
and had lived with a husband seven 
Tears from her virginity ; 

37 And she was a widow of about 
fourscore and four years, which de- 
parted not from the temple, but served 
God with fastings and prayers night 
and day. 

38 And she coming in that instant 
gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, 
and spake of him to all them that 
looked for redemption in Jerusalem. 

39 And when they had performed 
all things according to the law of the 
Lord, they returned into Galilee, to 
their own city Nazareth. 

40 And the child grew, and waxed 
strong in spirit, filled with wisdom ; 
and the grace of God was upon him. 

41 Now his parents went to Jerusa- 
lem every year at the feast of the 
passover. 

42 And when he was twelve years 
old, they went up to Jerusalem after 
the custom of the feast. 

43 And when they had fulfilled the 
days, as they returned, the child Je- 
sus tarried behind in Jerusalem ; and 
Joseph and his mother knew not of 
it. 

44 But they, supposing him to have 
been in the company, went a day's 
journey ; and they sought him among 
their kinsfolk and acquaintance. 

45 And when they found him not, 
they turned back again to Jerusalem, 
seeking him. 

46 And it came to pass, that after 
three days they found him in the 
temple, sitting in the midst of the 
doctors, both hearing them, and ask- 
ing them questions. 

47 And all that heard him were 



astonished at his understanding and 
answers. 

48 And when they saw him, they 
were amazed : and his mother said 
unto him, Son, why hast thou thus 
dealt with us ? behold, thy father and 
I have sought thee sorrowing. 

49 And he said unto them, How is 
it that ye sought me ? wist ye not 
that I must be about my Father's 
business ? 

50 And they understood not the say- 
ing which he spake unto them. 

51 And he went down with them, 
and came to Nazareth, and was sub- 
ject unto them : but his mother kept 
all these sayings in her heart. 

52 And Jesus increased in wisdom 
and stature, and in favour with God 
and man. 

CHAPTER III. 

1 The preaching and baptism of John : 15 his test" 
imony of Christ. 20 Herod imprisoneth John. 
21 Christ baptized, receiveth testimony from 
heaven. 23 The age, and genealogy of Christ 
from Joseph upwards. 

NOW in the fifteenth year of the 
reign of Tiberius Cesar, Pontius 
Pilate being governor of Judea, and 
Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and 
his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea 
and of the region of Trachonitis, and 
Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene, 

2 Annas and Caiaphas being the 
high priests, the word of God came 
unto John the son of Zacharias in the 
wilderness. 

3 And he came into all the country 
about Jordan, preaching the baptism 
of repentance for the remission of 
Sins; 

4 As it is written in the book of the 
words of Esaias the prophet, saying, 
The voice of one crying in the wilder- 
ness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, 
make his paths straight. 

5 Every valley shall be filled, and 
every mountain and hill shall be 
brought low ; and the crooked shall 
be made straight, and the rough ways 
shall be made smooth ; 

6 And all flesh shall see the salva- 
tion of God. 

7 Then said he to the multitude that 
came forth to be baptized of him, O 
generation of vipers, who hath warn- 
ed you to flee from the wrath to 
come? 

8 Bring forth therefore fruits worthy 
of repentance, and begin not to say 
within yourselves, We have Abraham 
to our father: for I say unto you, 
That God is able of these stones to 
raise up children unto Abraham. 

9 And now also the axe is laid unto 
the root of the trees : every tree 
therefore which bringeth not forth 
good fruit is hewn down, and cast in- 
to the fire. 

10 And the people asked him, say- 
ing, What shall we do then? 

11 He answereth and saith unto 
them. He that hath two coats, let 
him impart to him that hath none i 

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ST. LUKE, IV. 



genealogy of Christ 



and he that hath meat, let him do 
likewise. 

12 Then came also publicans to be 
baptized, and said unto him, Master, 
what shall we do ? 

13 And he said unto them, Exact no 
more than that which is appointed 
you. 

14 And the soldiers likewise demand- 
ed of him, saying. And what shall 
we do? And he said unto them, Do 
violence to no man, neither accuse 
any falsely ; and be content with your 
wages. 

15 And as the people were in expect- 
ation, and all men mused in their 
hearts of John, whether he were the 
Christ, or not ; 

16 John answered, saying unto them 
all, I indeed baptize you with water ; 
but one mightier than I cometh, the 
latchet of whose shoes I am not wor- 
thy to unloose : he shall baptize you 
with the Holy Ghost and with Are : 

17 Whose fan is in his hand, and he 
will thoroughly purge his floor, and 
will gather the wheat into his gar- 
ner; but the chaff he will burn with 
tire unquenchable. 

18 And many other things in his 
exhortation preached he up to the 
people. 

19 But Herod the tetrarch, being re- 
proved by him for Herodias his broth- 
er Philip's wife, and for all the evils 
which Herod had done, 

20 Added yet this above all, that he 
shut up John in prison. 

21 Now when all the people were 
baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus 
also being baptized, and praying, the 
heaven was opened. 

22 And the Holy Ghost descended in 
a bodily shape like a dove upon him, 
and a voice came from heaven, which 
said, Thou art my beloved Son ; in thee 
I am well pleased. 

23 And Jesus himself began to be 
about thirty years of age, being (as 
was supposed) the son of Joseph, 
which was the son of Heli, 

24 Which was the son of Matthat, 
which was the son of Levi, which was 
the son of Melchi, which was the son of 
J anna, which was the son of Joseph, 

25 Which was the son of Mattathias, 
which was the son of Amos, which was 
the son of Naum, which was the son of 
Esli, which was the son of Nagge, 

26 Which was the son of Maath, which 
was the son of Mattathias, which was 
the son of Semei, which was the son of 
Joseph, which was the son of Juda, 

27 Which was the son of Joanna, 
which was the son of Rhesa, which 
was the son of Zorobabel, which was 
the son of Salathiel, which was the son 
of Neri, 

28 Which was the son of Melchi, 
which was the son of Addi, which 
was the son of Cosam, which was the 
son of Elmodam, which was the son 
of Er, 

29 Which was the son of Jose, which 

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was the son of Eliezer, which was the 
son of Jorim, which was the son of 
Matthat, which was the son of Levi, 

30 Which was the son of Simeon, 
which was the son of Juda, which was 
the son of Joseph, which was the son of 
Jonan, which was the son of Eliakim, 

31 Which was the son of Melea s 
which was the son of Menan. which 
was the son of Mattatha, which was 
the son of Nathan, which was the son 
of David, 

32 Which was the son of Jesse, which 
was the son of Obed, which was the son 
of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, 
which was the son of Naasson, 

33 Which was the son of Aminadab, 
which was the son of Aram, which was 
the son of Esrom, which was the son of 
Phares, which was the son of Juda, 

34 Which was the son of Jacob, which 
was the son of Isaac, which was the son 
of Abraham, which was the son of Tha- 
ra, which was the son of Nachor, 

35 Which was the son of Saruch, 
which was the son of Ragau, which 
was the son of Phalec, which was the 
son of Heber, which was the son of 
Sala, 

36 Which was the son of Cainan, 
which was the son of Arphaxad, 
which was the son of Sem, which was 
the son of Noe, which was the son 
of Lamech, 

37 Which was the son of Mathusala, 
which was the son of Enoch, which 
was the son of Jared, which was the 
son of Maleleel, which was the son of 
Cainan, 

38 Which was the son of Enos, which 
was the son of Seth, which was the son 
of Adam, which was the son of God. 

CHAPTER IV. 

1 The temptation and fasting of Christ. 13 He over* 
cometh the devil : 14 beginneth to preach. 16 The 
people of Nazareth admire his gracious words* 
33 He curetn one possessed of a devil, 38 Peter's 
mother in law, 40 and divers other sick persons. 
41 The devils acknowledge Christ, and are re= 
proved for it. 43 He preacheth through the cities. 

AND Jesus being full of the Holy 
. Ghost returned from Jordan, and 
was led by the Spirit into the wilder- 
ness, 

2 Being forty days tempted of the 
devil. And in those days he did eat 
nothing : and when they were ended, 
he afterward hungered. 

3 And the devil said unto him, If 
thou be the Son of God, command 
this stone that it be made bread. 

4 And Jesus answered him, saying, 
It is written, That man shall not ve 
by bread alone, but by every word of 
God. 

5 And the devil, taking him up into 
a high mountain, shewed unto him 
all the kingdoms of the world in a 
moment of time. 

6 And the devil said unto him, All 
this power will I give thee, and the 
glory of them : for that is delivered 
unto me ; and to whomsoever I will 
I give it. 



Christ is tempted. 



ST. LUKE, IV. 



He beginneth to preachc 



7 If thou therefore wilt worship me, 
Ail shall be thine. 

8 And Jesus answered and said unto 
him, Get thee behind me, Satan : for 
it is written, Thou shalt worship the 
Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou 
serve. 

9 And he brought him to Jerusalem, 
and set him on a pinnacle of the tem- 
ple, and said unto him, If thou be the 
Son of God, cast thyself down from 
hence : 

10 For it is written. He shall give his 
angels charge over thee, to keep thee : 

11 And in their hands they shall bear 
thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy 
foot against a stone. 

12 And Jesus answering said unto 
him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt 
the Lord thy God. 

13 And when the devil had ended all 
the temptation, he departed from him 
for a season. 

14 1 And Jesus returned in the 
power of the Spirit into Galilee : and 
there went out a fame of him through 
all the region round about. 

15 And he taught in their syna- 
gogues, being glorified of all. 

16 1 And he came to Nazareth, 
where he had been brought up : and, 
as his custom was, he went into the 
synagogue on the sabbath day, and 
stood up for to read. 

17 And there was delivered unto him 
the book of the prophet Esaias. And 
when he had opened the book, he found 
the place where it was written, 

18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon 
me, because he hath anointed me to 

K reach the gospel to the poor; he 
ath sent me to heal the broken- 
hearted, to preach deliverance to the 
captives, and recovering of sight to 
the blind, to set at liberty them that 
are bruised, 

19 To preach the acceptable year of 
the Lord. 

20 And he closed the book, and he 
gave it again to the minister, and sat 
down. And the eyes of all them that 
were in the synagogue were fastened 
on him. 

21 And he began to say unto them, 
This day is this Scripture fulfilled in 
your ears. 

22 And all bare him witness, and won- 
dered at the gracious words which 
proceeded out or his mouth. And they 
said, Is not this Joseph's son ? 

23 And he said unto them, Ye will 
surely say unto me this proverb, Phy- 
sician, heal thyself : whatsoever we 
have heard done in Capernaum, do 
also here in thy country. 

24 And he said, Verily I say unto 
you, No prophet is accepted in his 
own country. 

25 But I tell you of a truth, many 
widows were in Israel in the days of 
Elias, when the heaven was shut up 
three years and six months, when 
great famine was throughout all the 
land ; 



26 But unto none of them was Elias 
sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, 
unto a woman that was a widow. 

27 And many lepers were in Israel in 
the time of Eliseus the prophet; and 
none of them was cleansed, saving 
Naaman the Syrian. 

28 And all tney in the synagogue, 
when they heard these things, were 
filled with wrath, 

29 And rose up, and thrust him out 
of the city, and led him unto the 
brow of the hill whereon their city 
was built, that they might cast him 
down headlong. 

30 But he, passing through the midst 
of them, went his way, 

31 And came down to Capernaum, a 
city of Galilee, and taught them on 
the sabbath days. 

32 And they were astonished at his 
doctrine : for his word was with power. 

33 ^ And in the synagogue there 
was a man, which had a spirit of an 
unclean devil, and cried out with a 
loud voice, 

34 Saying, Let us alone ; what have 
we to do with thee, thou Jesus of 
Nazareth? art thou come to destroy 
us ? I know thee who thou art ; the 
Holy One of God. 

35 And Jesus rebuked him, saying. 
Hold thy peace, and come out of him„ 
And when the devil had thrown him 
in the midst, he came out of him, and 
hurt him not. 

36 And they were all amazed, and 
spake among themselves, saying, What 
a word is this ! for with authority and 
power he commandeth the unclean 
spirits, and they come out. 

37 And the fame of him went out 
into every place of the country round 
about. 

38 1 And he arose out of the syna- 

fogue, and entered into Simon's 
ouse. And Simon's wife's mother 
was taken with a great fever ; and 
they besought him for her. 

39 And he stood over her, and re- 
buked the fever ; and it left her : and 
immediately she arose and ministered 
unto them. 

40 1 Now when the sun was setting, 
all they that had any sick with divers 
diseases brought them unto him ; and 
he laid his hands on every one of them, 
and healed them. 

41 And devils also came out of 
many, crying out, and saying, Thou 
art Christ the Son of God. And he 
rebuking them suffered them not to 
speak : for they knew that he was 
Christ. 

42 And when it was day, he departed 
and went into a desert place : and the 
people sought him, and came unto 
him, and stayed him, that he should 
not depart from them. 

43 And he said unto them, I must 
preach the kingdom of God to other 
cities also : for therefore am I sent. 

44 And he preached in the syna- 
gogues of Galilee. 

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The miraculous 



ST. LUKE, V. 



draught of fishes. 



CHAPTER V. 



1 Christ teacheth the people out of Peter's ship : 
4 in a miraculous taking of fishes, sheweth how 
he will make him and his partners fishers of 
men . 12 cleanseth the leper .* 16 prayeth in the 
wilderness : 18 healtth one sick of the palsy : 27 
calleth Matthew the publican . 29 eateth with sin- 
ners, as being the physician of souls : 84 fore- 
telleth the fastings and afflictions of the apostles 
after his ascension .• 36 and likeneth fainthearted 
and weak disciples to old bottles and worn gar- 
ments. 

AND it came to pass, that, as the 
people pressed upon him to hear 
the word of God, he stood by the lake 
of Gennesaret, 

2 And saw two ships standing- by the 
lake : but the fishermen were gone out 
of them, and were washing their nets. 

3 And he entered into one of the 
ships, which was Simon's, and prayed 
him that he would thrust out a little 
from the land. And he sat down, and 
taught the people out of the ship. 

4 Now when he had left speaking, he 
said unto Simon, Launch out into the 
deep, and let down your nets for a 
draught. 

5 And Simon answering said unto 
him, Master, we have toiled all the 
night, and have taken nothing : never- 
theless at thy word I will let down 
the net. 

6 And when they had this done, they 
inclosed a great multitude of fishes : 
and their net brake. 

7 And they beckoned unto their part- 
ners, which were in the other ship, 
that they should come and help them. 
And they came, and filled both the 
ships, so that they began to sink. 

8 When Simon Peter saw it, he fell 
down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart 
from me ; for I am a sinful man, O 
Lord. 

9 For he was astonished, and all that 
were with him, at the draught of the 
fishes which they had taken : 

10 And so was also James, and John, 
the sons of Zebedee, which were part- 
ners with Simon. And Jesus said unto 
Simon, Fear not ; from henceforth 
thou shalt catch men. 

11 And when they had brought their 
ships to land, they forsook all,. and fol- 
lowed him. 

12 % And it came to pass, when he 
was in a certain city, behold a man 
full of leprosy ; who seeing Jesus fell 
on his face, and besought him, saying, 
Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me 
clean. 

13 And he put forth his hand, and 
touched him, saying, I will : be thou 
clean. And immediately the leprosy 
departed from him. 

14 And he charged him to tell no 
man : but go, and shew thyself to the 
priest, and offer for thy cleansing, ac- 
cording as Moses commanded, for a 
testimony unto them. 

15 But so much the more went there 
a fame abroad of him : and srreat mul- 
titudes came together to hear, and to 
be healed by him of their infirmities. 

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16 IF And he withdrew himself into 
the wilderness, and prayed. 

17 And it came to pass on a certain 
day, as he was teaching, that there 
were Pharisees and doctors of the 
law sitting by, which were come out 
of every town of Galilee, and Judea, 
and Jerusalem : and the power of the 
Lord was present to heal them. 

18 t And, behold, men brought in a 
bed a man which was taken with a 

Ealsy : and they sought means to bring 
im in, and to lay him before him. 

19 And when they could not find by 
what way they might bring him in be- 
cause of the multitude, they went up- 
on the housetop, and let him down 
through the tiling with his couch in- 
to the midst before Jesus 

20 And when he saw their faith, he 
said unto him, Man, thy sins are for- 
given thee. 

21 And the scribes and the Pharisees 
began to reason, saying, Who is this 
which speaketh blasphemies? Who 
can forgive sins, but God alone ? 

22 But when Jesus perceived their 
thoughts, he answering said unto 
them, What reason ye in your hearts! 

23 Whether is easier, to say, Thy 
sins be forgiven thee ; or to say, Rise 
up and walk ? 

24 But that ye may know that the 
Son of man hath power upon earth 
to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick 
of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, 
and take up thy couch, and go into 
thine house. 

25 And immediately he rose up be- 
fore them, and took up that whereon 
he lay, and departed to his own house, 
glorifying God. 

26 And they were all amazed, and 
they glorified God, and were filled 
with fear, saying. We have seen 
strange things to day. 

27 IF And after these things he went 
forth, and saw a publican, named Le- 
vi, sifting at the receipt of custom : 
and he said unto him, Follow me. 

28 And he left all, rose up, and fol- 
lowed him. 

29 And Levi made him a great feast 
in his own house : and there was a 
great company of publicans and of 
others that sat down with them. 

30 But their scribes and Pharisees 
murmured against his disciples, say- 
ing, Why do ye eat and drink with 
publicans and sinners ? 

31 And Jesus answering said unto 
them, They that are whole need not 
a physician; but they that are sick. 

32 I came not to call the righteous, 
but sinners to repentance. 

33 T And they said unto him, Why 
do the disciples of John fast often, 
and make prayers, and likewise the 
disciples of the Pharisees ; but thine 
eat and drink? 

34 And he said unto them, Can ye 
make the children of the bridecham- 
ber fast, while the bridegroom is with 
them? 



The Pharisees reproved. 



ST. LUKE, VI. 



The apostles chosen, 



35 But the days will come, when the 
bridegroom shall be taken away from 
them, and then shall they fast in 
those days. 

36 1 And he spake also a parable 
unto them ; No man putteth a piece 
of a new garment upon an old ; if 
otherwise, then both the new mak- 
eth a rent, and the piece that was 
taken out of the new agreeth not 
with the old. 

37 And no man putteth new wine 
into old bottles ; else the new wine 
will burst the bottles, and be spilled, 
and the bottles shall perish. 

38 But new wine must be put into 
new bottles ; and both are preserved. 

39 No man also having drunk old 
wine straightway desireth new; for 
he saith, The old is better. 

CHAPTER VL 

l Christ reproveth the Pharisees' blindness about 
the observation of the sabbath, by Scripture, rea- 
son, and miracle : 13 chooseth twelve apostles : 
17 healeth the diseased : 20 preachelh to his disci- 
ples before the people of blessings and curses : 
27 how we must love our enemies : 46 and join 
the obedience of good works to the hearing of .the 
word: lest in the evil day of temptation we fall 
like a house built upon the Jace of the earth, 
without any foundation. 

AND it came to pass on the second 
. sabbath after the first, that he 
went through the corn fields ; and his 
disciples plucked the ears of corn, and 
did eat, rubbing them in their hands. 

2 And certain of the Pharisees said 
unto them, Why do ye that which is 
not lawful to do on the sabbath days ? 

3 And Jesus answering them said, 
Have ye not read so much as this, 
what David did, when himself was 
a hungered, and they which were 
with him; 

4 How he went into the house of 
God, and did take and eat the shew- 
bread, and gave also to them that 
were with him ; which it is not law- 
ful to eat but for the priests alone? 

5 And he said unto them, That the 
Son of man is Lord also of the sab- 
bath. 

6 And it came to pass also on another 
sabbath, that he entered into the syn- 
agogue and taught : and there was a 
man whose right hand was withered. 

7 And the scribes and Pharisees 
watched him. whether he would heal 
on the sabbath day ; that they might 
find an accusation against him. 

8 But he knew their thoughts, and 
said to the man which had the with- 
ered hand, Rise up, and stand forth 
in the midst. And he arose and 
stood forth. 

9 Then said Jesus unto them, I will 
ask you one thing ; Is it lawful on the 
sabbath days to do good, or to do evil ? 
to save life, or to destroy it ? 

10 And looking round about upon 
them all, he said unto the man. 
Stretch forth thy hand. And he did 
so : and his hand was restored whole 
*s the other. 



11 And they were filled with mad 
ness ; and communed one with an 
other what they might do to Jesus. 

12 And it came to pass in those 
days, that he went out into a mount 
ain to pray, and continued all night 
in prayer to God. 

13 1 And when it was day, he 
called unto him his disciples: and of 
them he chose twelve, whom also he 
named apostles; 

14 Simon, (whom he also named Pe- 
ter,) and Andrew his brother, James 
and John, Philip and Bartholomew, 

15 Matthew and Thomas, James the 
son of Alpheus, and Simon called Ze- 
lotes, 

16 And Judas the brother of James, 
and Judas Iscariot, which also was 
the traitor. • 

17 % And he came down with them^ 
and stood in the plain, and the com- 
pany of his disciples, and a great 
multitude of people out of all Judea 
and Jerusalem, and from the sea 
coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came 
to hear him, and to be healed of 
their diseases; 

18 And they that were vexed with 
unclean spirits : and they were 
healed. 

19 And the whole multitude sought 
to touch him : for there went virtue 
out of him, and healed them all. 

20 1 And he lifted up his eyes on 
his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye 
poor : for yours is the kingdom of 
God. 

21 Blessed are ye that hunger now : 
for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye 
that weep now : for ye shall laugh. 

22 Blessed are ye, when men shall 
hate you, and when they shall sep- 
arate you from their company, and 
shall reproach you, and cast out 
your name as evil, for the Son of 
man's sake. 

23 Rejoice ye in that day, and leap 
for joy : for, behold, your reward is 
great in heaven : for in the like manner 
did their fathers unto the prophets. 

24 But woe unto you that are rich! 
for ye have received your consolation. 

25 Woe unto you that are full ! for 
ye shall hunger. W r oe unto you that 
laugh now ! for ye shall mourn and 
weep. 

26 Woe unto you, when all men 
shall speak well of you ! for so did 
their fathers to the false prophets. 

27 ! But I say unto you which 
hear, Love your enemies, do good to 
them which hate you, 

28 Bless them that curse you, and 
pray for them which despitefully 
use you. 

29 And unto him that smiteth thee 
on the one cheek offer also the other ; 
and him that taketh away thy cloak 
forbid not to take thy coat also. 

30 Give to every man that asketh of 
thee ; and of him that taketh away 
thy goods ask them not again. 

31 And as ye would that men 

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Of loving our enemies. 



ST. LUKE, VII. 



Of faith and works, 



should do t© you, do ye also to them 
likewise. 

32 For if ye love them which love 
you, what thank have ye ? for sin- 
ners also love those that love them. 

33 And if ye do good to them which 
do good to you, what thank have ye? 
for sinners also do even the same. 

34 And if ye lend to them of whom 
ye hope to receive, what thank have 
ye ? for sinners also lend to sinners, 
to receive as much again. 

35 But love ye your enemies, and 
do good, and lend, hoping for noth- 
ing again ; and your reward shall 
be great, and ye shall be the chil- 
dren of the Highest : for he is kind 
unto the unthankful and to the evil. 

36 Be ye therefore merciful, as your 
father also is merciful. 

37 Judge not, and ye shall not be 
judged : condemn not, and ye shall 
not be condemned : forgive, and ye 
shall be forgiven : 

38 Give, and it shall be given unto 
you ; good measure, pressed down, 
and shaken together, and running 
over, shall men give into your bo- 
som. For with the same measure 
that ye mete withal it shall be meas- 
ured to you again. 

39 And he spake a parable unto 
them ; Can the blind lead the blind » 
shall they not both fall into the ditch ? 

40 The disciple is not above his 
master: but every one that is per- 
fect shall be as his master. 

41 And why beholdest thou the mote 
that is in thy brother's eye, but per- 
ceivest not the beam that is in tnine 
own eye ? 

42 Either how canst thou say to thy 
brother, Brother, let me pull out the 
mote that is in thine eye, when thou 
thyself beholdest not the beam that 
is in thine own eye ? Thou hypocrite, 
cast out first the beam out of thine 
own eye, and then shalt thou see clear- 
ly to pull out the mote that is in thy 
brother's eye. 

43 For a good tree bringeth not forth 
corrupt fruit ; neither doth a corrupt 
tree bring forth good fruit. 

44 For every tree is known by his 
own fruit. For of thorns men do not 
gather figs, nor of a bramble bush 
gather they grapes. 

45 A good man out of the good treas- 
ure of his heart bringeth forth that 
which is good ; and an evil man out 
of the evil treasure of his heart bring- 
eth forth that which is evil : for of the 
abundance of the heart his mouth 
speaketh. 

46 If And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, 
and do not the things which 1 say ? 

47 Whosoever cometh to me, and 
heareth my sayings, and doeth them, 
I will shew you to whom he is like : 

48 He is like a man which built a 
house, and digged deep, and laid the 
foundation on a rock : and when the 
flood arose, the stream beat vehe- 
mently upon that house, and could not 

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shake it; for it was founded upon a 
rock. 

49 But he that heareth, and doeth 
not, is like a man that without a foun- 
dation built a house upon the earth \ 
against which the stream did beat 
vehemently, and immediately it fell -, 
and the ruin of that house was great. 

CHAPTER VII. 

1 Christ findeth a greater faith in the centurion • 
Gentile, than in any of the Jews : 10 healeth hit 
servant being absent ; 11 raiseth from death the 
widow's son at Nam : 19 answereth John's met' 
sengers with the declaration of his miracles : 24 
testifieth to the people what opinion he held oj 
John : 30 inveigheth against the Jews, who with 
neither the manners of John nor of Jesus could 
be won . 36 and sheweth by occasion of Mary 
Magdalene, how he is a friend to sinners, not to 
maintain them in sins, but to forgive them their 
sins, upon their faith and repentance. 

NOW when he had ended all his say 
ings in the audience of the peo 
pie, he entered into Capernaum. 

2 And a certain centurion's servant, 
who was dear unto him, was sick, ana 
ready to die. 

3 And when he heard of Jesus, he 
sent unto him the elders of the Jews, 
beseeching him that he would come 
and heal his servant. 

4 And when they came to Jesus, they 
besought him instantly, saying, That 
he was worthy for whom he should do 
this : 

5 For he loveth our nation, and he 
hath built us a synagogue. 

6 Then Jesus went with them. And 
when he was now not far from the 
house, the centurion sent friends to 
him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble 
not thyself ; for I am not worthy that 
thou shouldest enter under my roof : 

7 Wherefore neither thought I my- 
self worthy to come unto thee : but 
say in a word, and my servant shall be 
healed. 

8 For I also am a man set under au 
thority, having under me soldiers, and 
I say unto one, Go, and he goeth ; and 
to another, Come, and he cometh ; and 
to my servant, Do this, and he doetb 
it. 

9 When Jesus heard these things, he 
marvelled at him, and turned liim 
about, and said unto the people that 
followed him, I say unto you, I have 
not found so great faith, no, hot in Is- 
rael. 

10 And they that were sent, return 
ing to the house, found the servant 
whole that had been sick. 

11 If And it came to pass the day 
after, that he went into a city called 
Nain ; and many of his disciples went 
with him, and much people. 

12 Now when he came nigh to the 
gate of the city, behold, there was a 
dead man carried out, the only son of 
his mother, and she was a widow : and 
much people of the city was with her. 

13 And when the Lord saw her, he 
had compassion on her, and said unto 
her, Weep not. 



ClirisVs testimony 



ST. LUKE, VII. 



of John 



14 And he came and touched the 
bier • and they that bare him stood 
still. And he said, Young man, I say 
unto thee, Arise. 

15 And he that was dead sat up, and 
began to speak. And he delivered him 
to his mother. 

16 And there came a fear on all : and 
they glorified God, saying, That a great 
prophet is risen up among us ; and, 
That God hath visited his people. 

17 And this rumour of him went 
forth throughout all Judea, and 
throughout all the region round 
about. 

18 And the disciples of John shewed 
him of all these things. 

19 1 And John calling unto him two 
of his disciples sent them to Jesus, 
saying, Art thou he that should come ? 
oi- Iook we for another ? 

20 When the men were come unto 
him, they said, John Baptist hath sent 
us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that 
should come ? or look we for another ? 

21 And in that same hour he cured 
many of their infirmities and plagues, 
and of evil spirits ; and unto many 
that were blind he gave sight. 

22 Then Jesus answering said unto 
them, Go your way, and tell John 
what things ye have seen and heard ; 
how that the blind see, the lame walk, 
the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, 
the dead are raised, to the poor the 
gospel is preached. 

23 And blessed is he, whosoever shall 
not be offended in me. 

24 1 And when the messengers of 
John were departed, he began to 
speak unto the people concerning 
John, What went ye out into the 
wilderness for to see ? A reed shaken 
with the wind ? 

25 But what went ye out for to see ? 
A man clothed in soft raiment? Be- 
hold, they which are gorgeously ap- 
parelled, and live delicately, are in 
kings' courts. 

26 But what went ye out for to see ? 
A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and 
much more than a prophet. 

27 This is he, of whom it is written, 
Behold, I send my messenger before 
thy face, which shall prepare thy way 
before thee. 

28 For I say unto you, Among those 
that are born of women there is not a 
greater prophet than John the Bap- 
tist : but he that is least in the king- 
dom of God is greater than he. 

29 And all the people that heard him, 
and the publicans, justified God, being 
baptized with the baptism of John. 

30 But the Pharisees and lawyers 
rejected the counsel of God against 
themselves, being not baptized of 
him. 

31 1 And the Lord said, Whereunto 
then shall I liken the men of this gen- 
eration ? and to what are they like ? 

32 They are like unto children sitting 
in the marketplace, and calling one to 
another, and saying, We have piped 



unto you, and ye have not danced ; we 
have mourned to you, and ye have not 
wept. 

33 For John the Baptist came neither 
eating bread nor drinking wine ; and 
ye say. He hath a devil. 

34 The Son of man is come eating 
and drinking ; and ye say, Behold a 
gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a 
friend of publicans and sinners ! 

35 But wisdom is justified of all her 
children. 

36 If And one of the Pharisees desired 
him that he would eat with him. And 
he went into the Pharisee's house, and 
sat down to meat. 

37 And, behold, a woman in the city, 
which was a sinner, when she knew 
that Jesus sat at meat in the Phari 
see's house, brought an alabaster bo* 
of ointment, 

38 And stood at his feet behind him 
weeping, and began to wash his feet 
with tears, and did wipe them with 
the hairs of her head, and kissed hie 
feet, and anointed them with the oint 
ment. 

. 39 Now when the Pharisee which had 
bidden him saw it, he spake within 
himself, saying, This man, if he were 
a prophet, would have known who 
and what manner of woman this is 
that toucheth him ; for she is a sin 
ner. 

40 And Jesus answering said unto 
him, Simon, I have somewhat to say 
unto thee. And he saith, Master, say 
on. 

41 There was a certain creditor which 
had two debtors : the one owed five 
hundred pence, and the other fifty. 

42 And when they had nothing to 
pay, he frankly forgave them both 
Tell me therefore, which of them will 
love him most ? 

43 Simon answered and said, I sup 
pose that he, to whom he forgave 
most. And he said unto him, Thou 
hast rightly judged. 

44 And he turned to the woman, and 
said unto Simon, Seest thou this wo- 
man ? I entered into thine house, thou 
gavest me no water for my feet : but 
she hath washed my feet with tears t 
and wiped them with the hairs of her 
head. 

45 Thou gavest me no kiss : but this 
woman, since the time I came in, hath 
not ceased to kiss my feet. 

46 My head with oil thou didst not 
anoint : but this woman hath anointed 
my feet with ointment. 

47 Wherefore I say unto thee. Her 
sins, which are many, are forgiven , 
for she loved much : but to whom 
little is forgiven, the same loveth 
little. 

48 And he said unto her, Thy sing 
are forgiven. 

49 And they that sat at meat with 
him began to say within themselveSj 
Who is this that forgiveth sins also ? 

50 And he said to the woman, Thy 
faith hath saved thee ; go in peace. 

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ifarable of the sower. 



CHAPTER VIII. 

I Women minister unto Christ oj their substance. 
4 Christ, after he had preached from place to 
place, attended with his apostles, propoundeth the 
parable of the sower, 16 and of the candle : 21 
decla~eth who are his mother, and brethren : 22 
rebukcth the winds - 26 casteth the legion of 
devils out of the man into the herd of swine i 37 
is rejected of the Gadarenes . 43 healeth the wo- 
man of her bloody issue, 49 and raiseth from 
death Jairus' daughter.. 

AN D it came to pass afterward, that 
. he went throughout every city 
and village, preaching and shewing 
the glad tidings of the kingdom of 
God : and the twelve were with him, 

2 And certain women, which had 
Deen healed of evil spirits and in- 
armities, Mary called Magdalene, out 
of whom went seven devils, 

3 And Joanna the wife of Chuza Her- 
od's steward, and Susanna, and many 
others, which ministered unto him of 
their substance. 

4 H And when much people were 
gathered together, and were come to 
Elm out of every city, he spake by a 
parable : 

6 A sower went out to sow his seed : 
and as he sowed, some fell by the way 
aide ; and it was trodden down, and 
the fowls of the air devoured it. 

6 And some fell upon a rock ; and as 
soon as it was sprung up, it withered 
away, because it lacked moisture. 

7 And some fell among thorns ; and 
the thorns sprang up with it, and 
choked it. 

8 And other fell on good ground, 
and sprang up, and bare fruit a hun- 
dredfold. And when he had said 
these things, he cried. He that hath 
ears to hear, let him hear. 

9 And his disciples asked him, say- 
ing, What might this parable be ? 

10 And he said, Unto you it is given 
to know the mysteries of the kingdom 
of God : but to others in parables ; that 
seeing they might not see, and hearing 
they might not understand. 

11 Now the parable is this : The seed 
Is the word of God. 

12 Those by the way side are they 
that hear ; then cometh the devil, and 
taketh away- the word out of their 
hearts, lest they should believe and 
be saved. 

13 They on the rock are they, which, 
when they hear, receive the word 
with joy; and these have no root, 
which for a while believe, and in time 
of temptation fall away. 

14 And that which fell among 
thorns are they, which, when they 
have heard, go forth, and are choked 
with cares and riches and pleasures 
of this life, and bring no fruit to 
perfection. 

15 But that on the good ground 
are they, which in an honest and 

food heart, having heard the word, 
eep it, and bring forth fruit with 
patience. 

16 1f No man, when he hath lighted 
a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or 

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ST. LUKE, VIII. Christ stilleth a tempest, 

putteth it under a bed ; but setteth 
it on a candlestick, that they which 
enter in may see the light. 

17 For nothing is secret, that shall 
not be made manifest ; neither any 
thing hid, that shall not be known 
and come abroad. 

18 Take heed therefore how ye 
hear ; for whosoever hath, to him 
shall be given ; and whosoever hath 
not, from him shall be taken even 
that which he seemeth to have. 

19 1 Then came to him his moth- 
er and his brethren, and could not 
come at him for the press. 

20 And it was told him by certain 
which said, Thy mother and thy 
brethren stand without, desiring to 
see thee. 

21 And he answered and said unto 
them, My mother and my brethren 
are these which hear the word of 
God, and do it. 

22 If Now it came to pass on a certain 
day, that he went into a ship with his 
disciples : and he said unto them, Let 
us go over unto the other side of the 
lake. And they launched forth. 

23 But as they sailed, he fell asleep . 
and there came down a storm of wind 
on the lake ; and they were filled with 
water, and were in jeopardy. 

24 And they came to him, and awoke 
him, saying, Master, Master, we perish. 
Then he arose, and rebuked the wind 
and the raging of the water : and they 
ceased, and there was a calm. 

25 And he said unto them, Where 
is your faith ? And they being afraid 
wondered, saying one to another, 
What manner of man is this ! for he 
commandeth even the winds and wa- 
ter, and they obey him. 

26 1 And they arrived at the coun- 
try of the Gadarenes, which is over 
against Galilee. 

27 And when he went forth to land, 
there met him out of the city a cer- 
tain man, which had devils long time, 
and ware no clothes, neither abode in 
any house, but in the tombs. 

28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out, 
and fell down before him, and with a 
loud voice said, What have 1 to do 
with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God 
most high? I beseech thee, torment 
me not. ^ 

29 (For he had commanded the un- 
clean spirit to come out of the man. 
For oftentimes it had caught him: 
and he was kept bound with chains 
and in fetters; and he brake the 
bands, and was driven of the devil 
into the wilderness.) 

30 And Jesus asked him, saying, 
What is thy name? And he said, 
Legion : because many devils were 
entered into him. 

31 And they besought him that he 
would not command them to go out 
into the deep. 

32 And there was there a herd of 
many swine feeding on the mount- 
ain : and they besought him that he 



and casteth out devils. 



ST. LUKE, IX. 



The apostles sent out. 



into 



would suffer them to enter 
them. And he suffered them. 

33 Then went the devils out of the 
man, and entered into the swine : 
and the herd ran violently down a 
steep place into the lake, and were 
choked. 

34 When they that fed them saw 
what was done, they fled, and went 
and told it in the city and in the 
country. 

35 Then they went out to see what 
was done ; and came to Jesus, and 
found the man, out of whom the 
devils were departed, sitting- at the 
feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right 
mind : and they were afraid. 

36 They also which saw it told 
them by what means he that was 
possessed of the devils was healed. 

37 f Then the whole multitude of 
the country of the Gadarenes round 
about besought him to depart from 
them ; for they were taken with 
great fear : and he went up into the 
ship, and returned back again. 

38 Now the man, out of whom the 
devils were departed, besought him 
that he might be with him : but Jesus 
sent him away, saying, 

39 Return to thine own house, and 
shew how great things God hath done 
unto thee. And he went his way, and 

eublished throughout the whole city 
ow great things Jesus had done unto 
him. 

40 And it came to pass, that, when 
Jesus was returned, the people gladly 
received him : for they were all wait- 
ing for him. 

41 1" And, behold, there came a man 
named Jairus, and he was a ruler of 
the synagogue ; and he fell down at 
Jesus' feet, and besought him that he 
would come into his house : 

42 For he had one only daughter, 
about twelve years of age, and she lay 
a dying. But as he went the people 
thronged him. 

43 1 And a woman having an issue 
of blood twelve years, which had spent 
all her living upon physicians, neither 
could be healed of any, 

44 Came behind him, and touched the 
border of his garment : and immedi- 
ately her issue of blood stanched. 

45 And Jesus said, Who touched me? 
When all denied," Peter and they that 
were with him said, Master, the multi- 
tude throng thee and press thee, and 
sayest thou, Who touched me ? 

46 And Jesus said, Somebody hath 
touched me : for I perceive that virtue 
is gone out of me. 

47 And when the woman saw that she 
was not hid, she came trembling, and 
falling down before him, she declared 
unto Turn before all the people for 
what cause she had touched him, and 
how she was healed immediately. 

48 And he said unto her, Daughter, 
be of good comfort : thy faith hath 
made thee whole ; go in peace. 

49 f While he yet spake, there Com- 



eth one from the ruler of the syna- 
gogue's house, saying to him, Thy 
daughter is dead; trouble not the 
Master. 

50 But when Jesus heard it, he an- 
swered him, saying, Fear not : believe 
only, and she shall be made whole. 

51 And when he came into the house, 
he suffered no man to go in, save 
Peter, and James, and Jonn, and the 
father and the mother of the maiden. 

52 And all wept, and bewailed her : 
but he said. Weep not ; she is not dead, 
but sleepeth. 

53 And they laughed him to scorn, 
knowing that she was dead. 

54 And he put them all out, and took 
her by the nand, and called, saying, 
Maid, arise. 

55 And her spirit came again, and 
she arose straightway : and he com- 
manded to give her meat. 

56 And her parents were astonished : 
but he charged them that they should 
tell no man what was done. 

CHAPTER IX. 

1 Christ sendeth his apostles to work miracles, and 
to preach. 7 Herod desired to see Christ. 17 Christ 
feedethfive thousand : 18 inquireth what opinion 
the world had of him : foretelleth his passion : 
23 proposeth to all the pattern of his patience. 28 
The transfiguration. 37 He healeth the lunatic : 
43 again forewarneth his disciples of his passion : 
46 commendeth humility : 51 biddeth them to shew 
mildness towards all, without desire of revenge. 
67 Divers would follow him, but upon conditions. 

THEN he called his twelve disciples 
together, and gave them power 
and authority over all devils, and to 
cure diseases. . 

2 And he sent them to preach the 
kingdom of God, and to heal the sick. 

3 And he said unto them, Take noth- 
ing for your journey, neither staves, 
nor scrip, neither bread, neither 
money ; neither have two coats 
apiece. 

4 And whatsoever house ye enter 
into, there abide, and thence depart. 

5 And whosoever will not receive 
you, when ye go out of that city, 
shake off the very dust from your feet 
for a testimony against them. 

6 And they departed, and went 
through the towns, preaching the 
gospel, and healing every where. 

7 1 Now Herod the tetrarch heard 
of all that was done by him : and he 
was perplexed, because that it was said 
of some, that John was risen from the 
dead; 

8 And of some, that Elias had ap- 
peared ; and of others, that one of 
the old prophets was risen again. 

9 And Herod said, John have I be- 
headed ; but who is this, of whom I 
hear such things ! And he desired to 
see him. 

10 1 And the apostles, when they 
were returned, told him all that they 
had done. And he took them, and 
went aside privately into a desert 

glace belonging to the city called 
ethsaida. 

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ST. LUKE, IX. Christ's transfiguration. 



11 And the people, when they knew 
it, followed him : and he received 
them, and spake unto them of the 
kingdom of God, and healed them 
that had need of healing. 

12 And when the day began to wear 
away, then came the twelve, and said 
unto him, Send the multitude away, 
that they may go into the towns and 
country round about, and lodge, and 

Set victuals : for we are here in a 
esert place. 

13 But he said unto them, Give ye 
them to eat. And they said, We have 
no more but five loaves and two fishes ; 
except we should go and buy meat for 
all this people. 

14 For they were about five thousand 
men. And he said to his disciples, 
Make them sit down by fifties in a 
company. * 

15 And they did so, and made them 
all sit down. 

16 Then he took the five loaves and 
the two fishes, and looking up to heav- 
en, he blessed them, ana brake, and 
gave to the disciples to set before the 
multitude. 

17 And they did eat, and were all 
filled : and there was taken up of frag- 
ments that remained to them twelve 
baskets. 

18 ^f And it came to pass, as he was 
alone praying, his disciples were with 
him ; and he asked them, saying, 
Whom say the people that I am ? 

19 They answering said, John the 
Baptist ; but some say, Elias ; and 
others say, that one of the old proph- 
ets is risen again. 

20 He said unto them, But whom say 
ye that I am? Peter answering said, 
The Christ of God. 

21 And he straitly charged them, and 
commanded them to tell no man that 
thing ; 

22 Saying, The Son of man must suf- 
fer many things, and be rejected of the 
elders and chief priests and scribes, and 
be slain, and be raised the third day. 

23 T And he said to them all, If any 
man will come after me, let him deny 
himself, and take up his cross daily, 
and follow me. 

24 For whosoever will save his life 
shall lose it: but whosoever will lose 
his life for my sake, the same shall 
save it. 

25 For what is a man advantaged, if 
he gain the whole world, and lose 
himself, or be cast away ? 

26 For whosoever shall be ashamed 
of me and of my words, of him shall 
the Son of man be ashamed, when he 
shall come in his own glory, and in 
his Father's, and of the holy angels. 

27 But I tell you of a truth, there be 
some standing here, which shall not 
taste of death, till they see the king- 
dom of God. 

28 ^ And it came to pass about an 
eight days after these sayings, he took 
Peter and John and James, and went 
up into a mountain to pray. 

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29 And as he prayed, the fashion of 
his countenance was altered, and his 
raiment was white and glistering. 

30 And, behold, there talked with 
him two men, which were Moses and 
Elias : 

31 Who appeared in glory, and spake 
of his decease which he should ac- 
complish at Jerusalem. 

32 But Peter and they that were 
with him were heavy with sleep : and 
when they were awake, they saw his 
glory, and the two men that stood 
with him. 

33 And it came to pass, as they de- 
parted from him, Peter said unto Je- 
sus, Master, it is good for us to be 
here : and let us make three taberna- 
cles ; one for thee, and one for Moses, 
and one for Elias : not knowing what 
he said. 

31 While he thus spake, there came 
a cloud, and overshadowed them : and 
they feared as they entered into the 
cloud. 

35 And there came a voice out of the 
cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son : 
hear him. 

36 And when the voice was past, 
Jesus was found alone. And they kept 
it close, and told no man in those daj r s 
any of those things which they had 
seen. 

37 1 And it came to pass, that on the 
next day, when they were come down 
from the hill, much people met him. 

38 And, behold, a man of the com 
pany cried out, saying, Master, I be- 
seech thee, look upon my son ; for 
he is mine only child. 

39 And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and 
he suddenly crieth out ; and it teareth 
him that he foameth again, and bruis- 
ing him, hardly departeth from him. 

10 And I besought thy disciples to 
cast him out ; and they could not. 

11 And Jesus answering said, O faith- 
less and perverse generation, how long 
shall I be with you, and suffer you! 
Bring thy son hither. 

42 And as he was yet a coming, the 
devil threw him down, and tare him. 
And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, 
and healed the child, and delivered 
him again to his father. 

43 % And they were all amazed at 
the mighty power of God. But while 
they wondered every one at all things 
which Jesus did, he said unto his dis- 
ciples, 

44 Let these sayings sink down into 
your ears: for the Son of man shall be 
delivered into the hands of men. 

45 But they understood not this say- 
ing, and it was hid from them, that 
they perceived it not : and they feared 
to ask him of that saying. 

46 1 Then there arose a reasoning 
among them, which of them shoula 
be greatest. 

47 And Jesus, perceiving the thought 
of their heart, took a child, and set 
him by him. 

48 And said unto them, Whosoever 



tie sendeth, out 



ST. LUKE, X. 



the seventy disciples 



shall receive this child in my name 
receiveth me ; and whosoever shall 
receive me, receiveth him that sent 
me: for he that is least among you 
all, the same shall be great. 

49 1 And John answered and said, 
Master, we saw one casting out devils 
in thy name ; and we forbade him, be- 
cause he followeth not with us. 

50 And Jesus said unto him, Forbid 
him not : for he that is not against us 
is for us. 

51 1 And it came to pass, when the 
time was come that he should be re- 
ceived up, he steadfastly set his face 
to go to Jerusalem, 

52 And sent messengers before his 
face : and they went, and entered in- 
to a village of the Samaritans, to 
make ready for him. 

53 And they did not receive him, 
because his face was as though he 
would go to Jerusalem. 

54 And when his disciples James 
and John saw this, they said, Lord, 
wilt thou that we command fire to 
come down from heaven, and con- 
sume them, even as Elias did? 

55 But he turned, and rebuked them, 
and said, Ye know not what manner 
of spirit ye are of. 

56 For the Son of man is not come to 
destroy men's lives, but to save them. 
And they went to another village. 

57 1 And it came to pass, that, as 
they went in the way, a certain man 
said unto him, Lord, I will follow 
thee whithersoever thou goest. 

58 And Jesus said unto him. Foxes 
have holes, and birds of the air have 
nest ; but the Son of man hath not 
where to lay his head. 

59 And he said unto another, Follow 
me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first 
to go and bury my father. 

60 Jesus said unto him, Let the dead 
bury their dead : but go thou and 
preach the kingdom of God. 

61 And another also said, Lord, I 
will follow thee ; but let me first go 
bid them farewell, which are at home 
at my house. 

62 And Jesus said unto him, No man, 
having put his hand to the plough, 
and looking back, is fit for the king- 
dom of God. 

CHAPTER X. 

t Christ sendeth out at once seventy disciples to 
work miracles, and to preach : 17 admonisheth 
them to be humble, and wherein to rejoice : 21 
thanketh his Father for his grace : 23 magnifieth 
the happy estate of his church : 25 teacheth the 
lawyer how to attain eternal life, and to take 
every one for his neighbour that needeth his mer- 
cy : 41 reprehendeth Martha, and commendeth 
Mary her sister. 

AFTER these things the Lord ap- 
pointed other seventy also, and 
sent them two and two before his 
face into every city and place, whith- 
er he himself would come. 

2 Therefore said he unto them, The 
harvest truly is great, but the labour- 
ers are few : pray ye therefore the 



Lord of the harvest, that he would 
send forth labourers into his har 
vest. 

3 Go your ways : behold, I send you 
forth as lambs among wofves. 

4 Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor 
shoes : and salute no man by the way. 

5 And into whatsoever house ye en 
ter, first say.. Peace be to this house. 

6 And if the son of peace be there, 
your peace shall rest upon it : if not, 
it shall turn to you again. 

7 And in the same house remain, 
eating and drinking such things as 
they give : for the labourer is worthy 
of nis hire. Go not from house to 
house. 

8 And into whatsoever city ye enter, 
and they receive you, eat such things 
as are set before you : 

9 And heal the sick that are therein, 
and say unto them, The kingdom of 
God is come nigh unto you. 

10 But into whatsoever city ye en 
ter, and they receive you not, go your 
ways out into the streets of the same, 
and say, 

11 Even the very dust of your city, 
which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off 
against you : notwithstanding, be ye 
sure of this, that the kingdom of God 
is come nigh unto you. 

12 But I say unto you, that it shall 
be more tolerable in that day for Sod 
om, than for that city. 

13 Woe unto thee, Chorazin ! woe un 
to thee, Bethsaida ! for if the mighty 
works had been done in Tyre and Si 
don, which have been done in you, 
they had a great w r hile ago repented, 
sitting in sackcloth and ashes. 

14 But it shall be more tolerable for 
Tyre and Sidon at the judgment, than 
for you. 

15 And thou, Capernaum, which art 
exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust 
down to hell. 

16 He that heareth you heareth me ; 
and he that despiseth you despiseth 
me ; and he that despiseth me despis^ 
eth him that sent me. 

17 ^[ And the seventy returned again 
with joy, saying, Lord, even the dev- 
ils are subject unto us through thy 
name. 

18 And he said unto them, I beheld 
Satan as lightning fall from heaven. 

19 Behold, I give unto you power 
to tread on serpents and scorpions, 
and over all the power of the enemy ; 
and nothing shall by any means hurt 
you. 

20 Notwithstanding, in this rejoice 
not, that the spirits are subject unto 
you ; but rather rejoice, because your 
names are written in heaven. 

21 f In that hour Jesus rejoiced in 
spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Fa 
ther, Lord of heaven and earth, that 
thou hast hid these things from the 
wise and prudent, and hast revealed 
them unto babes : even so, Father ; 
for so it seemed good in thy 
sight. 

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ST. LUKE, XI. Christ teacheth to pi ay. 



22 All things are delivered to me of 
my Father : and no man knoweth who 
the Son is, but the Father ; and who 
the Father is, but the Son, and he to 
whom the S*n will reveal him. 

23 H And he turned him unto his 
disciples, and said privately, Blessed 
are the eyes which see the things that 
ye see : 

24 For I tell you, that many proph- 
ets and kings have desired to see 
those things which ye see, and have 
not seen them; and to hear those 
things which ye hear, and have not 
heard them. 

25 "If And, behold, a certain lawyer 
stood up, and tempted him, saying. 
Master, what shall I do to inherit 
eternal life? 

26 He said unto him, What is written 
In the law ? how readest thou f 

27 And he answering said, Thou shalt 
love the Lord thy God with all thy 
heart, and with all thy soul, and with 
all thy strength, and with all thy 
mind ; and thy neighbour as thyself. 

28 And he said unto him, Thou hast 
answered right: this do, and thou 
shalt live. 

29 But he, willing to justify himself, 
said unto Jesus, And who is my neigh- 
bour? 

30 And Jesus answering said, A cer- 
tain man went down from Jerusalem 
to Jericho, and fell among thieves, 
which stripped him of his raiment, 
and wounded him, and departed, 
leaving him half dead. " 

31 And by chance there came down a 
certain priest that way ; and when he 
saw him, he passed by on the other 
side. 

32 And likewise a Levite, /men he 
was at the place, came and looked on 
him, and passed by on the other side. 

33 But a certain Samaritan, as he 
journeyed, came where he was ; and 
when he saw him, he had compassion 
on him, 

34 And went to him 2 and bound up 
his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, 
and set him on his own beast, and 
brought him to an inn, and took care 
of him. 

35 And on the morrow when he de- 
parted, he took out two pence, and 
gave them to the host, and said unto 
him, Take care of him : and whatso- 
ever thou spendest more, when I come 
again, I will repay thee. 

36 Which now of these three, think- 
est thou, was neighbour unto him that 
fell among the thieves ? 

37 And he said, He that shewed mer- 
cy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, 
Go, and do thou likewise. 

38 ^[ Now it came to pass, as they 
went, that he entered into a certain 
village : and a certain woman named 
Martha received him into her house. 

39 And she had a sister called Mary, 
which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard 
his word. 

40 But Martha was cumbered about 

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much serving, and came to him, and 
said, Lord, dost thou not care that my 
sister hath left me to serve alone ? bid 
her therefore that she help me. 

41 And Jesus answered and said unto 
her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful 
and troubled about many things : 

42 But one thing is needful ; and 
Mary hath chosen that good part, 
which shall not be taken away from 
her. 

CHAPTER XL 

1 Christ teacheth to pray, and that instantly ,° 12 
assuring that God so will give us good things 
14 He, casting out a dumb devil, rebuketh the 
blasphemous Pharisees ; 28 and sheweth who are 
blessed : 29 preacheth to the people, 37 and repre^ 
hendeth the outward shew of holiness in the 
Pharisees, scribes, and lawyers. 

AND it came to pass, that, as he 
x\ was praying in a certain place r 
when he ceased, one of his disciples 
said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray s 
as John also taught his disciples. 

2 And he said unto them, When ye 

Eray, say, Our Father which art in 
eaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy 
kingdom come. Thy will be done, as 
in heaven, so hi earth. 

3 Give us day by day our daily bread. 

4 And forgive us our sins : for we 
also forgive every one that is indebted 
to us. And lead us not into tempta 
tion ; but deliver us from evil. 

5 And he said unto them, Which of 
you shall have a friend, and shall ge 
unto him at midnight, and say unte 
him, Friend, lend me three loaves ; 

6 For a friend of mine in his journey 
is come to me, and I have nothing tc 
set before him ? 

7 And he from within shall answer 
and say, Trouble me not : the door 
is now shut, and my children are 
with me in bed ; I cannot rise anc 
give thee. 

8 I say unto you, Though he will not 
rise and give him, because he is his 
friend, yet because of his importunity 
he will rise and give him as many as 
he needeth. 

9 And I say unto you, Ask, and it 
shall be given you j seek, and ye shall 
find ; knock, and it shall be opened 
unto you. 

10 For every one that asketh re* 
ceiveth ; and he that seeketh findeth ; 
and to him that knocketh it shall be 
opened. 

11 If a son shall ask bread of any of 
you that is a father, will he give him a 
stone ? or if he ask a fish, will he for a 
fish give him a serpent ? 

12 Or if he shall ask an egg, will he 
offer him a scorpion ? 

13 If ye then, being evil, know how 
to give good gifts unto your children , 
how much more shall your heavenly 
Father give the Holy Spirit to them 
that ask him ? 

14 IT And he was casting out a devil s 
and it was dumb. And it came to pass s 
when the devil was gone out, the dumt 
spake ; and the people wondered. 



He reprehendeth 



ST. LUKE, XI. 



the Pharisees 



15 But some of them said, He cast- 
eth out devils through Beelzebub the 
chief of the devils. 

16 And others, tempting him, sought 
of him a sign from heaven. 

17 But he, knowing their thoughts, 
said unto them, Every kingdom di- 
vided against itself is brought to deso- 
lation ; and a house divided against 
a house falleth. 

18 If Satan also be divided against 
himself, how shall his kingdom stand ? 
because ye say that I cast out devils 
through Beelzebub. 

19 And if I by Beelzebub cast out 
devils, by whom do your sons cast 
them out ? therefore shall they be your 
judges. 

20 But if I with the finger of God 
cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom 
of God is come upon you. 

21 When a strong man armed keep- 
eth his palace, his goods are in peace : 

22 But when a stronger than he shall 
come upon him, and overcome him, 
he taketh from him all his armour 
wherein he trusted, and divideth his 
spoils. 

23 He that is not witty me is against 
me ; and he that gathereth not with 
me scattereth. 

21 When the unclean spirit is gone 
out of a man, he walketh through dry 

E laces, seeking rest ; and finding none, 
e saith, I will return unto my house 
whence I came out. 

25 And when he cometh, he findeth 
it swept and garnished. 

26 Then goeth he, and taketh to him 
seven other spirits more wicked than 
himself ; and they enter in. and dwell 
there : and the last state oi that man 
is worse than the first. 

2? 1 And it came to pass, as he spake 
these things, a certain woman or the 
company iifted up her voice, and said 
unto him, Blessed is the womb that 
bare thee, and the paps which thou 
hast sucked. 

28 But he said, Yea, rather, blessed 
are they that hear the word of God, 
and keep it. 

29 % And when the people were gath- 
ered thick together, ne oegan to say, 
This is an evil generation : they seek a 
sign ; and there shall no sign be given 
it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet. 

30 For as Jonas was a sign unto the 
Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man 
be to this generation. 

31 The queen of the south shall rise 
up in the judgment with the men of 
this generation, and condemn them : 
for she came from the utmost parts 
of the earth to hear the wisdom of Sol- 
omon ; and, behold, a greater than Sol- 
omon is here. 

32 The men of Nineveh shall rise up 
In the judgment with this generation, 
and shall condemn it : for they repent- 
ed at the preaching of Jonas ; and, be- 
hold, a greater than Jonas is here. 

33 No man, when he hath lighted a 
candle., putteth it in a secret place, 



neither under a bushel, but on a cam 
dlestick, that they which come in 
may see the light. 

34 The light of the body is the eye 
therefore when thine eye is single, thy 
whole body also is full of light ; but 
when thine eye is evil, thy body also is 
full of darkness. 

35 Take heed therefore, that tb 3 light 
which is in thee be not darkness. 

36 If thy whole body therefore be 
full of light, having no part dark, the 
whole shall be full of light, as when 
the bright shining of a candle doth 
give thee light. 

37 f And as he spake, a certain Phari 
see besought him to dine with him 
and he went in, and sat down to meat. 

38 And when the Pharisee saw it, he 
marvelled that he had not first washed 
before dinner. 

39 And the Lord said unto him, Now 
do ye Pharisees make clean the out 
side of the cup and the platter ; but 
your inward part is full of ravening 
and wickedness. 

10 Ye fools, did not he, that mad© 
that which is without, make that 
which is within also ? 

11 But rather give alms of such 
things as ye have : and, behold, all 
things are clean unto you. 

42 But woe unto you, Pharisees ! for 
ye tithe mint and rue and all manner 
of herbs, and pass over judgment and 
the love of God: these ought ye tc 
have done, and not to leave the other 
undone. 

43 Woe unto you, Pharisees ! for ye 
love the uppermost seats in the syna- 
gogues, and greetings in the markets, 

44 Woe unto you, scribes and Phari- 
sees, hypocrites ! for ye are as graves 
which appear not, and the men that 
walk over them are not aware of them, 

45 If Then answered one of the law- 
yers, and said unto him, Master, thus 
saying thou reproachest us also. 

46 And he said, Woe unto you also> 
ye lawyers ! for ye lade men with bur 
dens grievous to be borne, and ye 
yourselves touch not the burdens with 
one of your fingers. 

47 Woe unto you ! for ye build the 
sepulchres of the prophets, and your 
fathers killed them. 

48 Truly ye bear witness that ye al 
low the deeds of your fathers : foi 
they indeed killed them, and ye build 
their sepulchres. 

49 Therefore also said the wisdom of 
God, I will send them prophets and 
apostles, and some of them they shall 
slay and persecute : 

50 That the blood of all the prophets, 
which was shed from the foundation 
of the world, may be required of this 
generation ; 

51 From the blood of Abel unto the 
blood of Zacharias, which perished be- 
tween the altar and the temple : verily 
I say unto you, It shall be required of 
this generation. 

52 Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye 

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Christ teacheth to 



ST. LUKE, XII. 



avoia hypocrisy. 



have taken away the key of knowl- 
edge : ye entered not in yourselves, 
and them that were entering in ye 
hindered. 

53 And as he said these things unto 
them, the scribes and the Pharisees be- 
gan to ui-ge him vehemently, and to 
provoke him to speak of many things : 

54 Laying wait for him, and seeking 
to eaten something out of his mouth, 
*hat they might accuse him. 

CHAPTER XII. 

1 Christ preacheth to his disciples to avoid hypoc- 
risy, and fear fulness in publishing his doctrine : 
13 warneth the- people to beware of covetvusness, 
by the parable of the rich man who set up greater 
barns. 22 We must not be over careful of earthly 
things, 31 but seek the kingdom of God, 33 give 
alms, 36 be ready at a knock to open to our Lord 
uhinsoever he Cometh. 41 Christ's ministers are 
to see to ">eir charge, 49 and look for persecution. 
54 The people must take this time of grace, 58 be- 
cause it is a fearful thing to die without recon- 
ciliation. 

IN the mean time, when there were 
gathered together an innumerable 
multitude of people, insomuch that 
they trode one upon another, he be- 
gan to say unto his disciples first of 
all, Beware ye of the leaven of the 
Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. 

2 For there is nothing covered, that 
shall not be revealed ; neither hid, 
that shall not be known. 

3 Therefore, whatsoever ye have 
spoken in darkness shall be heard in 
the light ; and that which ye have 
spoken in the ear in closets shall be 
proclaimed upon the housetops. 

4 And I say unto you my friends, Be 
not afraid of them that kill the body, 
and after that have no more that they 
can do. 

5 But I will forewarn you whom ye 
shall fear : Fear him, which after he 
hath killed hath power to cast into 
hell ; yea, I say unto you, Fear him. 

6 Are not five sparrows sold for two 
farthings, and not one of them is for- 
gotten before God ? 

7 But even the very hairs of your 
head are all numbered. Fear not 
therefore : ye are of more value than 
many sparrows. 

8 Also I say unto you, Whosoever 
shall confess me before men, him 
shall the Son of man also confess be- 
fore the angels of God : 

9 But he that denieth me before 
men shall be denied before the angels 
of God. 

10 And whosoever shall speak a word 
against the Son of man, it shall be for- 
given him : but unto him that blas- 
phemeth against the Holy Ghost it 
shall not be forgiven. 

11 And when they bring you unto the 
synagogues, and unto magistrates, and 
powers, take ye no thought how or 
what thing ye shall answer, or what 
ye shall say : 

12 For the Holv Ghost shall teach 
you in the same hour what ye ought 
to say. 

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13 If And one of the company said 
unto him, Master, speak to my oroth- 
er, that he divide the inheritance with 
me. 

14 And he said unto him, Man, who 
made me a judge or a divider over 
you? 

15 And he said unto them, Take 
heed, and beware of covetousness • 
for a man's life consisteth not in the 
abundance of the things which he pos- 
sesseth. 

16 And he spake a parable unto them, 
saying, The ground of a certain rich 
man brought forth plentifully : 

17 And he thought within himself, 
saying, What shall 1 do, because 1 have 
no room where to bestow my fruits '. 

18 And he said, This will I do: I will 
pull down my barns, and build great- 
er ; and there will I bestow all my 
fruits and my goods. 

19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, 
thou hast much goods laid up for 
many years ; take thine ease, eat, 
drink, and be merry. 

20 But God said unto him, Thou fool, 
this night thy soul shall be required of 
thee : then wh#>se shall those things be, 
which thou hast provided ! 

21 So is he that layeth up treasure 
for himself, and is not rich toward 
God. 

22 If And he said unto his disciples, 
Therefore I say unto you, Take no 
thought for your life, what ye shall 
eat; neither for the body, what ye 
shall put on. 

23 The life is more than meat, and 
the body is more than raiment. 

24 Consider the ravens : for they nei- 
ther sow nor reap ; which neither have 
storehouse nor barn ; and God feedeth 
them : how much more are ye better 
than the fowls? 

25 And which of you with taking 
thought can add to his stature one 
cubit ? 

26 If ye then be not able to do that 
thing which is least, why take ye 
thought for the rest? 

27 Consider the lilies how they grow: 
they toil not, they spin not ; and yet 
I say unto you, that Solomon in all 
his glory was not arrayed like one of 
these. 

28 If then .God so clothe the grass, 
which is to day in the field, and to 
morrow is cast into the oven ; how 
much more toill he clothe you, O ye 
of little faith ? 

29 And seek not ye what ye shall eat, 
or what ye shall drink, neither be ye 
of doubtful mind. 

30 For all these things do the nations 
of the world seek after : and your Fa- 
ther knoweth that ye have need of 
these things. 

31 1 But rather seek ye the kingdom 
of God ; and all these things shall be 
added unto you. 

32 Fear not, little flock ; for it is 
your Father's good pleasure to give 
you the kingdom. 



The duty of 



ST. LUKE, XIII. 



Christ' 8 minister 8. 



33 Sell that ye have, and give alms ; 
provide yourselves bags which wax 
not old, a treasure in the heavens that 
faileth not, where no thief approach- 
e$h, neither moth corrupteth. 

34 For where your treasure is, there 
will your heart be also. 

35 Let your loins be girded about, 
and your lights burning ; 

36 And ye yourselves like unto men 
that wait for their lord, when he will 
return from the wedding ; that, when 
he cometh and knocketh, they may 
open unto him immediately. 

37 Blessed are those servants, whom 
the lord when he cometh shall find 
watching : verily I say unto you, that 
he shall gird himself, and make them 
to sit down to meat, and will come 
forth and serve them. 

38 And if he shall come in the sec- 
ond watch, or corne in the third watch, 
and find them so, blessed are those 
servants. 

39 And this know, that if the good- 
man of the house had known what 
hour the thief would come, he would 
have watched, and not have suffered 
his house to be broken through. 

40 Be ye therefore ready also : for 
the Son of man cometh at an hour 
when ye think not. 

41 If Then Peter said unto him, Lord, 
speakest thou this parable unto us, or 
even to all ? 

42 And the Lord said, Who then is 
that faithful and wise steward, whom 
his lord shall make ruler over his 
household, to give them their portion 
of meat in due season ? 

43 Blessed is that servant, whom his 
lord when he cometh shall find so 
doing. 

44 Of a truth I say unto you, that he 
will make him ruler over all that he 
hath. 

45 But and if that servant say in his 
heart. My lord delay eth his coming ; 
and shall begin to beat the menserv- 
ants and maidens, and to eat and 
drink, and to be drunken ; 

46 The lord of that servant will come 
in a day when he looketh not for him, 
and at an hour when he is not aware, 
and will cut him in sunder, and will 
appoint him his portion with the un- 
believers. 

47 And that servant, which knew his 
lord's will, and prepared not himself, 
neither did according to his will, shall 
be beaten with many stripes. 

48 But he that knew not, and did 
commit things worthy of stripes, shall 
be beaten with few stripes. For unto 
whomsoever much is given, of him 
shall be much required ; and to whom 
men have committed much, of him 
they will ask the more. 

49 f I am come to send fire on the 
earth ; and what will I, if it be al- 
ready kindled? 

50 But I have a baptism to be bap- 
tized with ; and how am I straitened 
till it be accomplished 1 



51 Suppose ye that I am come to give 
peace on earth ! I tell you, Nay ; but 
rather division : 

52 For from henceforth there shall 
be five in one house divided, three 
against two, and two against three. 

53 The father shall be divided against 
the son, and the son against the fa- 
ther; the mother against the daugh- 
ter, and the daughter against the 
mother ; the mother in law against 
her daughter in law, and the daughter 
in law against her mother in law. 

54 1f And he said also to the people, 
When ye see a cloud rise out of the 
west, straightway ye say, There com- 
eth a shower ; and so it is. 

55 And when ye see the south wind 
blow, ye say, There will be heat ; and 
it cometh to pass. 

56 Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the 
face of the sky and of the earth ; but 
how is it that ye do not discern this 
time ? 

57 Yea, and why even of yourselves 
judge ye not what is right ? 

58 ^ When thou goest with thine 
adversary to the magistrate, as thou 
art in the way, give diligence that 
thou mayest be delivered from him ; 
lest he hale thee to the judge, and the 
judge deliver thee to the officer, and 
the officer cast thee into prison. 

59 I tell thee, thou shalt not depart 
thence ? till thou hast paid the very 
last mite. 

CHAPTER XIII. 

1 Christ preacheth repentance upon the punishment 
of the Galileans, and others. 6 The fruitless fi g 
tree may not stand. 11 He healeth the crooked 
woman : 18 shewelh the powerful working of the 
word in the hearts of his chosen, by the parable 
of the grain of mustard seed, and of leaven : 24 
exhorteth to enter in at the strait gate, 31 and 
reprovelh Herod and Jerusalem. 

T^HERE were present at that season 
some that told him of the Gali- 
leans, whose blood Pilate had mingled 
with their sacrifices. 

2 And Jesus answering said unto 
them, Suppose ye that these Galileans 
were sinners above all the Galileans, 
because they suffered such things ? 

3 I tell you, Nay : but, except ye re- 
pent, ye snail all likewise perish. 

4 Or those eighteen, upon whom the 
tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, 
think ye that they were sinners above 
all men that dwelt in Jerusalem ? 

5 I tell you, Nay : but, except ye re- 
pent, ye shall all likewise pensh. 

6 f He spake also this parable ; A 
certain man had a fig tree planted in 
his vineyard ; and he came and sought 
fruit thereon, and found none. 

7 Then said he unto the dresser of 
his vineyard, Behold, these three years 
I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, 
and find none : cut it down ; why cum- 
bereth it the ground ? 

8 And he answering said unto him. 
Lord, let it alone this year also, til) 
I shall dig about it, and dung it : 

9 And if it bear fruit, well : and if 

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Of the strait gate. 



ST. LUKE, XIV. 



Parables of the 



not, then after that thou shalt cut it 
down. 

10 And he was teaching in one of 
the synagogues on the sabbath. 

11 i And, behold, there was a wo- 
man which had a spirit of infirmity 
eighteen years, and was bowed to- 
gether, and could in no wise lift up 
herself. 

12 And when Jesus saw her, he 
called her to him, and said unto her, 
Woman, thou art loosed from thine 
infirmity. 

t3 And he laid his hands on her: 
and immediately she was made 
straight, and glorified God. 

14 And the ruler of the synagogue 
answered with indignation, because 
that Jesus had healed on the sabbath 
day, and said unto the people, There 
are six days in which men ought to 
work : in them therefore come and 
be healed, and not on the sabbath 
day. 

15 The Lord then answered him, 
and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not 
each one of you on the sabbath loose 
his ox or his ass from the stall, and 
lead him away to watering? 

16 And ought not this woman, 
being a daughter of Abraham, whom 
Satan hath oound, lo, these eighteen 
years, be loosed from this bond on 
the sabbath day? 

17 And when he had said these 
things, all his adversaries were 
ashamed : and all the people re- 
joiced for all the glorious things 
that were done by him. 

18 1 Then said he, Unto what is 
the kingdom of God like ? and where- 
unto shall I resemble it? 

19 It is like a grain of mustard seed, 
which a man took, and cast into his 
garden ; and it grew, and waxed a 
great tree ; and the fowls of the air 
lodged in the branches of it. 

20 And again he said, Whereunto 
shall I liken the kingdom of God? 

21 It is like leaven, which a woman 
took and hid in three measures of 
meal, till the whole was leavened. 

22 And he went through the cities 
and villages, teaching, and journey- 
ing toward Jerusalem. 

23 Then said one unto him, Lord, 
are there few that be saved ? And 
he said unto them, 

24 1 Strive to enter in at the strait 
gate : for many, I say unto you, will 
seek to enter in, and shall not be 
able. 

25 When once the master of the 
house is risen up, and hath shut to 
the door, and ye begin to stand 
without, and to knock at the door, 
saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; 
and he shall answer and say unto 
you, I know you not whence ye 
are: 

26 Then shall ye begin to say, We 
have eaten and drunk in thy pres- 
ence, and thou hast taught in our 
streets. 

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27 But he shall say, I tell you, I 
know you not whence ye are ; de- 
part from me, all ye workers of in- 
iquity. 

28 There shall be weeping and 
gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see 
Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and 
all the prophets, in the kingdom of 
God, and you yourselves thrust out. 

29 And they shall come from the 
east, and from the west, and from 
the north, and from the south, and 
shall sit down in the kingdom of 
God. 

30 And, behold, there are last 
which shall be first ; and there are 
first which shall be last. 

31 If The same day there came cer- 
tain of the Pharisees, saying unto 
him. Get thee out, and depart hence ; 
for Herod will kill thee. 

32 And he said unto them, Go ye. 
and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out 
devils, and I do cures to day and to 
morrow, and the third day I shall be 
perfected. 

33 Nevertheless I must walk today, 
and to morrow, and the day follow- 
ing : for it cannot be that a prophet 
perish out of Jerusalem. 

34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which 
killest the prophets, and stonest 
them that are sent unto thee •, how 
often would I have gathered thy chil- 
dren together, as a hen doth gather 
her brood under her wings, and ye 
would not! 

35 Behold, your house is left unto 
you desolate : and verily I say unto 
you, Ye shall not see me, until the 
time come when ye shall say, Blessed 
is he that cometh in the name of 
the Lord. 

CHAPTER XrV. 

2 Christ healeth the dropsy on t\' sabbath : 7 teach- 
eth humility : 12 to feast the poor : 15 under th$ 
parable of the great supper, shcweth how worldly 
minded men, who contemn the word of God, shall 
be shut out of heaven. 25 Those who will be hit 
disciples, to bear their cross must make their ac- 
counts aforehand, lest with shame they revolt 
from him afterward, 34 and become altogether 
unprofitable, like salt that hath lost his savour. 

AND it came to pass, as he went in- 
. to the house of one of the chief 
Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath 
day, that they watched him. 

2 And, behold, there was a certain 
man before him which had the 
dropsy. 

3 And Jesus answering spake unto 
the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, 
Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath 
day? 

4 And they held their peace. And 
he took him, and healed him, and 
let him go ; 

5 And answered them, saying. 
Which of you shall have an ass or 
an ox fallen into a pit, and will not 
straightway pull him out on the sab- 
bath day? 

6 And they could not answer him 
again to these things. 



great supper \ 



ST. LUKE, XV. 



of the lost sheep, <&e. 



7 If And he put forth a parable to 
those which were bidden, when he 
marked how they chose out the chief 
rooms ; saying unto them, 

8 When thou art bidden of any man 
to a wedding, sit not down in the 
highest room ; lest a more honour- 
able man than thou be bidden of 
him : 

9 And he that bade thee and him 
come and say to thee, Give this man 
place ; and thou begin with shame to 
take the lowest room. 

10 But when thou art bidden, go 
and sit down in the lowest room ; 
that when he that bade thee cometh, 
he may say unto thee, Friend, go up 
higher : then shalt thou have worship 
in the presence of them that sit at 
meat with thee. 

11 For whosoever exalteth himself 
shall be abased ; and he that hum- 
bleth himself shall be exalted. 

12 1 Then said he also to him that 
bade him, When thou makest a din- 
ner or a supper, call not thy friends, 
nor thy brethren, neither thy kins^ 
men, nor thy rich neighbour's ; lest 
they also bid thee again, and a rec- 
ompense be made thee. 

13 But when thou makest a feast, 
call the poor, the maimed, the lame, 
the blind : 

14 And thou shalt be blessed ; for 
they cannot recompense thee : for 
thou shalt be recompensed at the res- 
urrection of the just. 

15 1 And when one of them that sat 
at meat with him heard these things, 
he said unto him, Blessed is he that 
shall eat bread in the kingdom of God. 

16 Then said he unto him, A cer- 
tain man made a great supper, and 
bade many : 

17 And sent his servant at supper 
time to say to them that were bidden, 
Come ; for all things are now ready. 

18 And they all with one consent be- 
gan to make excuse. The first said 
unto him, I have bought a piece of 
ground, and I must needs go and see 
it : I pray thee have me excused. 

19 And another said, I have bought 
five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove 
them : I pray thee have me excused. 

20 And another said, I have married 
a wife, and therefore I cannot come. 

21 So that servant came, and shewed 
his lord these things. Then the mas- 
ter of the house being angry said to 
his servant. Go out quickly into the 
streets and lanes of the city, and 
bring in hither the poor, and the 
maimed, and the halt, and the blind. 

22 And the servant said, Lord, it is 
done as thou hast commanded, and 
yet there is room. 

23 And the lord said unto the serv- 
ant, Go out into the highways and 
hedges, and compel them to come in, 
that my house may be filled. 

24 For I say unto you, That none of 
those men which were bidden shall 
•taste of my supper. 



25 % And there went great multi- 
tudes with him : and he turned, and 
said unto them, 

26 If any man come to me, and hate 
not his father, and mother, and wife, 
and children, and brethren, and sis- 
ters, yea, and his own life also, he 
cannot be my disciple. 

27 And whosoever doth not bear his 
cross, and come after me, cannot be 
my disciple. 

28 For which of you, intending to 
build a tower, sitteth not down first, 
and counteth the cost, whether he 
have sufficient to finish it f 

29 Lest haply, after he hath laid the 
foundation, and is not able to finish 
it, all that behold it begin to mock 
him, 

30 Saying, This man began to build, 
and. was not able to finish. 

31 Or what king, going to make 
war against another king, sitteth not 
down first, and consulteth whether 
he be able with ten thousand to meet 
him that cometh against him with 
twenty thousand? 

32 Or else, while the other is yet a 
great way off, he sendeth an ambas- 
sage, and desireth conditions of 
peace. 

33 So likewise, whosoever he be of 
you that forsaketh not all that he 
hath, he cannot be my disciple. 

34 11 Salt is good : but if the salt 
have lost his savour, wherewith shall 
it be seasoned ? 

35 It is neither fit for the land, nor 
yet for the dunghill ; but men cast it 
out. He that hath ears to hear, let 
him hear. 

CHAPTER XV. 

1 The parable of the lost sheep : 8 of the piece of 
silver : 11 of the prodigal sort. 

I^HEN drew near unto him all the 
. publicans and sinners for to hear 
him. 

2 And the Pharisees and scribes 
murmured, saying, This man receiv- 
eth sinners, and eateth with them. 

3 If And he spake this parable unto 
them, saying, 

4 What man of you, having a hun- 
dred sheep, if he lose one of them, 
doth not leave the ninety and nine 
in the wilderness 2 and go after that 
which is lost, until he find it? 

5 And when he hath found it, he 
layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 

6 And when he cometh home, he 
calleth together his friends and neigh- 
bours, saying unto them, Rejoice with 
me ; for I have found my sheep which 
was lost. 

7 I say unto you, that likewise joy 
shall be in heaven over one sinner 
that repenteth, more than over nine- 
ty and nine just persons, which need 
no repentance. 

8 1 Either what woman having ten 
pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, 
doth not light a candle : and sweep 
the house, and seek diligently till 
she find it ? 

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ST. LUKE, XVI. 



the prodigal sort. 



9 And when she hath found it, she 
calleth her friends and her neigh- 
bours together, saying, Rejoice with 
me ; for I have found the piece which 
I had lost. 

10 Likewise, I say unto you, there is 
joy in the presence of the angels of 
God over one sinner that repenteth. 

11 1 And he said, A certain man had 
two sons : 

12 And the younger of them said to 
his father, Father, give me the portion 
of goods that falleth to me. And he 
divided unto them his living. 

13 And not many days after the 
younger son gathered all together, 
and took his journey into a far coun- 
try, and there wasted his substance 
with riotous living. 

14 And when he had spent all, there 
arose a mighty famine in that land ; 
and he began to be in want. 

15 And he went and joined himself to 
a citizen of that country ; and he sent 
him into his fields to feed swine. 

16 And he would fain have filled his 
belly with the husks that the swine did 
eat : and no man gave unto him. 

17 And when he came to himself, he 
said, How many hired servants of my 
father's have bread enough and to 
spare, and I perish with hunger ! 

18 I will arise and go to my. father, 
and will say unto him, Father, I have 
sinned against heaven, and before 
thee, 

19 And am no more worthy to be 
called thy son : make me as one of 
thy hired servants. 

20 And he arose, and came to his fa- 
ther. But when he was yet a great 
way off, his father saw him, and had 
compassion, and ran, and fell on his 
neck, and kissed him. 

21 And the son said unto him, Fa- 
ther, I have sinned against heaven, 
and in thy sight, and am no more 
worthy to be called thy son. 

22 But the father said to his serv- 
ants, Bring forth the best robe, and 

gut it on him ; and put a ring on his 
and, and shoes on his feet : 

23 And bring hither the fatted 
calf , and kill it; and let us eat, and 
be merry : 

24 For this my son was dead, and is 
alive again ; he was lost, and is found. 
And they began to be merry. 

25 Now his elder son was in the field : 
and as he came and drew nigh to the 
house, he heard music and dancing. 

26 And he called one of the servants, 
and asked what these things meant. 

27 And he said unto him, Thy broth- 
er is come ; and thy father hath 
killed the fatted calf, because he hath 
received .him safe and sound. 

28 And he was angry, and would not 
go in : therefore came his father out, 
and entreated him. 

29 And he answering said to his far 
ther, Lo, these many years do I serve 
thee> neither transgressed I at any 
time thy commandment ; and yet 

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thou never gavest me a kid, that 
might make merry with my friends ; 

30 But as soon as this thy son was 
come, which hath devoured thy living 
with harlots, thou hast killed for him 
the fatted calf. 

31 And he said unto him, Son, thou 
art ever with me, and all that I have 
is thine. 

32 It was meet that we should make 
merry, and be glad : for this thy 
brother was dead, and is alive again 5 
and was lost, and is found. 

CHAPTER XVI. 

1 The parable of the unjust steward. 14 Christ re- 
proveth the hypocrisy of the covetous Pharisees, 
19 The rich glutton, and Lazarus the beggar. 

AN D he said also unto his disciples, 
There was a certain rich man,, 
which had a steward ; and the same 
was accused unto him that he had 
wasted his goods. 

2 And he called him, and said unto 
him, How is it that I hear this of 
thee ! give an account of thy steward- 
ship ; for thou mayest be no longer 
steward. 

3 Then the steward said within him 
self, What shall I do ? for my lord tak= 
eth away from me the stewardship ; 1 
cannot dig ; to beg I am ashamed. 

4 I am resolved what to do, that, 
when I am put out of the steward- 
ship, they may receive me into their 
houses. 

5 So he called every one of his lord's 
debtors unto him, and said unto the 
first, How much owest thou unto my 
lord? 

6 And he said, A hundred measures 
of oil. And he said unto him, Take 
thy bill, and sit down quickly, and 
write fifty. 

7 Then said he to another, And how 
much owest thou? And he said, A 
hundred measures of wheat. And he 
said unto him, Take thy bill, and write 
fourscore. 

8 And the lord commended the un« 
just steward, because he had done 
wisely : for the children of this world 
are in their generation wiser than 
the children or light. 

9 And I say unto you, Make to your- 
selves friends of the mammon of un- 
righteousness ; that, when ye fail, 
they may receive you into everlasting 
habitations. 

10 He that is faithful in that which 
is least is faithful also in much : and 
he that is unjust in the least is unjust 
also in much. 

11 If therefore ye have not been 
faithful in the unrighteous mam- 
mon, who will commit to your trust 
the true riches f 

12 And if ye have not been faithful 
in that which is another man's, who 
shall give you that which is your 
own? 

13 1 No servant can serve two mas- 
ters : for either he will hate the one. 
and love the other ; or else he will 



The rich man 



ST. LUKE, XVII. 



and Lazarus? 



hold to the one, and despise the other. 
Ye cannot serve God and mammon. 

14 And the Pharisees also, who were 
covetous, heard all these things : and 
they derided him. 

15 And he said unto them, Ye are 
they which justify yourselves before 
men ; but God knoweth your hearts : 
for that which is highly esteemed 
among men is abomination in the 
sight of God. 

16 The law and the prophets were 
until John : since that time the king- 
dom of God is preached, and every 
man presseth into it. 

17 And it is easier for heaven and 
earth to pass, than one tittle of the 
law to fail. 

18 Whosoever putteth away his wife, 
and marrieth another, committeth 
adultery : and whosoever marrieth her 
that is put away from her husband 
committeth adultery. 

19 1 There was a certain rich man, 
which was clothed in purple and fine 
Jinen, and fared sumptuously every 
day : 

20 And there was a certain beggar 
named Lazarus, which was laid at his 
gate, full of sores, 

21 And desiring to be fed with the 
crumbs which fell from the rich man's 
table: moreover the dogs came and 
ticked his sores. 

22 And it came to pass, that the beg- 
gar died, and was carried by the angels 
into Abraham's bosom : the rich man 
also died, and was buried ; 

23 And in hell he lifted up his eyes, 
being in torments, and seeth Abra- 
ham afar off, and Lazarus in his 
bosom. 

24 And he cried and said, Father 
Abraham, have mercy on me, and send 
Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his 
finger in water, and cool my tongue ; 
for I am tormented in this flame. 

25 But Abraham said, Son, remember 
that thou in thy lifetime receivedst 
thy good things, and likewise Lazarus 
evil things : but now he is comforted, 
and thou art tormented. 

26 And beside all this, between us 
and you there is a great gulf fixed : 
so that they which would pass from 
hence to you cannot ; neither can 
they pass to us, that would come from 
thence. 

27 Then he said, I pray thee there- 
fore, father, that thou wouldest send 
bim to my father's house : 

28 For I have five brethren ; that he 
may testify unto them, lest they also 
come into this place of torment. 

29 Abraham saith unto him, They 
have Moses and the prophets ; let them 
hear them. 

30 And he said, Nay, father Abra- 
ham : but if one went unto them from 
the dead, they will repent. 

31 And 
hear not 

ther will they be persuaded, though 
one rose from the dead. 



, U1CJ Will 1 C3JJGI11/. 

he said unto him. If they 
Moses and the prophets, nei- 



CHAPTER XVII. 



1 Christ teacheth to avoid occasions of offence. 3 
One to forgive another. 6 The power of faith, 
7 How we are bound to God, and not he to tis. 11 
He healetk ten lepers. 22 Of the kingdom of 
Ood, and the coming of the Son of man. 

THEN said he unto the disciples, 
It is impossible but that offences 
will come : but woe unto him, through 
whom they come ! 

2 It were better for him that a mill- 
stone were hanged about his neck, and 
he cast into the sea, than that he 
should offend one of these little ones. 

3 1 Take heed to yourselves : If thy 
brother trespass against thee, rebuke 
him ; and if he repent, forgive him. 

4 And if he trespass against thee 
seven times in a day, and seven time3 
in a day turn again to thee, saying, I 
repent ; thou shalt forgive him. 

5 And the apostles said unto the 
Lord, Increase our faith. 

6 And the Lord said, If ye had faith 
as a grain of mustard seed, ye might 
say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou 
plucked up by the root, and be thou 
planted in the sea ; and it should obey 
you. 

7 But which of you, having a servant 
ploughing or feeding cattle, will say 
unto him by and by, when he is come 
from the field, Go and sit down to 
meat? 

8 And will not rather say unto him. 
Make ready wherewith I may sup, and 
gird thyself, and serve me, till I have 
eaten and drunken ; and afterward 
thou shalt eat and drink ? 

9 Doth he thank that servant because 
he did the things that were command- 
ed him ? I trow not. 

10 So likewise ye, when ye shall have 
done all those things which are com- 
manded you, say, We are unprofitable 
servants : we have done that which 
was our duty to do. 

11 1 And it came to pass, as he went 
to Jerusalem, that he passed through 
the midst of Samaria and Galilee. 

12 And as he e/itered into a certain 
village, there met him ten men that 
were lepers, which stood afar off : 

13 And they lifted up their voio^s, 
and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on 
us. 

li And when he saw them, he said 
unto them, Go shew yourselves unto 
the priests. And it came to pass, that, 
as they went, they were cleansed. 

15 And one of them, when he saw 
that he was healed, turned back, and 
with a loud voice glorified God, 

16 And fell down on his face at his 
feet, giving him thanks: and he was 
a Samaritan. 

17 And Jesus answering said, Were 
there not ten cleansed ? but where are 
the nine? 

18 There are not found that returned 
to give glory to God, save this stranger. 

19 And he said unto him, Arise, go 
thy way : thy faith hath made thee 
whole. 

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ST. LUKE, XVIII. The importunate uridow. 



20 H And when he was demanded of 
the Pharisees, when the kingdom of 
God should come, he answered them 
and said, The kingdom of God cometh 
not with observation : 

21 Neither shall they say, Lo here ! 
or, lo there ! for, behold, the kingdom 
of God is within you. 

22 And he said unto the disciples. 
The days will come, when ye shall 
desire to see one of the days of the 
Son of man, and ye shall not see it. 

23 And they shall say to you, See 
here ; or, see there : go not after them, 
nor follow them. 

2t For as the lightning, that light- 
eneth out of the one part under heav- 
en, shineth unto the other part under 
heaven ; so shall also the Son of man 
be in his day. 

25 But first must he suffer many 
things, and be rejected of this gen- 
eration. 

26 And as it was in the days of Noe, 
so shall it be also in the days of the 
Son of man. 

27 They did eat, they drank, they 
married wives, they were given in 
marriage, until the day that Noe en- 
tered into the ark, and the flood came, 
and destroyed them all. 

28 Likewise also as it was in the days 
of Lot ; they did eat, they drank, they 
bought, they sold, they planted, they 
builded ; 

29 But the same day that Lot went 
out of Sodom it rained fire and brim- 
stone from heaven, and destroyed 
them all. 

30 Even thus shall it be in the day 
when the Son of man is revealed. 

31 In that day, he which shall be up- 
on the housetop, and his stuff in the 
house, let him not come down to take 
it away : and he that is in the field, 
let him likewise not return back. 

32 Remember Lot's wife. '■ 

33 Whosoever shall seek to save his 
life shall lose it ; and whosoever shall 
lose his life shall preserve it. 

34 I tell you, in .that night there 
shall be two men in'one bed ; the one 
shall be taken, and the other shall be 
left. 

36 Two women shall be grinding to- 
gether ; the one shall be taken, and 
the other left. 

36 Two men shall be in the field ; the 
one shall be taken, and the other left. 

37 And they answered and said unto 
him, Where, Lord ? And he said unto 
them, Wheresoever the body is, thith- 
er will the eagles be gathered to- 
gether. 

chapter xvrn. 

3 Of the importunate widow. 9 Of the Pharisee 
and the publican. 15 Children brought to Christ. 
18 A ruler that would follow Christ, but is hin- 
dered by his riches. 28 The reward of them that 
leave all for his sake. 31 He foreshewelh his 
death, 35 and restoreth a blind man to his sight. 

AND he spake a parable unto them 
- to this end, that men ought always 
to pray, and not to faint ; 

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2 Saying, There was in a city a 
judge, which feared not God, neither 
regarded man : 

3 And there was a widow in that 
city ; and she came unto him, saying,. 
Avenge me of mine adversary. 

4 And he would not for a while : 
but afterward he said within him- 
self, Though I fear not God, nor re- 
gard man ; 

5 Yet because this widow troubletb 
me, I will avenge her, lest by her con- 
tinual coming she weary me. 

6 And the Lord said, Hear what the 
unjust judge saith. 

7 And shall not God avenge his own 
elect, which cry day and night unto 
him, though he bear long with them ? 

8 I tell you that he will avenge them 
speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son 
of man cometh, shall he find faith on 
the earth ? 

9 And he spake this parable unto 
certain which trusted in themselves 
that they were righteous, and despised 
others : 

10 Two men went up into the temple 
to pray ; the one a Pharisee, and the 
other a publican. 

11 The Pharisee stood and prayed 
thus with himself, God, I thank thee, 
that I am not as other men are, extor- 
tioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as 
this publican. 

12 I fast twice in the week, I give 
tithes of all that I possess. 

13 And the publican, standing afar 
off, would not lift up so much as his 
eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his 
breast, saying, God be merciful to me 
a sinner. 

14 I tell you, this man went down 
to his house justified rather than the 
other: for every one that exalteth 
himself shall be abased ; and he that 
humbleth himself shall be exalted. 

15 And they brought unto him also 
infants, that he would touch them : 
but when his disciples saw it, they re- 
buked them. 

16 But Jesus called them unto him, 
and said, Suffer little children to come 
unto me, and forbid them not : for of 
such is the kingdom of God. 

17 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever 
shall not receive the kingdom of God 
as a little child shall in no wise enter 
therein. 

18 And a certain ruler asked him, 
saying, Good Master, what shall I do 
to inherit eternal life ? 

19 And Jesus said unto him, Why 
callest thou me good? none is good, 
save one, that is, God. 

20 Thou knowest the command- 
ments, Do not commit adultery. Do 
not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear 
false witness, Honour thy father and 
thy mother. 

21 And he said, All these have I 
kept from my youth up. 

22 Now when Jesus heard these 
things, he said unto him, Yet lack- 
est thou one thing : sell all that thou 



A blind man healed. 



ST. LUKE, XIX. Christ visiteth Zaccheu*. 



hast, and distribute unto the poor, 
and thou shalt have treasure in heav- 
en : and come, follow me. 

23 And when he heard this, he was 
very sorrowful : for he was very 
rich. 

24 And when Jesus saw that he was 
very sorrowful, he said, How hardly 
shall they that have riches enter into 
the kingdom of God ! 

25 For it is easier for a camel to go 
through a needle's eye, than for a 
rich man to enter into the kingdom 
of God. 

26 And they that heard it said, 
Who then can be saved ? 

27 And he said, The things which 
are impossible with men are possible 
with God. 

28 Then Peter said, Lo, we ' have 
left all, and followed thee. 

29 And he said unto them, Verily 
I say unto you, There is no man that 
hath left house, or parents, or breth- 
ren, or wife, or children, for the king- 
dom of God's sake, 

30 Who shall not receive manifold 
more in this present time, and in the 
world to come life everlasting. 

31 ^[ Then he took unto him the 
twelve, and said unto them, Behold, 
we go up to Jerusalem, and all things 
that are written by the prophets con- 
cerning the Son of man shall be ac- 
complished. 

32 For he shall be delivered unto 
the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, 
and spitefully entreated, and spitted 
on : 

33 And they shall scourge him, and 

gut him to death ; and tne third day 
e shall rise again. 

34 And they understood none of 
these things : and this saying was hid 
from them, neither knew they the 
things which were spoken. 

35 f And it came to pass, that as 
he was come nigh unto Jericho, a 
certain blind man sat by the way 
side begging : 

36 And hearing the multitude pass 
by, he asked what it meant. 

37 And they told him, that Jesus of 
Nazareth passeth by. 

38 And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou 
Son of David, have mercy on me. 

39 And they which went before re- 
buked him, that he should hold his 
peace : but he cried so much the 
more, Thou Son of David, have mercy 
on me. 

40 And Jesus stood, and commanded 
him to be brought unto him : and 
when he was come near, he asked 
him, 

41 Saying, What wilt thou that I 
shall do unto thee? And he said, 
Lord, that I may receive my sight. 

42 And Jesus said unto him, Receive 
thy sight : thy faith hath saved thee. 

43 And immediately he received his 
sight, and followed him, glorifying 
God : and all the people, when they 
saw it, gave praise unto God. 



CHAPTER XIX. 

1 Of Zaccheus a publican. 11 The ten piece* of 
money. '28 Chrtst rxdeth into Jerusalem with tri- 
umph : 41 weepeth over it : 45 driveth the buy- 
ers and sellers out of the temple : 47 teaching 
daily in it. The rulers would have destroyed 
htm, but for fear of the people. 

AND Jesus entered and passed 
J\ through Jericho. 

2 And, behold, there was a man 
named Zaccheus, which was the chief 
among the publicans, and he was 
rich. 

3 And he sought to see Jesus who 
he was ; and could not for the press, 
because he was little of stature. 

4 And he ran before, and climbed 
up into a sycamore tree to see him ; 
for he was to pass that way. 

5 And when Jesus came to the 
place, he looked up, and saw him, 
and said unto him, Zaccheus, make 
haste, and come down ; for to day I 
must abide at thy house. 

6 And he made haste, and came 
down, and received him joyfully. 

7 And when they saw it, they all 
murmured, saying, That he was gone 
to be guest with a man that is a sin- 
ner. 

8 And Zaccheus stood, and said un- 
to the Lord ; Behold, Lord, the half 
of my goods I give to the poor ; and 
if I have taken any thing from any 
man by false accusation, I restore 
him fourfold. 

9 And Jesus said unto him, This 
day is salvation come to this house, 
forasmuch as he also is a son of 
Abraham. 

10 For the Son of man is come to 
seek and to save that which was 
lost. 

11 And as they heard these things, 
he added and spake a parable, be- 
cause he was nigh to Jerusalem, and 
because they thought that the king- 
dom of God should immediately ap- 
pear. 

12 He said therefore, A certain no- 
bleman went into a far country to 
receive for himself a kingdom, and 
to return. 

13 And he called his ten servants, 
and delivered them ten pounds, and 
said unto them, Occupy till I come. 

14 But his citizens hated him, and 
sent a message after him, saying, We 
will not have this man to reign over 
us. 

15 And it came to pass, that when 
he was returned, having received the 
kingdom, then he commanded these 
servants to be called unto him, to 
whom he had given the money, that 
he might know how much every man 
had gained by trading. 

16 Then came the first, saying, Lord, 
thy pound hath gained ten pounds. 

17 And he said unto him, Well, thou 
good servant : because thou hast been 
faithful in a very little, have thou 
authority over ten cities. 

18 And the second came, saying, 

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ST. LUKE, XX. 



into Jemsalem, 



Lord, thy pound hath gained five 
pounds. 

19 And he said likewise to him, Be 
thou also over five cities. 

20 And another came, saying, Lord, 
behold, here is thy pound, which I have 
kept laid up in a napkin : 

21 For 1 feared thee, because thou art 
an austere man: thou takest up that 
thou layedst not down, and reapest 
that thou didst not sow. 

22 And he saith unto him, Out of 
thine own mouth will I judge thee. 
thou wicked servant. Thou knewest 
that I was an austere man, taking up 
that I laid not down, and reaping that 
1 did not sow: 

23 Wherefore then gavest not thou 
my money into the bank, that at my 
coming I might have required mine 
own with usury ? 

24 And he said unto them that stood 
by, Take from him the pound, and 
give it to him that hath ten pounds. 

25 (And they said unto him. Lord, he 
hath ten pounds.) 

26 For I say unto you, That unto 
every one which hath shall be given ; 
and from him that hath not, even that 
he hath shall be taken away from 
him. 

27 But those mine enemies, which 
would not that I should reign over 
them, bring hither, and slay them be- 
fore me. 

28 •([ And when he had thus spoken, 
he went before, ascending up to Jeru- 
salem. 

29 And it came to pass, when he was 
come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, 
at the mount called the mount or 
Olives, he sent two of his disciples, 

30 Saying, Go ye into the village over 
against you ; in the which at your en- 
tering ye shall find a colt tied, where- 
on yet never man sat : loose him, and 
bring him hither. 

31 And if any man ask you, Why do 
ye loose him f thus shall ye say unto 
him, Because the Lord hath need of 
him. 

32 And they that were sent went their 
way, and found even as he had said 
unto them. 

33 And as they were loosing the colt, 
the owners thereof said unto them, 
Why loose ye the colt? 

34 And they said, The Lord hath need 
of him. 

35 And they brought him to Jesus : 
and they cast their garments upon the 
colt, and they set Jesus thereon. 

36 And as he went, they spread their 
clothes in the way. 

37 And when he was come nigh, even 
now at the descent of the mount of 
Olives, the whole multitude of the dis- 
ciples began to rejoice and praise God 
with a loud voice for all tne mighty 
works that they had seen ; 

38 Saying, Blessed be the King that 
cometh in the name of the Lord : 
peace in heaven, and glory in the 
uighest. 

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39 And some of the Pharisees from 
among the multitude said unto him, 
Master, rebuke thy disciples. 

40 And he answered and said unto 
them, I tell you that, if these should 
hold their peace, the stones would 
immediately cry out. 

41 1 And when he was come near, he 
beheld the city, and wept over it, 

42 Saying, If thou hadst known, even 
thou, at least in this thy day, the 
things which belong unto thy peace 1 
but now they are hid from thine 
eyes. 

43 For the days shall come upon 
thee, that thine enemies shall cast 
a trench about thee, and compass 
thee round, and keep thee in on every 
side, 

44 And shall lay thee even with the 
ground, and thy children within thee 5 
and they shall not leave in thee one 
stone upon another; because t\ou 
knewest not the time of thy visita 
tion. 

45 And he went into the temple, 
and began to cast out them that sold 
therein, and them that bought ; 

46 Saying unto them, It is written. 
My house is the house of prayer ; but 
ye have made it a den of thieves. 

47 And he taught daily in the tem 
pie. But the chief priests and the 
scribes and the chief of the people 
sought to destroy him, 

48 And could not find what they 
might do : for all the people were very 
attentive to hear him. 

CHAPTER XX. 

1 Christ avoucheth his authority by a question of 
John's baptism. 9 The parable of the vineyard, 
19 Of giving tribute to Cesar. 27 He convincetk 
the Sadducees that denied the resurrection. 41 
How Christ is the Son of David. 46 He warn 
eth his disciples to beware of the scribes. 

AN D it came to pass, that on one of 
. those days, as he taught the peo» 
pie in the temple, and preached the 
gospel, the chief priests and the scribes 
came upon him with the elders, 

2 And spake unto him, saying, Tell 
us 2 by what authority doest thou these 
things? or who is he that gave thee 
this authority? 

3 And he answered and said unto 
them, I will also ask you one thing ; 
and answer me : 

4 The baptism of John, was it from 
heaven, or of men? 

5 And they reasoned with them- 
selves, saying, If we shall say, From 
heaven ; he will say, Why then be- 
lieved ye him not? 

6 But and if we say, Of men ; all the 
people will stone us : for they be per- 
suaded that John was a prophet. 

7 And they answered, that they could 
not tell whence it wan. 

8 And Jesus said unto them, Neither 
tell I you by what authority I do these 
things. 

9 Then began he to speak to the 
people this parable ; A certain mam 
planted a vineyard, and let it forth to 



Parable of the vineyard. ST. LUKE, XXI. 



Of the resurrection, 



husbandmen, and went into a far 
country for a long time. 

10 And at the season he sent a serv- 
ant to the husbandmen, that they 
should give him of the fruit of the 
vineyard : but the husbandmen beat 
him, and sent him away empty. 

11 And again he sent another serv- 
ant: and they beat him also, and en- 
treated him shamefully, and sent him 
away empty. 

12 And again he sent a third : and 
they wounded him also, and cast him 
out. 

13 Then said the lord of the vineyard, 
What shall I do? I will send my be- 
loved son : it may be they will rever- 
ence him when they see him. 

14 But when the husbandmen saw 
him, they reasoned among themselves, 
saying, This is the heir: come, let us 
kill him, that the inheritance may be 
ours. 

15 So they cast him out of the vine- 
yard, and killed him. What therefore 
shall the lord of the vineyard do unto 
them? 

16 He shall come and destroy these 
husbandmen, and shall give the vine- 
yard to others. And when they heard 
it, they said, God forbid. 

17 And he beheld them, and said, 
What is this then that is written, The 
stone which the builders rejected, the 
same is become the head of the corner ? 

18 Whosoever shall fall upon that 
stone shall be broken ; but on whom- 
soever it shall fall, it will grind him 
to powder. 

19 1 And the chief priests and the 
scribes the same hour sought to lay 
hands on him ; and they reared the 
people : for they perceived that he had 
spoken this parable against them. 

20 And they watched him, and sent 
forth spies, which should feign them- 
selves just men, that they might take 
hold of his words, that so they might 
deliver him unto the power and 
authority of the governor. 

21 And they asked him, saying, Mas- 
ter, we know that thou say est and 
teachest rightly, neither acceptest 
thou the person of any, but teachest 
the way of God truly : 

22 Is it lawful for us to give tribute 
unto Cesar, or no ? 

23 But he perceived their craftiness, 
and said unto them, Why tempt ye me ? 

24 Shew me a penny. Whose image 
and superscription hath it ? They an- 
swered and said, Cesar's. 

26 And he said unto them, Render 
therefore unto Cesar the things which 
be Cesar's and unto God the things 
which be God's. 

26 And they could not take hold of 
his words before the people : and they 
marvelled at his answer, and held their 
peace. 

27 J Then came to 
the Sadducees, which 
Is any resurrection ; 
him, 

26 



him certain of 
deny that there 
and they asked 



28 Saying, Master, Moses wrote unto 
us, If any man's brother die, having a 
wife, and he die without children, that 
his brother should take his wife, and 
raise up seed unto his brother. 

29 There were therefore seven breth 
ren: and the first took a wife, and 
died without children. 

30 And the second took her to wife,, 
and he died childless. 

31 And the third took her; and in 
like manner the seven also : and they 
left no children, and died. 

32 Last of all the woman died also. 

33 Therefore in the resurrection 
whose wife of them is she ? for seven 
had her to wife. 

34 And Jesus answering said unto 
them, The children of this world mar- 
ry, and are given in marriage : 

35 But they which shall be accounted 
worthy to obtain that world, and the 
resurrection from the dead, neither 
marry, nor are given in marriage : 

36 Neither can they die any more s 
for they are equal unto the angels ; 
and are the children of God, being the 
children of the resurrection. 

37 Now that the dead are raised, even 
Moses shewed at the bush, when he 
calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, 
and the God of Isaac, and the God or 
Jacob. 

38 For he is not a God of the dead, 
but of the living : for all live unto him. 

39 1 Then certain of the scribes an- 
swering said, Master, thou hast well 
said. 

40 And after that they durst not ask 
him any question at all. 

41 And he said unto them, How say 
they that Christ is David's son? 

42 And_ David himself saith in the 
book of Psalms, The Lord said unto 
my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, 

43 Till I make thine enemies thy 
footstool. 

44 David therefore calleth him Lord, 
how is he then his son ? 

45 1 Then in the audience of all the 
people he said unto his disciples, 

46 Beware of the scribes, which de- 
sire to walk in long robes, and love 
greetings in the markets, and the 
highest seats in the synagogues, and 
the chief rooms at feasts ; 

47 Which devour widows' houses, 
and for a shew make long prayers ; 
the same shall receive greater dam- 
nation. 

CHAPTER XXL 

1 Christ commendeth the poor widow. 5 He fore- 
telleth the destruction of the temple, and of the 
city Jerusalem : 25 the signs also which shall be 
before the last day. 84 He exhorteth them to be 
watchful. 

AN D he looked up, and saw the rich 
men casting their gifts into the 
treasury. 

2 And he saw also a certain poor wid- 
ow casting in thither two mites. 

3 And he said, Of a truth I say unto 
you, that this poor widow hath cast in 
more than they all : 

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Christ foretelleth the 



ST. LUKE, XX11. destruction of Jerusalem, 



4 For all these have of their abund- 
ance cast in unto the offerings of God : 
but she of her penury hath cast in all 
the living that she had. 

5 H And as some spake of the temple, 
how it was adorned with goodly stones 
and gifts, he said, 

6 As for these things which ye be- 
hold, the days will come, in the which 
there shall not be left one stone up- 
on another, that shall not be thrown 
down. 

7 And they asked him, saying, Mas- 
ter, but when shall these things be? 
and what sign will there be when 
these things shall come to pass? 

8 And he said, Take heed that ye be 
not deceived : for many shall come in 
my name, saying, 1 am Christ ; and 
the time draweth near : go ye not 
therefore after them. 

9 But when ye shall hear of wars 
and commotions, be not terrified : for 
these things must first come to pass ; 
but the end is not by and by. 

10 Then said he unto them, Nation 
shall rise against nation, and kingdom 
against kingdom : 

11 And great earthquakes shall be in 
divers places, and famines, and pesti- 
lences; and fearful sights and great 
signs shall there be from heaven. 

12 But before all these, they shall 
lay their hands on you, and perse- 
cute you, delivering you up to the 
synagogues, and into prisons, being 
brought before kings and rulers for 
my name's sake. 

13 And it shall turn to you for a 
testimony. 

14 Settle it therefore in your hearts, 
not to meditate before what ye shall 
answer : 

15 For I will give you a mouth and 
wisdom, which all your adversaries 
shall not be able to gainsay nor resist. 

16 And ye shall be betrayed both by 
parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, 
and friends ; and some of you shall 
they cause to be put to death. 

17 And ye shall bo hated of all men 
for my name's sake. 

18 But there shall not a hair of your 
head perish. 

19 In your patience possess ye your 
souls. 

20 And when ye shall see Jerusalem 
compassed with armies, then know 
that the desolation thereof is nigh. 

21 Then let them which are in Judea 
flee to the mountains ; and let them 
which are in the midst of it depart 
out ; and let not them that are in the 
countries enter thereinto. 

22 For these be the days of venge- 
ance, that all things which are writ- 
ten may be fulfilled. 

23 But woe unto them that are with 
child, and to them that give suck, in 
those days ! for there shall be great 
distress in the land, and wrath upon 
this people. 

24 And they shall fall by the edge of 
<$he sword, and shall be led aw r ay cap- 

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tive into all nations: and Jerusalem 
shall be trodden down of the Gentiles s 
until the times bi the Gentiles be ful 
filled. 

25 1 And there shall be signs in the 
sun, and in the moon, and in the stars ; 
and upon the earth distress of nations, 
with perplexity ; the sea and the waves 
roaring ; 

26 Men's hearts failing them for fear, 
and for looking after those things 
which are coming on the earth : for 
the powers of heaven shall be shaken. 

27 And then shall they see the Son 
of man coming in a cloud with power 
and great glory. 

28 And when these things begin to 
come to pass, then look up, and lift 
up your heads ; for your redemption 
draweth nigh. 

29 And he spake to them a parable \ 
Behold the fig tree, and all the trees ; 

30 When they now shoot forth, ye 
see and know of your own selves that 
summer is now nigh at hand. 

31 So likewise ye, when ye see these 
things come to pass, know ye that the 
kingdom of God is nigh at hand. 

32 Verily I say unto you, This gener- 
ation shall not pass away, till all be 
fulfilled. 

33 Heaven and earth shall pass away ; 
but my words shall not pass away. 

34 1 And take heed to yourselves, 
lest at any time your hearts be. over- 
charged with surfeiting, and drunk- 
enness, and cares of this life, and so 
that day come upon you unawares. 

35 For as a snare shall it come on 
all them that dwell on the face of 
the whole earth. 

36 Watch ye therefore, and pray 
always, that ye may be accounted 
worthy to escape all these things 
that snail come to pass, and to stand 
before the Son of man. 

37 And in the daytime he was 
teaching in the temple ; and at night 
he went out, and abode in the mount 
that is called the mount of Olives. 

38 And all the people came early in 
the morning to him in the temple, for 
to hear him. 

CHAPTER XXII. 

1 The Jews conspire against Christ. 8 Satan pre- 
pareth Judas to betray him. 1 The apostles pre- 
pare the passover. 19 Christ instituleth his holy 
supper, 21 covertly foretelleth of the traitor, 24 
dehorteth the rest of his apostles from ambition 
31 assureth Peter kis faith should not fail: 34 
and yet he should deny him thrice. 39 He pray- 
eth in the mount, and sweateth blood, 47 is be' 
trayed with a kiss : 50 he healeth Malchus' ear., 
64 he is thrice denied of Peter, 63 shamefully 
abused, 66 and confesseth himself to be tht 
Son of Ood. 

NOW the feast of unleavened bread 
drew nigh, which is called the 
passover. 

2 And the chief priests and scribes 
sought how they might kill him \ 
for they feared the people. 

3 f Then entered Satan into Judas 
surnamed Iscariot, being of the num. 
ber of the twelve. 



Christ inst-Uuteth 



ST. LUKE, XXII. 



his holy supper^ 



4 And he went his way, and com- 
muned with the chief priests and 
captains, how he might betray him 
into them. 

5 And. they were glad, and cove- 
nanted to give him money. 

6 And he promised, and sought op- 
portunity to betray him unto them 
in the absence of the multitude. 

7 1 Then came the day of unleav- 
ened bread, when the passover must 
be killed. 

8 And he sent Peter and John, say- 
ing. Go and prepare us the passover, 
that we may eat. 

9 And they said unto him, Where 
wilt thou that we prepare ? 

10 And he said unto them, Behold, 
when ye are entered into the city, 
there shall a man meet you. bearing 
a pitcher of water ; follow him into 
the house where he entereth in. 

11 And ye shall say unto the good- 
man of the house, The Master saith 
unto thee, Where is the guestch am- 
ber, where I shall eat the passover 
with my disciples ? 

12 And he shall shew you a large 
upper room furnished : there make 
ready. 

13 And they went, and found as he 
had said unto them : and they made 
ready the passover. 

14 And when the hour was come, 
he sat down, and the twelve apostles 
with him. 

15 And he said unto them, With 
desire I have desired to eat this pass- 
over with you before I suffer : 

16 For I say unto you, I will not 
any more eat thereof, until it be ful- 
filled in the kingdom of God. 

17 And he took the cup, and gave 
thanks, and said, Take this, and di- 
vide it among yourselves : 

18 For I say unto you, I will not 
drink of the fruit of the vine, until 
the kingdom of God shall come. 

19 ^i And he took bread, and gave 
thanks, and brake it, and gave unto 
them, saying, This is my body which 
is given for you : this do in remem- 
brance of me. 

20 Likewise also the cup after sup- 
per, saying, This cup is the new testa- 
ment in my blood, which is shed for 
you. 

21 ^f But, behold, the hand of him 
that betrayeth me is with me on the 
table. 

22 And truly the Son of man goeth, 
as it was determined : but woe unto 
that man by whom he is betrayed ! 

23 And they began to inquire 
among themselves, which of them it 
was that should do this thing. 

24 If And there was also a strife 
among them, which of them should 
be accounted the greatest. 

25 And he said unto them, The 
kings of the Gentiles exercise lord- 
ship over them ; and they that exer- 
cise authority upon them are called 
benefactors. 



26 But ye shall not be so : but he 
that is greatest among you, let him 
be as the younger ; and he that is 
chief, as he that doth serve. 

27 For whether is greater, he that 
sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? 
is not he that sitteth at meat? but 
I am among you as he that serveth. 

28 Ye are they which have con- 
tinued with me in my temptations. 

29 And I appoint unto you a king- 
dom, as my Father hath appointed 
unto me ; 

30 That ye may eat and drink at 
my table in my Kingdom, and sit on 
thrones judging the twelve tribes of 
Israel. 

31 *[ And the Lord said, Simon, Si- 
mon, behold, Satan hath desired to 
have you, that he may sift you as 
wheat : 

32 But I have prayed for thee, 
that thy faith fail not : and when 
thou art converted, strengthen thy 
brethren. 

33 And he said unto him, Lord, 1 
am ready to go with thee, both into 
prison, and to death. 

34 And he said, I tell thee, Peter, 
the cock shall not crow this day, be- 
fore that thou shalt thrice deny that 
thou knowest me. 

35 And he said unto them, When I 
sent you without purse, and scrip, 
and shoes, lacked ye any thing ? And 
they said, Nothing. 

36 Then said he unto them, But 
now, he that hath a purse, let him 
take it, and likewise his scrip : and 
he that hath no sword, let him sell 
his garment, and buy one. 

37 For I say unto you, that this 
that is written must yet be accom- 
plished in me, And he was reckoned 
among the transgressors : for the 
things concerning me have an end. 

38 And they said, Lord, behold, 
here are two swords. And he said 
unto them, It is enough. 

39 % And he came out, and went, as 
he was wont, to the mount of Olives ; 
and his disciples also followed him. 

40 And when he was at the place, he 
said unto them, Pray that ye enter 
not into temptation. 

41 And he was withdrawn from them 
about a stone's cast, and kneeled 
down, 'and prayed, 

42 Saying, Father, if thou be will- 
ing, remove this cup from me : nev- 
ertheless, not my will, but thine, be 
done. 

43 And there appeared an angel unto 
him from heaven, strengthening him. 

44 And being in an agony he prayed 
more earnestly and his sweat was as 
it were great drops of blood falling 
down to the ground. 

45 And when he rose up from pray- 
er, and was come to his disciples, he 
found them sleeping for sorrow, 

46 And said unto them, Why sleep 
ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter intc 
temptation. 

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Peter denieth Christ. 



ST. LUKE, XXIII. 



Christ is mocked, 



47 IT And while he yet spake, behold 
a multitude, and he that was called 
Judas, one of the twelve, went before 
them, and drew near unto Jesus to 
kiss him. 

48 But Jesus said unto him, Judas, 
betrayest thou the Son of man with 
a kiss? 

49 When they which were about 
him saw what would follow, they said 
unto him, Lord, shall we smite with 
the sword ? 

50 If And one of them smote the 
servant of the high priest, and cut off 
his right ear. 

51 And Jesus answered and said. 
Suffer ye thus far. And he touched 
his ear, and healed him. 

52 Then Jesus said unto the chief 
priests, and captains of the temple, 
and the elders, which were come to 
him, Be ye come out, as against a 
thief, with swords and staves ? 

63 When I was daily with you in the 
temple, ye stretched forth no hands 
against me : but this is your hour, 
and the power of darkness. 

54 1 Then took they him, and led him, 
and brought him into the high priest's 
house. And Peter followed afar off. 

55 And when they had kindled a 
fire in the midst of the hall, and were 
set down together, Peter sat down 
among them. 

56 But a certain maid beheld him 
as he sat by the fire, and earnestly 
looked upon him, and said, This man 
was also with him. 

57 And he denied him, saying, Wo- 
man, I know him not. - 

58 And after a little while another 
saw him, and said, Thou art also of 
them. And Peter said, Man, I am not. 

59 And about the space of one hour 
after another confidently affirmed, say- 
ing. Of a truth this fellow also was 
with him ; for he is a Galilean. 

60 And Peter said, Man, I know not 
what thou say est. And immediately, 
while he yet spake, the cock ciew. 

61 And the Lord turned, and looked 
upon Peter. And Peter remembered 
the word of the Lord, how he had 
said unto him, Before the cock crow, 
thou shalt deny me thrice. 

62 And Peter went out, and wept 
bitterly. 

63 1 And the men that held Jesus 
mocked him, and smote him. 

64 And when they had blindfolded 
him, they struck him on the face, 
and asked him, saying. Prophesy, who 
is it that smote thee ? 

65 And many other things blasphe- 
mously spake they against him. 

66 1 And as soon as it was day, the 
elders of the people and the chief 
priests and the scribes came together, 
and led him into their council, saying, 

67 Art thou the Christ ? tell us. And 
he said unto them, If I tell you, ye 
will not believe : 

68 And if I also ask you, ye will not 
answer me, nor let me go. 

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69 Hereafter shall the Son of man 
sit on the right hand of the power 
of God. 

70 Then said they all, Art thou then 
the Son of God? And he said unto 
them, Ye say that I am. 

71 And they said, What need we any 
further witness ? for we ourselves have 
heard of his own mouth. 

CHAPTER XXin. 

1 Jesus is accused before Pilate, and tent to 
Herod. 8 Herod mocketh him. 12 Herod and 
Pilate are made friends. 13 Barabbas is de° 
sired of the people, and is loosed by Pilate, and 
Jesus is given to be crucified. 27 He telleth the 
women, that lament htm, the destruction of 
Jerusalem : 34 prayeth for his enemies. 39 Two 
evil doers are crucified with him. 46 His death, 
60 His burial. 

AND the whole multitude of them 
arose, and led him unto Pilate. 

2 And they began to accuse him, 
saying, We found this fellow pervert- 
ing the nation, and forbidding to give 
tribute to Cesar, saying that he him- 
self is Christ a king. 

3 And Pilate asked him, saying, Art 
thou the King of the Jews? And he 
answered him and said, Thou sayest it. 

4 Then said Pilate to the chief priests 
and to the people, I find no fault in 
this man. 

5 And they were the more fierce, 
saying, He stirreth up the people, 
teaching throughout all Jewry, begin- 
ning from Galilee to this place. 

6 When Pilate heard of Galilee, he 
asked whether the man were a Gali= 
lean. 

7 And as soon as he knew that he 
belonged unto Herod's jurisdiction, 
he sent him to Herod, who himself 
also was at Jerusalem at that time. 

8 1 And when Herod saw Jesus, he 
was exceeding glad : for he was de- 
sirous to see him of a long season, 
because he had heard many things of 
him ; and he hoped to have seen some 
miracle done by him. 

9 Then he questioned with him in 
many words ; but he answered him 
nothing. 

10 And the chief priests and scribes 
stood and vehemently accused him. 

11 And Herod with his men of war 
set him at nought, and mocked him, 
and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, 
and sent him again to Pilate. 

12 1 And the same day Pilate and 
Herod wei-e made friends together; 
for before they were at enmity be- 
tween themselves. 

13 f And Pilate, when he had called 
together the chief priests and the 
rulers and the people, 

14 Said unto them, Ye have brought 
this man unto me, as one that pervert- 
eth the people ; and, behold, I, having 
examined him before you, have found 
no fault in this man touching those 
things whereof ye accuse him : 

15 No, nor yet Herod : for I sent you 
to him ; and, lo, nothing worthy of 
death is done unto him. 



Hit crucifixion 



ST. LUKE, XXIV. 



and death, 



16 I will therefore chastise him, and 
release him. 

.17 (For of necessity he must release 
one unto them at the feast.) 

18 And they cried out all at once, say- 
ing, Away with this man, and release 
unto us Barabbas : 

19 (Who for a certain sedition made 
in the city, and for murder, was cast 
into prison.) 

20 Pilate therefore, willing to release 
Jesus, spake again to them. 

21 But they cried, saying, Crucify 
him, crucify him. 

22 And he said unto them the third 
time, Why, what evil hath he done ? I 
have found no cause of death in him : 
I will therefore chastise him, and let 
him go. 

23 And they were instant with loud 
voices, requiring that he might be 
crucified : and the voices of them and 
of the chief priests prevailed. 

24 And Pilate gave sentence that it 
should be as they required. 

25 And he released unto them him 
that for sedition and murder was cast 
into prison, whom they had desired ; 
but he delivered Jesus to their will. 

26 And as they led him away, they 
laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, 
coming out of the country, and on 
him they laid the cross, that he might 
bear it after Jesus. 

27 1 And there followed him a great 
company of people, and of women, 
which also bewailed and lamented him. 

28 But Jesus turning unto them said, 
Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for 
me, but weep for yourselves, and for 
your children. 

29 For, behold, the days are coming, 
in the which they shall say, Blessed 
are the barren, and the wombs that 
never bare, and the paps which never 
gave suck. 

30 Then shall they begin to say to the 
mountains, Fall on us ; and to the hills, 
Cover us. 

31 For if they do these things in a 
green tree, what shall be done in the 
dry? 

32 And there were also two others, 
malefactors, led with him to be put to 
death. 

33 And when they were come to the 
place, which is called Calvary, there 
they crucified him, and the malefac- 
tors, one on the right hand, and the 
other on the left. 

34 If Then said Jesus, Father, forgive 
them ; for they know not what they 
do. And they parted his raiment, and 
cast lots. 

35 And the people stood beholding. 
And the rulers also with them derided 
him, saying, He saved others ; let him 
save himself, if he be Christ, the 
chosen of God. 

36 And the soldiers also mocked 
him, coming to him, and offering him 
vinegar, 

37 And saying, If thou be the King of 
the Jews, save thyself. 



38 And a superscription also was 
written over him in letters of Greek, 
and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE 
KING OF THE JEWS. 

39 ^ And one of the malefactors 
which were hanged railed on him, 
saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself 
and us. 

40 But the other answering rebuked 
him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, 
seeing thou art in the same condemna- 
tion? 

41 And we indeed justly ; for we re- 
ceive the due reward of our deeds : but 
this man hath done nothing amiss. 

42 And he said unto Jesus, Lord, re- 
member me when thou comest into 
thy kingdom. 

43 And Jesus said unto him, Verily 1 
say unto thee, To day shalt thou be 
with me in paradise. 

44 And it was about the sixth hour, 
and there was a darkness over all the 
earth until the ninth hour. 

45 And the sun was darkened, and 
the vail of the temple was rent in the 
midst.' 

46 H And when Jesus had cried with 
a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy 
hands I commend my spirit : and hav- 
ing said thus, he gave up the ghost. 

47 Now when the centurion saw what 
was done, he glorified God, saying, 
Certainly this was a righteous man. 

48 And all the people that came to- 
gether to that sight, beholding the 
things which were done, smote their 
breasts, and returned. 

49 And all his acquaintance, and the 
women that followed him from Galilee, 
stood afar off, beholding these things. 

50 I And, behold, there was a man 
named Joseph, a counsellor; and he 
was a good man, and a just : 

51 (The same had not consented to 
the counsel and deed of them :) he was 
of Arimathea, a city of the Jews ; who 
also himself waited for the kingdom 
of God. 

52 This man went unto Pilate, and 
begged the body of Jesus. 

53 And he took it down, and wrapped 
it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre 
that was hewn in stone, wherein never 
man before was laid. 

54 And that day was the preparation, 
and the sabbath drew on. 

55 And the women also, which came 
with him from Galilee, f oil owed after, 
and beheld the sepulchre, and how 
his body was laid. 

56 And they returned, and prepared 
spices and ointments ; and rested the 
sabbath day according to the com- 
mandment. 

CHAPTER XXIV. 

1 Christ's resurrection is declared by two angels to 
the women that come to the sepulchre. 9 These 
report it to others. 13 Christ himself appear eth 
to the two disciples that went to Emmaus : 36 
afterwards he appeareth to the apostles, and re- 
proveth their unbelief : 47 giveth them a charge : 
49 promiseth the Holy Ghost : 61 and so ascend' 
eth into heaven. 

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Christ appeareth 



ST. LUKE, XXIV. 



to his disciples.; 



NOW upon the first day of the week, 
very early in the morning, they 
came unto the sepulchre, bringing the 
spices which they had prepared, and 
certain others with them. 

2 And they found the stone rolled 
away from the sepulchre. 

3 And they entered in, and found not 
the body or the Lord Jesus. 

4 And it came to pass, as they were 
much perplexed thereabout, behold, 
two men stood by them in shining 
garments : 

5 And as they were afraid, and bow- 
ed down their races to the earth, they 
said unto them, Why seek ye the liv- 
ing among the dead? 

6 He is not here, but is risen : re- 
member how he spake unto you when 
he was yet in Galilee, 

7 Saying, The Son of man must be 
delivered into the hands of sinful men, 
and be crucified, and the third day rise 
again. 

8 And they remembered his words, 

9 And returned from the sepulchre, 
and told all these things unto the 
eleven, and to all the rest. 

10 It was Mary Magdalene, and Jo- 
anna, and Mary the mother of James, 
and other women that were with them, 
which told these things unto the apos- 
tles. 

11 And their words seemed to them 
as idle tales, and they believed them 
not. 

12 Then arose Peter, and ran unto 
the sepulchre ; and stooping down, he 
beheld the linen clothes laid by them- 
selves, and departed, wondering in 
himself at that which was come to 
pass. 

13 % And, behold, two of them went 
that same day to a village called Era- 
maus, which was from Jerusalem 
about threescore furlongs. 

14 And they talked together of all 
these things which had happened. 

15 And it came to pass, that, while 
they communed together and reason- 
ed, Jesus himself drew near, and went 
with them. 

16 But their eyes were holden that 
they should not know him. 

17 And he said unto them, What 
manner of communications are these 
that ye have one to another, as ye 
walk, and are sad? 

18 And the one of them, whose name 
was Cleopas, answering said unto him. 
Art thou only a stranger in Jerusa- 
lem, and hast not known the things 
which are come to pass there in these 
days? 

19 And he said unto them, What 
things? And they said unto him, Con- 
cerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was 
a prophet mighty in deed and word 
before God and all the people : 

20 And how the chief priests and our 
rulers delivered him to be condemned 
to death, and have crucified him. 

21 But we trusted that it had been he 
which should have redeemed Israel : 

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and beside all this, to day is the third 
day since these things were done. 

22 Yea, and certain women also of 
our company made us astonished, 
which were early at the sepulchre ; 

23 And when they found not his body,, 
they came, saying, that they had also 
seen a vision of angels, which said that 
he was alive. 

24 And certain of them which were 
with us went to the sepulchre, and 
found it even so as the women had 
said : but him they saw not. 

25 Then he said unto them, O fools,, 
and slow of heart to believe all that 
the prophets have spoken : 

26 Ought not Christ to have suffered 
these things, and to enter into his 
glory ? 

27 And beginning at Moses and all 
the prophets, he expounded unto them 
in all the Scriptures the things con- 
cerning himself. 

28 And they drew nigh unto the vil 
lage. whither they went : and he made 
as though he would have gone fur= 
ther. 

29 But they constrained him, saying- 
Abide with us; for it is toward even 
ing, and the day is far spent. And he 
went in to tarry with them. 

30 And it came to pass, as he sat at 
meat with them, he took bread, and 
blessed it, and brake, and gave tc 
them. 

31 And their eyes were opened, andi 
they knew him ; and he vanished out 
of their sight. 

32 And they said one to another. 
Did not our heart burn within us 
while he talked with us by the way, 
and while he opened to us the Scrip 
tures ? 

33 And they rose up the same hour 
and returned to Jerusalem, and found 
the eleven gathered together, and 
them that were with them, 

34 Saying, The Lord is risen indeed 
and hath appeared to Simon. 

35 And they told what things were 
done in the way, and how he was 
known of them in breaking of bread 

36 1 And as they thus spake, Jesus 
himself stood in the midst of them, 
and saith unto them, Peace be unto 
you. 

37 But they were terrified and af 
frighted, and supposed that they had 
seen a spirit. 

38 And he said unto them, Why are 
ye troubled ? and why do thoughts 
arise in your hearts? 

39 Behold my hands and my feet, 
that it is I myself : handle me, and see \ 
for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, 
as ye see me have. 

40 And when he had thus spoken, 
he shewed them his hands and his 
feet. 

41 And while they yet believed not 
for joy, and wondered, he said unto 
them, Have ye here any meat? 

42 And they gave him a piece of & 
broiled fish, and of a honeycomb. 



The divinity, humanity, 



ST. JOHN, I. and office of Jesus Christ, 



43 And he took it, and did eat before 
them. 

44 And he said unto them, These are 
the words which I spake unto you, 
while I was yet with you, that all 
things must be fulfilled, which were 
written in the law of Moses, and in 
the prophets, and in the psalms, con- 
cerning me. 

45 Then opened he their understand- 
ing, that they might understand the 
Scriptures, 

46 And said unto them, Thus it is 
written, and thus it behooved Christ 
to suffer, and to rise from the dead 
the third day : 

47 And that repentance and remis- 
sion of sins should be preached in his 



name among all nations, beginning at 
Jerusalem. 

48 And ye are witnesses of these 
things. 

49 1 And, behold, I send the promise 
of my Father upon you : but tarry ye 
in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be 
endued with power from on high. 

50 1 And he led them out as far as to 
Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, 
and blessed them. 

51 And it came to pass, while he 
blessed them, he was parted from 
them, and carried up into heaven. 

52 And they worshipped him, and re- 
turned to Jerusalem with great joy j 

53 And were continually in the tem- 
ple, praising and blessing God. Amen. 



THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO 



ST. JOHN. 



CHAPTER I. 

2 The divinity, humanity, and office of Jesus 
Christ. 15 The testimony of John. 39 The 
calling- of Andrew, Peter, £c. 

IN the beginning was the Word, and 
the Word was with God, and the 
Word was God. 

2 The same was in the beginning 
with God. 

3 All things were made by him ; and 
without him was not any thing made 
that was^ made. . 

4 In him was life \ and the life was 
the Light of men. 

5 And the light shineth in darkness ; 
and the darkness comprehended it not. 

6 1 There was a man sent from God, 
whose name was John. 

7 The same came for a witness, to 
bear witness of the Light, that all men 
through him might believe. 

8 He was not that Light, but was 
sent to bear witness of that Light. 

9 That was the true Light, which 
lighteth every man that cometh into 
the world. 

10 He was in the world, and the 
world was made by him, and the 
world knew him not. 

11 He came unto his own, and his 
own received him not. 

12 But as many as received him, to 
them gave he power to become the 
sons of God, even to them that believe 
on his name : 

13 Which were born, not of blood, 
nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the 
will of man, but of God. 

14 And the Word was made flesh, 
and dwelt among us, (and we beheld 
his glory, the glory as of the only 
begotten of the Father,) full of grace 
and truth. 

15 1 John bare witness of him, and 
cried, saying, This was he of whom I 
spake, He that cometh after me is 
preferred before me ; for he was be- 
tore me. 



16 And of his fulness have all we re- 
ceived, and grace for grace. 

17 For the law was given by Moses, 
but grace and truth came by Jesus 
Christ. 

18 No man hath seen God at any- 
time ; the only begotten Son, which 
is in the bosom of the Father, he hath 
declared him. 

19 *|[ And this is the record of John, 
when the Jews sent priests and Le- 
vites from Jerusalem to ask him, 
Who'art thou? 

20 And he confessed, and denied not ; 
but confessed, I am not the Christ. 

21 And they asked him, What then ? 
Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am 
not. Art thou that Prophet ? And he 
answered, No. 

22 Then said they unto him, Who art 
thou ? that we may give an answer to 
them that sent us. What sayest thou 
of thyself ? 

23 He said, I ant the voice of one 
crying in the wilderness, Make straight 
the way of the Lord, as said the proph 
et Esaias. 

24 And they which were sent were 
of the Pharisees. 

25 And they asked him, and said un- 
to him, Why baptizest thou then, if 
thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, 
neither that Prophet ? 

26 John answered them, saying, I 
baptize with water: but there stand- 
etn one among you, whom ye know 
not ; 

27 He it is, who coming after me is 

{)referred before me, whose shoe's 
atchet I am not worthy to unloose. 

28 These things were done in Beth 
abara beyond Jordan, where John was 
baptizing. 

29 t The next day John seeth Jesus 
coming unto him, and saith, Behold 
the Lamb of God, which taketh away 
the sin of the world ! 

30 This is he of whom I said, Afte? 

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17ie testimony of John, 



ST. JOHN, II. 



Water turned into wine* 



me cometh a man which is preferred 
before me ; for he was before me. 

31 And I knew him not :• but that he 
should be made manifest to Israel, 
therefore am I come baptizing with 
water. 

32 And John bare record, saying, I 
saw the Spirit descending from heaven 
like a dove, and it abode upon him. 

33 And I knew him not : but he that 
sent me to baptize with water, the 
same said unto me, Upon whom thou 
shalt see the Spirit descending, and 
remaining on him, the same is he 
which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost. 

34 And I saw, and bare record that 
this is the Son of God. 

35 IT Again the next day after, John 
gtood. and two of his disciples ; 

36 And looking upon Jesus as he 
walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb 
of God ! 

37 And the two disciples heard him 
speak, and they followed Jesus. 

38 Then Jesus turned, and saw them 
following, and saith unto them, What 
seek ye ? They said unto him, Rabbi, 
(which is to say, being interpreted, 
Master,) where dwellest thou ? 

39 He saith unto them, Come and 
see. They came and saw where he 
dwelt, and abode with him that day : 
for it was about the tenth hour. 

40 One of the two which heard John 
speak, and followed him, was Andrew, 
Simon Peter's brother. 

41 He first findeth his own brother 
Simon, and saith unto him, We have 
found the Messias, which is, being 
interpreted, the Christ. 

42 And he brought him to Jesus. 
And when Jesus beheld him, he said, 
Thou art Simon the son of Jona : thou 
shalt be called Cephas, which is by 
interpretation, A stone. 

43 1 The day following Jesus would 
go forth into Galilee, and findeth Phil- 
ip, and saith unto him, Follow me. 

44 Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the 
city of Andrew and Peter. 

45 Philip findeth Nathanael, and 
saith unto him, We have found him, 
of whom Moses in the law, and the 
prophets, did write, Jesus of Naza- 
reth, the son of Joseph. 

46 And Nathanael said unto him, 
Can there any good thing come out 
of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, 
Come and see. 

47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to 
him, and saith of him, Behold an Isra- 
elite indeed, in whom is no guile ! 

48 Nathanael saith unto him, Whence 
knowest thou me ? Jesus answered 
and said unto him, Before that Philip 
called thee, when thou wast under the 
fig tree. I saw thee. ^ 

49 Nathanael answered and saith un- 
to him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of 
God ; thou art the King of Israel. 

60 Jesus answered and said unto him, 
Because I said unto thee, I saw thee 
lander the fig tree, belie vest thou ? thou 
shalt see greater things than these. 
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51 And he saith unto him, Verily, 
verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye. 
shall see heaven open, and the angels 
of God ascending and descending ui> 
on the Son of man. 

CHAPTER IL 

1 Christ turneth water into wine, 12 departeth intt 
Capernaum, and to Jerusalem, 14 where he pure 
eth the temple of buyers and sellers. 19 He fore* 
telleth his death and resurrection. 23 Many be- 
lieved because of his miracles, but he would not 
trust himself with them. 

AN D the third day there was a mar= 
A riage in Cana of Galilee ; and the 
mother of Jesus was there : 

2 And both Jesus was called, and his 
disciples, to the marriage. 

3 And when they wanted wine, the 
mother of Jesus saith unto him, They 
have no wine. 

4 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what 
have I to do with thee? mine hour is 
not yet come. 

5 His mother saith unto the serv- 
ants, Whatsoever he saith unto you^ 
do it. 

6 And there were set there six water= 
pots of stone, after the manner of the 
purifying of the Jews, containing two 
or three firkins apiece. 

7 Jesus saith unto them, Fill the wa= 
terpots with water. And they filled 
them up to the brim. 

8 And he saith unto them, Draw out 
now, and bear unto the governor of 
the feast. And they bare it. 

9 When the ruler of the feast had 
tasted the water that was made wine, 
and knew not whence it was, (hut the 
servants which drew the water knew,) 
the governor of the feast called the 
bridegroom, 

10 And saith unto him, Every man 
at the beginning doth set forth good 
wine ; and when men have well drunk, 
then that which is worse : but thou 
hast kept the good wine until now. 

11 This beginning of miracles did 
Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and mani- 
fested forth his glory; and his disci- 
ples believed on him. 

12 1 After this he went down to Ca- 

Eernaum, he, and his mother, and his 
rethren, and his disciples ; and they 
continued there not many days. 

13 1f And the Jews' passover was at 
hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusa- 
lem, 

14 And found in the temple those 
that sold oxen and sheep and doves, 
and the changers of money sitting : 

15 And when he had made a scourge 
of small cords, he drove them all out 
of the temple, and the sheep, and the 
oxen ; and poured out the changers' 
money, and overthrew the tables ; 

16 And said unto them that sold 
doves, Take these things hence ; make 
not my Father's house a house of 
merchandise. 

17 And his disciples remembered 
that it was written, The zeal of thine 
house hath eaten me up. , 

18 1 Then answered the Jews and 



Christ's conference 



ST. JOHN, III. 



with Nicodemus, 



said unto him, What sign shewest 
thou unto us, seeing that thou doest 
these things ? 

19 Jesus answered and said unto 
them, Destroy this temple, and in 
three days I will raise it up. 

20 Then said the Jews, Forty and six 
years was this temple in building, and 
wilt thou rear it up in three days ? 

21 But he spake of the temple of his 
body. 

22 When therefore he was risen from 
the dead, his disciples remembered 
that he had said this unto them ; and 
they believed the Scripture, and the 
word which Jesus had said. 

23 1 Now when he was in Jerusalem 
at the passover, in the feast day, many 
believed in his name, when they saw 
the miracles which he did. 

24 But Jesus did not commit himself 
unto them, because he knew all men, 

25 And needed not that any should 
testify of man ; for he knew what was 
in man. 

CHAPTER III. 

i Christ teacheth Nicodemus the necessity of *e~ 
generation. 14 Of faith in his death. 16 The 
great love of God towards the world. IS Con- 
demnation for unbelief. 23 The baptism, witness 
and doctrine of John concerning Christ. 

THERE was a man of the Phari- 
sees, named Nicodemus, a ruler 
of the Jews : 

2 The same came to Jesus by night, 
and said unto him, Rabbi, we know 
that thou art a teacher come from 
God : for no man can do- these mira- 
cles that thou doest, except God be 
with him. 

3 Jesus answered and said unto him, 
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except 
a man be born again, he cannot see the 
kingdom of God. 

4 Nicodemus saith unto him ; How 
can a man be born when he is old ? 
can he enter the second time into his 
mother's womb, and be born ? 

5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I 
say unto thee, Except a man be born 
of water and of the Spirit, he cannot 
enter into the kingdom of God. 

6 That which is born of the flesh is 
flesh ; and that which is born of the 
Spirit is spirit. 

7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, 
Ye must be born again. 

8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, 
and thou hearest the sound thereof, 
but canst not tell whence it cometh, 
and whither it goeth : so is every one 
that is born of the Spirit. 

9 Nicodemus answered and said, unto 
him, Hov/ can these things be ? 

10 Jesus answered and said unto 
him, Art thou a master of Israel, and 
knowest not these things ? 

11 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We 
speak that we do know and testify 
that we have seen ; and ye receive 
not our witness. 

12 If I have told you earthly things, 
■and ye believe not, how shall ye be- 
lieve, if I tell you of heavenly things ? 

26* 



13 And no man hath ascended up to 
heaven,* but he that came down from 
heaven, even the Son of man which is 
in heaven. 

14 *1f And as Moses lifted up the ser- 
pent in the wilderness, even so must 
the Son of man be lifted up : 

15 That whosoever believeth in him 
should not perish, but have eternal 
life. 

16 1 For God so loved the world, 
that he gave his only begotten Son, 
that whosoever believeth in him 
should not perish, but have everlast- 
ing life. 

17 For God sent not his Son into 
the world to condemn the world ; but 
that the world through him might be 
saved. 

. 18 If He that believeth on him is not 
condemned : but he that believeth not 
is condemned already, because he hath 
not believed in the name of the only 
begotten Son of God. 

19 And this is the condemnation, 
that light is come into the world, 
and men loved darkness rather than 
light, because their deeds were evil. 

20 For every one that doeth evil 
hateth the light, neither cometh to 
the light, lest his deeds should be re- 
proved. 

21 But he that doeth truth cometh to 
the light, that his deeds may be made 
manifest, that they are wrought in 
God. 

22 1[ After these things came Jesus 
and his disciples into the land of Ju- 
dea ; and there he tarried with them, 
and baptized. 

23 *fi And John also was baptizing in 
Enon near to Salim, because there 
was much water there : and they 
came, and were baptized. 

24 For John was not yet cast into 
prison. 

25 *ff Then there arose a question be- 
tween some of John's disciples and the 
Jews about purifying. 

26 And they came unto John, and said 
unto him, Rabbi, he that was with 
thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou 
barest witness, behold, the same bap- 
tizeth, and all men come to him. 

27 John answered and said, A man 
can receive nothing, except it be given 
him from heaven. 

28 Ye yourselves bear me witness, 
that I said, I am not the Christ, but 
that I am sent before him. 

29 He that hath the bride is the bride- 
groom : but the friend of the bride- 

groom, which standeth and heareth 
im, rejoiceth greatly because of the 
bridegroom's voice : this my joy there 
fore is fulfilled. 

30 He must increase, but I must de- 
crease. 

31 He that cometh from above is 
above all : he that is of the earth is 
earthly, and speaketh of the earth : he 
that cometh from heaven is above 
all. 

32 And what he hath seen and heard 

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Christ talketh with 



ST. JOHN, IV. 



a woman of Samaria* 



that lie testifleth ; and no man receiv- 
eth his testimony. 

33 He that hath received his testi- 
mony hath set to his seal that God is 
true. 

34 For he whom God hath sent 
speaketh the words of God : for God 
giveth not the Spirit by measure unto 
him. 

35 The Father loveth the Son, and 
hath given all things into his hand. 

36 He that believeth on the Son hath 
everlasting lif e : and he that believeth 
not the Son shall not see life ; but the 
wrath of God abideth on him. 

CHAPTER IV. 

1 Christ talketh with a woman of Samaria, and 
revealeth himself unto her. 27 His disciples 
marvel. 31 He declareth to them his zeal to 
Ood's glory. 39 Many Samaritans believe on 
him. 43 He departeth into Galilee, and healeth 
the ruler's son that lay sick at Capernaum. 

TVTHEN therefore the Lord knew 
t V how the Pharisees had heard that 
Jesus made and baptized more disci- 
ples than John, 

2 (Though Jesus himself baptized not, 
but his disciples,) 

3 He left Judea, and departed again 
Into Galilee. 

4 And he must needs go through 
Samaria. 

6 Then cometh he to a city of Sama- 
ria, which is called Sychar, near to the 
parcel of ground that Jacob gave to 
his son Joseph. 

6 Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus 
therefore, being wearied with his jour- 
ney, sat thus on the well : and it was 
about the sixth hour. 

7 There cometh a woman of Samaria 
to draw water : Jesus saith unto her, 
Give me to drink. 

8 (For his disciples were gone away 
unto the city to buy meat.) 

9 Then saith the woman of Samaria 
unto him, How is it that thou, being 
a Jew, askest drink of me, which am 
a woman of Samaria? for the Jews 
have no dealings with the Samaritans. 

10 Jesus answered and said unto her, 
If thou knewest the gift of God, and 
who it is that saith to thee, Give me 
to drink : thou wouldest have asked of 
him, and he would have given thee 
living water. 

11 The woman saith unto him, Sir, 
thou hast nothing to draw with, and 
the well is deep : from whence then 
hast thou that living water? 

12 Art thou greater than our father 
Jacob, which gave us the well, and 
drank thereof himself, and his chil- 
dren, and his cattle ? 

13 Jesus answered and said unto her, 
Whosoever drinketh of this water 
shall thirst again: 

14 But whosoever drinketh of the 
water that I shall give him shall nev- 
er thirst ; but the water that I shall 
give him shall be in him a well of 
water springing up into everlasting 
life. 

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15 The woman saith unto him, Sir, 
give me this water, that I thirst not, 
neither eome hither to draw. 

16 Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy 
husband, and come hither. 

17 The woman answered and said, I 
have no husband. Jesus said unto her, 
Thou hast Well said, I have no hus- 
band : 

18 For thou hast had five husbands ; 
and he whom thou now hast is not thy 
husband : in that saidst thou truly. 

19 The woman saith unto him, Sir, 
I perceive that thou art a prophet. 

20 Our fathers worshipped in this 
mountain ; and ye say, that in Jerusa- 
lem is the place where men ought to 
worship. 

21 Jesus saith unto her, "Woman, be- 
lieve me ; the hour cometh, when ye 
shall neither in this mountain, nor 
yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father, 

22 Ye worship ye know not what : 
we know what we worship ; for salva- 
tion is of the Jews. 

23 But the hour cometh, and now is, 
when the true worshippers shall wor- 
ship the Father in spirit and in truth : 
for the Father seeketh such to worship 
him. 

24 God is a Spirit : and they that wor- 
ship him must worship him in spirit 
and in truth. 

25 The woman saith unto him, I know 
that Messias cometh, which is called 
Christ : when he is come, he will tell 
us all things. 

26 Jesus saith unto her, I that speak 
unto thee am he. 

27 1 And upon this came his disci- 
ples, and marvelled that he talked with 
the woman : yet no man said, What 
seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou 
with her? 

28 The woman then left her water- 
pot, and went her way into the city, 
and saith to the men, 

29 Come, see a man, which told me 
all things that ever I did : is not thia 
the Christ ? 

30 Then they went out of the city, 
and came unto him. 

31 IF In the mean while his disciples 
prayed him, saying, Master, eat. 

32 But he said unto them, I have 
meat to eat that ye know not of. 

33 Therefore said the disciples one to 
another, Hath any man brought him 
aught to eat? 

34 Jesus saith unto them, My meat is 
to do the will of him that sent me, and 
to finish his work. 

35 Say not ye, There are yet four 
months, and then cometh harvest ? be- 
hold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, 
and look on the fields ; for they are 
white already to harvest. 

36 And he that reapeth receiveth 
wages, and gathereth fruit unto life 
eternal : that both he that soweth and 
he that reapeth may rejoice together. 

37 And herein is that saying true, 
One soweth, and another reapeth. 

38 1 sent you to reap that whereon ye 



He healeth 



ST. JOHN, V. 



an impotent man* 



bestowed no labour : other men la- 
boured, and ye are entered into their 
labours. 

39 H And many of the Samaritans of 
that city believed on him for the say- 
ing of the woman, which testilied, He 
told me all that ever I did. 

40 So when the Samaritans were 
come unto him, they besought him 
that he would tarry with them : and 
he abode there two days. 

41 And many more believed because 
of his own word ; 

42 And said unto the woman, Now we 
believe, not because of thy saying : 
for we nave heard him ourselves, and 
know that this is indeed the Christ, the 
Saviour of the world. 

43 1 Now after two days he departed 
thence, and went into Galilee. 

44 For Jesus himself testilied, that a 
prophet hath no honour in his own 
country. 

45 Then when he was come into Gali- 
lee, the Galileans received him, having 
seen all the things that he did at Jeru- 
salem at the feast : for they also went 
unto the feast. 

46 So Jesus came again into Cana of 
Galilee, where he made the water wine. 
And there was a certain nobleman, 
whose son was sick at Capernaum. 

47 When he heard that Jesus was 
come out of Judea into Galilee, he 
went unto him, and besought him 
that he would come down, and heal 
his son : for he was at the point of 
death. 

48 Then said Jesus unto him, Except 
ye see signs and wonders, ye will not 
believe. 

49 The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, 
come down ere my child die. 

50 Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way : 
thy son liveth. And the man believed 
the word that Jesus had spoken unto 
him, and he went his way. 

51 And as he was now going down, 
his servants met him, and told him, 
saying, Thy son liveth. 

52 Then inquired he of them the hour 
when he began to amend. And they 
said unto him, Yesterday at the sev- 
enth hour the fever left him. 

53 So the father knew that it was at 
the same hour, in the which Jesus said 
unto him, Thy son liveth : and himself 
believed, and his whole house. 

54 This is again the second miracle 
that Jesus did, when he was come out 
of Judea into Galilee. 

CHAPTER V. 

1 Jesus on the sabbath day cureth him that was dis- 
eased eight and thirty years. 10 The Jews there- 
fore cavil, and persecute him for it. 17 He an- 
swereth for himself, and reproveth them, shewing 
by the testimony of his Father, 32 of John, 36 of 
his works, 39 and of the Scriptures, who he is. 

AFTER this there was a feast of the 
Jews ; and Jesus went up to Jeru- 
salem. 

2 Now there is at Jerusalem by the 
sheep market a pool, which is called in 



the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having 
five porches. 

3 In these lay a great multitude of 
impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, 
waiting for the moving of the water. 

4 For an angel went down at a cer- 
tain season into the pool, and troubled 
the water . whosoever then first after 
the troubling of the water stepped in 
was made whole of whatsoever disease 
he had. 

5 And a certain man was there, 
which had an infirmity thirty and 
eight years. 

6 When Jesus saw him lie, and knew 
that he had been now a long time in 
that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou 
be made whole ! 

7 The impotent man answered him, 
Sir, I have no man, when the water is 
troubled, to put me into the pool : but 
while I am coming, another steppeth 
down before me. 

8 Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up 
thy bed, and walk. 

9 And immediately the man was 
made whole, and took up his bed, and 
walked : and on the same day was the 
sabbath. 

10 f The Jews therefore said unto 
him that was cured, It is the sabbath 
day : it is not lawful for thee to carry 
thy bed. 

11 He answered them, He that made 
me whole, the same said unto me, 
Take up thy bed, and walk. 

12 Then asked they him, What man 
is that which said unto thee, Take up 
thy bed, and walk? 

13 And he that was healed wist not 
who it was : for Jesus had conveyed 
himself away, a multitude being in 
that place. 

14 Afterward Jesus findeth him in 
the temple, and saith unto him, Be- 
hold, thou art made whole: sin no 
more, lest a worse thing come unto 
thee. 

15 The man departed, and told the 
Jews that it was Jesus, which had 
made him whole. 

16 And therefore did the Jews per- 
secute Jesus, and sought to slay him, 
because he had done these things on 
the sabbath day. 

17 1 But Jesus answered them, My 
Father worketh hitherto, and I work. 

18 Therefore the Jews sought the 
more to kill him, because he not only 
had broken the sabbath, but said also 
that God was his Father, making him- 
self equal with God. 

19 Then answered Jesus and said 
unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto 
you, The Son can do nothing of him- 
self, but what he seeth the Father do : 
for what things soever he doeth, 
these also doeth the Son likewise. 

20 For the Father loveth the Son, 
and sheweth him all things that him- 
self doeth : and he will shew him 
greater works than these, that ye 
may marvel. 

21 For as the Father raiseth up the 

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who he is. 



dead, and quickeneth them; even so 
the Son quickeneth whom he will. 

22 For the Father judgeth no man, 
but hath committed all judgment un- 
to the Son : 

23 That all men should honour the 
Son, even as they honour the Father. 
He that honoureth not the Son hon- 
oureth not the Father which hath 
sent him. 

24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He 
that heareth my word, and believeth 
on him that sent me, hath everlasting 
life, and shall not come into condem- 
nation ; but is passed from death un- 
to life. 

25 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The 
hour is coming, and now is, when the 
dead shall hear the voice of the Son 
of God: and they that hear shall 
live. 

26 For as the Father hath life in 
himself ; so hath he given to the Son 
to have life in himself ; 

27 And hath given him authority to 
execute judgment also, because he is 
the Son of man. 

28 Marvel not at this : for the hour 
is coming, in the which all that are 
in the graves shall hear his voice, 

29 And shall come forth ; they that 
have done good, unto the resurrec- 
tion of life ; and they that have done 
evil, unto the resurrection of damna- 
tion. 

30 I can of mine own self do noth- 
ing : as I hear, I judge : and my judg- 
ment is just ; because I seek not mine 
own will, but the will of the Father 
which hath sent me. 

31 If I bear witness of myself, my 
witness is not true. 

32 If There is another that beareth 
witness of me ; and I know that the 
witness which he witnesseth of me is 
true. 

33 Ye sent unto John, and he bare 
witness unto the truth. 

34 But I receive not testimony from 
man : but these things I say, that ye 
might be saved. 

35 He was a burning and a shining 
light : and ye were willing for a sea- 
son to rejoice in his light. 

36 1 But I have greater witness than 
that of John: for the works which 
the Father hath given me to finish, 
the same works that I do, bear wit- 
ness of me, that the Father hath sent 
me. 

37 And the Father himself, which 
hath sent me, hath borne witness of 
me. Ye have neither heard his voice 
at any time, nor seen his shape. 

38 And ye have not his word abid- 
ing in you : for whom he hath sent, 
him ye believe not. 

39 1 Search the Scriptures ; for in 
them ye think ye have eternal life : 
and they are they which testify of 
me. 

40 And ye will not come to me, that 
ye might have life. 

41 1 receive not honour from men. 
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42 But I know you, that ye have not 
the love of God in you. 

43 I am come in my Father's name, 
and ye receive me not : if another 
shall come in his own name, him ye 
will receive. 

44 How can ye believe, which re- 
ceive honour one of another, and 
seek not the honour that cometh from 
God only ? 

45 Do not think that I will accuse 
you to the Father : there is one that 
accuseth you, even Moses, in whom 
ye trust. 

46 For had ye believed Moses, ye 
would have believed me : for he wrote 
of me. 

47 But if ye believe not his writings, 
how shall ye believe my words ? 

CHAPTER VI. 

1 Christ feedeth five thousand men with five loaeet 
and two fishes. 15 Thereupon the people would 
have made him king. 16 But withdrawing him- 
self, he walketh on the sea to his disciples : 26 re- 
proveth the people flocking after him, and all th» 
fleshly hearers of his word : 32 declareth himself 
to be the bread of life to believers. 66 Many du» 
ciples depart from him. 68 Peter confesseth him 
70 Judas is a devil. 

AFTER these things Jesus went 
JnL over the sea of Galilee, which is 
the sea of Tiberias. 

2 And a great multitude followed 
him, because they saw his miracles 
which he did on them that were dis 
eased. 

3 And Jesus went up into a mountain, 
and there he sat with his disciples. 

4 And the passover, a feast of the 
Jews, was nigh. 

5 If When Jesus then lifted up his 
eyes, and saw a great company come 
unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence 
shall we buy bread, that these may 
eat? 

6 And this he said to prove him : 
for he himself knew what he would 
do. 

7 Philip answered him, Two hundred 

Fienny worth of bread is not sufficient 
or them, that every one of them may 
take a little. 

8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon 
Peter's brother, saith unto him, 

9 There is a lad here, which hath five 
barley loaves, and two small fishes : 
but what are they among so many ? 

10 And Jesus said, Make the men sit 
down. Now there was much grass in 
the place. So the men sat down, in 
number about five thousand. 

11 And Jesus took the loaves ; and 
when he had given thanks, he distrib- 
uted to the disciples, and the disciples 
to them that were set down ; and like- 
wise of the fishes as much as they 
would. 

12 When they were filled, he said 
unto his disciples, Gather up the frag- 
ments that remain, that nothing be 
lost. 

13 Therefore they gathered them to- 
gether, and filled twelve baskets with 
the fragments of the five barley loaves, 



Christ is the bread 



ST. JOHN, VI. 



of life to believerSc 



which remained over and above unto 
them that had eaten. 

14 Then those men, when they had 
seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, 
This is of a truth that Prophet that 
should come into the world. 

15 1 When Jesus therefore perceived 
that they would come and take him by 
force, to make him a king, he departed 
again into a mountain himself alone. 

16 And when even was now come, his 
disciples went down unto the sea, 

17 And entered into a ship, and went 
over the sea toward Capernaum. And 
it was now dark, and Jesus was not 
come to them. 

18 And the sea arose by reason of a 
great wind that blew. 

19 So when they had rowed about 
five and twenty or thirty furlongs, 
they see Jesus walking on the sea, and 
drawing nigh unto the ship : and they 
were afraid. 

20 But he saith unto them, It is I; 
be not afraid. 

21 Then they willingly received him 
into the ship : and immediately the 
ship was at the land whither they 
went. 

22 If The day following, when the 
people, which stood on the other side 
of the sea, saw that there was none 
other boat there, save that one where- 
into his disciples were entered, and 
that Jesus went not with his disciples 
into the boat, but that his disciples 
were gone away alone ; 

23 Howbeit there came other boats 
from Tiberias nigh unto the place 
where they did eat bread, after that 
the Lord had given thanks: 

24 When the people therefore saw 
that Jesus was not there, neither his 
disciples, they also took shipping, and 
came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus. 

25 And when they had found him 
on the other side of the sea, they said 
unto him, Rabbi, when earnest thou 
hither? 

26 Jesus answered them and said, 
"Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek 
me, not because ye saw the miracles, 
but because ye did eat of the loaves, 
and were filled. 

27 Labour not for the meat which 
perisheth, but for that meat which 
endureth unto everlasting life, which 
the Son of man shall give unto you : 
for him hath God the Father sealed. 

28 Then said they unto him, What 
shall we do, that we might work the 
works of God? 

29 Jesus answered and said unto 
them, This is the work of God, that ye 
believe on him whom he hath sent. 

30 They said therefore unto him, 
What sign shewest thou then, that we 
may see, and believe thee ? what dost 
thou work ? 

31 Our fathers did eat manna in the 
desert ; as it is written, He gave them 
bread from heaven to eat. 

32 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, 
verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you 



not that bread from heaven ; but my 
Father giveth you the true bread from 
heaven. 

33 For the bread of God is he which 
cometh down from heaven, and giveth 
life unto the world. 

34 Then said they unto him, Lord, 
evermore give us this bread. 

35 And Jesus said unto them, I am 
the bread of life : he that cometh to 
me shall never hunger; and he that 
believeth on me shall never thirst. 

36 But I said unto you, That ye also 
have seen me, and believe not. 

37 All that the Father giveth me shall 
come to me ; and him that cometh to 
me I will in no wise cast out. 

38 For I came down from heaven, not 
to do mine own will, but the will of 
him that sent me. 

39 And this is the Father's will which 
hath sent me, that of all which he hath 
given me I should lose nothing, but 
should raise it up again at the last 
day. 

40 And this is the will of him that 
sent me, that every one which seeth 
the Son, and believeth on him. may 
have everlasting life : and I will raise 
him up at the last day. 

41 The Jews then murmured*at him, 
because he said, I am the bread which 
came down from heaven. 

42 And they said, Is not this Jesus, 
the son of Joseph, whose father and 
mother we know ? how is it then that 
he saith, I came down from heaven ? 

43 Jesus therefore answered and said 
unto them, Murmur not among your- 
selves. 

44 No man can come to me, except 
the Father which hath sent me draw 
him : and I will raise him up at the 
last day. 

45 It is written in the prophets, And 
they shall be all taught of God. Every 
man therefore that hath heard, and 
hath learned of the Father, cometh 
unto me. 

■ 46 Not that any man hath seen the 
Father, save he which is of God, he 
hath seen the Father. 

47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He 
that believeth on me hath everlasting 
life. 

48 I am that bread of life. 

49 Your fathers did eat manna in the 
wilderness, and are dead. 

50 This is the bread which cometh 
down from heaven, that a man may 
eat thereof, and not die. 

51 I am the living bread which came 
down from heaven : if any man eat of 
this bread, he shall live for ever : and 
the bread that I will give is my flesh, 
which I will give for the life of the 
world. 

52 The Jews therefore strove among 
themselves, saying, How can this, man 
give us his flesh to eat? 

53 Then Jesus said unto thein, Verily, 
verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat 
the flesh of the Son of man, and drink 
his blood, ye have no life in you. 

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ST. JOHN, VII. 



his kinsmen-. 



54 Whoso eateth my flesh, and drink- 
eth my blood, hath eternal life ; and I 
will raise him up at the last day. 

55 For my flesh is meat indeed, and 
my blood is drink indeed. 

56 He that eateth my flesh, and drink- 
eth my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in 
him. 

57 As the living Father hath sent me, 
and I live by the Father ; so he that 
eateth me, even he shall live by me. 

58 This is that bread which came 
down from heaven : not as your fa- 
thers did eat manna, and are dead : he 
that eateth of this bread shall live for 
ever. 

59 These things said he in the syna- 
gogue, as he taught in Capernaum. 

60 Many therefore of his disciples, 
when they had heard this, said, This is 
a hard saying ; who can hear it ? 

61 When Jesus knew in himself that 
his disciples murmured at it, he said 
unto them, Doth this offend you? 

62 What and if ye shall see the Son 
of man ascend up where he was be- 
fore? 

63 It is the Spirit that quickeneth ; 
the flesh profiteth nothing : the words 
that I speak unto you, they are spirit, 
and they are life. 

64 But there are some of you that 
believe not. For Jesus knew from 
the beginning who they were that 
believed not, and who should betray 
him. 

65 And he said, Therefore said I unto 
you, that no man can come unto me, 
except it were given unto him of my 
Father. 

66 *!f From that time many of his 
disciples went back, and walked no 
more with him. 

67 Then said Jesus unto the twelve, 
Will ye also go away ? 

68 Then Simon Peter answered him, 
Lord, to whom shall we go ? thou hast 
the words of eternal life. 

69 And we believe and are sure that 
thou art that Christ, the Son of the 
living God. . 

70 Jesus answered them, Have not I 
chosen you twelve, and one of you is a 
devil? 

71 He spake of Judas Iscariot the son 
of Simon: for he it was that should 
betray him, being one of the twelve. 

CHAPTER VII. 

1 Jesus reproveth the ambition and boldness of his 
kinsmen : 10 goeth up from Galilee to the feast 
of tabernacles : 14 teacheth in the temple. 40 
Div&s opinions of him among the people. 45 
The Pharisees are angry that their officers took 
him not, and chide with Nicodemus for taking his 
part. 

AFTER these things Jesus walked 
. in Galilee : for he would not walk 
in Jewry, because the Jews sought to 
kill him. 

2 Now the Jews' feast of tabernacles 
was at hand. 

3 His brethren therefore said unto 
him, Depart hence, and go into Judea, 

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that thy disciples also may see the 
works that thou doest. 

4 For there is no man that doeth any 
thing in secret, and he himself seek- 
eth to be known openly. If thou do 
these things, shew thyself to the 
world. 

5 For neither did his brethren be- 
lieve in him. 

6 Then Jesus said unto them, My 
time is not yet come : but your time 
is always ready. 

7 The world cannot hate you ; but 
me it hateth, because I testify of it, 
that the works thereof are evil. 

8 Go ye up unto this feast : I go not 
up yet unto this feast ; for my time is 
not yet full come. 

9 When he had said these words unto 
them, he abode still in Galilee. 

10 1 But when his brethren were 
gone up, then went he also up unto 
the feast, not openly, but as it were in 
secret. 

11 Then the Jews sought him at the 
feast, and said, Where is he ? 

12 And there was much murmuring 
among the people concerning him : 
for some said, He is a good man : 
others said, Nay ; but he deceiveth the 
people. 

13 Howbeit no man spake openly of 
him for fear of the Jews. 

14 % Now about the midst of the 
feast Jesus went up into the temple, 
and taught. 

15 And the Jews marvelled, saying, 
How knoweth this man letters, having 
never learned ? 

16 Jesus answered them, and said. 
My doctrine is not mine, but his that 
sent me. 

17 If any man will do his will, he 
shall know of the doctrine, whether 
it be of God, or whether I speak of 
myself. 

18 He that speaketh of himself seek- 
eth his own glory : but he that seek- 
eth his glory that sent him, the same 
is true, ana no unrighteousness is in 
him. 

19 Did not Moses give you the law, 
and yet none of you keepeth the law t 
Why go ye about to kill me ? 

20 The people answered and said, 
Thou hast a devil : who goeth about 
to kill thee ? 

21 Jesus answered and said unto 
them, I have done one work, and ye 
all marvel. 

22 Moses therefore gave unto you 
circumcision ; (not because it is of 
Moses, but of the fathers ;) and ye 
on the sabbath day circumcise a 
man. 

23 If a man on the sabbath day re- 
ceive circumcision, that the law of 
Moses should not be broken; are ye 
angry at me, because I have made a 
man every whit whole on the sabbath 
day? 

24 Judge not according to the ap- 
pearance, but judge righteous judg- 
ment. 



Divers opinions 



ST. JOHN, VIII. 



concerning Christ. 



25 Then said some of them of Jerusa- 
lem, Is not this he, whom they seek to 
kill! 

26 But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and 
they say nothing unto him. Do the 
rulers know indeed that this is the 
very Christ? 

27 Howbeit we know this man 
whence he is : but when Christ Com- 
eth, no man knoweth whence he is. 

28 Then cried Jesus in the temple as 
he taught, saying, Ye both know me, 
and ye know whence I am : and I am 
not come of myself, but he that sent 
me is true, whom ye know not. 

29 But I know him ; for I am from 
him, and he hath sent me. 

30 Then they sought to take him : 
but no man laid hands on him, be- 
cause his hour was not yet come. 

31 And many of the people believed 
on him, and said, When Christ cometh, 
will he do more miracles than these 
which this man hath done ? 

32 il The Pharisees heard that the 
people murmured such things concern- 
ing him ; and the Pharisees and the 
chief priests sent officers to take him. 

33 Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a 
little while am I with you, and then 
I go unto him that sent me. 

34 Ye shall seek me, and shall not 
find me : and where I am, thither ye 
cannot come. 

35 Then said the Jews among them- 
selves, Whither will he go, that we 
shall not find him? will he go unto 
the dispersed among the Gentiles, 
and teach the Gentiles? 

36 What manner of saying is this 
that he said, Ye shall seek me, and 
shall not find me: and where I am, 
thither ye cannot come ? 

37 In the last day, that great day of 
the feast, Jesus stood and cried, say- 
ing, If any man thirst, let him come 
unto me, and drink. 

38 He that believeth on me, as the 
Scripture hath said, out of his belly 
shall flow rivers of living water. 

39 (But this spake he of the Spirit, 
which they that believe on him should 
receive : for the Holy Ghost was not 
yet given ; because that Jesus was not 
yet glorified.) 

40 If Many of the people therefore, 
when they heard this saying, said, 
Of a truth this is the Prophet. 

41 Others said, This is the Christ. 
But some said, Shall Christ come out 
of Galilee ? 

42 Hath not the Scripture said, That 
Christ cometh of the seed of David, 
and out of the town of Bethlehem, 
where David was ? 

43 So there was a division among 
the people because of him. 

44 And some of them would have 
taken him ; but no man laid hands 
on him. 

45 f Then came the officers to the 
chief priests and Pharisees ; and they 
said unto them, Why have ye not 
brought him? 



46 The officers answered, Never man 
spake like this man. 

47 Then answered them the Phari- 
sees, Are ye also deceived ? 

48 Have any of the rulers or of the 
Pharisees believed on him ? 

49 But this people who knoweth not 
the law are cursed. 

50 Nicodemus saith unto them, (he 
that came to Jesus by night, being one 
of them,) 

51 Doth our law judge any man, be- 
fore it hear him, and know what he 
doeth ? 

52 They answered and said unto him. 
Art thou also of Galilee ! Search, ana 
look : for out of Galilee ariseth no 
prophet. 

53 And every man went unto his own 
house. 

CHAPTER VIH. 

1 Christ deliveretk the woman taken in adultery, 
12 He preacheth himself the light of the world, 
and justifieth his doctrine : 33 answereth th» 
Jews that boasted of Abraham, 59 and convey eth 
himself from their cruelty. 

JESUS went unto the mount of Ol- 
ives. 

2 And early in the morning he came 
again into the temple, and all the 
people came unto him ; and he sat 
down, and taught them. 

3 And the scribes and Pharisees 
brought unto him a woman taken in 
adultery ; and when they had set her 
in the midst, 

4 They say unto him, Master, this wo- 
man was taken in adultery, in the 
very act. 

5 Now Moses in the law commanded 
us, that such should be stoned : but 
what say est thou? 

6 This they said, tempting him, that 
they might have to accuse him. But 
Jesus stooped down, and with his 
finger wrote on the ground, as though 
he heard them not. 

7 So when they continued asking 
him, he lifted up himself, and said 
unto them, He that is without sin 
among you, let him first cast a stone 
at her. 

8 And again he stooped down, and 
wrote on the ground. 

9 And they which heard it, being 
convicted by their own conscience, 
went out one by one, beginning at 
the eldest, even unto the last : and 
Jesus was left alone, and the woman 
standing in the midst. 

10 When Jesus had lifted up himself, 
and saw none but the woman, he said 
unto her, Woman, where are those 
thine accusers ? hath no man con* 
demned thee ? 

11 She said, No man ; Lord. And Je- 
sus said unto her, Neither do I con- 
demn thee : go, and sin no more. 

12 1 Then spake Jesus again unto 
them, saying, I am the light of the 
world : he that followeth me shall not 
walk in darkness, but shall have the 
light of life. 

13 The Pharisees therefore said unto 

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Christ justifieth 



ST. JOHN, VIII. 



his doctrine. 



him, Thou bearest record of thyself ; 
thy record is not true. 

14 Jesus answered and said unto 
them, Though I bear record of my- 
self, yet my record is true : for I 
know whence I came, and whither I 
go ; but ye cannot tell whence I come, 
and whither I go.« 

15 Ye judge after the flesh ; I judge 
no man. 

16 And yet if I judge, my judgment 
is true : for I am not alone, but I and 
the Father that sent me. 

17 It is also written in your law, that 
the testimony of two men is true. 

18 I am one that bear witness of my- 
self, and the Father that sent me bear- 
eth witness of me. 

19 Then said they unto him, "Where 
is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye 
neither know me, nor my Father : if 
ye had known me, ye should have 
known my Father also. 

20 These words spake Jesus in the 
treasury, as he taught in the temple : 
and no man laid hands on him ; for 
his hour was not yet come. 

21 Then said Jesus again unto them, 
I go my way, and ye shall seek me, 
and shall die in your sins : whither 
I go, ye cannot come. 

22 Then said the Jews, Will he kill 
himself ? because he saith, Whither I 
go, ye cannot come. 

23 And he said unto them , Ye are from 
beneath ; I am from above : ye are of 
this world ; I am not of this world. 

24 I said therefore unto you, that ye 
shall die in your sins : for if ye believe 
not that I am he, ye shall die in your 
sins. 

26 Then said they unto him, Who art 
thou? And Jesus saith unto them, 
Even the same that I said unto you 
from the beginning. 

26 I have many things to say and to 
judge of you : but he that sent me is 
true ; and I speak to the world those 
things which I have heard of him. 

27 They understood not that he spake 
to them of the Father. 

28 Then said Jesus unto them. When 
ye have lifted up the Son of man, 
then shall ye know that I am he, and 
that I do nothing of myself ; but as 
my Father hath taught me, I speak 
these things. 

29 And he that sent me is with me : 
the Father hath not left me alone ; 
for I do always those things that 
please him. 

30 As he spake these words, many 
believed on him. 

31 Then said Jesus to those Jews 
which believed on him, If ye continue 
in my word, then are ye my disciples 
Indeed ; 

32 And ye shall know the truth, and 
the truth shall make you free. 

33 If They answered him, We be 
Abraham's seed, and were never in 
bondage to any man : how say est 
thou. Ye shall be made free ? 

34 Jeeus answered them, Verily, ver- 

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ily, I say unto you, Whosoever com- 
mitteth sin is the servant of sin. 

35 And the servant abideth not in 
the house for ever: but the Son 
abideth ever. 

36 If the Son therefore shall make 
you free, ye shall be free indeed. 

37 I know that ye are Abraham's 
seed ; but ye seek to kill me, because 
my word hath no place in you. 

38 I speak that which I have seen 
with my Father : and ye do that which 
ye have seen with your father. 

39 They answered and said unto him, 
Abraham is our father. Jesus saith 
unto them, If ye were Abraham's 
children, ye would do the works of 
Abraham. 

40 But now ye seek to kill me, a 
man that hath told you the truth, 
which I have heard of God : this did 
not Abraham. 

41 Ye do the deeds of your father. 
Then said they to him, We be not born 
of fornication ; we have one Father, 
even God. 

42 Jesus said unto them, If God were 
your Father, ye would love me : for I 
proceeded forth and came from God ; 
neither came I of myself, but he sent 
me. 

13 Why do ye not understand my 
speech? even because ye cannot hear 
my word. 

44 Ye are of your father the devil, 
and the lusts of your father ye will 
do : he was a murderer from the be- 
ginning, and abode not in the truth, 
because there is no truth in him. 
When he speaketh a lie, he speak eth 
of his own : for he is a liar, and the 
father of it. 

45 And because I tell you the truth, 
ye believe me not. 

46 Which of you convinceth me of 
sin? And if I say the truth, why do 
ye not believe me? 

47 He that is of God heareth God's 
words : ye therefore hear them not, be- 
cause ye are not of God. 

48 Then answered the Jews, and said 
unto him, Say we not well that thou 
art a Samaritan, and hast a devil ? 

49 Jesus answered, I have not a devil ; 
but I honour my Father, and ye do dis- 
honour me. 

50 And I seek not mine own glory : 
there is one that seeketh and judgeth. 

51 Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a 
man keep my saying, be shall never 
see death. 

52 Then said the Jews unto him, Now 
we know that thou hast a devil. Abra- 
ham is dead, and the prophets; and' 
thou sayest, If a man keep my saying 
he shall never taste of death. 

53 Art thou greater than our father 
Abraham, which is dead? and the 
prophets are dead : wb^m makest 
thou thyself? 

54 Jesus answered, If I honour my- 
self, my honour is nothing : it is my 
Father that honoureth me ; of whom> 
ye say, that he is your God : 



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ST. JOHN, IX. 



receiveth sight. 



55 Yet ye have not known him ; but 
I know hini : and if I should say. I 
know him not, I shall be a liar like 
unto you : but I know him, and keep 
his saying. 

56 Your father Abraham rejoiced to 
see my day: and he saw it, and was 
glad. 

67 Then said the Jews unto him, Thou 
art not yet fifty years old, and hast 
thou seen Abraham? 

58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, ver- 
ily, I say unto you, Before Abraham 
was, I am. 

59 Then took they up stones to cast 
at him : but Jesus hid himself, and 
went out of the temple, going through 
the midst of them, and so passed by. 

CHAPTER IX. 

I The man that teas born blind restored to sight. 8 
He is brought to the Pharisees. 13 They are of- 
fended at it, and excommunicate him : 35 but he 
u received of Jesus, and confesseth him. 39 Who 
they are whom Christ enlighteneth. 

AN D as Jesus passed by, he saw a 
. man which was blind from his 
birth. 

2 And his disciples asked him, saying, 
Master, who did sin, this man, or his 
parents, that he was born blind? 

3 Jesus answered, Neither hath this 
man sinned, nor his parents : but that 
the works of God should be made 
manifest in him. 

4 I must work the works of him that 
sent me, while it is day : the night 
cometh, when no man can work. 

5 As long as I am in the world, I am 
the light of the world. 

6 When he had thus spoken, he spat 
on the ground, and made clay of the 
spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the 
blind man with the clay, 

7 And said unto him, Go, wash in the 
pool of Siloam, (which is by interpreta- 
tion, Sent.) He went his way there- 
fore, and washed, and came seeing. 

8 *f The neighbours therefore, and 
they which before had seen him that 
he was blind, said, Is not this he that 
sat and begged ? 

9 Some said, This is he : others said, 
He is like him : but be said, I am he. 

10 Therefore said they unto him, 
How were thine eyes opened ? 

11 He answered and said, A man that 
is called Jesus made clay, and anointed 
mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the 
pool of Siloam, and wash : and I went 
and washed : and I received sight. 

12 Then said they unto him, Where is 
he ? He said, I know not. 

13 % They brought to the Pharisees 
him that aforetime was blind. 

14 And it was the sabbath day when 
Jesus made the clay, and opened his 
eyes. 

15 Then again the Pharisees also 
asked him how he had received his 
sight. He said unto them, He put clay 
upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do 
see. 

16 Therefore said some of the Phari- 



sees, This man is not of God, because 
he keepeth not the sabbath day. Oth- 
ers said, How can a man that is a sin- 
ner do such miracles ? And there was 
a division among them. 

17 They say unto the blind man 
again, What sayest thou of him, that 
he hath opened thine eyes? He said, 
He is a prophet. 

18 But the Jews did not believe con- 
cerning him, that he had been blind, 
and received his sight, until they 
called the parents of him that had 
received his sight. 

19 And they asked them, saying, Is 
this your son, who ye say was born 
blind ? how then doth he now see ? 

- 20 His parents answered them and 
said, We know that this is our son, 
and that he was born blind : 

21 But by what means he now seeth, 
we know not ; or who hath opened his 
eyes, we know not : he is of age ; ask 
him : he shall speak for himself. 

22 These words spake his parents, be- 
cause they feared the Jews • for the 
Jews had agreed already, that if any 
man did confess that he was Christ, he 
should be put out of the synagogue. 

23 Therefore said his parents. He is 
of age ; ask him. 

24 Then again called they the man 
that w r as blind, and said unto him. 
Give God the praise : we know that 
this man is a sinner. 

25 He answered and said, Whether 
he be a sinner or no, I know not : 
one thing I know, that, whereas I was 
blind, now I see. 

26 Then said they to him again, What 
did he to thee ? how opened he thine 
eyes? 

27 He answered them, I have told 
you already, and ye did not hear : 
wherefore would ye hear it again? 
will ye also be his disciples? 

28 Then they reviled him, and said, 
Thou art his disciple ; but we are Mo- 
ses' disciples. 

29 We know that God spake unto 
Moses : as for this fellow, we know 
not from whence he is. 

30 The man answered and said unto 
them, Why herein is a marvellous 
thing, that ye know not from w hence 
he is, and yet he hath opened mine 
eyes. 

31 Now we know that God heareth 
not sinners : but if any man be a wor- 
shipper of God, and doeth his will, him 
he heareth. 

32 Since the world began was it not 
heard that any man opened the eyes of 
one that was born blind. 

33 If this man were not of God, he 
could do nothing. 

34 They answered and said unto him. 
Thou wast altogether born in sins, and 
dost thou teach us ? And they cast him 
out. 

35 Jesus heard that they had cast 
him out ; and when he had found him, 
he said unto him, Dost thou believe on 
the Son of God ! 

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ST. JOHN, X. 



good shephere*. 



36 He answered and said, Who is 
he, Lord, that I might believe on 
him? 

37 And Jesus said unto him, Thou 
hast both seen him, and it is he that 
talketh with thee. 

38 And he said, Lord, I believe. And 
he worshipped him. 

39 1 And Jesus said, For judgment 
I am come into this world, that they 
W'hich see not might see ; and that 
they which see might be made blind. 

40 And some of the Pharisees which 
were with him heard these words, and 
said unto him, Are we blind also ? 

41 Jesus said unto them. If ye were 
blind, ye should have no sin : but now 
ye say. We see ; therefore your sin re~» 
maineth. 

CHAPTER X. 

1 Christ is the door, and the pood shepherd. 19 Di- 
vers opinions of him. 24 He proveth by his works 
that he is Christ the Son of God : 89 escapeth the 
Jews, 40 and went again beyond Jordan, where 
many believed on him. 

VERILY, verily, I say unto you, He 
that enteretn not by the door into 
the sheepfold, but climbeth up some 
other way, the same is a thief and a 
robber. 

2 But he that entereth in by the 
door is the shepherd of the sheep. 

3 To him the porter openeth; and 
the sheep hear his voice : and he call- 
eth his own sheep by name, and lead- 
eth them out. 

4 And when he putteth forth his own 
sheep, he goeth before them, and the 
sheep follow him : for they know his 
voice. 

5 And a stranger will they not fol- 
low, but will flee from him ; for they 
know not the voice of strangers. 

6 This parable spake Jesus unto 
them; but they understood not what 
things they were which he spake unto 
them. 

7 Then said Jesus unto them again, 
Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the 
door of the si ».eep. 

8 All that ever came before me are 
thieves and robbers : but the sheep 
did not hear them. 

9 I am the door : by me if any man 
enter in, he shall be saved, and shall 
go in and out, and find pasture. 

10 The thief cometh not, but for to 
steal, and to kill, and to destroy : I am 
come that they might have life, and 
that they might have it more abund- 
antly. 

11 I am the good shepherd : the 
good shepherd giveth his life for the 
sheep. 

12 But he that is a hireling, and not 
the shepherd, whose own the sheep 
are not, seetn the wolf coming, and 
leaveth the sheep, and fleeth ; and the 
wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the 
sheep. 

13 The hireling fleeth, because he is 
a hireling, and careth not for the 
sheep. 

14 I am the good shepherd, and 

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know my sheep, and am known of 
mine. 

15 As the Father knoweth me, even 
so know I the Father : and I lay down 
my life for the sheep. 

16 And other sheep I have, which 
are not of this fold: them also I 
must bring, and they shall hear my 
voice; and there shall be one fold, 
and one shepherd. 

17 Therefore doth my Father love 
me, because I lay down my life, that 
I might take it again. 

18 No man taketh it from me, but I 
lay it down of myself. I have power 
to lay it down, and I have power 
to take it again. This commandment 
have I received of my Father. 

19 IF There was a division there- 
fore again among the Jews for these 
sayings. 

20 And many of them said, He hath 
a devil, and is mad; why hear ye 
him? 

21 Others said, These are not the 
words of him that hath a devil. Can 
a devil open the eyes of the blind ? 

22 If And it was at Jerusalem the 
feast of the dedication, and it was 
winter. 

23 And Jesus walked in the temple 
in Solomon's porch. 

24 Then came the Jews round about 
him, and said unto him, How long 
dost thou make us to doubt? If 
thou be the Christ, tell us plainly. 

25 Jesus answered them, I told 
you, and ye believed not: the works 
that I do in my Father's name, they 
bear witness of me. 

26 But ye believe not, because ye are 
not of my sheep, as I said unto you. 

27 My sheep hear my voice, and I 
know them, and they follow me : 

28 And I give unto them eternal 
life ; and they shall never perish, 
neither shall any man pluck them 
out of my hand. 

29 My Father, which gave them me, 
is greater than all; and no man is 
able to pluck them out of my Fa- 
ther's hand. 

30 I and my Father are one. 

31 Then the Jews took up stone& 
again to stone him. 

32 Jesus answered them, Many good 
works have I shewed you from my 
Father; for which of those works 
do ye stone me ? 

33 The Jews answered him, saying, 
For a good work we stone thee not , 
but for blasphemy ; and because that 
thou, being a man, makest thyself 
God. 

34 Jesus answered them. Is it not 
written in your law, I said, Ye ar6 
gods? 

35 If he called them gods, unto 
whom the word of God came, and 
the Scripture cannot be broken ; 

36 Say ye of him, whom the Father 
hath sanctified, and sent into the 
world. Thou blasphemest; because 2 
said, I am the Son of God! 



The sickness and 



ST. JOHN, XI. 



death of Lazarus. 



37 If I do not the works of my Fa- 
ther, believe me not. 

38 But if I do, though ye believe 
not me, believe the works ; that ye 
may know, and believe, that the Fa- 
ther is in me, and I in him. 

39 Therefore they sought again to 
take him ; but he escaped out of 
their hand, 

40 And went away again beyond 
Jordan into the place where John at 
first baptized ; and there he abode. 

41 And many resorted unto him, 
and said, John did no miracle : but 
all things that John spake of this 
man were true. 

42 And many believed on him 
there. 

CHAPTER XI. 

1 Christ raiseth Lazarus, four days buried. 45 
Many Jews believe. 47 The high priests and 
Pharisees gather a council against Christ. 49 
Caiaphas prophesieth. 54 Jesus hid himself. 
55 At the passover they inquire after him, and 
lay wait for him. 

NOW a certain man was sick, 
named Lazarus, of Bethany, the 
town of Mary and her sister Martha. 

2 (It was that Mary which anointed 
the Lord with ointment, and wiped 
his feet with her hair, whose brother 
Lazarus was sick.) 

3 Therefore his sisters sent unto 
him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom 
thou lovest is sick. 

4 When Jesus heard that, he said, 
This sickness is not unto death, but 
for the glory of God, that the Son of 
God might be glorified thereby. 

5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her 
sister, and Lazarus. 

6 When he had heard therefore 
chat he was sick, he abode two days 
still in the same place where he 
was. 

7 Then after that saith he to his 
disciples, Let us go into Judea 
again. 

8 His disciples say unto him, Mas- 
ter, the Jews of late sought to stone 
thee ; and goest thou thither again ? 

9 Jesus answered, Are there not 
twelve hours in the day ? If any 
man Avalk in the day, he stumbleth 
not, because he seeth the light of 
this world. 

10 But if a man walk in the night, 
he stumbleth, because there is no 
light in him. 

11 These things said he : and after 
that he saith unto them, Our friend 
Lazarus sleepeth ; but I go, that I 
may awake him out of sleep. 

12 Then said his disciples, Lord, if 
he sleep, he shall do well. 

13 Howbeit Jesus spake of his 
death : but they thought that he had 
spoken of taking of rest in sleep. 

14 Then said Jesus unto them plain- 
ly, Lazarus is dead. 

15 And I am glad for your sakes 
that I was not there, to the intent 
ye may believe; nevertheless let us 
go unto him. 



16 Then said Thomas, which is 
called Didymus, unto his fellow dis- 
ciples, Let us also go, that we may 
die with him. 

17 Then when Jesus came, he found 
that he had lain in the grave four 
days already. 

18 Now Bethany was nigh unto Je- 
rusalem, about fifteen furlongs off : 

19 And many of the Jews came to 
Martha and Mary, to comfort them 
concerning their brother. 

20 Then Martha, as soon as she heard 
that Jesus was coming, went and met 
him : but Mary sat stul in the house. 

21 Then said Martha unto Jesus, 
Lord, if thou hadst been here, my 
brother had not died. 

22 But I know, that even now, 
whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, 
God will give it thee. 

23 Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother 
shall rise again. 

24 Martha saith unto him, I know 
that he shall rise again in the resiur* 
rection at the last day. 

25 Jesus said unto her, I am the 
resurrection, and the life : he that be- 
lieveth in me, though he were dead, 
yet shall he live : 

26 And whosoever liveth and believ= 
eth in me shall never die. Belie vest 
thou this ? 

27 She saith unto him, Yea, Lord : I 
believe that thou art the Christ, the 
Son of God, which should come into 
the world. 

28 And when she had so said, she 
went her way, and called Mary her 
sister secretly, saying, The Master is 
come, and calleth for thee. 

29 As soon as she heard that, she 
arose quickly, and came unto him, 

30 Now Jesus was not yet come into 
the town, but was in that place where 
Martha met him. 

31 The Jews then which were with 
her in the house, and comforted her, 
when they saw Mary, that she rose 
up hastily and went out, f ollowed her, 
saying, She goeth unto the grave to 
weep there. 

32 Then when Mary was come where 
Jesus was, and saw him, she fell 
down at his feet, saying unto him, 
Lord, if thou hadst been here, my 
brother had not died. 

33 When Jesus therefore saw her 
weeping, and the Jews also weeping 
which came with her, he groaned in 
the spirit, and was troubled, 

34 And said, Where have ye laid 
him ? They say unto him, Lord, come 
and see. 

35 Jesus wept. 

36 Then said the Jews, Behold how 
he loved him ! 

37 And some of them said. Could 
not this man, which opened the eyes 
of the blind, have caused that even 
this man should not have died ? 

38 Jesus therefore again groaning 
in himself cometh to the grave, ft 
was a cave, and a stone lay upon it, 

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ST. JOHN, XII. 



ChrisVsfeet anointed. 



39 Jesus said, Take ye away the 
stone. Martha, the sister of him that 
was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by 
this time he stinketh: for he hath 
been dead four days. 

40 Jesus saith unto her, Said I not 
unto thee, that, if thou wouldest be- 
lieve, thou shouldest see the glory of 
God! 

41 Then they took away the stone 
from the place where the dead was 
laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, 
and said, Father, I thank thee that 
thou hast heard me. 

42 And I knew that thou hearest 
me always: but because of the peo- 
ple which stand by I said it, that 
they may believe that thou hast sent 
me. 

43 And when he thus had spoken, 
he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, 
come forth. 

44 And he that was dead came 
forth, bound hand and foot with 
graveclothes ; and his face was bound 
about with a napkin. Jesus saith un- 
to them, Loose him, and let him go. 

45 Then many or the Jews which 
came to Mary, and had seen the 
things which Jesus did, believed on 
him. 

46 But some of them went their 
ways to the Pharisees, and told them 
what things Jesus had done. 

47 % Then gathered the chief priests 
and the Pharisees a council, and 
said, What do we? for this man do- 
eth many miracles. 

48 If we let him' thus alone, all men 
will believe on him ; and the Romans 
shall come and take away both our 
place and nation. 

49 And one of. them, named Caia- 
phas, being the high priest that same 
year, said unto them, Ye know noth- 
ing at all, 

50 Nor consider that it is expedient 
for us, that one man should die for 
the people, and that the whole na- 
tion perish not. 

51 And this spake he not of him- 
self : but being nigh priest that year, 
he prophesied that Jesus should die 
for that nation ; 

52 And not for that nation only, but 
that also he should gather together 
in one the children of God that were 
scattered abroad. 

53 Then from that day forth they 
took counsel together for to put him 
to death. 

54 Jesus therefore walked no more 
openly among the Jews ; but went 
thence unto a country near to the 
wilderness, into a city called Ephra- 
im, and there continued with his dis- 
ciples. 

55 1[ And the Jews' passover was 
nigh at hand : and many went out 
of the country up to Jerusalem be- 
fore the passover, to purify them- 
selves. 

56 Then sought they for Jesus, and 
spake among themselves, as they 

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stood in the temple, What think ye s 
that he will not come to the feast? 

57 Now both the chief priests and 
the Pharisees had given a command 
ment, that, if any man knew where 
he were, he should shew it, that they 
might take him. 

CHAPTER XII. 

1 Jesus excuseth Mary anointing his feet. 9 The 
people flock to see Lazarus. 10 The high priest* 
consult to kill him. 12 Christ rideth into Jeru. 
salem. 20 Or eeks desire to see Jesus. 23 He fore- 
telleth his death. 37 The Jews are generally 
blinded : 42 yet many chief rulers believe, hut 
do not cenfess him : 44 therefore Jesus calleth 
earnestly for confession of faith. 

r r , HEN Jesus six days before the 
J- passover came to Bethany, where 
Lazarus was which had been dead 4 
whom he raised from the dead. 

2 There they made him a supper ; 
and Martha served : but Lazarus was 
one of them that sat at the table with 
him. 

3 Then took Mary a pound of oint- 
ment of spikenard, very costly, and 
anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped 
his feet with her hair : and the house 
was filled with the odour of the oink 
ment. 

4 Then saith one of his disciples, 
Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, which 
should betray him, 

5 Why was not this ointment sold 
for three hundred pence, and given 
to the poor? 

6 This he said, not that he cared for 
the poor ; but because he was a thief, 
and had the bag, and bare what was 
put therein. 

7 Then said Jesus, Let her alone : 
against the day of my burying hatb 
she kept this. 

8 For the poor always ye have with 
you : but me ye have not always. 

9 Much people of the Jews therefore 
knew that he was there : and they 
came not for Jesus' sake only, but 
that they might see Lazarus also, 
whom he had raised from the dead. 

10 1 But the chief priests consulted 
that they might put Lazarus also to 
death ; 

11 Because that by reason of him 
many of the Jews went away, and be- 
lieved on Jesus. 

12 1 On the next day much people 
that were come to the feast, when 
they heard that Jesus was coming to 
Jerusalem, 

13 Took branches of palm trees, and 
went forth to meet him, and cried, 
Hosanna : Blessed is the King of Isra- 
el that cometh in the name of the 
Lord. 

14 And Jesus, when he had found a 
young ass, sat thereon ; as it is written, 

15 Fear not, daughter of Sion: be- 
hold, thy King cometh, sitting on an 
ass's colt. 

16 These things understood not his 
disciples at the first: but when Jesus 
was glorified, then remembered they 
that these things were written of him, 



He foretelleth his death. ST. JOHN, Xlll. The Jews generally blinded. 



and that they had done these things 
onto him. 

17 The people therefore that was 
with him when he called Lazarus out 
of his grave, and raised him from the 
dead, bare record. 

18 For this cause the people also 
met him, for that they heard that he 
had done this miracle. 

19 The Pharisees therefore said 
among themselves, Perceive ye how 
ye prevail nothing ? behold, the world 
is gone after him. 

20 ^f And there were certain Greeks 
among them that came up to worship 
at the feast : 

21 The same came therefore to Phil- 
ip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, 
and desired him, saying, Sir, we would 
see Jesus. 

22 Philip cometh and telleth An- 
drew : and again Andrew and Philip 
tell Jesus. 

23 ^ And Jesus answered them, 
saying, The hour is come, that the 
Son of man should be glorified. 

24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ex- 
cept a corn of wheat fall into the 
ground and die, it abideth alone : but 
if it die, it bringeth forth much 
fruit. 

25 He that loveth his life shall lose 
it ; and he that hateth his life in this 
world shall keep it unto life eternal. 

26 If any man serve me, let him fol- 
low me ; and where I am, there shall 
also my servant be : if any man serve 
me, him will my Father honour. 

27 Now is my soul troubled ; and 
what shall I say ? Father, save me 
from this hour : but for this cause 
came I unto this hour. 

28 Father, glorify thy name. Then 
came there a voice from heaven, say- 
ing, I have both glorified it, and will 
glorify it again. 

29 The people therefore that stood 
by, and heard it, said that it thun- 
dered : others said, An angel spake 
to him. 

30 Jesus answered and said, This 
voice came not because of me, but for 
your sakes. 

31 Now is the judgment of this 
world : now shall the prince of this 
world be cast out. 

32 And I, if I be lifted up from the 
earth, will draw all men unto me. 

33 This he said, signifying what 
death he should die. 

34 The people answered him, We 
have heard out of the law that Christ 
abideth for ever : and how sayest 
thou, The Son of man must be lifted 
up ? who is this Son of man ? 

35 Then Jesus said unto them, Yet 
a little while is the light with you. 
Walk while ye have the light, lest 
darkness come upon you : for he that 
walketh in darkness knoweth not 
whither he goeth. 

36 While ye have light, believe in 
the light, that ye may be the children 
of light. These things spake Jesus, 



and departed, and did hide himself 
from them. 

37 1 But though he had done so 
many miracles before them, yet they 
believed not on him : 

38 That the saying of Esaias the 
prophet might be fulfilled, which he 
spake, Lord, who hath believed our 
report? and to whom hath the arm 
of the Lord been revealed ? 

39 Therefore they could not believe^ 
because that Esaias said again, 

40 He hath blinded their eyes, and 
hardened their heart ; that they 
should not see with their eyes, nor 
understand with their heart, and be 
converted, and I should heal them. 

41 These things said Esaias, when he 
saw his glory, and spake of him. 

42 1 Nevertheless among the chief 
rulers also many believed on him ; but 
because of the Pharisees they did not 
confess him, lest they should be put 
out of the synagogue : 

43 For they loved the praise of men 
more than the praise of God. 

44 If Jesus cried and said, He that 
believeth on me, believeth not on me, 
but on him that sent me. 

45 And he that seeth me seeth him 
that sent me. 

46 I am come a light into the world, 
that whosoever believeth on me should 
not abide in darkness. 

47 And if any man hear my words, 
and believe not, I judge him not : for 
I came not to judge the world, but to 
save the world. 

48 He that rejecteth me, and receiv- 
eth not my words, hath one that judg* 
eth him : the word that I have spoken, 
the same shall judge him in the last 
day. 

49 For I have not spoken of myself , 
but the Father which sent me, he gave 
me a commandment, what I should 
say, and what I should speak. 

50 And I know that his command 
ment is life everlasting : whatsoever I 
speak therefore, even as the Father 
said unto me, so I speak. > 

CHAPTER XIH. 

1 Jesus washeth the disciples' feet : exhorteth tkem 
to humility and charity. 18 He foretelleth, and 
discovereth to John by a token, that Judas should 
betray him : 31 commandeth them to love one an- 
other, 36 and forewarneth Peter of his denial. 

NOW before the feast of the pass- 
over, when Jesus knew that his 
hour was come that he should depart 
out of this world unto the Father, 
having loved his own which were in 
the world, he loved them unto the 
end. 

2 And supper being ended, the devil 
having now put into the heart of 
Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray 
him ; 

3 Jesus knowing that the Father had 
given all things into his hands, and 
that he was come from God, and went 
to God ; 

4 He riseth from supper, and laid 

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ST. JOHN, XIV. 



humility and charity 



aside his garments ; and took a towel, 
and girded himself. 

5 Alter that he poureth water into a 
basin, and began to wash the disciples' 
feet, and to wipe them with the towel 
wherewith he was girded. 

6 Then cometh he to Simon Peter: 
and Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost 
thou wash my feet? 

7 Jesus answered and said unto him. 
What I do thou knowest not now ; but 
thou shalt know hereafter. 

8 Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt 
never wash my feet. Jesus answered 
him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no 
part with me. 

9 Simon Peter saith unto him. Lord, 
not my feet only, but also my hands 
and my head. 

10 Jesus saith to him, He that is 
washed needeth not save to wash his 
feet, but is clean every whit : and ye 
are clean, but not all. 

11 For he knew who should betray 
nim ; therefore said he, Ye are not all 
clean. 

12 So after he had washed their feet, 
and had taken his garments, and was 
set down again, he said unto them, 
Know ye what I have done to you? 

13 Ye call me Master and Lord : and 
ye say well ; for so I am. 

14 If I then, your Lord and Master, 
have washed your feet ; ye also ought 
to wash one another's feet. 

15 For I have given you an example, 
that ye should do as I have done to 
you. * 

16 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The 
servant is not greater than his lord ; 
neither he that is sent greater than he 
that sent him. 

17 If ye know these things, happy 
are ye if ye do them. 

18 1 I speak not of you all : I know 
whom I nave chosen: but that the 
Scripture may be fulfilled, He that 
eateth bread with me hath lifted up 
his heel against me. 

19 Now I tell you before it come, 
that, when it is come to pass, ye may 
believe that I am he. 

20 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He 
that receiveth whomsoever I send re- 
ceiveth me ; and he that receiveth me 
receiveth him that sent me. 

21 When Jesus had thus said, he 
was troubled in spirit, and testified, 
and said, Verily, verily, I say unto 
you, that one of you shall betray 
me. 

22 Then the disciples looked one on 
another, doubting of whom he spake. 

23 Now there was leaning on Jesus' 
bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus 
loved. 

24 Simon Peter therefore beckoned to 
Mm, that he should ask who it should 
!be of whom he spake. 

25 He then lying on Jesus' breast 
gaith unto him, Lord, who is it ? 

26 Jesus answered. He it is, to whom 
B shall give a sop, when I have dipped 
# Ana when he had dipped the sop> 

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he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of 
Simon. 

27 And after the sop Satan enterec 
into him. Then said Jesus unto him, 
That thou doest, do quickly. 

28 Now no man at the table knew for 
what intent he spake this unto him. 

29 For some of them thought, be 
cause Judas had the bag, that Jesus 
had said unto him. Buy those things 
that we have need or against the feast -, 
or, that he should give something tc 
the poor. 

30 He then, having received the sop, 
went immediately out; and it wag 
night. 

31 1 Therefore, when he was gone 
out, Jesus said, Now is the Son ot man 
glorified, and God is glorified in him. 

32 If God be glorified in him, God 
shall also glorify him in himself, and 
shall straightway glorify him. 

33 Little children, yet a little while * 
am with you. Ye shall seek me ; and 
as 1 said unto the Jews, Whither I go 5 
ye cannot come * so now I say to you. 

31 A new commandment I give untc 
you, That ye love one another ; as I 
have loved you, that ye also love on© 
another. 

35 By this shall all men know that ye 
are my disciples, if ye have love one tc 
another. 

36 H Simon Peter said unto him 
Lord, whither goest thou ? Jesus an- 
swered him, Whither I go, thou canst 
not follow me now j but thou shalt fol- 
low me afterwards. 

37 Peter said unto him, Lord, why 
cannot I follow thee .now? I will lay 
down my life for thy sake. 

38 Jesus answered mm, Wilt thou lay 
down thy life for my sake? Verily, 
verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall 
not crowj till thou hast denied me 
thrice<> 

CHAPTER XTV. 

1 Christ eomforteth his disciples with the hop* of 
heaven - 6 professeth himself the way, the trutk, 
and the life, and one with the Fathet : 13 assure 
sth their prayers in his name to be effectual i Id 
rei/uesteth love and obedience, 16 promiseth tht- 
Holy Ghost the Comforter, '27 and leavetn kit 
peace with them* 

LE T not your heart be troubled 
i ye believe in God, believe also in 
me. 

2 In my Father's house are many 
mansions j if it were not so, I would 
have told you. I go to prepare a place 
for you. 

3 And if I go and prepare a place foi 
you, I will come again, and receive yo& 
unto myself i that where I am, there y$ 
may be also. 

4 And whither I go ye know, and th* 
way ye know. 

5 Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we 
know not whither thou goest ; an*/ 
how can we know the way ? 

6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the wa j> 
the truth^and the life : no man comeS? 
unto the Father, but by me. 

7 If ye had known me, ys shonl£ 



The Boly Ghost promised. ST. JOHN, XV. 



Christ the true vimt. 



have known my Father also : and from 
henceforth ye know him, and have 
seen him. 

8 Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew 
as the Father, and it sufficeth us. 

9 Jesus saith unto him, Have I been 
so long time with you, and yet hast 
thou not known me, Philip? he that 
hath seen me hath seen trie Father ; 
and how sayest thou then, Shew us the 
Bather? 

10 Believest thou not that I am in the 
Father, and the Father in me? the 
Words that I speak unto you I speak 
not of myself: but the Father that 
dwelleth in me, he doeth the works. 

11 Believe me that I am in the Fa- 
ther, and the Father in me : or else be- 
lieve me for the very works' sake. 

12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He 
that believeth on me, the works that I 
do shall he do also ; and greater works 
than these shall he do - t because I go 
unto my Father. 

13 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my 
name, that will I do, that the Father 
may be glorified in the Son. 

14 If ye shall ask any thing in my 
name. I will do it. 

15 If If ye love me, keep my com- 
mandments. 

16 And I will pray the Father, and he 
shall give you another Comforter, that 
he may abide with you for ever ; 

17 Even the Spirit of truth ; whom 
the world cannot receive, because it 
seeth him not, neither knoweth him : 
but ye know him ; for he dwelleth with 
you, and shall be in you. 

18 I will not leave you comfortless ; I 
will come to you, 

19 Yet a little while, and the world 
seeth me no more ; but ye see me : be- 
cause I live, ye shall live also. 

20 At that day ye shall know that I 
am in my Father, and ye in me, and I 
tnyou. 

21 He that hath my commandments, 
and keepeth them, he it is that loveth 
me: and he that loveth me shall be 
loved of my Father, and I will love 
Mm, and will manifest myself to 
Mm. 

22 Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot 5 
Lord, how is it that thou wilt mani- 
fest thyself unto us, and not unto the 
world f 

23 Jesus answered and said unto him, 
If a man love me, he will keep my 
wcrds ! and my Father will love him, 
and we will come unto him, and make 
eur abode with him. 

24 He that loveth me not keepeth not 
Ely sayings : and the word which ye 
bear is not mine, but the Father's 
«?hich sent me. 

25 These things have I spoken unto 
yoUj being yet present with you. 

26 But the Comforter, which is the 
Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send 
tot my name, he shall teach you all 
things, and bring all things to your 
remembrance* whatseever I Lave said 
onto yon. 



27 Peace I leave with you, my peace- 
I give unto you : not as the world giv- 
eth, give I unto you. Let not your 
heart be troubled, neither let it be 
afraid. 

28 Ye have heard how I said unto 
you, I go away, and come again unto 
you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice s 
because I said, I go unto the Father: 
for my Father is greater than I. 

29 And now I have told you before it 
come to pass, that, when it is come to 
pass, ye might believe. 

30 Hereafter I will not talk much 
with you : for the prince of tMs world 
com eth, and hath nothing in me. 

31 But that the world may know 
that I love the Father •, and as the 
Father gave me commandment, even 
so I do. Arise, let us go hence. 

CHAPTER XV. 

1 The consolation and mutual love between Christ 
and his members, under the parable of the stn« 
16 A com fort in the hatred and persecution of tht- 
world. 26 The office of the Holy Ghost, and of 
the apostles. 

I AM the true vine, and my Father is 
the husbandman. 

2 Every branch in me that beareth 
not fruit he taketh away : and every 
branch that beareth fruit, he purgetfc 
it, that it may bring forth more fruit. 

3 Now ye are clean through the word 
which I have spoken unto you. 

4 Abide ,in me ; and I in you. As the 
branch cannot Dear fruit of itself, ex- 
cept it abide in the vine ; no more can 
ye, except ye abide in me. 

6 1 am the vine, ye are the branches* 
He that abideth in me, and 1 in him, 
the same bringeth forth much fruit j 
for without me ye can do nothing. . 

6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast 
forth as a branch, and is withered; 
and men gather them, and cast them 
into the fire, and they are burned. 

7 If ye abide in me, and my words 
abide in you, ye shall ask what ye 
will, and it shall be done unto you. 

8 Herein is my Father glorified, that 
ye bear much fruit ; so shall ye be my 
disciples. 

9 As the Father hath loved me, sc 
have I loved you : continue ye in my 
love. 

10 Iff ye keep my commandments, ye 
shall abide in my love ; even as I have 
kept my Father's commandments, and 
abide in his love. 

11 These things have I spoken unto 
you, that my joy might remain in yotif 
and that your joy might be full. 

12 This is my commandment, That ye 
love one another, as I have loved you. 

13 Greater love hath no man thac 
this, that a man lay down his life for 
his friends. 

14 Ye are my friends, if ye do what 
soever I command you. 

15 Henceforth I call you not serv- 
ants , for the servant knoweth not 
what his lord doeth : but I have called 
you friends ; for all things that I 

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Christ camforteth 



ST. JOHN, XVL 



his disciples 



have heard of my Father I have made 
known unto you. 

16 Ye hate not chosen me, but 1 
nave chosen you, and ordained you, 
that ye should go and bring- forth 
fruit, and that your fruit should re- 
main; that whatsoever ye shall ask 
of the Father in my name, he may 
give it you. 

17 These things 1 command you. that 
ye love one another. 

18 If the world hate you, ye know 
that it hated me before it hated you. 

19 If ye were of the world, the world 
would love his own , but because ye 
are not of the world, but I have cho- 
sen you out of the world, therefore 
the world hateth you. 

20 Remember the word that I said 
unto you, The servant is not greater 
than his lord. If they have perse 
cuted me, they will also persecute 
you ; if they have kept my saying s 
they will keep yours also. 

21 But all these things will they do 
unto you for my name's sake, be- 
cause they know not him that sent 
me. 

22 If I had not come and spoken unto 
them, they had not had sin ; but now 
they have no cloak for their sin. 

23 He that hateth me hateth my Fa- 
ther also. 

24 If I had not done among them 
the works which none other man did, 
they had not had sin : but now have 
they both seen and hated both me 
and my Father. 

25 But this cometh to pass, that the 
word might be fulfilled that is written 
In their law, They hated me without a 
cause. 

26 But when the Comforter is come, 
whom I will send unto you from the 
Father, even the Spirit or truth, which 
proceedeth from the Father, he shall 
testify of me ; 

27 And ye also shall bear witness, be- 
cause ye have been with me from the 
begmning. 

CHAPTER XVI. 

J Christ comforteth his disciples against tribute* 
tion by the promise of the Holy Ghost, and by his 
resurrection and ascension . 23 assureth their 
prayers made in his name to be acceptable to his 
Father. 33 Peace in Christ, and in the world 
affliction. 

THESE things have I spoken unto 
you, that ye should not be of- 
fended. 

2 They shall put you out of the syna- 
gogues : yea, the time cometh, that 
whosoever killeth you will think that 
he doeth God service. 

3 And these things will they do unto 
you, because they nave not known the 
Father, nor me. 

4 But these things have I told you, 
Jhat when the time shall come, ye 
may remember that I told you of 
rhem. And these things I said not 
onto you at the beginning, because 
I was with you. 

6 But now I ero my way to Mm that 



sent me ; and none of you asketh m«, 
Whither goest thou? 

6 But because I have said thes* 
things unto you, sorrow hath filled! 
your heart. 

7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth * It 
is expedient for you that I go away , 
for if I go not away, the Comforter 
will not come unto you : but if I de 
part, I will send him unto you. 

8 And when he is come, he will re- 
prove the world of sin, and of right 
eousness, and of judgment : 

9 Of sin, because they believe not od 
me i 

10 Of righteousness, because I go to 
my Father, and ye see me no more -, 

11 Of judgment, because the prince 
of this world is judged. 

12 I have yet many things to say 
unto you, but ye cannot bear them 
now, 

13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of 
truth is come, he will guide you in 
to all truth . for he shall not speak 
of himself -, but whatsoever he shall 
hear, that shall he speak and he wtTJ 
shewyou things to come. 

14 He shall glorify me : for he shall 
receive of mine, and shall shew it 
unto you. 

15 All things that the Father hatfc 
are mine * therefore said I, that he 
shall take of mine, and shall shew it 
unto you. 

16 A little while, and ye shah not 
see me ana again, a little while, ana 
ye shall see me, because 1 go to the 
Father, 

17 Then said some of his disciple*, 
among themselves, What is this thai 
he saith unto us, A little while, anc 
ye shall. not see me . and again', a lit 
tie while, and ye shall see me and 
Because I go to the Father! 

18 They said therefore. What Is thlt 
that he saith, A little while if we can 
not tell what he saith. 

19 Now Jesus knew that they were 
desirous to ask him, and said untc 
them, Do ye inquire among you? 
selves of that 1 said, A little while, 
and ye shall not see me . and again,; 
a little while, and ye shall see met 

20 Verily, verily, I say unto you. 
That ye shall weep and lament, but 
the world shall rejoice; and ye shall 
be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall 
be turned into joy. 

21 A woman when she Is in travail 
hath sorrow, because her hour is 
come : but as soon as she is delivered 
of the child, she remembereth no 
more the anguish, for joy that a mam 
is born into the world. 

22 And ye now therefore have sor= 
row : but I will see you again, and 
your heart shall rejoice, and your 
joy no man taketh from you. 

23 And in that day ye shall ask ma 
nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto 
vou, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Fa- 
ther in my name he will gjive it 
you. 



sgainst tribulation. 



ST. JOHN, XVII. 



Christ prayetK 



24 Hitherto have ye asked nothing 
Jn my name : ask, and ye shall re- 
ceive, that your joy may be full. 

25 These things have I spoken unto 
you in proverbs : but the time com- 
eth, when I shall no more speak un- 
to you in proverbs, but I shall shew 
you plainly of the Father. 

26 At that day ye shall ask in my 
name : and I say not unto you, that 
I will pray the Father for you : 

27 For the Father himself loveth 
you, because ye have loved me, and 
have believed that I came out from 
God. 

28 I came forth from the Father, 
and am come into the world : again, 
I leave the world, and go to the 
Father. 

29 His disciples said unto him, Lo, 
now speakest thou plainly, and speak- 
est no proverb. 

30 Now are we sure that thou know- 
est all things, and needest not that 
any man should ask thee i by this we 
believe that thou earnest forth from 
©od. 

81 Jesus answered them, Do ye now 
Relieve ? 

82 3ehold, the hour cometh, yea, is 
now come, that ye shall be scattered, 
©very man to his own, and shall leave 
me alone : and yet I am not alone, be- 
cause the Father is with me. 

83 These things I have spoken unto 
you, that in me ye might have peace. 
In the world ye shall have tribula 
tdon: but be of good cheer $ I have 
overcome the world. 

CHAPTER XVII. 

1 Christ prayeth to his Father tc glorify hint, 8 t@ 
preserve his apostles, 11 m unity, 17 and truth 
20 tc glorify tkem t and ail other believer* with 
him in heaven^ 

THESE words spake Jesus, and 
lifted up his eyes to heaven, and 
said, Father, the hour is come; glo- 
rify thy Son* that thy Son also may 
glorify thee : 

2 As thou hast given him power 
over all flesh, that he should give 
eternal life to as many as thou hast 
given him. 

3 And this is life eternal, that they 
might know thee the only true God, 
and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast 
sent. 

4 I have glorified thee on the earth ; 
I have finished the work which thou 
gavest me to do. 

5 And now, O Father, glorify thou 
me with thine own self with the glo- 
ry which I had with thee before the 
world was. 

6 I have manifested thy name unto 
the men which thou gavest me out 
©f the world: thine they were, and 
thou gavest them me j and they have 
Scent thy word. 

f Now they have known that all 
things whatsoever thou hast given 
me are of thee^ 

t For I have given unto them the 



words which thou gavest me ; and 
they have received them, and have 
known surely that I came out from 
thee, and they have believed that 
thou didst send me. 

9 I pray for them : I pray not for 
the world, but for them which thou 
hast given me ; for they are thine. 

10 And all mine are thine, and thine 
are mine ; and I am glorified in them. 

11 And now I am no more in the 
world, but these are in the world, and 
I come to thee. Holy Father, keep 
through thine own name those whom 
thou hast given me, that they may 
be one, as we are. 

12 While I was with them in the 
world, I kept them in thy name : those 
that thou gavest me I have kept, and 
none of them is lost, but the son of 

Eerdition ; that the Scripture might 
e fulfilled. 

13 And now come I to thee; and 
these things I speak in the world> 
that they might have my joy ful- 
filled in themselves. 

14 I have given them thy word ; and 
the world hath hated them, because 
they are not of the world, even as 
I am not of the world. 

15 I pray not that thou shouldest 
take them out of the world, but that 
thou shouldest keep them from the 
evil. 

16 They are not of the world, even 
as I am not of the world. 

17 Sanctify them through thy truth t 
thy word is truth. 

18 As thou hast sent me into the 
world, even so have I also sent them 
into the world. 

19 And for their sakes I sanctify 
myself, that they also might be sancti- 
fied through the truth. 

20 Neither pray I for these alone, 
but for them also which shall believe 
on me through their word ; 

21 That they all may be one ; as thou. 
Father, art in me, and I in thee, thai 
they also may be one in us : that the 
world may believe that thou hast sent 
me. 

22 And the glory which thou gavest 
me I have given them ; that they may 
be one, even as we are one : 

23 I in them, and thou in me, that 
they may be made perfect in one; 
and that the world may know that 
thou hast sent me, and hast loved 
them, as thou hast loved me. 

21 Father, I will that they .also, 
whom thou hast given me, be with 
me where I am ; that they may be- 
hold my glory, which thou hast given 
me : for thou lovedst me before the 
foundation of the world. 

25 O righteous Father, the world 
hath not known thee : but I have 
known thee, and these have known 
that thou hast sent me. 

26 And I have declared unto them 
thy name, and will declare it; that 
the love wherewith thou hast lovecf 
me may be in them, and I in them, 

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Judas betrayeth Christ. ST. JOHN, XVIII. 



Peter's denial. 



CHAPTER XVIII. 

I Judas betrayeth Jesus. 6 The officers fall to the 
ground. 10 Peter smiteth off Malchus' ear. 1*2 
Jesus ts taken, and led unto Annas and Caiaphas. 
15 Peter's denial. 19 Jesus examined before 
Caiaphas. 28 His arraignment be/ore Pilate. 
36 His kingdom. 40 The Jews ask Barabbas to 
be let loose. 

WHEN Jesus had spoken these 
words, he went forth with his 
disciples over the brook Cedron, 
where was a garden, into the which 
he entered, and his disciples. 

2 And Judas also, which betrayed 
him, knew the place : for Jesus oft- 
times resorted thither with his disci- 
ples. 

3 Judas then, having received a 
band of men and officers from the 
chief priests and Pharisees, cometh 
thither with lanterns and torches and 
weapons. 

I Jesus therefore, knowing all things 
that should come upon him.went forth, 
and said unto them, Whom seek ye? 

5 They answered him, Jesus of Naza- 
reth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he. 
And Judas also, which betrayed him, 
stood with them. 

6 As soon then as he had said unto 
them, I am he, they went backward, 
and fell to the ground. 

7 Then asked he them agrain, Whom 
seek ye ? And they said, Jesus of Naz- 
areth. 

8 Jesus answered, I have told you 
that I am he: if therefore ye seek 
me, let these go their way : 

9 That the saying might be fulfilled, 
which he spake. Of them which thou 
gavest me have I lost none. 

10 Then Simon Peter having a sword 
drew it, and smote the high priest's 
servant, and cut off his right ear. 
The servant's name was Malchus. 

II Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put 
up thy sword into the sheath : the 
cup which my Father hath given me, 
shall I not drink it ? 

12 Then the band and the captain 
and officers of the Jews took Jesus, 
and bound him, 

13 And led him away to Annas first ; 
for he was father in law to Caiaphas, 
which was the high priest that same 
year. 

14 Now Caiaphas was he, which gave 
counsel to the Jews, that it was expe- 
dient that one man should die for the 
people. 

15 5 And Simon Peter followed Je- 
sus, and so did another disciple : that 
disciple was known unto the high 
priest, and went in with Jesus into 
the palace of the high priest. 

16 But Peter stood at the door with- 
out. Then went out that other disci- 
ple, which was known unto the high 
priest, and spake unto her that kept 
the door, and brought in Peter. 

17 Then saith the damsel that kept 
the door unto Peter, Art not thou 
also one of this man's disciples? He 
saith. I am not. 

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18 And the servants and officers 
stood there, who had made a fire 
of coals, for it was cold ; and they 
warmed themselves : and Peter stood 
with them, and warmed himself. 

19 1f The high priest then asked Je- 
sus of his disciples, and of his doc- 
trine. 

20 Jesus answered him, I spake open- 
ly to the world ; 1 ever taught in the 
synagogue, and in the temple, whither 
the Jews always resort ; and in secret 
have I said nothing. 

21 Why askest thou me ? ask them 
which heard me, what I have said 
unto them : behold, they know what 
I said. 

22 And when he had thus spoken, 
one of the officers which stood by 
struck Jesus with the palm of his 
hand, saying, Answerest thou the 
high priest so? 

23 Jesus answered him, If I have 
spoken evil, bear witness of the evil : 
but if well, why smitest thou me ? 

24 Now Annas had sent him bound 
unto Caiaphas the high priest. 

25 And Simon Peter stood and warm- 
ed himself. They said therefore unto 
him, Art not thou also one of his dis- 
ciples? He denied it, and said, I am 
not. 

26 One of the servants of the high 
priest, being his kinsman whose ear 
Peter cut off, saith, Did not I see thee 
in the garden with him ? 

27 Peter then denied again ; and im- 
mediately the cock crew. 

28 f Then led they Jesus from Caia- 
phas unto the hall of judgment : and 
it was early ; and they themselves 
went not into the judgment hall, lest 
they should be defiled ; but that they 
might eat the passover. 

29 Pilate then went out unto them, 
and said, What accusation bring ye 
against this man ? 

30 They answered and said unto 
him, If he were not a malefactor, 
we would not have delivered him up 
unto thee. 

31 Then said Pilate unto them, Take 
ye him, and judge him according to 
your law. The Jews therefore said 
unto him, It is not lawful for us to 
put any man to death : 

32 That the saying of Jesus might 
be fulfilled, which he spake, signify- 
ing what death he should die. 

33 Then Pilate entered into the judg- 
ment hall again, and called Jesus, and 
said unto him, Art thou the King of 
the Jews ? 

34 Jesus answered him, Say est thou 
this thing of thyself, or did others tell 
it thee of me ? 

35 Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? 
Thine own nation and the chief priests 
have delivered thee unto me : what 
hast thou done? 

36 Jesus answered, My kingdom is 
not of this world : if my kingdom 
were of this world, then would my 
servants fight, that I should not be 



Christ is scourged, 



ST. JOHN, XIX. condemned, and crucified. 



delivered to the Jews : but now is my 
kingdom not from hence. 

37 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art 
thou a king then? Jesus answered, 
Thou sayest that I am a king. To this 
end was I born, and for this cause 
came I into the world, that 1 should 
bear witness unto the truth. Every 
one that is of the truth heareth my 
voice. 

38 Pilate saith unto him, What is 
truth? And when he had said this, 
he went out again unto the Jews, and 
saith unto them, I find in him no fault 
at all. 

39 But ye have a custom, that I 
should release unto you one at the 
passover : will ye therefore that I 
release unto you the King of the 
Jews ? 

40 Then cried they all again, saying, 
Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Ba- 
r abbas was a robber. 

CHAPTER XIX. 

1 Christ is scourged, crowned with thorns, and 
beaten. 4 Pilate is desirous to release him, but 
being overcome with the outrage of the Jews, he 
delivered him to be crucified. 23 They cast lots 
for his garments 26 He commendtth his mother 
to John. 28 He dieth. 31 His side is pierced. 
38 He is buried by Joseph and Nicodemus. 

r PHEN Pilate therefore took Jesus, 
JL and scourged him. 

2 And the soldiers platted a crown 
of thorns, and put it on his head, and 
they put on him a purple robe, 

3 And said, Hail, King of the Jews ! 
and they smote him with their hands. 

4 Pilate therefore went forth again, 
and saith unto them, Behold, I bring 
him forth to you, that ye may know 
that I find no fault in him. 

5 Then came Jesus forth, wearing the 
crown of thorns, and the purple robe. 
And Pilate saith unto them Behold 
the man ! 

6 When the chief priests therefore 
and officers saw him, they cried out, 
saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pi- 
late saith unto them, Take ye him, 
and crucify him: for I find no fault 
in him. 

7 The Jews answered him, We have 
a law, and by our law he ought to die, 
because he made himself the Son of 
God. 

8 1[ When Pilate therefore heard that 
saying, he was the more afraid ; 

9 And went again into the judgment 
hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art 
thou ? But Jesus gave him no answer. 

10 Then saith Pilate unto him, Speak- 
est thou not unto me? knowest thou 
not that I have power to crucify thee, 
and have power to release thee ? 

11 Jesus answered, Thou couldest 
have no power at all against me, ex- 
cept it were given thee from above : 
therefore he that delivered me unto 
thee hath the greater sin. 

12 And from thenceforth Pilate 
sought to release him : but the Jews 
cried out, saying, If thou let this man 



go, thou art not Cesar's friend : who- 
soever maketh himself a king speak- 
eth against Cesar. 

13 % When Pilate therefore heard 
that saying, he brought Jesus forth, 
and sat down in the judgment seat in 
a place that is called the Pavement, 
but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha. 

14 And it was the preparation of the 
passover, and about the sixth hour : 
and he saith unto the Jews, Behold 
your King ! 

15 But they cried out, Away with 
him, away with him, crucify him. Pi- 
late saith unto them, Shall I crucify 
your King ? The chief priests answer- 
ed, We have no king but Cesar. 

16 Then delivered he him therefore 
unto them to be crucified. And they 
took Jesus, and led him away. 

17 And he bearing his cross went 
forth into a place called the place of a 
skull, which is called in the Hebrew 
Golgotha : 

18 Where they crucified him, and 
two others with him, on either side 
one, and Jesus in the midst. 

19 IT And Pilate wrote a title, and 
put it on the cross. And the writing 
was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE 
KING OF THE JEWS. 

20 This title then read many of the 
Jews ; for the place where Jesus was 
crucified was nigh to the city : and it 
was written in Hebrew, and Greek, 
and Latin. 

21 Then said the chief priests of the 
Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King 
of the Jew r s ; but that he said, I am 
King of the Jews. 

22 Pilate answered, What I have 
written I have written. 

23 1 Then the soldiers, when they 
had crucified Jesus, took his garments, 
and made four parts, to every soldier 
a part ; and also his coat : now the 
coat was without seam, woven from 
the top throughout. 

24 They said therefore among them- 
selves, Let us not rend it, but cast 
lots for it, whose it shall be : that the 
Scripture might be fulfilled, which 
saith, They parted my raiment among 
them, and for my vesture they did 
cast lots. These things therefore the 
soldiers did. 

25 1 Now there stood by the cross 
of Jesus his mother, and his mother's 
sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, 
and Mary Magdalene. 

26 When Jesus therefore saw his 
mother, and the disciple standing by, 
whom he loved, he saith unto his 
mother, Woman, behold thy son ! 

27 Then saith he to the disciple, Be- 
hold thy mother! And from that 
hour that disciple took her unto his 
own home. 

28 f After this, Jesus knowing that 
all things were now accomplished, 
that the Scripture might be fulfilled, 
saith, 1 thirst. 

29 Now there was set a vessel full 
of vinegar -. and they filled a sponge 

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and resurrection. 



with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, 
and put it to his mouth. 

30 When Jesus therefore had re- 
ceived the vinegar, he said, It is fin- 
ished : and he bowed his head, and 
gave up the ghost. 

31 The Jews therefore, because it 
was the preparation, that the bodies 
should not remain upon the cross on 
the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day 
was a high day,) besought Pilate that 
their legs might be broken, and that 
they might be taken away. 

32 Then came the soldiers, and brake 
the legs of the first, and of the other 
which was crucified with him. 

33 But when they came to Jesus, 
and saw that he was dead already, 
they brake not his legs : 

34 But one of the soldiers with a 
spear pierced his side, and forthwith 
came there out blood and water. 

35 And he that saw it bare record, 
and his record is true ; and he know- 
eth that he saith true, that ye might 
believe. 

36 For these things were done, that 
the Scripture should be fulfilled, A 
bone of him shall not be broken. 

37 And again another Scripture 
saith, They shall look on him whom 
they pierced. 

38 1 And after this Joseph of Ari- 
mathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but 
secretly for fear of the Jews, besought 
Pilate that he might take away the 
body of Jesus : and Pilate gave him 
leave. He came therefore, and took 
the body of Jesus. 

39 And there came also Nicodemus, 
(which at the first came to Jesus by 
night.) and brought a mixture of 
myrrh and aloes, about a hundred 
pound weight. 

40 Then took they the body of Je- 
sus, and wound it in linen clothes with 
the spices, as the manner of the Jews 
is to bury. 

41 Now in the place where he was 
crucified there was a garden ; and in 
the garden a new sepulchre, wherein 
was never man yet laid. 

42 There laid they Jesus therefore 
because of the Jews' preparation day ; 
for the sepulchre was nigh at hand. 

CHAPTER XX. 

1 Mary eometh to the sepulchre : 3 so do Peter and 
John, ignorant of the resurrection. 11 Jesus ap- 
peareth to Mary Magdalene, 19 and to his disci- 
ples. 24 The incredulity, and confession of 
Thomas. 30 The Scripture is sufficient to salva- 
tion. 

THE first day of the week eometh 
Mary Magdalene early, when it 
was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and 
seeth the stone taken away from the 
sepulchre. 

2 Then she runneth, and eometh to 
Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, 
whom Jesus loved, and saith unto 
them, They have taken away the Lord 
out of the sepulchre, and we know not 
where they have laid him. 
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3 Peter therefore went forth, and 
that other disciple, and came to the 
sepulchre. 

4 So they ran both together : and 
the other disciple did outrun Peter, 
and came first to the sepulchre. 

5 And he stooping down, and look- 
ing in, saw the linen clothes lying ; 
yet went he not in. 

6 Then eometh Simon Peter follow- 
ing him, and went into the sepul- 
chre, and seeth the linen clothes lie, 

7 And the napkin, that was about 
his head, not lying with the linen 
clothes, but wrapped together in a 
place by itself. 

8 Then went in also that other dis- 
ciple, which came first to the sepul- 
chre, and he saw, and believed. 

9 For as yet they knew not the 
Scripture, that he must rise again 
from the dead. 

10 Then the disciples went away 
again unto their own home. 

11 f But Mary stood without at the 
sepulchre weeping : and as she wept, 
she stooped down, and looked into 
the sepulchre, 

12 And seeth two angels in white 
sitting, the one at the head, and the 
other at the feet, where the body of 
Jesus had lain. 

13 And they say unto her, Woman, 
why weepest thou ? She saith unto 
them, Because they have taken away 
my Lord, and I know not where they 
have laid him. 

14 And when she had thus said, 
she turned herself back, and saw Je- 
sus standing, and knew not that it 
was Jesus. 

15 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why 
weepest thou ? whom seekest thou ! 
She, supposing him to be the gardener, 
saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne 
him hence, tell me where thou hast 
laid him, and I will take him away. 

16 Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She 
turned herself, and saith unto him, 
Rabboni ; which is to say, Master. 

17 Jesus saith unto her, Touch me 
not; for I am not yet ascended to 
my Father: but go to my brethren, 
and say unto them, I ascend unto 
my Father, and your Father; and 
to my God, and your God. 

18 Mary Magdalene came and told 
the disciples that she had seen the 
Lord, and that he had spoken these 
things unto her. 

19 if Then the same day at evening, 
being the first day of the week, when 
the doors were shut where the dis- 
ciples were assembled for fear of 
the Jews, came Jesus and stood in 
the midst, and saith unto them, 
Peace be unto you. 

20 And when he had so said, he 
shewed unto them his hands and 
his side. Then were the disciples 
glad, when they saw the Lord. 

21 Then said Jesus to them again, 
Peace be unto you : as my Father 
hath sent me, even so send I you. 



He appeareth 



ST. JOHN, XXI. 



to his disciples. 



22 And when he had said this, he 
breathed on them, and saith unto 
them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost : 

23 Whosesoever sins ye remit, they 
are remitted unto them ; and whose- 
soever sins ye retain, they are re- 
tained. 

24 1 But Thomas, one of the twelve, 
called Didymus, was not with them 
when Jesus came. 

25 The other disciples therefore 
said unto him, We have seen the 
Lord. But he said unto them, Ex- 
cept I shall see in his hands the print 
of the nails, and put my finger into 
the print of the nails, and thrust my 
hand into his side, I will not be- 
lieve. 

26 1 And after eight days again his 
disciples were within, and Thomas 
with them : then came Jesus, the 
doors being shut, and stood in the 
midst, and said, Peace be unto you. 

27 Then saith he to Thomas, Reach 
hither thy finger, and behold my 
hands ; and reach hither thy hand, 
and thrust it into my side; and be 
not faithless, but believing. 

28 And Thomas answered and said 
unto him, My Lord and my God. 

29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, 
because thou hast, seen me, thou 
hast believed : blessed are they that 
have not seen, and yet have be- 
lieved. 

30 1 And many other signs truly 
did Jesus in the presence of his dis- 
ciples, which are not written in this 
book : 

31 But these are written, that ye 
might believe that Jesus is the 
Christ, the Son of God ; and that be- 
lieving ye might have life through 
his name. 

CHAPTER XXI. 

Christ appearing again to his disciples was 
known of them by the great draught of fishes. 
12 He dineth with them : 15 earnestly command- 
eth Peter to feed his lambs and sheep : 18 fore- 
telleth him of his death : 22 rebuketh his curios- 
ity touching John. 25 The conclusion. 

AFTER these things Jesus shewed 
>. himself again to the disciples at 
the sea of Tiberias ; and on this wise 
shewed he himself. 

2 There were together Simon Peter, 
and Thomas called Didymus, and Na- 
thanael of Cana in Galilee, and the 
sons of Zebedee, and two other of 
his disciples. 

3 Simon Peter saith unto them, I 
go a fishing. They say unto him, We 
also go with thee. They went forth, 
and entered into a ship immediate- 
ly ; and that night they caught 
nothing. 

4 But when the morning was now 
come, Jesus stood on the shore ; but 
the disciples knew not that it was 
Jesus. 

5 Then Jesus saith unto them, Chil- 
dren, have ye any meat? They an- 
swered him, No. 

6 And he said unto them, Cast the 



net on the right side of the ship, 
and ye shall find. They cast there- 
fore, and now they were not able to 
draw it for the multitude of fishes. 

7 Therefore that disciple whom Je- 
sus loved saith unto Peter, It is the 
Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard 
that it was the Lord, he girt his 
fisher's* coat unto him, (for he was 
naked,) and did cast himself into the 
sea. 

8 And the other disciples came in a 
little ship, (for they were not far from 
land, but as it were two hundred cu- 
bits,) dragging the net with fishes. 

9 As soon then as they were come to 
land, they saw a fire of coals there, and 
fish laid thereon, and bread. 

10 Jesus saith unto them, Bring of 
the fish which ye have now caught. 

11 Simon Peter went up, and drew 
the net to land full of great fishes, a 
hundred and fifty and three : and for 
all there were so many, yet was not 
the net broken. 

12 Jesus saith unto them, Come and 
dine. And none of the disciples durst 
ask him, Who art thou ! knowing that 
it was the Lord. 

13 Jesus then cometh, and taketh 
bread, and giveth them, and fish 
likewise. 

14 This is now the third time that 
Jesus shewed himself to his disciples, 
after that he was risen from the dead. 

15 1 So when they had dined, Jesus 
saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of 
Jonas, lovest thou me more than 
these ! He saith unto him, Yea, Lord •, 
thou knowest that I love thee. He 
saith unto him, Feed my lambs. 

16 He saith to him again the second 
time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou 
me ! He saith unto him, Yea, Lord ; 
thou knowest that I love thee. He 
saith unto him, Feed my sheep. 

17 He saith unto him the third time, 
Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me! 
Peter was grieved because he said un- 
to him the third time, Lovest thou 
me! And he said unto him, Lord, 
thou knowest all things; thou know- 
est that I love thee. Jesus saith unto 
him, Feed my sheep. 

18 Verily, verily, I say unto thee. 
When thou wast young, thou girdedst 
thyself, ahd walkedst whither thou 
wouldest : but when thou shalt be 
old, thou shalt stretch forth thy 
hands, and another shall gird thee, 
and carry thee whither thou would- 
est not. 

19 This spake he, signifying by what 
death he should glorify God. And 
when he had spoken this, he saith 
unto him, Follow me. 

20 Then Peter, turning about, seeth 
the disciple whom Jesus loved follow- 
ing ; which also leaned on his breast 
at supper, and said, Lord, which is he 
that betray eth thee! 

21 Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, 
Lord, and what shall this man do f 

22 Jesus saith unto him, If I will 

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ChrisVs ascension. 



that he tarry till I come, what is that 
to thee ? follow thou me. 

23 Then went this saying abroad 
among the brethren, that that disci- 
ple should not die : yet Jesus said 
not unto him, He shall not die ; but, 
If I will that he tarry till I come, what 
is that to thee? 

24 This is the disciple which testifi- 



eth of these things, and wrote these 
things : and we know that his testi- 
mony is true. 

25 And there are also many other 
things which Jesus did, the which, if 
they should be written every one, I 
suppose that even the world itself 
could not contain the books that 
should be written. Amen. 



THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES. 



CHAPTER I. 

1 Christ, preparing his apostles to the beholding of 
his ascension, gathereth them together into the 
mount Olivet, commandeth them to expect m 
Jerusalem the sending down of the Holy Ghost, 
prumiseth after feui days to send it : by virtue 
whereof they should be witnesses unto him, even 
to the utmost parts of the earth. 9 After his 
ascension they are warned by two angels to de- 
part, and to set their minds upon his second com- 
ing. 12 They accordingly return, and, giving 
themselves to prayer, choose Matthias apostle in 
the place of Judas. 

THE former treatise have I made, 
O Theophilus, of aU that Jesus 
began both to do and teach, 

2 Until the day in which he was 
taken up, after that he through the 
Holy Ghost had given command- 
ments unto the apostles whom he 
had chosen : 

•3 To whom also he shewed himself 
alive after his passion by many infal- 
lible proofs, being seen of them forty 
days, and speaking of the things per- 
taining to the kingdom of God : 

4 And, being assembled together 
with them, commanded them that 
they should not depart from Jerusa- 
lem, but wait for the promise of the 
Father, which, saith he, ye have heard 
of me. 

5 For John truly baptized with wa- 
ter ; but ye shall be baptized with the 
Holy Ghost not many days hence. 

6 When they therefore were come 
together, they asked of him, saying, 
Lord, wilt thou at this time restore 
again the kingdom to Israel ? 

7 And he said unto them, It is not 
for you to know the times or the sea- 
sons, which the Father hath put in his 
own power. ♦ 

8 But ye shall receive power, after 
that the Holy Ghost is come upon 
you : and ye shall be witnesses unto 
me both in Jerusalem, and in all Ju- 
dea, and in Samaria, and unto the 
uttermost part of the earth. 

9 And when he had spoken these 
things, while they beheld, he was 
taken up ; and a cloud received him 
out of their sight. 

10 And while they looked steadfastly 
toward heaven as he went up, behold, 
two men stood by them in white ap- 
parel ; 

11 Which also said, Ye men of Gali- 
lee, why stand ye gazing up into heav- 
en! this same Jesus, which is taken 

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up from you into heaven, shall so 
come in like manner as ye have seen 
him go into heaven. 

12 Then returned they unto Jerusa- 
lem from the mount called Olivet, 
which is from Jerusalem a sabbath 
day's journey. 

13 And when they were come in, 
they went up into an upper room, 
where abode both Peter, and James, 
and John, and Andrew, Philip, and 
Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, 
James the son of Alpheus, and Simon 
Zelotes, and Judas the brother of 
James. 

14 These all continued with one ac- 
cord in prayer and supplication, with 
the women, and Mary the mother of 
Jesus, and with his brethren. 

15 1 And in those days Peter stood 
up in the midst of the disciples, and 
said, (the number of names together 
were about a hundred and twenty,) 

16 Men and brethren, this Scripture 
must needs have been fulfilled, which 
the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David 
spake before concerning Judas, which 
was guide to them that took Jesus. 

17 For he was numbered with us, and 
had obtained part of this ministry. 

18 Now this man purchased a field 
with the reward of iniquity ; and fall- 
ing headlong, he burst asunder in the 
midst, and all his bowels gushed out. 

19 And it was known unto all the 
dwellers at Jerusalem ; insomuch as 
that field is called, in their proper 
tongue. Aceldama, that is to say, The 
field oi blood. 

20 For it is written in the book of 
Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, 
and let no man dwell therein : and, 
His bishoprick let another take. 

21 Wherefore of these men which 
have companied with us all the time 
that the Lord Jesus went in and out 
among us, 

22 Beginning from the baptism of 
John, unto that same day that he was 
taken up from us, must one be or- 
dained to be a witness with us of his 
resurrection. 

23 And they appointed two, Joseph 
called Barsabas, who was surnamed 
Justus, and Matthias. 

24 And they prayed, and said, Thou, 
Lord, which knowest the hearts of all 
men, shew whether of these two thou 
hast chosen, 



Peter's sermon on 



THE ACTS, II. 



the day of Pentecost. 



25 That he may take part of this 
ministry and apostleship, from which 
Judas by transgression fell, that he 
might go to his own place. 

26 And they gave forth their lots ; 
and the lot fell upon Matthias; and 
he was numbered with the eleven 
apostles. 

CHAPTER II. 

1 The apostles, filled with the Holy Ghost, and 
speaking divers languages, are admired by some, 
and derided by others. 14 Whom Peter disprov- 
ing, and shewing that the apostles spake by the 
power of the Holy Ghost, that Jesus was risen 
from the dead, ascended into heaven, had poured 
down the same Holy Ghost, and was the Messias, 
a man known to them to be approved of God by 
his miracles, wonders, and signs, and not cruci- 
fied without his determinate counsel and fore- 
knowledge : 37 he baptizeth a great number that 
were converted. 41 Who afterwards devoutly 
and charitably converse together : the apostles 
working many miracles, and God daily increas- 
ing his church. 

AND when the day of Pentecost 
> was fully come, they were all 
with one accord in one place. 

2 And suddenly there came a sound 
from heaven as of a rushing mighty 
wind, and it filled all the house where 
they were sitting. 

3 And there appeared unto them 
cloven tongues like as of fire, and it 
sat upon each of them. 

4 And they were all filled with the 
Holy Ghost, and began to speak with 
other tongues, as the Spirit gave them 
utterance. 

5 And there were dwelling at Jeru- 
salem Jews, devout men, out of every 
nation under heaven. 

6 Now when this was noised abroad, 
the multitude came together, and 
were confounded, because that every 
man heard them speak in his own 
language. 

7 And they were all amazed and 
marvelled, saying one to another, 
Behold, are not all these which speak 
Galileans ? 

8 And how hear we every man in 
our own tongue, wherein we were 
born* 

9 Parthians, and Medes, and Elam- 
ites, and the dwellers in Mesopota- 
mia, and in Judea, and Cappadocia, 
in Pontus, and Asia, 

10 Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, 
and in the parts of Libya about Gy- 
rene, and strangers of Rome, Jews 
and proselytes, 

11 Cretes and Arabians, we do hear 
them speak in our tongues the won- 
derful works of God. 

12 And they were all amazed, and 
were in doubt, saying one to another, 
What meaneth this? 

13 Others mocking said, These men 
are full of new wine. 

14 1 But Peter, standing up with the 
eleven, lifted up his voice, and said 
unto them, Ye men of Judea, and all 
ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this 
known unto you, and hearken to my 
word* i 



15 For these are not drunken, as ye 
suppose, seeing it is but the third hour 
of the day. 

10 But this is that which was spoken 
by the prophet Joel ; 

17 And it shall come to pass in the 
last days, saith God, I will pour out of 
my Spirit upon all flesh : and your 
sons and your daughters shall proph- 
esy, and your young men shall see 
visions, and your old men shall dream 
dreams: 

18 And on my servants and on my 
handmaidens I will pour out in those 
days of my Spirit ; and they shall 
prophesy : 

19 And I will shew wonders in heav- 
en above, and signs in the earth be- 
neath ; blood, and fire, and vapour 
of smoke : 

20 The sun shall be turned into 
darkness, and the moon into blood, 
before that great and notable day of 
the Lord come : 

21 And it shall come to pass, that 
whosoever shall call on the name of 
the Lord shall be saved. 

22 Ye men of Israel, hear these 
words ; Jesus of Nazareth, a man 
approved of God among you by mir- 
acles and wonders and signs, which 
God did by him in the midst of you, 
as ye yourselves also know : 

23 Him, being delivered by the de- 
terminate counsel and foreknowledge 
of God, ye have taken, and by wicked 
hands have crucified and slain : 

24 Whom God hath raised up, hav- 
ing loosed the pains of death : be- 
cause it was not possible that he 
should be holden of it. 

25 For David speaketh concerning 
him, I foresaw the Lord always be- 
fore my face ; for he is on my right 
hand, that I should not be moved : 

26 Therefore did my heart rejoice, 
and my tongue was glad ; moreover 
also my flesh shall rest in hope : 

27 Because thou wilt not leave my 
soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer 
thine Holy One to see corruption. 

28 Thou hast made known to me 
the ways of life ; thou shalt make 
me full of joy with thy countenance. 

29 Men and brethren, let me freely 
speak unto you of the patriarch Da- 
vid, that he is both dead and buried, 
and his sepulchre is with us unto this 
day. 

30 Therefore being a prophet, and 
knowing that God had sworn with 
an oath to him, that of the fruit of 
his loins, according to the flesh, he 
would raise up Christ to sit on his 
throne ; 

31 He, seeing this before, spake of 
the resurrection of Christ, that his 
soul was not left in hell, neither his 
flesh did see corruption. 

32 This Jesus hath God raised up, 
whereof we all are witnesses. 

33 Therefore being by the right 
hand of God exalted, and having re- 
ceived of the Father the promise of 

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Peter's exhortation. 



the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth 
this, which ye now see and hear. 

34 For David is not ascended into 
the heavens: but he saith himself, 
The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit 
thou on my right hand, 

35 Until I make thy foes thy foot- 
stool. 

36 Therefore let all the house of Is- 
rael know assuredly, that God hath 
made that same Jesus, whom ye have 
crucified, both Lord and Christ. 

37 If Now when they heard this, 
they were pricked in their heart, 
and said unto Peter and to the rest 
of the apostles, Men and brethren, 
what shall we do? 

38 Then Peter said unto them, Re- 
pent, and be baptized every one of 
you in the name of Jesus Christ for 
the remission of sins, and ye shall 
receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. 

39 For the promise is unto you, and 
to your children, and to all that are 
afar off, even as many as the Lord 
our God shall call. 

40 And with many other words did 
he testify and exhort, saying, Save 
yourselves from this untoward gen- 
eration. 

41 H Then they that gladly received 
his word were baptized : and the 
same day there were added unto them 
about three thousand souls. 

42 And they continued steadfastly 
in the apostles' doctrine and fellow- 
ship, and in breaking of bread, and 
in prayers. 

43 And fear came upon every soul : 
and many wonders and signs were 
done by the apostles. 

44 And all that believed were to- 
gether, and had all things common ; 

45 And sold their possessions and 
goods, and parted them to all men, 
as every man had need. 

46 And they, continuing daily, with 
one accord in the temple, and break- 
ing bread from house to house, did 
eat their meat with gladness and sin- 
gleness of heart, 

47 Praising God, and having favour 
with all the people. And the Lord 
added to the church daily such as 
should be saved. 

CHAPTER in. 

1 Peter preaching to the people that came to see a 
lame man restored to his feet, 12 professeth the 
cure not to have been wrought by his or John's 
own power, or holiness, but by Ood, and his Son 
Jesus, and through faith in his name : 13 withal 
reprehending them for crucifying Jesus. 17 
Which because they did it through ignorance, and 
that thereby were fulfilled Ood's determinate 
counsel, and the Scriptures : 19 he exhorteth them 
by repentance and faith to seek remission of their 
sins, and salvation in the same Jesus. 

NOW Peter and John went up to- 
gether into the temple at the 
hour of prayer, being the ninth hour. 
2 And a certain man lame from his 
mother's womb was carried, whom 
they laid daily at the gate of the tem- 
ple which is called Beautiful, to ask 
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alms of them that entered into the 
temple ; ■ 

3 Who, seeing Peter and John about 
to go into the temple, asked an alms. 

4 And Peter, fastening his eyes upon 
him with John, said, Look on us. 

5 And he gave heed unto them, 
expecting to receive something of 
them. 

6 Then Peter said, Silver and gold 
have I none ; but such as I have give 
I thee : In the name of Jesus Christ 
of Nazareth rise up and walk. 

7 And he took him by the right hand, 
and lifted him up : and immediately 
his feet and ankle bones received 
strength. 

8 And he leaping up stood, and walk- 
ed, and entered with them into the 
temple, walking, and leaping, and 
praising God. 

9 And all the people saw him walk- 
ing and praising God : 

10 And they knew that it was he 
which sat for alms at the Beautiful 
gate of the temple : and they were 
filled with wonder and amazement at 
that which had happened unto him. 

11 And as the lame man which was 
healed held Peter and John, all the 
people ran together unto them in the 
porch that is called Solomon's, greatly 
wondering. 

12 If And when Peter saw it, he an- 
swered unto the people, Ye men of 
Israel, why marvel ye at this ? or why 
look ye so earnestly on us, as though 
by our own power or holiness we had 
made this man to walk ? 

13 The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, 
and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, 
hath glorified his Son Jesus ; whom 
ye delivered up, and denied him in 
the presence of Pilate, when he was 
determined to let him go. 

14 But ye denied the Holy One and 
the Just, and desired a murderer to 
be granted unto you ; 

15 And killed the Prince of life, 
whom God hath raised from the dead ; 
whereof we are witnesses. 

16 And his name, through faith in 
his name, hath made this man strong, 
whom ye see and know : yea, the faith 
which is by him hath given him this 
perfect soundness in the presence of 
you all. 

17 And now, brethren, I wot that 
through ignorance ye did it, as did 
also your rulers. 

18 But those things, which God be- 
fore had shewed by the mouth of all 
his prophets, that Christ should suffer, 
he hath so fulfilled. 

19 f Repent ye therefore, and be con- 
verted, that your sins may be blotted 
•out, when the times of refreshing 
shall come from the presence of the 
Lord ; 

20 And he shall send Jesus Christ, 
which before was preached unto you : 

21 Whom the heaven must receive 
until the times of restitution of all 
things, which God hath spoken by 



Peter and John brought THE ACTS, IV. 



before the council. 



the mouth of all his holy prophets 
since the world began. 

22 For Moses truly said unto the fa- 
thers, A Prophet shall the Lord your 
God raise up unto you of your breth- 
ren, like unto me ; him shall ye hear 
in all things whatsoever he shall say 
unto you. 

23 And it shall come to pass, that 
every soul, which will not near that 
Prophet, shall be destroyed from 
among the people. 

24 Yea, and all the prophets from 
Samuel and those that follow after, 
as many as have spoken, have like- 
wise foretold of these days. 

25 Ye are the children of the proph- 
ets, and of the covenant which God 
made with our fathers, saying unto 
Abraham, And in thy seed shall all 
the kindreds of the earth be blessed. 

26 Unto you first God, having raised 
up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless 
you, in turning away every one of 
you from his iniquities. 

CHAPTER IV. 

1 The rulers of the Jews offended with Peter's ser- 
mon, 4 (though thousands of the people were con- 
verted that heard the word,) imprison him and 
John. 5 After, upon examination Peter boldly 
avouching' the lame man to be healed by the name 
of Jesus, and that by the same Jesus only we 
must be eternally saved, 13 they command him 
and John to preach no mor&in that name, adding 
also threatening, 23 whereupon the church fieeth 
to prayer. 31 And God, by moving the place 
where they were assembled, testified that he heard 
their prayer : confirming the church with the 
gift of the Holy Ghost, and with mutual love and 
charity. 

AN D as they spake unto the people, 
. the priests, and the captain of 
the temple, and the Sadducees, came 
upon them, 

2 Being grieved that they taught the 
people, and preached through Jesus 
the resurrection from the dead. 

3 And they laid hands on them, and 
put them in hold unto the next day : 
for it was now eventide. 

4 Howbeit many of them which 
heard the word believed ; and the 
number of the men was about five 
thousand. 

5 1 And it came to pass on the mor- 
row, that their rulers, and elders, and 
scribes, 

6 And Annas the high priest, and 
Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, 
and as many as were of the kindred 
of the high priest, were gathered to- 
gether at Jerusalem. 

7 And when they had set them in 
the midst, they asked, By what power, 
or by what name, have ye done this ! 

8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy 
Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of 
the people, and elders of Israel, 

9 If we this day be examined of the 

good deed done to the impotent man, 
y what means he is made whole ; 

10 Be it known unto you all, and to 
all 'the people of Israel, that by the 
name or Jesus Christ of Nazareth, 

27 



whom ye crucified, whom God raised 
from the dead, even by him doth this 
man stand here before you whole. 

11 This is the stone which was set 
at nought of you builders, which is 
become the head of the corner. 

12 Neither is there salvation in any 
other: for there is none other name 
under heaven given among men, 
whereby we must be saved. 

13 H Now when they saw the boldness 
of Peter and John, and perceived that 
they were unlearned and ignorant 
men, they marvelled ; and they took 
knowledge of them, that they had 
been with Jesus. 

14 And beholding the man which 
was healed standing with them, they 
could say nothing against it. 

15 But when they had commanded 
them to go aside out of the council, 
they conferred among themselves, 

16 Saying, What shall we do to these 
men ? for that indeed a notable mira- 
cle hath been done by them is mani- 
fest to all them that dwell in Jerusa- 
lem ; and we cannot deny it. 

17 But that it spread no further 
among the people, let us straitly 
threaten them, that they speak hence- 
forth to no man in this name. 

18 And they called them, and com- 
manded them not to speak at all nor 
teach in the name of Jesus. 

19 But Peter and John answered and 
said unto them, Whether it be right # 
in the sight of God to hearken unto 
you more than unto God, judge ye. 

20 For we cannot but speak the 
things which we have seen and heard. 

21 So when they had further threat- 
ened them, they let them go, finding 
nothing how they might punish them, 
because of the people : for all men 
glorified God for that which was done. 

22 For the man was above forty 
years old, on whom this miracle of 
healing was shewed. 

23 1 And being let go, they went 
to their own company, and reported 
all that the chief priests and elders 
had said unto them. 

24 And when they heard that, they 
lifted up their voice to God with one 
accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, 
which hast made heaven, and earth, 
and the sea, and all that in them is ; 

25 Who by the mouth of thy servant 
David hast said, Why did the heathen 
rage, and the people imagine vain 
things ? 

26 The kings of the earth stood up, 
and the rulers were gathered togeth- 
er against the Lord, and against his 
Christ. 

27 For of a truth against thy holy 
child Jesus, whom thou hast anoint- 
ed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, 
with the Gentiles, and the people or 
Israel, were gathered together, 

28 For to do whatsoever thy hand 
and thy counsel determined before to 
be done. 

29 And now, Lord, behold their 

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Ananias and Sapphira. THE ACTS, V. The apostles imprisoned 



§hreatenings : and grant unto thy serv- 
ients, that with all boldness they may 
speak thy word, 

30 By stretching forth thine hand 
to heal ; and that signs and wonders 
may be done by the name of thy holy 
child Jesus. 

31 1 And when they had prayed, 
the place was shaken where they were 
assembled together; and they were 
all filled with the Holy Ghost, and 
they spake the word of God with 
boldness. 

32 And the multitude of them that 
believed were of one heart and of 
one soul : neither said any of them 
that aught of the things which he 
possessed was his own ; but they had 
all things common. 

33 And with great power gave the 
apostles witness of the resurrection 
of the Lord Jesus : and great grace 
was upon them all. 

34 Neither was there any among 
them that lacked : for as many as 
were possessors, of lands or houses 
sold them, and brought the prices of 
the things that were sold, 

35 And laid them down at the apos- 
tles' feet: and distribution was made 
unto ever^ man according as he had 
need. 

36 And Joses, who by the apostles 
was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, 
being interpreted, The son of consola- 
tion,) a Levite, and of the country of 
Cyprus, 

37 Having land, sold it, and brought 
the money, and laid it at the apos- 
tles' feet. 

CHAPTER V. 

1 After that Ananias and Sapphira his wife for 
their hypocrisy at Peter's rebuke had fallen down 
dead, 12 and that the rest of the apostles had 
wrought many miracles, 14 to the increase of the 
faith . 17 the apostles are again imprisoned, 
19 but delivered by an angel bidding them to 
preach openly to all : 21 when, after their teach' 
ing accordingly in the temple, 29 and before 
the council, 33 they are in danger to be killed, 
through the advice of Gamaliel, a great coun- 
sellor among the Jews, they be kept alive, 40 and 
are but beaten : for which they glorify God, and 
cease no day from preaching. 

BUT a certain man named Ananias, 
with Sapphira his wife, sold a 
possession, 

2 And kept back part of the price, 
his wife also being privy to ii, and 
brought a certain part, and laid it at 
the apostles' feet. 

3 But Peter said, Ananias, why hath 
Satan filled thine heart to lie to the 
Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of 
the price of the land ? 

4 While it remained, was it not thine 
own ? and after it was sold, was it not 
in thine own power? why hast thou 
conceived this thing in thine heart! 
thou hast not lied unto men, but un- 
to God. 

5 And Ananias hearing these words 
fell down, and gave up the ghost : and 

great fear came on all them that 
eard these things. 
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6 And the young men arose, wound 
him up, and carried him out, and 
buried him. 

7 And it was about the space of 
three hours after, when his wife, not 
knowing what was done, came in. 

8 And Peter answered unto her, Tell 
me whether ye sold the land for so 
much? And she said, Yea, for so 
mucii. 

9 Then Peter said unto her, How is 
it that ye have agreed together to 
tempt the Spirit or the Lord! behold, 
the feet of them which have buried 
thy husband are at the door, and 
shall carry thee out. 

10 Then fell she down straightway 
at his feet, and yielded up the ghost ; 
and the young men came in, and 
found her dead, and, carrying her 
forth, buried her by her husband. 

11 And great fear came upon all 
the church, and upon as many as 
heard these things. 

12 If And by the hands of the apos- 
tles were many signs and wonders 
wrought among the people ; (and they 
were all with one accord in Solomon^ 
porch. 

13 And of the rest durst no man 
join himself to them : but the people 
magnified them. 

14 And believers were the more add- 
ed to the Lord, multitudes both of 
men and women ;) 

15 Insomuch that they brought forth 
the sick into the streets, and laid 
them on beds and couches, that at the 
least the shadow of Peter passing by 
might overshadow some of them. 

16 There came also a multitude out 
of the cities round about unto Jeru- 
salem, bringing sick folks, and them 
which were vexed with unclean spir- 
its : and they were healed every one. 

17 1 Then the high priest rose up, 
and all they that were with him, 
(which is the sect of the Sadducees,) 
and were filled with indignation, 

18 And laid their hands on the apos- 
tles, and put them in the common 
prison. 

19 But the angel of the Lord by 
night opened the prison doors, and 
brought them forth, and said, 

20 Go, stand and speak in the tem- 
ple to the people all the words of 
this life. 

21 And when they heard that, they 
entered into the temple early in the 
morning, and taught. But the high 

Briest came, and they that were with 
im, and called the council together, 
and all the senate of the children of 
Israel, and sent to the prison to have 
them brought. 

22 But when the officers came, and 
found them not in the prison, they 
returned, and told, 

23 Saying, The prison truly found 
we shut with all safety, and the 
keepers standing without before the 
doors : but when we had opened, we 
found no man within. 



QamaZieVs counsel. 



THE ACTS, VI. 



Seven deacons chosen* 



24 Now when the high priest and 
the captain of the temple and the 
chief priests heard these things, they 
doubted of them whereunto this would 
grow. 

25 Then came one and told them, 
saying, Behold, the men whom ye put 
in prison are standing in the temple, 
and teaching the people. 

26 Then went the captain with the 
officers, and brought them without 
violence : for they feared the people, 
lest they should have been stoned. 

27 And when they had brought 
them, they set them before the coun- 
cil : and the high priest asked them, 

28 Saying, Did not we straitly com- 
mand you that ye should not teach 
in this name? and, behold, ye have 
filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, 
and intend to bring this man's blood 
upon us. 

29 f Then Peter and the other apos- 
tles answered and said, We ought to 
obey God rather than men. 

30 The God of our fathers raised up 
Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a 
tree. 

31 Him hath God exalted with his 
right hand to be a Prince and a Sav- 
iour, for to give repentance to Israel, 
and forgiveness of sins. 

32 And we are his witnesses of these 
things ; and so is also the Holy Ghost, 
whom God hath given to them that 
obey him. 

33 f When they heard that, they 
were cut to the heart, and took coun- 
sel to slay them. 

34 Then stood there up one in the 
council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, 
a doctor of the law, had in reputa- 
tion among all the people, and com- 
manded to put the apostles forth a 
little space ; 

35 And said unto them, Ye men of 
Israel, take heed to yourselves what 
ye intend to do as touching these 
men. 

36 For before these days rose up 
Theudas, boasting himself to be some- 
body ; to whom a number of men, 
about four hundred, joined them- 
selves : who was sl^tin ; and all, as 
many as obeyed him, were scattered, 
and brought to nought. 

37 After this man rose up Judas of 
Galilee in the days of the taxing, and 
drew away much people after him : he 
also perisned ; and all, even as many 
as obeyed him, were dispersed. 

38 And now I say unto you, Refrain 
from these men, and let them alone : 
for if this counsel or this work be of 
men, it will come to nought : 

39 But if it be of God, ye cannot 
overthrow it : lest haply ye be found 
even to fight against God. 

40 And to him they agreed : and 
when they had called the apostles, 
and beaten them, they commanded 
that they should not speak in the 
name of Jesus, and let them go. 

41 f And they departed from the 



presence of the council, rejoicing 
that they were counted worthy to 
suffer shame for his name. 

42 And daily in the temple, and in 
every house, they ceased not to teach 
and preach Jesus Christ. 

CHAPTER VI. 

1 The apostles, desirous to have the poor regarded 
/or their bodily sustenance, as also careful them- 
selves to dispense the word of Ood, the food of 
the soul, 3 appoint the office of deaconship to 
seven chosen men. 5 Of whom Stephen, a man 
full of faith, and of the Holy Ghost, is one. 12 
Who is taken of those, whom he confounded in 
disputing, 13 and after falsely accused of blas- 
phemy against the law and the temple. 

AND in those days, when the num- 
. ber of the disciples was multi- 
plied, there arose a murmuring of 
the Grecians against the Hebrews, be- 
cause their widows were neglected 
in the daily ministration. 

2 Then the twelve called the multi- 
tude of the disciples unto them, and 
said, It is not reason that we should 
leave the word of God, and serve ta- 
bles. 

3 Wherefore, brethren, look ye out 
among you seven men of honest re- 
port, full of the Holy Ghost and wis- 
dom, whom we may appoint over this 
business. 

4 But we will give ourselves contin- 
ually to prayer, and to the ministry 
of the word. 

5 1 And the saying pleased the 
whole multitude : and they chose 
Stephen, a man full of faith and 
of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and 
Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, 
and Parmenas, and Nicolas a prose- 
lyte of Antioch ; 

6 Whom they set before the apos- 
tles : and when they had prayed, they 
laid their hands on them. 

7 And the word of God increased; 
and the number of the disciples mul- 
tiplied in Jerusalem greatly ; and a 
great company of the priests were 
obedient to the faith. 

8 And Stephen, full of faith and 
power, did great wonders and mira- 
cles among the people. 

9 1f Then there arose certain of the 
synagogue, which is called the syna- 
gogue of the Libertines, and Cyreni 
ans, and Alexandrians, and of them 
of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with 
Stephen. 

10 And they were not able to resist 
the wisdom and the spirit by which 
he spake. 

11 Then they suborned men, which 
said, We have heard him speak blas- 
phemous words against Moses, and 
against God. 

12 And they stirred up the people, 
and the elders, and the scribes, and 
came upon him, and caught him, and 
brought him to the council, 

13 And set up false witnesses, which 
said, This man ceaseth not to speak 
blasphemous words against this holy 
place, and the law : 

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Stephen's apology. 



THE ACTS, VII. 



Stephen's apology , 



14 For we have heard him say, that 
this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy 
this place, and shall change the cus- 
toms which Moses delivered us. 

15 And all that sat in the council, 
looking steadfastly on him, saw his 
face as it had been the face of an 
angel. 

CHAPTER VII. 

S Stephen, permitted to answer to the accusation of 
blasphemy, 2 sheweth that Abraham worshipped 
Ood rightly, and how God chose the fathers 2u be- 
fore Moses was born, and before the tabernacle 
and temple were built . 37 that Moses himself 
witnessed of Christ : 44 and that all outward cer- 
emonies were ordained according to the heavenly 
pattern, to last but for a time : 51 reprehending 
their rebellion, and murdering of Christ, the Just 
One, whom tke prophets foretold should come into 
the world. 64 Whereupon they stone him to death, 
who commendeth his »sul to Jesus, and humbly 
prayeth for them. 

THEN said the high priest, Are 
these things so» 

2 And he said, Men, brethren, and 
fathers, hearken ; The God of glory 
appeared unto our father Abraham, 
when he was in Mesopotamia, before 
he dwelt in Charran, 

3 And said unto him, Get thee out 
of thy country, and from thy kin- 
dred, and come into the land which I 
shall shew thee. 

4 Then came he out of the land of 
the Chaldeans, and dwelt in Charran : 
and from thence, when his father was 
dead, he removed him into this land, 
wherein ye now dwell. 

5 And he gave him none inheritance 
in it, no, not so much as to set his 
foot on : yet he promised that he 
would give it to him for a possession, 
and to his seed after him, when as 
yet he had no child. 

6 And God spake on this wise, That 
his seed should sojourn in a strange 
land ; and that they should bring 
them into bondage, and entreat them 
evil four hundred years. 

7 And the nation to whom they 
shall be in bondage will I judge, said 
God : and after that shall they come 
forth, and serve me in this place. 

8 And he gave him the covenant of 
circumcision : and so Abraham begat 
Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth 
day ; and Isaac begat Jacob ; and Ja- 
cob begat the twelve patriarchs. 

9 And the patriarchs, moved with 
envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but 
God was with him, 

10 And delivered him out of all his 
afflictions, and gave him favour and 
wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king 
of Egypt ; and he made him governor 
over Egypt and all his house. 

11 Now there came a dearth over 
all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, 
and great affliction : and our fathers 
found no sustenance. 

12 But when Jacob heard that there 
was corn in Egypt, he sent out our 
fathers first. 

13 And at the second time Joseph 
was made known to his brethren ; 

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and Joseph's kindred was made 
known unto Pharaoh. 

14 Then sent Joseph, and called hif 
father Jacob to him, and all his kin- 
dred, threescore and fifteen souls. 

15 So Jacob went down into Egypt; 
and died, he, and our fathers, 

16 And were carried over into Sy- 
chem, and laid in the sepulchre that 
Abraham bought for a sum of money 
of the sons of Emmor, the father of 
Sychem. 

17 But when the time of the promise 
drew nigh, which God had sworn to 
Abraham, the people grew and multi- 
plied in Egypt, 

18 Till another king arose, which 
knew not Joseph. 

19 The same dealt subtilely with our 
kindred, and evil entreated our fa- 
thers, so that they cast out their 
young children, to the end they 
might not live. 

20 In which time Moses was born, 
and was exceeding fair, and nour- 
ished up in his father's house three 
months : 

21 And when he was cast out, Pha- 
raoh's daughter took him up, and 
nourished him for her own son. 

22 And Moses was learned in all the 
wisdom of the Egyptians, and was 
mighty in words and in deeds. 

23 And when he was full forty 
years old, it came into his heart to 
visit his brethren the children of Is- 
rael. 

24 And seeing one of them suffer 
wrong, he defended him, and avenged 
him that was oppressed, and smote 
the Egyptian: 

25 For he supposed his brethren 
would have understood how that God 
by his hand would deliver them ; but 
they understood not. 

26 And the next day he shewed 
himself unto them as they strove, 
and would have set them at one 
again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; 
why do ye wrong one to another! 

27 But he that did his neighbour 
wrong thrust him away, saying, Who 
made thee a ruler and a judge over 
us? 

28 Wilt thou kill me, as thou didst 
the Egyptian yesterday ! 

29 Then fled Moses at this saying, 
and was a stranger in the land of 
Madian, where he begat two sons. 

30 And when forty years were ex- 
pired, there appeared to him in the 
wilderness of mount Sina an angel 
of the Lord in a flame of fire in a 
bush. 

31 When Moses saw it, he won- 
dered at the sight : and as he drew 
near to behold it, the voice of the 
Lord came unto him, 

32 Saying, I am the God of thy fa- 
thers, the God of Abraham, and the 
God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. 
Then Moses trembled, and durst not 
behold. 

33 Then said the Lord to him, Put 



Stephen's apology. 



THE ACTS, VIII. 



Stephen is stoned e 



off thy shoes from thy feet : for the 
place where thou standest is holy 
ground. 

34 I have seen, I have seen the 
affliction of my people which is in 
Egypt, and I have heard their groan- 
ing, and am come down to deliver 
them. And now come, I will send 
thee into Egypt. 

35 This Moses whom they refused, 
saying, Who made thee a ruler and a 
judge! the same did God send to be 
a ruler and a deliverer by the hand 
of the angel which appeared to him 
in the bush. 

36 He brought them out, after that 
he had shewed wonders and signs in 
the land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, 
and in the wilderness forty years. 

37 1 This is that Moses, which said 
unto the children of Israel, A Proph- 
et shall the Lord your God raise up 
unto you of your brethren, like unto 
me . him shall ye hear. 

38 This is he, that was in the church 
In the wilderness with the angel 
which spake to him in the mount 
Sina, and with our fathers: who re- 
ceived the lively oracles to give un- 
to us: 

39 To whom our fathers would not 
obey, but thrust him from them, and 
in their hearts turned back again 
into Egypt, 

40 Saying unto Aaron, Make us gods 
to go before us: for as for this 
Moses, which brought us out of the 
land of Egypt, we wot not what is 
become of him. * 

41 And they mad& a calf in those 
days, and offered sacrifice unto the 
idol, and rejoiced in the works of 
their own hands. 

42 Then God turned, and gave them 
up to worship the host of heaven ; 
as it is written in the book of the 
prophets, O ye house of Israel, have 
ye offered to me slain beasts and sac- 
rifices by the space of forty years in 
the wilderness? 

43 Yea, ye took up the tabernacle 
of Moloch, and the star of your god 
Remphan, figures which ye made to 
worship them : and I will carry you 
away beyond Babylon. 

44 Our fathers had the tabernacle 
of witness in the wilderness, as he 
had appointed, speaking unto Moses, 
that he should make it according to 
the fashion that he had seen. 

45 Which also our fathers that came 
after brought in with Jesus into the 

Sossession of the Gentiles, whom God 
rave out before the face of our fa- 
thers, unto the days of David ; 

46 Who found favour before God, 
and desired to find a tabernacle for 
the God of Jacob. 

47 But Solomon built him a house. 

48 Howbeit the Most High dwelleth 
not in temples made with hands ; as 
saith the prophet, 

49 Heaven is my throne, and earth 
is my footstool : what house will ye 



build me ? saith the Lord : or what t& 
the place of my rest ? 

50 Hath not my hand made all 
these things? 

51 1 Ye stiffnecked and uncircum 
cised in heart and ears, ye do always 
resist the Holy Ghost : as your fa- 
thers did, so do ye. 

52 Which of the prophets have not 
your fathers persecuted? and they 
nave slain them which shewed before 
of the coming of the Just One ; of 
whom ye have been now the betray= 
ers and murderers : 

53 Who have received the law by 
the disposition of angels, and have 
not kept it. 

54 f When they heard these things, 
they were cut to the heart, and they 
gnashed on him with their teeth. 

55 But he, being full of the Ho- 
ly Ghost, looked up steadfastly into 
heaven, and saw the glory of God. 
and Jesus standing on the right hand 
of God, 

56 And said, Behold, I see the heavens 
opened, and the Son of man standing 
on the right hand of God. 

57 Then they cried out with a loud 
voice, and stopped their ears, and ran 
upon him with one accord, 

58 And cast him out of the city, and 
stoned him : and the witnesses laid 
down their clothes at a young man's 
feet, whose name was Saul. 

59 And they stoned Stephen, calling 
upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, 
receive my spirit. 

60 And he kneeled down, and cried 
with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this 
sin to their charge. And when he had 
said this, he fell asleep. 

CHAPTER VIH. 

1 By occasion of the persecution in Jerusalem, tho 
church being planted in Samaria, 5 by Philip the- 
deacon, who preached, did miracles, and baptized 
many, among the rest Simon the sorcerer, a great 
seducer of the people : 14 Peter and John come to 
confirm and enlarge the church : where, by prayer 
and imposition of hands giving the Holy Ghost, 
18 when Simon would have bought the like power 
of them, 20 Peter sharply reproving his hypoC' 
risy, and covetousness, and exhorting him to re* 
pentance, together with John preaching the word 
of the Lord, return to Jerusalem. 26 But the 
angel sendeth Philip to teach and baptize the 
Ethiopian eunuch. 

AND Saul was consenting unto his 
. death. And at that time there 
was a great persecution against the 
church which was at Jerusalem ^ 
and they were all scattered abroad 
throughout the regions of Judea and 
Samaria, except the apostles. 

2 And devout men carried Stephen 
to his burial, and made great lamenta- 
tion over him. 

3 As for Saul, he made havoc of the 
church, entering into every house, 
and haling men and women commit- 
ted them to prison. 

4 Therefore they that were scattered 
abroad went every where preaching 
the word. 

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Of Simon the sorcerer. THE ACTS, IX. The Ethiopian eunuch. 



5 Then Philip went down to the city 
of Samaria, and preached Christ unto 
them. 

6 And the people with one accord 

fave heed unto those things which 
hilip spake, hearing and seeing the 
miracles which he did. 

7 For unclean spirits, crying with 
loud voice, came out of many that 
were possessed with them: and many 
taken with palsies, and that were lame, 
were healed. 

8 And there was great joy in that 
city. 

9 But there was a certain man, called 
Simon, which beforetime in the same 
city used sorcery, and bewitched the 
people of Samaria, giving out that 
himself was some great one : 

10 To whom they all gave heed, from 
the least to the greatest, saying, This 
man is the great power of God. 

11 And to him they had regard, be- 
cause that of long time he had be- 
witched them with sorceries. 

12 But when they believed Philip 

e reaching the things concerning the 
ingdom of God, and the name of 
Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both 
men and women. 

13 Then Simon himself believed also : 
and when he was baptized, he contin- 
ued with Philip, and wondered, behold- 
ing the miracles and signs which were 
done. 

14 Now when the apostles which were 
at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had 
received the word of God, they sent 
unto them Peter and John : 

15 Who, when they were come down, 
prayed for them, that they might re- 
ceive the Holy Ghost : 

16 (For as yet he was fallen upon 
none of them : only they were bap- 
tized in the name of the Lord Jesus.) 

17 Then laid they their hands on 
them, and they received the Holy 
Ghost. 

18 And when Simon saw that through 
laying on of the apostles' hands the 
Holy Ghost was given, he offered them 
money, 

19 Saying, Give me also this power, 
that on whomsoever I lay hands, he 
may receive the Holy Ghost. 

20 But Peter said unto him, Thy 
money perish with thee, because thou 
hast thought that the gift of God may 
be purchased with money. 

21 Thou hast neither part nor lot in 
this matter : for thy heart is not right 
in the sight of God. 

22 Repent therefore of this thy wick- 
edness, and pray God, if perhaps the 
thought of thine heart may be for- 
given thee. 

23 For I perceive that thou art in the 
gall of bitterness, and in the bond of 
iniquity. 

24 Then answered Simon, and said, 
Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none 
of these things which ye have spoken 
come upon me. 

25 And they, when they had testified 

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and preached the word of the Lord 
returned to Jerusalem, and preached 
the gospel in many villages of the 
Samaritans. 

26 And the angel of the Lord spake 
unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go 
toward the south, unto the way that 
goeth down from Jerusalem unto 
Gaza, which is desert. 

27 And he arose and went : and, be- 
hold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of 
great authority under Candace queen 
of the Ethiopians, who had the charge 
of all her treasure, and had come to 
Jerusalem for to worship, 

28 Was returning, and sitting in his 
chariot read Esaias the prophet. 

29 Then the Spirit said unto Philip, 
Go near, and join thyself to this 
chariot. 

30 And Philip ran thither to him, and 
heard him read the prophet Esaias. 
and said, Understandest thou what 
thou readest? 

31 And he said, How can I, except 
some man should guide me? And ne 
desired Philip that he would come up 
and sit with him. 

32 The place of the Scripture which 
he read was this, He was led as a 
sheep to the slaughter ; and like a 
lamb dumb before his shearer, so 
opened he not his mouth : 

33 In his humiliation his judgment 
was taken away : and who shall de- 
clare his generation! for his life is 
taken from the earth. 

31 And the eunuch answered Philip, 
and said, I pray thee, of whom speafc- 
eth the prophet tfeis ? of himself, or of 
some other man?? 

35 Then Philip opened his mouth, 
and began at the same Scripture, and 
preached unto him Jesus. 

36 And as they went on their way, 
they came unto a certain water : and 
the eunuch said, See, here is water; 
what doth hinder me to be baptized ? 

37 And Philip said, If thou believest 
with all thine heart, thou mayest. And 
he answered and said, I believe that 
Jesus Christ is the Son of God. 

38 And he commanded the chariot to 
stand still and they went down both 
into the water, both Philip and the 
eunuch ; and he baptized him. 

39 And when they were come up out 
of the water, the Spirit of the Lord 
caught away Philip, that the eunuch 
saw nim no more : and he went on his 
way rejoicing. 

40 But Philip was found at Azotus; 
and passing through he preached in 
all the cities, till he came to Cesarea. 

CHAPTER LX. 

1 Saul, going towards Damascus, 4 is stricken down 
to the earth, 10 is called to the apostleship, 18 and 
is baptized by Ananias. 20 He preacheth Christ 
boldly. 23 The Jews lay wait to kill him : 29 so 
do the Grecians, but he escapeth both. 31 The 
church having rest, Peter healeth Eneas of the 
palsy, 36 and restoreth Tabitha to life. 

AN D Saul, yet breathing out threat- 
. enings and slaughter against the 



The conversion of Saul. 



THE ACTS, IX. 



He preacheth Chris*. 



disciples of the Lord, went unto the 
high priest, 

2 And desired of him letters to Da- 
mascus to the synagogues, that if he 
found any of this way, whether they 
were men or women, he might bring 
them bound unto Jerusalem. 

3 And as he journeyed, he came near 
Damascus : and suddenly there shined 
round about hi m a light from heaven : 

4 And he fell to the earth, and heard 
a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, 
why persecutest thou me? 

5 And he said, Who art thou, Lord? 
And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom 
thou persecutest : it is hard for thee 
to kick against the pricks. 

6 And he trembling and astonished 
said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to 
do ? And the Lord said unto him, 
Arise, and go into the city, and it 
shall be told thee what thou must do. 

7 And the men which journeyed 
with him stood speechless, hearing a 
voice, but seeing no man. 

8 And Saul arose from the earth ; 
and when his eyes were opened, he 
saw no man : but they led him by 
the hand, and brought him into Da- 
mascus. 

9 And he was three days without 
sight, and neither did eat nor drink. 

10 i[ And there was a certain disci- 
ple at Damascus, named Ananias j and 
to him said the Lord in a vision, 
Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am 
here, Lord. 

11 And the Lord said unto him, 
Arise, and go into the street which 
is called Straight, and inquire in the 
house of Judas for one called Saul, of 
Tarsus : for, behold, he prayeth, 

12 And hath seen in a vision a man 
named Ananias coming in, and put- 
ting his hand on him, that he might 
receive his sight. 

13 Then Ananias answered, Lord, I 
have heard by many of this man, how 
much evil he hath done to thy saints 
at Jerusalem : 

14 And here he hath authority from 
the chief priests to bind all that call 
on thy name. 

15 But the Lord said unto him, Go 
thy way : for he is a chosen vessel 
unto me, to bear my name before the 
Gentiles, and kings, and the children 
of Israel : 

16 For I will shew him how great 
things he must suffer for my name's 
sake. 

17 And Ananias went his way, and 
entered into the house ; and putting 
his hands on him said, Brother Saul, 
the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared 
unto thee in the way as thou earnest, 
hath sent me, that thou mightest re- 
ceive thy sight, and be filled with the 
Holy Ghost. 

18 And immediately t^ere fell from 
his eyes as it had been scales : and 
he received sight forthwith, and arose, 
*nd was baptized. 

19 And when he had received meat, 



he was strengthened. Then was Saui! 
certain days with the disciples which 
were at Damascus. 

20 And straightway he preached 
Christ in the synagogues, that he is 
the Son of God. 

21 But all that heard him were 
amazed, and said ; Is not this he that 
destroyed them which called on this 
name in Jerusalem, and came hither 
for that intent, that he might bring 
them bound unto the chief priests? 

22 But Saul increased the more in 
strength, and confounded the Jews 
which dwelt at Damascus, proving 
that this is very Christ. 

23 If And after that many days were 
fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to 
kill him : 

24 But their laying wait was known 
of Saul. And they watched the gates 
day and night to kill him. 

25 Then the disciples took him by 
night, and let him down by the wall 
in a basket. 

26 And when Saul was come to Jeru- 
salem, he assayed to join himself to 
the disciples : but they were all afraid 
of him, and believed not that he was 
a disciple. 

27 But Barnabas took him, and 
brought him to the apostles, and de 
clared unto them how he had seois 
the Lord in the way, and that he had 
spoken to him, and how he had 
preached boldly at Damascus in the 
name of Jesus. 

28 And he was with them coming in 
and going out at Jerusalem. 

29 And he spake boldly in the name 
of the Lord Jesus, and disputed against 
the Grecians : but they went about tc 
slay him. 

30 Which when the brethren knew, 
they brought him down to Cesarea. 
and sent him forth to Tarsus. 

31 Then had the churches rest 
throughout all Judea and Galilee and 
Samaria, and were edified; and walk- 
ing in the fear of the Lord, and in 
the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were 
multiplied. 

32 1 And it came to pass, as Peter 
passed throughout all quarters, he 
came down also to the saints which 
dwelt at Lydda. 

33 And there he found a certain 
man named Eneas, which had kept 
his bed eight years, and was sick of 
the palsy. 

34 And Peter said unto him, Eneas» 
Jesus Christ maketh thee whole : arise, 
and make thy bed. And he arose im- 
mediately. 

35 And all that dwelt at Lydda and 
Saron saw him, and turned to the 
Lord. 

36 f Now there was at Joppa a cer- 
tain disciple named Tabitha, which by 
interpretation is called Dorcas: this 
woman was full of good works and 
almsdeeds which she did. 

37 And it came to pass in those days s 
that she was sick, and died : whom 

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Cornelius sendeth 



THE ACTS, X. 



for Peter^ 



when they had washed, they laid her 
In an upper chamber. 

38 And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh 
to Joppa, and the disciples had heard 
that Peter was there, they sent unto 
him two men, desiring him that he 
would not delay to come to them. 

39 Then Peter arose and went with 
them. When he was come, they 
Drought him into the upper cham- 
ber : and all the widows stood by 
him weeping, and shewing the coats 
and garments which Dorcas made, 
while she was with them. 

40 But Peter put them all forth, and 
kneeled down, and prayed : and turn- 
ing him to the body said, Tabitha, 
arise. And she opened her eyes : and 
when she saw Peter, she sat up. 

41 And he gave her his hand, and 
lifted her up ; and when he had 
called the saints and widows, he pre- 
sented her alive. 

42 And it was known throughout all 
Joppa ; and many believed in the 
Lord. 

43 And it came to pass, that he tarried 
many days in Joppa with one Simon a 
tanner. 

CHAPTER X. 

1 Cornelius, a devout man, 5 being commanded by 
an angel, sendeth for Peter : 11 who by a vision 
15, 20 is taught not to despise the Gentiles. 34 
As he preacheth Christ to Cornelius and his com- 
pany, 44 the Holy Ghost falleth on them, 48 and 
they are baptized. 

THERE was a certain man in Cesa- 
rea called Cornelius, a centurion 
of the band called the Italian band, 

2 A devout man , and one that feared 
God with all his house, which gave 
much alms to the people, and prayed 
to God always. 

3 He saw in a vision evidently, about 
the ninth hour of the day, an angel 
of God coming in to him, and saying 
unto him, Cornelius. 

4 And when he looked on him, he 
was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord ? 
And he said unto him, Thy prayers 
and thine alms are come up for a 
memorial before God. 

5 And now send men to Joppa, and 
call for one Simon, whose surname is 
Peter : 

6 He lodgeth with one Simon a tan- 
ner, whose house is by the sea side : 
he shall tell thee what thou oughtest 
to do. 

7 And when the angel which spake 
unto Cornelius was departed, he called 
Swo of his household servants, and a 
devout soldier of them that waited on 
him continually ; 

8 And when he had declared all these 
things unto them, he sent them to 
Joppa. 

9 i On the morrow, as they went on 
their journey, and drew nigh unto the 
city, Peter went up upon the housetop 
to pray about the sixth hour s 

10 And he became very hungry, and 
would have eaten : but while they 
made ready, he fell into a trance, 

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11 And saw heaven opened, and & 
certain vessel descending unto him. 
as it had been a great sheet knit at 
the four corners, and let down to th 
earth : 

12 Wherein were all manner of four- 
footed beasts of the earth, and wild 
beasts, and creeping things, and fowls 
of the air. 

13 And there came a voice to him, 
Rise, Peter ; kill, and eat. 

14 But Peter said, Not so, Lord ; for 
I have never eaten any thing that is 
common or unclean. 

15 And the voice spake unto him 
again the second time, What God hath 
cleansed, that call not thou common. 

16 This was done thrice : and the 
vessel was received up again into 
heaven. 

17 Now while Peter doubted in him- 
self what this vision which he had 
seen should mean, behold, the men 
which were sent from Cornelius had 
made inquiry for Simon's house, and 
stood before the gate, 

18 And called, and asked whether 
Simon, which was surnamed Peter, 
were lodged there. 

19 f While Peter thought on the 
vision, the Spirit said unto him, Be- 
hold, three men seek thee. 

20 Arise therefore, and get thee 
down, and go with them, doubting 
nothing : for I have sent them. 

21 Then Peter went down to the men 
which were sent unto him from Cor- 
nelius ; and said, Behold, I am he 
whom ye seek : what is the cause 
wherefore ye are come! 

22 And they said, Cornelius the cen- 
turion, a just man, and one that fear- 
eth God, and of good report among all 
the nation of the Jews, was warned 
from God by a holy angel to send for 
thee into his house, and to hear words 
of thee. 

23 Then called he them in, and lodged 
them. And on the morrow Peter went 
away with them, and certain brethren 
from Joppa accompanied him. 

24 And the morrow after they enter- 
ed into Cesarea. And Cornelius waited 
for them, and had called together his 
kinsmen and near friends. 

25 And as Peter was coming in, Cor- 
nelius met him, and fell down at his 
feet, and worshipped him. 

26 But Peter took him up, saying, 
•Stand up ; I myself also am a man. 

27 And as he talked with him, he 
went in, and found many that were 
come together. 

28 And he said unto them, Ye know 
how that it is an unlawful thing for a 
man that is a Jew to keep company, 
or come unto one of another nation s 
but God hath shewed me that I should 
not call any r an common or unclean. 

29 Therefore came I unto you with- 
out gainsaying, as soon as I was sent 
for : I ask therefore for what intent 
ye have sent for me ? 

30 And Cornelius said, Four days 



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Peter preacheth Christ. 



THE ACTS, XI. 



He maketh his defence 



ago I wus fasting until this hour ; and 
at the ninth hour I prayed in my 
house, and. behold, a man stood before 
me in bright clothing, 

31 And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is 
heard, and thine alms are h^d in re- 
membrance in the sight of God. 

32 Send therefore to Joppa, and call 
hither Simon, whose surname is Pe- 
ter ; he is lodged in the house of one 
Simon a tanner by the sea side : who, 
when he cometh, shall speak unto 
thee. 

33 Immediately therefore I sent to 
thee ; and thou hast well done that 
thou art come. Now therefore are we 
all here present before God, to hear 
all things that are commanded thee 
of God. 

34 % Then Peter opened his mouth, 
and said, Of a truth I perceive that 
God is no respecter of persons : 

35 But in every nation he that fear- 
eth him, and worketh righteousness, 
is accepted with him. 

36 The word which God sent unto the 
children of Israel, preaching peace by 
Jesus Christ : (he is Lord of all :) 

37 That word, I say, ye know, which 
was published throughout all Judea, 
and began from Galilee, after the bap- 
tism which John preached ; 

38 How God anointed Jesus of Naz- 
areth with the Holy Ghost and with 
power: who went about doing good, 
and healing all that were oppressed or 
the devil ; for God was with him. 

39 And we are witnesses of all things 
which he did both in the land of the 
Jews, and in Jerusalem ; whom they 
slew and hanged on a tree : 

40 Him God raised up the third day, 
and shewed him openly ; 

41 Not to all the people, but unto 
witnesses chosen before of God, even 
to us, who did eat and drink with him 
after he rose from the dead. 

42 And be commanded us to preach 
unto the people, and to testify that it 
is he which was ordained of God to be 
the Judge of quick and dead. 

43 To him give all the prophets wit- 
ness, that through his name whoso- 
ever believeth in him shall receive 
remission of sins. 

44 1 While Peter yet spake these 
words, the Holy Ghost fell on all 
them which heard the word. 

45 And they of the circumcision 
which believed were astonished, as 
many as came with Peter, because 
that on the Gentiles also was poured 
out the gift of the Holy Ghost. 

46 For they heard tnem speak with 
tongues, and magnify God. Then an- 
swered Peter, 

47 Can any man forbid water, that 
these should not be baptized, which 
have received the Holy Ghost as well 
as we! 

48 And he commanded them to be 
baptized in the name of the Lord. 
Then prayed they him to tarry certain 

days - sr* 



CHAPTER XI. 

1 Peter, being accused for going in to the Oentile* 
5 maketh his defence, 18 which is accepted. J> 
The gospel being spread into Phenice, and d- 
prus, and Antioch, Barnabas is sent to confirm 
them. 26 The discipies there are first calls* 
Christians. 27 They send relief to the brethre* 
in Judea in time of famine. 

AN D the apostles and brethren that 
were in Judea heard that the 
Gentiles had also received the word 
of God. 

2 And when Peter was come up to» 
Jerusalem, they that were of the c'v- 
cumcision contended with him, 

3 Saying 2 Thou wentest in to men 
uncircumcised, and didst eat with 
them. 

4 But Peter rehearsed the matter 
from the beginning, and expounded 
it by order unto them, saying, 

5 I was in the city of Joppa praying : 
and in a trance I saw a vision, A cer- 
tain vessel descend, as it had been a 
great sheet, let down from heaven by 
four corners ; and it came even to 
me: 

6 Upon the which when I had fast- 
ened mine eyes, I considered, and saw 
fourfooted beasts of the earth, and 
wild beasts, and creeping things, and 
fowls of the air. 

7 And I heard a voice saying unto 
me, Arise, Peter ; slay and eat. 

8 But I said, Not so, Lord : for noth- 
ing common or unclean hath at any 
time entered into my mouth. 

9 But the voice answered me again 
from heaven, What God hath cleans- 
ed, that call not thou common. 

10 And this was done three times : 
and all were drawn up again into 
heaven. 

11 And, behold, immediately there 
were three men already come unto 
the house where I was, sent from 
Cesarea unto me. 

12 And the Spirit bade me go with 
them, nothing doubting. Moreover 
these six brethren accompanied me, 
and we entered into the man's house : 

13 And he shewed us how he had 
seen an angel in his house, which 
stood and said unto him, Send men 
to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose 
surname is Peter; * 

14 Who shall tell thee words, where- 
by thou and all thy house shall be 
saved. 

15 And as I began to speak, the Ho- 
ly Ghost fell on them, as on us at the 
beginning. 

16 Then remembered I the word of 
the Lord, how that he said, John in- 
deed baptized with water ; but y 
shall be baptized with the Holy 
Ghost. 

17 Forasmuch then as God gave 
them the like gift as he did unto us, 
who believed on the Lord Jesus 
Christ, what was I, that I could with- 
stand God ? 

18 When they heard these things, 
they held their peace, and glorified 

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Herod persecuteth 



THE ACTS, XII. 



the ChristianSc 



^ 



God, saying, Then hath God also to 
the Gentiles granted repentance unto 
life. 

19 % Now they which were scatter- 
ed abroad upon the persecution that 
arose about Stephen travelled as far 
as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, 
preaching the word to none but unto 
the Jews only. 

20 And some of them were men of 
Cyprus and Cyrene, which, when 
they were come to Antioch, spake 
unto the Grecians, preaching the 
Lord Jesus. 

21 And the hand of the Lord was 
with them : and a great number be- 
lieved, and turned unto the Lord. 

22 If Then tidings of these things 
came unto the ears of the church 
which was in Jerusalem : and they 
sent forth Barnabas, that he should 
go as far as Antioch. 

23 Who, when he came, and had 
seen the grace of God, was glad, and 
exhorted them all, that with purpose 
of heart they would cleave unto the 
Lord. 

24 For he was a good man, and full 
of the Holy Ghost and of faith : and 
much people was added unto the 
Lord. 

25 Then departed Barnabas to Tar- 
sus, for to seek Saul : 

26 And when he had found him, he 
brought him unto Antioch. And it 
came to pass, that a whole year they 
assembled themselves with the 
church, and taught much people. And 
the disciples were called Christians 
first in Antioch. 

27 If And in these days came proph- 
ets from Jerusalem unto Antioch. 

28 And there stood up one of them 
named Agabus, and signified by the 
Spirit that there should be great 
dearth throughout all the world : 
which came to pass in the days of 
Claudius Cesar. 

29 Then the disciples, every man 
according to his ability, determined 
to send relief unto the brethren 
which dwelt in Judea : 

30 Which also they did, and sent it 
to the elders by the hands of Barnabas 
and Saul. 

CHAPTER XII. 

1 King Herod persecuteth the Christians, killeth 
James, and imprisoneth Peter ; whom an angel 
delivereth upon the prayers of the church. 20 In 
his pride taking to himself the honour due to 
Ood, he is stricken by an angel, and dieth miser- 
ably. 24 After his death, the word of Ood pros- 
pereth. 

NOW about that time Herod the 
king stretched forth his hands 
to vex certain of the church. 

2 And he killed James the brother 
of John with the sword. 

3 And because he saw it pleased the 
Jews, he proceeded further to take 
Peter also. (Then were the days of 
unleavened bread.) 

4 And when he had apprehended 
Mm, he put him in prison, and de- 

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livered him to four quaternions of 
soldiers to keep him ; intending aft 
er Easter to bring him forth to the 
people. 

5 Peter therefore was kept in pris 
on : but prayer was made without 
ceasing or the church unto God f 01 
him. 

6 And when Herod would have 
brought him forth, the same night 
Peter was sleeping between two sol 
diers, bound with two chains : and 
the keepers before the door kept the 
prison. 

7 And, behold, the angel of the Lord 
came upon him, and a light shined in 
the prison : and he smote Peter on the 
side, and raised him up, saying, Arise 
up quickly. And his chains fell off 
from his hands. 

8 And the angel said unto him, Gird 
thyself, and bind on thy sandals : and 
so he did. And he saith unto him 
Cast thy garment about thee, and fol 
low me. 

9 And he went out, and followed 
him ; and wist not that it was true 
which was done by the angel ; buS 
thought he saw a vision. 

10 When they were past the first and 
the second ward, they came unto the 
iron gate that leadetn unto the city \ 
which opened to them of his own ac- 
cord : and they went out, and passed 
on through one street ; and forthwith 
the angel departed from him. 

11 And when Peter was come to him 
self, he said, Now I know of a surety, 
that the Lord hath sent his angel, ana 
hath delivered me out of the hand of 
Herod, and from all the expectation of 
the people of the Jews. 

12 And when he had considered the 
thing, he came to the house of Mary 
the mother of John, whose surname 
was Mark ; where many were gath- 
ered together praying. 

13 And as Peter knocked at the door 
of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, 
named Rhoda. 

14 And when she knew Peter's voice s 
she opened not the gate for gladness^ 
but ran in, and told how Peter stood 
before the gate. 

15 And they said unto her, Thou art 
mad. But she constantly affirmed that 
it was even so. Then said they, It is 
his angel. 

16 But Peter continued knocking : 
and when they had opened the door, 
and saw him, they were astonished. 

17 But he, beckoning unto them with 
the hand to hold their peace, declared 
Unto them how the Lord had brought 
him out of the prison. And he said. 
Go shew these things unto James, and 
to the brethren. And he departed s 
and went into another place. 

18 Now as soon as it was day, there 
was no small stir among the soldiers, 
what was become of Peter. 

19 And when Herod had sought for 
him. and found him not, he examined 
the keepers, and commanded that the% 



Herod's miserable end. THE ACTS, XIII. Elymas smitten blind. 



3bould be put to death. And he went 
down from Judea to Cesarea, and there 
abode. 

20 f And Herod was highly displeased 
with them of Tyre and Sidon : but they 
came with one accord to him, and, hav- 
ing made Blastus the king's chamber- 
lain their friend, desired peace ; be- 
cause their country was nourished by 
the king's country. 

21 And upon a set day Herod, ar- 
rayed in royal apparel, sat upon his 
throne, and made an oration unto 
them. 

22 And the people gave a shout, say- 
ing, It is the voice of a god, and not 
of a man. 

23 And immediately the angel of the 
Lord smote him, because he gave not 
God the glory : and he was eaten of 
worms, and gave up the ghost. 

24 1 But the word of God grew and 
multiplied. 

25 And Barnabas and Saul returned 
from Jerusalem, when they had ful- 
filled their ministry, and took with 
them John, whose surname was 
Mark. 

CHAPTER XHI. 

I P&ul and Barnabas arc. chosen to go to the Gen- 
tiles. 7 Of Sergius Paulus, and Elymas the sor- 
cerer. 14 Paul preacheth at Antioch, that Jesus 
is Chrtst. 42 The Gentiles believe : 45 but the 
Jews gainsay and blaspheme : 46 whereupon they 
turn to the Gentiles. 48 As many as were or- 
dained to life believed. 

NOW there were in the church that 
was at Antioch certain prophets 
and teachers; as Barnabas, and Sim- 
eon that was called Niger, and Lucius 
of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had 
been brought up with Herod the 
tetrarch, and Saul. 

2 As they ministered to the Lord, and 
fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate 
me Barnabas and Saul for the work 
whereunto 1 have called them. 

3 And when they had fasted and 
prayed, and laid their hands on them, 
they sent them away. 

4 1f So they, being sent forth by the 
Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; 
and from thence they sailed to Cy- 
prus. 

5 And when they were at Salamis, 
they preached the word of God in the 
synagogues of the Jews : and they had 
also John to their minister. 

6 And when they had gone through 
the isle unto Paphos, they found a cer- 
tain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, 
whose name was Bar-iesus : 

7 Which was with the deputy of the 
country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent 
man ; who called for Barnabas and 
Saul, and desired to hear the word of 
God. 

8 But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is 
his name by interpretation) withstood 
them, seeking to turn away the dep- 
uty from the faith. 

9 Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) 
filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes 
on him, 



10 And said. O full of all subtilty 
and all mischief, thou child of the 
devil, thou enemy of all righteous- 
ness, wilt thou not cease to pervert 
the right ways of the Lord? 

11 And now, behold, the hand of the 
Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be 
blind, not seeing the sun for a season. 
And immediately there fell on him a 
mist and a darkness ; and he went 
about seeking some to lead him by 
the hand. 

12 Then the deputy, when he saw 
what was done, believed, being aston- 
ished at the doctrine of the Lord. 

13 Now when Paul and his company 
loosed from Paphos, they came- to 
Perga in Pamphylia: and John de- 
parting from them returned to Jeru- 
salem. 

14 °j[ But when they departed from 
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisid- 
ia, and went into the synagogue on 
the sabbath day, and sat down. 

15 And after the reading of the law 
and the prophets, the rulers of the 
synagogue sent unto them, saying, Ye 
men and brethren, if ye have any 
word of exhortation for the people, 
say on. 

16 Then Paul stood up, and beckon- 
ing with his hand said. Men of Israel, 
and ye that fear God, give audience. 

17 The God of this people of Israel 
chose our fathers, and exalted the peo- 
ple when they dwelt as strangers in 
the land of Egypt, and with a high 
arm brought he them out of it. 

18 And about the time of forty years 
suffered he their manners in the wil- 
derness. 

19 And when he had destroyed seven 
nations in the land of Chanaan, he 
divided their land to them by lot. 

20 And after that he gave unto them 
judges about the space of four hun- 
dred and fifty years, until Samuel the 
prophet. 

21 And afterward they desired a 
king : and God gave unto them Saul 
the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of 
Benjamin, by the space of forty years. 

22 And when he had removed him, 
he raised up unto them David to be 
their king ; to whom also he gave test- 
imony, and said, I have found David 
the son of Jesse, a man after mine 
own heart, which shall fulfil all my 
will. 

23 Of this man's seed hath God, ac- 
cording to his promise, raised unto Is- 
rael a Saviour, Jesus : 

24 When John had first preached be- 
fore his coming the baptism of repent- 
ance to all the people of Israel. 

25 And as John fulfilled his course, 
he said, Whom think ye that I am? I 
am not he. But, behold, there cometh 
one after me, whose shoes of his feet 
I am not worthy to loose. 

26 Men and brethren, children of 
the stock of Abraham, and whosoever 
among yon feareth God, to you is the 
word of this salvation sent. 

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Paul preacheth 



THE ACTS, XIV. 



at Antioch. 



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27 For they that dwell at Jerusalem, 
and their rulers, because they knew 
him not, nor yet the voices of the 

Srophets which are read every sabbath 
ay, they have fulfilled them in con- 
demning him. 

28 And though they found no cause 
of death in him, yet desired they Pi- 
late that he should be slain. 

29 And when they had fulfilled all 
that was written of him, they took 
him down from the tree, and laid him 
in a sepulchre. 

30 But God raised him from the 
dead : 

31 And he was seen many days of 
them which came up with him from 
Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his wit- 
nesses unto the people. 

32 And we declare unto you glad 
tidings, how that the promise which 
was made unto the fathers, 

33 God hath fulfilled the same unto 
us their children, in that he hath 
raised up Jesus again ; as it is also 
written in the second psalm, Thou art 
my Son, this day have I begotten 
thee. 

34 And as concerning that he raised 
him up from the dead, now no more to 
return to corruption, he said on this 
wise, I will give you the sure mercies 
of David. 

35 Wherefore he saith also in another 
psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine 
Holy One to see corruption. 

36 For David, after he had served his 
own generation by the will of God, fell 
on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, 
and saw corruption : 

37 But he, whom God raised again, 
saw no corruption. 

38 1 Be it known unto you therefore, 
men and brethren, that through this 
man is preached unto you the forgive- 
ness of sins: 

39 And by him all that believe are 
justified from all things, from which 
ye could not be justified by the law 
of Moses. 

40 Beware therefore, lest that come 
upon you, which is spoken of in the 
prophets ; 

41 Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, 
and perish : for I work a work in your 
days, a work which ye shall in no wise 
believe, though a man declare it unto 
you. 

42 And when the Jews were gone 
out of the synagogue, the Gentiles 
besought that these words might be 
preached to them the next sabbath. 

43 Now when the congregation was 
broken up, many of the Jews and 
religious proselytes followed Paul 
and Barnabas ; who, speaking to them, 
persuaded them to continue in the 
grace of God. 

44 If And the next sabbath day came 
almost the whole city together to hear 
the word of God. 

45 But when the Jews saw the multi- 
tudes, they were filled with envy, and 
fpake against those things which were 

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spoken by Paul, Contradicting and 
blaspheming. 

46 Then Paul and Barnabas waxed 
bold, and said, It was necessary that 
the word of God should first have been 
spoken to you : but seeing ye put it 
from you, and judge yourselves tin 
worthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn 
to the Gentiles. 

47 For so hath the Lord commanded 
us, saying, I have set thee to be a 
light of the Gentiles, that thou should- 
est be for salvation unto the ends of 
the earth. 

48 And when the Gentiles heard this, 
they were glad, and glorified the word 
of the Lord : and as many as were or 
dained to eternal life believed. 

49 And the word of the Lord was 
published throughout all the region. 

50 But the Jews stirred up the devout 
and honourable women, and the chief 
men of the city, and raised persecu- 
tion against Paul and Barnabas, and 
expelled them out of their coasts. 

51 But they shook off the dust of 
their feet against them, and came 
unto Iconium. 

52 And the disciples were filled with 
joy, and with the Holy Ghost. 

CHAPTER XIV. 

1 Paul and Barnabas are persecuted from Iconium 
8 At Lystra Paul healeth a cripple, whereupon 
they are reputed as gods. 19 Paul is stoned 21 
They pass through divers churches, confirming 
the disciples in faith and patience. 26 Returning 
to Antioch, they rtport what God had done with 
them. 

AND it came to pass in Iconium 9 
that they went Doth together in- 
to the synagogue of the Jews, and sc 
spake, that a great multitude both 
of the Jews and also of the Greeke 
believed. 

2 But the unbelieving Jews stirred 
up the Gentiles, and made their minda 
evil affected against the brethren. 

3 Long time therefore abode they 
speaking boldly in the Lord, which 
gave testimony unto the word of his 
grace, and granted signs and won- 
ders to be done by their hands. 

4 But the multitude of the city was 
divided : and part held with the Jews, 
and part with the apostles. 

5 And when there was an assault 
made both of the Gentiles, and also 
of the Jews with their rulers, to use 
them despitefully, and to stone them, 

6 They were ware of it, and fled unto 
Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, 
and unto the region that lieth round 
about : 

7 And there they preached the gos- 
pel. 

8 IF And there sat a certain man at 
Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a 
cripple from his mother's womb, wnc 
never had walked : 

9 The same heard Paul speak : whc 
steadfastly beholding him, and per 
ceiving that he had faith to be healed, 

10 Said with a loud voice. Standi 



Great dissension 



THE ACTS, XV. 



touching circumcision. 



upright on thy feet. And he leaped 
jmd walked. 

ii And when the people saw what 
Paul had done, they lifted up their 
voices, saying in the speech of Lycao- 
nia, The gods are come down to us in 
the likeness of men. 

12 And they called Barnabas, Jupi- 
ter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he 
was the chief speaker. 

13 Then the priest of Jupiter, which 
was before their* city, brought oxen 
and garlands unto the gates, and 
would have done sacrifice with the 
people. 

11 Which when the apostles, Barna- 
bas and Paul, heard of, they rent their 
clothes, and ran in among the people, 
crying out, 

15 And saying, Sirs, why do ye these 
things ? We also are men of like pas- 
sions with you, and preach unto you 
that ye should turn from these vani- 
ties unto the living God, which made 
heaven, and earth, and the sea, and 
all things that are therein : 

16 Who in times past suffered all na- 
tions to walk in their own ways. 

17 Nevertheless he left not himself 
without witness, in that he did good, 
and gave us rain from heaven, and 
fruitful seasons, filling our hearts 
with food and gladness. 

18 And with these sayings scarce re- 
strained they the people, that they 
had not done sacrifice unto them. 

19 1 And there came thither certain 
Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who 
persuaded the people, and, having 
?toned Paul, drew him out of the city, 
supposing he had been dead. 

20 Howbeit, as the disciples stood 
round about him, he rose up, and 
came into the city : and the next day 
he departed with Barnabas to Derbe. 

21 And when they had preached the 
gospel to that city, and had taught 
many, they returned again to Lystia, 
and to Iconium, and Antioch, 

22 Confirming the souls of the disci- 
ples, and exhorting them to continue 
in the faith, and that we must through 
much tribulation enter into the king- 
dom of God. 

23 And when they had ordained 
them elders in every church, and had 
prayed with fasting, they commended 
them to the Lord, on whom they be- 
lieved. 

24 And after they had passed 
throughout Pisidia, they came to 
Pamphylia. 

25 And when they had preached the 
word in Perga, they went down into 
Attalia : 

26 And thence sailed to Antioch, 
from whence they had been recom- 
mended to the grace 3f God for the 
work which they fulfilled. 

27 And when they vere come, and 
had gathered the church together, 
they rehearsed all that God had done 
with them, and how he had opened 
'she door f* faith unto *fe* Gentiles. 



28 And there they abode long time 
with the disciples. 

CHAPTER XV. 

1 Great dissension ariseth touching circumcision. 
6 The apostles consult about it, 22 and send thtw 
determination by letters to the churches. 36 Paul 
and Barnabas, thinking to visit the brethren to 
gether, fall at strife, and depart asunder. 

AN D certain men which came down 
. from Judea taught the brethren 
and said, Except ye be circumcised 
after the manner of Moses, ye cannot 
be saved. 

2 When therefore Paul and Barna- 
bas had no small dissension and dis- 
putation with them, they determin 
ed that Paul and Barnabas, and cer- 
tain other of them, should go up to 
Jerusalem unto the apostles and eld- 
ers about this question. 

3 And being brought on their way 
by the church, they passed through 
Phenice and Samaria, declaring tho 
conversion of the Gentiles : and 
they caused great joy unto all the 
brethren. 

i And when they were come to Je- 
rusalem, they were received of the 
church, and of the apostles and eld- 
ers, and they declared all things that 
God had done with them. 

5 But there rose up certain of the 
sect of the Pharisees which believed, 
saying, That it was needful to circum- 
cise them, and to command them to 
keep the law of Moses. 

6 If And the apostles and elders 
came together for to consider of this 
matter. 

7 And when there had been much 
disputing, Peter rose up, and said 
unto them, Men and brethren, ye 
know how that a good while ago 
God made choice among us, that the 
Gentiles by my mouth should hear 
the word of the gospel, and be- 
lieve. 

8 And God, which knoweth the 
hearts, bare them witness, giving 
them the Holy Ghost, even as he did 
unto us ; 

9 And put no difference between 
us and them, purifying iheir hearts 
by faith. 

10 Now therefore why tempt ye 
God, to put a yoke upon the neck 
of the disciples, which neither our 
fathers nor we were able to bear? 

11 But we believe that through the 
grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we 
shall be saved, even as they. 

12 f Then all the multitude kept 
silence, and gave audience to Barna- 
bas and Paui, declaring what mira- 
cles and wonders God had wrought 
among the Gentiles by them. 

13 H And after they had held their 
peace, James answered, saying, Men 
and brethren, hearken unto me : 

14 Simeon hath declared how God 
at the first did visit the Gentiles, to 
take out of them a people for his 
name 



The case of Gentile 



THE ACTS, XVI. 



converts decided. 



15 And to this agree the words of 
the prophets ; as it is written, 

16 After this I will return, and will 
build again the tabernacle of David, 
which is fallen down: and I will 
build again the ruins thereof, and I 
will set it up : 

17 That the residue of men might 
seek after the Lord, and all the Gen- 
tiles, upon whom my name is called, 
saitn the Lord, who doeth all these 
things. 

18 Known unto God are all his works 
from the beginning of the world. 

19 Wherefore my sentence is, that 
we trouble not them, which from 
among the Gentiles are turned to 
God: 

20 But that we write unto them, 
that they abstain from pollutions of 
idols, and from fornication, and 

{rom things strangled, and from 
lood. 

21 For Moses of old time hath in 
every city them that preach him, 
being read in the synagogues every 
sabbath day. 

22 Then pleased it the apostles and 
elders, with the whole church, to 
send chosen men of their own com- 
pany to Antioch with Paul and Bar- 
nabas ; namely, Judas surnamed Bar- 
sabas, and Silas, chief men among 
the brethren : 

23 And they wrote letters by them 
after this manner ; The apostles and 
elders and brethren send greeting 
unto the brethren which are of the 
Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and 
Cilicia : 

24 Forasmuch as we have heard, 
that certain which went out from us 
have troubled you with words, sub- 
verting your souls, saying, Ye must 
be circumcised, and keep the law ; 
to whom we gave no such command- 
ment : 

25 It seemed good unto us, being 
assembled with one accord, to send 
chosen men unto you with our be- 
loved Barnabas and Paul, 

26 Men that have hazarded their 
lives for the name of our Lord Jesus 
Christ. 

27 We have sent therefore Judas 
and Silas, who shall also tell you the 
same things by mouth. 

28 For it seemed good to the Holy 
Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no 
greater burden than these necessary 
things ; 

29 That ye abstain from meats offer- 
ed to idols, and from blood, and 
from things strangled, and from 
fornication: from which if ye 
keep yourselves, ye shall do well. 
Fare ye well. 

30 So when they were dismissed, 
they came to Antioch : and when 
they had gathered the multitude to- 
gether, they delivered the epistle : 

31 Which when they had read, they 
rejoiced for the consolation. 

32 And Judas and Silas, being proph- 

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ets also themselves, exhorted the 
brethren with many words, and con- 
firmed them. 

33 And after they had tarried there 
a space, they were let go in peaco 
from the brethren unto the apostles. 

34 Notwithstanding it pleased Silas 
to abide there still. 

35 Paul also and Barnabas continued 
in Antioch, teaching and preaching 
the word of the Lord, with many 
others also. 

36 f And some days after, Paul said 
unto Barnabas, Let us go again and 
visit our brethren in every city where 
we have preached the word of the 
Lord, and see how they do. 

37 And Barnabas determined to take 
with them John, whose surname was 
Mark. 

38 But Paul thought not good to 
take him with them, who departed 
from them from,Pamphylia, and went 
not with them to the* work. 

39 And the contention was so sharp 
between them, that they departed 
asunder one from the other : and so 
Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto 
Cyprus ; 

40 And Paul chose Silas, and depart- 
ed, being recommended by the breth 
ren unto the grace of God. 

41 And he went through Syria and 
Cilicia, confirming the cnurcnes. 

CHAPTER XVL 

1 Paul having circumcised Timothy, 7 and being 
called by the Spirit from one country to another, 
14 converteth Lydia, 16 casteth out a spirit oj 
divination. 19 For which cause he and Silas are 
whipped and imprisoned. 26 The prison doors 
are opened. 31 The jailer is converted. 37 and 
they are delivered. 

THEN came he to Derbe and Lys- 
tra: and, behold, a certain disci- 
ple was there, named Timotheus, the 
son of a certain woman, which was a 
Jewess, and believed; but his father 
was a Greek : 

2 Which was well reported of by 
the brethren that were at Lystra and 
Iconium. 

3 Him would Paul have to go forth 
with him ; and took and circumcised 
him because of the Jews which were 
in those quarters : for they knew all 
that his father was a Greek. 

4 And as they went through the 
cities, they delivered them the de- 
crees for to keep, that were ordained 
of the apostles and elders which were 
at Jerusalem. 

5 And so were the churches estab- 
lished in the faith, and increased in 
number daily. 

6 Now when they had gone through- 
out Phrygia and the region of Galatia. 
and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost 
to preach the word in Asia, 

7 After they were come to Mysia. 
they assayed to go into Bithynia : but 
the Spirit suffered them not. 

8 And they passing by Mysia cams 
down to Troas. 



Conversion of Lydia, 



THE ACTS, XVII. 



and of the jailer, 



9 And a vision appeared to Paul in 
the night ; There stood a man of 
Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, 
Come over into Macedonia, and help 
us. 

10 And after he had seen the vision, 
immediately we endeavoured to go 
into Macedonia, assuredly gathering 
that the Lord had called us for to 
preach the gospel unto them. 

11 Therefore loosing from Troas, we 
came with a straight course to Samo- 
thracia, and the next day to Neapolis ; 

12 And from thence to Philippi, 
which is the chief city of that part of 
Macedonia, and a colony : and we were 
in that city abiding certain days. 

13 And on the sabbath we went out 
of the city by a river side, where 
prayer was wont to be made ; and we 
sat down, and spake unto the women 
which resorted thither. 

14 Tf And a certain woman named 
Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city 
or Thyatira, which worshipped God, 
heard us : whose heart the Lord open- 
ed, that she attended unto the things 
which were spoken of Paul. 

15 And when she was baptized, and 
her household, she besought us, say- 
ing, If ye have judged me to be faith- 
ful to the Lord, come into my house, 
and abide there. And she constrain- 
ed us. 

16 1 And it came to pass, as we went 
to prayer, a certain damsel possessed 
with a spirit of divination met us, 
which brought her masters much gain 
by soothsaying : 

17 The same followed Paul and us, 
and cried, saying, These men are the 
servants of the most high God, which 
shew unto us the way of salvation. 

18 And this did she many days. But 
Paul, being grieved, turned and said 
to the spirit, I command thee in the 
name of Jesus Christ to come out of 
her. And he came out the same hour. 

19 1 And when her masters saw that 
the hope of their gains was gone, they 
caught Paul and Silas, and drew them 
into the marketplace unto the rulers, 

20 And brought them to the magis- 
trates, saying, These men, being Jews, 
do exceedingly trouble our city, 

21 And teacn customs, which are not 
lawful for us to receive, neither to ob- 
serve, being Romans. 

22 And the multitude rose up togeth- 
er against them ; and the magistrates 
rent off their clothes, and commanded 
to beat them. 

23 And when they had laid many 
stripes upon them, they cast them in- 
to prison, charging the jailer to keep 
them safely : 

24 Who, having received such a 
charge, thrust them into the inner 
prison, and made their feet fast in the 
stocks. 

25 t And at midnight Paul and Silas 
prayed, and sang praises unto God : 
and the prisoners heard them. 

86 And suddenly there was a great 



earthquake, so that the foundations of 
the prison were shaken : and imme 
diately all the doors were opened, and 
every one's bands were loosed. 

27 And the keeper of the prison 
awaking out of his sleep, and seeing 
the prison doors open, he drew out his 
sword, and would have killed him self , 
supposing that the prisoners had been 
fled. 

28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, 
saying, Do thyself no harm : for we 
are all here. 

29 Then he called for a light, and 
sprang in, and came trembling, and 
fell down before Paul and Silas, 

30 And brought them out, and said. 
Sirs, what must I do to be saved ? 

31 And they said, Believe on the Lord 
Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, 
and thy house. 

32 And they spake unto him the word 
of the Lord, and to all that were in his 
house. 

33 And he took them the same hour 
of the night, and washed their stripes 5 
and was baptized, he and all hiSj 
straightway. 

31 And when he had brought them 
into his house, he set meat before 
them, and rejoiced, believing in God 
with all his house. 

35 And when it was day, the magis- 
trates sent the Serjeants, saying, Let 
those men go. 

36 And the keeper of the prison told 
this saying to Paul, The magistrates 
have sent to let you go : now therefore 
depart, and go in peace. 

37 But Paul said unto them, They 
have beaten us openly uncondemned, 
being Romans, and have cast us into 
prison and now do they thrust us out 
privily ? nay verily ; but let them come 
themselves and fetch us out. 

38 And the Serjeants told these words 
unto the magistrates : and they f eared E 
when they heard that they were Ro- 
mans. 

39 And they came and besought 
them, and brought them out, and de- 
sired them to depart out of the city. 

40 And they went out of the prison s 
and entered into the house of Lydia : 
and when they had seen the brethren, 
they comiorted them, and departed. 



CHAPTER XVIL 

1 Paul ^preacheth at Thessalonica, 4 where some 
believe, and others persecvte him. 10 He is sent 
to Berea, and preacheth there. 13 Being perse- 
cuted at Thessalonica, 15 he cometh to Athens, 
and disputeth, and preacheth the living God to 
them unknown, 34 whereby many are converted 
unto Christ. 

NOW when they had passed through 
Amphipolis and Apollonia, they 
came to Thessalonica, where was a 
synagogue of the Jews : 

2 And Paul, as his manner was, went 
in unto them, and three sabbath days 
reasoned with them out of the Scrip- 
tures, 

3 Opening and alleging, that Christ 

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Paul preacheth at 



THE ACTS, XVIII. 



Berea, at Athena^ 



^ 



must needs have suffered, and risen 
again from the dead; and that this 
Jesus, whom 1 preacn unto you, is 
Christ. 

£ And some of them believed, and 
consorted with Paul and Silas ; and 
of the devout Greeks a great multi- 
tude, and of the chief women not a 
few. 

5 If But the Jews which believed not, 
moved with envy, took unto them cer- 
tain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and 
gathered a company, and set all the 
city on an uproar, and assaulted the 
house of Jason, and sought to bring 
them out to the people. 

6 And when they found them not, 
they drew Jason and certain brethren 
unto the rulers of the city, crying, 
These that have turned the world up- 
side down are come hither also ; 

7 Whom Jason hath received : and 
these all do contrary to the decrees of 
Cesar, saying that there is another 
king, one Jesus. 

8 And they troubled the people and 
the rulers of the city, when they heard 
these things. 

9 And when they had taken security 
of Jason, and of the others, they let 
them go. 

10 If And the brethren immediately 
sent away Paul and Silas by night 
unto Berea : who coming thither went 
into the synagoerue of the Jews. 

11 These were more noble than those 
in Thessalonica, in that they received 
the word with all readiness of tnind, 
and searched the Scriptures daily, 
whether those things were so. 

12 Therefore many of them believed ; 
also of honourable women which were 
Greeks, and of men, not a few. 

13 But when the Jews of Thessalonica 
had knowledge that the word of God 
was preached of Paul at Berea, they 
came thither also, and stirred up the 
people. 

11 And then immediately the breth- 
ren sent away Paul to go as it were to 
the sea : but Silas and Timotheus 
abode there still. 

15 And they that conducted Paul 
brought him unto Athens : and receiv- 
ing a commandment unto Silas and 
Timotheus for to come to him with 
all speed, they departed. 

16 1f Now while Paul waited for them 
at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, 
when he saw the city wholly given to 
idolatry. 

17 Therefore disputed he in the syna- 
gogue with the Jews, and with the de- 
vout persons, and in the market daily 
with them that met with him. 

18 Then certain philosophers of the 
Epicureans, and or the Stoics, encoun- 
tered him. And some said, What will 
Shis babbler say ! other some, He seem- 
eth to be a setter forth of strange 

fods : because he preached unto them 
esus, and the resurrection. 

19 And they took him, and brought 
Mm unto Areopagus, saying, May we 

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know what this new doctrine, whereoi 
thou speakest. is t 

20 For thou bringest certain strange 
things to our ears : we would know 
therefore what these things mean. 

21 (For all the Athenians, and 
strangers which were there, spent 
their time in nothing else, but either 
to tell or to hear some new thing.) 

22 1f Then Paul stood in the midst 
of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of 
Athens. I perceive that in all things 
ye are too superstitious. 

23 For as 1 passed by, and beheld 
your devotions, I found an altar 
with this inscription, TO THE UN« 
KNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye 
ignorantly worship, him declare I 
unto you. 

24 God that made the world and all 
things therein, seeing that he is Lord 
of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in 
temples made with hands ; 

25 Neither is worshipped with men's 
hands, as though he needed any things, 
seeing he giveth to all life, and breatn t 
and all things ; 

26 And hath made of one blood all 
nations of men for to dwell on all the 
face of the earth, and hath determined 
the times before appointed, and the 
bounds of their habitation ; 

27 That they should seek the Lord, 
if haply they might feel after him, 
and find him, though he be not far 
from every one of us : 

28 For in him we live, and move, 
and have our being; as certain also 
of your own poets have said, For we 
are also his offspring. 

29 Forasmuch then as we are the off- 
spring of God, we ought not to think 
that the Godhead is like unto gold, 
or silver, or stone, graven by art ana 
man's device. 

30 And the times of this ignorance 
God winked at ; but now commandeth 
all men every where to repent : 

31 Because he hath appointed a day. 
in the which he will judge the world 
in righteousness by that man whom 
he hath ordained ; whereof he hath 
given assurance unto all men, in that 
he hath raised him from the dead. 

32 f And when they heard of the 
resurrection of the dead, some mock- 
ed : and others said, We will hear thee 
again of this matter. 

33 So Paul departed from among 
them. 

34 Howbeit certain men clave unto 
him, and believed : among the which 
was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a 
woman named Damaris, and others 
with them. 

CHAPTER XVHI. 

3 Paul laboureth with his hands, and vreacheth at 
Corinth to the Gentiles. 9 The Lord encourageth 
him in a vision. 12 He is accused before Oallio 
the deputy, but is dismissed. 18 Afterwards pass- 
ing from city to city he strengthened the disci- 
ples. 24 Apollos, being more perfectly instructed 
by Aquila and Priscilla, 28 preacheth Christ witl 
great efficacy. 



and at Corinth. 



THE ACTS, XIX. Apollos preacheth Christ, 



AFTER these things Paul departed 
. from Athens, and came to Cor- 
inth; 

2 And found a certain Jew named 
Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come 
from Italy, with his wife Priscilla, 
(because that Claudius had com- 
manded all Jews to depart from 
Rome,) and came unto them. 

3 And because he was of the same 
3raft, he abode with them, and 
wrought : (for by their occupation 
they were tentmakers.) 

I And he reasoned in the synagogue 
every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews 
and the Greeks. 

5 And when Silas and Timotheus 
were come from Macedonia, Paul 
was pressed in the spirit, and testi- 
fied to the Jews that Jesus was Christ. 

6 And when they opposed them- 
selves, and blasphemed, he shook his 
raiment, and said unto them, Your 
blood be upon your own heads ; I am 
3lean : from henceforth I will go unto 
the Gentiles. 

7 1 And he departed thence, and 
entered into a certain man's house, 
named Justus, one that worshipped 
God, whose house joined hard to the 
synagogue. 

8 And Crispus, the chief ruler of 
the synagogue, believed on the Lord 
with all his house; and many of 
the Corinthians hearing believed, 
and were baptized. 

9 Then spake the Lord to Paul in 
the night by a vision, Be not afraid, 
but speak, and hold not thy peace : 

10 For I am with thee, and no man 
shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I 
have much people in this city. 

II And he continued there a year 
and six months, teaching the word of 
God among them. 

12 1 And when Gallio was the dep- 
uty of Achaia, the Jews made insur- 
rection with one accord against Paul, 
and brought him to the judgment 
seat, 

13 Saying, This fellow persuadeth 
men to worship God contrary to the 
law. 

14 And when Paul was now about to 
open his mouth, Gallio said unto the 
Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or 
wicked lewdness, O ye Jews, reason 
would that I should bear with you : 

15 But if it be a question of words 
and names, and of your law, look ye 
to it; for I will be no judge of such 
matters. 

16 And he drave them from the 
judgment seat. 

17 Then all the Greeks took Sosthe- 
nes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, 
and beat him before the judgment 
seat. And Gallio cared for none of 
those things. 

18 1 And Paul after this tanied 
there yet a good while, and then took 
his leave of the brethren, and sailed 
thence into Syria, and with him 
Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn 



his head in Cenchrea : for he had $ 
vow. 

19 And he came to Ephesus, and lefts 
them there : but he himself entered 
into the synagogue, and reasoned 
with the Jews. 

20 When they desired him to tarry 
longer time with them, he consented! 
not; 

21 But bade them farewell, saying, 
I must by all means keep this feast 
that cometh in Jerusalem : but I will 
return again unto you, if God willc 
And he sailed from Ephesus. 

22 And when he had landed at Cesa- 
rea, and gone up, and saluted the 
church, he went down to Antioch. 

23 And after he had spent some time 
there, he departed, and? went over all 
the country of Galatia and Phrygia 
in order, strengthening all the disci= 
pies. 

24 If And a certain Jew named 
Apollos, born at Alexandria, an elo- 
quent man, and mighty in the Scrip- 
tures, came to Ephesus. 

25 This man was instructed in the 
way of the Lord ; and being fervent 
in the spirit, he spake and taught 
diligently the things of the Lord E 
knowing only the baptism of John. 

26 And he began to speak boldly in 
the synagogue : whom when Aquila 
and Priscilla had heard, they took 
him unto them, and expounded unto 
him the way or God more perfectly. 

27 And when he was disposed to 
pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote* 
exhorting the disciples to receive 
him : who, when he was come, helped 
them much which had believed 
through grace : 

28 For he mightily convinced the 
Jews, and that publicly, shewing by 
the Scriptures that Jesus was Christ. 

CHAPTER XIX. 

6 The Holy Gkost is given by Paul's hands. 9 Th« 
Jews blaspheme his doctrine, which is confirmed 
by miracles. 13 The Jewish exorcists 16 are beau 
en by the devil. 19 Conjuring books are burnt, 
24 Demetrius, for love of gain, raiseth an uproar 
against Paul, 35 which is appeased by the town' 
clerk. 

AND it came to pass, that, while 
Apollos was at Corinth, Paul hav» 
ing passed through the upper coasts 
came to Ephesus : and finding certain 
disciples, 

2 He said unto them, Have ye re- 
ceived the Holy Ghost since ye be- 
lieved? And they said unto him, We 
have not so much as heard whether 
there be any Holy Ghost. 

3 And he said unto them, Unto what 
then were ye baptized ? And they 
said, Unto John's baptism. 

4 Then said Pauh John verily baptiz- 
ed with the baptism of repentance t 
saying unto the people, that they 
should believe on him which should 
come after him, that is, on Christ 
Jesus. 

5 When they beard this, they wers 

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The Holy Ghost given. THE ACTS, XIX. 



Uproar at Ephesus 



baptized in the name of the Lord 
Jesus. 

6 And when Paul had laid his hands 
apon them, the Holy Ghost came on 
ihem ; and they spake with tongues, 
and prophesied. 

7 And all the men were about twelve. 

8 And he went into the synagogue, 
and spake boldly for the space of 
three months, disputing and persuad- 
ing the things concerning the king- 
dom of God. 

9 But when divers were hardened, 
and believed not, but spake evil of 
that way before the multitude, he de- 
parted from them, and separated the 
disciples, disputing daily in the school 
of one Tyrannus. 

10 And this continued by the space 
of two years ; so that all they which 
dwelt in Asia heard the word of the 
Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks. 

11 And God wrought special mir- 
acles by the hands of Paul: 

12 So that from his body were 
brought unto the sick handkerchiefs 
or aprons, and the diseases departed 
(from them, and the evil spirits went 
out of them. 

13 1 Then certain of the vagabond 
Jews, exorcists, took upon them to 
call over them which had evil spirits 
the name of the Lord Jesus, saying. 
We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul 
preacheth. 

14 And there were seven sons of 
one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the 
priests, which did so. 

15 And the evil spirit answered and 
said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know ; 
but who are ye ? 

16 And the man in whom the evil 
spirit was leaped on them, and over- 
came them, and prevailed against 
them, so that they fled out of that 
house naked and wounded. 

17 And this was known to all the 
Jews and Greeks also dwelling at 
Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, 
and the name of the Lord Jesus was 
magnified. 

18 And many that believed came, 
and confessed, and shewed their 
deeds. 

19 Many of them also which used 
curious arts brought their books to- 
gether, and burned them before all 
men: and they counted the price of 
them, and found it fifty thousand 
pieces of silver. 

20 So mightily grew the word of 
God and prevailed. 

21 H After these things were ended, 
Paul purposed in the spirit, when he 
had passed through Macedonia and 
Achaia, to gc to Jerusalem, saying, 
After I have been there, I must also 
see Rome. 

22 So he sent into Macedonia two of 
them that ministered unto him, Timo- 
theus and Erastus ; but he himself 
stayed in Asia for a season. 

23 And the same time there arose no 
small stir about that way. 

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24 For a certain man named Deme 
trius, a silversmith, which made silver 
shrines for Diana, brought no small 
gain unto the craftsmen ; 

25 Whom he called together with the 
workmen of like occupation, and said, 
Sirs, ye know that by this craft we 
have our wealth. 

26 Moreover ye see and hear, that not 
alone at Ephesus, but almost through- 
out all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded 
and turned away much people, saying 
that they be no gods, which are made 
with hands : 

27 So that not only this our craft is 
in danger to be set at nought ; but also 
that the temple of the great goddess 
Diana should be despised, and her mag- 
nificence should be destroyed, whom 
all Asia and the world worshippeth. 

28 And when they heard these say- 
ings, they were full of wrath, and cried 
out, saying, Great is Diana of the 
Ephesians. 

29 And the whole city was filled with 
confusion : and having caught Gaius 
and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia* 
Paul's companions in travel, they rush 
ed with one accord into the theatre. 

30 And when Paul would have enter- 
ed in unto the people, the disciples 
suffered him not. 

31 And certain of the chief of Asia, 
which were his friends, sent unto him, 
desiring him that he would not adven- 
ture himself into the theatre. 

32 Some therefore cried one thing, 
and some another: for the assembly 
was confused ; and the more part knew 
not wherefore they were come to- 
gether. 

33 And they drew Alexander out of 
the multitude, the Jews putting him 
forward. And Alexander beckoned 
with the hand, and would have made 
his defence unto the people. 

34 But when they knew that he was 
a Jew, all with one voice about the 
space of two hours cried out, Great is 
Diana of the Ephesians. 

35 And when the townclerk had ap» 
peased the people, he said, Ye men of 
Ephesus, what man is there that know- 
etn not how that the city of the Ephe- 
sians is a worshipper of the great god- 
dess Diana, and of the image which 
fell down from Jupiter! 

36 Seeing then that these things can- 
not be spoken against, ye ought to be 
quiet, and to do nothing rashly. 

37 For ye have brought hither these 
men, which are neither robbers of 
churches, nor yet blasphemers of your 
goddess. 

38 Wherefore if Demetrius, and the 
craftsmen which are with iim, have 
a matter against any man. ;ne law is 
open, and there are deputies : let them 
implead one another. 

39 But if ye inquire any thing con- 
cerning other matters, it shall be de- 
termined in a lawful assembly. 

40 For we are in danger to be called 
in question for this day's uproar, there 



X 



Paul iveth to Macedonia. THE ACTS, XX. His charge to the elders. 



being no cause whereby we may give 
an account of this concourse. 

41 And when he had thus spoken, he 
dismissed the assembly. 

CHAPTER XX. 

i Paul goeth to Macedonia. 7 He celebrateth the 
Lord's supper, and preacheth. 9 Eutychus hav' 
ing fallen down dead, 10 is raised to life. 17 At 
Miletum he calleth the elders together, telleth 
them what shall befall to himself, 28 committeth 
Qod's flock to them, 29 warneth them of false 
teachers, 32 commendeth them to God, 36 pray- 
elh with them, and goeth his way. 

AND after the uproar was ceased, 
. Paul called unto him the disciples, 
and embraced them, and departed for 
to go into Macedonia. 

2 And when he had gone over those 
parts, and had given them much ex- 
hortation, he came into Greece, 

3 And there abode three months. 
And when the Jews laid wait for him, 
as he was about to sail into Syria, he 
purposed to return through Macedo- 
nia. 

4 And there accompanied him into 
Asia Sopater of Berea ; and of the Thes- 
salonians, Aristarchus and Secundus ; 
and Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus ; 
and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus. 

5 These going before tarried for us 
at Troas. 

6 And we sailed away from Philip pi 
after the days of unleavened bread, 
and came unto them to Troas in five 
days ; where we abode seven days. 

7 And upon the first day of the week, 
when the discioles came together to 
break bread, Paul preached unto them, 
ready to depart on the morrow ; and 
continued his speech until midnight. 

8 And there were many lights in the 
upper chamber, where they were gath- 
ered together. 

9 And there sat in a window a cer- 
tain young man named Eutychus, be- 
ing fallen into a deep sleep : and as 
Paul was long preaching, he sunk 
down with sleep, and fell down from 
the third loft, and was taken up dead. 

10 And Paul went down, and fell on 
him, and embracing him said, Trouble 
not yourselves ; for his life is in him. 

11 When he therefore was come up 
again, and had broken bread, and eat- 
en, and talked a long while, even till 
break of day, so he departed. 

18 And they brought the young man 
alive, and were not a little comforted. 

13 if And we went before to ship, and 
sailed unto Assos, there intending to 
take in Paul : for so had he appointed, 
minding himself to go afoot. 

14 And when he met with us at As- 
sos, we took him in, and came to 
Mitylene. 

15 And we sailed thence, and came 
the next day over against Chios ; and 
the next day we arrived at Samos, 
and tarried at Trogyllium; and the 
next day we came to Miletus. 

16 For Paul had determined to sail 
by Ephesus, because he would not 
spend the time in Asia : for he hasted, 



if it were possible for him, to be at Je- 
rusalem the day of Pentecpst. 

17 1 And from Miletus he sent to 
Ephesus, and called the elders of the 
church. 

18 And when they were come to him, 
he said unto them, Ye know, from the 
first day that I came into Asia, after 
what manner 1 have been with you at 
all seasons, 

19 Serving the Lord with all humili- 
ty of mind, and with many tears, and 
temptations, which befell me by the 
lying in wait of the Jews: 

20 And how I kept back nothing that 
was profitable unto you, but have 
shewed you, and have taught you 
publicly, and from house to nouse, 

21 Testifying both to the Jews, and 
also to the Greeks, repentance toward 
God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus 
Christ. 

22 And now, behold, I go bound in 
the spirit unto Jerusalem, not know- 
ing the things that shall befall me 
there : 

23 Save that the Holy Ghost witness- 
eth in every city, saying that bonds 
and afflictions abide me. 

24 But none of these things move me, 
neither count I my life dear unto my- 
self, so that I might finish my course 
with joy, and the ministry, which I 
have received of the Lord Jesus, to 
testify the gospel of the grace of God. 

25 And now, behold, I know that ye 
all, among whom I have gone preach- 
ing the kingdom of God, shall see my 
face no more. 

26 Wherefore I take you to record 
this day, that I am pure from the 
blood of all men. 

27 For I have not shunned to declare 
unto you all the counsel of God. 

28 1[ Take heed therefore unto your- 
selves, and to all the flock, over the 
which the Holy Ghost hath made you 
overseers, to feed the church of God, 
which he hath purchased with his 
own blood. 

29 For I know this, that after my de- 
parting shall grievous wolves enter in 
among you, not sparing the flock. 

30 Also of your own selves shall men 
arise, speaking perverse things, to 
draw away disciples after them. 

31 Therefore watch, and remember, 
that by the space of three years I 
ceased not to warn every one night 
and day with tears. 

32 And now, brethren, I commend 
you to God, and to the word of his 
grace, which is able to build you up, 
and to give you an inheritance among 
all them which are sanctified. . 

33 I have coveted no man's silver, or 
gold, or apparel. 

34 Yea, ye yourselves know, that 
these hands have ministered unto my 
necessities, and to them that were 
with me. 

35 I have shewed you all things, 
how that so labouring ye ought to 
support the weak, and to remember 

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i 



Paul cometh 



THE ACTS, XXI. 



to Jerusalem. 



the words of the Lord Jesus, how he 
said, It is more blessed to give than 
to receive. 

36 1 And when he had thus spoken, 
he kneeled down, and prayed with 
them all. 

37 And they all wept sore, and fell 
on Paul's neck, and kissed him, 

38 Sorrowing most of all for the 
words which he spake, that they 
should see his face no more. And 
they accompanied him unto the 
ship. 

CHAPTER XXI. 

1 Paul will not by any means be dissuaded from 
going to Jerusalem. 9 Philip's daughters proph- 
etesses. 17 Paul cometh to Jerusalem : 27 where 
he is apprehended, and in great danger, 31 hut by 
the chief captain is rescued, and permitted to 
speak to the people. 

AN D it came to pass, that after we 
were gotten from them, and had 
launched, we came with a straight 
course unto Coos, and the day follow- 
ing unto Rhodes, and from thence 
unto Patara : 

2 And finding a ship sailing over un- 
to Phenicia, we went aboard, and set 
forth. 

3 Now when we had discovered Cy- 
prus, we left it on the left hand, and 
sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre : 
for there the ship was to unlade her 
burden. 

4 And finding disciples, we tarried 
there seven days : who said to Paul 
through the Spirit, that he should not 
go up to Jerusalem. 

5 And when we had accomplished 
those days, we departed and went our 
way ; and they all brought us on our 
way, with wives and children, till we 
were out of the city : and we kneeled 
down on the shore, and prayed. 

6 And when we had taken our leave 
one of another, we took ship ; and 
they returned home again. 

7 And when we had finished our 
course from Tyre, we came to Ptole- 
mais, and saluted the brethren, and 
abode with them one day. 

8 And the next day we that were of 
Paul's company departed, and came 
unto Cesarea; and we entered into 
the house of Philip the evangelist, 
which was one of the seven ; and 
abode with him. 

9 And the same man had four daugh- 
ters, virgins, which did prophesy. 

10 And as we tarried there many 
days, there came down from Judea 
a certain prophet, named Agabus. 

11 And when he was come unto us, 
he took Paul's girdle, and bound his 
own hands and feet, and said, Thus 
saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the 
Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that 
owneth this girdle, and shall deliver 
him into the hands of the Gentiles. 

12 And when we heard these things, 
both we, and they of that place, be- 
sought him not to go up to Jerusa- 
lem. 

13 Then Paul answered, What mean 

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ye to weep and to break mine heart v 
for I am ready not to be bound only, 
but also to die at Jerusalem for the 
name of the Lord Jesus. 

14 And when he would not be per- 
suaded, we ceased, saying, The will 
of the Lord be done. 

15 And after those days we took up 
our carriages, and went up to Jeru- 
salem. 

16 There went with us also cer- 
tain of the disciples of Cesarea, and 
brought with them one Mnason of 
Cyprus, an old disciple, with whom 
we should lodge. 

17 And when we were come to Je- 
rusalem, the brethren received us 
gladly. 

18 And the day following Paul went 
in with us unto James ; and all the 
elders were present. 

19 And when he had saluted them 5 
he declared particularly what things 
God had wrought among the Gen- 
tiles by his ministry. 

20 And when they heard it, thjey 

glorified the Lord, and said unto 
im, Thou seest, brother, how many 
thousands of Jews there are which 
believe ; and they are all zealous of 
the law : 

21 And they are informed of thee, 
that thou teachest all the Jews which 
are among the Gentiles to forsake 
Moses, saying that they ought not 
to circumcise their children, neither 
to walk after the customs. 

22 What is it therefore? the mul- 
titude must needs come together : 
for they will hear that thou art 
come. 

23 Do therefore this that we say to 
thee : We have four men which have 
a vow on them ; 

24 Them take, and purify thyself 
with them, and be at charges with 
them, that they may shave their 
heads : and all may know that those 
things, whereof they were informed 
concerning thee, are nothing ; but 
that thou thyself also walkest order- 
ly, and keepest the law. 

25 As touching the Gentiles which 
believe, we have written and con- 
cluded that they observe no such 
thing, save only that they keep them- 
selves from things offered to idols, 
and from blood, and from strangled, 
and from fornication. 

26 Then Paul took the men, and 
the next day purifying himself with 
them entered into the temple, to 
signify the accomplishment of the 
days of purification, until that an 
offering should be offered for every 
one of them. 

27 And when the seven days were 
almost ended, the Jews which were 
of Asia, when they saw him in the 
temple, stirred up all the people, 
and laid hands on him, 

28 Crying out, Men of Israel, help : 
This is the man, that teacheth all 
men every where against the people, 



Be declareth 



THE ACTS, XXII. 



his conversion, 



and the law, and this place : and 
further brought Greeks also into the 
temple, and nath polluted this holy 
place. 

29 (For they had seen before with 
him in the city Trophimus an Ephe- 
sian, whom they supposed that Paul 
had buught into the temple. ) 

30 And all the city was moved, and 
the people ran together : and they 
took Paul, and drew him out of the 
temple : and forthwith the doors 
were shut. 

31 And as they went about to kill 
him, tidings came unto the chief 
captain of the band, that all Jerusa- 
lem was in an uproar : 

32 Who immediately took soldiers 
and centurions, and ran down unto 
them : and when they «saw the chief 
captain and the soldiers, they left 
beating of Paul. 

33 Then the chief captain came 
near, and took him, and commanded 
him to be bound with two chains; 
and demanded who he was, and what 
he had done. 

34 And some cried one thing, some 
another, among the multitude : and 
when he could not know the cer- 
tainty for the tumult, he commanded 
him to be carried into the castle. 

35 And when he came upon the 
stairs, so it was, that he was borne 
of the soldiers for the violence of 
the people. 

36 For the multitude of the people 
followed after, crying, Away with 
him. 

37 And as Paul was to be led into 
the castle, he said unto the chief 
captain, May I speak unto thee ! Who 
said, Canst thou speak Greek ? 

38 Art not thou that Egyptian, 
which before these days madest an 
uproar, and leddest out into the wil- 
derness four thousand men that were 
murderers ? 

39 But Paul said, I am a man which 
am a Jew of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, 
a citizen of no mean city : and, I 
beseech thee, suffer me to speak 
unto the people. 

40 And when he had given him li- 
cense, Paul stood on the stairs, and 
beckoned with the hand unto the 
people. And when there was made 
a great silence, he spake unto them 
in the Hebrew tongue, saying, 

CHAPTER XXH. 

1 Paul declareth at large, how he was converted to 
the faith, 17 and called to hts apostleship. 22 At 
the very mentioning of the Gentile3, the people 
exclaim on him. 24 He should have been scourged, 
25 but claiming the privilege of a Roman, he 
eseapeth. 

MEN, brethren, and fathers, hear ye 
my defence which I make now 
unto you. 

2 (And when they heard that he 
spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, 
they kept the more silence : and he 
saith,) 



3 I am verily a man which am a Jew. 
born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet 
brought up in this city at the feet of 
Gamaliel, and taught according to the 
perfect manner of the law of the fa- 
thers, and was zealous toward God, as 
ye all are this day. 

4 And I persecuted this way unto the 
death, binding and delivering into 
prisons both men and women. 

5 As also the high priest doth bear 
me witness, and all the estate of the 
elders : from whom also I received let- 
ters unto the brethren, and went to 
Damascus, to bring them which were 
there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be 
punished. 

6 And it came to pass, that, as I made 
my journey, and was come nigh unto 
Damascus about noon, suddenly there 
shone from heaven a great light round 
about me. 

7 And I fell unto the ground, and 
heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, 
Saul, why persecutest thou me ! 

8 And I answered, Who art thou, 
Lord? And he said unto me, I am 
Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou per- 
secutest. 

9 And they that were with me saw 
indeed the light, and were afraid ; but 
they heard not the voice of him that 
spake to me. 

10 And I said, What shall I do, Lord ? 
And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and 
go into Damascus ; and there it shall 
be told thee of all things which are 
appointed for thee to do. 

11 And when I could not see for the 
glory of that light, being led by the 
hand of them that were with me, I 
came into Damascus. 

12 And one Ananias, a devout man 
according to the law, having a good 
report or all , the Jews which dwelt 
there, 

13 Came unto me, and stood, and said 
unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy 
sight. And the same hour I looked up 
upon him. 

14 And he said, The God of our fa- 
thers hath chosen thee, that thou 
shouldest know his will, and see that 
Just One, and shouldest hear the voice 
of his mouth. 

15 For thou shalt be his witness unto 
all men of what thou hast seen and 
heard. 

16 And now why tarriest thou ? arise, 
and be baptized, and wash away thy 
sins, calling on the name of the Lord. 

17 And it came to pass, that, when I 
was come again to Jerusalem, even 
while I prayed in the temple, 1 was in 
a trance ; 

18 And saw him saying unto me, 
Make haste, and get thee quickly out 
of Jerusalem : for they will not re- 
ceive thy testimony concerning me. 

19 And I said, Lord, they know that 
I imprisoned and beat in every syna- 
gogue them that believed on thee : 

20 And when the blood of thy mar- 
tyr Stephen was shed, I also was 

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THE ACTS, XXIII. 



the council. 



standing by, and consenting unto his 
death, and kept the raiment of them 
that slew him. 

21 And he said unto me, Depart : for 
I will send thee far hence unto the 
Gentiles. 

22 And they gave him audience unto 
this word, and then lifted up their 
voices, and said, Away with such a 
fellow from the earth : for it is not fit 
that he should live. 

23 And as they cried out, and cast 
off their clothes, and threw dust into 
the air, 

24 The chief captain commanded him 
to be brought into the castle, and bade 
that he should be examined by scourg- 
ing ; that he might know wherefore 
they cried so against him. 

25 And as they bound him with 
thongs, Paul said unto the centurion 
that stood by, Is it lawful for you to 
scourge a man that is a Roman, and 
uncondemned ? 

26 When the centurion heard that, 
he went and told the chief captain, 
saying, Take heed what thou doest ; 
for this man is a Roman. 

27 Then the chief captain came, and 
said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Ro- 
man ? He said. Yea. 

28 And the chief captain answered, 
With a great sum obtained I this free- 
dom. And Paul said, But I was free 
born. 

29 Then straightway they departed 
from him which should have exam- 
ined him : and the chief captain also 
was afraid, after he knew that he was 
a Roman, and because he had bound 
him. 

30 On the morrow, because he would 
have known the certainty wherefore 
he was accused of the Jews, he loosed 
him from his bands, and commanded 
the chief priests and all their council 
to appear, and brought Paul down, 
and set him before them. 

CHAPTER XXIII. 

1 As Paul pleadeth his cause, 2 Ananias command- 
eth them to smite him. 1 Dissension among his 
accusers. 11 God encourageth him. 14. The Jews' 
laying wait for Paul 20 is declared unto the chief 
captain. 27 He sendeth him to Felix the governor. 

AN D Paul, earnestly beholding the 
council, said, Men and brethren, I 
have lived in all good conscience be- 
fore God until this day. 

2 And the high priest Ananias com- 
manded them that stood by him to 
smite him on the mouth. 

3 Then said Paul unto him, God 
shall smite thee, thou whited wall : 
for sittest thou to judge me after 
the law, and commandest me to be 
smitten contrary to the law ? 

4 And they that stood by said, Re- 
vilest thou God's high priest? 

5 Then said Paul, I wist not, breth- 
ren, that he was the high priest : for 
it is written, Thou shalt not speak 
evil of the ruler of thy people. 

6 But when Paul perceived that the 

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one part were Sadducees, and the oth- 
er Pharisees, he cried out in the 
council, Men and brethren, I am a 
Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee : of 
the hope and resurrection of the 
dead I am called in question. 

7 And when he had so said, there 
arose a dissension between the Phari- 
sees and the Sadducees : and the mul- 
titude was divided. 

8 For the Sadducees say that there 
is no resurrection, neither angel, 
nor spirit : but the Pharisees confess 
both. 

9 And there arose a great cry : and 
the scribes that were of the Phari- 
sees' part arose, and strove, saying, 
We And no evil in this man : but if a 
spirit or an angel hath spoken to 
him, let us not fight against God. 

10 And when there arose a great 
dissension, the chief captain, fearing 
lest Paul should have been pulled in 
pieces of them, commanded the sol- 
diers to go down, and to take him 
by force from among them, and tc 
bring him into the castle. 

11 And the night following the 
Lord stood by him, and said, Be of 
good cheer, Paul : for as thou hast 
testified of me in Jerusalem, so must 
thou bear witness also at Rome. 

12 And when it was day, certain of 
the Jews banded together, and bound 
themselves under a curse, saying that 
they would neither eat nor drink till 
they had killed Paul. 

13 And they were more than forty 
which had made this conspiracy. 

14 And they came to the chief 

Eriests and elders, and said, We have 
ound ourselves under a great curse, 
that we will eat nothing until we 
have slain Paul. 

15 Now therefore ye with the coun- 
cil signify to the chief captain that 
he bring him down unto you to mor- 
row, as though ye would inquire 
something more perfectly concern- 
ing him : and we, or ever he come 
near, are ready to kill him. 

16 And when Paul's sister's son 
heard of their lying in wait, he went 
and entered into the castle, and told 
Paul. 

17 Then Paul called one of the cen- 
turions unto him, and said, Bring this 
young man unto the chief captain : 
for he hath a certain thing to tell 
him. 

18 So he took him : and brought him 
to the chief captain, and said, Paul 
the prisoner called me unto him, and 
prayed me to bring this young man 
unto thee, who hath something to- 
say unto thee. 

19 Then the chief captain took him 
by the hand, and went with him aside 
privately, and asked him, What is 
that thou hast to tell me ? 

20 And he said, The Jews have 
agreed to desire thee that thou 
wouldest bring down Paul to mor- 
row into the council, as though they 



His defence 



THE ACTS, XXIV. 



before Felix 



would inquire somewhat of him more 
perfectly. 

21 But do not thou yield unto 
them : for there lie in wait for him 
of them more than forty men, which 
have bound themselves with an oath, 
that they will neither eat nor drink 
till they have killed him : and now 
are they ready, looking for a promise 
from thee. 

22 So the chief captain then let the 
young man depart, and charged him, 
See thou tell no man that thou hast 
shewed these things to me. 

23 And he called unto him two 
centurions, saying, Make ready two 
hundred soldiers to go to Cesarea, 
and horsemen threescore and ten, 
and spearmen two hundred, at the 
third nour of the night ; 

24 And provide them beasts, that 
they may set Paul on, and bring him 
safe unto Felix the governor. 

25 And he wrote a letter after this 
manner : 

26 Claudius Lysias unto the most ex- 
cellent governor Felix sendeth greet- 
ing. 

27 This man was taken of the Jews, 
and should have been killed of them : 
then came I with an army, and res- 
cued him, having understood that he 
was a Roman. 

28 And when I would have known the 
cause wherefore they accused him, I 
brought him forth into their council : 

29 Whom I perceived to be accused 
of questions of their law, but to have 
nothing laid to his charge worthy of 
death or of bonds. 

30 And when it was told me how 
that the Jews laid wait for the man, 
I sent straightway to thee, and gave 
commandment to his accusers also to 
say before thee what they had against 
him. Farewell. 

31 Then the soldiers, as it was com- 
manded them, took Paul, and brought 
him by night to Antipatris. 

32 On the morrow they left the 
horsemen to go with him, and re- 
turned to the castle : 

33 Who, when they came to Cesa- 
rea, and delivered the epistle to the 
governor, presented Paul also before 
Him. 

34 And when the governor had read 
the letter, he asked of what province 
he was. And when he understood 
that he was of Cilicia ; 

35 I will hear thee, said he, when 
thine accusers are also come. And 
he commanded him to be kept in 
Herod's judgment hall. 

CHAPTER XXIV. 

1 Paul being accused by Tertullus the orator, 10 
answereth for his life and doctrine. 24 He 
preacheth Christ to the governor and his wife. 

36 The governor hopeth for a bribe, but in vain. 
27 At last, going out of his office, he leaveth Paul 
in prison. 

ND after five days Ananias the 
high priest descended with the 



A ! 



elders, and with a certain oratos 
named Tertullus, who informed the 
governor against Paul. 

2 And when he was called forth t 
Tertullus began to accuse him, say- 
ing, Seeing that by thee we enjoy 
great quietness, and th«,t very wor- 
thy deeds are done unto this nation 
by thy providence, 

3 We accept it always, and in all 
places, most noble Felix, with all 
thankfulness. 

i Notwithstanding, that I be not 
further tedious unto thee, I .pray 
thee that thou wouldest hear us of 
thy clemency a few words. 

5 For we have found this man a pest- 
ilent fellow, and a mover of sedition 
among all the Jews throughout the 
world, and a ringleader or the sect 
of the Nazarenes : 

6 Who also hath gone about to pro- 
fane the temple : whom we took, and 
would have judged according to our 
law. 

7 But the chief captain Lysias came 
upon us, and with great violence took 
him away out of our hands, 

8 Commanding his accusers to come 
unto thee : by examining of whom 
thyself mayest take knowledge of 
all these things, whereof we accuse 
him. 

9 And the Jews also assented, saying 
that these thingc were so. 

10 Then Paul, after that the gov- 
ernor had beckoned unto him tc 
speak, answered, Forasmuch as I 
know that thou hast been of many 
years a judge unto this nation, I dc 
the more cheerfully answer for my- 
self : 

11 Because that thou mayest under- 
stand, that there are yet but twelve 
days since I went up to Jerusalem for 
to worship. 

12 And they neither found me in the 
temple disputing with any man, nei- 
ther raising up the people, neither in 
the synagogues, nor in the city : 

13 Neither can they prove the things 
whereof they now accuse me. 

14 But this I confess unto thee, that 
after the way which they call heresy 9 
so worship I the God of my fathers s 
believing all things which are written 
in the law and in the prophets : 

15 And have hope toward God, which 
they themselves also allow, that there 
shall be a resurrection of the dead, 
both of the just and unjust. 

16 And herein do I exercise myself, 
to have always a conscience void of of- 
fence toward God, and toward men. 

17 Now after many years I came to 
bring alms to my nation, and offer- 
ings. 

18 Whereupon certain Jews from 
Asia found me purified in the temple, 
neither with multitude, nor with tu- 
mult. 

19 Who ought to have been here be^ 
fore thee, and object, if they ha<J 
aught against me. 

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Paul is accused 



THE ACTS, XXV. 



before Festus. 



20 Or else let these same here say, if 
they have found any evil doing in me, 
while I stood before the council, 

21 Except it be for this one voice, 
that I cried standing among them. 
Touching the resurrection of the dead 
I am called in question by you tnis 
day. 

22 And when Felix heard these 
things, having more perfect knowl- 
edge of that way, he deferred them, 
and said, When Lysias the chief cap- 
tain shall come down, I will know the 
uttermost of your matter. 

23 And he commanded a centurion 
to keep Paul, and to let him have lib- 
erty, and that he should forbid none 
of his acquaintance to minister or 
come unto him. 

24 And after certain days, when Fe- 
iix came with his wife Drusilla, which 
was a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and 
heard him concerning the faith in 
Christ. 

25 And as he reasoned of righteous- 
ness, temperance, and judgment to 
come, Felix trembled, and answered, 
Gk) thy way for this time ; when I have 
a convenient season, I will call for 
thee. 

26 He hoped also that money should 
have been given him of Paul, that he 
might loose him : wherefore he sent 
for him the oftener, and communed 
with him. 

27 But after two years Porcius Festus 
came into Felix' room : and Felix, will- 
ing to shew the Jews a pleasure, left 
Paul bound. 

CHAPTER XXV. 

1 The Jews accuse Paul before Festus. 8 He an- 
swereth for himself, 11 and appealeth unto Cesar. 
14 Afterwards Festus openeth his matter to king 
Agrippa, 23 and he is brought forth. 25 Festus 
cleareth him to have done nothing worthy of 
death. 

NOW when Festus was come into 
the province, after three days he 
*scendea from Cesarea to Jerusalem. 

2 Then the high priest and the chief 
of the Jews informed him against 
Paul, and besought him, 

3 And desired favour against him, 
that he would send for him to Jeru- 
salem, laying wait in the way to kill 
him. 

4 But Festus answered, that Paul 
should be kept at Cesarea, and that 
he himself would depart shortly 
thither. 

5 Let them therefore, said he, which 
among you are able, go down with 
me, and accuse this man, if there be 
any wickedness in him. 

6 And when he had tarried among 
them more than ten days, he went 
down unto Cesarea ; and the next day 
sitting on the judgment seat com- 
manded Paul to be brought. 

7 And when he was come, the Jews 
which came down from Jerusalem 
stood round about, and laid many and 
grievous complaints against Paul, 
which they could not prove. 

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8 While he answered for himself, 
Neither against the law of the Jews, 
neither against the temple, nor jei 
against Cesar, have 1 offended any 
thing at all. 

9 But Festus, willing to do the Jews 
a pleasure, answered Paul, and said. 
Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and 
there be judged of these things be- 
fore me ? 

10 Then said Paul, I stand at Cesar's 
judgment seat, where I ought to be 
judged : to the Jews have I done no 
wrong, as thou very well knowest. 

11 For if I be an offender, or have 
committed any thing worthy of death, 
I refuse not to die : but if there be 
none of these things whereof these 
accuse me, no man may deliver me 
unto them. I appeal unto Cesar. 

12 Then Festus, when he. had con- 
ferred with the council, answered, 
Hast thou appealed unto Cesar! unto 
Cesar shalt thou go. 

13 And after certain days king Agrip- 
pa and Bernice came unto Cesarea to 
salute Festus. 

14 And when they had been there 
many days, Festus declared Paul's 
cause unto the king, saying, There is 
a certain man left in bonds by Felix : 

15 About whom, when I was at Jeru- 
salem, the chief priests and the elders 
of the Jews informed me, desiring to 
have judgment against him. 

16 To whom I answered, It is not the 
manner of the Romans to deliver any 
man to die, before that he which is ac- 
cused have the accusers face to face, 
and have license to answer for him- 
self concerning the crime laid against 
him. 

17 Therefore, when they were come 
hither, without any delay on the mor- 
row I sat on the judgment seat, and 
commanded the man to be brought 
forth. 

18 Against whom when the accusers 
stood up, they brought none accusa- 
tion of such things as I supposed : 

19 But had certain questions against 
him of their own superstition, and of 
one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul 
affirmed to be alive. 

20 And because I doubted of such 
manner of questions, I asked him 
whether he would go to Jerusalem, 
and there be judged of these matters. 

21 But when Paul had appealed to be 
reserved unto the hearing of Augus- 
tus, I commanded him to be kept till 
I might send him to Cesar. 

22 Then Agrippa said unto Festus, I 
would also hear the man myself. To 
morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him. 

23 And on the morrow, when Agrip- 
pa was come, and Bernice. with great 
pomp, and was entered into the place 
of hearing, with the chief captains, 
and principal men of the city, at Fes- 
tus' commandment Paul was brought 
forth. 

24 And Festus said, King Agrippa, 
and all men which are here present 



PauVs defence 



THE ACTS, XXVI. 



before Agrippa. 



with us, ye see this man, about whom 
all the multitude of the Jews have 
dealt with me, both at Jerusalem, and 
also here, crying that he ought not to 
live any longer. 

25 But when I found that he had 
committed nothing worthy of death, 
and that he himself hath appealed 
to Augustus, I have determined to 
send him. 

26 Of whom I have no certain thing 
to write unto my lord. Wherefore 1 
have brought him forth before you, 
and specially before thee, O King 
Agrippa, that, after examination had, 

1 might have somewhat to write. 

27 For it seemeth to me unreasonable 
to send a prisoner, and not withal to 
signify the crimes laid against him. 

CHAPTER XXVI. 

2 Paul, in the presence of Agrippa, declareth his 
life from his childhood, 12 and how miraculously 
he was converted, and called to his apostleship. 
24 Festus chargeth him to be mad, whereunto he 
answereth modestly. 28 Agrippa is almost per- 
suaded to be a Christian. 31 The whole company 
pronounce him innocent. 

THEN Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou 
art permitted to speak for thyself. 
Then Paul stretched forth the hand, 
and answered for himself: 

2 I think myself happy, king Agrip- 
pa ; because I shall answer for myself 
this day before thee touching all the 
things whereof I am accused of the 
Jews: 

3 Especially because I know thee to 
be expert in all customs and questions 
which are among the Jews : wherefore 
I beseech thee to hear me patiently. 

i My manner of life from my youth, 
which was at the first among mine 
own nation at Jerusalem, know all 
the Jews ; 

5 Which knew me from the begin- 
ning, if they would testify, that after 
the most straitest sect of our religion I 
lived a Pharisee. 

6 And now I stand and am judged 
for the hope of the promise made of 
God unto our fathers : 

7 Unto which promise our twelve 
tribes, instantly serving God day and 
night, hope to come. For which hope's 
sake, king Agrippa, I am accused of 
the Jews. 

8 Why should it be thought a thing 
Incredible with you, that God should 
raise the dead ? 

9 I verily thought with myself, that 
I ought to do many things contrary 
to the name of Jesus of Nazareth. 

10 Which thing I also did in Jeru- 
salem : and many of the saints did I 
shut up in prison, having received 
authority from the chief priests ; and 
when they were put to death, I gave 
my voice against them. 

11 And I punished them oft in every 
synagogue, and compelled them to 
blaspheme ; and being exceedingly 
mad against them, I persecuted them 
even unto strange cities. 



12 Whereupon as I went to Damas- 
cus with authority and commission 
from the chief priests, 

13 At midday, O king, I saw in the 
way a light from heaven, above the 
brightness of the sun, shining round 
about me and them which journeyed 
with me. 

14 And when we were all fallen to 
the earth, I heard a voice speaking 
unto me, and saying in the Hebrew 
tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecuted 
thou me? it is hard for thee to kick 
against the pricks. 

15 And I said, Who art thou, Lord ? 
And he said, I am Jesus whom thou 
persecutest. 

16 But rise, and stand upon thy 
feet : for I have appeared unto thee for 
this purpose, to make thee a minis- 
ter and a witness both of these things 
which thou hast seen, and of those 
things in the which I will appear un- 
to thee ; 

17 Delivering thee from the people, 
and from the Gentiles, unto whom 
now I send thee, 

18 To open their eyes, and to turn 
them from darkness to light, and from 
the power of Satan unto God, that 
they may receive forgiveness of sins, 
and inheritance among them which 
are sanctified by faith that is in me. 

19 Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I 
was not disobedient unto the heaven- 
ly vision : 

20 But shewed first unto them of 
Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and 
throughout all the coasts of Judea, 
and then to the Gentiles, that they 
should repent and turn to God, and 
do works meet for repentance. 

21 For these causes the Jews caught 
me in the temple, and went about to 
kill me. 

22 Having therefore obtained help 
of God, I continue unto this day, wit- 
nessing both to small and great, say- 
ing none other things than those 
which the prophets and Moses did 
say should come : 

23 That Christ should suffer, and 
that he should be the first that should 
rise from the dead, and should shew 
light unto the people, and to the 
Gentiles. 

24 And as he thus spake for himself, 
Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, 
thou art beside thyself ; much learn- 
ing doth make thee mad. 

25 But he said, I am not mad, most 
noble Festus ; but speak forth the 
words of truth and soberness. 

26 For the king knoweth of these 
things, before whom also I speak free- 
ly : for I am persuaded that none 
of these things are hidden from 
him ; for this thing was not done in 
a corner. 

27 King Agrippa, believest thou the 
prophets ? I know that thou believest. 

28 Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Al- 
most thou persuadest me to be a 
Chris la n. 

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PauVs voyage 



THE ACTS, XXVII. 



toward Rome, 



29 And Paul said, I would to God. 
that not only thou, but also all thai 
hear me this day, were both almost, 
and altogether such as I am, except 
these bonds. 

30 And when he had thus spoken, 
the king rose up, and the governor, 
and Bernice, and they that sat with 
them: 

31 And when they were gone aside, 
they talked between themselves, say- 
ing. This man doeth nothing worthy 
of death or of bonds. 

32 Then said Agrippa unto Festus, 
This man might have been set at lib- 
erty, if he nad not appealed unto 
Cesar. 

CHAPTER XXVIL 

l Paul shipping toward Rome, 10 foretelleth of the 
danger of the voyage, 11 but is not believed. 14 
They are tossed to and fro with tempest, 41 and 
suffer shipwreck, 22, 34, 44 yet all come safe to 
land. 

AND when it was determined that 
. we should sail into Italy, they 
delivered Paul and certain other 
prisoners unto one named Julius, a 
centurion of Augustus' band. 

2 And entering into a ship of Adra- 
myttium, we launched, meaning to 
sail by the coasts of Asia ; one Aris- 
tarchus, a Macedonian of Thessaloni- 
ca, being with us. 

3 And the next day we touched at 
Sidon. And Julius courteously en- 
treated Paul, and gave him liberty 
to go unto his friends to refresh 
himself. 

4 And when we had launched from 
thence, we sailed under Cyprus, be- 
cause the winds were contrary. 

5 And when we had sailed over the 
sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we 
came to Myra, a city of Lycia. 

6 And there the centurion found a 
ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy ; 
and he put us therein. 

7 And when we had sailed slowly 
many days, and scarce were come 
over against Cnidus, the wind not 
suffering us, we sailed under Crete, 
over against Salmone ; 

8 And, hardly passing it, came unto 
a place which is called the Fair Ha- 
vens ; nigh whereunto was the city 
of Lasea. 

9 Now when much time was spent, 
and when sailing was now dangerous, 
because the fast was now already past, 
Paul admonished them, 

10 And said unto them, Sirs, I per- 
ceive that this voyage will be with 
hurt and much damage, not only of 
the lading and ship, but also of our 
lives. 

11 Nevertheless the centurion be- 
lieved the master and the owner of 
the ship, more than those things which 
were spoken by Paul. 

12 And because the haven was not 
commodious to winter in, the more 

Eart advised to depart thence also, if 
y any means they might attain to 
Phenice, and there to winter ; which is 
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a haven of Crete, and lieth toward 
the southwest and northwest. 

13 And when the south wind blew 
softly, supposing that they had ob- 
tained their purpose, loosing thence, 
they sailed close by Crete. 

14 But not long after there arose 
against it a tempestuous wind, called 
Euroclydon. 

15 And when the ship was caught, 
and could not bear up into the wind, 
we let her drive. 

16 And running under a certain isl- 
and which is called Clauda, we had 
much work to come by the boat : 

17 Which when they had taken up, 
they used helps, undergirding the 
ship j and, fearing lest they should 
fall into the quicksands, strake sail, 
and so were driven. 

18 And we being exceedingly tossed 
with a tempest, the next day they 
lightened the ship ; 

19 And the third day we cast out 
with our own hands the tackling of 
the ship. 

20 And when neither sun nor stars 
in many days appeared, and no small 
tempest lay on us, all hope that we 
should be saved was then taken away. 

21 But after long abstinence, Paul 
stood forth in the midst of them, and 
said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened 
unto me, and not have loosed from 
Crete, and to have gained this harm 
and loss. 

22 And now I exhort you to be of 
good cheer : for there shall be no loss 
of any mail's life among you, but of 
the ship. 

23 For there stood by me this night 
the angel of God, whose I am, and 
whom I serve, 

24 Saying, Fear not, Paul ; thou 
must be brought before Cesar: and, 
lo, God hath given thee all them that 
sail with thee. 

25 Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer ; 
for I believe God, that it shall be even 
as it was told me. 

26 Howbeit we must be cast upon a 
certain island. 

27 But when the fourteenth nighi 
was come, as we were driven up and 
down in Adria, about midnight the 
shipmen deemed that they drew near 
to some country ; 

28 And sounded, and found it twenty 
fathoms: and when they had gone a 
little further, they sounded again, and 
found it fifteen fathoms. 

29 Then fearing lest we should have 
fallen upon rocks, they cast four 
anchors out of the stern, and wished 
for the day. 

30 And as the shipmen were about 
to flee out of the ship, when they had 
let down the boat into the sea, under 
colour as though they would have 
cast anchors out of the foreship, 

31 Paul said to the centurion and to 
the soldiers, Except these abide in the 
ship, ye cannot be saved. 

32 Then the soldiers cut off the 



€aul is shipwrecked. THE ACTS, XXVI11. 



He arrives at Home. 



•ropes of the boat, and let her fall 
off. 

33 And while the day was coming on, 
Paul besought them all to take meat, 
saying, This day is the fourteenth day 
that ye have tarried and continued 
fasting, having taken nothing. 

34 Wherefore I pray you to take some 
meat ; for this is for your health : for 
there shall not a hair fall from the 
head of any of you. 

35 And when he had thus spoken, he 
took bread, and gave thanks to God 
in presence of them all ; and when he 
had broken it, he began to eat. 

36 Then were they all of good cheer, 
and they also took some meat. 

37 And we were in all in the ship 
two hundred threescore and sixteen 
souls. . 

38 And when they had eaten enough, 
they lightened the ship, and cast out 
the wheat into the sea. 

39 And when it was day, they knew 
not the land : but they discovered a 
certain creek with a shore, into the 
which they were minded, if it were 
possible, to thrust in the ship. 

40 And when they had taken up the 
anchors, they committed themselves 
unto the sea, and loosed the rudder 
bands, and hoised up the mainsail to 
the wind, and made toward shore. 

41 And falling into a place where 
two seas met, they ran the ship 
aground ; and the forepart stuck fast, 
and remained unmoveable, but the 
hinder part was broken with the vio- 
lence or the waves. 

42 And the soldiers' counsel was to 
kill the prisoners, lest any of them 
should swim out, and escape. 

43 But the centurion, willing to save 
Paul, kept them from their purpose ; 
and commanded that they which could 
swim should cast themselves first into 
the sea, and get to land : 

44 And the rest, some on boards, and 
some on broken pieces of the ship. 
And so it came to pass, that they es- 
caped all safe to land. 

CHAPTER XXVIII. 

1 Paul after his shipwreck is kindly entertained of 
the barbarians. 6 The viper on his hand hurteth 
him not. 8 He healeth many diseases in the isl- 
and. 11 They depart towards Rome. 17 He de~ 
elareth to the Jew* the cause of his coming. 24 
After his preaching some were persuaded, and 
tome believed not. SO Yet he preacheth there two 
years. 

AN D when they were escaped, then 
l they knew that the island was 
called Melita. 

2 And the barbarous people shewed 
us no little kindness : for they kin- 
dled a fire, and received us every 
one, because of the present rain, and 
because of the cold. 

3 And when Paul had gathered a 
bundle of sticks, and laid them on the 
fire, there came a viper out of the 
heat, and fastened on nis hand. 

4 And when the barbarians saw the 
venomous beast hang on his hand 



they said among themselves, No doubt 
this man is a murderer, whom, though 
he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance 
suffereth not to live. 

5 And he shook off the beast into 
the fire, and felt no harm. 

6 Howbeit they looked when he 
should have swollen, or fallen down 
dead suddenly : but after they had 
looked a great while, and saw no 
harm come to him, they changed 
their minds, and said that he was a 
god. 

7 In the same quarters were posses- 
sions of the chief man of the island, 
whose name was Publius ; who re- 
ceived us, and lodged us three days 
courteously. 

8 And it came to pass, that the father 
of Publius lay sick of a fever and of a 
bloody flux : to whom Paul entered in, 
and prayed, and laid his hands on him, 
and healed him. 

9 So when this was done, others 
also, which had diseases in the island, 
came, and were healed : 

10 Who also honoured us with many 
honours ; and when we departed, they 
laded us with such things as were 
necessary. 

11 And after three months we de- 

Earted in a ship of Alexandria, which 
ad wintered in the isle, whose sign 
was Castor and Pollux. 

12 And landing at Syracuse, we tar- 
ried there three days. 

13 And from thence we fetched a 
compass, and came to Rhegium : and 
after one day the south wind blew, 
and we came the next day to Puteoli : 

14 Where we found brethren, and 
were desired to tarry with them 
seven days : and so we went toward 
Rome. 

15 And from thence, when the breth- 
ren heard of us, they came to meet us 
as far as Appii Forum, and the Three 
Taverns ; whom when Paul saw, he 
thanked God, and took courage. 

16 And when we came to Rome, the 
centurion delivered the prisoners to 
the captain of the guard : but Paul 
was suffered to dwell by himself with 
a soldier that kept him. 

17 And it came to pass, that after 
three days Paul called the chief of the 
Jews together: and when they were 
come together, he said unto them, 
Men and brethren, though I have 
committed nothing against the peo- 
ple, or customs of our fathers, yet 
was I delivered prisoner from Jeru- 
salem into the hands of the Romans : 

18 Who, when they had examined 
me, would have let me go, because 
there was no cause of death in me. 

19 But when the Jews spake against 
it, I was constrained to appeal unto 
Cesar ; not that I had aught to accuse 
my nation of. 

20 For this cause therefore have I 
called for you, to see you, and to speak 
with you : Decause that for the hope of 
Israel I am bound with this chain, 

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Paul commendeth his 



ROMANS, I. 



calling to the Romans. 



21 And they said unto him, We nei- 
ther received letters out of Judea 
concerning thee, neither any of the 
brethren that came shewed or spake 
any harm of thee. 

22 But we desire to hear of thee what 
thou thinkest : for as concerning this 
sect, we know that every where it is 
spoken against. 

23 And when they had appointed him 
a day, there came many to him into 
his lodging: to whom he expounded 
and testified the kingdom of God, per- 
suading them concerning Jesus, both 
out of the law of Moses, and out of the 
prophets, from morning till evening. 

24 And some believed the things 
which were spoken, and some be- 
lieved not. 

25 And when they agreed not among 
themselves, they departed, after that 
Paul had spoken one word. Well 
spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the 
prophet unto our fathers, 

26 Saying, Go unto this people, and 



say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall 
not understand ; and seeing ye shall 
see, and not perceive : 

27 For the heart of this people i» 
waxed gross, and their ears are dull 
of hearing, and their eyes have they 
closed; lest they should see with 
their eyes, and hear with their ears, 
and understand with their heart, and 
should be converted, and I should 
heal them. 

28 Be it known therefore unto you, 
that the salvation of God is sent unto> 
the Gentiles, and that they will hear 
it. 

29 And when he had said these 
words, the Jews departed, and had 
great reasoning among themselves. 

30 And Paul dwelt two whole years 
in* his own hired house, and received 
all that came in unto him, 

31 Preaching the kingdom of God, 
and teaching those things which con- 
cern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all 
confidence, no man forbidding him. 



THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE 



ROMANS. 



CHAPTER I. 



1 Paul commendeth his calling to the Romans, 9 
and his desire to come to them. 16 What his gos- 
pel is, and the righteousness which it sheweth. 18 
Ood is angry with all manner of sin. 21 What 
were the sins of the Oenliles. 

PAUL, a servant of Jesus Christ, 
called to be an apostle, separated 
unto the gospel of God, 

2 (Which he had promised afore by 
his prophets in the holy Scriptures,) 

3 Concerning his Son Jesus Christ 
our Lord, which was made of the seed 
of David according to the flesh ; 

4 And declared to be the Son of God 
with power, according to the Spirit of 
holiness, by the resurrection from the 
dead : 

5 By whom we have received grace 
and apostleship, for obedience to the 
faith among all nations, for his name : 

6 Among whom are ye also the called 
of Jesus Christ : 

7 To all that be in Rome, beloved of 
God, called to be saints : Grace to you, 
and peace, from God our Father and 
the Lord Jesus Christ. 

8 First, I thank my God through 
Jesus Christ for you all, that your 
faith is spoken of throughout the 
whole world. 

9 For God is my witness, whom I 
serve with my spirit in the gospel 
of his Son, that without ceasing I 
make mention of you always in my 
prayers ; 

10 Making request, if by any means 
now at length I might have a prosper- 
ous journey by the will of God to come 
unto you. 

11 For I long to see you. that I may 

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impart unto you some spiritual gift, to 
the end ye may be established ; 

12 That is, that I may be comforted 
together with you by the mutual faith 
both of you and me. 

13 Now I would not have you igno- 
rant, brethren, that oftentimes I pur 

Eosed to come unto you, (but was let 
itherto,) that I might have some fruit 
among you also, even as among other 
Gentiles. 

U I am debtor both to the Greeks, 
and to the Barbarians ; both to the 
wise, and to the unwise. 

15 So, as m uch as in me is, I am ready 
to preach the gospel to you that are at 
Rome also. 

16 For I am not ashamed of the gos- 
pel of Christ : for it is the power of 
God unto salvation to every one that 
believeth ; to the Jew first, and also to 
the Greek. 

17 For therein is the righteousness 
of God revealed from faith to faith : 
as it is written, The just shall live by 
faith. 

18 For the wrath of God is revealed 
from heaven against all ungodliness 
and unrighteousness of men, who hold 
the truth in unrighteousness ; 

19 Because that which may be known 
of God is manifest in them ; for God 
hath shewed it unto them. 

20 For the invisible things of him 
from the creation of the world are 
clearly seen, being understood by the 
things that are made, even his eternal 
power and Godhead ; so that they are 
without excuse : 

21 Because that, when they kne^ 
God, they glorified him, not as God, 



The sins of the Gentiles. 



ROMANS, II. God's impartial judgment. 



neither were thankful ; but became 
vain in their imaginations, and their 
foolish heart was darkened. 

22 Professing themselves to be wise, 
they became fools, 

23 And changed the glory of the un- 
corruptible God into an image made 
like to corruptible man, and to birds, 
and fourfooted beasts, and creeping 
things. 

24 Wherefore God also gave them up 
to uncleanness, through the lusts of 
their own hearts, to dishonour their 
own bodies between themselves : 

25 Who changed the truth of God 
into a lie, and worshipped and served 
the creature more than the Creator, 
who is blessed for ever. Amen. 

26 For this cause God gave them up 
unto vile affections : for even their 
women did change the natural use 
into that which is against nature : 

27 And likewise also the men, leaving 
the natural use of the woman, burned 
in their lust one toward another ; men 
with men working that which is un- 
seemly, and receiving in themselves 
that recompense of their error which 
was meet. 

28 And even as they did not like to 
retain God in their knowledge, God 

gave them over to a reprobate mind, 
) do those things which are not con- 
venient ; 

29 Being filled with all unrighteous- 
ness, fornication, wickedness, covet- 
ousness, maliciousness; full of envy, 
murder, debate, deceit, malignity; 
whisperers, 

30 Backbiters, haters of God, despite- 
ful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil 
things, disobedient to parents, 

31 Without understanding, covenant- 
breakers, without natural affection, 
implacable, unmerciful : 

32 Who, knowing the judgment of 
God, that they which commit such 
things are worthy of death, not only 
do the same, but have pleasure in 
them that do them. 

CHAPTER II. 

1 They that sin, though they condemn it in others, 
cannot excuse themselves, 6 and much less escape 
the judgment of God, 9 whether they be Jews or 
Gentiles. 14 The Gentiles cannot escape, 17 nor 
yet the Jews, 25 whom their circumcision shall 
not profit, if they keep not the law. 

THEREFORE thou art inexcusable, 
O man, whosoever thou art that 
judgest : for wherein thou judgest 
another, thou condemnest thyself ; for 
thou that judgest doest the same 
things. 

2 But we are sure that the judgment 
of God is according to truth against 
them which commit such things. 

3 And thinkest thou this, O man, that 
Judgest them which do such things. 
and doest the same, that thou shale 
escape the judgment of God? 

4 Or despisest thou the riches of 
his goodness and forbearance and 
longsuffering ; not knowing that the 



goodness of God leadeth thee to re- 
pentance ? 

5 But, after thy hardness and impeni- 
tent heart, treasurest up unto thyself 
wrath against the day of wrath and 
revelation of the righteous judgment 
of God ; 

6 Who will render to every man ac- 
cording to his deeds : 

7 To them who by patient continu- 
ance in well doing seek for glory and 
honour and immortality, eternal life : 

8 But unto them that are conten- 
tious, and do not obey the truth, but 
obey unrighteousness, indignation and 
wrath, 

9 Tribulation and anguish, upon 
every soul of man that doeth evil ; of 
the Jew first, and also of the Gentile ; 

10 But glory, honour, and peace, to 
every man that worketh good ; to the 
Jew first, and also to the Gentile : 

11 For there is no respect of persons 
with God. 

12 For as many as have sinned with- 
out law shall also perish without law ; 
and as many as have sinned in the law 
shall be judged by the law ; 

13 (For not the hearers of the law 
are just before God, but the doers of 
the law shall be justified. 

14 For when the Gentiles, which have 
not the law, do by nature the things 
contained in the law, these, having not 
the law, are a law unto themselves : 

15 Which shew the work of the law 
written in their hearts, their con- 
science also bearing witness, and their 
thoughts the mean while accusing or 
else excusing one another ;) 

16 In the day when God shall judge 
the secrets of men by Jesus Christ 
according to my gospel. 

17 Behold, thou art called a Jew, 
and restest in the law, and niakest thy 
boast of God, 

IS And knowest his will, and appro v- 
est the things that are more excellent s 
being instructed out of the law ; 

19 And art confident that thou thy- 
self art a guide of the blind, a light of 
them which are in darkness, 

20 An instructor of the foolish, a 
teacher of babes, which hast the form 
of knowledge and of the truth in the 
law. 

21 Thou therefore which teachest 
another, teachest thou not thyself! 
thou that preachest a man should not 
steal, dost thou steal ? 

22 Thou that say est a man should not 
commit adultery, dost thou commit 
adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, 
dost thou commit sacrilege? 

23 Thou that makest thy boast of the 
law, through breaking the law dishon- 
ourest thou God ? 

24 For the name of God is blasphem- 
ed among the Gentiles through you, 
as it is written. 

25 For circumcision verily profiteth, 
if thou keep the law : but if thou be a 
breaker of the law. thy circumcision 
is made uncircumcision. 

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No flesh justified 



ROMANS, III. 



by the tana, 



26 Therefore, if the uncircumcision 
keep the righteousness of the law, 
shall not his uncircumcision be count- 
ed for circumcision ! 

27 And shall not uncircumcision 
which is by nature, if it fulfil the 
law, judge thee, who by the letter 
and circumcision dost transgress 
the law? 

28 For he is not a Jew, which is one 
outwardly ; neither is that circumcis- 
ion, which is outward in the flesh : 

29 But he is a Jew, which is one 
inwardly ; and circumcision is that of 
the heart, in the spirit, and not in the 
letter ; whose praise is not of men, 
but of God. 

CHAPTER III. 

1 The Jews' prerogative : 3 which they have not 
lost : 9 howbeit the law eonvinceth them also of 
sin : 20 therefore no flesh is justified by the law, 
28 but all, without difference, by faith only ; 81 
and yet the law is not abolished. 

WHAT advantage then hath the 
Jew? or what profit is there of 
circumcision ? 

2 Much every way : chiefly, because 
that unto them were committed the 
oracles of God. 

3 For what if some did not believe? 
shall their unbelief make the faith of 
God without effect ? 

4 God forbid : yea, let God be true, 
but every man a liar ; as it is written, 
That thou mightest be justified in thy 
sayings, and mightest overcome when 
thou art judged. 

5 But if our unrighteousness com- 
mend the righteousness of God, what 
shall we say ? 7s God unrighteous who 
taketh vengeance ? (I speak as a man) 

6 God forbid : for then how shall 
God judge the world ? 

7 For if the truth of God hath more 
abounded through my lie unto his 
glory ; why yet am I also judged as 
a sinner? 

8 And not rather, (as we be slander- 
ously reported, and as some affirm 
that we say,) Let us do evil, that 
good may come? whose damnation 
is just. 

9 What then? are we better than 
they f No, in no wise : for we have 
before proved both Jews and Gen- 
tiles, that they are all under sin ; 

10 As it is written, There is none 
righteous, no, not one : 

11 There is none that understand- 
eth, there is none that seeketh after 
God. 

12 They are all gone out Of the way, 
they are together become unprofita- 
ble ; there is none that doeth good, 
no, not one. 

13 Their throat is an open sepul- 
chre ; with their tongues they have 
used deceit ; the poison of asps is 
under their lips : 

14 Whose mouth is full of cursing 
and bitterness : 

15 Their feet are swift to shed blood : 

16 Destruction and misery are in 
<fcheir ways : 

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17 And the way of peace have they 
not known: 

18 There is no fear of God before 
their eyes. 

19 Now we know that what things 
soever the law saith, it saith to them 
who are under the law : that every 
mouth may be stopped, and all the 
world may become guilty before God, 

20 Therefore by the deeds of the law 
there shall no flesh be justified in his 
sight : for by the law is the knowledge 
or sin. 

21 But now the righteousness of God 
without the law is manifested, being 
witnessed by the law and the proph 
ets; 

22 Even the righteousness of God 
which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto 
all and upon all them that believe i 
for there is no difference : 

23 For aii have sinned, and come 
short of the glory of God ; 

24 Being justified freely by his grace 
through the redemption that is in 
Ohrisfc Jesus * 

25 Whom God hath set forth to be 
a propitiation through faith in his 
blood, to declare his righteousness 
for the remission of sins that are past, 
through the forbearance of God ; 

26 To declare, J say, at this time hie 
righteousness : that he might be justs 
and the justifier of him which believ^ 
eth in Jesus. 

27 Where is boasting then ? It is ex- 
cluded. By what law ? of works ? Nay 5 
but by the law of faith. 

28 Therefore we conclude that a man 
is justified by faith without the deeds 
of the law. 

29 7s he the God of the Jews only ? is 
he not also of the Gentiles ? Yes, of the 
Gentiles also : 

30 Seeing it is one God, which shall 
justify the circumcision by faith, and 
uncircumcision through faith. 

31 Do we then make void the law 
through faith ? God forbid : yea, we 
establish the law. 

CHAPTER IV. 

1 Abraham's faith was imputed to him for right' 
eousness, 10 before he was circumcised. 13 By 
faith only he and his seed received the promise-. 
16 Abraham is the father of all that believe. 24 
Our faith also shall be imputed to us for right' 
eousness. 

TTTHAT shall we say then that Abra- 
VV ham our father, as pertaining to 
the flesh, hath found ? 

2 For if Abraham were justified by 
works, he hath whereof to glory ; but 
not before God. 

3 For what saith the Scripture! 
Abraham believed God, and it was 
counted unto him for righteousness, 

i Now to him that worketh is the 
reward not reckoned of grace, but of 
debt. 

5 But to him that worketh not, but 
believeth on him that justifieth the 
ungodly, his faith is counted for 
righteousness. 



Abraham was 



ROMANS, V. 



justified by faith. 



6 Even as David also describeth the 
blessedness of the man, unto whom 
God imputeth righteousness without 
works, 

7 Saying, Blessed are they whose 
iniquities are forgiven, and whose 
sins are covered. 

8 Blessed is the man to whom the 
Lord will not impute sin. 

9 Cometh this blessedness then upon 
the circumcision only, or upon the un- 
circumcision also? for we say that 
faith was reckoned to Abraham for 
righteousness. 

10 How was it then reckoned ? when 
he was in circumcision, or in uncir- 
cumcision? Not in circumcision, but 
in uncircumcision. 

11 And he received the sign of cir- 
cumcision, a seal of the righteousness 
of the faith which he had yet being 
uncircumcised : that he might be the 
father of all them that believe, though 
they be not circumcised ; that right- 
eousness might be imputed unto them 
also: 

12 And the father of circumcision to 
them who are not of the circumcision 
only, but who also walk in the steps of 
that faith of our father Abraham, 
which he had being yet uncircum- 
cised. 

13 For the promise, that he should 
be the heir or the world, was not to 
Abraham, or to his seed, through the 
law, but through the righteousness 
of "faith. 

14 For if they which are of the law 
be heirs, faith is made void, and the 
promise made of none effect : 

15 Because the law worketh wrath : 
for where no law is, there is no trans- 
gression. 

16 Therefore it is of faith, that it 
might be by grace ; to the end the 
promise might be sure to all the seed ; 
not to that only which is of the law, 
but to that also which is of the faith 
of Abraham ; who is the father of us 
all, 

17 (As it is written, I have made 
thee a father of many nations,) be- 
fore him whom he believed, even God, 
who quickeneth the dead, and calleth 
those things which be not as though 
they were : 

18 Who against hope believed in 
hope, that he might become the father 
of many nations, according to that 
which was spoken, So shall thy seed 
be. 

19 And being not weak in faith, he 
considered not his own body now 
dead, when he was about a hundred 
years old, neither yet the deadness 
of Sarah's womb : 

20 He staggered not at the promise 
of God through unbelief; but was 
strong in faith, giving glory to God ; 

21 And being fully persuaded, that 
what he had promised, he was able 
also to perform. 

22 And therefore it was imputed to 
Mm for righteousness. 



23 Now it was not written for his sake 
alone, that it was imputed to him ; 

24 But for us also, to whom it shall 
be imputed, if we believe on him that 
raised up Jesus our Lord from the 
dead ; 

25 Who was delivered for our of 
fences, and was raised again for our 
justification. 

CHAPTER V. 

1 Being justified by faith, we have peace with Ood, 
2 and joy in our hope, 8 that since we were recon- 
ciled by his blood, when we were enemies, 10 wt 
shall much more be saved being reconciled, li 
As sin and death came by Adam, 17 so much more 
righteousness and life by Jesus Christ. 20 Where 
sin abounded, grace did superabound. 

THEREFORE being justified by 
faith, we have peace with God 
through our Lord Jesus Christ : 

2 By whom also we have access by 
faith into this grace wherein we 
stand, and rejoice in hope of the 
glory of God. 

3 And not only so, but we glory in 
tribulations also ; knowing that tribu 
lation worketh patience ; 

4 And patience, experience ; and ex- 
perience, hope : 

5 And hope maketh not ashamed , 
because the love of God is shed abroad 
in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which 
is given unto us. 

6 For when we were yet without 
strength, in due time Christ died fo? 
the ungodly. 

7 For scarcely for a righteous man 
will one die : yet peradventure for 
a good man some would even dare 
to die. 

8 But God commendeth his love to- 
ward us, in that, while we were yet 
sinners, Christ died for us. 

9 Much more then, being now justi 
fled by his blood, we shall be saved 
from wrath through him. 

10 For if, when we were enemies, 
we were reconciled to God by the 
death of his Son ; much more, being 
reconciled, we shall be saved by his 
life. 

11 And not only so, but we also joy 
in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 
by whom we have now received the 
atonement. 

12 Wherefore, as by one man sin 
entered into the world, and death by 
sin ; and so death passed upon all men, 
for that all have sinned : 

13 (For until the law sin was in the 
world : but sin is not imputed when 
there is no law. 

14 Nevertheless death reigned from 
Adam to Moses, even over them that 
had not sinned after the similitude 
of Adam's transgression, who is the 
figure of him that was to come. 

15 But not as the offence, so also is 
the free gift : for if through the of 
fence of one many be dead, much more 
the grace of God, and the gift by 
grace, which is by one man, Jesu* 
Christ, hath abounded unto many. 

16 And d t as it was by one that 

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We may not live in sin. 



ROMANS, VI. 



Death the wages of sin 



sinned, so is the gift : for the judg- 
ment was by one to condemnation, 
but the free gift is of many offences 
unto justification. 

17 For if by one man's offence death 
reigned by one ; much more they 
which receive abundance of grace and 
of the gift of righteousness shall reign 
in life by one, Jesus Christ.) 

18 Therefore, as by the offence of 
one judgment came upon all men to 
condemnation ; even so by the right- 
eousness of one the free gift came 
upon all men unto justification of 
Life. 

19 For as by one man's disobedience 
many were made sinners, so by the 
obedience of one shall many be made 
righteous. 

20 Moreover the law entered, that 
the offence might abound. But where 
sin abounded, grace did much more 
abound : 

21 That as sin hath reigned unto 
death, even so might grace reign 
through righteousness unto eternal 
Life by Jesus Christ our Lord. 

CHAPTER VL 

1 We may not live in sin, 2 for we are dead unto 
it, 3 as appeareth by our baptism. 12 Let not 
sin reign any more, 18 because we have yielded 
ourselves to the service of righteousness, 23 and 
for that death is the wages of sin. 

WHAT shall we say then? Shall 
we continue in sin, that grace 
may abound! 

2 God forbid. How shall we, that are 
dead to sin, live any longer therein ? 

3 Know ye not, that so many of us 
as were baptized into Jesus Christ 
were baptized into his death! 

I Therefore we are buried with him 
by baptism into death : that like as 
Christ was raised up from the dead 
by the glory of the Father, even so 
we also should walk in newness of 
life. 

6 For if we have been planted to- 
gether in the likeness of his death, 
we shall be also in the likeness of 
his resurrection : 

6 Knowing this, that our old man is 
crucified with him, that the body of 
sin might be destroyed, that hence- 
forth we should not serve sin. 

7 For he that is dead is freed from 
sin. 

8 Now if we be dead with Christ, we 
believe that we shall also live with 
him : 

9 Knowing that Christ being raised 
from the dead dieth no more ; death 
hath no more dominion over him. 

10 For in that he died, he died unto 
sin once : but in that he liveth, he Liv- 
eth unto God. 

II Likewise reckon ye also your- 
selves to be dead indeed unto sin, 
but alive unto God through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. 

12 Let not sin therefore reign in 
your mortal body, that ye should 
obey it in the lusts thereof. 
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13 Neither yield ye your members as 
instruments of unrighteousness unto 
sin : but yield yourselves unto God s 
as those that are alive from the dead, 
and your members as instruments oi 
righteousness unto God. 

14 For sin shall not have dominion 
over you : for ye are not under the 
law, but under grace. 

15 What then ! shall we sin, because 
we are not under the law, but under 
grace! God forbid. 

16 Know ye not, that to whom ye 
yield yourselves servants to obey, his 
servants ye are to whom ye obey ; 
whether of sin unto death, or of obe- 
dience unto righteousness ! 

17 But God be thanked, that ye were 
the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed 
from the heart that form of doctrine 
which was delivered you. 

18 Being then made free from sin, 
ye became the servants of righteous- 
ness. 

19 I speak after the manner of men 
because of the infirmity of your flesh s 
for as ye have yielded your members 
servants to uncleanness and to iniqui 
ty unto iniquity ; even so now yield 
your members servants to righteous- 
ness unto holiness. 

20 For when ye were the servants 
of sin, ye were free from righteous- 
ness. 

21 What fruit had ye then in those 
things whereof ye are now ashamed I 
for the end of those things is death. 

22 But now being made free from 
sin, and become servants to God, ye 
have your fruit unto holiness, and tne 
end everlasting life. 

23 For the wages of sin is death ; 
but the .gift of God is eternal life 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

CHAPTER VII. 

1 No law hath power over a man longer than he 
liveth. 4 But we are dead to the law. 1 Yet it 
not the law sin, 12 but holy, just, good, 16 d i 
acknowledge, who am grieved because I cannot 
keep it. 

KNOW ye not, brethren, (for I speak 
to them that know the law,) how 
that the law hath dominion over a 
man as long as he liveth! 

2 For the woman which hath a hus- 
band is bound by the law to her hus- 
band so long as he liveth ; but if the 
husband be dead, she is loosed from 
the law of her husband. 

3 So then if, while her husband liv- 
eth, she be married to another man. 
she shall be called an adulteress : but 
if her husband be dead, she is free 
from that law ; so that she is no 
adulteress, though she be married to 
another man. 

4 Wherefore, my brethren, ye also 
are become dead to the law by the 
body of Christ ; that ye should be 
married to another, even to him who 
is raised from the dead, that we should 
bring forth fruit unto God. 

5 For when we were in the flesh, the 



The law of sin 



ROMANS, VIII. 



in our members. 



motions of sins, which were by the 
law, did work in our members to 
bring forth fruit unto death. 

6 But now we are delivered from the 
law, that being dead wherein we were 
held ; that we should serve in newness 
of spirit, and not in the oldness of the 
letter. 

7 What shall we say then? Is the 
law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not 
known sin, but by the law : for I had 
not known lust, except the law had 
said, Thou shalt not covet. 

8 But sin, taking occasion by the 
commandment, wrought in me all 
manner of concupiscence. For with- 
out the law sin was dead. 

9 For I was alive without the law 
once : but when the commandment 
came, sin revived, and I died. 

10 And the commandment, which 
was ordained to life, I found to be 
unto death. 

11 For sin, taking occasion by the 
commandment, deceived me, and by 
it slew me. 

12 Wherefore the law is holy, and 
the commandment holy, and just, and 
good. 

13 Was then that which is good 
made death unto me? God forbid. 
But sin, that it might appear sin, 
working death in me by that which 
is good ; that sin by the command- 
ment might become exceeding sinful. 

14 For we know that the law is spir- 
itual : but 1 am carnal, sold under 
sin. 

15 For that which I do, I allow not : 
for what I would, that do I not ; but 
what I hate, that do I. 

16 If then I do that which I would 
not, I consent unto the law that it is 
good. 

17 Now then it is no more I that do 
it, but sin that dwelleth in me. 

18 For I know that in me (that is, in 
my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing : for 
to will is present with me ; but how 
to perform that which is good I find 
not. 

19 For the good that I would, I do 
not : but the evil which I would not, 
that I do. 

20 Now if I do that I would not, it 
is no more I that do it, but sin that 
dwelleth in me. 

21 I find then a law, that, when I 
would do good, evil is present with 
me. 

22 For I delight in the law of God 
after the inward man : 

23 But I see another law in my 
members, warring against the law 
of my mind, and bringing me into 
captivity to the law of sin which is 
in my members. 

24 O wretched man that I am ! who 
shall deliver me from the body of 
this death ? 

25 I thank God through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. So then with the 
mind I myself serve the law of God ; 
but with the flesh the law of sin. 

28 



OBAPTER VJJL $ 

1 They that are m Christ, and live according *» 
the Spirit, are free from condemnation. 5 k 
13 What harm comelh of the flesh, 6, 14 »nd 
what good of the Spirit : 17 and what of 
being God's child, 19 whose glorious deliver 
ance all things long for, 29 was beforehand 
decreed from God. 38 What can sever us from 
his love ? 

rjJHERE is therefore now no con- 
JL demnation to them which are in 
Christ Jesus, who walk not after the 
flesh, but after the Spirit. 

2 For the law of the Spirit of life 
in Christ Jesus hath made me free 
from the law of sin and death. 

3 For what the law could not do, 
in that it was weak through the 
flesh, God sending his own Son in 
the likeness of sinful flesh, and for 
sin, condemned sin in the flesh : 

4 That the righteousness of the law 
might be fulfilled in us, who walk 
not after the flesh, but after the 
Spirit. 

5 For they that are after the flesh 
do mind the things of the flesh ; but 
they that are after the Spirit, the 
things of the Spirit. 

6 For to be carnally minded is 
death ; but to be spiritually minded 
is life and peace. 

7 Because the carnal mind is en- 
mity against God : for it is not sub- 
ject to the law of God, neither in- 
deed can be. 

8 So then they that are in the flesh 
cannot please God. 

9 But ye are not in the flesh, but 
in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit 
of God dwell in you. Now if any 
man have not the Spirit of Christ, 
he is none of his. 

10 And if Christ be in you, the body 
is dead beca,us© of sin ; but the Spirit 
is life because of righteousness. 

11 But if the Spirit of him that 
raised up Jesus from the dead dwell 
in you, he that raised up Christ from 
the dead shall also quicken your 
mortal bodies by his Spirit that 
dwelleth in you. 

12 Therefore, brethren, we are debt- 
ors, not to the flesh, to live after the 
flesh. 



13 For if ye live after the flesh, ye 
shall die : but if ye through the 
Spirit do mortify the deeds of the 



body, ye shall live. 

14 For as many as are led by the 
Spirit of God, they are the sons of 
God. 

15 For ye have not received the 
spirit of bondage again to fear ; but 
ye have received the Spirit of adop- 
tion, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. 

16 The Spirit itself beareth witness 
with our spirit, that we are the chil- 
dren of God : 

17 And if children, then heirs ; 
heirs of God, and joint heirs with 
Christ ; if so be that we suffer with 
him, that we may be also glorified 
together. 

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ROMANS. IX. 



the Christian's hope. 



18 For I reckon that the sufferings 
of this present time are not worthy 
to be compared with the glory which 
shall be revealed in us. 

19 For the earnest expectation of 
the creature waiteth for the mani- 
festation of the sons of God. 

20 For the creature was made sub- 
ject to vanity, not willingly, but by 
reason of him who hath subjected 
the same in hope ; 

21 Because the creature itself also 
shall be delivered from the bondage 
of corruption into the glorious lib- 
erty of the children of God. 

22 For we know that the whole cre- 
ation groaneth and travaileth in pain 
together until now. 

23 And not only they, but ourselves 
also, which have the firstfruits of the 
Spirit, even we ourselves groan with- 
in ourselves, waiting for the adop- 
tion, to wit, the redemption of our 
body. 

24 For we are saved by hope: but 
hope that is seen is not hope : for 
what a man seeth, why doth he yet 
hope for! 

25 But if we hope for that we see 
not, then do we with patience wait 
for it. 

26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth 
our infirmities : for we know not 
what we should pray for as Ave 
ought: but the Spirit itself maketh 
intercession for us with groanings 
which cannot be uttered. 

27 And he that searcheth the hearts 
knoweth what is the mind of the 
Spirit, because he maketh interces- 
sion for the saints according to the 
urill of God. 

28 And we know that all things 
work together for good to them that 
love God, to them who are the called 
according to his purpose. 

29 For whom he aid foreknow, he also 
did predestinate to be conformed to the 
image of his Son, that he might be the 
firstborn among many brethren. 

30 Moreover, whom he did predesti- 
nate, them he also called : and whom 
he called, them he also justified: 
and whom he justified, them he also 
glorified. 

31 What shall we then say to these 
things? If God be for us, who can be 
against us? 

32 He that spared not his own Son, 
but delivered him up for us all, how 
shall he not with him also freely 
give us all things? 

33 Who shall lay any thing to the 
charge of God's elect ? It is God that 
justifieth. 

34 Who is he that condemneth? It 
is Christ that died, yea rather, that 
is risen again, who is even at the 
right hand of God, who also maketh 
intercession for us. 

35 Who shall separate us from the 
love of Christ? shall tribulation, or 
distress, or persecution, or famine, 
or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 

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36 As it is written. For thy sake we 
are killed all the day long; we are 
accounted as sheep for the slaugh- 
ter. 

37 Nay, in all these things we are 
more than conquerors through him 
that loved us. 

38 For I am persuaded, that neither 
death, nor life, nor angels, nor prin- 
cipalities, nor powers, nor things 
present, nor things to come, 

39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any 
other creature, shall be able to sepa- 
rate us from the love of God, which 
is in Christ Jesus our Lord. 

CHAPTER IX. 

1 Paul is sorry for the Jews. 7 All the seed oj 
Abraham were not the children oj the promise 
18 God hath mercy upon whom hs will. 21 The 
potter may do with his clay what he list. 26 The 
culling of the Oentiles and rejecting of the Jews 
were foretold. 32 The cause why so few Jews 
embraced the righteousness of faith. 

I SAY the truth in Christ, I lie not, 
my conscience also bearing me wit- 
ness in the Holy Ghost, 

2 That I have great heaviness and 
continual sorrow in my heart. 

3 For I could wish that myself were 
accursed from Christ for my breth- 
ren, my kinsmen according to the 
flesh : 

4 Who are Israelites ; to whom per- 
taineth the adoption, and the glory j 
and the covenants, and the giving or 
the law, and the service of God, and 
the promises ; 

6 Whose are the fathers, and of 
whom as concerning the flesh Christ 
came, who is over all, God blessed 
for ever. Amen. 

6 Not as though the word of God 
hath taken none effect. For they 
are not all Israel, which are of Is- 
rael: 

7 Neither, because they are the seed 
of Abraham, are they all children : but, 
In Isaac shall thy seed be called. 

8 That is, They which are the chil- 
dren of the flesh, these are not the 
children of God : but the children 
of the promise are counted for the 
seed. 

9 For this is the word of promise, 
At this time will I come, and Sarah 
shall have a son. 

10 And not only this ; but when Re- 
becca also had conceived by one, even 
by our father Isaac, 

11 (For the children being not yet 
born, neither having done any good 
or evil, that the purpose of God ac- 
cording to election might stand, not 
of works, but of him that calleth;) 

12 It was said unto her, The elder 
shall serve the younger. 

13 As it is written, Jacob have 1 
loved, but Esau have I hated. 

14 What shall we say then ? 7s there 
unrighteousness with God ? God for- 
bid. 

15 For he saith to Moses, I will have 
mercy on whom I will have mercy, 



The calUng 



ROMANS, X. 



of the Gentiles* 



and 1 will have compassion on whom 
I will have compassion. 

16 So then it is not of him that will- 
eth, nor of him that runneth, but of 
God that sheweth mercy. 

17 For the Scripture saith unto Pha- 
raoh, Even for this same purpose 
have I raised, thee up, that 1 might 
shew my power in thee, and that my 
name might be declared throughout 
all the earth. 

18 Therefore hath he mercy on 
whom he will have mercy, and whom 
he will he hardeneth. 

19 Thou wilt say then unto me, Why 
doth he yet find fault ? For who hath 
resisted his will ? 

20 Nay but, O man, who art thou 
that repliest against God? Shall the 
thing formed say to him that formed 
it, Why hast thou made me thus? 

21 Hath not the potter power over 
the clay, of the same lump to make 
one vessel unto honour, and another 
unto dishonour? 

22 What if God, willing to shew 
his wrath, and to make his power 
known, endured with much longsuf- 
fering the vessels of wrath fitted to 
destruction : 

23 And that he might make known 
the riches of his glory on the vessels 
of mercy, which he had afore pre- 
pared unto glory, 

24 Even us, whom he hath called, 
not of the Jews only, but also of the 
Gentiles ? 

25 As he saith also in Osee, I will 
call them my people, which were not 
my people ; and her beloved, which 
was not beloved. 

26 And it shall come to pass, that in 
the place where it was said unto 
them, Ye are not my people ; there 
shall they be called the children of 
the living God. 

27 Esaias also crieth concerning Is- 
rael, Though the number of the chil- 
dren of Israel be as the sand of the 
sea, a remnant shall be saved : 

28 For he will finish the work, and 
cut it short in righteousness : because 
a short work will the Lord make upon 
the earth. 

29 And as Esaias said before, Except 
the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a 
seed, we had been as Sodoma, and 
been made like unto Gomorrah. 

30 What shall we say then? That 
the Gentiles, which followed not aft- 
er righteousness, have attained to 
righteousness, even the righteous- 
ness which is of faith. 

31 But Israel, which followed after 
the law of righteousness, hath not 
attained to the law of righteousness. 

32 Wherefore ? Because they sought 
it not by faith, but as it were by the 
works of the law. For they stumbled 
at that stumblingstone ; 

33 As it is written, Behold, I lay in 
Sion a stumblingstone and rock of of- 
fence : and whosoever believeth on 
him shall not be ashamed. 



CHAPTER X. 



5 The Scripture theweth the difference betwixt the 
righteousness of the law, and this of faith, 11 
and that all, both Jew and Gentile, that believe, 
shall not be confounded, IH and that the Gentiles 
shall receive the word and believe. 19 Israel wot 
not ignorant of these things. 

BRETHREN, my heart's desire and 
prayer to God for Israel is, that 
they might be saved. 

2 For I bear them record that they 
have a zeal of God, but not according 
to knowledge. 

3 For they, being ignorant of God's 
righteousness, and going about to es- 
tablish their own righteousness, have 
not submitted themselves unto the 
righteousness of God. 

4 For Christ is the end of the law 
for righteousness to every one that 
believeth. 

5 For Moses describeth the right- 
eousness which is of the law, That 
the man which doeth those things 
shall live by them. 

6 But the righteousness which is of 
faith speaketh on this wise, Say not 
in thine heart. Who shall ascend into 
heaven ? (that is, to bring Christ down 
from above:) 

7 Or, Who shall descend into the 
deep? (that is, to bring up Christ 
again from the dead.) 

8 But what saith it? The word is 
nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in 
thy heart : that is, the word of faith, 
which we preach ; 

9 That if thou shalt confess with thy 
mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt be- 
lieve in thine heart that God hath 
raised him from the dead, thou shalt 
be saved. 

10 For with the heart man believeth 
unto righteousness ; and with the 
mouth confession is made unto sal- 
vation. 

11 For the Scripture saith, Whoso- 
ever believeth on him shall not be 
ashamed. 

12 For there is no difference between 
the Jew and the Greek : for the same 
Lord over all is rich unto all that call 
upon him. 

13 For whosoever shall call upon the 
name of the Lord shall be saved. 

14 How then shall they call on him 
in whom they have not believed ? and 
how shall they believe in him of whom 
they have not heard? and how shall 
they hear without a preacher ? 

15 And how shall they preach, except 
they be sent? as it is written, How 
beautiful are the feet of them that 
preach the gospel of peace, and bring 
glad tidings of good things ! 

16 But they have not all obeyed the 
gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who 
hath believed our report? 

17 So then faith cometh by hearing, 
and hearing by the word of God. 

18 But I say, Have they not heard ? 
Yes verily, their sound went into all 
the earth, and their words unto the 
ends of the world. 

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ROMANS, XI. 



19 But I say, Did not Israel know? 
First Moses saith, I will provoke you 
to jealousy by them that are no peo- 
ple, and by a foolish nation I will 
anger you. 

20 But Esaias is very bold, and saith, 
I was found of them that sought me 
not ; I was made manifest unto them 
fchat'asked not after me. 

21 But to Israel he saith, All day long 
£ have stretched forth my hands unto 
a disobedient and gainsaying people. 

CHAPTER XI. 

I Ood hath not cast off all Israel. 7 Some were 
elected, though the rest were hardened. 16 There 
is hope of their conversion. 18 The Oentiles 
may not insult upon them : 26 for there is a 
promise of their salvation. 33 God's judgments 
are unsearchable. 

I SAY then, Hath God cast away his 
people ? God forbid. For I also am 
an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, 
of the tribe of Benjamin. 

2 God hath not cast away his people 
which he foreknew. Wot ye not what 
the Scripture saith of Elias? how he 
maketh intercession to God against 
Israel, saying, 

3 Lord, they have killed thy proph- 
ets, and digged down thine altars ; 
ana I am left alone, and they seek 
my life. 

4 But what saith the answer of God 
unto him ? I have reserved to myself 
seven thousand men, who have not 
bowed the knee to the image of Baal. 

5 Even so then at this present time 
also there is a remnant according to 
the election of grace. 

6 And if by grace, then is it no more 
of works : otherwise grace is no more 
grace. Biit if it be of works, then is 
it no more grace : otherwise work is 
no more work. 

7 What then? Israel hath not ob- 
tained that which he seeketh for ; 
but the election hath obtained it, 
and the rest were blinded 

8 (According as it is written, God 
hath given them the spirit of slum- 
ber, eyes that they should not see, 
and ears that they should not hear ;) 
unto this day. 

9 And David saith, Let their table be 
made a snare, and a trap, and a stum- 
blingblock, and a recompense unto 
them : 

10 Let their eyes be darkened, that 
they may not see, and bow down their 
back alway. 

11 1 say then, Have they stumbled 
that they should fall ? God forbid : 
but rather through their fall salvation 
is come unto the Gentiles, for to pro- 
voke them to jealousy. 

12 Now if the fall of them be the 
riches of the world, and the diminish- 
ing of them the riches of the Gentiles ; 
how much more their fulness? 

13 For I speak to you Gentiles, inas- 
much as I am the apostle of the Gen- 
tiles, I magnify mine office : 

14 If by any means I may provoke to 

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flesh 



emulation them which are my 
and might save some of them. 

15 For if the casting away of them 
be the reconciling of the world, what 
shall the receiving of them be, but life 
from the dead ? 

16 For if the firstfruit be holy, the 
lump is also holy : and if the root be 
holy, so are the branches. 

17 And if some of the branches be 
broken off, and thou, being a wild 
olive tree, wert grafted in among 
them, and with them partakest of the 
root and fatness of the olive tree ; 

18 Boast not against the branches^ 
But if thou boast, thou bearest not 
the root, but the root thee. 

19 Thou wilt say then, The branches 
were broken off, that I might be graff 
ed in. 

20 Well; because of unbelief they 
were broken off, and thou standest by 
faith. Be not highminded, but fear : 

21 For if God spared not the natural 
branches, take heed lest he also spare 
not thee. 

22 Behold therefore the goodness 
and severity of God : on them which 
fell, severity ; but toward thee, good- 
ness, if thou continue in his goodness ; 
otherwise thou also shalt be cut off. 

23 And they also, if they abide not 
still in unbelief, shall be graff ed in : for 
God is able to graff them in again. 

24 For if thou wert cut out of the 
olive tree which is wild by nature, and 
wert graffed contrary to nature into a 
good olive tree ; how much more shall 
these, which be the natural branches, 
be graffed into their own olive tree ? 

25 For I would not, brethren, that 
e should be ignorant of this mystery, 

est ye should be wise in your own 
conceits, that blindness in part is hap- 
pened to Israel, until the fulness of 
the Gentiles be come in. 

26 And so all Israel shall be saved : 
as it is written. There shall come out 
of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn 
away ungodliness from Jacob : 

27 For this is my covenant unto them, 
when I shall take away their sins. 

28 As concerning the gospel, they 
are enemies for your sakes : but as 
touching the election, they are beloved 
for the fathers' sakes. 

29 For the gifts and calling of God 
are without repentance. 

30 For as ye in times past have not 
believed God, yet have now obtained 
mercy through their unbelief: 

31 Even so have these also now not 
belie% r ed, that through your mercy 
they also may obtain mercy. 

32 For God hath concluded them all 
in unbelief, that he might have mercy 
upon all. 

33 O the depth of the riches both of 
the wisdom and knowledge of God ! 
how unsearchable are his judgments, 
and his ways past finding out ! 

34- For who hath known the mind of 
the Lord ? or who hath been his coun 
sellorf 



I 



Sundry practical 



ROMANS, XIII. 



duties recommended 



36 Or who hath first given to him, 
and it shall be recompensed unto him 
again? 

36 For of him, and through him, and 
to him, are all things : to whom be 
glory for ever. Amen. 

CHAPTER XII. 

1 God's mercies must move us to please God. 3 No 
man must think too well of himself , 6 but attend 
every one on that calling wherein he is placed. 9 
Love, and many other duties, are required of us. 
19 Revenge is specially forbidden. 

I BESEECH you therefore, brethren, 
by the mercies of God, that ye pre- 
sent your bodies a living sacrifice, 
holy, acceptable unto God, which is 
your reasonable service. 

2 And be not conformed to this 
world : but be ye transformed by the 
renewing of your mind, that ye may 

grove what is that good, and accepta- 
le, and perfect will of God. 

3 For I say, through the grace given 
unto me, to every man that is among 
you, not to think of himself more high- 
ly than he ought to think ; but to think 
soberly, according as God hath dealt 
to every man the measure of faith. 

4 For as we have many members in 
one body, and all members have not 
the same office : 

5 So we, being many, are one body in 
Christ, and every one members one of 
another. 

6 Having then gifts differing accord- 
ing to the grace that is given to us, 
whether prophecy, let us prophesy ac- 
cording to the proportion of faith ; 

7 Or ministry, let us wait on our min- 
istering ; or he that teacheth, on teach- 
ing ; 

8 Or he that exhorteth, on exhorta- 
tion : he that giveth, let him do it with 
simplicity ; he that ruleth, with dili- 
gence; he that sheweth mercy, with 
cheerfulness. 

9 Let love be without dissimulation. 
Abhor that which is evil ; cleave to 
that which is good. 

10 Be kindly affectioned one to an- 
other with brotherly love ; in honour 
preferring one another ; 

11 Not slothful in business; fervent 
in spirit ; serving the Lord ; 

12 Rejoicing in hope ; patient in trib- 
ulation ; continuing instant in prayer ; 

13 Distributing to the necessity of 
eaints ; given to hospitality. 

14 Bless them which persecute you : 
bless, and curse not. 

15 Rejoice with them that do rejoice, 
and weep with them that weep. 

16 Be of the same mind one toward 
another. Mind not high things, but 
condescend to men of low estate. Be 
not wise in your own conceits. 

17 Recompense to no man evil for 
evil. Provide things honest in the 
sight of all men. 

18 If it be possible, as much as lieth 
in you, live peaceably with all men. 

19 Dearly beloved, avenge not your- 
selves, but rather give place unto 



wrath : for it is written, Vengeance it 
mine ; I will repay, saith the Lord. 

20 Therefore if thine enemy hunger, 
feed him ; if he thirst, give him drink . 
for in so doing thou shalt heap coals 
of fire on his head. 

21 Be not overcome of evil, but over- 
come evil with good. 

CHAPTER XHI. 

1 Subjection, and many other duties, toe owe to th» 
magistrates. 8 Love is the fulfilling of the /ate. 
11 Gluttony and drunkenness, and the works of 
darkness, are out of season in the time of the 
gospel. 

LET every soul be subject unto the 
i higher powers. For there is no 
power but of God : the powers that be 
are ordained of God. 

2 Whosoever therefore resisteth the 
power, resisteth the ordinance of God : 
and they that resist shall receive to 
themselves damnation. 

3 For rulers are not a terror to good 
works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then 
not be afraid of the power * do that 
which is good, and thou shalt have 
praise of the same : 

4 For he is the minister of God to 
thee for good. But if thou do that 
which is evil, be afraid for he beareth 
not the sword in vain : for he is the 
minister of God, a revenger to execute 
wrath upon him that doeth evil. 

5 Wherefore ye must needs be sub 
ject, not only for wrath, but also for 
conscience' sake. 

6 For, for this cause pay ye tribute 
also : for they are God's ministers, 
attending continually upon this very 
thing. 

7 Render therefore to all their dues ; 
tribute to whom tribute is due ; cus- 
tom to whom custom ; fear to whom 
fear; honour to whom honour. 

8 Owe no man any thing, but to love 
one another : for he that loveth an- 
other hath fulfilled the law. 

9 For this, Thou shalt not commit 
adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou 
shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear 
false witness, Thou shalt not covet ; 
and if there be any other command- 
ment, it is briefly comprehended in 
this saying, namely, Thou shalt love 
thy neighbour as thyself. 

10 Love worketh no ill to his neigh 
bour : therefore love is the fulfilling of 
the law. 

11 And that, knowing the time, that 
now it is high time to awake out of 
sleep : for now is our salvation nearer 
than when we believed. 

12 The night is far spent, the day is 
at hand : let us therefore cast off the 
works of darkness, and let us put on 
the armour of light. 

13 Let us walk honestly, as in the 
day ; not in rioting and drunkenness, 
not in chambering and wantonness, 
not in strife and envying : 

14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus 
Christ, and make not provision for the 
fiesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof. 

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CHAPTER XIV. 



6 Men may not contemn nor condemn one the other 
for things indifferent : 13 but take heed that they 
five no offence in them : 15 for that the apostle 
proveth unlawful by many reasons. 

HIM that is weak in the faith re- 
ceive ye, but not to doubtful dis- 
putations. 

2 For one believeth that he may eat 
all things : another, who is weak, eat- 
eth herbs. 

3 Let not him that eateth despise 
him that eateth not ; and let not him 
which eateth not judge him that eat- 
eth : for God hath received him. 

4 Who art thou that judgest another 
man's servant? to his own master he 
standeth or falleth ; yea. he shall be 
holden up : for God is able to make 
him stand. 

6 One man esteemeth one day above 
another : another esteemeth every day 
alike. Let every man be fully per- 
suaded in his own mind. 

6 He that regardeth the day, regard- 
eth it unto the Lord ; and he that re- 

fardeth not the day, to the Lord he 
oth not regard it. He that eateth, 
eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God 
thanks ; and he that eateth not, to 
the Lord he eateth not, and giveth 
God thanks. 

7 For none of us liveth to himself, 
and no man dieth to himself. 

8 For whether we live, we live unto 
the Lord ; and whether we die, we die 
unto the Lord : whether we live there- 
fore, or die, we are the Lord's. 

9 For to this end Christ both died, 
and rose, and revived, that he might 
be Lord both of the dead and living. 

10 But why dost thou judge thy 
brother? or why dost thou set at 
nought thy brother? for we shall all 
stand before the judgment seat of 
Christ. 

11 For it is written, As I live, saith 
the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, 
and every tongue shall confess to God. 

12 So then every one of us shall give 
account of himself to God. 

13 Let us not therefore judge one 
another any more : but judge this 
rather, that no man put a stumbling- 
block or an occasion to fall in his 
brother's way. 

14 I know, and am persuaded by the 
Lord Jesus, that there is nothing un- 
clean of itself : but to him that es- 
teemeth any thing to be unclean, to 
him it is unclean. 

15 But if thy brother be grieved with 
thy meat, now walkest thou not chari- 
tably. Destroy not him with thy meat, 
for whom Christ died. 

16 Let not then your good be evil 
spoken of : 

17 For the kingdom of God is not 
meat and drink ; but righteousness, 
and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. 

18 For he that in these things serv- 
eth Christ is acceptable to God, and 
approved of men. 

19 Tiet us therefore follow after the 

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ROMANS, XIV. uncharitable judgment, 

things which make for peace, and 
things wherewith one may edify an- 
other. 

20 For meat destroy not the work of 
God. All things indeed are pure ; but 
it is evil for that man who eateth with 
offence. 

21 It is good neither to eat flesh, nor 
to drink wine, nor any thing whereby 
thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, 
or is made weak. 

22 Hast thou faith? have it to thy- 



self before God. Happy is he that con- 
demneth not himself in that thing 
which he alloweth. 

23 And he that doubteth is damned 
if he eat, because he eateth not of 
faith : for whatsoever is not of faith 
is sin. 

CHAPTER XV. 

1 The strong must bear with the weak. 2 We mat 
not please ourselves, 3 for Christ did not so, 7 but 
receive one the other, as Christ did us all, 8 both 
Jews 9 and Gentiles. 15 Paul excuseth his writ- 
ing-, 28 and promiseth to see them, 30 and re* 
questeth their prayers. 

WE then that are strong ought to 
bear the infirmities of the weak 
and not to please ourselves. 

2 Let every one of us please his neigh 
bour for his good to edification. 

3 For even Christ pleased not him= 
self : but, as it is written, The re- 
proaches of them that reproached 
thee fell on me. 

4 For whatsoever things were writ- 
ten aforetime were written for our 
learning, that we through patience 
and comfort of the Scriptures might 
have hope. 

5 Now the God of patience and con 
solation grant you to be likeminded 
one toward another according to 
Christ Jesus: 

6 That ye may with one mind and 
one mouth glorify God, even the Fa- 
ther of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

7 Wherefore receive ye one another, 
as Christ also received us, to the glory 
of God. 

8 Now I say that Jesus Christ was a 
minister of the circumcision for the 
tmth of God, to confirm the promisee 
made unto the fathers : 

9 And that the Gentiles might glori 
fy God for his mercy ; as it is written, 
For this cause I will confess to thee 
among the Gentiles, and sing untc 
thy name. 

10 And again he saith, Rejoice, ye 
Gentiles, with his people. 

11 And again, Praise the Lord, all ye 
Gentiles ; and laud him, all ye people. 

12 And again, Esaias saith, There 
shall be a root of Jesse, and he that 
shall rise to reign over the Gentiles , 
in him shall the Gentiles trust. 

13 Now the God of hope fill you with 
all joy and peace in believing, that ye 
may abound in hope, through the 
power of the Holy Gnost. 

14 And I myself also am persuaded 
of you, my brethren, that ye also are 
full of goodness, filled with all knowl 



Paul sendeth 



ROMANS, XY1. 



divers salutations, 



edge, able also to admonish one an- 
other. 

15 Nevertheless, brethren, I have 
written the more boldly unto you in 
some sort, as putting you in mind, 
because of the grace that is given to 
me of God, 

16 That I should be the minister of 
Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, minister- 
ing the gospel of God, that the offer- 
ing up of the Gentiles might be ac- 
ceptable, being sanctified by the Holy 
Ghost. 

17 I have therefore whereof I may 
glory through Jesus Christ in those 
things which pertain to God. 

18 For I will not dare to speak of any 
of those things which Christ hath not 
wrought by me, to make the Gentiles 
obedient, by word and deed, 

19 Through mighty signs and won- 
ders, by the power of the Spirit of 
God; so that from Jerusalem, and 
round about unto Illyricum, 1 have 
fully preached the gospel of Christ. 

20 Yea, so have I strived to preach 
the gospel, not where Christ was 
named, lest I should build upon an- 
other man's foundation : 

21 But as it is written, To whom he 
was not spoken of, they shall see : and 
they that have not heard shall under- 
stand. 

22 For which cause also I have been 
much hindered from coming to you. 

23 But now having no more place 
in these parts, and having a great 
desire these many years to come unto 
you; 

24 Whensoever I take my journey 
into Spain, I will come to you : for I 
trust to see you in my journey, and 
to be brought on my way thitherward 
by you, if first I be somewhat filled 
with your company. 

25 But now I go unto Jerusalem to 
minister unto the saints. 

26 For it hath pleased them of Mace- 
donia and Achaia to make a certain 
contribution for the poor saints which 
are at Jerusalem. 

27 It hath pleased them verily; and 
their debtors they are. For if the 
Gentiles have been made partakers 
of their spiritual things, their duty 
is also to minister unto them in car- 
nal things. 

28 When therefore I have performed 
this, and have sealed to them this 
fruit. I will come by you into Spain. 

29 And I am sure that, when I come 
unto you, I shall come in the fulness 
of the blessing of the gospel of Christ. 

30 Now I beseech you, brethren, for 
the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, and for 
the love of the Spirit, that ye strive 
together with me in your prayers to 
God for me ; 

31 That I may be delivered from 
them that do not believe in Judea ; 
and that my service which / have for 
Jerusalem may be accepted of the 
saints ; 

32 That I may come unto you with 



joy by the will of God, and may witSi 
you be refreshed. 

33 Now the God of peace be with yoa 
alL Amen. 

CHAPTER XVI. 

3 Paul willeth the brethren to greet many, 17 and 
adviseth them to take heed of those which caum 
dissension and offences, 21 and after sundry 
salutations endeth with praise and thanks to 

■ God. 

I COMMEND unto you Phebe our 
sister, which is a servant of the 
church which is at Cenchrea : 

2 That ye receive her in the Lord, aa 
becometh saints, and that ye assist her 
in whatsoever business she hath need 
of you : for she hath been a succourer 
of many, and of myself also. 

3 Greet Priscilla and Aquila, my help- 
ers in Christ Jesus : 

4 Who have for my life laid down 
their own necks : unto whom not only 
I give thanks, but also all the churches 
of the Gentiles. 

5 Likewise greet the church that is 
in their house. Salute my well be- 
loved Epenetus, who is the firstfruits 
of Achaia unto Christ. 

6 Greet Mary, who bestowed much 
labour on us. 

7 Salute Andronicus and Junia, my 
kinsmen, and my fellow prisoners, 
who are of note among the apostles, 
who also were in Christ before me, 

8 Greet Amplias, my beloved in the 
Lord. 

9 Salute Urbane, our helper in Christ, 
and Stachys my beloved. 

10 Salute Apelles approved in Christ, 
Salute them which are of Aristobulus' 
household. 

11 Salute Herodion my kinsman. 
Greet them that be of the household 
of Narcissus, which are in the Lord. 

12 Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, 
who labour in the Lord. Salute the 
beloved Persis, which laboured much 
in the Lord. 

13 Salute Rufus chosen in the Lord, 
and his mother and mine. 

14 Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Her- 
nias, Patrobas, Hermes, and the breth- 
ren which are with them. 

15 Salute Philologus, and Julia, Ne- 
reus, and his sister, and Olympas, and 
all the saints which are with them. 

16 Salute one another with a holy 
kiss. The churches of Christ salute 
you. 

17 Now I beseech you, brethren, 
mark them which cause divisions 
and offences contrary to the doctrine 
which ye have learned ; and avoid 
them. 

18 For they that are such serve not 
our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own 
belly ; and by good words and fair 
speeches deceive the hearts of the 
simple. 

19 For your obedience is coma 
abroad unto all men. I am glad there- 
fore on your behalf : but yet I would 
have you wise unto that which is good, 
and simple concerning evil. 

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Paul's salutation 



I. CORINTHIANS, I. 



and thanksgiving. 



20 And the God of peace shall bruise 
Satan under your feet shortly. The 
grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with 
you. Amen. 

21 Timotheus my workfellow, and 
Lucius, and Jason, and Sosipater, my 
kinsmen, salute you. 

22 I Tertius, who wrote this epistle, 
salute you in the Lord. 

23 Gaius mine host, and of the whole 
church, saluteth you. Erastus the 
chamberlain of the city saluteth you, 
and Guartus a brother. 

24 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ 
be with you all. Amen. 

25 Now to him that is of power to 



stablish you according to my gospel, 
and the preaching of Jesus Christ, ac- 
cording to the revelation of the mys- 
tery, which was kept secret since the 
world began, 

26 But now is made manifest, and 
by the Scriptures of the prophets^ 
according to the commandment of 
the everlasting God, made known 
to all nations for the obedience of 
faith : 

27 To God only wise, be glory through 
Jesus Christ for ever. Amen. 

It Written to the Romans from Corintnus, 
and sent by Phebe servant of the churcb 
at Cenchrea. 



THE FIRST EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE 



CORINTHIANS. 



CHAPTER I. 

After his salutation and thanksgiving, 10 he ex- 
horteth them to unity, and 12 reproveth their dls- 
tensions. 18 God destroyeth the wisdom of the 
wise, 21 by the foolishness of preaching, and 26 
calleth not the wise, mighty, and noble, but 27, 28 
the foolish, weak, and men of no account. 

PAUL, called to be an apostle of Je- 
sus Christ through the will of God, 
and Sosthenes our brother, 

2 Unto the church of God which is at 
Corinth, to them that are sanctified in 
Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with 
all that in every place call upon the 
name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both 
theirs and ours : 

3 Grace be unto you. and peace, from 
God our Father, and from the Lord 
Jesus Christ. 

4 I thank my God always on your 
behalf, for the grace of God which 
is given you by Jesus Christ ; 

6 That in every thing ye are enriched 
by him, in all utterance, and in all 
knowledge ; 

6 Even as the testimony of Christ 
was confirmed in you : 

7 So that ye come behind in no gift ; 
waiting for the coming of our Lord 
Jesus Christ ! 

8 Who shall also confirm you unto 
the end, that ye may be blameless in 
the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

9 God is faithful, by whom ye were 
called unto the fellowship of his Son 
Jesus Christ our Lord. 

10 Now I beseech you, brethren, by 
the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 
that ye all speak the same thing, and 
that there be no divisions among 
you ; but that ye be perfectly joined 
together in the same mind and in the 
same judgment. 

11 For it hath been declared unto me 
of you, my brethren, by them which 
are of the house of Chloe, that there 
are contentions among you. 

12 Now this I say, that every one of 

?rou saith, I am of Paul ; and I of Apol- 
os ; and I of Cephas ; and I of Christ. 
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13 Is Christ divided ! was Paul cru 
cified for you ? or were ye baptized in 
the name of Paul! 

14 1 thank God that I baptized none 
of you, but Crispus and Gaius ; 

15 Lest any should say that I had 
baptized in mine own name. 

16 And I baptized also the household 
of Stephanas : besides, I know not 
whether I baptized any other. 

17 For Christ sent me not to baptize> 
but to preach the gospel : not with 
wisdom of words, lest the cross of 
Christ should be made of none effect. 

18 For the preaching of the cross is 
to them that perish, foolishness ; but 
unto us which are saved, it is the 
power of God. 

19 For it is written, I will destroy 
the wisdom of the wise, and will 
bring to nothing the understanding 
of the prudent. 

20 Where is the wise! where is the 
scribe ! where is the disputer of this 
world! hath not God made foolish 
the wisdom of this world ! 

21 For after that in the wisdom of 
God the world by wisdom knew not 
God, it pleased God by the foolish 
ness of preaching to save them that 
believe. 

22 For the Jews require a sign, and 
the Greeks seek after wisdom : 

23 But we preach Christ crucified, 
unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and 
unto the Greeks foolishness ; 

24 But unto them which are called, 
both Jews and Greeks, Christ the 
power of God, and the wisdom of 
God. 

25 Because the foolishness of God Ls 
wiser than men ; and the weakness of 
God is stronger than men. 

26 For ye see your calling, brethren 
how that not many wise men after the 
flesh, not many mighty, not many no- 
ble, are called: 

27 But God hath chosen the foolish 
things of the world to confound the 
wise ; and God hath chosen the weak 



Manner of 



I. CORINTHIANS, III. 



Paul's preaching, 



things of the world to confound the 
things which are mighty ; 

28 And base things of the world, and 
things which are despised, hath God 
chosen, yea, and things which are not, 
to bring to nought things that are : 

29 That no ftesh should glory in his 
presence. 

30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, 
who of God is made unto us wisdom, 
and righteousness, and sanctification, 
and redemption : 

31 That, according as it is written, 
He that glorieth, let him glory in the 
Lord. 

CHAPTER II. 

He declareth that his preaching, 1 though it bring 
not excellency of speech, or of 4 human wisdom : 
yet consisteth in the 4, 5 power of God : and so 
far excelleth 6 the wisdom of this world, and 9 
human sense, as that 14 the natural man cannot 
understand it. 

AND I, brethren, when I came to 
. you, came not with excellency of 
speech or of wisdom, declaring unto 
you the testimony of God. 

2 For I determined not to know any 
thing among you, save Jesus Christ, 
and nim crucified. 

3 And I was with you in weakness, 
and in fear, and in much trembling. 

4 And my speech and my preaching 
'toas not with enticing words of man's 
wisdom, but in demonstration of the 
Spirit and of power : 

5 That your faith should not stand 
-in the wisdom of men, but in the 
power of God. 

6 Howbeit we speak wisdom among 
them that are perfect : yet not the wis- 
dom of this world, nor of the princes 
of this world, that come to nought : 

7 But we speak the wisdom of God 
In a mystery, even the hidden vris- 
dom, which God ordained before the 
world unto our glory ; 

8 Which none of the princes of this 
world knew : for had they known it, 
they would not have crucified the 
Lord of glory. 

9 But as it is written, Eye hath 
not seen, nor ear heard, neither have 
entered into the heart of man, the 
things which God hath prepared for 
them that love him. 

10 But God hath revealed them un- 
to us by his Spirit: for the Spirit 
searcheth all things, yea, the deep 
things of God. 

11 For what man knoweth the 
things of a man, save the spirit of 
man which is in him ? even so the 
things of God knoweth no man, but 
the Spirit of God. 

12 Now we have received, not the 
spirit of the world, but the Spirit 
which is of God ; that we might know 
the things that are freely given to 
us of God. 

13 Which things also we speak, not 
In the words which man's wisdom 
teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost 
teaeheth ; comparing spiritual things 
with spiritual. 

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11 But the natural man receiveth 
not the things of the Spirit of God : 
for they are foolishness unto him : 
neither can he know them, because 
they are spiritually discerned. 

15 But he that is spiritual judgeth 
all things, yet he himself is judged 
of no man. 

16 For who hath known the mind of 
the Lord, that he may instruct him 1 
But we have the mind of Christ. 

CHAPTER IIL 

2 Milk is fit for children. 3 Strife and division, 
arguments of a fleshly mind. 7 He that plant- 
eth, and he that water eth, is nothing. 9 The 
ministers are God's fellow workmen. 11 Christ 
the only foundation. 16 Men the temples of God, 
which 17 must be kept holy. 19 The wisdom of 
this world is foolishness with God. 

AND I, brethren, could not speak 
>. unto you as unto spiritual, but 
as unto carnal, even as unto babes 
in Christ. 

2 I have fed you with milk, and 
not with meat : for hitherto ye were 
not able to bear it, neither yet now 
are ye able. 

3 For ye are yet carnal : for where- 
as there is among you envying, and 
strife, and divisions, are ye not car- 
nal, and walk as men? 

4 For while one saith, I am of 
Paul ; and another, I am of Apollos ; 
are ye not carnal ? 

5 Who then is Paul, and who is 
Apollos, but ministers by whom ye 
believed, even as the Lord gave to 
every man? 

6 I have planted, Apollos watered \ 
but God gave the increase. 

7 So then neither is he that planteth 
any thing, neither, he that waterethj 
but God that giveth the increase. 

8 Now he that planteth and he that 
watereth are one : and every man 
shall receive his own reward accord- 
ing to his own labour. 

9 For we are labourers together 
with God : ye are God's husbandry, 
ye are God's building. 

10 According to the grace of God 
which is given unto me, as a wise 
masterbuilder, I have laid the foun- 
dation, and another buildeth there- 
on. But let every man take heed 
how he buildeth thereupon. 

11 For other foundation can no 
man lay than that is laid, which is 
Jesus Christ. 

12 Now if any man build upon 
this foundation gold, silver, precious 
stones, wood, hay, stubble ; 

13 Every man's work shall be made 
manifest : for the day shall declare it, 
because it shall be revealed by fire \ 
and the fire shall try every man's 
work of what sort it is. 

14 If any man's work abide which 
he hath built thereupon, he shall re- 
ceive a reward. 

15 If any man's work shall be burn- 
ed, he shall suffer loss : but he himself 
shall be saved ; yet so as by fire. 

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All distinctions 



I. CORINTHIANS, IV. 



are from God, 



16 Know ye not that ye are the 
temple of God, and that the Spirit of 
God dwelleth in you ? 

17 If any man defile the temple of 
God, him shall God destroy ; for the 
temple of God is holy, which temple 
ye are. 

18 Let no man deceive himself. If 
any man among you seemeth to be 
wise in this world, let him become a 
fool, that he may be wise. 

19 For the wisdom of this world is 
foolishness with God : for it is writ- 
ten, He taketh the wise in their own 
craftiness. 

20 And again. The Lord knoweth 
the thoughts or the wise, that they 
are vain. 

21 Therefore let no man glory in 
men : for all things are yours ; 

22 Whether Paul, or A polios, or Ce- 
phas, or the world, or life, or death, 
or things present, or things to come ; 
all are yours ; 

23 And ye are Christ's ; and Christ 
is God's. 

CHAPTER IT. 

1 In what account the ministers ought to be had. 
7 We have nothing which we have not received. 
9 The apostles spectacles to the world, angels, 
and men, 13 the filth and offscounng of the 
world ; 15 yet our fathers in Christ, 16 whom 
we ought to follow. 

LET a man so account of us, as of 
i the ministers of Christ, and stew- 
ards of the mysteries of God. 

2 Moreover it is required in stew- 
ards, that a man be found faithful. 

3 But with me it is a very small 
thing that I should be judged of you, 
or of man's judgment : yea, I judge 
not mine own self. 

4 For I know nothing by myself; 
yet am I not hereby justified : but he 
that judgeth me is the Lord. 

5 Therefore judge nothing before 
the time, until the Lord come, who 
both will bring to light the hidden 
things of darkness, and will make 
manifest the counsels of the hearts : 
and then shall every man have praise 
of God. 

6 And these things, brethren, I have 
in a figure transferred to myself and 
to Apollos for your sakes ; that ye 
might learn in us not to think of men 
above that which is written, that no 
one of you be puffed up for one 
against another. 

7 For who maketh thee to differ 
from another t and what bast thou 
that thou didst not receive? now if 
thou didst receive it, why dost thou 

frlory, as if thou hadst not received 
tt 

8 Now ye are full, now ye are rich, 
ye have reigned as kings without us : 
and I would to God ye did reign, that 
we also might reign with you. 

9 For I think that God hath set forth 
ub the apostles last, as it were appoint- 
ed to death : for we are made a spec- 
tacle unto the world, and to angels, 
%nd to men. 

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10 We are fools for Christ's sake 
but ye are wise in Christ ; we are 
weak, but ye are strong ; yc are hon- 
ourable, but we are despised. 

11 Even unto this present hour we 
both hunger, and thirst, and are 
naked, and are buffeted, and have no 
certain dwellingplace ; 

12 And labour, working with our 
own hands : being reviled, we bless \ 
being persecuted, we suffer it : 

13 Being defamed, we entreat : we 
are made as the filth of the world, 
and are the offscouring of all things 
unto this day. 

14 I write not these things to shame 
you, but as my beloved sons I warn 
you. 

15 For though ye have ten thousand 
instructors in Christ, yet have ye not 
many fathers : for in Christ Jesus I 
have begotten you through the gospel. 

16 Wherefore I beseecn you, be ye 
followers of me. 

17 For this cause have I sent unto 
you Timotheus, who is my beloved 
son. and faithful in the Lord, who 
shall bring you into remembrance of 
my ways which be in Christ, as I 
teach every where in every church. 

18 Now some are puffed up, as though 
I would not come to you. 

19 But I will come to you shortly, if 
the Lord will, and will know, not the 
speech of them which are puffed up, 
but the power. 

20 For the kingdom of God is not in 
word, but in power, 

21 What will ye ? shall I come unto 
you with a rod, or in love, and in 
the spirit of meekness? 

CHAPTER V. 

1 The incestuous person 6 t* cause rather of 
shame unto them, than of rejoicing. 1 The old 
leaven is to be purged out. 10 Heinous offenders 
are to be shunned and avoided. 

IT is reported commonly that there 
is fornication among you, and such 
fornication as is not so much as 
named among the Gentiles, that one 
should have his father's wife. 

2 And ye are puffed up, and have 
not rather mourned, that he that 
hath done this deed might be taken 
away from among you. 

3 For I verily, as absent in body, 
but present in spirit, have judged al- 
ready, as though I were present, con- 
cerning him that hath so done this 
deed, 

4 In the name of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, when ye are gathered together, 
and my spirit, with the power of our 
Lord Jesus Christ, 

5 To deliver such a one unto Satan 
for the destruction of the flesh, that 
the spirit may be saved in the day 
of the Lord Jesus. 

6 Your glorying is not good. Know 
ye not that a little leaven leaveneth 
the whole lump ? 

7 Purge out therefore the old leaven, 
that ye may be a new lump, as ye 



Against going to law. I. CORINTHIANS, VII. 



Of marriage 



are unleavened. For even Christ our 
passovcr is sacrificed for us : 

8 Therefore let us keep the feast, 
not with old leaven, neither with the 
leaven of malice ana wickedness ; but 
with the unleavened bread of sincerity 
and truth. 

9 I wrote unto you in an epistle not 
to company with fornicators : 

10 Yet not altogether with the forn- 
icators of this world, or with the 
covetous, or extortioners, or with 
idolaters ; i'or then must ye needs go 
out of the world. 

11 But now I have written unto you 
not to keep company, if any man that 
is called a brother be a fornicator, or 
covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or 
a drunkard, or an extortioner ; with 
such a one no not to eat. 

12 For what have I to do to judge 
them also that are without ? do not ye 
judge them that are within ? 

13 But them that are without God 
judgeth. Therefore put away from 
among yourselves that wicked person. 

CHAPTER VI. 

i The Corinthians must not vex their brethren, in 
going to law with them : 6 especially under infi- 
dels. 9 The unrighteous shall not inherit the 
kingdom of God. 15 Our bodies are the members 
of Christ, 19 and temples of the Holy Ghost. 16, 
17 They mutt not therefore be defiled. 

DARE any of you, having a matter 
against another, go to law before 
the unjust, and not before the saints ? 

2 Do ye not know that the saints 
shall judge the world? and if the 
world shall be judged by you, are ye 
unworthy to judge the smallest mat- 
ters? 

3 Know ye not that we shall judge 
angels? how much more things that 
pertain to this life ? 

4 If then ye have judgments of 
things pertaining to this life, set 
them to judge who are least esteem- 
ed in the church. 

5 I speak to your shame. Is it so, 
that there is not a wise man among 
you ? no, not one that shall be able to 
judge between his brethren? 

6 But brother goeth to law with 
brother, and that before the unbe- 
lievers. 

7 Now therefore there is utterly a 
fault among you, because ye go to 
law one with another. Why do ye 
not rather take wrong? Why do ye 
not rather suffer yourselves to be de- 
frauded ? 

8 Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, 
and that your brethren. 

9 Know ye not that the unrighteous 
shall not inherit the kingdom of God ? 
Be not deceived : neither fornicators, 
nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor ef- 
feminate, nor abusers of themselves 
with mankind, 

10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor 
drunkards, nor revilers, nor extor- 
tioners, shall inherit the kingdom of 
God. 



11 And such were some of you : but 
ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, 
but ye are justified in the name or 
the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of 
our God. 

12 All things are lawful unto me. 
but all things are not expedient : all 
things are lawful for me, but I will 
not he brought under the power of 
any. 

13 Meats for the belly, and the belly 
for meats : but God shall destroy both 
it and them. Now the body is not 
for fornication, but for the Lord; 
and the Lord for the body. 

14 And God hath both raised up the 
Lord, and will also raise up us by his 
own power. 

15 Know ye not that your bodies 
are the members of Christ? shall I 
then take the members of Christ, and 
make them the members of a harlot! 
God forbid. 

16 What ! know ye not that he which 
is joined to a harlot is one body ? for 
two, saith he, shall be one flesh. 

17 But he that is joined unto the 
Lord is one spirit. 

18 Flee fornication. Every sin that 
a man doeth is without the body ; but 
he that committeth fornication sin- 
neth against his own body. 

19 What ! know ye not that your 
body is the temple of the Holy Ghost 
which is in you, which ye have of 
God, and ye are not your own ? 

20 For ye are bought with a price s 
therefore glorify God in your body t 
and in your spirit, which are God's. 

CHAPTER VII. 

2 He treateth of marriage, 4 shewing it to be a rem* 
edy against fornication : 10 and that the bond 
thereof ought not lightly to be dissolved. 18, 2C 
Every man must be content with his vocation. 
25 Virginity wherefore to be embraced. 35 And 
for what respects we may either marry, or ab- 
stain from marrying. 

NOW concerning the things where- 
of ye wrote unto me : It is good 
for a man not to touch a woman. 

2 Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, 
let every man have his own wife, and 
let every woman have her own hus- 
band. 

3 Let the husband render unto the 
wife due benevolence : and likewise 
also the wife unto the husband. 

4 The wife hath not power of hei 
own body, but the husband : and like 
wise also the husband hath not power 
of his own body, but the wife. 

5 Defraud ye not one the other, ex- 
cept it be with consent for a time, 
that ye may give yourselves to fast- 
ing and prayer; and come together 
again, that Satan tempt you not for 
your incontinency. 

6 But I speak this by permission, 
and not of commandment. 

7 For I would that all men were 
even as I myself. But every man hath 
his proper gift of God, one after this 
manner, and another after that. 

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I. CORINTHIANS, VIII. 



married state,, 



8 I say therefore to the unmarried 
and widows, It is good for them if 
they abide even as I. 

9 But if they cannot contain, let 
them marry : for it is better to mar- 
ry than to burn. 

10 And unto the married I command, 
yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the 
wife depart from her husband : 

11 But and if she depart, let her re- 
main unmarried, or be reconciled to 
her husband : and let not the husband 
put away his wife. 

12 But to the rest speak I, not the 
Lord : If any brother hath a wife 
that believeth not, and she be pleas- 
ed to dwell with him, let him not put 
her away. 

13 Ana the woman which hath a 
husband that believeth not, and if 
he be pleased to dwell with her, let 
her not leave him. 

14 For the unbelieving' husband is 
sanctified by the wife, and the unbe- 
lieving: wife is sanctified by the hus- 
band : else were your children un- 
clean ; but now are they holy. 

15 But if the unbelieving depart, let 
him depart. A brother or a sister is 
not under bondage in such cases : but 
God hath called us to peace. 

16 For what knowest thou, O wife, 
whether thou shalt save thy husband ? 
or how knowest thou, O man, whether 
thou shalt save thy wife ? 

17 But as God hath distributed to 
every man, as the Lord hath called 
every one, so let him walk. And so 
ordain I in all churches. 

18 Is any man called being circum- 
cised ? let him not become uncircum- 
cised. Is any called in uncircumcis- 
ion? let him not be circumcised. 

19 Circumcision is nothing, and un- 
circumcision is nothing, but the keep- 
ing of the commandments of God. 

20 Let every man abide in the same 
calling wherein he was called. 

21 Art thou called being a servant? 
care not for it : but if thou mayest be 
made free, use it rather. 

22 For he that is called in the Lord, 
being a servant, is the Lord's freeman : 
likewise also he that is called, being 
free, is Christ's servant. 

23 Ye are bought with a price ; be 
not ye the servants of men. 

24 Brethren, let every man, wherein 
he is called, therein abide with God. 

25 Now concerning virgins I have no 
commandment of the Lord : yet I give 
my judgment, as one that hath obtain- 
ed mercy of the Lord to be faithful. 

26 I suppose therefore that this is 
good for the present distress, I say, 
ihat it is good for a man so to be. 

27 Art thou bound unto a wife ? seek 
not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from 
a wife ? seek not a wife. 

28 But and if thou marry, thou hast 
not sinned ; and if a virgin marry, she 
hath not sinned. Nevertheless such 
shall have trouble in the flesh : but I 



«pare you. 



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29 But this I say, brethren, the tims 
is short : it remaineth, that both they 
that have wives be as though they had 
none ; 

30 And they that weep, as though 
they wept not ; and they that rejoice, 
as though they rejoiced not ; and they 
that buy, as though they possessed 
not ; 

31 And they that use this world, as 
not abusing it : for the fashion of this 
world passeth away. 

32 But 1 would have you without 
carefulness. He that is unmarried 
careth for the things that belong to 
the Lord, how he may please the 
Lord : 

33 But he that is married careth for 
the things that are of the world, how 
he may please his wife. 

34 There is difference also between 
a wife and a virgin. The unmarried 
woman careth for the things of the 
Lord, that she may be holy both in 
body and in spirit : but she that is 
married careth for the things of the 
world, how she may please her hus- 
band. 

35 And this I speak for your own 
profit ; not that I may cast a snare 
upon you, but for that which is come 
ly, and that ye may attend upon the 
Lord without distraction. 

36 But if any man think that he be= 
haveth himself uncomely toward his 
virgin, if she pass the flower of her 
age, and need so require, let him do 
what he will, he sinneth not : let them 
many. 

37 Nevertheless he that standeth 
steadfast in his heart, having no ne- 
cessity, but hath power over his own 
will, and hath so decreed in his heart 
that he will keep his virgin, doeth 
well. 

38 So then he that giveth her in mar 
riage doeth well ; but he that giveth 
her not in marriage doeth better. 

39 The wife is bound by the law as 
long as her husband liveth ; but if her 
husband be dead, she is at liberty to 
be married to whom she will ; only in 
the Lord. 

40 But she is happier if she so abide, 
after my judgment : and I think also 
that I have the Spirit of God. 

CHAPTER Vm. 

1 To abstain from meats offered to idols. 8, 9 W» 
must not abuse our Christian liberty, to the 
offence of our brethren : 11 but must bridle our 
knowledge with charity. 

NOW as touching things offered un- 
to idols, we know that we all have 
knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, 
but charity edifieth. 

2 And if any man think that he 
knoweth any thing, he knoweth noth- 
ing yet as he ought to know. 

3 But if any man love God, the same 
is known of him. 

4 As concerning therefore the eat- 
ing of those things that are offered in 
sacrifice unto idols, we Tcnow that an 



FauVa self denial 



I. CORINTHIANS, IX. 



for the gospel. 



Idol is nothing in the world, and that 
there is none other God but one. 

6 For though there be that are called 
gods, whether in heaven or in earth, 
(as there be gods many, and lords 
many,) 

6 But to us there is but one God, the 
Father, of whom are all things, and 
we in him ; and one Lord Jesus Christ, 
by whom are all things, and we by 
him. 

7 Howbeit there is not in every man 
that knowledge : for some with con- 
science of the idol unto this hour eat 
it as a thing offered unto an idol ; and 
their conscience being weak is denied. 

8 But meat commendeth us not to 
God : for neither, if we eat, are we the 
better; neither, if we eat not, are we 
the worse. 

9 But take heed lest by any means 
this liberty of yours become a stum- 
blingblock to them that are weak. 

10 For if any man see thee which 
hast knowledge sit at meat in the 
idol's temple, shall not the conscience 
of him which is weak be emboldened 
to eat those things which are offered 
to idols ; 

11 And through thy knowledge shall 
the weak brother perish, for whom 
Christ died ? 

12 But when ye sin so against the 
brethren, and wound their weak con- 
science, ye sin against Christ. 

13 Wherefore, if meat make my 
brother to offend, I will eat no flesh 
while the world standeth, lest I make 
my brother to offend. 

CHAPTER IX. 

It He sheweth his liberty, 7 and that the minister 
ought to live by the gospel: 15 yet that himself 
hath of his own accord abstained, 18 to be either 
chargeable unto them, 22 or offensive unto any, in 
matters indifferent. 24 Our life is like unto a 
race. 

AM I not an apostle ? am I not free ? 
. have I not seen Jesus Christ our 
Lord? are not ye my work in the 
Lord? 

2 If I be not an apostle unto others. 
yet doubtless I am to you : for the seal 
of mine apostleship are ye in the 
Lord. 

3 Mine answer to $hem that do exam- 
ine me is this : 

4 Rave we not power to eat and to 
drink? 

5 Have we not power to lead about a 
sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, 
and as the brethren of the Lord, and 
Cephas? 

6 Or 1 only and Barnabas, have not 
we power to forbear working ? 

7 Who goeth a warfare any time at 
his own charges ? who planteth a vine- 
yard, and eateth not of the fruit there- 
of ? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth 
not of the milk of the flock ? 

8 Say I these things as a man ? or 
saith not the law the same also ? 

9 For it is written in the law of 
Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the 



mouth of the ox that treadeth out the 
corn. Doth God take care for oxen ? 

10 Or saith he it altogether for our 
sakes ? For our sakes, no doubt, this is 
written : that he that plougheth should 
plough in hope ; and that he that 
thresheth in hope should be partaker 
of his hope. 

11 If we have sown unto you spirit- 
ual things, is it a great thing if we 
shall reap your carnal things ? 

12 If others be partakers of this 

Sower over you, are not we rather? 
evertheless we have not used this 
power ; but suffer all things, lest we 
should hinder the gospel of Christ. 

13 Do ye not know that they which 
minister about holy things live of the 
things of the temple ? and they which 
wait at the altar are partakers with 
the altar? 

14 Even so hath the Lord ordained 
that they which preach the gospel 
should live of the gospel. 

15 But I have used none of these 
things : neither have I written these 
things, that it should be so done unto 
me : for it were better for me to die, 
than that any man should make my 
glorying void. 

16 For though I preach the gospel, I 
have nothing to glory of : for necessity 
is laid upon me ; yea, woe is unto me, 
if I preach not the gospel ! 

17 For if I do this thing willingly, I 
have a reward : but if against my will, 
a dispensation of the gospel is commit- 
ted unto me. 

18 What is my reward then ? Verily 
that, when I preach the gospel, I may 
make the gospel of Christ without 
charge, that I abuse not my power in 
the gospel. 

19 For though I be free from all men, 
yet have I made myself servant unto 
all, that I might gain the more. 

20 And unto the Jews I became as a 
Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to 
them that are under the law, as under 
the law, that I might gain them that 
are under the law ; 

21 To them that are without law, as 
without law, (being not without law to 
God, but under the law to Christ,) that 
I might gain them that are without 
law. 

22 To the weak became I as weak, 
that I might gain the weak : I am 
made all things to all men, that I 
might by all means save some. 

23 And this I do for the gospel's sake, 
that I might be partaker thereof with 
you. 

24 Know ye not that they which run 
in a race run all, but one receiveth the 
prize ? So run, that ye may obtain. 

25 And every man that striveth for 
the mastery is temperate in all things. 
Now they do it to obtain a corruptible 
crown ; but we an incorruptible. 

26 I therefore so run, not as uncer- 
tainly ; so fight I, not as one that beafc 
eth the air : 

27 But I keep under my body, an<3 

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Christians must 



I. CORINTHIANS, X. 



flee idolatry , 



bring it into subjection : lest that by 
any means, when 1 have preached 
to others, I myself should be a cast- 
away. 

CHAPTER X. 

I The sacraments of the Jews 6 are types of ours, 
7 and their punishments, 11 examples for us. 14 
We must fly from idolatry. 21 We must not make 
the Lord's table the table of devils : 24 and in 
things indifferent we must have regard of our 
brethren. 

MOREOVER, brethren, I would not 
that ye should be ignorant, how 
that all our fathers were under the 
cloud, and all passed through the sea ; 

2 And were all baptized unto Moses 
In the cloud and in the sea ; 

3 And did all eat the same spiritual 
meat; 

4 And did all drink the same spiritual 
drink ; for they drank of that spiritual 
Rock that followed them : and that 
Rock was Christ. 

5 But with many of them God was 
not well pleased : for they were over- 
thrown in the wilderness. 

6 Now these things were our exam- 
ples, to the intent we should not lust 
after evil things, as they also lusted. 

7 Neither be ye idolaters, as were 
some of them ; as it is written, The 
people sat down to eat and drink, and 
rose up to play. 

8 Neither let us commit fornication. 
as some of them committed, and fell 
In one day three and twenty thou- 
sand. 

9 Neither let us tempt Christ, as some 
of them also tempted, and were de- 
stroyed of serpents. 

10 Neither murmur ye, as some of 
them also murmured, and were de- 
stroyed of the destroyer. 

11 Now all these things happened 
unto them for ensamples : and they 
are written for our admonition, upon 
whom the ends of the world are come. 

12 Wherefore let him that thinketh 
he standeth take heed lest he fall. 

13 There hath no temptation taken 
you but such as is common to man : 
out God is faithful, who will not suffer 
you to be tempted above that ye are 
able ; but will with the temptation also 
make a way to escape, that ye may be 
able to bear it. 

14 Wherefore, my dearly beloved, 
flee from idolatry. 

15 I speak as to wise men ; judge ye 
what I say. 

16 The cup of blessing which we 
bless, is it not the communion of the 
blood of Christ ? The bread which we 
break, is it not the communion of the 
body of Christ « 

17 For we being many are one bread, 
and one body : for we are all partakers 
of that one bread. 

18 Behold Israel after the flesh : are 
not they which eat of the sacrifices 
partakers of the altar ? 

19 What say I then ? that the idol is 
any thing, or that which is offered in 
sacrifice to idols is any thing ? 

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20 But J say, that the things which 
the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to 
devils, and not to God : and I would 
not that ye should have fellowship 
with devils. 

21 Ye cannot drink the cup of the 
Lord, and the cup of devils : ye can- 
not be partakers of the Lord's table, 
and of the table of devils. 

22 Do we provoke the Lord to jeal- 
ousy ? are we stronger than he ? 

23 All things are lawful for me, but 
all things are not expedient : all things 
are lawful for me, but all things edify 
not. 

24 Let no man seek his own, but 
every man another's wealth. 

25 Whatsoever is sold in the sham- 
bles, that eat, asking no question for 
conscience' sake : 

26 For the earth is the Lord's, and 
the fulness thereof. 

27 If any of them that believe not 
bid you to a feast, and ye be disposed 
to go ; whatsoever is set before you, 
eat, asking no question for conscience' 
sake. 

28 But if any man say unto you s 
This is offered in sacrifice unto idols, 
eat not for his sake that shewed it, and. 
for conscience' sake : for the earth is 
the Lord's, and the fulness thereof : 

29 Conscience, I say, not thine own, 
but of the other : for why is my liberty 
judged of another man's conscience » 

30 For if I by grace be a partaker, 
why am I evil spoken of for that for 
which I give thanks ? 

31 Whether therefore ye eat, or 
drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to 
the glory of God. 

32 Give none offence, neither to the 
Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the 
church of God : 

33 Even as I please all men in all 
things, not seeking mine own profit, 
but the profit of many, that they may 
be saved. 

CHAPTER XI. 

1 He reproveth them, because in holy assemblies 4 
their men prayed with their heads covered, and ft 
women with their heads uncovered, 17 and be' 
cause generally their meetings were not for the 
better but for the worse, as 21 namely m profan=- 
ing with their own feasts the Lord's supper. 23 
Lastly, hs calleth them to the first institution 
thereof. 

BE ye followers of me, even as I also 
am of Christ. 

2 Now I praise you. brethren, that ye 
remember me in all things, and keep 
the ordinances, as I delivered them to 
you. 

3 But I would have you know, that 
the head of every man is Christ ; and 
the head of the woman is the man ; 
and the head of Christ is God. 

4 Every man praying or prophesy- 
ing, having his head covered, dishon- 
oureth his nead. 

5 But every woman that prayeth or 
prophesieth with her head uncovered 
dishonoureth her head : for that is 
even all one as if she were shaven. 



Of the Lord's supper. I. CORINTHIANS, XII. 



Of spiritual gifts, 



6 For if the woman be not covered, let 
her also be shorn : but if it be a shame 
for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let 
her be covered. 

7 For a man indeed ought not to 
cover his head, forasmuch as he is the 
image and glory of God : but the wo- 
man is the glory of the man. 

8 For the man is not of the woman ; 
but the woman of the man. 

9 Neither was the man created for the 
woman ; but the woman for the man. 

10 For this cause ought the woman 
to have power on her head because of 
the angels. 

11 Nevertheless neither is the man 
without the woman, neither the wo- 
man without the man, in the Lord. 

12 For as the woman is of the man, 
even so is the man also by the woman ; 
but all things of God. 

13 Judge in yourselves : is it comely 
that a woman pray unto God uncov- 
ered* 

14 Doth not even nature itself teach 
you, that, if a man have long hair, it is 
a shame unto him ? 

15 But if a woman have long hair, it 
is a glory to her : for her hair is given 
her for a covering. 

16 But if any man seem to be conten- 
tious, we have no such custom, neither 
the churches or" God. 

17 Now in this that I declare unto 

f'ou I praise you not, that ye come 
ogether not for the better, but for 
the worse. 

18 For first of all, when ye come to- 

€ ether in the church, I hear that there 
e divisions among you ; and I partly 
believe it. 

19 For there must be also heresies 
among you, that they which are ap- 
proved may be made manifest among 
you. 

20 When ye come together therefore 
into one place, this is not to eat the 
Lord's supper. 

21 For in eating every one taketh be- 
fore other his own supper : and one is 
hungry, and another is drunken. 

22 What! have ye not houses to eat 
and to drink in? or despise ye the 
church of God, and shame them that 
have not? What shall I say to you? 
shall I praise you in this? I praise 
you not. 

23 For I have received of the Lord 
that which also I delivered unto you, 
That the Lord Jesus, the same night in 
which he was betrayed, took bread : 

24 And when he had given thanks, 
he brake it, and said, Take, eat ; this 
is my body, which is broken for you : 
this do in remembrance of me. 

25 After the same manner also he 
took the cup, when he had supped, 
saying, This cup is the new testament 
in my blood : this do ye, as oft as ye 
drink it, in remembrance of me. 

26 For as often as ye eat this bread, 
and drink this cup, ye do shew the 
Lord's death till he come. 

27 Wherefore whosoever shall eat 



this bread, and drink this cup of the 
Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of 
the body and blood of the Lord. 

28 But let a man examine himself, 
and so let him eat of that bread, and 
drink of that cup. 

29 For he that eateth an.5 drinketh 
unworthily, eateth and drinketh dam 
nation to himself, not discerning the 
Lord's body. 

30 For this cause many are weak and 
sickly among you, and many sleep. 

31 For if we would judge ourselves, 
we should not be judged. 

32 But when we are judged, we are 
chastened of the Lord, that we should 
not be condemned with the world* 

33 Wherefore, my brethren, when ye 
come together to eat, tarry one for an- 
other. 

34 And if any man hunger, let him 
eat at home ; that ye come not to 
gether unto condemnation. And the 
rest will I set in order when I come, 

CHAPTER XIL 

1 Spiritual gifts 4 are divers, 7 yet all to profit 
withal. 8 And to that end are diversely bestowed : 
12 that by the like proportion, as the members of 
a natural body tend all to the 16 mutual decency, 
22 service, and 26 succour of the same body ; 27 
so we should do one for another, to make up the 
mystical body of Christ. 

NOW concerning spiritual gifts, 
brethren, I would not have you 
ignorant. 

2 Ye know that ye were Gentiles, 
carried away unto these dumb idols, 
even as ye were led. 

3 Wherefore I give you to under- 
stand, that no man speaking by the 
Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed : 
and that no man can say that Jesus 
is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost. 

4 Now there are diversities of gifts, 
but the same Spirit. 

5 And there are differences of ad- 
ministrations, but the same Lord. 

6 And there are diversities of opera- 
tions, but it is the same God which 
worketh all in all. 

7 But the manifestation of the Spirit 
is given to every man to profit withal, 

8 For to one is given Dy the Spirit 
the word of wisdom ; to another the 
word of knowledge by the same 
Spirit; 

9 To another faith by the same Spir- 
it ; to another the gifts of healing by 
the same Spirit ; 

10 To another the working of mira- 
cles ; to another prophecy ; to another 
discerning of spirits ; to another di- 
vers kinds of tongues ; to another the 
interpretation of tongues : 

11 But all these worketh that one 
and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to 
every man severally as he will. 

12 For as the body is one, and hath 
many members, and all the members 
of that one body, being many, are one 
body : so also is Christ. 

13 For by one Spirit are we all bap- 
tized into one bodv, whether we be 

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I. CORINTHIANS, XIII. 



of charity 



Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond 
or free ; and have been all made to 
drink into one Spirit. 

14 For the body is not one member, 
but many. 

15 If the foot shall say, Because I am 
not the hand, I am not of the body ; 
is it therefore not of the body! 

16 And if the ear shall say, Because I 
am not the eye, I am not of the body ; 
is it therefore not of the body ? 

17 If the whole body were an eye, 
where were the hearing ? If the whole 
•were hearing, where were the smell- 
ing* 

18 But now hath God set the mem- 
bers every one of them in the body, 
as it hath pleased him. 

19 And if they were all one mem- 
ber, where were the body! 

20 But now are they many members, 
yet but one body. 

21 And the eye cannot say unto the 
hand, I have no need of thee : nor 
again the head to the feet, I have 
no need of you. 

22 Nay, much more those members 
of the body, which seem to be more 
feeble, are necessary : 

23 And those members of the body, 
which we think to be less honoura- 
ble, upon these we bestow more abund- 
ant honour ; and our uncomely parts 
have more abundant comeliness. 

24 For our comely parts have no 
need : but God hath tempered the 
body together, having given more 
abundant honour to that part which 
lacked : 

26 That there should be no schism 
in the body ; but that the members 
should have the same care one for 
another. 

26 And whether one member suffer, 
all the members suffer with it ; or 
one member be honoured, all the 
members rejoice with it. 

27 Now ye are the body of Christ, 
and members in particular. 

28 And God hath set some in the 
church, first apostles, secondarily 
prophets, thirdly teachers, after that 
miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, 
governments, diversities of tongues. 

29 Are all apostles? are all proph- 
ets ? are all teachers ? are all workers 
of miracles? 

30 Have all the gifts of healing ! do 
all speak with tongues? do all inter- 
pret ? 

31 But covet earnestly the best 
gifts : and yet shew I unto you a 
more excellent way. 

CHAPTER Xin. 

1 Ail gifts, 2, 3 how excellent soever, are nothing 
worth without charity. 4 The praises thereof, 
and 13 prelation before hope and faith. 

THOUGH I speak with the tongues 
of men and of angels, and have 
aot charity, I am become as sound- 
ing brass, or a tinkling cymbal. 

2 And though I have the gift of 
prophecy, and understand all mys- 
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teries, and all knowledge ; and 
though I have all faith, so that I 
could remove mountains, and have 
not charity, I am nothing. 

3 And though I bestow all my goods 
to feed the poor, and though I give 
my body to be burned, and have not- 
charity, it profiteth me nothing. 

4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind ; 
charity envieth not ; charity vaunteth 
not itself, is not puffed up, 

5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, 
seeketh not her own, is not easily 
provoked, thinketh no evil ; 

6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but re- 
joiceth in the truth ; 

7 Beareth all things, believeth all 
things, hopeth all things, endureth 
all things. 

8 Charity never faileth : but whether 
there be prophecies, they shall fail; 
whether there be tongues, they shall 
cease ; whether there be knowledge, it 
shall vanish away. 

9 For we know in part, and we 
prophesy in part. 

10 But when that which is perfect 
is come, then that which is in part 
shall be done away. 

11 When I was a child, I spake as a 
child, I understood as a child, I thought 
as a child : but when I became a man, 
I put away childish things. 

12 For now we see through a glass, 
darkly ; but then face to face : now I 
know in part ; but then shall I know 
even as also I am known. 

13 And now abideth faith, hope, 
charity, these three ; but the greatest* 
of these is charity. 

CHAPTER XIV. 

1 Prophecy is commended, 2, 3, 4 and preferred- 
before speaking with tongues, 6 by a compare 
ison drawn from musical instruments. 12 Both 
must be referred to edification, 2*2 as to their 
true and proper end. 26 The true use of each 
is taught, 27 and the abuse taxed. 34 Women 
are forbidden to speak in the church. 

FOLLOW after charity, and desire 
spiritual gifts, but rather that ye 
may prophesy. 

2 For ne that speaketh in an un- 
known tongue speaketh not unto 
men, but unto God : for no man un- 
derstandeth him; howbeit in the 
spirit he speaketh mysteries. 

3 But he that prophesieth speaketh 
unto men to edification, and exhorta- 
tion, and comfort. 

4 He that speaketh in an unknown 
tongue edifleth himself ; but he that 
prophesieth edifleth the church. 

5 I would that ye all spake with 
tongues, but rather that ye prophe- 
sied : for greater is he that proph- 
esieth than he that speaketh with. 
tongues, except he interpret, that the- 
church may receive edifying. 

6 Now, brethren, if I come unto you^ 
speaking with tongues, what shall 1 
profit you, except I shall speak to you* 
either by revelation, or by knowledge, 
or by prophesying, or by doctrine ? 

7 And even things without life giv- 



Of speaking 



I. CORINTHIANS, XV. 



with tongue* 



tng sound, whether pipe or harp, ex- 
cept they give a distinction in the 
sounds, how shall it be known what 
is piped or harped ! 

8 For if the trumpet give an un- 
certain sound, who shall prepare 
himself to the battle ? 

9 So likewise ye, except ye utter by 
the tongue words easy to be under- 
stood, how shall it be known what is 
spoken ? for ye shall speak into the air. 

10 There are, it may be, so many 
kinds of voices in the world, and none 
of them is without signification. 

11 Therefore if I know not the mean- 
ing of the voice, I shall be unto him 
that speak eth a barbarian, and he that 
speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me. 

12 Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are 
zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that 
ye may excel to the edifying of the 
church. 

13 Wherefore let him that speaketh 
in an unknown tongue pray that he 
may interpret. 

14 For if I pray in an unknovm 
tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my 
understanding is unfruitful. 

15 What is it then ? I will pray with 
the spirit, and I will pray with the 
understanding also : I will sing with 
the spirit, and I will sing with the 
understanding also. 

16 Else, when thou shalt bless with 
the spirit, how shall he that occupieth 
the room of the unlearned say Amen 
at thy giving of thanks, seeing he un- 
derstandeth not what thou say est ? 

17 For thou verily givest thanks 
well, but the other is not edified. 

18 I thank my God, I speak with 
tongues more than ye all : 

19 Yet in the church I had rather 
speak five words with my understand- 
ing, that by my voice i might teach 
others also, than ten thousand words 
in an unknovm tongue. 

20 Brethren, be not children in un- 
derstanding : howbeit in malice be ye 
children, but in understanding be men. 

21 In the law it is written, With men 
of other tongues and other lips will I 
speak unto this people ; and yet for 
all that will they not hear me, saith 
the Lord. 

22 Wherefore tongues are for a sign, 
not to them that believe, but to them 
that believe not: but prophesying 
serweth not for them that believe 
not, but for them which believe. 

23 If therefore the whole church be 
come together into one place, and all 
speak with tongues, and there come in 
those that are unlearned, or unbeliev- 
ers, will they not say that ye are mad ? 

24 But if all prophesy, and there 
come in one that believeth not, or 
one unlearned, he is convinced of all, 
he is judged of all : 

25 And thus are the secrets of his 
heart made manifest ; and so falling 
down on his face he will worship 
God, and report that Sod is in you 
of a truth. 



26 How'is it then, brethren! wheB 
ye come together, every one of you 
hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath 
a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an 
interpretation. Let all things be done 
unto edifying. 

27 If any man speak in an unknown 
tongue, let it be by two, or at the most 
by three, and that by course ; and let 
one interpret. 

28 But if there be no interpreter, let 
him keep silence in the church ; and 
let him speak to himself, and to God. 

29 Let the prophets speak two or 
three, and let the other judge. 

30 If any thing be revealed to an- 
other that sitteth by, let the first hold 
his peace. 

31 For ye may all prophesy one by 
one, that all may learn, and all may 
be comforted. 

32 And the spirits of the prophets are 
subject to the prophets. 

33 For God is not the author of con 
fusion, but of peace, as in all churches 
of the saints. 

34 Let your women keep silence in 
the churches : for it is not permitted 
unto them to speak ; but they are com 
manded to be under obedience, as also 
saith the law. 

35 And if they will learn any thing> 
let them ask their husbands at home ; 
for it is a shame for women to speak 
in the church. 

36 What ! came the word of God out 
from you ? or came it unto you only \ 

37 If any man think himself to be 
a prophet, or spiritual, let him ac- 
knowledge that the things that I 
write unto you are the command- 
ments of the Lord. 

38 But if any man be ignorant, let 
him be ignorant. 

39 Wherefore, brethren, covet to 
prophesy, and forbid not to speak 
with tongues. 

40 Let all things be done decently 
and in order. 

CHAPTER XV. 

3 By Christ's resurrection, 12 he proveth the neces* 
sity of our resurrection, against all such as deny 
the resurrection of the body. 21 The fruit, 35 
and manner thereof, 51 and of the changing oj 
them, that shall be found alive at the last day. 

MOREOVER, brethren, I declare un- 
to you the gospel which I preach 
ed unto you, which also ye have re- 
ceived, and wherein ye stand ; 

2 By which also ye are saved, if 
ye keep in memory what I preached 
unto you, unless ye have believed in 
vain. 

3 For I delivered unto you first of 
all that which I also received, how 
that Christ died for our sins accord 
ing to the Scriptures ; 

4 And that he was buried, and that 
he rose again the third day according 
to the Scriptures : 

5 And that he was seen of Cephas, 
then of the twelve : 

6 After that, he was seen of above 
five hundred brethren at once ; of 

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the resurrection. 



whom the greater part remain unto 
this piesent, but some are fallen 
asleep. 

7 After that, he was seen of James ; 
then of all the apostles. 

8 And last of all he was seen of me 
also, as of one born out of due time. 

9 For I am the least of the apostles, 
that am not meet to be called an apos- 
tle, because I persecuted the church 
of God. 

10 But by the grace of God I am what 
I am : and his grace which was be- 
stowed upon me was not in vain ; but 
I laboured more abundantly than they 
all : yet not I, but the grace of God 
which was with me. 

11 Therefore whether it were I or 
they, so we preach, and so ye believed. 

12 Now if Christ be preached that he 
rose from the dead, how say some 
among you that there is no resurrec- 
tion of the dead ? 

13 But if there be no resurrection of 
the dead, then is Christ not risen : 

14 And if Christ be not risen, then is 
our preaching vain, and your faith is 
also vain. 

15 Yea, and we are found false wit- 
nesses of God ; because we have testi- 
fied of God that he raised up Christ : 
whom he raised not up, if so be that 
the dead rise not. 

16 For if the dead rise not, then is 
not Christ raised : 

17 And if Christ be not raised, your 
faith 18 vain ; ye are yet in your sins. 

18 Then they also which are fallen 
asleep in Christ are perished. 

19 If in this life only we have hope 
In Christ, we are of all men most mis- 
erable. 

20 But now is Christ risen from the 
dead, and become the firstfruits of 
them that slept. 

21 For since by man came death, by 
man came also the resurrection of the 
dead. 

22 For as in Adam all die, even so in 
Christ shall all be made alive. 

23 But every man in his own order : 
Christ the firstfruits ; afterward they 
that are Christ's at his coming. 

24 Then cometh the end, when he 
shall have delivered up the kingdom 
to God, even the Father : when he 
shall have put down all rule, and all 
authority and power. 

25 For he must reign, till he hath put 
all enemies under his feet. 

26 The last enemy that shall be de- 
stroyed is death. 

27 For he hath put all things under 
his feet. But when he saith, All things 
are put under him, it is manifest that 
he is excepted, which did put all things 
under him. 

28 And when all things shall be sub- 
dued unto him, then shall the Son also 
himself be subject unto him that put 
all things under him, that God may be 
all in all. 

29 Else what shall they do which are 
baptized for the dead, if the dead rise 

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not at all ! why are they then baptized 
for the dead ? 

30 And why stand we in jeopardy 
every hour* 

31 I protest by your rejoicing which 
I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die 
daily. 

32 If after the manner of men I have 
fought with beasts at Ephesus, what 
advantageth it me, if the dead rise 
not ? let us eat and drink ; for to mor- 
row we die. 

33 Be not deceived : evil communicar 
tions corrupt good manners. 

31 Awake to righteousness, and sin 
not ; for some have not the knowledge 
of God : I speak this to your shame. 

35 But some man will say, How are 
the dead raised up? and with what 
body do they come? 

36 Thou fool, that which thou sowest 
is not quickened, except it die : 

37 And that which thou sowest, thou 
sowest not that body that shall be, but 
bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or 
of some other grain : 

38 But God giveth it a body as it 
hath pleased him, and to every seed 
his own body. 

39 All flesh is not the same flesh : but 
there is one kind of flesh of men, an= 
other flesh of beasts, another of fishes, 
and another of birds. 

40 There are also celestial bodies, and 
bodies terrestrial : but the glory of the 
celestial is one, and the glory of the 
terrestrial is another. 

41 There is one glory of the sun, and 
another glory of the moon, and an- 
other glory of the stars ; for one star 
differeth from another star in glory. 

42 So also is the resurrection of the 
dead. It is sown in corruption, it is 
raised in incorruption : 

43 It is sown in dishonour, it is raised 
in glory : it is sown in weakness, it is 
raised in power : 

44 It is sown a natural body, it is 
raised a spiritual body. There is a nat- 
ural body, and there is a spiritual body. 

45 And so it is written, The first man 
Adam was made a living soul ; the last 
Adam was made a quickening spirit. 

46 Howbeit that was not first which 
is spiritual, but that which is natural ; 
and afterward that which is spiritual. 

47 The first man is of the earth, 
earthy : the second man is the Lord 
from heaven. • 

48 As is the earthy, such are they also 
that are earthy : and as is the heavenly, 
such are they also that are heavenly. 

49 And as we have borne the image 
of the earthy, we shall also bear the 
image of the heavenly. 

50 Now this I say, brethren, that 
flesh and blood cannot inherit the 
kingdom of God ; neither doth cor- 
ruption inherit incorruption. 

51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; 
We shall not all sleep, but we shall 
all be changed, 

52 In a moment, in the twinkling of 
an eye, at the last trump: for the 



Victory over death. 



II. CORINTHIANS, I. Friendly admonitions. 



trumpet shall sound, and the dead 
shall be raised incorruptible, and we 
shall be changed. 

63 For this corruptible must put on 
Incorruption, and this mortal must 
put on immortality. 

54 So when this corruptible shall 
have nut on incorruption, and this 
mortal shall have put on immortali- 
ty, then shall be brought to pass the 
saying that is written, Death is swal- 
lowed up in victory. 

56 O death, where is thy sting! O 
grave, where is thy victory ? 

56 The sting of death is sin ; and 
the strength of sin is the law. 

57 But. thanks be to God, which giv- 
eth us the victory through our Lord 
Jesus Christ. 

68 Therefore, my beloved brethren, 
be ye steadfast, unmoveable, always 
abounding in the work of the Lord, 
forasmuch as ye know that your la- 
bour is not in vain in the Lord. 

CHAPTER XVI. 

i Heexhorteth them to relieve the want of the breth- 
ren at Jerusalem. 10 Cornmendeth Timothy, 13 
and after friendly admonitions, 16 shutteth up 
hit epistle with divers salutations. 

NOW concerning the collection for 
the saints, as I have given order to 
the churches of Galatia, even so do ye. 

2 Upon the first day of the week let 
©very one of you lay by him in store, 
as God hath prospered him, that there 
be no gatherings when I come. 

3 And when I come, whomsoever ye 
shall approve by your letters, them 
will I send to bring your liberality 
onto Jerusalem. . 

4 And if it be meet that I go also, 
they shall go with me. 

5 Now I will come unto you, when 
I shall pass through Macedonia : for 
I do pass through Macedonia. 

6 And it may be that I will abide, yea, 
and winter with you, that ye may bring 
me on my journey whithersoever I go. 

7 For I will not see you now by the 
way ; but I trust to tarry a while 
with you, if the Lord permit. 

8 Bat I will tarry at Ephesus until 
Pentecost. 



9 For a great door and effectual is 
opened unto me, and there are many 
adversaries. 

10 Now if Timotheus come, see that 
he may be with you without fear; 
for he worketh the work of the Lord, 
as I also do. 

11 Let no man therefore despise 
him .- but conduct him forth in peace, 
that he may come unto me : for I 
look for him with the brethren. 

12 As touching our brother Apollos, 
I greatly desired him to come unto 
you with the brethren : but his will 
was not at all to come at this time ; 
but he will come when he shall have 
convenient time. 

13 Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, 
quit you like men, be strong. 

14 Let all your things be done with 
charity. 

15 I beseech you, brethren, (ye know 
the house of Stephanas, that it is the 
flrstfruits of Achaia, and that they 
have addicted themselves to the min- 
istry of the saints,) 

16 That ye submit yourselves unto 
such, and to every one that helpeth 
with us, and laboureth. 

17 I am glad of the coming of Steph- 
anas and Fortunatus and Achaicus \ 
for that which was lacking on your 
part they have supplied. 

18 For they have refreshed my spirit 
and yours : therefore acknowledge ye 
them that are such. 

19 The churches of Asia salute you, 
Aquila and Priscilla salute you much 
in the Lord, with the church that is 
in their house. 

20 All the brethren greet you. Greet 
ye one another with a holy kiss. 

21 The salutation of me Paul with 
mine own hand. 

22 If any man love not the Lord 
Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema, 
Maran atha. 

23 The grace of our Lord Jesus Clirist 
be with you. 

24 My love be with you all in Christ 
Jesus. Amen. 

IT The first epistle to the Corinthians was writ- 
ten from Philippi by Stephanas, and Fortu=> 
natns, and Achaicus, and Timotheus. 



THE SECOND EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE 



CORINTHIANS. 



CHAPTER I. 

t The apostle encourageth them against troubles, 
by the comforts and deliverances which God had 
fiven htm, as in all his afflictions, 8 so particu- 
larly in his late danger in Asia. 12 And calling 
both his own conscience and theirs to witness of 
his sincere manner of preaching the immutable 
truth of the gospel, 15 he excuseth his not coming 
to them, as proceeding not of lightness, but of his 
leni ty t owards them. 

PAUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ 
by the will of God, and Timothy 
our brother, unto the church of God 



which i3 at Corinth, with all the 
saints which are in all Achaia: 

2 Grace be to you, and peace, from 
God our Father, and from the Lord 
Jesus Christ. 

3 Blessed be God, even the Father 
of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father 
of mercies, and the God of all com- 
fort; 

4 Who comf orteth us in all our tribu- 
lation, that we may be able to comfort 
them which are in any trouble, by the 

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in preaching. 



comfort wherewith we ourselves are 
comforted of God. 

5 For as the sufferings of Christ 
abound in us, so our consolation also 
aboundeth by Christ. 

6 And whether we be afflicted, it is 
for your consolation and salvation, 
which is effectual in the enduring of 
the same sufferings which we also suf- 
fer : or whether we be comforted, it is 
for your consolation and salvation. 

7 And our hope of you is steadfast, 
knowing, that as ye are partakers or 
the sufferings, so shall ye be also of 
the consolation. 

8 For we would not, brethren, have 
you ignorant of our trouble which 
came to us in Asia, that we were 
pressed out of measure, above 
strength, insomuch that we despair- 
ed even of life : 

9 But we had the sentence of death 
in ourselves, that we should not trust 
in ourselves, but in God which rais- 
eth the dead : 

10 Who delivered us from so great 
a death, and doth deliver : in whom 
we trust that he will yet deliver us ; 

11 Ye also helping together by pray- 
er for us, that for the gift bestowed 
upon us by the means of many per- 
sons thanks may be given by many 
on our behalf. 

12 For our rejoicing is this, the 
testimony of our conscience, that in 
simplicity and godly sincerity, not 
witn fleshly wisdom, but by the grace 
of God, we have had our conversa- 
tion in the world, and more abund- 
antly to you-ward. 

13 For we write none other things 
unto you, than what ye read or ac^ 
knowledge ; and I trust .ye shall ac- 
knowledge even to the end ; 

14 As also ye have acknowledged us 
in part, that we are your rejoicing, 
even as ye also are ours in the day 
of the Lord Jesus. 

15 And in this confidence I was 
minded to come unto you before, that 
ye might have a second benefit ; 

16 And to pass by you into Mace- 
donia, and to come again out of Mace- 
donia unto you, and of you to be 
brought on my way toward Judea. 

17 When I therefore was thus mind- 
ed, did I use lightness ? or the things 
that I purpose, do I purpose accord- 
ing to the flesh, that with me there 
should be yea, yea, and nay, nay? 

18 But as God is true, our word to- 
ward you was not yea and nay. 

19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, 
who was preached among you by us, 
even by me and Silvanus and Timo- 
theus, was not yea and nay, but in 
him was yea. 

20 For all the promises of God in 
him are yea, and in him Amen, unto 
the glory of God by us. 

21 Now he which stablisheth us 
with you in Christ, and hath anoint- 
ed u s. i s God ; 

22 Who hath also sealed us, and 

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given the earnest of the Spirit in our 
hearts. 

23 Moreover I call God for a record 
upon my soul, that to spare you I 
came not as yet unto Corinth. 

24 Not for that we have dominion 
over your faith, but are helpers of 
your joy : for by faith ye stand. 

CHAPTER II. 

1 Having shewed the reason why he came not tt 
them, 6 he re</utreth them to forgive and to com- 
fort that excommunicated person, 10 even as him' 
self also upon his true repentance had forgiven 
him, 12 declaring withal why he departed from 
Troas to Macedonia, 14 and the happy succes* 
which God gave to his preaching in all places. 

BUT I determined this with myself, 
that I would not come again to 
you in heaviness. 

2 For if I make you sorry, who is 
he then that maketh me glad, but the 
same which is made sorry by me ? 

3 And I wrote this same unto you, 
lest, when I came. I should have sor- 
row from them of whom I ought to 
rejoice ; having confidence in you 
all, that my joy is the joy of you all 

4 For out of much affliction and 
anguish of heart I wrote unto you 
with many tears ; not that ye should 
be grieved, but that ye might know 
the love which I have more abund 
antly unto you. 

5 But if any have caused grief, he 
hath not grieved me, but in part: 
that I may not overcharge you all. 

6 Sufficient to such a man is this 
punishment, which was inflicted of 
many. 

7 So that contrariwise ye ought rath- 
er to forgive him. and comfort Turn, 
lest perhaps such a one should be 
swallowed up with overmuch sorrow. 

8 Wherefore I beseech you that ye 
would confirm your love toward him. 

9 For to this end also did I write, 
that I might know the proof of you, 
whether ye be obedient in all things. 

10 To whom ye forgive any thing, 
I forgive also : for if I forgave any 
thing, to whom I forgave it, for your 
sakes forgave I it in the person of 
Christ ; 

11 Lest Satan should get an advan- 
tage of us : for we are not ignorant 
of his devices. 

12 Furthermore, when I came to 
Troas to preach Christ's gospel, and 
a door was opened unto me of the 
Lord, 

13 I had no rest in my spirit, be- 
cause I found not Titus my brother; 
but taking my leave of them, I went 
from thence into Macedonia. 

14 Now thanks be unto God, which 
always causeth us to triumph in 
Christ, and maketh manifest the sa- 
vour of his knowledge by us in every 
place. 

15 For we are unto God a sweet 
savour of Christ, in them that are 
saved, and in them that perish : 

16 To the one we are the savour of 



[?ie law 



11. CORINTHIANS, IV. 



and the gospel. 



death unto death , and to the other 
the savour of life unto life. And who 
is sufficient for these things * 

17 For we are not as many, which 
corrupt the word of God ; but as of 
sincerity, but as of God, in the sight 
of God speak we in Christ. 

CHAPTER III. 

I Lest their false teachers should charge him with 
vainglory, he sheweth the faith and graces of the 
Corinthians to be a sufficient commendation of 
his ministry. 6 Whereupon entering a compar- 
ison between the ministers of the law and of the 
gospel, 12 he proveth that his ministry ts so far 
the more excellent, as the gospel of life and lib- 
erty is more glorious than the law of condemna- 
tion. 

DO we begin again to commend our- 
selves ? or need we, as some others, 
epistles of commendation to you, or 
tetters of commendation from you? 

2 Ye are our epistle written in our 
hearts, known and read of all men : 

3 Forasmuch as ye are manifestly de- 
clared to be the epistle of Christ minis- 
tered by us, written not with ink, but 
with the Spirit of the living God ; not 
in tables of stone, but in fleshly tables 
of the heart. 

4 And such trust have we tnrough 
Christ to God-ward : 

5 Not that we are sufficient of our- 
selves to think any thing as of our- 
selves , but our sufficiency is of God ; 

6 Who also hath made us able minis- 
ters of the new testament ; not of the 
letter, but of the spirit : for the letter 
killeth, but the spirit giveth life. 

7 But if the ministration of death, 
written and engraven in stones, was 
glorious, so that the children of Israel 
could not steadfastly behold the face 
of Moses for the glory of his counte- 
nance; which glory was to be done 
away ; 

8 How shall not the ministration of 
the spirit be rather glorious! 

9 For if the ministration of condem- 
nation be glory, much more doth the 
ministration of righteousness exceed 
in glory. 

10 For even that which was made 

glorious had no glory in this respect, 
y reason of the glory that excelleth. 

11 For if that which is done away 
teas glorious, much more that which 
remameth is glorious. 

12 Seeing then that we have such 
hope, we use great plainness of speech : 

13 And not as Moses, which put a 
vail over his face, that the children 
of Israel could not steadfastly look to 
the end of that which is abolished : 

14 But their minds were blinded : 
for until this day remaineth the same 
vail untaken away in the reading of 
the old testament ; which vail is done 
away in Christ. 

15 But even unto this day, when 
Moses is read, the vail is upon their 
heart. 

16 Nevertheless, when it shall turn 
to the Lord, the vail shall be taken 
»way. 



17 Now the Lord is that Spirit : and 
where the Spirit of the Lord is, there 
is liberty. 

18 But we all, with open face behold- 
ing as in a glass the glory of the Lord, 
are changed into the same image from 
glory to glory, even as by the Spirit 
of the Lord. 

CHAPTER IV. 

1 He declareth how he hath used all sincerity and 
faithful diligence m preaching the gospel, 7 and 
how the troubles and persecutions which he daily 
endured for the same did redound to the praise of 
God's power, 12 to the benefit of the church 16 
and to the apostle's own eternal glory. 

THEREFORE, seeing we have this 
ministry, as we have received 
mercy, we faint not ; 

2 But have renounced the hidden 
things of dishonesty, not walking in 
craftiness, nor handling the word of 
God deceitfully ; but, oy manifesta- 
tion of the truth, commending our- 
selves to every man's conscience in 
the sight of God. 

3 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid 
to them that are lost : 

4 In whom the god of this world 
hath blinded the minds of them which 
believe not, lest the light of the glori- 
ous gospel of Christ, who is the image 
of God, should shine unto them. 

5 For we preach not ourselves, but 
Christ Jesus the Lord ; and ourselves 
your servants for Jesus' sake. 

6 For God, who commanded the 
light to shine out of darkness, hath 
shined in our hearts, to give the light 
of the knowledge of the glory of God 
in the face of Jesus Christ. 

7 But we have this treasure in earth- 
en vessels, that the excellency of the 
power may be of God, and not of us, 

8 We are troubled on every side, yet 
not distressed ; we are perplexed, but 
not in despair; 

9 Persecuted, but not forsaken ; cast 
down, but not destroyed ; 

10 Always bearing about in the body 
the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the 
life also of Jesus might be made man- 
ifest in our body. 

11 For we which live are alway de- 
livered unto death for Jesus' sake, 
that the life also of Jesus might be 
made manifest in our mortal flesh. 

12 So then death worketh in us, but 
life in you. 

13 We having the same spirit of 
faith, according as it is written, I be- 
lieved, and therefore have I spoken ; 
we also believe, and therefore speak ; 

14 Knowing that he which raised up 
the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also 
by Jesus, and shall present us with 
you. 

15 For all things are for your sakes. 
that the abundant grace might 
through the thanksgiving of many 
redound to the glory of God. 

16 For which cause we faint not ; but 
though our outward man perish, yet 
the inward man is renewed day by 
day. 

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immortal glory e 



17 For our light affliction, which is 
but for a moment, worketh for us a 
far more exceeding and eternal weight 
of glory ; 

18 While we look not at the things 
which are seen, but at the things which 
are not seen : for the things which are 
seen are temporal ; but the things 
which are not seen are eternal. 

CHAPTER V. 

1 That in his assured hop of immortal glcry, 9 and 
in expectance of it, and of the general judgment, 
he laboureth to keep a good conscience, 12 not that 
he may herein boast of himself . 14 Out as one that, 
having received life from Christ, endeavoureth to 
live as a new creature to Chrtst only, 18 and by 
hit ministry of reconciliation to reconcile others 
alio in Chrtst to God. 

FOR we know that, if our earthly 
house of this tabernacle were dis- 
solved, we have a building of God, a 
house not made with hands, eternal 
in the heavens. 

2 For in this we groan, earnestly 
desiring to be clothed upon with our 
house which is from heaven: 

3 If so be that being clothed we shall 
not be found naked. 

4 For we that are in this tabernacle 
do groan, being burdened : not for that 
we would be unclothed, but clothed 
upon, that mortality might be swal- 
lowed up of life. 

6 Now he that hath wrought us for 
the selfsame thing is God, who also 
hath given unto us the earnest of the 
Spirit. 

6 Therefore we are always confident, 
knowing that, whilst we are at home 
in the body, we are absent from the 
Lord : 

7 (For we walk by faith, not by sight :) 

8 We are confident, I say, and will- 
ing rather to be absent from the body, 
and to be present with the Lord. 

9 Wherefore we labour, that, wheth- 
er present or absent, we may be ac- 
cepted of him. 

10 For we must all appear before the 
judgment seat of Christ ; that every 
one may receive the things done in his 
body, according to that he hath done, 
whether it be good or bad. 

11 Knowing therefore the terror of 
the Lord, we persuade men ; but we 
are made manifest unto God : and I 
trust also are made manifest in your 
consciences. 

12 For we commend not ourselves 
again unto you, but give you occasion 
to glory on our behalf, that ye may 
have somewhat to answer them which 
glory in appearance, and not in heart. 

13 For whether we be beside our- 
selves, it is to God : or whether we be 
sober, it is for your cause. 

14 For the love of Christ constrain- 
eth us ; because we thus judge, that if 
one died for all, then were all dead i 

15 And that he died for all, that they 
which live should not henceforth live 
unto themselves, but unto him which 
died for them, and rose again. 

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16 Wherefore henceforth know we 
no man after the flesh : yea, though 
we have known Christ after the flesh, 
yet now henceforth know we him no 
more. 

17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, 
he is a new creature : old things are 

gassed away; behold, all things are 
ecome new. 

18 And all things are of God, who 
hath reconciled us to himself by Je- 
sus Christ, and hath given to us the 
ministry of reconciliation ; 

19 To wit, that God Was in Christ, 
reconciling the world unto himself, 
not imputing their trespasses unto 
them ; and hath committed unto us 
the word of reconciliation. 

20 Now then we are ambassadors for 
Christ, as though God did beseech you 
by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, 
be ye reconciled to God. 

21 For he hath made him to be sin for 
us, who knew no sin ; that we might 
be made the righteousness of God in 
him. 

CHAPTER VI. 

1 That he hath approved himself a faithful minis- 
ter of Christ, both by his exhortations, 3 and by 
integrity of life, 4 and by patient enduring all 
kinds of affliction and disgraces for the gospel. 
10 Of which he speaketh the more boldly amongst 
them, because his heart is open to them, 13 and he 
expecteth the like affection from them again, 14 
exhorting to flee the society and pollutions of idol' 
aters, as being themselves temples of the living 
God. 

WE then, as workers together with 
him, beseech you also that ye re- 
ceive not the grace of God in vain. 

2 (For he saith, I have heard thee in 
a time accepted, and in the day of sal- 
vation have I succoured thee : behold, 
now is the accepted time ; behold, now 
is the day of salvatiofri.) 

3 Giving no, offence in any thing, 
that the ministry be not blamed : 

4 But in all things approving our* 
selves as the ministers of God, in 
much patience, in afflictions, in neces- 
sities, in distresses, 

5 In stripes, in imprisonments, in 
tumults, in labours, in watchings, in 
fastings ; 

6 By pureness, by knowledge, by 
longsuffering, by kindness, by the 
Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned, 

7 By the word of truth, by the power 
of God, by the armour of righteousness 
on the right hand and on the left, 

8 By honour and dishonour, by evil 
report and good report : as deceivers, 
and yet true; 

9 As unknown, and yet well known ; 
as dying, and, behold, we live; as 
chastened, and not killed ; 

10 As sorrowful, yet alway rejoic- 
ing ; as poor, yet making many rich ; 
as having nothing, and yet possessing 
all things. 

11 O ye Corinthians, our mouth is 
open unto you, our heart is enlarged. 

12 Ye are not straitened in us, but 
ye are straitened in your own bowels. 

13 Now for a recompense in the 



Good effect of 



II. CORINTHIANS, VI11. 



godly sorrotOc 



same, (I speak as unto my children,) 
be ye also enlarged. 

14 Be ye not unequally yoked to- 
gether with unbelievers : for what 
fellowship hath righteousness with 
unrighteousness? and what commun- 
ion hath light with darkness? 

15 And what concord hath Christ 
with Belial ? or what part hath he 
that believeth with an infidel? 

16 And what agreement hath the 
temple of God with idols ? for ye are 
the temple of the living God ; as God 
hath said, I will dwell in them, and 
walk in thetn ; and I will be their 
God^and they shall be my people. 

17 wherefore come out from among 
them, and be ye separate, saith the 
Lord, and touch not the unclean 
thing ; and I will receive you, 

18 And will be a Father unto you, 
and ye shall be my sons and daugh- 
ters, saith the Lord Almighty. 

CHAPTER VII. 

1 He proceedeth in exhorting- them to purity of life, 
2 and to bear him like affection as he doth to them. 
S Whereof lest he might seem to doubt, he declar- 
eth what comfort he took in his afflictions, by the 
report which Titus gave of their godly sorrow, 
which his former epistle had wrought in them, 13 
and of their loving kindness and obedience towards 
Titus, answerable to his former boastings of 
them. 

HAVING therefore these promises, 
dearly beloved, let us cleanse 
ourselves from all filthiness of the 
flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness 
in the fear of God. 

2 Receive us ; we have wronged no 
man, we have corrupted nd man, we 
have defrauded no man. 

3 I speak not this to condemn you: 
for I have said before, that ye are in 
our hearts to die and live with you. 

4 Great is my boldness of speech to- 
ward you, great is my glorying of 
you : I am filled with comfort, I am 
exceeding joyful in all our tribula- 
tion. 

5 For, when we were come into Mac- 
edonia, our flesh had no rest, but we 
were troubled on every side ; with- 
out were fightings, within were fears. 

6 Nevertheless God, that comforteth 
those that are cast down, comforted 
us by the coming of Titus ; 

7 And not by his coming only, but 
by the consolation wherewith he was 
comforted in you, when he told us 
your earnest desire, your mourning, 
your fervent mind toward me ; so 
that I rejoiced the more. 

8 For though I made you sorry with 
a letter, I do not repent, though I did 
repent : for I perceive that the same 
epistle hath made you sorry, though 
it were bu for a season. 

9 Now I rejoice, not that ye were 
made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to 
repentance : for ye were made sorry 
after a godly manner, that ye might 
receive damage by us in nothing. 

10 For godly sorrow worketh repent- 
ance to salvation not to be repented 



of : but the sorrow of the world work- 
eth death. 

11 For behold this selfsame thing; 
that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, 
what carefulness it wrought in you, 
yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, 
what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, 
what vehement desire, yea, what zeal s 

Sea, what revenge ! In all things ye 
ave approved yourselves to be clear 
in this matter. 

12 Wherefore, though I wrote unto 
you, I did it not for his cause that 
had done the wrong, nor for his 
cause that suffered wrong, but that 
our care for you in the sight of God 
might appear anto you. 

13 Therefore we were comforted in 
your comfort : yea, and exceedingly 
the more joyed we for the joy of 
Titus, because his spirit was refreshed 
by you all. 

14 For if I have boasted any thing to 
him of you, I am not ashamed ; but as 
we spake all things to you in truth, 
even so our boasting, which I made 
before Titus, is found a truth. 

15 And his inward affection is more 
abundant toward you, whilst he re« 
membereth the obedience of you all, 
how with fear and trembling ye re- 
ceived him. 

, 16 I rejoice therefore that I have 
confidence in you in all things. 

CHAPTER VHI. 

1 He stirreth them up to a liberal contribution for 
the poor saints at Jerusalem, by the example oj 
the Macedonians, 7 by commendation of their for' 
mer forwardness, 9 by the example of Christ, 14 
and by the spiritual profit that shall redound to 
themselves thereby : 16 commending to them tht s 
integrity and willingneti of Titus, and those 
other brethren, who upon his request, exhortation, 
and commendation, were purposely come to them 
for this business. 

MOREOVER, brethren, we do you 
to wit of the grace or God bestow- 
ed on the churches of Macedonia ; 

2 How that in a great trial of afflic- 
tion, the abundance of their joy and 
their deep poverty abounded unto the 
riches of their liberality. 

3 For to their power, I bear records 
yea, and beyond their power they were 
willing of themselves ; 

4 Praying us with much entreaty 
that we would receive the gift, and 
take upon 113 the fellowship of the 
ministering to the saints. 

5 And this they did, not as we hoped, 
but first gave their own selves to the 
Lord, and unto us by the will of God. 

6 Insomuch that we desired Titus, 
that as he had begun, so he would 
also finish in yiu the same grace also. 

7 Therefore, as ye abound in every 
thing, in faith, and utterance, and 
knowledge, and in all diligence, and 
in your love to us, see that ye abound 
in this grace also. 

8 I speak not by commandment, but 
by occasion of the forwardness of 
others, and to prove the sincerity of 
your love. 

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Paul exhorteth 



II. CORINTHIANS, IX. 



to almsgiving* 



9 For ye know the grace of our Lord 
Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, 
yet for your sakes he became poor, 
chat ye through his poverty might be 
rich. 

10 And herein I give my advice: for 
this is expedient for you, who have 
begun before, not only to do, but also 
to oe forward a year ago. 

11 Now therefore perform the doing 
of it ; that as there was a readiness to 
will, so there may be a performance 
also out of that which ye nave. 

12 For if there be first a willing 
mind, it is accepted according to that 
a man hath, and not according to that 
he hath not. 

13 For I mean not that other men be 
eased, and ye burdened : 

14 But by an equality, that now at 
this time your abundance may be a 
supply for their want, that their abund- 
ance also may be a supply for your 
want ; that there may be equality : 

15 As it is written. He that had gath- 
ered much had nothing over ; and he 
that had gathered little had no lack. 

16 But thanks be to God, which put 
the same earnest care into the heart 
of Titus for you. 

17 For indeed he accepted the ex- 
hortation ; but being more forward, 
of his own accord he went unto you. 

18 And we ha^e sent with him the 
brother, whose praise is in the gospel 
throughout all the churches ; 

19 And not that only, but who was 
also chosen of the churches to travel 
with us with this grace, which is ad- 
ministered by us to the glory of the 
same Lord, and declaration of your 
ready mind : 

20 Avoiding this, that no man should 
blame us in this abundance which is 
administered by us : 

21 Providing for honest things, not 
only in the sight of the Lord, but also 
In the sight of men. 

22 And we have sent with them our 
brother, whom we have oftentimes 
proved diligent in many things, but 
now much more diligent, upon the 
great confidence which I have in you. 

23 Whether any do inquire of Titus, 
he is my partner and fellow helper 
concerning you : or our brethren be 
inquired of, they are the messengers of 
the churches, and the glory of Christ. 

24 Wherefore shew ye to them, and 
before the churches, the proof of your 
love, and of our boasting on your be- 
half. 

CHAPTER IX. 

1 He yieldeth the reason why, though he knew their 
forwardness, yet he sent Tits and his brethren 
beforehand. 6 And he proceedeth in stirring 
them up to a bountiful alms, as being but a kind 
of sowing of seed, 10 which shall return a great 
increase to them, 13 and occasion a great sacri- 
fice of thanksgivings unto Qod. 

FOR as touching the ministering to 
the saints, it is superiiuous for me 
So write to you : 
8 For I know the forwardness of 
162 



your mind, for which I boast of you 
to them of Macedonia, that Achaia 
was ready a year ago ; and your zeal 
hath provoked very many. 

3 Yet have I sent the brethren, lest 
our boasting of you should be in vain 
in this behalf ; that, as I said, ye may 
be ready : 

4 Lest haply if they of Macedonia 
come with me, and find you unpre- 

Eared, we (that we say not, ye) should 
e ashamed in this same confident 
boasting. 

5 Therefore I thought it necessary 
to exhort the brethren, that they 
would go before unto you, and make 
up beforehand your bounty, whereof 
ye had notice before, that the same 
might be ready, as a matter of bounty, 
and not as of covetousness. 

6 But this I say, He which soweth 
sparingly shall reap also sparingly s 
and he which soweth bountifully shall 
reap also bountifully. 

7 E^ery man according as he pur- 
poseth in his heart, so let him givei 
not grudgingly, or of necessity : for 
God loveth a cheerful giver. 

8 And God is able to make all grace 
abound toward you ; that ye, always 
having all sufficiency in all things* 
may abound to every good work : 

9 (As it is written, He hath dispersed 
abroad ; he hath given to the poor % 
his righteousness remaineth for ever. 

10 Now he that ministereth seed to 
the sower both minister bread for 
your food, and multiply your seed 
sown, and increase the fruits of your 
righteousness :) 

11 Being enriched in every thing 
to all bountifulness, which causetfi 
through us thanksgiving to God. 

12 For the administration of this 
service not only supplieth the want 
of the saints, but is abundant also by 
many thanksgivings unto God ; 

13 While by the experiment of this 
ministration they glorify God for your 
professed subjection unto the gospel 
of Christ, and for your liberal distribu- 
tion unto them, and unto all men > 

14 And by their prayer for you, 
which long after you for the exceed- 
ing grace of God in you. 

15 Thanks be unto God for his un- 
speakable gift. 

CHAPTER X 

Against the false apostles, who disgraced the weak' 
ness of his person and bodily presence, he setteth 
out the spiritual might and authority, with whtch 
he is armed against all adversary powers, 7 «*= 
sunng them that at his coming he will be found 
as mighty in word, as he is now in writing being 
absent, 12 and withal taxing them for reaching 
out themselves beyond their compass, and vaunt- 
ing themselves into other men's labours. 

NOW I Paul myself beseech you by 
the meekness and gentleness of 
Christ, who in presence am base 
among you, but being absent am bold 
toward you : 

2 But I beseech you, that I may not 
be bold when I am present with that 



Be excuseth 



II. CORINTHIANS, XI. 



his seJfboastinQt 



confidence, wherewith I think to be 
bold against some, which think of us 
as if we walked according to the flesh. 
S For though we walk in the flesh, 
we do not war after the flesh : 

4 (For the weapons of our warfare are 
not carnal, but mighty through God to 
the pulling down of strong holds ;) 

5 Casting down imaginations, and 
every high thing that exalteth itself 
against the knowledge of God, and 
bringing into captivity every thought 
to the obedience of Christ ; 

6 And having in a readiness to re- 
venge all disobedience, when your 
obedience is fulfilled. 

7 Do ye look on things after the out- 
ward appearance ? If any man trust to 
himself that he is Christ's, let him of 
himself think this again, that, as he is 
Christ's, even so are we Christ's. 

8 For though I should boast some- 
what more of our authority, which 
the Lord hath given us for edifica- 
tion, and not for your destruction, I 
should not be ashamed: 

9 That I may not seem as if I would 
terrify you by letters. 

10 For his letters, say they, are 
weighty and powerful ; but his bodily 
presence is weak, and his speech 
contemptible. 

11 Let such a one think this, that, 
such as we are in word by letters 
when we are absent, such will we be 
also in deed when we are present. 

12 For we dare not make ourselves 
of the number, or compare ourselves 
with some that commend themselves : 
but they, measuring themselves by 
themselves, and comparing themselves 
among themselves, are not wise. 

13 But we will not boast of things 
without our measure, but according 
to the measure of the rule which 
God hath distributed to us, a meas- 
ure to reach even unto you. 

14 For we stretch not ourselves be- 
yond our measure, as though we 
reached not unto you: for we are 
come as far as to you also in preach- 
ing the gospel of Christ : 

15 Not boasting of things without 
our measure, that is. of other men's 
labours ; but having hope, when your 
faith is increased, that we shall be 
enlarged by you according to our 
rule abundantly, 

16 To preach the gospel in the re- 
gions beyond you, ana not to boast 
m another man's line of things made 
ready to our hand. 

17 But he that glorieth, let him 
glory in the Lord. 

18 For not he that commendeth 
bimself is approved, but whom the 
Lord commendeth. 

CHAPTER XL 

► Out of his jealousy over the Corinthians, who 
seemed to make more account of the false apostles 
than of him, he entereth into a forced commenda- 
tion of himself, 5 of his equality with the chief 
•pottles, 7 of his preaching the gospel to them 
fr-mtly, and without any their charge, 13 sheieing 



that he was not inferior to those deceitful workers 
in any legal prerogative, 23 and in the service 
of Christ, and in all kind of sufferings for his 
ministry, far superior. 

WOULD to God ye could bear with 
me a little in my folly : and in- 
deed bear with me. 

2 For I am jealous over you with 
godly jealousy : for I have espoused 
you to one husband, that I may pre- 
sent you as a chaste virgin to Christ. 

3 But I fear, lest by any means, as 
the serpent beguiled Eve through his 
subtilty, so your minds should be cor- 
rupted from the simplicity that is in 
Christ. 

4 For if he that cometh preacheth 
another Jesus ; whom we nave not 
preached, or if ye receive another 
spirit, which ye have not received, 
or another gospel, which ye have noi 
accepted, ye might well bear with 
him. 

5 For I suppose I was not a whit 
behind the very chiefest apostles. 

6 But though I be rude in speech, 
yet not in knowledge ; but we have 
been thoroughly made manifest 
among you in all things. 

7 Have I committed an offence in 
abasing myself that ye might be ex- 
alted, because I have preached to 
you the gospel of God freely? 

8 I robbed other churches, taking 
wages of them, to do you service. 

9 And when I was present with you, 
and wanted, I was chargeable to no 
man : for that which was lacking to 
me the brethren which came from 
Macedonia supplied : and in all things 
I have kept myself from being bur* 
densome unto you, and so will I keep 
myself. 

10 As the truth of Christ is in me, 
no man shall stop me of this boast- 
ing in the regions of Achaia. 

11 Wherefore? because I love you 
not? God knoweth. 

12 But what I do, that I will do, that 1 
may cut off occasion from them which 
desire occasion ; that wherein they 
glory, they may be found even as we. 

13 For such are false apostles, de- 
ceitful workers, transforming them- 
selves into the apostles of Christ. 

14 And no marvel ; for Satan him- 
self is transformed into an angel of 
light. 

15 Therefore it is no great thing if 
his ministers also be transformed as 
the ministers of righteousness ; whose 
end shall be according to their works. 

16 I say again, Let no man think 
me a fool ; ir otherwise, yet as a fool 
receive me, that I may boast myself 
a little. 

17 That which I speak, I speak it not 
after the Lord, but as it were foolishly, 
in this confidence of boasting. 

18 Seeing that many glory after the 
flesh, I will glory also. 

19 For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing 
ye yourselves are wise. 

20 For ye suffer, if a man bring you 

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Paul glorieth 



II. CORINTHIANS, XII. 



in his infirmities. 



Into bondage, if a man devour you, if 
a man take of you, if a man exalt him- 
self, if a man smite you on the face. 

21 1 speak as concerning reproach, as 
though we had been weak. Howbeit, 
whereinsoever any is bold, (I speak 
foolishly,) I am bold also. 

22 Are they Hebrews ? so am I. Are 
they Israelites ? so am I. Are they the 
seed of Abraham? so am I. 

23 Are they ministers of Christ! (I 
speak as a fool,) I am more ; in la- 
bours more abundant, in stripes above 
measure, in prisons more frequent, in 
deaths oft. 

24 Of the Jews five times received I 
forty stripes save one. 

25 Thrice was I beaten with rods, 
once was I stoned, thrice I suffered 
shipwreck, a night and a day I have 
been in the deep ; 

26 In journeyings often, in perils of 
waters, in perils of robbers, in perils 
by mine own countrymen, in perils by 
the heathen, in perils in the city, in 
perils in the wilderness, in perils in the 
sea, in perils among false brethren ; 

27 In weariness and painfulness, in 
watchings often, in hunger and thirst, 
In fastings often, in cold and naked- 
ness. 

28 Beside those things that are with- 
out, that which cometh upon me daily, 
the care of all the churches. 

29 Who is weak, and I am not weak ? 
who is offended, and I burn not? 

30 If I must needs glory, I will glory 
of the things which concern mine in- 
firmities. 

31 The God and Father of our Lord 
Jesus Christ, which is blessed for ever- 
more, knoweth that I lie not. 

32 In Damascus the governor under 
Aretas the king kept the city of the 
Damascenes with a garrison, desirous 
to apprehend me : 

33 And through a window in a basket 
was I let down by the wall, and escap- 
ed his hands. 

CHAPTER XII. 

I For commending of his apostleship, though he 
might glory of his wonderful revelations, 9 yet he 
rather chooseth to glory of his infirmities, 11 
blaming them for forcing him to this vain boast- 
ing. 14 He promiseth to come to them again ; 
but yet altogether in the affection of a father, 20 
although he feareth he shall to his grief find 
many offenders, and public disorders there. 

IT is not expedient for me doubtless 
to glory. I will come to visions and 
revelations of the Lord. 

2 I knew a man in Christ above four- 
teen years ago, (whether in the body, 
I cannot tell ; or whether out of the 
body, I cannot tell : God knoweth ;) 
sucn a one caught up to the third 
heaven. 

3 And I knew such a man, (whether 
in the body, or out of the body, I can- 
not tell : God knoweth ;) 

4 How that he was caught up into 
paradise, and heard unspeakable 
words, which it is not lawful for a 
man to utter. 

164 



I glory: 
y, out ii 



yet of 
in mine 



5 Of such a one will 
myself I will not glory 
infirmities. 

6 For though I would desire to glory* 
I shall not be a fool ; for 1 will say the 
truth : but now I forbear, lest any man 
should think of me above that which 
he seeth me to be, or that he heareth 
of me. 

7 And lest I should be exalted above 
measure through the abundance of 
the revelations, there was given to me 
a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of 
Satan to buffet me, lest I should be 
exalted above measure. 

8 For this thing I besought the Lord 
thrice, that it might depart from me. 

9 And he said unto me, My grace is 
sufficient for thee : for my strength is 
made perfect in weakness. Most glad- 
ly therefore will I rather glory in my 
infirmities, that the power or Christ 
may rest upon me. 

10 Therefore I take pleasure in in- 
firmities, in reproaches, in necessi- 
ties, in persecutions, in distresses for 
Christ's sake : for when I am weak, 
then am I strong. 

11 I am become a fool in glorying; 
ye have compelled me : for I ought to 
have been commended of you : for in 
nothing am I behind the very chiefest 
apostles, though I be nothing. 

12 Truly the signs of an apostle were 
wrought among you in all patience, 
in signs, and wonders, and mighty 
deeds. 

13 For what is it wherein ye were 
inferior to other churches, except it be 
that I myself was not burdensome to 
you? forgive me this wrong. 

14 Behold, the third time I am ready 
to come to you ; and I will not be bur- 
densome to you : for I seek not yours, 
but you : for the children ought not to 
lay up for the parents, but the parents 
for the children. 

15 And I will very gladly spend and 
be spent for you; though the more 
abundantly I love you, the less I be 
loved. 

16 But be it so, I did not burden you : 
nevertheless, being crafty, I caught 
you with guile. 

17 Did I make a gain of you by any 
of them whom I sent unto you? 

18 I desired Titus, and with him I 
sent a brother. Did Titus make a 
gain of you? walked we not in the 
same spirit? walked we not in the 
same steps? 

19 Again, think ye that we excuse 
ourselves unto you? we speak before 
God in Christ : but we do all things, 
dearly beloved, for your edifying. 

20 For I fear, lest, when I come, I 
shall not find you such as I would, and 
that I shall be found unto you such as 
ye would not: lest there be debates, 
enyyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, 
whisperings, swellings, tumults : 

21 And lest, when I come again, my 
God will humble me among you, and 
that I shall bewail many which ha^e 



PauVs doctrine 



GALATIANS, I. 



not from man. 



sinned already, and have not repented 
of the uncleanness and fornication 
and lasciviousness which they have 
committed. 

CHAPTER XIII. 

1 He threatsneth seventy, and the power of his 
apostleship against obstinate sinners. 5 And ad- 
vising them to a trial of their faith, 7 and to a 
reformation of their sins before his coming, 11 
he eoncludeth his epistle with a general exhorta- 
■ tion and a prayer. 

THIS is the third time I am com- 
ing 1 to you. In the mouth of two 
or three witnesses shall every word be 
established. 

2 I told you before, and foretell you, 
as if I were present, the second time ; 
and being absent now I write to them 
which heretofore have sinned, and to 
all other, that, if I come again, I will 
not spare: 

3 Smce ye seek a proof of Christ 
speaking in me, which to you-ward is 
not weak, but is mighty in you. 

4 For though ne was crucified 
through weakness, yet he liveth by 
'the power of God. For we also are 
weak in him, but we shall live with 
him by the power of God toward you. 

5 Examine yourselves, whether ye be 
£n the faith ; prove your own selves. 
Know ye not your own selves, how 



that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye 
be reprobates? 

6 But I trust that ye shall know that 
we are not reprobates. 

7 Now I pray to God that ye do no 
evil ; not that we should appear approv- 
ed, but that ye should do that which is 
honest, though we be as reprobates. 

8 For we can do nothing against the 
truth, but f dr the truth. 

9 For we are glad, when we are weak, 
and ye are strong : and this also we 
wish, even your perfection. 

10 Therefore 1 write these things be- 
ing absent, lest being present I should 
use sharpness, according to the power 
which the Lord hath given me to edifi- 
cation, and not to destruction. 

11 Finally, brethren, farewell. Be 
perfect, be of good comfort, be of one 
mind, live in peace ; and the God of 
love and peace shall be with you. 

12 Greet one another with a holy 
kiss. 

13 All the saints salute you. 

14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, 
and the love of God, and the com= 
munion of the Holy Ghost, be with 
you alL Amen. 

% The second epistle to the Corinthians was 
written from Philippi, a city of Macedonia, 
by Titus and Lucas. 



THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE 



GALATIANS. 



CHAPTER I. 

3 Be wondereth that they have so soon left him and 
the gospel, 8 and accurseth those that preach any 
other gospel than he did. 11 He learned the gos- 
pel not of men, but of God : 14 and sheweth what 
he was before his calling, 17 and what he did 
presently after it. 

PAUL, an apostle, (not of men, nei- 
ther by man, but by Jesus Christ, 
and God the Father, who raised him 
from the dead ;) 

2 And all the brethren which are 
with me, unto the churches of Ga- 
latia: 

3 Grace be to you, and peace, from 
God the Father, and from our Lord 
Jesus Christ, 

4 Who gave himself for our sins, 
that he might deliver us from this 
present evil world, according to the 
will of God and our Father : 

5 To whom be glory for ever and ever. 
Amen. 

6 I marvel that ye are so soon remov- 
ed from him that called you into the 
#race of Christ unto another gospel : 

7 Which is not another ; but there 
be some that Trouble you, and would 
pervert the gospel of Christ. 

8 But though we, or an angel from 
heaven, preach any other gospel unto 
you than that which we have preached 
«nto you, let him be accursed. 

9 As we said before, so say I now 



again. If any man preach any other 
gospel unto you than that ye have re- 
ceived, let him be accursed. 

10 For do I now persuade men, or 
God ? or do I seek to please men ? for 
if I yet pleased men, I should not be 
the servant of Christ. 

11 But I certify you, brethren, that 
the gospel which was preached of me 
is not after man. 

12 For I neither received it of man, 
neither was I taught it, but by the 
revelation of Jesus Christ. 

13 For ye have heard of my conver- 
sation in time past in the Jews' relig- 
ion, how that beyond measure I per- 
secuted the church of God, and wast- 
ed it: 

14 And profited in the Jews' religion 
above many my equals in mine own 
nation, being more exceedingly zeal- 
ous of the traditions of my fathers. 

15 But when it pleased God, who sep- 
arated me from my mother's womb, 
and called me by his grace, 

16 To reveal his Son in me, that I 
might preach him among the heathen ; 
immediately I conferred not with flesh 
and blood : 

17 Neither went I up to Jerusalem to 
them which were apostles before me ; 
but I went into Arabia, and returned 
again unto Damascus. 

18 Then after three years I went up 

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with Peter 



to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode 
with him fifteen days. 

19 But other of the apostles saw I 
none, save James the Lord's brother. 

20 Now the things which I write unto 
you, behold, before God, I lie not. 

21 Afterwards I came into the regions 
of Syria and Cilicia ; 

22 And was unknown by face unto 
the churches of Judea which were in 
Christ : 

23 But they had heard only, That he 
which persecuted us in times past now 

Sreacheth the faith which once he 
estroyed. 

24 And they glorified God in me. 

CHAPTER II. 

1 He sheweth when he went up again to Jerusalem, 
and for what purpose ; 3 and that Titus was not 
circumcised . 11 and that he resisted Peter, and 
told him the reason, 14 why he and other, being 
Jews, do believe \n Christ to be justified by faith, 
and not by works . 20 and that they live not in 
sin, who are so justified. 

THEN fourteen years after I went 
up again to Jerusalem with Barna- 
bas, and took Titus with me also. 

2 And I went up by revelation, and 
communicated unto them that gospel 
which I preach among the Gentiles, 
but privately to them which were of 
reputation, lest by any means I should 
run, or had run, in vain. 

3 But neither Titus, who was with 
me, being a Greek, was compelled to 
be circumcised : 

4 And that because of false brethren 
unawares brought in, who came in 

Erivily to spy out our liberty which we 
ave in Christ Jesus, that they might 
bring us into bondage : 

5 To whom we gave place by subjec- 
tion, no, not for an* hour ; that the 
truth of the gospel might continue 
with you. 

6 But of those who seemed to be 
somewhat, whatsoever they were, it 
maketh no matter to me : God accept- 
eth no man's person : for they who 
seemed to be somewhat in conference 
added nothing to me : 

7 But contrariwise, when they saw 
that the gospel of the uncircumcision 
was committed unto me, as the gospel 
of the circumcision was unto Peter ; 

8 (For he that wrought effectually in 
Peter to the apostleship of the circum- 
cision, the same was mighty in me 
toward the Gentiles ;) 

9 And when James, Cephas, and John, 
who seemed to be pillars, perceived 
the grace that was given unto me, they 
gave to me and "Barnabas the right 
hands of fellowship ; that we should 
go unto the heathen, and they unto 
the circumcision. 

10 Only they would that we should 
remember the poor ; the same which I 
also was forward to do. 

11 But when Peter was come to An- 
tioch, I withstood him to the face, be- 
cause he was to be blamed. 

12 For before that certain came from 
James, he did eat with the Gentiles: 

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but when they were come, he with 
drew and separated himself, fearing 
them which were of the circum 
cision. 

13 And the other Jews dissembled 
likewise with him ; insomuch that 
Barnabas also was carried away with 
their dissimulation. 

14 But when I saw that they walked 
not uprightly according to the truth 
of the gospel, I said unto Peter before 
them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest 
after the manner of Gentiles, and not 
as do the Jews, why compellest thou 
the Gentiles to live as do the Jews ! 

15 We who are Jews by nature, and 
not sinners of the Gentiles, 

16 Knowing that a man is not justi 
fied by the works of the law, but by 
the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have 
believed in Jesus Christ, that we might 
be justified by the faith of Christ, and 
not by the works of the law : for by 
the Avorks of the law shall no flesh be 
justified. 

17 But if, while we seek to be justi 
fied by Christ, we ourselves also are 
found sinners, is therefore Christ the 
minister of sin ? God forbid. 

18 For if I build again the things 
which I destroyed, 1 make myself a 
transgressor. 

19 For I through the law am dead to 
the law, that I might live unto God. 

20 I am crucified with Christ : never 
theless I live ; yet not I, but Christ 
liveth in me : and the life which I now 
live in the flesh I live by the faith of 
the Son of God, who loved me, and 
gave himself for me. 

21 I do not frustrate the grace of 
God : for if righteousness come by the 
law, then Christ is dead in vain. 

CHAPTER IIL 

1 He asketh what moved them to leave the faith, ana 
hang upon Ike law ? 6 They that believe arejustu 
fied, 9 and blessed with Abraham. 10 And this ht 
sheweth by many reasons. 

O FOOLISH Galatians, who hath be- 
witched you, that ye should not 
obey the truth, before whose eyes 
Jesus Christ hath been evidently set 
forth, crucified among you? 

2 This only would I learn of you, 
Received ye the Spirit by the works 
of the law, or by the hearing of faith ? 

3 Are ye so foolish ? having begun 
in the Spirit, are ye now made per- 
fect by the flesh ? 

4 Have ye suffered so many things 
in vain ? if it be yet in vain. 

5 He therefore that ministereth to 
you the Spirit, and worketh miracles 
among you, doeth he it by the works 
of the law, or by the hearing of faith? 

6 Even as Abraham believed God, 
and it was accounted to him for 
righteousness. 

7 Know ye therefore that they 
which are of faith, the same are the 
children of Abraham. 

8 And the Scripture, foreseeing 
that God would justify the heathen 



Believers are 



GALATIANS, IV. 



justified by faith. 



through faith, preached before the 
gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee 
shall all nations be blessed. 

9 So then they which be of faith 
are blessed with faithful Abraham. 

10 For as many as are of the works 
of the law are under the curse : for 
it is written, Cursed is every one that 
continueth not in all things which 
are written in the book of the law to 
do them. 

11 But that no man is justified by the 
law in the sight of God, it is evident : 
for, The just shall live by faith. 

12 And the law is not of faith : but, 
The man that doeth them shall live 
in them. 

13 Christ hath redeemed us from 
the curse of the law, being made a 
curse for us : for it is written, Cursed 
is every one that hangeth on a tree : 

14 That the blessing of Abraham 
might come on the Gentiles through 
Jesus Christ ; that we might receive 
the promise of the Spirit through 
faith. 

15 Brethren, I speak after the man- 
ner of men ; Though it be but a man's 
covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no 
man disannulleth, or addeth thereto. 

16 Now to Abraham and his seed 
were the promises made. He saith not, 
And to seeds, as of many ; but as of one, 
And to thy seed, which is Clirist. 

17 xVnd this I say, that the cove- 
nant, that was confirmed before of 
God in Christ, the law, which was 
four hundred and thirty years after, 
cannot disannul, that it should make 
the promise of none effect. 

18 For if the inheritance be of the 
law, it is no more of promise : but 
God gave it to Abraham by promise. 

19 Wherefore then serveth the law? 
It was added because of transgres- 
sions, till the seed should come to 
whom the promise was made ; and it 
teas ordained by angels in the hand 
of a mediator. 

20 Now a mediator is not a media- 
tor of one, but God is one. 

21 Is the law then against the prom- 
ises of God « God forbid : for if there 
had been a law given which could 
have given life, verily righteousness 
should have been by the law. 

22 But the Scripture hath concluded 
all under sin, that the promise by 
faith of Jesus Christ might be given 
to them that believe. 

23 But before faith came, we were 
kept under the law, shut up unto 
the faith which should afterwards be 
revealed. 

24 Wherefore the law was our 
schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, 
that we might be justified by faith. 

25 But after that faith is come, we 
are no longer under a schoolmaster. 

26 For ye are all the children of 
God by faith in Christ Jesus. 

27 For as many of you as have been 
baptized into Christ have put on 
Christ. 



28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, 
there is neither bond nor free, there 
is neither male nor female : for ye 
are all one in Christ Jesus. 

29 And if ye be Christ's, then are 
ye Abraham's seed, and heirs accord- 
ing to the promise. 

CHAPTER IV. 

1 We were under the law till Christ came, at the 
heir is under his guardian till he be of age. 5 
But Christ freed us from the law • 7 therefore 
we are servants no longer to it. 14 He remem* 
bereth their good will to him, and his to them, 22 
and sheweth that we are the sons of Abraham by 
the free woman. 

NOW I say, That the heir, as long 
as he is a child, differeth nothing 
from a servant, though he be lord 
of all ; 

2 But is under tutors and governors 
until the time appointed of the father. 

3 Even so we, when we were chil- 
dren, were in bondage under the ele- 
ments of the world : 

i But when the fulness of the time 
was come, God sent forth his Son, 
made of a woman, made under the 
law, 

5 To redeem them that were under 
the law, that we might receive the 
adoption of sons. 

6 And because ye are sons, God hath 
sent forth the Spirit of his Son into 
your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. 

7 Wherefore thou art no more a 
servant, but a son ; and if a son, then 
an heir of God through Christ. 

8 Howbeit then, when ye knew not 
God, ye did service unto them which 
by nature are no gods. 

9 But now, after that ye have 
known God, or rather are known of 
God, how turn ye again to the weak 
and beggarly elements, whereunto ye 
desire again to be in bondage ? 

10 Ye observe days, and months, and 
times, and years. 

11 I am afraid of you, lest I have 
bestowed upon you labour in vain. 

12 Brethren, I beseech you, be as I 
am ; for I am as ye are : ye have not 
injured me at all, 

13 Ye know how through infirmity 
of the flesh I preached the gospel 
unto you at the first. 

li And my temptation which was in 
my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected ; 
but received me as an angel of God, 
even as Christ Jesus. 

15 Where is then the blessedness ye 
spake of ? for I bear you record, that, 
ir it had been possible, ye would have 
plucked out your own eyes, and have 
given them to me. 

16 Am I therefore become your ene- 
my, because I tell you the truth ! 

17 They zealously affect you, but not 
well ; yea, they would exclude you, 
that ye might affect them. 

18 But it is good to be zealously 
affected always in a good thing, and 
not only when I am present with 
you. 

19 My little children, of whom I 

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of the gospel 



travail in birth again until Christ be 
formed in you, 

20 I desire to be present with you 
now, and to change my voice ; for I 
stand in doubt of you. 

21 Tell me, ye that desire to be under 
the law, do ye not hear the law l 

22 For it is written, that Abraham 
had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, 
the other by a free woman. 

23 But he who was of the bondwoman 
was born after the flesh ; but he of 
the free woman was by promise. 

24 Which things are an allegory : for 
these are the two covenants ; the one 
from the mount Sinai, which gender- 
etn to bondage, which is Agar. 

25 For this Agar is mount Sinai in 
Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem 
which now is, and is in bondage with 
her children. 

26 But Jerusalem which is above is 
free, which is the mother of us all. 

27 For it is written, Rejoice, thou 
barren that bearest not; break forth 
and cry, thou that travailest not : for 
the desolate hath many more children 
than she which hath a husband. 

28 Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, 
are the children of promise. 

.29 But as then he that was born 
after the flesh persecuted him that 
was born after the Spirit, even so it 
is now. 

30 Nevertheless what saith the Scrip- 
ture t Cast out the bondwoman and 
her son : for the son of the bond- 
woman shall not be heir with the son 
of the free woman. 

31 So then, brethren, we are not 
children of the bondwoman, but of 
the free. 

CHAPTER V. 

I He moveth them to stand in their liberty, 3 and 
not to observe circumcision : 13 but rather love, 
which is the sum of the law. 19 He reckoneth up 
the works of the flesh, 22 and the fruits of the 
Spirit, 25 and exhorteth to walk in the Spirit. 

STAND fast therefore in the liberty 
wherewith Christ hath made us 
free, and be not entangled again with 
the .yoke of bondage. 

2 Behold, I Paul say unto you, that 
if ye be circumcised, Christ shall 
profit you nothing. 

3 For I testify again to every man 
that is circumcised, that he is a debtor 
to do the whole law. 

4 Christ is become of no effect unto 

Sou, whosoever of you are justified by 
le law ; ye are fallen from grace. 

5 For we through the Spirit wait for 
the hope of righteousness by faith. 

6 For in Jesus Christ neither cir- 
cumcision availeth any thing, nor un- 
circumcision ; but faith which worketh 
by love. 

7 Ye did run well ; who did hinder 
you that ye should not obey the truth ? 

8 This persuasion cometh not of him 
that calleth you. 

9 A little leaven leaveneth the whole 
lump. 

10 I have confidence in you through 

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the Lord, that ye will be none other 
wise minded : but he that troubletb 
you shall bear his judgment, whoso 
ever he be. 

11 And I, brethren, if I yet preach 
circumcision, why do I yet suffer per 
secution? then is the offence of the 
cross ceased. 

12 I would they were even cut oft 
which trouble you. 

13 For, brethren, ye have been called 
unto liberty ; only use not liberty for 
an occasion to the flesh, but by love 
serve one another. 

14 For all the law is fulfilled in one 
word, even in this; Thou shalt love 
thy neighbour as thyself. 

15 But if ye bite and devour one 
another, take heed that ye be not 
consumed one of another. 

16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, 
and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the 
flesh. 

17 For the flesh lusteth against the 
Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh r 
and these are contrary the one to the 
other ; so that ye cannot do the things 
that ye would. 

18 But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye 
are not under the law. 

19 Now the works of the flesh are 
manifest, which are these, Adultery, 
fornication, uncleanness, lascivious 
ness, 

20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, vari 
ance, emulations, wrath, strife, sedi 
tions, heresies, 

21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, 
revellings, and such like ; of the which 
I tell you before, as I have also told 
you in time past, that they which do 
such things shall not inherit the king 
dom of God. 

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, 
joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, 
goodness, faith, 

23 Meekness, temperance : against 
such there is no law. 

24 And they that are Christ's have 
crucified the flesh with the affections 
and lusts. 

25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also 
walk in the Spirit. 

26 Let us not be desirous of vain- 
glory, provoking one another, envy- 
mg one another. 

CHAPTER VI. 

1 He moveth them to deal mildly with a brother that 
hath slipped, 2 and to bear one another's burden : 
6 to be liberal to their teachers, 9 and not weary 
of well doing. 12 He shewcth what they intend 
that preach circumcision. 14 He glorieth in nolh' 
ing, save in the cross of Christ. 

BRETHREN, if a man be overtaken 
in a fault, ye which are spiritual, 
restore such a one in the spirit of 
meekness; considering thyself, lest 
thou also be tempted. 

2 Bear ye one another's burdens, and 
so fulfil the law of Christ. 

3 For if a man think himself to 
be something, when he is nothing, he 
deceiveth himself. 

4 But let every man prove his own 



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BPHESIANS, 1. 



by grace. 



work, and then shall he have rejoicing 
in himself alone, and not in another. 

6 For every man shall bear his own 
burden. 

6 Let him that is taught in the word 
communicate unto him that teacheth 
in all good things. 

7 Be not deceived ; God is not mock- 
ed : for whatsoever a man soweth, that 
shall he also reap. 

8 For he that soweth to his flesh 
shall of the flesh reap corruption ; but 
he that soweth to the Spirit shall of 
the Spirit reap life everlasting. 

9 And let us not be weary in well 
doing for in due season we shall 
reap, if we faint not. 

10 As we have therefore opportunity, 
let us do good unto all men, especially 
unto them who are of the household 
of faith. 

11 Ye see how large a letter I have 
written unto you with mine own hand. 

12 As many as desire to make a 
fair shew in the flesh, they constrain 



you to be circumcised ; only lest 
they should suffer persecution for 
the cross of Christ. 

13 For neither they themselves who 
are circumcised keep the law ; but 
desire to have you circumcised, that 
they may glory in your flesh. 

U But God forbid that I should 

flory, save in the cross of our Lord 
esus Christ, by whom the world is 
crucified unto me, and I unto the 
world. 

15 For in Christ Jesus neither cir 
cumcision availeth any thing, nor un 
circumcision, but a new creature. 

16 And as many as walk according to 
this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, 
and upon the Israel of God. 

17 From henceforth let no man 
trouble me : for I bear in my body 
the marks of the Lord Jesus. 

18 Brethren, the grace of our Lord 
Jesus Christ be with your spirit. 
Amen. 

IT Unto the Galatians written from Rome. 



THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE 



EPHESIANS. 



CHAPTER I. 

1 After the salutation, 3 and thanksgiving for the 
Ephesians, 4 he treateth of our election, 6 and 
adoption by grace, 11 which is the true and proper 
fountain of man's salvation. 13 And because the 
height of this mystery cannot easily be attained 
unto, 16 he prayeth that they may come 18 to 
the full knowledge and 20 possession thereof in 
Christ. 

PAUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ by 
the will of God, to the saints 
which are at Ephesus, and to the 
faithful in Christ Jesus : 

2 Grace be to you, and peace, from 
God our Father, and from the Lord 
Jesus Christ. 

3 Blessed be the God and Father of 
our Lord Jesus Christj who hath 
blessed us with all spiritual bless- 
ings in heavenly places in Christ : 

£ According as he hath chosen us 
in him before the foundation of the 
world, that we should be holy and 
without blame before him in love : 

6 Having predestinated us unto the 
adoption of children by Jesus Christ 
to himself, according to the good 
pleasure or his will, 

6 To the praise of the glory of his 
grace, wherein he hath made us ac- 
cepted in the beloved : 

7 In whom we have redemption 
through his blood, the forgiveness of 
sins, according to the riches of his 
grace; 

8 Wherein he hath abounded toward 
us in all wisdom and prudence ; 

9 Having made known unto us the 
mystery of his will, according to his 
good pleasure which he hath pur- 
posed in himself : 



10 That in the dispensation of the 
fulness of times he might gather to- 
gether in one all things in Christ, 
both which are in heaven, and which 
are on earth ; even in him : 

11 In whom also we have obtained 
an inheritance, being predestinated 
according to the purpose of him who 
worketh all things after the counsel 
of his own will : 

12 That we should be to the praise of 
his glory, who first trusted in Christ. 

13 In whom ye also trusted, after that 
ye heard the word of truth, the gospel 
of your salvation : in whom also, after 
that ye believed, ye were sealed with 
that Holy Spirit of promise, 

14 Which is the earnest of our in' 
heritance until the redemption of the 
purchased possession, unto the praise 
of his glory. 

15 Wherefore I also, after I heard 
of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and 
love unto all the saints, 

16 Cease not to give thanks for you, 
making mention of you in my pray- 
ers; 

17 That the God of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, the Father of glory : may give 
unto you the spirit of wisdom and 
revelation in the knowledge of him : 

18 The eyes of your understanding 
being enlightened ; that ye may know 
what is the hope of his calling, and 
what the riches of the glory of his 
inheritance in the saints, 

19 And what is the exceeding great- 
ness of his power to us-ward who be- 
lieve, according to the working of his 
mighty power, 

20 Which he wrought in Christ, 

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Salvation of the 



when he raised him from the dead, 
and set him at his own right hand 
in the heavenly places, 

21 Far above all principality, and 
power, and might, and dominion, and 
every name that is named, not only 
in this world, but also in that which 
is to come : 

22 And hath put all things under 
his feet, and gave him to be the head 
over all things to the church, 

23 Which is his body, the fulness of 
him that tilleth all in all. 

CHAPTER II. 

I By comparing what we were by 3 nature, with 
what we are 5 by grace : 10 he declareth, that we 
are made for good works ; and 13 being brought 
near by Christ, should not live as 11 Gentiles, 
and 12 foreigners in time past, but as 19 citizens 
with the saints, and the family of Gad. 

AND you hath he quickened, who 
t were dead in trespasses and sins ; 

2 Wherein in time past ye walked 
according to the course of this world, 
according to the prince of the power 
of the air, the spirit that now work- 
eth in the children of disobedience : 

3 Among whom also we all had our 
conversation in times past in the lusts 
of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of 
the flesh and of the mind ; and were 
by nature the children of wrath, even 
as others. 

4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for 
his great love wherewith he loved us, 

5 Even when we were dead in sins, 
hath quickened us together with 
Christ, (by grace ye are saved ;) 

6 And hath raised us up together, 
and made us sit together in heaven- 
ly places in Christ Jesus : 

7 That in the ages to come he might 
shew the exceeding riches of his 
grace, in his kindness toward us, 
through Christ Jesus. 

8 For by grace are ye saved through 
faith ; and that not of yourselves : it 
is the gift of God : 

9 Not of works, lest any man should 
boast. 

10 For we are his workmanship, cre- 
ated in Christ Jesus unto good works, 
which God hath before ordained that 
we should walk in them. 

11 Wherefore remember, that ye 
being in time past Gentiles in the 
flesh, who are called Uncircumcision 
by that which is called the Circumcis- 
ion in the flesh made by hands ; 

12 That at that time ye were with- 
out Christ, being aliens from the 
commonwealth of Israel, and stran- 

fers from the covenants of promise, 
aving no hope, and without God in 
the world : 

13 But now, in Christ Jesus, ye who 
sometime were far off are made nigh 
by the blood of Christ. 

14 For he is our peace, who hath 
made both one, and hath broken 
down the middle wall of partition 
between us ; 

Vb Having abolished in his flesh the 
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enmity, even the law of command 
ments contained in ordinances ; for to 
make in himself of twain one new 
man, so making peace ; 

16 And that he might reconcile both 
unto God in one body by the cross, 
having slain the enmity thereby : 

17 And came and preached peace to 
you which were afar off, and to them 
that were nigh. 

18 For through him we both have 
access by one Spirit unto the Father. 

19 Now therefore ye are no more 
strangers and foreigners, but fellow 
citizens with the saints, and of the 
household of God ; 

20 And are built upon the found a 
tion of the apostles and prophets 
Jesus Christ himself being the chief 
corner stone ; 

21 In whom all the building fitly 
framed together groweth unto a holy 
temple in the Lord : 

22 In whom ye also are builded to 
getherfora habitation of God through 
the Spirit. 

CHAPTER III. 

6 The hidden mystery, 6 that the Gentiles should b» 
saved, 3 was made known to Paul by revelation 
8 and to him was that grace given, that 9 he 
should preach it. 13 He desireth them not to 
faint for his tribulation, 14 and prayeth 19 that 
they may perceive the great love of Christ to- 
ward them. 

FOR this cause I Paul, the prisoner 
of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles, 

2 If ye have heard of the dispen 
sation of the grace of God which is 
given me to you- ward : 

3 How that by revelation he made 
known unto me the mystery ; (as 1 
wrote afore in few words ; 

4 Whereby, when ye read, ye may 
understand my knowledge in the mys- 
tery of Christ,) 

5 Which in other ages was not made 
known unto the sons of men, as it is 
now revealed unto his holy apostles 
and prophets by the Spirit ; 

6 That the Gentiles snouid be fellow 
heirs, and of the same body, and par- 
takers of his promise in Christ by the 
gospel : 

7 Whereof I was made a minister, 
according to the gift of the grace of 
God given unto me by the effectual 
working of his power. 

8 Unto me, who am less than the 
least of all saints, is this grace giv- 
en, that I should preach among the 
Gentiles the unsearchable riches of 
Christ ; 

9 And to make all men see what is 
the fellowship of the mystery, which 
from the beginning of the world hath 
been hid in God, who created all 
things by Jesus Christ : 

10 To the intent that now unto the 
principalities and powers in heavenly 
places might be known by the church 
the manifold wisdom of God, 

11 According to the eternal purpose 
which he purposed in Christ Jesus our 
Lord : 



Oentices revealed. 



EPHBSIANS, IV. Exhortation to holinetoo 



12 In whom we have boldness and 
access with confidence by the faith 
of him. 

13 Wherefore I desire that ye faint 
not at my tribulations for you, which 
is your glory. 

14 For this cause I bow my knees 
unto the Father of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, 

15 Of whom the whole family in 
heaven and earth is named, 

16 That he would grant you, accord- 
ing to the riches of his glory, to be 
strengthened with might by his Spirit 
in the inner man ; 

17 That Christ may dwell in your 
hearts by faith ; that ye, being rooted 
and grounded in love, 

18 May be able to comprehend with 
all saints what is the breadth, and 
length, and depth, and height ; 

19 And to know the love of Christ, 
which passeth knowledge, that ye 
might be filled with all the fulness 
of God. 

20 Now unto him that is able to do 
exceeding abundantly above all that 
we ask or think, according to the 
power that worketh in us, 

21 Unto him be glory in the church 
by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, 
world without end. Amen. 

CHAPTER IV. 

1 He exhorteth to unity, 7 and declareth that God 
therefore giveth divert 11 gifts unto men, that his 
church might be 13 edified, and 16 grown up in 
Christ. 18 He calleth them from the impurity of 
the Gentiles, 24 to put on the new man, 25 to cast 
off lying, and 29 corrupt communication. 

I THEREFORE, the prisoner of the 
Lord, beseech you that ye walk 
worthy of the vocation wherewith ye 
are cailed, 

2 With all lowliness and meekness, 
with longsuffering, forbearing one an- 
other in love ; 

3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of 
the Spirit in the bond of peace. 

4 There is one" body, and one Spirit, 
even as ye are called in one hope of 
your calling ; 

5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism. 

6 One God and Father of all, who ts 
above all, and through all, and in 
you all. 

7 But unto every one of us is given 
grace according to the measure of the 
gift of Christ. 

8 Wherefore he saith, When he as- 
cended up on high, he led captivity 
captive, and gave gifts unto men. 

9 (Now that he ascended, what is it 
but that he also descended first into 
the lower parts of the earth? 

10 He that descended is the same also 
that ascended up far above all heav- 
ens, that he might fill all things.) 

11 And he gave some, apostles ; and 
some, prophets ; and some, evangel- 
ists ; and some, pastors and teachers ; 

12 For the perfecting of the saints, 
for the work of the ministry, for the 
edifying of the body of Christ : 

29 



13 Till we all come in the unity or 
the faith, and of the knowledge of the 
Son of God, unto a perfect man, untc 
the measure of the stature of the ful 
ness of Christ : 

li That we henceforth be no more 
children, tossed to and fro, and carried 
about with every wind of doctrine, by 
the sleight of men, and cunning craf ti 
ness, whereby they lie in wait to de 
ceive ; 

15 But speaking the truth in love, 
may grow up into him in all things, 
which is the head, even Christ: 

16 From whom the whole body fitly 
joined together and compacted by 
that which every joint supplieth, ac 
cording to the effectual working in 
the measure of every part, maketh 
increase of the body unto the edify- 
ing of itself in love. 

17 This I say therefore, and testify in 
the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not 
as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity 
of their mind, 

18 Having tne understanding dark- 
ened, being alienated from the life of 
God through the ignorance that is in 
them, because of the blindness of their 
heart : 

19 Who being past feeling have given 
themselves over unto lasciviousness, to 
work all uncleanness with greediness. 

20 But ye have not so learned Christ ; 

21 If so be that ye have heard him, 
and have been taught by him, as the 
truth is in Jesus : 

22 That ye put off concerning the 
former conversation the old man, 
which is corrupt according to the 
deceitful lusts ; 

23 And be renewed in the spirit of 
your mind ; 

24 And that ye put on the new man, 
which after God is created in right- 
eousness and true holiness. 

25 Wherefore putting away lying, 
speak every man truth with his neigh- 
bour : for we are members one of an- 
other. 

26 Be ye angry, and sin not : let not 
the sun go down upon your wrath : 

27 Neither give place to the devil. 

28 Let him that stole steal no more : 
but rather let him labour, working 
with his hands the thing which is 
good, that he may have to give to 
him that needeth. 

29 Let no corrupt communication 
proceed out of your mouth, but that 
which is good to the use of edifying, 
that it may minister grace unto the 
hearers. 

30 And grieve not the Holy Spirit of 
God, whereby ye are sealed unto the 
day of redemption. 

31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and 
anger, and clamour, and evil speak- 
ing, be put away from you, with all 
malice : 

32 And be ye kind one to another, 
tenderhearted, forgiving one another s 
even as God for Christ's sake hatb 
forgiven you. 

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wives, children, dbo c 



CHAPTER V. 

% After general exhortations, to love, 3 to fly forni- 
cation, 4 and all uncleanness, 7 not to converse 
with the wicked, 15 to walk warily, and to be 18 
filled with the Spirit, 22 he descendeth to the par- 
ticular duties, how wives ought to obey their 
husbands, 25 and husbands ought to love their 
wives, 32 even as Christ doth his church. 

BE ye therefore followers of God, 
as dear children; 

2 And walk in love, as Christ also 
hath loved us, and hath given himself 
for us an offering and a sacrifice to 
God for a sweetsmelling savour. 

3 But fornication, and all unclean- 
ness, or covetousness, let it not be 
once named among you, as becometh 
saints ; 

4 Neither fllthiness, nor foolish talk- 
ing, nor jesting, which are not conve- 
nient : but rather giving of thanks. 

5 For this ye know, that no whore- 
monger, nor unclean person, nor cov- 
etous man, who is an idolater, hath 
any inheritance in the kingdom of 
Christ and of God. 

6 Let no man deceive you with vain 
words : for because of these things 
cometh the wrath of God upon the 
children of disobedience. 

7 Be not ye therefore partakers with 
them. 

8 For ye were sometime darkness, 
but now are ye light in the Lord : 
walk as children of light ; ' 

9 (For the fruit of the Spirit is in 
all goodness and righteousness and 
truth ;) 

10 Proving what is acceptable unto 
the Lord. 

11 And have no fellowship with the 
unfruitful works of darkness, but 
rather reprove them. 

12 For it is a shame even to speak of 
those things which are done of them 
in secret. 

13 But all things that are reproved 
are made manifest by the light : for 
whatsoever doth make manifest is 
light. 

14 Wherefore he saith, Awake thou 
that sleepest, and arise from the dead, 
and Christ shall give thee light. 

15 See then that ye walk circum- 
spectly, not as fools, but as wise, 

16 Redeeming the time, because the 
days are evil. 

17 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but 
understanding what the will of the 
Lord is. 

18 And be not drunk with wine, 
wherein is excess ; but be tilled with 
the Spirit ; 

19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms 
and hymns and spiritual songs, sing- 
ing and making melody in your heart 
to the Lord ; 

20 Giving thanks always for all 
things unto God and the Father in the 
name of our Lord Jesus Christ ; 

21 Submitting yourselves one to an- 
other in the fear of God. 

22 Wives, submit yourselves unto 
your own husbands, as unto the Lord. I 

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23 For the husband is the head of 
the wife, even as Christ is the head 
of the church : and he is the Saviour 
of the body. 

24 Therefore as the church is subject 
unto Christ, so let the wives be to 
their own husbands in every thing. 

25 Husbands, love your wives, even 
as Christ also loved the church, and 
gave himself for it ; 

26 That he might sanctify and cleanse 
it with the washing of water by the 
word, 

27 That he might present it to him 
self a glorious church, not having 
spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing \ 
but that it should be holy and with 
out blemish. 

28 So ought men to love their wives 
as their own bodies. He that loveth 
his wife loveth himself. 

29 For no man ever yet hated his own 
flesh ; but nourisheth and cherisheth 
it, even as the Lord the church : 

30 For we are members of his body s 
of his flesh, and of his bones. 

31 For this cause shall a man leave 
his father and mother, and shall be 
joined unto his wife, and they two 
shall be one flesh. 

32 This is a great mystery : but I speak 
concerning Christ and the church. 

33 Nevertheless, let every one of 
you in particular so love his wife 
even as himself ; and the wife see 
that she reverence her husband. 

CHAPTER VI. 

1 The duty of children towards their parents, S 
of servants towards their masters. 10 Our life 
is a warfare, 12 not only against flesh and blood, 
but also spiritual enemies. 13 The complete 
armour of a Christian, 18 and how it ought to 
be used. 21 Tychicus is commended. 

CHILDREN, obey your parents in 
the Lord : for this is right. 

2 Honour thy father and mother; 
which is the first commandment with 
promise ; 

3 That it may be well with thee, and 
thou mayest live long on the earth. 

4 And, ye fathers, provoke not your 
children to wrath : but bring them 
up in the nurture and admonition of 
the Lord. 

5 Servants, be obedient to them that 
are your masters according to the 
flesh, with fear and trembling, in sin- 
gleness of your heart, as unto Christ ; 

6 Not with eyeservice, as menpleas- 
ers ; but as the servants of Christ, doing 
the will of God from the heart ; 

7 With good will doing service, as 
to the Lord, and not to men : 

8 Knowing that whatsoever good 
thing any man doeth, the same shall 
he receive of the Lord, whether he 
be bond or free. 

9 And, ye masters, do the same 
things unto them, forbearing threat- 
ening : knowing that your Master also 
is in heaven ; neither is there respect 
of persons with him. 

10 Finally, my brethren, be strong 



Paul's love to 



PHILIPPIANS, I. 



the Philippianto 



in the Lord, and in the power of his 
might. 

11 Put on the whole armour of God. 
that ye may be able to stand against 
the wiles of the devil. 

12 For we wrestle not against flesh 
and blood, but against principalities, 
against powers, against the rulers of 
the darkness of this world, against 
spiritual wickedness in high places. 

13 Wherefore take unto you the 
whoie armour of God, that ye may be 
able to withstand in the evil day, and 
having a one all, to stand. 

14 Stand therefore, having your loins 
girt about with truth, and having on 
the breastplate of righteousness ; 

15 And your feet shod with the prep- 
aration of the gospel of peace ; 

16 Above all, taking the shield of 
faith, wherewith ye shall be able to 
quench all the fiery darts of the 
wicked. 

17 And take the helmet of salvation, 
and the sword of the Spirit, which is 
the word of God : 

18 Praying always with all prayer 



and supplication in the Spirit, and 
watching thereunto with all persever- 
ance and supplication for all saints ; 

19 And for me, that utterance may 
be given unto me, that I may open 
my mouth boldly, to make known the 
mystery of the gospel, 

20 For which I am an ambassador 
in bonds; that therein 1 may speak 
boldly, as I ought to speak. 

21 But that ye also may know my 
affairs, and how I do, Tychicus, a be- 
loved brother and faithful minister in 
the Lord, shall make known to* you 
all things : 

22 Whom I have sent unto you for 
the same purpose, that ye might know 
our affairs, and that he might comfort 
your hearts. 

23 Peace be to the brethren, and love 
with faith, from God the Father and 
the Lord Jesus Christ. 

24 Grace be with all them that love 
our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. 
Amen. 

IT Written from Rome unto the Ephesians by 
Tychicus. 



THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE 



PHILIPPIANS. 



CHAPTER I. 

S He testifieth his thankfulness to God, and his 
love toward them, for the fruits of their faith, 
and fellowship in his sufferings, 9 daily praying 
to him for their increase in grace : 12 he sheweth 
what good the faith of Christ had received by his 
troubles at Rome, 21 and how ready he is to glorify 
Christ either by his life or death, 27 exhorting 
them to unity, 28 and to fortitude in persecution. 

PAUL and Timotheus, the servants 
of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in 
Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, 
with the bishops and deacons : 

2 Grace be unto you, and peace, from 
God our Father and from the Lord 
Jesus Christ 

3 I thank my God upon every re- 
membrance of you 

4 Always in every prayer of mine for 
you all making request with joy, 

5 For your fellowship in the gospel 
from the first day until now ; 

6 Being confident of this very thing, 
that he which hath begun a good work 
in you will perform it until the day of 
Jesus Christ : 

7 Even as '*t is meet for me to think 
this of you all, because I have you in 
my heart ; inasmuch as both in my 
bonds, and in the defence and con- 
firmation of the gospel, ye all are 
partakers of my grace. 

8 For God is my record, how greatly 
I long after you all in the bowels of 
Jesus Christ. 

9 And this I pray, that your love may 
abound yet more and more in knowl- 
edge and in all judgment ; 

10 That ye may approve things that 



are excellent; that ye maybe sincere 
and without offence till the day of 
Christ ; 

11 Being filled with the fruits of 
righteousness, which are by Jesus 
Christ, unto the glory and praise of 
God. 

12 But I would ye should understand, 
brethren, that the things which hap- 
pened unto me have fallen out rather 
unto the furtherance of the gospel ; 

13 So that my bonds in Christ are 
manifest in all the palace, and in all 
other places ; 

14 And many of the brethren in the 
Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, 
are much more bold to speak the word 
without fear. 

15 Some indeed preach Christ even 
of envy and strife ; and some also 
of good will : 

16 The one preach Christ of conten- 
tion, not sincerely, supposing to add 
affliction to my bonds : 

17 But the other of love, knowing 
that I am set for the defence of the 
gospel. 

18 What then? notwithstanding, 
every way, whether in pretence, or 
in truth, Christ is preached ; and I 
therein do rejoice, -yea, and will re- 
joice. 

19 For I know that this shall turn 
to my salvation through your prayer, 
and the supply of the Spirit or Jesus 
Christ. 

20 According to my earnest expecta- 
tion and raw hope, that in nothing I 
shall be ashamed, but that with all 

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PHILIPPIANS, II. 



Timothy commendetiL 



boldness, as always, so now also 
Christ shall be magnified in my body, 
whether it be by lif e. or by death. 

21 For to me to lire is Christ, and 
to die is gain. 

22 But if I live in the flesh, this is 
the fruit of my labour : yet what I 
shall choose I wot not. 

23 For I am in a strait betwixt two, 
having a desire to depart, and to be 
with Christ ; which is far better : 

24 Nevertheless to abide in the flesh 
is more needful for you. 

25 'And having this confidence, I 
know that I shall abide and continue 
with you all for your furtherance 
and joy of faith; 

26 That your rejoicing may be more 
abundant in Jesus Christ for me by my 
coming to you again. 

27 Only let your conversation be as 
it becometh the gospel of Christ : that 
whether I come and see you, or else 
be absent, I may hear of your affairs, 
that ye stand fast in one spirit, with 
one mind striving together for the 
faith of the gospel ; 

28 And in nothing terrified by your 
adversaries : which is to them an evi- 
dent token of perdition, but to you of 
salvation, and that of God. 

29 For unto you it is given in the 
behalf of Christ, not only to believe 
on him, but also to suffer for his 
sake: 

30 Having the same conflict which ye 
saw in me, and now hear to be in me. 

CHAPTER H. 

1 He exhorteth them to unity, and to all humbleness 
of mind, by the example of Christ's humility and 
exaltation : 12 to a careful proceeding in the way 
of salvation, that they be as lights to the wicked 
world, 16 and comforts to him their apostle, who 
is now ready to be offered up to Ood. 19 He 
hopeth to send Timothy to them, whom he greatly 
commendeth, 25 a.s Epaphroditus also, whom he 
presently sendeth to them. 

IF there be therefore any consolation 
in Christ, if any comfort of love, 
if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any 
bowels and mercies, 

2 Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be like- 
minded, having the same love, being 
of one accord, of one mind. 

3 Let nothing be done through strife 
or vainglory ; but in lowliness of 
mind let each esteem other better 
than themselves. 

4 Look not every man on his own 
things, but every man also on the 
things of others. 

5 Let this mind be in you, which was 
also in Christ Jesus : 

6 "Who, being in the form of God, 
thought it not robbery to be equal 
with God: 

7 But made himself of no reputation, 
and took upon him the form of a serv- 
ant, and was made in the likeness of 
men: 

8 And being found in fashion as a 
man, he humbled himself, and became 
obedient unto death, even the death of 
the cross. 

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9 "Wherefore God also hath highly 
exalted him, and given him a name 
which is above every name : 

10 That at the name of Jesus every 
knee should bow, of things in heaven, 
and things in earth, and things under 
the earth ; 

11 And that every tongue should 
confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to 
the glory of God the Father. 

12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have 
always obeyed, not as in my presence 
only, but now much more in my ab- 
sence, work out your own salvation 
with fear and trembling : 

13 For it is God which worketh in 
you both to will and to do of his good 
pleasure. 

14 Do all things without murmurings 
and disputings : 

15 That ye may be blameless and 
harmless^ the sons of God, without 
rebuke, in the midst of a crooked 
and perverse nation, among whom ye 
shine as lights in the world ; 

16 Holding forth the word of life ; 
that I may rejoice in the day of 
Christ, that I have not run in vain, 
neither laboured in vain. 

17 Yea, and if I be offered upon the 
sacrifice and service of your faith, I 
joy, and rejoice with you all. 

18 For the same cause also do ye 
joy, and rejoice with me. 

19 But I trust in the Lord Jesus 
to send Timotheus shortly unto you, 
that I also may be of good comfort, 
when I know your state. 

20 For I have no man likeminded, 
who will naturally care for your state. 

21 For all seek their own, not the 
things which are Jesus Christ's. 

22 But ye know the proof of him, 
that, as a son with the father, he 
hath served with me in the gospel. 

23 Him therefore I hope to send 
presently, so soon as I shall see how 
it will go with me. 

24 But I trust in the Lord that I 
also myself shall come shortly. 

25 Yet I supposed it necessary to 
send to you Epaphroditus, my broth- 
er, and companion in labour, and fel- 
low soldier, but your messenger, and 
he that ministered to my wants. 

26 For he longed after you all, and 
was full of heaviness, because that 
ye had heard that he had been sick. 

27 For indeed he was sick nigh un- 
to death : but God had mercy on 
hfm ; and not on him only, but on 
me also, lest I should have sorrow 
upon sorrow. 

28 I sent him therefore the more 
carefully, that, when ye see him 
again, ye may rejoice, and that I may 
be the less sorrowful. 

29 Receive him therefore in the 
Lord with all gladness; and hold 
such in reputation : 

30 Because for the work of Christ 
he was nigh unto death, not regard- 
ing his life, to supply your lack of 
service toward me. 



Paul giveth up 



PHILIPPIANS, IV. 



all for Christ o 



CHAPTER III. 

i He wameth them to beware of the false teachers 
of the circumcision, 4 shewing that himself hath 
greater cause than they to trust in the righteous- 
ness of the law i 7 which notwithstanding he 
eounteth as dung and loss, to gain Christ and his 
righteousness, 12 therein acknowledging his own 
imperfection. 15 He exhorteth them to be thus 
minded, 17 and to imitate him, 18 and to decline 
the ways of carnal Christians. 

FINALLY, my brethren, rejoice in the 
Lord. To write the same things to 
you, to me indeed is not grievous, but 
for you it is safe. 

2 Beware of dogs, beware of evil 
workers, beware of the concision. 

3 For we are the circumcision, which 
worship God in the spirit, and rejoice 
in Christ Jesus, and have no confi- 
dence in the flesh. 

4 Though I might also have confi- 
dence in the flesh. If any other man 
thinketh that he hath whereof he 
might trust in the flesh, I more : 

5 Circumcised the eighth day, of the 
stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benja- 
min, a Hebrew of the Hebrews; as 
touching the law, a Pharisee ; 

6 Concerning zeal, persecuting the 
church; touching the righteousness 
which is in the law, blameless. 

7 But what things were gain to me, 
those I counted loss for Christ. 

8 Yea doubtless, and I count all 
things but loss for the excellency of 
the knowledge of Christ Jesus my 
Lord : for whom I have suffered the 
loss of all things, and do count them 
but dung, that I may win Christ, 

9 And De found in him, not having 
mine own righteousness, which is of 
the law, but that which is through 
the faith of Christ, the righteousness 
which is of God by faith : 

10 That I may know him, and the 
power of his resurrection, and the 
fellowship of his sufferings, being 
made conformable unto his death ; 

11 If by any means I might attain 
unto the resurrection of the dead. 

12 Not as though I had already at- 
tained, either were already perfect: 
but I follow after, if that I may ap- 
prehend that for which also I am ap- 
prehended of Christ Jesus. 

13 Brethren, I count not myself to 
have apprehended : but this one 
thing I do, forgetting those things 
which are behind, and reaching forth 
unto those things which are before, 

14 I press toward the mark for the 
prize of the high calling of God in 
Christ Jesus. 

15 Let us therefore, as many as be 
perf ect : be thus minded : and if in 
any thing ye be otherwise minded, 
God shall reveal even this unto you. 

16 Nevertheless, whereto we have 
already attained, let us walk by the 
same rule, let us mind the same thing. 

17 Brethren, be followers together 
of me, and mark them which walk so 
as ye have us for an ensample. 

18 (For many walk, of whom I have 
told you often, and now tell you even 



weeping, that they are the enemies 
of the cross of Christ : 

19 Whose end is destruction, whose 
God is their belly, and whose glory is 
in their shame, who mind earthly 
things.) 

20 For our conversation is in heav- 
en; from whence also we look for 
the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ : 

21 Who shall change our vile body, 
that it may be fashioned like unto 
his glorious body, according to the 
working whereby he is able even to 
subdue all things unto himself. 

CHAPTER IV. 

1 From particular admonitions 4 he proceedeth to 
general exhortations, 10 shewing how he rejoiced 
at their liberality towards htm lying in prison, 
not so much for the supply of his own wants, as 
for the grace of God in them. 19 And so he con- 
cludeth with prayer and salutations. 

THEREFORE, my brethren dearly 
beloved and longed for, my joy 
and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, 
my dearly beloved. 

2 I beseech Euodias, and beseech 
Syntyche, that they be of the same 
mind in the Lord. 

3 And I entreat thee also, true 
yokefellow, help those women which 
laboured with me in the gospel, with 
Clement also, and with other my fel- 
low labourers, whose names are in 
the book of lire. 

4 Rejoice in the Lord always: and 
again I say, Rejoice. 

5 Let your moderation be known 
unto all men. The Lord is at hand. 

6 Be careful for nothing ; but in ev- 
ery thing by prayer and supplication 
with thanksgiving let your requests 
be made known unto God. 

7 And the peace of God, which pass- 
eth all understanding, shall keep your 
hearts and minds through Christ 
Jesus. 

8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever 
things are true, whatsoever things 
are honest, whatsoever things are 
just, whatsoever things are pure, 
whatsoever things are lovely, what- 
soever things are of good report ; if 
there be any virtue, and if there be 
any praise, think on these things. 

9 Those things, which ye have both 
learned, and received, and heard, and 
seen in me, do : and the God of peace- 
shall be with you. > 

10 But I rejoiced in the Lord great- 
ly, that now at the last your care of 
me hath flourished again; wherein 
ye were also careful, but ye lacked 
opportunity. 

11 Not that I speak in respect of 
want : for I have learned, in whatso- 
ever state I am, therewith to be con- 
tent. 

12 I know both how to be abased, 
and I know how to abound : every 
where and in all things I am in- 
structed both to be full and to be 
hungry, both to abound and to suffer 
need. 

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COLOSSIANS, I. 



for their faith. 



18 I can do all things through 
Christ which strengthened me. 

14 Notwithstanding, ye have well 
done, that ye did communicate with 
my affliction. 

15 Now ye Philippians know also, 
that in the beginning of the gospel, 
when I departed from Macedonia, no 
church communicated with me as 
concerning giving and receiving, but 
ye only. 

16 For even in Thessalonica ye sent 
once and again unto my necessity. 

17 Not because I desire a gift : but I 
desire fruit that may abound to your 
account. 

18 But I have all, and abound : I 
am full, having received of Epaph- 



roditus the things which were sent 
from you, an odour of a sweet smell, 
a sacrifice acceptable, well pleasing 
to God. 

19 But my God shall supply all your 
need according to his riches in glory 
by Christ Jesus. 

20 Now unto God and our Father be 
glory for ever and ever. Amen. 

21 Salute every saint in Christ Jesus. 
The brethren which are with me 
greet you. 

22 All the saints salute you, chiefly 
they that are of Cesar's household. 

23 The grace of our Lord Jesus 
Christ be with you all. Amen. 

U It was written to the Philippians from Roino 
by Epaphroditus. 



THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE 



COLOSSIANS. 



CHAPTER I. 

1 After salutation he thanketh Bod for their faith, 
7 eonfirmeth the doctrine of Epaphras, 9 pray- 
eth further for their increase in grace, 14 de- 
scribeth the true Christ, 21 encourageth them to 
receive Jesus Christ, and commendeth his own 
ministry. 

PAUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ 
by the will of God, and Timo- 
theus our brother, 

2 To the saints and faithful brethren 
in Christ which are at Colosse : Grace 
be unto you, and peace, from God our 
Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 

3 We give thanks to God and the 
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, pray- 
ing always for you, 

4 Since we heard of your faith in 
Christ Jesus, and of the love which 
ye have to all the saints, 

5 For the hope which is laid up for 
you in heaven, whereof ye heard be- 
fore in the word of the truth of the 
gospel ; 

6 which is come unto you, as it is 
in all the world ; and bringeth forth 
fruit, as it doth also in you, since 
the day ye heard of it, and knew the 
grace of God in truth : 

7 As ye also learned of Epaphras 
our dear fellow servant, who is for 
you a faithful minister of Christ ; 

8 Who also declared unto us your 
love in the Spirit. 

9 For this cause we also, since the 
day we heard it, do not cease to pray 
for you, and to desire that ye might 
be filled with the knowledge of his 
will in all wisdom and spiritual un- 
derstanding ; 

10 That ye might walk worthy of 
the Lord unto all pleasing, being 
fruitful in every cood work, and in- 
creasing in the knowledge of God ; 

11 Strengthened with all might, ac- 
cording to his glorious power, unto 
all patience and longsuffering with 
Joyfulness ; 

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12 Giving thanks unto the Father, 
which hath made us meet to be par- 
takers of the inheritance of the saints 
in light : 

13 Who hath delivered us from the 
power of darkness, and hath translated 
ms into the kingdom of his dear Son : 

14 In whom we have redemption 
through his blood, even the forgive- 
ness of sins: 

15 Who is the image of the invisible 
God, the firstborn of every creature : 

16 For by him were all things creat- 
ed, that are in heaven, and that are 
in earth, visible and invisibtej wheth- 
er they be thrones, or dominions, or 
principalities, or powers : all things 
were created by him, and for him : 

17 And he is before all things, and 
by him all things consist : 

18 And he is the head of the body s 
the church : who is the beginning, 
the firstborn from the dead ; that in 
all things he might have the pre- 
eminence. 

19 For it pleased the Father that in 
him should all fulness dwell ; 

20 And, having made peace through 
the blood of his cross, by him to rec- 
oncile all things unto himself; by 
him, I say, whether they be things in 
earth, or things in heaven. 

21 And you, that were sometime 
alienated and enemies in your mind 
by wicked works, yet now hath he 
reconciled 

22 In the body of his flesh through 
death, to present you holy and un- 
blameable and unreproveable in his 
sight : 

23 If ye continue in the faith 
grounded and settled, and be not 
moved away from the hope of the 
gospel, which ye have heard, and 
which was preached to every creat- 
ure which is under heaven ; where- 
of I Paul am made a minister ; 

24 Who now rejoice in my suffer- 



Exhortations to 



COLOSSIANS, III. 



constancy , <fce_ 



ings for you, and fill up that which 
isbehind of the afflictions of Christ 
In my flesh for his body's sake, which 
is the church : 

25 Whereof I am made a minister, 
according to the dispensation of God 
which is given to me for you, to ful- 
fil the word of God ; 

26 Even the mystery which hath 
been hid from ages and from gen- 
erations, but now is made manifest 
to his saints : 

27 To whom God would make known 
what is the riches of the glory of this 
mystery among the Gentiles ; which is 
Christ in you, the hope of glory : 

28 Whom we preach, warning every 
man, and teaching every man in all 
wisdom ; that we may present every 
man perfect in Christ Jesus : 

29 Whereunto # I also labour, striving 
according to his working, which work- 
eth in me mightily. 

CHAPTER II. 

1 He still exhorteth them to be constant in Christ, 
8 to beware of philosophy, and vain traditions, 18 

. worshipping of angels, 20 and legal ceremonies, 
which are ended in Christ. 

FOR I would that ye knew what 
great conflict I have for you, and 
for them at Laodicea, and for as many 
as have not seen my face in the flesh ; 

2 That their hearts might be com- 
forted, being knit together in love, and 
unto all riches of the full assurance 
of understanding, to the acknowledg- 
ment of the mystery of God, and of 
the Father, and of Christ ; 

3 In whom are hid all the treasures 
of wisdom and knowledge. 

4 And this I say, lest any man should 
beguile you with enticing words. 

5 For though I be absent in the 
flesh, yet am I with you in the spir- 
it, joying and beholding your order, 
and the steadfastness of your faith 
in Christ. 

6 As ye have therefore received Christ 
Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him : 

7 Rooted and built up in him, and 
stablished in the faith, as ye have 
been taught, abounding therein with 
thanksgiving. 

8 Beware lest any man spoil you 
through philosophy and vain deceit, 
after the tradition of men, after the 
rudiments of the world, and not after 
Christ. 

9 For in him dwelleth all the ful- 
ness of the Godhead bodily. 

10 And ye are complete in him, 
which is the head of all principality 
and power: 

11 In whom also ye are circumcised 
with the circumcision made without 
hands, in putting off the body of the 
sins of the flesh by the circumcision 
of Christ : 

12 Buried with him in baptism, 
wherein also ye are risen with him, 
through the faith of the operation of 
God. who hath raised him from the 
dead. 



13 And you, being dead in your sins 
and the uncircumcision of your flesh, 
hath he quickened together with him, 
having forgiven you all trespasses ; 

14 Blotting out the handwriting of 
ordinances that was against us, which 
was contrary to us, and took it out of 
the way, nailing it to his cross ; 

15 And having spoiled principalities 
and powers, he made a shew of them 
openly, triumphing over them in it. 

16 Let no man therefore judge you 
in meat, or in drink, or in respect of 
a holyday, or of the new moon, or of 
the sabbath days : 

17 Which are a shadow of things to 
come ; but the body is of Christ. 

18 Let no man beguile you of your 
reward in a voluntary humility and 
worshipping of angels, intruding into 
those things which he hath not seen, 
vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, 

19 And not holding the Head, from 
which all the body by joints and bands 
having nourishment ministered, and 
knit together, increaseth with the in- 
crease of God. 

20 Wherefore if ye be dead with 
Christ from the rudiments of the 
world, why, as though living in the 
world, are ye subject to ordinances, 

21 (Touch not ; taste not ; handle 
not; 

22 Which all are to perish with the 
using ;) after the commandments and 
doctrines of men ? 

23 Which things have indeed a shew 
of wisdom in will-worship, and hu- 
mility, and neglecting of the bodys 
not in any honour to the satisfying of 
the flesh. 

CHAPTER III. 

1 He sheweth where we should seek Christ. 5 He 
exhorteth to mortification, 10 to put off the old 
man, and to put on Christ, 12 exhorting to char- 
tty, humility, and other several duties. 

IF ye then be risen with Christ, seek 
those things which are above, where 
Christ sitteth on the right hand of 
God. 

2 Set your affection on things above, 
not on things on the earth. 

3 For ye are dead, and your life ia 
hid with Christ in God. 

i When Christ, who is our life, shall 
appear, then shall ye also appear with 
him in glory. 

5 Mortify therefore your members 
which are upon the earth ; fornica- 
tion, uncleanness, inordinate affection, 
evil concupiscence, and covetousness, 
which is idolatry : 

6 For which things' sake the wrath 
of God cometh on the children of dis- 
obedience : 

7 In the which ye also walked some- 
time, when ye lived in them. 

8 But now ye also put off all these ; 
anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy 
communication out of your mouth. 

9 Lie not one to another, seeing that 
ye have put off the old man with his 
deeds ; 

10 And have put on the new man 

m 



Duty of urives, <&o. 



I. THESSALONIANS, I. Divers salutation; 



which is renewed in knowledge after 
the image of him that created him • 

11 Where there is neither Greek nor 
Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, 
Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free : 
but Christ is all, and in all. 

12 Put on therefore, as the elect of 
God, holy and beloved, bowels of mer- 
cies, kindness, humbleness of mind, 
meekness, longsuff ering ; 

13 Forbearing one another, and for- 
giving one another, if any man have 
a quarrel against any : even as Christ 
forgave you, so also do ye. 

14 And above all these things put on 
charity, which is the bond of perf ect- 
ness. 

15 And let the peace of God rule in 
your hearts, to the which also ye are 
called in one body ; and be ye thankful. 

16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you 
richly in all wisdom : teaching and ad- 
monishing one another in psalms and 
hymns and spiritual songs, singingwith 
grace in your hearts to the Lord. 

17 And whatsoever ye do in word or 
deed, do all in the name of the Lord 
Jesus, giving thanks to God and the 
Father by him. 

18 Wives, submit yourselves unto your 
own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord. 

19 Husbands, love your wives, and be 
not bitter against them. 

20 Children, obey your parents in all 
things : for this is well pleasing unto 
the Lord. 

21 Fathers, provoke not your chil- 
dren to anger, lest they be discouraged. 

22 Servants, obey in all things your 
masters according to the flesh ; not 
with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but 
In singleness of heart, fearing God: 

23 And whatsoever ye do, do it heart- 
ily, as to the Lord, and not unto men : 

24 Knowing that of the Lord ye shall 
receive the reward of the inheritance : 
for ye serve the Lord Christ. 

25 But he that doeth wrong shall re- 
ceive for the wrong which he hath 
done : and there is no respect of per- 
sons. 

CHAPTER IV. 

1 He exhorteth them to be fervent in prayer, 5 to 
walk wisely toward them that are not yet come to 
the true knowledge of Christ. 10 He saluteth 
them, and wisheth them all prosperity. 

MASTERS, give unto your servants 
that which is just and equal ; 
knowing that ye also have a Master 
in heaven. 



2 Continue in prayer, and watch in 
the same with thanksgiving ; 

3 Withal praying also for us, that 
God would open unto us a door of ut- 
terance, to speak the mystery of 
Christ, for which I am also in bonds -. 

4 That I may make it manifest, as I 
ought to speak. 

5 Walk in wisdom toward them that 
are without, redeeming the time. 

6 Let your speech be always with 

frace, seasoned with salt, that ye may 
now how ye ought to answer every 
man. 

7 All my state shall Tychicus declare 
unto you, who is a beloved brother, 
and a faithful minister and fellow 
servant in the Lord : 

8 Whom I have sent unto you for 
the same purpose, that he might know 
your estate, and comfort your hearts ; 

9 With Onesimus, a faitnful and be- 
loved brother, who is one of you. They 
shall make known unto you all things 
which are done here. 

lu Aristarchus my fellow prisoner 
saluteth you, and Marcus, sister's son to 
Barnabas, (touching whom ye received 
commandments : if he come unto you t 
receive him ;) 

11 And Jesus, which is called Justus s 
who are of the circumcision. These 
only are my fellow workers unto the 
kingdom of God, which have been a 
comfort unto me. 

12 Epaphras, who is one of you, a 
servant of Christ, saluteth you, always 
labouring fervently for you in prayers, 
that ye may stand perfect and com- 
plete in all the will of God. 

13 For I bear him record, that he hath 
a great zeal for you, and them that are 
in Laodicea, and them in Hierapolis. 

14 Luke, the beloved physician, and 
Demas, greet you. 

15 Salute the brethren which are in 
Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the 
church which is in his house. 

16 And when this epistle is read among 
you, cause that it be read also in the 
church of the Laodiceans ; and that ye 
likewise read the epistle from Laodicea. 

17 And say to Archippus, Take heed 
to the ministry which thou hast re- 
ceived in the Lord, that thou fulfil it. 

18 The salutation by the hand of me 
Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be 
with you. Amen. 

IT Written from Rome to the Colossiane by 
Tychicus and Onesimus. 



THE FIRST EPISTLE OE PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE 



THESSALONIANS. 



CHAPTER I. 

The Thessalonians are given to understand both 
how mindful of them Saint Paul was at all times 
in thanksgiving, and prayer : 5 and also how well 
he was persuaded of the truth and sincerity of 
their faith, and conversion to Ood. 

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PAUL, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, 
unto the church of the Thessalo- 
nians which is in God the Father, and 
in the Lord Jesus Christ : Grace be 
unto you, and peace, from God our 
Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. 



How the gospel 



I. THBSSALONIANS, III. 



was preached 



2 We give thanks to God always for 
you all, making mention of you in our 
prayers ; 

3 Remembering without ceasing your 
work of faith, and labour of love, and 
patience of hope in our Lord Jesus 
Christ, in the sight of God and our 
Father ; 

4 Knowing, brethren beloved, your 
election of God. 

5 For our gospel came not unto you 
in word only, but also in power, and in 
the Holy Ghost, and in much assur- 
ance ; as ye know what manner of men 
we were among you for your sake. 

6 And ye became followers of us, and 
of the Lord, having received the word 
in much affliction, with joy of the 
Holy Ghost: 

7 So that ye were ensamples to all 
that believe in Macedonia and Achaia. 

8 For from you sounded out the 
word of the Lord not only in Macedo- 
nia and Achaia, but also in every place 
your faith to God-ward is spread 
abroad ; so that we need not to speak 
any thing. 

9 For they themselves shew of us 
what manner of entering in we had 
unto you, and how ye turned to God 
from idols to serve the living and true 
God; 

10 And to wait for his Son from 
heaven, whom he raised from the 
dead, even Jesus, which delivered us 
from the wrath to come. 

CHAPTER n. 

1 In what manner the gospel was brought and 
preached to the Thessalomant, and in what sort 
also they received it. 18 A reason is rendered 
both why Saint Paul was so long absent from 
them, and also why he was so desirous to see 
them. 

FOR yourselves, brethren, know our 
entrance in unto you, that it was 
not in vain : 

2 But even after that we had suffered 
before, and were shamefully entreated, 
as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold 
in our God to speak unto you the gos- 
pel of God with much contention. 

3 For our exhortation was not of de- 
ceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile : 

4 But as we were allowed of God to 
be put in trust with the gospel, even so 
we speak ; not as pleasing men, but 
God, which trieth our hearts. 

5 For neither at any time used we 
flattering words, as ye know, nor a 
cloak of covetousness ; God is wit- 
ness : 

6 Nor of men sought we glory, nei- 
ther of you, nor yet of others, when 
we might have been burdensome, as 
the apostles of Christ. 

7 But we were gentle among you, 
even as a nurse cherisheth her chil- 
dren : 

8 So being affectionately desirous of 
you, we were willing to have imparted 
onto you, not the gospel of God only, 
but also our own souls, because ye 
were dear unto us. 

29* 



9 For ye remember, brethren, our 
labour and travail . for labouring 
night and day, because we would not 
be chargeable unto any of you, we 
preached unto you the gospel of God. 

10 Ye are witnesses, and God also? 
how holily and justly and unblameably 
we behaved ourselves among you that 
believe : 

11 As ye know how we exhorted and 
comforted and charged every one of 
you, as a father doth his children, 

12 That ye would walk worthy of 
God, who hath called you unto his 
kingdom and glory. 

13 For this cause also thank we 
God without ceasing, because, when 
ye received the word of God which 
ye heard of us, ye received it not as 
the word of men, but, as it is in 
truth, the word of God, which effectu- 
ally worketh also in you that believe. 

14 For ye, brethren, became follow- 
ers of the churches of God which in 
Judea are in Christ Jesus : for ye also 
have suffered like things of your own 
countrymen, even as they have of the 
Jews: 

15 Who both killed the Lord Jesus, 
and their own prophets, and have per- 
secuted us ; and they please not God, 
and are contrary to all men : 

16 Forbidding us to speak to the Gen- 
tiles that they might be saved, to fill 
up their sins always : for the wrath is 
come upon them to the uttermost. 

17 But we, brethren, being taken 
from you for a short time in pres- 
ence, not in heart, endeavoured the 
more abundantly to see your face with 
great desire. 

18 Wherefore we would have come 
unto you, even I Paul, once and again ; 
but Satan hindered us. 

19 For what is our hope, or joy, or 
crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye 
in the presence of our Lord Jesus 
Christ at his coming? 

20 For ye are our glory and joy. 

CHAPTER TJI. 

1 Saint Paul testifieth his great love to the Thetsa~ 
lonians, partly by sending Timothy unto them to 
strengthen and comfort them : partly by rejoicing 
in their well doing : 10 and partly by praying for 
them, and desiring a safe coming unto them. 

WHEREFORE when we could no 
longer forbear, we thought it 
good to be left at Athens alone ; 

2 And sent Timotheus, our brother, 
and minister of God, and our fellow 
labourer in the gospel of Christ, to 
establish you, and to comfort you 
concerning your faith : 

3 That no man should be moved by 
these afflictions : for yourselves know 
that we are appointed thereunto. 

4 For verily, when we were with 
you, we told you before that we 
should suffer tribulation ; even as it 
came to pass, and ye know. 

5 For this cause, when I could no 
longer forbear, I sent to know your 
faith, lest by some means the tempter 

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I. THESSALONIANS, IV. 



to godlinesSc 



have tempted you, and our labour be 
in vain. 

6 But now when Timotheus came 
from you unto us, and brought us 
good tidings of your faith and char- 
ity, and that ye have good remem- 
brance of us always, desiring greatly 
to see us, as we also to see you s 

7 Therefore, brethren, we were com- 
forted over you in all our affliction 
and distress by your faith : 

8 For now we live, if ye stand fast in 
the Lord. 

9 For what thanks can we render to 
God again for you, for all the joy 
wherewith we joy for your sakes be- 
fore our God ; 

10 Night and day praying exceed- 
ingly that we might see your face, 
and might perfect that which is lack- 
ing in your faith ? 

11 Now God himself and our Father, 
and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our 
way unto you. 

12 And the Lord make you to in- 
crease and abound in love one to- 
ward another, and toward all men, 
even as we do toward you : 

13 To the end he may stablish your 
hearts unblameable in holiness before 
God, even our Father, at the coming 
of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his 
saints. 

CHAPTER IV. 

1 He exhorteth them to go on forward in all man- 
ner of godliness, 6 to live holily and justly, 9 to 
lone one another, 11 and quietly to follow their 
own business : 13 and last of all to sorrow mod- 
erately for the dead. 17 And unto this last ex- 
hortation is annexed a brief description of the 
resurrection, and second coming of Christ to 
judgment. 

FURTHERMORE then we beseech 
you, brethren, and exhort you by 
the Lord Jesus, that as ye have re- 
ceived of us how ye ought to walk 
and to please God, so ye would abound 
more and more. 

2 For ye know what commandments 
we gave you by the Lord Jesus. 

3 For this is the will of God, even 
your sanctification, that ye should ab- 
stain from fornication : 

£ That every one of you should know 
how to possess his vessel in sanctiflca- 
tion and honour ; 

5 Not in the lust of concupiscence, 
even as the Gentiles which know not 
God: 

6 That no man go beyond and de- 
fraud his brother in any matter: be- 
cause that the Lord is the avenger of 
all such, as we also have forewarned 
you and testified. 

7 For God hath not called us unto 
uncleanness, but unto holiness. 

8 He therefore that despiseth, de- 
spiseth not man, but God, who hath 
also given unto us his Holy Spirit. 

9 But as touching brotherly love ye 
need not that I write unto you : for 

?re yourselves are taught or God to 
ove one another. 

10 And indeed ye do it toward all 

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the brethren which are in all Mace- 
donia : but we beseech you, brethren, 
that ye increase more and more ; 

11 And that ye study to be quiets 
and to do your own business, and to 
work with your own hands, as we 
commanded you ; 

12 That ye may walk honestly to 
ward them that are without, and that 
ye may have lack of nothing. 

13 But I would not have you to be 
ignorant, brethren, concerning them 
which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, 
even as others which have no hope. 

14 For if we believe that Jesus died 
and rose again, even so them also which 
sleep in Jesus will God bring with him, 

15 For this we say unto you by the 
word of the Lord, that we which are 
alive and remain unto the coming of 
the Lord shall not prevent them which 
are asleep. 

16 For the Lord himself shall descend 
from heaven with a shout, with the 
voice of the archangel, and with the 
trump of God : and the dead in Christ 
shall rise first: 

17 Then we which are alive and re- 
main shall be caught up together 
with them in the clouds, to meet the 
Lord in the air : and so shall we ever 
be with the Lord. 

18 Wherefore comfort one another 
with these words. 

CHAPTER V. 

1 He proceedeth in the former description of 
Christ's coming to judgment, 16 and givetk 
divers precepts, 23 and so concludeth the epistle. 

BUT of the times and the seasons, 
brethren, ye have no need that I 
write unto you. 

2 For yourselves know perfectly that 
the day of the Lord so cometh as a 
thief in the night. 

3 For when they shall say, Peace and 
safety; then sudden destruction cometh 
upon them, as travail upon a woman 
with child ; and they shall not escape. 

4 But ye, brethren, are not in dark- 
ness, that that day should overtake 
you as a thief. 

5 Ye are all the children of light, and 
the children of the day : we are not of 
the night, nor of darkness. 

6 Therefore let us not sleep, as do 
others ; but let us watch and be sober. 

7 For they that sleep sleep in the 
night; and they that be drunken are 
drunken in the night. 

8 But let us, who are of the day, be 
sober, putting on the breastplate of 
faith and love ; and for a helmet, the 
hope of salvation. 

9 For God hath not appointed us to 
wrath, but to obtain salvation by our 
Lord Jesus Christ, 

10 Who died for us, that, whether we 
wake or sleep, we should live together 
with him. 

11 Wherefore comfort yourselves to- 
gether, and edify one another, even as 
also ye do. 

12 And we beseech you, brethren, to 



Comfort in 



II. THESSALONIANS, II. 



tribulation* 



know them which labour among you, 
and are over you in the Lord, and ad- 
monish you ; 

13 And to esteem them very highly 
in love for their work's sake. And be 
at peace among yourselves. 

14 Now we exhort you, brethren, 
warn them that are unruly, comfort 
the feebleminded, support the weak, 
be patient toward all men. 

15 See that none render evil for evil 
unto any man; but ever follow that 
which is good, both among yourselves, 
and to all men. 

16 Rejoice evermore. 

17 Pray without ceasing. 

18 In every thing give thanks : for 
this is the will of God in Christ Jesus 
concerning you. 

19 Quench not the Spirit. 

20 Despise not propnesyings. 



21 Prove all things ; hold fast that 
which is good. 

22 Abstain from all appearance of 
evil. 

23 And the very God of peace sanc- 
tify you wholly ; and I pray God your 
whole spirit and soul and body be pre- 
served blameless unto the coming of 
our Lord Jesus Christ. 

24 Faithful is he that calleth you, 
who also will do it. 

25 Brethren, pray for us. 

26 Greet all the brethren with a holy 
kiss. 

27 I charge you by the Lord, that 
this epistle be read unto all the holy 
brethren. 

28 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ 
be with you. Amen. 

U The first epistle unto the Thessalonians wei 
written from Athens. 



THE SECOND EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE 



THESSALONIANS. 



CHAPTER I. 

1 Saint Paul certifieth them of the good opinion 
which he had of their faith, love, and patience: 
11 and therewithal useth divers reasons for the 
comforting of them in persecution, whereof the 
ehiefest is taken from the righteous judgment 
of God. 

PAUL, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, 
unto the church of the Thessalo- 
nians in God our Father and the Lord 
Jesus Christ : 

2 Grace unto you, and peace, from 
God our Father and the Lord Jesus 
Christ. 

3 We are bound to thank God always 
for you, brethren, as it is meet, be- 
cause that your faith groweth exceed- 
ingly, and the charity of every one of 
you all toward each other aboundeth ; 

4 So that we ourselves glory in you 
in the churches of God, for your pa- 
tience and faith in all your persecu- 
tions and tribulations that ye endure : 

5 Which is a manifest token of the 
righteous judgment of God, that ye 
may be counted worthy of the king- 
dom of God, for which ye also suffer : 

6 Seeing it is a righteous thing with 
God to recompense tribulation to them 
that trouble you ; 

7 And to you who are troubled rest 
with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be 
revealed from heaven with his mighty 
angels, 

8 In flaming fire taking vengeance 
on them that know not God, and that 
obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus 
Christ : 

9 Who shall be punished with ever- 
lasting destruction from the presence 
of the Lord, and from the glory of his 
power ; 

10 When he shall come to be glorified 
in his saints, and to be admired in all 
them that believe (because our testi- 



mony among you was believed) in that 
day. 

11 Wherefore also we pray always 
for you, that our God would count 
you worthy of this calling, and fulfil 
all the good pleasure of his goodness, 
and the work of faith with power : 

12 That the name of our Lord Jesus 
Christ may be glorified in you, and ye 
in him, according to the grace of our 
God and the Lord Jesus Christ. 

CHAPTER II. 

1 He willeth them to continue steadfast in the truth 
received, 3 sheweth that there shall be a departure 
from the faith, 9 and a discovery of antichrist, 
before the day of the Lord come. 15 And there* 
upon repeateth his former exhortation, and pray 
eth for them. 

NOW we beseech you, brethren, by 
the coming of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, and by our gathering together 
unto him, 

2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, 
or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor 
by word, nor by letter as from us, as 
that the day of Christ is at hand. 

3 Let no man deceive you by any 
means : for that day shall not come, 
except there come a falling away 
first, and that man of sin be revealed, 
the son of perdition ; 

4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself 
above all that is called God, or that is 
worshipped ; so that he as God sitteth 
in the temple of God, shewing himself 
that he is God. 

5 Remember ye not, that, when I was 
yet with you, I told you these things ? 

6 And now ye know what withholdeth 
that he might be revealed in his time. 

7 For the mystery of iniquity doth 
already work : only he who now let- 
teth will let, until he be taken out of 
the way. 

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Of antichrist. 



I. TIMOTHY, 1. 



Divers precepts*, 



8 And then shall that Wicked be re- 
vealed, whom the Lord shall consume 
with the spirit of his mouth, and shall 
destroy with the brightness of his 
coming : 

9 Even him, whose coming is after 
the working of Satan with all power 
and signs and lying wonders, 

10 And with all deceivableness of 
unrighteousness in them that per- 
ish ; because they received not the 
love of the truth, that they might be 
saved. 

11 And for this cause God shall send 
them strong delusion, that they should 
believe a lie : 

12 That they all might be damned 
who believed not the truth, but had 
pleasure in unrighteousness. 

13 But we are bound to give thanks 
always to God for you, brethren be- 
loved of the Lord, because God hath 
from the beginning chosen you to 
salvation through sanctification of 
the Spirit and belief of the truth: 

14 Whereunto he called you by our 
gospel, to the obtaining of the glory 
of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast, 
and hold the traditions which ye have 
been taught, whether by word, or our 
epistle. 

16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ him- 
self, and God, even our Father, which 
hath loved us, and hath given us ever- 
lasting consolation and good hope 
through grace, 

17 Comfort your hearts, and stablish 
you in every good word and work. 

CHAPTER III. 

1 He craveth their prayers for himself ', 3 testifieth 
what confidence he hath in them, 5 maketh request 
to God in their behalf, 6 gtveth them divers pre~ 
cepts, especially to shun idleness, and ill com- 
pany, 16 and last of all concludeth with prayer 
and salutation. 

FINALLY, brethren, pray for us, 
that the word of the Lord may 
have free course, and be glorified, 
even as it is with you : 

2 And that we may be delivered 
from unreasonable and wicked men : 
for all men have not faith. 



3 But the Lord is faithful, who shall 
stablish you, and keep you from evil. 

4 And we have confidence in the Lord 
touching you, that ye both do and will 
do the things which we command you, 

5 And the Lord direct your hearts 
into the love of God, and into the 
patient waiting for Christ. 

6 Now we command you, brethren, 
in the name of our Lord Jesus Christy 
that ye withdraw yourselves from 
every brother that walketh disorder 
ly, and not after the tradition which 
he received of us. 

7 For yourselves know how ye ought 
to follow us : for we behaved not our- 
selves disorderly among you ; 

8 Neither did we eat any man's bread 
for nought ; but wrought with labour 
and travail night and day, that we 
might not be chargeable to any of 
you: 

9 Not because we have not power, 
but to make ourselves an ensample 
unto you to follow us. 

10 For even when we were with you, 
this we commanded you, that if any 
would not work, neither should he 
eat. 

11 For we hear that there are some 
which walk among you disorderly, 
working not at all, but are busybodies, 

12 Now them that are such we com- 
mand and exhort by our Lord Jesus 
Christ, that with quietness they work, 
and eat their own bread. 

13 But ye, brethren, be not weary im 
well doing. 

14 And if any man obey not our 
word by this epistle, note that man. 
and have no company with him, tha£ 
he may be ashamed. 

15 Yet count him not as an enemy, 
but admonish him as a brother. 

16 Now the Lord of peace himself 
give you peace always by all means, 
The Lord oe with you all. 

17 The salutation of Paul with mine 
own hand, which is the token in every 
epistle: so I write. 

18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ 
be with you all. Amen. 

II The second epistle to the Thessalonians wat 
written from Athens, 



THE FIRST EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO 



TIMOTHY. 



CHAPTER L 

1 Timothy is put in mind of the charge which was 
given unto him by Paul at his going to Mace- 
donia. 5 Of the right use and end of the law. 
11 Of Saint Paul's calling to be an apostle, 20 
and of Hymeneus and Alexander. 

PAUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ by 
the commandment of God our Sav- 
iour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is 
our hope ; 

2 Unto Timothy, my own son in the 
faith : Grace, mercy, and peace, from 
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God our Father, and Jesus Christ our 
Lord. 

3 As I besought thee to abide still at 
Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, 
that thou mightest charge some that 
they teach no other doctrine, 

4 Neither give heed to fables and 
endless genealogies, which minister 
questions, rather than godly edifying 
which is in faith : so do. 

5 Now the end of the commandment 
is charity out of a pure heart, and of 



The use of the law. 



I. TIMOTHY, III. The attiring of women* 



a good conscience, and of faith un- 
feigned : 

6 From which some having swerved 
have turned aside unto vain jangling ; 

7 Desiring to be teachers of the law ; 
understanding neither what they say, 
nor whereof they affirm. 

8 But we know that the law is good, 
if a man use it lawfully ; 

9 Knowing this, that the law is not 
made for a righteous man, but for the 
lawless and disobedient, for the un- 
godly and for sinners, for unholy and 
profane, for murderers of fathers and 
murderers of mothers, for mansiayers, 

10 For whoremongers, for them that 
defile themselves with mankind, for 
menstealers, for liars, for perjured 
persons, and if there be any other 
thing that is contrary to sound doc- 
trine ; 

11 According to the glorious gospel 
of the blessed God, which was com- 
mitted to my trust. 

12 And I thank Christ Jesus our 
Lord, who hath enabled me, for that 
he counted me faithful, putting me 
into the ministry ; 

13 Who was before a blasphemer, and 
a persecutor, and injurious : but I ob- 
tained mercy, because I did it ignc- 
rantly in unbelief. 

14 And the grace of our Lord was 
exceeding abundant with faith and 
love which is in Christ Jesus. 

15 This is a faithful saying, and wor- 
thy of all acceptation, that Christ Je- 
sus came into the world to save sin- 
ners ; of whom I am chief. 

16 Howbeit for this cause I obtained 
mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ 
might shew forth all longsuffering, 
for a pattern to them which should 
hereafter believe on him to life ever- 
lasting. 

17 Now unto the King eternal, im- 
mortal, invisible, the only wise God, 
be honour and glory for ever and ever. 
Amen. 

18 This charge I commit unto thee, 
son Timothy, according to the proph- 
ecies which went before on thee, that 
thou by them mightest war a good 
warfare ; 

19 Holding faith, and a good con- 
science ; which some having put away, 
concerning faith have made ship- 
wreck : 

20 Of whom is Hymeneus and Alex- 
ander; whom I have delivered unto 
Satan, that they may learn not to blas- 
pheme. 

CHAPTER H. 

1 That it is meet to pray and give thanks for all 
men, and the ■ ttson why. 9 How women should 
be attired. 12 They are not permitted to teach. 
15 They shall be saved, notwithstanding the testi- 
monies of God's wrath, in childbirth, if they 
continue in faith. 

J EXHORT therefore, that, first of 
all, supplications, prayers, interces- 
sions, ana giving of thanks, be made 
for all men ; 
8 For kings, and for all that are in 



authority ; that we may lead a quiet 
and peaceable life in all godliness and 
honesty. 

3 For this is good and acceptable in 
the sight of God our Saviour ; 

4 Who will have all men to be saved., 
and to come unto the knowledge or 
the truth. 

5 For there is one God, and one me- 
diator between God and men, the 
man Christ Jesus; 

6 Who gave himself a ransom for 
all, to be testified in due time. 

7 Whereunto I am ordained a preach- 
er, and an apostle, (I speak the truth 
in Christ, and he not,) a teacher of 
the Gentiles in faith and verity. 

8 I will therefore that men pray 
every where, lifting up holy hands, 
without wrath and doubting. 

9 In like manner also, that women 
adorn themselves in modest appareL 
with shamefacedness and sobriety ; 
not with braided hair, or gold, or 
pearls, or costly array ; 

10 But (which becometh women pro= 
f essing godliness) with good works. 

11 Let the woman learn in silence 
with all subjection. 

12 But I suffer not a woman to teach, 
nor to usurp authority over the man, 
but to be in silence. 

13 For Adam was first formed, then 
Eve. 

14 And Adam was not deceived, but 
the woman being deceived was in the 
transgression. 

15 Notwithstanding she shall be 
saved in childbearing, if they con- 
tinue in faith and charity and holi- 
ness with sobriety. 

CHAPTER HL 

2 How bishops, and deacons, and their wives should 
be qualified, 14 and to what end Saint Paul wrote 
to Timothy of these things. 15 Of the church, 
and the blessed truth therein taught and professed. 

rpHIS is a true saying, If a man de- 
J- sire the office of a bishop, he de= 
sireth a good work. 

2 A bishop then must be blameless, 
the husband of one wife, vigilant, 
sober, of good behaviour, given to 
hospitality, apt to teach ; 

3 Not given to wine, no striker, not 
greedy of filthy lucre ; but patient, 
not a brawler, not covetous ; 

4 One that ruleth well his own 
house, having his children in subjec- 
tion with all gravity ; 

5 (For if a man know not how to 
rule his own house, how shall he take 
care of the church of God ?) 

6 Not a novice, lest being lifted up 
with pride he fall into the condemna- 
tion of the devil. 

T Moreover he must have a good re- 

Eort of them which are without ; lest 
e fall into reproach and the snare of 
the devil. 

8 Likewise must the deacons be 
grave, not double-tongued, not given 
to much wine, not greedy of filthy 
lucre ; 

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An apostasy foretold. 



I. TIMOTHY, IV. 



Of widows, 



9 Holding the mystery of the faith 
in a pure conscience. 

10 And let these also first be prov- 
ed ; then let them use the office of a 
deacon, being found blameless. 

11 Even so must their wives be grave, 
not slanderers, sober, faithful in all 
things. 

12 Let the deacons be the husbands 
of one wife, ruling their children and 
their own houses well. 

13 For they that have used the office 
of a deacon well purchase to them- 
selves a good degree, and great bold- 
ness in the faith which is in Christ 
Jesus. 

14 These things write I unto thee, 
hoping to come unto thee shortly : 

15 But if I tarry long, that thou 
mayest know how thou oughtest to 
behave thyself in the house of God, 
which is the church of the living God, 
the pillar and ground of the truth. 

16 And without controversy great 
Is the mystery of godliness : God was 
manifest in the flesh, justified in the 
Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto 
the Gentiles, believed on in the world, 
received up into glory. 

CHAPTER TV. 

1 He foretelleth that in the latter times there shall 
be a departure from the faith. 6 And to the end 
that Timothy might not fail in doing his duty, he 
furnisheth him with divers precepts belonging 
thereto. 

NOW the Spirit speaketh express- 
ly, that in the latter times some 
shall depart from the faith, giving 
heed to seducing spirits, and doc- 
trines of devils; 

2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy ; hav- 
ing their conscience seared with a 
hot iron ; 

3 Forbidding to marry, and com- 
manding to abstain from meats, 
which God hath created to be receiv- 
ed with thanksgiving of them which 
believe and know the truth. 

4 For every creature of God is good, 
and nothing to be refused, if it be re- 
ceived with thanksgiving : 

5 For it is sanctified by the word of 
God and prayer. 

6 If thou put the brethren in remem- 
brance of these things, thou shalt be 
a good minister of Jesus Christ, nour- 
ished up in the words of faith and 
of good doctrine, whereunto thou 
hast attained. 

7 But refuse profane and old wives' 
fables, and exercise thyself rather 
unto godliness. 

8 For bodily exercise proflteth little : 
but godliness is profitable unto all 
things, having promise of the life that 
now is, and or that which is to come. 

9 This is a faithful saying, and wor- 
thy of all acceptation. 

10 For therefore we both labour and 
suffer reproach, because we trust in 
the living God, who is the Saviour of 
all men, specially of those that believe. 

11 These things command and teach. 

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12 Let no man despise thy youth ; but 
be thou an example of the believers, 
in word, in conversation, in charity, in 
spirit, in faith, in purity. 

13 Till I come, give attendance to 
reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. 

14 Neglect not the gift that is in thee, 
which was given thee by prophecy, 
with the laying on of the hands of the 
presbytery. 

15 Meditate upon these things ; give 
thyself wholly to them ; that thy 
profiting may appear to all. 

16 Take heed unto thyself, and unto 
the doctrine ; continue in them : for in 
doing this thou shalt both save thyself, 
and them that hear thee. 

CHAPTER V. 

1 Rules to be observed in reproving. 3 Of widows, 

17 Of elders. 23 A precept for Timothy's health. 
24 Some men's sins go before unte judgment, and 
some men's do follow after. 

REBUKE not an elder, but entreat 
hint as a father ; and the younger 
men as brethren ; 

2 The elder women as mothers ; the 
younger as sisters, with all purity. 

3 Honour widows that are widows 
indeed. 

4 But if any widow have children or 
nephews, let them learn first to shew 
piety at home, and to requite their 
parents : for that is good and accept- 
able before God. 

5 Now she that is a widow indeed, 
and desolate, trusteth in God, and con- 
tinueth in supplications ana prayers 
night and day. 

6 But she that liveth in pleasure is 
dead while she liveth. 

7 And these things give in charge, 
that they may be blameless. 

8 But if any provide not for his own, 
and specially for those of his own 
house, he hath denied the faith, and 
is worse than an infidel. 

9 Let not a widow be taken into the 
number under threescore years old, 
having been the wife of one man, 

10 Well reported of for good works ; 
if she have brought up children, if she 
have lodged strangers, if she have 
washed the saints' feet., if she have 
relieved the afflicted, if she have dili- 
gently followed every good work. 

11 But the younger widows refuse : 
for when they have begun to wax 
wanton against Christ, they will 
marry ; 

12 Having damnation, because they 
have cast off their first faith. 

13 And withal they learn to be idle, 
wandering about from house to house : 
and not only idle, but tattlers also and 
busybodies, speaking things which 
they ought not. 

14 I will therefore that the younger 
women marry, bear children, guide 
the house, give none occasion to the 
adversary to speak reproachfully. 

15 For some are already turned aside 
after Satan. 

16 If any man or woman that belie v- 



Duty of servants. 



I. TIMOTHY, VI. 



Evil of covetousness. 



eth have widows, let them relieve 
them, and let not the church be 
charged ; that it may relieve them 
that are widows indeed. 

17 Let the elders that rule well be 
counted worthy of double honour, 
especially they who labour in the word 
and doctrine. 

18 For the Scripture saith, Thou shalt 
not muzzle the ox that treadeth out 
the corn. And, The labourer is worthy 
of his reward. 

19 Against an elder receive not an 
accusation, but before two or three 
witnesses. 

20 Them that sin rebuke before all, 
that others also may fear. 

21 I charge thee before God, and the 
Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, 
that thou observe these things without 
preferring one before another, doing 
nothing by partiality. 

22 Lay hands suddenly on no man, 
neither be partaker of other men's 
sins : keep thyself pure. 

23 Drink no longer water, but use a 
little wine for thy stomach's sake and 
thine often infirmities. 

24 Some men's sins are open before- 
hand, going before to judgment ; and 
some men they follow after. 

25 Likewise also the good vorks of 
some are manifest beforehand ; and 
they that are otherwise cannot be 
bid. 

CHAPTER VL 

1 Of the duty of servants. 3 Not to have fellow- 
ship with newfangled teachers. 6 Godliness is 
great gain, 10 and love of money the root of all 
evil. 11 What Timothy is to flee, and what to 
follow, 17 and whereof to admonish the rich. 20 
To keep the purity of true doctrine, and to avoid 
profane janglings. 

IET as many servants as are under 
j the yoke count their own masters 
worthy of all honour, that the name 
of God and his doctrine be not blas- 
phemed. 

2 And they that have believing mas- 
ters, let them not despise them, be- 
cause they are brethren; but rath- 
er do them service, because they are 
faithful and beloved, partakers of the 
benefit. These things teach and ex- 
hort. 

.3 If any man teach otherwise, and 
consent not to wholesome words, even 
the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, 
and to the doctrine which is according 
to godliness ; 

4He is proud, knowing nothing, but 
doting about questions and strifes of 
words, whereof cometh envy, strife, 
railings, evil surmisings, 

5 Perverse disputings of men of cor- 
rupt minds, and destitute of the truth, 



supposing that gain is godliness : from 
such withdraw thyself. 

6 But godliness with contentment is 
great gain. 

7 For we brought nothing into this 
world, and it is certain we can carry 
nothing out. 

8 And having food and raiment, let 
us be therewith content. 

9 But they that will be rich fall into 
temptation and a snare, and into many 
foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown 
men in destruction and perdition. 

10 For the love of money is the root 
of all evil : which while some coveted 
after, they have erred from the faith, 
and pierced themselves through with 
many sorrows. 

11 But thou, O man of God, flee 
these things ; and follow after right- 
eousness, godliness, faith, love, pa- 
tience, meekness. 

12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay 
hold on eternal life, whereunto thou 
art also called, and hast professed a 
good profession before many wit- 
nesses. 

13 I give thee charge in the sight of 
God, who quickeneth all things, and 
before Christ Jesus, who before Pon- 
tius Pilate witnessed a good confes- 
sion ; 

14 That thou keep this command- 
ment without spot, unrebukeable, un- 
til the appearing of our Lord Jesus 
Christ : 

15 Which in his times he shall shew*, 
who is the blessed and only Potentate, 
the King of kings, and Lord of lords ; 

16 Who only hath immortality, dwell- 
ing in the light which no man can ap- 
proach unto ; whom no man hath seen, 
nor can see : to whom be honour and 
power everlasting. Amen. 

17 Charge them that are rich in this 
world, that they be not highminded, 
nor trust in uncertain riches, but in 
the living God, who giveth us richly 
all things to enjoy ; 

18 That they do good, that they be 
rich in good works, ready to distribute, 
willing to communicate ; 

19 Laying up in store for themselves 
a good foundation against the time to 
come, that they may lay hold on eter- 
nal life. 

20 O Timothy, keep that which is 
committed to thy trust, avoiding pro- 
fane and vain babblings, and opposi- 
tions of science falsely so called : 

21 Which some professing have erred 
concerning the faith. Grace be with 
thee. Amen. 

IT The first to Timothy was written from La. 
odicea, which is the chiefest city of Phrygia 
Pacatiana. 

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THE SECOND EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO 



TIMOTHY. 



CHAPTER I. 

1 Paul's love to Timothy, and the unfeigned faith 
which was in Timothy himself, his mother, and 
grandmother. 6 He is exhorted to stir up the 
gift of Qod which was in him, 8 to be steadfast, 
and patient in persecution, 13 and to persist in 
the form and truth of that doctrine which he had 
learned of him. 15 Phygellus and Hermogenes, 
and such like, are noted, and Onesiphorus is 
highly commended. 

PAUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ by 
the will of God, according to the 
promise of life which is in Christ Je- 
sus, 

2 To Timothy, my dearly beloved 
son : Grace, mercy, and peace, from 
God the Father and Christ Jesus our 
Lord. 

3 I thank God, whom I serve from 
my forefathers with pure conscience, 
that without ceasing I have remem- 
brance of thee in my prayers night 
and day ; 

4 Greatly desiring to see thee, being 
mindful of thy tears, that I may be 
filled with joy ; 

5 When I call to remembrance the 
unfeigned faith that is in thee, which 
dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, 
and thy mother Eunice ; and I am per- 
suaded that in thee also. 

6 Wherefore I put thee in remem- 
brance, that thou stir up the gift of 
God, which is in thee by the putting 
on of my hands. 

7 For God hath not given us the 
spirit of fear ; but of power, and of 
love, and of a sound mind. 

8 Be not thou therefore ashamed of 
the testimony of our Lord, nor of 
me his prisoner : but be thou partaker 
of the afflictions of the gospel accord- 
ing to the power of God ; 

9 Who hath saved us, and called us 
with a holy calling, not according to 
our works, but according to his own 
purpose and grace, which was given us 
in Christ Jesus before the world be- 
gan ; 

10 But is now made manifest by the 
appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, 
who hath abolished death, and hath 
brought life and immortality to light 
through the gospel : 

11 Whereunto I am appointed a 
preacher, and an apostle, and a teach- 
er of the Gentiles. 

12 For the which cause I also suffer 
these things : nevertheless I am not 
ashamed ; for I know whom I have 
believed, and am persuaded that he is 
able to keep that which I have com- 
mitted unto him against that day. 

13 Hold fast the form of sound 
words, which thou hast heard of me, 
in faith and love which is in Christ 
Jesus. 

14 That good thing which was com- 
mitted unto thee keep by the Holy 
Ghost which dwelleth in us. 

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15 This thou knowest, that all they 
which are in Asia be turned away 
from me ; of whom are Phygellus ana 
Hermogenes. 

16 The Lord give mercy unto the 
house of Onesiphorus ; for he oft re- 
freshed me, and was not ashamed of 
my chain : 

17 But, when he was in Rome, he 
sought me out very diligently, and 
found me. 

18 The Lord grant unto him that he 
may find mercy of the Lord in that 
day : and in how many things he 
ministered unto me at Ephesus, thou 
knowest very well. 

CHAPTER H. 

1 He is exhorted again to constancy and perse- 
verance, and to do the duty of a faithful servant 
of the Lord in dividing the word aright, and 
staying profane and vain babblings. 17 Of Hy- 
meneus and Philetus. 19 The foundation of the 
Lord is sure. 22 He is taught whereof to beware, 
and what to follow after, and in what sort the 
servant of the Lord ought to behave himself. 

THOU therefore, my son, be strong 
in the grace that is in Christ 
Jesus. 

2 And the things that thou hast heard 
of me among many witnesses, the same 
commit thou to faithful men, who shall 
be able to teach others also. 

3 Thou therefore endure hardness, 
as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. 

I No man that warreth entangleth 
himself with the affairs of this life ; 
that he may please him who hath 
chosen him to be a soldier. 

5 And if a man also strive for mas- 
teries, yet is he not crowned, except 
he strive lawfully. 

6 The husbandman that laboureth 
must be first partaker of the fruits. 

7 Consider what I say ; and the Lord 
give thee understanding in all things. 

8 Remember that Jesus Christ of the 
seed of David was raised from the 
dead, according to my gospel : 

9 Wherein I suffer trouble, as an 
evil doer, even unto bonds ; but the 
word of God is not bound. 

10 Therefore I endure all things for 
the elect's sake, that they may also 
obtain the salvation which is in Christ 
Jesus with eternal glory. 

II It is a faithful saying : For if we 
be dead with him, we shall also live 
with him: 

12 If we suffer, we shall also reign 
with him : if we deny him, he also will 
deny us : 

13 If we believe not, yet he abideth 
faithful : he cannot deny himself. 

14 Of these things put them in re- 
membrance, charging them before the 
Lord that they strive not about words 
to no profit, but to the subverting of 
the hearers. 

15 Study to shew thyself approved 



Divers exhortations 



II. TIMOTHY, IV. 



to TimothVc 



unto God, a workman that needeth 
not to be ashamed, rightly dividing 
the word of truth. 

16 But shun profane and vain bab- 
blings: for they will increase unto 
more ungodliness. 

17 And their word will eat as doth a 
canker : of whom is Hymeneus and 
Philetus ; 

18 Who concerning the truth have 
erred, saying that the resurrection is 
past already ; and overthrow the faith 
of some. 

19 Nevertheless the foundation of 
God standeth sure, having this seal, 
The Lord knoweth them that are his. 
And, Let every one that nameth the 
name of Christ depart from iniquity. 

20 But in a great house there are not 
only vessels of gold and of silver, but 
also of wood and of earth ; and some 
to honour, and some to dishonour. 

21 If a man therefore purge himself 
from these, he shall be a vessel unto 
honour, sanctified, and meet for the 
master's use, and prepared unto every 
good work. 

22 Flee also youthful lusts : but 
follow righteousness, faith, charity, 

Eeace, with them that call on the 
ord out of a pure heart. 

23 But foolish and unlearned ques- 
tions avoid, knowing that they do 
gender strifes. 

24 And the servant of the Lord must 
not strive ; but be gentle unto all men, 
apt to teach, patient ; 

25 In meekness instructing those that 
oppose themselves ; if God peradven- 
ture will give them repentance to the 
acknowledging of the truth ; 

26 And that they may recover them- 
selves out of the snare of the devil, 
who are taken captive by him at his 
wilL 

CHAPTER in. 

1 He advertiseth him of the times to come, 6 de- 
tcribeth the enemies of the truth, 10 propoundeth 
unto him his own example, 16 and commendeth 
the holy Scriptures. 

THIS know also, that in the last days 
perilous times shall come. 

2 For men shall be lovers of their 
own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, 
blasphemers, disobedient to parents, 
unthankful, unholy, 

3 Without natural affection, truce- 
breakers, false accusers, incontinent, 
fierce, despisers of those that are 
good, 

4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lov- 
ers of pleasures more than lovers of 
God; 

5 Having a form of godliness, but de- 
nying the power thereof : from such 
turn away. 

6 For of this sort are they which 
creep into houses, and lead captive 
silly women laden with sins, led away 
with divers lusts, 

7 Ever learning, and never able to 
come to the knowledge of the truth. 

8 Now as Jannes and Jambres with- 
stood Moses, so do these also resist the 



truth : men of corrupt minds, repro- 
bate concerning the faith. 

9 But they shall proceed no further : 
for their folly shall be manifest unto 
all men, as theirs also was. 

10 But thou hast fully known my 
doctrine, 'manner of life, purposes 
faith, longsuffering, charity, patience s 

11 Persecutions, afflictions, which 
came unto me at Antioch, at Iconi 
um, at Lystra ; what persecutions 1 
endured i but out of them all the Lord 
delivered me. 

12 Yea, and all that will live godly in 
Christ Jesus shaH suffer persecution. 

13 But evil men and seducers shall 
wax worse and worse, deceiving, and 
being deceived. 

14 But continue thou in the things 
which thou hast learned and hast been 
assured of, knowing of whom thou 
hast learned them; 

15 And that from a child thou hast 
known the holy Scriptures, which are 
able to make thee wise unto salvation 
through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 

16 All Scripture is given by inspira- 
tion of God, and is profitable for doc- 
trine, for reproof, for correction, for 
instruction in righteousness : 

17 That the man of God may be per- 
fect, thoroughly furnished unto all 
good works. 

CHAPTER IV. 

1 He exhorteth him to do his duty with all care and 
diligence, 6 certifteth him of the nearness of Jit* 
death, 9 willeth him to come speedily unto him, and 
to bring Marcus with him, and certain other 
things which he wrote for, 14 warneth him to be* 
ware of Alexander the smith, 16 infermeth him 
what had befallen him at his first answering, 19 
and soon after he concludeth. 

I CHARGE thee therefore before God, 
and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall 
judge the quick and the dead at his 
appearing and his kingdom ; 

2 Preach the word ; be instant in 
season, out of season; reprove, re- 
buke, exhort with all longsuffering 
and doctrine. 

3 For the time will come when they 
will not endure sound doctrine ; but 
after their own lusts shall they heap 
to themselves teachers, having itch- 
ing ears ; 

4 And they shall turn away their ears 
from the truth, and shall be turned 
unto fables. 

5 But watch thou in all things, en- 
dure afflictions, do the work of an 
evangelist, make full proof of thy 
ministry. 

6 For I am now ready to be offered, 
and the time of my departure is at 
hand. 

7 I have fought a good fight, I have 
finished my course, I have kept the 
faith : 

8 Henceforth there is laid up for me 
a crown of righteousness, which the 
Lord, the righteous judge, shall give 
me at that day : and not to me only, 
but unto all them also that love his 
appearing. 

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TITUS, I. 



should be qualified. 



9 Do thy diligence to come shortly 
onto me : 

10 For Demas hath forsaken me, hav- 
ing loved this present world, and is de- 
parted unto Thessalonica ; Crescens to 
Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia. 

11 Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, 
and bring him with thee : for he is 
profitable to me for the ministry. 

12 And Tychicus have I sent to Ephe- 
sus. 

13 The cloak that I left at Troas with 
Carpus, when thou comest, bring with 
thee, and the books, but especially the 
parchments. 

14 Alexander the coppersmith did me 
much evil : the Lord reward him ac- 
cording to his works : 

15 Of whom be thou ware also ; for 
he hath greatly withstood our words. 

16 At my first answer no man stood 
with me, but all men forsook me : I 
pray God that it may not be laid to 
their charge. 

17 Notwithstanding the Lord stood 



with me, and strengthened me ; that 
by me the preaching might be fully 
known, and that all the Gentiles might 
hear : and I was delivered out of the 
mouth of the lion. 

18 And the Lord shall deliver me 
from every evil work, and will pre- 
serve me unto his heavenly kingdom : 
to whom be glory for ever and ever. 
Amen. 

19 Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the 
household of Onesiphorus. 

20 Erastus abode at Corinth: but 
Trophimus have I left at Miletum 
sick. 

21 Do thy diligence to come before 
winter. Eubulus greeteth thee, and 
Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and 
all the brethren. 

22 The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy 
spirit. Grace be with you. Amen. 

IT The second epistle unto Timotheus, ordained 
the first bishop of the church of the Ephe- 
sians, was written from Rome, when Paul 
was brought before Nero the second time. 



THE EPISTLE OF PAUL TO 



TITUS. 



CHAPTER I. 

1 For what end Titus was left in Crete. 6 How 
they that are to be chosen ministers ought to be 
qualified. 11 The mouths of evil teachers to be 
stopped : 12 and what manner of men they be. 

PAUL, a servant of God, and an 
apostle of Jesus Christ, according 
to the faith of God's elect, and the 
acknowledging of the truth which is 
after godliness ; 

2 In hope of eternal life, which God, 
that cannot lie, promised before the 
world began; 

3 But hath in due times manifested 
his word through preaching, which is 
committed unto me according to the 
commandment of God our Saviour ; 

4 To Titus, mine own son after the 
common faith : Grace, mercy, and 

Eeace, from God the Father and the 
ord Jesus Christ our Saviour. 

5 For this cause left I thee in Crete, 
that thou shouldest set in order the 
things that are wanting, and ordain 
elders in every city, as I had appoint- 
ed thee : 

6 If any be blameless, the husband of 
one wife, having faithful children not 
accused of riot or unruly. 

7 For a bishop must be blameless, as 
the steward of God ; not selfwilled, 
not soon angry, not given to wine, 
no striker, not given to filthy lucre ; 

8 But a lover of hospitality, a lover 
of good men, sober, just, holy, tem- 
perate ; 

9 Holding fast the faithful word as 
he hath been taught, that he may be 
able by sound doctrine both to exhort 
and to convince the gainsayers. 

10 For there are many unruly and 

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vain talkers and deceivers, specially 
they of the circumcision : 

11 Whose mouths must be stopped, 
who subvert whole houses, teaching 
things which they ought not, for 
filthy lucre's sake. 

12 One of themselves, even a prophet 
of their own, said, The Cretians are 
always liars, evil beasts, slow bellies. 

13 This witness is true. Wherefore 
rebuke them sharply, that they may 
be sound in the faith ; 

14 Not giving heed to Jewish fables, 
and commandments of men, that turn 
from the truth. 

15 Unto the pure all things are pure : 
but unto them that are defiled and un- 
believing is nothing pure ; but even 
their mind and conscience is defiled. 

16 They profess that they know God ; 
but in works they deny him, being 
abominable, and disobedient, and un- 
to every good work reprobate. 

CHAPTER IL 

1 Directions given unto Titus both for his doctrine 
and life. 9 Of the duty of servants, and in gen- 
eral of all Christians. 

BUT speak thou the things which 
become sound doctrine : 

2 That the aged men be sober, grave, 
temperate, sound in faith, in charity, 
in patience. 

3 The aged women likewise, that 
they be in behaviour as becometh 
holiness, not false accusers, not given 
to much wine, teachers of good 
things ; 

4 That they may teach the young 
women to be sober, to love their hus- 
bands, to love their children, 



— 



PavVs directions 



PHILEMON. 



to Titus, 



5 To be discreet, chaste, keepers at 
home, good, obedient to their own 
husbands, that the word of God be 
not blasphemed. 

6 Young men likewise exhort to be 
soberminded. 

7 In all things shewing thyself a pat- 
tern of good works : in doctrine shew- 
ing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity, 

8 Sound speech, that cannot be con- 
demned ; that he that is of the con- 
trary part may be ashamed, having 
no evil thing to say of you. 

9 Exhort servants to be obedient 
unto their own masters, and to please 
them well in all things ; not answering 
again; 

10 Not purloining, but shewing all 
good fidelity ; that they may adorn 
the doctrine of God our Saviour in 
all things. 

11 For the grace of God that bringeth 
salvation hath appeared to all men, 

12 Teaching us that, denying ungod- 
liness and worldly lusts, we should 
live soberly, righteously, and godly, 
in this present world; 

13 Looking for that blessed hope, 
and the glorious appearing of the 
great God and our Saviour Jesus 
Christ : 

14 Who gave himself for us, that he 
might redeem us from all iniquity, 
and purify unto himself a peculiar 
people, zealous of good works. 

15 These things speak, and exhort, 
and rebuke with all authority. Let 
no man despise thee. 

CHAPTER HL 

1 Titus is yet further directed by Paul, both con- 
cerning the things he should teach, and not teach. 
10 He is willed also to reject obstinate heretics : 
12 which done, he appointeth him both time and 
place, wherein he should come unto him, and so 
concludeth. 

PUT them in mind to be subject to 
principalities and powers, to obey 
magistrates, to be ready to every good 
work, 
2 To speak evil of no man, to be no 



brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meek- 
ness unto all men. 

3 For we ourselves also were some- 
time foolish, disobedient, deceived, 
serving divers lusts and pleasures, liv- 
ing in malice and envy, hateful, and 
hating one another. 

4 But after that the kindness and 
love of God our Saviour toward man 
appeared, 

5 Not by works of righteousness 
which we have done, but according to 
his mercy he saved us, by the washing 
of regeneration, and renewing of the 
Holy Ghost ; 

6 Which he shed on us abundantly 
through Jesus Christ our Saviour; 

7 That being justified by his grace, 
we should be made heirs according to 
the hope of eternal life. 

8 This is a faithful saying, and these 
things I will that thou affirm constant- 
ly, that they which have believed in 
God might be careful to maintain good 
works. These things are good and 
profitable unto men. 

9 But avoid foolish questions, and 
genealogies, and contentions, and 
strivings about the law ; for they are 
unprofitable and vain. 

10 A man that is a heretic, after the 
first and second admonition, reject ; 

11 Knowing that he that is such is 
subverted, and sinneth, being con- 
demned of himself. 

12 When I shall send Artemas unto 
thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come 
unto me to Nicopolis : for I have de- 
termined there to winter. 

13 Bring Zenas the lawyer and Apol- 
los on their journey diligently, that 
nothing be wanting unto them. 

14 And let ours also learn to maintain 
good works for necessary uses, that 
they be not unfruitful. 

15 All that are with me salute thee. 
Greet them that love us in the faith. 
Grace be with you all. Amen. 

IT It was written to Titus, ordained the first 
bishop of the church of the Cretians, from 
Nicopolis of Macedonia. 



THE EPISTLE OE PAUL TO 

PHILEMON. 



4 J/6 rejoiceth to hear of the faith and love of 
Philemon, 9 whom he desireth to forgive his serv- 
ant Onesimus, and lovingly to receive him again. 

PAUL, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, 
and Timothy our brother, unto 
Philemon our dearly beloved, and fel- 
low labourer, 

2 And to our beloved Apphia, and 
Archippus our fellow soldier, and to 
the church in thy house : 

3 Grace to you, and peace, from God 
our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 

4 I thank my God, making mention 
of thee always in my prayers, 

5 Hearing of thy love and faith, 



which thou hast toward the Lord 
Jesus, and toward all saints ; 

6 That the communication of thy 
faith may become effectual by the 
acknowledging of every good thing 
which is in you in Christ Jesus. 

7 For we have great joy and conso- 
lation in thy love, because the bowels 
of the saints are refreshed by thee, 
brother. 

8 Wherefore, though I might be 
much bold in Christ to enjoin thee 
that which is convenient, 

9 Yet for love's sake I rather beseech 
thee, being such a one as Paul the 

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Christ preferred 



HEBREWS, I. 



above the angel* 



aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus 
Christ. 

10 I beseech thee for my son Onesi- 
mus. whom I have begotten in my 
bonds : 

11 Which in time past was to thee 
unprofitable, but now profitable to thee 
and to me 5 

12 Whom I have sent again : thou 
therefore receive him, that is, mine 
own bowels : 

13 Whom I would have retained with 
me, that in thy stead he might have 
ministered unto me in the bonds of the 
gospel : 

14 But without thy mind would I do 
nothing ; that thy benefit should not be 
as it were of necessity, but willingly. 

15 For perhaps he therefore departed 
for a season, that thou shouldest re- 
ceive him for ever ; 

16 Not now as a servant, but above 
a servant, a brother beloved, specially 
to me, but how much more unto thee, 
both in the flesh, and in the Lord ? 



17 If thou count me therefore a part 
ner, receive him as myself. 

18 If he hath wronged thee, or owetii 
thee aught, put that on mine account ; 

19 I Paul nave written it with mine 
own hand, I will repay it : albeit I dc 
not say to thee how thou owest unto 
me even thine own self besides. 

20 Yea, brother, let me have joy of 
thee in the Lord : refresh my bowels 
in the Lord. 

21 Having confidence in thy obedi 
ence I wrote unto thee, knowing that 
thou wilt also do more than I say. 

22 But withal prepare me also a lodg 
ing: for I trust that through your 
prayers I shall be given unto you. 

23 There salute thee Epaphras, my 
fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus ; 

24 Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lu- 
cas, my fellow labourers. 

25 The grace of our Lord Jesup 
Christ be with your spirit. Amen. 

IT Written from Rome to Philemon, by Onea< 
imus a servant. 



THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE 

HEBREWS.. 



CHAPTER I. 

i Christ in these last times coming to us from the 
Father, 4 is preferred above the angels, both in 
person and office. 

GOD, who at sundry times and in 
divers manners spake in time 
past unto the fathers by the prophets, 

2 Hath in these last days spoken 
unto us by his Son, whom he hath ap- 
pointed heir of all things, by whom 
also he made the worlds ; 

3 Who being the brightness of his 
glory, and the express image of his 
person, and upholding all things by 
the word of his power, when he had by 
himself purged our sins, sat down on 
the right hand of the Majesty on high ; 

4 Being made so much better than 
the angels, as he hath by inheritance 
obtained a more excellent name than 
they. 

5 For unto which of the angels said 
he at any time, Thou art my Son, 
this day have I begotten thee? And 
again, I will be to him a Father, and 
he shall be to me a Son? 

6 And again, when he bringeth in 
the firstbegotten into the world, he 
saith, And let all the angels of God 
worship him. 

7 And of the angels he saith, Who 
maketh his angels spirits, and his 
ministers a flame of fire. 

8 But unto the Son he saith, Thy 
throne, O God, is for ever and ever: 
a sceptre of righteousness is the scep- 
tre or thy kingdom. 

9 Thou hast loved righteousness, and 
hated iniquity; therefore God, even 
thy God, hath anointed thee with the 
oil of gladness above thy fellows. 

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10 And. Thou, Lord, in the begin- 
ning hast laid the foundation of the 
earth ; and the heavens are the works 
of thine hands. 

11 They shall perish, but thou re- 
mainest : and they all shall wax old 
as doth a garment ; 

12 And as a vesture shalt thou fold 
them up, and they shall be changed ; 
but thou art the same, and thy years 
shall not fail. 

13 But to which of the angels said 
he at any time, Sit on my right 
hand, until I make thine enemies thy 
footstool ? 

14 Are they not all ministering spir- 
its, sent forth to minister for them 
who shall be heirs of salvation? 

CHAPTER II. 

1 We ought to be obedient to Christ Jesus, 6 and 
that because he vouchsafed to take our nature 
upon him, 14 as it was necessary. 

THEREFORE we ought to give the 
more earnest heed to the things 
which we have .heard, lest at any 
time we should let them slip. 

2 For if the word spoken by .angels 
was steadfast, and every transgres- 
sion and disobedience received a just 
recompense of reward ; 

3 How shall we escape, if we neglect 
so great salvation ; which at the first 
began to be spoken by the Lord, and 
was confirmed unto us by them that 
heard him; 

1 God also bearing them witness, 
both with signs and wonders, and with 
divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy 
Ghost, according to his own will ? 

5 For unto the angels hath he not 



Christ is more 



HEBREWS, IV. 



worthy than Moses* 



put in subjection the world to come, 
whereof we speak. 

6 But one in a certain place testi- 
fied, saying, What is man, that thou 
art mindful of him! or the son of 
man, that thou visitest him ? 

7 Thou madest him a little lower 
than the angels; thou crownedst him 
with glory and honour, and didst set 
him over the works of thy hands : 

8 Thou hast put all things in subjec- 
tion under his feet. For in that he 

f>ut all in subjection under him, he 
eft nothing that is not put under 
him. But now we see not yet all 
things put under him. 

9 But we see Jesus, who was made 
a little lower than the angels for the 
suffering of death, crowned with glo- 
ry and honour ; that he by the grace 
of God should taste death for every 
man. 

10 For it became him, for whom 
are all things, and by whom are all 
things, in bringing many sons unto 
glory, to make the captain of their 
salvation perfect through sufferings. 

11 For both he that sanctifieth and 
they who are sanctified are all of 
one: for which cause he is not 
ashamed to call them brethren, 

12 Saying, I will declare thy name 
unto my brethren, in the midst of the 
church will I sing praise unto thee. 

13 And again, I will put my trust in 
him. And again, Behold I and the 
children which God hath given me. 

14 Forasmuch then as the children 
are partakers of flesh and blood, he 
also himself likewise took part of the 
same ; that through death he might 
destroy him that had the power of 
death, that is, the devil ; 

15 And deliver them, who through 
fear of death were all their lifetime 
subject to bondage. 

16 For verily he took not on him the 
nature of angels ; but he took on him 
the seed of Abraham. ' 

17 Wherefore in all things it be- 
hooved him to be made like unto his 
brethren, that he might be a merciful 
and faithful high priest in things 
pertaining to God, to make reconcilia- 
tion for the sins of the people. 

18 For in that he himself hath suffer- 
ed being tempted, he is able to suc- 
cour them that are tempted. 

CHAPTER m. 

I Christ is more worthy than Moses, 7 therefore if 
toe believe not in him, we shall be more worthy 
punishment than hardhearted Israel. 

YXTHEREFORE, holy brethren, par- 
tt takers of the heavenly calling, 
consider the Apostle and High Priest 
of our profession, Christ Jesus ; 

2 Who was faithful to him that ap- 
pointed him, as also Moses was faithful 
m all his house. 

3 For this man was counted worthy 
of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as 
he who hath builded the house hath 
more honour than the house. 



4 For every house is builded by 
some man ; but he that built all things 
is God. 

5 And Moses verily was faithful in 
all his hcuse as a servant, for a testi- 
mony of those things which were to 
be spoken after ; 

6 But Christ as a son over his own 
house ; whose house are we, if we hold 
fast the confidence and the rejoicing 
of the hope firm unto the end. 

7 Wherefore as the Holy Ghost saith, 
To day if ye will hear his voice, 

8 Harden not your hearts, as in the 
provocation, in the day of temptation 
in the wilderness : 

9 When your fathers tempted me, 
proved me, and saw my works forty 
years. 

10 Wherefore I was grieved with 
that generation, and said, They do 
always err in their heart; and they 
have not known my ways. 

11 So I sware in my wrath, They 
shall not enter into my rest. 

12 Take heed, brethren, lest there be 
in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, 
in departing from the living God. 

13 But exhort one another daily, 
while it is called To day ; lest any of 
you be hardened through the deceit- 
fulness of sin. 

14 For we are made partakers of 
Christ, if we hold the beginning of our 
confidence steadfast unto the end ; 

15 While it is said, To day if ye will 
hear his voice, harden not your hearts, 
as in the provocation. 

16 For some, when they had heard, 
did provoke : howbeit not all that 
came out of Egypt by Moses. 

17 But with whom was he grieved 
forty years? was it not with them 
that had sinned, whose carcasses fell 
in the wilderness? 

18 And to whom sware he that they 
should not enter into his rest, but to 
them that believed not ? 

19 So we see that they could not 
enter in because of unbelief. 

CHAPTER TV. 

1 The rest of Christians is attained by faith. 12 
The power of God's word. 14 By our high priest 
Jesus the Son of God, subject to infirmities, but 
not sin, 16 we must and may go boldly to the 
throne of grace. 

LET us therefore fear, lest, a prom- 
i ise being left us of entering into 
his rest, any of you should seem to 
come short of it. 

2 For unto us was the gospel preach- 
ed, as well as unto them : but the 
word preached did not profit them, 
not being mixed with faith in them 
that heard it. 

3 For we which have believed do 
enter into rest, as he said, As I have 
sworn in my wrath, if they shall en- 
ter into my rest : although the works 
were finished from the foundation of 
the world. 

4 For he spake in a certain place of 
the seventh day on this wise, And 

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Of Christ's priesthood. 



HEBREWS, V. 



The guilt of apostasy. 



God did rest the seventh day from 
all his works. 

5 And in this place again, If they 
shall enter into my rest. 

6 Seeing therefore it remaineth that 
some must enter therein, and they to 
whom it was first preached entered 
not in because of unbelief : 

7 Again, he limiteth a certain day, 
saying in David, To day, after so long 
a time ; as it is said, To day if ye 
will hear his voice, harden not your 
hearts. 

8 For if Jesus had given them rest, 
then would he not afterward have 
spoken of another day. 

9 There remaineth therefore a rest 
to the people of God. 

10 For he that is entered into his 
rest, he also hath ceased from his own 
works, as God did from his. 

11 Let us labour therefore to enter 
into that rest, lest any man fall after 
the same example of unbelief. 

12 For the word of God is quick, 
and powerful, and sharper than any 
twoedged sword, piercing even to the 
dividing asunder of sou] and spirit, 
and of the joints and marrow, and is 
a discerner of the thoughts and in- 
tents of the heart. 

13 Neither is there any creature that 
Is not manifest in his sight : but all 
things are naked and opened unto 
the eyes of him with whom we have 
to do. • 

14 Seeing then that we have a great 
high priest, that is passed into the 
heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us 
hold fast our profession. 

15 For we have not a high priest 
which cannot be touched with the 
feeling of our infirmities ; but was in 
all points tempted like as we are, yet 
without sin. 

16 Let us therefore come boldly unto 
the throne of grace, that we may ob- 
tain mercy, and find grace to help in 
time of need. 

CHAPTER V. 

1 The authority and honour of our Saviour's priest- 
hood. 11 Negligence in the knowledge thereof is 
reproved. 

FOR every high priest taken from 
among men is ordained for men 
in things pertaining to God, that he 
may offer both gifts and sacrifices for 
sins : 

2 Who can have compassion on the 
ignorant, and on them that are out of 
the way ; for that he himself also is 
compassed with infirmity. 

3 And by reason hereof he ought, as 
for the people, so also for himself, to 
offer for sins. 

4 And no man taketh this honour 
unto himself, but he that is called of 
God, as was Aaron. 

5 So also Christ glorified not himself 
to be made a high priest ; but he that 
said unto him, Thou art my Son, to day 
have I begotten thee. 

6 As he saith also in another place, 

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Thou art a priest for ever after the 
order of Melchisedec. 

7 Who in the days of his flesh, when 
he had offered up prayers and suppli- 
cations with strong crying and tears 
unto him that was able to save him 
from death, and was heard in that he 
feared ; 

8 Though he were a Son, yet learned 
he obedience by the things which he 
suffered ; 

9 And being made perfect, he be- 
came the author of eternal salvation 
unto all them that obey him ; 

10 Called of God a high priest after 
the order of Melchisedec. 

11 Of whom we have many things to 
say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye 
are dull of hearing. 

12 For when for the time ye ought 
to be teachers, ye have need that one 
teach you again which be the first prin- 
ciples of the oracles of God ; and are 
become such as have need of milk, and 
not of strong meat. 

13 For every one that useth milk is 
unskilful in the word of righteous- 
ness : for he is a babe. 

14 But strong meat belongeth to 
them that are of full age, even those 
who by reason of use have their 
senses exercised to discern both good 
and evil. 

CHAPTER VI. 

1 He exhorteth not to fall back from the faith, 
11 but to be steadfast' 12 diligent, and patient 
to wait upon God, 13 because Ood is most sure in 
his promise. 

THEREFORE leaving the principles 
of the doctrine of Christ, let us 
go on unto perfection: not laying 
again the foundation of repentance 
from dead works, and of faith toward 
God. 

2 Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of 
laying on of hands, and of resurrec- 
tion of the dead, and of eternal judg- 
ment. 

3 And this will we do, if God per- 
mit. 

4 For it is impossible for those who 
were once enlightened, and have 
tasted of the heavenly gift, and were 
made partakers of the Holy Ghost, 

5 And have tasted the good word of 
God, and the powers of the world to 
come, 

6 Ir they shall fall away, to renew 
them again unto repentance; seeing 
they crucify to themselves the Son of 
God afresh, and put him to an open 
shame. 

7 For the earth which drinketh in 
the rain that cometh oft upon it, and 
bringeth forth herbs meet for them by 
whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing 
from God : 

8 But that which beareth thorns and 
briers is rejected, and is nigh unto 
cursing ; whose end is to be burned. 

9 But, beloved, we are persuaded 
better things of you, and things that 
accompany salvation, though we thus 
speak. 



Christ's priesthood 



HEBREWS, VII. 



above Aaron 1 **. 



10 For God is not unrighteous to 
forget your work and labour of love, 
which ye have shewed toward his 
name, in that ye have ministered to 
the saints, and do minister. 

11 And we desire that every one of 
you do shew the same diligence to the 
full assurance of hope unto the end : 

12 That ye be not slothful, but fol- 
lowers of them who through faith and 
patience inherit the promises. 

13 For when God made promise to 
Abraham, because he could swear by 
no greater, he sware by himself, 

14 Saying, Surely blessing I will 
bless thee, and multiplying I will 
multiply thee. 

15 And so, after he had patiently 
endured, he obtained the promise. 

16 For men verily swear by the 
greater : and an oath for confirma- 
tion is to them an end of all strife. 

17 Wherein God, willing more abund- 
antly to shew unto the heirs of prom- 
ise the immutability of his counsel, 
confirmed it by an oath : 

18 That by two immutable things, in 
which it was impossible for God to 
lie, we might have a strong consola- 
tion, who have fled for refuge to lay 
hold upon the hope set before us : 

19 Which hope we have as an anchor 
of the soul, both sure and steadfast, 
and which entereth into that within 
the vail ; 

20 Whither the forerunner is for 
us entered, even Jesus, made a high 

Eriest for ever after the order of 
[elchisedec. 

CHAPTER VII. 

1 Christ Jesus is a priest after the order of Mel- 
chisedec, 11 and so, far more excellent than the 
priests of Aaron's order. 

FOR this Melchisedec, king of Salem, 
priest of the most high God, who 
met Abraham returning -from the 
slaughter of the kings, and blessed 
him ; 

2 To whom also Abraham gave a 
tenth part of all ; first being by inter- 
pretation King of righteousness, and 
after that also King of Salem, which 
is, King of peace; 

3 Without father, without mother, 
without descent, having neither be- 
ginning of days, nor end of life ; but 
made like unto the Son of God ; abid- 
eth a priest continually. 

4 Now consider how great this man 
was, unto whom even the patriarch 
Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils. 

5 And verily they that are of the 
sons of Levi, who receive the office of 
the priesthood, have a commandment 
to take tithes of the people according 
to the law, that is, of their brethren, 
though they come out of the loins of 
Abraham : 

6 But he whose descent is not count- 
ed from them received tithes of Abra- 
ham, and blessed him that had the 
promises. 

7 And without all contradiction the 
less is blessed of the better. 



8 And here men that die receive 
tithes; but there he receiveth them, 
of whom it is witnessed that he liv- 
eth. 

9 And as I may so say ; Levi also, 
who receiveth tithes, paid tithes in 
Abraham. 

10 For he was yet in the loins of 
his father, when Melchisedec met 
him. 

11 If therefore perfection were by 
the Levitical priesthood, (for under 
it the people received the law,) what 
further need was there that another 
priest should rise after the order of 
Melchisedec, and not be called after 
the order or Aaron! 

12 For the priesthood being changed, 
there is made of necessity a change 
also of the law. 

13 For he of whom these things are 
spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of 
which no man gave attendance at the 
altar. 

14 For it is evident that our Lord 
sprang out of Juda; of which tribe 
Moses spake nothing concerning priest- 
hood. 

15 And it is yet far more evident : 
for that after the similitude of Mel- 
chisedec there ariseth another priest, 

16 Who is made, not after the law 
of a carnal commandment, but after 
the power of an endless life. 

17 For he testifieth, Thou art a priest 
for ever after the order of Melchis- 
edec. 

18 For there is verily a disannulling 
of the commandment going before for 
the weakness and unprofitableness 
thereof. 

19 For the law made nothing per- 
fect, but the bringing in of a better 
hope did ; by the which we draw nigh 
unto God. 

20 And inasmuch as not without an 
oath he was made priest : 

21 (For those priests were made 
without an oath ; but this with an 
oath by him that said unto him, The 
Lord sware and will not repent, Thou 
art a priest for ever after the order of 
Melchisedec :) 

22 By so much was Jesus made a 
surety of a better testament. 

23 And they truly were many priests, 
because they were not suffered to 
continue by reason of death : 

24 But this man, because he continu- 
eth ever, hath an unchangeable priest- 
hood. 

25 Wherefore he is able also to save 
them to the uttermost that come un- 
to God by him, seeing he ever liveth 
to make intercession for them. 

26 For such a high priest became 
us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, 
separate from sinners, and made high- 
er than the heavens ; 

27 Who needeth not daily, as those 
high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first 
for his own sins, and then for the 
people's : for this he did once, when be 
offered up himself. 

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i-'s priesthood 



HEBREWS, VIU. 



is abolishedo 



28 For the law maketh men high 

Briests which have infirmity ; but 
ie word of the oath, which was since 
the law. maketh the Son, who is con- 
secrated for evermore. 

CHAPTER VIII. 

1 By the eternal priesthood of Christ the Levit- 
ieal priesthood of Aaron is abolished. 7 And the 
temporal covenant with the fathers, by the eternal 
covenant of the gospel. 

NOW of the things which we have 
spoken this is the sum : "We have 
such a high prie?t, who is set on the 
right hand of the throne of the Majes- 
ty in the heavens ; 

2 A minister of the sanctuary, and of 
the true tabernacle, which the Lord 
pitched, and not man. 

3 For every high priest is ordained 
to offer gifts and sacrifices : wherefore 
it is of necessity that this man have 
somewhat also to offer. 

4 For if he were oi#earth, he should 
not be a priest, seeing that there are 
priests that offer girts according to 
the law : 

5 Who serve unto the example and 
shadow of heavenly things, as Moses 
was admonished of God when he was 
about to make the tabernacle : for, 
See, saith he, that thou make all things 
according to the pattern shewed to 
thee in the mount. 

6 But now hath he obtained a more 
excellent ministry, by how much also 
he is the mediator of a better cove- 
nant, which was established upon bet- 
ter promises. 

7 For if that first covenant had been 
faultless, then should no place have 
been sought for the second. 

8 For finding fault with them, he 
saith. Behold, the days come, saith 
the Lord, when I will make a new 
covenant with the house of Israel and 
with the house of Judah : 

9 Not according to the covenant that 
I made with their fathers, in the day 
when I took them by the hand to lead 
them out of the land of Egypt; be- 
cause they continued not in my cove- 
nant, and I regarded them not, saith 
the Lord. 

10 For this is the covenant that I will 
make with the house of Israel after 
those days, saith the Lord ; I will put 
my laws into their mind, and write 
them in their hearts : and I will be to 
them a God, and they shall be to me a 
people : 

11 And they shall not teach every 
man his neighbour, and every man his 
brother, saying, Know the Lord : for 
all shall know me, from the least to 
the greatest. 

12 For I will be merciful to their 
unrighteousness, and their sins and 
their iniquities will I remember no 
more. 

13 In that he saith, A new covenant, 
he hath made the first old. Now that 
which decayeth and waxeth old is 
ready to vanish away. 

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CHAPTER IX. 

1 The description of the rites and bloody sacrifices 
of the law, 11 far inferior to the dignity and per- 
fection of the blood and sacrifice of Christ. 

THEN verily the first covenant had 
also ordinances of divine service, 
and a worldly sanctuary. 

2 For there was a tabernacle made ; 
the first, wherein was the candlestick, 
and the table, and the shewbread ; 
which is called the sanctuary. 

3 And after the second vail, the tab- 
ernacle which is called the holiest of 
all; 

4 Which had the golden censer, and 
the ark of the covenant overlaid round 
about with gold, wherein was the gold- 
en pot that had manna, and Aaron's 
rod that budded, and the tables of the 
covenant ; 

5 And over it the cherubim of glory 
shadowing the mercy seat ; of which 
we cannot now speak particularly. 

6 Now when these things were thus * 
ordained, the priests went always into 
the first tabernacle, accomplishing the 
service of God. 

7 But into the second went the high 
priest alone once every year, not with- 
out blood, which he offered for him- 
self, and for the errors of the people : 

8 The Holy Ghost this signifying, 
that the way into the holiest of all 
was not yet made manifest, while as 
the first tabernacle was yet standing : 

9 Which was a figure for the time 
then present, in which were offered 
both gifts and sacrifices, that could 
not make him that did the service 
perfect, as pertaining to the con- 
science ; 

10 Which stood only in meats and 
drinks, and divers washings, and car- 
nal ordinances, imposed on them until 
the time of reformation. 

11 But Christ being come a high 
priest of good things to come, by a 
greater and more perfect tabernacle, 
not made with hands, that is to say, 
not of this building ; 

12 Neither by the blood of goats and 
calves, but by his own blood he en- 
tered in once into the holy place, hav- 
ing obtained eternal redemption for 

XLS 

13 For if the blood of bulls and of 
goats, and the ashes of a heifer sprin- 
kling the unclean, sanctifieth to the 
purifying of the flesh ; 

14 How much more shall the blood of 
Christ, who through the eternal Spirit 
offered himself without spot to God, 
purge your conscience from dead 
works to serve the living God ? 

15 And for this cause he is the me- 
diator of the new testament, that by 
means of death, for the redemption of 
the transgressions that were under the 
first testament, they which are called 
might receive the promise of eternal 
inheritance. 

16 For where a testament is, there 
must also of necessity be the death of 
the testator. 



The sufficiency of 



HEBREWS, X. 



Christ's sacrifice. 



17 For a testament is of force after 
men are dead : otherwise it is of no 
strength at all while the testator liveth. 

18 Whereupon neither the first testa- 
ment was dedicated without blood. 

19 For when Moses had spoken every 

J>recept to all the people according to 
he law, he took the olood of calves 
and of goats, with water, and scarlet 
woo ! , and hyssop, and sprinkled both 
the book and all the people, 

20 Saying, This is the blood of the 
testament which God hath enjoined 
unto you. 

21 Moreover he sprinkled likewise 
with blood both the tabernacle, and 
all the vessels of the ministry. 

22 And almost all things are by the 
law purged with blood ; and without 
shedding of blood is no remission. 

.23 It was therefore necessary that 
the patterns of things in the heavens 
should be purified with these ; but the 
heavenly things themselves with bet- 
ter sacrifices than these. 

24 For Christ is not entered into the 
holy places made with hands, which 
are the figures of the true ; but into 
heaven itself, now to appear in the 
presence of God for us : 

25 Nor yet that he should offer him- 
self often, as the high priest entereth 
into the holy place every year with 
blood of others ; 

26 For then must he often have suf- 
fered since the foundation of the 
world : but now once in the end of the 
world hath he appeared to put away 
sin by the sacrifice of himself. 

27 And as it is appointed unto men 
once to die, but after this the judg- 
ment : 

28 So Christ was once offered to 
bear the sins of many ; and unto them 
that look for him shall he appear the 
second time without sin unto salva- 
tion. 

CHAPTER X. 

1 The weakness of the law sacrifices. 10 The sacri- 
fice of Christ's body once offered, 14 for ever hath 
taken away sins. 19 An exhortation to hold fast 
the faith, with patience and thanksgiving. 

FOR the law having a shadow of 
good things to come, and not the 
very image of the things, can never 
with those sacrifices, which they of- 
fered year by year continually, make 
the comers thereunto perfect. 

2 For then would they not have 
ceased to be offered? because that 
the worshippers once purged should 
have had no more conscience of sins. 

3 But in those sacrifices there is a 
remembrance again made of sins 
every year. 

4 For it is not possible that the 
blood of bulls and of goats should 
take away sins. 

5 Wherefore, when he cometh into 
the world, he saith, Sacrifice and of- 
fering thou wouldest not, but a body 
hast thou prepared me : 

6 In burnt offerings and sacrifices 
for sin thou hast had no pleasure. 



7 Then said I, Lo, I come (in the 
volume of the book it is written of 
me) to do thy will, O God. 

8 Above when he said, Sacrifice and 
offering and burnt offerings and offer- 
ing for sin thou wouldest not, nei- 
ther hadst pleasure therein; which 
are offered by the law ; 

9 Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy 
will, O God. He taketh away the first, 
that he may establish the second. 

10 By the which will we are sancti- 
fied through the offering of the body 
of Jesus Christ once for all. 

11 And every priest stand eth daily 
ministering and offering oftentimes 
the same sacrifices, which can never 
take away sins : 

12 But this man, after he had offer- 
ed one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat 
down on the right hand of God ; 

13 From henceforth expecting till 
his enemies be made his footstool. 

14 For by one offering he hath per- 
fected for ever them that are sancti- 
fied. 

15 Whereof the Holy Ghost also is 
a witness to us : for after that he had 
said before, 

16 This is the covenant that I will 
make with them after those days, 
saith the Lord ; I will put my laws in- 
to their hearts, and in their minds 
will I write them ; 

17 And their sins and iniquities will 
I remember no more. 

18 Now where remission of these is, 
there is no more offering for sin. 

19 Having therefore, brethren, bold- 
ness to enter into the holiest by the 
blood of Jesus, 

20 By a new and living way, which 
he hath consecrated for us, through 
the vail, that is to say, his flesh ; 

21 And having a nigh priest over 
the house of God ; 

22 Let us draw near with a true 
heart in full assurance of faith, hav- 
ing our hearts sprinkled from an evil 
conscience, and our bodies washed 
with pure water. 

23 Let us hold fast the profession of 
our faith without wavering ; for he is 
faithful that promised ; 

24 And let us consider one another 
to provoke unto love and to good 
works : 

25 Not forsaking the assembling of 
ourselves together, as the manner of 
some is; but exhorting one another: 
and so much the more, as ye see the 
day approaching. 

26 For if we sin wilfully after that 
we have received the knowledge of 
the truth, there remaineth no more 
sacrifice for sins, 

27 But a certain fearful looking for 
of judgment and fiery indignation, 
which shall devour the adversaries. 

28 He that despised Moses' law died 
without mercy under two or three 
witnesses : 

29 Of how much sorer punishment, 
suppose ye, shall he be thought 

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What faith is. 



HEBREWS, XI. 



The fruits of faith 



worthy, who hath trodden under foot 
the Son of God, and hath counted the 
blood of the covenant, wherewith he 
was sanctified, an unholy thing, and 
hath done despite unto the Spirit of 
grace? 

30 For we know him* that hath said. 
Vengeance belong eth unto me, I will 
recompense, saith the Lord. And 
again, The Lord shall judge his people. 

31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the 
hands of the living God. 

32 But call to remembrance the for- 
mer days, in which, after ye were illu- 
minated, ye endured a great fight of 
afflictions ; 

33 Partly, whilst ye were made a 
gazingstock both by reproaches and 
afflictions ; and partly, whilst ye be- 
came companions of them that were 
so used. 

34 For ye had compassion of me in 
my bonds, and took joyfully the spoil- 
ing of your goods, knowing in your- 
selves that ye have in heaven a bet- 
ter and an enduring substance. 

35 Cast not away therefore your con- 
fidence, which hath great recompense 
of reward. 

36 For ye have need of patience, that, 
after ye have done the will of God, ye 
might receive the promise. 

37 For yet a little while, and he 
that shall come will come, and will 
not tarry. 

38 Now the just shall live by faith : 
but if any man draw back, my soul 
shall have no pleasure in him. 

39 But we are not of them who draw 
back unto perdition ; but of them that 
believe to the saving of the soul. 

CHAPTER XI. 

1 What faith is. 6 Without faith toe cannot please 
God. 7 The worthy fruits thereof in the fathers 
of old time. 

NOW faith is the substance of things 
hoped for, the evidence of things 
not seen. 

2 For by it the elders obtained a 
good report. 

3 Through faith we understand that 
the worlds were framed by the word 
of God, so that things which are seen 
were not made of things which do 
appear. 

4 By faith Abel offered unto God a 
more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by 
which he obtained witness that he 
was righteous, God testifying of his 
gifts : and by it he being dead yet 
speaketh. 

5 By faith Enoch was translated that 
he should not see death ; and was not 
found, because God had translated 
him : for before his translation he had 
this testimony, that he pleased God. 

6 But without faith it is impossible 
to please him: for he that com eth to 
God must believe that he is, and that 
he is a rewarder of them that diligent- 
lv Rftf^lc hi to 

7 By faith Noah, being warned of 
God of things not seen as yet, moved 

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with fear, prepared an ark to the sav- 
ing of his house ; by the which he 
condemned the world, and became 
heir of the righteousness which is by 
faith. 

8 By faith Abraham, when he was 
called to go out into a place which he 
should arter receive for an inherit- 
ance, obeyed ; and he went out, not 
knowing whither he went. 

9 By faith he sojourned in the land 
of promise, as in a strange country, 
dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac 
and Jacob, the heirs with him of the 
same promise : 

10 For he looked for a city which 
hath foundations, whose builder and 
maker is God. 

11 Through faith also Sarah herself 
received strength to conceive seed, 
and was delivered of a child when she 
was past age, because she judged him 
faithful who had promised. 

12 Therefore sprang there even of 
one, and him as good as dead, so many 
as the stars of the sky in multitude, 
and as the sand which is by the sea 
shore innumerable. 

13 These all died in faith, not having 
received the promises, but having seen 
them afar off, and were persuaded of 
them, and embraced them, and confess- 
ed that they were strangers and pil- 
grims on the earth. 

14 For they that say such things de- 
clare plainly that they seek a country. 

15 And truly, if they had been mind- 
ful of that country from whence they 
came out, they might have had oppor- 
tunity to have returned. 

16 But now they desire a better 
country, that is, a heavenly : where- 
fore God is not ashamed to be called 
their God : for he hath prepared for 
them a city. 

17 By faith Abraham, when he was 
tried, offered up Isaac : and he that 
had received the promises offered up 
his only begotten son, 

18 Of whom it was said, That in Isa- 
ac shall thy seed be called : 

19 Accounting that God was able to 
raise him up, even from the dead ; 
from whence also he received him in 
a figure. 

20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and 
Esau concerning things to come. 

21 By faith Jacob, when he was a 
dying, blessed both the sons of Jo- 
seph; and worshipped, leaning upon 
the top of his staff. 

22 By faith Joseph, when he died, 
made mention of the departing of the 
children of Israel ; and gave command- 
ment concerning his bones. 

23 By faith Moses, when he was born, 
was hid three months of his parents, 
because they saw he was a proper 
child ; and they were not afraid of the 
king's commandment. 

24 By faith Moses, when he was come 
to years, refused to be called the son 
of Pharaoh's daughter ; 

25 Choosing rather to suffer affliction 



in the fathers of old. 



HEBREWS, XII. 



Exhortation to faith. 



with the people of God, than to enjoy 
the pleasures of sin for a season ; 

26 Esteeming the reproach of Christ 
greater riches than the treasures in 
Egypt : for he had respect unto the 
recompense of the reward. 

27 By faith he forsook Egypt, not 
fearing the wrath of the king : for he 
endured, as seeing him who is in- 
visible. 

28 Through faith he kept the pass- 
over, and the sprinkling of blood, lest 
4ie that destroyed the firstborn should 
touch them. 

29 By faith they passed through 
the Red sea as by dry land: which 
the Egyptians assaying to do were 
drowned. 

30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell 
down, after they were compassed 
*bout seven days. 

31 By faith the harlot Rahab per- 
ished not with them that believed not, 
when she had received the spies with 
peace. 

32 And what shall I more say? for 
the time would fail me to tell of Gid- 
eon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and 
of Jephthah ; of David also, and Sam- 
uel, and of the prophets : 

33 Who through faith subdued king- 
doms, wrought righteousness, ob- 
tained promises, stopped the mouths 
of lions, 

34 Quenched the violence of fire, es- 
caped the edge of the sword, out of 
weakness were made strong, waxed 
valiant in fight, turned to flight the 
armies of the aliens. 

35 Women received their dead raised 
to life again : and others were tor- 
tured, not accepting deliverance ; that 
they might obtain a better resurrec- 
tion: 

36 And others had trial of cruel 
mockings and scourgings, yea, more- 
over of bonds and imprisonment : 

37 They were stoned, they were sawn 
asunder, were tempted, were slain with 
the sword : they wandered about in 
sheepskins and goatskins ; being desti- 
tute, afflicted, tormented ; 

38 Of whom the world was not wor- 
thy : they wandered in deserts, and in 
mountains, and in dens and caves of 
the earth, 

39 And these all, having obtained a 
good report through faith, received 
not the promise : 

40 God having provided some better 
thing for us, that they without us 
-should not be made perfect. 

CHAPTER XIL 

I £. exhortation to constant faith, patience, and 
godliness. 22 A commendation of the new testa- 
ment above the old. 

WHEREFORE, seeing we also are 
compassed about with so great 
a cloud or witnesses, let us lay aside 
every weight, and the sin which doth 
•so easily beset us, and let us run 
with patience the race that is set be- 
fore us, 



2 Looking unto Jesus the author and 
finisher of our faith : who for the joy 
that was set before him endured the 
cross, despising the shame, and is set 
down at the right hand of the throne 
of God. 

3 For consider him that endured 
such contradiction of sinners against 
him self } lest ye be wearied and faint in 
your minds. 

4 Ye have not yet resisted unto 
blood, striving against sin. 

5 And ye have forgotten the exhorta- 
tion which speaketh unto you as unto 
children, My son, despise not thou the 
chastening of the Lord, nor faint when 
thou art rebuked of him : 

6 For whom the Lord loveth he chas- 
teneth, and scourgeth every son whom 
he receiveth. 

7 If ye endure chastening, God deal- 
eth with you as with sons ; for what 
son is he whom the father chasteneth 
not? 

8 But if ye be without chastisement, 
whereof all are partakers, then are ye 
bastards, and not sons. 

9 Furthermore, we have had fathers 
of our flesh which corrected us, and 
we gave them reverence : shall we not 
much rather be in subjection unto the 
Father of spirits, and live ? 

10 For they verily for a few days 
chastened us after their own pleasure ; 
but he for our profit, that we might be 
partakers of his holiness. 

11 Now no chastening for the present 
seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: 
nevertheless, afterward it yieldeth the 
peaceable fruit of righteousness unto 
them which are exercised thereby. 

12 Wherefore lift up the hands which 
hang down, and the feeble knees ; 

13 And make straight paths for your 
feet, lest that which is lame be turned 
out of the way ; but let it rather be 
healed. 

14 Follow peace with all men, and 
holiness, without which no man shall 
see the Lord : 

15 Looking diligently lest any man 
fail of the grace of God ; lest any root 
of bitterness springing up trouble you, 
and thereby many be defiled ; 

16 Lest there be any fornicator, or 
profane person, as Esau, who for one 
morsel of meat sold his birthright. 

17 For ye know how that afterward, 
when he would have inherited the 
blessing, he was rejected : for he 
found no place of repentance, though 
he sought it carefully with tears. 

18 For ye are not come unto the 
mount that might be touched, and that 
burned with fire, nor unto blackness, 
and darkness, and tempest, 

19 And the sound of a trumpet, and 
the voice of words . which voice they 
that heard entreated that the word 
should not be spoken to them any 
more : 

20 (For they could not endure that 
which was commanded. And if so 
much as a beast touch the mountain, 

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Divers exhortations. 



HEBREWS, XIII. The concluding prayer. 



it shall be stoned, or thrust through 
with a dart : 

21 And so terrible was the sight, that 
Moses said, I exceedingly fear and 
quake :) 

22 But ye are come unto mount Sion, 
and unto the city of the living God, 
the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an 
innumerable company or angels, 

23 To the general assembly and 
church of the firstborn, which are 
written in heaven, and to God the 
Judge of aU, and to the spirits of 
just men made perfect, 

24 And to Jesus the mediator of the 
new covenant, and to the blood of 
sprinkling, that speaketh better things 
than that of Abel. 

26 See that ye refuse not him that 
speaketh : for if they escaped not 
who refused him that spake on earth, 
much more shall not we escape, if we 
turn away from him that speaketh 
from heaven : 

26 Whose voice then shook the 
earth : but now he hath promised, 
saying, Yet once more I shake not 
the earth only, but also heaven. 

27 And this word } Yet once more, sig- 
nifieth the removing of those things 
that are shaken, as of things that are 
made, that those things which cannot 
be shaken may remain. 

28 Wherefore we receiving a king- 
dom which cannot be moved, let us 
have grace, whereby we may serve 
God acceptably with reverence and 
godly fear: 

29 For our God is a consuming fire. 

CHAPTER XIII. 

1 Divers admonitions, as to charity, 4 to honest 
life, 5 to avoid covetousness, 7 to regard God's 
preachers, 9 to take heed of strange doctrines, 10 
to confess Christ, 16 to give alms, 17 to obey 
governors, 18 to pray for the apostle. 20 The 
conclusion. 

LET brotherly love continue. 
2 Be not forgetful to entertain 
strangers: for thereby some have 
entertained angels unawares. 

3 Remember them that are in bonds, 
as bound with them ; and them which 
suffer adversity, as being yourselves 
also in the body. 

4 Marriage is honourable in all, and 
the bed undefiled : but whoremongers 
and adulterers God will judge. 

5 Let your conversation be without 
covetousness ; and be content with 
such things as ye have : for he hath 
said, I will never leave thee, nor for- 
sake thee. 

6 So that we may boldly say, The 
Lord is my helper, and I will not 
fear what man snail do unto me. 

7 Remember them which have the 
rule over you, who have spoken unto 

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you the word of God : whose faith 
follow, considering the end of their 
conversation. 

8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, 
and to day, and for ever. 

9 Be not carried about with divera 
and strange doctrines : for it is a 
good thing that the heart be estate 
fished with grace ; not with meats, 
which have not profited them thai 
have been occupied therein. 

10 We have an altar, whereof they 
have no right to eat which serve the- 
tabernacle. 

11 For the bodies 'of those beasts, 
whose blood is brought into the sanc- 
tuary by the high priest for sin, are 
burned without the camp. 

12 Wherefore Jesus also, that he 
might sanctify the people with his- 
own blood, suffered without the gate. 

13 Let us go forth therefore unto 
him without the camp, bearing his- 
reproach. 

14 For here have we no continuing 
city, but we seek one to come. 

15 By him therefore let us offer the 
sacrifice of praise to God continually, 
that is, the fruit of our lips, giving 
thanks to his name. 

16 But to do good and to communi- 
cate forget not : for with such sacri= 
fices God is well pleased. 

17 Obey them that have the rule over 
you, and submit yourselves : for they 
watch for your souls, as they that 
must give account, that they may do 
it with joy, and not with grief : for 
that is unprofitable for you. 

18 Pray for us : for we trust we have 
a good conscience, in all things willing 
to live honestly. 

19 But I beseech you the rather to do 
this, that I may be restored to you the 
sooner. 

20 Now the God of peace, that 
brought again from the dead our 
Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of 
the sheep, through the blood of the 
everlasting covenant, 

21 Make you perfect in every good 
work to do his will, working m you 
that which is well pleasing in his 
sight, through Jesus Christ ; to whom 
be glory for ever and ever. Amen. 

22 And I beseech you, brethren, suf- 
fer the word of exhortation : for I 
have written a letter unto you in few 
words. 

23 Know ye that our brother Timo- 
thy is set at liberty ; with whom, if 
he come shortly, I will see you. 

24 Salute all them that have the rule 
over you, and all the saints. They of 
Italy salute you. 

25 Grace be with you all. Amen. 

IT Written to the Hebrews from Italy by 
Timothy. 



THE GENERAL EPISTLE OF 



JAMES. 



CHAPTER I. 



8 Wit are to rejoics under the cross, 5 to ask pa~ 
tience of God, 13 and in our trials not to impute 
our weakness, or sins, unto him, 19 but rather to 
hearken to the word, to meditate in it, and to do 
thereafter. 26 Otherwise men may seem, but 
never be truly religious. 

JAMES, a servant of God and of the 
Lord: Jesus Christ, to the twelve 
trihes which are scattered abroad, 
greeting. 

2 My brethren, count it all joy when 
ye fall into divers temptations ; 

8 Knowing this, that the trying of 
your faith worketh patience. 

4 But let patience nave her perfect 
work, that ye may be perfect and en- 
tire, wanting nothing. 

5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him 
ask of God, that giveth to all men lib- 
erally, and upbraideth not ; and it 
shall be given him. 

6 But let him ask in faith, nothing 
wavering : for he that wavereth is like 
a wave of the sea driven with the wind 
and tossed. 

7 For let not that man think that 
he shall receive any thing of the 
Lord. 

8 A doubleminded man is unstable 
to all his ways. 

9 Let the brother of low degree re- 
joice in that he is exalted : 

10 But the rich, in that he is made 
Sow: because as the flower of the 
grass he shall pass away. 

11 For the sun is no sooner risen with 
a burning heat, but it withereth the 
grass, and the flower thereof falleth, 
and the grace of the fashion of it per- 
isheth : so also shall the rich man fade 
away in his ways. 

12 Blessed is the man that endureth 
temptation : for when he is tried, he 
shall receive the crown of life, which 
the Lord hath promised to them that 
love him. 

13 Let no man say when he is tempt- 
ed, I am tempted of God : for God 
cannot be tempted with evil, neither 
tempteth he any man : 

14 But every man is tempted, when 
he is drawn away of his own lust, and 
enticed. 

15 Then when lust hath conceived, it 
bringeth forth sin ; and sin, when it is 
finished, bringeth forth death. 

16 Do not err, my beloved brethren. 

17 Every good gift and every perfect 
gift is from above, and cometh down 
from the Father of lights, with whom 
is no variableness, neither shadow of 
turning. 

18 Of his own will begat he us with 
the word of truth, that we should be 
a kind of firstfruits of his creatures. 

19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, 
let every man be swift to hear, slow to 
speak, slow to wrath : 



20 For the wrath of man worketfc 
not the righteousness of God. 

21 Wherefore lay apart all fllthiness 
and superfluity of naughtiness, and re- 
ceive with meekness the engrafted 
word, which is able to save your souls. 

22 But be ye doers of the word, and 
not hearers only, deceiving your own 
selves. 

23 For if any be a hearer of the 
word, and not a doer, he is like unto 
a man beholding his natural face in 
a glass : 

24 For he beholdeth himself, and go> 
eth his way, and straightway forget- 
teth what manner of man he was. 

25 But whoso looketh into the perfect 
law of liberty, and continueth therein, 
he being not a forgetful hearer, but a 
doer of the work, this man shall be 
blessed in his deed. 

26 If any man among you seem to be 
religious, and bridleth not his tongue, 
but deceiveth his own heart, this man's 
religion is vain. 

27 Pure religion and undeflled before 
God and the Father is this, To visit the 
fatherless and widows in their afflic- 
tion, and to keep himself unspotted 
from the world. 

CHAPTER IL 

1 It is not agreeable to Christian profession to re° 
gard the rich, and to despise the poor brethren ,- 
13 rather we are to be loving, and merciful .- 14 
and not to boast of faith where no deeds are, 17 
which is but a dead faith, 19 the faith of devils, 
21 not of Abraham, 25 and Rahab. 

MY brethren, have not the faith of 
our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord 
of glory, with respect of persons. 

2 For if there come unto your assem- 
bly a man with a gold ring, in goodly 
apparel, and there come in also a poor 
man in vile raiment ; 

3 And ye have respect to him that 
weareth the gay clothing, and say un- 
to him, Sit thou here in a good place ; 
and say to the poor, Stand thou there, 
or sit here under my footstool : 

4 Are ye not then partial in your- 
selves, and are become judges of evil 
thoughts « 

5 Hearken, my beloved brethren, 
Hath not God chosen the poor of this 
world rich in faith, and heirs of the 
kingdom which he hath promised to 
them that love him ! 

6 But ye have despised the poor. Do 
not rich men oppress you, and draw 
you before the judgment seats ? 

7 Do not they blaspheme that worthy 
name by the which ye are called ? 

8 If ye fulfil the royal law according 
to the Scripture, Thou shalt Jove thy 
neighbour as thyself, ye do well : 

9 But if ye have respect to persons, 
ye commit sin, and are convinced or 
the law as transgressors. 

10 For whosoever shall keep the 

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JAMBS, III. 



the tongue* 



whole law, and yet offend in one point, 
he is guilty of all. 

11 For he that said. Do not commit 
adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now 
if thou commit no adultery, yet if 
thou kill, thou art become a transgress- 
or of the law. 

12 So speak ye, and so do, as they 
that shall be judged by the law of 
liberty. ; 

13 For he shall have judgment with- 
out mercy, that hath shewed no mer- 
cy ; and mercy rejoiceth against judg- 
ment. 

14 What dot h it profit, my brethren, 
though a man say he hath faith, and 
have not works ? can faith save him ? 

15 If a brother or sister be naked, 
and destitute of daily food, 

16 And one of you say unto them, 
Depart in peace, be ye warmed and 
filled ; notwithstanding ye give them 
not those things which are needful to 
the body ; what doth it profit ? 

17 Even so faith, if it hath not works, 
is dead, being alone. 

18 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast 
faith, and I have works : shew me thy 
faith without thy works, and I will 
shew thee my faith by my works. 

19 Thou believest that there is one 
God ; thou doest well : the devils also 
believe, and tremble. 

20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, 
that faith without works is dead ? 

21 "Was not Abraham our father justi- 
fied by works, when he had offered 
Isaac his son upon the altar ? 

22 Seest thou how faith wrought 
with his works, and by works was 
faith made perfect? 

23 And the Scripture was fulfilled 
which saith, Abraham believed God, 
and it was imputed unto him for 
righteousness : and he was called the 
Friend of God. 

24 Ye see then how that by works a 
man is justified, and not by faith only. 

25 Likewise also was not Rahab the 
harlot justified by works, when she 
had received the messengers, and had 
sent them out another way ? 

26 For as the body without the spirit 
is dead, so faith without works is dead 
also. 

CHAPTER III. 

1 We are not rashly or arrogantly to reprove others : 
6 but rather to bridle the tongue, a little member, 
but a powerful instrument of much good, and 
great harm. 13 They who be truly wise be mild, 
and peaceable, without envying, and strife. 

MY brethren, be not many masters, 
knowing that we shall receive the 
greater condemnation. 

2 For in many things we offend all. 
If any man offend not in word, the 
same is a perfect man, and able also 
to bridle the whole body. 

3 Behold, we put bits in the horses' 
mouths, that they may obey us ; and 
we turn about their whole body. 

4 Behold also the ships, which 
though they be so great, and are driven 
of fierce winds, yet are they turned 

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about with a very small helm, whith- 
ersoever the governor listeth. 

5 Even so the tongue is a little mem- 
ber, and boasteth great things. Be- 
hold, how great a matter a little fire 
kindleth ! 

6 And the tongue is a fire, a world o£ 
iniquity : so is the tongue among our 
members, that it defileth the whole 
body, and setteth on fire the course of 
nature ; and it is set on fire of hell. 

7 For every kind of beasts, and of 
birds, and of serpents, and of things- 
in the sea, is tamed, and hath been 
tamed of mankind : 

8 But the tongue can no man tame j 
it is an unruly evil, full of deadly 
poison. 

9 Therewith bless we God, even the 
Father ; and therewith curse we men, 
which are made after the similitude of 
God. 

10 Out of the same mouth proceed- 
eth blessing and cursing. My breth- 
ren, these things ought not so to be. 

11 Doth a fountain send forth at the 
same place sweet water and bitter ? 

12 Can the fig tree, my brethren, 
bear olive berries ? either a vine, figs ! 
so can no fountain both yield salt wa= 
ter and fresh. 

13 Who is a wise man and endued 
with knowledge among you? let him 
shew out of a good conversation his 
works with meekness of wisdom. 

14 But if ye have bitter envying and 
strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie 
not against the truth. 

15 This wisdom descendeth not from 
above, but is earthly t sensual, devilish, 

16 For where envying and strife is, 
there is confusion and every evil' 
work. 

17 But the wisdom that is from above 
is first pure, then peaceable, gentle* 
and easy to be entreated, full of mer= 
cy and good fruits, without partiality* 
and without hypocrisy. 

18 And the fruit of righteousness is 
sown in peace of them that make 
peace. 

CHAPTER IV. 

1 We are to strive against covetousness, 4 intern" 
perance, 5 pride, 11 detraction, and rash judge- 
ment of others : 13 and not to be confident in the 
good 'success of worldly business, but mindful 
ever of the uncertainty of this life, to commit 
ourselves and all our affairs to God's providence, 

FROM whence come wars and fight- 
ings among you? come they not 
hence, even of your lusts that war in 
your members? 

2 Ye lust, and have not : ye kill, and 
desire to have, and cannot obtain : ye 
fight and war, yet ye have not, because 
ye ask not. 

3 Ye ask, and receive not, because 
ye ask amiss, that ye may consume 
it upon your lusts. 

4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, 
know ye not that the friendship of 
the world is enmity with God ? whoso- 
ever therefore will be a. friend of the 
world is the enemy of God. 



Wicked rich men 



JAMES, V. 



are threatened* 



5 Do ye think that the Scripture 
saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth 
in us lusteth to envy ? 

6 Bvt he Liveth more grace. Where- 
fore he saith, God resisteth the proud, 
but giveth grace unto the humble. 

7 Submit yourselves therefore to 
God. Resist the devil, and he will flee 
from you. 

8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw 
nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye 
sinners ; and purify your hearts, ye 
doubleminded. 

9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep : 
let your laughter be turned to mourn- 
ing, and your joy to heaviness. 

10 Humble yourselves in the sight 
of the Lord, and he shall lift you 
up. 

11 Speak not evil one of another, 
brethren. He that speaketh evil or 
his brother, and judgeth his brother, 
speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth 
the law : but if thou judge the law, 
thou art not a doer of the law, but a 
judge. 

12 There is one lawgiver, who is 
able to save and to destroy : who art 
thou that judgest another ? 

13 Go to now, ye that say, To day 
or to morrow we will go into such a 
city, and continue there a year, and 
buy and sell, and get gain : 

14 Whereas ye know not what shall 
be on the morrow. For what is your 
life ? It is even a vapour, that appear- 
eth for a little time, and then vanish- 
eth away. 

15 For that ye ought to say, If the 
Lord will, we shall live, and do this, 
or that. 

16 But now ye rejoice in your boast- 
ings : all such rejoicing is evil. 

17 Therefore to him that knoweth 
to do good, and doeth it not, to him 
it is sin. 

CHAPTER V. 

1 Wicked rich men are to fear God's vengeance. 7 
We ought to be patient in afflictions, after the 
example of the prophets, and Job : 12 to forbear 
swearing, 13 to pray in adversity, to sing in 
prosperity . 16 to acknowledge mutually our sev- 
eral faults, to pray one for another, 19 and to 
reduce a straying brother to the truth. 

GO to now, ye rich men, weep and 
howl for your miseries that shall 
come upon you. 

2 Your riches are corrupted, and 
your garments are motheaten. 

3 Your gold and silver is canker- 
ed ; and the rust of them shall be a 
witness against you, and shall eat 
your flesh as it were fire. Ye have 
neaped treasure together for the last 
days. 

4 Behold, the hire of the labourers 
who have reaped down your fields, 
which is of you kept back by fraud, 
Brieth , and the cries of them which 



have reaped are entered into the ears 
of the Lord of Sabaoth. 

5 Ye have lived in pleasure on the 
earth, and been wanton j ye have 
nourished your hearts, as in a day of 
slaughter. 

6 Ye have condemned and killed the 
just ; and he doth not resist you. 

7 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto 
the coming of the Lord. Behold, the 
husbandman waiteth for the precious 
fruit of the earth, and hath long pa- 
tience for it, until he receive the early 
and latter rain. 

8 Be ye also patient ; stablish your 
hearts : for the coming of the Lord 
draweth nigh. 

9 Grudge not one against another, 
brethren, lest ye be condemned: be- 
hold, the judge standeth before the 
door. 

10 Take, my brethren, the prophets, 
who have spoken in the name of the 
Lord, for an example of suffering af- 
fliction, and of patience. 

11 Behold, we count them happy 
which endure. Ye have heard of tne 
patience of Job, and have seen the 
end of the Lord ; that the Lord is very 
pitiful, and of tender mercy. 

12 But above all things, my breth= 
ren, swear not, neither by heaven, 
neither by the earth, neither by any 
other oath : but let your yea be yea ? 
and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into 
condemnation. 

13 Is any among you afflicted? let 
him pray. Is any merry ? let him sing 
psalms. 

14 Is any sick among you? let him 
call for the elders of the church ; and 
let them pray over him, anointing 
him with oil in the name of the 
Lord : 

15 And the prayer of faith shall save 
the sick, and the Lord shall raise him 
up ; and if he have committed sins, 
they shall be forgiven him. 

16 Confess your faults one to another, 
and pray one for another, that ye 
may be healed. The effectual fervent 
prayer of a righteous man availeth 
much. 

17 Elias was a man subject to like 
passions as we are, and he prayed 
earnestly that it might not rain: 
and it rained not on the earth by 
the space of three years and six 
months. 

18 And he prayed again, and the 
heaven gave rain, and the earth 
brought forth her fruit. 

19 Brethren, if any of you do err 
from the truth, and one convert him ; 

20 Let him know, that he which 
converteth the sinner from the er- 
ror of his way shall save a soul from 
death, and shall hide a multitude of 
sins. 

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PETER. 



CHAPTER I. 



2 He blesseth God for his manifold spiritual 
graces ; 10 shewing that the salvation in Christ 
is no news, but a thing prophesied of old : 13 and 
txhorttth them accordingly to a godly conversa- 
tion, forasmuch as they are now born anew by 
the word of Ood. 

PETER, an apostle of Jesus Christ, 
to the strangers scattered through- 
out Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, 
and Bithynia, 

2 Elect according to the foreknowl- 
edge of God the Father, through sanc- 
tiflcation of the Spirit, unto obedience 
and sprinkling or the blood of Jesus 
Christ : Grace unto you, and peace, be 
multiplied. 

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our 
Lord Jesus Christ, which according to 
his abundant mercy hath begotten us 
again unto a lively hope by the resur- 
rection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 

4 To an inheritance incorruptible, 
and undefiled, and that fadeth not 
away, reserved in heaven for you, 

5 Who are kept by the power of God 
through faith unto salvation ready to 
be revealed in the last time. 

6 Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though 
now for a season, if need be, ye are in 
heaviness through manifold tempta- 
tions : 

7 That the trial of your faith, being 
much more precious than of gold that 
perisheth, though it be tried with Are, 
might be found unto praise and hon- 
our and glojy at the appearing of Je- 
sus Christ : 

8 Whom having not seen, ye love ; 
in whom, though now ye see him not, 
yet believing, ye rejoice with joy un- 
speakable and full of glory : 

9 Receiving the end of your faith, 
even the salvation of your souls. 

10 Of which salvation the prophets 
have inquired and searched diligent- 
ly, who prophesied of the grace that 
should come unto you: 

11 Searching what, or what manner 
of time the Spirit of Christ which was 
in them did signify, when it testified 
beforehand the sufferings of Christ, 
and the glory that should follow. 

12 Unto whom it was revealed, that 
not unto themselves, but unto us 
they did minister the things, which 
are now reported unto you by them 
that have preached the gospel unto 

?ou with the Holy Ghost sent down 
rom heaven ; which things the angels 
desire to look into. 

13 Wherefore gird up the loins of 
your mind, be sober, and hope to the 
end for the grace that is to be brought 
unto you at the revelation of Jesus 
Christ ; 

14 As obedient children, not fashion- 
ing yourselves according to the for- 
mer lusts in your ignorance : 

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15 But as he which hath called you 
is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of 
conversation ; 

16 Because it is written, Be ye holy 
for I am holy. 

17 And if ye call on the Father, who 
without respect of persons judgetn 
according to every man's work, pass 
the time of your sojourning here in 
fear : 

18 Forasmuch as ye know that ye 
were not redeemed with corruptible 
things, as silver and gold, from your 
vain conversation received by tradi- 
tion from your fathers ; 

19 But with the precious blood of 
Christ, as of a lamb without blemish 
and without spot : 

20 Who verily was foreordained be- 
fore the foundation of the world, but 
was manifest in these last times for 
you, 

21 Who by him do believe in God, 
that raised him up from the dead 5 
and gave him glory ; that your faith 
and hope might be in God. 

22 Seeing ye have purified your souls 
in obeying the truth through the Spir 
it unto unfeigned love of the breth- 
ren, see that ye love one another with 
a pure heart fervently : 

23 Being born again, not of corrupti 
ble seed, but of incorruptible, by the 
word of God, which liveth and abid» 
eth for ever. 

24 For all flesh is as grass, and all 
the glory of man as the flower of 
grass. The grass withereth, and the 
flower thereof falleth away : 

25 But the word of the Lord endur- 
eth for ever. And this is the word 
which by the gospel is preached unto 
you. 

CHAPTER n. 

1 He dehorteth them from the breach of charity . 4 
shewing that Christ is the foundation whereupon 
they are built. 11 He beseecheth them also to ab- 
stain from fleshly lusts, 13 to be obedient to mag= 
istrates, 18 and teacheth servants how to obey their 
masters, 20 patiently suffering for well doing, 
after the example of Christ. 

WHEREFORE laying aside all mal- 
ice, and all guile, and hypocri- 
sies, and envies, and all evil speak- 
ings, 

2 As newborn babes, desire the sin- 
cere milk of the word, that ye may 
grow thereby: 

3 If so be ye have tasted that the 
Lord is gracious. 

4 To whom coming, as unto a living 
stone, disallowed indeed of men, but 
chosen of God, and precious, 

5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built 
up a spiritual house, a holy priest- 
hood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices; 
acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. 

6 Wherefore also it is contained in 
the Scripture, Behold, I lay In Sion a 



Duties of subjects, 



I. PETER, III. 



wives, and husband* 



chief corner stone, elect, precious : 
and he that believeth on him shall 
not be confounded. 

7 Unto you therefore which believe 
he is precious : but unto them which 
be disobedient, the stone which the 
builders disallowed, the same is made 
the head of the corner, 

8 And a stone of stumbling, and a 
rock of offence, even to them which 
stumble at the word, being disobe- 
dient : whereunto also they were ap- 
pointed. 

9 But ye are a chosen generation, a 
royal priesthood, a holy nation, a pe- 
culiar people ; that ye should shew 
forth the praises of him who hath 
called you out of darkness into his 
marvellous light : 

10 Which in time past were not a 

§eople, but are now the people of 
od : which had not obtained mercy, 
but now have obtained mercy. 

11 Dearly beloved, I beseech you as 
strangers and pilgrims, abstain from 
fleshly lusts, which war against the 
soul; 

12 Having your conversation honest 
among the Gentiles : that, whereas 
they speak against you as evil doers, 
they may by your good works, which 
they shall behold, glorify God in the 
day of visitation. 

13 Submit yourselves to every ordi- 
nance of man for the Lord's sake : 
whether it be to the king, as supreme ; 

14 Or unto governors, as unto them 
that are sent by him for the punish- 
ment of evil doers, and for the praise 
of them that do well. 

15 For so is the will of God, that 
with well doing ye may put to silence 
the ignorance of foolish men : 

16 As free, and not using your liberty 
for a cloak of maliciousness, but as the 
servants of God. 

17 Honour all men. Love the broth- 
erhood. Fear God. Honour the king. 

18 Servants, be subject to your mas- 
ters with all fear ; not only to the good 
and gentle, but also to the f roward. 

19 For this is thankworthy, if a 
man for conscience toward God en- 
dure grief, suffering wrongfully. 

20 For what glory ts it, if, when ye be 
buffeted for your faults, ye shall take 
it patiently ? but if, when ye do well, 
and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, 
this is acceptable with God. 

21 For even hereunto were ye called : 
because Christ also suffered for us, 
leaving us an example, that ye should 
follow his steps : 

22 Who did no sin, neither was guile 
found in his mouth : 

23 Who, when he was reviled, revil- 
ed not again ; when he suffered, he 
threatened not ; but committed him- 
self to him that judgeth righteously : 

24 Who his own self bare our sins in 
his own body on the tree, that we, 
being dead to sins, should live unto 
righteousness : by whose stripes ye 
were healed. 

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25 For ye were as sheep going 
astray ; but are now returned unto 
the Shepherd and Bishop of your 
souls. 

CHAPTER III. 

1 He teacheth the duty of wives and husbands t* 
each other, 8 exhorting all men to unity and love, 
14 and to suffer persecution. 19 He declareth als« 
the benefits of Christ toward the old world. 

LIKEWISE, ye wives, be in subiec- 
I tion to your own husbands ; that, 
if any obey not the word, they also 
may without the word be won by the 
conversation of the wives ; 

2 While they behold your chaste con- 
versation coupled with fear. 

3 Whose adorning, let it not be that 
outward adorning of plaiting the hair, 
and of wearing of gold, or of putting 
on of apparel ; 

4 But let it be the hidden man of the 
heart, in that which is not corruptible. 
even the ornament of a meek and quiet 
spirit, which is in the sight of God of 
great price. 

5 For after this manner in the old 
time the holy women also, who trusted 
in God, adorned themselves, being in 
subjection unto their own husbands : 

6 Even as Sarah obeyed Abraham, 
calling him lord : whose daughters ye 
are, as long as ye do well, and are not 
afraid with any amazement. 

7 Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with 
them according to knowledge, giving 
honour unto the wife, as unto the 
weaker vessel, and as being heirs to- 
gether of the grace of life ; that your 
prayers be not hindered. 

8 Finally, be ye all of one mind, hav- 
ing compassion one of another; love 
as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous : 

9 Not rendering evil for evil, or rail- 
ing for railing : but contrariwise bless- 
ing; knowing that ye are thereunto 
called, that ye should inherit a bless- 
ing. 

10 For he that will love life, and see 
good days, let him refrain his tongue 
from evil, and his lips that they speak 
no guile : 

11 Let him eschew evil, and do good ; 
let him seek peace, and ensue it. 

12 For the eyes of the Lord are over 
the righteous, and his ears are open 
unto their prayers : but the face of the 
Lord is against them that do evil. 

13 And who is he that will harm 
you, if ye be followers of that which 
is good? 

14 But and if ye suffer for right- 
eousness' sake, happy are ye : and be 
not afraid of their terror, neither be 
troubled ; 

15 But sanctify the Lord God in your 
hearts: and be ready always to give 
an answer* to every man that asketh 
you a reason of the hope that is in 
you, with meekness and fear : 

16 Having a good conscience ; that, 
whereas they speak evil of you, as of 
evil doers, they may be ashamed that 
falsely accuse your good conversation 
in Christ. 

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I. PETER, IV. 



The duty of elders*, 



17 For it is better, if the will of God 
be so, that ye suffer for well doing, 
than for evil doing. 

18 For Christ also hath once suffered 
for sins, the just for the unjust, that 
he might bring us to God, being put 
to death in the flesh, but quickened 
by the Spirit : 

19 By which also he went and 
preached unto the spirits in prison ; 

20 Which sometime were disobedi- 
ent, when once the longsuffering of 
God waited in the days of Noah, 
while the ark was a preparing, where- 
in few, that is, eight souls were saved 
by water. 

21 The like figure whereunto even 
baptism doth also now save us, (not 
the putting away of the filth of the 
flesh, but the answer of a good con- 
science toward God,) by the resurrec- 
tion of Jesus Christ : 

22 Who is gone into heaven, and is 
on the right hand of God ; angels and 
authorities and powers being made 
subject unto him. 

CHAPTER IV. 

1 He exhorteth them to cease from sin by the exam- 
ple of Christ, and the consideration of the gen- 
eral end that now epproacheth : 12 and comfort- 
eth them against persecution. 

FORASMUCH then as Christ hath 
suffered for us in the flesh, arm 
yourselves likewise with the same 
mind : for he that hath suffered in 
the flesh hath ceased from sin ; 

2 That he no longer should live 
the rest of his time in the flesh to 
the lusts of men, but to the will of 
God. 

8 For the time past of our life may 
suffice us to have wrought the will 
of the Gentiles, when we walked in 
lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, 
revellings, banquetings, and abomina- 
ble idolatries : 

4 Wherein they think it strange that 
ye run not with them to the same ex- 
cess of riot, speaking evil of you : 

5 Who snail give account to him 
that is ready to judge the quick and 
the dead. 

§ For, for this cause was the gospel 
preached also to them that are dead, 
that they might be judged according 
to men in the flesh, but live according 
to God in the spirit. 

7 But the end of all things is at 
hand : be ye therefore sober, and 
watch unto prayer. 

8 And above all things have fervent 
charity among yourselves : for charity 
shall cover the multitude of sins. 

9 Use hospitality one to another 
without grudging. 

10 As every man hath received the 
gift, even so minister the same one to 
another, as good stewards of the mani- 
fold grace of God. 

11 If any man speak, let him speak as 
the oracles of God ; if any man minis- 
ter, let him do it as of the ability 
which God giveth ; that God in all 

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things may be glorified through Je- 
sus Christ: to whom be praise and 
dominion for ever and ever. Amen. 

12 Beloved, think it not strange con- 
cerning the fiery trial which is to try 
you, as though some strange thing 
happened unto you : 

13 But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are 
partakers of Christ's sufferings ; that, 
when his glory shall be revealed, ye 
may be glad also with exceeding joy. 

14 If ye be reproached for the name 
of Christ, happy are ye ; for the Spirit 
of glory and of God resteth upon you : 
on their part he is evil spoken of, but 
on your part he is glorified. 

15 But let none of you suffer as a 
murderer, or as a thief, or as an evil 
doer, or as a busybody in other men's 
matters. 

16 Yet if any man suffer as a Chris- 
tian, let him not be ashamed : but let 
him glorify God on this behalf. 

17 For the time is come that judg- 
ment must begin at the house of 
God : and if it first begin at us, what 
shall the end be of them that obey not 
the gospel of God ? 

18 And if the righteous scarcely be 
saved, where shall the ungodly and 
the sinner appear? 

19 Wherefore, let them that suffer 
according to the will of God commit 
the keeping of their souls to him in 
well doing, as unto a faithful Creator. 

CHAPTER V. 

1 He exhorteth the elders to feed their flocks, 5 the 
younger to obey, 8 and all to be sober, watchful, 
and constant in the faith : 9 to resist the cruel 
adversary the devil. 

THE elders which are among you I 
exhort, who am also an elder, and 
a witness of the sufferings of Christ, 
and also a partaker of the glory that 
shall be revealed : 

2 Feed the flock of God which is 
among you, taking the oversight 
thereof, not by constraint, but will- 
ingly ; not for filthy lucre, but of a 
ready mind ; 

3 Neither as being lords over Clod's 
heritage, but being ensamples to the 
flock. 

4 And when the chief Shepherd shall 
appear, ye shall receive a crown ^ of 
glory that fadeth not away. 

5 likewise, ye younger, submit your- 
selves unto the elder. Yea, all of you 
be subject one to another, and be 
clothed with humility: for God re- 
sisteth the proud, and giveth grace 
to the humble. 

6 Humble yourselves therefore un- 
der the mighty hand of God, that he 
may exalt you in due time : 

7 Casting all your care upon him ; for 
he careth for you. 

8 Be sober, be vigilant ; because your 
adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, 
walketh about, seeking whom he may 
devour : 

9 Whom resist steadfast in the faith, 
knowing that the same afflictions are 



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II. PETER, II. 



and good works, 



accomplished in your brethren that 
are in the world. 

10 But the God of all grace, who 
hath called us unto his eternal glory- 
by Christ Jesus, after that ye nave 
suffered a while, make you perfect, 
stablish, strengthen, settle you. 

11 To him be glory and dominion 
for ever and ever. Amen. 

12 By Silvanus, a faithful brother 



unto you, as I suppose, I have writ- 
ten briefly, exhorting, and testifying 
that this is the true grace of Goa 
wherein ye stand. 

13 The church that is at Babylon, 
elected together with you, saluteth 
you ; and so doth Marcus my son. 

14 Greet ye one another with a kiss 
of charity. Peace be with you all that 
are in Christ Jesus. Amen. 



THE SECOND EPISTLE GENERAL OF 

PETER. 



CHAPTER I. 

l! Confirming them in hope of the increase of Bod's 
graces, 5 he exhorteth them, by faith, and good 
works, to make their calling sure : 12 whereof he 
w careful to remember them, knowing that his 
death is at hand : 16 and warneth *hem to be con~ 
stant in the faith of Christ, who is the true Son 
of Bod, by the eyewitness of the apostles behold- 
ing his majesty, and by the testimony of the Fa- 
ther, and the prophets. 

SIMON Peter, a servant and an 
apostle of Jesus Christ, to them 
that nave obtained like precious faith 
with us through the righteousness of 
God and our Saviour Jesus Christ : 

2 Grace and peace be multiplied 
unto you through the knowledge of 
God, and of Jesus our Lord, 

3 According as his divine power hath 
given unto us all things that pertain 
unto life and godliness, through the 
knowledge of him that hath called us 
to glory and virtue : 

4 Whereby are given unto us ex- 
seeding great and precious promises -, 
that by these ye might be partakers 
of the divine nature, having escaped 
the corruption that is in the world 
through lust. 

5 And besides this, giving all dili- 
gence, add to your faith virtue ; and 
\k> virtue, knowledge; 

6 And to knowledge, temperance; 
and to temperance, patience ; and to 
patience, godliness; 

7 And to godliness, brotherly kind- 
ness ; and to brotherly kindness, 
charity. 

8 For if these things be in you, and 
abound, they make you that ye shall 
neither be barren nor unfruitful in 
the knowledge of our Lord Jesus 
Christ. 

9 But he that lacketh these things 
|g blind, and cannot see afar off, and 
aath forgotten that he was purged 
2rom his old sins. 

10 Wherefore the rather, brethren, 
tgive diligence to make your calling 
and election sure % for if ye do these 
things, ye shall never fall : 

11 For so an entrance shall be min- 
istered unto you abundantly into the 
everlasting kingdom of our Lord and 
Saviour Jesus Christ. 

12 Wherefore I will not be negligent 
to jrat you always iia remembrance of 



these things, though ye know them, 
and be established in the present 
truth. 

13 Yea, I think it meet, as long as I 
am in this tabernacle, to stir you up 
by putting you in remembrance ; 

14 Knowing that shortly I must put 
off this my tabernacle, even as our 
Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me. 

15 Moreover I will endeavour that ye 
may be able after my decease to have 
these things always in remembrance. 

16 For we have not followed cun- 
ningly devised fables, when we made 
known unto you the power and com- 
ing of our Lord Jesus Christ, but 
were eyewitnesses of his majesty. 

17 For he received from God the 
Father honour and glory, when there 
came such a voice to him from the 
excellent glory, This is my beloved 
Son, in whom I am well pleased. 

18 And this voice which came from 
heaven we heard, when we were with 
him in the holy mount. 

19 We have also a more sure word 
of prophecy ; whereunto ye do well 
that ye take heed, as unto a light 
that shineth in a dark place, until 
the day dawn, and the daystar arise 
in your hearts : 

20 Knowing this first, that no proph- 
ecy of the Scripture is of any private 
interpretation. 

21 For the prophecy came not in old 
time by the will of man: but holy 
men of God spake as they were moved 
by the Holy Gnost. 

CHAPTER H. 

1 Be foretelleth them of false teachers, shewing tht 
impiety and punishment both of them and their 
followers : 7 from which the godly shall be deliv* 
ered, as Lot was out of Sodom : 10 and more 
fully describeth the manners of those profane and 
blasphemous seducers, whereby they may be tht 
better known, and avoided. 

BUT there were false prophets alsc 
among the people, even as there 
shall be false teachers among you, 
who privily shall bring in damnable 
heresies, even denying the Lord that 
bought them, and bring upon them- 
selves swift destruction. 

2 And many shall follow their pernl- 
cious ways ; by reason of whom th$ 
way of truth shall be evil spoken of, 
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fully described 



3 And through covetousness shall 
they with feigned words make mer- 
chandise of you : whose judgment 
now of a long time lingereth not, and 
their damnation slumbereth not. 

4 For if God spared not the angels 
that sinned, but cast them down to 
hell, and delivered them into chains 
of darkness, to be reserved unto 
judgment ; 

6 And spared not the old world, but 
saved Noah the eighth person, a 
preacher of righteousness, bringing 
in the flood upon the world of the 
ungodly i 

6 And turning the cities of Sodom 
and Gomorrah into ashes condemned 
them with an overthrow, making 
them an ensample unto those that 
after should live ungodly ; 

7 And delivered just Lot, vexed with 
the filthy conversation of the wicked % 

8 (For that righteous man dwelling 
among them, in seeing and hearing, 
vexed his righteous soul from day to 
day with their unlawful deeds :) 

9 The Lord knoweth how to deliver 
the godly out of temptation, and to 
reserve the unjust unto the day of 
judgment to be punished : 

10 But chiefly them that walk after 
the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, 
and despise government. Presumptu- 
ous are they, selfwilled, they are not 
afraid to speak evil of dignities. 

11 Whereas angels, which are greater 
In power and might, bring not rail- 
ing accusation against them before 
the Lord. 

12 But these, as natural brute beasts 
made to be taken and destroyed, speak 
evil of the things that they under- 
stand not ; and shall utterly perish in 
their own corruption ; 

13 And shall receive the reward of 
unrighteousness, as they that count it 
pleasure to riot in the daytime. Spots 
they are and blemishes, sporting them- 
selves with their own deceivings while 
they feast with you ; 

14 Having eyes full of adultery, and 
that cannot cease from sin ; beguiling 
unstable souls : a heart they have ex- 
ercised with covetous practices ; curs- 
ed children : 

15 Which have forsaken the right 
way, and are gone astray, following 
the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, 
who loved the wages of unrighteous- 
ness; 

16 But was rebuked for his iniquity : 
the dumb ass speaking with man's voice 
forbade the madness of the prophet. 

17 These are wells without water, 
clouds that are carried with a tem- 
pest ; to whom the mist of darkness is 
reserved for ever. 

18 For when they speak great swell- 
ing words of vanity, they allure 
through the lusts of the flesh, through 
much wantonness, those that were 
clean escaped from them who live in 
srror. 

19 While they promise them liberty, 

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they themselves are the servants o* 
corruption : for of whom a man is 
overcome, of the same is he brought 
in bondage. 

20 For if after they have escaped the 
pollutions of the world through the 
knowledge of the Lord and Saviour 
Jesus .Christ, they are again entangled 
therein, and overcome, the latter end 
is worse with them than the begin 
ning. 

21 For it had been better for them 
not to have known the way of right- 
eousness, than, after they have known 
it, to turn from the holy command- 
ment delivered unto them. 

22 But it is happened unto them ac- 
cording to the true proverb, The dog 
is turned to his own vomit again ; and. 
The sow that was washed to her wal- 
lowing in the mire. 

CHAPTER HL 

1 Be assureth them of the certainty of Christ's 
coming to judgment, against those ecorners who 
dispute against it : 8 warning the godly, for tha 
long patience of Bod, to hasten their repentance, 
10 He describeth also the manner how the world 
shall be destroyed : 11 exhorting them, from the 
expectation thereof, to all holiness of life : IS 
and again, to think the patience ofOod to tend to 
their salvation, as Paul wrote to them in his 
' epistles. 

THIS second epistle, beloved, I now 
write unto you ; in both which I 
stir up your pure minds by way of 
remembrance : 

2 That ye may be mindful of the 
words which were spoken before by 
the holy prophets, and of the com- 
mandment of us the apostles of the 
Lord and Saviour : 

3 Knowing this first, that there shall 
come in the last days scoffers, walking 
after their own lusts, 

4 And saying, Where is the promise 
of his coming? for since the fathers 
fell asleep, all things continue as they 
were from the beginning of the crea- 
tion. 

5 For this they willingly are igno- 
rant of, that by the word of God the 
heavens were of old, and the earth 
standing out of the water and in the 
water : 

6 Whereby the world that then was, 
being overflowed with water, per- 
ished: 

7 But the heavens and the earth, 
which are now, by the same word 
are kept in store, reserved unto fire 
against the day of judgment and per- 
dition of ungodly men. 

8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of 
this one thing, chat one day is with 
the Lord as a thousand years, and a 
thousand years as one day. 

9 The Lord is not slack concerning 
his promise, as some men count slack- 
ness ; but is longsuffering to us-ward. 
not willing that any should perish, bus 
that all should come to repentance, 

10 But the day of the Lord will 
come as a thief m the night ; in the 
which the heavens shall pass awa.v 



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to holiness. 



with a great noise, and the elements 
shall melt with fervent heat, the 
earth also and the works that are 
therein shall be burned up. 

11 Seeing then that all these things 
shall be dissolved, what manner of 
persons ought ye to be in all holy 
conversation and godliness, 

12 Looking for and hasting unto 
the coming of the day of God, where- 
in the heavens being on fire shall 
be dissolved, and the elements shall 
melt with fervent heat? 

13 Nevertheless we, according to 
his promise, look for new heavens 
and a new earth, wherein dwelleth 
righteousness. 

14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that 
ye look for such things, be diligent 
that ye may be found of him in 
peace, without spot, and blameless. 



15 And account that the longsuffer 
ing of our Lord is salvation ; even as 
our beloved brother Paul also accord- 
ing to the wisdom given unto him 
hath written unto you ; 

16 As also in all his epistles, speak = 
ing in them of these things ; in 
which are some things hard to be 
understood, which they that are un= 
learned and unstable wrest, as they 
do also the other Scriptures, unto 
their own destruction. 

17 Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye 
know these things before, beware lest 
ye also, being led away with the 
error of the wicked, fall from your 
own steadfastness. 

18 But grow in grace, and in the 
knowledge of our Lord and Saviour 
Jesus Christ. To him be glory both 
now and for ever. Amen. 



THE FIRST EPISTLE GENERAL OF 



JOHN. 



CHAPTER I. 



S Be deaeribeth the person of Christ, in whom we 
have eternal life, by a communion with God : & 
to which we must adjoin holiness of life, to 
testify the truth of that our communion and 
profession of faith, as also to assure us of the 
forgiveness of our sins by Christ's death. 

THAT which was from the begin- 
ning, which we have heard, which 
we have seen with our eyes, which 
we have looked upon, and our hands 
have handled, of the Word of life ; 

2 (For the life was manifested, and 
we have seen it, and bear witness, 
and shew unto you that eternal life, 
which was with the Father, and was 
manifested unto us ;) 

3 That which we have seen and heard 
declare we unto you, that ye also may 
have fellowship with us : and truly our 
fellowship is with the Father, and with 
his Son Jesus Christ. 

4 And these things write we unto 
you, that your joy may be fulL 

5 This then is the message which 
we have heard of him, and declare 
unto you, that God is light, and in 
him is no darkness at all. 

6 If we say that we have fellowship 
with him, and walk in darkness, we 
Me, and do not the truth : 

7 But if we walk in the light, as 
he is in the light, we have fellow- 
ship one with another, and the blood 
of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us 
from all sin. 

8 If we say that we have no sin, 
we deceive ourselves, and the truth 
is not in us. 

9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful 
and just to forgive us our sins, and to 
cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 

10 If we say that we have not sin- 
ned, we make him a liar, and his 
word is not in us. 



CHAPTER IL 



1 He comforteth them against the sins of in- 
firmity. 3 Rightly to know God is to keep his 
commandments, 9 to love our brethren. 15 and 
vot to love the world. 18 We must beware of 
seducers : 20 from whose deceits the godly art 
safe, preserved by perseverance in faith, and 
holiness of life. 

MY little children, these things 
write I unto you, that ye sin 
not. And if any man sin, we have 
an advocate with the Father, Jesus 
Christ the righteous : 

2 And he is the propitiation for 
our sins : and not for ours only, but 
also for the sins of the whole 
world. 

3 And hereby we do know that we 
know him, if we keep his command 
ments. 

i He that saith, I know him, and 
keepeth not his commandments, is 
a liar, and the truth is not in him. 

5 But whoso keepeth his word, in 
him verily is the love of God per- 
fected : hereby know we that we are 
in him. 

6 He that saith he abideth in him 
ought himself also so to walk, even 
as he walked. 

7 Brethren, I write no new com- 
mandment unto you, but an old com- 
mandment which ye had from the 
beginning. The old commandment is 
the word which ye have heard from 
the beginning. 

8 Again, a new commandment 1 
write unto you, which thing is true 
in him and in you : because the dark- 
ness is past, and the true light now 
shineth. 

9 He that saith he is in the light s 
and hateth his brother, is in darkness 
even until now. 

10 He that loveth his brother a bidets? 

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false teachers. 



In the light, and there is none occa- 
sion of stumbling in him. 

11 But he that hateth his brother is 
In darkness, and walketh in darkness, 
and knoweth not whither he goeth. 
because that darkness hath blinded 
his eyes. 

12 I write unto you, little children, 
because your sins are forgiven you 
for his name's sake. 

13 1 write unto you, fathers, because 
ye have known him that is from the 
beginning. I write unto you, young 
men, because ye have overcome the 
wicked one. I write unto you, little 
children, because ye have known the 
Father. 

14 I have written unto you, fathers, 
because ye have known him that is 
from the beginning. I have written 
unto you, young men, because ye are 
strong, and the word of God abideth 
in you, and ye have overcome the 
wicked one. 

15 Love not the world, neither the 
things that are in the world. If any 
man love the world, the love of the 
Father is not in him. 

16 For all that is in the world, the 
lust of the flesh, and the lust or the 
eyes, and the pride of life, is not of 
the Father, but is of the world. 

17 And the world passeth away, and 
the lust thereof : but he that doeth the 
will of God abideth for ever. 

18 Little children, it is the last time : 
and as ye have heard that antichrist 
shall come, even now are there many 
antichrists ; whereby we know that it 
is the last time. 

19 They went out from us, but they 
were not of us ; for if they had been 
of us, they would no doubt have con- 
tinued with us : but they went out. 
that they might be made manifest 
that they were not all of us. 

20 But ye have an unction from the 
Holy One, and ye know all things. 

21 I have not written unto you be- 
cause ye know not the truth, but be- 
cause ye know it, and that no he is 
of the truth. 

22 Who is a liar but he that denieth 
that Jesus is the Christ ? He is anti- 
christ, that denieth the Father and 
the Son. 

23 Whosoever denieth the Son, the 
same hath not the Father: [but] he 
that acknowledgeth the Son hath the 
Father also. 

24 Let that therefore abide in you, 
which ye have heard from the begin- 
ning. If that which ye have heard 
from the beginning shall remain in 
you, ye also shall continue in the 
Son, and in the Father. 

25 And this is the promise that he 
hath promised us, even eternal life. 

26 These things have I written unto 
you concerning them that seduce you. 

27 But the anointing which ye have 
received of him abideth in you, and 
ye need not that any man teach you : 
but as the same anointing teacheth 

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you of all things, and is truth, and 
is no lie, and even as it hath taught 
you, ye shall abide in him. 

28 And now, little children, abide 
in him ; that, when he shall appear, 
we may have confidence, and not be 
ashamed before him at nis coming. 

29 If ye know that he is righteous, 
ye know that every one that doeth 
righteousness is born of him. 

CHAPTER ni. 

1 He declareth the singular love of Ood towards us, 
in making us his sons : 3 who therefore ought 
obediently to keep his commandments, 11 as also 
brotherly to love one another. 

BEHOLD, what manner of love the 
Father hath bestowed upon us, 
that we should tbe called the sons of 
God: therefore the world knoweth us 
not, because it knew him not. 

2 Beloved, now are we the sons of 
God, and it doth not yet appear what 
we shall be : but we know that, when 
he shall appear, we shall be like him ; 
for we shall see him as he is. 

3 And every man that hath this hope 
in him purifieth himself, even as he 
is pure. 

4 Whosoever committeth sin trans- 
gresseth also the law : for sin is the 
transgression of the law. 

5 And ye know that he was manifest- 
ed to take away our sins ; and in him 
is no sin. 

6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth 
not : whosoever sinneth hath not seen 
him, neither known him. 

7 Little children, let no man deceive 
you : he that doeth righteousness is 
righteous, even as he is righteous. 

8 He that committeth sin is of the 
devil ; for the devil sinneth from the 
beginning. For this purpose the Son 
of God was manifested, that he might 
destroy the works of the devil. 

9 Whosoever is born of God doth 
not commit sin ; for his seed remain- 
eth in him : and he cannot sin, be- 
cause he is born of God. 

10 In this the children of God are 
manifest, and the children of the dev- 
il : whosoever doeth not righteousness 
is not of God, neither he that loveth 
not his brother. 

11 For this is the message that ye 
heard from the beginning, that we 
should love one another. 

12 Not as Cain, who was of that 
wicked one, and slew his brother. 
And wherefore slew he him ? Because 
his own works were evil, and his 
brother's righteous. 

13 Marvel not, my brethren, if the 
world hate you. 

14 We know that we have passed 
from death unto life, because we love 
the brethren. He that loveth not his 
brother abideth in death. 

15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a 
murderer : and ye know that no mur- 
derer hath eternal life abiding in him. 

16 Hereby perceive we the love of 
God, because ne laid down his life for 



How to try the spirits. 



L JOHN, V. 



Of brotherly love. 



as : and we ought to lay down our 
lives for the brethren. 

17 But whoso hath this world's good, 
and seeth his brother have need, and 
ehutteth up his bowels of compassion 
from him, how dwelleth the love of 
God in him? 

18 My little children, let us not love 
in word, neither in tongue ; but in 
deed and in truth. 

19 And hereby we know that we are 
of the truth, and shall assure our 
hearts before him. 

20 For if our heart condemn us, God 
is greater than our heart, and know- 
eth all things. 

21 Beloved, if our heart condemn 
us not, then have we confidence toward 
God. 

22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive 
of him, because we keep his command- 
ments, and do those things that are 
pleasing in his sight. 

23 And this is his commandment, 
That we should believe on the name 
of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one 
another, as he gave us commandment. 

24 And he that keepeth his command- 
ments dwelleth in him, and he in him. 
And hereby we know that he abideth 
in us, by the Spirit which he hath 
given us. 

CHAPTER IV. 

1 He warneth them not to believe all teachers, who 
boast of the Spirit, but to try them by the rules 
of the catholic faith : 7 and by many reasons ex- 
horteth to brotherly love. 

BELOVED, believe not every spirit, 
but try the spirits whether they 
are of God : because many false proph- 
ets are gone out into the world. 

2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God : 
Every spirit that conf e?seth that Jesus 
Christ is come in the flesh is of God : 

8 And every spirit that confesseth 
not that Jesus Christ is come in the 
flesh is not of God : and this is that 
spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have 
heard that it should come ; and even 
now already is it in the world. 

4 Ye are of God, little children, and 
have overcome them : because greater 
is he that is in you, than he that is in 
the world. 

5 They are of the world : therefore 
speak they of the world, and the world 
heareth them. 

6 We are of God : he that knoweth 
God heareth us ; he that is not of God 
heareth not us. Hereby know we the 
spirit of truth, and the spirit of error. 

7 Beloved, let us love one another : 
for love is of God ; and every one that 
loveth is born of God, and knoweth 
God. 

8 He that loveth not, knoweth not 
God ; for God is love. 

9 In this was manifested the love of 
God toward us, because that God sent 
his only begotten Son into the world, 
that we might live through him. 

10 Herein is love, not that we loved 
God, but that he loved us, and sent his 
8on to be the propitiation for our sins. 



11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we 
ought also to love one another. 

12 No man hath seen God at any time. 
If we love one another, God dwelleth 
in us, and his love is perfected in us. 

13 Hereby know we that we dwell in 
him, and he in us, because he hath 
given us of his Spirit. 

14 And we have seen and do testify 
that the Father sent the Son to be the 
Saviour of the world. 

15 Whosoever shall confess that Jesus 
is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, 
and he in God. 

16 And we have known and believed 
the love that God hath to us. God is 
love; and he that dwelleth in love 
dwelleth in God, and God in him. 

17 Herein is our love made perfect, 
that we may have boldness in the day 
of judgment : because as he is, so are 
we in this world. 

18 There is no fear in love ; but per- 
fect love casteth out fear : because rear 
hath torment. He that f eareth is not 
made perfect in love. 

19 We love him, because he first 
loved us. 

20 If a man say, I love God, and 
hateth his brother, he is a liar : for he 
that loveth not his brother whom he 
hath seen, how can he love God whom 
he hath not seen ? 

21 And this commandment have we 
from him, That he who loveth God 
love his brother also. 

CHAPTER V. 

1 He that loveth God loveth his children, and keep- 
eth his commandments : 3 which to the faithful 
are light, and not grievous. 9 Jesus is the Son 
of God, able to save us, 14 and to hear our players, 
which we make for ourselves, and for others. 

WHOSOEVER believeth that Jesus 
is the Christ is born of God : and 
every one that loveth him that begat 
loveth him also that is begotten of 
him. 

2 By this we know that we love the 
children of God, when we love God, 
and keep his commandments. 

3 For this is the love of God, that we 
keep his commandments : and his 
commandments are not grievous. 

4 For whatsoever is born of God 
overcometh the world : and this is 
the victory that overcometh the 
world, even our faith. 

5 Who is he that overcometh the 
world, but he that believeth that Je- 
sus is the Son of God ? 

6 This is he that came by water and 
blood, even Jesus Christ ; not by water 
only, but by water and blood. And 
it is the Spirit that beareth witness, 
because the Spirit is truth. 

7 For there are three that bear rec- 
ord in heaven, the Father, the Word, 
and the Holy Ghost : and these three 
are one. 

8 And there are three that bear wit- 
ness in earth, the spirit, and the water, 
and the blood : and these three agree 
in one. 

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9 If we receive the witness of men, 
the witness of God is greater : for this 
is the witness of Goa which he hath 
testified of his Son. 

10 He that believeth on the Son of 
God hath the witness in himself : he 
that believeth not God hath made him 
a liar ; because he believeth not the 
record that God gave of his Son. 

11 And this is the record, that God 
hath given to us eternal life, and this 
life is in his Son. 

12 He that hath the Son hath life ; 
and he that hath not the Son of God 
hath not life. 

13 These things have I written unto 
you that believe on the name of the 
Son of God ; that ye may know that 
ye have eternal life, and that ye may 
believe on the name of the Son of 
God. 

14 And this is the confidence that 
we have in him, that, if we ask any 
thing according to his will, he hear- 
eth us: 

15 And if we know that he hear us, 



whatsoever we ask, we know that we 
have the petitions that we desired of 
him. 

16 If any man see his brother sin a 
sin which is not unto death, he shall 
ask, and he shall give him life for 
them that sin not unto death. There 
is a sin unto death : I do not say that 
he shall pray for it. 

17 All unrighteousness is sin: and 
there is a sin not unto death. 

18 We know that whosoever is born 
of God sinneth not ; but he that is 
begotten of God keepeth himself, and 
that wicked one toucheth him not. 

19 And we know that we are of God, 
and the whole world lieth in wicked- 
ness. 

20 And we know that the Son of God 
is come, and hath given us an under- 
standing, that we may know him that 
is true ; and we are in him that is 
true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This 
is the true God, and eternal life. 

21 Little children, keep yourselves 
from idols. Amen. 



THE SECOND EPISTLE OF 



JOHN. 



1 He exhorteth a certain honourable matron, with 
her children, to persevere in Christian love and 
belief, 8 lest they lose the reward of their for- 
mer profession : 10 and to have nothing to do 
with those seducers that bring not the true doc- 
trine of Christ Jesus. 

THE elder unto the elect lady and 
her children, whom I love in the 
truth ; and not I only, but also all 
they that have known the truth ; 

2 For the truth's sake, which dwelleth 
In us, and shall be with us fior ever. 

3 Grace be with you, mercy, and 

Seace, from God the Father, and from 
tie Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the 
Father, in truth and love. 

4 I rejoiced greatly that I found of 
thy children walking in truth, as we 
have received a commandment from 
the Father. 

5 And now I beseech thee, lady, not 
as though I wrote a new command- 
ment unto thee, but that which we 
had from the beginning, that we love 
one another. 

6 And this is love, that we walk 
after his commandments. This is the 
commandment, That, as ye have 

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heard from the beginning, ye should 
walk in it. 

7 For many deceivers are entered 
into the world, who confess not that 
Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This 
is a deceiver and an antichrist. 

8 Look to yourselves, that we lose 
not those things which we have 
wrought, but that we receive a full' 
reward. 

9 Whosoever transgresseth, and 
abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, 
hath not God. He that abideth in the 
doctrine of Christ, he hath both the 
Father and the Son. 

10 If there come any unto you, and 
bring not this doctrine, receive him 
not into your house, neither bid him 
God speed: 

11 For he that biddeth him God 
speed is partaker of his evil deeds. 

12 Having many things to write un- 
to you, I would not write with paper 
and ink : but I trust to come unto 
you, and speak face to fa,ce, that our 
joy may be full. 

13 The children of thy elect sister 
greet thee. Amen. 



THE THIRD EPISTLE OF 

JOHN. 



Sit txmmtndeth Qaius for hit piety, 5 and hospi- 
tality 7 to true preachert : 9 complaining of the 
unkind dealing of ambitious Dtotrephes on the 
contrary tide, 11 whose evil example is not to be 
followed .- 12 and giveth special teetimony to the 
good report of Demetriut. 

THE elder unto the well beloved 
Gaius, whom I love in the truth. 

2 Beloved, I wish above all things 
that thou mayest prosper and be in 
health, even as thy soul prospereth. 

3 For I rejoiced greatly, when the 
brethren came and testified of the 
truth that is in thee, even as thou 
walkest in the truth. 

4 I have no greater joy than to 
hear that my children walk in truth. 

5 Beloved, thou doest faithfully 
whatsoever thou doest to the breth- 
'ren, and to strangers ; 

6 which have borne witness of thy 
charity before the church : whom if 
thou bring forward on their journey 
after a godly sort, thou shalt do 
well : 

7 Because that for his name's sake 
they went forth, taking nothing of 
the Gentiles. 

8 We therefore ought to receive 



such, that we might be fellow help 
ers to the truth. 

9 I wrote unto the church : but Di 
otrephes, who loveth to have the 
preeminence among them, receiveth 
us not. 

10 Wherefore, if I come, I will re= 
member his deeds which he doeth,, 
prating against us with malicious 
words : and not content therewith, 
neither doth he himself receive the 
brethren, and forbiddeth them that 
would, and casteth them out of the 
church. 

11 Beloved, follow not that which is 
evil, but that which is good. He that 
doeth good is of God : but he that 
doeth evil hath not seen God. 

12 Demetrius hath good report of 
all men, and of the truth itself : yea 8 
and we also bear record ; and ye 
know that our record is true. 

13 I had many things to write, but 
I will not with ink and pen write 
unto thee : 

14 But I trust I shall shortly see 
thee, and we shall speak face to face. 
Peace be to thee. Our friends salute 
thee. Greet the friends by name. 



THE GENERAL EPISTLE OF 



JUDE. 



St exhortetk them to be constant in the profession 
of the faith. 4 False teachers are crept in to 
teduce them : for whose damnable doctrine and 
manners horrible punishment is prepared : 20 
whereat the godly, by the assistance of the Holy 
Spirit, and prayers to God, may persevere, and 
grow in grace, and keep themselves, and recover 
others out of the snares of those deceivers. 

JUDE, the servant of Jesus Christ, 
and brother of James, to them 
that are sanctified by God the Father, 
and preserved in Jesus Christ, ana 
called : 

2 Mercy unto you, and peace, and 
love, be multiplied. 

3 Beloved, when I gave all diligence 
to write unto you of the common 
salvation, it was needful for me to 
write unto you, and exhort you that 
ye should earnestly contend for the 
faith which was once delivered unto 
the saints. 

4 For there are certain men crept 
In unawares, who were before of old 
ordained to this condemnation, un- 
godly men, turning the grace of our 
God into lasciviousness, and denying 
the only Lord God, and our Lord 
Jesus Christ. 

6 I will therefore put you in re- 
membrance, though ye once knew 
fchis, how that the Lord, having saved 
£he people out of the land of Egypt, 
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afterward destroyed them that be- 
lieved not. 

6 And the angels which kept not 
their first estate, but left their own 
habitation, he hath reserved in ever= 
lasting chains under darkness unto 
the judgment of the great day. 

7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and 
the cities about them in like manner, 
giving themselves over to fornica- 
tion, and going after strange . flesh, 
are set forth for an example, suffer- 
ing the vengeance of eternal fire. 

8 Likewise also these filthy dream- 
ers defile the fleshj despise dominions, 
and speak evil of dignities. 

9 Yet Michael the archangel, when 
contending with the devil he dis- 
puted about the body of Moses, durst 
not bring against him a railing ac- 
cusation, but said, The Lord rebuke 
thee. 

10 But these speak evil of those 
things which they know not : but 
what they know naturally, as brute 
beasts, in those things they corrupt 
themselves. 

11 Woe unto them! for they have 
gone in the way of Cain, and ran 
greedily after the error of Balaam 
for reward, and perished in the gaim 
saying of Core. 

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John writeth 



REVELATION, I. 



his revelation* 



12 These are spots in your feasts of 
charity, when they feast with you, 
feeding themselves without fear: 
clouds they are without water, car- 
ried about of winds ; trees whose 
fruit withereth, without fruit, twice 
dead, plucked up by the roots ; 

13 Raging waves of the sea, foaming 
out their own shame ; wandering stars, 
to whom is reserved the blackness of 
darkness for ever. 

14 And Enoch also, the seventh from 
Adam, prophesied of these, saying. Be- 
hold, the Lord cometh with ten tnou- 
sand of his saints, 

15 To execute judgment upon all, 
and to convince all that are ungodly 
amo them of all their ungodly deeds 
which they have ungodly committed, 
and of all their hard speeches which 
ungodly sinners have spoken against 
him. 

16 These are murmurers, complain- 
ers, walking after their own lusts ; and 
their mouth speaketh great swelling 
words, having men's persons in admi- 
ration because of advantage. 



17 But, beloved, remember ye the 
words which were spoken before of 
the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ ; 

18 How that they told you there 
should be mockers in the last time, 
who should walk after their own un- 
godly lusts. 

19 These be they who separate them- 
selves, sensual, having not the Spirit 

20 But ye, beloved, building up your- 
selves on your most holy faith, pray- 
ing in the Holy Ghost, 

21 Keep yourselves in the lovo of 
God, looking for the mercy of our 
Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. 

22 And of some have compassion, 
making a difference : 

23 And others save with fear, pulling 
them out of the fire ; hating even the 
garment spotted by the flesh. 

24 Now unto him that is able to keep 
you from falling, and to present you 
faultless before the presence of his 
glory with exceeding joy, 

25 To the only wise God our Saviour, 
be glory and majesty, dominion and 
power, both now and ever. Amen. 



THE REVELATION 

OP 
ST. JOHN THE DIVINE. 



CHAPTER I. 

4 John xeriteth his revelation to the seven churches 
of Asia, signified by the seven golden candle- 
sticks. 7 The coming of Christ. 14 His glori- 
ous pover and majesty. 

THE Revelation of Jesus Christ, 
which God gave unto him, to 
shew unto his servants things which 
must shortly come to pass ; and he 
sent and signified it by his angel unto 
his servant John : . 

2 Who bare record of the word of 
God, and of the testimony of Je- 
sus Christ, and of all things that he 
saw. 

3 Blessed is he that readeth, and 
they that hear the words of this 
prophecy, and keep those things 
which are written therein: for the 
time is at hand. 

4 TOHN to the seven churches 
tJ which are in Asia : Grace be 

unto you, and peace, from him which 
is, and which was, and which is to 
come; and from the seven Spirits 
which are before his throne ; 

5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the 
faithful witness, and the firstbegotten 
of the dead, and the prince of the 
kings of the earth. Unto him that 
loved us, and washed us from our sins 
in his own blood, 

6 And hath made us kings and priests 
unto God and his Father ; to him be 
glory and dominion for ever and ever. 
Amen. 

7 Behold, he cometh with clouds ; 

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and every eye shall see him, and they 
also which pierced him : and all kin- 
dreds of the earth shall wail because 
of him. Even so, Amen. 

8 I am Alpha and Omega, the begin- 
ning and the ending, saith the Lord, 
which is, and which was, and which is 
to come, the Almighty. 

9 I John, who also am your brother, 
and companion in tribulation, and in 
the kingdom and patience of Jesus 
Christ, was in the isle that is called 
Patmos, for the word of God, and for 
the testimony of Jesus Christ. 

10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's 
day, and heard behind me a great 
voice, as of a trumpet, 

11 Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, 
the first and the last : and, What thou 
seest, write in a book, and send it unto 
the seven churches which are in Asia ; 
unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and 
unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, 
and unto Sardis, and unto Philadel- 
phia, and unto Laodicea. 

12 And I turned to see the voice that 
spake with me. And being turned, I 
saw seven golden candlesticks ; 

13 And in the midst of the seven 
candlesticks one like unto the Son of 
man, clothed with a garment down to 
the foot, and girt about the paps with 
a golden girdle. 

14 His head and his hairs were white 
like wool, as white as snow ; and his 
eyes were as a flame of Are ; 

15 And his feet like unto fine brass. 



fix 



What John was 



REVELATION, II. 



commanded to write. 



as, if they burned in a furnace ; and his 
voice as the sound of many waters. 

16 And he had in his right hand seven 
stars : and out of his mouth went a 
sharp twoedged sword : and his coun- 
tenance was as the sun shineth in his 
strength. 

17 And when I saw him, I fell at his 
feet as dead. And he laid his right 
hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear 
not ; I am the first and the last : 

18 lam he that liveth, and was dead ; 
and, behold, I am alive for evermore. 
Amen ; and have the keys of hell and 
of death. 

19 Write the things which thou hast 
seen, and the things which are, and 
the things which shall be hereafter ; 

20 The mystery of the seven stars 
which thou sawest in my right hand, 
and the seven golden candlesticks. 
The seven stars are the angels of the 
seven churches : and the seven candle- 
sticks which thou sawest are the seven 
churches. 

CHAPTER II. 

What is commanded to be written to the angels, 
that is, the ministers of the churches of 1 Ephe- 
$us, 8 Smyrna, 12 Pergamos, 18 Thyatira : and 
what is commended, or found wanting in them. 

UNTO the angel of the church of 
Ephesus write ; These things saith 
he that holdeth the seven stars in his 
right hand, who walketh in the midst 
of the seven golden candlesticks ; 

2 I know thy works, and thy labour, 
and thy patience, and how thou canst 
not bear them which are evil: and 
thou hast tried them which say they 
are apostles, and are not, and hast 
found them liars: 

3 And hast borne, and hast patience, 
and for my name's sake hast laboured, 
and hast not fainted. 

4 Nevertheless I have somewhat 
against thee, because thou hast left 
thy first love. 

o Remember therefore from whence 
thou art fallen, and repent, and do the 
first works ; or else I will come unto 
thee quickly, and will remove thy can- 
dlestick out of his place, except thou 
repent. 

6 But this thou hast, that thou hatest 
the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I 
also hate. 

7 He that hath an ear, let him 
hear what the Spirit saith unto the 
churches ; To him that overcometh 
will I give to eat of the tree of life, 
which is in the midst of the paradise 
of God. 

8 And unto the angel of the church 
In Smyrna write ; These things saith 
the first and the last, which was dead, 
and is alive : 

• I know thy works, and tribulation, 
and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I 
know the blasphemy of them which 
say they are Jews, and are not, but are 
the synagogue of Satan. 

10 Pear none of those things which 
thou shalt suffer : behold, the devil 
shall cast some of you into prison, that 



ye may be tried ; and ye shall have 
tribulation ten days : be thou faithful 
unto death, and I will give thee a 
crown of life. 

11 He that hath an ear, let him 
hear what the Spirit saith unto the 
churches ; He that overcometh shall 
not be hurt of the second death. 

12 And to the angel of the church in 
Pergamos write ; These things saith 
he which hath the sharp sword with 
two edges ; 

13 1 know thy works, and where thou 
dwellest, even where Satan's seat is: 
and thou holdest fast my name, and 
hast not denied my faith, even in those 
days wherein Antipas was my faith- 
ful martyr, who was slain among you, 
where Satan dwelleth. 

M But I have a few things against 
thee, because thou hast there them 
that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who 
taught Balak to cast a stumbling clock 
before the children of Israel, to eat 
things sacrificed unto idols, and to 
commit fornication. 

15 So hast thou also them that hold 
the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which 
thing I hate. 

16 Repent ; or else I will come unto 
thee quickly, and will fight against 
them with the sword of my mouth. 

17 He that hath an ear, let him 
hear what the Spirit saith unto the 
churches ; To him that overcometh 
will I give to eat of the hidden man- 
na, and will give him a white stone, 
and in the stone a new name writ- 
ten, which no man knoweth saving 
he that receiveth it. 

18 And unto the angel of the church 
in Thyatira write ; These things saith 
the Son of God, who hath his eyes like 
unto a flame of fire, and his feet are 
like fine brass ; 

19 I know thy works, and charity, 
and service, and faith, and thy pa- 
tience, and thy works ; and the last 
to be more than the first. 

20 Notwithstanding I have a few 
things against thee, because thou suf- 
f-erest that woman Jezebel, which call- 
eth herself a prophetess, to teach and 
to seduce my servants to commit forni- 
cation, and to eat things sacrificed un- 
to idols. 

21 And I gave her space to repent of 
her fornication ; and she repented not. 

22 Behold, I will cast her into a bed, 
and them that commit adultery with 
her into great tribulation, except they 
repent of their deeds. 

23 And I will kill her children with 
death ; and all the churches shall 
know that I am he which searcheth 
the reins and hearts : and I will give 
unto every one of you according to 
your works. 

24 But unto you I say, and unto the 
rest in Thyatira, as many as have not 
this doctrine, and which have not 
known the depths of Satan, as they 
speak ; I will put upon you none other 
burden, 

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&ardis reproved. 



REVELATION, III. 



Laodicea rebuked. 



25 But that which ye have already, 
hold fast till I come. 

26 And he that overcometh, and keep- 
eth my works unto the end, to him will 

1 give power over the nations : 

27 And he shall rule them with a 
rod of iron ; as the vessels of a pot- 
ter shall they be broken to shivers : 
even as I received of my Father. 

28 And I will give him the morning 
star. 

29 He that hath an ear, let him 
hear what the Spirit saith unto the 
churches. 

CHAPTER IH. 

2 The angel of the church of Sardis is reproved, 3 
exhorted to repent, and threatened if he do not 
repent. 8 The angel of the church of Philadel- 
phia 10 is approved for his diligence and pa- 
tience. 15 The angel of Laodicea rebuked, for 
being neither hot nor cold, 19 and admonished to 
be more zealous. 20 Christ standeth at the door 
and knocketh. 

AND unto the angel of the church 
. in Sardis write ; These things 
saith he that hath the seven Spirits 
of God, and the seven stars; I know 
thy works, that thou hast a name 
that thou livest, and art dead. 

2 Be watchful, and strengthen the 
things which remain, that are ready 
to die : for I have not found thy 
works perfect before God. 

3 Remember therefore how thou 
hast received and heard, and hold 
fast, and repent. If therefore thou 
shalt not watch, I will come on thee 
as a thief, and thou shalt not know 
what hour I will come upon thee. 

4 Thou hast a few names even in 
Sardis which have not denied their 
garments ; and they shall walk with 
me in white : for they are worthy. 

5 He that overcometh, the same 
shall be clothed in white raiment; 
and I will not blot out his name out 
of the book of life, but I will confess 
his name before my Father, and be- 
fore his angels. 

6 He that hath an ear, let him 
hear what the Spirit saith unto the 
churches. 

7 And to the angel of the church in 
Philadelphia write ; These things saith 
he that is holy, he that is true, he that 
hath the key of David, he that open- 
eth, and no man shutteth ; and shut- 
teth, and no man openeth ; 

8 I know thy works : behold, I have 
set before thee an open door, and no 
man can shut it : for thou hast a lit- 
tle strength, and hast kept my word, 
and hast not denied my name. 

9 Behold, I will make them of the 
synagogue of Satan, which say they 
are Jews, and are not, but do lie ; be- 
hold, I will make them to come and 
worship before thy feet, and to know 
that I nave loved thee. 

10 Because thou hast kept the word 
of my patience, I also will keep thee 
from the hour of temptation, which 
shall come upon all the world, to try 
them that dwell upon the earth. 

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11 Behold. I come quickly : hold 
that fast which thou hast, that no 
man take thy crown. 

12 Him that overcometh will I make 
a pillar in the temple of my God, and 
he shall go no more out : and I will 
write upon him the name of my God, 
and the name of the city of my God, 
which is new Jerusalem, which cometh 
down out of heaven from my God : 
and I will write upon him, my new 
name. 

13 He that hath an ear, let him 
hear what the Spirit saith unto the 
churches. 

14 And unto the angel of the church 
of the Laodiceans write ; These things 
saith the Amen, the faithful and true 
witness, the beginning of the crea- 
tion of God ; 

15 I know thy works, that thou art 
neither cold nor hot : I would thou 
wert cold or hot. 

16 So then because thou art luke- 
warm, and neither cold nor hot, I 
will spew thee out of my mouth. 

17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, 
and increased with goods, and have 
need of nothing; and knowest not 
that thou art wretched, and misera- 
ble, and poor, and blind, and naked : 

18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold 
tried in the fire, that thou may est be 
rich ; and white raiment, that thou 
mayest be clothed, and that the shame 
of thy nakedness do not appear ; and 
anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that 
thou mayest see. 

19 As many as I love, I rebuke and 
chasten : be zealous therefore, and re- 
pent. 

20 Behold, I stand at the door, and 
knock : if any man hear my voice, 
and open the door, I will come in to 
him, and will sup with him, and he 
with me. 

21 To him that overcometh will I 
grant to sit with me in my throne, 
even as I also overcame, and am set 
down with my Father in his throne. 

22 He that hath an ear, let him 
hear what the Spirit saith unto the 
churches. 

CHAPTER IV. 

2 John seeth the throne of God in heaven. 4 The 
four and twenty elders. 6 The four beasts full 
of eyes before and behind. 10 The elders lay 
down their crowns, and worship him that sat on 
the throne. 

AFTER this I looked, and, behold, 
. a door was opened in heaven : 
and the first voice which I heard was 
as it were of a trumpet talking with 
me ; which said, Come up hither, and 
I will shew thee things which must be 

2 And immediately I was in the 
Spirit : and, behold, a throne was set 
in heaven, and one sat on the throne. 

3 And he that sat was to look upon 
like a jasper and a sardine stone : and 
there was a rainbow round about the 
throne, in sight like unto an emerald. 

4 And round about the throne were 



The sealed book. 



REVELATION, VI. 



Opening of the seals, 



four and twenty seats : and upon the 
seats I saw four and twenty elders sit- 
ting, clothed in white raiment ; and 
they had on their heads crowns of gold. 

5 And out of the throne proceed- 
ed lightnings and thunderings and 
voices: and there were seven lamps 
of fire burning before the throne, 
which are the seven Spirits of God. 

6 And before the throne there was 
a sea of glass like unto crystal : and 
in the midst of the throne, and round 
about the throne, were four beasts full 
of eyes before and behind. 

7 And the first beast was like a lion, 
and the second beast like a calf, and 
the third beast had a face as a man, 
and the fourth beast was like a flying 
eagle. 

8 And the four beasts had each of 
them six wings about him; and they 
were full of eyes within : and they rest 
not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, 
holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, 
and is, and is to come. 

9 And when those beasts give glory 
and honour and thanks to him that 
sat on the throne, who liveth for ever 
and ever, 

10 The four and twenty elders fall 
down before him that sat on the 
throne, and worship him that liveth 
for ever and ever, and cast their 
crowns before the throne, saying, 

11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to re- 
ceive glory and honour and power: 
for thou hast created all things, and 
for thy pleasure they are and were 
created. 

CHAPTER V. 

] The book sealed with seven seals .* 9 which only 
the Lamb that was slain is worthy to open. 12 
Therefore the elders praise him, 9 and confess 
that he redeemed them with his blood. 

AN D I saw in the right hand of him 
l that sat on the throne a book writ- 
ten within and on the back side, sealed 
with seven seals. 

2 And I saw a strong angel pro- 
claiming with a loud voice, Who is 
worthy to open the book, ana to loose , 
the seals thereof? 

3 And no man in heaven, nor in 
earth, neither under the earth, was 
able to open the book, neither to look 
thereon. 

4 And I wept much, because no man 
was found worthy to open and to read 
the book, neither to look thereon. 

5 And one of the elders saith unto 
me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of 
the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, 
hath prevailed to open the book, and 
to loose the seven seals thereof. 

6 And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst 
of the throne and of the four beasts, 
and in the midst of the elders, stood 
a Lamb as it had been slain, having 
seven horns and seven eyes, which 
are the seven Spirits of God sent forth 
into all the earth. 

7 And he came and took the book 
out of the right hand of him that sat 
upon the throne. 



8 And when he had taken the book* 
the four beasts and four and twenty 
elders fell down before the Lamb, 
having every one of them harps, and 
golden vials full of odours, whicn are 
the prayers of saints. 

9 And they sung a new song, saying v 
Thou art worthy to take the book, and 
to open the seals thereof : for thou 
wast slain, and hast redeemed us to 
God by thy blood out of every kin- 
dred, and tongue, and people, and 
nation ; 

10 And hast made us unto our God 
kings and priests : and we shall reign 
on the earth. 

11 And I beheld, and I heard the 
voice of many angels round about 
the throne, and the beasts, and the 
elders : and the number of them was 
ten thousand times ten thousand, and 
thousands of thousands ; 

12 Saying with a loud voice, Worthy 
is the Lamb that was slain to receive 
power, and riches, and wisdom, and 
strength, and honour, and glory, and 
blessing. 

13 And every creature which is in 
heaven, and on the earth, and under 
the earth, and such as are in the sea, 
and all that are in them, heard I say- 
ing. Blessing, and honour, and glory, 
and power, be unto him that sitteth 
upon the throne, and unto the Lamb 
for ever and ever. 

14 And the four beasts said, Amen, 
And the four and twenty elders fell 
down and worshipped him that liveth 
for ever and ever. 

CHAPTER VL 

1 The opening of the seals in order, and what fol- 
lowed thereupon, containing a prophecy to the end 
of the world. 

AND I saw when the Lamb opened 
xjl one of the seals, and I heard, 
as it were the noise of thunder, one 
of the four beasts saying, Come and 
see. 

2 And I saw, and behold a white 
horse : and he that sat on him had a 
bow; and a crown was given unto 
him: and he went forth conquering, 
and to conquer. 

3 And when he had opened the sec- 
ond seal, I heard the second beast say s 
Come and see. 

4 And there went out another horse 
that was red : and power was given to 
him that sat thereon to take peace 
from the earth, and that they should 
kill one another : and there was given 
unto him a great sword. 

5 And when he had opened the third 
seal, I heard the third beast say, Come 
and see. And I beheld, and lo a black 
horse ; and he that sat on him had a 
pair of balances in his hand. 

6 And I heard a voice in the midst of 
the four beasts say, A measure of 
wheat for a penny, and three meas- 
ures of barley for a penny ; and set 
thou hurt not the oil and the wine. 

7 And when he had opened tb# 

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fourth seal, I heard the voice of the 
fourth beast say, Come and see. 

8 And I looked, and behold a pale 
horse . and his name that sat on him 
was Death, and Hell followed with 
him. And power was given unto 
them over the fourth part of the 
earth, to kill with sword, and with 
hunger, and with death, and with the 
beasts of the earth. 

9 And when he had opened the fifth 
seal, I saw under the altar the souls 
of them that were slain for the word 
of God, and for the testimony which 
they held : 

10 And they cried with a loud voice, 
saying, How long, O Lord, holy and 
true, dost thou not judge and avenge 
our blood on them that dwell on the 
earth ? 

11 And white robes were given unto 
every one of them ; and it was said 
unto them, that they should rest yet 
for a little season, until their fellow 
servants also and their brethren, that 
should be killed as they were, should 
be fulfilled. 

12 And I beheld when he had opened 
the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a 
great earthquake; and the sun be- 
came black as sackcloth of hair, and 
the moon became as blood ; 

13 And the stars of heaven fell unto 
the earth, even as a fig tree casteth 
her untimely figs, when she is shaken 
of a mighty wind. 

14 And the heaven departed as a 
scroll when it is rolled together ; 
and every mountain and island were 
moved out of their places. 

15 And the kings of the earth, and 
the great men, and the rich men, and 
the chief captains, and the mighty 
men, and every bond man, and every 
free man, hid themselves in the dens 
and in the rocks of the mountains ; 

16 And said to the mountains and 
rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from 
the face of him that sitteth on the 
throne, and from the wrath of the 
Lamb : 

17 For the great day of his wrath 
is come; and who shall be able to 
stand! 

CHAPTER VH. 

8 An angel sealeth the servant* of Qod in their 
forehead*. 4 The number of them that were 
sealed : •/ the tribes of Israel a certain number. 
9 Of all ether nations an innumerable multitude, 
which stand before the throne, clad in white robes, 
and palms in their hands. 14 Their robes were 
washed in the blood of the Lamb. 

AND after these things I saw four 
. angels standing on the four cor- 
ners of the earth, holding the four 
winds of the earth, that {he wind 
should not blow on the earth, nor 
on the sea, nor on any tree. 

2 And I saw another angel ascend- 
ing from the east, having the seal of 
the living God : and he cried with a 
loud voice to the four angels, to 
whom it was given to hurt the earth 
and the sea, 

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3 Saving, Hurt not the earth, nei- 
ther the sea, nor the trees, till we 
have sealed the servants of our God 
in their foreheads. 

4 And I heard the number of them 
which were sealed : and there were 
sealed a hundred and forty and four 
thousand of all the tribes of the chil- 
dren of Israel. 

5 Of the tribe of Juda were sealed 
twelve thousand. Of the tribe of 
Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. 
Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve 
thousand. 

6 Of the tribe of Aser were sealed 
twelve thousand. Of the tribe of 
Nephthalim were sealed twelve thou- 
sand. Of the tribe of Manasses were 
sealed twelve thousand. 

7 Of the tribe of Simeon were seal- 
ed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of 
Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of 
the tribe of Issachar were sealed 
twelve thousand. 

8 Of the tribe of Zabulon were seal- 
ed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of 
Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. 
Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed 
twelve thousand. 

9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a 
great multitude, which no man could 
number, of all nations, and kindreds, 
and people, and tongues, stood before 
the throne, and before the Lamb, 
clothed with white robes, and palms 
in their hands ; 

10 And cried with a loud voice, say- 
ing, Salvation to our God which sit- 
teth upon the throne, and unto the 
Lamb. 

11 And all the angels stood round 
about the throne, and about the eld- 
ers and the four beasts, and fell be- 
fore the throne" on their faces, and 
worshipped God, 

12 Saying, Amen : Blessing, and glo- 
ry, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, 
and honour, and power, and might, 
be unto our God for ever and ever. 
Amen. 

13 And one of the elders answered, 
saying unto me ; What are these which 
are arrayed in white robes? and 
whence came they! * 

H And I said unto him, Sir, thou 
knowest. And he said to me. These 
are they which came out of great 
tribulation, and have washed their 
robes, and made them white in the 
blood of the Lamb. 

15 Therefore are they before the 
throne of God, and serve him day and 
night in his temple : and he that sit- 
teth on the throne shall dwell among 
them. 

16 They shall hunger no mor^, 
neither thirst any more; neither 
shall the sun light on them, nor any 
heat. 

17 For the Lamb which is in the 
midst of the throne shall feed them, 
and shall lead them unto living fount- 
ains of waters : and God shall wipe 
away all tears from their eyes. 



fe. 



Sounding of 



REVELATION, IX. 



the trumpets. 



CHAPTER VIII. 

1 At the opening of the seventh seal, 2 seven angels 
had seven trumpets given them. 6 Four of them 
sound their trumpets, and great plagues follow. 
S Another angel putteth incense to the prayers of 
the saints on the golden altar. 

AND when he had opened the sev- 
. enth seal, there was silence in 
heaven about the space of half an 
hour. 

2 And I saw the seven angels which 
stood before God ; and to them were 
given seven trumpets. 

3 And another angel came and stood 
at the altar, having a golden censer ; 
and there was given unto him much 
incense, that he should offer it with 
the prayers of all saints upon the 
golden altar which was before the 
throne. 

4 And the smoke of the incense, 
which came with the prayers of the 
saints, ascended up before God out of 
the angel's hand. 

5 And the angel took the censer, and 
filled it with fire of the altar, and cast 
it into the earth : and there were 
voices, and thunderings, and light- 
nings, and an earthquake. 

6 And the seven angels which had 
the seven trumpets prepared them- 
selves to sound. 

7 The first angel sounded, and there 
followed hail and fire mingled with 
blood, and they were cast upon the 
earth : and the third part of trees 
was burnt up, and all green grass 
was burnt up. 

8 And the second angel sounded, and 
as it were a great mountain burning 
with fire was cast into the sea : and 
the third part of the sea became 
blood ; 

9 And the third part of the creatures 
which were in the sea, and had life, 
died ; and the third part of the ships 
were destroyed. 

10 And the third angel sounded, and 
there fell a great star from heaven, 
burning as it were a lamp, and it 
fell upon the third part of the riv- 
ers, and upon the fountains of wa- 
ters ; 

11 And the name of the star is 
called Wormwood : and the third 
part of the Waters became worm- 
wood ; and many men died of the 
waters, because they were made bit- 
ter. 

12 And the fourth angel sounded, 
and the third part of the sun was 
smitten, and the third part of the 
moon, and the third part of the 
stars ; so as the third part of them 
was darkened, and the day shone not 
for a third part of it, and the night 
likewise. 

13 And I beheld, and heard an angel 
flying through the midst of heaven, 
saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, 
woe, to the inhabiters ^f the earth 
by* reason of the other voices of the 
trumpet of the three angels, which 
are yet to sound ! 



CHAPTER IX 

1 At the sounding of the fifth angel, a star falleth 
from heaven, to whom is given the key of the bot- 
tomless pit. 2 He openeth the pit, and there come 
forth locusts like scorpions. 12 The first woe 
past. 13 The sixth trumpet soundeth. 14 Four 
angels are let loose, that were bound. 

AN D the fifth angel sounded, and I 
saw a star fall from heaven unto 
the earth : and to him was given the 
key of the bottomless pit. 

2 And he opened the bottomless pit ; 
and there arose a smoke out of the pit, 
as the smoke of a great furnace ; ana 
the sun and the air were darkened by 
reason of the smoke of the pit. 

3 And there came out of the smoke 
locusts upon the earth : and unto them 
was given power, as the scorpions of 
the earth have power. 

4 And it was commanded them that 
they should not hurt the grass of the 
earth, neither any green thing, nei- 
ther any tree ; but only those men 
which have not the seal of God in 
their foreheads. 

5 And to them it was given that 
they should not kill them, but that 
they should be tormented five 
months : and their torment was as 
the torment of a scorpion, when he 
striketh a man. 

6 And in those days shall men seek 
death, and shall not find it ; and shall 
desire to die, and death shall flee from 
them. 

7 And the shapes of the locusts were 
like unto horses prepared unto battle ; 
and on their heads were as it were 
crowns like gold, and their faces were 
as the faces of men. 

8 And they had hair as the hair of 
women, ana their teeth were as the 
teeth or lions. 

9 And they had breastplates, as it were 
breastplates of iron ; and the sound of 
their wings was as the sound of chari- 
ots of many horses running to battle. 

10 And they had tails like unto scor- 
pions, and there were stings in their 
tails : and their power was to hurt 
men five months. 

11 And they had a king over them, 
which is the angel of the bottomless 
pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue 
is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue 
hath his name Apollyon. 

12 One woe is past; and, behold, 
there come two woes more hereafter. 

13 And the sixth angel sounded, and 
I heard a voice from the four horns of 
the golden altar which is before God, 

14 Saying to the sixth angel which 
had the trumpet, Loose the four angels 
which are bound in the great river 
Euphrates. 

15 And the four angels were loosed, 
which were prepared for an hour, and 
a day, and a month, and a year, for to 
slay the third part of men. 

16 And the number of the army of 
the horsemen were two hundred thou- 
sand thousand : and I heard the num- 
ber of them. 

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The two witnesses. 



17 And thus I saw the horses in the 
vision, and them that sat on them, 
having breastplates of fire, and of ja- 
cinth, and brimstone : and the heads 
of the horses were as the heads of 
lions ; and out of their mouths issued 
fire and smoke and brimstone. 

18 By these three was the third part 
of men killed, by the fire, and by the 
smoke, and by the brimstone, which 
issued out of their mouths. 

19 For their power is in their mouth, 
and in their tails : for their tails were 
like unto serpents, and had heads, and 
with them they do hurt. 

20 And the rest of the men which 
were not killed by these plagues yet 
repented not of the works of their 
hands, that they should not worship 
devils, and idols of gold, and silver, 
and brass, and stone, and of wood ; 
which neither can see, nor hear, nor 
walk: 

21 Neither repented they of their 
murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of 
their fornication, nor of their thefts. 

CHAPTER X. 

1 A mighty strong angel appeareth with a book 
open in his hand. 6 He sweareth by him that liv- 
eth for ever, that there shall be no more time. 9 
John is commanded to take and eat the book. 

AND I saw another mighty angel 
- come down from heaven, clothed 
with a cloud : and a rainbow was upon 
his head, and his face was as it were 
the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire : 

2 And he had in his hand a little 
book open : and he set his right foot 
upon the sea, and his left foot on the 
earth, 

3 And cried with a loud voice, as 
when a lion roareth : and when he had 
cried, seven thunders uttered their 
voices. 

4 And when the seven thunders had 
uttered their voices, I was about to 
write : and I heard a voice from heav- 
en saying unto me, Seal up those 
things which the seven thunders ut- 
tered, and write them not. 

5 And the angel which I saw stand 
upon the sea and upon the earth lifted 
up his hand to heaven, 

6 And sware by him that liveth for 
ever and ever, who created heaven, 
and the things that therein are, and 
the earth, and the things that therein 
are, and the sea, and the things which 
are therein, that there should be time 
no longer : 

7 But in the days of the voice of the 
seventh angel, when he shall begin to 
sound, the mystery of God should be 
finished, as he hath declared to his 
servants the prophets. 

8 And the voice which I heard from 
heaven spake unto me again, and said, 
Go and take the little book which is 
open in the hand of the angel which 
standeth upon the sea and upon the 
earth. 

9 And I went unto the angel, and 
aaid unto him, Give me the little book. 

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And he said unto me, Take it, and eat 
it up ; and it shall make thy belly bit 
ter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet 
as honey. 

10 And I took the little book out of 
the angel's hand, and ate it up ; and it 
was in my mouth sweet as honey : and 
as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was 
bitter. 

11 And he said unto me, Thou must 
prophesy again before many peoples, 
and nations, and tongues, and kings. 

CHAPTER XI. 

3 The two witnesses prophesy. 6 They have power 
to shut heaven, that it rain not. 7 The beast 
shall fight against them, and kill them. 8 They 
lie unburied, 11 and after three days and a half 
rise again. 14 The second woe is past. 15 The 
seventh trumpet soundeth. 

AN D there was given me a reed like 
. unto a rod : and the angel stood, 
saying, Rise, and measure the temple 
of God, and the altar, and them that 
worship therein. 

2 But the court which is without the 
temple leave out, and measure it not ; 
for it is given unto the Gentiles : ana 
the holy city shall they tread under 
foot forty and two months. 

3 And I will give power unto my two 
witnesses, and they shall prophesy a 
thousand two hundred and threescore 
days, clothed in sackcloth. 

4 These are the two olive trees, and 
the two candlesticks standing before 
the God of the earth. 

5 And if any man will hurt them, 
fire proceedeth out of their mouth, 
and devoureth their enemies : and if 
any man will hurt them, he must in 
this manner be killed. 

6 These have power to shut heaven, 
that it rain not in the days of their 
prophecy : and have power over waters 
to turn them to blood, and to smite the 
earth with all plagues, as often as they 
will. 

7 And when they shall have finish- 
ed their testimony, the beast that as- 
cendeth out of the bottomless pit shall 
make war against them, and shall over- 
come them, and kill them. 

8 And their dead bodies shall lie in 
the street of the great city, which 
spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, 
where also our Lord was crucified. 

9 And they of the people and kin- 
dreds and tongues and nations shall 
see their dead bodies three days and a 
half, and shall not suffer their dead 
bodies to be put in graves. 

10 And they that dwell upon the 
earth shall rejoice over them, and 
make merry, and shall send gifts one 
to another ; because these two proph- 
ets tormented them that dwelt on 
the earth. 

11 And after three days and a half 
the Spirit of life from God entered 
into them, and they stood upon their 
feet ; and great fear fell upon them 
which saw them. 

12 And they heard a great voice 



The dragon cast 



REVELATION, XIII. 



out of heaven. 



from heaven saying unto them, Come 
up hither. And they ascended up to 
heaven in a cloud ; and their ene- 
mies beheld them. 

13 And the same hour was there a 
great earthquake, and the tenth part 
of the city fell, and in the earth- 
quake were slain of men seven thou- 
sand : and the remnant were affright- 
ed, and gave glory to the God of 
heaven. 

14 The second woe is past ; and, be- 
hold, the third woe cometh quickly. 

15 And the seventh angel sounded ; 
and there were great voices in heaven, 
saying, The kingdoms of this world are 
become the kingdoms of our Lord, 
and of his Christ ; and he shall reign 
for ever and ever. 

16 And the four and twenty elders, 
which sat before God on their seats, 
fell upon their faces, and worshipped 
God, 

17 Saying, We give thee thanks, O 
Lord God Almighty, which art, and 
wast, and art to come ; because thou 
hast taken to thee thy great power, 
and hast reigned. 

18 And the nations were angry, and 
thy wrath is come, and the time 
of the dead, that they should be 
judged, and that thou shouldest give 
reward unto thy servants the proph- 
ets, and to the saints, and them that 
fear thy name, small and great ; and 
shouldest destroy them which destroy 
the earth. 

19 And the temple of God was open- 
ed in heaven, and there was seen in 
his temple the ark of his testament : 
and there were lightnings, and voices, 
and thunderings, and an earthquake, 
and great hail. 

CHAPTER XII. 

1 A woman clothed with the sun travaileth. 4 The 
great fed dragon standeth before her, ready to 
devour her child.: 6 when she was delivered she 
fleeth into the wilderness. 7 Michael and his an- 
gels fight with the dragon, and prevail. 13 The 
dragon being cast down into the earth, persecut- 
eth the woman. 

AND there appeared a great won- 
der in heaven ; a woman clothed 
with the sun, and the moon under 
her feet, and upon her head a crown 
of twelve stars : 

2 And she being with child cried, 
travailing in birth, and pained to be 
delivered. 

3 And there appeared another won- 
der in heaven ; and behold a great 
red dragon, having seven heads and 
ten horns, and seven crowns upon his 
heads. 

1 And his tail drew the third part 
of the stars of heaven, and did cast 
them to the earth : and the dragon 
stood before the woman which was 
ready to be delivered, for to devour 
her child as soon as it was born. 

5 And she brought forth a man child, 
who was to rule all nations with a rod 
of iron : and her child was caught up 
unto God, and to his throne. 



6 And the woman fled into the wil- 
derness, where she hath a place pre- 

Eared of God, that they should feed 
er there a thousand two hundred 
and threescore days. 

7 And there was war in heaven : Mi- 
chael and his angels fought against 
the dragon ; and the dragon fought 
and his angels, 

8 And prevailed not ; neither was 
their place found any more in heaven. 

9 And the great dragon was cast 
out, that old serpent, called the Devil, 
and Satan, which deceivetn the whole 
world : he was cast out into the 
earth, and his angels were cast out 
with him. 

10 And I heard a loud voice say- 
ing in heaven, Now is come salvation, 
and strength, and the kingdom of our 
God, and the power of his Christ : for 
the accuser of our brethren is cast 
down, which accused them before 
our God day and night. 

11 And they overcame him by the 
blood of the Lamb, and by the word 
of their testimony ; and they loved 
not their lives unto the death. 

12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, 
and ye that dwell in them. Woe to 
the inhabiters of the earth and of 
the sea ! for the devil is come down 
unto you, having great wrath, be- 
cause he knoweth that he hath but 
a short time. 

13 And when the dragon saw that 
he was cast unto the earth, he per- 
secuted the woman which brought 
forth the man child. 

14 And to the woman were given 
two wings of a great eagle, that she 
might fly into the wilderness, into 
her place, where she is nourished for 
a time, and times, and half a time, 
from the face of the serpent. 

15 And the serpent cast out of his 
mouth water as a flood after the wo- 
man, that he might cause her to be 
carried away of the flood. 

16 And the earth helped the wo- 
man ; and the earth opened her 
mouth, and swallowed up the flood 
which the dragon cast out of his 
mouth. 

17 And the dragon was wroth with 
the woman, and went to make war 
with the remnant of her seed, which 
keep the commandments of God, and 
have the testimony of Jesus Christ. 

CHAPTER XIJI. 

1 A beast riseth out of the sea with seven heads and 
ten horns, to whom the dragon giveth his power. 
11 Another beast cometh up out of the earth : 14 
causeth an image to be made of the former beast, 
15 and that men should worship it, 16 and receive 
his mark. 

AN D I stood upon the sand of the 
. sea, and saw a beast rise up out of 
the sea, having seven heads and ten 
horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, 
and upon his heads the name of blas- 
phemy. 
2 And the beast which I saw was 
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REVELATION, XIV. 



seven heads. 



like unto a leopard, and his feet were 
as the feet of a bear, and his mouth 
as the mouth of a lion : and the 
dragon gave him his power, and his 
seat, and great authority. 

3 And I saw one of his heads as it 
were wounded to death ; and his dead- 
ly wound was healed : and all the 
world wondered after the beast. 

4 And they worshipped the dragon 
which gave power unto the beast : and 
they worshipped the beast, saying, 
Who is like unto the beast? who is 
able to make war with him? 

5 And there was given unto him a 
mouth speaking great things and blas- 
phemies ; and power was given unto 
him to continue forty and two 
months. 

6 And he opened his mouth in blas- 
phemy against God, to blaspheme his 
name, and his tabernacle, and them 
that dwell in heaven. 

7 And it was given unto him to make 
war with the saints, and to overcome 
them : and power was given him over 
all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. 

8 And all that dwell upon the earth 
shall worship him, whose names are 
not written in the book of life of the 
Lamb slain from the foundation of 
the world. 

9 If any man have an ear, let him 
hear. 

10 He that leadeth into captivity 
shall go into eaptivity : he that kill- 
eth with the sword must be killed 
with the sword. Here is the patience 
and the faith of the saints. 

11 And I beheld another beast com- 
ing up out of the earth : and he had 
two horns like a lamb, and he spake 
as a dragon. 

12 And he exerciseth all the power 
of the first beast before him, and caus- 
eth the earth and them which dwell 
therein to worship the first beast, 
whose deadly wound was healed. 

13 And he doeth great wonders, so 
that he maketh fire come down from 
heaven on the earth in the sight of 
men, 

14 And deceiveth them that dwell on 
the earth by the means of those mira- 
cles which he had power to do in the 
sight of the beast ; saying to them 
that dwell on the earth, that they 
should make an image to the beast, 
which had the wound by a sword, 
and did live. 

15 And he had power to give life 
unto the image of the beast, that the 
image of the beast should both speak, 
and cause that as many as would not 
worship the image of the beast should 
be killed. 

16 And he causeth all, both small and 
great, rich and poor, free and bond, 
to receive a mark in their right hand, 
or in their foreheads : 

17 And that no man might buy or 
sell, save he that had the mark, or 
the name of the beast, or the number 
of his name. 

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18 Here is wisdom. Let him that 
hath understanding count the num- 
ber of the beast : for it is the number 
of a man ; and his number is Six: hun- 
dred threescore and six. 

CHAPTER XIV. 

1 The Lamb standing on movnt Sion with his com- 
pany. 6 An angel preacheth the gospel. 8 The 
fall of Babylon. 15 The harvest of the world, 
and putting in of the sickle. 20 The vintage and 
winepress of the wrath of God. 

AN D I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood 
. on the mount Sion, and with him 
a hundred forty and four thousand, 
having his Father's name written in 
their foreheads. 

2 And I heard a voice from heaven, 
as the voice of many waters, and as 
the voice of a great thunder: and 
I heard the voice of harpers harping 
with their harps : 

3 And they sung as it were a new 
song before the throne, and before 
the four beasts, and the elders : and 
no man could learn that song but 
the hundred and forty and four 
thousand, which were redeemed from 
the earth. 

4 These are they which were not de- 
filed with women ; for they are vir- 
gins. These are they which follow 
the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. 
These were redeemed from among 
men, being the firstfruits unto God 
and to the Lamb. 

5 And in their mouth was found no 
guile : for they are without fault be- 
fore the throne of God. 

6 And I saw another angel fly in the 
midst of heaven, having the everlast- 
ing gospel to preach unto them that 
dwell on the earth, and to every na- 
tion, and kindred, and tongue, and 
people, 

7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear 
God, and give glory to him ; for the 
hour of his judgment is come : and 
worship him that made heaven, and 
earth, and the sea, and the fountains 
of waters. 

8 And there followed another angel, 
saying, Babylon is fallen, isfallen, that 
great city, because she made all na- 
tions drink of the wine of the wrath of 
her fornication. 

9 And the third angel followed 
them, saying with a loud voice, If 
any man worship the beast and his 
image, and receive his mark in his 
forehead, or in his hand, 

10 The same shall drink of the 
wine of the wrath of God, which is 
poured out without mixture into the 
cup of his indignation ; and he shall 
be tormented with fire and brimstone 
in the presence of the holy angels, and 
in the presence of the Lamb : 

11 And the smoke of their torment 
ascendeth up for ever and ever : and 
they have no rest day nor night, 
who worship the beast and his im- 
age, and whosoever receiveth the 
mark of his name. 



Harveut cf the world. REVELATION, XVI. 



The seven plagvxSi 



12 Here is the patience of the 
saints : here are they that keep the 
commandments of God, and the 
faith of Jesus. 

13 And I heard a voice from heaven 
saying unto me, Write, Blessed are 
the dead which die in the Lord from 
henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, 
that they may rest from their la- 
bours; and their works do follow 
them. 

14 And I looked, and behold a 
white cloud, and upon the cloud one 
sat like unto the Son of man, having 
on his head a golden crown, and in 
his hand a sharp sickle. 

15 And another angel came out of 
the temple, crying with a loud voice 
to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust 
An thy sickle, and reap : for the time 
is come for thee to reap; for the 
harvest of the earth is ripe. 

16 And he that sat on the cloud 
thrust in his sickle on the earth; 
and the earth was reaped. 

17 And another angel came out of 
the temple which is in heaven, he 
also havmg a sharp sickle. 

18 And another angel came out 
from the altar, which had power 
over fire ; and cried with a loud cry 
to him that had the sharp sickle, 
saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, 
and gather the clusters of the vine 
of the earth; for her grapes are 
fully ripe. 

19 And the angel thrust in his 
sickle into the earth, and gathered 
the vine of the earth, and cast it 
into the great winepress of the wrath 
of God. 

20 And the winepress was trodden 
without the city, and blood came 
out of the winepress, even unto the 
horse bridles, by the space of a thou- 
sand and six hundred furlongs. 

CHAPTER XV. 

1 The seven angels with the seven last plagues. 
3 The song of them that overcome the beast. 

1 The seven vials full of the wrath of God. 

AND I saw another sign in heaven, 
. great and marvellous, seven 
angels having the seven last plagues : 
for in them is filled up the wrath of 
God. 

2 And I saw as it were a sea of 

f:lass mingled with fire: and them 
hat had gotten the victory over the 
beast, and over his image, and over 
his mark, and over the number of 
his name, stand on the sea of glass, 
having the harps of God. 

3 And they sing the song of Moses 
the servant of God, and the song of 
the Lamb, saying, Great and mar- 
vellous are thy works, Lord God Al- 
mighty ; just and true are thy ways, 
thou King of saints. 

4 Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, 
and glorify thy name? for thou only 
art holy : for all nations shall come 
and worship before thee; for thy 
judgments are made manifest. 



5 And after that I looked, and, be- 
hold, the temple of the tabernacle 
of the testimony in heaven was 
opened : 

6 And the seven angels came out 
of the temple, having the seven 
plagues, clothed in pure and white 
linen, and having their breasts girded 
with golden girdles. 

7 And one of the four beasts gave 
unto the seven angels seven golden 
vials full of the wrath of God, who 
liveth for ever and ever. 

8 And the temple was filled with 
smoke from the glory of God, and 
from his power; and no man was 
able to enter into the temple, till 
the seven plagues of the seven an- 
gels were fulfilled. 

CHAPTER XVL 

2 The angels pour out their vials full of wrath, 
6 The plagues that follow thereupon. 15 Chrtsi 
cometh as a thief. Blessed are they that watch, 

AND I heard a great voice out of 
. the temple saying to the seven 
angels, Go your ways, and pour out 
the vials of the wrath of God upom 
the earth. 

2 And the first went, and poured 
out his vial upon the earth ; and 
there fell a noisome and grievous 
sore upon the men which nad the 
mark of the beast, and upon them 
which worshipped his image. 

3 And the second angel poured out 
his vial upon the sea ; and it became 
as the blood of a dead man: and 
every living soul died in the sea. 

4 And the third angel poured out 
his vial upon the rivers and fount- 
ains of waters; and they became 
blood. 

5 And I heard the angel of the wa= 
ters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, 
which art, and wast, and shalt be, 
because thou hast judged thus. 

6 For they have shed the blood of 
saints and prophets, and thou hast 
given them blood to drink ; for they 
are worthy. 

7 And I heard another out of the 
altar say, Even so, Lord God Al= 
mighty, true and righteous are thy 
judgments. 

8 And the fourth angel poured out 
his vial upon the sun ; and power 
was given unto him to scorch men 
with fire. 

9 And men were scorched with great 
heat, and blasphemed the name of 
God, which hath power over these 
plagues : and they repented not to 
give him glory. 

10 And the fifth angel poured out his 
vial upon the seat of the beast; and 
his kingdom was full of darkness ; and 
they gnawed their tongues for pain, 

11 And blasphemed the God of heav- 
en because of their pains and their 
sores, and repented not of their deeds. 

12 And the sixth angel poured out his 
vial upon the great river Euphrates 5 
and the water thereof was dried up a 

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A woman arrayed 



RE VEL ATION, XVII. in purple and scarlet. 



that the way of the kings of the east 
might be prepared. 

13 And I saw three unclean spirits 
like frogs come out of the mouth of 
the dragon, and out of the mouth of 
the beast, and out of the mouth of 
the false prophet. 

14 For they are the spirits of devils, 
working miracles, which go forth unto 
the kings of the earth and of the whole 
world, to gather them to the battle of 
that great day of God Almighty. 

15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed 
is he that watcheth, and keepeth his 
garments, lest he walk naked, and 
they see his shame. 

16 And he gathered them together 
into a place called in the Hebrew 
tongue Armageddon. 

17 And the seventh angel poured out 
his vial into the air ; and there came 
a great voice out of the temple of 
heaven, from the throne, saying, It 
is done. 

18 And there were voices, and thun- 
ders, and lightnings ; and there was 
a great earthquake, such as was not 
since men were upon the earth, so 
mighty an earthquake, and so great. 

19 And the great city was divided 
into three parts, and the cities of the 
nations fell : and great Babylon came 
in remembrance before God, to give 
unto her the cup of the wine of the 
fierceness of his wrath. 

20 And every island fled away, and 
the mountains were not found. 

21 And there fell upon men a great 
hail out of heavefl, every stone about 
the weight of a talent : and men blas- 
phemed God because of the plague of 
the hail ; for the plague thereof was 
exceeding great. 

CHAPTER XVIL 

8, 4 A woman arrayed in purple and scarlet, with a 
[olden cup in her hand, sitteth upon the beast, 5 
which is great Babylon, the mother of all abomin- 
ations. 9 The interpretation of the seven heads, 
12 and the ten horns. 16 The punishment of ue 
whore. 14 The victory of the Lamb. 

AND there came one of the seven 
. angels which had the seven vials, 
and talked with me, saying unto me, 
Come hither; I will shew unto thee 
the judgment of the great whore that 
sitteth upon many waters ; 

2 With whom the kings of the earth 
have committed fornication, and the in- 
habitants of the earth have been made 
drunk with the wine of her fornica- 
tion. 

3 So he carried me away in the spirit 
into the wilderness : and I saw a wo- 
man sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, 
full of names of blasphemy, having 
seven heads and ten horns. 

4 And the woman was arrayed in 
purple and scarlet colour, and decked 
with gold and precious stones and 
pearls, having a golden cup in her 
hand full of abominations and filthi- 
ness of her fornication : 

5 And upon her forehead was a name 

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written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE 
GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HAR- 
LOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE 
EARTH. 

6 And I saw the woman drunken 
with the blood of the saints, and with 
the blood of the martyrs of Jesus : and 
when I saw her, I wondered with great 
admiration. 

7 And the angel said unto me. 
Wherefore didst thou marvel! I will 
tell thee the mystery of the woman, 
and of the beast that carrieth her, 
which hath the seven heads and ten 
horns. 

8 The beast that thou sawest was. and 
is not; and shall ascend out of the 
bottomless pit, and go into perdition : 
and they that dwell on the earth shall 
wonder, whose names were not writ- 
ten in the book of life from the foun- 
dation of the world, when they be- 
hold the beast that was, and is not, 
and yet is. 

9 And here is the mind which hath 
wisdom. The seven heads are seven 
mountains, on which the woman 
sitteth. 

10 And there are seven kings : five 
are fallen, and one is, and the other is 
not yet come ; and when he cometh, he 
must continue a short space. 

11 And the beast that was, and is not, 
even he is the eighth, and is of the 
seven, and goeth into perdition. 

12 And the ten horns which thou 
sawest are ten kings, which have re- 
ceived no kingdom as yet; but re- 
ceive power as kings one hour with 
the beast. 

13 These have one mind, and shall 
give their power and strength unto 
the beast. 

14 These shall make war with the 
Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome 
them: for he is Lord of lords, and 
King of kings: and they that are 
with him are called, and chosen, and 
faithful. 

15 And he saith unto me, The waters 
which thou 6awest, where the whore 
sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, 
and nations, and tongues. 

16 And the ten horns which thou 
sawest upon the beast, these shall hate 
the whore, and shall make her deso- 
late and naked, and shall eat her flesh, 
and burn her with fire. . 

17 For God hath put in their hearts 
to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give 
their kingdom unto the beast, until 
the words of God shall be fulfilled. 

18 And the woman which thou saw- 
est is that great city, which reigneth 
over the kings of the earth. 



chapter xvrn. 

2 Babylon is fallen. 4 The people of God com' 
manded to depart out of her. 9 The kings of the 
earth, 11 with the merchants and mariners, la- 
ment over her. 20 The saints rejoice for th» 
judgments of God upon her. 

N D after these things I saw an- 
other angel come down frona 



A 



The fall of 



REVELATION, XIX. 



Babylon lamented. 



heaven, having great power ; and the 
earth was lightened with his glory. 

2 And he cried mightily with a strong 
voice, saying, Babylon the great is fall- 
en, is fallen, and is become the habita- 
tion of devils, and the hold of every 
foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean 
and hateful bird. 

3 For all nations have drunk of the 
wine of the wrath of her fornication, 
and the kings of the earth have com- 
mitted fornication with her, and the 
merchants of the earth are waxed 
rich through the abundance of her 
delicacies. 

4 And I heard another voice from 
heaven, saying, Come out of her, my 

Eeople, that ye be not partakers of 
er sins, and that ye receive not of 
her plagues. 

5 For her sins have reached unto 
heaven, and God hath remembered 
her iniquities. 

6 Reward her even as she rewarded 
you, and double unto her double ac- 
cording to her works : in the cup 
which she hath filled, fill to her 
double. 

7 How much she hath glorified her- 
self, and lived deliciously, so much 
torment and sorrow give her : for she 
saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and 
am no widow, and shall see no sor- 
row. 

8 Therefore shall her plagues come 
in one day, death, and mourning, 
and famine ; and she shall be utterly 
burned with fire : for strong is the 
Lord God who judgeth her. 

9 And the kings of the earth, who 
have committed fornication ana lived 
deliciously with her, shall bewail her, 
and lament for her, when they shall 
see the smoke of her burning, 

10 Standing afar off for the fear of 
her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that 
great city Babylon, that mighty city ! 
for in one hour is thy judgment come. 

11 And the merchants of the earth 
shall weep and mourn over her ; for 
no man buyeth their merchandise any 
more: 

12 The merchandise of gold, and sil- 
ver, and precious stones, and of pearls, 
ana fine linen, and purple, and silk, 
and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and 
all manner vessels of ivory, and all 
manner vessels of most precious wood, 
and of brass, and iron, and marble, 

13 And cinnamon, and odours, and 
ointments, and frankincense, and 
wine, and oil, and fine flour, and 
wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and 
horses, and chariots, and slaves, and 
souls of men. 

14 And the fruits that thy soul lusted 
after are departed from thee, and all 
things which were dainty and goodly 
are departed from thee, and thou shalt 
find them no more at all. 

15 The merchants of these things, 
which were made rich by her, shall 
stand afar off for the fear of her tor- 
ment, weeping and wailing, 



16 And saying, Alas, alas, that great 
city, that was clothed in fine linen, 
and purple, and scarlet, and decked 
with gold, and precious stones, and 
pearls ! 

17 For in one hour so great riches is 
come to nought. And every shipmas- 
ter, and all the company in ships, and 
sailors, and as many as trade by sea, 
stood afar off, 

18 And cried when they saw the 
smoke of her burning, saying, What 
city is like unto this great city ! 

19 And they cast dust on their heads, 
and cried, weeping and wailing, say- 
ing, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein 
were made rich all that had ships in 
the sea by reason of her costliness ! for 
in one hour is she made desolate. 

20 Rejoice over her, thou heaven, 
and ye holy apostles and prophets; 
for God hath avenged you on her. 

21 And a mighty angel took up a 
stone like a great millstone, and cast 
it into the sea, saying, Thus with vio- 
lence shall that great city Babylon 
be thrown down, and shall be found 
no more at all. 

22 And the voice of harpers, and 
musicians, and of pipers, and trump- 
eters, shall be heard no more at all 
in thee ; and no craftsman, of what- 
soever craft he be, shall be found any 
more in thee ; and the sound of a 
millstone shall be heard no more at 
all in thee ; 

23 And the light of a candle shall 
shine no more at all in thee ; and the 
voice of the bridegroom and of the 
bride shall be heard no more at all 
in thee : for thy merchants were the 
great men of the earth ; for by thy 
sorceries were all nations deceived. 

24 And in her was found the blood 
of prophets, and of saints, and of all 
that were slain upon the earth. 

CHAPTER XIX. 

1 Ood is praised in heaven for judging the great 
whore, and avenging the blood of his saints. 7 
The marriage of the Lamb. 10 The angel will 
not be worshipped. 17 The fowls called to the 
great slaughter. 

AND after these things I heard a 
x\ great voice of much people in 
heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, 
and glory, and honour, and power, 
unto the Lord our God : 

2 For true and righteous are his 
judgments ; for he hath judged the 
great whore, which did corrupt the 
earth with her fornication, and hath 
avenged the blood of his servants at 
her hand. 

3 And again they said, Alleluia. And 
her smoke rose up for ever and ever. 

4 And the four and twenty elders 
and the four beasts fell down and 
worshipped God that sat on the 
throne, saying, Amen ; Alleluia. 

5 And a voice came out of the 
throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye 
his servants, and ye that fear him, 
both small and great. 

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First resurrection. 



6 And I heard as it -were the voice 
of a great multitude, and as the voice 
of many waters, and as the voice of 
mighty thunderings, saying, Allelu- 
ia: for the Lord God omnipotent 
reigneth. 

7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and 
give honour to him : for the marriage 
of the Lamb is come, and his wife 
hath made herself ready. 

8 And to her was granted that she 
should be arrayed in fine linen, clean 
and white : for the fine linen is the 
righteousness of saints. 

9 And he saith unto me, Write, Bless- 
ed are they which are called unto the 
marriage supper of the Lamb. And 
he saith unto me, These are the true 
sayings of God. 

10 And I fell at his feet to worship 
him. And he said unto me, See thou 
do it not : I am thy fellow servant, 
and of thy brethren that have the 
testimony of Jesus : worship God : for 
the testimony of Jesus is the spirit 
of prophecy. 

11 And I saw heaven opened, and 
behold a white horse ; and he that 
sat upon him was called Faithful and 
True, and in righteousness he doth 
judge and make war. 

12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, 
and on his head were many crowns ; 
and he had a name written, that no 
man knew, but he himself. 

13 And he was clothed with a vest- 
ure dipped in blood : and his name 
is called The Word of God. 

14 And the armies which were in 
heaven followed him upon white 
horses, clothed in fine linen, white 
and clean. 

15 And out of his mouth goeth a 
sharp sword, that with it he should 
smite the nations ; and he shall rule 
them with a rod of iron : and he 
treadeth the winepress of the fierce- 
ness and wrath of Almighty God. 

. 16 And he hath on his vesture and 
on his thigh a name written, KING 
OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. 

17 And I saw an angel standing in 
the sun; and he cried with a loud 
voice, saying to all the fowls that fly 
in the midst of heaven, Come and 
gather yourselves together unto the 
supper of the great God ; 

18 That ye may eat the flesh of 
kings, and the flesh of captains, and 
the flesh of mighty men, and the 
flesh of horses, and of them that sit 
on them, and the flesh of all men, 
both free and bond, both small and 
great. 

19 And I saw the beast, and the 
kings of the earth, and their armies, 
gathered together to make war 
against him that sat on the horse, 
and against his army. 

20 And the beast was taken, and 
with him the false prophet that 
wrought miracles before him, with 
which he deceived them that had re- 
ceived the mark of the beast, and 

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them that worshipped his image. 
These both were cast alive into a 
lake of fire burning with brimstone. 
21 And the remnant were slain with 
the sword of him that sat upon the 
horse, which sword proceeded out 
of his mouth : and all the fowls were 
filled with their flesh. 

CHAPTER XX. 

2 Satan bound for a thousand years. 6 The first' 
resurrection : they blessed that have part therein. 
7 Satan let loose again. 8 Gog and Magog. 10- 
The devil cast into the lake of fire and brimstone. 
12 The last and general resurrection. 

AND I saw an angel come down 
. from heaven, having the key of 
the bottomless pit and a great chain 
in his hand. 

2 And he laid hold on the dragon, 
that old serpent, which is the Devil, 
and Satan, and bound him a thousand 
years, 

3 And cast him into the bottomless 
pit, and shut him up, and set a seal 
upon him, that he should deceive the 
nations no more, till the thousand 
years should be fulfilled : and after 
that he must be loosed a little 
season. 

4 And I saw thrones, and they sat 
upon them, and judgment was given 
unto them : and I saw the souls of 
them that were beheaded for the 
witness of Jesus, and for the word 
of God, and which had not worshipped 
the beast, neither his image, neither 
had received his mark upon their 
foreheads, or in their hands ; and 
they lived and reigned with Christ a 
thousand years. 

5 But the rest of the dead lived not 
again until the thousand years were 
finished. This is the first resurrec- 
tion. 

6 Blessed and holy is he that hath 
part in the first resurrection : on such 
the second death hath no power, but 
they shall be priests of God and of 
Christ, and shall reign with him a 
thousand years. 

7 And when the thousand years are 
expired, Satan shall be loosed out of 
his prison, 

8 And shall go out to deceive the 
nations which are in the four quar- 
ters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to 
gather them together to battle : the 
number of whom is as the sand of 
the sea. 

9 And they went up on the breadth 
of the earth, and compassed the camp 
of the saints about, and the beloved 
city: and fire came down from God 
out of heaven, and devoured them. 

10 And the devil that deceived them 
was cast into the lake of fire and 
brimstone, where the beast and the 
false prophet are, and shall be tor- 
mented day and night for ever and 
ever. 

11 And I saw a great white throne, 
and him that sat on it, from whose 
face the earth and the heaven fled 



A description of 



REVELATION, XXI. the heavenly Jerusalem, 



away; and there was found no place 
for them. 

12 And I saw the dead, small and 
great, stand before God ; and the 
books were opened: and another book 
was opened, which is the book of life : 
and the dead were judged out of those 
things which were written in the 
books, according to their works. 

13 And the sea gave up the dead 
which were in it ; and death and hell 
delivered up the dead which were in 
them : and they were judged every 
man according to their works. 

14 And death and hell were cast into 
the lake of fire. This is the second 
death. 

15 And whosoever was not found 
written in the book of life was cast 
into the lake of fire. 

CHAPTER XXI. 

1 A new heaven and a new earth. 10 The heavenly 
Jerusalem, with a full description thereof. 23 
She needeth no sun, the glory of God is her light. 
24 The kings of the earth bring their riches unto 
her. 

AND I saw a new heaven and a 
l new earth : for the first heaven 
and the first earth were passed away ; 
and there was no more sea. 

2 And I John saw the holy city, new 
Jerusalem, coming down from God 
out of heaven, prepared as a bride 
adorned for her husband. 

3 And I heard a great voice out of 
heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle 
of God is with men, and he will dwell 
with them, and they shall be his peo- 

81e, and God himself shall be with 
aem, and be their God. 

4 And God shall wipe away all tears 
from their eyes ; and there shall be 
no more death, neither sorrow, nor 
crying, neither shall there be any 
more pain : for the former things are 
passed away. 

5 And he that sat upon the throne 
said, Behold, I make all things new. 
And he said unto me, Write : for these 
words are true and faithful. 

6 And he said unto me, It is done. I 
am Alpha and Omega, the beginning 
and the end. I will give unto him that 
is athirst of the fountain of the water 
of life freely. 

7 He that overcometh shall inherit 
all things ; and I will be his God, and 
he shall be my son. 

8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, 
and the abominable, and murderers, 
and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and 
idolaters, and all liars, shall have their 
part in the lake which bumeth with 
fire and brimstone : which is the sec- 
ond death. 

9 And there came unto me one of the 
seven angels which had the seven vials 
full of the seven last plagues, and 
talked with me, saying, Come hither, I 
will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's 
wife. 

10 And he carried me away in the 
spirit to a great and high mountain, 



and shewed me that great city, the 
holy Jerusalem, descending out of 
heaven from God, 

11 Having the glory of God : and her 
light was like unto a stone most pre- 
cious, even like a jasper stone, clear as 
crystal ; 

12 And had a wall great and high, 
and had twelve gates, and at the gates 
twelve angels, and names written 
thereon, which are the names of the 
twelve tribes of the children of Is- 
rael: 

13 On the east three gates ; on the 
north three gates ; on the south three 
gates ; and on the west three gates. 

14 And the wall of the city had 
twelve foundations, and in them the 
names of the twelve apostles jot the 
Lamb. 

15 And he that talked with me had 
a golden reed to measure the city, 
and the gates thereof, and the wall 
thereof. 

16 And the city lieth foursquare, and 
the length is as large as the breadth '. 
and he measured the city with the 
reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The 
length and the breadth and the height 
of it are equal. 

17 And he measured the wall thereof, 
a hundred and forty and four cubits, 
according to the measure of a man, 
that is, of the angel. 

18 And the building of the wall of it 
was of jasper : and the city was pure 
gold, like unto clear glass. 

19 And the foundations of the wall 
of the city were garnished with all 
manner or precious stones. The first 
foundation was jasper; the second, 
sapphire ; the third, a chalcedony ; the 
fourth, an emerald ; 

20 The fifth, sardonyx ; the sixth, 
sardius ; the seventh, chrysolite ; the 
eighth, beryl ; the ninth, a topaz ; the 
tenth, a chrysoprasus ; the eleventh, a 
jacinth ; the twelfth, an amethyst. 

21 And the twelve gates were twelve 
pearls ; every several gate was of one 
pearl : and the street of the city was 
pure gold, as it were transparent 
glass. 

22 And I saw no temple therein : for 
the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb 
are the temple of it. 

23 And the city had no need of the 
sun, neither of the moon, to shine in 
it : for the glory of God did lighten it, 
and the Lamb is the bight thereof. 

2i And the nations of them which 
are saved shall walk in the light of 
it : and the kings of the earth do 
bring their glory and honour into it. 

25 And the gates of it shall not be 
shut at all by day : for there shall be 
no night there. 

26 And they shall bring the glory 
and honour of the nations into it. 

27 And there shall in no wise enter 
into it any thing that defileth, neither 
whatsoever worketh abomination, or 
maketh a lie : but they which are 
written in the Lamb's book of life. 

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The river and 



REVELATION, XXII. 



tree of life. 



CHAPTER XXII. 

1 The river of the water of life. 2 The tree of life. 
6 The light of the city of God is himself. 9 The 
angel will not be worshipped. 18 Nothing may 
be added to the word of God, nor taken therefrom. 

AN D he shewed me a pure river of 
. water of life, clear as crystal, 
proceeding out of the throne of God 
and of the Lamb. 

2 In the midst of the street of it, 
and on either side of the river, was 
there the tree of life, "which bare 
twelve manner of fruits, and yielded 
her fruit every month : and the leaves 
of the tree were for the healing of the 
nations. 

3 And there shall be no more curse : 
but the throne of God and of the 
Lamb shall be in it ; and his servants 
shall serve him : 

4 And they shall see his face ; and 
bis name shall be in their foreheads. 

5 And there shall be no night there ; 
and they need no candle, neither light 
of the sun ; for the Lord God giveth 
them light : and they shall reign for 
evor and ever. 

6 And he said unto me, These say- 
ings are faithful and true : and the 
Lord God of the holy prophets sent 
his angel to shew unto his servants the 
things which must shortly be done. 

7 Behold, I come quickly : blessed is 
he that keepeth the sayings of the 
prophecy of this book. 

8 And I John saw these things, and 
heard them. And when I had heard 
and seen, I fell down to worship be- 
fore the feet of the angel which 
shewed me these things. 

9 Then saith he unto me, See thou 
do it not : for I am thy fellow servant, 
and of thy brethren the prophets, and 
of them which keep the sayings of 
this book : worship God. 

10 And he saith unto me, Seal not the 
sayings of the prophecy of this book : 
for the time is at hand. 

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11 He that is unjust, let him be un- 
just still : and he which is filthy, let 
him be filthy still : and he tnat is 
righteous, let him be righteous still : 
and he that is holy, let him be holy 
still. 

12 And, behold, I come quickly ; 
and my reward is with me, to give 
every man according as his work shall 
be. 

13 1 am Alpha and Omega, the begin- 
ning and the end, the first and the 
last. 

14 Blessed are they that do his com- 
mandments, that they may have right 
to the tree of life, and may enter in 
through the gates into the city. 

15 For without are dogs, and sorcer- 
ers, and whoremongers, and murder= 
ers, and idolaters, and whosoever 
loveth and maketh a lie. 

16 1 Jesus have sent mine angel to 
testify unto you these things in the 
churches. I am the root and the off- 
spring of David, and the bright and 
morning star. 

17 And the Spirit and the bride say, 
Come. And let him that heareth say. 
Come. And let him that is athirst 
come. And whosoever will, let him 
take the water of life freely. 

18 For I testify unto every man that 
heareth the words of the rophecy of 
this book. If any man shall add unto 
these things, God shall add unto him 
the plagues that are written in this 
book: 

19 And if any man shall take away 
from the words of the book of this 
prophecy, God shall take away his 
part out of the book of life, and out 
of the holy city, and from the things 
which are written in this book. 

20 He which testifieth these things 
saith, Surely I come quickly : Amen. 
Even so, come, Lord Jesus. 

21 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ 
be with you alL Amen. 



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